Mingshi

Chapter 1119 Food
"Current price?" Luo Xin asked with a smile.

Lu Ding smiled awkwardly: "My lord, we donated [-] shi, but it's actually not the current market price. It's more than [-]% lower than the current market price. My lord, it's not easy for us. If it's just the five of us Fortunately, we have to mobilize other families, and the price is low... Sigh... let's put it this way, the price of other houses may be higher than the market price. After all, the price of food is rising every day, and the price of food today is ten times higher than usual Yes, but this is definitely not the end. Judging from my many years of experience, the price of food may increase twenty times in less than a month."

Luo Xin smiled lightly and said, "Thank you in advance."

"Don't dare!" The five masters hurriedly said: "This is what we should do. My lord, it's not that we don't want to sell it cheaper. In addition to the reason just mentioned, there is another important reason. The price of grain purchased this year will be reduced by previous years. Much more expensive."

Luo Xin said indifferently: "Acquisition? You should be regarded as stockpiling goods, right?"

"This..." Lu Ding said awkwardly: "We don't buy much, most of them are harvested from our own fields."

Luo Xin waved his hand, he has already investigated clearly.This year, those people who stock up on rare goods bought grain at three times the price of last year, and the current market price is ten times that of last year. Even if the donated [-] shi of grain is taken out, it is equivalent to selling it at seven times the price. own.Excluding transportation, manpower, and material resources, the five major families can also earn three times more than last year.

It's really a businessman chasing profit!
However, he did not blame the five major families. It is kind enough for the five major families to earn only three times.It really depends on Luo Xin's face, otherwise, it will really be like what they said, it will increase to twenty times in a month.

Do not!
More than twenty times.

"Old Lu!" Liu Shouyou is Lu Bing's subordinate, and Lu Ding is Lu Bing's elder brother. At this time, Liu Shouyou felt that he should speak, so he said:

"You don't know yet, do you? Now the entire Ming Dynasty probably only has one month's food ration..."

Liu Shouyou told the seriousness of the matter to the five masters in detail, and finally said:
"If this disaster cannot be avoided, let alone your five big families, I am afraid that the merchants and wealthy families in the entire Ming Dynasty will not even be able to save their lives in the end, and will be killed and robbed by the bandits. At this time, don't think about making money, or Make less money."

The five of Lu Ding heard this, and their faces turned pale.Lu Ding looked at Luo Xin and asked tremblingly:

"My lord, is this true?"

"En!" Luo Xin nodded slightly.

"This……"

Panic appeared on the faces of the five people.

"My lord, you have to protect us!"

"The soldiers can protect you only when they have enough to eat." Hu Zongxian said coldly.

"This……"

The five of Lu Ding exchanged glances with each other, and Lu Ding gritted his teeth and said, "How about we sell it to adults at eight times the price of last year?"

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "I know your reserve price. You bought grain at three times the price last year. Adding manpower and material resources, the price is less than four times. But, with what you want to spend At least half of the 50 shi grains are grown in your own fields, so the price will drop. That is to say, if you sell the grain to me at three times the price of last year, you will still make a little profit. Right? ?”

"That's true..." Lu Ding nodded awkwardly, he knew he couldn't hide it from Luo Xin.Luo Xin is so smart, he has experienced the battle of wits and courage with Luo Xin, he knows that nothing can hide from Luo Xin.Just smiled wryly:

"It's just...it's basically a waste of time..."

"Bai busy is already your luck. Let's do this, two days. It's dusk now, and at dusk the night after tomorrow, I will buy all the grain delivered to the official warehouse at three times last year's price. Missed the time, that I will not buy it for the price. This is still based on our relationship, otherwise I will not give you this opportunity."

"Sir, you..."

Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "I didn't call you here today for this purpose, but to conscript all the carriages, donkey carts and other means of transportation owned by your five great families. They must be ready for this officer within two days."

"That's easy to say!" Lu Ding nodded and said, "It's just the food price..."

"Would you like to sell it or not." Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "I'm just giving you a chance. Well, you go back first. Master Hu and I still have something to discuss."

"Then... my lord, I will take my leave."

In the room, only Luo Xin, Hu Zongxian and Liu Shouyou were left.Hu Zongxian looked at Luo Dao:
"No, are you a little too tough? Eight times the price is perfectly fine, and three times the price is basically no profit. Aren't you forcing them not to sell? 400 million stones can solve a lot of problems. Problem!"

"I've already got the food." Luo Xin said with a smile: "I'm looking for my brother today, and I want him to call out elite soldiers, such as Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, and let them protect the food and deliver it to various state capitals."

"Have you got the food?" Hu Zongxian stood up suddenly.

"Yeah." Luo Xin nodded with a smile.

"How many?"

"2000 stone!"

"2000 million stone?"

"This is just the first batch, and there will be more in the future."

"Is it just the first batch?"

"Ok!"

Hu Zongxian's eyes turned red, and he grabbed Luo Xin's shoulder.

"You didn't lie to me? Where did you get so much food?"

Liu Shouyou on the side was also very excited, his face was flushed red.Both of them are military generals, and they know what it means if the world is in chaos.Now that Luo Xin has brought in a large amount of food, and there will be more in the future, how can he not be excited?
"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk!" Luo Xin smiled and patted Hu Zongxian's hand holding his shoulder.

Hu Zongxian sat down, but his breathing was still heavy.

"I got in touch with the Huaxia Kingdom on the sea and bought food from the Huaxia Kingdom."

"Do they have so much food?" Hu Zongxian asked suspiciously.

"We can't control this, as long as they have food to sell to us. Before I left the capital, I got in touch with the envoy of the Huaxia Kingdom who lived in the capital, and the envoy sent someone back to their country. Bring back the news that at ten o'clock in the evening the day after tomorrow, 2000 million Dans of grain will be sent to the port."

"Really?"

"It must be true, why have you ever seen me make such a joke?"

"Da Ming is saved!" Hu Zongxian wept with joy.Wiping away tears, he said, "What price?"

Luo calculated in confidence that the grain purchased from Lingnan is very cheap, only [-]% of last year's price, but the cost of transporting it from Lingnan is very high. Although it is shipped by sea, it is [-] times that of last year.Luo Xin didn't want to make money in this area, mainly to exchange food for some supplies, so he said:

"One and a half times that of previous years."

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(End of this chapter)