Chapter 38 Xu Aiqing's Talent
Xu Bingliang from the Procurement Department got Lin Qianqian's promise, but he was still very worried.
Although Miss Lin's idea was very good, if successful, it would resolve his crisis and prevent him from losing his head for failing to do his job well.
But the problem is, it’s not easy to operate.
What he was most worried about was that Lin Qianqian would not be able to persuade Guan Junhou as she had promised.
So Xu Bingliang was so worried that he couldn't sleep every night, and even his most beautiful concubine was flirted with by him.
It was not until the day when the fake grain was publicly transported out of the city that Xu Bingliang felt relieved when he saw with his own eyes that Guanjun Hou cooperated with the escort.
That Miss Lin is truly an amazing person. She was able to convince Marquis Guanjun to cooperate. Now those unscrupulous businessmen will finally believe that the transported grain is genuine.
Lin Qianqian arranged it very realistically, a bag of grain accidentally dropped from a grain carriage in front of everyone.
The mouth of the bag was broken open, and the onlookers could see that it was full of high-quality grain.
Soon, several big grain traders gathered together.
Grain merchant Li: "I asked someone to find out and found out that the trucks are all genuine grain, a full 100 trucks."
Grain merchant Lu said, "It can't be wrong. From the wheel tracks, we can tell that it is real grain. And it is escorted by Guanjun Hou. Who is Guanjun Hou? He is a man of iron face who will never do anything fake."
I would rather believe that the sun rises from the west than believe that the cold-faced champion Hou would cheat.
The grain merchant surnamed Wen looked puzzled and suspected his colleagues in the room: "We all said the same thing. None of us sold anything. I wonder which brainless person sold it."
Several people looked at each other and suspected that there was a traitor among them.
The grain merchant surnamed Li was a little impatient and asked, "What should we do? Should we lower the price?"
The grain merchants had reasons to worry. Once the purchase of military grain was completed, it would be difficult to sell the grain they had stored in the warehouses at the Beijing-Tianjin docks.
Food becomes less valuable as it ages. In addition, there are many rats at the Beijing and Tianjin docks, which will destroy the food, causing it to become less and less.
The grain merchant surnamed Zhao suggested: "Why don't we lower the price and sell it to the comprador department?"
The leader of the grain merchants, a grain merchant named Lu, said, "Let's not panic or lose our composure. Let's wait and see."
Several major grain merchants left the meeting room anxiously.
A few days later, more than a dozen grain ships arrived at the Beijing-Tianjin wharf. No one knew who was so generous, but the grain on these ships was worth at least 30,000 taels of silver.
The grain merchant named Wen and others all sent people to keep an eye on the situation. As they saw the supply of grain increasing, they became more and more anxious.
Ah Da directly handed over the grain to the comprador department in front of many spies, and the sales were very successful.
Some of the grain was deliberately transported back and forth twice to make the grain look particularly abundant, giving the merchants who hoarded the grain more of a sense of oppression.
Xu Bingliang announced in public: "The military rations have been purchased almost completely. If you have any surplus rations, please sell them to me as soon as possible. Within three days, all military rations will be sent to the border. After three days, no more rations will be purchased."
This is the final deadline for grain traders.
Giving only a three-day deadline will increase the sense of panic.
This was also Lin Qianqian's idea. If you don't meet the deadline, the grain merchants will drag it out to the point that you will question your life.
The three-day deadline also means that the warehouse prices at the Beijing-Tianjin Ports will plummet in three days.
Seeing this, some small grain merchants with insufficient financial resources could no longer remain calm and sold grain to the comprador department at the same price of eleven cents.
At this price, those who transport grain early will not lose money. The cost for those who transport grain early is only about ten cents, so they make a little profit, which means their work is not in vain.
Xu Bingliang was very busy, busy harvesting grain, but he was very happy doing it. The more grain he harvested, the more at ease he felt.
This Miss Lin's method was really good, it actually scared all these small grain merchants.
Although the small grain merchants did not have much grain, there were many of them and they received a lot of grain, which saved the court a lot of money.
So much grain was collected at once, and at eleven cents per pound. Even if other grain merchants insisted on fifteen cents per pound, the average price of all grain would not be too high. At least no one would lose their heads for failing to purchase military rations.
Of course, if all military rations could be sold for eleven cents, he would most likely be praised by His Majesty.
Because there was a three-day deadline, many small grain traders quickly sold their warehouses after selling the grain.
Not only did Xu Bingliang receive a large amount of grain, but even the warehouse prices at the Beijing-Tianjin docks began to fall. The prices would drop a little every hour.
Wang couldn't hold her temper any longer. The value of her warehouse had increased a little bit, but she didn't sell it because of greed. Now the price has lost one-third of its value. If she doesn't sell it, she might lose even more.
The prerequisite for selling a warehouse is to sell all the food in the warehouse.
She went to find Mrs. Lu and said, "Sister-in-law, let's sell the grain and warehouses quickly. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid we will lose everything."
The Lu family was able to keep their composure.
"Don't be anxious yet, wait and see."
Wang was anxious and her words were a little harsh. "Sister-in-law, your Lu family is a royal merchant with a rich family background. You don't care about such a small amount of money. I can't compare with you. I will sell my share first."
The two parted unhappily.
Wang had a lot of grain in his hands. As Wang sold the grain, the big businessman named Li couldn't wait and sold his grain as well.
The grain was sold to the comprador company, more warehouses were vacated at the Beijing-Tianjin docks, and the price dropped by another 30%.
The key point is that no one dared to take over at a high price, so Wang could only sell the warehouse at a lower price.
She owns a lot of warehouses, and this price reduction has driven the price of the warehouses even lower.
Seeing that there was only one day left before the deadline, other major grain traders also began to panic and sold some of their grain.
In the last half day, everyone rushed to sell their grain and warehouses. The last person to sell actually sold it to the comprador company at the original cost of ten cents per pound.
Xu Bingliang completed the task perfectly and was finally able to report to His Majesty.
The Emperor of Yan had countless spies, and I had heard that Xu Bingliang was forced to stay awake all night by those unscrupulous businessmen, but I didn't expect that the final result would be so gratifying.
"Lord Xu is a man of great talent!"
He also gave Xu Bingliang a piece of calligraphy with three words written on it - great wisdom.
To be honest, the emperor's handwriting is not particularly beautiful, but his things, even the chamber pot, are fragrant.
Xu Bingliang was praised by the Emperor himself and was rewarded with gifts. He smiled so much that his eyebrows were not visible.
When he returned to the mansion, he had no intention of visiting the concubine. He only said to his wife, "Madam, prepare more gifts and send them to the Jiang residence."
After that, he was still worried and reminded her: "Madam, you go in person and take our Yan'er with you. Don't look down on her just because she is a young girl. Make friends with Miss Lin, and we will have found a great backer in the future."
Wang sold the grain early and made no loss on the money invested, but he lost two-thirds of his money on the warehouse, a total loss of 20,000 taels of silver.
The couple sat together in the study, fuming with rage.
I originally wanted to follow the trend and make a fortune, but ended up losing miserably.
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