The words' father and son 'had already been spoken about, and unknowingly, the relationship between the two had become closer.
They didn't have to hide things from each other anymore.
Liu She thought for a while after hearing Jiang Pengji's plan. He said, "I know Meng Zhan. He's arrogant and thinks too much of himself. If you use Meng Liang as a hostage and ask him for rice, not only will he give it to you, he might even give you more. "
"Won't he cheat? For example, mixing real rice with fake rice to confuse people? Or setting up an ambush in the transport team? "
Jiang Pengji was confused. She didn't think Meng Zhan's way of thinking could be understood by normal people.
Liu She shook his head. "Two thousand dans of rice is a huge sum of money for the people. Even the gentry doesn't have that much money. But for a noble family like the Meng's, it's not even a drop in the bucket. The Meng's have been in Cangzhou for so many years. You can't even imagine how rich they are. "
Seeing Jiang Pengji was deep in thought, Liu She took the opportunity to say, "Cangzhou has a lot of land and a lot of people. Not to mention the Meng's during the Xia Dynasty, the Meng's have been in Cangzhou for decades after Dongqing was established. Every year, they stole enough money and rice to support a hundred thousand troops."
So, Meng Zhan wouldn't care about two thousand dans of rice.
According to Liu She's understanding of him, he might even "generously" add another thousand dans of rice. That would be a total of three thousand dans.
"You kidnapped Meng Liang under Meng Hun's name. It's almost impossible for Meng Zhan to do anything to the rice. Maybe he'll even send you new rice." Liu She snorted. Meng Zhan wasn't a good person when it came to personal matters, but he was not to be underestimated when it came to official matters.
Jiang Pengji understood everything after hearing Liu She's words.
"Father, you mean … Meng Zhan won't do anything to the rice. Instead, he'll send it over openly to show that he's a good man and Meng Hun is a hypocrite who doesn't care about the death of his wife and daughter for some rice?"
"Yes. According to my understanding of him, he'll probably do that. He's good at disgusting people."
The person who knew you the most could be your opponent.
Liu She and Meng Zhan had broken off their relationship. The two families did not keep in touch with each other, and there were many conflicts in private. Liu She knew Meng Zhan very well.
Meng Zhan was an extremely proud man. He wouldn't condescend himself to fight with a lowly person like Meng Hun. In other words, he didn't care.
Jiang Pengji secretly sneered and said, "If that's the case, it's really disgusting. If Meng Liang was still alive, the Meng's would have used two thousand dans of food to exchange for his safety. Meng Hun would have become the laughing stock of the world and his reputation would have been ruined. "
Unfortunately, Meng Liang was already dead. If the Meng's dared to use this method to disgust her, she would let them know what disgust was!
But then again, he didn't expect the Meng Family to be so rich. Their accumulation was so rich that it made people envious.
"If I had known that he was so rich, I would have asked for thirty to fifty thousand stones. Asking for a mere two thousand stones will only make people laugh at me in secret."
Jiang Pengji added unhappily, "The Meng's are so generous. I reckon they can take out tens of thousands of dans of grain without a frown."
Liu She almost choked on his own saliva. Was his daughter a bandit in her past life?
"Two thousand dans should be enough. I'm afraid you can't afford more." Liu She said, "Don't treat the Meng's like a sucker. They won't care about such a small profit. But if they ask for too much, I'm afraid they'll really get angry."
How could two thousand dans and twenty thousand dans be the same?
In Liu She's opinion, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. It was a perfect saying for his daughter.
Who would cause trouble for the Meng's?
Not only did she do it, but she also killed Meng Liang and abducted Meng Hun, who had a grudge against the Meng's.
How much of a grudge?
But thinking about what Amin had said, he could understand.
Maybe it was fate. His daughter and the Meng's were born to be incompatible.
Jiang Pengji thought about it and asked, "Two thousand dans of grain is just a small profit for the Meng's … What about other families?"
Liu She didn't understand and asked, "What?"
She said, "I wanted to use this batch of grain to temporarily suppress the rising price … Father, you should know that the incident in Meng County in Cang Prefecture hasn't spread yet. Only a few people know about it. When the whole world knows about it, I'm afraid that Hejian County will be affected. "
It took less than half a month to travel from Hejian County to Meng County in Cang Prefecture.
Once the chaos in Meng County spread, the people would naturally panic and it would be normal for the grain price to rise.
"It will definitely be affected, but two thousand dans … If you want to make a profit from it, it's a good opportunity. You can easily increase the price by three to five times. After all, it's a free gift from the Meng's … But it's definitely not enough to suppress the grain price."
After all, he was the Chief of Hu County, and he lived in this era. His prediction was naturally more accurate than Xu Ke and Jiang Pengji's.
It's not enough?
Jiang Pengji was slightly stunned. One stone was 50 kilograms, which was 100 catties. It was enough to feed a family of four for 40 to 50 days. That was still considered enough to fill their stomachs. Many people lived frugally and matched their grains with other foods to last for a longer time.
Hejian County wasn't big. Excluding the gentry, there were only about twenty to thirty thousand people.
Most of the people had leftover grain from the previous year. How could it not be enough?
Liu She thought for a while and knew where Jiang Pengji's calculation was wrong.
"Most people follow blindly. To put it bluntly, they believe whatever they hear." Liu She explained to her in detail, "The reason why I said two thousand dans is not enough is that the rich families with extra money might buy a year's worth of grain at one time or even longer. But your calculation is based on one or two months' worth of grain per person … If you calculate carefully, two thousand dans is indeed enough. "
Liu She sighed and said, "You know that every family only needs to buy one or two months' worth of grain and hold on until the autumn harvest. Even if the civil unrest in Meng County in Cang Prefecture is serious, it won't really affect the people, but they won't consider it."
If Jiang Pengji wanted to make a fortune with two thousand dans of grain, it would be absolutely easy.
But if she wanted to suppress the grain price, not to mention two thousand dans, even ten thousand dans would be a stretch.
Jiang Pengji frowned and thought about Liu She's words seriously.
Jiang Pengji didn't think it was embarrassing for Liu She to deny her plan. He knew the era better than she did. As a native, Liu She had more experience and knowledge about the era than she did.
"What if … there is a purchase limit?"
Liu She was confused. "Purchase limit?"
Jiang Pengji thought for a while and explained, "A few days before the civil unrest, the people will be anxious and there will definitely be a fight. Then the grain store will sell five hundred dans or a thousand dans of grain at once to create the illusion that there is an abundance of grain and calm the people. After that, there will be a limit of one hundred dans of grain per day, and the weight of each person's grain will be limited. It will be enough to buy for a month! "
Jiang Pengji thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with the idea, so she asked for Liu She's opinion.
"What do you think, father?"
Liu She was speechless.
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