Old Man Pi and the other two looked at Xiao Bao's straightforward and slightly long-winded words. If it wasn't for the fact that it was Zhang Xiaobao's handwriting, they would have thought that it was written by someone else. After all, this prediction was too accurate. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo were in Tubo, and there hadn't been any news from them for a long time. This was all written beforehand.
"Is it true that the price reduction this time is only for a short period of time? Are the Tubo people really out of money? " Old Man Chang was very confused about economic matters. After reading the letter, he wanted someone to confirm it.
Old Man Pi and Old Man Yao also weren't sure if this was the case. They could only look at Zhang Zhong, wanting to see if Zhang Zhong would follow what Xiao Bao had written in the letter.
In their opinion, this was a big matter. Zhang Zhong should go and ask the expert behind him.
Zhang Zhong had already read the letter several times. It wasn't that he couldn't remember the contents of the letter, but that he wanted to see his son's handwriting. He had already memorized all the plans. Now that he heard the news of the grain price reduction, he immediately ordered people to spread the news.
Thus, starting from Yizhou, the grain price reduction was acknowledged by the Zhang family. The Zhang family had spent a large amount of money to transport grain from other places. Thus, the grain price had dropped.
Three days later, this news spread to other places in Jiannan Circuit as if it had grown wings. Some people actually sent fast riders to other places to spread the news. It was unknown whether it was because of some special purpose or because they were willing to be good people.
Boss Qi was preparing to release grain for two more days to create a rush to buy grain. When the time came, he would raise the price and give people the impression that it wasn't a problem of the grain price, but that Jiannan Circuit really didn't have any grain. This would cause the people to temporarily stop their usual habit of buying grain bit by bit, and turn it into an explosive stockpile of grain.
In the end, before he could completely release the news on his side, the news of the Zhang family releasing grain came from Yizhou. When he first heard this news, Boss Qi was really shocked, thinking that the Zhang family was really releasing grain.
But after thinking about it, he realized that something was wrong. Zhang Zhong had opened the Changping Warehouse in Yizhou. There seemed to be a lot of grain, but when it was spread to the entire western region of Jiannan Circuit, it wouldn't be of much use. It could only be used for emergencies.
The other prefectures also had changping warehouses, but unless it was a disaster, they did not dare to open the warehouses as Zhang Zhong did. Only when there was an emergency would they take the risk of sending memorials to the capital requesting to open the warehouses while opening a small amount of grain to release.
Another possibility was that the Zhang family had transported grain from other places. This was even more impossible. The Zhang family's ships would inevitably pass through Yizhou, and he had his own people there. If there really were a large ship transporting grain, someone would have already warned him.
"I understand. Zhang Zhong wants to use my hand to make a good reputation for himself. So that's how it is. I was wondering when the Zhang family would have grain. Humph! What a good idea. "
After thinking about it, Boss Qi finally understood the reason. He felt that Zhang Zhong was using his hand to gain benefits.
After hearing the news, the other merchants gathered to discuss the matter with Boss Qi. When they heard Boss Qi's words, they revealed a look of realization.
"Boss Qi, should we stop releasing grain? Otherwise, all the good reputation will fall on Zhang Zhong's head." At this time, one of the merchants opened his mouth and asked.
The other merchants were also waiting for new orders. They now thoroughly knew what kind of person Master Qi was. Each of them was filled with regret, but there was nothing they could do. They had bet their own family's wealth on this, if they didn't succeed, they would lose everything.
Without money, they wouldn't be able to find servants at home. They wouldn't be able to raise their children, wives, and concubines. Most importantly, those who were very respectful to them in the past would look down on them. This kind of thing couldn't happen.
Even if they were helping Tubo to deal with Great Tang, as long as they weren't caught, once they succeeded, they could bring their family to hide or give some money to settle the matter.
Of course, this was what most of the merchants thought. There was a small group of people who were unwilling to deal with their own country. They wanted to stop now, but it was too late. Their families were already under the control of others. Even they were restricted and weren't allowed to leave too far away.
Zhong Gang was one of the small group of merchants. He wanted to spread the news as soon as possible so that the people of his country could be prepared. Even if he would lose a lot because of this, at least he wouldn't have to live in regret for the rest of his life.
While the others gathered around to discuss how to deal with Zhang Zhong, he also said to a brother who had played with him since childhood, "Little Chong, help me think. How can we let the officials here know about this news? You usually have many ideas, even when we make money together, we listen to you."
The person who was called Little Chong looked at the merchants in front of him and then glanced around. He also replied in a small voice, "Da Gang, don't be anxious. Based on my feeling, there's no need for us now. Zhang Zhong has already made his move. It seems like he hasn't done much yet. He only opened Changping Warehouse and wanted to buy grain and wine at a high price.
But in my opinion, this is all fake. We've already found out about Zhang Zhong. What kind of person is he? He's a good person who brings good fortune to the people of Sanshui County. Back then, when he was just a very small official, he was able to let the people of Sanshui County live a good life.
The few places he went in the future were even more so. His family does business, big business. Who doesn't know what kind of place Between the Clouds and the Water is? Who doesn't know that the food of Savant's Restaurant in the capital has always been trending? Da Gang, tell me, this kind of person, how could he not know how much harm deliberately raising the price of grain would cause to the people?
How could he not know that someone was behind this? Not to mention the lives of the people, even if he was thinking about his own reputation, he would still want to deal with the people of Tubo. His family's child is still fighting in Tubo. Don't believe the news that came later, saying that Cuckoo has an expert guiding her. "
"Really? Could it be that Zhang Zhong has already realized that something is wrong? His family's child is really the person leading the war? How is that possible? He's so small. "
Zhong Gang had always listened to Xiao Chong since he was young. He was very impressed with Xiao Chong's intelligence, but today, he had doubts. After all, this matter was really too hard to understand.
Xiao Chong smiled mysteriously and pointed at the merchants in front of him. He said to Zhong Gang, "Since we were young, when have I ever lied to you? Others don't know, but I do. Seeing that the war is about to end, Cuckoo is afraid that her reputation will be too great, so she released the news. If you had a good treasure, after using it, would you still take it out and continue to show it off?
The news that the imperial court gave the Zhang Family and Wang Family titles to be officials can't be fake, right? Do you think that the imperial court has so many officials that there's no place for them to be given, just for the Zhang Family and Wang Family to play with? If Cuckoo didn't perform meritorious deeds, would the imperial court give so many officials at once? Think about it, the men of the two families are all official officials, and the women are all noble ladies. If the two families are linked together, how big of a force would that be? "
Xiao Chong spoke very confidently. Normally, he liked to think about all kinds of things and connect all the dots together. That was why he and Zhong Gang were able to start from scratch and amass a considerable amount of wealth before the age of 30. He was able to connect the dots that normal people didn't want to think too much about.
The more Zhong Gang listened, the more he felt that this was the case. After hearing Xiao Chong's words, he finally relaxed. However, just as he was feeling more comfortable, he heard the merchants in front of him laughing meaningfully. His heart was in his throat again. He asked Xiao Chong,
"Xiao Chong, I still don't feel confident. The Tubo people have already collected a lot of grain and even sent a lot of powerful people to hold down the fort. On the surface, I know that the Qi guy is taking the lead. Things have already come to this point, but Zhang Zhong still hasn't made any big moves. Will it be too late?"
Xiao Chong looked at Zhong Gang's anxious eyes and sighed helplessly. He then comforted him, "Don't think too much. How do you know Zhang Zhong hasn't made any big moves? Haven't you played the game of Monopoly? "
"I have. You always let me play, but I'm too stupid and can only play at the simplest level. Unlike you, you've already taken the top-level exam twice. Although you haven't passed yet, you'll pass soon. You probably just need to take the exam again. What does this have to do with games?"
When Zhong Gang heard Xiao Chong mention the game of Monopoly, he thought of his own stupidity and Xiao Chong's cleverness. It wasn't that he didn't want to play a higher-level game, but that he couldn't pass the exam. In the end, it was no longer a game. The rules changed again and again. The most amazing thing wasn't the players, but the people who made the rules. It was said that there were still many rules that hadn't been released yet.
However, the current situation didn't seem to have anything to do with the game of Monopoly.
"Aiya, to have a brother like you, I'm … I'm lucky. I don't have to worry about being stabbed in the back. Someone like me can't even get into the top-level exam. Do you know what the top-level exam is? It's not a game. There are a lot of things involved in it.
Let me put it this way, anyone who can enter the top-level game is no ordinary person in real life. The top ten of the top-level game have another kind of battle called the economic battle. It's only open to people from Great Tang, and outsiders aren't allowed to participate. That kind of game contains a lot of things, and it's very complicated.
Who came up with the Monopoly game? It's the Zhang family. The rules are all set by them, and they can change at any time. The number one is Young Master Song from Between the Clouds and the Water in Sanshui County. Young Master Song is a member of the Zhang family. A few days ago, I heard that someone ranked number ten appeared here. Can you guess who it is? "
Xiao Chong explained and then asked another question.
"Who is it? Number ten, isn't it someone with the surname Bi? It's said that he's very powerful. No one has ever seen his real face, and even if they did, they would keep it a secret. Do you know who he is? "
Zhong Gang asked curiously. There were people who knew who the other people were, but the person ranked number ten was very mysterious and impossible to guess.
"I know, I found out by chance. It's in Yingzhou. A few days ago, a lot of merchants went there to 'invest', and since they had nothing to do, they started playing. In the end, they met someone, a girl who wasn't even fifteen years old. One of the merchants had entered the top-level game rankings, ranked in the top one hundred of Great Tang.
In the end, all four of them played together. At the beginning, he wanted to defeat the other three, but as he played, he realized that something was wrong. That girl was really too powerful. In the end, he had no choice but to team up with two other people who were also very powerful, about the same level as me, to deal with that girl.
This game lasted for a full three days, and all three families lost. At the beginning, they didn't bring their own items. They had the same capital and the same map, but in the end, they were killed by that girl until they could only parry and didn't have the strength to fight back. That girl is Bi Shu's granddaughter, Bi Xinxin. "
Xiao Chong revealed a very important piece of information. After saying this, he looked at Zhong Gang with shining eyes.
Zhong Gang looked at Xiao Chong in confusion and asked, "Then what does this have to do with the person ranked number ten?"
"You … you, are you trying to anger me to death?" Xiao Chong pointed at Zhong Gang, speechless.
Zhong Gang finally reacted. His eyes widened, and he said in shock, "Xiao Chong, you're saying that Bi Xinxin is that person ranked number ten? The person ranked number ten is actually a girl? As a girl, and also Sir Bi's granddaughter, no wonder she's so mysterious. She's really not inferior to a man.
Yes, you're right. If she wasn't so powerful, how could she defeat a team of two people who had also entered the top-level game? The people on the top-level game rankings really live up to their reputation. In that case, with her in charge, everything will be arranged well? "
"She's not the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. After she beat the three of them, she said something. She said that she was nothing, and that even the number one Young Master Song was nothing. They were still playing, and that the truly powerful person wasn't even on the leaderboard. That person, even if the top ten people combined, with the entire world as a whole, they still wouldn't have the courage to face him. He's already mastered the art of economy to perfection. "
Xiao Chong said with a face full of yearning. He really hoped that one day he could enter a top-level game and meet the heroes of the world. It would be best if he could first play a game with Bi Xinxin and see what kind of ability the person ranked number ten had.
Zhong Gang didn't think too much about it. He couldn't enter the game anyway, so he wouldn't have a chance to play with that person. Once the person reached a certain level, he would no longer be an opponent, but an existence to look up to. After hearing Xiao Chong's words, he thought for a moment and said,
"Xiao Chong, are you saying that the more powerful person is in the Zhang family, and this time he will make a move? Who is he? "
"How would I know? What I want to say is that you don't have to worry. Tubo won't be able to cause much trouble this time. Just follow them and watch. Maybe you can learn something from this commercial war. Alright, everyone is leaving, so let's go too. For now, let's listen to Boss Qi."
Xiao Chong finally comforted Zhong Gang. Seeing that the people in front of him were almost done with their discussion, he walked over and took the mission he was going to accept. After reading the content on the paper, Weiwei smiled and left with Zhong Gang who had also accepted the mission.
Seeing the merchants leave, Boss Qi sat on the futon and felt that something was wrong. He muttered to himself, "Could it be that some of the merchants are unstable? That doesn't seem to be the case. I knew that there would be people who wanted to quit, but they couldn't. There was no chance.
They and their families were all being watched, so it was impossible for them to report anything. Maybe the Zhang family really sent food over? That can't be right. If they really sent food over, they would have taken it out and released it in large quantities. They don't have enough money to continue buying. "
"Men, write a letter to the higher-ups and ask them what they should do next." Boss Qi, who couldn't figure it out, didn't want to waste any more time. He left the matter to the higher-ups and began writing the letter.
Three days later, most of the western provinces of Jiannan Province saw the price of food rise again, even higher than before. The news that spread was that there was no more food, and no one knew where the food had been shipped to.
The commoners who were eating Chang Ping Cang's food, as expected by Boss Qi and the people behind him, began to buy irrationally, changing their previous habit of eating little by little and buying little by little.
Only the price of salt and oil didn't fluctuate too much. They were still firmly controlled at their original bases. When the price was high, it wouldn't be much higher, and when the price was low, it wouldn't be much lower.
This made Boss Qi and the people behind him feel helpless. They wanted to pry the price of these two goods, especially the price of salt, but they were firmly suppressed. They tried a few times, but every time, there seemed to be someone giving them a strong counterattack. The warning was very obvious, and there wasn't the slightest bit of concession. They threw in ten thousand strings, but it was like a drop of water thrown into the ocean, not causing the slightest ripple.
It was precisely because of this that the people behind Boss Qi faintly felt that something was wrong. He had seen the methods of the other party during the salt price fight. Steady, accurate, and ruthless, and he couldn't find any loopholes. He really couldn't figure out who was behind this. After all, he was someone who had been lying in ambush in Great Tang.
He had an identity that others didn't know about. He was also a tycoon who had transcended the game, and he was ranked eleventh. He didn't enter the top ten, but he reckoned that this was the case. Otherwise, he would have a chance to enter the top ten. He felt that even if he were to fight with that person surnamed Song, he would have a sixty percent chance of winning.
But when faced with the salt and oil price fight, he suddenly felt as though he was facing a mountain and an ocean. Who was it? Who was it? Who was the mastermind behind the scenes to fix the price of the two goods so firmly?
Thus, he became anxious. He wanted to end this economic war with Jiannan Circuit as soon as possible so that he could reinforce his country. He couldn't delay any longer. If that person were to make a move on the grain price and livestock, he didn't have the confidence to win.
The price of grain in Jiannan Circuit quickly rose, and it continued to rise. The commoners rushed to buy it, and among those who had grain, a small portion of them still kept it for Zhang Zhong. Zhang Xiaobao was prepared to give them more benefits after this matter was settled, and half of them sold their grain to the merchants led by Boss Qi.
As for the remaining portion, they took out their grain and sold it themselves. The entire western region of Jiannan Circuit was in a precarious situation, and there were already officials who had written memorials and sent them to the capital, asking if the capital would allow Chang Pingcang to be used.
The leading official in the capital, Li Longji, wasn't anxious at all. According to Zhang Jiuling's words, with the Zhang family overseeing the situation, if they still needed to use Chang Pingcang, then they would be underestimating the Great Tang too much. Let the Tubo people play, and this was a good opportunity to let them experience what an economic war was.
As a result, many letters were sent back from the capital to the Jiannan Circuit, telling the officials not to worry about it. During the purchase and sale of large quantities of grain, they would collect the necessary taxes and provide the necessary tools. However, a portion of the taxes collected would be handed over to Zhang Zhong when the time came.
When the officials saw the situation in the court, they weren't anxious anymore. Although they still had to pay Zhang Zhong a portion of the taxes collected, it wasn't a big deal. After all, the price of grain was high, and so was the tax. It wouldn't be a loss to give the higher portion to Zhang Zhong.
Amidst the high price of grain, the Zhang family made a move and began to sell tricycles. The cost of making a tricycle wasn't low, and many local craftsmen were hired to work on it. The price of a single tricycle was enough to buy two horses.
The Zhang family directly sent these tricycles to the temporarily established car shops in various places and rented them to people who needed to use them. They were free of charge for maintenance as long as each person paid ten copper coins a day. If the business wasn't good, they were allowed to delay the payment for a few days.
The tricycles were all handmade, and they used bearings and chains. Although it was difficult to travel on other roads, it would be easier to travel on new roads in the future. Ten copper coins a day might seem like a lot, but the tricycles didn't need to be fed fodder. Currently, grass was scarce, and it wasn't a good time to feed animals. Not to mention, if any animal became thin, they would have to feed it with beans or even eggs.
More importantly, the ten copper coins a day wasn't paid for nothing. After paying a certain amount, which was the cost of building the tricycle, the tricycle would belong to the individual and they wouldn't need to pay for it in the future.
The common people didn't know about the internal war and thought it was very normal. They all knew that wherever Zhang Zhong was an official, he would create new things for the common people to use. They were all very useful things.
Moreover, the Zhang family didn't gain much from this. The Zhang family was a good official and a good family. Therefore, many people who originally wanted to spend a lot of money to buy animals didn't buy this time. They went to the car shop to get a tricycle, wrote a receipt, and took it out to work.
The seemingly insignificant tricycles made the person behind the Qi family dumbfounded. He had just raised the price of the animals and was preparing to sell them bit by bit to make more money. He didn't expect that after he controlled the price of grain, he couldn't sell the animals he bought.
It was impossible to sell the animals he bought at a high price at a higher price. Not to mention a higher price, no one was willing to buy the animals at the normal price.
All the animals were in his hands, and there was no money to turn over. Although the price of grain was high, he couldn't sell a large amount of grain now. He had just received an order. Because Zhang Zhong had robbed a lot of grain, he had to transport a portion of the grain back to Tufan to make up for the losses. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to survive this year's winter.
Boss Qi received a new order. He was to release a portion of the grain appropriately so that he could withdraw some money. The livestock that he had taken in required fodder to feed. He was also to help think of a way to see if he could sell the livestock.
The Qi family gathered all the merchants and asked them to sell the grain appropriately at a high price. In the end, just as the merchants made a move, the Zhang family also made a move.
Originally, there was only information about the grain that was shipped from other places, but there was no grain. This time, there was something. The grain that was collected from other places had been parked outside Yi Zhou by ship. They didn't enter Yi Zhou at all. Now, they could enter.
Actually, this batch of grain wasn't a lot, but it was used at the right time. Zhang Zhong released the news that the price of grain was still the same as before. If anyone wanted to buy, they could sell as much as they could. After this batch came, there would be a few more batches coming back. The Zhang family had a lot of ships.
Actually, there was only one batch. When the news was released, the commoners didn't know about it. The commoners who rushed to buy the grain a few days ago regretted it and were unwilling to buy more.
The Qi family and the other merchants realized that they couldn't sell the grain. They could sell it, but they had to lower the price again and again.
If this blow made them feel that something was wrong, then after Zhang Zhong took some money and bought all the grain from the commoners who were willing to leave the grain for him and sold it at a lower price, the Qi family and the others couldn't buy anymore. They kept the grain that was at a high price and couldn't sell it, so they had to lower the price. However much the price was lowered, they had to pay for it.
After a few rounds, it was already the beginning of winter. The merchants who cooperated with the Qi family were dumbfounded. They had a lot of grain stored in their houses and took out all their property. The Qi family couldn't give them the benefits that they were supposed to like what they said at the beginning.
Zhong Gang's grain was also suppressed, but he wasn't afraid at all. In fact, he was very willing. After all, he was from Great Tang. When he saw that the Tubo people didn't get any benefits, he was very happy. When he pulled Little Worm to drink, he said to Little Worm, "Little Worm, you're so smart.
It's really like what you said. The Zhang family made a move. Originally, we couldn't see anything when they didn't make a move. Now that they've made a move, they immediately made the Tubo people suffer a big loss. I heard that they have a lot of livestock that they can't sell. What do you think they'll do next? "
Zhong Gang felt that he had never been in such a good mood before. He drank a few bowls of wine and in a daze, his body relaxed.
Little Worm also drank a big bowl of wine. He burped and said, "What am I? I just saw that Zhang Zhong would make a move, but I definitely didn't expect that they would make a move like this. When they didn't make a move, they couldn't see clearly, but when they made a move, they beat the Tubo people until they couldn't turn the situation around.
However, this isn't Zhang Zhong's last resort. There's one thing that's very important when doing business, and that is that they won't make a huge loss. This time, the grain that his family sold might not even be able to cover the cost of the transportation. They also bought the grain from the commoners' houses.
This is using their own losses to suppress the price of the grain. In the future, they'll probably earn back the money they lost. At the very least, it'll be equal. I'm really looking forward to what other methods Zhang Zhong has. "
Little Worm saw through the essence of the matter. To be precise, he saw through the Zhang family's style of doing things. However, he could only guess and couldn't figure out how it would work. The Zhang family's tricycle had shocked him. He thought that there must be something even more shocking to come.
Zhong Gang now trusted Little Worm more and more. However, when he thought about how he had also bet on the grain and the cooperation with the Tubo people, he asked worriedly, "Then what about our grain? According to the current price, as long as we sell it, we'll be making a loss. Also, will the imperial court hold us responsible after this matter is over? "
"Don't worry. A few days ago, while the Tubo people were flustered, I already wrote a letter to Zhang Zhong. The loss of the grain is inevitable, but the responsibility won't be much. After all, back then, we didn't know that the people we were cooperating with were the Tubo people. Merchants pursue profit, and if we don't pursue it well, we can only bear the loss ourselves."
Little Worm wasn't worried about being caught and beheaded. He just felt that the loss this time was too great. After selling the grain in his hands, it would take at least several years for him to earn it back.
This kind of loss couldn't be said to be small. If he hadn't lost it, he could have used the original money to make a bigger deal. However, he didn't have the opportunity now. If he delayed for several years, he might miss out on many opportunities to make a fortune.
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Not long after, Zhang Zhong took out a new method and began to purchase large quantities of livestock. He set the price to be very low. At the same time, he also began to buy grain at an even lower price, which was actually much lower than the current price of the grain.
At the same time, he marked out a piece of land on a mountain in Wing Prefecture to be used to grow special medicinal herbs. The merchants seeking cooperation in Jiannan Province would invest in this land together. The price of this land wasn't low. Zhang Zhong didn't use administrative means to obtain it himself, but rather wanted to buy it together with other merchants.
Although it was said that many new medicines might be developed in the future, in reality, they hadn't been developed yet. They were just using this as a means of publicity. Of course, they would study it in the future. The medicinal herbs here were indeed good, but the risks would also be borne by the merchants.
Zhang Zhong came out with a special plan, which was how to research the medicine and how to grow it. The initial income would be from selling ordinary medicinal herbs. Later on, when the research was developed, there would be more money to be earned.
It would be a lie if the merchants said that they weren't tempted. The merchants who were cooperating with Zhang Zhong took out a portion of their money for him to use. The merchants who weren't cooperating with him were also anxious, especially the merchants who were buying grain. They really wanted to make up for their losses by cooperating with Zhang Zhong.
After all, the business of the Zhang family didn't seem to be losing money. It would be very good to follow the Zhang family, but they didn't have money, so they could only buy grain at a high price.
Each and every one of them was pondering whether they should sell the grain at the price Zhang Zhong offered and use it to invest. Even if they only sold a portion, they would lose a portion.
While they were still hesitating, Zhang Zhong once again released news that he would build beautiful houses on the newly built road and sell them to others at a very low price. He would also set up a jewelry store, and soon, a large number of pearls would be shipped from the seaside. When other people buy jewelry, the price wouldn't be as high as it was now.
The person behind the Qi Family became even more anxious. He had food and livestock in his hands. The method he used to come here was to mortgage property and jewelry in batches. Then, he used the money from the mortgage to buy a house. Then, he used the money from the mortgage to get a lot of money from the bank.
Every time, they would send a different person. They would also try their best not to find the same bank. The jewels in the past were no longer valuable, and the original bank was no longer willing to lend money. The bank had suffered a huge loss and needed to collect funds.
Zhang Zhong wanted to build better houses, so he used the money from the mortgage to buy the houses at a low price. He couldn't expect to continue to get money from the bank.
He could choose not to sell the grain, but the livestock needed to eat. The amount of money they ate every day was a shocking amount. He originally planned to sell the grain bit by bit, earn a portion, and raise another portion. But now, it was all over.
At this time, if the Tubo people who were in charge of economic warfare still wanted to use the food and livestock in their hands to cause a huge impact to the local economy, then with Zhang Zhong's hand, this person would be completely dumbfounded.
Zhang Zhong proposed a method of artificial inoculation for the livestock and provided the corresponding personnel. They were the veterinarians in the hospital who studied the animals.
Most people now let the livestock breed by themselves, and the efficiency was very low. But the Zhang family, especially Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, knew how they made animals pregnant. The simplest method was the giant panda. If the giant panda bred by itself, then it was over.
At the same time, there were many aphrodisiacs. To the people here, it was a very normal thing. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan felt that aphrodisiacs were drugs with a certain amount of hormones or could promote the secretion of hormones in animals. If they were given to the female and the male was directly injected into the female's body, the success rate of breeding would be very high.
The doctors brought by the Zhang family had already come up with their own theory through dissection and experiments. Although it was not perfect, it was enough to let many livestock give birth to more cubs.
The Zhang family's tricycles only affected the transportation industry. If they waited a little longer, or if the Tubo people were willing to use their own grain to feed the livestock and survive this year's winter, the price of livestock would continue to rise in the spring plowing next year. Then, they would still have the strength to fight.
Of course, the prerequisite was that the Tubo people were not arrested. This kind of thing was very common. If they couldn't beat you economically, then they would use administrative means to solve it. However, Zhang Xiaobao didn't want to do that. He wanted to crush all of the Tubo people's hopes. He wanted to clearly tell the Tubo people that they couldn't fight with swords and guns. They also couldn't play economic warfare.
I don't want to use other means to deal with you. I will let you choose all the areas you want. I will accept all of them. I will beat you until you lose all confidence.
Zhang Xiaobao did it. Once the breeding technology was introduced, the livestock would lose its original demand. The people also didn't have to worry. During the spring plowing next year, they would use manpower to plow the land. After a year, there would be a lot of cheaper livestock to use. After all, Zhang Zhong had promised that he would transfer more livestock from other places.
At most, they would work hard for a whole spring. They wouldn't have to spend a few times more money to buy livestock. If they really wanted to buy livestock, one was whether they could afford it. Another was that they would rather spend more money and not farm. That way, they wouldn't lose so much money.
Zhang Zhong took drastic measures to deal with the Tubo people. He used both real and fake methods to force the Tubo people to the point that they couldn't do anything.
Master Qi had already been transferred over. Master Chen, who was in charge of purchasing horses, also went over to discuss a solution.
The person in charge had been beaten until he lost all confidence. He finally knew who his opponent was. It was the people from the Zhang family. Moreover, it was the same person who competed with him for the salt price and oil price.
In order to ensure that he wouldn't be exposed, the person behind the scenes wore a mask. His voice was hoarse. It was unknown whether he had taken medicine or was pretending.
A few people who followed the operation were gathered together. The masked person finally spoke.
"You can call me Number One or Mask. As for who I am, there is no need for you to know. Now, let's talk. What should we do?"
Master Qi looked at this person who he thought was very powerful but lost. He said, "Our opponent is Zhang Zhong. Should we send people to kill Zhang Zhong directly? It would be good if we could get the explosives that they used to blow up the mountain. As long as we get close to it, we can ignite it and blow up everyone around us. "
Number One turned and looked at Master Qi. "Don't say such things in the future. I don't want to hear it. Do you think Zhang Zhong is so easy to assassinate? How many people do he have to protect him? Don't even mention the explosives. They purposely let us send people to steal them so that we can expose more people. "
Master Qi lowered his head. Number One was right. His idea couldn't be realized. However, he was a little unwilling to accept it.
Perhaps he saw through his thoughts. A person who cooperated with Old Master Chen said to him, "Even if we can kill Zhang Zhong, we can't do it. Cuckoo will go crazy. She will gather all the money in her family and desperately prepare an army. When the time comes to attack Tubo, no matter how many people we lose, we won't be able to stop her.
Now, she is only following orders. She won't sell her family's business for the final attack. Just wait for her to come back. I think the Tang Dynasty is preparing to hide her. Don't use her for now. Tubo can use this opportunity to develop. When we have more powerful people, we won't have to be afraid of her anymore. "
"Yes." When Master Qi heard someone mention Cuckoo, he felt hatred and helplessness. The current situation didn't allow Tubo to really force Zhang Zhong and Wang family to gamble with their family's business and launch a crazy attack. If she really did it, then even if Tubo won in the end, they would lose the opportunity to develop. They wouldn't be able to catch up with the Tang Dynasty. When the Tang Dynasty sent troops over, they wouldn't have any chance of winning.
Old Master Chen was the most worried. He was in charge of the animals that he bought. He had to find someone to look after them and think of a way to get food to feed them. He had to spend money and worry about it. Especially under such circumstances, he had lost weight.
He looked at Number One and said, "What I want to know is, who is our opponent? Is it the top ten people in the so-called Monopoly game? "
He couldn't help but admit that Monopoly was a game. Because all the powerful people on the list were equally powerful in real life. When one reached the top, it wasn't a game anymore. It was like a school for economic advancement. According to the popular words of the Tang Dynasty, it was to systematize and rationalize the economic path.
Old Master Chen felt that only such a person could defeat Number One. He didn't know that Number One was also on the list and was close to the top ten. He was hiding his strength.
Number One looked at Old Master Chen. He knew that this' Old Master Chen 'didn't believe in his ability. He sneered and said, "I can tell you clearly that my opponent is definitely not someone on the list. So what if he is in the top ten? Even if he, Song Jinggong, the number one person on the list, came here and was my opponent, he wouldn't be able to do this.
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