Chapter 375 Let’s Get Started
Luoyang
After another batch of grain arrived, Ji Wuyin asked his trusted steward Liu Xiaohuai, "How much grain do we have now?"
Liu Xiaohuai replied, "We currently have 200,000 dan of grain and 2.5 million taels of silver in Luoyang. We also have another 200,000 dan of grain in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and other nearby areas, which can be shipped in at any time."
These grains were Ji's own reserves.
If the final outcome really comes to a head, Liaodong County still has 200,000 to 300,000 dan of reserve grain that can be supplied at any time.
Liu Xiaohuai then added, "Liaodong County has raised three million taels of silver, which will be delivered to Luoyang soon."
"Okay, now that everything is ready, let's get started!" Ji Wuyin agreed. "On the first day, let's be gentle and sell 10,000 dan of grain at 240 wen per dou."
"Yes, let's do it right away!"
Xuchang
"President, someone from Luoyang has sent 10,000 dan of grain to Nanyang, at 240 wen per dan."
Che Jiuming ordered without blinking, "Eat it!"
The 10,000 dan of grain that Ji Wuyin invested in Nanyang was quickly eaten up.
In order to maintain the price of grain, the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association headed by Che Jiu Ming had to buy low-priced grain on the market.
Runan
"Master, there's news from Liaodong County. Liaodong County has raised more than one million taels of silver from local wealthy families in the name of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce." Xie Nan hurried over to report with the latest news.
Hearing this, everyone present was shocked.
Gu Huaisheng and Lu Fei both looked thoughtful.
If the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce can raise more than one million silver taels from local wealthy families, then they themselves will certainly come up with no less than this amount of silver.
In other words, in order to solve the Nanyang problem, Liaodong County invested no less than two million silver coins.
Xie Nan and Xie Bai looked at each other in bewilderment. On their trip to the south, they had only managed to obtain 200,000 dan of grain and one million taels of silver.
The Liaodong County's silver alone was two or three times theirs. So what about food? How much would they prepare?
Xie Zhan was calm about this, as he was very clear about his position.
He is not the main force to deal with Nanyang. They just come here to pick up the leftovers behind Lu Songli. It doesn't matter if they have less money and food.
Several core members of the Xie family comforted each other. Even though they were not convinced that Liaodong County was stronger than them at this time, they had to endure it.
Their southern land had just experienced chaos caused by several major families, and a lot of their wealth had been plundered by both the emperor and Liaodong County. Then, they spent a lot of money and food to resettle the refugees.
Although the money and grain raised so far has not reached the limit of the three families, it is already the majority of what they can take out without affecting themselves.
At this time, someone came to ask Gu Huaisheng to come, and he went out for a while.
After a while, he came in with a serious expression.
Gu Huaisheng's people were monitoring the grain price market and noticed the short-lived 10,000 dan of grain. They just reported the situation to him.
He told Xie Zhan, "Master Xie, the latest news is that someone in Luoyang is selling grain at the price of 240 coins per dou."
"Can the quantity be estimated?" Xie Zhan asked.
"The quantity was probably around 10,000 dan. As soon as it appeared, it was eaten up by the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association."
"What do you think about this?" Xie Zhan asked Gu Huaisheng, "Is it possible that Liaodong County took action?"
Xie Zhan was not as good at business as Gu Huaisheng, so he wanted to hear his thoughts.
Gu Huaisheng said, "I'm not sure yet. I suggest we wait and see tomorrow. I personally think it's very likely that Liaodong County took action." After all, the other party threw 10,000 stones of grain at once, without any concealment, which seemed a bit menacing.
Xie Zhan nodded and said, "Just as you said, let's see tomorrow." If Liaodong County took action, there would definitely be follow-up actions.
Moreover, Zuo Anmin also sent a message, and he could feel that Zhang Xian was no longer so anxious and depressed.
Xie Zhan speculated that it was most likely Liaodong County that took action.
But who was the person Liaodong County sent this time? He had been thinking about this question recently. It was obvious that the person in charge of this matter in Liaodong County was in Luoyang.
This person cannot be Lu Songli. Her identity as a fugitive of the Qin family and her identity as Mrs. Qin Liu restrict her.
She didn't come in person when she was in the South.
At this time, she would not come to Nanyang.
It is impossible for Lu Desheng to leave Liaodong County, and the same goes for the Qin family.
Could it be Xue Xu who was in charge of this? Or Wu Ren? He had received news that Wu Ren had led his team out of Liaodong County, but Wu Ren was too young, and Xie Zhan felt it couldn't be him.
Xie Zhan originally thought that it was very likely that Xue Xu would be in charge of Luoyang, but today when he learned that Liaodong County had raised so much silver and Luoyang had released grain, he thought of one person - Ji Wuyin!
When it comes to money and grain transactions, is there anyone better than Ji Wuyin, the richest man in the South?
Ji Wuyin is obviously more suitable to be in charge of Luoyang than Xue Xu. He was the one who was caught off guard before.
However, he was also surprised by Lu Songli's courage. Two or three million silvers and grain were handed over to Ji Wuyin for him to allocate?
Liaoxi County
Recently, Lu Yiliang, the governor of Liaoxi County, has been in a very bad mood.
Previously, Lu Desheng crossed the border and allowed soldiers from Liaodong County to enter Liaoxi County to suppress bandits. When he was held accountable, he was unreasonable and did not get any compensation.
Today, the governor summoned him, and he thought it was for some good news. But he didn't know that the governor wanted his wife to go to Liaodong County to test the Qin family's attitude.
Lu Yiliang immediately had a heart attack. He had originally intended to marry the governor's second daughter, Shi Xue, to his son, but now he learned that the Shi family had set their sights on Lu Desheng's second son-in-law?
Hearing the news, he was so upset that he vomited blood. How could he, the eldest son, be inferior to a married man?
But he did not dare to complain to Shi Tao. The governor was definitely not wrong, so the ones who were wrong were naturally Lu Desheng and others.
Lord Shi must have been deceived. It's all Lu Desheng's fault. He ruined his son's marriage!
These new and old grudges made him feel extremely angry.
Wait, he suddenly thought of something. It seemed that the marriage between Lu Desheng’s second daughter and Qin Liu was arranged by the Empress Dowager?
As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to a hundred battles without danger. Since he hated Lu Desheng, he naturally wanted to investigate him. And wouldn't the information he gathered come in handy?
"Sir, you have given the order, of course there is no problem. I will let my wife go there tomorrow. Do you want to send someone to go with her?" He deliberately did not remind Sir Shi that Qin Liu and Lu Er were married by the Queen Mother and it was impossible for them to divorce their wives.
Shi Tao thought it would be a good idea to send someone.
The result of the sounding out was, of course, that the Qin family refused.
Because the Qin family's support for Qin Sheng and Lu Songli did not use the Queen Mother's marriage as an excuse. Because Qin's mother thought Lu Songli was a particularly good daughter-in-law, and the Queen Mother's marriage was just an external factor that brought them together.
The Qin family had expressed their attitude and intentions. If they used the Queen Mother's marriage as an excuse, it would seem like they were dissatisfied with their daughter-in-law. Furthermore, Mother Qin felt that the Shi family should know about this.
After getting the result, Shi Tao smashed a teacup and said, "The Qin family, you are so ungrateful!"
Lu Yiliang immediately raised his eyebrows, "Indeed, a family of fugitives dares to be so arrogant, isn't it just because they rely on Lu Desheng?"
When Shi Tao heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
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