Chapter 392 Each Has Its Own Plan
This scene also caught the eyes of many foreign grain merchants.
Tao Xun and his group also saw it.
Among the grain merchants from all over the country, there were those who knew Ji Wuyin. After the initial mental shock, many people decided to visit Ji Wuyin.
Ji Wuyin avoided all of their visits.
In the end, these foreign grain merchants had no choice but to leave one by one. Some were unwilling to do so, while others were thoughtful.
Tao Xun and his group were also rejected.
Tao Xun thought about it and decided to go find Ji Changnian.
Young Master Ji personally received Tao Xun and his party. He called a capable manager of the Ji family to take over his position at the Ji family branch, and then led Tao Xun and others back to the house next door.
"I'm really sorry, uncles and aunts. My father has been very busy lately and really can't spare the time." Young Master Ji apologized to them first.
Everyone knew that this was Ji Wuyin's excuse, but he couldn't admit it, and it made them look better.
Before Tao Xun could say anything, someone with an impatient temper asked directly, "Master Ji, how long will your Ji family's grain be sold at this affordable price?"
Young Master Ji smiled and evaded the question, "I don't know about that. My father is handling this matter."
Zhang Song: "Can't you persuade your father to stop doing this? It's harmful to others and yourself, and no one will benefit."
"Yes, nephew, we have all been badly cheated by you."
Tao Xun was about to speak when he was interrupted by others, so he simply stopped talking.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. Oh my god, what kind of people followed him? The business world is like a battlefield. If he doesn't have enough skills, who can he blame?
Young Master Ji was surprised. "Shopkeeper Li, I beg your pardon."
Young Master Ji was angry, and the others also shook their heads at Manager Li.
Shopkeeper Li could only shut his mouth awkwardly.
Zhang Song: "Master Ji, Old Li may not be very vocal, but we think you really need to persuade your father about the issue of affordable grain."
"I couldn't persuade my father. He said he wanted to do his best for the people of Nanyang."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Song, the shopkeeper, Li, and others were speechless. Could it be that, as the people of Nanyang said, Ji Shi was here to be a Bodhisattva to save people from suffering?
"This is a good idea, but I don't know how long Ji's affordable grain can be sold?" If it doesn't last long, they can hold on for a while.
Young Master Ji said, "I really don't know about this, but you should know my father. He always completes what he starts, and rarely ends something halfway."
Everyone present understood that Ji's sale of affordable grain would probably continue for a long time.
"The Ji family is indeed a wealthy family, but they can't withstand such a defeat, right?"
"Yes, your father is such a spendthrift. Isn't he afraid that the ancestors of the Ji family will blame him?"
Young Master Ji spread his hands and said, "This huge family fortune was earned by my father. He can do whatever he wants with it." As a son, he can't do anything about it.
This conversation was destined to end in a bad mood.
The Qingzhou grain merchants did not want to lose money and wanted Ji to stop selling low-priced grain or raise the price of grain, but Ji would never do as they wished.
Tao Xun said nothing from beginning to end.
After they left, Zhang Song and the others finally realized what was happening. "Manager Tao, why didn't you say anything just now?"
Tao Xun rolled his eyes in his heart. He had wanted to say it at the beginning, but did he have the chance to speak? Now that things have gone wrong, what else can he say?
Tao Xun smiled, "You have said everything I wanted to say."
"This Ji family is simply..." Shopkeeper Li wanted to complain.
Tao Xun stopped him, "Be careful with your words!" They might need to ask Ji for help next, so it would be best not to offend him.
"What should we do next?"
"Let's go back first."
On the first day that the Luoyang branch of Ji's business sold affordable grain, the grain of the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association was completely unsold and the business was deserted.
Che Jiu Ming arranged people to monitor.
The people he sent to monitor reported back everything that happened that day. According to their rough statistics, the amount of affordable grain sold by Ji family in one day was probably more than 50,000 dan.
When Che Jiu Ming heard Ji say that they had enough food, he sneered and thought they were just bluffing.
How much grain would they have left if they sold such a large amount at a low price? Even if he sold 50,000 dan of grain a day, the grain he had would only be enough to last for 18 days.
The next day, Che Jiu Ming posted a message inviting grain merchants from other places, saying that he wanted to call on everyone to gather together to discuss countermeasures and solve the current dilemma.
Someone went there to seek medical help for his desperate illness.
Some people thought Che Jiu Ming was the troublemaker, so they didn't go.
These grain merchants felt that if Che Jiu Ming had not been trying so hard to raise the grain prices, they would not be attracted. However, he did not have the ability to maintain the grain prices, which put them in a dilemma and they are likely to suffer huge losses.
But overall, there were quite a lot of grain merchants who were invited.
Tao Xun also went there. He wanted to hear what Che Jiu Ming had to say.
Che Jiu Ming looked at the grain merchants from all over the country that he had gathered together, and felt as if he saw the dawn of victory, and was extremely excited.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, he got straight to the point, praising everyone for transporting grain to Nanyang. "It's true that a wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat."
"Everyone has come all this way to transport food here, so no one wants to lose money, right?"
"Unfortunately, there's a troublemaker in Luoyang that's preventing anyone from making any money."
"Everyone, only by dealing with the Ji family's troublemaker can we avoid losses."
"How do we solve this problem?" someone asked Che Jiu Ming. We can't just beat and kill him, right?
Che Jiuming didn't keep the question in suspense and replied directly, "Now, as long as everyone unites and takes out silver to buy the grain from the Kongji family, we can raise the price of grain later and everyone can make money. Otherwise, everyone will lose money."
When they heard that they had to spend money to buy food, many people looked hesitant.
Che Jiuming once again gave them confidence, "Don't be afraid, everyone. We can definitely do it. I still have 600,000 taels of silver. You all came to Nanyang with silver, right?"
They did bring some, but not much. They came to sell food, not to buy goods.
Che Jiuming continued to encourage everyone, "Everyone's silver added together, not to mention more, there must be two or three million taels. This amount of silver is enough to buy food for the Kongji family."
"Do you know how much grain the Ji family branch released yesterday? 50,000 dan! Another 50,000 dan were released today! Just now, our Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association took in 400,000 dan from them. Just imagine, how much grain does the Ji family still have?"
With this calculation, the Ji family should not have much food left.
Hearing this, Tao Xun turned around and left, saying, "I don't believe you at all! This old man is so wicked! He hasn't even sold the grain yet, and now he's eyeing the silver in their pockets."
Seeing him leave, the Qingzhou grain merchant who was on good terms with him hurried to catch up. After catching up with him, he asked, "Why did you leave?"
"Che Jiuming is trying to drag us down with him."
"I think what he said makes sense."
Tao Xun sneered, "A bunch of rabble, do you really think you can accomplish anything?"
"Furthermore, Che Jiuming didn't mention the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce at all. I don't know if he hasn't fully investigated the fact that the Ji's Company and the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce have joined forces, or if he's deliberately not mentioned it. Neither is a good thing."
"Have the Ji Trading Company and the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce joined forces?" The grain merchant who followed was surprised.
Tao Xun reminded him, "Don't forget where Wu Ren belongs."
"So what are you going to do? Continue to wait and see?"
"No." This game was very complicated, and he was already planning to cut his losses and leave.
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