The First Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteenth Day, Making a Big Noise in the Grain Store

"Forget it, let me go with you. I don't think you are very familiar with this city. Let's go together. I am still a magician to some extent. They should give me a face." Li Cong thought for a while Said, although things in this market are free to buy and sell like this, but now is an extraordinary period, everyone knows that the food in their hands will be a sky-high price if they keep it for one more day. Of course, these people are also gambling, If the refugees outside the city riot, let alone exchange their food for money, even their own value may be nothing left. Li Cong, as the new Jiangning weaving, is not under his jurisdiction at all. Yes, he just needs to write down the situation here as a memorial, send it to the capital, and go. Cao Zheng did the same thing in the past, but in Li Cong's view, the time spent walking back and forth is too long Well, those around the capital can do that, but how can I do it here? It’s been two months since I’ve been back, so I don’t need to do anything. Besides, this is done with my own money, and it has nothing to do with the court. You don’t need to ask for instructions above, it’s just that other people’s porridge sheds don’t have this scale, and your own scale should be bigger.

Wu Liu heard that Li Cong went with him and nodded quickly. Indeed, when the original Jiang Ningcheng went out by himself, some rich and noble men gave him face. Of course, they didn't give him face. , it is the face of the Cao family, but in this new city, the Cao family has not yet risen. Although the young master has taken over the position of the master, the deep-rooted relationships of the Cao family before are gone, and everything needs to start from scratch. Yes, I am not so useful as the manager of the Cao family, and no one will come to see me or the face of the Cao family. In fact, the face of the Cao family at this time is far worse than the young master's status as a magician. Far away, the identity of a magician is still useful. Many people will give way to you on the magic robe boat and walking on the street. This has nothing to do with any family power. This is why many people respect magicians. Because there are so few of them, each of them is a dragon and a phoenix among people.

The master and the servants went out immediately. Most people in this city already knew the location of the grain store. Before, no one thought that grain would be so important. Now everyone knows it. Grain stores in the city are selling grain in limited quantities, and they are all thinking of getting rich. Just like yesterday, the price of rice was still twenty cents a catty, but today it is no longer the price of yesterday. It has already increased by 10%, to 22 cents a catty, such a thing may have to happen tomorrow, the bosses of several grain stores have already negotiated, and the price will be raised every day, and on the street In fact, they also hired a large number of people to spread rumors. There is no food in any city, and the boss of the grain store can't help it. Today, they can only sell part of it. I'll buy it tomorrow when it arrives, isn't it that a large number of people have already arrived at the entrance of the grain store?

When Li Cong and Wu Liu arrived on this street, they couldn't walk in. A large number of people came to buy grain with their money bags. It seemed that this was a very serious matter. The owners of these grain stores They are all too lacking in quality, but from the perspective of businessmen, their actions are understandable. It is absolutely impossible to buy food like this. They will not sell grain to Li Cong, and Li Cong also understands that they just want to make money, unless they can pay a sky-high price. In the past, Li Cong must have given them this money. After all, we have no shortage These few. But seeing how despicable and shameless they are for making money,

This is not very comfortable, mother, I am thinking about how to save the common people here, and you are thinking about how to drink the blood of the common people here, let you give it a try.

"We won't buy food anymore, you guys just go back first. I'll see what's going on." Li Cong said to Bai Er and the others that Zheng Qing was still by Li Cong's side, and Li Cong knew that he was called this guy Even if he goes back, he won't go back, he always has someone by his side.

"Master, these grain merchants are crazy. They said 22 Wen in the morning, but 25 Wen in the afternoon. How can a family bear such a burden? As far as I know, their purchase price is less than 12 Wen. Yes, they have doubled their profits now, and they all don’t want to let go.” Zheng Qing said from a few people next to him, these guys are really disgusting, everyone will be hungry Dead people, these grain merchants are still thinking about how to get rich. If they didn't meet Li Cong, maybe they could really make it.

"How does the government do things? It doesn't care about these grain merchants." Seeing the city guards next to them maintaining order, Li Cong suddenly said, but soon laughed again. It has been collusion between government and businessmen since ancient times. Naturally, someone above had acquiesced in doing this.

"Master, don't you know about this? I heard that the relief food that the imperial court came over has been corrupted by these officials, big and small. Why do they need so much grain here, and they don't have so many people to eat, so they thought of this way, found these grain merchants, and asked them to eat the grain and exchange it for silver. The price is not low, these grain merchants will naturally not suffer a loss, they also want to make a fortune, the officials are full, there is no reason not to let these merchants also drink soup, so also Just don’t ask about this matter, if I’m full and don’t care about others, I won’t post it in the next few days, right?” The news Zheng Qing got just now was not good, and he was very angry when he said this.

"These corrupt officials, damn it, we can't let these guys make such black-hearted money, our own money has been put away, and I will be a good person today, give these guys a warning, go, let's go. "Li Cong walked to a place where no one was around and shook the magic robe on his body, and it disappeared. After all, wearing this is too conspicuous. Everyone on the street has to come and take a look. Besides, pick it up by yourself. What to do next is not what a magician should do, he should hide these clothes.

This Zheng Qing was originally a person who was not afraid of anything, even if Li Cong didn't care about this matter, he wanted to take care of it. If it was before, a seventh-level fighter would be a great person in a county, but now the city Scale up. A seventh-level fighter is nothing, he can only follow Li Cong, and think of it alone? It's better to rest first, Li Cong is a strong man, so he can squeeze in naturally. The people next to him saw that the two of them were not in line, and wanted to say something. But seeing the vicious look of these two people, forget it. Such a person can't be offended by himself, just say a few words, at most just wait a few minutes longer, could it be that he was beaten up by these two guys in the past, it was not worth it, Li Cong saw this food There are the most people outside the store, and today you are the only ones who are out of luck.

"Young master, this Wu's grain store is the largest grain store in the city. The owner of this store belongs to Fucheng's brother-in-law, and he controls 10% of the grain source in the whole city. They are the ones who set up this price increase. Now They are the ones who make the most money." Zheng Qing has done a lot of homework on these things, and now he speaks clearly and logically, Li Cong looked at a very good grain store, damn it. So if you have money, you are still so rich and unkind, today I am going to make a surgery on you, and make a mass incident for you to see.

"Hey, I'm going to use this for surgery today. Come with me and ask everyone to rob this place together. If it really becomes chaotic later, you can take care of the city guards at the gate first." Li Cong saw There are more than a dozen city guards at the gate to maintain order. These people are not even first-class soldiers. For a person like Zheng Qing, it is really overkill. It's great to be a first-level fighter, and Li Cong is a seventh-level fighter here as a follower, which is much higher than others.

"I said what's the matter with you two. I have watched you two several times, and I don't even look at where this is. If you are strong, you will come to the front and get out of the back." Seeing Li Cong standing in the middle and pointing at the door, a guy who was selling grain said loudly, "Damn it, I haven't gone over to find you bad luck yet, but you came to the door first, this** * A buddy is so powerful, this boss must be used to being arrogant. Li Cong took a look, and walked over happily with Zheng Qing.

"You don't seem to be standard. When I came over from the yamen just now, I saw that the price of grain was not that high. Yours is half as high. It is against the law that you sell grain like this." The imperial court punished it." Li Cong pointed to the price sign and said.

"Hey, I'm really looking for trouble today. I really don't know when the price of our family's food is related to you. We can sell as much as we want. I advise you to keep your mind and don't worry about it." Look at the place here, what is your identity, do you know who our boss is, look at the city guards next to you, if you buy food, get out of here, if you don't buy food, get out of here as soon as possible Otherwise, I will let you have a taste of being in a prison." The guy looked at Chengjun proudly and said, although there are many grain stores on this road, they are the only ones guarding the gates of the city guards. This fight, you people are so blind, if you really don't understand people later, I will really give your shop a try.

"Hehe, this little brother's mouth really stinks, everyone, this grain store is really too cruel, and each of these people doesn't know what they are doing at all, isn't it just a grain store guy? Why are all the nostrils pointing upwards? Your food should have been sold for fifteen yuan, but today you sold it for twenty-five yuan. You say you don’t know the court’s decree, it’s okay, I’ll tell you You, will you buy all the food at the price I said in the future?" Li Cong said loudly with a smile, and the people around him also started to discuss, in fact, they are also very dissatisfied with this price, but There is no way now, is it? Everyone is ordinary people, and the backstage of each grain store is very tough. A few days ago, an old man made trouble, but he was locked up and now he doesn't know what to do.

"What, mother, dare to make trouble here, shopkeeper, these two guys don't buy food, but they still want to make trouble here." Although what this guy said just now is very powerful, he also knows that he is a soft-spoken person, and it is impossible to instigate Those who moved the city guards moved out the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was a man in his forties, who looked like a profiteer, so he looked at Li Cong and Zheng Qing. I don't have any impression in my mind. These two people should not belong to the rich and powerful, but at most they are mercenaries with some skills. Recently, there have been many such people. If they are all afraid of these people's business in the future There is no need to do it, the face is pulled down immediately, damn it. I'm so soft on counting money in the house, damn it. Two such things come out to spoil my happiness, how can such a thing be done.

"Hehe, our grain store has always marked the price like this. If you two don't want to buy it, you can go to other people's place to have a look, but I guarantee that the price in the whole city is like this. You are a person with some skills, I forgot to tell you, maybe you are very powerful in the Warcraft Mountains, but don’t forget. This is a city, and I also admit that no one here can catch the two of you, and I don’t want to make trouble. But you also have to think clearly, you can leave after the trouble, and your family members, can they also leave. Can they all go to the Warcraft Mountains to live?" The shopkeeper said, these words of the shopkeeper are not the first time I said it once, in the past, there were many mercenaries who came to make troubles, and the shopkeepers greeted people like this. Generally speaking, it was very effective, but people like Peng Da who had no family affairs were upset. They don't care about such and such things, making trouble is the most important thing, and they usually get out, they won't be so unlucky...

"Shopkeeper, I don't seem to understand what you said. The threat to us here is very strong, so I will tell you clearly. I am alone, and this is mine. Brother, there are only two of us, if you have the ability, send our brothers in, if not, I will buy grain today at the price set by the government." Li Cong said with a smile, and when he spoke, he casually took a piece of iron The tool used to make it was bent, and the shopkeeper is also a knowledgeable person. Such ability is impossible without the ability of a fifth-level fighter. Although there are more than a dozen city guards here, these people want to fight for the fifth level. Soldiers are also impossible. People like Li Cong are definitely not something they can afford. It's better to let it go now. How much food can the two of them buy? It doesn't look like they are dressed like rich people. Yes, those guys were eager to give Li Cong a little bit of power. In the past, they dealt with such people a lot, but now they dare not do it. Li Cong's move is amazing. Scared these guys, can my bones be harder than that iron guy? impossible things.

"Uh... this gentleman, everyone who comes out to hang out is a friend, this is two hundred catties of rice, I don't think you need money, such a small amount of money is nothing to collect, let's make friends, and I will meet you in the future Please drink tea, both of you." The shopkeeper's face-changing ability is also very powerful, and he pointed to the two big bags of rice at the door and said, the people outside have seen this shopkeeper before, and they know that as long as the shopkeeper is talking They are always swearing at people, whether they are swearing at the buddies or these people who buy food. Anyway, there is no day when they are idle. It is very rare to see this smiling look today. Several people saw Li Cong They don't need to spend any money to get two hundred catties of rice. They are all envious, but there is no way to do it. They have the ability, but we have no ability. We can only continue to accept the shopkeeper. The high grain price set by the government, two hundred catties of rice is worth a few taels of silver, these people will definitely put all the money at a loss on the heads of the common people, thinking of this, everyone's face is full of mourning , but the mood of watching the excitement is gone.

"200 catties of rice is really good. If the two of us eat it, we will definitely eat it for a long time, but our family is not just for the two of us. The 200 catties of rice may not be enough for us to eat. You see What should we do about this matter?" Li Cong said with a smile, while talking, he still looked at the rice like a hill behind him, it was obvious that 200 jin of rice is not our goal, we have a more ambitious goal, For example, for the rice behind you, the shopkeeper's anger has also come up. I have already admitted that I have fallen. Why are you so excessive? Do you really think that your house is made of mud? You two are very powerful. Are the city guards you guys? However, if you fight in the city, except for nine-level fighters who can run out, I have never heard of those below the ninth-level fighters being able to run out. It will definitely be difficult for the two of you when the time comes.

"Sir, our Wu family food business is not a soft persimmon at the mercy of others. If you two are willing to give our master a face, you can leave here with the 200 catties of rice. If you don't want to, we will tear ourselves apart in the end." It's so fun, this is the inner city, even if you two have great abilities, you can't go out, if you want to make trouble, first weigh your own weight." When the shopkeeper spoke, his voice increased a lot , the few city guards who were chatting nearby also felt that something was wrong with the door at this time. It's not bad for them to come here, they serve two meals a day with good wine and good food, not to mention. Each person still has 30 catties of rice every day, which is definitely enough for a family of four to eat and drink. The boss of this family has encountered difficulties. If we don’t ask, we will not be able to comfortably take things from the boss in the future. isn't it?

"What's the matter, what's the matter? Shopkeeper Wu, is someone planning to cause trouble here? Tell them, there are still many prison cells in the yamen in our city. If these people don't want to live a good life, just say it That's it." A few city guards said loudly, there were also rioting gangsters here a few days ago, and they obviously regarded Li Cong as a rioting gangster, if it was a gangster, they bluffed The sound is still very useful, but it's a pity that this is not a gangster today, and the two bluffs of yours have changed to no effect at all.

"You two. Have you seen it clearly? The military master of the city guards is very clear. If you really feel that the outside is too boring, you can really go in and try it. You don't have to worry about food inside." There is no problem with the food supply inside. I just don’t know if your two brothers have the courage to go in and eat.” The shopkeeper said with a smile, in his opinion, the two guys in front of him must have been killed by the city. Wei Jun was frightened, wouldn't he be able to speak if he didn't see this? If he was really capable, how could he be frightened by two words?

"Hehe, this is really a collusion between the government and businessmen. I just heard it before, but today I saw the truth. Friends, today I want to ask you, how can you bear such high food prices? Go on, today I encountered it, so I simply eliminated harm for the people. This food is theirs, but food is also the foundation of our survival. These things cannot be made as profitable things, and the court is already The decree reprimanded these unscrupulous businessmen, you don't care about the lives of the people, and the people naturally have no reason to care about your lives, and I robbed the food today." After Li Cong finished speaking, he kicked the shopkeeper at the door He was kicked away, and then Zheng Qing made a move, and a dozen city guards fell to the ground almost immediately. The people behind Li Cong saw Li Cong leaving with a sack of grain and wine. Seeing that there are indeed no city guards around, their money is at most enough to buy a few catties of grain, and several members of this family are waiting to eat. This is not a trivial matter, and each of them is naturally not stupid. , if you don't do it at this time, it will be invalidated, and just like what these profiteers said, there will be more and more people in the city. If you don't buy it, someone will buy it. I'm afraid you will take it It is impossible to buy food with money, and what these guys said may be realized. Beheading is also a matter of the future, and I followed this young man to do it today.

With the first one doing it, the second one will naturally appear, and soon a dozen people went in, and one person and one bag came out. Li Cong saw that it was too slow to come in and out like this, at least there were people inside. Hundreds of tons of grain, their robbing method could not be finished at night. At that time, the city guards had already arrived, so Li Cong hit the door with his palm, and then the whole house collapsed. The food was mixed with the garbage, but the rest of the people took these things away more conveniently than before. It’s really good that everyone is happy. Many people took the food and looked around. I just went home with my back on my back, and the chaos began to spread from the center of Wu's grain business where Li Cong was located to the surrounding grain stores. Many grain store owners closed their doors immediately when they saw that something was wrong, After closing the door, the door was opened immediately, and then a refugee came in, and immediately shouted when he saw that there was food here, and the situation after that was much the same, many grain merchants came in and ran out with food and wine Well, I don't care about the guys who are blocking them at all. If there are a few guys, the guys are still useful, but now there are dozens or hundreds of people, and they won't go out even if they have the ability. This is the easiest time. It's time for the dead, unless there are high-level fighters coming out, otherwise ordinary people will naturally be left alone. Even those who passed by joined the looting battle group.

"Master, you are really talented. If this happens, every grain merchant on this street will lose a lot. Although it is not a big proportion compared with their huge grain reserves, these people can understand it. Now these losses are too boring to remember. When we go to buy food again, those who are timid will not dare to continue to store so much food in the city." Zheng Qing has already wandered around in it twice. . As long as you see that the guys at two o'clock have the upper hand, you will immediately go over and educate these arrogant guys. It's really a joy to fight at the moment.

"Hehe, what is this? Anyone who is capable can probably play it. Let's stop here today. Tomorrow, I will meet the bosses of these grain stores with the help of Master Dongfeng. See Let's see if they are willing to sell at a loss, or put it in their own hands and be robbed by these people." Li Cong looked at the chaotic street and said, those who have seen him just now probably will never know how to make prescriptions for the rest of their lives Bar. I am also someone who can cause trouble, and it is a big deal when I come.

Half an hour later, the city guards arrived here at the fastest speed, but what they saw was a messy yard, many people had already gone home with their own food, no one wanted to stay It's here waiting for people from the government to come and arrest them. We are not fools, each one of course knows how to do things, it takes a long time to learn to do good things, this bad thing is born with it.

Zheng Qing glanced at his master in surprise, this young master is also a magician, a first-class earl of the imperial court. No matter how you say it, this is not the person who does such a thing. Seeing how happy this guy is, this matter probably has not been planned for a day or two. Although Zheng Qing is a little dumbfounded, he can tell that what happened today Afterwards, the owners of these grain stores will definitely be shaken. The food in their hands is not a little bit. If the food is not sold quickly, it will definitely be a time bomb in their hands. It can bring them profits now, but if there is a riot, these things can be used. If you want your own life, these ordinary people don't care about you, they only care about food.

Li never wanted to be the one who was taken advantage of. Although it is okay to buy and sell food to obtain a certain amount of profit, you must also know that this matter is not what you want. You want to get something like food. How can it be possible to double the profit? If this is the case, the common people will not be able to live. Li Cong looked back at the chaotic grain street behind him. These losses may not bring any losses to these grain merchants. Recently, They have already earned a lot of money, but the psychological blow to them is very serious. I will come to talk to them about the food issue tomorrow, and I believe they will give me a reasonable price one by one. , Li Cong just took Zheng Qing back.

I just returned to the Magicians Guild, and before Li Cong sat down, the branch president came. This guy is a local snake, and this Wu's grain company also has shares of this guy. He naturally knows what Li Cong is worth. People, this small food company wants to fight against other magicians, don't you want it anymore? The big shareholder doesn't want it, but you still want it. Knowing that Li Cong needs food recently, Wu Liu hurriedly came to talk to Li Cong. The implication of this is that the food can be sold to Li Cong, or even given as a gift. When he withdrew his shares, he didn't ask for money, all he wanted was grain, and the boss of Wu's Grain Company also knew the background of this guy, so of course he didn't dare to pay him at the current price of grain, so this guy would 10% of the shares, according to the original grain prices, is not a big amount to give this kid.

"Hehe, this matter is really a family that doesn't know the family. The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. If I knew that this Wu's grain company has something to do with you, the president, I would never go to this one to do it." Li Cong laughed a little embarrassingly. The president of the family has been busy with you, but he didn't expect such a result in the end. This matter is really not very good, even if Li Cong has a thick skin , but I always feel uncomfortable when facing people. If I don't withdraw my shares, I can make a lot of money now, but now it's all gone.

"Master Cao's words are wrong. In fact, I can't stand the behavior of those profiteers very much. If not, I will withdraw the shares from them. I am not in charge of these matters. If I had known I would definitely not be willing to do this. These people also fell out with me. They didn’t give me any money at all, but directly gave me 300,000 tons of rice. This guy made it. When will I eat it? I can finish eating these things. I know Mr. Cao’s mother is going to open a porridge shed recently. I also support this kind of charity, so I will donate the rice in my own name. What do you think?” He said with a smile, this guy actually wants to donate the rice in his hand. Three hundred thousand tons is definitely not a small number. Based on the current calculation of twenty-five Wen per catty, one kilogram is fifty Wen, and this 2000 Jin It is only one ton, one hundred thousand taels is one hundred taels of silver, and three hundred thousand taels is 30 million taels of silver. On the one hand, Li Cong was surprised by the generosity of this branch president. On the other hand, the business of this Wu's Grain Company can be so large. The 300,000 tons of rice is quite a lot, and the refugees inside and outside the city add up to six to seven million people. With a few hundred catties of grain, they can definitely get through this year. The Wu's grain store and other grain stores stock so much grain, it seems that they are not looking at these people outside the city. That's right, the hundreds of millions of people in the southern provinces have only come here, and there are still many in the future.

"This is not good. Although I don't know exactly how much the president's net worth is, I also know whether the money should be a small amount, president. You can't ask for this money. You can donate part of it. I don't know how many banknotes are in this box, but you must be under your command, otherwise I won't be able to use any of your food, and I hope the president can find some people for me, after all, this porridge shed is not Maybe I came out just by opening my mouth. Look at this, how about I and the chairman jointly organize a charity foundation, so that the rich businessmen in the city can contribute a little bit. After that, there will definitely be more and more refugees coming to Jiangningcheng Yes, their settlement is not something that can be solved by 300,000 tons of rice, and it will continue for a long time in the future. This is a long-term thing, and it cannot be done by the two of us." Li Cong thought for a while and said , There should be more than 20 million taels in this box. I can't let others suffer such a big loss. I can do this thing. They don't have the intention of doing charity. If I really accept it, this The chairman's heart must be pierced, and this matter may come up in the future.

In fact, the president felt very uncomfortable when he said this. The 300,000 tons of rice are worth 30 million taels of silver, not 300,000 and 3 million. Although this guy’s family is also rich, but This is the amount of funds he can control. This Wu's grain business is not a small business of his, but a big business of this guy. It can be said that it is the foundation of this guy. Withdrawing this time is already a The loss was not small, but seeing what Li Cong said was so resolute, he agreed smoothly. Li Cong was still very satisfied with this person's choice. Li Cong has always been you respect me, I I respect you, the sacrifice made by this guy will soon be rewarded, and Li Cong will not just owe others favors like that.

"It's like this, President, you lost the business of this grain store, and I know you will lose some, but don't worry, I will give you another batch of the pills I gave you last time, and the price will still be higher." The price of the next time." Li Cong said when he was about to leave, this guy was so happy, what are you kidding, his hard work paid off so soon? It was a big surprise. The last time Zhixuesan was worth more than a hundred thousand taels of silver, but now it is two hundred thousand. My profit has increased greatly. One million taels of silver, but in a blink of an eye, Li Cong can make a lot of these pills for himself, maybe even more than his future net worth, this guy said a few more words, and he is going out to talk to Wu Liu Discussed the matter of organizing staff to open a porridge shed.

"Bai Er, go talk to Boss Cui and tell her to go out to be a supervisor. It will take some time before the establishment of the Cao's Commercial Firm. During this time, ask her to manage the porridge shed. You pick a few guards to follow him. Let me see. This guy's ability." Li Cong suddenly thought of Boss Cui, he promised to give this guy a chance, and he must not break his promise, but he has to see if this guy has real skills in his hands, if not , You have to take it back when you say it. Cao's House is a very important thing in the future, and it must not be messed up.

The inner city, the root of the south city wall. In the past, when there was no beast tide, this place was a bunch of slums, so no one came here. At that time, the people who lived here had only the sky and the land. No one wants it. You can be anywhere you want. Unfortunately, this land is now a big deal. Since a large number of refugees came in from outside the city, the residents here feel uncomfortable. The original It will always be empty when you wake up, and you can always fill your stomach by going to the intersection or something to beg for food, but now, what is there? There is nothing left at all, and no one will give you money, because there are too many to give, and there are hundreds of thousands of refugees now. In addition to sending a large number of officials to watch them There is no other action other than that, they don't care about these people's life and death at all, all they want is to keep these people from causing trouble.

This morning is the same as before, and it is not a good weather, but the people here are already up. They are all looking at a large row of sheds in front of a place near the junction area. It is said that it is some weaving mansion in the city. My master is going to open a porridge shed. It’s been a few days since I’ve had a serious meal. My good guy. I didn’t even dare to think of such a day before. Now there are still people who open a porridge shed. The old man who lives here I often see people opening porridge sheds, but after a large number of foreigners flooded in here, there are no porridge operators here. Everyone is not a fool. In the past, there were only a few thousand people. How to do it? That is, the matter of ten taels of silver is different from before. If it is a person who runs a porridge market, it will not be such a simple matter. Spending money is not a matter, the most important thing is safety. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )