Because many industrial products rely on grain as raw materials!

Moreover, food still has the function of money in this era, and it needs to be circulated and used, and if you want to develop a free commodity economy, you can't do it without enough food.

Not only must there be enough grain for people to eat, but also for development and stability, and there must also be grain reserves, twice as much as enough grain for people to eat, so that they can barely meet the requirements.

Therefore, 50 million stone grain can meet Weibao's needs in the near future.

Now that Wu Xiang suddenly helped himself, Wei Bao knew that the potential of Da Ming was almost exhausted!

At this time, not to mention that you can't collect more silver, you can get another 100 million taels of silver, 200 million taels of silver for yourself, and you won't be able to collect it in the short term!

Think about the peak of the late Ming Dynasty, the north of the Yellow River was a large grain-producing province and a large population province, but the common people were able to plummet from 70 or 80 million in the Apocalypse to less than 10 million in the last year of Chongzhen! Food shortages, droughts, pestilences, how terrible! And the most important of these is the food shortage, if there is no food, people will starve to death, not to mention immunity? Since ancient times, the Great Plague has been followed by the Great Plague! In the case of cannibalism, it is impossible for the common people to rise up without exposing the rod!

Therefore, in estimating the situation that the internal potential is excavated to the top, it is necessary to find a way from the outside of the Ming Dynasty.

Wei Bao is not worried that his frenzied buying of grain will cause more scarcity of grain in the Central Plains and the north.

In Wei Bao's view, the biggest problem in the Ming Dynasty is the lack of circulation, and it is by no means a food shortage caused by natural disasters, all landlords have grain in stock, as long as the grain can make money, the grain in the south will also go up to the north.

Take Nanzhili as an example, once the grain in Jiangsu goes north, within a few days, the grain from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, these major grain-producing provinces will be frantically replenished to Nanzhili.

Further south, Liangguang, Fujian, Lianghu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, when did you hear that people died because of food shortage? Chaos is in the north.

But these words, these plans in Wei Bao's heart, Wei Bao will not say to Wu Xiang.

In Wei Bao's opinion, Wu Xiang definitely did not overestimate his ambitions, but underestimated them, and he Wei Bao was by no means only focused on becoming a big landlord in the north! It's about looking at the world and keeping the world in mind, okay? said too much to Wu Xiang, Wu Xiang didn't know how to look at himself.

More often than not, Wei Bao likes to keep a low profile and likes to hide himself from the invisible.

If you don't have strong strength, you can't find yourself at ease and look for death.

"You'd better keep it a secret about me borrowing your money!" Wu Xiang said: "Do you know why you sometimes make the big families in Liaoxi and Liaodong afraid?" Just because you're mysterious enough, no one knows about you! If they don't know where you're pouring out a lot of money, they'll be even more afraid of you! Sometimes, being scared is not a good way to protect yourself, and it is not necessarily a good thing! ”

Wei Bao heard Wu Xiang say this, and recognized it in his heart, originally he also wanted to ask Wu Xiang to keep it secret, and he also realized this, and he didn't want people to misunderstand that he had a deep relationship with the Wu family, so it was naturally good to hear Wu Xiang take the initiative to say this.

"I have been taught, and I will do as my uncle commands." Wei Bao Road.

"Let's go back." Wu Xiang got up and smiled slightly, and was about to leave the door of the top guest room of this Shanhailou Inn. One or two silver first-class rooms a night are just for Wei Bao and Wu Xiang to drink a cup of tea, so luxurious.

Wei Bao and Wu Xuexia also got up and looked at each other, Wei Bao didn't have anything to say to Wu Xuexia, but Wu Xuexia had something to say to Wei Bao.

When Wu Xiang opened the door, he glanced back and understood his daughter's thoughts, and smiled: "Do you still have something to say?" Then you can talk about it for a while, but it's better to be faster, although I already see Xiaobao as half of my Wu family's son-in-law in my heart, but after all, you are different from men and women, and it is better to be alone as little as possible in private. ”

When Wu Xuexia heard this, her face turned red, and she said angrily: "Dad, when did I stay alone with Wei Bao?" I had nothing to say to him. ”

"You guys have another cup of tea and come over, I'll go and help Xiaobao release the news first!" Wu Xiang smiled, ignored his daughter's defense, opened the door and went out, and then closed the door again.

Wu Xiang made Wu Xuexia's pink face even more embarrassed, where could a father let his daughter stay alone in a room with a young man like this? It was not for Wu Xuexia to leave, nor to stay, and looked at Wei Bao.

Wei Bao was very calm: "Since Lord Wu said so, let's drink another cup of tea and go back." I was able to avoid drinking less. If I'm there, your brother and they will pour me wine, and I won't be as good as those boys who have been soaking in barrels all year round. ”

Wu Xuexia heard Wei Bao say this, nodded obediently, sat back again, and took the initiative to help Wei Bao make tea: "This tea is okay, you drink wine, drink one more cup of tea to relieve hangover." ”

"Thank you." Wei Bao said gracefully.

Wu Xuexia held the tea in both hands and put it in front of Wei Bao.

Wei Bao took a sip of it, "It's a little sweet." ”

Wu Xuexia smiled: "Aren't you angry?" My dad offered such a high interest rate. ”

Wei Bao smiled indifferently, if this is a modern country, this is a proper usury, not protected by law! But there is no such saying in this era, as long as the contract agreed upon by both parties is valid! Especially this kind of loan contract, written in black and white, indicating when to repay the loan, how much to repay, iron, can not be more than a day, not a penny is not allowed to be less, otherwise there is no credit, not only to pay high liquidated damages, but also to be used as a handle for a lifetime.

"But your father is right, the silver is his, and he can choose a more secure investment method than this, even if the return may not be as great as this, but the risk is certainly less than this. If I die, all his money will be lost! Wei Bao looked like a light and breezy look. In modern times, although he is a scumbag at the bottom of society, at least he doesn't have to think about death every day like now. Maybe that's why I suddenly love to spend, spend money, and enjoy the feeling of spending a lot of money?

"It's rare that you can think so much. However, don't stress too much, if you really have trouble repaying the money, I will help you tell my father, and he should give you accommodation for a while. Moreover, I also believe that you have the ability to earn this silver within the deadline. Wu Xuexia said gently.

"Thank you!" Wei Bao smiled softly: "You also drink tea, don't just make me tea." ”

"I don't drink anymore, I didn't drink just now, I drank a lot of soup, and I'm full." Wu Xuexia said with a smile. She loved it when Wei Bao spoke to herself in that tone.

Wei Bao smiled, not knowing what to say. What Wu Xiang said just now is very clear, this time he took the initiative to help, not only for a high return, but also for his daughter.

Wei Bao glanced at the beautiful Wu Xuexia, and still don't know what kind of relationship he has with Wu Xuexia? Do you really regard Wu Xuexia as a wife-to-be? So, what should Zhao Jinfeng do?

Wei Bao often wonders, to what extent can two people be in love before they can get married?

Is it necessary to know each other for many years? Or do you need to love vigorously?

When it comes to getting married, there must be love in it, and it can't be done without love.

But Wei Bao feels that marriage cannot be just because of love, but more importantly because of habit.

Wei Bao was suddenly very glad that the fortune teller calculated that he would not be suitable for marriage until five years, and if he married a wife too early, he would set the wife of the main room early, which would limit the space for him to choose.

Habit is a very valuable thing, men are too easy to like a person of the opposite sex, and it feels that it is actually the most unreliable.

In modern times, when the silk is used, Wei Bao can be tempted by many women in a day, and always maintain an attitude of love at first sight, okay? But so what? If there is no money, where are the beauties?

From the bottom of his bones, Wei Bao felt that he might never be able to get rid of the breath of modern eagle silk, because he had entered his bone marrow, and the life he had crossed over was a mature soul, and it was impossible to recover the soul of a teenager because of the seizure of a teenager's body.

In modern times, teenage life has been carved into the depths of one's soul and can never be changed.

I often feel that I am very young, and my mind seems to be like that of a teenager again, but these are two different things, and the latter will never go back.

If you see a girl, you will like it, and if you turn your face and see another girl the next day, you may like it.

This is something in the bones, and human nature cannot overcome it.

After having feelings, it has become a habit to be together, and when it is no longer possible to do without this habit, Wei Bao feels that it is relatively safe to enter marriage at that time.

Many marriages that are simply entered because of love will soon disappear in the trivial, boring, and homely life.

When love becomes a habit, both parties are used to each other, and it is difficult to get used to others, then entering marriage at that time is the safest and can be relatively long-lasting.

If it's too easy to fall in love, then the hate comes quickly, because one look, one word, and it takes less than a second to decide to give up.

And what can really make people break their muscles and bones are those love habits that are carved into the bone marrow.

If you are used to listening to someone, you are used to seeing a warm smile, and you are used to liking this person all the time, you can no longer get used to others.

Once this habit is established, if one party leaves, the other party's world will collapse, and it is definitely a process of scraping bones and healing to get out of this relationship.

If both are used to each other, such a marriage will be safer.

The more time you spend with a person, the more data you have about that person. If you give up later, then the data can only become memories, and there is no way to use the data, they can only be left alone.

Therefore, Wei Bao does not give up a relationship easily.

In the process of gaining power and wealth, Wei Bao has to try to make himself more ruthless, divide sex and love a little more, and sleep with whoever he wants! But feelings are never easy to talk about.

The power of habit, accustomed to having each other, no one can do without whom, and whoever leaves no one will have a better life, this is called a soul mate.

I often pick a piece of clothing and buy a pair of shoes for a long time, but I am so casual about marriage.

It's easy to fall in love, but it's always too difficult to get along, because falling in love is a process of constantly discovering each other's strengths, marriage is a process of constantly digesting each other's shortcomings, and habits will weaken each other's shortcomings and make the process less painful.

Wei Bao didn't know what to say, so he simply didn't say anything, and just sat quietly and drank a cup of tea, feeling very good.

"Shall we go?" Wei Bao said to Wu Xuexia: "It's not good to leave for too long, after all, I am the east today." ”

"You talked to that Yang Gongzi for a long time just now, what did you say? He is not a good person, everyone in Shanhaiguan knows that Yang Gongzi lives in the Qinglou all the year round. Wu Xuexia said softly.

Wei Bao sweated, you didn't speak for a long time, and when you said it, you held back such a sentence? "Didn't say anything, gossip."

"If you want to go to the Qinglou, don't dispel this thought, that place is very dirty, you will get sick, I would like you to find a few more concubines. It's just looking for Zhao Jinfeng, and I don't have anything to say. After Wu Xuexia finished speaking, she lowered her pink face and looked aggrieved.

Wei Bao is angry and funny, you know a lot, but am I the kind of person who is nostalgic for Qinglou? Oiran Xu Rui has always been by my side, and I can't help but touch it.

"Why did you mention Zhao Jinfeng again?" Wei Bao smiled slightly, thinking that Wu Xuexia was very interesting again.

"Nope." Wu Xuexia's face flushed, she glanced at Wei Bao, and quickly lowered her head: "I mean, compared to the girl in the Qinglou, I would rather you go to Zhao Jinfeng." ”

Okay, compare Zhao Jinfeng with the girl in the Qinglou? Wei Bao was also speechless, "I know, don't worry, I won't look for a woman in the Qinglou, I'm not so unbearable." ”

Wu Xuexia heard Wei Bao say this, and looked at Wei Bao happily, she was worried about this, her eldest brother and second brother like to go to the Qinglou, it is said that her second brother was also sick, and later cured, and it was much more restrained.

The two of them left the inn of Shanhailou and came to the main building of Shanhailou in front of them, they needed to pass through the counter in the lobby below the restaurant, and Sister Fang was sitting in the counter.

Wu Xuexia actually took the initiative to greet Sister Fang: "The shopkeeper is good." ”

Sister Fang saw that Wei Bao and Miss Wu seemed to be a little closer, and she was slightly jealous, and when she heard Miss Wu take the initiative to greet her, she hurriedly said, "Hello, Miss." ”

"I lost my temper that day, I hope you don't mind, and please accompany Miss Zhao on my behalf." Wu Xuexia said.

Wei Bao was stunned, looking at Wu Xuexia's knowledgeable appearance, it was even more funny, secretly thinking that a woman is really a strange animal, it was obvious that you were crazy that day, and now it seems that you have changed a person.

Sister Fang also thought so, and she didn't know what happened to Wei Bao and Wu Xuexia just now? She knew that Wei Bao, Miss Wu and Wu Xiang went to the back inn to have tea, and Sister Fang guessed that they must have said something big just now! Sister Fang suddenly thought that Wei Bao might have married the Wu family in private, otherwise why would Wu Xiang make an appointment with Wei Bao alone?

"The eldest lady doesn't have to take it to heart, it's all over. I will convey the words of the eldest lady to Miss Zhao. Sister Fang said indifferently. Who does Wei Bao marry in the end, although she likes Zhao Jinfeng, but if Wei Bao insists on marrying Wu Xuexia, Sister Fang can also understand, after all, if she marries Wu Xuexia, she can make Wei Bao get a lot of light from the woman's family, and compared with Wu Xiang, Zhao Kehu is really not a character.

Wu Xuexia owed Sister Fang, and then waited quietly by Wei Bao's side, looking very obedient and never leaving, Wei Bao didn't say to leave, she wouldn't leave.

Wei Bao looked at Sister Fang, and then at Wu Xuexia.

Wu Xuexia smiled: "Do you want to talk to the shopkeeper alone?" I can go back first. ”

"No, you don't." Wei Bao's face flushed, he had just had something to do with Sister Fang, and now he was running around with Wu Xuexia, he was such a thick-skinned person, and he also felt a little bad.

Sister Fang hurriedly said: "Miss, don't misunderstand, my relationship with Wei Gongzi is just a small shop and a distinguished customer, and there is nothing to say in private." ”

"Yes and no." Wu Xuexia didn't have to hide it from her, she could understand everything: "In the future, the shopkeeper can often come to my house to play with me, and I want to be friends with the shopkeeper." ”

"I don't dare to be this person, if the eldest lady doesn't dislike it, she can often come to our Shanhailou to play." Sister Fang hurriedly said.

Wei Bao smiled slightly: "You don't have to call her so raw, you can call her Sister Fang." ”

"Okay, I'll call you Sister Fang, right? I don't know if you're as old as me? Wu Xuexia's bright-eyed Sister Chong Fang smiled sweetly.

Sister Fang secretly thought, this Miss Wu is really a soul-seducing beauty, don't say it's a man, even I feel beautiful and abnormal when I see it, no wonder it is rumored inside and outside the Guandong that Miss Wu is the first beauty in Kanto!

Wu Xuexia and Sister Fang passed their age, only to know that the two were in the same year, and Wu Xuexia, Sister Fang and Zhao Jinfeng all happened to be the same year, Wu Xuexia was the youngest, and like Wei Bao, they were all born during the summer and autumn handover, Sister Fang was the oldest, and was born in the spring, and Zhao Jinfeng was born at the time of the spring and summer handover.

By the way, Wu Xuexia is a little more affectionate to Sister Fang, although Wu Xuexia will not be like ordinary little girls, who has a good relationship with her, so she will talk hand in hand, but she is also affectionate, not exactly like the usual arrogant lady.

Although it is difficult for Sister Fang to feel close to Miss Wu for a while, but with such a noble status as Miss Wu, she will not slack off and talk to Miss Wu with appropriate words.

Wei Bao seemed to have become a bystander.

There are also a lot of banquets in the hall on the first floor, most of them are the shopkeepers of the second-class families and some big businesses, see Wei Baoyushu standing on the edge of the counter in the wind, next to the beautiful Miss Wu and the pretty and moving shopkeeper Fang Sister Fang in the Shanhai Building, the beauty of the handsome men and the beautiful women, it is really picturesque.

Many guests greeted Wei Bao, and Wei Bao simply walked over and toasted a glass of wine with each table of guests.

The second daughter saw Wei Bao's demeanor, decent and generous to socialize with everyone, very skilled, and her heart was beautiful, you know, most of these guests are people from thirty miles away, and Wei Bao is just a teenager, but he can completely hold the scene, and he is not stage frightened, and he will not make people feel immature, which is rare.

In this way, after another stick of incense, Wei Baocai and Wu Xuexia returned to the private room on the third floor.

"Xiaobao, where did you go with my sister for so long?" As soon as Wu Sanfu saw Wei Bao, he joked with Wei Bao in a loud voice, if it weren't for the fact that his father was still present and hadn't left, he was afraid that Wu Ergongzi wouldn't know what to say.

The reason why Wu Sanfu was able to let go was that on the one hand, he was a little drunk, and on the other hand, Wu Xiang seemed to be very happy today, talking and laughing with Yang Qi and other officials and a group of big families around Shanhaiguan who had heads and faces, and they were not as serious as they were on weekdays.

Wei Bao's group of classmates and buddies also joked together, and they all laughed in a low voice, saying that they didn't know when they would be able to drink the happy wine of Wei Gongzi and Miss Wu.

When Wu Xuexia heard this, she glanced at the gang, and then returned to the back of the screen with a blushing face, and sat down at her own exclusive round table, and did not fight back as usual. If it were a normal day, these second brother's classmates would never dare to joke with her like this.

Miss Wu's attitude made a group of sons and brothers even more happy, they were also afraid of Wu Xiang, but they would not be as afraid as the older generation. After all, these people are classmates with Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu, and they feel that it is harmless to joke.

"Brothers, would you like to leave room for your words? It's nothing to joke about me, the eldest lady is a girl's family, it's not good to say that. Wei Bao fought back weakly.

Everyone saw that Wei Gongzi, who was usually talkative, was so powerless to fight back, and he was even more joking to have fun, anyway, this head was also opened by the second son of the Wu family, and it was not opened by them.

Wei Bao coped with it quite decently, this kind of gossip fun, that is, he was just quick to talk for a while, he didn't answer anymore, and everyone talked for a while, and they no longer used this topic.

However, many people in charge of big families came to ask Wei Bao if he really wanted to take out 50 million taels of silver to buy grain? Others are very concerned about whether Wei Bao has so much silver? And asked from the side, where did Wei Bao's silver come from?

Wu Xiang looked at Wei Bao quietly, to see how Wei Bao answered.

As soon as Wei Bao heard it, he knew that Wu Xiang must have released the news just now! And arranged for these big families to be ready to buy a large amount of grain.

This kind of good thing of leaving the left hand in and the right hand out, sitting on the ground and collecting money, the big families are naturally happy, and the only thing they are worried about is whether Wei Bao has so much silver? Don't wait, I collected a lot of food and smashed it in my hands. After all, it is the time of summer and autumn, and there is no shortage of food.

"I do have more than 50 million taels of silver, and this trip, I am indeed ready to take out 5,000 taels of silver to buy a large amount of grain! Do you keep your money at home and wait for it to turn black? It's better to put food at home to teach people peace of mind. Wei Bao smiled and continued lightly: "As for where my silver came from, I can only say that it came from heaven!" The relationship between the heavens, so to speak, everyone should understand, right? No more asking. ”

Tongtian's relationship?

Everyone's eyes were focused on Wei Bao's right index finger, which was pointing to the ceiling.

With a few slight shakes of the index finger, everyone's eyes also moved.