Chapter 443: Setting up a Game to Win Everything
The next day, accompanied by Ji Wuyin, Lin Shan decided on five high-quality assets suitable for personal purchase in Changli, Liaoxi County, which is the county center where the governor's office is located.
When he just decided on two, Ji Daxiu and the officials of Liaoxi County government advised him to buy these two properties in Changli. If he still wants to buy, he can look elsewhere, such as Houcheng and Fangxian in Liaodong County, which also have high-quality assets.
Lin Shan felt that they were all right and they were really thinking about him, but he had a good brother. As they said, the opportunity is rare now, and he took the other three sets for his good brother.
As for Houcheng and Fangxian they mentioned? They are indeed developing well, and he will go there to buy some more.
Ji Wuyin can understand Lin Shan's move.
It's just that the officials who accompanied him were funny and helpless: they couldn't persuade him, they couldn't persuade him at all.
After deciding, you need to go to the government to complete all the procedures.
Lu Songli treated them to a cup of tea in the reception room.
After successfully buying a house, Lin Shan was in high spirits.
When the atmosphere was right, Lu Songli proposed to Lin Shan that he wanted to buy the old boats of the Cao Gang.
Lin Shan thought about it and felt that it was not difficult. Besides, the old boats would basically be eliminated after a few uses. If they were sold, they could also generate income for the Cao Gang, right? But some questions should be asked, "President Lu, can I ask why you want to buy the old boats of the Cao Gang?" This old boat can't be sold casually.
Lu Songli smiled and said, "Isn't Pingzhou training the navy recently? It's boring to always flutter around the shore. If they have big ships, they can go farther and get better training."
Lin Shan nodded to her reason.
Lu Songli said again, "And if the navy is well trained, the Cao Gang will have foreign aid when it fights against the water bandits in the future, right?"
Lin Shan didn't care about her last sentence. Each of the members of the Cao Gang was a strong man, good at swimming and fighting. Many times when they encountered water bandits, as long as the number of people was equal, they were not afraid at all.
Later he learned that regular navy was different from these miscellaneous brands.
The next morning, Ji Wuyin went to the governor's mansion to see Lu Songli.
She was quite surprised to hear the report, and asked Luo Tieniu to invite people in. She wondered if there was any emergency.
Ji Wuyin's face was full of solemnity. As soon as he came in, he said, "Something happened. The price of Shu brocade in Jincheng, Shu County has dropped sharply, and the whole city is in mourning."
Shu County, Yizhou! Shu County belongs to Yizhou, and Jincheng is its seat of government.
Lu Songli said seriously, "What happened? Tell me in detail."
After Ji Wuyin's narration, Lu Songli understood the whole story.
Shu County Jincheng is famous for Shu brocade. In addition, Yunjin, Sujin, and Zhuangjin are equally famous.
These four famous brocades are often listed as tribute. The imperial court held an election every three years, and the winners were awarded the title of "Gongjin".
In the past, the four famous brocades took turns to be the dealer.
Previously, because Emperor Kangcheng loved Shu brocade, Shu brocade almost won the first prize every year, and the other three were often runners-up, and even Yunjin, the first of the four famous brocades, was neglected.
In recent years, the royal inner court has purchased a large amount of Shu brocade every year, and people are flocking to it, and the price of Shu brocade has been rising.
This has led to the booming development of the entire Shu County and the surrounding brocade-related industries, and the raw material, silkworm cocoons, has become the most popular commodity at the time.
The relevant workshops have stepped up their efforts to produce and make Shu brocade, and even borrowed money from money houses. In recent years, they have made a lot of money.
After the death of Emperor Kangcheng, merchants in Shu County, especially Jincheng, have hesitated whether the title of Shu brocade "Gongjin" will be replaced.
But in the second year of Tianhe, the royal inner court still purchased their Shu brocade as tribute as usual, which made the merchants in Shu County feel relieved, and then they continued to play music and dance.
The third year of Tianhe was also the last year for Shu brocade to be used as tribute brocade. It will be re-selected next year. The merchants in Shu County are all working hard to make a fortune this year.
"The incident happened recently. There was a rumor in Shu at that time that the queen liked Su brocade, not Shu brocade, and this year's tribute brocade would be replaced by Su brocade."
"For a time, it aroused thousands of waves. The price of silk fabrics related to Shu brocade plummeted and entered an unprecedented low price."
After listening to it, Lu Songli had only one feeling, was Shu County being set up by someone? No, there was also Gusu, the origin of Su brocade!
The person who set up the game clearly wanted to have both sides.
Without Ji Wuyin saying anything more, Lu Songli had already guessed that in such a situation, the person behind the scenes would have two steps to operate next.
The operation in Gusu must be to sell the raw silk cocoons and Su brocade that were quietly purchased at a low price before the layout back to local merchants at a high price.
Local merchants, namely Gusu merchants, should have heard the rumor that Su brocade may become this year's tribute brocade. Seeing that it is profitable, they will definitely take over willingly.
On the Shu County side, seeing that the rumors are getting more and more real, the money houses must be unable to sit still. Because if the tribute is not paid, the money borrowed from them will not be recovered. They will definitely save themselves and go to the owners to collect debts.
In this atmosphere, some people can't hold back and start selling off the Shu brocade, raw silk cocoons and other raw materials at a low price.
Once this opening is opened, it can't be stopped, and market confidence collapses instantly.
When the prices of these goods fall to the bottom, the behind-the-scenes game will take the opportunity to buy these goods.
Lu Songli's prediction is not wrong. The confidence of Shu merchants is collapsing.
The news of exchanging tribute brocade has dealt a heavy blow to the already doubtful Shu brocade merchants.
Ordinarily, new tribute brocade will be selected next year. After three years, Shu brocade will have another year before it can be removed from the title of tribute brocade and re-enter the selection.
But the emperor has his own ministers, and no one can predict. Besides, there are rumors that the queen likes Su brocade, which is entirely possible.
There is another reason. The current governor of Yizhou was the governor of Shu County at the time. He is close to the prince. The prince helped him to become the governor of Yizhou.
The family of the governor of Yizhou knows his own affairs. It is normal for the new emperor to change the tribute brocade if he doesn't like him.
So under his instruction, his wife's family began to quietly sell off the Shu brocade, cocoons and raw silk in their hands.
This became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Lu Desheng on the side said incredulously, "Just because of a rumor? These people are scrambling to sell their goods?" This is cutting meat, not cutting clothes.
Also, why are the rumors spread by his navy not so powerful? Wang Dong should reflect on himself, or go to Shu County for further study!
Not long after Ji Wuyin arrived, Lu Songli asked someone to invite her father and Mr. Xue.
At this time, Lu Songli said calmly, "What if this rumor is not just a rumor?"
These people can earn such a large family business, so they are naturally not stupid. They believe it just by hearing gossip. They must have checked the authenticity of the rumor through their own channels.
The other three looked at each other, not a rumor?