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Chapter 303 Soaring prices
As the number of star warlocks in Xingzhou increased, the consumption of supplies also increased.

The importance of De'an Port was immediately apparent. No matter how rare the goods were, anything that could be bought in the capital city could not be bought in De'an.No matter how big the transaction is, anyone who can afford it will receive the goods.Many of the major commercial firms that control the sales of Daxia's commodities have focused their transactions on De'an.Some commercial firms with relatively low qualifications and chasing high profits are even more greedy for De'an's zero-tariff policy, and have migrated one after another.

In contrast, Jingcheng and Huangjin's reactions were as slow as those of an old lady who had broken her foot. Not only did she move slowly, she turned slowly, and her observation skills also declined.The ministers of Daxia are discussing every day how to contain Cheng Jinzhou, but few people put their ideas on revitalizing the port and rejecting De'an.

Perhaps in their view, such a job is thankless, although they can't think of other ideas.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shi Yan led three trading firms to buy various kinds of cotton, hemp, bamboo and wood. The Star Alliance seems to be quite interested in natural products rich in cellulose, and the price is satisfactory.Being able to supply and trade in bulk is also an important point.If it was more than half a year ago, Dr. Cheng Da's purchase method might have been discovered.But now, De'an has done more than one-sixth of the re-export transactions in Daxia with a small freshwater terminal. The daily business transactions have reached the level that ordinary people can hardly distinguish with the naked eye.

A boat comes, a boat goes; a convoy of cars comes, a convoy of cars goes; a mountain rises, a mountain.These are common sights that can be seen every day. Cheng Jinzhou mixed in and pretended to exchange hands. Except for Shi Mo and Shi Yan who knew a little bit, no one knew that countless supplies were sent to the Star Alliance.

Those grain merchants, cotton merchants, hemp merchants, bamboo merchants, sugar merchants, and timber merchants only thought that De'an's business was easy to do, so they poured in one after another, and they didn't care what they bought.Not to mention normal trading behavior, even during wars, good businessmen also do business.

The daily sales of at least 10 star yuan is not too much to exchange for silver, and it is easy to maintain through the low-priced food.

After about two weeks, the supplies on the market suddenly began to gradually decrease.

Shi Yan felt normal at first, but soon, the reactions of the merchants made him feel strange.While he was still purchasing, the supply of some materials decreased for no reason, such as wood, etc., while the price rose, they would be out of stock, and commodities that should be easy to preserve their value, such as food, began to fall crazily.These strange problems occurred on the materials listed by Cheng Jinzhou. Relatively speaking, the prices of other materials either remained the same or rose slightly.

He is not considered a person who has been in business for more than a year. After a short observation, Shi Yan quickly sorted out the prices and fluctuations of various materials, and reported to Cheng Jinzhou.

Cheng Jinzhou, who just won the title of three-star warlock, is full of ambition and confidence.Therefore, he decided to have a good leisure time and live a noble life.

He placed a reclining chair at the highest end of the Star Warlock Tower, and on the small table next to it were various snacks, fruit juices and low-alcohol wine, and on the reclining chair at the other end of the small table was the shy Qingshuang crush.

Green mountains and green waters, thousands of sails and far harbors, beautiful girls, nothing can cultivate sentiment more than this.

In the peaceful atmosphere, Cheng Jinzhou still persuaded: "Like me, wear less clothes, apply olive oil, and bask in the sun very comfortably. No matter what, De'an is not far from the sea, so it's great to sunbathe."

Olive oil comes from the Far West and is a luxury item for astrologists.

"It's not like you." Although Liu Qingshuang said so, she exposed her calf and forearm, reclining on the chair to peel nuts.

Cheng Jinzhou happily munched nuts and dried meat, drank fruit juices with different flavors, and chatted nonsense with Liu Qingshuang. Nuts in the 21st century are valuable, but the nuts of Daxia are as much as you want, and they are all natural and pollution-free.Pine nuts, walnuts, beech nuts, after the research of dozens of chefs, it is easy to achieve a satisfying taste.There are more types of dried meat and fruit juices, carefully prepared and prepared by professional chefs, which are far more delicious than mass products.

Liu Qingshuang also enjoyed the conversation with Cheng Jinzhou very much, she didn't need to think about too many things, and got to know each other well.She doesn't understand what modern love is, but she feels the same way.

Both of them liked this kind of afternoon leisure very much. When the waiter at the door knocked on the door, Cheng Jinzhou was very upset and shouted: "Don't bother me with small things."

Shi Mo bared his teeth at Shi Yan, and whispered: "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't dare."

After speaking, Shi Mo raised his voice again and said, "Third brother, Shi Yan is talking about business."

Cheng Jinzhou is considered to be independent now, but according to the rules of noble families, if he is not married, he is still a brother.

"Come in." Liu Qingshuang put down her trouser legs and sleeves, and said softly.

Cheng Jinzhou sucked the juice depressedly. The straw was made of a kind of soft bamboo. He chose the bamboo that had grown to the right age. He hollowed out the middle and soaked it in tasteless herbs. He kneaded it repeatedly until the fiber was soft so that it could be bent at will. Compared with For plastic straws, bamboo straws are more comfortable in contact with the lips.Of course, it is best not to consider the price. Just the price of supporting a dozen craftsmen is not something ordinary people can afford, and the production cost is the same.

Shi Yan carefully pushed the door open, smiled like a flower, and apologized: "Third Brother, I really found out that the trading at the port is abnormal, so I came to report it."

"Sit down and talk." Liu Qingshuang said, and left the rooftop gracefully.

Cheng Jinzhou watched the girl leave, sighed and said, "If there is only a little problem, it goes without saying."

His transaction with the Star Alliance can be called dumping, so there must be a problem.

"It's because the whole market is abnormal." Shi Yan looked left and right, sat on the ponytail on the ground, took out the documents he carried with him and said, "Third brother, what's in the list you gave me , I usually buy only when I see something suitable, and sometimes I even let them dry for a few days, but recently, I found that the prices of many commodities have risen.”

"Hasn't it been a year?" Cheng Jinzhou didn't care.The things he buys will not enter the market, and the final result must be a price increase where demand exceeds demand. Linen once tripled, and now it has risen by 30% compared to a year ago.

"I didn't buy some things, and they all went up. For example, bamboo and medicinal materials, I haven't bought them in two or three months."

"Isn't the supplier raising prices maliciously?"

Shi Yan said with a bitter face: "In the past half a month, many suppliers have stopped coming to De'an. Except for Qin Yu Trading Company, several other trading companies have negotiated prices with me, saying that they will only deliver things after the price has been negotiated. I haven't agreed yet, but if it's just to drive up the price, they won't dare."

Cheng Jinzhou immediately turned cold, and said, "What's the reason?"

"I'm looking for someone to ask, but all the businesses are covering it up."

"You can't." Cheng Jinzhou said decisively: "You go to my father now. Forget it, go to my second uncle, let him come forward and call people from various companies to talk."

Considering Master Cheng Yun'an's temperament, Cheng Jinzhou felt that Cheng Yunxiang might be more suitable to come forward.Moreover, his status as Jinzhou Qianshi is equivalent to a high-ranking official in Jinzhou Province. Coupled with the status of the Cheng family, no business firm dares to deny him face.As for Shi Yan, the businessmen at most regarded him as a servant of a wealthy family and would not reveal business secrets casually.

In fact, if the trading of goods was not so important to Cheng Jinzhou, he would not easily get involved.

After writing a short two-line letter, Shi Yan took the order and left.Cheng Jinzhou lay back on the chair again, but he was no longer as relaxed as before.

He knew in his heart that even if Daxia's production level is low and the level of commodity exchange is low, the easy buying and selling of tens of thousands of tons of goods such as grain will not cause a wave of price increases across the country—unless someone Deliberately so.

Expanding to dozens of commodities, if it were not for inflation, war disasters and other factors, it would be even more impossible for prices to soar.

"Someone is driving up prices? Or something worse?" Cheng Jinzhou tapped the small table with his fingers, making a rhythmic clicking sound.

At dinner time, the five fourth-level star warlocks ate with Cheng Jinzhou, Lu Xu, and Liu Qingshuang, and happily shared the real rice.With the presence of Li Xianfeng, several high-level senior astrologists quickly recognized the value of real rice.

In the Star Alliance, although there are also foods that can increase physical fitness, the price is so high that ordinary star warlocks cannot eat them every day, and the effect is even worse than real rice.

Tai Yu especially held the bowl with emotion, and said: "When I was an apprentice star warlock, I ate high-grade rice with my teacher once. I remember that time I published an article with a full 6 points of influence. Now Looking back, it seems like a lifetime away.”

"One hundred years is five generations." Jiang Huang especially felt the same way.If it weren't for Cheng Jinzhou's Mian Suguo, and he had accumulated enough original contribution points, his life would have come to an end in another three to fifty years.

The fourth-level star warlocks are generally over 150 years old, touching the scene and talking to each other about the past.Li Xianfeng quietly ate the rice, but still didn't eat a single dish.Taking advantage of the chat between a few astrologers, she had perfectly eaten three bowls.

The two maidservants stood in front of the rice pot and concentrated on scooping up the rice, which meant they could keep up with her and Lu Xu's speed.

Among the few people, Hui Minren cared the most about noble etiquette, eating slowly and carefully observing the expressions of others.

Seeing Cheng Jinzhou's frown, he rarely joked: "Mr. Cheng is worried that we will finish all your real rice?"

When he told a joke, his face was straightened, as if he was asking a serious question.

"Where." Cheng Jinzhou said with a sigh, and said, "My purchase of goods is not going well, which may affect the progress of the research."

The only thing he is currently researching is chemical purification, which is enough to cover up casually.

"Can't buy it, or the price is too high?"

"It's because the price has gone up so fast recently, but I didn't buy it. It's weird." Cheng Jinzhou put his chopsticks on the bowl and patted his head.

Li Xianfeng continued to eat vigorously, took time to say quickly: "You didn't buy it, it doesn't mean others didn't buy it."

"But if I want to buy something, the price will go up before I can do it, and if I want to sell it, the price will fall before I do it." This is Cheng Jinzhou's first feeling when looking at the data.

Hui Minren said casually: "Maybe someone is doing the same experiment as you? I did it once..."

Cheng Jinzhou's complexion changed drastically, and before he had time to eat, he turned and left the table, leaving a circle of people looking at each other in blank dismay.

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Niaoyu: I originally hoped to show the structure in the book, but I still want to explain it.

1. Real rice.This bird is not regarded as a problem. Everyone seems to be worried that the popularity of real rice will cause the protagonist to lose his advantage.Popularity is inevitable, but the advantages of the protagonist will not be weakened.For Cheng Jinzhou, the question is when it will be popularized, just like undergraduates who are worried about migrant workers robbing their jobs, doctoral students don't care.Professors would like to have many excellent graduate students, not elementary school students.Now that the invasion has been caused, the world will not remain unchanged.This is even more true from the perspective of the Star Alliance. In addition, there will be more advanced grains. The current real rice has no effect on metamorphosis with more than 5000 star points like Lu Xu and Kant.

2. What is the use of mathematics?In fact, mathematics only needs to have a basic role, and it is enough to explain its own value. As for the more advanced applications, it is constantly stated in this book-the star warlocks discriminate against the application of mathematics, and utilitarianism is a malady in modern society. Mo Ke wasted decades of youth, tens of thousands of hours, what's the use of writing a good handwriting?Most literati also disdain to sell characters.Poems and songs, high and low, in this world, nobleness is the most important thing, tired like a dog, working 20 hours a day, no matter how much money is, it is creating value for the society, working two hours a month, what do you want to do What to do, that is to enjoy life.Astrologists study mathematics and live a leisurely life that is respected and envied by countless people. Pursuing a longer life is naturally better than being a dirty politician?Although this does not mean that they are pure-hearted people, it at least means that they are not living by eating garbage.The last thing to explain is that many scientific researches are meaningless in themselves. If they must be meaningful, they are also for the future.Hawking went to study black holes, except for writing "A Brief History of Time" to make money, and it has no practical effect?The more basic research the more so.Just like Plutarch's evaluation of Archimedes quoted earlier in this book, astrologists should also be: pursuing the wonderful knowledge that does not mix with worldly needs.

3. Star Alliance rookie.What should come will always come, the long-awaited loser.

4. The relationship between the astrologers and the government.Many people think that if an astromancer is so powerful, he must control the government, or there will always be an astromancer who will control the government. This kind of thing happened in the extreme west, but it doesn't mean it will happen in Daxia.There are many small countries in Europe, and they are not destined to be swallowed by big powers.Moreover, whether the astromancers need and are willing to control the government is another matter. As mentioned earlier, the astromancers' pursuit is a long life, being respected, and having enough supplies.Why go shirtless and do the thankless thing if the astrologists can get it when a government of common people holds power?This is just like the existence of Chinese state-owned enterprises. If the proportion is small, it does not mean that the country will suffer, and the astrologists will suffer.Of course, occasionally astrologists are also interested in interfering with the government, just like state-owned enterprises occasionally gobble up fat private companies alive.

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Sorry: the explained patch is too long and affects the pricing.As long as the previous chapters are confirmed to be uploaded, further revisions will not affect the pricing, so I didn’t pay attention, but because more than 200 people have subscribed, lifting the ban will cause losses, so I will update two 2900 words or 3900 words in the next two chapters Word chapters as compensation.

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