It was the first time that the man in black robe saw someone speaking so righteously about standing up.
snort!
"You said ten taels per stone, so it means ten taels? Why not twenty taels?"
Jiang Mengli's eyes lit up instantly when he heard this. "Boss, I've thought of a way to make more money. If someone from the imperial court comes, we can tell them someone wants 20 taels and see if they're willing to pay 30 taels!"
Upon hearing this, Old Bai stroked his beard and frowned, saying, "This is a bit too expensive. The court may not agree."
Jiang Mengli: "I think they might agree. No matter how expensive it is, it's better than letting the soldiers starve to death. If the soldiers die, it means they are defeated without a fight. The Langya Gang will continue to cause damage, and the losses will be even greater."
"Yeah, that makes sense." Old Bai stroked his beard and smiled happily. He patted her arm and praised her, "You are a good material for business. Only profiteers can make big money. Hahahaha..."
The man in black robe: “…” His face was filled with black lines.
They actually discussed how to raise the price in front of him.
Are you treating him like air?
"Boss, you're going too far." The man in black robe said in a cold tone.
Old Bai smiled and said kindly, "Young man, for profiteers like us, this is not too much. They are definitely willing to pay thirty taels per stone. Are you willing to pay sixty taels?"
Sixty taels!!
This number made the man in black robe very angry.
He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Are you selling grain like gold?"
Bai Lao waved his hand. "No, no, the price of one stone of gold is much, much more expensive. But right now, this food is much more useful than gold. After all, gold cannot be eaten."
Black robe: “……!”
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
A servant's announcement came from outside the door.
"Boss, someone is coming over there, saying they're here to pay the deposit."
Hearing this, Jiang Mengli said, "Boss, I'll go talk to the other party about the new price. If he agrees, we'll earn an extra 20 taels per stone!"
After saying that, he hurried out of the room.
The atmosphere in the room became a little depressing, and neither of them spoke.
Not long after, the sound of Jiang Mengli talking to someone could be heard faintly outside.
"Thirty taels is too expensive, you are sitting here!"
"I don't deny that we are sitting on the ground, but there are people willing to pay a higher price to buy it. Do you think food is more important now, or silver?"
"Oh, time is running out. Thirty taels is thirty taels. No more raising the price. This is the deposit. Move the grain immediately..."
Inside the house, a smile appeared on Bai Lao's face. "Hahaha... it worked. I made another twenty taels per stone."
The man in black robe stood up and looked out the window. He immediately recognized that the person he was talking to was the head of the Grain and Grass Department.
He frowned and looked away, gritted his teeth and turned around and said, "Okay, I agree, sixty taels is sixty taels, but you must sell me 90% of the grain!"
As long as the imperial court has no food to buy, it is worth spending any amount of silver.
Hearing this, Bai Lao's face lit up with joy. "Okay, then pay the deposit. The more you want, the bigger the deposit will be. I can provide 100,000 kilograms of grain. You only need to pay half of the deposit, and we can immediately load some of the goods and leave."
The man in black robe took out all the banknotes he had on him. He had made preparations before coming, determined to close the deal.
"I only have 20,000 taels of silver notes. That's all I have on me."
"Hey..." Old Bai looked helpless and conflicted. "Okay, 20,000 is 20,000. Deal."
In order to make him believe, I immediately wrote down a deposit receipt.
After handing him the receipt, General Bai hurried out of the room and said, "Sir, please wait a moment. There's a small problem with the grain. I may not be able to sell you that much for the time being."
"But it won't be too much less. Since the deposit has been paid, we will send someone to deliver it soon. You don't have to worry."
The person from the Grain and Grass Department nodded in agreement, "Okay, don't leave too little."
After saying that, he turned and left.
At this time, a man in black robe came out.
Bai Lao immediately called out to Jiang Mengli and said, "Quickly take this noble man to see the food. The food here is too simple to store so much. Some of the food is elsewhere."
Jiang Mengli led the man in black robe to a house. When they opened the door, they saw a room full of bags filled with food.
"Want to inspect the goods? Pick any bag and take a look."
The man in black robe naturally wanted to inspect the goods. He opened a package at random and took a look. "It is indeed good food, but I will take a look inside when I pick up the goods later."
Jiang Mengli said frankly, "Okay, you can check it any way you want. You can check every package, but I just lied to the court. If you want to check, you have to act quickly. I'm afraid the court will find us."
"You also know that the people should not fight against the officials, let alone the emperor. We are risking our lives by selling it to you, so please understand."
After looking at this room, she opened the second and third rooms, both of which were filled to the brim, probably containing more than 40,000 kilograms of grain in total.
Heipao was completely relieved, after all, there was extra space here to store food.
Jiang Mengli said with a smile: "After you have finished reading it, let's transport the grain. Do you want to find someone yourself, or should I find someone to help you? But you have to go through the back door."
The man in black robe thought for a moment and said, "Of course I have to go through the back door. I'll find someone to move the food at night."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Jiang Mengli nodded readily.
The man in black robe walked out of the yard and his men were waiting outside.
He was also a rather cautious person. He asked his men to enter the house and keep an eye on things while he strode away.
Jiang Mengli was neither anxious nor impatient. He calmly asked his men to sit in the yard and served them tea and cakes.
"Just call me when you've finished your tea, and I won't be with you anymore."
After saying that, he went back into the house.
Bai Lao glanced outside and whispered, "Did he see the flaw?"
Jiang Mengli shook his head. "No, there are real food outside several rooms. Half of the first room is full of real food. It's impossible to find it."
"He sent men to take away the food during the night. You will leave before dark. I will follow them and see where their food is."
Old Bai frowned and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'm just worried they'll cause trouble. What if they report it to the government..."
Jiang Mengli chuckled, "Haha...what if we find the emperor?"
This drama was originally coordinated by the government and the emperor was aware of it.
He even wanted to use this opportunity to find out those who maliciously collected grain. These people must be related to the Langya Gang.
Only then did Bai Lao react and slapped his forehead, "I'm getting old and confused. I only thought about us deceiving people again and didn't think about other aspects."
"I hope we can find their food. That way, we can gather some food for Prince Yu. I wonder how much food we will have?"
Jiang Mengli analyzed: "It's definitely not too little. They almost bought up everything they could. Medicinal herbs are also in short supply. They must have a lot of them. When the time comes, they will take away everything the army can use."
The problem cannot be solved by just a few tens of thousands of pounds of food and fodder; the more the better.
Many places need food, and a lot of food also needs to be allocated to places where refugees are pouring in.
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