396 Revenge does not necessarily have to be done personally

When Feng Qingchen returned to the courtyard in the west area, he was thinking about how to reveal the affairs of the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion without leaving any trace.

Feng Qingchen was certain that after she left, the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion would definitely issue a gag order, or beat or kill the maids and servants present, to prevent the matter from leaking out. The people in the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion would most likely think that she would swallow this loss in silence. After all, what the idiot young master of the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion said was detrimental to her reputation, and she would be the one to be embarrassed if the news got out.

Unfortunately, the people in the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion were destined to be disappointed. If Feng Qingchen really cared about these things, she would have no need to live. Just as she thought of a clue, Tong Jue came to report that Su Wenqing was here.

"You come at the perfect time." Feng Qingchen had a devilish smile on her face. She had just been thinking that Su Wenqing was the best candidate, and it would be beneficial to everyone if he exposed this matter.

Feng Qingchen was sure that with Su Wenqing's intelligence, as long as she revealed a little bit, he would definitely check what happened in the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion today, and then he would definitely reveal the matter to the Ninth Prince and the Wang family.

The Yongchang Marquis's Mansion didn't need her to take any action at all.

Su Wenqing came to Feng Qingchen to talk to her about food. Using Feng Qingchen's method, Su Wenqing had stored a lot of food recently.

"Qingchen, the price of grain in the market has dropped by 70%. Do you think I should stop?" When he asked this, it was obvious that he didn't want to stop.

The method Feng Qingchen proposed to Su Wenqing for collecting grain was very simple. That was to have Su Wenqing put all the stored grain on the market, creating the illusion that there was too much grain on the market, and then lower the price, lower the price...

When the price was first reduced, there was a rush to buy food, and some big grain companies also came to grab food, but...

Su Wenqing's stored grain would not last long if given to Yuwen Yuanhua, but if it were put on the market, it would definitely be a flood. Su Wenqing had enough confidence to engage in a price war. Even if more people bought, he still had enough food supply.

Moreover, the price of grain changes every day. It is cheaper to buy it today than yesterday. Even if you want to store grain, you dare not sell it easily, for fear that the grain you buy will not be cheap enough.

Food is getting cheaper day by day. Who would still buy food? Major grain companies are also panicking and are selling their stored grain. There is more and more food on the market, but the price is getting lower and lower, and fewer and fewer people are buying it. The grain merchants are panicking and lowering the price even lower. But even at a lower price, not many people are buying. Everyone has bought enough food, and some ordinary people are even selling their own stored grain.

They are afraid that since food is so cheap and there is so much of it, the food they have hoarded will become less and less valuable, so they might as well sell it early while the price is still reasonable.

In modern times, this is dumping. Large groups use their absolute advantage and confidence to wage price wars and exhaust small businesses. Su Wenqing's move directly forced small and medium-sized grain traders into bankruptcy.

Several big grain merchants could not hold on any longer and suffered heavy losses. If they were not supported by the wealthy families, these grain merchants would probably jump off the buildings. They stored a lot of grain when the price was high, and now they have to sell it. If you don't sell, many people will naturally sell it. If you keep the grain, it might just go moldy.

The price of grain has dropped from 20 wen per catty to the current 7 wen per catty, which can be said to be a bargain in some books. Although Su Wenqing has suffered a small loss during this period, he has secretly received a lot of grain at a low price, and now his grain reserves have doubled.

You know, food is something that you cannot get even if you have money.

"Stop it now. What you want is food. Why bother competing with the people for profits? If this price war continues, the common people will suffer in the end." Feng Qingchen looked indifferent and obviously not in high spirits. Part of it was pretended, and part of it was because he felt guilty.

As a modern person, she is very clear about the harm of dumping. Maybe ordinary people will get the advantage at the beginning, but when large groups use this price war to force other competitors into bankruptcy, they will dominate the market. At that time, the price will rise wildly and will continue to rise. Then it will be ordinary people who will suffer.

Besides, food is limited. If Su Wenqing buys up all the food on the market, there will be no food left on the market and prices will surely skyrocket. What will ordinary people do then?

Although ordinary people can only eat coarse food these days and have to sell rice, wheat and the like, as the price of rice decreases, the prices of other grain crops will also increase. The grain that Su Wenqing receives will only be enough to last until the next harvest, so there is no need for vicious competition.

"Uh... why do you have the same explanation as Jiuqing?" Su Wenqing was depressed. Last night, Lan Jiuqing asked him to stop, but he was unwilling to do so. It would be so unfair to himself if he didn't accept the cheap food.

He came to Feng Qingchen today in the hope that Feng Qingchen would stand by him. He originally thought that Feng Qingchen would agree to let him continue the job, but he didn't expect...

Well, it turns out that they are the same type of people. He is a businessman who only sees the immediate benefits and wants to collect more when the price of grain is low.

Lan Jiuqing? It had been a long time since she heard this name. She remembered that it was Lan Jiuqing who saved him the last time he was assassinated. "Is he okay?"

"Are you concerned about him?" Su Wen was confused. Could it be that these two were having an affair without him knowing?

"Not really." Feng Qingchen regretted it the moment she said it. Facing Su Wenqing's gossipy eyes, Feng Qingchen looked at him calmly, without the embarrassment and anxiety of being caught: "Just asking."

Tsk, no one would believe that.

Su Wenqing was sure that there was something going on between Feng Qingchen and Lan Jiuqing, but thinking of their identities and the circumstances, Su Wenqing had to suppress his curiosity: "He's been very busy lately. By the way, is there anything I can do to help with your competition with Su Wan?"

"No need, I can handle it myself." She is not good at music, chess, calligraphy or painting, so what is there to compare with?

Feng Qingchen really didn't take this matter to heart. For Su Wan, this competition was used to prove how outstanding the daughter of the Nanling Su family was, and Su Wan couldn't afford to lose.

But for her, it was purely a word from the Ninth Prince that caused her trouble. She could afford to lose, and of course she would try her best to win, because the word "lose" really didn't sound good, especially losing to that woman Su Wan.

"Are you sure you can beat Su Wan?" Su Wenqing was very curious. He was definitely a well-informed person. Among the eight competitions, Su Wenqing felt that Feng Qingchen had no chance of winning any of them except riding and archery and medical skills.

"Does it matter whether you are confident or not? It's just a game. If I can beat Su Wan once, I can beat her a second time." Even when talking about the game, Feng Qingchen was still not in high spirits. He was so depressed that Su Wenqing couldn't ignore him.

"I'm glad you think so. Seeing how depressed you look, I thought you were worried about the competition." Su Wenqing asked tentatively.

Feng Qingchen didn't say anything, but just gave a bitter smile in response, which made Su Wenqing puzzled. He secretly decided to go back and find out what happened to Feng Qingchen recently. He thought Feng Qingchen was unhappy because of Su Wan's affairs, but now it seems that is not the case at all.

From the moment Su Wenqing asked about Su Wan, Feng Qingchen understood that this smart man had discovered that something was wrong with her. Very good, she didn't even need to give him a hint, because Su Wenqing would take care of the rest.

However, thinking about the competition with Su Wan, Feng Qingchen thought of a business opportunity, a chance to make a lot of money...

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