Besides, so much money is clearly bookkeed, and I have to go to the emperor to pay in the future, after all, I used the emperor's name, right?

Why are Gu Chengyu's eyelids so shallow? He didn't care about this bit of silver. As for the other officials, he naturally supervised them harshly.

If anyone dares to stretch out his hand, then don't be ruthless.

"Since we are together today, it is all fate. However, there is still something unclear about this official, so I would like you to clarify your doubts. ”

Gu Chengyu looked around, the silver was in hand, and some accounts could be settled.

"Master Gu might as well say it directly, we must know everything, and we must say everything." Master Sun was very puzzled in his heart, so he hurriedly replied.

"I heard that the price of grain in Hangtianfu has risen sharply recently, and many rice shops in the city have not opened, why is this? All of you here are locals, and I would like to ask you to clarify your doubts about this official. ”

Gu Chengyu looked at everyone coldly, an invisible pressure enveloped everyone, and the banquet, which was originally quite lively, suddenly fell silent again.

"Recently, Japanese officials have visited the city, and the people have not been able to buy rice and grain at all, and many of them have run out of cooking. And the price of grain is several times more expensive than before, and the price of brown rice has risen to 40 wen a catty. The official didn't know that this Hang Tianfu was so rich, just brown rice, and it could be sold for forty wen a catty. ”

"Yes, at first glance, this official is a little unbelievable. Even though Jiangnan is rich, this official has never heard of forty wen a pound of brown rice. ”

Hu Maoshen immediately understood, knowing that Gu Chengyu wanted to control the price of grain, otherwise the price would be more and more outrageous, and in the end, Hang Tianfu would not be able to make a mess of porridge?

Although he was not optimistic about Gu Chengyu's thoughts, since Gu Chengyu could even do such a thing as donating silver.

It can't be said that the price of food has risen, and Gu Chengyu really has a way.

Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't expect Gu Chengyu to suddenly mention this matter.

Of the fourteen businessmen present, five of them opened rice shops. Among them, Xia's rice shop is the largest, and Xia's has opened three in Hangzhou.

"Ahem! Where did you hear the rumors? How can this brown rice be forty wen a catty? ”

Master Wang is a little weak-hearted, he secretly sold it for fifty wen a pound two days ago! There are still people who are willing to buy, but there is no way, if they don't buy, will they starve to death?

He also has two grain shops in his house, although the shops are not large, but some time ago, the price of daily food suddenly skyrocketed, and he really sold a lot of silver.

Later, if it weren't for the lack of food in storage, he would have been able to make a windfall.

He listened to the muttering of his old wife at home yesterday, and envied other families for opening several rice shops, and he had made a lot of money these days.

However, his family only has two small shops, and he missed this good opportunity to make money.

At present, when it comes to who has the most grain hoarding land, he has heard of it. It is said that the Xia family has been collecting grain everywhere recently, and they must be trying to hoard rice and grain and sell it at a high price.

The victims still have some silver in their hands, and the people in the city have to eat and drink every day, so the Xia family will definitely be able to make a windfall this time.

"Yes! Adults must be hearsay, this is not accurate. Recently, the rice shop in the city has not opened, and everyone really has no food to sell. I don't know who spread the rumor, our Hangtianfu will also break the embankment like Changtianfu. The people were afraid that if the embankment broke, they would be like the victims outside the city, without food to feed their hunger. Therefore, those peasant households refused to sell their grain, preferring to keep it in their hands for a rainy day! ”

One of them, Master Ning, got Xia Hongji's signal and hurriedly got up and replied.

Xia Hongji was thinking of a solution in his mind, this Gu Chengyu had just cheated him for 100,000 taels of silver, and now he actually asked about the increase in the price of rice and grain.

This time, he hoarded a lot of rice grain, just waiting for the price to go up, so that he could make a lot of money.

Judging from the amount of rice and grain he hoarded, the profit was more than 100,000 taels!

If Gu Chengyu spoils something, wouldn't it be worth the loss?

I knew that today was the Hongmen Banquet, so he said that he would not come at all.

Unexpectedly, he was severely cheated by Gu Chengyu today, and he still doesn't know how to face the patriarch!

If there was any mistake in hoarding rice and raising the price of grain, he could imagine how angry the patriarch would be.

He is just a branch of the Xia family, and he can't do an errand well, so that the Xia family will lose so much silver, and it is very likely that he will be picked up on an errand.

I am afraid that not only will I lose such a good errand, but I may also be punished more severely.

This errand is very oily and watery, he saves a lot of silver every year by taking care of the business of Hang Tianfu, and he must not lose this errand.

"Oh? This is what the official has seen with his own eyes. Mingmo, tell you the news you have found. ”

Gu Chengyu knew that these people would not admit it so easily, so he naturally came prepared.

"Yes, sir!"

Mingmo received the order, and then said loudly: "Two days ago, the Ning family rice store sent people to a nearby village to collect a lot of rice grain, about more than 100 stones, all of which were purchased according to eight wen and one liter, and the villain still has a detailed list of who purchased it from. A few days ago, the Xia family sent a lot of shopkeepers to remote villages to collect about 500 stone of rice, which is also Bawen, and the villain still has a list here. In addition, Master Wang has collected fifty stones in the past two days, which is nine wen and one liter."

After reporting the movements of several rice shops in the past few days in one breath, Mingmo paused, "In the previous days, the villain has not yet been clarified, so please ask the adults for a few days." ”

Gu Chengyu nodded, "You go down first!" ”

"What the official's entourage said just now is absolutely true, but the official wants to ask, what do you want by buying rice and grain in a few rice shops recently, but you don't open shops to sell grain?"

Gu Chengyu slammed the wine glass on the table, and the wine inside suddenly spilled out, and everyone present was startled.

Master Wang cleared his throat and said with some trepidation: "Didn't you hear that Hang Tianfu will break the embankment?" We have a large population, so many mouths need to eat and drink, we have to stock up on some food for emergencies, right? ”

In fact, when it comes to this, he can't help but feel very empty. The little food he had hoarded before was all sold, and the price was even more ridiculous.

Could this Lord Gu have already found out how much silver he sold? Master Wang was apprehensive at first, and then glanced at everyone present, and then relieved his heart a little.

Afraid of what? He is not alone in selling grain at a high price. These people have stockpiled a lot of food!

He didn't hoard much, and even if Lord Qincha blamed him, there were tall people on top of it.

Thinking about it like this, Master Wang's expression relaxed a lot. The stomach, which was still trying to shrink, trembled unscrupulously at this time.