505 "With such a relationship between the two of them, how could the adopted son of King Ruyang not help his sister?"
"This is just 100,000 shi of grain. Who knows, there may be more in the future!"
After hearing this, the other Suzhou grain merchants said, "What should we do? We can just stop supplying grain."
Shen Wansan said, "No, it's useless to send grain now. Besides, if we send grain, it might just play into Chen Jiusi's hands. We can't sell this grain."
After hearing this, other Suzhou merchants said, "Brother Wansan, we are not as wealthy as you and cannot afford it. We can't afford it!"
After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "If you believe me, don't send any grain. Let's see. My people have investigated the grain reserves in Huangzhou Prefecture and found that they can't withdraw 100,000 dan of grain. I'm afraid there is a trick here!"
The Suzhou merchants looked at Shen Wansan, not knowing what to say for a moment.
It's hard to say, but Shen Wansan, at such a young age, built up this huge fortune from scratch. But you say he is very capable, and now it has become like this. They don't know what to do for a while.
They looked at each other, then all frowned and stopped talking.
Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "Everyone, we don't want to sell our grain. I still say that if we can't sell the grain in Mianshui, there are many places in Hubei that are short of grain. If we transport the grain out of Mianshui, we can also sell it for a good price."
After hearing this, many grain merchants frowned and asked, "What about the freight?"
Shen Wansan said: "My Wansan Chamber of Commerce has issued it."
After hearing this, many grain merchants laughed and said, "Okay, since your Wansan Chamber of Commerce is willing to pay, at worst we will just transport the grain out of Mianshui and then wait for an opportunity to sell it at a high price somewhere else."
This will only waste some time.
Everyone decided that if the price was not right they would transport the grain out of the Mian River.
…
On the other hand, when Zhou Peng and others learned that Chen Jie actually had another 100,000 dan of grain to be transported into the Mian River, everyone's mentality collapsed in an instant.
"This, how is this possible, one hundred thousand shi? How can there still be one hundred thousand shi?"
Liu Rong looked at Zhou Peng and said, "Boss Zhou, what should we do now? If we don't sell our grain, it will be a waste of our money."
After hearing this, Zhou Peng said, "Don't worry, don't worry, there will definitely be a way."
"Hey, is there any other way? Boss Zhou, please stop lying to us. We are wasting our food!"
Mr. Wang said with a bitter face.
On the other side, Mr. Zhang said, "Boss Zhou, the Fishermen's Gang now has nearly 200,000 dan of grain. If the grain he said he would burn was not burned, then there are 260,000 to 270,000 dan of grain, which is barely enough for the people of Mianshui."
"Yes, Boss Zhou, this is the grain in the hands of the Fishermen's Gang. Don't forget that we still have a group of big merchants from Suzhou in Mianshui. They have 250,000 dan of grain in their hands. Where can we sell so much grain?"
After hearing this, Zhou Peng was also confused.
Just when everyone was worried, someone suddenly came into their yard. It turned out to be Ahetai, the commander of the guards around Yelu.
"Master Commander."
Everyone saluted to Ahetai, who said, "No need to salute. Lord Yelu asked me to come here to bring you a message."
Everyone looked at Ahetai and asked, "What's the news?"
At this time, Ahedai said, "Lord Yelu said that you don't have to worry about the less than 100,000 dan of grain in your hands. The big merchants in Suzhou will leave the Mian River and stop selling grain there as long as the grain price does not meet their expectations."
"Lord Yelu has already confirmed this with their Chamber of Commerce President Shen Wansan. If the grain price doesn't go up, they will leave Mianshui. The grain in your hands can still be sold at a high price, so don't worry!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other, then clasped their fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Yelu. We understand."
When they finished speaking, Ahetai said, "My Lord also said that you must keep calm. All this is Chen Jiusi's conspiracy."
Everyone nodded in unison: "Understood, Lord Yelu, please rest assured."
Ahetai nodded and left.
Zhou Peng said to the rest of the crowd, "Are you relieved now? Lord Yelu has said it. Are you still anxious to sell the grain?"
After hearing this, everyone said, "Haha, no need to rush, no need to rush."
Everyone said in unison that they were still at odds with the Fishermen's Gang, and they didn't believe that the Fishermen's Gang could really drive down the price of grain. If that didn't work, they would no longer sell in Mianshui. They wanted to see if Chen Jiusi could solve the grain shortage in Mianshui without them.
And where is Chen Jie at this time?
He is meeting the princess head-on.
"Meet the princess."
Zhao Ya looked at him and said, "Chen Jiusi, your 100,000 dan of grain has already reached the Mian River. Why don't they sell the grain? If they don't sell the grain, what should we do?"
After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Princess, they still have hope and are still thinking about transporting grain out of the Mian River."
Zhao Ya said, "Ah, what should we do? We can't let them transport the grain out of the Mian River. Otherwise, the grain we have won't be enough for the people to eat, and they will starve to death!"
Chen Jie said, "My lord, please be patient. I came here today to ask you to order the extermination of the Zoroastrian rebels in Mianshui."
Zhao Ya: "Zoroastrianism, we don't have the time to wipe them out now. Food is the most important thing now, Jiusi."
Chen Jie said: "Princess, if you order the extermination of the Zoroastrian rebels, you can solve the food problem."
Zhao Ya asked, "Does Zoroastrianism have food?"
Chen Jie said: "Probably not."
"What's the point of destroying them?"
Zhao Ya said anxiously. After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Princess, if we wipe out the Zoroastrian rebels, we can block the main transportation routes of the Mian River, including land and ship transportation. Princess, don't you understand?"
Zhao Ya was stunned and looked at Chen Jie and said, "You mean, they pretended to wipe out the Zoroastrian rebels, but in fact they blocked all transportation routes so that their food could not be transported out of the Mian River?"
Chen Jie smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."
Zhao Ya said: "This, Chen Jiusi, your move is very clever, this is what you call the killer move, right?"
Chen Jie laughed and said, "Zoroastrianism is extremely rampant in Mianshui. The princess should issue an order to eliminate it on behalf of the court. During the elimination period, no one is allowed to leave Mianshui, including boats, carriages, and especially transporting goods. Who knows if there will be Mianshui rebels hiding in there? What do you think?"
Zhao Ya said, "You are really bad. Fine, let's do as you say. The Fishermen's Gang will block the road and I will issue a notice."
Chen Jie said: "I obey your command."
…
The notice was posted that afternoon, and the entire Mianshui was in an uproar. Suppressing bandits?
The fishing gang had received the news in advance and immediately blocked all water and land routes. People could pass with a small package, but bulk commodities, sorry, could not pass.
This is equivalent to cutting off the retreat of all Suzhou merchants.
At this time, a group of people hurriedly ran to Shen Wansan's residence.
"Brother Wansan, something terrible has happened!"
Shen Wansan had already known the news by now, and his face was full of despair. Chen Jiusi's move was really too cruel. Isn't this just closing the door to beat the dog?
We have fallen into his trap, and it is now extremely difficult to get out.
At this time, everyone in the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce was terrified and ran to Shen Wansan.
"Brother Wan San, what should we do now? The Mian River has blocked all transportation intersections. We can't get out even if we want to."
"Yes, Brother Wan San, when our cargo ship wanted to leave today, it was stopped by the fishing gang. They also suspected that there were Zoroastrian demons hiding on our ship."
"Yes, we asked them to check, but they said they would not let us pass without checking. It's clear that they want to trap us to death in Mianshui County."
"Yes, Brother Wansan, what should we do? What should we do now?"
A group of people surrounded Shen Wansan and talked a lot. Shen Wansan was sweating. Chen Jie's move was too cruel and left Shen Wansan no room to struggle.
The people from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce were even more impatient.
At this time, he said with a bitter face: "Brother Wansan, these grains are the most precious goods in my brother's house. If they are lost here, I will be finished."
"Yes, Brother Wan San, you have to make the decision for us. We all listened to you in the beginning, and you can't deny it now!"
"Yes, brother Wan San, you must be responsible to the end."
Many businessmen surrounded Shen Wansan and said to him. At this time, Ah Chang looked at them and said angrily, "How can you be like this? You follow the others when we make money, but when we lose money, we make us Shen responsible. You are all businessmen. There is no business in this world that only makes money and never loses money!"
After hearing this, many merchants looked at each other, and then one of them said, "You little fellow, you don't know shit. When we said we wanted to sell it, it was your Master Shen who wouldn't let us. Now that we've lost money, if he doesn't take responsibility, who will take responsibility?"
"Yes, if he doesn't take responsibility, who will?"
A group of people were talking at once, and just as they were talking, suddenly a waiter rushed in and shouted: "Something bad has happened, something bad has happened."
Everyone looked at him, and the waiter said, "Zhou Peng from the Beggars' Sect, Liu Rong from the Firewood Sect, the Magistrate Tang Wannian, the gentry in the city, the Zhang family, and the Wang family are all selling grain. The price of grain has fallen below 20 wen, and is now only 18 wen!"
"Ah! What!"
After hearing this, all the merchants in Suzhou stood up, their faces filled with disbelief. They actually started to dump their stocks, so what about us?
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Shen Wansan who was sitting there, and Shen Wansan laughed softly at this time: "Haha, I lost, I actually lost."
After saying that, Shen Wansan stood up and walked out.
Everyone looked at it and asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"
Shen Wansan said: "I want to go see Chen Jiusi!"
Chapter 223 I, Shen Wansan, am convinced
"Are you going to see Chen Jiusi?"
The merchants present were stunned at first, and then they immediately reacted: "Yes, brother Wan San, go see Chen Jiusi and beg him, maybe he can let us out of the Mian River!"
The merchant shouted loudly. After hearing this, Shen Wansan turned around with a mocking look on his face. You are so naive. They have worked so hard to trick you in, and you are thinking that they will let you go. What are you thinking?
Shen Wansan thought about it and turned to leave. At this time, Achang caught up with him and shouted, "Master Shen, wait for me, wait for me!"
…
Fishing Gang, Chen Mansion.
Chen Jiusi was having dinner with his two wives in the living room. Bai Wenjing and Liu Yishou had just diagnosed their pulses and concluded that their pulses were stable and the fetal heart rate was normal. They should pay attention to nutritional balance, avoid overwork, avoid having sex, and do some exercise, such as taking a walk.
Bai Wenjing instructed the two women very seriously, and Chen Jie kept blinking his eyes, "Master, who are you choosing, Mo Tongfang?"
Bai Wenjing didn't care about all that. After she told him the diagnosis results, she took Liu Yishou out for a drink.
The two old men have now reconciled and are getting along very well. Chen Jie couldn't understand it. They obviously had such a good relationship, so how could they have ended up not talking to each other anymore?
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