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"But you've reminded me of something." Jiang Pengji furrowed her brows as she thought of something interesting. The corners of her lips curled up into a creepy smile. "The Sage once said that one would be a bastard if they didn't take advantage of others. This is indeed a good opportunity."
Xu Ke's lips parted slightly, but he was too shocked to say anything.
Which saint had said such vulgar and shameless words? Stand up and be beaten to death.
Since Jiang Pengji had decided to stir up trouble, she definitely needed the initial capital. As for how to roll the initial capital into a big snowball through a series of means, or even shake the whole world, she already had a vague direction in her mind.
Based on Xu Ke's position and character, he wouldn't instigate him to exploit and oppress the common people. In other words, if this kid really had any ideas, he would definitely target the landowning households and country gentlemen … Was he planning to take advantage of the situation and turn the tables on them?
For a moment, a few classic cases of starting from scratch flashed through her mind.
Although the two eras were completely different, the pursuit of profit was the same in the bones of humans.
Jiang Pengji kept a faint smile on her face. "Tell me your plan in detail. If I think it's good, I can consider adopting it."
Her words obviously poked Xu Ke's itch. His eyes flashed and he immediately threw away the slight prejudice in his heart … Although his Langjun's temperament was a little strange, his temperament was extremely to his liking, especially when it came to using people. 【Love ↑ Go △ Small ↓ Say △ Net
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Just because of this, even if his Langjun's temper was unruly, he could still pinch his nose and bear it.
Xu Ke cupped his hands and said, "Sorry to offend you. Langjun, please come closer."
Oh, it seemed that the content was really something. She actually had to whisper to him.
Jiang Pengji smiled and took a few steps forward. Xu Ke lowered his voice and said, "Before I answer you, I have something to ask you. Where did you learn about the civil unrest in Meng County, Cang Prefecture? When will it spread to Hejian County and nearby counties? "
She thought for a moment, then said, "I first heard it from Wen Zheng. You don't know Wen Zheng, but he's a very interesting man. He must have heard this from a merchant from Meng County. I heard from him that the Meng Army was very powerful. They actually sent soldiers to lock down Meng County and set up various checkpoints in Cang Prefecture. They said that they were going to capture the traitors … "
The refugees would definitely not be able to move so quickly, but the merchants were different. They traveled from south to north, and they had their own caravans. A lot of news was spread through them. The Meng Army could detain them and delay them, but they couldn't really detain them and prevent them from traveling.
After all, Cangzhou's current prosperity was inseparable from the caravans that traveled north and south.
However, even if these caravans could leave Cangzhou and bring the news to the outside world, these people would be repeatedly warned before they left. Most of the merchants were afraid of the Meng family's power in Cangzhou, and they needed to rely on the profits here, so most of them would keep their mouths shut.
A small portion of the remaining merchants might have decided to leave Cangzhou after this incident because they had a strong foundation in Cangzhou.
It was these traveling merchants who could spread the news about Cang Prefecture and Meng County to the outside world.
"Is this information reliable?" Xu Ke asked.
"Reliable. Absolutely reliable."
Jiang Pengji's lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile when she thought of Meng Liang and his servant in her mansion.
There was no other evidence more reliable than this pair of master and servant regarding the chaos in Cang Prefecture's Meng County.
Xu Ke pondered and said, "It's only been a month since the spring plowing ended. If we wait for the chaos in Cang Prefecture's Meng County to spread, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for the summer planting, which is far from the autumn harvest. The farmers are still short of money, and they've probably spent half of the previous year's harvest. If the chaos really spread, the people will be anxious and will stock up on rice. How could the unscrupulous rice merchants let go of such a good opportunity? "
As the saying went, "With food in hand, one would not panic."
If the chaos in Cang Prefecture's Meng County spread, how would the people react?
This was a question that could be easily answered.
Xu Ke could even imagine how high the price of grain would go.
It wasn't an unfounded fear. It wasn't the first time he had witnessed such a scene when he was young.
His mother sewed, mended, and washed clothes for others. The few acres of farmland that she had planted had all been sold. The small amount of money that she had worked hard to save for a year was not even enough to buy twenty percent of the food she had before. In other words, the price of food had increased to five times or even more than the usual price!
Why would those merchants and wealthy families who had rice granaries in their hands care about the common people who couldn't afford rice and could only endure the starvation?
Dongqing had been suffering from drought and floods for years, so there was a shortage of grain. The people who couldn't afford it could only dig up wild grass and tree roots, or even eat Guanyin clay.
He had been a ranger for a period of time, hoping to help the weak. He had been to many places, and the scenes he had seen were even more shocking.
"Merchants have always been after profits," Jiang Pengji said, "That's not strange. What I'm more curious about is that you're trying to get something for nothing?"
Xu Ke was stunned, and then he said with admiration, "Getting something for nothing? Langjun, that's a good description. "
She said with certainty, "If that's the case, I think you'll need some grain to run your business."
Xu Ke's eyes lit up. He gritted his teeth and said, "Although it's against the way of a gentleman, I promise I won't hurt the people."
"What do you promise me? Are you afraid I won't agree? " Jiang Pengji suddenly smiled. Under Xu Ke's shocked gaze, she said, "I was thinking that you need to change your temperament, so that you won't be at a disadvantage when you go against me. Now that I see it, it's right! "
Without waiting for Xu Ke to speak, she added, "As a person, you can't be at a disadvantage no matter what. Getting something for nothing, I like it too. "
Jiang Pengji had already guessed Xu Ke's plan.
In her era, this kind of scheme was probably left behind by a merchant when he was young. However, in this era, it was extremely bold and out of line. The people of the world looked down on merchants and looked down on them. Naturally, they did not think of how to scheme against them in their inherent impression.
Xu Ke was indeed the accountant she liked. He was good at managing internal affairs, and now he had some awareness.
His plan was similar to stock speculation, but it was more brutal. Plus, the information was not transmitted well, so there was a lot of room for manipulation.
"But …" Jiang Pengji changed the topic and said with some embarrassment, "The key is where are we going to get such a large amount of grain?"
The smile on Xu Ke's face froze. That was true. Although his plan was good, and he was 100% sure that he could make a lot of money, it was not easy to get the grain to start the operation, let alone get something for nothing … His cancer of awkwardness was acting up.
He was very confident in this plan, and he was sure that he could make a lot of money for his Langjun, but he neglected the most basic condition.
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