495 Thinking of this, everyone immediately began to arrange their own grain transportation channels and started transporting grain to the Mian River.
Get ready to make a fortune.
This time they are going to make a lot of money.
At this time, the grain merchant representative, Master Shen, was also listening to his subordinates' report: "Master Shen, there really is not a single grain left. We are going to get rich."
Upon hearing this, Master Shen said: "Look carefully."
The subordinate said, "I have looked very carefully and there is absolutely no mistake. There is really not a single grain of food in it. And judging from the behavior of the fishing gang, their food must have been burned and they are furious."
"Master Shen, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we must seize it."
After hearing this, Master Shen said, "Great, great, hahahaha, I'll send a pigeon to Master San right away, telling him that the time is ripe in Mianshui and we can start casting our nets."
"yes."
…
Plop...
On the bank of the Mian River, there are pavilions and terraces, with beautiful women playing the piano and brewing tea with bare hands.
A servant wearing clothes with the word "Shen" on them caught a carrier pigeon flying in the sky, looked at the bamboo tube on the pigeon's leg, untied it, and then ran straight to the pavilion.
At this time, a young man with ordinary appearance was seen leaning on the fence of the pavilion. A beautiful woman beside him poured him a cup of tea. He took a sip, looked at the red sunset and said, "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk."
After hearing what the young man said, the beauties beside him clapped their hands and said, "Third Master, your poem is great."
The young man said, "This is not written by me, but by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty."
The beauties said, "We don't know Li Shangyin, we only know that this poem came from the Third Master's mouth, so it was written by the Third Master."
The young man said nothing, and then he saw a servant not far away coming to report: "Third Master, urgent news from the Mian River."
The young man took the bamboo tube and took a look at it, his eyes slightly fixed as he said, "Haha, interesting, 200,000 shi of grain was actually burned, really interesting."
After hearing this, the clerk asked, "Third Master, do you think this is a scam?"
The young man squinted his eyes and said, "I don't know."
The clerk asked, "Sir, should we make some money from this?"
The young man said, "It's a good idea not to make money. This seems strange, but it does have business opportunities. Go get the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce people. There's a big deal going on."
The young man said, "Third Master, we can own this business alone, why would we need to invite them?"
The young man said, "Haha... If we want to take over Mianshui County, we have to invest at least 60% of the grain in it. If something unexpected happens, the risk is too great, so we should bring in people from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce. This way, we can share the risk and I will make a profit instead of a loss."
After hearing this, the clerk said, "Then we will earn less."
The young man asked, "Ah Chang, you have been with me for five or six years, right?"
Ah Chang said, "Yes, I have been following you since you only had a small boat."
The young man said, "Yes, I was born a beggar, and then I built my current business step by step. Back then, we had a small business, so we wanted to make huge profits. The greater the risk, the greater the profit, so we could take risks at that time, but now that our business is big, we need stability."
"Selling grain is extremely profitable, so we don't need to bet on our wealth. The more people we bring in, the less we lose and the less risk we take. As long as we can make a profit, it's a good deal."
The young man started talking about business, and Ah Chang stroked his hair and said, "Third Master, I don't understand either. I'll go get someone now."
"Go ahead."
The young man waved his hand, then closed his eyes, waiting for Ah Chang's message. Ah Chang soon replied, "Everyone at the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce is waiting for the Third Master."
The young man said, "Well, I'll go right away."
Ah Chang followed the young man and said, "Third Master is still so powerful. When they heard that Third Master wanted to do business, they couldn't wait to come."
The young man said: "It's not me who is powerful, but the money that is powerful."
After saying this, the young man looked up and said, "In this world, money makes the world go round."
After hearing this, Ah Chang said, "That's right, Master."
The young man didn't say anything, but just walked forward. Along the way, he saw the ups and downs of the world.
His surname is Shen, his given name is Fu, his courtesy name is Zhongrong, and he is the third child in the family.
His ancestral home is Wucheng County, but later his family fell into poverty and he ended up living in Suzhou, where he saw all kinds of contempt in the world and had enough of the fickleness of human nature.
But with his clever mind, he finally created something from nothing. In just three years, he went from being a street beggar to the richest man in Suzhou.
Outsiders called him: Wanshan Jushi. Later, as time went by, it became: [Shen Wansan]
In addition, because he was so good at making money, many people did not understand how fast he made money, so they made up a legend about him, saying that he had a treasure bowl in his hand.
But this is obviously nonsense.
He doesn't have a cornucopia.
He relies on only one thing for business, and that is his brain.
Soon he appeared in an antique living room, which was full of businessmen, all of whom were members of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.
When the flood disaster hit Hubei this time, they got the news first, then collected food from Suzhou and Hangzhou, and went all the way up the Yangtze River to Hubei. Their purpose was to make a fortune in Hubei with the food.
Shen Wansan is the vice president of Suzhou Chamber of Commerce. He summoned them here this time because they all came here after hearing the news and were ready to make a fortune.
Shen Wansan walked into the living room, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Everyone."
When the people from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce saw Shen Wansan, they also clasped their fists and said, "Brother Wansan."
Shen Wansan is the youngest in the entire Chamber of Commerce, so he is called the "good brother".
At this time Shen Wansan said: "Sit down, sit down."
Everyone sat down, and Shen Wansan said, "Today, I invited you all to come here because there is a big business that can make money. Please take a look."
Shen Wansan went straight to the point and immediately asked people to circulate the letter that came from Mianshui today.
Everyone was stunned and looked over at the same time. Then they all widened their eyes and said, "Ah, this, Brother Wan San, this is an opportunity to make a fortune!"
Shen Wansan said: "I think so too, but I, Shen Wansan, think that we can all make money together. I estimated that Mianshui County needs at least 300,000 dan of grain."
"And they currently only have about 60,000 to 70,000 dan of grain reserves. Let's give them a little more, say 100,000 dan, and there will still be a gap of 200,000 dan."
"And this is still the lowest amount of grain consumption. You have to know that there are gentry in Mianshui County. These local tyrants will not be satisfied with just one bowl of porridge a day, so the amount of grain consumed by each of them may be equivalent to that of seven or eight people. Therefore, I roughly estimate that Mianshui County can definitely consume 400,000 dan."
"And it can be sold at a high price of at least fifty coins. What do you think?"
After hearing what Shen Wansan said, everyone looked at each other excitedly and said, "Brother Wansan, this deal is fine, but for such a profitable business, how do you think we should distribute it?"
After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "I will offer 100,000 dan of grain, and there will be 200,000 dan or even 300,000 dan of quota left. Let's count it as 250,000, and you can claim it."
The merchants' eyes lit up when they heard this, and they shouted, "Okay, okay, our Zhao family will offer 100,000 shi."
Shen Wansan said: "Brother Zhao, it's too much. The maximum you can give your Zhao family is 50,000 stones."
"Then, then our Zhao family will have 50,000 stones."
"The Li family's business is worth 50,000 shi."
"Zhang's business has 50,000 shi..."
…
Soon, the grain quota of 250,000 shi was issued. Together with Shen Wansan's 100,000 shi, the grain merchant group transported a total of 350,000 shi of grain this time, and it would definitely be transported to the Mian River within seven days.
Shen Wansan said: "Okay, in that case, brothers, follow me and hunt in the Mian River."
After hearing this, the big grain merchants immediately laughed and said, "Okay, let's go to Mianshui County with Brother Wan San and make a fortune, hahahaha..."
All the big businessmen in the room burst into laughter. They now felt that the entire Mian River was in their pockets.
What they didn't know was that Chen Jiusi was waiting for them to fall into his trap.
At this time, Xiaohu from the Mianshui Fishermen's Gang came in and said, "Boss, our spies have reported that a large number of merchant ships from Xianning, Xiaogan and other places are sailing upstream towards our Mianshui River. They are expected to arrive in seven days."
After hearing this, Chen Jie's eyes narrowed slightly: "Seven days, haha, just right."
"Princess, now we just need to wait and see."
Chen Jie smiled at Zhao Ya and raised his teacup. Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "You, you really have calculated these big grain merchants..."
Chapter 220: Su Yunjin and Huang Waner's Shura Field
Chen Jie sent the princess away. The game has been set up and all he has to do is wait for the big fish to take the bait. He can relax for the next few days.
When I returned to the mansion, I found no one there.
Chen Jie asked the other maids in the mansion, "Is Madam not back yet?"
"Well, I haven't come back yet."
Chen Jie touched his belly and said, "What are these two women doing? I don't know how the conversation went."
Chen Jie rubbed his eyebrows. He actually admired those scumbags now. Why could they make a group of women run around and do it seamlessly?
I only have two women, but I always feel like a world war will break out between them.
Of course, this also has something to do with my own character. I am just too nice to the people around me. I have learned to be as cruel as a scumbag. I will just throw it away after I'm done with it, and there won't be so many problems.
But whether it was Su Yunjin or Huang Wan'er, I couldn't bear to give them up.
Su Yunjin, that is his wife through thick and thin, who has accompanied him all the way through. She has endured a lot of hardships and suffered a lot. Such a wife is the treasure of the family, and Chen Jie cannot give her up.
Huang Wan'er was also a pitiful woman. She had given me a lot of help and a lot of different kinds of love. More importantly, she was pregnant with my child.
Just based on these points, Chen Jie couldn't give it up.
Chen Jie fell into deep thought, and Xiao Hu beside him seemed to be able to see what Chen Jie was thinking. He said to Chen Jie, "Brother Jiu Si, are you worried about your sister-in-law?"
Chen Jie was stunned and looked at Xiaohu, only to see Xiaohu said: "It's all on his face."
Xiaohu always calls Chen Jie "gang leader" outside, and only in private will he call Chen Jie "Brother Jiu Si".
When you call him gang leader, it is a public matter; when you call him Brother Jiu Si, it is a private matter.
Chen Jie said: "Oh, she, can she do it?"
Xiao Hu said: "Brother Jiu Si, you underestimate my sister-in-law. Although my sister-in-law is kind and weak, she has a tolerant heart. She can do it."
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