Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 84 Is the information true? !

"What?! Are there really Japanese pirates causing trouble in Gyeongsang Province?"

Early the next morning, Zhang Yunxiu had just finished washing up when he suddenly heard Han San reporting that there was a war in the south. He was so frightened that he screamed.

Han San's eyebrows danced with joy, and his tone was full of joy: "Really? Our troops are still on the way, but the fighting has already started in the south. And judging by the noise, there are quite a few of them. It's probably a large group of pirates."

"This is really like someone sending a pillow when he is sleepy. Let's make it true or false." Zhang Yunxiu clapped his hands and looked at Han San and ordered, "Send people to spread the word. Li Gui's people should also follow. If the pirates can't hold on, we can push them from behind."

"I understand." Han San grinned and walked out of the main room.

Zhang Yunxiu took a deep breath, put a faint smile on his face, sat down on the chair, and dozed off with his eyes slightly closed.

After receiving this news, Zhang Yunxiu predicted that the people's panic would only get worse.

The price of salt is no longer something he can raise. The nobles, merchants and wealthy families of Korea have already turned bloodshot.

Now, he just has to wait until the price of salt reaches a point he thinks is high.

Then the story becomes very clear: the price of salt plummets and he makes a fortune.

As for those retail investors who have hoarded a small amount of salt, if they can sell their shares early, they can still make some money.

If they resist to the end, hehe, when he suddenly throws down these 20 million kilograms of salt, they will not be able to control it.

However, he had no mercy at all. To these gamblers, he could only say that they deserved it.

You are risking your life and property. You can obviously make money now, but you insist on making more.

In the end, you lost everything, who can you blame?

Smiling and shaking his head, Zhang Yunxiu picked up his robe and walked out of the main room.

For the next ten days or so, good news came in frequently and the price of salt soared, exceeding the 40-cent mark per pound.

The people who had been sold out before all beat their chests and stamped their feet, secretly cursing themselves as fools.

I sold it for thirty cents at the beginning, and now I buy it back for forty cents.

Even so, many speculators still rushed to stock up. The crazy price increase had already made them lose their minds.

The war has just begun. Once the war breaks out, the price of salt will definitely rise.

What really made the price of salt reach its peak was the Yifeng battle report.

The governor of the right naval force of Gyeongsang Province led 5,000 men to meet the enemy, but he was unlucky as a headwind blew that day.

The enemy used fire attack and defeated Yuan Jun in one fell swoop.

Only a thousand of the five thousand naval troops remained, and they fled in panic, not daring to go out to sea to fight again. From then on, the control of the sea in the waters near Gyeongsang Province was completely lost.

After this battle report, which was supposed to be "confidential", was widely disseminated.

The people of the entire Joseon Dynasty, the nobles, and the merchants all went crazy.

They had only one thought in their minds - this war would not end so soon, and the price of salt would continue to rise.

So, they no longer cared about the grief over Yuan Jun's defeat, but instead put a lot of effort into shouting and buying salt.

Those who have already boarded the bus continue to bid up the price, while those who haven't boarded the bus are desperately trying to squeeze in.

I don’t know how others are doing these days, but Li Ergou is always smiling, his face is flushed, and he smiles to everyone he meets.

People are like this. When they are lucky, everything seems good to them. But when they are unlucky, even the most delicious food loses its taste.

At noon that day, he came to the warehouse as usual.

Looking at the warehouse full of salt and smelling the slightly salty and pungent smell, he became dazed.

These are his support for making a living and pursuing wealth.

As long as he had these things, he would have the capital to turn things around. Why did those nobles have wealth for generations? Why did he have to live at the bottom and struggle for a living?

He refused to accept and felt that the world was unfair.

Fortunately, now he will take advantage of this east wind and fly directly into the sky.

Thinking of this, Li Ergou grinned, and suddenly a crisp and pleasant voice rang in his ears: "Brother Ergou, don't look at your precious bump, come out and eat."

"Hey."

When Li Ergou heard Min'er's voice, he responded with a smile, then walked out of the warehouse, locked the door, and ran straight to the dining room with Min'er in his arms.

Li Ergou's ancestors had been wealthy, but by his generation, only this house was left.

The two walked into the dining room and sat down. There were white steamed buns on the table, and a washbasin-sized porcelain basin was filled with large meat bones.

"Hmm, it smells really good." Li Ergou sniffed and swallowed hard, then picked up a piece of meat bone and put it into Min'er's bowl: "Min'er, try it first."

Min Er smiled sweetly, but quickly waved her hand and said, "I've already tasted it. You're the boss, so you should eat this piece first."

"Why are you being so shy? There's food in this bowl. Just eat it when we tell you to." Li Ergou's face turned serious and he frowned, asking, "You're so arrogant now. Can we stop you?"

"No, no." Min'er's eyes flashed with panic, and she quickly picked up the meat bone and put it to her mouth, carefully nibbling the tender meat on the side, then smiled and gave a thumbs up, saying to Li Ergou: "It's delicious, the taste is just right, Brother Ergou, you should eat it while it's hot too."

"Hey." Li Ergou smiled and said, "From now on, we will eat like this every day. We will stew two pots of big bones and meat, and save what we can't finish at noon for dinner."

"Won't you become as fat as a pig?"

"We just want to raise you into a fat pig, so that you can't run away and can only stay with me." Li Ergou is thin and speaks in a smooth tone. Just with his mouth, he can make Min'er blush.

"No, I won't talk to you."

With a red face and a glare at Li Ergou, Min'er buried her head in the bowl and began to eat with relish.

In a short while, all the delicacies on the table were eaten up.

Glancing at the leftovers on the table, Min'er quickly stood up and swiftly cleaned up the mess on the table.

Li Ergou waved his hand, motioning him to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Why are you still packing? Tomorrow, we will go buy a maid to serve you."

"We have hands and feet, why do we need others to serve us?" Min'er replied disapprovingly, but her hands kept moving.

"As a master, who doesn't have people carrying sedan chairs when you go out and handing you clothes when you come in? You have to get used to it first, so you don't make a fool of yourself when you go out later."

"If others want to laugh, just let them laugh. We earn our living with our own hands and will never be hungry." Min'er gathered her messy black hair and answered with a smile.

"You'll never be full if you eat with your own hands." Li Ergou stood up and grabbed Min'er's calloused little hand. "Look, you're so young, but your hands are as rough as a man's."

"Sister, now we understand that sometimes people just have to believe in fate. It's better to encounter a good opportunity than to work hard for decades. You can't become a successful person just by suffering."

"If you want to be the best, you have to eat people."

"Eating people?!" Min'er covered her lips in shock.

Li Ergou saw Min'er's reaction and grinned: "Look how scared you are. We are not talking about eating human flesh, but about sucking the marrow out of other people's pockets and putting the money into our own pockets."

"Just like this time, we can put the money from other people's pockets into our own pockets by just transferring it left and right."

"Brother Ergou, let's sell the salt quickly. It has risen to 40 cents now. We can buy land and a shop after selling it.

Then I can give birth to a big fat boy for you." Min'er blinked her eyes and said softly.

"Don't worry, the price of salt will continue to increase. Let's sell it when it reaches 48 or 49 cents." Li Ergou smiled and shook his head.

"just in case"

Min'er was worried and was about to speak, but Li Ergou blocked her lips with his hand, stared into her eyes, and said firmly, "Nothing will happen. I believe in my feelings. This is a chance God has given us."

(End of this chapter)