Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 172 To prevent the future

Zhao Hanzhang bought a large amount of grain with gold, silver and colored glaze at a price 10% higher than the market price. The county magistrate of Chai was stunned when he heard the news, "Why did she buy so much grain? Why are you still buying food at a high price? Shouldn’t the price be lowered?”

  Changning: "I'm afraid no one is willing to sell food at a price that is 10% higher?"

   Yes, it was already winter, Yingchuan on the edge of Runan was hit by disasters, and the Xiongnu army was attacking Luoyang and Yuzhou, and the price of food outside went crazy.

  Although the grain price in Runan County is relatively stable now, it is also because the autumn harvest has just ended. After a while, due to external influences, the grain price in Runan will definitely soar.

   No matter how bad it is, a few of them can form a caravan to transport the food out, and they can make a lot of money. It's not just a 10% or 20% increase, but a double or double increase.

   However, Zhao Hanzhang's so-called three thousand soldiers and horses were just outside the city, and no one dared not sell them.

   Fortunately, she has a bit of a conscience. The food she wants to buy is shared among several households. Although it will still hurt their flesh, it will not empty their grain depot, and they will be able to seize the opportunity to earn a fortune in the future.

   So they gritted their teeth and sold it.

   For Zhao Hanzhang's seemingly very generous initiative to raise the price 10% higher than the market price, the gentry and wealthy businessmen haha, do they think they are rare?

   Especially the grain merchants in Shangcai County, they are now controlling the amount of grain they sell every day, just want to keep more grain for the future, which is 10% higher than the market price. They are not uncommon at all.

  Those who are most afraid of doing business are hooligans like Zhao Hanzhang.

   After Zhao Hanzhang paid the money to take away the food, they immediately went to the county government to find the magistrate of Chai to complain.

   It’s okay to have such a day or two, but it can’t be long, or they won’t be able to survive?

   The county magistrate of Chai wanted to escape, but he couldn't, and was blocked in the county office, so he could only sit down and listen to their complaints.

   "Who has the most land in Shangcai County, who can compare to her, Zhao Sanniang? In the end, she even forced us to buy our food. You are a parental official, so you can't ignore it."

   "Yeah, their Zhao family has already covered the sky with their hands in Xiping. Is it still possible to be the master of Cai? It's too domineering!"

   "Yeah, so overbearing!"

   The county magistrate of Chai leaned his forehead against the low table and sighed, "I'm helpless, too, this deal is done, how can I ask her to judge what you like and I want?"

  Everyone got excited, "Why is it something you want me to do? Mr. Xian, she has 3,000 soldiers and horses outside the city, do I dare to say that she won't sell it?"

  Chai County magistrate: "Keer didn't contact me before the business was completed, and she didn't buy it at a low price, she even offered a price higher than the market price."

Speaking of this Chai county magistrate, he became confused, and asked doubtfully, "If she lowered the price of grain, it could be said that she was forced to buy it, but she paid a price higher than the market price. Anyway, you have to sell grain to whom? Not for sale?"

   he asked, "Why don't you want to sell to her?"

  The crowd was silent.

  Chang Ning raised his eyelids and glanced at them. After they were choked by the Chai County magistrate, he explained to the Chai County magistrate, "They are hoarding."

Although the magistrate of Chai County is not very smart, but his comprehension ability is good, he understands it as soon as he hears it, and his face flushes with anger for a while, "I'm still thinking about hoarding at this time. It's hard enough to go to Cai County this year. Food prices, how many people will be left in my county next year?"

After    finished speaking, he became worried again, "Zhao Sanniang bought so much grain from Shangcai at once, will the price of food in Shangcai not rise higher and faster in the future?"

  Changning said: "The county magistrate can think of a way to make them dare not control grain prices."

"any solution?"

Chang Ning said: "It's better to take advantage of Zhao Hanzhang's shareholder wind, take the opportunity to buy some grain from them to fill the grain depot, and this autumn tax, in fact, we can only hand in part, and find some reasons to deduct the other part, and wait until after winter. It will be released in February and March of the next year when the green and yellow are not in contact, which can stabilize prices."

Chang Ning bewitched: "In this way, not only will the common people benefit from the high food prices, but the county magistrate can also take the opportunity to make a fortune, and the county government can also save a sum of money. Repeating this operation in the next year will stabilize prices and make money. In this way, the sharing of benefits with the people will not end.”

  Chai County magistrate was silent.

Chang Ning gave him an example and calculated specific data, "Now the price of wheat has risen to 15 cents a bucket, with the current rate of increase and the chaos outside, I'm afraid it will rise to 18 cents or more after winter. Twenty wen, and there are at least four months before the winter and the summer harvest.”

He said: "In four months, judging from the trend of skyrocketing every time there is chaos in the past two years, it will not be a problem to double or triple it at that time. When the spring starts, even if you sell it slowly at the price of twenty cents, you can make a lot of money."

Chang Ning's proposal is, "Among them, the cost of fifteen cents still belongs to the county government, and the remaining five cents can be regarded as the private property of the county magistrate. , 50 wen, or even higher food prices, this price, ordinary people can barely pay, with you to stabilize the price, the food prices of other households can only be lowered, this is a benefit to good deeds for the people.”

   "The county magistrate not only made money, but also gained a good reputation and virtue, why not do it?"

As soon as the data came out, the county magistrate Chai was excited, but he was still a little hesitant, "I buy them and sell them?"

  Chang Ning said: "Xianjun is tougher. They were only frightened by Zhao Hanzhang. At this time, they are in shock. Even if they are heartbroken, they will sell the county."

At the same time, Zhao Hanzhang was also talking to Ji Yuan: "Sir, you still have to find a way to buy food from everywhere, I don't mind paying a higher price than the market price, if there are ordinary people who are willing to sell food, they will also buy it back. "

   Ji Yuan thought for a while and asked, "Is the girl trying to stabilize the price of food in the coming year?"

Zhao Hanzhang sighed and said, "We have too many people under our control, so I'm afraid it won't make much difference. I can only try my best to keep the people under my control from going hungry. If there is spare energy, I will stabilize the prices, so we can buy as many as possible. food."

   "What is the price ceiling?"

   "No more than 50% of the market price." She also felt distressed that it was too high.

   Ji Yuan understood, nodded and said, "I will start sending people to various places to purchase tomorrow."

   Zhao Hanzhang nodded in satisfaction, "I will take my mother back to Xiping this time, but Shangcai will leave it to Mr.

   She has to figure out a way to get Ji Yuan out of Shangcai's affairs as soon as possible. Xiping also needs him very much.

   As he was thinking, a part came in carefully from the outside and whispered in Ji Yuan's ear.

   Ji Yuan was slightly surprised and turned to look at Zhao Hanzhang.

   Zhao Hanzhang looked up at him, "What's wrong?"

   Ji Yuan smiled and said, "The girl once said that she wanted to take Chang Ning for her own use?"

   (end of this chapter)