A few days later, Guan Zhong and Feng Ji intensively visited the great families, great merchants and wealthy families in Xianyang.

The abnormal actions of Guan Zhong and Feng Ji, the two major grain merchants, attracted the attention of Hei Bingtai, so they immediately reported to Chen Ping. However, Chen Ping did not alert. Sometimes people's mindsets would really kill people. Chen Ping thought that Guan Zhong and Feng Ji came to Guanzhong to sell grain, so he didn't believe that they would buy it in the opposite way.

Moreover, Guan Zhong and Feng Ji were walking around the mansions of major grain-stocking families, wealthy families, and merchants, but they never saw any movement from each family. Chen Ping was even more sure of his own decision, believing that this was just a small trick played by two major grain merchants in Guanzhong hoarding merchants. The purpose was not to raise the price of grain?

However, out of caution, Chen Ping passed the message to Bai Mo.

Bai Mo's half-break is exactly the same as Chen Ping, and it does not arouse alertness.

In fact, this is not the fault of Bai Mo and Chen Ping for carelessness, because for the ancients at this time, economic war was a completely unknown field. In later generations, common sense, which seemed very simple, may be unknown in this era. Just the theory of war, wasn’t it only after hundreds of years of development that it gradually improved?

You should know that in the Spring and Autumn Period, the so-called war was actually just a game between nobles. There was even a matter of ceremonies before they started fighting on the battlefield. It was not until the Warring States Period that war truly became a means of hegemony. Then the great military work of Sun Tzu's Art of War was published, and then the emergence of Wu Qi, Sun Shu and other major military strategists were born.

Therefore, Bai Mo, Chen Ping and others have only a little understanding of economic war.

However, just five days later, a huge fleet of ships went up the Wei River and headed straight to Xianyang.

There were also tens of millions of Wuzhu coins arriving in Xianyang with this fleet, and then the nobles of Xianyang, great merchants and wealthy families organized cattle, horses and carts, and the wells continued to transport grain to the wharf. At this time, even idiots could see that they were serious.

When Chen Ping saw that the situation was wrong, he quickly sent the Imperial Guard to set up a checkpoint in the Wei River and intercepted the fleet. While urgently condemning the flying cavalry to Longxi and report to Baimo.

When Bai Mo heard the news, he quickly canceled his trip to Longxi and rushed back on a fast horse day and night.

When he returned to Xianyang, Bai Mo didn't even bother to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he followed Chen Ping straight to Sanjiangkou Water Village.

Xianyang City is located between the Jingshui River and the Weishui River, facing the river from north to south, directly using the Jingshui River and the Weishui River as the moat. Digging trenches are dug in the east and west directions to divert Jingshui back to form an artificial moat. There are two water gates for entry and exit. The Chu naval army is powerful. In order to resist the Chu naval army, the Han Dynasty set up more than a dozen river-blocking water villages on the river water. Sanjiangkou water village is one of them, and it is the last water barrier to protect Xianyang.

Bai Mo asked Chen Ping while urging the horse to move quickly, "Tai Shi, has the source of this fleet been verified?"

Bai Mo couldn't help but wonder if this fleet had the background of Chu? Guan Zhong and Feng Ji, as Zhao and Korean grain merchants, were understandable to sell grain, but buying large quantities of grain was puzzling. Zhao and South Korea had a bumper harvest of grain last year and did not lack food at all. Why did they buy so much grain back? It would be better to keep it moldy or what?

However, the evil neighbor of Chu in the south is causing a shortage of food because of the capital being moved.

Of course, Chen Ping knew what Bai Mo was suspicious, and he had already asked Hei Bingtai to investigate, but the verification result was not what he thought. He immediately replied to Bai Mo: "Prime Minister, I have asked Hei Bingtai to secretly verify. This fleet came from Pu Team, and it is indeed the Feng family's fleet."

"That's strange." Bai Mo frowned and said, "Why did the Feng family buy so much food?"

"Use to make wine." Chen Ping said in a deep voice, "It is said that the Feng family has already developed the skills of brewing white wine."

"There is still this?" Bai Mo said in surprise. "The Chu State has extremely strict protection of the brewing process of white wine. He was unable to succeed at a huge price. How could the Feng family get it? Is this possible?"

Chen Ping said in a deep voice: "I have asked the Black Ice Platform to check it."

After a meal, Chen Ping said again: "Not to mention this, Feng and Guan families have bought the grain of each family. Now there is 100,000 yuan in the treasury in Xianyang, but there is no grain in Taicang. There is also the grain borrowed from South Korea and Zhao countries, and the Mashi is about to expire. If there is no grain available at that time, what should I do?"

Bai Mo asked in disbelief: "The food eaten by each family is enough for 2.5 million stones, is it sold out?"

"Yes, they are all sold out." Chen Ping nodded and said in a deep voice, "Let Feng and Guan eat in them."

Bai Mo's face suddenly became a little gloomy. Feng and Guan families could choose when they reached out. After working hard for several months, they asked them to pick up a peach on the ground. They said in a bad tone: "Even if they make wine, they don't need so much food, right? If they do this, their eating behavior is too ugly, right?"

Chen Ping said worriedly: "Prime Minister, why don't you go...?

Chen Ping was really worried that Bai Mo would take coercive measures in a hurry. It is necessary to know that the Feng family's grain had the official background of Zhao and South Korea, especially Feng Ji, who was the favorite concubine of King Han. If he used the strong, it would inevitably hurt the Han and South Korea. If the harmony between the two countries was caused, it would be more than worth the loss.

"Don't worry, this Grand Master, the true nature is not so unwise." Bai Mo waved his hand, and then said, "But they can't do things too much, it's okay to forget about the fraction. They have to spit out the integer of two million stones for the original nature, otherwise the true nature will have to go to King Han and King Zhao to find the Dharma."

Well, well, well, well...

Xianyang, Sima Mansion.

As soon as Sima Zhong entered the door, Sima Ji said gloomyly: "Second brother, can you just listen? Chen Ping sent the Imperial Guard to detain the Feng family's grain transport fleet at Sanjiangkou."

Sima Ji had no favoritism for the Feng and Guan families who took advantage of the situation.

Because Feng and Guan families kept the grain price too low, eighty cents per stone were just a blood price. After selling it, the funds obtained were not enough to redeem the land that had been mortgaged before. As for the tens of thousands of gold borrowed from Ebony, there was no way to repay it. This was a loss and a huge loss.

Moreover, it is not only their family who have lost money, but the situations of each company participating in the grain dominance are similar.

But Ni is back again. Although Feng Guan and his family are in a bad position, they just want to take advantage of the situation and get some benefits. Unlike Bai Mo, they just want their lives.

Sima Zhong gritted his teeth at the Feng Guan family with the same hatred, and said, "It's better to hold it down, just let them bite it."

"Brother, we have really hurt our vitality this time. The land and real estate have shrunk by half, and we even owed 10,000 taels of gold in Ebony. You said, what was originally a good thing, but how did it end up like this? I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out." Sima Ji clapped his hands and smiled bitterly.

Sima Zhong said bitterly: "You don't know, how can you know if you are brother?"

Jingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjingjing did not mention the Sima brothers, but Bai Mo was now on the verge of negotiations with Feng Ji and Guan Zhong.

"What?! Two thousand coins per stone?!" Zhou Guanfu, who was accompanying him, slammed the table and shouted loudly, "Two, I heard it right? You should know that when the food price in Xianyang was at its highest, it was only a thousand coins per stone. You guys, so the whole family raised the price of grain to two thousand coins per stone. What do you want to do? Why don't you rob it? amine?"

Zhou Guanfu was angry and acted like he drew his sword and slashed people. It was really scary.

"Champion Hou, just say good things, don't be angry, don't be angry." Feng Ji smiled all over his face.

Guan Zhong also bowed repeatedly and smiled, "Yes, yes, harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth, haha."

Bai Mo watched coldly, knowing that the two of them were not afraid of Zhou Guanfu at all. He said in a dark voice: "Two, I don't want to play the tricks of merchants with you. Why ask for a price everywhere or bargain on the ground? I don't have that leisure time, just be it. I will never give up the integer number of two million stones, just your lowest price, right?"

Feng Ji exchanged glances with Guan Zhong and smiled and said, "Prime Minister, there is an old saying in the business world, "It is said that profits are equal. We know that in the previous grain dominance, the Prime Minister made at least this number!" Concerted, Feng Ji stretched out his hands and pointed to ten fingers of ten thousand yuan.

Bai Mo's face changed slightly, thinking that Feng Ji was worthy of being a big deal, so he guessed the correct number at once. Bai Mo sold 2.5 million stones of grain in succession, with an average price of about 400 coins, and the total income was about 100 million.

Guan Zhong continued, "Prime Minister, we don't want to do things too well. The 500,000 stones from Taicang in Xianyang and the 800,000 stones from Han and Zhao countries are also the 800,000 stones from you to borrow from Han and Zhao countries. This is no problem, we can spit it out. However, the huge amount of money you earned from being a grain dominant market must be taken out. This is called equalizing the profits. How about it?"

The implication is that Bai Mo will buy 1.3 million stones of grain for 100,000 yuan, with an average price of about 800 yuan. Compared with the sky-high price of 2,000 yuan per stone, it is indeed a big concession.

"You want to get beauty!" Zhou Guanfu said angrily, "Then will we be in vain?"

"It's not just a waste of work?" Chen Ping said coldly, "If we calculate carefully, we have lost a lot, because in addition to the original 500,000 stones in Taicang of Xianyang and the 800,000 stones borrowed from the Xianyang market, there are more than one million stones of grain allocated from the counties and counties, which almost half of them have lost!"

Feng Jiteng smiled and said, "Taoshi, it's better to lose half of the loss than to lose all the losses to Qiang?"

"Just!" Zhou Guanfu pulled his sword and shouted loudly, "How dare I cheat me up and turn my head. Do you believe this marquis will not give me a penny, and I will detain all your batch of food?"

"I don't believe it." Feng Ji's face suddenly became cold, "Champion Hou might as well give it a try."

Zhou Guanfu was furious and was about to order the fleet to be taken back to Xianyang, but Bai Mo stopped him.

Bai Mo waved his hand to stop Zhou Guanfu, and then he said to Feng Ji. Guan Zhong said, "It's great for you to do this. You're going to pay 60,000 yuan of money and buy all the food you sold from your side. In this way, it's equivalent to the 300,000 stone of grain you sold to Guanzhong at a sky-high price of 2,000 yuan per stone. You're making a lot of money, right?"

"Prime Minister, the account is not calculated like you." Feng Ji shook his head and smiled, "If the Prime Minister was willing to eat our 300,000 stone of grain ten days ago, we would naturally be very happy. But unfortunately, the Prime Minister was avoiding us at that time and refused to see us even in person, right?"

After a pause, Feng Ji said again: "The final minimum price is 90,000 yuan, 1.5 million stones!"!!~!
Chapter completed!