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Sun Wentang, He Jingnian, Jiang Yunshan and others looked at each other in shock as they watched Hu Wanan leave.
¡°If this grain sells for a penny a pound, I might as well dump it all into the river.¡±
He Jingnian waited for Hu Wanan to leave and couldn't help but said with red eyes.
This time, the He family's losses were too great, at least two million taels of silver. The He family was really struggling. In order to raise such a huge amount of funds to set up a business, they mortgaged a lot of properties and shops. A lot of the grain purchased here was also purchased on credit.
Now if they sell for one penny per catty, their He family will become precarious. If they can't support it, the entire He family may go bankrupt.
"With a penny and a pound, the Hu family is truly worthy of being the leader of Huizhou merchants. They are really wealthy."
Sun Wentang couldn't help but sneered.
Let alone the famine years, this food would never be sold for a penny per catty even in normal times. What's more, the food in their hands is basically rice from the south of the Yangtze River, and the cost is extremely high.
"The Hu family wants to buy a pound for a penny, what do you think?"
Jiang Yunshan also followed suit and said, he was extremely unwilling in his heart, but if the Hu family sells it for a penny per catty, what will they do?
As the leader, the Hu family has strong strength and wealth, so it naturally has the most food in hand. If the Hu family sells it for one penny per catty, other people will not be able to sell the food in their hands even if they don't follow.
There was a penny a pound of fish in front of them, and a penny a pound of rice in the back. The food in their hands was definitely rotten in their hands.
"I've already said that even if I pour it into the river, I won't sell it for a penny or a pound. Anyway, the food is not sea fish. Don't worry about it smelling. I will sell it slowly. I want to see how much Hu Wanan has. How long can the food be sold?"
Although He Jingnian looks very elegant and is dressed very elegantly, he is a bit ferocious when he speaks, and his true colors are revealed when his own interests are involved.
"Lao He, no matter what, we are all Huizhou merchants. It is better for everyone to act in unison. Why, over the years, our families have been helping each other, making money together and taking on difficulties together."
"Although Mr. Hu's decision is hard to accept, at the moment, it seems that this is the only way we can escape smoothly."
"There is no point in worrying about losses anymore. We still have to look forward. There are many opportunities to make a fortune. If the money is gone, you can make it again."
¡°If we can¡¯t escape smoothly this time, our families, no matter how rich they are, will not be able to escape death.¡±
After Jiang Yunshan thought for a long time, he slowly spoke.
No matter what, it is a loss now. No matter what, it is a blood loss. There is no possibility of turning back. You must know that they have now reduced it to the normal price in the past, but the food still cannot be sold.
The old and young men in the entire capital no longer buy into the accounts of grain merchants like them. Who would sell their grain anyway if they have a penny per pound of sea fish? What¡¯s more, these grain merchants had extremely bad attitudes in the past. Sold for sky-high prices.
"But with this penny per pound of grain, isn't it like cutting off our flesh to feed those people?"
Although He Jingnian knew very well that what Hu Wanan and Jiang Yunshan said made sense, his heart was bleeding when he thought that the grain he had worked so hard to buy at a high price was only sold for a penny a pound.
"You can keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood!"
Sun Wentang shook his head helplessly, sighed and said, obviously, although he was unwilling in his heart, he still had to follow, because they all knew clearly that this matter would not end so easily, and Emperor Hongzhi would not let it go easily. For them, the key now is how to escape.
"Alas~"
He Jingnian sighed, then thought for a while and said, "It's all the fault of the sea fish coming from Tianjin, otherwise we wouldn't have lost."
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On the streets of the capital, waiters at a grain store are still beating gongs and drums, shouting constantly, trying to attract people to buy food in their grain stores.
Here at the Grain Store, there is a waiter standing at the door of every grain store. Whenever he sees someone coming, he immediately goes forward to say hello and wants to draw the person into his grain store.
The previous arrogance has completely disappeared, everyone is eagerly waiting for customers to come up, but there are still no people on the street coming to buy food from the food store, they can only look at it with eagerness.
Behind a grocery storeThe boss soon spread the news. The shopkeepers and bosses who received the news were all dumbfounded. They had never heard of this penny a pound of food.
After confirming the news again and again, these grain stores began to get busy again. They took out red paper and pen and ink, and quickly changed the banners at the entrance of their grain stores. At the same time, the waiters in the stores hurriedly walked towards various parts of the capital. Convey the orders from the boss above.
¡°What¡¯s one penny per pound?¡±
"You're right, we're going to shout this out. If we don't sell for a penny a pound, we will be thrown into the moat by our boss?"
"It has been confirmed again and again, so hurry up and shout."
The waiters in charge of shouting didn¡¯t dare to shout such slogans at first, because the price was so scary. One penny per pound of food was unheard of, and they all knew the greed of the boss behind them. It is impossible to say that this grain can be sold for one penny per catty.
Only after repeated confirmations did the waiters start shouting in the streets of the capital.
"Sun's Rice Store is to provide relief to the victims. All grains are priced at one penny per catty, and each person is limited to purchasing three catties per day!"
"Jiangnan Fragrant Rice Store expresses gratitude to the emperor and expresses sympathy to the victims. All grains are priced at one penny per catty, and each person is limited to purchasing three catties per day~"
"He's Rice Store works together with the people to provide relief to the victims. All food in our store is priced at one penny per catty, and each person is limited to purchasing three catties per day~"
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Soon, the waiter of a domestic grain store started shouting in the streets and alleys of the capital. It was like a super earthquake, shaking the entire capital.
¡°One penny per pound of grain?¡±
"Did I hear you right? Such strange things happen every year, and this year there are particularly many. In the past, there were grains worth two hundred cents per catty, and then there were fish meats worth one cent per catty, and now there are grains worth one penny per catty, old man. I have lived for a long time and I have never seen anything like this before."
"How is this possible for one cent per catty of grain? Those profiteers were still selling it for two hundred cents per catty two days ago?"
"I also wonder if my ears heard it wrong."
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"There is nothing surprising. Meat costing a penny per catty has appeared, and grains costing a penny per catty are no longer surprising."
"That's right, everyone, hurry up and buy grain. I've long been tired of eating these sea fish. These profiteers will take advantage of them. I'm sure this is because the emperor knows that we people are working hard and ordered these grain merchants to pay a penny a pound. Sold to us.¡±
"It must be the Emperor. Only he will always care about us. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor~"
The people in the entire capital were surprised and quickly ran to the grain store. At the same time, some people knelt down and worshiped the palace. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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