Shipping grain from Suzhou? The cost of the food transported is more than nine yuan and one stone, so what profit is there? The shopkeepers fell silent, but the small grain merchants didn't have so many worries. Anyway, it was a small business, earning more or less, as long as they could make money.
"Boss Ji, we have dozens of contracts in our hands." A leader of the small grain merchants stood up and looked at Ji Man and said, "But this contract is only for half a year, and it has to be re-signed after this year, you look…"
"It doesn't matter." Yan Buba, who had been standing behind Ji Man, said with calculations: "For short-term contracts until this year, each contract will be transferred with ten taels of silver. "
This condition can be considered generous, not only to buy the remnant contract in their hands, but also to sell the existing rice as cheap as eight renminbi. The small grain merchants simply went to the side to look at the contract happily, while the remaining few large grain merchants looked at each other in blank dismay.
The contract with the tenants is the source of grain for these grain stores. If it is all handed over to the Ji family, won't the Ji family have the final say on the price of grain in the capital in the future
How did this happen
But there is no food at the moment, unless the grain store closes until the court collects grain, and the court's requisition is greater than the contract, it is impossible for the grain store to compete with the court.
Everyone was caught in a dilemma. Shopkeeper Liu pondered for a long time, then cupped his hands and said, "This matter has a lot to do with it, why don't we discuss it some other day, and then come to talk to Boss Ji, how about it?"
Shopkeeper Rong also cupped his hands and said, "Yes, we have to go back and discuss this matter carefully."
Ji Man didn't stop them, and nodded with a smile: "I look forward to welcoming you again."
Several big shopkeepers went out wiping cold sweat, muttering all the way.
"Why don't we unite together and swallow all the food of the Ji family." Shopkeeper Liu said with a cruel expression, "Why didn't I notice that someone was collecting food in secret before, and I must have known about the government's decree in advance. Things have come to this , we can't be at the mercy of Mrs. Ji."
"Do you want to swallow Ji's grain?" Shopkeeper Rong thought for a while, "If we are united, we can swallow a hundred thousand stones, right?"
Shopkeeper Liu sneered: "Shopkeeper Rong, don't be so modest, our family is everyone, how could it be possible to swallow one hundred thousand?"
Shopkeeper Rong said embarrassingly: "The recent prodigal son of my family went to the casino and owed me a huge debt. I really can't afford much money."
Someone next to him echoed: "The accounts just received recently are all tied up, and there is not much money that can be used, not much less than a hundred thousand shi."
A grain bank usually only stores a few thousand shi, if there is too much grain, it will be old grain. Although the Ji family transported grain from Chang County, there must not be much grain in storage. They swallowed it all, and they made some money by manipulating the price increase of food. It's better than handing over the contract.
Once the Ji clan ran out of food, what would they use to fight with them
Several people discussed it and felt that this is feasible. To be on the safe side, I even asked someone to inquire about Ji's granary. The Ji family's granary known to outsiders is only 10,000 to 20,000 shi. Even if he transports grain from Changjun later, they can still swallow it.
The small calculations in my heart were all crackling, and I went back to discuss it, and the few people brought the banknotes to Ji's Grain Store the next day.
Ji Man was hanging up the food price sign with a smile on his face. The price of rice, which was only one tael yesterday, suddenly increased to one tael today.
"Why don't you go grab it?!" Shopkeeper Rong looked at the price and couldn't help but cursed angrily: "Is there still such a low price?"
Ji Man didn't mind his attitude, and said with a smile: "How many shopkeepers are here? I wonder if you have heard the latest news?"
"What news?" Shopkeeper Liu asked with a frown.
"There are droughts and floods in many places this year, and there are only a few spring seedlings left in several large grain producing areas." Ji Man said, "The rice grains will definitely be more expensive in the coming year. Don't you hurry up and stock up on grains?"
It's not that Ji Man is alarmist, it is indeed that natural disasters are constantly happening all over the country, what Mo Yuhou said personally when he came to drink tea yesterday, is more reliable than what Zhu Yurun said.
Shopkeeper Liu was secretly startled, why didn't they hear any news? Impossible, the officials and lords everywhere have taken care of it, and they will not fail to tell them if there is any news.
Seeing Ji Man's confident face did not seem like a lie, the shopkeepers retreated again, and went to ask for news first.
I went to the homes of several officials and lords with gifts, but they all said that they hadn't heard anything. Several shopkeepers sneered in their hearts. Is this Ji's excuse to raise the price? They might as well contact the grain bank in Suzhou to buy grain!
An An went home with peace of mind, and wrote a letter to contact Suzhou. As a result, the letter was only halfway there when rumors spread that Suzhou and other places, as well as Jiangbei and Jiangnan, were hit by floods and droughts that were rare in ten years. The imperial court has been suppressing the news, until recently when refugees wandered to the capital, it became known that many farmers were displaced.
No wonder the imperial court made such a big move to collect grain, and even Changjun sent a grain collection officer. It's just that the granary was empty. The king of Changjun said that there was no grain in Changjun, and the grain requisition officer had no choice.
Shopkeeper Rong couldn't sit still anymore, he thought about it, and went to Ji's Grain Store with the banknote.
"I want to buy 10,000 shi of grain from Boss Ji, are you willing to sell it?" Shopkeeper Rong asked with a smile.
Ji Man slowly hung up the unit price of one, two or four yuan, looked at him and said, "Is the shopkeeper Rong directly buying it as a big customer? Then the price will not be less."
"No problem!" Rong Ji gritted his teeth, he only made a profit by hoarding this grain, and seeing the price of grain soaring day by day, the common people knew that they had to stockpile grain, not to mention that he was a businessman.
"Okay." Ji Man smiled and clapped his hands: "Master Yan, take Master Rong to pick up the goods."
Yan Buba was calculating, and finally there was a smile on his face: "Master Rong, please."
Several shopkeepers came separately this time. After Rong Ji came, Liu Ji came, and the rest of the shopkeepers continued to come with money. This alliance seems to be very fragile.
Ji Man didn't even ask them for a contract, so he sold all the rice to them at a high price.
The rice and grain collected from them for seven renminbi is now returned at the price of one or two or four renminbi, and the rice grain from Changjun was sold for 50,000 shi. Yan Buba looked at Yinzi, his eyes narrowed in laughter, and finally hung up a sold out sign outside the food store.
Several grain shops had stockpiled grain and gained confidence. Seeing that the Ji family had no grain, they began to raise the price of grain, and a stone of grain rose directly to one, two, or six dollars. The common people complained and failed, but the world is like this, and they can only buy it.
"It's almost time." Seven days later, the capital city already felt a little bit of a dire situation. Ji Man looked at the prices of several grain stores and said with a smile, "Let's continue to open the store."
Ji's Grain Store has rice grain again. When it opened, the listed price was one, two or three dollars.
At this time, rice and grain were everywhere, and when the common people saw that the Ji family was so cheap, they rushed to loot it. Those who had no money pooled their money to buy grain, and sold thirty thousand shi of grain in a day.
There is cheap food here, so the food companies are naturally stupid. Is Ji's going to fight them to the death
If you die, you die, who is afraid of whom? They don't believe that Ji's food can last forever!
As a result, Ji's really lasted until the end of summer, and autumn was coming, Ji's rice grains were still not sold out, and the price was even reduced to one or two yuan.
Several grain stores lost all their money, so they had no choice but to follow Ji Man's price, and at least they could sell it.
"Your calculation is very loud." Sitting in Jiman's room, Ning Yuxuan looked at the thick ledger on her desk, pursed her lips and said, "The action is too big, and many people in the household department are talking about it. What you've done these past few months."
Ji Man was wearing a rich gold and silver brocade gown that businessmen often wear, and said with a gentle smile: "Isn't Hou Ye on the top and helping the bottom? What are you afraid of?"
The price of food is not under the control of the imperial court, so it is natural for the merchants to sell as much as they want. She is not treacherous, can the Ji family survive forever
The amount of money earned in the past few months was quite terrifying. Not only did they pay off the debts of Changjun, but they also had money to sign contracts with hundreds of tenant farmers. She has been busy all the time, so she has no time to think about it.
That little guy doesn't know what's going on now.
"Food is the foundation of a country. You are at the feet of the emperor. It is best to keep your movements quiet." Ning Yuxuan pursed his lips and said, "If anyone is offended, I will send your Ji family to the emperor, and I will not be able to protect you."
This person would come twenty times a month, just sitting here and watching her keep the accounts, as if he just wanted to come and see her, but he didn't say anything, only casually said a few things about the court. Ji Man resisted him at first, but later he came more often, and some of the things he said were useful to her, so she tolerated it.
Now that all the grain stores are at the end of their battles, she will lower the price of grain to one or two tomorrow, and several of them will be in the red, so next year's tenant contract will definitely not be signed.
There is a price monopoly here, and Jiman on the other end is also contacting grain banks in various places to inquire about grain prices. She doesn't have much surplus grain in her hand, so she has to buy more.
"The prince of Huainan will come to Beijing tomorrow, and he wants to invite a group of people to climb the mountain." Ning Yuxuan said indifferently, "They are all people you know well. Are you going or not?"
Ji Man was taken aback, the prince of Huainan
It seemed like a long time ago, Luo Qianqian who dared to love and hate, they finally came back again
"Go, why don't you go." Ji Man looked at the account book in his hand and said, "Thank you for the invitation, Lord Hou, where are you waiting?"
"I'll pick you up tomorrow." Ning Yuxuan got up and said casually, "Just get ready."
Recently, his attitude towards her has not been very close, neither far nor close, and there is no sense of oppression. Ji Man liked this kind of feeling, so he didn't mind walking with him.
Luo Qianqian and Zhao Kaifeng already have a son, and the two seem to be much more harmonious than before. The group of climbers were all in pairs, and Qian Yingchen and Zhu Yurun were also there, so when Ning Yuxuan took Ji Man there, the two men were not harmonious.