How can someone not want anything anymore? Like her, she still wants to kill the enemies for the father of the Nie family and Nie Sangyu, and wants to take it back, and finally wants to go back to modern times and find a down-to-earth job. feelings for a lifetime.
Zhu Yurun's current situation is obviously very bad, but she said that she doesn't want anything anymore.
Ji Man doesn't understand her world, but looking at the happy smile on this little fat man's face, she feels a little envious. The means can be learned, but the heart cannot be learned. Some people are naturally tolerant, and that is also a kind of happiness.
It's a pity that she is the kind of person who will avenge her flaws and hold grudges for ten years. She can't appreciate Zhu Yurun's happiness, but she wants to bless her.
It's just that she doesn't believe that there are things that can be obtained for nothing in this world, just like she doesn't believe that if the heroine of a novel does nothing, there will be a large number of people who will like her, and she will be lucky along the way.
"By the way, I came to you to say that I overheard what Dad was talking about when he was discussing with others outside the study at home today." Zhu Yurun said, "To thank you for giving me the skirt, I came here to tell you in advance .”
Ji Man was a little curious: "What is it?"
"I don't know the details. Anyway, I heard that there is a drought in the Jiangbei area, and there may be no crops in the coming year. They said that they need to collect grain in advance." Zhu Yurun said with a smile: "Anyway, anyone who sells grain can make a fortune. Pen."
Ji Man was startled, this silly girl, can she overhear and tell her such a confidential matter
"I just came to tell you good news in advance, and I hope you will be happier." Zhu Yurun said with a smile: "I always feel that I owe you a little."
Just as Ji Man wanted to say that he owed nothing, the girl said to herself: "Who knows that you are really a woman, so I feel relieved."
"I'm a man." Ji Man had to emphasize again.
Zhu Yurun giggled, swept the snacks on the table all over, and left after eating a full meal. Before leaving, she said, "I won't tell others."
If it were someone else, Ji Man would definitely be worried. But this little chubby girl, Ji Man just smiled and shook her head and let it go. Zhu Yurun is a good girl with a determined heart. If she promises something, she will never break her promise.
Back at the food store, Ji Man invited Yan Buba to discuss: "It is said that the imperial court will collect food in advance."
People in the imperial court are also doing personnel affairs. If the grain is collected in advance, then the harvest will be short in the coming year, and the price of grain will rise. It is the people who suffer. Grain has been a very important part since ancient times, which is why Jiman sold rice instead of doing high-profit business.
"Where did the boss hear the news?" Yan Buba asked curiously.
"Don't worry about the source of the news, think of a way to deal with it now." Ji Man said: "The imperial court wants to stockpile grain, and then the major grain companies may be involved. Even if we don't protect ourselves for the people, we have to find a way .”
Yan Buba calculated for a while, looked at Ji Man with a pair of shining eyes and said, "I have a method, but it's a big investment, I don't know if my boss is interested."
"What way?" Ji Man looked at him curiously.
Yan Buba said it in a low voice, looked at Ji Man's shocked eyes, and specially brought a pen and paper to do the math for her.
As a result, Ji Man went to kneel in front of the Changjun King.
"What do you want so much grain for?" Zhao Zhe was very curious after listening to Ji Man's words: "Is there such a big granary?"
"Yes, I have already bought a lot of granaries in various parts of the capital. No matter how much grain is in storage, I can put it down." Ji Man kowtowed to the ground, respectfully said: "This move will lay down half of the country for the prince."
Zhao Zhe laughed lightly, as if he felt that her words were too exaggerated: "I am rich in land and resources, and food is also abundant, so what if you monopolize the price of food in the capital? Can you still talk about conquering the country?"
"Food is the most important thing for the people." Ji Man said: "Chang County produces the most grain. As long as the prince believes in me, I will be able to open the gate of the capital for the prince at the critical moment."
The smile on Changjun Wang's face gradually subsided, he looked at her seriously and said, "Do you know that such a heavy burden cannot be carried by a woman like you?"
"I understand." Ji Man said: "I don't expect too much from Lord Hou. The food is also bought with real money, but a part of it is owed on credit first, and it will be returned in the next year. If it fails, the profit and loss will be borne by the next one."
Looking at this woman, Zhao Zhe felt a little ridiculous. It might be useful to use her to contain Mo Yuhou at critical moments, but Zhao Zhe found it inconceivable that she would actually say that she would help him conquer the country, and was even more disdainful.
The most deeply rooted idea in the hearts of all men in this era is that women can't accomplish great things. Apart from relying on men, what else can they do
The road in Changjun is extending to the capital at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he will go back if he stays here for a while. Whether to believe her or not, Zhao Zhe hesitated. After all, it was 200,000 shi of grain, which was the annual grain output of the entire Chang County.
"Come back in a few days." Zhao Zhe said after thinking for a long time, "Bring a reason that can convince me."
Ji Mankow came out covered in cold sweat, and Yan Buba had already started to collect grain in the capital under a fictitious name of a grain company as discussed with her.
The imperial court's grain collection is still under planning, but Ji Man's side has already started to do it. Now the price of grain is eight qian silver a stone, and almost overnight, all the existing rice grains in the Beijing grain bank went into Jiman's granary. After all, she can only eat so much, a total of 10,000 shi of grain.
However, the major grain banks were surprised by this purchase. I don’t know why some people would purchase it like this, but it is a good thing that the grain sells quickly, so they all took out the stocks in their granaries and continued to sell them at a price of one penny.
The common people were ignorant, they only knew that the price of all the food stores was one penny higher the next day, and they complained a few times, but they still had to buy them home and continue to eat.
The price of grain at Ji's Grain Bank is also rising. After the payment of Gongmi's money was settled, plus this month's income, Yan Buba used his sharp tongue to dig up several thousand stones at the unit price of seven renminbi from two large grain stores. Ji Man even found a bank and mortgaged the land deed of the granary, in exchange for the principal, and continued to spend.
Within two days, all grain stores began to collect grain around the capital, and Ji Man had almost emptied out the stock, but since Yan Buba bought it separately in the name of individual merchants, no one knew it was Ji Man. The grain bank bought behind the scenes, thinking that the market was bullish, and someone wanted to transport Jingmi to other places for trading.
As a result, it didn't take long before the imperial court's confiscation order really came down, and the grain of all the farmers near the capital was to be confiscated, and all of them would be counted as seven renminbi.
The farmers are very happy, usually they are sold to the grain bank for five qian, but if the court pays seven qian, who will sell it to the grain bank? So they all turned in the food one after another.
The grain stores in the capital were dumbfounded. There was no grain to collect, so what did they sell? Some of the stocks were sold for less, and several grain banks looked at the one-year income that had been recorded in advance, and they didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy.
The common people had nowhere to go to buy grain, and the prices of several grain stores were getting higher and higher, and the price of grain after that went to one tael for one stone. There is no food near the capital, and the food brought in from abroad plus the shipping cost is not much lower than one or two taels.
The Ji family didn't do anything special, they sold as much as they sold, but they were more generous, and they would not be short of catties or less. Business is naturally booming for a while. Later, other grain stores put up signs that they were sold out, and Ji's grain store did not run out of stock.
Ji Man took what Yan Buba wrote last time to ask the Changjun King again. Looking at the sudden change in grain prices in the capital these days, Zhao Zhe was also a little startled. Looking at Yan Buba's plan again, he discussed with Wu Yong for a while, and decided to lend Jiman the grain from Changjun.
Chang County is the nearest large grain producing area to the capital, and it is also monopolized by others. Several grain shops had no way to ask for grain, so they gritted their teeth and thought of a way to come to Ji's collectively to buy grain.
Ji Man looked at the five grain companies and some small grain merchants sitting across from him, holding tea in silence.
"Since the Ji family has such a wide source of food, we are all members of the alliance. Boss Ji is in charge of the alliance, so he should think about everyone." Liu Ji's shopkeeper stood up and said: "Nowadays, food is in short supply and food prices are rising all the way. We just want to ask Boss Ji for a way to help transport some rice from Changjun for sale."
He is eating a piece of meat by himself, and you are going to grab it from him. Do you think he will let him go
Ji Man put down the teacup with a smile, but said with a good temper: "It's not difficult to let everyone have rice for sale, and this is what I should do."
Several grain merchants were a little surprised, but they all looked at her expectantly.
"The Ji family has 10,000 shi of grain in stock, and they can sell it all to you at a unit price of nine denarii." Ji Man looked at them and said.
Everyone looked at each other, judging from the current food price trend, nine coins is not low, but it is definitely not high either. In the future, it may rise to more than one tael of silver.
"But." Ji Man's voice changed, and he adjusted his appetite: "There is no free lunch in the world. Ji gave up the money for everyone to earn together. Do we all have to return something to Ji?"
Knowing that it's not that simple, shopkeeper Rong frowned and said: "Boss Ji is a straightforward person, if you have any conditions, you might as well just tell everyone."
Ji Man smiled and said: "Then I will make it clear that people don't speak dark words. It is okay to ask the Ji family to provide food, but in the future, the Ji family will be the source of everyone's food supply, and all the tenant contracts in your hands will also be transferred to Ji. How is Shi?"
This is simply taking advantage of the fire! Shopkeeper Liu immediately complained: "You want to monopolize the food supply of the entire capital? Isn't your appetite too big?"
Ji Man sat calmly, tapped his fingers on the table, and said calmly: "Ji just wants to sell grain in another way. If Ji agrees to transfer the tenant contract in his hand to Ji, Ji can sell the grain at eight The unit price of money and silver is supplied. It’s okay to disagree, Suzhou is rich in grain, and you can also eat grain by yourself.”