The nine little guys and Xu Yilong looked at the information on the paper very seriously.
The content was not complicated. It said that there was a problem in the Henan Province. There were more than three hundred land renters who did not sell the wheat after the autumn harvest in exchange for money to pay the rent. Instead, they directly took out the money to pay the rent.
Then they joined forces and held a big trading party, saying that they wanted to buy wheat from people in other places. They used a broker as a guarantee. Each side took out 10% of the total price of the wheat as a deposit. A month later, the settlement would be made. If they could not pay, or did not have extra money to buy, the 10% deposit would go to the other side after deducting the broker's guarantee fee.
After the imperial court learned about this, they did not know what to do for a while. They had to send a telegram to inquire about the same situation as before. That situation was that someone did not sell the grain. There was a certain connection between the two.
Xu Yilong and the nine little guys did not see what was going on. It was nothing more than someone who did not sell the grain and then bought the grain.
"What did you learn from it?" Xiaobei asked Xu Yilong.
Xu Yilong scratched his head and carefully read the information twice. His eyes were still blank. He knew in his heart that things were not simple. Otherwise, why would the imperial court spend so much effort to contact Xiao Bao?
Was it hoarding? Obviously, it was not that simple. How much could three hundred land renters hoard? For a small area, they would have a great influence together, but it did not matter at all to the whole Tang Empire.
Obviously, someone in the imperial court saw the problem behind it, but could not solve it. To be precise, it was not that they could not think of a way. An administrative order was passed down, and the world was peaceful.
Without an order from the government, it was estimated that the imperial court did not want any risk to deal with it by such means. That would cause the order to change in a short time, which was a blow to the authority of the government.
Now that the telegram was sent, it was to let Xiao Bao deal with people through economic means, playing the game of Jianghu, and using a strong foundation to deter people who were ready to make a move.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Yilong said to Xiaobei and the others, "The imperial court saw that this matter was not simple, so they asked your brother and sister to deal with it. The purpose is …"
"We understand. The purpose is to make people with bad intentions fear my brother forever. Once the administrative order is used, although the merchants will be honest, they will have thoughts of winning.
From then on, they would no longer be worried about my family, nor would they be afraid of the top-ranking list. They would constantly look for loopholes to change the policies of the imperial court, thereby influencing political power.
But if my brother wins, they will have to behave for a long time. A person's fear is not how strong the enemy is, but how deep the enemy is. The unknown is the most frightening, and my brother is such an existence.
But what we're asking you is not the situation I'm talking about. It's what you've analyzed from the telegram that the imperial court is worried about. Why didn't you think of it? "
Xiao Bei rolled her eyes at Xu Yilong in dissatisfaction. She said what Xu Yilong wanted to say and asked again.
Xu Yilong smiled embarrassedly and continued to scratch her head, "No, if I could think of it, why would the people in the imperial court ask about your brother? Have you guessed it?"
"How can we ask you if we can guess it?" Xiao Bei smiled slyly, then looked at her brother and sister and asked, "Sister, you were talking about futures just now. What is that?"
Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao was indifferent. It was not that he did not understand, but he felt that such a small question should not be answered by him.
Wang Juan glared at Zhang Xiaobao fiercely and explained to her brothers and sisters, "Futures is a term that stipulates that goods will be traded within a certain period of time, or it is expected that goods will be traded at a certain time. For example, it's my birthday and I want to buy a cake from your precious candy house. When you send it to me on my birthday, I'll give you a deposit first. If I don't want it, I'll give you the deposit. If you don't send it, you have to compensate me.
Under normal circumstances, you won't give me the deposit, but in futures, you have to take out the money as a guarantee and give it to a third party, such as a broker. Then I can rest assured. "
"Oh, I understand. It's just buying and selling things. You make it so mysterious. You want to buy a cake from me, but you don't trust me. Got it, got it." Xiao Bei looked like he understood and patted his chest.
Wang Juan and Weiwei smiled and continued, "What's the most interesting thing about futures? When I buy a birthday cake, I don't buy it from you. I only say that I want to buy it. For example, the Glory & Splendor I series cake that you sell is priced at 20 strings of coins. It can be given to more than 100 people.
As for me, I don't want to spend 20 strings of coins. I think it's too expensive, so I said that I want to buy it with 19 strings of coins. When your brother found out, he discussed it with me. He was willing to buy me a cake that costs 19 strings of coins on my birthday, the same as my request.
I took out a part of the money as the deposit, and your brother took out a part of the money as the deposit. If the price of the cake is 19 strings of coins when your brother bought it, he will lose 1 string of coins. If it's 18 strings of coins, he will make 1 string of coins.
At this time, it depends on how much the deposit is. If it's 2%, then suddenly the price of the cake will be 21 strings of coins. Your brother will choose not to take the deposit, otherwise he will lose even more. If it's suddenly 17 strings of coins, then I don't want the deposit. I might as well buy a new one myself.
If the price of the cake rises little by little to 19 strings of coins and 500 coins, then your brother's deposit was 380 coins. Now he has to add in the next 500 coins, which is 10 coins. If he can't take out the 10 coins, then the broker will terminate the deal between me and your brother, and give me the 380 coins. Of course, the broker will have to take out a part of the money, but I can't guarantee it for free.
On the other hand, it's the same for me. If the price of the cake drops, I have to make up the money according to the decrease. Otherwise, the broker will also give my money to your brother. "
Xiao Bei and the others were in a daze. They looked at each other, then gathered together and whispered. Xiao Bei rolled his eyes and said, "Doesn't that mean that we can make money without having anything in our hands?"
"Yes, this is called futures, real futures. It's not like the simple things that appear in Henan Province where both parties' deposits are unchanged."
Wang Juan looked to the east and seemed to see a group of people who thought they were smart in Henan Province. They were happy there.
The eyes of the nine little guys were full of excitement. They learned a lot today, and also touched the threshold of a certain industry. It turned out that money could be earned this way. Of course, it was also lost in this way.
Xu Yilong also seemed to see a new sky. What surprised him even more was that when the problem that the imperial court couldn't solve was passed on, Wang Juan didn't care, while Zhang Xiaobao looked disdainful.
What did this mean? It meant that what the imperial court found difficult was not difficult for them. And according to what Wang Juan said, it was even better than what some people in Henan Province did.
For a moment, Xu Yilong began to mourn for the more than 300 people. You said that the tricks you tried so hard to come up with were like children playing house in front of Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. The two of them were disgusted and absolutely disgusted. Now there were still people in the country looking for trouble, but they were not afraid of them. Dealing with them would be a piece of cake.
Thinking of this, Xu Yilong also relaxed and asked Wang Juan, "What they did is not good?"
"It's hard to say whether it's good or bad. There's no problem with the futures trading itself. What's wrong is their ideas. They purely want to seek greater benefits, and they are clearly aware of the impact that their success will have on the Tang economy.
Why didn't they do it earlier or later? Why did they have to wait for me and Xiao Bao to come here and do it when the war is going on? What are they thinking? Xiao Bao, tell me, what are you thinking? "
As Wang Juan spoke, she suddenly questioned Zhang Xiaobao, who was standing aside as if he had nothing to do with it.
Zhang Xiaobao blinked and showed a confused expression. He looked very confused.
"Sister, what does it have to do with brother?" Seeing that his sister was talking about his brother, Xiaobei did not speak up for his brother, but asked very curiously.
"Ask your brother." Wang Juan stared at Zhang Xiaobao again.
Seeing the little guys looking over, Zhang Xiaobao smiled shyly and said, "It has something to do with the national policy I mentioned before. One is the centralization of agriculture, and the other is the rent discount rules. After promoting agricultural production and reducing the excess loss in the process of direct payment of grain, it will inevitably lead to the concentration of grain in the hands of individuals. At the same time, there will be more fluctuations in the price of grain. This is the two-sided nature of the matter. "
"Ah? This matter was caused by you, brother? "Xiaobei was surprised.
"Don't push the responsibility to me. I didn't go back. I thought it was too late to deal with it when I went back. Who would have thought that there was a group of stupid people who think they are smart. They don't want to live a good life, but they have to find trouble." Zhang Xiaobao would never admit that he was guilty.
Xu Yilong didn't know what to say. She found that she couldn't keep up with the other's thoughts, so she had to ask the question that she had been thinking about before.
"Xiao Bao, what did they do wrong?"
"They didn't use the normal way of futures to protect the price. They maliciously raised the price." Zhang Xiaobao didn't need Wang Juan to say it this time.
"Protect the price?" Xiaobei asked.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded. "Yes, protect the price. For example, you have a large piece of land planted with rice. The price of rice last year was ten coins per bushel. This year, there is still a month before the harvest. You don't know the price yet, but you are afraid that everyone will harvest less than last year.
Then what will you do? You can sell it now and say that you want to sell it for ten coins per bushel. You pay the deposit, and then others will buy it. When it is time to harvest, the price will change. A bushel of rice will become eleven coins. At this time, you will lose one coin per bushel of rice that you sold before, right?
But you planted rice, and the rice you planted became eleven copper coins, which was one copper coin more than the ten copper coins you expected. You used the money you earned and the money you lost to offset the losses, ensuring that you could sell a bucket of rice for ten copper coins.
On the other hand, if it becomes nine coins, you will earn one coin from the futures contract you sold before, and you will lose one coin per bushel of rice. In the process, you will lose some money to the broker.
This is the protection price. You can hedge back and forth, or you can directly sell the rice to others in the end. The premise is that they want the rice. Otherwise, they will rather pay you the deposit. "
"Ah! You can play like this? " Xiao Bei's eyes lit up when he heard this. Then he remembered what happened before and asked, "Why didn't the three hundred people from Henan buy instead of selling?"
"Because they are provoking. They are not preserving their value, but gambling. They want to get double the profit. There are many people watching and waiting for their results. If they succeed, more people will join in," Zhang Xiaobao said angrily.
He did not care about this kind of behavior. What he cared about was what those people thought.
Each and every one of them had a stable life and began to look for excitement, right? Aren't the people on the list smarter than you? What does it mean that they did not move? If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know why flowers … Wrong, how many eyes does Ma Wangye have?
The little guys were as angry as Xu Yilong. They also knew what was going on.
Xu Yilong clenched her fists and gasped for breath. She said, "Everyone is busy making the Tang Empire better. You have already personally participated in the war. The people on the top list of billionaires are all cooperating. Many people spontaneously came out to help transport the war resources and repair the roads. When everyone is united, there are still people who play tricks behind their backs. They deserve to be killed! "
"If they can be killed, there won't be this telegram." Xiaobei was just angry, but he was not worried. He rolled his eyes and came up with an idea. "Brother, sister, should we let Chang Pingcang release the grain now? Kill them at a low price. "
Wang Juan touched Xiaobei's head. "No, Chang Pingcang is the intervention of the imperial court's administrative order. It will disappoint the people on the list. In fact, this kind of thing can be solved by you guys."
"Yes, it's enough for you guys to do it." Zhang Xiaobao also echoed.
Xiaobei and the others were stunned. They looked at each other and did not know how they could solve the problem.
However, they knew that their brother and sister would not talk nonsense. If they said that they had a way, then they must have a way.
In an instant, they were excited. Xiaobei clapped his hands. "We can deal with them? Hahahaha, I'm happy when I think about it. In that case, we will be more powerful than you two. We will let them know that their little tricks are useless and not even worth you two to do it. We will scare them to death. Let's see who dares to watch and is ready to learn from them. "
Xu Yilong's head was full of question marks. The imperial court's problem fell on the nine children? If it was really done, more than three hundred people in Henan Province would be sad.
So he asked, "How do we do it?"
"Yes, yes, tell us. We will deal with them." Xiaobei waved his fist.
Wang Juan still had a calm smile on her face. She said to her younger brothers and sisters, "Now that your Darling Candy House has stopped the cake business, with the autumn harvest in various places, the cake business should also be reopened.
There is a kind of cake that can be made with the method of making ice cream, but the price is more expensive. There is also a kind of cake that can be made with rice flour, and the taste and texture are not bad. As for the cake made with rice flour, it will be boring to eat too much of it, so … "
"So we will send a telegram now and tell the Darling Candy House in the country to involve the branches in Henan Province and the surrounding areas. From now on, we will not buy any wheat and flour. At the same time, we will develop a new Darling Rice Noodles and a cooling series of drinks.
Before that, we will sign a contract with an organization of more than three hundred people to sell wheat and flour. Let them lose money. It is best to get some coarse grain products. Write in the Darling Candy House's newspaper that eating noodles is not good for health. Xiao Bao should eat more other things. "
This time, it was Xiaoyuan who said it.
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