Chapter 377 Internal Turmoil
Nanyang
On this day, Ji Wuyin and Zhang Xian met and signed an agreement, which was kept secret from Zuo Anmin.
After receiving the secret letter from Liaodong County, Zhang Xian did not take no action.
He had sent a secret letter back to Chang'an and signed a military order to the emperor. He was responsible for restoring the people's livelihood in Nanyang, and thus obtained the full power to make decisions in Nanyang.
After both parties signed the agreement, Zhang Xian said politely, "Next, I'll have to trouble Ji Daxiu."
"Okay, let's work together." Ji Wuyin looked at Zhang Xian friendly, they were all his own people.
Xuchang
In the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association, the atmosphere was condensed.
I really can't imagine what they have experienced in these seven days.
Starting from the sale of low-priced grain in Luoyang, Runan followed up the next day. Every day, they sold 10,000 stones more grain than the previous day. For example, Luoyang sold 10,000 stones on the first day, 20,000 stones on the second day, and 30,000 stones on the third day. Runan followed suit from the second day, selling the same amount of grain as Luoyang the day before.
On the fourth day, Luoyang seemed to find that they were consuming slower, so they stopped increasing the amount of grain they put in, and continued to maintain the daily amount of 30,000 shi. On the other hand, Runan's pace was surprisingly consistent with Luoyang's, and the daily amount was set at 20,000 shi.
They were happy at first, thinking that the other party didn't have much grain.
Soon they knew they were wrong.
Because from the fourth day, Luoyang released 30,000 shi of grain every day, while Runan released 20,000 shi. A stable 50,000 shi of grain every day, released on time and on time for four consecutive days, so stable, how could it be that there was not much grain?
They clearly sympathized with them, fearing that they would not be able to cope with too much at once.
In just seven days, they ate 180,000 shi of grain thrown out by Luoyang and 110,000 shi thrown out by Runan, a total of 290,000 shi of grain, and spent nearly 700,000 taels!
At present, the entire grain merchant association only has 100,000 taels of cash left.
In order to reap more benefits in the next land-scraping operation, they had already exchanged their silver for more grain, and they didn't have much cash.
800,000 taels of emergency funds were thought to be enough. 800,000 taels in half a month, is it not enough?
If they had experienced the future, they would know that Luoyang's move was to smash the market.
You pull up, I smash the market.
At the beginning, the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association thought they held a large number of chips and wanted to pull the daily limit, and then sell them at a high price to the people of Nanyang.
But they were sniped and someone was smashing the market.
If there was a smash, the price was not decided by them, so they could only keep eating chips.
The other party kept selling goods to them, squeezing their existing positions.
When their positions were full and there was no active funds behind, they would be very passive.
At this time, Che Jiu Ming had a gloomy face. It was clear from the beginning that Zhang Xian had not brought much disaster relief food, and the court had other concerns, so the subsequent support was basically cut off. He just decided to take action, now, who is ruining his good fortune?
But no matter who it is, the current situation is very unfavorable to the entire Grain Merchants Association.
Che Jiuming looked around and said, "Everyone has seen that the current situation is very unfavorable to us."
The members of the Grain Merchants Association looked at each other.
"But I believe that the other party must be at the end of their strength. Where do they get so much grain, right?"
"This time, as long as we work together, everyone will take out a sum of money, and continue to eat the grain in Luoyang and Runan, we will definitely be able to empty them and achieve our goal of controlling the grain price in Nanyang."
The prospect is very good, but the response is sparse.
"The president is right. Now is the darkness before dawn. We just need to get through this. We should work together to overcome the difficulties. And this time, so many of us have set up the Grain Merchants Association to take joint action. If we fail, I will ask you if you will be embarrassed?"
Others also echoed, "Yes, yes, everyone has to contribute this time."
"Mei Zishan, Shan Tianxing, Zhou Beicheng, what do you say? How much money can you come up with?" Che Jiu Ming pointed at a few silent members.
Mei Zishan wailed and cried poor, "President, I am just a small grain merchant. I really can't come up with money now."
Don't look at Che Jiu Ming's prospects so well, but is it really the case?
Shan Tianxing: "Yes, President, my entire fortune is also at this time."
Che Jiu Ming had a gloomy face and was angry. They were really a group of cowards who were not worth coping with!
But on the surface, he gave them advice very gently, "You all have relatives and friends, right? You have a good relationship with the big money houses, right? Can't you borrow some for emergency?"
Mei Zishan said reluctantly, "I'll try my best."
Che Jiuming said earnestly, "You have to think clearly. The money you invest now can be doubled in the future."
The members of the grain merchants' association present had different thoughts. Let them take out funds to buy grain? The few people who were named shook their heads like rattles in their hearts.
Now, they have all grain in their hands, and they don't have even one or two taels of cash. They are panicking.
The key is that they don't know how much grain the other party has!
If the other party has a lot of grain, they will be stuffed to death if the grain only goes in but not out.
And grain is not durable. If it is not stored well, it will mold and grow insects. A very realistic point is that next year, this year's new grain will become old grain and cannot be sold at a high price.
The risk of continuing to invest is too great! As a businessman, business is business. If you lose this time, you can make it back next time. They are not willing to put all their money on the line.
Now, they don’t want to back down or withdraw, but at least they are not willing to invest any more money. As for what to do next, they need to wait and see. Maybe Che Jiu Ming, the president, can turn the tide?
Finally, Che Jiu Ming said, "Everyone go back and think about it. We are just one step away. Think about it. We can’t let the efforts for so long go to waste, right?" Then they dispersed.
Che Jiu Ming had no choice. They were now in a dilemma.
Next, it was a matter of who was stronger.
Mei Zishan and Zhou Beicheng were on the same road, so they left together.
Mei Zishan arrived home first. As soon as his carriage stopped, Zhou Beicheng also stopped.
Seeing him like this, Mei Zishan knew that he had something to say, so he invited him in.
After the two entered the Mei family teahouse and dismissed the servants, Zhou Beicheng asked directly, "Brother Mei, what do you think about Chairman Che asking us to raise funds again?"
The two had a good relationship, so Mei Zishan's answer was quite honest, "The enemy is coming fiercely, the water in Nanyang is too deep, I don't want to go deeper into this muddy water."
Zhou Beicheng understood, meaning that he would not take out money again.
He was not surprised by this. Mei Zishan was timid and not so determined. Once there was a slight disturbance, he ran faster than a rabbit.