Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 223, strange things happen every year, especially this year

Sun Wentang, He Jingnian, Jiang Yunshan and others watched Hu Wanan leave, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

"This grain sells for a penny a catty, and I might as well dump it all into the river."

He Jingnian waited for Hu Wanan to leave, and couldn't help but said with red eyes.

This time, the losses of the He family were really too much, at least two million taels of silver, the He family was hurting. In order to raise such a huge amount of funds to set up a manor, they mortgaged a lot of land and shops. Much of the food purchased here is still purchased on credit.

Selling it for a penny and a catty now, their He family will become precarious. If they can't support it, the whole He family may go bankrupt.

"One penny and one catty, really worthy of being the leader of Huizhou merchants, the Hu family, really rich and powerful."

Sun Wentang couldn't help but sneer.

Not to mention the famine era, it is absolutely impossible to sell this food for a penny a catty even in normal times. What's more, the food in their hands is basically rice from the south of the Yangtze River, which is extremely expensive.

"The Hu family wants to buy it for a penny a catty, what does the big guy say?"

Jiang Yunshan also followed suit and said that he was extremely unwilling in his heart, but what would they do if the Hu family sold it for a penny and a catty.

As the lead sheep, the Hu family has strong strength and wealth, and naturally has the most grain hoarded in their hands. If the Hu family sells it for a penny per catty, even if the others don't follow, they won't be able to sell the grain in their hands.

There was sea fish worth a penny a catty in the front and rice a penny a catty in the back. The food in their hands was definitely rotten in their hands.

"I've said it all, even if I pour it into the river, I won't sell it for a penny a catty. Anyway, the food is not sea fish, so don't worry about it getting stinky. I'll sell it slowly. I want to see how much Hu Wanan has. How long can the food be sold?"

Although He Jingnian looks very elegant and dresses very elegantly, but when he speaks, he has a grim face. When it comes to his own interests, he also reveals his true colors.

"Old He, no matter what you say, we are all Huizhou merchants. It is better for everyone to act in unison. For many years, our families have helped each other. If we have money, we will share it together, and if we have difficulties, we will work together."

"Although Mr. Hu's decision is unacceptable, but at present, it is the only way to escape smoothly."

"It doesn't make any sense to worry about losses any more. We still have to look forward. There are many opportunities to make a fortune. If the money is gone, you can make it again."

"If we can't escape smoothly this time, our families will not escape death no matter how rich they are."

After Jiang Yunshan pondered for a long time, he spoke slowly.

Now it is a loss no matter what, no matter what, it is a blood loss, and there is no possibility of turning around. You must know that they have now reduced to the normal price in the past, but the grain still cannot be sold.

All the young and old in the capital don't buy their grain merchants anymore. Anyway, if there are sea fish worth a penny a catty, who will sell their grain, not to mention the extremely bad attitude of these grain merchants in the past, even Sell ​​at sky-high prices.

"But this penny and a catty of grain, isn't it cutting our flesh to feed those people?"

Although He Jingnian knew that what Hu Wanan and Jiang Yunshan said was very reasonable, his heart was bleeding when he thought that the food he had worked so hard to buy at a high price was only sold for a penny a catty.

"If you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood!"

Sun Wentang shook his head helplessly, sighed and said, obviously, although he was unwilling in his heart, he still had to follow, because they all knew clearly that this matter would not end so easily, and Emperor Hongzhi would not let it go easily For them, the key now is how to get out.

"Ah~"

He Jingnian sighed, then thought for a while and said, "It's all due to the sea fish from Tianjin, otherwise we would not have lost."

On the streets of the capital, the waiters of a grain store are still beating gongs and drums, yelling constantly, trying to attract people to buy grain in their grain store.

Here in the grain store, there are waiters standing at the door of every grain store. Whenever they see someone coming, they will immediately go up to say hello and want to pull the other party into their grain store.

The previous bullishness has completely disappeared, and everyone is eagerly waiting for the customers to go up, but there are still no people on the street who come to the grain store to buy grain, and they can only wait and see.

The owner behind each grain store soon spread the news, and the shopkeepers and bosses who received the news were all dumbfounded, and they had never heard of such grains that cost a penny a catty.

After confirming the news again and again, these grain stores started to get busy again. They took out red paper and pens and ink, and quickly changed the banners at the entrance of their own grain stores. Convey the orders of the boss above.

"What is a penny and a catty?"

"I'm not mistaken, this is going to be shouted out. If we don't sell it for a penny a catty, we will be thrown into the moat by the owner?"

"It has been confirmed again and again, hurry up and shout."

The waiter in charge of yelling did not dare to shout such slogans at the beginning, because the price was too scary, and they had never heard of a penny and a catty of grain, and they all knew the greed of the boss behind it, which was simply It is impossible to say that this grain can be sold for a penny a catty.

Only after repeated confirmations did these waiters start shouting in the streets and alleys of the capital.

"Sun's rice shop is to help the victims, all food is one penny and one catty, and each person is limited to three catties per day!"

"Jiangnan Fragrant Rice Store is grateful to the emperor and sympathizes with the victims. All grains are priced at one penny and one catty, and each person is limited to three catties per day~"

"He's rice shop is united with the people to help the victims of the disaster. All the food in the store is one penny and one catty, and each person is limited to three catties per day~"

"..."

Soon, the waiter of a grain store kept yelling in the streets and alleys of the capital, and suddenly it was like a super earthquake, shaking the entire capital.

"Grain for a penny and a catty?"

"I heard it right. This strange thing happens every year, especially this year. In the past, there were two hundred penny a catty of grain, and then there was a penny per catty of sea fish meat. Now there is actually a penny per catty of grain. Old man I've lived a lifetime, and I've never seen anything like this before."

"How can this be possible for one penny per catty of grain? Those profiteers were still selling for two hundred penny per catty two days ago?"

"I also wonder if my ears have heard wrong."

All the young and old in the entire capital wondered if there was something wrong with their ears. This amount of grain was unheard of.

"It's nothing unusual. Meat that costs a penny and a catty appears, and grain that costs a penny and a catty is not unusual."

"That's right, guys, hurry up and buy grain. I'm tired of eating sea fish for a long time. These profiteers don't take advantage of it. I'm sure it must be because the emperor knows the hard work of our people and ordered these grain merchants to pay a penny a catty." Sold it to us."

"It must be the emperor, only his old man will miss us all the time, long live the emperor, long live, long live~"

The common people in the entire capital ran towards the food store while being amazed, and at the same time, some people bowed down to the palace.

　After a year of rest, I finally updated again, haha, happy new year, happy family, and now try to stay at home~~
　　
　
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