my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 126

Chapter 126 Vulnerable

Zhu Jin looked up at Zhang Anshi.

These days, he has been desperately shipping goods.

But the market is like a sponge. Although it is 15 taels, 16 taels, or even 20 or [-] taels, the current price is [-] taels.

As long as the Zhang family's tung oil is used, it will be sucked up immediately.

It seems that Zhang Anshi's judgment is not wrong.

Some people are crazily eating tung oil, and they want as much as they have.

With such a large shipment volume and such a price, the price can still continue to rise, which shows that someone has already dispatched a huge amount of funds.

If the other party is not fully prepared, it is impossible to receive so many goods.

In fact, these days, Zhu Jin lived in fear, the price was too high, it was so high that it was frightening!Those who bought their goods at a high price, how much money do they plan to sell?

And because of such a skyrocketing price, it has also aroused the attention of tung oil inside and outside the capital. Some small merchants have already begun to raise funds and are eager to try it.

After all... where in the world is there such an easy money to earn money lying at home?

And this... is exactly what Zhu Jin was worried about. If he hadn't followed Zhang Anshi, maybe he would have become one of these people at this time.

But now, in the eye of the storm, instead of being greedy, Zhu Jin felt a kind of fear.

This is a man-made game. At the beginning, he, including many small and medium-sized merchants, was actually just a pawn at the mercy of others.

"Cheng Enbo, what should we do next?"

Zhang Anshi said confidently: "Throw away a little more, and then... collect all the remaining tung oil and sell it at a low price!"

"Low price?" Zhu Jin turned pale with shock, and couldn't help but said, "Now the price is 20 taels. In a few days, I'm afraid it will reach 25 taels."

Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "In my opinion... the time is almost here. Many small and medium-sized merchants have already raised funds. If they wait any longer, these people will buy in large quantities. When that time comes, the other party will also take this opportunity to start large-scale To ship, we have to teach them to die without a place to die before the other party ships.”

Zhu Jin was still a little unwilling, so he said, "How about selling it for a few more days, even if it's an extra [-] shi..."

Human desires are endless, and even Zhu Jin is not exempt.The main reason is that the profits are so huge that no one can control them.

In this type of game, the competition is about who is richer and richer, who has the wider news channels, and at the same time... who else is more determined.

Zhang Anshi said: "The more you want to make a lot of money, the more you have to restrain your desires. If you can't even do this, you will definitely die."

After hearing this, Zhu Jin seemed to wake up a little bit, and looked at Zhang Anshi incredulously: "Then what should we do next?"

"Let's sell another [-] shi, and then wait for the news from Zhenjiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and then... throw the remaining tung oil into the market and sell it at a low price."

Zhu Jin was puzzled again: "Sell cheap?"

Zhang Anshi said: "The price is two taels and one stone."

Zhu Jin was surprised now.

He originally thought that it was just a pure sale, and he could sell it for more than ten taels of silver.

But the direct price is two taels and one stone... This... Isn't this... a loss of tens of millions of taels of silver?

"Uncle..."

How could Zhang Anshi not know what he was thinking, so he stared at him and cursed: "I know what you want to say, but you son of a bitch, don't you know that we are not profit-seeking businessmen at all, we are the pillars of the country !"

"If tung oil is kept at such a high price, what will happen to the national economy and the people's livelihood? What will the common people do? You have been by my side for so long, why haven't I learned any of my advantages, and have learned some heresy ways? Don't be so damn naughty, I'm not only I want these speculators to die, and I want the market to recover. If anyone dares to stop me, Zhang Anshi, from doing good deeds, I will kill him."

After Zhu Jin heard this, he couldn't help crying and laughing, but in his heart he had a little more admiration for Zhang Anshi.So there was no other words, and he quickly nodded and said: "Yes, yes, damn the little one, do good deeds."

then……

Just as the market continued to rise, the people in the other mansion began to celebrate with each other.

"It has increased, it has increased, and it has reached 23 taels."

"Sir, recently, someone is shipping again."

"Who is it?" The old man pondered, he was not as ecstatic as the others, but kept calm all the time.

"It should be from Qixia's side."

"Qixia..." The old man smiled and said, "How much did it happen?"

"It should be about ten thousand stone."

The old man said coldly: "These people are not greedy, but...don't worry about them, just eat them all, don't let this tung oil of ten thousand stones ruin the market."

"Yes."

"And... release the news." The old man said: "Just say... the big merchants from Suzhou and Hangzhou are going to go to Beijing, because tung oil is in short supply, and they plan to eat a lot of tung oil."

"Okay, I'll release the news now."

"On the market, all the tung oil below 25 taels of silver will be eaten by the old man immediately, and then the news will be released. The army is short of tung oil, and the five armies' governor's office... intends to requisition the tung oil."

"Ah..." The visitor showed surprise and looked at the old man.

"Don't worry..." The old man smiled and said, "The more this is the case, the more precious this tung oil is. Nowadays, those small and medium-sized merchants are still waiting and watching. Now that the price of tung oil is too high, they still can't make up their minds. Now... just Force them to make up their minds and let them know that there will be no tung oil available in the whole world in the future."

"understood."

The rest of the people waited, all showing joy, and some even started to calculate their own benefits.

According to the current price, almost everyone has already made a lot of money, and this time they have made a fortune.

But the old man's face remained calm.

With his hands behind his back, he looked down at his cloth shoes, showing a bit of disgust, and then said, "When the price reaches 25 taels, we are going to sell them. Of course, everyone, don't rush, sell them slowly..."

After that, he looked at the people behind him: "How's the money at the bank?"

"Several banks have already borrowed what should be borrowed. They... said that they still have some money. If they ask for a loan again, it is not impossible, but... it is really impossible, but they still need to raise money..."

The old man nodded and said, "That's enough silver to support the price of 25 taels."

At the moment, he smiled leisurely: "Everyone, wait to use the warehouse to store silver."

…………

In the Forbidden City.

A memorial was quietly sent to Zhu Di's imperial case.

It is the secret performance of Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Di looked down and couldn't help being surprised by the price of tung oil.

In a short period of time, the price has increased tenfold.

Ten times the spread, what a scary thing.

Zhu Di said: "It's also lost."

Yi Shiha said, "The servant is here."

Zhu Di took a deep breath, and then said: "Tung oil has risen, and many things have risen. This matter...don't be underestimated. Let the household department pay close attention."

"Yes."

Zhu Di sighed, and said again: "It really affects the whole body. I really didn't expect that a mere piece of tung oil can have such energy."

After all, he frowned and fell into deep thought.

Every point of view is different. Even Zhu Di loves money, but once it comes to things that shake the foundation of the country, for Zhu Di, it is a red line that cannot be touched.

After a while, he said: "Tell Ji Gang that we need to inquire carefully about the movements of the capital, and... the price of tung oil in each city should be reported at any time."

Yi Shiha looked at Zhu Di's face and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard people say that there are rumors everywhere now, and some people even say that the tung oil has to rise to 30 taels, and... many oil umbrellas, oilcloths and Shipbuilders can't find tung oil now, and the prices of these things are also rising."

Zhu Di only nodded lightly and said, "I know."

Yi Shiha said: "In the long run, I'm afraid that the common people will not be able to bear it. Naturally... this servant should not have said these words... It's just... this servant thinks that Your Majesty still needs to think about it."

Zhu Di glanced at him and said with a smile: "You servant girl, well, I know better than you."

But at this time, another eunuch came and saluted: "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han is asking to see you."

Hearing that the King of Han was coming, Zhu Di only said calmly, "Xuan come in."

Not long after, I saw Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu walking in happily: "Father, father..."

"What's the matter?" Although Zhu Di was talking, he leaned on the chair and looked down deliberately at the memorial.

Zhu Gaoxu said cheerfully: "Father, do you know that the tung oil business outside is making crazy money?"

"Huh?" Zhu Di finally raised his head: "What does this matter to you?"

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but proudly said: ""The minister also bought more than 7000 taels, haha, I bought it for 17 taels, and it took only a few days, and it was more than 20 taels; after a while, I earned tens of thousands of taels of silver. "

Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhu Gaoxu who was overjoyed: "Really?"

"Didn't my father always say that I only know how to fight and kill? In fact, I also know a little about economics. When I saw the market, I made a decisive move. Father, just wait and see, this tung oil is still worth it." If you want to raise it, you won’t stop until it reaches 30 taels of silver.”

"Oh." Zhu Di just nodded indifferently, his eyes seemed a little complicated.

"Why doesn't father praise me a few words?" Zhu Gaoxu was a little resentful.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxu, but at this moment he didn't know what to say, he opened his mouth, and finally said with great difficulty: "Well, yes, you manage the house well."

Yishiha was beside him, and seemed to see something, so he smiled: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has something to deal with now."

Zhu Gaoxu said quickly: "What's the matter, it's not about Zheng Annan, if I let my son come out..."

Yi Shiha said: "Your Majesty has made a clear decision, so I invite His Highness the King of Han..."

Zhu Gaoxu was very dissatisfied, but he looked down at Zhu Di and looked down at the memorial, but he could only shake his head and said: "The minister is leaving."

After all, he left Yangyang.

After Zhu Gaoxu left, Zhu Di raised his gaze from the memorial and sighed.

Yi Shiha said: "Your Majesty..."

Zhu Di said: "If the prince does such a thing, I will definitely scold him severely, because he is the prince, and the prince should care about the world, and not be complacent because of such petty gains."

Zhu Di paused and said again: "But if the King of Han does this, I can only praise him a few words. This is not a bad thing, at most he is just a little stupid. Sometimes, it is not a bad thing for a son to be stupid. I am afraid that it will be bad again." And clever."

Yi Shiha understood what Zhu Di meant, but he couldn't have a deep chat with Zhu Di, so he could only smile awkwardly.

Zhu Di said: "You say such a stupid son, who does he look like?"

This……

Yi Shiha's body trembled a bit, this is a proposition, he became more cautious.

I dare not talk nonsense, but when His Majesty asked, he had to answer.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han is extremely brave and has unrivaled martial arts skills. He can achieve success with a ruler, but he is short with an inch..."

"Okay, okay, you don't need to talk about it." Zhu Di glared at him, waved his hands in disgust, and then said, "That guy Zhang Anshi, why hasn't he moved recently? Does Tong You look like this now, and he doesn't respond?"

"This……"

Zhu Di got angry again, and said angrily: "Damn it, this idle guy!"

…………

"Uncle..."

Headed by Zhu Jin, dozens of people have assembled.

A piece of news sent by fast horses from all over the world also appeared on Zhang Anshi's desk.

Zhang Anshi looked down at the bulletins, and couldn't help but said: "Great, really generous, these people... are really ruthless. Zhu Jin, are you all here?"

"It's all here." Zhu Jin said respectfully.

Zhang Anshi said with a dark gaze: "From my point of view, their funds... are about the same. But it doesn't matter if they have funds or not, and the comparison is not about the amount of funds. The comparison is people's hearts... From now on, everyone will act according to orders , I want to show them all to die within three days."

Zhu Jin was gearing up: "Obey."

Then all the people sang together, performed their duties, and dispersed in a hurry.

Zhang Anshi looked up at the map on the wall, took a deep breath, his eyes brightened, and it was time for a decisive battle.

…………

At this time, batches of tung oil appeared on the market.

Now the price of tung oil, which is comparable to gold, has begun to be shipped.

Two taels of silver and one stone, no one is cheating, and each person is limited to three liters.

As soon as the price came out, the people in the entire capital were already boiling.

There are more than 20 taels of silver a liter outside.

But here, only two taels of silver are needed.

All of a sudden... the streets and alleys of the capital naturally began to be frantically snapped up.

Fortunately... it must be limited, this batch of goods is only sold slowly.

But even if it's just retail, for most people, this kind of psychological impact is too great.

It is clear that there is tung oil of two taels of silver here, but on the other side, the amount of tung oil is as high as more than 20 taels.

Originally, many small and medium-sized merchants had already raised funds and wanted to purchase a large number of goods in order to get a share of the pie.

But at this time, seeing tung oil retailing for two liang of silver everywhere, especially at the Qixia Ferry, he quickly covered his purse and continued to wait and see.

All of a sudden, the discussion in the capital boiled up again.

Zhang Anshi still has [-] tung oil on hand. If it only depends on retail sales, there will be no problem selling it for half a month.

Therefore, although the purchase limit is only three buckets per person, in fact... it is sold openly, as long as people come, they will definitely sell it to you.

"The price of two taels of silver and one stone is really unexpected... I heard that the goods are from the brother firm, and it is said that they have a lot of goods on hand."

"I heard that they have hundreds of thousands of stones..."

"How is it possible...I don't believe it...Didn't you say that Tung You was nervous?"

"How do you know this, but people dare to sell it at this price. Now it's all right. Many boatmakers and umbrella manufacturers who are in urgent need of purchase can be relieved for the time being."

The whole capital was bombed.

On the other side, the merchants who were still frantically sweeping the goods fell into an extremely embarrassing situation at this time, and urgently needed to spend more than 20 taels of silver to sweep the goods, as if they seemed to be fools.

After all, bulk trade and retail are different.

In that mansion, someone rushed into the mansion panting, and shouted anxiously: "Sir, sir...it's not good."

The old man and dozens of people in shawls and Confucian shirts are sipping tea calmly.

These days, they pretty much stay together.

The old man was calm and relaxed, looking at the anxious face of the visitor, he only said lightly, "What's the matter?"

"Outside... there are people who sell goods for two liang of silver and one stone... There are more than a dozen stalls in the east and west markets of the capital, as well as the Qixia market, which are open for sale."

buzzing...

Everyone was in an uproar, everyone whispered to each other, seeing the wealth and honor in front of them, no one thought that a Cheng Yaojin would be killed halfway.

"Who are they, are they crazy?"

"Oh...this is a bluff!"

"What to do, what to do now?"

"Don't panic!" The old man shouted resolutely.

Only then did everyone stabilize their emotions a little, and they all looked at the old man.

The old man took a deep breath, looked at the people and said, "Two taels of silver? Then buy them all! You won't suffer a loss if you buy tung oil at such a price."

The person who came was still worried and said: "Although they are open for sale, they only retail...and they say...the supply of goods is sufficient."

The old man sneered and said: "It seems...someone from the imperial court made a move, Qixia Ferry... Could it be the East Palace?"

Everyone frowned and said, "What should we do now?"

The old man pondered for a moment: "In my opinion, it's because of their suspicions. You don't have to panic, you have to be calm! The more they are like this, the more they are in a hurry."

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you.

In fact, everyone understands the truth. If you are not in a hurry, will you retail for two taels of silver?

But the problem is that they are in a hurry over there, aren't they in a hurry?

You know, everyone's wealth and lives are all bet here.If any accident happens, people will die.

So someone couldn't help but worry and said: "Sir, I'm afraid that everyone will panic when the news spreads. If those who have the goods in their hands all ship the goods, what will they do?"

The old man still had a calm expression on his face, and pondered: "This is just a trick to sway people's hearts. Now most of the goods are in our hands. As long as I hold on, what are these little tricks worth? You guys, After all, I have never seen strong winds and waves, so don’t panic now, it’s nothing serious.”

The old man's words obviously had a soothing effect, and everyone felt a little at ease.

In fact, at this time, everyone is in the same boat, and there is no other choice but to believe the old man's words.

And the calmer the old man behaved, the quieter everyone gradually became.

It's just the next day...

Things have changed again.

No matter how calm they are, at least the price of tung oil will not rise anymore.

And the real killer move is coming!

"Sir... sir..."

At this time, someone hurried over as if mourning: "It's terrible, it's terrible."

The old man is still calm and calm.

He seemed to have expected that the opponent would definitely make another move.

So he picked up the teacup with a smile, and said to the people around him: "Look, if you say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive."

Everyone laughed: "Mr. has a clever plan."

The old man smiled and said, "Let's see what tricks they have."

After finishing speaking, he said to the man who was mourning his concubine: "What are you talking about?"

"Brothers Firm announced to the outside world that it will supply [-] tung oil to the imperial court."

This statement came out.

Everyone quiet down.

On the one hand, it is open for supply, and it is sold for two taels of silver.

On the other side... [-] stone tung oil will be supplied directly.

The old man couldn't believe it: "What kind of trick is this? Heh... I'm afraid it's just another trick to deceive people."

"At first everyone thought it was a trick, but...but..." The man said with a sad face, "but...a boat...a truckload of tung oil...it's all being transported to the arsenal..."

"What? Is it really tung oil?"

"Yes, yes... many people have read it, it is tung oil."

"No...Impossible..." Someone yelled, but he slumped down on the chair.

"The brother firm, what do they want to do? Are they going to hurt us both?"

"Damn, this damn guy..."

"They're crazy!"

One hundred thousand stones, according to the current market price, it is more than 200 million taels of silver, so you can give it away?

The old man's face...was a little dark.

He was no longer as calm as before, stood up, and his voice was not as peaceful as usual: "There is fraud, and there must be fraud. Come, come, prepare the sedan chair, prepare the sedan chair, and go to the arsenal."

At this time...the arsenal was already crowded with people.

Many people heard the news, but most of them didn't believe it.

Therefore, many people came to watch.

But right here... People saw the boats arriving at the ferry with their own eyes!Not far away at the arsenal, there are many horses and chariots.

As if afraid that some people would not believe that what was being carried was not tung oil, after the barrels of tung oil arrived, people were even allowed to come closer to see them, and saw many warriors carrying barrels of tung oil into the arsenal.

The transportation team is endless, so that even the boatman acts as a strong man for carrying.

On the other hand, the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion did not send anyone to disperse the onlookers, but deliberately allowed them to get closer.

A group of sedan chairs landed not far away.

The old man got off the sedan chair in a hurry.

Then...he saw this scene with his own eyes.

It's just... the old man seems to have aged ten years in an instant.

The people who followed him closely also had miserable faces.

"What to do? What to do?"

Everyone looked at the old man, as if at this moment, the old man had become their life-saving straw.

The old man's face was pale, his breathing was a little short, and his body tremblingly leaned on the stick to turn his head. At this moment, he didn't care if the wall had ears: "Don't be afraid...don't be afraid..."

He breathed heavily, and continued: "Even...even if there are one hundred thousand shi to supply the military supplies, but...but...most of the goods are still in our hands after all, the military supplies are sufficient, but this tung oil involves What matters is the national economy and the people's livelihood, as long as the tung oil is still in our hands, the price is up to us."

"Everyone, at this time, you must not retreat. If you retreat at this time, you will really lose everything."

He seemed to want to use his prestige to reunite everyone, so he said: "At this time, don't mess yourself up, absolutely don't mess up yourself, don't be afraid, things are not that bad."

Even so, the old man had already begun to feel uneasy.

Wait until he returns to the mansion.

However, he found that six or seven of the more than 20 people who had followed him had slipped away.

"Where did they go?" Someone looked around.

"People from the Zeng family... have left too."

"It's not good, they won't... let's secretly start selling it at this time."

"Bastard...it's agreed to be together!"

The old man's face became more and more miserable.

At this time, if someone refuses to persist and sells it secretly, and the brother firm sells it for two taels of silver and supplies military supplies, then...in this world, who else is willing to accept the goods at this juncture?

It may take more than a month to push the price to more than 20 taels.

However, the avalanche-like plunge in this price may only happen overnight.

The old man couldn't help but sneered: "They think, at this time, can they still sell it? Confused, confused!"

Then he said: "They want to die, let them die, let's see, is there anyone in the world who buys their goods?"

"Sir, what should we do." Someone couldn't help but burst into tears: "Students have put their wealth and lives in it."

The old man closed his eyes, his body was still shaking, he was very angry.

Only at this time, he had to tell himself to be calm.All of a sudden, he opened his eyes and said sharply: "Ride against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. At this time, whoever takes half a step back is sailing against the current. Don't panic, everyone, find a way, continue to buy, and must maintain the price. Prices remain..."

"Sir... sir..."

At this time, the door rushed over, but behind him, several people rushed in together.

"Sir...the people from Qianzhuang are here..."

Everyone became more and more panicked, even the old man turned pale.

Such a large-scale acquisition cost countless real money, and it is not so easy to manage so much real money.

Maybe these people have a lot of assets, but it is not easy to take out a lot of cash all at once.

Therefore, they are able to operate freely in the tung oil market. To put it bluntly, they are only raising funds through banks.

The first one who came in following the door was Yang Fu, the owner of the Sihai Bank in the capital.

When Yang Fu heard what was going on outside, his first reaction was to look for the old man.

Seeing him, the old man suddenly felt dizzy.

Because without asking the other party's purpose, he already knew what it meant.

Qianzhuang is always the icing on the cake, and will never give you instant help.

The other party sees that you are gaining momentum, and they wish to give you all the belongings saved by their ancestors for eighteen generations.

But once you feel that you are not good, even if you are talking about hype, you will never be given a copper coin.

"Everyone is here? It's good that all of you are here."

This Yang Fu is actually in a hurry, a lot of money in the bank is actually borrowed from various places, and they are just helping others to keep their wealth. Now that something like this has happened, Yang Fu is already jumping in a hurry: " Everyone has seen the current market situation, in my opinion, everyone should hurry up to raise gold and silver, the silver that was borrowed back then..."

The old man said: "Boss Yang's family, it's not yet time, why are you here to collect debts at this time? What's more... now, we still want to ask for more loans..."

"You still want to ask for a loan?" Yang Fu's face was gloomy: "After the loan, when are you going to pay it back? To tell you the truth, if you can't pay back the money on time, the old man will also take it in. If you don't want to live, you want to die Can't! What's the point, you still want to borrow?"

"The interest rate can be higher..." the old man gritted his teeth.

"Even if it is higher than the sky, I dare not borrow it. We are here to ask for the debt. Please make up the money as soon as possible. If not..." Yang Fu changed his usual politeness and stared at the old man: "Everyone All must die."

At this moment, the old man only felt that his eyes were dark.

In fact, he already knew that everything was irreversible and the situation was over.

"Sir... sir..."

At this time, another person came in a hurry: "The Zeng family has already started to sell tung oil on a large scale, and the Lu family... The Lu family is also selling..."

"What..." Everyone whispered.

"I heard that it was sold, but no one bought it in the market. If the 20 taels of silver could not be sold, it was discounted to 18 taels...but...but still no one bought it...they...they were in a hurry, and they listed the 15 taels price……"

The old man trembled, and he murmured: "It's over, it's over, it's over."

So, he fell down on the chair.With a bang, his beloved tea set also knocked to the ground because of the sweep of the big sleeve.

"What to do, what to do..."

"gentlemen……"

The old man smiled miserably: "What should I do? Yes, what should I do... what else can I do? The army is defeated like a mountain..."

"There are at least 15 taels left. If you sell it at this time, you can still earn some small profits." Someone whispered.

But the old man just smiled wryly, 15 taels...a petty profit...

They thought it was profitable.

After a while, someone came again and said, "It's ten taels, ten taels... The Zeng family spread the word that it will be sold at ten taels..."

Everyone looked at me with miserable faces, and I looked at you.

Someone's eyes went dark and passed out.

Some people stared at the void in front of them in a daze, their faces looked like dead people.

"Hurry up, we have to ship the goods quickly, hurry up..."

Some people began to order their servants: "Shipping, we also ship at ten taels of silver... Hurry up..."

The servants dispersed.

But only half an hour later... someone came again: "It's not good, it's not good, Master Zeng...Master Zeng...he hanged himself..."

"..."

A needle could be heard in the hall, but no one made a sound.

Hanged himself.

If the ten taels of silver can be sold... then... at least the cost can be recovered.

But obviously, there was only one reason why he hanged himself...

(End of this chapter)