His Royal Highness, he is plotting against me

Chapter 84
The prince wants to cheat people in the south of the Yangtze River, so they are here to take the lead.

The first is to gain the trust of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, buy the grain they have hoarded from grain merchants, and sell it to officials at market prices.

Of course, this trust is not so easy to obtain.

Moreover, it is not easy for these people to give up the food in their hands.

In the past six months, Liu Wenxuan and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce have reached a lot of cooperation.

For example, the caravan of the Liu family can help the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce to transport some goods that are not here from the north, and it can also help the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce to transport the excess things here to various places.

Another example is that the Liu family opened dozens of grain stores and other grocery stores in Jiangnan with a wave of their hands, making the chamber of commerce believe that the Liu family really wanted to stay in Jiangnan for development.

All kinds of things, the Liu family hasn't earned a single penny in Jiangnan, but they have spent a lot.

As for the major matter of purchasing grain, the head of the Liu family had to come to the Jiangnan merchants for talks in person.

The hoarding of grain in the hands of grain merchants is indeed to drive up grain prices during the disaster and make huge profits from it.

But it's not without its risks.

Chen Bianlin told them: "The one who presided over the disaster relief this time is the current prince, not the old cats and dogs who can be fooled, nor are they officials who can be bought at will."

All grain merchants are silent.

They don't know this.

From the time the prince decided to go to the south of the Yangtze River until he set off, he only had one day to prepare, and two days on the road.

No matter how fast the news of these people is, it cannot be as fast as the prince's fast horse.

It is estimated that when the prince arrives, their news from Beijing will also arrive.

But I'm afraid it's too late then.

And the Liu family actually knew such important news...

Naturally, they didn't think that the Liu family would deceive them about this matter, after all, it only took a few days for the prince to come or not.

Chen Bianlin: "So, are you still thinking about making huge profits from this disaster?"

No.

I'm afraid they have a life to do it, but they don't have a life to enjoy it.

"So, it's a good idea for everyone to sell the grain in your hands to the government at the market price. Let's also save the people from the fire and water for a while. Why not be a Confucian businessman who can't do anything?"

can.

Likely.

There is no grain harvest in Jiangnan this year. Half of the grain in their hands is old rice from last year, and the other half is from previous years.

Whether they can be sold to the government at the market price, or at the price of new rice, they are sure to make a profit.

back home,

Liu Wenxuan lay back on the chair, still pondering over Chen Bianlin's few words that made those people lose their way.

Can't help but sigh, "Sure enough, this person has a good appearance, which is also very important!"

It cannot be denied that those people listened to their advice.

On the one hand, it is true that the Liu family has this strength, and on the other hand, it is indeed because of Chen Bianlin's trustworthy appearance and the faint threats in his words.

Hoarding?

Yes, earning so much money also requires you to have that kind of life.

I kindly advised you not to be impulsive, and I found such a good way out for you.

Don't let you lose money and earn money from the treasury for nothing.

It also made you famous, isn't that bad?
So although there are still a few grain merchants who disagree, most of them signed a contract with them.

"Walking around for half a year, I finally see hope. I hope His Royal Highness will not cheat the wrong person."

Don't expect that the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce will be fine at that time, but their Liu family will be hurt.

After all, it takes courage to make up your mind to follow the prince.

The middle-aged man was Liu Wenxuan's father, and the Patriarch of the Liu family gave him a merciless blow.

"Don't talk nonsense! Why don't you rest, you are not as capable as Bianlin, and you don't want to transfer money!"

They agreed with the grain merchant to pay a [-]% deposit.

Pay the balance after the disaster has passed.

of course,

After the disaster, it will definitely not be their payment.

Because it is unknown whether these grain merchants are still around, the prince's idea is to use their money to offset the money for buying grain after the house is confiscated.

The money that their Liu family paid this time will have to be paid back from here at that time!
The so-called wool comes from the sheep.

Take it from the people, use it for the people.

That's the reason.

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Shangjing.

East Palace.

Ever since the crown prince handed over the affairs of the Eastern Palace to the two side concubines, they have not been returned to the crown prince.

But since the crown prince left the capital, on the third day, the empress issued a decree to allow the crown prince to regain control of the East Palace.

Not only that, but the princess also resumed the rule of paying her respects every three days.

Even Chen Liangdi of Jiangfuxuan, because she has passed the one-year recuperation period that the prince said earlier, is in the list of greetings.

Concubine Yang took advantage of the effort to deliver the account book to the Crown Princess, and came to see Cui Wan before returning to Changqiu Palace.

"Do you think the Crown Princess is really crazy or fake crazy? Come to torment people at this time?"

Yang Xuan waved the fan in his hand, and said rather disgustingly: "And in your palace, can't you add a few more ice basins?"

How about steamed buns on a hot day?
As soon as she came in and sat for a while, she was sweating profusely.

Cui Wan said quietly: "I think enough is enough."

Her disgusted face was exactly the same as when she went to Jiangfuxuan last year.

So she decided to forgive Chen Liangdi for being stingy.

As for whether the princess is crazy——

"It's just that the prince won't come back for a while, and now the child in Chen Liangdi's stomach is eight months old, and she will give birth in a month..."

If there is an emergency when the mother's body is tossed, it will be easier to keep the young but not the big.

It is not difficult to guess what the princess is planning.

Even the empress supported her, otherwise it would be impossible to help her regain control of the East Palace so quickly.

Does the Empress know that the Crown Princess will take the opportunity to torment people?
She knows.

If she wanted to keep Chen Liangdi, she would at least wait for the prince to come back.

But she didn't wait.

That means she knows and fully supports the princess' plan.

Now Chen Liangdi's situation can be said to be very delicate.

Yang Xuan sighed: "There are countless people in this palace staring at the child in her womb. Some want him not to be born alive at all, and some want to leave the mother and keep the child. It is really hard for her!"

A daughter of a humble official had to face all the treachery in the palace.

Yang Xuan suddenly looked at Concubine Cui, "What about you?"

What is your purpose?
From the very beginning, she took care of a Liang Di with no family background.

Yang Xuan couldn't help but admire her vision.

Cui Wan's eyelids trembled upon hearing this, "Me? Me what?"

Yang Xuan stared into her eyes for a long time before laughing out loud.

"It's nothing! But I think too much."

"Sometimes I really hate you women from aristocratic families who are deep-minded and full of twists and turns. I feel tired when I look at it, but Cui Wan, you are the same as them, but different." Yang Xuan said.

"So, don't let me down..."

After Yang Xuan left.

Cui Wan sat there alone for a long time.

"Don't let you down..."

"Heh" she chuckled, "Then I hope the prince can catch up..."

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　It’s so risky, I almost didn’t finish writing today’s, woo woo woo X﹏X
　　
　
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