Zhu Nao

On the day of the opening of the non-traitor food store, Lou Yi and others in the next street also started to watch from early in the morning.

At the beginning, they were in the mood of watching the excitement, wanting to see what kind of jokes this non-traitor guild would make.Lou Yi even thought that the food store had no food to sell at all, and would rely on beating gongs and drums to sell it after opening.

However, when the non-traitor grain store really opened and bags of rice and wheat were brought out, Lou Yi and the others were all dumbfounded.

Their business has already started, and Lou Yi hurriedly sent someone to inquire about their prices.I don't know if I don't ask, but when I inquired, I was shocked again - the prices of several kinds of grains sold by the non-traitor grain store are all [-]/[-] or even [-]/[-] lower than that of Zhengda grain store!

Before that, Lou Yi thought that if the two sides were to fight against each other, he could lower the price appropriately to squeeze out the opponent, but he was only ready to drop from 160 renminbi a dou to 150 renminbi a dou.But the price on the other side was 120 Wen, which caught him off guard!

The guys at Zhengda Grain Shop also panicked, chattering around Lou Yi.

"Shopkeeper, shall we also lower the price?"

"I can't do it if I don't surrender, the difference is too much, so my business will be taken away by them!"

"Yeah yeah……"

Lou Yi looked at the people over there crowding him, and looked at the emptiness in front of her own door, gritted her teeth, hesitated again and again, and finally vetoed: "No surrender! Let them sell it, how much money can they have in such a small shop? Stuff? I can’t look at it for an hour, and their goods should be sold out. People who can’t buy anything by then have to come back to us. Don’t worry!”

As a result, one hour passed, two hours passed, and the whole morning was over. There were still a lot of people there, and there was no sign that the goods would be sold soon.And there was also a long queue at the entrance of Zhengda Grain Store—this time it was not their customers, but customers from the non-traitor grain shop. The long queue had already reached their door.

Lou Yi was stunned, and hurriedly sent a staff to find out what was going on.

Not long after, the clerk came back with a gray face: "Shopkeeper, they rented a few rooms in the inn next door to store the goods. The goods in the store were sold out, and they immediately replenished the goods. They also restricted each customer to only buy five buckets." Food. If things go on like this, they still have to sell, and they will definitely not be able to sell them all in a while."

"What?!" Lou Yi was shocked, "Where did they get so much food??"

If they had known that the non-traitor grain bank had the ability to operate the grain bank, they would not have been so slack at all, and would have tried everything possible to prevent the grain bank from opening a few days ago.But because he firmly believed that the other party didn't even have any goods in his hand, he watched the other party open the door and watched the other party snatch away all the guests.

This is not a traitor, what is the origin? ?

However, things have happened.It was too late for Lou Yi to regret, so she could only quickly bite the bullet and ask someone to send a message to Wu Liang, asking Wu Liang to check the other party's details again.

After the messenger guy was dispatched, the guys in the shop had nothing to do, and a group of people got together to have a lively discussion.

"I said they are such a small store, why the goods have not been sold out all morning, and they are using the inn as a warehouse."

"But if you rent an inn to store food, don't you have to pay for the inn room? Don't you have to hire more people to carry things back and forth? Wouldn't their cost be higher? Why don't they just buy a bigger one? Is your store open?"

"I don't understand, what is this picture? The food price is set so low, can they make money?"

"Hey? Did they open the shop here just to challenge us? Didn't they say that their boss is Mrs. Zhou's cousin? Our boss is Mrs. Wu's younger brother. Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wu have always been at odds." Deal with it, so they would rather spend more money, just to set up a shop next to us, to cause trouble for us..."

"This...as for what?"

Lou Yi also couldn't figure it out, after much deliberation, maybe the other party's purpose was really to make things difficult for them.He had to admit that this trick was very successful. Throughout the morning, he saw people running to the side, and he still rolled their eyes when he passed by them.His heart is simply not blocked, but blocked!

There were still people coming from all directions outside, and the queue lined up to their door, which crowded their door.Lou Yi was so angry that she grabbed a feather duster and waved it out like crazy: "Get out, get out! Whoever dares to block the door, I'll report to the police and arrest you all!"

The people outside were startled, pointed at them, and walked away in a detour.This side is not allowed to line up, change the other side and continue queuing!

Lou Yi collapsed on the chair in frustration.After a while, he gritted his teeth and came up with an idea to recruit a clerk and whisper such and such in the clerk's ear.The man nodded and hurried out.

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Zhu Nao was reading a book in the backyard when Li Xiang walked in.

"Zhuzhou Mu, the caravan has entered the city and is on its way."

Zhu Nao put down the book and nodded: "Okay. Did the officers and soldiers check?"

Li Xiang shook his head: "It's still the same, just give me some money, and I'll let you see it casually."

Juno smiled.

Li Xiang couldn't help but sneered: "I heard that the Zhengda Food Store has always thought that we didn't even have food in hand, so they opened the store. It's a good thing they figured it out... But after today, they will definitely We will start a detailed investigation, and we shouldn’t be able to hide it.”

Zhu Nao didn't take it seriously: "It doesn't matter, it was impossible to hide it all the time. I just want them to relax their vigilance so that we can open smoothly."

Wu Liang and Lou Yi have always been confident, thinking that they are well-informed.And their sources of news are grain merchants from various places, and officers and soldiers from Yuzhou Prefecture.Normally speaking, if someone purchased a large amount of goods from grain merchants, the news would spread; and when caravans entered the city, the city guards should also check the goods to avoid hiding prohibited items inside.So when there was no abnormal news reported to them by both sides, they became deaf.

The grain that Zhu Nao sells now is all transported from Langzhou.Because he cooperated with the merchants in Langzhou, the merchants gave him the caravans they used to run on the road, because they were all on this road, and neither the people on the road nor the officers and soldiers guarding the city thought much about it. .No one realized that he was fully prepared.And the reason why he is so low-key is not that he expects to do business secretly from now on, but that he doesn't want to arouse too many people's vigilance in the early stage of the business, so that he can encounter less resistance.

If it had been known that he had transported so much grain into the city, not to mention Wu Liang and the others would try their best to obstruct him, even Wang Zhoumu himself might be suspicious, so he might not be able to give him approval so easily.

But now, the grain bank has successfully opened, and the matter is already half successful.

Zhu Nao asked, "Did someone come to make trouble this morning?"

Li Xiang shook his head: "Not yet."

Zhu Nao said: "The people I asked you to help resettle, have you settled them all?"

Li Xiangdao: "Zhu Zhoumu don't worry, I've explained everything."

Zhu Nao said: "You are very compromised in handling things, I don't worry."

Li Xiang hurriedly said modestly: "It's Zhuzhou's shepherd who is considerate in matters, and I just follow through."

Juno smiled.Li Xiang is indeed a capable person, which is much better than his younger brother Li Shen.

There were people watching at the shop, so Li Xiang was not in a hurry to go back.He dawdled in the yard for a while, looking like he still wanted to say something.

Seeing this, Zhu Nao patted the stool beside him, motioning for Li Xiang to sit down: "What else?"

Li Xiang walked over and sat down, and asked cautiously, "Zhuzhou Mu, I don't know what you... have in mind for Yuzhou...?"

Junao raised his eyebrows slightly.

Li Xiang hurriedly explained: "I'm not, I'm just...just...uh..." He stammered, the more he spoke, the more he couldn't explain clearly.

How Zhu Nao became the shepherd of Langzhou, he knew very well.He was also very curious about Junao's future plans.This time seeing Zhu Nao personally leading the team to Yuzhou and staying in Yuzhou, he inevitably had a lot of guesses in his heart.

Although it was said that Zhu Nao came to do the grain business on the surface, he also knew that several wealthy merchants in Langzhou had united and ambitiously wanted to open a grain store that monopolized the Shu area.Even if Zhu Nao attaches great importance to this grain business, there are so many businessmen in Langzhou, isn't there any one who is good at management?However, Zhu Nao wanted to put aside his affairs in Langzhou and came over in person, saying that he had no intention of hiding people, but Li Xiang didn't believe it.

But it was very difficult for him to ask this straightforwardly. If he said something he shouldn't have said, it would be difficult to end.

He was vague, but Zhu Nao still understood.He turned sideways, faced Li Xiang, and asked, "What about you? What do you think?"

Li Xiang was stunned for a moment: "Huh? Me?"

"That's right." Zhu Nao said confidently, "Since you asked me what I think about Yuzhou, you must have thought first. Otherwise, this question is really strange."

Li Xiang: "..."

He said with shame: "Zhuzhou Mu really... has insight into people's hearts."

Junao smiled, waiting for him to continue.

Li Xiang thought for a moment, licked his lips, and said: "I... I have been in business these years, I have traveled to many places, met many people, and seen many things..." After a pause, he said shyly, "Say Don't laugh at me, Zhuzhou Mu. I used to be a bit frivolous when things went smoothly. At that time, I was embarrassed by the government several times when I did things. I thought the government and officials were the burden of the country. There's nothing else to do but trouble."

Pausing for a moment, he said with a wry smile: "But the world has become more and more chaotic in the past two years, and my life has become more and more difficult. Sometimes the goods are delivered a few days late, and I can't sleep all night because I am afraid Someone robbed me on the road, and I had to lose all my money; I opened a shop in the city, and I wanted to deal with officials and ruffians at the bottom, and everyone would be angry with me, and I had to take out the account book all the time. , I didn’t make any money, and I was still in the red! At this time, I heard others say that the weather in Langzhou is still smooth and the people live in peace. I really feel... Sigh. An official is actually the parents of the people, but this competent Gaotang You can't ask for it!"

These words were not made up to please Junao.Long before Zhu Nao left for Langzhou, he had heard from Li Shen several times that his cousin Li Xiang intended to sell his property in Yuzhou and ran to Langzhou to join his younger brother.Li Xiang really admired the officials in Langzhou.

Zhu Nao looked at him for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Do you know the officials in Yuzhou Mansion?"

"Ah?" Li Xiang was stunned for a while before answering his words, "This... can't be said to be too familiar, but I have been in Yuzhou for so many years, and I have dealt with many people."

Zhu Nao said: "I would like to ask you to investigate the important officials in the Yuzhou Mansion and their division of power. It would be best if you could draw a picture for me."

Li Xiang's eyes widened in surprise: "Huh? Uh... okay."

Zhu Nao smiled gently and said, "I am here in Yuzhou this time, and you will help me with many things. If the grain business can operate successfully in Yuzhou, you will have contributed a lot. If you stay in Yuzhou in the future, you will still be able to You have to take care of a lot of things, and the profits you get will not lose your share; if you still want to go to Langzhou, I will take care of your affairs in Langzhou."

Li Xiang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but be overjoyed!Although these words were not clearly stated, the meaning was already very clear.

He came to check on Zhu Nao's tone today, apart from being curious, he had the intention of recommending himself.As early as Jun Nao was just a businessman, he had admired Jun Nao's ability very much.Right now, he is just helping with some business matters, and he is not satisfied.If he can play for Junao for a long time, he will have a bright future in the future!

He promised again and again, and geared up to go out to do errands.

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In the south of the city, several ragged refugees are approaching the non-traitor food store.These people live in no fixed place on weekdays, sometimes beg, sometimes steal, and sometimes collect money to help others do bad things.

Just half an hour ago, someone gave them a sum of money and asked them to go to the food store to make trouble and drive away the customers of the food store.Although this task is very bad, for Zhang Xi and the others, as long as someone gives them money, they are willing to do anything.

"Boss," a person walked up to Zhang Xi and asked gossipingly, "Is the person who gave us the money just now a guy from Zhengda Grain Shop?"

Zhang Xidao: "It must be. I heard that the newly opened Xinliang Store sells grain much cheaper than Zhengda Grain Shop. The people in the city are so happy, who else can hate them except Zhengda Grain Shop?" ?”

"I guess so. It's so rare that a new grain store can be opened in the city..." the man asked, "By the way, boss, how much did the man give us just now?"

Zhang Xi took out the purse he had just received and threw it to him, letting him see it for himself.

The man counted the number of people, and said happily: "Let's take this money to buy some food at the Xinliang Store later on. We can open up and eat several meals with this money."

Zhang Xi said: "Okay!"

These people wander around, sleep on the streets, and have nothing to spend money on. Usually, when they get money, they just buy some food and some wine.

After finishing speaking, the two suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Hey? After we go to make trouble, can they still sell us things?"

"...I didn't even think of it if you didn't tell me..."

The two looked at each other for a moment, Zhang Xi slapped his thigh and said, "What should I buy? Just take advantage of the chaos and grab some more!"

Everyone froze for a while, then nodded.Too……

After a while, they reached the street where the grain store was located.Before he passed, he was taken aback by the sight in front of him.

"Why are there so many people?!"

It's already afternoon, and there are still queues on the third floor and the outer three floors at the door of the non-traitor food store.

Several refugees hesitated for a moment, a little at a loss.

The money is collected, and things have to be done.Zhang Xi bit his head and said: "Let's copy the guys together. After we went there, they said that the food they sold was poisonous, poisoned one of our brothers, and then smashed the store. I don't think they will scare away all these customers! "

When everyone heard Zhang Xi's order, they took out their sticks one after another, and swaggered forward.

Walking to the back of the queue, the crowd was tightly surrounded, and no one planned to make way for them.Zhang Xi looked around for a while, and saw a table with scales on the side of the road, so he picked up the stick in his hand, and was about to smash the table first, scaring away the guests who were blocking the door.

He squeezed the stick tightly in his hand, gestured first, then raised the stick high, ready to smash it down!

Before he could make a move, suddenly his hands were empty, and the stick in his hand was taken away.

Zhang Xi was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head abruptly, only to see a man with the same disheveled hair and ragged clothes standing behind him.Looking at this man's attire, he knew that he was also a vagrant in the city.

Before Zhang Xi had time to ask the man why he robbed him of the stick, a few people came out from around silently, staring at him with gloomy expressions.

Zhang Xi: "..."

He looked back and found that several of his brothers were also surrounded by people.They are also surrounded by hooligans.It's just that the number of opponents is much larger than them.The other party didn't make a move, just surrounded them eeriely, approaching them silently.

Beggars and hooligans in the city sometimes snatch territory, although Zhang Xi and the others don't know why there are so many people on this street.But when they saw that there were many people on the other side, and the visitors were not kind, they couldn't help but retreat again and again.When they retreated, those people continued to advance until there was no way out, Zhang Xi and the others could only turn around and run away!

The people behind silently chased after them, still not doing anything, just chasing after them.Zhang Xi and the others ran to the front and found that there was someone blocking them, so they turned around and ran back before they had time to think.

Until they turned the corner, the group of people who were silently chasing behind suddenly changed into a group of people, one by one baring their teeth and waving their claws, shouting: "Fight!!!"

Zhang Xi and others: "???"

They were so frightened that they ran even more desperately.

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Opening the window of the grain shop, Lou Yi endured the pain and yelled, "Price reduction! Soybean is 110 nine cents a bucket! Rice is 130 nine cents a bucket!"

It was already afternoon, the sun was about to set, and their business hadn't opened until today, but it was still going on like a raging fire over there.Not only that, everyone passing by the Zhengda Grain Shop will look at them with sarcasm, point at them, and laugh at their neglect.

After holding on until now, Lou Yi finally couldn't hold on, and her mentality completely collapsed.If the business can't be done today, Zhengda Liangpu's face will be lost.So he decided to go all out, and finally started to lower the price.

However, after he yelled for a long time, some people who lined up over there finally walked towards them hesitantly and reluctantly.Although Lou Yi has lowered the price even lower than that of the non-traitorous grain store, everyone in the city knows the virtues of Zhengda grain store. It is common for grain to be mixed with sand and mildew. The new food line?

The reason why people still come is because there are too many people queuing at the entrance of Xinliang Store. These people are afraid that they will not be able to buy it before closing, and there will be no such price tomorrow.It is rare for Chia Tai Food to cut prices so much that it is better to make do with something than to end up with nothing at all.

Finally, a few customers were sparsely lined up at the window of Zhengda Liang.

The guest was reluctant, and Lou Yi was also reluctant, asking: "What do you want?"

The guest didn't ask for anything first, but only asked: "Are you still in short supply?"

Lou Yi: "..."

After a moment of stalemate between the two sides, Lou Yi gritted her teeth and said, "Here's your full scale!"

Then the guest said: "Then you weigh a liter of beans first."

Before he could take out the money, a group of ragged lunatics suddenly rushed out from the corner of the street, rushing towards him with all their teeth and claws.

"Kill you all!"

"What are you doing beating us?"

As soon as the faces of the people changed, they turned and ran.With a whoosh, the group of people who had just gathered at the door of Zhengda Liangpu ran away without even a shadow!

Lou Yi: "..."

Lou Yi: "!!!"