Chapter 184 The rich businessman is in distress and preparing to breed

Author: big bell

Chapter 184 The rich businessman is in distress and preparing to breed

Another day, Jiang Minglian came in a hurry again. This time he seemed surprised, which made Mou Tian very dissatisfied.

"Sir, rice is on sale in Chang'an Township again. It's also a thousand dan, and the price is twelve times higher than before."

"Chang'an Township again? Twelve times?" Mou Tian's face darkened.

"Did you buy them all?"

"I bought them all, but it cost a lot of gold."

Jiang Minglian's face looked very ugly. It was only a thousand dan, and it was nothing to pay for this little gold. But now that he had come to another thousand dan, and the price had been raised, it was a big deal.

Since Chang'an Township can be sold twice, there may be a third time. If the price is raised every time, even if the master is a wealthy businessman, he will not be able to hold on for long.

What's more, the master has already spent a huge sum of money to purchase most of Xianyang's grain.

"I heard that the rice yield in Chang'an Township can reach sixteen dan per mu, is this true?" Mou Tian thought for a while and asked.

He had heard of this before, it was already a public matter.

"Yes!"

"How much fertile land is there in Chang'an Township?"

"The old slave doesn't know much about it. It is said that His Majesty granted him a thousand acres of land twice."

"Twice a thousand acres means two thousand acres. Calculated based on the yield of sixteen dan per mu, ideally it would be about 30,000 dan, which is a lot!" Mou Tian muttered, and then said loudly, "That Li Zhao really knows how to run a business.

When I raised the price of grain completely, he would raise the price and sell at the right moment, which is really shameless."

"Forget it! It's only thirty thousand dan, I can still afford it."

"Steward, there should be some reserves in Chang'an Township, but no matter what, whenever they sell it, you will buy it immediately, no matter how much it costs."

He can still afford thirty thousand dan. Once the food supply in Chang'an Township is exhausted, then he will rule the world.

"Yes, sir, I will go and prepare enough gold now to completely control Xianyang's food supply."

Then, the daily grain sales in Chang'an Township began to increase, from the original one thousand dan to five thousand dan, and then to 10,000 dan. The price also increased accordingly, reaching twenty times.

Jiang Minglian gritted his teeth and bought them all.

"It's already reached 30,000 shi. Their rice must have been sold out!" The steward reported to Mou Tian as if he was taking credit.

In order to purchase these 30,000 shi of rice, he spent a lot of gold, which made his heartache.

"Yeah! It should be almost done. In two days, if there is no more rice for sale, it will be sold out." Mou Tian said with certainty.

However, to their dismay, the next day, the rice from Chang'an Township was shipped to the market again. This time, it was no different than the previous times. It cost 30,000 dan, and the price soared to 22 times.

Twenty-two times the price of food can definitely destroy a country.

When Jiang Minglian learned about it, he was like a chicken falling into the water, plunging to the ground and out of breath.

The master must have disappeared, but the total price of the previous few days has appeared again, and the price has soared so much. How can this happen?

He didn't dare to buy them all again, so he immediately approached Mou Tian.

"What?" Mou Tian backed away after hearing the report, his face as white as paper.

"Thirty thousand shi, how can there be another 30,000 shi? How do they get their food?"

"I don't know, but now is not the time to dwell on this issue. Should we accept the 30,000 shi of rice?" the steward reminded Mou Tian.

"It's now time, of course we have to take it, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted?" Mou Tian made a decision with a cruel heart.

"But their price has soared to twenty-two times, thirty thousand dan, which is a lot of money. We have spent a lot of money since the acquisition, and we don't have much savings left."

The butler told the truth.

"How much savings are left?"

"Less than a thousand yi."

Mou Tian frowned, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Sell part of the property."

"No, sir, this is the last thing left to you by the old master. If we sell it, we will become completely cheap businessmen." The butler dissuaded.

The hierarchies of the Qin Dynasty were clearly defined. Scholars were the most noble, farmers were second, and merchants were the lowest. Those who had land were farmers. Although their status was not as good as that of scholars, they would not be abandoned.

The existence of slavery.

Cheap businessman!

Even if you have a huge fortune, you cannot escape the restrictions of your status.

Mou Tian paced back and forth.

After the acquisition, Xianyang was in danger, but his family fortune was almost gone. He could not retreat from this situation, otherwise all his previous efforts would be wasted.

"How about we use our only savings to buy as much as we can."

"And Chang'an Township has already sold 60,000 shi, so it should be sold out."

Housekeeper suggested.

Mou Tian thought for a while, nodded, and that was all he could do.

Sixty thousand dan is already equivalent to the grain output of many landlords. Even if Chang'an Township receives His Majesty's favor, it cannot be more.

So, Jiang Minglian took the remaining savings and bought rice from Chang'an Township.

Thirty thousand shi of grain was sold in one day, which was completely unexpected by Li Jinong and the housekeeper.

Looking at the countless gold in front of me, I couldn't move my feet and my eyes were shining.

They had previously blamed Li Zhao for raising the price so high, and thought it would be difficult to sell it again. However, they underestimated the wealth of Xianyang dignitaries, and even more underestimated the financial strength of the regular customer.

"Haha! That man surnamed Jiang is really a big customer. The previous one-time purchase was even more heroic this time. He bought most of it at once. He is the nobleman of our Chang'an Township, the housekeeper! Be sure to treat him well next time you see him

Just thank him."

The butler patted his chest, looked at the golden thing without blinking, and said, "What the master said is that next time I prepare a gift, I will thank him properly."

"Yeah!" Li Jinong was rarely happy, but the next moment his stomach grumbled several times.

After a busy day, I didn’t realize I was hungry, so I waved my hand proudly and said to the manager:

"Master, I am very happy today. I decided to buy some good ones to reward everyone. You go and prepare them. Be sure to prepare expensive ones. It seems that we haven't eaten meat for a long time."

"Just pig! That's good stuff!"

The people of the Qin Dynasty were so poor that pig meat was a rare commodity.

Pork meat is generally concentrated on the dining tables of high-ranking officials. Of course, Chang'an Township is also considered a noble, so it is indispensable. However, after Li Zhao spent a large amount of family wealth, Chang'an Township was once in a tight situation, so it has not seen meat for a long time, but now it is making a lot of money.

It was a special profit, and he had made back all that Li Zhao had consumed, so he had to celebrate.

"Poultry?" The steward was in a dilemma, "Sir, with the soaring price of food, pork poultry has also risen sharply. We have hundreds of people, how much gold will it cost!"

Li Jinong was unhappy, but still proud, "As much as you want, I have plenty of money, go ahead!"

The housekeeper was helpless, the master had already said so, what could he say? But he felt that it was not good to waste it like this!

Today, Chang'an Township is celebrating. There is a grand banquet. Farmers, slaves, and guards all come to the table, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

After three drinks and five dishes, the butler approached Li Zhao drunk.

"Master, I'm so happy today! Ever since I became a slave, I thought that my life would be a miserable one. But after meeting the young master, I not only don't feel that being a slave is despicable, but I'm proud of it."

These words aroused everyone's sympathy, and they gathered around and looked at Li Zhao gratefully.

It is this young man who gives them hope, makes them not feel inferior as slaves, and allows them to have a stable life and a good income.

This is not nonsense. Since everyone learned that slaves in Chang'an Township can not only have enough food and clothing, but also receive monthly salary, I don't know how many people have envied me. Then, I don't know how many people came to become slaves in Chang'an Township. But Li Zhao's consistent style is equality

, there was no slave in his eyes, so he rarely agreed.

Some people have no choice but to become farmers in Chang'an Township, and they are still long-term farmers. Therefore, the rice yield in Chang'an Township can reach 20 dan per mu, and they also have a share of the credit.

This is what is called, people respect their karma, and their karma feeds back to others.

All of this was brought about by the young master. Without the young master, they would not be where they are today.

"Yes, young master, if it were in the past, we might not be able to eat pork during the New Year period, but here, although pork is not available every day, there will always be no shortage of pork."

"Master, you are our reborn parents. We have decided that we are willing to be your slaves for generations to come."

Li Zhao was deeply touched when he heard these words.

The people of Great Qin are simple. As long as they give a little favor, they will be grateful and serve the Lord throughout their lives. It is not like the society of the past life where there was intrigue and intrigue. Even if you give a favor, you may stab yourself in the back in the end.

Someone once said that a stranger will never harm you, but it will always be someone you know who will harm you.

Compared with the simple people of Chang'an, this is a world of difference.

Li Zhao stood up and looked at the people with tears in his eyes and the pork belly being cooked on the table with a fragrant aroma. He was full of pride.

"Everyone, thank you for thinking so highly of me, Li Zhao."
To be continued...