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Chapter 384 Loss or profit?

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    Chapter 384 Pingzhou Xiao Family

    Pingzhou City, in a deep courtyard.

    Xiao Caiwen, a wealthy man in Pingzhou, was sitting on a chair with a sad face.

    Xiao Caiwen came from a wealthy family, and his ancestor was the emperor of Houliang.

    In the Sui Dynasty, the descendants of the Houliang royal family had always received preferential treatment from the Yang family and his sons. Even in the Tang Dynasty, the Xiao family was also a wealthy family.

    Xiao Caiwen is a native of Nanlanling County. During the Zhenguan period, his family moved to Pingzhou and became the richest man in Pingzhou, controlling the economic lifeline of Pingzhou, Jizhou and other places.

    However, Xiao Caiwen has been very distressed recently.

    Originally, when Li Ke was in charge of Hebei Province, Xiao Caiwen had a good relationship with Li Ke, so business was extremely smooth.

    However, the good times did not last long. Li Fu defeated the Li clan and occupied most of Hebei Province. In order to expand his army, Li Fu increased taxes and depleted the land for fishing, making the lives of the people in Hebei Province increasingly difficult.

    Many people left Hebei Road for Yingzhou, and even many people from Pingzhou crossed the sea to Liaodong Prefecture.

    Xiao Caiwen¡¯s business has also been greatly affected. However, he is just a businessman. He has no soldiers and no power, but there is nothing he can do.

    Xiao Caiwen felt that Li Fu was going through so much trouble in Hebei Road, and sooner or later Hebei Road would be broken up. He must keep this family business and leave a way out.

    At this moment, Li Caiwen heard from the housekeeper that there was a young man outside who wanted to discuss a big deal and asked to see Xiao Caiwen.

    Xiao Caiwen thought about it. Hebei Province is so unstable now and business is hard to do. If there is a big deal to be negotiated, he must not let it go.

    Now Xiao Caiwen asked the housekeeper to bring the person in.

    After a while, a young man of about 20 years old came in. This young man was dressed in a wealthy suit, with bright eyes and a majestic air.

    The young man bowed his hands to Xiao Caiwen, his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, and said: "Mr. Xiao, I am here to give you money today."

    "Oh? Where does the wealth come from?" Xiao Caiwen said with a faint smile.

    The young man said: "I heard that Mr. Xiao has corn and sweet potatoes in his hands. I came here specifically to buy corn and sweet potatoes."

    "Well, I do have corn and sweet potatoes in my hand, but as you know, corn and sweet potatoes are rare and expensive."

    "How many are there? What's the price?" the young man asked.

    "How much do you want for a bucket of two hundred coins?" Xiao Caiwen asked.

    "How many do you have?" the young man said.

    "Five million buckets."

    "I want them all." The young man said loudly.

    Xiao Caiwen's eyes lit up. The land in Hebei Province is fertile and there is no shortage of food. He has hundreds of thousands of bushels of corn and sweet potatoes in his hands, and he is worried that he cannot sell them. If he can sell them in one fell swoop, he can indeed make a fortune.

    In fact, the price of rice in the past two years was only 70 yuan a dou, and he wanted 200 yuan. Although it was because of the ongoing war, he also charged a high price.

    But this young man actually said he wanted as much as he had.

    If this is the case, then you can definitely make a lot of money.

    It¡¯s just that Xiao Caiwen¡¯s mind changed again, thinking who could have such a big hand?

    It is impossible for King Zhao Li Fu. With Li Fu's character, if he wants to buy grain, he may not even give himself the cost price, and there is no shortage of grain in Hebei Province. It is impossible for Li Fu to buy so much grain at once.

    Are they the Xi people and the Khitans?

    Thinking about it carefully, it seems even more impossible. The Xi and Khitan people did not pay attention to farming and food at all. They only knew how to allocate land for grazing, regardless of the life and death of the Tang people. It was impossible for them to purchase so much food.

    There is a shortage of food in the Guanzhong area now, but the Guanzhong area occupied by the Tubo people is separated by Hedong Road and Hebei Road. Even if he sells food to them, he cannot transport it back, so this possibility is ruled out.

    ¡°Then there is Helan Shiren and his son from Henan Province. However, the grain production in Henan Province is relatively stable now, so it seems that they will not buy so much grain at once.

    As for Ma Zhou, who lives on Huainan Road in the south, he lives in a land of fish and rice, and there is no shortage of food at all.

    After much deliberation, there was only one person who could buy these grains, and that was Li Zhen from Yingzhou.

    It is now the spring plowing season in Yingzhou, and there are many refugees moving into Yingzhou. They are afraid that they will not have enough food and seeds, so they come to buy them from themselves and then transport them to the Liaodong Peninsula by sea.

    Thinking of this, Xiao Caiwen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Li Fu had always been very hostile to Li Zhen. Li Zhen's people came to buy food from him. If he sold it, if Li Fu knew about it, he would definitelyI will let myself go.

    "But if you don't sell it, wouldn't it be a pity if you don't make money from such a big business and so much money?"

    Xiao Caiwen felt a little hesitant. At this moment, he heard a slight cough from behind the door.

    Xiao Caiwen said: "Little brother, wait a moment, I have something else to do, I'll come as soon as I go."

    Now Xiao Caiwen returned to the back room, only to find a charming and lovely girl standing outside the door. It turned out to be his daughter Xiao Ya.

    Xiao Caiwen always knew that his little daughter had been very clever and helpful since childhood and was a business genius. Now Xiao Ya was in charge of many of his business matters. Xiao Caiwen also valued his little daughter very much and immediately asked: "Daughter,  Do you have anything to do with your father?"

    Xiao Ya smiled slightly, showing her white teeth, and said, "Does father want the Xiao family to prosper for a hundred years, or does he only want to make this business?"

    "Oh? How do you say this?"

    "Father," Xiao Ya said, "Father, the only one near Pingzhou who can purchase so much grain is Li Zhen.

    Li Zhen is the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the undefeated God of War. Although the Yingzhou where he is now is weak and surrounded by enemies, Li Zhen has outstanding abilities. He must not be able to achieve great things in the future. If his father gives this batch of grain to Li Zhen, do you think Li Zhen will do it?  Will you be grateful to your father?

    If Li Zhen really unites the world in the future, then his father will be a great contributor, and the prosperity of our Xiao family for a hundred years will be just around the corner.  "

    "If I just want to make this amount of money, I'm afraid I will lose a hundred years of luck of my Xiao family."

    "What does your daughter meanto sell this batch of grain to Li Zhen at a cheaper price?"

    "Father, what my daughter means is that if you want to do a favor, you must do enough and give all this food to Li Zhen, so that Li Zhen can be grateful to us. If we achieve great things in the future, my Xiao family will definitely prosper.  "

    "My daughter is such a generous person. These hundreds of thousands of buckets of food are given away as soon as she wants." Xiao Caiwen was a little hesitant.

    "Father, the fact that Li Zhen was able to manage Yingzhou in an orderly manner in a short period of time shows that he is a capable and accomplished person. So what if our Xiao family bets all its treasure on him?"

    "If it fails, the Xiao family will only lose a lot of money, and it will not be broken. Please think again, father."

    Xiao Caiwen hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, in that case, I will listen to my daughter and bet Li Zhen's treasure."

    "Father, my daughter wants to personally escort this batch of grain to Yingzhou to meet Li Zhen" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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