"May I ask how much salt and grain are priced here?"
This powerful figure was Zhao Ning from Luoyang.
Zhao Ning glanced at the ragged Qiang man and said irritably, "One shi of grain costs 80,000 coins, and one shi of salt costs 2 million coins."
"What? Wasn't it supposed to be ten times the price? This is more than twelve times!"
The Qiang man was startled. They could barely accept ten times, but twelve times was just too outrageous.
"Hmph~ You think it's too expensive? I think it's too expensive too. These were transported from all over the mountains and rivers. Do you think I would sell them to you without making a profit?"
Zhao Ning snorted coldly and ignored him.
"you...."
The Qiang man angrily turned and left, continuing to inquire at other stalls. The prices were similar to those at Zhao Ning's stall, and some were even thirteen or fourteen times higher.
Not long after the Qiang man left, a young man dressed as a scholar came to Zhao Ning's stall. This man was Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu looked at Zhao Ning and asked, "How much is the grain and salt here?"
"Are you a Han Chinese?"
Cheng Yu nodded. "Not bad!"
"Since you are a citizen of the Han Dynasty, you can buy grain and salt from the grain and salt shops in Jincheng, which are more than seventy times cheaper than here. Why bother buying from me?"
Zhao Ning looked at Cheng Yu with some confusion. The price they set was already five times higher than the price within the Han Dynasty, and then increased twelve times, which is why the price of salt, which was less than 30,000 coins per shi, has soared to two million coins.
He really couldn't understand what Cheng Yu was trying to do.
"What was bought at the grain store cannot be sold here!"
"this..."
Zhao Ning understood Cheng Yu's intention. He hesitated for a moment and glanced at Cheng Yu. He was here to make money and did not want to sell to Cheng Yu cheaply just because Cheng Yu was a Han Chinese.
Seemingly guessing Zhao Ning's thoughts, Cheng Yu smiled and said, "How about this, sell it to me at the price you just discussed with that Qiang man?"
Zhao Ning didn't hesitate and nodded, "Alright! Since this gentleman is so straightforward, I won't hesitate either. I'll sell it to you for eleven times the price!"
The transaction was completed quickly, and Cheng Yu led his men to the next stall.
Although the market was bustling at the time, apart from silk and liquor, no one was buying grain or salt; they were simply too expensive, and people wanted to wait a little longer.
Therefore, the trading volume was not high on the first day of trading.
As night fell, a figure quietly entered Cheng Yu's room.
"Shangguan, if they don't make a move by tomorrow, it might be difficult for us to get back all the money we spent today?"
Hearing his subordinate's words, Cheng Yu smiled confidently, "Don't worry, they know that the quota for this trade market is limited. If we buy more, they can only buy less. But these grains and salts are necessities, and neither of us can afford to be short of them."
Besides, all those cattle and sheep need food and water, and with the exorbitant rent, they can't possibly survive!
"Your insight is excellent!"
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