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Chapter 1132: Grain and Oil War
In Shenyang, Northeast China, Xu Zhongyi finally breathed a sigh of relief after sending off a batch of supplies to the south.

After the peaceful liberation of the capital, his pressure was greatly reduced, but he also began to prepare for the next battle.

Mainly food, weapons and ammunition. At this time, his old superior Lao Yang found him and assigned him a new task.

After explaining the whole story of the mission, Lao Yang said earnestly:
"Zhongyi, you have to pay attention to this matter. Whether this operation can be successful not only affects our party's ability to govern, but also the life and death of 500 million people in Beijing!"

Xu Zhongyi heard this and realized the seriousness of the matter, so he said calmly:
"Don't worry, Lao Yang. If for no other reason than for the survival of 500 million people, I will go all out to fight this group of cancerous hoarders!"

Seeing Xu Zhongyi's serious expression, Old Yang was filled with anxiety. Then he put aside his worries and said with a rare smile:

"Don't worry, you are not fighting alone this time. You have an old friend as your strong backing, so you can let go and do it!"

"Old friend?" Xu Zhongyi wondered who this old friend was, but then a young figure appeared in his mind.

If Xu Zhongyi were alone, he would definitely not be able to defeat them alone, but now he is not fighting alone.

Not to mention that he has been working in the Northeast for so many years, this is a huge granary.

With the massive amount of supplies that Lin Hao prepared through overseas channels, it was extremely easy to deal with the Thirteen Hongs that were hoarding goods.

Afterwards, Xu Zhongyi immediately arranged to prepare supplies to be sent to the capital. He was so busy that after returning home in the evening, he began to prepare some clothes for replacement.

"Zhongyi, pack your bags, where are you going?" At this moment, he felt his ear being grabbed.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, it hurts, be gentle, my ears are going to fall off!" Xu Zhongyi gave in immediately.

There was no way. The woman who held the emperor hostage to control the princes was not to be messed with. The originally gentle and lovely little girl, her true nature had been exposed since she married him. She always brought up the fact that he had deceived her into being illiterate when he was lurking in her side.

Fortunately, when there are outsiders around, he still gives me face, but as soon as I return home, he is really not polite at all.

The woman I married is now pregnant. What else can I do if I don't give in to her?

"Tell me, what's going on!" Bai Xu let go of Xu Zhongyi's ear, and then asked unhappily: "Are you planning to run away from home?"

The ear escaped the clutches of the devil, and Xu Zhongyi immediately said stubbornly:
"I'm going to be a father, and this time I'm here for serious business. Can you please show me some respect as an old man?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xu touched her slightly bulging belly and said nothing. Bai Xu's actions spoke for themselves.

"Okay, okay, I give in to you!" Looking at the little girl who threatened him again, Xu Zhongyi said helplessly:

"Old Yang found me today and asked me to prepare a batch of supplies for a trip to the capital. Since I'm pretty good at economics, he wanted me to do him a favor and go to the capital to help stabilize prices!"

"Beijing?" Bai Xu frowned and said, "Could it be that they are hoarding goods and driving up prices again?"

"That's right. What other tricks can these people come up with? They are all obsessed with money!"

Xu Zhongyi said to himself with full confidence: "We have made a big plan this time, and we are ready to give them a good beating!"

With the entire Beida Warehouse behind him, plus the massive amount of supplies shipped by Lin Hao from overseas, there is nothing to be afraid of!

"Then what should I do?" Bai Xu looked at Xu Zhongyi who was full of vigor and said a little disappointedly.

"You're stupid!" Xu Zhongyi said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Of course you go wherever I go!"

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Two days later, a total of 100,000 tons of grain began to rush towards the capital city with the sound of trains.

At the Beijing Railway Station, Lin Hao and Lao Luo had been waiting at the entrance of the railway station.

Lin Hao handed Lao Luo a meat bun and asked, "Hasn't anyone arrived yet?"

"Almost done!" Lao Luo took the meat bun without hesitation and ate half of it in one bite.

"Huh!" After eating the hot buns, Lao Luo breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly said:
"Are you really not considering joining us?"

"Lao Luo, you don't need to persuade me. If I wanted to join, I would have joined long ago!" Lin Hao shook his head and said:
"To put it bluntly, if I am willing, when I am in the Holy Land, the top leaders will rush to introduce me. Do you believe it? Or is it your turn to invite me?"

Lao Luo still had illusions about getting Lin Hao to join them.

Of course it was impossible for Lin Hao to join. Just like he said, if he wanted to join, he would have joined long ago and would not have waited until now.

However, there were some things he could not tell Lao Luo, and Lao Luo vaguely guessed something through repeated attempts.

Lao Luo sighed helplessly and said, "Oh, forget it, I won't say anything more, okay!"

Lao Luo rolled his eyes at Lin Hao. He really took his kindness for granted. He was really doing this for Lin Hao's own good. With someone like Lin Hao's identity, his future would be... Oh!

"Then you'd better stop talking!" Lin Hao pointed at the exit and said, "The train is here!"

The two of them finished the buns in their hands in just a few bites, rubbed their hands, and walked into the train station.

Xu Zhongyi brought Bai Xu and greeted Lin Hao and Lao Luo happily after seeing them:

"It's you, Brother Lin. Long time no see!"

"Long time no see. With your help this time, Section Chief Xu, we will surely be invincible and achieve immediate success!"

"You're welcome, brother. You are our strong support. Otherwise, I can't steam 200 big buns with just taels of flour."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Xu Zhongyi looked at Lao Luo and said with a smile:

"Oh, this must be Comrade Lao Luo, hello, hello, we have known each other for a long time, and now we finally meet!"

"Hello, Comrade Xu Zhongyi. I've finally got you here!" Lao Luo said with emotion:

"When we first took over the capital, we couldn't make any progress in economic work. It was only with the help of Lin Hao that we were able to make progress. From now on, our work will depend on you!"

"Of course, of course!" Xu Zhongyi immediately assured:
"I am a brick of the revolution. I will move wherever I am needed. I will definitely do the work assigned by my superiors!"

"This is my like-minded partner on my revolutionary path, Comrade Bai Xu!" He then introduced Bai Xu to Lin Hao and Lao Luo.

After a round of greetings, Xu Zhongyi asked Bai Xu to go to the residence arranged by her superiors first, while she immediately followed Lao Luo to Dongzhimen.

Then, the three of them discussed the next course of action and decided on a strategy before they breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time Xu Zhongyi suddenly said to Lin Hao: "By the way, brother, I have something I want to ask you for help!" "What is it? Tell me!" Lin Hao looked at Xu Zhongyi in confusion.

"It's like this. The Northeast was originally an industrial base, but later..." Xu Zhongyi explained the reason, and then said helplessly:
"Now a large number of industrial facilities have been demolished, and even those that remain have had their core equipment removed!"

"We want to reopen the factory, but there is no way. Even if we piece together, we can only start a small amount of industrial equipment."

"I was just wondering if you could use your channels to buy some new equipment. If not, you could buy some core equipment!"

Lin Hao heard this, smiled and said:

Don't worry, I have known about this for a long time. The superiors also attach great importance to it and have made preparations long ago. Not only the equipment is ready!

"In order to start up these devices, we specially sent people to the Ruhr Industrial Zone and hired some engineers!"

"In addition to some of the equipment we got from childhood, there are also many advanced equipment. Without these senior engineers, we really can't operate them!"

When Xu Zhongyi heard this, his first thought was that he had to write another IOU to Lin Hao, and then he felt delighted.

It seems that the superiors have done the work ahead of time. No wonder they are not worried too much. It turns out that they have been prepared for a long time.

"Are they Sandezi's equipment and people?" Xu Zhongyi asked curiously.

"Yes!" Lin Hao said helplessly: "There is no way. Whether it is Xiao Rizi or Mi Lijian, do you think their engineers will come to us?"

"I understand!" Xu Zhongyi suddenly realized and said helplessly: "So, even if they want to come, Mi Lijian will not agree!"

"That's right!" Lin Hao smiled and nodded, "But it's different in the Ruhr Industrial Zone!"

Since the surrender, production has been stopped on a large scale, and the country has been divided into the east, south, west and north. It has not recovered until now, so many engineers cannot find jobs. They also have to support their families.

"Moreover, their money is worthless, they only care about US dollars, and inviting them to work is actually very cheap. They even hire people who fly planes, tanks, and warships."

Xu Zhongyi and Lao Luo's eyes suddenly lit up when they heard this, but everyone tacitly stopped discussing this topic.

"Comrade Xu Zhongyi, this time we are counting on you." Then Lao Luo couldn't help but complain:

"If you want to do underground work and fight, then I will do it without hesitation. But if you want me to deal with the economy, then I am really at a loss. I can be said to be completely in the dark!"

"These old foxes are so cunning that it's hard for me to talk to them." Lao Luo began to complain.

Xu Zhongyi smiled and said:

"Every profession has its own specialty. When it comes to shooting in battle, I'm really not good at it. Nine times out of ten, I'll miss the target if it's 5 meters away!"

"But when it comes to doing business and dealing with these people, you definitely can't beat me. I just have this much confidence!"

Xu Zhongyi is not bragging, he is quite good at manipulating the economy.

Not to mention that he has the support of Beida Warehouse behind him, just anything Lin Hao imports through overseas channels would be enough to easily defeat the big merchants in the Thirteenth Bank.

However, this time it is not just about stabilizing prices, but also about cracking down on hoarding.

Therefore, with the little food that the Thirteen Hongs in the capital had, there was no way they could compete with them.

Even if these people use all their resources, at most they can supply the capital with food for three months. This is indeed not a small amount of food.

However, the grain transported from Beida Granary this time is as much as 100,000 tons, which is enough to supply the capital for a whole year, so there is no problem at all.

If nearly half of the food had not been shipped south in preparation for the next campaign, he could have brought more food.

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On the other hand, after the peaceful liberation of the capital, in order to stabilize prices, the people's government took a series of measures to try to stabilize prices and protect people's lives.

The first step was to stabilize the currency. After the liberation of the capital, the Military Control Commission quickly issued People's Vouchers to replace the National Government's Gold Yuan Vouchers.

Starting from February 1949, 2, the Military Control Commission issued the "Regulations on the Exchange of Pseudo Gold Yuan Coupons", stipulating that gold yuan coupons would be allowed to continue to circulate for 2 days. Workers, students, independent laborers, factory employees, and urban poor could enjoy preferential exchange rates and each person could exchange 20 yuan of gold yuan coupons.

This was equivalent to distributing new RMB worth two silver dollars to ordinary people in the capital city in disguise.

After the exchange of gold yuan coupons is completed, the sale and circulation of silver dollars will be prohibited, and only the new RMB can be used to purchase various materials.

However, just after this first step was taken, it was boycotted by big merchants, who refused to use RMB, refused to sell supplies, and even threatened ordinary merchants to keep in line with them.

Ordinary merchants have no choice because their supply channel is to get goods from large merchants. If they don’t obey their orders, they will starve to death after selling out the goods on hand.

At this time, the new government completed its preparatory work, and Lao Luo and Lin Hao received orders to start the pilot project on Qianmen Street.

So the merchants on Qianmen Street began to sell food, cotton cloth and other supplies according to the original plan.

The effect was very significant, especially when a large amount of grain arrived, the price of grain on the market dropped sharply.

The price of food plummeted the next day, from 5 kilograms per dollar to 25 kilograms.

Although it is still very high, it is half lower than before Peking was surrounded, and those big merchants will naturally not sit idly by.

So these big merchants started to have evil ideas and immediately sent people to purchase large quantities of grain, trying to monopolize the grain from these small vendors.

So Xu Zhongyi immediately announced that you can buy as much as you want, he has an unlimited supply.

Wow, he actually dared to say that there would be unlimited supply. But these big merchants would not be scared like that. Instead, they wanted to test the quality of Xu Zhongyi.

So they increased their stakes and continued to buy. However, as they bought, the grain in these small grain shops was actually cleared out by them.

But before they could start to feel happy, several trains would arrive the next day, bringing in food in a steady stream.

Then these small merchants continued to sell, as if the price of grain was just about to be raised in one breath, so they increased their purchasing efforts.

However, although Xu Zhongyi's supply was intermittent, he managed to lower the price from 25 catties per silver dollar to 30 catties.

After all, the people in the capital are not stupid. Seeing that the new government is suppressing food prices, they will definitely benefit in the end, so they will naturally not rush to buy food.

Instead, I was happy to see the two sides fighting over the price of food.

But soon, big merchants discovered something was wrong.