Chapter 1582
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There was a saying that a man who was never content was like a snake trying to swallow an elephant.
He was working for Madam Wei and was able to earn so much money this time, but he wasn't satisfied. He decided to only use twenty thousand taels of silver to buy the cheapest rice and noodles.
He wanted the remaining eighty thousand taels.
After Madam Wei finished speaking, she said, "By the way, did you ask the accountant to make the fake account books? If the emperor asks, it will be easier for the empress to explain. "
"Don't worry, Madam. Since the beginning of the fundraising, I have asked the accountant to make fake accounts like before. We have two account books here, one real account book and the other fake account book. If the empress wants to see them, let her see the real ones. If others want to see them, let her see the fake ones. Don't worry, I do things flawlessly. No one will find out that there is a problem with the account books, "Gao Yang said proudly.
"Good, then keep the account books safe. When this matter blows over, I will send someone to get the account books. When the time comes, transfer all the money to the Duke of Wei Estate. "
"Yes, Madam."
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After sending Madam Wei off, Gao Yang hurriedly went to the accountant to withdraw the money and led people to buy rice and noodles that night.
When he saw that there was so much money in the cellar, he really wanted to snatch it and take it for himself.
However, he knew that this was the empress' money. Even if he was given a thousand guts, he wouldn't dare to touch it.
Although he didn't dare to snatch, he dared to cheat and embezzle.
He managed the empress' money and embezzled a lot of money. There was no risk, so he had enough.
Madam Wei also had a part of the money here. When Madam Wei gave birth to a son in the future, wouldn't all this wealth be his?
The more Gao Yang thought about it, the more beautiful it was. He led people to buy rice and oil that night.
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Late at night, he knocked on the door of a grain and oil store and shouted, "Is anyone here? I want to buy rice. Is anyone here? "
When the store owner heard the sound, he yawned and ran to open the door.
When he opened the door, he saw a group of workers with torches standing outside. He said, "It's late at night. Are you here to buy rice?"
Gao Yang said, "Yes, Boss. Do you have a large amount of rice? I want to buy a lot."
"You want to buy a lot? Then please come in. " When the shop owner heard that this customer wanted to buy a lot, he immediately knew that he had met a big customer and hurriedly welcomed Gao Yang in.
Gao Yang said to his subordinates, "You guys wait outside. I'll go in alone."
"Yes."
After Gao Yang finished speaking, he followed the shop owner into the shop and closed the door. He looked at him mysteriously and asked, "Boss, what kind of rice do you have here? What's the price?"
"We have three kinds of rice here. High-grade rice costs 60 copper coins per catty, medium-grade rice costs 40 copper coins, and low-grade rice costs 20 copper coins. What kind of rice do you want? "The boss gestured with his fingers.
"What? Why was it so expensive? I remember that it used to sell for three or five copper coins per catty. How did it suddenly increase by ten times? "Gao Yang's face was filled with disbelief.
The shopkeeper's face darkened when he heard that. "Sir, times have changed. Last year, the rice growing area in the north was hit by a locust plague, and the grain production was reduced by half. In addition, this year's flood in Jiangnan had destroyed so many farmlands and houses. To tell you the truth, there isn't much rice on the market right now. Those rich people would rather hoard the rice than sell it. Because in the second half of the year, the price of rice will increase even more. Right now, there isn't enough rice on the market for everyone to eat. When there's a serious shortage of rice, the price of rice might be as expensive as gold. Moreover, right now, the officials of various prefectures and counties are worried that the outflow of grain will affect the local grain market. Therefore, they have set up many barriers to prevent merchants from selling rice. Right now, it's already good enough that you can buy rice. If you still dare to complain that it's expensive, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it even if you have money. "
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