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In just one encounter, these men in black were pushed to the ground and beaten violently, and they were completely powerless to fight back against the elite officials in front of the palace.
However, the target of these people is not them but the food in the car. These men in black are just bait.
When everyone was fighting together, a dozen figures suddenly appeared on the surrounding walls, each holding a strong bow.
These people bent their bows and shot arrows. The arrows did not shoot at the guards, but flew towards the grain bags on the cart.
More than a dozen arrows were shot directly on the grain bag, and immediately white rice was scattered all over the ground, and the hungry people around rushed up to snatch it violently, and they couldn't stop it.
This scene also made the complexions of the surrounding palace masters change.These people actually shoot food, this slap in the face is a bit ruthless.
At the same time, in a luxurious manor in the city, an old man seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and his face turned livid.
"What? Those are good rice, are you sure?"
"Yes, sir, I'm absolutely sure that those grain bags are indeed full of grain. After being scattered, they were snatched away by those mud legs, and there is absolutely no mud or sand!"
"Even if they were robbed, these people didn't seem to care at all, and went out to transport another batch, as if there was no end, and they are still transporting to the city!"
"What? How much food do they have!" At this moment, the old man was somewhat uneasy.One after another, I am afraid that there are no less than ten thousand stones.
If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will be more than all these grain merchants combined.If so much food is sold at this price, the food they hoarded will be thrown into their hands.
Sitting on the seat with a weak buttocks, the old man thought it was someone's trick.These back and forth vehicles are said to be food, but in fact they may be just dirt.
By doing this, these people may want to trick them into lowering the price.When they are almost sold, these people will raise the price again. The method is very insidious, but it is very effective, but it is a pity to meet an old fritter like him.
There are so many tricks in the mall, and things like this are only at the junior and intermediate level.If you can fool others, how can you fool a veteran like him.
But just when he was complacent and thought he had figured everything out, someone still worried and sent a master to test it out.
Unexpectedly, it doesn't matter if you try it, it turns out that all these people transported are really food.Bringing so much food in is definitely not just for show. I'm afraid things will be more troublesome than I thought.
Could it be that, as rumored, this new imperial envoy is really going to attack grain merchants like them?How dare he!
Chapter 211 I Have Money
"This young man, how dare they, what should they do now!"
Rubbing the handle of the chair with his hands, the old man lay back lazily thinking about countermeasures, frowning slightly.
He is not reconciled to the price cut.But facing the shining big knife, he was a little afraid.No, how can such a thing be allowed, we must write a letter to unite everyone.
"Master, it's not good, something happened!" At this moment, a man who looked like a butler hurried over.Anxiety was written all over his face.
"What's wrong, master, I'm fine!"
Hearing this, the old man almost burst into anger.He was originally in a bad mood, but now he can't hear bad news the most.Damn, every day, let no one pass by!
"My lord, it's not about you, it's about our store. Our rice store, grain depot and other places seem to be being targeted by people!"
"What? Someone has been targeted, who is it?"
"It seems, it seems to be a black-clothed guard!"
He said this name with some fear, and then the butler whispered, "Master, I have dealt with a little flag in black guard before, and this time, he is the one who is eyeing us!"
"So, it's very likely that the black-clothed guards are keeping an eye on us. Those people are obviously not kind, sir!"
"The guard in black! Crack!" With a sudden slap of his hand to the side, the table made of iron flowers and trees was shattered, and cold sweat dripped on the old man's forehead.
"It seems that the imperial envoy is determined to make us go under the knife. At this time, we are all being watched closely, and it is too late to transfer the food and grass, so we can only stop the loss in time!"
"Let's reduce the price!" He sighed a long time, saying these words as if he had exhausted his strength.
There is no way to do this, no matter how painful it is, he can only do this at this time.As a successful businessman, the most taboo is to be indecisive and indecisive.
There is not much time left for them, if this new imperial envoy really wants to do something, their family alone can't stand it!
"Master, how much do we reduce the price?"
"Since those newly opened shops sell 150 Wen, then we will sell [-] Wen, and get rid of the food in our hands as soon as possible!"
"Also, let all the guys go out and find a way to sell food. Before the imperial envoy arrives, we will throw away all our food, and don't give him a chance!"
"Master Shen, Master Shen!" At the same time, Shen Yu, who was resting in the city with her eyes closed, suddenly heard Peng Yan's excited voice.
"Master Shen, the grain merchants in the city have lowered their prices. At first it was just one family, but later, everyone lowered their prices!"
"How much did it drop?"
"It's reduced to a bucket of [-] Wen, and many people have gone to buy it!"
"One bucket of one hundred Wen, too high!" Shaking his head, Shen Yu then ordered, "We will continue to drop it down to eighty Wen. Then ask your people to come and buy it quickly, so as to brighten up the atmosphere!"
"Okay!" Nodding hurriedly, Peng Yan already understood Shen Yu's routine, it was a conspiracy, but those people could only continue.
After another period of time, Peng Yan appeared in front of Shen Yu again, and said excitedly, "My lord, it's dropped again!"
"How much did it drop?"
"Sixty coins a fight!"
"It's still too high! Drop it again, and drop it directly to forty coins!" Looking up, Shen Yu's eyes flashed, and then he said, "You put up a sign again, buy three buckets of rice at once, and we will give you one bucket for free!"
"Ah?" I haven't heard that you can still sell grain like this. Buy three buckets and get one bucket for free. Is this not a loss?
"Oh shit, go!"
"Yes, my lord!" After receiving the order, Peng Yan hurried away, and after a long time, Peng Yan rushed over again.
"Master Shen, they have already reduced it to twenty cents and a dou. Master Shen, do we want to drop it again? Just drop the grain to ten cents a dou?"
"No, twenty cents and one dou is almost the same, and these grain merchants should vomit blood if the price goes down!"
"My lord still cares about whether they feel distressed or not?" He glanced at Shen Yu in surprise, we have known each other for a long time, who doesn't know who, you can't wait for them to vomit blood now, right?
"They don't care about me if they don't care about me, but these businessmen are very shrewd, and they value the interests most!"
Shaking his head, Shen Yu said with a little worry, "They hoarded those rice before, bought it with real money, and it's not for nothing. It's their heart and soul!"
"Such a price reduction has already reached the bottom line of their bottom line. I'm afraid they are selling at a loss. If it is lowered again, I am afraid that there will be twists and turns, so there is no need to try again!"
After a while, Shen Yu ordered, "Peng Yan, immediately gather all the people you can muster to buy grain. Twenty cents a bucket, buy all their grain!"
"Buy grain?" Looking back at Shen Yu in surprise, Peng Yan originally thought that the other party's plan was to force these grain merchants to lower their prices so that ordinary people could afford it.
What's the matter with buying food now? They don't talk about being poor, but after the salary is paid, they usually eat, drink and have fun immediately, and the family is empty.
Let them buy food with money, are you kidding, why not let them grab with knives!
"Master Shen, do we really need money to buy food?"
"Nonsense, otherwise, if you don't buy food, why are you going to grab it?"
"Look at the ragged clothes of those people, how can they have half a penny. If you don't buy food to relieve the victims, do you want them all to starve to death?"
"This..." It is true to say so, but the key problem is that there is no money, and the imperial court did not have money and food support when they came.If there is, it is impossible for him not to know.
Looking up at Shen Yu, Peng Yan said with some embarrassment, "Master Shen, we have no money!"
"Who said you used your money, I have it!"
"You have it? How could you have it?" Before that, the secretary in front of the palace had checked Mr. Shen inside and out. It can be said that he was thoroughly checked.
Since he became an official, he has been clean until now.It can be said that he has never been corrupted at all, and he has never heard of enriching his own pockets.
What's more, he was a poor scholar before he was named on the gold list. His family had no money and he could barely afford food. It would be a joke to expect his family to support him.
But with his little salary, he didn't get more than half of his salary, and he still used the money to buy food like this, so he could buy a lot!
"I don't understand, do you know how I have lived for more than a year!" With a slight smile, Shen Yu looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, as if recalling his life for more than a year.
For a moment, Shen Yu also became inexplicably emotional.The life of more than a year is really wonderful, far surpassing my ordinary life before.
"Where do you think the official's money comes from? The family background of the giant bandits in Yinghe River and the family background of the various strongholds of the Thousand Blood Sect are all very rich!"
"There are also those masters of the rivers and lakes who once besieged me, and all the money on them has been pocketed by me!"
"These masters of the rivers and lakes, as long as they are a little famous, if they don't go out with a thousand 800 taels, they will be ashamed to walk in the rivers and lakes. They have more money than you think!"
"Can it still be like this?" At this moment, Peng Yan also remembered that according to the information collected by their front office, Master Shen has been tossing a lot in the past year or so.
There are countless people who want his life, and there are eight hundred if not one thousand masters of the rivers and lakes who were killed by him.
And just as Shen Yu said, as long as anyone who is in the Jianghu has some fame, he has some family background.When you go out, you will also wear a lot on your body.
At this moment, Peng Yan seemed to see a glittering golden road in front of his eyes. Is there anything faster than grabbing money from those masters of the rivers and lakes these days?
"Lieutenant Peng, you said they came to kill me, and I put their money in my pocket, isn't it too much?"
"Not too much, not at all!" Peng Yan seemed to understand Shen Yu's way of making a fortune, and then nodded affirmatively.
"Then Master Shen, how much money do you have?"
"Hmph, guess what!"
Chapter 212 You Think Too Much
"Master Shen, I'm happy, I'm really happy!"
After running around for several days in a row, Peng Yan not only didn't feel tired, but felt full of energy, as if he had inexhaustible energy all over his body.
The longer we spend together, the more miraculous he feels about Master Shen.He still hasn't figured out how those grains turned into soil.
However, he didn't need to understand that as long as he could get food, who cares how Master Shen did it.If the matter of the Northland can be resolved smoothly, then he will be benefited after returning.
In Baiyuan City, Peng Yan almost sold out the grain of these grain merchants with money, and then left some people to open warehouses here to release grain to help the victims.
Afterwards, he immediately followed Shen Yu to the next city and repeated his tricks, cheating him of a lot of food.
In the past few days, they didn't even close their eyes a few times, and they were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground, but they still enjoyed it.Seeing the sacks of rice grains, the confidence in my heart became stronger and stronger.
As for whether such a method is reasonable or not, hmph, if they didn't steal or rob, they were willing to sell it themselves, who's to blame?
In this famine year, it is admirable to get food no matter what method is used.
Besides, seeing the distressed appearance of those profiteers, Peng Yan felt a little dark for no reason.It's not bad if it doesn't ruin your family, so just have fun secretly.
Sitting in a teahouse, the group barely took a rest.To be honest, everyone was tired from running around during this period of time, and they also took advantage of the tea time to refresh.
"Master Shen, shall we continue?"
"No!" Shaking his head, Shen Yu said dumbfoundedly, "You really think those rich merchants who have been around for many years are fools, but they are all very sharp!"
"Such a small trick, but one, but two, but don't repeat it again and again, they will see through it soon! No, Ying also said that they may have noticed something wrong at this moment!"
"Besides, I don't have much money left in my hand. Fortunately, we have raised a lot of food, which should be able to help many victims!"
"Then what should we do?" Shen Yu's words made Peng Yan's originally excited heart calm down instantly.
Although they raised a lot during this period, facing so many hungry people in the entire Beishan region, it was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.
In order to completely relieve the disaster victims, more food must be needed.And if those big businessmen are not fooled, where will the food come from, they can't really grab it.
"Master Shen, what should we do next? You have seen this period of time. These hungry people can't afford to wait. Every day, thousands of people may fall down and never stand up again!"
"What's the rush, there is always a way!" With a flash of light in his eyes, Shen Yu smiled coldly, and his next method would not be very bright.
However, Shen Yu didn't feel any psychological pressure to deal with these profiteers who hoarded money during the famine years.
"Peng Yan, I asked you to investigate the grain depots of these big grain merchants. How is your investigation going?"
"Some of them have been investigated, but some of them are hidden very secretly. I'm afraid it will be difficult to investigate for a while!"
"Wait a minute!" Seemingly aware of something wrong, Peng Yan hurriedly asked, "Master Shen, what you mean is that you really want to do something to the grain depots of those wealthy merchants?"
"Master Shen, you have to think clearly! After all, you are using an upright method now. Even if they suffer a loss, they can only knock out their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs!"
"But once Mr. Shen uses his strength, they will never stand still!"
Seeing Shen Yu's indifferent appearance, Peng Yan was almost heartbroken.Why doesn't this young man understand that a little spark in the current Beishan region may turn into a prairie fire, and what is needed is stability.
This young man, why can't he tell the difference, it's really hard to take care of.
When they came, the commander asked them to cooperate well. As for the unhappiness between them before, you can put it down when facing big right and wrong.
But now, it's not that they are making trouble in the dark, but this Mr. Shen is committing suicide.
"Master Shen, the forces behind these big grain merchants are intricate and cannot be underestimated. If they fight back desperately, the entire Beishan region will be in turmoil!"
"Furthermore, if the adults rob the people, it won't be long before there will be rumors everywhere, saying that the adults are ruthless, corrupt and corrupt, and rob the people of food by force, and it may cause civil chaos."
"You're thinking too much, how can I rob you? In short, you just wait to receive the food!"