-
Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading
Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Fantasy -> The Tyrant¡¯s Cannon Fodder Queen [Book] Chapter 57
Previous page Return to Catalog Next page
- You can search for "The Tyrant's Cannon Fodder Queen [Through the Book]" on Baidu to find the latest chapter!
The two of them hurried back to the house and reported the situation to the prince.
"It's these profiteers who have set a trap for us!" Eunuch Liu kept wiping the sweat from his forehead and neck with a handkerchief, and said to the prince in a sharp voice: "Your Highness has mobilized this batch of grain, in addition to providing loans for disaster relief in the disaster-stricken counties in Shanxi. Half of the surplus is enough to turn over the newly built warehouse for a year. Who else but you would suddenly mobilize so much food? It must be a fake show arranged by those profiteers!"
"What's even more ridiculous is that they said that the Beijing businessman was willing to pay 700 cents per stone for the medium grain, which is more expensive than the market price. Anyone with too much money would be in trouble!"
"They want to give us a big blow?" The prince looked at Xue Yao.
"In my opinion, this matter may not have been arranged by the Zhejiang merchants." Xue Yao nodded and replied: "According to the previous assumption, someone leaked the news of His Royal Highness's emergency grain collection, even if the Zhejiang merchants were brave enough to take advantage of it. A sum of money, so we should prepare early and buy grain at low prices from Jinling City in batches.
The actual situation is that overnight, Zhejiang businessmen purchased a large amount of grain from their counterparts in Jinling City regardless of cost. If it was just to drive up grain prices, the risk would be too great. "
The prince narrowed his eyes slightly: "You mean, there are indeed so-called merchants from Beijing. I have to negotiate business with them before I can, so that they can raise food everywhere regardless of the cost?"
"That's exactly what I mean." Xue Yao analyzed: "I heard from the shopkeeper of the grain store today that the price of grain collected by merchants in Beijing is six hundred and ninety cents per stone. Only this price can make Zhejiang merchants pay for it at all costs. The astronomical price of 590 yuan was used to adjust the grain from the hands of peers. Without such confidence, these Zhejiang businessmen would not have dared to take such a big risk."
Eunuch Liu didn't take it seriously, frowned and retorted: "What can't these profiteers do for the sake of profit? Which fool is willing to spend 690 yuan to collect grain in large quantities? This group of grain merchants in Zhejiang worked together to steal all the grain in Jinling City. They spent all the money just to make us pay a sky-high price of more than 690 yuan to snatch this batch of grain from the Beijing merchants they arranged!"
Xue Yao ignored him and still looked at the prince.
The prince asked Xue Yao: "Are there any other signs that prove that there is really such a Beijing businessman who came to Zhejiang to collect grain at sky-high prices before us?"
The prince was still able to get the idea, and Xue Yao immediately replied: "It's the attitude of the shopkeeper of the grain store, his attitude when discussing business with us - he doesn't put on airs, doesn't try to tantalize his appetite, is neither arrogant nor arrogant, and has a calm demeanor. This is not a A profiteer who has a lot of goods in his hands and does everything possible to lure people into his trap will behave accordingly."
"This just shows that he is a profiteer among profiteers." Eunuch Liu refused: "He can deceive you, but he can't deceive our family!"
Xue Yao cupped his hands and said to the prince: "This matter is of great importance. My personal judgment alone cannot convince everyone. I hope that your highness will condescend to go to the grain store to inquire about it in person."
"Okay, let's first assume that there really is such a Beijing businessman who is willing to pay a higher price than the retail price to collect grain in large quantities." The prince said: "Aren't Zhejiang grain merchants afraid that things will go wrong and there may be fraud? You just said Then the Beijing merchants only paid a deposit, and the grain merchants in Zhejiang are not worried about the other party changing their minds? Then could the Beijing merchants be sent by the Jinling grain merchants to deceive them into going to Jinling to collect grain at high prices? "
Xue Yao answered honestly: "I have no way of guessing this, but judging from the shopkeeper's awe for the Beijing merchants, I'm afraid the other party is also a person of some status. Maybe there is some background that makes these Zhejiang merchants feel confident."
The prince fell into thinking.
Eunuch Liu reminded in a low voice: "Why don't we stand still and waste him for a while first. No matter what Beijing businessman he is, no matter how well-connected he is, he can't afford a million taels of silver casually."
"The problem is that we can't afford it now." The prince exhaled deeply: "If it is half a month later, most of the farmers in the disaster-stricken counties will borrow money from landlords and wealthy businessmen, and the effect of the trial implementation of the new law will be minimal."
Eunuch Liu said nervously: "Why don't we, in the name of the court's disaster relief, ask Zhejiang merchants to put down other businesses and sell rice grains to us at a small profit."
"Do you want the new law to become a laughing stock?" One of the prince's advisers came forward and argued: "During the trial period of the new law, we have to prove to the emperor that we do not need to exert pressure in the name of the court, nor do we hinder private free trade, we just rely on With the advantages of convenient transportation and small profits but high profits, it not only benefits the people, but also fills the national treasury."
The prince fell into deep thought.
People in the hall immediately waited with bated breath for instructions.
"Everyone, please retreat and summon Xu Liang and Zhang Qing to see me." After the prince said this, he turned around and walked to the coffee table to sit down.
After Xue Yao went out, he thought that Xu and Zhang were the first-class bodyguards of the prince, the kind of masters, masters, masters.
"The summoning of these two people must be some kind of secret investigation or torture mission"The wings of insects flap very slowly.
The Seventh Prince can feel the air flow caused by the vibration of wings. Through the changes in air flow, he can easily judge the movement trajectory of flying insects.
No need to use eyes to see.
At this moment, staring at the instructor with all his attention, the Seventh Prince could feel the invisible air flow around him¡ª¡ª
The cane stabbed toward his left shoulder, but the airflow from the instructor's wrist and ankle was hitting him in the opposite direction.
It was a feint, he planned to attack the right side.
The instructor made a feint and turned his wrist to attack the prince's right shoulder.
Unexpectedly, the slow-reacting little prince did not dodge to the right, but dodged to the left, as if he had seen his attack plan in advance.
How can this be!
Just as the instructor was about to stop his move, the right hand holding the vine suddenly sank. The little prince grabbed his wrist and pulled it forward with astonishing force!
"boom¡ª¡ª"
Suddenly, he was hit hard on the right shoulder by a palm. The instructor turned over and fell to the ground. When he came to his senses, he looked up and saw his cane being held upside down in his hand.
Raising his head slowly along the vine, the seventh prince lowered his head and stared at him expressionlessly.
"Sir, you are slower than before." The seventh prince was a little disappointed.
Coach Li: ¡°¡¡¡¡¡¡¡±
It¡¯s obviously your boy who didn¡¯t follow the routine!
In line with the dignity of a military commander, Coach Li wants to fight again.
However, the Seventh Prince had already smelled the aroma of roasted lamb legs, returned the cane, and rushed away from the training ground.
The fifth prince¡¯s heart was simply shattered.
¡°I don¡¯t know if this instructor is taking advantage of Concubine Xi, but he always gets angry when facing Lao Qi.
In the past, it was at least like an eagle catching a chicken, chasing it for a while before letting go. Today, the coach was knocked down by Lao Qi with one move!
Where does this leave his fifth brother¡¯s dignity?
Turning around, I looked at my chubby seventh brother¡ª¡ª
The seventh prince took out the dagger from his arms and started to cut the leg of the lamb.
That dagger
"Isn't this the dagger that elder brother gave us?" The fifth prince was furious: "How can you use this dagger to cut mutton!"
While the seventh prince was cutting the mutton, he looked up at the fifth brother: "I also use it to cut beef."
"Not even beef!" The fifth prince pointed at the dagger angrily: "This is the long knife used by the soldiers in front to kill the Japanese pirate leader. After the blade was rolled, it was divided and recast. How can the seven divided daggers be used to cut mutton? Its The blade represents the majesty of Da Qi¡¯s cavalry, and its tip sends a solemn warning to the Japanese pirates attacking along the coast!¡±
The seventh prince glanced at the dagger and asked in surprise: "Can it still speak human language?"
"That's not what you mean!" The fifth prince snatched the dagger, picked up the kudzu towel on the table, and carefully wiped off the oil stains on the knife: "Eldest brother gave this dagger to us to express his love for us."
"Who would give a dagger to someone they like?" The seventh prince began to tear the mutton with his bare hands.
"What's wrong with the dagger?" The fifth prince glanced at his younger brother dissatisfied: "Otherwise, what do you want to give me as a gift?"
The seventh prince smiled with a pair of peach blossom eyes, and said softly: "Rabbit."
He glanced at Fifth Brother and smiled arrogantly: "I took out a pure white rabbit. It is timid and can't run fast. I like it very much."
The fifth prince blinked, remembered something, and asked: "Are you talking about the silly white rabbit that Ayao sent to the dining room?"
The seventh prince stopped tearing the mutton with his hands, and the smile on his face disappeared. Slowly and in shock, he raised his eyes to look at the fifth prince!
"Whatwhat happened?" The fifth prince suddenly felt a strong murderous aura.
? **
It has been two days, and the prince still asked everyone to stand still.
The sixth prince knew that his brother was in big trouble, so he asked the second prince to tell fortunes all day long, and to predict when Zhejiang merchants would lower their prices.
The second prince said that it would not work if he calculated too much, so the sixth prince could only go to Xue Yao to chat to relieve his anxiety.
The two of them talked about the autumn hunt before leaving Beijing.
The sixth prince said: "Before I left, my seventh brother gave me a gray rabbit. I asked my aunt to help me raise it. I don't know if it has gained weight now."
Xue Yao's heart skipped a beat, and he tried with a guilty conscience: "The rabbit that His Highness the Seventh Prince gave you? Didn't you didn't you roast it?"
"How can you eat the rabbit sent by the seventh brother!" The sixth prince retorted seriously: "That is the wish of the seventh brother. He only sends rabbits to people close to him, and even the second brother does not receive them. If I eat the rabbit sent by my younger brother, then What kind of brother is that?"
Xue Yao¡¯s face turned pale: ¡°¡¡±
??Isn¡¯t it because the little fat bastard picked out the rabbit for food?
¡¾Warning: Lu Qian's sense of security is reduced by 5. ¡¿
¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù
The mothers of seven cubs in the comment area are calling every day, and they can only drag the fat cubs out to accept the bolt from the blue.
There is a tragic BGM here, I hope the little white rabbit has not been poisoned yet.
??Isn¡¯t it just for food?
¡¾Warning: Lu Qian's sense of security is reduced by 5. ¡¿
¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù
The mothers of seven cubs in the comment area are calling every day, and they can only drag the fat cubs out to accept the bolt from the blue.
There is a tragic BGM here, I hope the little white rabbit has not been poisoned yet.
?? - 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
- Previous pageCatalogNext page