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Chapter 678 Solving Puzzles
In Chongqing, Boss Dai also heard about the food war.

The food war in Shanghai is too big, and the Chinese people are most interested in this kind of thing, not to mention, the newspapers are covering the sky and covering the sky.

Many ordinary people heard the name of Shiyuan Trading Company for the first time.

They are no strangers to grain merchants, a group of profiteers, especially the recent continuous rise in grain prices across the country, many ordinary people hate grain merchants.

Now that some people have taken action against the unscrupulous grain merchants, many people applaud.

I wish Shiyuan Trading Company could come to them and suppress their food prices.

Those who understand a little bit are very surprised. What kind of firm can deal with all the grain merchants in Shanghai alone?
They don't know about Shiyuan Trading Company, but they know that the grain merchants in various places are all people with rich background and rich money.

Not to mention Shanghai.

This time, Shiyuan Commercial Bank is not fighting against a single grain merchant, but all the grain merchants in Shanghai, which is even more difficult.

It was clearly written in the newspaper that Shiyuan Commercial Bank wanted to monopolize the grain business, but the Shanghai Grain Chamber of Commerce disagreed, so Shiyuan Commercial Bank released grain at a low price to force these grain merchants into bankruptcy.

"Lingyun's move has benefited the common people."

Secretary Qi said with a smile, and Boss Dai also had a smile on his face: "This is a good move. We have defeated those grain merchants. We will have the final say on Shanghai's grain in the future."

What Chu Lingyun did was also beneficial to him.

"That's right, at that time we can also get some food at a low price, especially rice, which is too expensive now."

Secretary Qi nodded. The price of rice has skyrocketed, rising tenfold. Not to mention ordinary people, even they feel that it is expensive.

But no matter how expensive they are, they still want to eat. They are not used to eating rough food like ordinary people.

"Don't worry, when Ling Yun wins, we will have a steady stream of rice."

Boss Dai is looking forward to it very much. If he can get rice at a low price, he can still make money. The most important thing is that rice is a hard currency that everyone needs.

He was different from Ke Gong, he only saw benefits, he calculated how much money Chu Lingyun could earn in food after he succeeded, and he never thought that Chu Lingyun's move was for the common people to eat.

Ideas are different, ideas are naturally different.

Shanghai, Ishihara Firm.

"One is missing."

Chu Lingyun said to the other party's secretary, these grain merchants knew they were in a hurry, so they came to him a few days ago, and asked him if he wanted more goods at a [-]% discount.

He sells at [-]% off and takes [-]% off, is he stupid?

No, no one else will be seen.

"Yes, boss."

Alchemist Yi left quickly, and the grain merchants outside quickly felt relieved. Shiyuan Trading Company no longer collected grain in the original way, and Shi Yuanheng disagreed with them.

Including President Wang.

Many grain merchants lost their souls, and this time they lost their lives. Now that the Spring Festival has passed, the Shiyuan Trading Company released so many goods before, and the common people have more or less surplus grain in their hands.

More will be saved for one year, and less will be saved for one month.

The main reason is that they were frightened by the previous high grain prices. Now the grain prices have indeed come down, but it is not the grain merchants who lowered the prices, but the Shiyuan Trading Company deliberately released grain to suppress grain prices.

Once the Shiyuan Commercial Bank stops, grain prices may return to high prices at any time.

With food in hand, don't panic.

What's more, the Chinese people have the habit of storing food.

Grain is good, but it cannot be stored for too long.

Even if the warehouse is better, if it is well taken care of, it will turn into stored grain after a long time of storage, which is more likely to go bad.

Grain merchants can sell people who store grain, but it is not so easy to sell after all.

Chairman Wang seemed to have lost his soul. Shi Yuanheng didn't see him, which proved that he didn't want to negotiate with him. He wanted to beat them to death.

"Go back and open a warehouse to release grain. The price is lower than that of Shiyuan Commercial Bank."

President Wang gritted his teeth. He must withdraw the funds as soon as possible. With so much food in his hands, once he collapses, all of them will become someone else's wedding dress.

Ishihara Trading Company will not be indifferent to selling grain at a low price. This is the pit of fire.

But now he has no other way out, even if he knows it is a fire pit, he will jump into it.

As Chairman Wang sold grain at a low price, major grain companies swarmed in. Chairman Wang sold grain at a lower price than Shiyuan Commercial Bank without saying hello, which dissatisfied many people in the Grain Chamber of Commerce.

At this time, the Chamber of Commerce existed in name only.

"Shi Yuan-kun, they have lowered their prices, do you want to arrest them?"

Takemoto has been in charge of monitoring these grain merchants to prevent them from acting aggressively. Whenever they lowered their prices, Takemoto would come and report.

"Catch what? I'm a businessman, so I can use the businessman's method."

Chu Lingyun shook his head, Takemoto bowed his head and said nothing, yes, Ishihara Hiroshi is a businessman, and a very shrewd one at that.

No matter how many grain merchants there are, it is impossible for him to be Ishihara Heng's opponent.

Dare to confront Ishihara Heng in business, I simply don't know how to write dead words.

"Daze, find out immediately, how much is their grain price?"

Chu Lingyun picked up the phone and notified Daze, and the news arrived not long after.

Some people pay [-]% or [-]% off the market price, and there is [-], the lowest is [-], that is President Wang.

All of them are a little lower than the price of Shiyuan Trading Company, and they want to ship as soon as possible.

But at this time, even if it is cheap, it is not so easy to ship.

As for other places, there is no formality, and no one can even try to ship them out.

Even if there is a formality, if Ishihara Heng does not agree, their goods will not be exported.

Shui Chengjun and some members of the literary club were rubbing shoulders, staring at all the roads in and out of Shanghai.

With them around, it’s useless to complete the formalities, and they will find a reason to detain you, anyway, they just won’t let you go.

"Xintian, let me know and give away [-]% off the food."

Didn't Chu Lingyun call Xintian to lower the price? I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I'm waiting for you to lower the price.

I hope that smart people will buy more food this time. The food crisis is not just now, but will last for a long time.

"What, they cut the price again, and changed it to [-]% off?"

Within a day of shipment from President Wang's side, he received news that made him desperate. Shiyuan Trading Company followed up with a price cut, and the drop was even more severe, directly down to [-]% off.

This price is equivalent to dropping to the previous normal price.

Further down, even lower than in previous years.

"Master, he is trying to force us to death."

The butler shouted angrily, President Wang waved his hands weakly, the fire pit is the fire pit, how could he pass through smoothly.

They can also lower the price, but once they lower it, Shiyuan Trading Company is bound to follow suit.

Shiyuan Trading Company is different from them. They want to make money, but Shiyuan Trading Company wants to crush them.

"Notify all members of the chamber of commerce to hold a meeting."

President Wang had a pained face, he had to surrender, and if he didn't surrender, there would really be no scum left.

The price of food dropped to [-]% off, and the common people became even more crazy. The smart people hurriedly bought more and saved them.

There are also many people who are waiting and watching, not understanding that such a price is only temporary.

If it weren't for the price war between the merchants, there would be no such grain price.

"President Wang, Lao Li jumped into the river."

The grain merchants didn't come all the time, only half of them came. They lost confidence in Chairman Wang.

One said in a gloomy voice that Lao Li was the first grain merchant to jump into the river.

He borrowed a lot of usury loans, but he couldn't repay them when they were due. His house, land, and all his grain were taken away by usurers.

After having nothing, he owed a lot of debts.

The usury threatened him that if he didn't pay the money, he would use his family to pay off the debt. His wife was worthless, but he still had a daughter and a son.

The usury wanted to sell them to pay off the debt, but it was still not enough.

Unable to withstand such a blow, Lao Li committed suicide by jumping into the river.

He was the first, but not the last.

"Whoever has the means to meet Ishihara Heng, we admit it, and let him deal with it, as long as he gives us a way to survive."

Chairman Wang said slowly, Shiyuan Trading Company lowered prices again, and they found out clearly that the group of ineffective smugglers lowered their prices accordingly.

They collected enough grain, which was not enough for the whole country, but it was more than enough for Shanghai.

Now they can't get their food out, so if they continue to wait, they will die.

"President Wang, this time it is Shi Yuanheng who wants us to die, so you can't be a little bit responsible and find a way to get rid of him, so everyone will be saved?"

One said bitterly, and President Wang immediately looked at him.

Get rid of Ishihara Hiroshi?
This person is finished, and the grain merchants are not in one mind. What he said today will definitely be known by Shi Yuanheng.

Even if he surrendered, he would surely die.

If he could really kill Shi Yuanheng to solve the problem, he would have done it a long time ago. To assassinate Shi Yuanheng, they must be the unlucky ones.

This is someone who doesn't know much about Ishihara Heng, or doesn't know deeply.

Not to mention them, even the people behind them dare not do this.

"Is there anyone who can see Hiroshi Ishihara? Please, everyone's lives are now in Hiroshi Ishihara's hands. We must see him."

It is useless to distribute food at low prices, and they have nothing to do.

Keep the prices low and they will die faster.

Because others will be lower than them, and they will not even be able to sell at this price.

Those who do business with them do not owe debts. Many people owe usury. These usury backgrounds are also very deep, and it is easy to kill them.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said a word.

If they could see Ishihara Heng, they wouldn't come here, they would have gone to beg for mercy.

"Let me figure out a way."

President Wang was even more lonely, leaving in a hurry regardless of these people.

He wanted to find more connections, help him to intercede, and begged Shi Yuanheng to spare his life, and Shi Yuanheng could do whatever he wanted.

At Shiyuan Commercial Bank, Chu Lingyun was holding the phone.

"They have great powers, and the relationship has come to you?"

Chu Lingyun smiled and said, Abu was about the phone call, he was pleading for the grain merchant.

Before that, General Matsumoto and several important military officers who had a good relationship with him all called.

"There is an old saying in China that it is better to resolve enemies than to end them. They are still very sincere. Shi Yuan, accept them as soon as they are good. Just let them go."

Abe laughed and said, he helped to speak because of the benefit.

Otherwise, he would definitely not participate in this kind of thing.

"I'll save face for you, but their goods are only allowed to be sold to us. The price? Let's cut it by half of our sales price. After all, we also want to make money."

Chu Lingyun was relieved, the grain merchants were almost hit by him, now that so many people are releasing grain, he has already canceled the previous purchase restriction.

The common people have already stored what they should store, and Chu Lingyun has nothing to do if they don't.

"Okay, thanks."

Abe hung up the phone in satisfaction, Ishihara Totoro agreed and let him have an explanation.

At half the current price, these grain merchants have no pants left.

I said it a long time ago, why bother, I asked you to buy it with a [-]% discount and you didn’t sell it, but now I can only sell it with a [-]% discount.

"Okay, I'll go right now."

Not long after Abe hung up the phone, he answered another call.

Headquarters chief Hiroshi Maeda called to see him for an interview.

"Let Hiroshi Ishihara control the price of food?"

After listening to Maeda Hiroshi's words, Abe's eyes widened. He didn't expect that the head of the headquarters would make such a request.

"The Prime Minister requires that Shanghai must be stable, and the food price is too high, which is not good for us."

This request is indeed an order from the country.

The battle between Shiyuan Commercial Bank and Shanghai grain merchants even alarmed the domestic high-level officials.

They worried that after Ishihara Heng monopolized the Shanghai grain market, he would raise the price of grain very high.

If the common people can't eat, they will definitely make trouble.

"Headquarters, you should go and talk to Shi Yuanheng about this. I just pleaded for those grain merchants, so I can't speak."

Abe shook his head and said, he would not do such offending things.

The most important reason is that there is no benefit for him to do so, and Abe never does anything that is not beneficial.

"Okay, you can ask him out for me."

Maeda agreed. He understood Abe's temperament. Abe was the prime minister's cousin. Maeda would not force him to do things he didn't want to do.

"no problem."

Abe got up and left, Koishihara was in trouble, let's see how he responds.

Price limit in a disguised form, isn't that just digging Ishihara Hiroshi's meat, Maeda is probably very depressed, taking such a job will definitely offend Ishihara Hiroshi.

Shi Yuanheng is now full-fledged, not inferior to him at all, and they are on the same front.

"Half discount? My lord, we're going to go bankrupt."

At President Wang's home, the housekeeper exclaimed that through connections, President Wang finally got Abe to persuade Ishihara Toru to let them go.

"It's good to keep your life."

President Wang is very tired, and bankruptcy is not a problem. His family has a big business and ten thousand acres of fertile land, but this time he gave half of the grain to Shiyuan Trading Company. He has done nothing for so many years.

Not only that, but he will have no chance to do grain business in the future.

Ishihara Heng finally defeated them, how could he give them a chance to make a comeback.

"Yes."

The butler replied helplessly, he understood that what the master said was right, and if he continued to fight against Shiyuan Trading Company, the next issue was not about money, but about whether he could save his life.

Chairman Wang ignored the others and sold all the grain in his hands to Shiyuan Trading Company at half price.

During the handover, his heart was bleeding.

A lifetime of hard work has just become someone else's wedding dress.

He is a thigh, he doesn't even count as an arm, so he has no choice but to admit defeat.

President Wang's defection announced the end of the grain war, the grain merchants' association was completely defeated, and more people began to look for Shi Yuanheng and others, hoping to sell the grain in their hands as soon as possible.

If you sell it, you can collect some money. If you can’t sell it, just wait for usury to come to your door.

"Yes, I understand, thank you Shi Yuan-kun."

Xintian received a call from Chu Lingyun and asked him to inform the smugglers that the smugglers would be fully liberalized, and everyone could receive grain from these grain merchants.

The price is [-]% and shall not be higher than this price.

After hanging up the phone, Nitta sighed.

I can't accept Shi Yuanheng's dissatisfaction. Ishi Yuanheng doesn't eat alone. When others eat meat, he will take them to drink soup, and it is soup with meat.

The grain business is also very profitable. This time they defeated the previous grain merchants, and it is definitely impossible to let them enter the grain business again. In the future, Shanghai's grain will be controlled by them.

This is a big cake, unexpectedly Ishihara Heng gave it to them.

This time they helped, there was no help for nothing, the little money they paid in the early stage was nothing, compared with the future profits, it was a drop in the bucket.

Xintian called and informed them one by one, telling them to open the harvest.

But the price of harvested grain should be controlled, only half of the current selling price.

They get the food at this price and sell it after the price rises in the future. It is definitely a bloody profit.

Those who received the notice were surprised, as if gold bricks had fallen from the sky.

Their help was purely for Shi Yuanheng. Shi Yuanheng took them to sell the goods and made them a lot of money. If Shi Yuanheng had something to do, they had to help.

Fortunately, this was not helping at all, but Shi Yuanheng led them to find a new way of making money.

Everyone understands how profitable food is.

Now with the words of Shi Yuanheng, everyone is free to collect grain, but the price must be according to what they say. If you disagree, you can not sell it. As long as your grain store dares to lower the price, we will continue to lower it.

They are absolutely not afraid of price wars.

Now most of their ships are transporting food, and they are not short of money, so what if they lose money?
Anyway, it will all be earned back in the end.

Whoever lowers the price, they will lower it accordingly, and their receiving price is half of the selling price. These grain merchants will not be able to sell much grain by reducing the price, but will reduce the price of grain in their hands.

In the end, they are the ones to pay.

"The one surnamed Wang, you will die badly."

A grain merchant stood on a tall building in the concession with a look of despair on his face.

Chairman Wang surrendered, and the Grain Merchants and Chamber of Commerce dispersed in an instant. He received the goods late, and the prices were very high, and the cheapest ones were also higher than the current retail price.

The goods received later were [-] to [-]% of the previous market price.

Selling it at a half discount of the previous market price will pay off all the money he owes.

This time it is completely over, there is no way out.

After scolding President Wang, he closed his eyes and jumped off the stairs, dying on the spot.

He is not the second, but the fourth.

During this period of time, there were quite a few grain merchants who committed suicide, and they were all driven to a desperate situation.

With tears in their eyes and gritted teeth, the major grain merchants sold their grain one after another, and more than a dozen smugglers ate meat with their stomachs open.

Even their warehouses were collected and renamed, and it became their property.

"Maeda wants to see me?"

Chu Lingyun was very surprised when he received a call from Abe.

He has a good relationship with Maeda. Maeda is a member of Konoe, and because of the relationship with the Hosokawa family, Maeda takes good care of him.

But he didn't miss a penny of the money that should be given.

"That's right, it's because of the food, just pay attention."

Abe still has a bit of conscience, he made so much money from Chu Lingyun, this time he reminded him for free.

"Thank you brother, I see."

Chu Lingyun hung up the phone. Maeda came to him because of the food problem. Is it because of the movement of those food merchants?

No, if it is to help make peace, Maeda will call instead of meeting.

Besides, those grain merchants don't have such great energy, Maeda won't be right with him because of them.

Not a grain merchant, but because of grain.

Chu Lingyun probably knew what was going on.

"Shi Yi, follow me to the Liaison Department."

Chu Lingyun called Fang Shiyi, and Maeda wanted to see him, so he had to go. Just as he wanted to sleep, Maeda sent him a pillow.

The grain merchants have retreated, and he will have the final say on the grain in Shanghai.

It's him, not them.

All the smugglers follow his lead, and his control is much stronger than Chairman Wang.

Food prices will definitely rise in the future, which is exactly what Mr. Ke is worried about.

Ke Gong understands that Chu Lingyun's real purpose is not to make money, but to the common people.

But from the perspective of outsiders, he just wants to make money, destroy competitors, and occupy the grain market.

If he does not raise the price, others will feel that he has changed.

As for the problem that Ke Gong couldn't think of a solution, Chu Lingyun didn't take it seriously at all.

He has so much experience in later generations, and he has also experienced the Internet explosion. There is more than one way to solve this kind of thing.

The ultimate goal is to benefit the common people, and Chu Lingyun will not change this original intention.

If the common people starve to death in order to make money, then he might as well not cross over.

"Mr. Maeda, hello."

When he came to the Liaison Department, Chu Lingyun was directly interviewed by Maeda, he had the qualifications.

"Shi Yuan is here, sit down."

Maeda is very polite, he is a member of Konoe, but Konoe-sama resigned suddenly, he has been very low-key recently.

However, Konoe-sama will definitely come back, and it won't be long before he will return to the position of prime minister.

"I heard from senior brother that you have something to do with me?"

Chu Lingyun asked with a smile, the relationship between him and Abe is not a secret among the senior management of the Liaison Department, and there is no need to cover it up.

"That's right, Prime Minister Abe personally called. He hoped that the price of grain in Shanghai would be stable and not too high."

Maeda went straight to the point and explained the situation, which did not exceed Chu Lingyun's expectations. Maeda was indeed looking for him because of the price of grain.

Food prices are too high, which is not conducive to the rule of the Japanese.

The name of the Liaison Department is rather strange, but he can be regarded as the actual manager of the city.

They assume the responsibilities of the government.

The military is dispatched to manage the army, and the Liaison Department is responsible for people's livelihood.

"You know, I lost a lot of money this time."

Chu Lingyun replied with a smile, he is Shi Yuanheng now, so he cannot directly agree to this request.

"I understand, but from now on, all the grain business will belong to you, and you can earn back the same."

Maeda nodded, the negotiation with Ishihara Hiroshi will not be so easy, but as long as Ishihara Hiroshi is persuaded, it is tantamount to controlling the food price.

Once Shi Yuanheng nodded, the others would not dare to disobey.

"How much do you want us to sell?" Chu Lingyun asked.

"How about five times the price now?"

Maeda tentatively asked, and Chu Lingyun smiled. The current price is five times, which is equivalent to half of the previous market price.

This is a bit too much, they sold it so expensive before, you don't care, now I want to sell it, but they restrict me to sell it at a low price, why, I, Shi Yuanheng, can't compare with those Chinese grain merchants?
"Mr. Maeda, this is impossible, I cannot agree to your request."

Chu Lingyun refused, Maeda was not surprised, he is now doing business with Shi Yuanheng, asking prices all over the place, and paying back the money on the spot.

"Then how much do you want to sell?"

Maeda took the initiative to ask, and Chu Lingyun stretched out three fingers: "Three times as much as before."

three times?
Maeda was stunned, the ordinary people would suffer unspeakably at the previous price, and if the price was raised three times, many people would really want to rebel.

"No, absolutely not."

Maeda immediately refused, and Ishihara Hiroshi was really dark enough. These black-hearted businessmen completely disregarded the lives of ordinary people.

During this period of time, some people even praised Shiyuan Trading Company for selling grain at a low price. They didn't know that what they were eating now was poison.

Ishihara Heng will let them spit out with interest.

"Mr. Maeda, I am a businessman, and a businessman seeks profit. I lost so much in the early stage, and helped you stabilize Shanghai. I want to earn a little later, which is not too much."

Chu Lingyun replied with a smile, and Maeda shook his head again.

"Absolutely not. If the price is too high, too many people will starve to death. I can't explain to the above. You can at most maintain the previous market price."

"Shi Yuan, there are many opportunities to make money. Your business is very profitable now. Even if you use the previous market price, you will be able to make back the money you lost in a short time. This is a matter personally arranged by the Prime Minister. Don't make it difficult for me."

Tripling up, Ishihara Heng is really crazy.

Sure enough, the businessman really dares to do anything in the face of profit. Isn't he afraid that the hungry people will rob his granary?
"But you're embarrassing me."

Ishihara Totoro shook his head and didn't let go. Maeda thought for a moment and said again: "Three times is definitely not acceptable. You can increase the price by 50.00% on the basis of the original market price. This is the bottom line."

It is impossible to prevent them from making money. This is indeed his bottom line. The price of food is too high, which affects not only ordinary people.

All aspects of the impact are great.

High food prices will drive up the price of goods. At that time, the common people will not be able to survive and must rebel.

Although there are still concessions, people in the concessions have always followed the wind and sold them at a higher price.

"Mr. Maeda, since you are unwilling to give in, let me make a suggestion, how would you like it?"

"Okay, you say."

Maeda made up his mind that Ishihara Heng must not be allowed to raise the price of grain too high. As a last resort, he wanted to use his power to force Ishihara Heng to compromise.

He is not afraid of this lawsuit going to China, after all Ishihara Heng is too greedy and has done too much.

"There are many kinds of grains. Don't worry about the price of rice. Leave it to us. For other fine grains, we will maintain the previous market price. As for coarse grains, I can make concessions and continue to sell them at the current price."

"What do you mean?"

Maeda was stunned. Is this to classify the grains and sell them separately?
The price of rice has risen, but the coarse grains have not changed?
But since there is food, people will definitely buy coarse grains, who will buy rice?

Maeda couldn't figure it out.

He really didn't understand that he was born noble and had never suffered since he was a child. Why doesn't he eat minced meat as a typical example.

Let him try to eat coarse grains, he will not be able to bear it after two meals, and he will definitely not continue to eat.

But coarse grains are something that can survive for ordinary people.

"The price of rice is set by ourselves, and the price of other fine grains remains. According to what you said, I will increase it by [-]% at most. I will release the coarse grains and sell them at the current price, so that the common people can eat and there will be no troubles. I You can also make money."

Chu Lingyun said lightly, Maeda doesn't understand economics, and he is the head of the headquarters just for show.

It is impossible to expect him to take Shanghai well.

"You can still make money by selling cheap food?"

Maeda asked doubtfully, is this Ishihara Hiroshi, who agreed to continue selling grain at the current price.

This price is a loss.

Even if there is only coarse grains, it will not make money.

"I'm not here for you, so that you can explain to the Prime Minister."

Chu Lingyun didn't explain, it's unnecessary, let him wait if he doesn't understand, and he will understand later.

"That's what you said, so do it."

Maeda really didn't understand, but he knew that this result was in his best interest. His goal was to stabilize grain prices in Shanghai and prevent troubles.

With low-priced food, there is no possibility of accidents.

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

Chu Lingyun got up, the food war was not completely over yet, but it didn't affect his layout.

"Shi Yuan, I hope you can understand that this time it was arranged by the Prime Minister himself, not me."

Maeda explained that he really didn't want to be an enemy of Hiroshi Ishihara.

If it is not impossible, he will not intervene.

"I understand, don't worry."

Chu Lingyun left with a smile, but Maeda still didn't understand, so he simply called Abe to the office and told him the whole process of negotiation between himself and Ishihara Toru.

"Abe, is Hiroshi Ishihara stupid to continue selling food at a loss?"

Maeda took the initiative to ask, and Abe's eyes were shining at this meeting. Ishihara is indeed a business genius, and he came up with such a way to get the best of both worlds.

"He is not stupid at all. No one is smarter than him. This trick is really powerful. You don't have to worry about domestic accountability. With Shi Yuan here, Shanghai will not be chaotic."

Abe replied with a smile, Maeda frowned, and still didn't understand why Abe said Ishihara Hiroshi's move was powerful?

Selling food at a low price, not making money, what's so great about it?
Seeing that he hadn't figured it out, Abe asked directly: "Chief of the headquarters, who are the people who eat coarse grains?"

"It must be the poor."

Maeda didn't think about it, but Abe nodded: "You're right, since they are poor, how much money do they have? The price of grain has really risen too high, should they afford it or not, besides, the price of coarse grain is already cheap , Even if it rises, it will not earn as much as rice."

In this era, the prices of coarse grains and fine grains are indeed very different, especially now.

The main reason is that coarse grains are too unpalatable. Unlike the coarse grains of later generations, they are all processed. The steamed buns of this era can be used as bricks, but eating a bite will definitely make your throat hurt, and you can’t do it without drinking water.

Bitter taste and difficult to swallow are typical characteristics of whole grains.

Except for those poor people who eat it for their lives, most people don't eat it at all.

They didn't have much money, and they couldn't make much money from them. Ishihara Heng gave up this market and focused on fine grains, especially rice.

If you want to make money, you have to start with rich people. He very much agrees with this. He is like this. If you can ask him to work, who has no money?
If you have no money, how much oil can you squeeze out if you squeeze it hard?

Rich people are different. They have to buy in order to maintain their lives.

Many people drink expensive red wine, not to mention the rice that must be eaten every day.

They have a lot of money, if you don't earn their money, how much can you get from mud legs?
A thousand mud legs are not as good as a rich man.

Ishihara Hiroshi's suggestion, it seems that he has suffered a loss and helped Maeda, but in fact he took advantage of it, just wait, the price of rice will increase wildly next.

"Is that true?"

After listening to Abe's explanation, Maeda understood somewhat, but still couldn't fully understand.

"Don't worry, I suggest you buy some rice first, otherwise the price of rice will hurt you in the future."

Abe got up with a smile. He was going to buy rice. He didn't think about making money with rice, but he didn't want others to make him too much money with rice.

He only eats rice, not whole grains at all.

　Guaranteed update, there is a party tonight, can't add more, tomorrow will add more.

　
(End of this chapter)