Chapter 222 Shen Wansan: How is this possible? ( words, please subscribe)

The people from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce had just gone to bed and were dreaming of getting rich, but they didn't expect that the whole Mianshui was in an uproar.

Someone actually transported grain into the city overnight, and what was even more terrifying was that it was rumored that Yelu donated 200,000 shi of grain. 200,000 shi of grain, such a large amount of grain impacting the Mian River was enough to destroy the black market grain prices in the entire Mian River.

Therefore, the first reaction of the merchants of Suzhou Chamber of Commerce who had gotten up was to quickly sell the grain in their hands, otherwise they would not be able to sell it at a good price.

But just when they were hurriedly preparing to sell the grain.

Shen Wansan sent people to gather them urgently.

They didn't know why Shen Wansan called them to do such an urgent situation, so they could only come to Shen Wansan's residence reluctantly.

"Brother Wan San!"

When everyone arrived, they saw Shen Wansan sitting in the main seat with a serious face, and the rest of the people came over to greet Shen Wansan.

Shen Wansan nodded in response one by one. When almost everyone arrived, Shen Wansan asked, "Are all the people here?"

Ah Chang replied: "Here we are, all of them are here."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "Okay, since everyone is here, let me say a few words. I'm sure you have all seen what happened tonight."

"This batch of food really caught us off guard, but everyone, at this moment, we must stay calm and not panic, otherwise the loss will be huge, and you will regret it."

After Shen Wansan finished speaking, someone in the audience said, "Brother Wansan, this time we are bringing in 200,000 dan of grain. If this much grain flows into the market, the price on the black market will surely plummet. How can we sell this grain at a high price?"

"Yes, Brother Wan San, we'd better sell the food we have, exchange it for money, and leave Mianshui as soon as possible before the people of Mianshui react."

Shen Wansan said: "Sell it. How to sell it? Now the whole city knows that we have received 200,000 dan of grain. If we sell it frantically at this time, the price on the black market will drop to the bottom at an unbelievable speed. By then, we won't even have time to cry."

"At this time, the most taboo thing is that we lose our composure and sell recklessly. As long as we can hold on, there will definitely be room for profit from the grain price, but it may not be 60 cents."

After hearing this, a merchant said, "Don't even mention 60 cents. Even if it's 50 cents now, or even 40 cents, I'll accept it."

Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "It may be even lower."

Everyone was shocked and asked, "You can't even sell it for 40 cents?"

Shen Wansan said: "I'm afraid the trader won't allow this price, but as long as we can hold on, we will definitely make a profit at the final price."

"But if we can't handle it ourselves, it will be difficult."

After hearing this, everyone in the field was stunned and looked at Shen Wansan and said, "Brother Wansan, the 200,000 dan of grain entering the Mian River is enough for their minimum needs. How can this grain be profitable?"

Shen Wansan said, "He said it was 200,000 dan, but who knows if there is 200,000 dan? Let's go ask Lord Yelu tomorrow and we'll know."

"In short, whoever panics first will lose. Although the enemy has us in check now, as long as we hold our ground, the enemy won't be able to do anything to us. Now is the time to test our endurance."

"So everyone, I hope everyone can hold on, and no one should start selling grain first, otherwise we will be in danger."

After hearing this, everyone in the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce looked at each other, and after a while someone said, "Brother Wan San, you said that we should not sell grain, and we listened to you, but you have to know that we collected this grain with great difficulty. We came here because you said that we can make money here."

"What if this is a loss?"

After hearing this, everyone in the field looked at Shen Wansan, who said, "In business, there are bound to be losses and gains, but trust me, I will definitely not let you lose all your money. As long as you hold on and don't sell the grain, there will be a turnaround."

"Besides, the entire Hubei province is suffering from severe flooding this year. If we can't sell the Mianshui, we can still sell it elsewhere. We can definitely make money."

Many merchants looked at each other and said, "Then let's listen to Brother Wan San. We will wait."

Shen Wansan stood up and clasped his fists, saying, "Thank you all for trusting me. As long as we can hold on, the manipulators behind the scenes won't be able to do anything to us."

After hearing this, everyone nodded and then retreated.

Only Shen Wansan was left in the house. He opened the window and looked at the fire dragon outside. His eyes condensed slightly, and the figure of Chen Jiusi, the leader of the fishing gang, appeared in his mind.

"Achang."

"My subordinate is here."

At this time, the young man came up immediately, and Shen Wansan said: "I need all the information about Chen Jiusi, hurry up and collect it for me."

"Yes."

The young man immediately responded and sent people to collect information about Chen Jiusi overnight.

Shen Wansan looked at the vast night outside, not wanting to sleep at all, and murmured, "Chen Jiusi, I will remember you."

……

Fishing gang!

Xiao Hu walked into Chen Jie's study and said, "Boss, all the food has been put into our fishing gang's warehouse."

Chen Jie said, "Very good. Tomorrow, Tongtai Grain Store will be open for business as usual. The price of grain is 20 wen."

Xiaohu heard this and said, "Yes."

Zhao Ya said: "Nine four, why not just ten cents?"

Chen Jie said: "Haha, don't worry, everything should be done step by step, don't overdo it, if you overdo it, it will be bad."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "Well, although I don't understand, I'll listen to you."

Chen Jie nodded, and then asked Xiao Hu: "By the way, what is the price of grain on the black market tonight?"

Xiao Hu said, "Forty-three cents. As soon as our grain entered the city, they lowered the price."

Chen Jie frowned and said, "It hasn't fallen below 40 wen yet. Didn't those Suzhou merchants take advantage of the chaos to sell their grain?"

Xiao Hu said, "Nothing happened. They didn't sell any grain."

Chen Jie said with a smile: "This Suzhou Chamber of Commerce has an expert, who is quite patient."

Zhao Ya said, "What should we do? The Suzhou Chamber of Commerce has not lost its footing, and the 100,000 dan of grain in our hands won't last long."

Chen Jie said, "Don't panic. If the Suzhou merchants don't bargain, we will. Xiaohu, sell all the 40,000 dan of grain we have on the black market. I want the grain price to be 35 wen per jin tomorrow!"

"it is good."

After hearing this, Xiaohu immediately agreed.

"I'll arrange for someone to sell the grain right away."

After Xiao Hu finished speaking, he immediately said, "By the way, Gang Leader, Zhou Chu is back."

After hearing this, Chen Jie smiled and said, "Really? Tell him to come see me soon."

"Hey."

Xiao Hu responded and went out immediately. At this time, Chen Jie turned to Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, we can accurately know the grain transportation route of Yelu and his men, all thanks to Zhou Chu. If he hadn't explored the route in advance, we probably wouldn't have found this batch of grain until now."

Zhao Ya said: "Yes, a meritorious official."

Chen Jie said: "Thank you for the compliment, Princess."

As he spoke, Zhou Chu walked in. Chen Jie stood up, stretched out his hands and said, "Old Zhou."

Zhou Chu looked at Chen Jie and said, "Haha, Gang Leader."

The two of them hugged each other and laughed heartily. Chen Jie said, "Old Zhou, you have done a great deed this time. What reward do you want?"

Zhou Chu said, "What reward? Gang leader, please get me something to eat. I've been eating sashimi with Yelu in Yelu's mansion these past few days. I'm about to vomit when I see fish."

After hearing this, Chen Jie smiled and said, "Okay, I've asked the chef to prepare the lion's head you like, you can eat as much as you want."

"In addition, you and your wife should stay at the headquarters for the next few days. You have really pissed off Yelu this time."

After hearing this, Zhou Chu said, "Hahahaha... this old guy really thought I could betray the Fishermen's Gang. What is he thinking?"

At this time, Chen Jie turned around and said, "By the way, Zhou Chu, the princess is here, so don't lose your manners."

Zhou Chu turned around and looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Greetings, Princess."

Zhao Ya smiled and said, "Oh, Zhou Chu, I know you. You have made great contributions to the court."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for the compliment, my lady. All my achievements are due to the guidance of the gang leader. I dare not take credit for them."

Zhao Ya laughed and said, "Okay, okay."

Zhou Chu said: "If everything is ok, I will go downstairs to eat. I am very hungry."

Chen Jie said, "Go ahead. The food has been sent to your guest room. Your wife is also there."

Zhou Chu said: "Thank you very much, boss. I will leave first."

Zhou Chu turned and left. Chen Jie and Zhao Ya sat down. Zhao Ya said, "Chen Jiusi, I find that you have a lot of talented people under your command."

Chen Jie said: "Oh, why do you say that, Princess?"

Zhao Ya said, "You have Chen Xiaohu and Zhou Chu in the military, and Sixi and Wu Zhong in the literary field. In addition, Chen Heng and Chen Wang are all top-notch talents. No wonder your fishing gang has become the largest gang in Mianshui."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "My Lord, you are too kind. Jiu Si is where he is today thanks to your help. Without you, I would not be where I am today."

Zhao Ya smiled and said, "You are the only one who can say that. I find that Chen Jiusi, you are also good at flattering people!"

"My princess, you misunderstood. What Chen Jiusi said is true. There is no such thing as flattery."

As they spoke, Chen Jie and Zhao Ya couldn't help laughing.

After laughing, Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and asked, "What should we do next?"

"It's a drastic measure."

"Strong medicine?"

Zhao Ya was very surprised, and Chen Jie said, "A batch of grain will arrive from Huangzhou Prefecture tomorrow, a total of 100,000 dan."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya's eyes widened: "Not thirty thousand? Oh oh..."

She understood it instantly, and Chen explained: "False and real, real and false, this is the secret of the art of war."

Zhao Ya said: "Chen Jiusi, no wonder you are so confident and have so many tricks. I have to say I admire you."

Chen Jie said: "My Lord, you are too kind. These are just the foreplay. I haven't used my real trump card yet."

"The trump card?"

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie with curiosity. Chen Jie said, "Princess, you will know when the time comes."

Zhao Ya frowned and said, "Why do you always like to keep us in suspense and be mysterious?"

Chen Jie smiled but said nothing.

……

Yelu Mansion.

Snapped!
A piece of Ru porcelain from the Song Dynasty fell heavily to the ground and broke into pieces with a snap. This was Yelu's favorite large Song Dynasty lotus Ru porcelain bowl, but now he smashed it to pieces without hesitation.

Even so, it was hard to ease the pain and hatred in his heart. He gritted his teeth and tried his best to save his life.

At this time, the housekeeper said, "Master, calm down."

"Calm down, how can I calm down? I have given away 100,000 dan of grain to others, which really makes me angry. Chen Jiusi, Chen Jiusi, I cannot coexist with you!"

Yelu roared.

The housekeeper could only wait on the side, waiting for Yelu to calm down.

Yelu was calm for a long time before he spoke: "Send someone to inform the Suzhou merchants and Zhou Peng and others, and tell them that the grain that was robbed today was only 100,000 dan, which is far from enough to fill the gap in the Mian River. They must not be fooled by Chen Jiusi and others and lose their composure!"

After hearing this, the housekeeper said, "Master, we don't make any money, so why should we care about their business?"

Yelu heard this and said, "Humph, even if we can't make a penny, Chen Jiusi won't get any benefit!"

Upon hearing this, the housekeeper understood Yelu's meaning and immediately sent someone to inform these people.

After the Suzhou merchant got the news, Shen Wansan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, it's only 100,000 shi, so that's not a big problem."

The other Suzhou merchants also agreed with Shen Wansan's wait-and-see policy. It turned out that the manipulator of the Mian River was trying to defraud them if they were really in a hurry to sell the grain in their hands.

If we impact the market at night, the grain prices in Mianshui will probably have hit rock bottom, and there will be no way to save them.

There is still hope. The other party only has 100,000 shi of grain. As long as we wait until this batch of grain is sold out, the price of grain will go back up and we will still make a profit.

Everyone immediately regained their confidence.

Zhou Peng from the Beggars' Sect, Liu Rong from the Chai Sect and other local gentry were also in a state of panic after experiencing a night of shock. After all, it was still unknown whether the food in their hands could be sold at a high price!
And when Yelu sent someone to inform them that there were only 100,000 shi of grain, they also breathed a sigh of relief.

The Mian River needs at least 300,000 dan of grain to relieve the famine. What use can 100,000 dan of grain have now? It is not to say that it is a drop in the bucket, but the gap is huge, and the price of grain can still rise.

So they all held back and did not sell the grain overnight, and as a result, the Mian River was calm that night.

Everyone thought that the price of food would not change much tonight.

But when I woke up.

Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Shen Wansan was drinking porridge and eating delicate pickles when he suddenly saw a group of merchants rushing over.

"Brother Wansan, it's not good, it's not good."

Hearing this, Shen Wansan put down his bowl and looked at the person who came.

It turned out that it was not just one person who came but a group of people, who surrounded Shen Wansan's house in an instant.

"What happened?"

Shen Wansan looked at them and said, "Brother Wansan, something bad has happened."

Shen Wansan frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Big news, Brother Wansan, the price of grain on the black market has dropped again."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "Oh, what do I think? With such a big noise last night, it's normal for the price of grain on the black market to drop a little. However, neither we nor Yelu have smashed the market, so it's estimated to be 43 wen?"

After hearing this, the merchant said, "No, it's still lower."

"Hmm? Forty cents?"

Shen Wansan frowned. This price was quite different from what he estimated.

"Thirty-five cents."

At this time, the Suzhou merchant spoke up. After hearing this, Shen Wansan frowned, put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked, "Someone is trying to sabotage the market?"

After hearing this, the merchant said, "Well, 40,000 dan of grain was sold on the black market last night, which directly lowered the price of grain to 35 wen."

Shen Wansan asked, "Whose food is this?"

"I don't know. It's not ours. I asked around today and it's not Yelu's either. Something strange is going on."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "It belongs to Chen Jiusi."

Ok?
After hearing this, everyone around looked at Shen Wansan.

"Didn't Chen Jiusi's food get burned?"

Shen Wansan said: "Haha... it's burned down. Did you see it? That fire might have been used to lure you into a trap."

The people around were all stunned and asked, "Who is this Jun?"

Shen Wansan said: "Of course it's us."

The people of Suzhou Chamber of Commerce said, "What should we do now? If Chen Jiusi's grain had not been burned, he would have at least 70,000 shi, plus Yelu's 100,000 shi, so they would have at least 170,000 shi of grain. With such a large amount of grain, if he insists on dumping it, our grain prices may not rise for a long time!"

"Yeah, what can we do?"

Everyone in the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce frowned.

After hearing this, Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "The enemy is trying to panic us, so we must not panic, and we must not rush to sell the grain, otherwise we will fall into the enemy's trap. 170,000 dan of grain is a lot, but it is still half of the gap in Mianshui County. We still have a chance."

After hearing this, everyone from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce looked at Shen Wansan and said, "Brother, why don't we take action?"

Shen Wansan said: "It depends on who can be patient at this time. If we can be patient, the money we should earn will still be ours. If we can't be patient, then it will be like an avalanche, and the grain price will fall directly, and our trip will be in vain."

After hearing this, the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce said, "Then, just be patient."

Shen Wansan said: "Endure!"

On the other hand, Zhou Peng and others could hardly sit still, especially when they heard that the price of grain had fallen to thirty-five cents.

The price has fallen from a high of fifty cents to below thirty-five cents. They are now very panicked, fearing that the price will continue to fall. If it falls further, they will not make much money.

At this time, Liu Rong said, "Boss Zhou, if you don't give us some money, the grain price is already 35 today, who knows if it will be 30 tomorrow."

Zhou Peng said: "No, Lord Yelu said we have to hold on."

Wang Yuanwai said, "Boss Zhou, Lord Yelu has no more food, so he can hold on, but our Wang family depends on this little food to make a comeback."

"Yes, Boss Zhou, I can't bear it anymore. If the price drops any further, I won't make much."

After hearing this, Zhou Peng said, "Everyone, everyone, please believe me once. The price of grain has bottomed out at 35 wen. There is no more grain in the Mian River, so everyone just has to be patient, patient, patient!"

Everyone looked at each other after hearing this, and then said, "Well, okay, let's listen to Boss Zhou again. Everyone should be patient for a few more days and see what happens."

...Fishing Gang, Chen Mansion.

"how?"

Chen Jie asked Xiaohu, after they learned the latest grain prices today, what actions did the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce and Yelu's men take?

After hearing this, Xiao Hu said, "Boss, Suzhou Chamber of Commerce and Zhou Peng haven't made any moves."

Chen Jie smiled: "You are quite patient."

After saying this, Chen Jie said, "Well, you and Chen Heng will take a thousand gang members to the dock. Chen Wang will probably be back from Huangzhou Prefecture by noon today, and he will bring back enough food."

After hearing this, Xiaohu asked, "Today at noon?"

"Ah."

Chen Jie took the lead, and Xiao Hu said, "The leader won't go take a look today."

Chen Jie waved his hand and said, "No, I need two furnaces of elixirs from Master today, so I'll leave today's affairs to you."

After hearing this, Xiaohu said, "Yes."

Xiaohu left immediately, and Chen Jie came to a quiet room where Bai Wenjing was already waiting.

Bai Wenjing held two pill recipes in her hand and said, "Jiu Si, your Qi and Blood Pill is a Mirror-breaking Pill of the Baodan Realm. It is very demanding to refine, so you must be prepared for failure."

Liu Yishou on the side said: "Yes, Boss, this is the first time we have refined a pill of this level."

Chen Jie said: "Everyone has a first time, and this time I have the help of Master Liu and my master, so I have confidence."

That's right, the person mainly refining the elixir today is Chen Jie. As for Chen Jie's level, let me put it this way, Chen Jie is the successor of Changchun Valley, and there are a large number of alchemy books in the iron ring in his hand.

Chen Jie showed some of these books to Bai Wenjing, who said that he suddenly became enlightened and his alchemy skills improved rapidly.

Chen Jie read more.

In this way, Chen Jie began today's refining. There are two types of pills that Chen Jie refined today.

One is the Hualing Pill that can break through the Huajin level. Chen Jie had refined the Hualing Pill once, so he had some experience with it.

The second is the recipe for the pill [Qi Xue Dan] that Chen Jie got from Han He.

Qixue Dan is a mirror-breaking pill that can help you break through the Qixue Baodan realm. Although Chen Jie has already broken through the Qixue Baodan realm, he still has his subordinates.

If you want to rule the world, you can't rely on fighting alone, so your subordinates must also be armed.

This is also the reason why Chen Jie refined these two kinds of pills.

This time, when refining the elixir, Chen Jie still used the Changchun furnace passed down from his ancestors in Changchun Valley.

That’s right, it’s the small green furnace located in the center of the iron ring. It’s also a martial arts secret treasure. The success rate of using it to refine pills is much higher than other pills.

Chen Jie picked up the Changchun furnace and started today's refining.

According to the old rules, the first furnace is a pad furnace, which is used to heat up the furnace and familiarize the user with the feel. Therefore, the elixir refined is not a very expensive one, but a detoxification pill.

The effect was very successful and it worked in one batch.

Everyone felt that today's hand feeling was good, so they started to refine the [Spiritual Transformation Pill] in the second furnace.

The materials for the Hualing Pill were all exchanged between Chen Jie and Zhao Ya, and the refining process began soon. With the help of the two experienced seniors, Chen Jie was very successful and directly made a furnace of Hualing Pills.

There are five Hualing Pills in this furnace, which means that it can create at least five Huajin masters.

Chen Jie kept it well, as it would be the foundation for his Mianshui fishing gang in the future.

After refining the Hualing Pill, Chen Jie felt that he was in hot form today, so he struck while the iron was hot and refined a batch of Qi and Blood Pills.

Chen Jie took the furnace and started refining. With the help of the two old seniors, the refining of this batch of Qi and Blood Pills was very smooth. Of course, this was mainly due to the knowledge Chen Jie learned from Changchun Valley.

In Changchun Valley’s knowledge system, being able to refine Qi and Blood Pills is considered entry level.

The pills were quickly refined, and this batch was very successful, but only three pills were produced.

This way Chen Jie’s work for the day was successfully completed.

Moreover, his reserves are also complete. At present, Chen Jie's reserves of elixirs can be said to be very complete. First of all, there are high-level elixirs, three Qi and Blood Pills, five Spirit Transformation Pills, and ten Tai Sui Pills of the second grade (robbed from Batan).

There are one hundred first-grade Tai Sui pills, and a number of various auxiliary pills.

It can be said that Chen Jie is very rich now, and these are all prepared by Chen Jie for his gang.

After finishing all this, Chen Jie came out of the alchemy room and found that it was just noon. He had to say that today's pill refining went very smoothly indeed.

The first is that with the knowledge from Changchun Valley, Chen Jie’s understanding of elixirs has reached a higher level.

Secondly, the alchemy furnace Chen Jie used today is the treasure of Changchun Valley. Changchun furnace is a martial arts secret treasure. First, it can increase the success rate of elixirs, and second, it can shorten the time of alchemy.

And today, with the help of two seniors, Bai Wenjing and Liu Yishou, Chen Jie was able to be so successful.

Therefore, as soon as noon arrived, Chen Jie walked out of the alchemy room.

As soon as he came out, he saw Zhou Chu, who was sitting there eating fried meatballs. When he saw Chen Jie, he said, "Boss, you're out. Everyone in the gang has gone to the dock."

Chen Jie asked, "Is Chen Wang here?"

Zhou Chu said: "Yes, I just arrived not long ago."

At this time, ten merchant ships flying the flags of the Fishermen's Gang were docked at the dock. Chen Wang stood at the bow of the ship and looked at Xiaohu who was waiting for the ship and said, "Brother Hu, I brought back the grain for you, a total of 100,000 shi!"

After hearing this, Xiaohu said, "Awang, you have worked hard. Let us unload the boat. Brothers, it's time to transport the grain!"

Xiaohu shouted, and the next moment everyone rushed onto the merchant ship and started today's grain transportation. After transporting a wave of grain yesterday, they were familiar with the process today.

Xiaohu went up to Chen Wang and said, "Awang, which ones are real food?"

Awang said: "Those."

Xiaohu asked, "What about the rest?"

Awang said: "Mud and stones."

Xiaohu said, "Don't leak it."

Awang said, "Don't worry. According to the leader's request, the dirt and stones are packed in thick sacks. Even if you use a knife to pull them apart, it's hard to open them. The real grain is packed in thin sacks. I deliberately made holes in some of them so that the grain can be dried on the road."

Xiaohu said: "Okay, you are much more steady now."

Awang said: "Hehe, they are all helping the bishop."

As they were talking, they began to transport grain, and grain carts continued to line up in a long queue and head into the city.

The people of Mianshui celebrated again, as they got another 100,000 shi of grain. That was great! This time, Mianshui would no longer be short of food.

Some people also wonder, is this food?
But he soon shut up because some of the grain sacks were opened and the grain was scattered all over the place, and the people from the fishing gang were very generous and did not stop the people from picking up the grain.

When the people picked up the food, they shouted excitedly: "Ah, food, it's real food!"

……

When the 100,000 dan of grain arrived at the dock, the entire Mianshui County was in an uproar, with countless people shouting excitedly, "We are saved this time."

After receiving the news, Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.

"what!"

Shen Wansan stood up from his chair, his face full of shock, and asked, "What did you say? Another 100,000 dan of grain entered the Mian River?"

"Brother Wansan, it is absolutely true. We brought people to see it for ourselves. All the grain was transported to the warehouse of the Fishery Gang. As a result, the warehouse was not enough, so we borrowed the warehouse of the Cao Gang for additional use."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "How is this possible? Where did Chen Jiusi get the food from?"

After hearing this, a merchant said, "Brother Wan San, have you forgotten that the person standing behind Chen Jiu Si is the princess of the Ruyang Palace, and the Daruhachi of Huangzhou Prefecture is the adopted son of the Ruyang Prince."

"With such a relationship between the two of them, how could the adopted son of King Ruyang not help his sister?"

"This is just 100,000 shi of grain. Who knows, there may be more in the future!"

After hearing this, the other Suzhou grain merchants said, "What should we do? We can just stop delivering grain."

Shen Wansan said, "No, it's useless to send grain now. Besides, if we send grain, it might just play into Chen Jiusi's hands. We can't sell this grain."

After hearing this, other Suzhou merchants said, "Brother Wansan, we are not as wealthy as yours, and we can't afford to waste time!"

After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "If you believe me, don't send any grain. Let's see. My people have investigated the grain reserves in Huangzhou Prefecture and found that they can't withdraw 100,000 dan of grain. I'm afraid there is a trick here!"

The Suzhou merchants looked at Shen Wansan, not knowing what to say for a moment.

It's hard to say, but Shen Wansan, at such a young age, built up this huge fortune from scratch. But you say he is very capable, and now it has become like this. They don't know what to do for a moment.

They looked at each other, then all frowned and stopped talking.

Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "Everyone, we don't want to sell our grain. I still say that if we can't sell the grain in Mianshui, there are many places in Hubei that are short of grain. If we transport the grain out of Mianshui, we can also sell it for a good price."

After hearing this, many grain merchants frowned and asked, "What about the freight?"

Shen Wansan said: "My Wansan Chamber of Commerce has issued it."

After hearing this, many grain merchants laughed and said, "Okay, since your Wansan Chamber of Commerce is willing to pay, at worst we will transport the grain out of Mianshui, and then wait for an opportunity to sell it at a high price in other places."

This will only waste some time.

Everyone decided that if the price was not right they would transport the grain out of the Mian River.

……

On the other hand, when Zhou Peng and others learned that Chen Jie actually had another 100,000 dan of grain to be transported into the Mian River, everyone's mentality collapsed in an instant.

"This, how is this possible, one hundred thousand boulders? How can there still be one hundred thousand boulders?"

Liu Rong looked at Zhou Peng and said, "Boss Zhou, what should we do now? If we don't sell our grain, it will be a waste of our money."

After hearing this, Zhou Peng said, "Don't worry, don't worry, there will definitely be a way."

"Hey, is there any other way? Gang Leader Zhou, please stop lying to us. We are in trouble for the food!"

Mr. Wang said with a bitter face.

On the other side, Mr. Zhang said, "Boss Zhou, the Fishermen's Gang now has nearly 200,000 dan of grain. If the grain he said he would burn was not burned, then there are 260,000 to 270,000 dan of grain, which is barely enough for the people of Mianshui."

"Yes, Boss Zhou, this is the grain in the hands of the Fishermen's Gang. Don't forget that we still have a group of big merchants from Suzhou in Mianshui. They have 250,000 dan of grain in their hands. Where can we sell so much grain?"

After hearing this, Zhou Peng was also very confused.

Just when everyone was worried, someone suddenly came into their yard. It turned out to be Ahetai, the commander of the guards around Yelu.

"Lord Commander."

Everyone saluted to Ahetai, who said, "No need to salute. Lord Yelu asked me to come here to bring you a message."

Everyone looked at Ahetai and asked, "What's the news?"

At this time, Ahedai said, "Lord Yelu said that you don't have to worry about the less than 100,000 dan of grain in your hands. The big merchants in Suzhou will leave the Mian River and stop selling grain there if the grain price does not meet their expectations."

"Lord Yelu has already confirmed this with Shen Wansan, the president of their Chamber of Commerce. If the grain price doesn't go up, they will leave Mianshui. The grain in your hands can still be sold at a high price, so don't worry!"

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other, then clasped their fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Yelu. We understand."

When they finished speaking, Ahetai said, "My Lord also said that you must keep calm. All this is Chen Jiusi's conspiracy."

Everyone nodded in unison: "Understood, Lord Yelu, please rest assured."

Ahetai nodded and left.

Zhou Peng said to the rest of the crowd, "Are you relieved now? Lord Yelu has said it. Are you still anxious to sell the grain?"

After hearing this, everyone said, "Haha, no hurry, no hurry."

Everyone said in unison that they were still at odds with the Fishermen's Gang, and they didn't believe that the Fishermen's Gang could really drive down the price of grain. If that didn't work, they would no longer sell in Mianshui. They wanted to see if Chen Jiusi could solve the grain shortage in Mianshui without them.

And where is Chen Jie at this time?

He is meeting the princess head-on.

"I've met the princess."

Zhao Ya looked at him and said, "Chen Jiusi, your 100,000 dan of grain has already reached the Mian River. Why don't they sell the grain? If they don't sell the grain, what should we do?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Princess, they still have hope and are still thinking about transporting grain out of the Mian River."

Zhao Ya said, "Ah, what should we do? We can't let them transport the grain out of the Mian River. Otherwise, the grain we have won't be enough for the people to eat, and they will starve to death!"

Chen Jie said, "My lord, please be patient. I came here today to ask you to order the extermination of the Zoroastrian rebels in Mianshui."

Zhao Ya: "Zoroastrianism, we don't have the time to wipe them out now. Food is the most important thing now, Jiusi."

Chen Jie said: "Princess, if you order the extermination of the Zoroastrian rebels, you can solve the food problem."

Zhao Ya said: "The Zoroastrians have food?"

Chen Jie said: "Probably not."

"What's the point of destroying them?"

Zhao Ya said anxiously. After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Princess, if we wipe out the Zoroastrian rebels, we can block the main transportation routes of the Mian River, including land and ship transportation. Princess, don't you understand?"

Zhao Ya was stunned and looked at Chen Jie and said, "You mean, they pretended to wipe out the Zoroastrian rebels, but in fact they blocked all transportation routes so that their food could not be transported out of the Mian River?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."

Zhao Ya said: "This, Chen Jiusi, your move is very clever, this is what you call the killer move, right?"

Chen Jie laughed and said, "Zoroastrianism is extremely rampant in Mianshui. The princess should issue an order to eliminate it on behalf of the court. During the elimination period, no one is allowed to leave Mianshui, including boats, carriages, and especially transporting goods. Who knows if there will be Mianshui rebels hiding in there? What do you think?"

Zhao Ya said, "You are really bad. Fine, let's do as you say. The Fishermen's Gang will block the road and I will issue a notice."

Chen Jie said: "I obey your command."

……

The notice was posted that afternoon, and the entire Mianshui was in an uproar. Suppressing bandits?
The fishing gang had received the news in advance and immediately blocked all water and land routes. People could pass with a small package, but bulk commodities, sorry, could not pass.

This is equivalent to cutting off the retreat of all Suzhou merchants.

At this time, a group of people hurriedly ran to Shen Wansan's residence.

"Brother Wansan, something terrible has happened!"

Shen Wansan had already known the news by now, and his face was full of despair. Chen Jiusi's move was really too cruel. Isn't this just closing the door to beat the dog?

We have fallen into his trap, and it is now extremely difficult to get out.

At this time, everyone in the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce was terrified and ran to Shen Wansan.

"Brother Wan San, what should we do now? The Mian River has blocked all transportation intersections. We can't get out even if we want to."

"Yes, Brother Wan San, when our cargo ship wanted to leave today, it was stopped by the fishing gang. They also suspected that there were Zoroastrian demons hiding on our ship."

"Yes, we asked them to check, but they said they would not let us pass without checking. It's clear that they want to trap us to death in Mianshui County."

"Yes, Brother Wansan, what should we do? What should we do now?"

A group of people surrounded Shen Wansan and talked a lot. Shen Wansan was sweating. Chen Jie's move was too cruel and left Shen Wansan no room to struggle.

The people from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce were even more impatient.

At this time, he said with a bitter face: "Brother Wansan, these grains are the most precious goods in my brother's house. If they are lost here, I will be finished."

"Yes, Brother Wan San, you have to make the decision for us. We all listened to you in the beginning, and you can't deny it now!"

"Yes, brother Wan San, you must be responsible to the end."

Many businessmen surrounded Shen Wansan and said to him. At this time, Ah Chang looked at them and said angrily, "How can you be like this? You follow the others when we make money, but when we lose money, we make us Shen responsible. You are all businessmen. There is no business in this world that only makes money and never loses money!"

After hearing this, many merchants looked at each other, and then one of them said, "You little fellow, you don't know shit. When we said we wanted to sell it, it was your Master Shen who wouldn't let us. Now that we've lost money, if he doesn't take responsibility, who will take responsibility?"

"Yes, if he doesn't take responsibility, who will?"

A group of people were talking at once, and just as they were talking, suddenly a waiter rushed in and shouted: "Something bad has happened, something bad has happened."

Everyone looked at him, and the waiter said, "Zhou Peng from the Beggars' Sect, Liu Rong from the Firewood Sect, the Magistrate Tang Wannian, the gentry in the city, the Zhang family, and the Wang family are all selling grain. The price of grain has fallen below 20 wen, and is now only 18 wen!"

"Ah! What!"

After hearing this, all the merchants in Suzhou stood up, their faces filled with disbelief. They actually started dumping their stocks, so what about us?

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Shen Wansan who was sitting there, and Shen Wansan laughed softly at this time: "Haha, I lost, I actually lost."

After saying that, Shen Wansan stood up and walked out.

Everyone looked at it and asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"

Shen Wansan said: "I want to see Chen Jiusi!"

(End of this chapter)