Thousands of miles of embankment collapsed in the anthill, once the price was loosened, there was a tendency to be uncontrollable, and by the afternoon, the price of grain had dropped to two taels and one stone. The reason why they didn't continue to slide down was because the shopkeepers had to go to prison and report to the owner......

After dark, the grain merchants still gathered in the Qinglou Tavern, but how could they still have the heart to eat and drink and have fun? The current situation is something they did not expect, what should they do? Acquaintances need to sum up, they ask people to inquire about the news, and at the same time discuss countermeasures......

"Look at this momentum, it will come down tomorrow." Someone sighed.

"At most, let's get one or two eight, otherwise our trip will be boring." Someone counted the accounts and said, "If they go to us to buy food, they will have to ask him for one or two or six." Now we've shipped it to him, and the shipping plus the cost is a penny. It's the end of the year now, let's go back and forth for six or seven days, how can we make more money, right? So one, two, eight is already over, and no matter how low it is, it won't work! ”

"Yes, they originally paid three taels, which spared him nearly half."

"The account can't be calculated like this...... but there are also disagreeers: "Is it less than one or two eight, can you still transport it back?" This round-trip freight, three days' wharf money, labor money for going back to unload the ship and enter the warehouse, and loss and ......" said and looked at the heavy heavenly road outside the window: "If you go back like this, you won't make a penny, but you will lose a lot of ......."

"There is more trouble," the more the grain merchants thought about it, the more they felt their heads: "If we don't sell it to him, we can only sell it for eight yuan after we go back, and whether we sell it or not, it is estimated that Fuyang County will not have to buy grain for half a year this time...... " They didn't know how big the gap was in the grain warehouse in Fuyang County, but they thought that the grain merchants in Fuyang only needed to buy 2,700 stone of grain. But this time, the Bafang grain ship will be rich, and it is obvious that they can't just buy enough of what they need, but also collect as much grain as possible to calm the anger of the people.

As a result, Fuyang County will not need to import grain for a long time. To whom do they sell their high-priced grain? And it's not just a matter of high prices, a big customer suddenly has no demand, who will sell the extra grain to? It is unrealistic to keep it and sell it slowly, because the chūn famine is only a short season, and once the summer harvest arrives, the price of grain will drop sharply......

The grain merchants finally understood the seriousness of the problem - although the grain merchants in Fuyang County were highly dependent on them, they were also highly dependent on the grain merchants in Fuyang County to maintain the current price system. Once this piece is missing, the price system will collapse, the profit margin will no longer exist, and there is even the possibility of losing money!

This caused the mood of the grain merchants to turn from frustration to panic, and they began to lie down and become restless.

"Is there a way to avoid it?"

"Yes, that's what the guy surnamed Zhang said today, everyone only sold them 2,700 stones, and they didn't sell one more stone...... That's the best way to do it. ”

"That can't be." Everyone shook their heads and said: "There are more wolves and less meat, and no matter how you divide them, some people will be dissatisfied." When this kind of thing happened at the root of the year, everyone was short-tempered, how could anyone be so easy to talk about. ”

"It can't be delayed any longer, and there will be more losses for a day." Although it was very difficult, everyone still reached a consensus, even if it was less than one or two eight. But in any case, we must negotiate tonight!

After making up their minds, the grain merchants left the restaurant and went straight to the Zhou family's grain shop...... Because the plank was kicked during the day, Shopkeeper Han could no longer pretend to be asleep, because he had to keep vigil in the front hall with the lights on.

The grain merchants saw him without much trouble this time, and heard from him the decision of the proprietor Zhou Yang:

'I have to try my best to buy it if I go bankrupt, but I hope that the price will be as good as possible! ’

"There's no way around it." Shopkeeper Han explained apologetically: "The owner doesn't have so much money, if you want to charge more, you have to be cheaper......

"It's already been two taels, how can it be cheaper?" The grain merchants were dissatisfied.

"The Qian family's grain store has already given way to one, two, six." Under the lamp, I couldn't see the face of the shopkeeper Han, but he must have said with a shameless smile: "But there is no need to be on par with them." In this way, my brother has the courage to be the master, and before the time of Ming rìchen, those who came to me to register will buy them all! ”

"What about the price?" The grain merchants now finally realized how those bitter peasants felt when they sold their grain. What a grandson than a grandson!

"It depends on how much food there is." Shopkeeper Han patted his chest and said, "In addition to the money originally prepared, we borrowed a thousand taels of silver from Qian Zhuang, and we will try to give you a high price tomorrow." The implication is that it is also possible to give a low price......

"Don't wait until tomorrow." The grain merchants gritted their teeth and said, "We will also give one, two, six!" ”

"Let's wait." Shopkeeper Han really realized that he was now on the strong side, and his face decisively became obscene and hateful: "Who knows what number Lu Dao will calculate?" ”

"Uh, you old thing, stop playing tricks!" The grain merchants pierced his hypocrisy with a needle, "You can make a price!" ”

"No...... shopkeeper Han smacked his lips and said a little vaguely: "One or two." ”

"How much do you say?" The grain merchants' eyes were about to pop out, and they scolded: "Okay, your surname is Han, it's too shameless, you really dare to say it!" ”

Shopkeeper Han said with a natural face: "You all sell eight yuan in the store, I add one or two now, you deduct the expenses, and make an extra dollar per stone of grain, what can't I say?" ”

"If you come to us to buy goods, you have to pay one, two, six." The grain merchants were furious and said, "Now that you have been transported to the door, but you have been cut into one or two, are you still reasonable?" ”

"Selling to others in your store is eight dollars, and selling it to us is one or two six, why should we double it?" Shopkeeper Han sneered: "Who is unreasonable? ”

"That's your own volition, who let Fuyang not produce food!"

"Yes, that's why we admit it then." Shopkeeper Han sneered: "But now the situation has changed, the grain from all over the country is going to Fuyang, and there will be a batch of arrivals tomorrow!" ”

Although they had been mentally prepared, the grain merchants were still choked by the villainous face of the shopkeeper Han, and said angrily: "Then we won't do it, shake it back and sell it slowly in the store, and let your owner die!" ”

"Hehe, our owner can't die." Shopkeeper Han smiled and said, "After persuasion, the county lord realized that he had wronged our host, so he let him go home in the past two days." After a pause, he said: "Now the rice is just out of morality, and I don't want everyone to run in vain." Our proprietor is righteous, shouldn't you also give a fair price! ”

"Ah......" When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized, no wonder they suddenly changed their faces, it turned out that they didn't need food to save their lives. This made their worst confidence no longer exist, but they still snorted angrily: "Let's go to the Qian family's grain shop!" He's there one, two, six! ”

Who knew that the shopkeeper Han said quietly: "Don't talk about the Qian family, even if you go to **, it's the same, our peers have discussed it, it's one or two pieces of silver and one stone of rice." Said Zheng said: "Let's go to the government to theorize, this price can stand!" ”

Of course, it can stand, the government has control over grain prices, and when it reaches one or two stones, it is necessary to put grain evenly! The high grain prices in Fuyang are caused by market reasons, and it doesn't make sense at all in the government...... Why do you sell it to others for eight dollars, and sell it to Fuyang County for one or two six? The government doesn't think about what a seller's market is.

Wang Xian looked at this matter with the thinking of the government, so he would give a grain price of one or two stones.

In the face of Han's arrogance, the grain merchants were so aggrieved that they could only come up with a killer idea, "Don't you ever buy grain?" When the time comes, we will not sell it to you for five taels of silver! ”

"For two taels of silver, some of them will be delivered to your door." Shopkeeper Han sneered: "And we can also buy goods from Huguang instead, the grain there is as cheap as dirt!" "When you meet a madman on a narrow road, you win, at this time, you will be more horizontal, and you will definitely lose! The last sentence of this is still taught by Wang Xian, in fact, Zhou Yang has no connection with Huguang.

"Shopkeeper Han, can you raise it a little higher?" The grain merchants finally ran out of recruitment, and turned to begging.

"Raise it up a little? It's not that easy. The shopkeeper Han said categorically: "If we can't get the three of us to eat the first thousand stone grain, one dollar will be a hundred taels of silver!" I just can't afford it. ”

"The price is so low, we're going to run for nothing." The grain merchants said pitifully: "Shopkeeper Han should spare a little more." ”

couldn't afford to entangle, so the shopkeeper Han had to take a step and said: "At most, one penny, limited to signing the deed tonight, will be restored as soon as it dawns!" ”

The grain merchants looked at each other, and the result was terrible, but it was not unacceptable. After all, they sell it in their own county, that is, eight dollars and one stone, and now they can sell it for one or two, no matter how you say it, they make money...... It's just that you earn more and earn less, and there is no problem of losing money. And if you go back without opening, you will face losing money and even your future business will be affected.

After a long debate, the grain merchants finally made the difficult decision to discard the last few knots and accept the offer of one or two one.

The two parties signed a deed overnight, agreeing to pay the money in the morning and deliver the goods in one hand.

The grain merchant questioned the Wen Feng Law again, but saw that the shopkeeper Han took out a seal and stamped it on the deed, which was Zhou Yang's seal! .

The same situation played out at the same time in three grain stores, and the shopkeepers of the three stores couldn't close their eyes on this night, and they were signing grain sales contracts all night!

By daytime, half of the grain merchants had signed the deed, and the cumulative grain sales reached 4,000 stones. The rest of the grain merchants also went back in anger, but more of them agreed to the offer of one or two. By noon, the three families had collected 7,000 stones, which was more than needed.

In the afternoon, another group of grain merchants had to surrender, pulling the total number to 9,000 stones, and the silver taels paid were also 9,500 taels!

Of course, these money can't be taken out by grain merchants alone, but being able to get such cheap grain in Fuyang County is obviously a sure way to make a profit, and no one is willing to borrow? Several banks in the county have provided loans......