my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 582 Dividends
Zhang Anshi did not go to the research institute for the time being.

But the exchange is frequent.

Of course, he didn't go to the exchange for trading, after all, trading needs to be done behind the scenes, and many people secretly do it for him.

His appearance is more like a smoke bomb again and again.

Every time the people in the exchange saw that His Highness came again, they didn't know if there was any change in a short while.Therefore, while racking his brains, he guessed the ups and downs that might occur this time, but behind the scenes, Zhang Anshi had already been cultivating the plank road openly and keeping secrets.

For a long time, businessmen have trusted Zhang Anshi very much. After all... Zhang Anshi can really make everyone rich.

But this time, it was obvious that His Royal Highness King Song was eating alone, coupled with various news about Zhang Anshi's behind-the-scenes manipulation, so that people's hearts began to scatter.

But Zhang Anshi didn't care so much.

Still go my own way.

Liu Kee Firm.

Every morning when Liu Lu got up, he still read the daily newspaper first.

Usually at this time, after a cup of tea is finished, the mansion newspaper will be finished, and then he will go out to inspect his family's property.

He was about to go out when the manager came in a hurry and said anxiously: "Master, the price of cotton... After the big rise a few days ago, it suddenly dropped a lot today... Now at the exchange, many People see that the wind direction is not right, and they are selling one after another, and the price has fallen again and again. Now I know that, in fact, yesterday, when the cotton yarn was still at a high level, someone quietly shipped it, and only today did someone notice...Master...we ..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Lu turned pale with shock.

Because the price of cotton spinning has soared a few days ago, many people have bought a lot of cotton yarn. After all, this thing is suitable for storage, and in recent years, the demand for cotton spinning has also become higher and higher.

One of the businesses of Liu Kee Trading Co. is sewing garments and supplying quilts!Seeing that the current market is so good, Liu Lu naturally asked people to buy a lot, but the purchase price was at a high level.

He frowned, looked at the steward and said, "What's the price now?"

The manager said with a bitter face, "It's [-]% of yesterday's listing price."

Don't be pessimistic about [-]%, but for the bulk of cotton spinning, this is already a sharp drop.

Liu Lu suddenly showed a look of pain, and in a blink of an eye, he lost more than 4 taels of silver.

Of course, 4 taels of silver is nothing to a big business like Liu Ji, but it is also real money, which is very precious to merchants, even if it is in their hands Here, I don't know how many urgent needs can be solved.

The most important thing is that Liu Lu had always judged that cotton textiles would probably continue to rise these days, but who knew it would actually fall.

So Liu Lu was surprised and said: "Is there any other news? Did it suddenly fall?"

The person in charge said: "There is no news yet, but it is rumored that someone should have heard the news in advance, so they quickly sold the cotton spinning in their hands, which caused a sharp drop."

"Are you informed of the news in advance again?" Liu Lu's face turned pale, and he felt his head buzzing, and his heart felt a little powerless.

Doing business... Liu Lu has never been afraid of anyone. He started from scratch, but he was born as an ordinary tenant farmer. After that, he worked as a clerk for the owner of a small inn. Married to Liu Lu.

After that, relying on the little money he saved in the inn, Liu Lu borrowed the wind of the New Deal, coupled with his own business vision, and quickly began to expand. Involved, now, he is regarded as Qixia's business giant, at least he can be counted as the number one person.

Liu Lu's confidence in business is definitely not groundless. After all, he has been in the business for so many years and has a unique vision and a special sensitivity.

Coupled with the hard work in the business world for so many years, it can be regarded as going through a lot of storms.

But now...he suddenly felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness.

It's like, he knows that there is an opponent in the market, but this opponent is invisible and intangible. No matter how he calculates, how shrewd and capable he is, no matter how hard he tries to make a precise judgment, the opponent is like Like a fairy, he can always predict what will happen tomorrow, so that Liu Lu is always a step behind.

Just like the decline in cotton spinning, if someone hadn't learned the news in advance and sold it desperately, if only based on market conditions, Liu Lu might be able to judge in a few days that after the cotton spinning boom, the price of cotton spinning might fall. There is a certain adjustment, so, in a few days...he may sell some and ship some goods.

It's a pity that now someone has a quicker and more accurate judgment, makes a quick move, and sells it directly. At this time, even if Liu Lu realizes that he wants to sell it, it is too late.

Because the price has fallen, if it is sold at a low price, it will be a blood loss, and it can continue to hold on. The future market, under the sell-off of the other party, has become unclear again.

Liu Lu was full of confusion.This was the first time that he felt such a clueless sense of powerlessness, and this sense of powerlessness did not come from him alone.

At this moment, many merchants in Qixia can empathize with them.

The original business sense is useless, and all the calculations and methods are like child's play.

What Liu Lu felt distressed was not the 4 taels of silver, but what he felt distressed was that the business experience he was proud of was now useless, and now he was almost being led by the nose, unable to move, which was a bit like a hero's twilight.

"Hey..." Liu Lu sighed quietly.

The steward at the side hesitated for a moment, but said, "Master, should we also throw some away?"

Liu Lu's face was full of exhaustion. After thinking for a while, he waved his hands and said, "No need, it's already too late."

Seeing the owner's preoccupation, the person in charge inevitably showed a regretful expression, and said: "It is said...that this is His Royal Highness Song's handwriting. It is said that His Royal Highness Song has been in the exchange these days, earning A lot of silver, master... His Royal Highness King Song..."

Before the manager finished speaking, Liu Lu waved his hand again, and then said: "It is said that righteousness does not hold money. Logically speaking, there are no fathers and sons in the mall, but no matter what, His Royal Highness Song Wang is kind to people like me." , Don't mention these words..."

He paused for a moment, then continued: "Besides, the loss is not too big, and Liu Ji Commercial Co., Ltd. does not rely on this to make a fortune. These days, the shopkeepers below, let them act more cautiously, and stop unnecessary purchases. .”

Hearing Liu Lu's order, the manager was taken aback for a moment, but nodded with a wry smile.

You know, the reason why a big business like Liu Lu can exist today is entirely due to his radicalism.After all, when people are in the air, it is said that pigs can blow up!But in fact, it is not the case. Everyone can vaguely feel the wind, but some people dare to bet all their wealth in pursuit of excessive returns.Ordinary people look left and right, worrying a lot, until they miss the opportunity.

This shows how radical people like Liu Lu will be once they catch the wind.

But now, the steward can feel his master, like a dog with a broken spine, no longer the high spirits before, and now he shrinks back.

The manager had no choice but to nod.

He couldn't help muttering: "This matter... is too strange. No matter how you say it goes up, it goes up, and if you say it goes down, it goes down. You can always buy or ship before the news comes out. This...His Royal Highness Song, is it right? Are your hands and eyes open like this?"

After he said this, seeing that Liu Lu was preoccupied and irritable, and knew that Liu Lu didn't like to hear such words, he had no choice but to keep silent.

Instead, he suddenly remembered something, and immediately said: "Yes, master, in a few days, the boss of Chen Ji Trading Co., Ltd. wants to unite some people to visit His Royal Highness King Song, master...will you go?"

"Visit His Highness King Song?" Liu Lu raised his eyebrows, looking very surprised. He glanced at the steward, and then said, "What are you going to do?"

The steward said: "Mingli said... I hope to pay homage to His Royal Highness King Song, and thank you for your kindness over the years, but secretly..."

The steward didn't go on, but the words were self-evident enough.

With a thought in his mind, Liu Lu opened his eyes slightly and said, "Fix a letter and send it to Brother Chen, just say, count me as an old man."

"Yes."

…………

In Wenyuan Pavilion.

But it was more lively than before.

Hu Guang didn't know what medicine he took wrongly, and he always laughed heartily.

This hearty laugh is obviously inconsistent with the atmosphere of Wenyuan Pavilion.

After all, this place is the center of the world, who can be here, who is not a person with extremely high self-cultivation, who does not show his emotions and anger, and acts meticulously.

The several bachelors in Wenyuan Pavilion, when they are free, they all come to this study to read the residence newspaper.

At this time, Hu Guang crossed his legs, but picked up a piece of "Business Daily" that he did not know where he brought it.

This commercial newspaper was published by Qixia and published by Zhang An Shishangzuo.Its purpose, in addition to publishing some business knowledge and market changes, in a sense, is also to publish in various prefectures and counties in the world, so that people in all prefectures and counties can roughly understand the market changes of different commodities in various states in the world.

As soon as Hu Guangda picked up the business newspaper and brought it out, Shi Shiran crossed his legs, pressed his face to the newspaper, and read it carefully.

Yang Rong, who was also reading the mansion newspaper, felt that his eyes were hot, so he turned his face away and turned a blind eye.

Xie Jin just smiled, looking calm, and still looked at his residence newspaper steadily.

Jin Youzi is different, he usually likes to be on the road early in the morning, and reads the daily mansion newspaper while driving, but at this time, he often takes a nap on the sofa.

As for Zhang Anshi, he stayed quietly at another long table, practicing calligraphy.

This is also helpless, as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, he wants to draft a ticket, but his cursive script is really eye-catching, and he was even scolded several times by Zhu Di angrily. Now, he has to practice the book stickers obediently, so as not to write it out. Words are always invisible.

Don't say that Zhu Di didn't recognize it, sometimes he called Zhang Anshi to ask, but Zhang Anshi didn't know what he wrote.

This made Zhang Anshi admire those doctors from the medical school. After all, the characters written in Wenyuan Pavilion were for the emperor.

But the doctors of the medical school, their writing is for the patients to read, no matter how scribbled, even if it is a ghostly drawing, it doesn't matter, after all, the case and prescription, as long as the doctor who prescribes the medicine can understand it.

Zhang Anshi practiced calligraphy seriously, as if he didn't care about the people on the other side.

Suddenly, Hu Guang let out an ah.

In this quiet study, Zhang Anshi's hands trembled in fright, leaving a puddle of ink on the stickers.

Zhang Anshi glanced at Hu Guang in annoyance.

But Hu Guang put down the "Business Daily" with compassion, and sighed: "It's not easy to live in the capital."

Yang Rong glanced at him, made a nasal sound in his nose, and turned his eyes back to the mansion newspaper in his hand, ignoring him.

Instead, Xie Jin looked up at him with a smile and said, "Why is Mr. Hu expressing such emotion?"

Hu Guang said with a look of surprise: "Jiegong, look, the price in Dongshi, now a house covers an area of ​​only 17 mu, and the price is already [-] taels of silver. Xiegong, tell me... who is this?" affordable?"

Xie Jin said: "The capital city is as big as a palm, and there are fewer and fewer houses with 37 acres in the city, let alone Dongshi. If it is the Bell and Drum Tower, the price may cost 25 yuan."

Hu Guang said with emotion: "Yes, yes, hey, in this world now... I think back when I came to the capital to take the imperial examination, at that time, when I was Emperor Taizu Gao, such a house in Dongshi was also It’s only 3 to [-] taels of silver. Now...it’s really different.”

Xie Jin smiled and said: "If someone is willing to sell, someone will naturally buy it. Why is Mr. Hu interested in this?"

Hu Guang said lightly: "I just took a look at the sub-page of this commercial newspaper, and I happened to see someone selling it on the newspaper, so... I just felt emotional."

Jin Youzi smiled, and said, "Grand Hu, don't look at the sub-pages of newspapers, they are all notices sold by various merchants. What's the point of reading this thing?"

Hu Guang squinted his eyes and continued to stand on his feet, but slowly picked up the teacup, sipped it comfortably, and then said slowly: "Isn't this old man about to buy a house?"

Jin Youzi: "..."

Hu Guang sighed and said: "It's still too expensive. I have to find a cheaper one. 17 taels is a bit more expensive. If it's 15 taels, it may not be unaffordable."

Jin Youzi: "..."

Xie Jin quickly bowed his head and remained silent.

Hu Guang continued enthusiastically: "My lords, isn't this East City a bit far away? After all, it's a little far away from the Meridian Gate. I'm on duty every day in the palace. I'm afraid it takes less than half an hour to walk along the way... It's a pity that the Bell and Drum Tower It's too expensive, otherwise I'll just grit my teeth... Forget it, although this Dongshi is far away from the palace, it's closer to the post office. Let me make it easier for my son. We... are old, what else do we want? ? It’s nothing more than having to endure hardships by yourself and teach your children and grandchildren to benefit.”

"Of course, my son is also filial. He also said the day before yesterday that he simply went to the Bell and Drum Tower to buy it. The old man is old and his legs are cold in winter. He also took a fancy to a big house in the Bell and Drum Tower, covering an area of ​​more than 40 acres. , towers, pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, a total of more than [-] taels of silver."

Hu Guang put down the teacup, raised his eyebrows, and continued angrily: "The old man scolded him at that time. He is really not in charge of the family. He doesn't know how much firewood and rice are. If he has a little money, he doesn't know how to accept it. His tail is going to the sky. It’s so expensive, but even if we can afford it, we can’t do it like this. We are heirs of poems and books, and we’re not following the example of Shi Chong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to fight for wealth. Speaking of it, it’s also unsightly...you say, the young people nowadays people……"

Hu Guang shook his head desperately and sighed, looking very helpless.

Zhang Anshi didn't change his face, and continued to lower his head and write the copybook seriously.

After all, Xie Jin couldn't help but raised his head again. He coughed a few times, and opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know how to respond, so he didn't say anything at all.

Yang Rong simply put away the mansion newspaper, pretending to close his eyes and relax.

Only Jin Youzi wanted to sympathize with Hu Guang. He was afraid that Hu Guang would be cold and unsightly, so he wanted to answer, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't help thinking, I sympathize with him, who sympathizes with me?
So he simply remained silent.

Hu Guang still shook his head and said: "So, people, you must not get complacent. We are people who have experienced it and understand it. But young people are different now. They are young and energetic, extravagant and lustful, and they will suffer."

He talked to himself, picked up the business newspaper again, and continued to read happily.

At this moment, Zhang Anshi finally finished writing a copybook, and nodded in satisfaction with his own copybook.At this time, he finally had the thought to look up at Hu Guang, but smiled and said, "What did Mr. Hu say you want to buy?"

Hu Guang's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately said: "Your Highness, Your Highness, buy a house, buy a house..."

Zhang Anshi narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Speaking of this house, I have an idea."

Hu Guang looked at Zhang Anshi with scorching eyes and said, "Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "Hahaha, I don't dare to give advice, it's just some ideas."

Hu Guang looked at Zhang Anshi, but seeing Zhang Anshi calm and relaxed, he continued: "The capital is congested, and to be honest, there have been too many people entering the capital over the years. Not a good thing."

Hu Guang frowned and said: "That's what you say, but what can you do? Let alone other people, just say that people like this old man are on duty in the palace every day, and my son is in the post office and does not live in the city. Do you still have to go outside the city?"

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Well, what Hu Gong said is not unreasonable, this is indeed a trouble."

Hu Guangdao: "Your Highness King Song, if you have any thoughts, you might as well say them out. I'll listen attentively, so don't hide them."

Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said, "Right now, it's hard to say. Let's include this idea when my new policy comes out."

Hu Guang raised his eyebrows in confusion and said, "New chapter?"

What does this have to do with the new chapter?

Zhang Anshi stopped talking to him, continued to bow his head, took out another blank paper, and continued to practice the book stickers.

But Hu Guang was obviously very excited about this, and he was quite scratching his heart, and wanted to continue to ask, but Zhang Anshi refused to reveal it, which is regrettable.

(End of this chapter)