"Father and son" have already spoken, and the relationship between them has been invisibly narrowed.
For certain things, naturally, there is no need to shy away from each other.
After listening to Jiang Pengji's plan, Liu She pondered for a while, and then said dumbly, "Meng Zhan is a man who understands his father. He is extremely proud and pretentious by nature. If you ask him for rice grain with Meng Yi as a hostage, he will not only give it, but maybe also Lots of extras.”
"Isn't it possible to cheat? For example, real rice is mixed with fake rice to confuse the public? Or set up an ambush in the grain transport team?"
Jiang Pengji was a little dazed at the moment, she felt that Meng Zhan's thinking was really not understandable by normal people.
Liu She shook his head and said, "Two thousand shi of grain is a huge sum of money for the common people, and not so much for ordinary squires. But for a family like the Meng family, it may not even count as a drop. The Meng family has occupied Cangzhou for many years. , how can you imagine the background?"
Seeing Jiang Pengji pondering, Liu She took the opportunity to say, "Cangzhou has a vast area and a lot of people, not to mention the Meng clan during the Xia Dynasty, but only after the establishment of Dongqing, the Meng clan has been entrenched in Cangzhou for several decades, and every year they pay money and rice. Food, enough for a hundred thousand troops to march and fight."
Therefore, Meng Zhan would not take 2,000 stone grains of food into his heart at all.
According to Liu She's understanding of him, maybe he will "generously" add a thousand shi of grain, and send a full three thousand shi.
"You kidnapped Meng Zhan in the name of Meng Hun. The possibility of Meng Zhan playing tricks on rice grains is almost zero. Maybe it's good new grains." Liu She snorted, Meng Zhan's man It is not clear in private affairs, but it is still not to be underestimated in public affairs.
After Liu She said this, Jiang Pengji fully understood.
"Father means... Meng Zhan not only won't do anything about food, but he will send it over in a fair and honest way, to show that he is righteous and righteous, but Meng Hun is a hypocrite who can ignore the tragic death of his wife and daughter for a little food. ?"
"Well, according to my father's understanding of him, eight or nine times out of ten, he will do this. His ability to disgusting people is not weak."
The one who knows you best may be your opponent.
Liu She and Meng Zhan had already cut off their diplomatic relations, the two families did not communicate with each other, and there was a lot of friction in private. Liu She knew that person thoroughly.
Meng Zhan is extremely proud, and he will not easily fight with inferior people like "Meng Hun", or he is too lazy to pay attention.
Jiang Pengji sneered secretly, and said, "If that's the case, it's really disgusting. If Meng Ye was still alive, and the Meng family used two thousand stone or more food to exchange him safely, Meng Hun would definitely become the object of ridicule by the world. , disgraced."
However, Meng Ye is already dead, if Meng Shi really dares to disgust her in this way, she will let the other party know what it means to be disgusting!
But then again, I didn't expect the Meng family to be so rich, and the savings are so rich that it makes people jealous.
"If I had known that he was so rich, I would have asked for 30,000 to 50,000 shi, but getting a mere 2,000 shi would make people laugh in secret."
Jiang Pengji added a little unhappily, "Meng's is so generous, it is estimated that tens of thousands of stone grains, they can also take out without frowning."
Liu She almost choked on her own saliva. Wasn't his daughter born in a bandit in her previous life
"Two thousand stones is almost the same, no matter how much more, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold it back." Liu She said dumbly, "Don't take Mengshi as a big head. Very, I'm afraid I will be really angry."
Two thousand stones and twenty thousand stones, can this concept be the same
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. In Liu She's opinion, this is very suitable for his daughter.
Who would go to Mengshi's troubles
Not only did she find it, but she also killed Meng Ye, and by the way abducted Meng Hun, who had hatred with the Meng family.
How much hatred
However, thinking about what Amin once said, he can understand.
Maybe this is fate, my daughter and Meng Shi are born with different characters.
Jiang Pengji thought for a while and asked, "Two thousand shi of grain is just a petty profit for the Meng family... What about other families?"
Liu She was puzzled and asked her, "What?"
She said, "I originally wanted to temporarily suppress the rising food prices with this batch of grain... My father should also know that the incident in Mengjun County, Cangzhou has not been spread, and only a small number of people know about it. At that time, I was afraid that Hejian would be affected.”
From Hejian County to Meng County, Cangzhou, it is only half a month away!
Once the public turmoil in Meng County is publicized, the people will naturally panic, and it is normal for food prices to rise.
"It's definitely affected, but it's only two thousand stone... If you want to make a profit from it, it's a good opportunity. You can easily triple it. After all, it was sent by the Meng family for nothing. If you want to keep food prices down, it’s definitely not enough.”
After all, he was the county governor of Hu County, and he was from this era, so his prediction was naturally more accurate than Xu Ke and Jiang Pengji.
Is it not enough
Jiang Pengji was slightly stunned. One stone is 50 kilograms, or 100 catties, which is enough for a normal family of four to eat for forty or fifty days. Can last longer.
Hejian County is not large, and the number of ordinary people is only 20,000 to 30,000, excluding those nobles.
Most people still have the surplus grain they saved from the previous year, but it will not be enough
Liu She thought for a moment, and then he knew where Jiang Pengji made a mistake.
"Most of the people are blindly obedient, and if you say something ugly, it means listening to the wind and rain." Liu She explained to her in detail, "The reason why my father said that two thousand stones is not enough is because the wealthy households who have spare money in their hands buy it at one time. The food taken may be a year or even longer. But your calculation is based on the amount that each person eats for one month or even half a month... If you plan carefully, two thousand stone is indeed enough."
Liu She sighed and said, "You know that each household only needs to buy grain for another month or two, and if they persist until the autumn harvest, the grain shortage can be alleviated. They don't think about it."
If Jiang Pengji wanted to make a fortune with two thousand stone grains, it would be absolutely easy.
But if you are holding down the price of food, let alone 2,000 shi, even 10,000 shi, it is estimated that it will be stretched.
Jiang Pengji frowned, thinking seriously about Liu She's words.
Knowing shame and then being brave, Jiang Pengji didn't feel any embarrassment to be denied by Liu She's plan. The other party knew this era better than her. As a native born and raised, Liu She's experience, experience and knowledge of this era are also better than her. many.
"What if... a purchase restriction is imposed?"
Liu She wondered, "Restricted purchases?"
Jiang Pengji thought for a while and explained, "A few days ago, the people were panicking and would definitely loot them. Then the grain store suddenly launched a grain store of 500 or 1,000 shi, so as to create the illusion of abundant grain storage. , to bring peace of mind to the people. After that, the daily limit on the purchase of 100 shi, and the weight of grain for each buyer is enough to delay one month!"
Jiang Pengji thought for a while and felt that there was nothing wrong with this method, so she asked Liu She's opinion.
"What did your father think?"
Liu She: "..."
His daughter, a born profiteer!