Chapter 390: Stirring Up the Storm
No one present was stupid, and they quickly realized that Ji Wuyin's people might have colluded with certain people in the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association.
No wonder they have so much food.
Che Jiu Ming was in a really miserable situation. Not only did he bear the blame for raising grain prices and was scolded to death by the people of Nanyang, but he also became the person who suffered the biggest losses in the entire grain merchants association.
"In addition to this, there is also grain shipped in by grain merchants from other places." Gu Huaisheng reminded, "These grains will be dragged down by Liaodong County and become low-priced grain."
"Did foreign grain merchants bring in a lot of grain?" others asked curiously.
Gu Huaisheng: "A lot, on the dock, blocking out the sun."
The others had vaguely heard that grain merchants from other places were transporting grain to Nanyang to sell, but they didn't know the exact amount. Hearing what he said, they imagined the scene and looked at each other in surprise.
"I guess these foreign grain merchants are cursing at this moment."
"That's not right. If Liaodong County's goal hasn't changed, then why did they stop after selling off 400,000 dan of grain? They could have just continued their attack."
"Are they waiting for grain merchants from other places to deliver grain to Nanyang?"
"That should be it." Apart from this reason, they couldn't think of any other reason.
Xie Zhan, who was sitting in the first seat, listened to their discussion and had a feeling that something was going on. He thought that the other party was probably not just waiting for the arrival of foreign grain merchants.
If Lu Songli were here, she would definitely be amazed at Xie Zhan's sharpness. The reason they didn't continue to dump the market in one go was that they wanted to lure Che Jiu Ming to raise funds and increase leverage.
Just then, the steward hurried in with a letter.
"Master, there is a letter from the South. It's from the old lady." The steward stretched out his hands and handed the letter to Xie Zhan.
After Xie Zhan took it, he opened it and looked at it. His eyebrows moved. His wife gave birth to a son?
But he put it aside after reading it and said, "Go on."
"Master, what should we do?"
"Let's hold off for now." The fight between the two sides had just begun, and it was not time for them to get involved.
"yes."
Xie Zhan waved his hand and let them go.
At this time, Gu Huaisheng was able to get a glimpse of Ji Wuyin's entire plan in Luoyang, and he truly felt that the think tank of Liaodong County was really powerful.
But he didn't know that what he thought was the whole game was actually just a part of it.
At this time, Xie Zhan was the only one left in the entire conference hall.
He stood by the window, his sleeves of his brocade robe fluttering in the autumn wind, and the hem of his robe, which was held down by the jade pendant, lifted slightly.
Lu Songli, ah Lu Songli, you are worthy of being like this, full of wisdom and ideas.
This time he wanted to see how far she could go in managing the disaster area.
If Lu Songli knew what he was thinking at this moment, she would definitely sneer at him. Xie Zhan was clearly not willing to act rashly and flatter himself.
Lu Songli knew very well that at this point, even if Xie Zhan and the others guessed Nanyang's plan, what would it matter?
They could only sit back and watch as the people from Liaodong County stirred up trouble in Nanyang.
Nanyang
Zuo Anmin looked at Zhang Xian with a questioning look.
Zhang Xian: "Have you seen enough? Stop looking at me with such disgusting eyes. It's annoying."
Zuo Anmin snorted, still not looking away, "The Lu family is actually willing to save you at such a great cost and help you out?"
"You sound so sour. Are you jealous?" In order to annoy him, Zhang Xian deliberately acted smug.
Zuo Anmin: "What did you say? I would envy you?" He also has a good master, right?
“It’s best not to envy.”
"By the way, can you really bear to see the Lu family sell so much grain at a loss?"
Zhang Xian simply walked away, ignoring him. Did Zuo Anmin, that old man, still want to get more out of him? No way.
Luoyang Port
When the news that Ji's branch was selling affordable grain to the people of Nanyang reached the ears of these foreign grain merchants, they were all shocked. How could this be possible?
They just arrived and the weather has changed!
After further inquiry, the grain merchants were collectively furious. "One hundred and twenty coins a dou of rice? It's so cheap, and you're still selling it for nothing!"
"go back!"
"Yes, we will transport the grain back and leave not a single grain for Nanyang."
They want to ship it back! They accept the loss of labor and shipping costs!
However, when they found Lin Shan in a clamor and asked the Cao Gang to send them back, Lin Shan's answer left them dumbfounded.
"Sorry, fellow shopkeepers, we can't help you transport the grain back."
"Why?"
"Deputy Gang Leader Lin, the freight can be negotiated." Another grain merchant said hurriedly.
Others echoed the sentiment. At this point, they accepted the price hike. They just hoped the shipping costs wouldn't go too far.
Lin Shan: "It's not about the freight. It's that we've already signed a contract with a big merchant in Luoyang to help them ship a batch of goods out."
"Is their cargo urgent? If not, you can help us transport the grain back first. How about giving you a 20% increase on the shipping fee?"
Lin Shan shook his head. "No, no, we signed a contract with them. If we break the agreement and don't deliver the goods to them, we will have to pay compensation."
"How long will this trip take? If not, wait until you have shipped the goods out and then come back to help us transport the food."
"Our trip could take as little as a month, or as long as two or three months. It's not certain. We also have other jobs already booked. They may not arrive in Yuzhou within the next three months, and even if they do, we won't be able to deploy so many ships at once."
These foreign grain merchants understood.
They gathered together to discuss it, then went to Lin Shan. "Deputy Gang Leader Lin, please be flexible and help us transport the grain back first. As for the penalty for breach of contract, we will pay you. At the same time, we will increase the shipping fee by 20%. How about that?"
"My fellow shopkeepers and bosses, you may not know that this penalty is quite large."
"How many?"
Lin Shan reported a number.
When they heard this figure, the grain merchants from other places were shocked and said, "It's too high."
Lin Shan smiled bitterly and bowed to them, "I'm really sorry, bosses and managers." Then he returned to the boat.
Lin Shan walked briskly. He thought to himself, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce is really good. Not only does it allow them to make some easy money, but it also helps them take the blame and prevents them from being criticized.
The reason for refusing to ship grain was legitimate, so the grain merchants couldn't say anything. Mainly because they hadn't expected that after shipping grain to Nanyang for sale, they could actually take it back!
Some grain merchants lowered their heads and did the math after hearing the quotation. When they calculated the round-trip freight and labor costs, they found that they would lose a lot of money if they shipped the grain back.
In other words, the money lost in transporting the grain back is greater than the loss of directly selling the grain at the current price!
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