The heavy rains alleviated the worries of the spring ploughers, but also made the road difficult.
The roads on Henan Road are also muddy. Only in the affluent villages, a few concrete roads will be built for people to walk on. As for the mainland, it is still covered with mud and sand.
Walking on cement roads reduces the number of broken wheels, but the hooves of the animals are very worn out, and the palms are severely damaged to the road. Before bicycles were popularized and cars were not invented, they could only use dirt roads.
The merchants who bought the garlic estimated the distance and road conditions, and felt that the profit had decreased, and found that the water transport ships were busy transporting normal goods this season, so the enthusiasm in their hearts also faded.
The price of garlic in Henan Province has remained at three times the normal price. Due to speculation in the surrounding areas, it has not dropped much, and is still about twice as high.
This price is still artificially controlled. Otherwise, according to the new dishes released by Shuiyunjian in most restaurants and people's homes, no one will buy garlic at all.
Fengzhi Logistics, which is in charge of Fengqiao Zhenger II, is still collecting garlic, and the price paid has been increased by five times, but the compensation cycle has been extended. Local merchants did not send garlic to them, but Huainan Road sent a lot of garlic, directly getting them just now. The mortgage is trapped.
Fengqiao Zhenger, who was supposed to be happy, is now worried. He stopped going to Shuiyunjian next to Luoshui to eat that expensive food. He came to a restaurant beside the bridgehead of the iron cable bridge by the Yellow River and sat by the river. He ordered two cold dishes, Wen On a pot of wine, his eyes looked at the rain curtain outside, dumbfounded.
Yamamoto and Yamaji have not been very busy recently. Just finished collecting a batch of garlic, and the deposit is gone. If you want to use the silver and sulfur as collateral, the prices are very low everywhere, so there is no way for Yamaji, even if he sends it out. The courtesy is not light, and the other party is not relaxed.
"How much garlic did you collect?" Fengqiao Zhenger asked casually, still looking outside.
"It’s about 1.4 million catties. The current price is one catty and twenty-seven wen, and the capital is 21 wen. According to the ratio of our compensation, we need to pay 50,000 jin, plus bribes to others. That’s 63,000 coins. That’s all our mortgage money. There are still 720,000 silver and sulfur coins that have not been successfully mortgaged. There are still 9,000 coins for the successful mortgage."
Shansi is very familiar with this data, so Zhang said it to Fengqiao Masanori.
Feng Qiao Zhenger did a little calculation and found that the garlic received not only did not make any money, but also lost money. He frowned and said, "No, this price is not good. We have to raise the price to more than fifty cents to make money. Why? Is there so little money left? Even if one-third of the mortgage is mortgaged, it should be close to 100,000 credits, which only totaled 72,000 credits."
"Mr. Fengqiao, we borrowed loans from usury, nine out of 13 returns. We said we gave out one hundred thousand tans. In fact, we gave ninety thousand tans. We have to pay back 130,000 tans. The donkey is rolling, what about Ligunli, which is unbearable for Ligunli, so I pay the profit first, as well as the cost of garlic transportation and the rented warehouse, which is not money?"
Yamamoto explained.
Fengqiao Zhenger's brow furrowed deeper, forming a "Chuan" character "Since nine come out and thirteen returnees, how can it be profitable?"
"It was decided like this at the beginning, thanks to the rented warehouse, otherwise it would be all wet." Yamamoto replied.
"No, the price of garlic must be increased. Is there any way to get the money? Damn rain." Fengqiao Zhenger began to complain about the weather.
"Yes, Datang Bank is rumored to restrict silver mortgages, but I don’t know why. It has not been implemented, but the price has been lowered. It is said that there is too much silver recently and the market has automatically adjusted. It was caused by the money house going to mortgage and arbitrating cash.
I guess someone wanted to use money houses to restrict us a few days ago, but later found out that it was not done well, so they didn’t implement it. They just let go of rumors. I guess it must be an order from Zhang Xiaobao to not allow money houses to directly participate in impure finance. Economic behavior. "
Shan Temple is in charge of this matter and understands it very well.
Feng Qiao Zhenger smiled contemptuously, "Zhang Xiaobao is stupid. If I were him, I would mobilize all the resources that I can mobilize to restrict the opponent, and even administratively, he didn't allow it."
Yamamoto was upset, saying that Zhang Xiaobao was stupid. He had lost several clashes in the first place. Isn't it even more stupid? Then Fengqiao Masuji said:
"Zhang Xiaobao is not stupid, he simply disdains to do that. The part of the book he wrote at the beginning is not important. It is mentioned in it. Unless there is really no way, an administrative order can be used to solve the economic crisis. Otherwise, it is absolutely not allowed. Do that easily, otherwise it will easily cause confusion about government functions and increase dependence on administrative orders.
Invisibly making the official business irrelevant and allowing officials to participate too much in economic affairs can cause officials to use their own power to obtain commercial benefits that they should not obtain. "
"Then his own family is still doing such a big business? He is the Bohai Jiedu envoy. Look at the northern part of Hebei Province, how much his family's business is? Say one thing and do another." Feng Qiao Zhenger sneered at this.
Yamamoto couldn’t say it anymore. After thinking for a while, he said, “Maybe he will come out in the future? How useless he is. The main thing is that he must be involved in garlic now. We have to be careful and be careful. Don't be careless, otherwise the bones will be swallowed by him."
"I don't care if he intervenes or not, he must increase the price of garlic, mortgage all the remaining silver to Datang Bank, and order our people to directly increase the price to purchase garlic in various places. There are still two months before the new garlic comes down. During this period of time, the price of garlic must have risen to fifty yuan a catty."
Feng Qiao Zhenger couldn't count on others, so he had to take the risk of buying it by himself, hoping that the Tang court would not count garlic as a necessities of life, so that they would be charged with hoarding.
Yamamoto and Yamaji couldn't think of a better way. Seeing Kazehashi Masaji insisted, they gritted their teeth and agreed.
Shansi shipped about 600,000 guans of silver to the Datang Bank in Luoyang, in exchange for more than 200,000 guans of cash at a ratio of three to one, and dispersed them to the hands of Japanese people in various places to start the acquisition.
When he did this, Fang Liuer reacted before Zhang Xiaobao gave an order. The telegrams were sent out one by one, ordering the various industries belonging to Bi Xiner to transfer funds. She was impatient for this day.
Since the money must be sent to Japanese people everywhere, everything that is too far away will not work, so the radius of the journey to buy garlic is within half a month.
The news soon reached Zhang Xiaobao, and Mo Jilian was also very interested in it. He specifically found Zhang Xiaobao and asked: "Zhang Xiaobao, someone has done something, you won't do it?"
"If they don't collect the garlic personally, I will do it. Since they have reached this point, they don't need me anymore. The garlic I transported from Huainan Road earlier will lead the way. Other things will be handled by others, which saves trouble."
Zhang Xiaobao said with a smile, he didn't expect that Fengqiao Zhenger dared to make dangerous moves, and was finally forced to this point, who would let the people of Fengzhi Logistics not consider the issue of weather.
Mo Jilian didn't understand why Zhang Xiaobao didn't make a move, and was even more curious. "Then you watch them act?"
"At that time, you will naturally know that my Datang is not the same as the previous Datang. How can I kill chickens with a sledge knife? I will not eat at the Zhuangzi at noon today. I will go to the school to see. The rain has been heavy these days and the tide is high. I will look at the school. Have you taken it into consideration."
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the cattle in the field and said to Mo Jilian.
"What should I eat this day?" Silent Ji was puzzled.
"For stew, put more ginger slices, preferably beef stew with radish."
"I have tasted it, bitter."
"When you stew, the radishes are not peeled, of course they are bitter."
"Huh? Still peeling?"
…
As Zhang Xiaobao said, there is no need for him to continue to make a move, and the ending of Fengqiao Zhenger has already been determined.
Just when Fang Liuer used Bi Xiner's property to sniper, other merchants moved along with it.
Luoyang City, Thunder Material Circulation Group, owner Li Chengfang, and the 16th place on the Monopoly top ranking. As soon as the news of Fengzhi Logistics was received, a temporary emergency meeting was immediately held. Then a transportation team of nearly 30,000 people moved around Henan stand up.
Suzhou Mansion, Splendid Sundries, female proprietor Ge Yunfei, and the 24th place in the top list of Monopoly, temporarily allocated 600,000 yuan and sprinkled it regardless of success or failure.
Yizhou Prefecture, Jiannan Province, Wanliu Trading, Donglong, the top-ranked Monopoly, the 71st, the telegram received information from the Kaifeng office and authorized Wanliu Trading shares as collateral, which was certified by Yizhou. Received 800,000 yuan from the Kaifeng Datang Bank, transferred to the Shouchun branch, purchased garlic on the spot, and sent it to Luoyang by water.
Jiangnanxi Road, on the banks of Dongting Lake in Yuezhou, Dongting Aquatic Products, the owner Yangyang, ranked 19th among the top Monopoly. Upon receiving the news, he immediately ordered the fleet of fish and shrimp to enter the capital to ship quickly, clean the ships, and look for garlic to be consigned along the way. The merchants took short-distance transportation, and waited for the opportunity in Luoyang, waiting to bring other things back.
Hedong Road, Fenzhou...
Shannan Road...
Kannai Road...
In this way, one after another in the state capital, there seems to be a tacit understanding. Anyone who makes a move must be in the top 100 of the top monopoly.
Fengqiao Masanori thought anyway, that he was worried that the garlic would be damaged by damp and the road was difficult and the decision to personally purchase garlic would attract so many people to attack him.
It wasn't because of his money, or even the garlic in his hand, it was only 300,000 pennies. He was able to find an individual in the top 100 of the Monopoly top ranking list, and his net worth was more than his.
Sniping at him is the cause of public anger. Many businessmen in Datang despise him for this method. If the top 100 people in the top ranking want to do this, the wave will be even greater than that of Fengqiao Zhenger. , It’s just that one of them was afraid of Zhang Xiaobao’s move, and the other was that they had a tacit understanding and were unwilling to mess up Datang’s economic environment.
There were already people who wanted to move their hands on the wind, but they didn't know how to disrupt the other party's logistics compensation plan. At the same time, they were worried that they would interfere with Zhang Xiaobao casually, and they were all waiting.
Now I finally see the opportunity, and I have learned a lot from it. The easiest way is to change the people's eating habits in a short period of time, and all of the other party's mortgages are offset all at once, and then wait for the rain to arrive.
The rest forced Fengzhi Logistics to purchase garlic in person, and Zhang Xiaobao didn't need to teach it anymore. All the businessmen knew how to deal with it.
That is to raise the price of garlic, so that the cost of Fengzhi Logistics will increase when it is purchased, and sell garlic to Fengzhi Logistics at a higher price. If Fengzhi Logistics does not buy it, then it will be shipped at a low price, so that the price of garlic will never be raised. Go up.
Fengzhi Logistics absolutely can’t afford it. They can only use money to swallow the goods. Now they don’t swallow the goods, and when they wait for the new garlic to come down, these people will raise the price of the new garlic. In the end, you must have money to pay for it. If you don’t take money, you have to take garlic, but it is estimated that the previous garlic will be preserved by then. If you want to lose less, you must make sure that the garlic is not damaged. Ship when it's still high, and then wait for new garlic to come first and buy cheap ones.
If you sell it to you at a high price and you don’t want to eat, then you can lower the price so that the garlic in your hand cannot be sold at the price. Your high price.
The method of using money to smash people made Fengqiao Zhenger stunned. He knows that if he is stubbornly supported, the other party will also pay for it, but if there are so many people, if one person loses a little, he will lose all of it. It won't work.
Fengqiao Masanori knew about this mutual hedging relationship, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to buy garlic anymore, wondering how to preserve as much garlic as possible for a period of time.
But he found that there is no good way at all. If the quantity is small, what else can be done. The problem is that there are too many quantities. If you want to keep it for a long time, it will inevitably need other things and increase the cost.
"They are really bullying people. Didn't they see that I need to pay several times the money and compare the loss with me? I hope they can close their hands and let me withdraw the funds, take back more of the mortgaged silver, and think of a way later. Sell, even the gods are powerless at this time."
Kazebashi Masoji said to Yamamoto and Yamaji who were equally sad, as if he was trying to make an excuse for his failure, after all, the other party was too strong.
Others might agree with him, but Yamamoto and Yamaji absolutely disagree. Yamamoto sighed and said: "Zhang Xiaobao is not only calculating our principal, but also our approach, but also the weather changes and other people's thoughts. This time he didn't continue to make the shot himself, Mr. Fengqiao, hurry up and sell the garlic. Let's recognize the loss. We can put in as much money as we can, and first exchange the silver worth three times."
"How can he continue to shoot? Isn't it the same as now?" Feng Qiao Zhenger was dissatisfied.
"Like now? Mr. Fengqiao, you are dreaming. If Zhang Xiaobao continues to make a move, we will only pay, and he will not bet against us like other merchants. Great."
Yamamoto saw Kazehashi Masanori still not admitting defeat, he was going to die, staring at him and reprimanding.
Shansi also nodded and said: "Yes, Zhang Xiaobao can't take common sense. If he is in our position, he can also turn the tide. With the same pressure and the same principal, he will not lose. Yes, he definitely has a way to make money under the circumstances of flanking around.
Otherwise, why do you think Datang’s businessmen are so honest? All the Datang merchants follow Zhang Xiaobao’s code of conduct in order to start business. The high price will push the price of everything necessary for life, and the low price will raise it. They are afraid of Zhang Xiaobao. They know the consequences of Zhang Xiaobao’s anger, even if they unite. It's not an opponent either. "
"I don't believe it, I don't believe Zhang Xiaobao can be so powerful." Fengqiao Zhenger shouted vigorously.
Yamamoto shook his head and sighed, "Hey... There were a lot of people who did not believe in evil at the beginning. The person from Tubo was able to make it to the top ten of the top ranking list, and even hid his strength. When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were fighting abroad, he took action and thought he could. Severely injured Jiannan Road.
How is the result? A family letter sent to Zhang Xiaobao allowed Zhang Xiaobao to discover the problem, and then remotely controlled it for thousands of miles. The man even lost his money, but Zhang Xiaobao seized the opportunity and kept Tubo abandoned. "
"Not bad." Yamamoto said, "Later, I didn't believe it with Yamamoto, so I devised a plan to stir-fry silver and rice stalks, but we lost money. We were not convinced, so we went into his research area and came up with the formula for ginseng. , I bought a lot of cement, and then all my money was gone.
The people of Xinluo didn’t believe it, they had to go to Changning to lie to Li Xun’s brother Li Yu. Li Yu ran to Xincai County to take care of his brother to borrow money, and met Zhang Xiaobao. After returning, the people of Xinluo lost the money, and they are still trapped. , To work for others in vain, and is not pleased.
Later, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan went to Jilizhou, but they suddenly did not believe in evil. They traded with Zhang Xiaobao and joined forces with him. As a result, the entire tribe was gone. Later, the two people wanted to repair the Nihe River. The Xinluo clan refused to accept it and arranged. Li Dong asked someone to make trouble, and now Li Dong and the others paid for the river, and they would not come back until now that he paid a million for the road.
You are not the first and will not be the last to dissatisfied, but the ending is the same, that is, whether you believe it or not, you will definitely lose against Zhang Xiaobao. "
"Then you said, what would happen if Zhang Xiaobao was in our position?" Feng Qiao Zhenger was said to be unable to refute, so he had to ask for advice.
Yamamoto and Yamaji shook their heads at the same time: "I don't know, we are not Zhang Xiaobao."
When the three of them consider this matter, others are also considering it, but others are more relaxed than them.
On the banks of the Luoshui River, a fifth-floor private room between the water and the cloud near the river, there was a rattling sound, and then it stopped, and then the sound was much lower.
"Dongfeng."
"Great, touch, Nijo."
"I eat." "Stop, I touch, Yaoji."
"Eat, white board."
"Five."
"I'll eat it." "Stop, I'll touch it, Hong Zhong."
"Are you guys lie to me? After two laps, I didn't play a card. Do you think I'm a bully if I'm the furthest away from Jiannandao?"
People who yelled twice in a row and didn't eat it, quit.
"No, just in time, I can't touch it anymore, let you eat." The man hurriedly persuaded him.
When one lap arrives, the people who failed to eat twice go to the house for "30,000."
"Eat, I can't eat 30,000, has anyone touched it?"
No one said, "Then I will fight, Nan Feng."
"Gang, oops, someone came up to cover the bar, just like that."
"I'm not playing anymore." The person who had played twice bye finally played a card, and then let the others go, said angrily.
"Don't, didn't I let you eat it? I didn't touch it. Look, I have two thirty thousand in my hand. You have a bad idea, isn't it just three cents? As for this?"
The next home quickly persuaded.
"It's not about money. You guys bullied me in partnership, just like we bullied Fengqiao Masaoji. I can tell. Anyone can win such bullying?"
"Why can't, it depends on who it is. If we change to Zhang Xiaobao, he will not be afraid of our partnership, and we will guarantee that there will be tricks to crack." This person said to the family.
"Why don't I believe it, this time it was our joint use of money to smash the logistics of the wind, even if he wins, if he desperately, we have to follow the compensation, let his consignment earn money, the win is not glorious, boring, to It’s not an order from the headquarters. I really don’t want to go to the muddy water this time. If I play cards, I will play with the cards. I must come back and say yes. If there is no card at the end, Huang Zhuang will be yellow. No one Hu won't give it."
"I’ve never seen you playing like this. Okay, I’ll fire a cannon to earn back your leverage. Jiubing, if you want me to say, this is not a matter of not going to the muddy waters. This time, let others Those who have ideas understand that my Datang's money is not that easy to deceive.
Didn't you see who was the one who shot this time? For the top 100 in the top rankings, Fang Liu'er moved his hand first, and Zhang Xiaobao didn't say anything. That is to say, let us do it by default, don't move, I will fight back with a pie, be north, no regrets beating north. "
"I remember you, two bars, dreaming of the opponent, draw a card."
"No, I'm thinking about it, Jiutiao, I think, Zhang Xiaobao doesn't make a move, do you know that if you make a move, you will fight the loss with Fengzhi Logistics. I guess let us move."
"No nine, eight, let me say..."
"Touch, nine."
"You supported it? I played two nines in a row and I had another round, right? Okay, you can, two rounds, two rounds, two rounds, and another round, do you still prepare the bars?"
"I don't know that he has two pieces of eight pieces in his hand. I want to say that Zhang Xiaobao will never let us pay. If you don't believe it, just watch. His method is unpredictable and two cakes."
"Touch, I have two second cakes in my hand this time, it's useless. I didn't mean to let you have another bye. I won't touch them next time."
"You don't have a few cards in your hand, so what else do you touch? My opponent, it's your turn, can you still make nine cards?"
"Me? Okay, I'll catch it, oops, I'm sorry, I'm so foolish, thank you, thank you everyone."
"You three can play by yourself. I'll go and see them playing card nine. I can't get that angry."
"Two leverages are given."
"Owed."
At this time, all the businessmen who participated in the action received a telegram "Do as you want, and you won't lose money, Zhang Xiaobao."