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When Wu Chaohui heard that someone was visiting, he suddenly got a headache. He must be here to ask for food again!

Ever since the earthquake, county magistrates and prefects from all over the country have been visiting him in an endless stream, all asking for food.

He immediately waved his hand: "Just say I'm sick..."

"Hahaha, Master Wu, this is a great time to make money, how can you be sick?"

Wu Chaohui looked at the man who came. He was in his forties and looked very wealthy. From the gems on his belt and the top-quality jade crown on his head, he knew that he was an extremely wealthy man.

"May I ask you are?"

"I am Meng Yan, from the Meng family of Langzhou, Nanzhao."

Nanzhao Kingdom, Langzhou Meng family, that is a big family in the local area, how come they came to Daqian?

Want food? Rice must not be given, or you might be accused of treason.

Wu Zhaohui didn't even ask him to sit down, but asked coldly, "What can I do for you, sir?"

"Master Wu won't even give me a glass of water?"

"You and I each serve our own masters. It's better not to get too close to each other, so as not to get into trouble."

Meng Yan laughed loudly and said seriously, "What if I am delivering food to Master Wu?"

Hearing about the food delivery, Wu Zhaohui immediately became excited, raised his eyebrows, and led the person into the living room: "Please sit down."

Meng Yan sat down and said, "There's an earthquake in Zhongzhou, aftershocks continue, heavy rains continue, and floods are getting worse. I heard that plague has also begun to break out. The Daqian situation is really bad. Food is in short supply, and I'm afraid it won't be relieved for at least a year or two."

Wu Zhaohui: You, a foreigner, are worried about Daqian? I don't believe you!

Meng Yan said: "I have some surplus food on hand, and I am willing to trade with the Wu family."

Wu Chaohui knew that Nanzhao was a country with abundant grain production, and the earthquake in Zhongzhou did not affect Nanzhao, so it was understandable that the Meng family had surplus grain.

But, is the Meng family so kind?

You know, the Meng family is the family that produced the most loyal ministers and generals in the Nanzhao Kingdom. Zhuge Kongming captured Meng Huo seven times, and Meng Huo was the ancestor of the Meng family.

"How do you plan to deal with me? I'm just a businessman. If you want to put forward other conditions, then forget it."

Meng Yan was surprised and said, "You and I are both businessmen. Is there any other transaction besides paying off the money?"

"That's great." Wu Zhaohui breathed a sigh of relief. "How much grain does Mr. Meng have and what's the price?"

"This number." He held up a finger.

"Ten thousand koku?"

"No, no, no, one hundred thousand dan." Meng Yan said, "It's all this year's new grain, but the price must be based on the current market price in Daqian."

"How many?"

"260 yuan per catty."

"That won't work. The current market price is 180 wen at most. Who would you sell it to for 260 wen? If His Majesty finds out, my Wu family will be confiscated and exterminated."

"Master Wu, I have inquired about the market. If you don't want it, I won't force you." Meng Yan still smiled brightly, "If you don't want it, there are people chasing for it."

He stood up, put down the teacup in his hand, smiled and said, "Master Wu's tea is very good, but Nanzhao's black tea is better and nourishes the stomach. If there is a chance in the future, please ask Master Wu to taste it."

The servant who came with Meng Yan put the cloak on Meng Yan, and the master and servant bowed and left.

Wu Zhaohui did not force them to stay. Seeing them leave in a carriage at the door, he immediately said to the housekeeper, "Follow him and see where he goes and who he trades with."

Meng Yan and the servant left the Wu family and went directly to the inn.

The servant said to Meng Yan, "Someone from the Wu family is following us."

Meng Yan smiled and said, "I'm waiting for him to follow me, otherwise I won't be able to continue."

The two arrived at the inn, and the servant quickly went out to the construction site of the Grand Canal Wancheng extension. Soon, a man followed him out excitedly.

At the inn, Meng Yan looked at the visitor, politely offered him a seat, and asked, "How much rice does Master Gu need? Okay, we can give you the rice, but we must pay according to the market price."

Prince Gu is Gu Chengyan.

He originally had 10 taels of silver from Xie Xiangxiang, but after giving red envelopes to Wei Shixun and Shi Xiu, he was left with only taels. The taels of grain he stockpiled on a daily basis was only enough to feed the migrant workers for days.

The first batch of grain was purchased at the market price of 2 cents, and the silver coins earned were given to Guan Yingying to go to Nanzhao Kingdom.

When he went to the market to purchase the second batch, the price had risen to 2000 wen per shi (about 13 wen per catty), but the prince only gave him 12 wen per catty. Not only did he not make any profit, he even lost money.

There was an earthquake in Zhongzhou, which affected the Grand Canal but did not affect the continued construction, so daily food still had to be provided.

He didn't even have enough money to buy food, let alone stockpile food for ten days.

He reported this to Wei Shixun, who was quite polite and said, "You can find a way to buy the grain. No matter what the price is, you should add 10 cents of profit to the price."

In fact, this is another great opportunity to make a fortune.

Now the price changes every day, and he secretly adds thirty or fifty cents to the price, and no one can tell.

The key is to get food!

There was no food on the market, the Wu family was gone, and even the Cheng'en Mansion couldn't get food.

At this time, someone told him that the Meng family of Nanzhao Kingdom happened to have 100,000 shi of grain, which was going to be transported to Wancheng to be sold at a high price.

He had been waiting anxiously for two days. Now that the servant of the Meng family informed him that the goods had arrived, he ran faster than anyone else.

When they arrived at the inn, the two parties hit it off immediately. 10 dan of grain, 33 guan, 400 wen per dan, Meng Yan gave a profit of 40 wen per dan, which is about 210 wen per catty, which was considered very polite.

Meng Yan smiled and said, "If you want all this grain, take it all at once. I don't do retail, and I can't stay in Daqian for too long."

While the two men were discussing the contract, the Wu family's housekeeper was in a corner of the inn, pretending to be drinking tea as if nothing had happened, and vaguely heard what they were talking about.

When Gu Chengyan left, the housekeeper also left.

The housekeeper returned to the Wu family and immediately reported to Wu Chaohui. Wu Chaohui knew Gu Chengyan and knew that he was the prince's man.

He immediately hitched up a carriage and went to the construction site, asking Gu Chengyan how much he got for the grain.

Gu Chengyan didn't want to say it, it was a secret.

He negotiated for 210, and he was going to report 260 to the court. How could he tell Wu Zhaohui about this?

Wu Chaohui couldn't get the answer, so he hurried back to the Wu family to discuss the matter with the family elders.

As soon as he entered the room, the housekeeper told him, "The Fang family went to the inn to look for Meng Yan."

"Fang family? Fang Sixian?"

"Yes, it's him."

Fang Sixian is the brother-in-law of King Qi. He is not only a grain merchant but also a salt merchant.

Wu Zhaohui immediately said to the housekeeper: "Call the elders for an emergency meeting."

When Wu Chaohui finished the meeting and arrived at the inn, Meng Yan and Fang Sixian had already finished the discussion and signed the contract readily.

Wu Zhaohui kept pestering for food, and Meng Yan said helplessly, "It's really gone. We only brought 100,000 shi this time. More will have to be transferred, and that will take a month."

Wu Chaohui regretted it so much that he invited him home, treated him to delicious food and wine, and begged him to help get food.

Meng Yan shook his head and said, "You are the most powerful grain merchant in Daqian, so I came to you first. I only came to them after you refused. I was annoyed that 10 shi of grain was sold to two companies. If I had traded with you earlier, I wouldn't have had so much trouble."

The next morning, Fang Sixian and Gu Chengyan went to the dock to pick up grain. Meng Yan's servant arranged for the inspection of the goods and the collection of silver.

33 guan.

Wu Chaohui went to see the grain that Fang Sixian and Gu Chengyan had brought. There was not a single bad grain. All of it was good, full grain, and new grain.

Seeing Fang Sixian's rice shop selling rice at 300 coins right after it opened, Wu Zhaohui felt extremely regretful: "My grain, my silver..."

Four or five days later, Meng Yan's servant came to the Wu family on horseback. The housekeeper no longer dared to neglect him and immediately invited him in.

The servant came in and didn't even sit down. He asked breathlessly in the yard, "Master Wu, my master has allocated 40 dan of grain near the capital. Do you want some?"