"How many companies agreed to sell?"

Chu Lingyun was not surprised at all by this result. Who is willing to give up the money in his pocket to others?

Even if Shiyuan Trading Company is strong, it cannot go too far. Chu Lingyun estimates that these grain merchants will unite to fight against Shiyuan Trading Company.

A single grain merchant, no matter how big he is, is just an egg when faced with him.

And he is stone.

"There are three in total."

Osawa lowered his head. Two of the three companies were businesses owned by members of the literary society, and the people behind one were smart. As long as they were not allowed to lose money, they were willing to be friends with Ishihara Trading Company.

That company even paid off all of its purchase price.

The early ones are not even 10% off the market price, and the later ones are 40% or 50% off. All in all, even if you buy them at 30% off, you will still make money.

But he said that he didn't have to make money as long as the capital was given to him. If Shiyuan Trading Company was in urgent need of food, he didn't have to give up the capital.

Da Ze explained the situation clearly, and Chu Lingyun smiled.

There are smart people, but not many.

"It's okay. Let's continue asking tomorrow. Ask all the grain merchants. At least get a feel for their background and understand their attitude."

Chu Lingyun didn't care. This result was within his expectation and what he wanted.

If grain merchants don't object, how can they reasonably suppress grain prices?

A Japanese businessman who suddenly shows great kindness and sells grain cheaply will immediately arouse suspicion from others.

Although he is not afraid now, it is still a trouble.

He can ignore other people, but if Abe or Nishio comes to ask, how should he answer?

"yes."

Osawa responded, the boss said he wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Since it was a test, it didn't matter if he worked hard, but he felt very humiliated every time he was rejected.

At noon the next day, Chu Lingyun hosted a banquet for Shanghai smugglers at the hotel.

These people made a lot of money through smuggling, and with Toru Ishihara standing in front of them, they could safely leave the goods as long as they paid 10% of the payment.

They have made a lot of money recently and are very satisfied.

Ishihara Hiroshi was very tight. Shun Mizuro and Takemoto were watching together, and everyone worked together. No one without Ishihara Hiroshi's permission could get involved in this business.

"Ishihara-kun, everyone is here."

Nitta is sitting next to Chu Lingyun. He is now the liaison officer of this group and reports the situation to Ishihara Hiroshi once a month.

Everyone is very honest and no one dares to play tricks.

Who wants to be busy when you can make money quietly?

The greedy one has long been sunk into the Huangpu River, and now only the bones are left.

"I invite you all today because I have something to ask of you."

Chu Lingyun said lightly, everyone was startled, Ishihara Heng actually asked them for help?

"Ishihara-kun, just say it, as long as we can help, we will do our best."

A general responded first, and everyone responded one after another, and all agreed.

Chu Lingyun glanced at Xintian, he knew what was going on.

"Recently, the food price has increased sharply. Ishihara-kun wanted to collect food from all the grain merchants, but they did not agree." Nitta said slowly.

"What? Someone dares not to give Mr. Ishihara face?"

"Grain prices are indeed too high, and these grain dealers are too evil-minded."

"Ishihara-kun, tell me, what do you want us to do?"

Everyone responded that they were engaged in smuggling business, and the smuggled goods included grain, but not large quantities.

"I might as well lead my men to smash up their store and confiscate all the food."

The head of the Liaison Department suddenly said that this area falls within his jurisdiction and he really has this ability.

"It's not necessary. We businessmen are doing serious business. I never use power to pressure others."

Chu Lingyun waved his hands, and the others had different expressions.

If you don't use force to suppress others, how did the previous ones die? Did you commit suicide because you couldn't think of it?

But they didn't dare to say these words.

"They are hoarding food and want to make money. The price they charge for food has been very high recently. I can understand. Don't they want to make money? Let's provide them with more food. You have many ships. I hope everyone will get it next

Send out half of the boats to transport food."

China is short of food. In fact, the whole world is in short supply at this time.

But no matter how scarce it is, there is still a place where there is plenty.

There is a lot of food in Southeast Asia, some in Japan, Australia, the United States, etc., all of which have food.

The most indispensable thing for smugglers is ships, and their goods are transported by ships.

"No problem, I'll take out 80% of the ship. China is celebrating the Chinese New Year recently, so not much cargo is moving, so it's all used to transport grain."

Years ago, all the money that should be earned has been earned, and all the goods have been sold out.

Chinese people like to rest during the Chinese New Year, and there are indeed free ships during this time.

"Thank you very much."

Chu Lingyun smiled and nodded. After a while, these people gathered more than fifty freighters. Chu Lingyun only wanted half, and almost everyone gave 70 to 80 percent.

If you move less goods, you can earn less money. Ishihara Hiroshi must support his work.

"Very good. No matter what the price of the grain is, just accept it and release the goods according to my orders. The profit will be yours, and I will pay for the loss."

Chu Lingyun finally said, and everyone understood what he meant.

This is to drive out all those grain merchants.

The reason why grain merchants hoard grain is not that there is not much grain on the market and rare goods are available, so they stock up on grain and sell it. The less grain, the higher the price, and ultimately the more they make.

Is there really not that much food?

Not necessarily, the warehouses of these grain merchants are almost full, and they have stocked a large amount of grain. If all this grain is taken out, there will definitely be no grain shortage now.

"No, I'll be happy to help Ishihara-kun even if you lose money."

One person said, and others responded.

The price of grain abroad is already lower. Even if it is a loss, no matter how much the loss can be, Ishihara Hiroshi wants to suppress the price of grain, make these grain merchants bankrupt, and then take back their grain.

Food prices will definitely increase in the future, and maybe we won’t lose money but can still make a lot of money.

Besides, this time they were doing it with Ishihara Trading Company, so they didn't have any worries.

These people also have a lot of energy and are not afraid of those grain merchants.

"Thank you all, let's start collecting food now. I still have some food there, let's put it out first, and your food can catch up as soon as possible."

Chu Lingyun smiled and nodded. If you want food to be cheap, you don't necessarily have to sell it yourself.

He has this ability, but he has ready-made helpers, so if he doesn't use it, it will be in vain.

With their help, this is a business war, an honest war.

Smugglers versus evil grain merchants.

They are all dogs anyway, and if a dog bites a dog, it is the common people who will benefit in the end.

Back at the trading house, Chu Lingyun immediately called Daze.

"Take out our grain and sell it at a 20% discount from the market price. Limit one person to purchase ten kilograms at a time. Issue grain licenses. You cannot buy without a license. I will ask the police to help maintain order. If a grain merchant comes to rob our grain

, let Takemoto handle it."

Chu Lingyun ordered, he had a lot of food in his hands, but he did not underestimate people's greed.

Not to mention there are so many grain merchants, just come to any big grain merchant and you can eat all his grain.

Other grains cannot arrive for the time being, and this batch of grains needs to support the market for a period of time.

Ishihara Trading Company also sent a large number of ships to buy grain. When all the ships came back, all these grain merchants would go bankrupt.

All major stores of Shiyuan Trading Company have temporarily added food sales points.

Before opening the warehouse to release grain, Daze went to publicize it, but the people didn't believe the grain price he said.

However, there were still many ordinary people, carrying food bags, waiting at the doors of Shiyuan Trading Company stores everywhere.

What if it's true?

The recent increase in food prices has made it difficult for many people to afford it. Even those who usually live a good life are now living in a tight situation.
To be continued...