Chapter 124 It’s still brave to be irrational

The next day, Fan Sanzhao was shocked as soon as he arrived at the door of Kongji Bank. The whole bank even had its door demolished. It was incredible to him that his bank could still be well preserved.

"Brother Kong, why don't you stop me? Do they still dare to rob me?"

"Oh, Cheng Guogong is unreasonable and insists on forcing me to get a mortgage. There is nothing I can do.

The supporter of my Kong family in Zhili is him, and it’s not like you don’t know how to offend him, so you can only let him run wild.”

Kong Lianli shook his head and sighed. His family was different from the Fan family. The Fan family came here to place bets, so they were not afraid of offending anyone unilaterally.

"It's really too much to bully people, but we have to find a way to raise money as soon as possible. I have already ordered my hometown to transport silver, but at this time of year, I'm afraid I won't be able to transport much money at once."

"Let them take it first. I think the royal merchants are out of food. Today they are restricting their purchases. Only ordinary people can take it. Tomorrow we can speculate on food prices."

Kong Lianli didn't call his hometown. The journey was too far and the water from far away couldn't quench his thirst nearby. He had already thought of other ways.

"Brother Fan, how high is the appropriate increase in food prices this time? Let's work together to make sure we don't make people laugh when the price rises or falls temporarily."

"Three Liang, let's go up to three Liang first and see. I would like to know where the Royal Company will get the food to continue to compete with us."

Fan Sanzhao gritted his teeth, but he also began to make up his mind. He still wanted to return some cash as soon as possible to maintain the bank's credibility.

The next morning, Fan Sanzhao came to the headquarters of Royal Merchant Capital in a low-key manner, in front of the front door of the second-story sunny structure room.

"Please tell me, our shopkeeper, that the shopkeeper of Fanji Bank has big business to discuss."

"Wait, I'll go and report it."

The receptionists at the door have been replaced by women recruited from the capital. They are wearing slim-fitting clothes and trousers, which not only prevents the sleeves from being too large to hide things, but also improves the beauty.

While waiting, Fan Sanzhao looked at the store carefully. As he knew, there were many people coming to buy food in the whole store, but none of them bought anything.

'It seems that the Royal Company has indeed run out of food. If so, my negotiation should be much smoother.'

Fan Sanzhao whispered to himself softly.

He no longer has confidence in this wave of manipulation of food prices. All indications indicate that someone is deliberately manipulating food prices this time.

The Royal Merchant suddenly had hundreds of thousands of stones of extra grain. This was something that even the border army's rations couldn't explain, because even if it was misappropriated, some should be left for the border army, right?

Moreover, the sudden and concentrated attack on them to redeem food stamps also revealed that it was abnormal. Those people clearly knew that they were doing big business, so why did they come to make things difficult for them at this time?

"Come in, the shopkeeper is not here, so the shopkeeper's wife will welcome you."

"Mrs. shopkeeper?"

"Why, do you think our shopkeeper's wife is not worthy of receiving you?"

The receptionist who signaled Fan Sanfu to come in changed his expression and asked Fan Sanfu in a cold voice.

"No, no, it's an honor, it's an honor. Fan is just surprised that he bothered the shopkeeper's wife to discuss business with Fan. It's really rude to not prepare such a small gift."

"You know how to speak, unlike the stupid guy named Qiao who was kicked out immediately after making rude remarks.

It’s also strange, why are all the banks here today?”

After Fan Sanzhao apologized, he suddenly heard the words from the receptionist, and his heart skipped a beat. He felt something was wrong.

Could it be that the shopkeepers of other banks are here to prepare for their escape just like him? Could it be that the silly guy named Qiao is Qiao Er?

Walking along the Royal Store, which he had visited many times, Fan Sanzhao couldn't help but look at the products in the store.

Compared to the first time I saw it, there are new things added here. They are all exquisite-looking things that can be sold at a good price if you just transfer them out.

There is also a transparent glazed curtain wall, which is wiped every day so that the inside and outside are still clearly visible, making it look extremely noble.

We walked all the way through the store lobby, went up the stairs, and reached the second floor. Half of it was a commercial area, which was never open and things were not displayed.

Chen Ye planned to wait until the military coupons were promoted and the power plant started to operate, then he would enrich the business area on the second floor to include home appliances.

Walking along the empty business district to the right, there is a room with a black glass door, and the door sign reads: Conference Room.

"We're here, the shopkeeper's wife is inside. Remember to call Mrs. Chen when you enter.

Just push the door open gently."

"Okay, thank you little lady. A little thought is not disrespectful."

Fan Sanzhen took out a one-hundred-tael banknote from his pocket and handed it to the receptionist. Then he was about to open the door when he vaguely heard the receptionist behind him muttering.

"I heard that all the banks in the city can no longer exchange money. I don't know what the use of giving me a piece of waste paper is. I will go back to find someone later and ask if I can sell the eighty taels."

When Fan Sanzong heard this, he tried to calm down. He had experienced a lot of blows these days, and this small verbal blow was just a drop in the bucket.

The moment he opened the door, Fan Sanzhao saw the entire conference room.

In an instant, he felt it was unbelievable and natural.

What is incredible is not the modern long conference table and leather bench inside, nor the young woman and several eunuchs at the end of the long table.

But at the other end of the long table, Kong Lianli looked at him angrily as he opened the door.

"Brother Kong??? What are you??"

"Brother Fan, didn't you say you would insist on holding on today? Why did you come to Royal Company? You betrayed us!"

"Kong Lianli! What are you here for? Huh, everyone has the same idea, so don't blame me here. Are you following the custom of Jiadingbo?"

Fan Sanzhao felt that he was really unlucky. Why did he meet so many weird people who were irrational and angry?

He snorted coldly, and sure enough, not only was he looking for a way out, but others were also looking for it.

Several banks and grain merchant groups in the capital control the entire grain supply in Zhili. It would be fine if they were one family, but the key is too complicated and no one is sure they can work together.

The grain is collected at one liang per stone, so selling one or two liang is still profitable. If everyone sells three liang, the progress will be the same.

Moreover, the imperial court was in a hurry, and there was absolutely no good harvest to be had, so they all started to come to the Royal Merchant House, wanting to try to sell part of the grain at a high price, exchange it for some cash, and stabilize the bank first.

"You two, stop arguing. I know the purpose of your coming today. I want to tell you that if you want to sell food, you can only exchange it for food coupons. We will not buy it with cash."

"Mrs. Chen, you're wrong, right? When we buy grain, we all buy it with real money. How come you don't pay for the grain?

And the Royal Merchant has no grain, right? I see that you guys no longer sell rice downstairs. If you don’t buy some grain at this time, it will be empty?"

"Mrs. Chen, as long as you are willing to use military coupons to buy it, we can exchange this grain for you for hundreds of thousands of dan. Your husband will also be able to show his face in front of His Majesty, right?"

Caiwei, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at the two of them and shook her head.

"Times have changed. My husband said that all the grain in the Royal Merchant can only be exchanged for grain coupons."

"You guys, aren't you afraid that we won't be able to spread your rice? Your Majesty has promised to sell the grain at a fair price. If you can't sell the grain, isn't that a slap in the face?"

"Please come back, you two. We are indeed out of food. The store can only redeem food coupons, or take back 10% of the price we sell for.

Or you can just sell it yourself slowly, because if you keep the food for a long time, it won’t be easy to maintain.”

Caiwei sighed. She asked Chen Ye and found out that the reason why the merchants were running out of grain was to put a psychological barrier on the merchants and make them think they were winning.

With this kind of mentality, if a large amount of grain comes to the store again, their psychological defense will really collapse completely. They will either continue to hold on to the grain and not let go, or they can only accept the reality and sell.

Once the selling starts, the price of grain will drop quickly.

"It's too much to bully someone! Don't do it!"

"I redeemed the food coupons. You can redeem them for me, right? I don't want anything else, just rice. If you can't get it, you won't be able to open your royal business."

Fan Sanzhen was about to throw up his sleeves and leave, but suddenly heard Kong Lianli's words and reacted instantly.

Yes, they do need cash at this time, but the Royal Merchant Company should not be short of rice as well.

Just imagine, the emperor deliberately promoted this business and military coupons, but suddenly, the food coupons were as useless as their banknotes. Doesn't that mean that the royal business also has no credibility?

"That's right, Mrs. Chen, I also have 20,000 shi of food coupons. This was written in the contract, and the food was given to you. Now I want to redeem the food."

"Give us back the food, otherwise we will let the whole capital know that not only will the royal company not be able to sell food, it will not even be able to redeem the food coupons it issued."

Hearing the fuss between the two, Caiwei also remembered that various places had indeed collected a lot of food coupons for reservations, and it was probably their work.

"Didn't you two pay attention to the details of the contract? All food coupons can only be used on April 15th.

If you default and no longer want to book, you need to bear 20% of the loss yourself, and if the store is out of stock, you can delay the delivery for two days. It is written in black and white, clearly."

"Of course we know that two days are just two days, and we will see food in two days."

"That's right, I'll give you two days to work it out slowly, but don't really slap His Majesty in the face!"

The two of them wondered why Caiwei was so calm, but they could only classify her as a dead duck with a tough mouth, and left the shop with renewed energy.

Back at the bank, Fan Sanzhao felt a little uneasy when he thought about today's events.

"Brother Kong, do you think the Royal Merchant Company really still has food? I think that girl is too calm."

"Brother Fan, don't worry. Apart from official grain and salary, I can guarantee that not a single grain of grain in Zhili can be freely sold in the hands of the imperial court.

The imperial court would definitely not dare to bring all the food over. After all, the border army also wanted food, and it was all given to us. What would the border army do?

Now we have to see whether the imperial court can hold on when the border troops push for food and pay."

"That is to say, we still can't get the money? What should we do? If we don't get it, our credibility will be gone."

Fan Sanzhao said anxiously that he was still trying to save the bank's credibility. After all, the bank could eat up a lot of family business just by lending money from savings.
Chapter completed!