Chapter 443: Setting up a Game to Win Everything
The next day, accompanied by Ji Wuyin, Lin Shan booked five high-quality assets suitable for personal purchase in Changli, Liaoxi County, the county center where the governor's office was located.
When he first decided on the two properties, Ji Daxiu and officials from Liaoxi County advised him to just buy the two properties in Changli. If he wanted to buy more, he could look elsewhere, such as Houcheng in Liaodong County and Fang County, which also had excellent properties.
Lin Shan felt that what they said was right and that they were genuinely thinking about him, but he had a good brother. As they said, this was a rare opportunity, and he had taken the other three sets for his good brother.
As for Houcheng and Fangxian, they were talking about them? They were indeed developing well. He would go there and buy some more.
Ji Wuyin could understand Lin Shan's behavior.
The officials who accompanied him felt both amused and helpless: they couldn't persuade him, they simply couldn't persuade him.
After deciding, you need to go to the government office to complete all the procedures.
Lu Songli treated them to a cup of tea in the reception room.
Lin Shan was in high spirits after successfully purchasing the property.
When the atmosphere was right, Lu Songli and Lin Shan proposed to buy the old ships of the Cao Gang.
Lin Shan thought about it and decided it wasn't a difficult task. Besides, an old boat would basically become obsolete after a few uses. Selling it would also generate income for the Cao Gang, right? But there were some questions he had to ask. "Chairman Lu, may I ask why you want to buy the Cao Gang's old boat?" This old boat couldn't just be sold casually.
Lu Songli laughed and said, "Isn't Pingzhou training its navy recently? It's boring to keep floundering near the shore. If they had larger ships, they could go further afield and get better training."
Lin Shan nodded to the reason she gave.
Lu Songli added, "Besides, if this navy is well trained, we'll have external support when the Cao Gang fights against the pirates in the future, right?"
Lin Shan didn't take her last words seriously. The Cao Gang members were all strong men, good at swimming and fighting. Often, when they encountered pirates, as long as the number of people was equal, they were not afraid at all.
Later he realized that regular water armies were different from these miscellaneous brands.
The next morning, Ji Wuyin went to the governor's mansion to see Lu Songli.
When she heard the announcement, she was quite surprised and asked Luo Tieniu to invite the person in. She wondered if there was any emergency.
Ji Wuyin's face was filled with solemnity. As soon as he entered, he said, "Something has happened. The price of Shu brocade in Shujun Jincheng has plummeted, and the whole city is in mourning."
Shu County, Yizhou! Shu County belongs to Yizhou, and Jincheng is its seat.
Lu Songli said seriously, "What happened? Tell me in detail."
After listening to Ji Wuyin's story, Lu Songli understood the whole story.
Jincheng, Shu County, is famous for its Shu brocade, along with Yunjin, Sujin, and Zhuangjin.
These four famous brocades were often listed as tribute items. The imperial court would select them every three years, and the selected ones would be given the title of tribute brocade.
In the past, the four famous brocades took turns to be the boss.
Previously, because Emperor Kangcheng loved Shu brocade, Shu brocade almost always took the top spot every year, while the other three often came in second place. Even Yunjin, the first of the four famous brocades, was neglected.
In recent years, the royal court has purchased a large amount of Shu brocade every year, and people from all over the world have also flocked to it, and the price of Shu brocade has continued to rise.
This led to the flourishing of brocade-related industries in the entire Shu County and its surrounding areas, and the raw material silk cocoons became the most popular commodity at the time.
The relevant workshops have stepped up their efforts to produce and make Shu brocade, and even borrowed money from money houses. Over the years, they have all made a lot of money.
After the death of Emperor Kangcheng, merchants in Shu County, especially in Jincheng, hesitated as to whether the title of Shu brocade as tribute brocade might be changed.
But in the second year of Tianhe, the royal court still purchased their Shu brocade as tribute as usual, which made the merchants in Shu County breathe a sigh of relief, and then they continued to play music and dance.
The third year of Tianhe was also the last year that Shu brocade was used as tribute brocade. There would be a re-selection next year. The merchants in Shu County were all working hard, hoping to make a fortune this year.
"The incident happened recently. There was a rumor in Shu that the Queen preferred Su brocade to Shu brocade, and that this year's tribute brocade would be replaced with Su brocade."
"All of a sudden, a huge uproar ensued. The prices of silk fabrics related to Shu brocade plummeted, reaching an unprecedented low."
After listening to this, Lu Songli had only one feeling: Shu County was being set up? No, there was also Gusu, the birthplace of Su Jin!
The person who set up the game clearly wants to have the best of both worlds.
Without Ji Wuyin saying anything further, Lu Songli had already guessed that under such a situation, the person behind the scenes would have two steps to take.
The operation in Suzhou must be to sell the raw silk cocoons and Su brocade that were secretly purchased at low prices before the layout to local merchants at high prices.
The local merchants, namely the Suzhou merchants, should have also heard the rumor that Su brocade might become this year's tribute brocade. Seeing that it is profitable, they will definitely take over willingly.
Back in Shu County, as the rumors became increasingly plausible, the banks were undoubtedly getting anxious. If the tribute payment fell through, they would no longer be able to recover the money they had borrowed. They would undoubtedly seek redress by going to their respective lenders.
In this atmosphere, some people could no longer hold back and began to sell off their Shu brocade, raw silk cocoons and other raw materials at low prices.
Once this leak was opened, it could not be stopped and market confidence collapsed instantly.
When the prices of these goods hit rock bottom, the manipulators behind the scenes will take the opportunity to buy up these goods.
Lu Songli's prediction was correct. The confidence of merchants in Shu was collapsing.
The news of exchanging tribute brocade dealt a heavy blow to the Shu brocade merchants who were already skeptical.
Normally, the selection of new tribute brocades would begin next year. After three years, Shu brocade would have to wait another year before it could be removed from the title of tribute brocade and re-enter the selection process.
But a new emperor appoints new ministers, and no one can predict for sure. Besides, there are rumors that the queen likes Su Jin, which is entirely possible.
There is another reason. The current governor of Yizhou was the former prefect of Shu County. He was close to the prince's faction, and the prince helped him become the governor of Yizhou.
The family of the Yizhou governor knew his own business. It was normal for the new emperor to replace the tribute brocade since he disliked him.
So, under his instruction, his wife's family began to quietly sell off the Shu brocade, silk cocoons and raw silk they had.
This was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Lu Desheng on the side said in disbelief, "Just because of a rumor? These people are rushing to sell off their goods?" This is cutting flesh, not cutting clothes.
Also, why aren't the rumors he spread through his army that powerful? Wang Dong should reflect on this, or perhaps go to Shu County for further training!
Not long after Ji Wuyin arrived, Lu Songli sent someone to invite her father and Mr. Xue.
At this time, Lu Songli said calmly, "What if this rumor is not just a rumor?"
These people were able to build such a large fortune, so they were certainly not stupid enough to believe rumors simply because they heard them. They must have verified the authenticity of the rumors through their own channels.
The other three looked at each other. Isn't this a rumor?
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