Chapter 249: Jiannan’s grain price is in stalemate

After all the three old men agreed, Zhang Zhong felt relieved and began to discuss investment with people with membership in the ski resort.

After the merchants learned about the entire plan, they immediately knew the Zhang family’s methods. Some people really didn’t want to help the Zhang family, but they had to pay for it. Although there was a road now, the road was not good and the transportation was difficult.

After the Zhang family completed the road, they had corresponding measures, which made people moved. Moreover, there were too many rich people in Jiannan Road and they didn't pay their own money. Once others had enough money, they would not have the opportunity to cooperate with the Zhang family in the future, they would not be able to obtain new technology, seek benefits from the goods transported from elsewhere with the Zhang family, and they would not be able to form a caravan to go out with the Zhang family to trade with the Tubo.

One by one, they said that they would go back and discuss it carefully, so they left with a rewrite plan. Zhang Zhong had nothing to do for a moment. After thinking about it, he called Mi Fan and the other two who had just arrived.

After Mi Fan and the other two arrived in Yizhou, they were not idle. They had never been here before. They were curious about everything, especially Jiu Mei Leng, who found it interesting to see everything. They couldn't sleep for a long time in the night, so they ran around, looked at the scenery of the snow-capped mountains, and then looked at the trees here.

There were also a group of little guys such as Xiao Bei and the others, which fascinated her and insisted on joining in and playing with her. She was not from the Zhang family, so she had less harm to her.

In addition, when she was on the road, she occasionally heard all the things the Zhang family did from Mi Fan and Han Xunfeng. She was so curious that she began to pester the people in the inner courtyard of Zhang Wang and the others. She was satisfied with the question and asked again. She never got tired of asking.

Today, Zhang Zhong asked the three of them for a while, and the three of them simply cleaned up and went to the study where Zhang Zhong was.

After seeing the ceremony, Zhang Zhong said to Mi Fan: "Mi Fan, you can do your business this time. Remember, if you find uncomfortable, think of a solution quickly. If you can't think of a solution, come back immediately. Even if the plan fails, it doesn't matter."

Since Mi Fan was cleaned up by the Zhang family, he has been dedicated to doing things for the Zhang family. He admitted that the Zhang family's ability was much better than the boat he had before. When he saw Zhang Zheng's advice, he immediately replied: "Master, I know that I must do the things well. If there is any danger, I will bypass me and find me here because of my special ability."

Zhang Zhong nodded and looked at Han Zoomfeng again. Han Zoomfeng's father is now relying on the Zhang family to do good things. He has been promoted, but he is not as tired as before. The Zhang family should take care of all the auxiliary matters.

Therefore, Han Xuanfeng was also very respectful to Zhang Zhong. He stood up a little and waited for Zhang Zhong to give instructions.

"You are very capable. I heard that you can speak several countries and the Tubo language is also good. When you wait to enter Tubo, don't show off your strength. From Yizhou to the time you leave the customs, someone will specially arrange for Tubo people to talk to you every day and try to be familiar with the local dialect."

Zhang Zhong also gave Han Xuanfeng some advice, and finally set his sight on Jiu Mei Leng. Jiu Mei Leng was not under the jurisdiction of the Zhang family, but at this time she was also uneasy. One was the demeanor that Zhang Zhong showed at this time, and the other was the power of the Zhang and Wang families.

The Deyi Hospital she most longed for but could not enter was prescribed by the Zhang family. She was usually confused and became sensible at this time and stood up with a smile.

Zhang Zhong also smiled and said to him: "You are not from the Zhang and Wang families. You shouldn't have let you work hard, but this time, it's not just the Zhang and Wang families, but also the entire Jiannan Road and the entire Tang Dynasty. I could have sent people from the inner court to follow you. Since you are well versed in the calculation method, you will let you go and make contributions. The people of the Zhang and Wang families will remember you, and the people of Jiannan Road will not forget you, and let other people in the Tang Dynasty see what it means to be a man."

Jiu Mei Leng nodded vigorously and promised: "I don't make any noise, but I will only help me when I need to ask for my things. I will never cause trouble for the Tang Dynasty. I want to make a request, just wait for me to come back and let me go to Deyi Hospital."

"As long as it is the location of the Zhang and Wang families, you can go wherever you want, but you have to study hard. If you think of other places, the Zhang and Wang families will also help."

Zhang Zhong gave Jiu Mei Leng a promise, turned to Mi Fan, and said to him: "Prepare and set off, bring the tortoiseshell and pearls. This time there are only three of you, and there is no guarantee behind it. I can delay it for a month. Within a month, you must do things. If it is impossible, withdraw it."

Mi Fan suddenly felt a passionate feeling. He had no worries or felt uncomfortable at this moment. He nodded solemnly, turned around and took big steps away. Han Xuanfeng and Jiu Mei Leng were also following behind. The three of them would fight alone for a month.

After the three of them left for a while, Zhang Zhong found two people from the inner courtyard and arranged for them to find a way to penetrate into Tubo, secretly protecting Mi Fan and the other two. If they encounter danger, they will first send Mi Fan and the other two away, and then they can reveal their identities and tell the Tubo people that they are from the Yizhou Logistics Camp and the servants of the Demon Sword Juanjuan's family, and come to deliver the war letter.

In this case, when the Tubo people were about to kill two people, they had to consider Xia Juanjuan's temper first. The two countries had to fight and not kill the envoys. If they really killed the two, they would have to bear Juanjuan's revenge. By then, it would be a team of less than 10,000 people. They might recruit 100,000 border soldiers to enter Tubo to ask if Tubo dared.

Zhang Zhong’s arrangements here are almost the same, and he has been much better, but other people may not be like this.

The Qi Dong family has raised the price of grain collection a lot, but the effect is not very good. Even if everything is five ounces more expensive than what Zhang Zhong gave, the simple people are unwilling to sell it. They are waiting for Juanjuan to come back and wait for Zhang Zhong to send someone to pick up grain. This kind of integrity makes the Qi Dong family very helpless.

In a country, what the people want is the most feared, especially if there are generals like Juanjuan here, who make Tubo blood flow into a river for the sake of the people and support each other, so don’t expect to leverage the people here.

He could only turn the pressure on other businessmen who worked with them and let the businessmen find ways.

The merchants who cooperated with Yu Qidong's family were not trying hard, but they had no choice but to imagine that the people just didn't sell grain, and the people who had a farm didn't sell much, so they kept it all. The people were just waiting for Zhang Zhong, while the people who had a Zhuangzi didn't dare to sell it, because they were afraid of arousing public anger.

In desperation, the Qi Dong family wrote a letter to the person who was directing the operation. The letter immediately came back. When the Qi Dong family saw the letter, they felt relieved and found the merchants again.

"Now the plan is changed. Since other places use money, the money collected here cannot be taken out too much." After Qi Dong's family came to find the merchants, they did not go around and said things directly.

"Qi Dongjia, do you mean that we don't need to collect grain? Then give all the money we should have collected in front of the grain, otherwise we will not be able to turn around." A businessman immediately asked worriedly, they are paying money in it now.

Now Zhang Zhong is looking for merchants to make money by building roads, but they can't afford to follow them, so they can only see others taking advantage of them.

The other merchants also had ideas and looked at the Qi Dong family one by one. As long as the Qi Dong family said they would not accept it, they would benefit. If they didn't give it, they would take over the things that the Qi Dong family had used as collateral.

The Qi Dong family did not expect the merchants here to stand on their side wholeheartedly. Otherwise, how could they cooperate with them when they knew how much impact the rising grain prices would have on the people?

All money is involved, and the merchants are around, and Qi Dongjia is talking.

"Who said that I won't collect it? I can't collect it as much as I do now. On the surface, it means that I will collect it when I get it. But when I really collect it, I have to look at the grain. I will collect all the new grains, and I will drag it down. I will tell you to give the money after half a month and write a document.

The price should also be raised upwards. A dou of millet is mentioned forty-five cents, and rice is mentioned forty-five cents. Someone has sent food, and the quantity is small, and the quantity is small, and people can check it carefully. It is best to check it for a few more days. Now some people have no food at home, right?

Let me see if he, Zhang Zhong, doesn’t spend money to collect grain, what are the people who don’t farm? You should do what I do. After things are done, you will inevitably have the benefits of waiting."

When the Qi Dongjia said this, he was thinking that the person behind the commander was amazing, it was really amazing. Since he couldn't receive food, he would mess up the economy coming to Jiannan. People always have to eat food, right? With such a price blocking it, people who have food elsewhere would not lower the price and sell it.

The merchants understood, but they were not stupid. They knew the consequences of doing so. If the Qi Dong family had stated today's arrangements at the beginning, they would never agree. But when things came to this point, they wanted to refuse. It would not only be impossible to make a penny, but also to pay a lot of money.

It is not easy for them to make some money, and they cannot do the free and easy way like Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, so they can only follow this method.

From that day on, the grain prices from Jiannan to this place continued to rise. The merchants did not raise the grain prices at once, but first lowered the grain prices, and then raised a few words, which was more than the drop, and then lowered them again, giving people a very unstable feeling.

The plan was also formulated by the people behind the Qi Dong family, which was very useful. As expected, some of the people who were still watching were attracted to them. The merchants slowly delayed it, and a hundred stones of grain would have to be tested for one day. The seller breathed a sigh of relief, while the people who did not sell the grain were anxious, fearing that the price would change the next day.

No one knows how much the merchants charge, which is enough. If they don’t charge, the price will be gone.

The grain in Jiannan Road is often turbulent, and the people are worried that they have to eat, and there is no land at home. Seeing the grain rising and falling, they don’t know whether to buy it or not. And even when it is low, it is much higher than before.

Old Man Bi and the other two couldn't hold back their anger at the first time, and found Zhang Zhong, who was discussing investment in road construction with the merchants, as well as Zhang Zhong, who was doing business in partnership.

"Yongcheng, what about Xiaobao's methods? You can't wait any longer, the people can't bear it. If you don't find a way to solve this problem, I will take out the food I eat and distribute it to the people."

Old man Bi was so worried that he asked Zhang Zhong to see a happy businessman away after watching Zhang Zhong send him away.

Zhang Zhong really didn't understand what happened today. After hearing from Old Man Bi, he asked someone to ask. He knew it. He took out his tea set and brewed kung fu tea for the three old men, saying, "I can't bear it so quickly. Unexpectedly, according to Xiaobao's estimate, he would have to wait at least two to three days.

It seems that the people in Tubo are very capable. They know how to take today's approach. If I can do it, then I will move and open the Yizhou Changping Warehouse and let the people collect grain according to their household registration. Anyone who has no land at home can receive it. Calculate based on the head, even wealthy families will also take the head.

After robbing a lot of Tubo's food, my family couldn't finish it. I gave it to the people and stabilize the market first. Only when they take the next step can they use other means. Xiaobao said that economic war is so interesting. You must not reveal your trump card until you have to.

Of course, some people don’t know how to fight economic wars, they only know how to cheat the merchants in the end, but no matter how the people are affected by the fluctuations, they don’t blame them. Who made them incompetent? Xiaobao said that he would never allow economic wars to affect the people at the level of the people.”

When Zhang Zhong spoke, he straightened his chest with a sense of pride, proud of himself and his son. Only his son could say such crazy words. If he said he didn't allow it, then he would not allow it. Just like his daughter-in-law, he forced the 40,000 Tubo army to be stationed and did not dare to move forward.

Old Man Bi and the other two were stunned by Zhang Zhong. They thought that closing positions was the last resort, but they didn't expect that the Zhang family had no choice but to do so.

Old Man Bi nodded slightly, took a cup of tea, drank more than half of it, dumped the rest, and said to Zhang Zhong with satisfaction: "Yongcheng, this is the case. Xiaobao seems to have been deeply educated. The Zhang family's actions are unpredictable and they will always keep a hand, making it impossible to guess where the final bottom line is.

OK, I opened the Yizhou Changping Warehouse. Some time ago, I snatched a lot of Tubo food, and forced their people to the other side of the river. I should be able to live a while. That... Yongcheng, there is another thing. Since I don’t farm, should I give food to the people who have not farmed, should I also give some money? Otherwise, the people who have farmed will be cold and the hearts of the people who have farmed."

Old Man Bi was thinking about what Old Man Yao also thought of. He looked at Zhang Zhong and waited for Zhang Zhong's reply. The people who farmed were leaving food for Zhang Zhong. As a result, Zhang Zhong specially distributed food to those who did not grow. What do people think?

Zhang Zhong held the teacup, looked on the faces of the three of them, and said, "There are misunderstandings, otherwise Changquan would not be able to take care of too many people. Xiaobao's plan would be interrupted, and my family would suffer great losses. After this time, the farming people will be compensated.

But now, we must not do that. People who cannot keep food can take this opportunity to sell the food. If they are willing to keep it, my Zhang family will not treat him badly. You will not have to worry about this matter. We have our own arrangements to see how the people are."

Old Man Zhang had been drinking several cups of tea in a row, but was not satisfied. When he was about to pick up the new one and drink it, he heard Zhang Zhong say it and said to Zhang Zhong: "Yongcheng, this is your mouth and my ears. I remember it. If your family does not compensate you, I will... I will hang it to your house for money."

"Don't, Uncle Zhang, don't do this. I will definitely make arrangements. Don't worry, it's colder again. The construction of Yizhou is almost done and needs to expand outward. I have to make the people here better before leaving Jiannan Road. I also ask for three help.

As for the wars on the front and the economic wars on the rear, there is no need to worry too much. Those are all small things. Whether the people can live a better life is a big deal."

Zhang Zhong smiled and stopped Old Man Zhang. Old Man Zhang had a bad temper. He couldn't do anything to the Zhang family, so he wanted to use his life to force him. Zhang Zhong was not disgusted. After all, the three old men were all dedicated to the people. Old Man Zhang was just a little extreme, it would be okay.

Old Man Bi and the other two got the answer they wanted. After drinking tea, they went fishing. Zhang Zhong immediately arranged for people to open Changping Store and mobilized people to transport them to various areas affected by grain prices to local people. The local poor families were given some for free, while ordinary families sold them at a fair price as before.

Since the food was robbed by Tubo, Zhang Zhong himself did not keep it, let alone make money from it. He promised the local people that the money for selling the food was repaid in another way. When things were on the front line, they would basically be able to operate and let them wait.

Once the Zhang family has been put into place, and it is only targeting people who do not farm. People with food feel uncomfortable. They hesitate and don’t know whether to sell the food. Juanjuan is still fighting, but Zhang Zhong doesn’t consider himself and others. How should he choose?

Just as they were hesitating, Zhang Xiaobao's original operation took effect. The court issued an order to prove to the various prefectures in Jiannandao that Juanjuan was not the commander general of this war, but used her age to scare Tubo. There was really someone else in the general.

The people also knew this at once. They could not guess more. They could only choose to believe the court's words. They knew that Juanjuan was not such a powerful demon. There was a master standing behind him and using this to anger Tubo and mobilize Tubo's troops.

Many people who grow grain changed their minds and sold the grain to the grain collectors. Because the grain collectors controlled the purchase volume and deliberately delayed it, the people who sold grain stood in a row at the purchase place.

When the merchants took their food on purpose, the people stopped doing it and shouted that the merchants would collect their food and follow the price they provided.

As a result, the pressure of the merchants collecting grain increased greatly. Seeing the angry look of the people waiting to sell grain on the street, they were afraid that the government would intervene in the end, so they had to find the Qi Dongjia again.

The Qi Dong family did not expect Zhang Zhong to react so quickly. He now knew that his economic war was discovered by the Zhang family, and all the measures were targeted at his own food prices.

Thinking of the economic war still revealed from the Zhang family, the Qi Dong family couldn't hold back and had to write to the people behind him. He didn't think that the Zhang family could not see the tricks, and that they did this.

The people behind the Qi Dong family also replied in a short time. First, they scolded the Qi Dong family, saying that he could not hold back and would be distracted when encountering problems. Then they mentioned the solution to deal with it and told the Qi Dong family that if you think about everything carefully, there will be a solution.

When Qi Dongjia received the letter, he regardless of whether he was told or not, he was as if he had found a treasure and found a group of merchants again.

"Can't you wait? You can't calm down when you encounter a small matter. What big things can you do in the future? Think carefully, there are actually solutions to anything."

The Qi Dong family told the merchants what the person behind him said to him, looking like a master.

The merchants looked at each other. Where did they think of how to solve the problem? They turned around and stared at the Qi Dong family, waiting for him to make arrangements, wanting to see what methods he had.

The Qi Dong family enjoyed this kind of high-profile feeling and said to everyone: "It's very simple. Take their food first, but don't pay money immediately. Tell them that they should be given money after inspection, but they can make a document. If the inspection is done, they will not be compensated. If they cannot be collected after inspection, tell them the reason. As long as they survive this period, what are you going to say then?"

"Qi Dongjia, your idea sounds good, but what if you really don't have money to collect? Could it be that I will really pay the people's money?"

A businessman thought about it and thought of the key point of the problem. Will Dongjia, who did this, trap himself and others?

The other merchants also thought of it, looking at Qi Dong's family one by one, waiting for a reasonable explanation, and not being deceived.

The Qi Dong family had a plan, laughed and said, "You guys are timid and can't see what's going on next. In this way, if you really don't want to do it, just change the method and tell the grain seller, saying that you are buying grain for a person named Chen and asking them to send the grain to Tonghua County, where someone is receiving it, and you don't have much money to collect it."

The Qi Dongjia really didn't want to do this, so his role seemed to be small. The person behind him also mentioned this in his letter, letting him look at the arrangements and use another plan if he couldn't succeed. Of course, the person behind him regarded him as a very social person, thinking that with his ability, he could get the merchant to advance the food.

He was not capable of it himself. He didn't want to admit this, and he didn't dare to delay major issues. He had to tell the other person out. The two were united and from now on, he would focus on that person.

With a new method, the businessmen were satisfied and left happily to arrange their own affairs.

Soon, the people learned about this matter, estimated the distance and freight costs, and felt that there was still a lot of money. They either transported themselves, or hired cars and horses, and a huge grain transport team headed towards Tonghua County, Maozhou.

The team is quite large. People in the local transportation industry have now made a profit, and they have raised the prices one by one. The reason is that the road is difficult to walk now, and the prices of livestock and feeding animals are expensive. Either they wait for Zhang Zhong to repair the road or spend more money.

Old Man Bi and the other two were unintentional to fish again and were about to find Zhang Zhong, but before they could move, Zhang Zhong found them in advance.
Chapter completed!