Chapter 253: The means are stacked into the universe

Old Man Bi and the other two looked at Xiaobao's straightforward and slightly verbose words in the letter. If it weren't for confirming that it was Zhang Xiaobao's handwriting, they all thought it was written by someone else. After all, the expected matter was too accurate. Xiaobao and Juanjuan were in Tubo, and no news had been heard for a long time. These were all written before.

"This time the price cut is really just a little lower and then it will rise back immediately? Are the Tubo people really out of money?" Old man Zhang was very confused about economic matters. After reading the letter, he wanted to let others confirm it.

Old Man Bi, Old Man Yao, didn’t know if this was true, so he could only look at Zhang Zhong and want to see if Zhang Zhong would do what Xiao Bao wrote in his letter.

When they thought that something big happened, Zhang Zhong should ask the master behind him.

Zhang Zhong has read the letter several times. It’s not that he can’t remember the contents of the letter, but that he wants to see his son’s handwriting. He has long memorized all the plans. Now that he hears the news of grain bargaining, he immediately ordered someone to promote it.

Therefore, starting from Yizhou, I became grateful to the Zhang family for the reduction in grain prices. The Zhang family spent a lot of money to transport grain from other places, so the current grain price has dropped.

Three days later, the news spread to other parts of Jiannan Road like wings. Some people, whether for some special purpose or because they were willing to be kind-hearted, actually sent a quick ride to send messages elsewhere.

Qi Dongjia is preparing to release grain for another two days, which will create a rush to buy food. At that time, the price will be raised, which will give people the illusion that the price of grain is not the problem of high or low, but the illusion that there is really no grain in Jiannan Road, allowing the people to temporarily stop their usual habit of buying grain bit by bit, and become explosive buying and hoarding.

As a result, before he could fully release the appropriate news from him, news came from Yizhou that the Zhang family had released grain. When he first heard this news, the Qi Dong family was really shocked and thought that the Zhang family had really released grain.

But when I thought about it, I found that something was wrong, Zhang Zhong opened Changping Warehouse in Yizhou. There seemed to be a lot of grain, but when it was placed in the western region of Jiannan Road, it was shared by the number of people, and it would not have much effect at all. It could only be an emergency.

Other prefectures also have regular positions, but they are not a disaster. They dare not open positions like Zhang Zhong, unless they encounter an emergency, they can risk sending memorials to the capital to open a small amount of grain.

Another thing is that the Zhang family transported grain from other places, which is even more impossible. When the Zhang family's ship comes, it will inevitably go to Yizhou, and there are people of their own there. If a large ship really comes to pick up grain, someone would have reminded him long ago.

"I understand. Zhang Zhong wanted to borrow my hand to make a reputation for himself. So that's it. I just said, when will the Zhang family have food? Humph! A good idea."

After thinking about it, the Qi Dong family finally figured out the reason and felt that Zhang Zhong was using his own hands to gain benefits.

When other merchants who heard the news gathered to discuss matters with the Qi Dong family, they all showed a sudden expression when they heard the Qi Dong family's words.

"Qi Dongjia, then will we stop releasing food, so as not to make a good reputation fall on Zhang Zhong's head?" One of the merchants asked at this time.

The other merchants were also waiting for new orders. They now fully knew who the Qi Dong family was. They all regretted it, but there was no way. Their own family's money was pledged to this. If they failed, they would lose everything.

Without money, the family can no longer afford to find servants, and they can't afford to raise children, wives and concubines. The most important thing is that people who used to be very respectful to themselves would look down on themselves, and such things must not happen.

Even if I help Tubo deal with the Tang Dynasty now, as long as I am not caught, once the evidence is successful, I can take my family to hide, or give some money to calm the matter down.

Of course, this is the idea of ​​most of the businessmen who participated, and a small number of people are really unwilling to deal with their own country. They really want to stop now, but it is too late, their families have been controlled by others, and even themselves are restricted and are not allowed to leave too far away.

Zhong Gang is one of a small number of businessmen. He really wants to reveal the news early so that people in his country can be prepared. Even if he will lose a lot of it, at least he doesn’t have to live in regret in the future.

When others came over to discuss how to deal with Zhang Zhong, he also said to a brother next to him who had been playing with since childhood: "Xiao Chong, please think about it, how can the officials here know the news? Usually you have many ideas, and you will listen to you even if you make money together."

The man named Xiao Zhu looked at the merchants in front of him, glanced around and replied in a low voice: "Da Gang, don't worry, based on my feelings, we don't need us now. Zhang Zhong has already started. It seems that he hasn't done much, but just opened Changping Store and wanted to buy grain and make wine at a high price.

But in my opinion, this is all fake. We have already found out about Zhang Zhong. Who is he? A good person who benefits the people of Sanshui County when he was in Sanshui County, he could only have a very small scattered official.

This is even more true for several places I went to in the future. His family is doing business and doing big business. Who doesn’t know where Shuiyunjian is? Who doesn’t know that the food in Zhuangyuan Building in Beijing has always led the trend. Dagang, do you think such a person, don’t know how much harm it will cause to the people if he deliberately raises the grain price?

Can he not understand that someone is doing something bad behind his back? Not to mention that it is for the lives of the people, even if he is considering his reputation, he will still deal with the people in Tubo. His kid is still fighting in Tubo. Don’t believe the news that came later, saying that Juanjuan has other experts behind him."

"Really? Has Zhang Zhong discovered that something was wrong? His kid is really the one who commands the war? How could it be? It's so small."

Zhong Gang has always listened to Xiao Chong's words, and has been like this since he was a child. He admired Xiao Chong's intelligence very much, but today he has doubts. After all, the matter is really hard to understand.

Xiao Chong smiled mysteriously, pointed at the businessmen in front with his hand, and said to Zhong Gang again: "When did I deceive you since I was a child? Others don't know, I understand. It's time to be finished. Juanjuan is afraid that he will have a great reputation, so he released the news. If you have a good baby, after using it, can you still take it out and continue to show off?

It is not fake that the court granted officials to all the Zhang and Wang families? You have too many officials in the court, so you have no place to give them, so you can play with them in the Zhang and Wang families? If Juanjuan does not make meritorious service, the court can give so many officials at once? Think about it, among the two families, all the men have offices, all the women have imperial decrees, and the two families are connected together, how big is that a force?"

Xiao Chong said it very confidently. He likes to think about all kinds of things and connect everything together, so he started from scratch with Zhong Gang and had a considerable fortune in his thirties. He thought of things that ordinary people were unwilling to think about more.

The more Zhong Gang heard it, the more he felt that things were like this. After hearing Xiao Chong's words, he finally felt relieved. But just as he felt comfortable, he heard the meaningful laughter from the businessman surrounding him in front of him, and raised his heart again and asked Xiao Chong:

"Little Clock, I still feel that there is no bottom line. The Tubo people have collected a lot of food and sent many powerful people to take charge. On the other hand, I knew that the people with his surname Qi have come forward and have reached the current level. Zhang Zhong has not made any big moves yet. Is it too late?"

Xiao Chong looked at Zhong Gang's anxious eyes, sighed helplessly, and comforted him: "Don't think too much, how did you know that Zhang Zhong didn't make a big move? Have you never played the Monopoly game?"

"I've played it, you always let me play it, but I'm too stupid and can only play it in the simplest level. Unlike you, you've already taken the top level twice. Although you haven't passed the exam, it's too soon. I guess you'll take it again. What's the relationship with the game?"

When Zhong Gang heard Xiao Chong talk about Monopoly Games, he thought of his stupidity and Xiao Chong's intelligence. It was not that he didn't play higher-level games, but that he couldn't get through the exam. In the end, it was no longer a game. The rules changed again and again. The most amazing thing was not the person who played it, but the person who made the rules. It is said that many rules have not been released yet.

But what's happening now seems to have nothing to do with the Monopoly game.

"Oh, I'm considered a blessing when I get this brother, I'm not going to be stabbed in the back. I'm like this, I can't even get the top exam. Do you know what the top exam is? That's not a game, there are a lot of things involved.

Let me tell you this way, anyone who can enter the top game is not an ordinary person in reality. There is another battle situation called economic warfare, which is only open to people from the Tang Dynasty, and people outside are not allowed to participate. That kind of game contains so many things, mixed.

Who made the Monopoly game? The Zhang family, the rules are all ordered by others and will change at any time. The first one is Mr. Song from Shuiyunjian, Sanshui County. Mr. Song is from the Zhang family. Some time ago, I just found out about a news that the tenth-ranked person appeared here. Who do you think it is?"

Xiao Chong explained and asked again.

"Who is it? Tenth, isn't a man with the surname Bi? It is said that he is very powerful. No one has ever seen his true face. Even if he has seen it, he will keep it a secret. Do you know?"

Zhong Gang asked curiously that others now know who they are. Only the tenth person is very mysterious and makes people unable to guess.

"I know, by chance, I knew it. In Yizhou, a few days ago, many businessmen went to invest and started playing there when they were idle. As a result, they met a man, a girl under fifteen years old. There was one of the businessmen who was among the top games, among the top 100 in the Tang Dynasty.

As a result, four families played together in one game. At the beginning, he wanted to defeat the other three. As he played, he realized something was wrong. That girl was so powerful that she couldn't help but push her. He was also very powerful with the other two, so he joined hands with someone similar to me to deal with the girl.

After playing this game for three days, all three families lost. At the beginning, they did not bring their own props, the same capital, the same map, and the only thing they killed by the girl at the end was the ability to resist and no fight back. That girl was the granddaughter of Lord Bi Goubi, Bi Xinxin."

Xiao Chong revealed a very important news. After saying that, he looked at Zhong Gang with his eyes shining.

Zhong Gang looked at Xiao Chong in confusion and asked, "What does that have to do with the top ten people?"

"You...you, are you going to get angry to death?" Xiao Chong pointed at Zhong Gang, speechless for a moment.

Zhong Gang reacted now, widened his eyes and said in surprise: "Xiao Chong, are you talking about Bi Xinxin being the top ten? The tenth person is actually a girl? As a daughter and Lord Bi's granddaughter, no wonder he is so mysterious and powerful, he is really a woman.

Yes, you are right, not that powerful, so how can you defeat a team that also entered the top game and two other people? The people on the top list are indeed well-known. If you say that, with her in charge, you will arrange everything more?"

"Where is she giving advice behind the scenes? After winning three people, she said something. She said she was nothing. Even the number one Young Master Song was nothing. They were still playing. The really powerful person was not on the list at all. Even if the top ten people were added together, the whole world was in the game, and they had already mastered the use of the economy."

Xiao Chong said with a longing look on his face. He really hopes that one day he can enter the top game and meet the heroes of the world for a while. It is best to play against Bi Xinxin first to see what kind of skills the tenth-ranked person has.

Zhong Gang didn't think too much, and he couldn't get in. He didn't have the opportunity to play with him. He was so high that he was not an opponent for him, but an existence looking up. After hearing Xiao Chong's words, he thought about it again and said:

"Xiao Chong, do you mean that the more powerful person is in the Zhang family. Will he take action this time? Who is he?"

"How could I go there? What I want to say is, don't worry, Tubo cannot cause any storms this time, follow it and watch it well. Maybe I can learn something from this business war. Okay, everyone is leaving, let's leave too. Now listen to the Qi Dong family first."

Xiao Chong finally comforted Zhong Gang. Seeing that the people in front of him had almost discussed it, he walked over and took the task he wanted to take over, looked at the content written on the paper, smiled slightly, and left with Zhong Gang, who also took over the task.

Seeing the merchants dispersed, Qi Dong's family sat on the cushion, and always felt something was wrong, and said to themselves: "Is it because some of the merchants that are unstable? It seems that this is not the case. I have known that there will be someone who wants to withdraw, but they cannot withdraw at all and there is no chance.

They and their families were caught, and it was impossible to report the news. Maybe the Zhang family really transported the food? It wasn't right. If the food was really transported, they would have taken it out and released it in large quantities. They didn't have enough money to continue collecting it."

"Come on, write a letter to the person above and ask what to do later." The Qi Dong family, who couldn't figure it out, was not willing to worry too much, and handed over the matter to the person above, gave the order and started writing.

Three days later, the grain prices in most prefectures west of Jiannan Road rose again, and were higher than before. The news came out that there was no food and I didn’t know where the grain was transported.

The people who ate the usual stock of affordable grains, as expected by Qi Dongjia and the people behind them, began to rush for purchases very irrationally, changing their previous habit of eating a little and buying a little.

Only the salt and oil prices do not fluctuate much, and they are still steadily controlled on the original basis. They cannot be much higher when they are high, and they cannot be much lower when they are low.

This made the Qi Dong family and the people behind them very helpless. They wanted to leverage the prices of these two kinds of goods, especially the salt price, but they were suppressed and tested several times. Every time, someone seemed to have a strong counterattack behind them. The warning was very obvious, and they did not give in at all. Ten thousand yuan was spent, just like a drop of water pouring into the sea, without causing any waves.

It was also because of this that the people behind the Qi Dong family felt something was wrong. He saw that the other party's methods were stable, accurate and ruthless when fighting for salt prices. He could not find the loophole. He really couldn't think of who was operating behind the scenes. He was the person who had been ambushing the Tang Dynasty.

With an identity that no one else knows, he is also a Monopoly who surpasses one of the top rankings where the game is located. He ranks 11 and does not enter the top ten. He probably is like this. Otherwise, he would have the chance to enter, and he feels that even if a person named Song fights against him, he will be 60% sure to win.

But when facing the competition for salt and oil prices, he suddenly felt like facing mountains and seas. Who is it? Who is it? Who is commanding behind the scenes and set the price of the two goods there?

Therefore, he was anxious and wanted to end the economic war against Jiannandao as soon as possible and support his country. He could not delay it anymore. If that person attacked the price of food and livestock again, he seemed to be unsure of winning.

The grain prices in Jiannan Road quickly rose, and they rose again and again. People rushed to buy them. A small number of people with the food were still kept for Zhang Zhong. Zhang Xiaobao was preparing to give them more benefits after the matter was settled. Half of them sold the grain to merchants led by the Qi Dong family.

The remaining part was to sell the food himself. The entire western prefecture of Jiannan Road was in a turbulent manner. Some officials had already written the matter into a memorial and sent it to the capital, asking whether the capital would open the position to be closed.

The leading official in the capital city, Li Longji, was not in a hurry at all. In Zhang Jiuling's words, the Zhang family was in charge. If they still needed to use Changping, it would be too underestimated that there was no one in the Tang Dynasty. Let the Tubo people play so that they could see what economic war was.

So the express reports from the capital came back to Jiannan Road, leaving officials to ignore them. When the bulk grain transactions were paid, they would collect taxes, and if they should provide tools such as metering, they would provide them. However, part of the taxes collected would need to be taken out and handed over to Zhang Zhong.

When the officials saw the court like this, they were not anxious. Although they had to pay Zhang Zhong a few years of taxes, it was nothing. After all, the food price was high and the tax was also high, so they would not lose the higher part to Zhang Zhong himself.

As the grain prices were rising, the Zhang family took action and started selling tricycles. The cost of making the car was not low. They found many craftsmen in the local area to complete it. The price of a car could buy two common horses.

The Zhang family directly sent this batch of tricycles to temporary car dealers established in various places, rented them to people who need transportation for free, and maintained them as long as everyone pays ten cents every day. If the transaction is not good, it is allowed to delay for a few days.

The tricycle is all hand-made, with bearings and chains used. It is difficult to travel other roads. It will be easier to travel the newly built road in the future. It costs ten cents a day, which is quite a lot. However, this car does not need to feed the grass. Now it is less grass and it is difficult to feed the animals, not to mention which animal has to add beans or even feed eggs if it loses weight.

More importantly, ten cents a day are not for nothing, but a certain amount is paid, that is, when the tricycle is built, the car belongs to the individual and there is no need to continue to take money in the future.

The people didn't know the inner war at all, and they thought it was very common. They all knew that wherever Zhang Zhong became an official, he would make new things for the people to use, all of which were very useful things.

Moreover, the Zhang family did not get much benefit in it. This is the case with the Zhang family, a good official and a good family. So many people who originally thought of spending a lot of money to buy livestock will not buy it this time. They went to the car shop to get the car, wrote down their letters, and pulled it out to pedal to take the job.

The tricycle that seemed insignificant made the people behind Dong Dong's family confused. He had just raised the price of the animals and was preparing to ship them a little bit so that he could make more money from them. Unexpectedly, after he controlled the food price, the animals he bought could no longer be sold.

It is no longer possible to sell animals that are collected at a higher price. Not to mention higher prices, no one is willing to buy them even in the past.

All the animals were in their hands, and there was no money to turn over. The high price of grain was high, but now I could not release a large amount of grain. I just received the order. Since Zhang Zhong robbed a lot of food, the food here needs to be transported back to replenish Tubo's losses, otherwise I would not survive this winter.

The Qi Dong family received a new order to appropriately release some of the food so that they can withdraw some money. The animals collected need to be fed for food, and they also help to find a way to see if they can sell the animals.

The Qi Dong family brought the merchants to them and asked them to put food at high prices appropriately. As a result, the merchants had just made some moves, and the Zhang family moved again.

The grain transported from other places was only news but no food, but this time there was something. The grain raised from elsewhere had been parked outside Yizhou on a boat and did not enter Yizhou at all. Now it is easy to come in.

In fact, this batch of grain is not much, but it is very timely used. Zhang Zhong posted the news that the price of grain is still at its original level. If anyone wants to buy it, he will sell as much as he can. This time, a batch comes, and a few subsequent batches will come back immediately. The Zhang family has many ships.

In fact, there is only one batch of news. The people don’t know if the news is released. The people who were rushing to buy food a few days ago regretted it and never wanted to buy more food again.
To be continued...