500 "It's the Prime Minister Tuotuo."
Thinking of this, many businessmen had a clear idea in their hearts. No official dared to use force against them these days. After all, they were connected with the higher-ups and were considered dogs under the command of the prime minister. Naturally, officials from all over the country would have to give the prime minister the benefit of the doubt!
Shen Wansan said: "Everyone, let's pack up and go into the mansion."
After hearing this, the merchants said, "Yes."
Soon a group of people went to Yelu's mansion, and Yelu set up a grand banquet. Naturally, the sashimi that Yelu loved so much was also indispensable on the banquet.
But Shen Wansan didn't like to eat it.
Yelu looked at Shen Wansan and the others and said, "Mr. Shen and his party have come all the way from Suzhou and Hangzhou. They must have worked hard. Let's have some local special sashimi."
Shen Wansan said, "Lord Yelu is too polite. Su and others should have come to visit Lord Yelu first before coming here. I didn't expect that Lord Yelu would invite us first. It's really rude, rude."
Yelu heard this and said, "Hahaha, don't worry about these little red tapes. Mr. Shen, are you here to solve the problem of the Mian River?"
Shen Wansan said: "It's not a matter of resolving a problem, it's just a normal business transaction."
Yelu heard this and said, "Haha, Mr. Shen, you are right. Then Mr. Shen, what do you think the price of grain in the Mian River should be?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the feast stopped drinking and looked at the two people at the main table.
Shen Wansan turned the wine glass in his hand, then looked at Yelu and said, "Sir Yelu is the local official, what do you think the grain price should be?"
Yelu hesitated for a moment and said, "Sixty coins."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wansan looked at Yelu and an inexplicable smile suddenly appeared on his face. He understood. Sixty cents, so low, this Yelu is also a corrupt official.
If he is a corrupt official, it will be easy to deal with him. Shen Wansan said, "Master Yelu, what you said is true. These sixty coins are indeed a fair price."
Yelu said: "Yes, the price is very fair. I am just afraid that someone will lower the price maliciously."
After hearing this, a Suzhou businessman said, "Hahahaha... Lord Yelu, we thought you were going to bargain. As long as you don't bargain, then we won't bargain either. Why don't we make a gentleman's agreement?"
Yelu heard this and said, "Gentleman's agreement, a gentleman's agreement is good, but how should this agreement be made?"
After hearing this, the Suzhou merchant said, "Before the grain price reaches 60 wen, neither of us is allowed to bargain for it, nor is it allowed to sell grain recklessly and disrupt the market. What do you think, Lord Yelu?"
"Brother Zhang, please don't be rude. How can we ask Lord Yelu to do this or that?"
Shen Wansan pretended to criticize the rude person. After hearing this, Yelu waved his hand and said, "Hey, I think what Brother Zhang said is very true. We might as well sign this gentleman's agreement. It will also be good for the people of Mianshui, isn't it?"
Shen Wansan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then he said, "Then, then I'll do as you say, sir?"
Yelu immediately laughed and said, "Hahaha, good, good."
Both parties were very satisfied with the gentleman's agreement, but at this time, a Suzhou merchant outside the door had to pee urgently and came out to relieve himself.
He met a man who seemed very powerful, because no one dared to stop him in Yelu Mansion, and he had several followers following him.
At this time, the Suzhou merchant asked, "Sir, may I ask where is your toilet?"
When the powerful man heard this, he looked at the Suzhou merchant and said, "Hahaha, you are from Suzhou?"
The man said, "Exactly. May I ask you, sir?"
"Oh, my last name is Zhou. I'm a guest at Yelu's mansion. I just happened to go to the toilet. Let's go together."
"Oh, that's great. Thank you, Mr. Zhou."
"Ah, it's okay, it's okay. Your Suzhou Chamber of Commerce came today, and I was supposed to accompany you, but I had something urgent to do, so I didn't come. By the way, did your discussion go smoothly? Do you want me to help you put in a few words?"
"Haha, Brother Zhou, everything went smoothly, and we even made a gentleman's agreement..."
…
Fishing gang.
Chen Jie looked at the intelligence that had just been delivered today, and immediately said, "Haha, not bad, gentleman's agreement, I won't sell it for less than sixty cents."
Chen Jie put the note aside and looked at Xiao Hu and asked, "What is the price of grain on the black market today?"
Xiao Hu said, "Fifty cents, same as yesterday."
Chen Jie said, "Put out 20,000 dan of grain and sell it at 45 wen. Lower the price to 45 wen for me."
"yes."
Xiao Hu immediately agreed after hearing this, and then said: "But after these 20,000 dan of grain are spent, we only have less than 40,000 dan of grain. I'm afraid we can't hold out for a few days."
Chen Jie said, "That's enough. By the way, how is Chen Heng's going to Huangzhou Prefecture to pick up grain?"
Xiao Hu said, "They should have already headed back. But, Boss, for only 30,000 dan of grain, do you really need to send ten large ships?"
Chen Jie said: "Haha... When you go to the government to receive grain, you must give enough face. Okay, you go to the black market to sell grain first. I want the grain price to be 45 today!"
"good."
Xiaohu responded and left.
Chen Jie stood up, stretched and went out. On his left was Su Yunjin, who was in the east courtyard, and on his right was Huang Wan'er, who was in the west courtyard.
Who are you sleeping with tonight?
Chen Jie thought about it and went to the west courtyard.
The young lady from the East Courtyard is good, but she is too conservative. She won't let him touch her when she's pregnant. He can only hold her while he sleeps every night, and won't let him move even if she's in flames. Chen Jie also respects her and doesn't have any improper thoughts.
But the lady Huang in the west courtyard was more open. Although she was not allowed to go any further, she could use her mouth...
It's also an alternative experience. I have already slept at my wife's house for two nights. It's time to go find Madam Huang.
I don't know what's going on with these two women. Others are fighting to the death for men, but they are the ones who are being humble and yielding to each other. Oh... damn traditional virtues.
Chen Jie thought about it and went straight to the west courtyard. He wanted to enjoy Wan'er's tenderness tonight.
…
No words were spoken that night.
An inn booked by Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.
"Brother Wansan, look, the price of grain on the black market dropped to forty-five cents last night."
"Um?"
Shen Wansan was stunned when he heard this, and then he looked at the Suzhou merchant and said, "Forty-five coins, this shouldn't be the case. Although the large amount of grain arriving at the port will indeed cause the grain price in Mianshui to fluctuate, none of us are selling grain. Even if the price doesn't rise, it shouldn't fall. Moreover, the price has fallen by five coins. This obviously means that a large amount of grain has flowed into the market, which makes the market think that there is hope for a reduction in grain prices!"
After hearing this, the Suzhou merchant said, "Brother, someone is indeed selling grain. They should have sold at least 20,000 dan last night!"
"Twenty thousand shi!" Shen Wansan's face suddenly turned ugly and he asked, "Who in Mianshui County still has so much grain?"
The Suzhou merchant asked, "Brother, could it be that Yelu deliberately lowered the price?"
Shen Wansan said: "That shouldn't be the case. He wanted to lower the price. Why did he invite us yesterday?"
"Could this be a smoke bomb he released?"
Shen Wansan was stunned and said, "No, there is no reason. Doesn't he want to make money? But there must be a hand behind this that is against us. Who could it be?"
After hearing this, the Suzhou merchant said, "Brother Wansan, do you think we should sell some as well?"
"No, the most important thing in business is credit. We can't be the first to crash the market. Tell everyone, don't be impatient, don't be impatient, first see which way the wind blows. Also send someone to inform Yelu and ask him who crashed the market."
After hearing this, the Suzhou merchant said, "Okay, I'll send someone to ask Yelu right away."
…
Yelu Mansion.
Yelu listened to the news from the Suzhou merchants and immediately said to the messenger, "Go back and tell my dear brother Wan San that the one who paid out the grain yesterday was definitely not someone from my Yelu Mansion, nor could it be a gentry in the city. As for who it was, I will check."
After hearing this, the Suzhou merchant said, "Sir, I hope you can find out who is against us as soon as possible, and don't delay us from making money."
Yelu said: "Don't worry, this is not only about you, but also about my own interests."
See off the people from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.
Yelu frowned and looked at Zhou Peng and said, "Go tell those families in the city who have grain to take care of themselves, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless."
Zhou Peng said: "Lord Yelu, this time it's really not our people. None of our families sold any grain last night."
"Hmm? Who could that be?"
Yelu frowned, and Zhou Peng thought for a moment and said, "Could it be Chen Jiusi?"
"Well, Chen Jiusi?"
Yelu also frowned. Yes, Chen Jiusi has been too calm recently, which is not in line with his character. Could it really be him?
But that's not right. Didn't he burn all the food he had?
How could he get the food to fill the black market?
Thinking about this, he looked at the guard leader behind him and said, "How was the investigation of the fishing gang last time I asked you to do?"
The guard leader heard this and said, "Lord Yelu, we have checked and found that the warehouses of the fishing gang are all in the air. There must be no food. Moreover, all the large warehouses have been rented out to people from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce. How can the fishing gang have food?"
Yelu heard this and said, "That's strange. Chen Jiusi has no food. Then whose food did the 20,000 dan sold on the black market yesterday belong to?"
Yelu frowned and said, "I always feel like someone is plotting against me. The Mian River is very strange now."
The guard heard this and said, "Sir, do you want me to check again?"
Yelu heard this and said, "No need for now. Today our grain needs to be transported to the Mian River. It is not convenient for me to come out. You take people to transport the grain to our secret warehouse in Yangjia Town."
After hearing this, the guard leader clasped his fists and said, "Yes."
Yelu squinted his eyes and asked, "Who is it?"
For a moment he couldn't see clearly who was setting up the web.
…
In this way, the price of grain in Mianshui remained strangely stable at 45 wen per catty per day.
Yelu and Suzhou Chamber of Commerce are also waiting. If no one dumps the price in the next two days, the price of grain will rise again to their ideal price.
Just when everyone's attention was focused on the black market grain prices.
On the Mianshui River, there is a black wharf. Although it is called a black wharf, it used to be a big wharf. However, it was later sealed off by Yelu in a private name, so it became a black wharf and also Yelu's private wharf.
At this time, ten large ships secretly drove into the Black Wharf.
Ahetai, the commander of the guards of Yelu Mansion, was responsible for receiving the ship.
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