The conversation between the old man and Su Ze was also overheard by the people who came from behind. On the way here, they just thought about buying food every day. But when they came here, they really paid the market price.
I was extremely excited.
Especially those who had relatives serving as soldiers under Cang Xiuxuan, after hearing the conversation between Su Ze and the old man, they felt that they were extremely honored.
This is what Su Ze wanted.
However, he also knew that the old man was afraid that he was being targeted by someone who was interested. After the old man left with his grandson, Su Ze asked someone to follow him quietly to protect the old man's safety secretly.
He had to do this today, but if this caused the old man to suffer any crisis, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.
In less than a quarter of an hour, long queues formed outside every grain selling point. Everyone bought in accordance with the order. From a distance, they could see the warehouses full of grain, and they felt inexplicably satisfied.
Don't panic either.
Those who got the food went home happily and were ready to come back tomorrow. Among these people, there were also some who were in the same situation as the old man before. They could receive the food without paying any money, but they stopped talking about it later.
He just packed the food as quickly as possible and let them leave, and also asked them not to talk about it outside.
Everyone is not stupid, so they naturally understand what this means.
At the end of the day, all the grain in each warehouse was bought. Although there was not much money, the difference between accepting money and not accepting money was huge.
If all this food is provided free of charge, these people will be raised as white-eyed wolves sooner or later. Cang Xiuxuan will never do such a thing.
The food sale has been going on for three days, and the people's enthusiasm for buying food has not dissipated. Su Ze is not in a hurry, and has already begun to think about how to find ways to make money for them.
It's just that I said I was looking for someone who can dry salt, but I seem to have run into some trouble.
But this was just the beginning, and Su Ze didn't tell Song Chen and the others about these things.
Most of the hundred people Cang Xiuxuan sent out before have returned, and with them came all kinds of good news. The counties he sent them to contact all expressed their willingness to do grain transactions with him.
At this time, they no longer cared about the prohibitions issued by the capital. Once the people in the city rioted, they, the county guards, would be the first to be unlucky.
Moreover, they all knew the situation in Yangzhou County before. Although the 80,000 shi of food could not solve the fundamental problem, the current situation in Yangzhou County was indeed much better than them.
So when Cang Xiuxuan's people came over to explain the situation and showed Cang Xiuxuan's autographed letter, all the counties took action and sent their most trustworthy people to follow them.
Come here with a sum of money.
It's considered a deposit paid in advance.
After all, at times like this, the most popular thing is food.
This situation was completely expected by Cang Xiuxuan and Song Chen.
"We go out, and after receiving the money, we directly give them a place and let them haul the food by themselves."
If all the food is allowed to go out of the new city as before, then the pressure on their side will be much greater, and not to mention the outside, even the people in the city will be dissatisfied.
Cang Xiuxuan smiled and said, "That's what I mean too."
Now that the situation in the city is under control, they need to sort out the food issue before the canal is completed, otherwise neither Song Chen nor he will be able to get away by then.
Both of them are action men and do what they say.
That night he quietly left the city.
This time they still didn't bring anyone with them. They didn't care about the crises they would encounter outside. Compared with the unknowns, what they were going to do next was to have people by their side.
crisis.
Along the way, they traveled during the day and found uninhabited places to enter the space at night. The first stop was Yangzhou County, which was closest to them. The Yangzhou County Sheriff was more happy to see the two of them than anything else.
Compared to this time, his attitude was much warmer.
Since the last time he bought food from them, except for the ones he sold at high prices and handed over to the other party, he has held all the other food in his own hands, which has relieved their food pressure to a great extent.
Every day he would hear news of riots from other places, and every time he would lament that the decision he had made before was extremely correct.
"Your Highness King Qi, it's great to see you two again. This time I want one hundred thousand shi of food. Do you have any questions?"
He originally wanted to ask for more, but he thought that this time there were other counties that also wanted food. He wanted more here. Firstly, the King of Qi would not give it to him. Secondly, if he was asked by other county guards,
When they got the news, it was difficult for them to handle it.
He even thought about the worst plan. If they wanted all the food, but other counties didn't get the food, and finally attacked him in groups, it would be troublesome.
Cang Xiuxuan looked at the smiling Yangzhou County Sheriff, the expression on his face remained unchanged from the beginning to the end.
"As long as you can spare the money, there is no problem with one hundred thousand shi of grain. However, the price has changed slightly this time. It will be increased by 20% on the basis of the previous price."
Now is the time when their city needs money. Whether it is the water canals or the people in the city, they must have more money circulating.
The Yangzhou County Government was not surprised when they heard this price. The situation was getting worse day by day. They only increased it by 20%, which was considered merciful. But at this price, the money he had on hand was not enough to buy a hundred thousand yuan.
Stone's food.
It turned out that before Cang Xiuxuan and the others came, he had already accumulated all the money according to the method last time, and was waiting for them to make a deal.
"There's no problem with the price, just one hundred thousand dan."
According to the current situation, he still wants to stabilize this transaction. As long as they are still willing to trade, they can trade a few more times.
One hundred thousand shi of food was not a problem, but Song Chen's next words still made the governor of Yangzhou change his expression.
"We only want cash."
Last time, they took the banknotes and exchanged the silver themselves. Now the situation in their city is not much better, and the risk of exchanging the silver themselves is much higher. They are not prepared to do so anymore.
"Everything needs cash?" Yangzhou County Sheriff thought about the banknotes in his hand...
He couldn't get so much cash at the same time.
"At this time tomorrow, we will be trading at a village twenty miles outside your city."
Cang Xiuxuan had already bought that Zhuangzi before. In fact, it was not just this Zhuangzi. Cang Xiuxuan also bought many Zhuangzi in various places. This was also a habit that Cang Xiuxuan developed after getting to know Song Chen.
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When I bought these Zhuangzi, I thought that I would be able to live comfortably for a few days no matter where I went in the future, but I didn't expect that they would be put to use now.
After the two left, they also returned directly to Zhuangzi.
The Yangzhou County Sheriff could no longer think about anything else. As soon as the two left, he started asking people to exchange money at various banks.
Banks are no longer willing to let money go out. You have to know that in troubled times, real money still makes people feel at ease. But this time, these people who came to exchange money came under orders, no matter how unwilling they were.
, and had to exchange the silver.
Looking at the money that filled most of the house, the Yangzhou County Sheriff said he was lying if he said he didn't feel sad.
I didn't feel this way when I gave the banknotes before, but now that they're all exchanged for silver, that's no longer the case.
Of course, he was heartbroken, but he could still tell which was more serious.
After coming out of the governor's house, Cang Xiuxuan took Song Chen to Zhuangzi.
There were only two or three people in Zhuangzi there now. All the tenants before had disappeared. The few people in Zhuangzi who heard the sound of horse hooves from far away all ran over.
When they saw two men sitting right away heading towards them, they were filled with doubts.
When Cang Xiuxuan and Song Chen got closer, they discovered that these two men were well dressed. Except for some traces of dust on their bodies, they were not as shriveled and dirty as they were.
No need to think too much, these must be two noble people.
"May I ask why these two noble men are here?"
Cang Xiuxuan dismounted first, and then hugged Song Chen down very naturally. Regardless of the expressions on the faces of several people, he directly took out a contract from his body and said, "This Zhuangzi is mine."
The person standing at the front knew that their Zhuangzi had changed its master, but they had never seen who the new master was, and the management of the Zhuangzi was still the same as before.
Looking at the contract in Cang Xiuxuan's hand, he quickly took the lead and knelt down, "I've met the new master."
"Your new master is her." Cang Xiuxuan gently pulled Song Chen in front of him and asked them to kneel down to Song Chen directly.
Before this, Song Chen had no idea that Zhuangzi belonged to Cang Xiuxuan, nor did he know when she would become the new master here.
"What are you doing?"
In his hurry, Song Chen also forgot to disguise his voice.
The three people kneeling below finally realized that it was a girl. They had previously thought that their new master had a special quirk.
No, no.
It turns out that their new master is a girl.
The three of them were also very knowledgeable about current affairs. When they heard what Cang Xiuxuan said, they quickly knelt down towards Song Chen and said, "I have met the new master."
Song Chen didn't get Cang Xiuxuan's answer, and they were already like this again, so he could only let them get up quickly.
"What's the situation on Zhuangzi now?" Cang Xiuxuan glanced into the distance. There was nothing but dry and cracked land, but this was also the norm they had seen along the way.