Wen Renhao drank a glass of wine, and said with confidence: "What to shoot, the fourth child of our family has followed the emperor for two years, and he has made outstanding achievements, not to mention, the emperor has borrowed money from my eldest sister many times, all of them, there are millions.

At this time, there is a shortage of food, and the price of grain is raised, and the emperor has the right to repay the interest of the Wen family's silver."

In the private room, Chen Mancang, Hu Dongyang, and Fu Donghai echoed one after another.

Muttering to each other, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, after some discussion, Chen Mancang said to the guys beside him: "Go quickly, double the price of grain in the Changying Chamber of Commerce."

"Well, the price of food in the Dongyang Chamber of Commerce has also doubled."

"There is also the Baishan Chamber of Commerce, and the price of food has also doubled."

For a time, four of the five grain merchants in the private room chose to raise the price of grain.

When he was young, several grain merchants looked at Li Changsheng, and Chen Mancang asked, "Boss Li, what about you Li Ji, aren't you going to raise the price?"

"You can't make enough money, just the right amount, in the last wave of price increases, Li Ji made a lot of money." Li Changsheng said with a smile.

The food problem is the foundation of the country, and it is against the emperor's edict to raise the price of grain, and what is the meaning of licking blood from the knife.

Li Ji does not have the prestige of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, and there is no backer behind him, Li Changsheng does not dare to take risks.

"You're too timid." Wen Renhao drank and said contemptuously: "At this moment, raising the price of grain and making a lot of money may exceed the usual profit of a year."

"The price of grain in Chang'an is rising, and the grain from the south is constantly being transported to Chang'an, if the price of grain is raised, the grain cannot be sold, and the summer grain in the south is harvested, and the grain is rotten in the warehouse, I am afraid that it will be a loss-making transaction." Li Changsheng has his own concerns.

"Boss Li, the long court is short of grain, and before the summer harvest in the south, the grain is not sold at all, your worries are just too much?" Hu Dongyang of Dongyang Chamber of Commerce said with confidence.

Their Dongyang Chamber of Commerce deliberately purchased grain from the south at a high price, hoarded a lot in Chang'an, prepared level opportunities, and made a lot of money?

"That's right, the grain is in the warehouses of various chambers of commerce, and the price of grain has increased, so the emperor dares to rob the grain regardless of his face!" Wen Ren Hao said loudly.

"Brother Wenren!"

In the private room, except for Li Changsheng, several businessmen nodded in agreement.

Jingzhao Fu.

Yang Hong and Ran Canglan issued an edict, Ran Canglan returned to the official office of the Criminal Department, and Yang Hong didn't have time to take a sip of tea and rest.

At this time, an official from Jingzhao Mansion walked in quickly and bent down to report to Yang Hong: "Lord Wang, the price of grain in Chang'an has risen, and it has doubled."

"What?"

"Who is so bold?"

When Yang Hong heard this, he stood up abruptly and asked angrily.

Soon after he and the criminal department Shangshu announced the emperor's edict, hoping that the price of grain would be reduced steadily, some grain merchants even ignored the edict and increased the price against the trend and directly doubled.

This move is clearly against the imperial court?

"Lord Wang, the grain merchants in Chang'an learned that the Longshou Canal burst the embankment, and it is expected that the grain production near Chang'an may be reduced this year, so they took advantage of the fire to rob." Officials report.

"Bastard!"

Yang Hong slammed his fist on the bookcase, and shouted: "Do these businessmen want to turn the sky upside down, how big is the matter of the Longshou Canal bursting, they have doubled the price of grain, aren't they afraid that this king will kill in Chang'an?"

"Lord Wang, Chang'an grain merchants and court officials are inextricably linked, the lower officials heard that in Chang'an grain merchants, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce heard that the grain price was raised first, and the remaining grain merchants followed suit, and only the Li Ji Chamber of Commerce in the entire Chang'an had a stable grain price." Officials report.

"Got it."

Yang Hong bowed his head slightly, and said, "It seems that this king should go to Wenren in person."

"Lord Wang, Wen Renhao dares to raise the price of grain first, and he must rely on the authority of the household department." The official reminded.

"Chew less tongue!" Yang Hong reprimanded.

Get up with an umbrella, let the official prepare the car, and go to Wen's house.

West of the city, Wen people's mansion.

Wen Ren's face is full of anger, in the living room, Wen Ren's family, except for Wen Renyu in the household department to deal with government affairs, Wen Renhao in the welcome building, the clansmen are there.

In the angry rebuke of the song, everyone was silent and did not dare to answer.

When he was young, Wen Renxinge's face was as cold as frost, he threw the edict on the desk, reported the housekeeper, and the account book sent was still on the ground, and Rou Yi slapped the edict fiercely.

Jiao shouted: "Father, second uncle, third uncle, after the emperor inherited the throne, he paid special attention to the price of grain.

What's more, the emperor issued a ban and strictly ordered the price of grain to rise, and when he heard that it was good for others, he took the lead in doubling the grain price."

Wen people have always adhered to the business principle of small profits and quick turnover, and the industry of getting rich overnight rarely participates.

Although he did not make a lot of money, he continued to earn money, so that Wenren became the first of the hundred merchants in the Tang Dynasty.

Now when Chang'an is short of food, Wen people first raise the price of grain, take advantage of the fire to rob, for the rich and unkind.

The key is to confront the emperor head-on, which is by no means a wise choice.

In the living room, in addition to hearing the string song, all the men are the men of the Wen family, all of whom are the fathers and brothers of the Wen string song.

When Wen people's life and death are at stake, Wen Ren's string song does not take everyone in his eyes.

When the atmosphere was solemn, Wenren Xiange's second uncle Wenrentao stood up and said: "Xiange, Hao'er took the opportunity to raise the price, and in the end, it was also for the sake of the Wenren family, besides, if the Wenren people don't raise the price, other grain merchants will also raise the price."

"That can't be the first to raise the price of the Wen family, the wind shows in the forest, the wind will destroy it, the Wen family is the leader of the world chamber of commerce, secretly, there are already many people who are trying to eradicate the Wen family, everyone should be a man with their tails between their legs, and protect the family.

In this battle, Wen Renhao is so sharp, don't you think that the influence of the Wen family is more than five surnames and seven wangs, and the four surnames in Guanzhong, do you still think that there is a Yuwen family and the He family is powerful.

The emperor can easily control the five surnames and seven wangs, can he eliminate the He family, the Yuwen family, and eradicate the Wen family, is it difficult?" Wen Renxinge's face was cold, and his voice was angry.

It's not that she is calculating and aggressive, but it's really a-for-tat confrontation between Wen Renhao and the emperor, which is a bit out of line.

"Second brother, what Xian Ge said is true, when the emperor was in short supply, he often borrowed money and grain from the Wen family, and the Wen family took the opportunity to take care of the relationship with the emperor, and often got a lot of benefits from the court, but the new emperor ascended the throne, the court lacked money and food, and the emperor never mentioned it to the Wen family, which shows how determined the emperor is to calm the price of grain.

Now, Yu'er is finally an official in the imperial court and is in charge of the Tang Dynasty's money and grain, if she is implicated by the family because of small profits, the gains will outweigh the losses." Wen Ren Xian Song The third uncle Wen Ren Wei said earnestly.

At the beginning, the Wen family supported the prince and secretly befriended the prince, and in the family, only Wen Renxian supported Yang Yue.

In just a few years, Yang Yue ascended the throne, and Wen Renyu was promoted to the head of the household department and soared to the sky.

Let the Wen family change from a merchant family to an official family, which proves that Wen Ren's eye is good.

Today, Wen Renhao first raised the price of food, and when Wen Renxing learned about it, he immediately expected that his family was in crisis.

(End of chapter)