Naturally, this news also reached the ears of Songji, another grain merchant in Wofeng City.

Song Chenghuan, the head of the Song family, was playing with a valuable purple clay teapot. When he heard the butler say this, his white and plump hands suddenly trembled, and the purple clay teapot fell to the ground, shattering with a clang.

"What? Is it true? How is this possible?!"

"My Lord, it's true. I didn't just hear it from someone, but I sent someone to Xiushui County five days ago to investigate. The person just came back today, and the average yield per mu is 770 kilograms!"

“…”

Song Chenghuan stood there in a daze for a full ten breaths before he hurriedly said, "Prepare the car! Quickly prepare the car! I want to go to Xiushui County myself to buy this batch of grain!"

"Master... it's too late. You didn't believe me when I first told you about it. Now Chen Ji and Lin Ji have bought it all."

“…”

Song Chenghuan opened his mouth but didn't say a word.

Half a month ago, the shopkeeper told him about this matter, saying that the grain production in Xiushui County might undergo earth-shaking changes, and it was heard that the yield per mu was very likely to exceed 700 kilograms.

At that time, he had even laughed at the shopkeeper, and even thought that the shopkeeper was getting old and confused. He had even found a young shopkeeper to replace this confused old guy.

The yield per mu is 700 kilograms. My ancestors for three generations have been grain merchants, and you, old man, actually want to cheat me!

But now it has come true!

What should I do about this?

Even if Xiushui City only has 20,000 acres of such rice fields, that is still 15 million kilograms of grain!

This is more than the output of the previous 50,000 acres of rice fields!

Since the two old men from Chenji and Linji's families divided the 15 million kilograms of grain, I guess they also signed a contract with Xiushui County for the next few years.

Fu Sandai's seeds were not planted throughout Wozhou. They were definitely planted first in Xiushui County. This meant that before the seeds were promoted throughout Wozhou, his Songji was already several years behind the two grain merchants!

This loss...

Song Chenghuan took a deep breath and said, "Prepare the car! Prepare the car quickly!"

He stamped his feet, turned around and walked out in a hurry.

He had to quickly find Boss Zhang Wenhui and see if he could get in touch with Ding Anbo through Boss Zhang.

Big miscalculation!

Having sold grain all his life, he never knew that this Earl Ding'an had such great magical powers that he could more than double the grain production!

This huge mistake must be made up for quickly. Boss Zhang had two drinks with Ding'an Bo, and he is also the chairman of the Wofeng City Business Association. Apart from asking him for help, Song Chenghuan couldn't think of anyone else to ask.

Just as Song Chenghuan was riding in a carriage towards Xiangtai Tower, Zhang Wenhui of Xiangtai Tower was sitting in Pinyun Tea House in Yishui Lane drinking tea with Qiao Liuye and others.

"My son lost five thousand taels of silver to Zhong Jitang, the young master of the Zhong family. The bet was the grain production in Xiushui County..." Wang Xiaozhong, the owner of Jinxiufang, shook his head and smiled sheepishly, saying, "I don't blame my son. Who could have imagined that the grain yield per mu in Xiushui County could be so high?"

"After this incident, I suddenly realized something. I'm afraid we've all underestimated this Earl of Ding'an."

"What do you mean, Boss Wang?" asked Mr. Qiao Liu.

"A few days ago, I invited Sima Tao to my house as a guest. Also present were Zhong Jitang, Yu Xingjian, and a young man named Wang Sun Wuya... the eldest son of the Wang Sun family in Bianhe.

During the meal, I asked Ding Anbo in detail, and from their mouths, I got an answer that you may not believe."

"Tell me about it."

Wang Xiaozhong leaned forward, lowered his voice, and said seriously, "This Earl of Ding'an has never done anything unreliable!"

The others were stunned for a moment. After a moment, Zhang Wenhui asked cautiously, "Does this mean... Earl Ding'an has never made a mistake?"

Wang Xiaozhong nodded. "You could say that. For example, the red cannon that defeated the Yi Kingdom was invented by Earl Ding'an. Other inventions include the flintlock rifle, Xishan Tianchun, which you and I both love so much, soap, perfume, soap... and even women's underwear, and so on and so forth."

"He was also the one who developed Fu Sandai's rice seeds. Think carefully about it. Where did he make any mistakes?"

Everyone fell into deep thought. After a while, Zhang Wenhui nodded slightly, "Is that really the case... So if we follow his steps, we won't go wrong!"

"Yes, I went to the Sitong Bank yesterday. This new banknote is this..." Wang Xiaozhong took out a stack of ten-liang banknotes from his pocket and placed them on the table. "This banknote is issued by the Sitong Bank headquarters in Jinling. It has the same value as the banknotes from the Baolong Bank."

Master Qiao Liu picked up the stack of banknotes and pulled out one, examining it carefully. "The paper and printing on this are even better than those from Baolong Bank... Does this mean that His Majesty has approved the issuance of banknotes by Sitong Bank?"

"Of course," Wang Xiaozhong said seriously, "Mr. Ding'an discovered a gold mine deep in the Min Mountains. The first batch of gold ingots has been delivered to the Sitong Bank. So this is the first batch of silver notes issued by the Sitong Bank. They will soon be circulated in the market. But what I want to talk to you about is not the silver notes."

"What's that?"

"Stocks!" Wang Xiaozhong sat up straight. "July knows more about stocks than we do. We've both established companies and issued stocks, but today I want to talk about buying stocks."

"Ding'an Earl bought 200,000 shares of Luqiao Shares and 300,000 shares of Qingzhou Shipping... I heard his wife also bought a full three million taels of silver worth of other stocks in Jinling. What does this mean? It means that stocks can definitely make money! A lot of money at that!"

Fan Shilin was stunned. "Old Wang, we are issuing stocks. We have money to buy stocks. Why do we need to issue stocks to raise money?"

"You're right. You, me, and we are all big families. We have to invest our money in building factories, but we can let other people buy them. Money is useless if it sits idle at home. Buying stocks is an investment. Since we can make money without having to worry about anything, why not do it?"

This makes sense!

Many people's minds became active. In the past, there was no such thing as stocks, and everyone's money was kept in money houses. But now that they can follow Ding Anbo to pick up money... they definitely can't let the money go moldy!

Zhang Wenhui made up his mind. "Old Wang, that makes sense. Let's gather the members of our Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. Whether they buy our stock or other stocks, as long as they can make money, it will benefit the members of the Chamber of Commerce."

Because the per-acre rice yield in Xiushui County far exceeded everyone's expectations, Fu Xiaoguan's reputation soared to an unprecedented level at that moment.

Whether they were merchants or farmers and common people, they all suddenly realized that Ding'an Bo was a god!

In a short time, the blind worship of Ding'anbo spread rapidly in all directions with Wofeng City as the center.