Chapter 528: The Women Settle in the Capital (VIII)
The scholar was slightly startled, "Brother Wu Ming still has food?"
"Haha, five hundred thousand dan of grain is a lot, but considering my master's means and background, it's just so-so! We have another five hundred thousand dan of grain in the new city. I wonder if you're interested, sir?"
"The same price?" the scholar asked hesitantly.
"Sir, you are a straightforward person. Since you've come here, I think you understand why we're trading this grain with you and not that other company! So, to show our sincerity, we'll trade these 500,000 dan of grain for 4.5 taels. You can pay 70% upfront, and the remaining 30% can be paid after you sell the grain."
"However, brother, I also have to give an explanation to the master of my family, so you need to pay a million silver coins first. Of course, I will leave you a receipt, and the master has also allowed me to use the family seal."
The scholar pondered for a while, then said, "When can the remaining 500,000 stones be delivered to the Divine Capital?"
"Brother, I can send someone to pass on the message. It will arrive in Shenjing in half a month!"
Glancing back, the scholar said, "Why don't we trade the first batch of grain in three days? I'll give Brother Wu Ming an answer then. If it works out, I'll just prepare the silver and give it to Brother Wu Ming."
"That's the best!" Wu Ming said with a laugh.
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Three days later, at the dock outside the city!
Although it was already dark, the lights were on and there were men in shorts everywhere!
The old man, wrapped in a thick cloak, was leaning on a throne, with middle-aged scholars and a number of men standing behind him.
After an unknown amount of time, a fast horse came galloping over.
"Master, thousands of carts are coming towards us!"
"Erhu, Mr. Tianji, go and greet them!"
The two men took the order and left. About half an hour later, they saw a long fire dragon slowly approaching.
Erhu and the other man led Wu Mingxing over!
"Hello, old man!" Wu Ming bowed and said with a smile.
"Young man, at your age, you've already accomplished such a great thing. I really admire you! But, you're still far from being able to deceive me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Erhu suddenly drew out his long sword and stabbed Wu Ming's neck in an instant.
A string of blood beads fell instantly. The scholar beside him clenched the folding fan in his hand, but did not move after all. Wu Ming's expression remained unchanged, as if the knife was not placed on his neck.
"Brother, this knife is quite good! Old man, I've remembered this knife. Can we trade it now?"
"Hahaha!" The old man stood up and stepped forward to wave off Erhu. "I've been in the martial arts world , so I have to be cautious. I hope you will forgive me! Someone, get me five thousand taels of silver for my brother's healing! Erhu, go check all the grain. Once you've verified everything, bring all the silver over and help Brother Wu Ming load the truck."
Wu Ming also turned around and told one of his brothers something, then continued chatting with the old man, as if what had just happened had never happened.
"Brother, you have extraordinary manpower!" The old man looked at the people transporting grain.
Wu Ming laughed and said, "It's difficult for others, but for my master, it would be strange if he didn't have such a skill!"
"Not bad!" The old man nodded with a smile.
There were quite a few people in the Cao Gang, and soon all the grain was checked and unloaded. Wu Ming also had someone count the silver.
"The first batch of grain has been delivered. It will be here at this time tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!" said the old man.
Hundreds of thousands of dan of grain is not a small amount, and it requires a huge number of carts and manpower, so it is naturally difficult to complete the delivery in one go!
Wu Ming nodded, then took his men to pack up the silver and left.
Three days passed in a flash. After the last batch of grain was delivered, the old man said, "Brother Wu Ming is a trustworthy man. If that's the case, I'll take the other 500,000 dan of grain as well. Here's one million taels of silver!"
"Okay!" Wu Ming said nothing, wrote a receipt and used his seal, "In half a month, 500,000 dan of grain will be placed in front of you, old man!"
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All the women gathered in Ningguo Mansion and Ningzheng Hall!
When everyone was seated, Baochai, under Daiyu's instruction, said directly, "We have completed the first step. Now it is time to close the net!"
"First, starting tomorrow, all shops will purchase unlimited quantities to gradually lower the previously inflated prices! Within five days, the price of grain must drop to less than one ounce and eight cents!"
"Second, in three days, send servants from each mansion to distribute porridge at the four city gates to create a stir!"
"Third, starting in two days, all remaining grain will be brought into the city! The shop has sold about 100,000 dan of rice in the past few days, and 500,000 dan of rice was sold at a high price. There are still 800,000 dan of rice outside the city!"
"Feng girl, Muring, Xiangyun, tell Xue Ke and Jia Yun to send me 800,000 dan of grain using three times the number of carts. Fill the front carts with 10% of the grain, the middle carts with 10%, and the back carts with 20%. 800,000 dan should create the appearance of at least 2 million dan!"
"Sister Lin, tell Uncle Lin about our situation!"
Upon hearing this, all the women obeyed the order and left.
The next day, those shops that had previously been selling at a discount opened early, with fewer restrictions. As long as the purchase was normal, they could sell it normally! Even the price, which had risen to two and a half taels, was reduced by another penny.
Seeing this situation, people all rushed to buy it. Who knows if they will be able to buy it tomorrow?
The next day, all the shops opened early as well, and the price dropped again, directly to two taels and one qian. However, fewer people came to buy.
By the third day, the prices in all shops had dropped to one tael and eight cents, which was not expensive even compared with the usual prices. Moreover, starting from noon, large carts entered the city one after another. Many sharp-eyed people noticed that these carts were loaded with grain.
Moreover, the carts continued to come one after another until the city gates were closed.
On the fourth day, the common people noticed that there were many more colorful tents near the four city gates. Curious people approached to inquire and were told that the Jia and Xue families were distributing porridge to the common people. Although the porridge didn't look thick, anyone who came could have a bowl.
It was also from this day that the scene of people flocking to buy food disappeared.
Anyone who went to buy grain would even be ridiculed by their neighbors. "Didn't you hear what the shopkeeper said? There's endless grain, it can be sold anytime, and who knows, the price might even be even lower in a few days. Why spend money to buy it now and keep it at home? Those shops are all wealthy and powerful, so why would they cheat us ordinary people?"
As a result, the amount of grain sold by all the grain shops in the city, including those of the Jia and Xue families, dropped by more than 80% compared to the previous few days. Some shops were even deserted.
