The matter has reached this point, no matter how struggling Lin Chujiu and Su Cha are, it will not change the fact that they want to face off against the imperial Zhang family. Lin Chujiu and Su Cha were no longer entangled. After the two finished breakfast, they discussed how to deal with it.
"Princess, this is the news that I got people to find out. This time the food price rose, in just seven days, the Zhang family in the empire made a profit of more than one million taels." This one million taels is not a normal income, but a normal income. Afterwards, the profit brought by the price increase.
"Fortunately, the lord came out in seven days, otherwise the food prices would be the same every day, and the Zhang family would have to eat to death." Lin Chujiu shook her head after seeing the data listed by Su Cha.
This is really faster than printing money, and apart from the Imperial Zhang family, the others are not bad, they add up to two or three million taels, and even Su Cha has earned more than 300,000 taels.
However, Su Cha can earn so much more, and it is entirely based on volume. The price of food in the Su family shop is always lower than others, so more people buy it, and the profit is not small.
"These people and businessmen have become accustomed to making a fortune in disasters. After each war, the common people have to endure hardship for several years, even the imperial court is tight, and in serious cases, they have to borrow money like the Central Empire. In fact, all countries are afraid of war, but somehow, Obviously, no country wants to fight, but every few years, countries always have to fight a few wars. Dongwen finally stopped for three years, and the national treasury saved a lot of money. In addition to checking the income of these seven days, Su Cha also checked the huge profits made by grain merchants during several wars in the past few years.
"Princess, look, Dongwen and Nanman fought three years ago, and the Zhang family in the empire made a profit of nearly 10 million taels. In addition to food, they also sold illicit salt and ironware." Su Cha was well prepared this time, whether it was useful or not. , to check things out first.
This time is too dangerous, Su Cha dare not take it lightly.
Su Cha took out another piece of paper and handed it to Lin Chujiu: "This is the money that the Zhang family earned from the war between Xiwu and Dongwen four years ago."
Su Cha is a businessman, and he also deals in grain. He is very sensitive to rising food prices. He usually collects this information. Whenever food prices and salt prices rise, Su Cha habitually records them.
"What you have collected is really complete." Lin Chujiu looked down one by one and looked at Su Cha with admiration.
Not only Dongwen, but also the food prices of Nanman, Northern Li and Seiwu in recent years, Su Cha has also recorded them one by one. Although it is separated by a country, Su Cha cannot find out the grain sales of the three Seiwu countries. According to the annual demand, it is also possible to calculate how much black money the grain merchants headed by the imperial Zhang family earned during the period of rising grain prices.
Lin Chujiu didn't know how to use the abacus, so she could only use charcoal to add them up one by one. When she figured out the result, Lin Chujiu was dumbfounded. "Three wars, those grain merchants said they made a profit of 100 million taels?" Money, rob ordinary people of money.
"It's scary, right? Before careful statistics, I only thought that they made a few million taels at most, but I didn't want to seem to have only raised a few pennies, but in fact they sucked up the blood of the people." Presumably the emperor is also clear Seeing this, he took the opportunity to attack and used Xiao Wangfu as a spearman.
Let them fight the Xiao Wangfu against the imperial grain merchants. In the end, no matter who wins or loses, the emperor is the winner.
"Ah..." Lin Chujiu sighed, "Since it can't be changed, we have to confront the Zhang Family of the Empire, let's do it now."
Lin Chujiu found a blank memorial from under the desk and handed it to Su Cha, "Write a confession letter, the key point is to write down the income of the grain merchants."
Su Cha knew Lin Chujiu's words, and asked about Lin Chujiu, then picked up the pen and wrote it.
After writing the book, Su Cha handed it to Lin Chujiu to check, "Princess, do you think this is okay?" Su Cha helped Xiao Tianyao draw up the book a lot, and he was very familiar with writing a book.
Lin Chujiu doesn't know how to write excerpts, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to read them. The books during this period were not read for nothing, and the meaning of the texts in classical Chinese can be understood with just a glance.
After reading it, Lin Chujiu sighed again, "It's good to write things clearly, but it's not sentimental enough, and it's not sincere enough." Su Cha is as pragmatic as Xiao Tianyao. Going up, you can't move people, and you can't show your grievances.
Children who can cry have candy to eat. If you want people to see the helplessness and grievances of the Xiao Wangfu, it is not enough to write the words "wronged" on the booklet, but to use practical things and gorgeous words to tell them silently. The world, the grievances of their Xiao Wangfu.
Hearing what Lin Chujiu said, Su Cha said that he probably understood what Lin Chujiu wanted, so he rewrote it decisively. This time, he did not write it directly on the book, but on ordinary rice paper, but after writing it, Lin Chujiu still Dissatisfied, "It's too deliberate, it's not natural." She really shouldn't ask a businessman, how good the writing is, just be pragmatic.
"I can only write like this." Su Cha lost her pen and spread her hands, expressing her incompetence.
He knew that the sensationalism and exaggeration Lin Chujiu said was very effective, but... he couldn't do it.
"Look for someone to help." An excellent candidate flashed in Lin Chujiu's mind, "Before the emperor declares me to enter the palace to inquire, let's go to Meng Xiuyuan, and also ask him about it, the Empire Zhang family is in the Central Empire. What is the status?"
The Central Empire was extremely vigilant against the four kingdoms. People from the four kingdoms could not easily enter the Central Empire, 90% of them could not get out, and the remaining 10% died directly.
In such an environment, it was a dream for the four countries to inquire about the news of the Central Empire.
The Central Empire is a very mysterious place for the people of the four countries. Basically, not many people know what the Central Empire is all about. Even Xiao Tianyao can't send someone to the Central Empire to find out the news. He can only barely pass through the Emperor Dongwen. Route, get on the line with the people of the Central Empire, and occasionally inquire about some news that everyone in the Central Empire knows.
In the four kingdoms, only Wenchang Meng family has a close relationship with the Central Empire. Many Meng family members have been to the Central Empire and have returned. It's just that the Meng family knew the taboos of the Central Empire and would not easily tell the four countries about the Central Empire.
However, when Lin Chujiu came forward, things were different.
The carriage was ready soon. In order not to attract attention, Lin Chujiu dressed up as a little maid and followed behind Su Cha.
"You are wronged, Princess." Su Cha said to Lin Chujiu, who was kneeling on the side when she got into the carriage.
"What is wronged? You really dare to let me serve you?" Lin Chujiu poured herself a cup of tea, ignoring Su Cha completely.
"Hehe... Of course I don't dare. If I really want you to serve me, Wang Fei, the lord will not beat me to death." Su Cha also wanted to drink tea, but seeing that the teapot was placed by Lin Chujiu's side, Su Cha accepted her fate and retracted her hand.
Forget it, he will continue to maintain his elegant noble son Fan, don't be led into the ditch by the princess...