Rebirth of the poisonous concubine

Chapter 142 My surname is Ye, the Ye family
Chapter 142 My surname is Ye, the Ye family
Jiangzhou, Jinghua Palace.

Xu Liangqi said helplessly, "Prince Rui, 60 dans of grain is not a small amount. Although our Xu family is the largest grain merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a fixed amount of grain shipped to various places every year. It is not yet the time for the autumn harvest. , The grain harvested last year has already been sold, so there is no old grain left. Originally, there were tens of thousands of dan grains in stock in the south of the Yangtze River, and they were also donated to the prince yesterday."

This old man with a white beard is the shopkeeper of the Xu Family Firm, Xu Liangqi, the younger brother of the Grand Master Xu in the capital.

Because someone in the court is a high-ranking official, and the Xu family is a big local grain merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, most people give him some face, Huangfu Sheng is also quite polite to him.

"As a big grain merchant, the Xu family doesn't have anything spare?" Huangfu Sheng raised his eyebrows.

Xu Liangqi said, "Your Majesty also knows that grain is old grain after one year, and the price of this old grain and new grain is very different. So we usually try to sell all the new grain, and the unsold ones will become a backlog. Chen Liang. The Xu family’s business is spread all over the south of the Yangtze River. There is really no grain that we can’t sell, so there is very little backlog. Oh, by the way, there should be some unsold grain in the stores of Xu’s grain company. Collect it You can probably make up a hundred thousand dan, but it will take at least two or three months to mobilize food from all over the place."

"This king doesn't have so much time. The edict given by the Holy Majesty must reach the nine counties within half a month, otherwise... in two months, the people will starve to death everywhere, and there is no need for any disaster relief. .” Huangfu Sheng’s face was a little ugly.

Originally, he planned to ask Xu's family to collect 60 dans of grain first, and pay them back the debts he owed slowly.Unexpectedly, the Xu family could not get together 60 Dan.

If the news about him throwing away the disaster food spreads, then starvation will be everywhere, and countless casualties will be caused, it will be all his fault.

As a prince, he wouldn't worry about losing his official position, but it would be a big blow to his reputation as a virtuous king.

"Mr. Xu, the prince is concerned about the people of the nine counties. Once the news of the loss of this batch of disaster food spreads, those people will not thank the prince for his hard work. They will only scold the prince for being useless and unable to protect the disaster food." Qiu Zongping touched it. Touching the two mustaches on his lips, he said grimly:

"Once something happens to the lord, the crown prince and the king of England will surely fall into trouble and stir up the flames. If they can't get together 60 dans of food, even if they have ten mouths, they can't tell. Let's think carefully about how to get together this amount of food."

When Huangfu Sheng heard his words, he became even more angry in his heart, and hated Huangfu Han so much.This bastard actually bought Jiuyou Hades to rob food.

"This...Jiangzhou City was sealed off for a day, but the whereabouts of the official food can be found? The thieves shouldn't be able to get out of the city so quickly, right?" Xu Liangqi asked.

Qiu Zongping shook his head, "Dragon King's Day last night, there were too many people coming and going in Jiangzhou City, hidden in caravans, opera troupes, etc., and transported out of the city, it is unknown. Today, the officer searched for a day and took all the people in Jiangzhou City who could I searched all the places where the food was stored, but couldn't find it."

"Mr. Xu, besides your family, who else in the south of the Yangtze River can provide a large amount of food." Huangfu Sheng suppressed the disturbed thoughts in his heart, and his handsome face managed to maintain his calm momentum.

Xu Liangqi said, "Our Xu family can't afford 60 dan, let alone the others. This is not a small amount... Wait, my lord, I thought of it! Maybe the Four Seas Trading Company can. I heard that there is a famine in nine counties , They have already raised a large amount of food and intend to ship it to the Nine Counties for sale. It must be quite a lot.”

Huangfu Sheng was slightly taken aback.How could he forget about the Four Seas Trading Company? This is truly the No. [-] trading company in the big business. He has long been tempted to get a piece of the pie, but later found out that behind the Four Seas Trading Company is the shadow of his father, who does not know how many bonuses he pays every year to the palace.

With the emperor as his backer, no one else can get involved.

"Go and contact the people from the Four Seas Trading Company. But, remember, it's your Xu family who want to buy food, not this king." Huangfu Sheng frowned and then relaxed, and his tone returned to the usual gentleness and harmony.

Xu Liangqi had a clear expression on his face, "Don't worry, my lord, I understand. The Xu family is a big grain merchant, and now we want to buy grain, no one will doubt it. But, this money..."

Although the Xu family moved closer to Huangfu Sheng, there was no real alliance after all. Even if they really supported Huangfu Sheng, they would not be able to provide this amount of money for Huangfu Sheng.

Merchants value profit, and aristocratic families value profit even more. If they don't give the Xu family tangible benefits, the Xu family will not fill Huangfu Sheng's hole.

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about Yinzi." Huangfu Sheng waved his sleeve robe.

Xu Liangqi said reassuringly, "My lord said so, the villain will feel relieved. Now go and contact the Four Seas Trading Company."

Huangfu Sheng said to Qiu Zongping, "Don't give up on your side, step up efforts to search for the whereabouts of the food."

"Yes."

The two retreated out one after the other, only Huangfu Sheng was left in the room.

Buying 60 dans of grain is not a small amount, even if he won't be able to spend so much money for a while, even if it is a rare treasure in the seller, it will be too late.

However, he has been in the court for many years, and what others can't do, doesn't mean he can't.

Huangfu Sheng picked up the pen, swished a letter, and handed it to Donglai, "Fei Ge pass the letter to the left servant of the household department."

"Yes."

……

Xu Liangqi got in touch with the Four Seas Trading Company.The good news is that due to the famine in nine counties, the Four Seas Commercial Bank shamelessly wanted to make a fortune from the famine. Together with dozens of grain merchants under the Four Seas Commercial Bank, they raised a large amount of grain, 80 dan, and 60 dan More than enough.

But the bad news is that because of the famine in the nine counties, the price of food there has risen several times. The Four Seas Trading Company intends to go there to make a lot of money, so it is naturally unwilling to sell it to the Xu family at a low price.

Xu Liangqi didn't dare to make a decision privately, so he reported it to Huangfu Sheng, who was so angry that he almost smashed his teacup on the spot.

What a troublemaker!

He even blackmailed him.

If he really exerted pressure as Prince Rui, Universal Trading Company would have to give him some face as Prince Rui and sell him at a par or even a low price.

But he didn't dare to reveal that he wanted to buy grain, and he was afraid that others would contact him about buying grain.

So Tangtang Prince Rui decided to disguise himself and talk to the person in charge of the Four Seas Trading Company in person. Xu Liangqi was too useless, so he didn't believe him, and these merchants still refused to lower the price.

At this time, a letter also came into Ye Muxi's hands. Seeing the news that Huangfu Qiang had personally bought the grain, Ye Muxi smiled, thought for a while and wrote back a letter to the ghost-masked man.

She wanted to meet Huangfu Sheng in person.

Oh no, I personally went to make things difficult for him.

……

Four Seas Inn, the first-class box, elegant and quiet.

On the coffee table of the soft couch, Ye Muxi sat opposite to the ghost-masked man. Today she was wearing a rare golden dress, and a veil covered her face, revealing only a pair of still charming eyes.

This outfit instantly changed her demeanor, as if she were a wealthy noble lady.

But Ye Muxi didn't intend to meet Huangfu Sheng like this.

There were three layers of bead curtains and two layers of gauze curtains in the room, overlapping one another, completely covering her and the ghost-faced man, and only two shadows could be seen through the curtains.

"If Huangfu Sheng knew that what he could have done with five qian ren if he didn't show up in person, now that he had to double it, he would definitely regret messing with you." There was a hint of a smile in the ghost-masked man's hoarse voice.

Ye Muxi was holding the exquisite snacks on the table and putting them into her mouth through the veil. She was in a happy mood and said vaguely, "That's because you are too kind to him. Normally, it's one tael of silver and one stone of rice, but now This batch of grain in our name is going to be sent to the Nine Counties to make money from the famine. Do you know how expensive the food price is in the Nine Counties? Seven or eight times! Seven or eight taels of silver is only one stone of rice, and you only add five qian. Selling it to him for one tael or five dollars a stone of rice is not too cheap for him."

"The asking price is so ruthless, are you sure he will buy it?" The ghost-masked man looked at Ye Muxi leisurely, the corners of his lips slightly raised behind the mask.

Ye Muxi picked up another piece of mung bean cake, the sweet and greasy taste was just like her mood at the moment, "Of course he wouldn't be willing to part with it if it was his own money. But it's the money from the household department, not his money. Bargain with us , but because the bigger the gap is, the more troublesome it is to do fraudulent accounts, and the greater the risk you take. You don’t want him to pay for it out of his own pocket, it’s all people’s favor, so Huangfu Sheng won’t feel bad about it.”

The ghost-masked man looked at her with a trace of inquiry in his eyes.

Ye Muxi's understanding of Huangfu Sheng is really not at 01:30.

At this moment, He Jinzhong, the person in charge of the Jiangzhou branch of Sihai Commercial Bank, brought Huangfu Sheng and Xu Liangqi, pointed at the curtain and said:

"Master Xu, Mr. Xu, the person sitting behind is the collector of this batch of food..."

He Jinzhong was stuck, and he didn't know who was sitting behind the curtain, so he was just in charge of receiving him.

After they settled the deal, the two of them won't show up. It's him who will take care of the grain business with the Xu family.

At this moment, I want to introduce you, so I don't know how to address him, Na Na asked, "What's your name, Young Master?"

The ghost-masked man glanced at Ye Muxi, and a smile overflowed his usually cold eyes, "My surname is Ye."

Ye Muxi had just picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, but was instantly choked by his words, her face flushed from coughing, and she snapped back, "My surname is ghost."

In order to avoid her voice being recognized, she asked Kong Qing to make a cup of herbal tea that can make people's voice hoarse. After drinking it, her voice became exactly like that of the ghost-masked man, so she didn't have to worry about being recognized by Huangfu Sheng.

He Jinzhong said with a smile, "Master Xu, Mr. Xu, Mr. Ye and his wife sitting behind are the ones who raised this batch of grain. Although this sum of grain came from dozens of grain merchants under the Universal Commercial Bank, everyone It’s all based on the fact that their husband and wife are the same, as long as the two can negotiate with Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye, the deal will be completed. I won’t bother you.”

I was secretly surprised in my heart, I had never seen such a business deal, both sides were so shameless.

(End of this chapter)