After everyone left, Nalan Jinnian asked: "What is the price of food in Beiming Kingdom now?"
Lu Shu: "The polished rice has already cost 40 fen per catty, the ordinary rice is 30 fen, the brown rice is 20 fen, the white flour is 42 fen, the ordinary rice is 32 fen, and the black flour is 20 fen. Erwen, now the food prices in various countries are soaring. The prices of rice and flour in Beiming Kingdom are rising every day, and the prices are different every day. Moreover, the court is very strict, and because of the increase in taxes and wars, ordinary people have already I don’t dare to sell grain anymore. It’s very difficult to buy it.”
Lu Shu is the son of Lu Ye. Since he was twelve years old, he followed Lu Ye to Beiming Kingdom and opened a rice shop. Over the years, five millet shops have been opened in different cities in Beiming Kingdom.
Every rice shop is run in a non-compressive manner.
The money earned was not much, and of course the purpose was not to make money, but to collect grain.
So the customer group is very clear, civilians.
Therefore, the prices in the shops are not set high, and the quality of the grain is not the best. There is no polished rice, so the people who come to buy rice are all living in civilian areas and slums, as well as farmers in villages outside the city. They are not attractive at all. Attention.
Not only Beifeng County, but also several counties have such a modest rice shop, whose purpose is to buy grain openly.
Although he didn't dare to buy too much and wanted to sell it, he had secretly accumulated a lot of food over the past few years, enough to feed a hundred thousand troops in Beiming for a month.
But it’s only one month, which is far from enough!
He was worried about how to buy as much grain as possible. Now that Beiming's taxes have increased, and the government's management of grain has become stricter, it is very difficult to collect more grain, and more and more money is needed.
Nalan Jinnian spoke again: "Starting tomorrow, you can spread the word that we have a batch of grain seeds for sale with a yield of one thousand kilograms per mu."
Lu Shu was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Is there a batch of grain seeds that can be sold with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu
Lu Shu thought he heard wrongly.
Maybe Nalan Jinnian was wrong.
Nalan Jinnian continued: "It's not selling silver, but exchanging grain seeds for grain. One pound of grain seeds is exchanged for two hundred pounds of grain. If it's for silver, one pound of grain seeds costs ten taels of silver. Spread some news and go out. , this should be done covertly and secretly."
Only by doing it secretly and with more caution can the suspicion of the King of Beiming be eliminated.
Warmth in My Heart If the price of ordinary rice is 30 taels per catty, two hundred catties of grain will only cost six taels of silver. When choosing grain types, of course everyone will choose two hundred catties of grain.
The price is quite reasonable.
Lu Shu was sure that he heard correctly. His mind changed and he quickly thought of the benefits.
He said excitedly: "Master, don't worry! I will definitely handle it properly!"
Wen Nuan wanted to hear Lu Shu's method, so he said, "We brought five hundred kilograms of grain seeds this time. What do you think should be replaced with grain seeds to make it safer?"
Five hundred kilograms of grain seeds can be exchanged for one hundred thousand kilograms of grain.
Although one hundred thousand kilograms of grain were fed, it would only be enough to feed a hundred thousand troops for five days.
But five days are enough to decide the victory of a war.
Lu Shu thought for a while and then said: "I will spread some rumors among regular customers recently..."
Lu Shu said the method he thought of.
Nuan Nuan nodded: "This is a good idea!"
Lu Shu was still a little worried: "It's just that two hundred kilograms of grain is not a small amount, and I'm worried that not many people believe it. I'm afraid we have to wait until the spring grain crops are planted to see the difference, or the autumn harvest, when everyone really harvests a thousand kilograms of grain, will there be any More people are willing to exchange.”
Now the food in the hands of the people of Beiming Kingdom is really tight.
Last year there was drought in the north of Nalan Kingdom and floods in the south. There were also droughts in many places in Beiming Kingdom. The food production was already reduced and taxes were increased.
That's why grain prices have risen so fast. It's not certain that milled rice will exceed fifty cents per pound by the end of this year. After all, milled rice is eaten by rich people, and there are many rich people in Beiming.
Wen Nuan: "Don't worry about this. A comparison of grains with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu will tell the difference from ordinary grains."
Lu Ye felt relieved after hearing this.
Nuan Nuan thought of something and asked: "Is there a black market grain trading place in Beiming Country, or is there a black market auction house in Beiming Country?"
Lu Shu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Yes! There is a black market auction. There will be a black market auction exactly two days later in the evening."
If the grain that produces a thousand kilograms per acre is auctioned, the grain in exchange will be more.
Nalan Jinnian immediately said: "Let's make arrangements."
"Yes!" Lu Shu agreed immediately.
Lu Shu then reported some more things and then withdrew.
Nalan Jinnian looked at Nuan Nuan: "Would you like to go back to the room and sleep for a while?"
Nuan Nuan actually slept quite well in the carriage, after all, he was taken care of so well by someone.
But she glanced at the dark shadows under Nalan Jinnian's eyes and nodded: "Okay, will you sleep with me?"
"Um."
So the two went back to the house to catch up on their sleep and didn't wake up until lunch.
Nalan Jinnian brought warmth to lunch, and the Eighth Princess and Amber ate together in a restaurant outside.
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The next day, Lu Shu whispered to a regular customer who came to buy rice: "Boss Lin, I got some grain seeds from Nalan that can produce thousands of kilograms per mu. Do you want them?"
Boss Lin's eyes widened when he heard this: "Shopkeeper Lu, you're not lying to me, are you?"
"Why did I lie to you! Didn't you buy enough rice and noodles in my shop? What kind of friendship do we have? You still can't believe me! I went through all the trouble to find someone to get it secretly in Nalan country. My young master took the risk He was transported back at great risk! He was almost discovered by an official from Nalan Kingdom, and he won’t be able to come back!”
Boss Lin is the owner of a noodle shop, and his family has a village with dozens of acres of farmland. It is considered a small wealthy family. It is still possible to exchange a thousand or hundreds of kilograms of grain for a few kilograms of grain seeds, so Lu Shu can Talk to him.
"Really? A pound of silver is so good, give me ten pounds!"
"Ten taels of silver per catty!"
Boss Lin's eyes widened when he heard this: "Ten taels of silver per pound? Why don't you go and grab it!"
"Boss Lin, I don't want to either, but the risk of transporting this grain from Nalan has increased! And you also know that these grains are not sold in Nalan. It is not easy to get them. The quantity is not much! Now the price of grain is rising every day. If one kilogram of grain per hectare produces a thousand kilograms of grain, won’t you earn back the next year if you grow thousands of kilograms of grain?”
"It's too expensive. Why don't you make it cheaper? Besides, how do I know if the grain is real?"
"I promise it's true! It's not true. You come to me tomorrow to refund your money! I can't stop opening this shop, right?! And the grain types are different! You'll know after seeing it! Come on, I'll give you the money back! Take a look!" Lu Shu promised, patting his chest.