Chapter 399 Famous in the World
At the court, the emperor had also been paying close attention to the disaster relief situation in Nanyang.
Song Mo was the first to receive the victory report sent by Zhang Xian in an expedited manner over a distance of 800 miles.
After reading the good news, he felt that God bless Dali and that he was truly destined to be there. That was why Dali had so many talented people and Nanyang was able to quickly stabilize after the earthquake.
At this time, Song Mo was extremely satisfied with Zhang Xian. He decided that as soon as Zhang Xian returned to Chang'an, he would promote him! And he had to promote him twice!
In fact, not only the emperor's eyes were on Nanyang, but the eyes of some knowledgeable people were also focused here.
This was because the Nanyang earthquake had a different political implication. Furthermore, as the most populous county, Nanyang suffered extensively. After the earthquake, unscrupulous merchants colluded to raise grain prices.
At first, almost everyone agreed that even if the imperial court allocated food relief to Nanyang after the earthquake, the city would still be in a mess and would take several years to recover.
Unexpectedly, without the imperial court investing too much in supplies, Nanyang stabilized so quickly. After all, when food prices are stable, the people are stable.
Surprised, they couldn't help but investigate the cause. Digging deeper, they discovered that the stability of grain prices in Nanyang was due to the fact that the Yuzhou Grain Merchants, a group of unscrupulous merchants, had been overthrown by an alliance formed by the Ji family and the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce.
Hmm? Let's see how the Ji-Liao Alliance did it.
As soon as they saw it, they realized that the Ji-Liao Alliance was something special.
After further research, I feel that Nanyang’s dilemma was solved brilliantly.
Especially the game between the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association and the Ji Liao Alliance is so exciting and classic.
Wise men are trying to decipher the mystery.
Most people just think that Ji Wuyin's methods are becoming more and more mysterious.
But those top smart people realized from Ji's allies this time that there were masters in the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce.
After all, Ji Wuyin, as the richest man in the South, had lived for most of his life and had plenty of allies to choose from. Why did they choose the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce as their ally this time? And not someone else?
The real reason may be that the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce chose to ally with the Ji family business, rather than the Ji family choosing the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce.
There is another reason: a person's ability and direction can be traced, and the means displayed in the game between the Liao Ji Alliance and the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association this time are not like those used by Ji Wuyin in the past.
This battle in Nanyang was the first time that the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce became famous throughout the world and also the first time that it entered the vision of the upper class.
The incident in Nandi didn't count; they were mostly in the dark there, only showing up at the end, when they were transporting food north with over 20,000 disaster victims. This time in Nanyang, the Ji family business was constantly boosting its prestige.
Later, with the establishment of the Xin Dynasty, the grain price war after the Nanyang earthquake became a classic case for reference and analysis by future generations.
Prince Cheng's fiefdom
Upon hearing the news of the collapse of the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association and Che Jiuming's death, Prince Cheng Song Yuan smashed the cup in his hand, "Che Jiuming is really useless!"
His trusted aide Dong Jichuan consoled him, saying, "There's nothing we can do about it. His opponent is too formidable."
He knew that King Cheng was eager to succeed once and vent the anger that had accumulated in his heart.
After the death of the previous emperor, Prince Cheng returned to Chang'an and was then detained there.
It was not until two months ago, more than half a year after Song Mo ascended the throne and completely secured the throne, that he was allowed to leave Chang'an and return to his fiefdom.
I suffered a lot during this period.
The words of his trusted advisors made Prince Cheng unwilling to accept the fact, "Song Mo is truly lucky."
After Song Mo ascended the throne, disasters struck one after another. First, there was the danger of the Xianbei moving south, then there were floods in the south, and then there was an earthquake in Nanyang...
No matter which one it is, if it is not handled properly, it will be enough to make Song Mo lose face and even cause unrest.
But Song Mo is lucky. Every time he is in crisis, there is someone capable to help him solve it.
Dong Jichuan has a different opinion on this.
He was a physiognomist and astrologist, and two or three months ago, the inverted star pattern in the Milky Way was a clear sign of the beginning of troubled times. The frequent disasters that had befallen Dali over the past year were one of those signs.
The perfect solution to these disasters and crises was not necessarily due to Song Mo's good fortune. Rather, it was the end of the dynasty, when heroes emerged in large numbers, and the final fortune of the era allowed this land to give birth to countless brilliant and talented people.
As the saying goes, heroes emerge in troubled times.
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Before Zhang Xian returned to Chang'an, he introduced Wu Ren and Ji Dashao to Weng Yuan.
On the day of introduction, Chen Jinshui followed him.
Wu Ren and Chen Jinshui met each other and exchanged a knowing look.
Wu Ren thought, wow, they are all family.
Young Master Ji had never seen Chen Jinshui before. When he saw him following Zhang Xian, he looked at him twice.
Wu Ren actually wanted to ask Chen Jinshui if he was happy receiving two salaries at the same time.
After the matter was settled, Zhang Xian set out for Chang'an, and Chen Jinshui accompanied him.
Sitting in the carriage on the way back to Chang'an, Zhang Xian was pondering how to write the memorial requesting merit.
After Zhang Xian left, Xie Zhan didn't stay long. He asked Xie Nan, Xie Bai, and others to escort some of the grain back to the south, and asked Gu Huaisheng to stay. At that time, many grain merchants from other places were lingering in Nanyang, so he asked Gu Sheng to stay and see if there was anything else.
Xie Zhan himself took Lu Fei to Linchuan County. He wanted to recruit a talented person from Linchuan County. Lu Fei's maternal grandfather, the Ruan family, was a well-known and powerful family in Linchuan County, and he thought that by leveraging this relationship, he could get a much better deal.
During his time in Runan, Xie Zhan figured things out. While Lu Songli was still trapped in Liaodong County, he recruited more talents and was able to move freely outside. This was his advantage.
Liaodong County
Victory is certain. The good news will be transmitted from Luoyang to Qingzhou as soon as possible and at the fastest speed, and then from Qingzhou to Liaodong County by water.
At this moment, the victory report had already reached Lu Songli. At this moment, Ji Wuyin and others were still floating on the water.
Lu Songli read the victory report at a glance, his eyes shining. After all, they had achieved their expected goal in Nanyang.
Lu Desheng: "Good news from Nanyang?" He noticed that the person who delivered the letter just now was from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce.
Lu Songli handed the victory report to her father, "Yes, the situation in Nanyang is a foregone conclusion. Ji Wuyin has already returned, and Wu Ren and Ji Changnian will stay in Nanyang for a while."
Lü Desheng saw from the victory report that they had earned 1.8 million dan of grain in the Battle of Nanyang! Even if they split it equally with Ji Wuyin, they would still get 900,000 dan.
"My girl, that's a lot of grain!" Lu Desheng counted on his fingers. According to the current market price, one dou of grain costs about 170 to 180 wen. In other words, if converted into silver, they have earned at least 1.5 million taels?
Oh my God, they only invested three million in capital, and now they have made a net profit of half, a 50% profit!
"Not much. We've invested a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources this time, and we deserve this great result."
Lu Desheng glanced at his daughter, who had a broad mind.
"Furthermore, we still need to pay the Cao Gang a sum of money." Lu Songli reminded, "Don't forget, we still have to leave 800,000 dan of grain in Nanyang to maintain stable grain prices."
"It should be given, thanks to the cooperation of the Cao Gang this time." After hearing his daughter's words, Lu Desheng knew that he had overestimated, but if calculated based on grain, it was certain that they earned 900,000 dan of grain.
"Well, now that Nanyang is done, it's time to look at Chang'an."
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