507 "So what is your purpose in burning this batch of food?"
Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie and asked.
Chen Jie said: "Haven't you guessed it all? Are you trying to trick me into falling into a trap?"
"Everyone in this world is busy pursuing profits. The Mian River disaster is obviously profitable, but my fishing gang has been blocking you from making money. It would be better to burn all the food of my fishing gang. In this way, you will have no worries and can come without worry."
Shen Wansan said: "So when you were planning, you deliberately staged this scene of burning food."
Chen Jie laughed and said, "That's right."
"In fact, if you don't burn it, we might come too."
Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "No, no, I have to burn it. Everyone knows that you Suzhou Chamber of Commerce people are very cunning. If I don't burn the grain, you will be more careful and try more. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to do it."
"In that case, I might as well show my trump card first and then burn it in a fire. People often like to see things with their own eyes, and if the grain is burning before your eyes, you will definitely believe it. In this way, I can lay out my plan calmly and lure you into the trap."
After hearing this, Shen Wansan was silent for a long time and said, "It looks very successful. I was really stupid enough to fall into your trap."
Chen Jie said: "But you didn't come alone, but brought a group of people with you. The risk is shared. Even if I really catch you in one fell swoop, I can't hurt you seriously."
Chen Jie expressed his feelings sincerely. After all, Shen Wansan's thinking was very advanced as he understood the method of risk sharing.
Shen Wansan smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said, "Haha, what's the use of this? Isn't it still planned by Boss Chen?"
"You are invited into a jar. Haha, you are the jar before you are invited, but after you are in, you are the turtle, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "Mr. Shen looks very resentful?"
Shen Wansan smiled bitterly and said, "Boss Chen, this plan to suppress the bandits in Mianshui was arranged by you, right?"
Chen Jie said: "How did this come about? This is all the princess's plan and has nothing to do with me, right?"
Shen Wansan said: "Boss Chen, it has come to this. Do you think it is fun for you and I to keep hiding things like this?"
Shen Wansan was silent for a moment and said, "Hahaha, whatever, whatever, even if this is the princess's plan, it also has the advice of Gang Leader Chen."
Chen Jie said: "Thank you, Princess, for not giving up on me and using some of my tricks."
Shen Wansan said: "Okay, very good. In this case, I would like to ask Boss Chen, what about Yelu's 100,000 dan of grain?"
Chen Jie said: "Well, I have already investigated and have been eyeing him for a long time. My goal is to get his 100,000 dan of grain to solve the crisis of the Mian River!"
Shen Wansan said: "By the way, it can also suppress the grain prices in Mianshui."
Chen Jie said: "That's right. Without these 100,000 stones, how could you guys lose your composure?"
"It's a pity that I met Mr. Shen, and I managed to stabilize it. You guys didn't even sell the grain, which gave me a headache!"
Shen Wansan heard this and said, "Haha, yes, we resisted your first wave, but who would have thought that you would have a second wave, and you even mobilized 100,000 dan of grain from Huangzhou Prefecture."
Chen Jie took a sip of tea after hearing this. Shen Wansan said, "But according to my investigation, most of the grain in Huangzhou Prefecture has been handed over this year. How did you get 100,000 dan of grain? There must be something fishy going on here, right?"
After hearing this, Chen Jie thought about it and said, "Haha, Mr. Shen, if you don't have evidence, don't say it. I won't admit it either."
After hearing this, Shen Wansan couldn't help but said, "Sure enough, I told them long ago that your grain was fake, but they just couldn't keep their cool, and it ended up like this."
"In fact, it's okay for Boss Chen to tell me the truth. After all, the matter is done now. The price of grain has hit rock bottom. I'm not going to struggle anymore, so Boss Chen can be honest with me."
Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie said: "Mr. Shen, you can guess, but I can't tell you. This is the rule."
Shen Wansan said: "I understand. How can I not understand your rules? Well, I will continue to ask."
"Boss Chen, you used Yelu's 100,000 shi of grain and the fake 100,000 shi of grain to create an open situation, and then you used your 70,000 shi of grain to mess up the market, and then directly lowered the grain price from 50 wen to the current 18 wen."
Chen Jie took a sip of tea and said, "It should be fifteen cents now."
Shen Wansan frowned and said, "Boss Chen, at what price do you want to bargain for grain?"
Chen Jie said: "Before the flood, the price of grain was ten cents. Since the flood, the people have a hard time and suffered heavy losses, so I think nine cents is more appropriate for the price of grain this year."
"What!"
Shen Wansan was stunned, stood up, and looked at Chen Jie for a long time before sitting down and said, "Boss Chen is really an extraordinary person. Nine cents is even less than before the disaster. You... really have a kind heart!"
"But Boss Chen, you are using the profits of us merchants to supplement the profits of the people. Have you ever considered the feelings of us merchants?"
Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "The merchants have only suffered a little loss, but if the people of Mianshui lose this battle, they will lose their lives. So the people cannot lose this battle, otherwise the only losers will be you merchants. You understand this, right?"
Shen Wansan asked, "Boss Chen, do you hate businessmen?"
"Do you think that we businessmen earn ill-gotten gains by buying low and selling high?"
Chen Jie said: "No, on the contrary, I think businessmen are very important. Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans are all indispensable. Without any of them, the world will not function."
"Although merchants buy low and sell high and do not produce, what they do is sell goods to the people. If you are not responsible for the circulation, many places will only be left to rot when they are in abundance, and other places will be unable to obtain these things when they are in short supply. This is not a good thing."
"You merchants just happen to make up for everything ingeniously, so your role is very important."
Chen Jie spoke.
"But why does Boss Chen want to suppress us businessmen?"
Chen Jie said: "How can I suppress you? I just want you businessmen to do what you should do. Mr. Shen, let me ask you, why do the court and the people hate businessmen?"
Shen Wansan was stunned and asked, "Why?"
Chen explained: "The reason is very simple, because the businessman made money but did not make the contribution he should have made."
"The people farmed, paid taxes, and fed everyone."
"Workers work, build homes, and give everyone a better life."
"The scholars managed the local area and made it prosperous."
"And what about you merchants?"
"Evading taxes, buying low and selling high, hoarding goods, and taking human lives lightly, have you done anything to help the world?"
"No, absolutely not. That's why your existence is just like a termite. How can you make the people and the court like you?"
Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and asked. Shen Wansan was dissatisfied and said, "Then sir, what do you think we should do to make everyone like us?"
Chen Jie said: "This is not difficult. I think businessmen should make money when they should, but should also contribute when they should. For example, during the Mian River flood, if businessmen did not hoard goods but used their own abilities to transport grain to help the people of Mian River get food, would the people of Mian River hate you?"
"I think not only will I not hate you, on the contrary I will like you businessmen very much and think you are righteous businessmen who serve the country and the people!"
"Yi Shang?"
Upon hearing this title, Shen Wansan was obviously stunned. Merchants have not had a high status since ancient times and are known as the lower nine classes.
The reason is very simple. They buy low and sell high, and they are treacherous people. The people hate them, the government hates them, and everyone hates them.
It can be said that they have never been associated with the word righteousness since ancient times.
When talking about them, the most common poem that comes to mind is: Merchants value profit over separation,
Or maybe it's like a merchant girl who doesn't know the hatred of losing her country, and still sings the song of Hou Ting Hua across the river...
They have never been associated with the word righteousness, but they did not expect that the young gang leader in front of them today would actually bring up the word righteousness.
Shen Wanda was deeply moved. It was true that he was a businessman, but after he made money, he wanted to pursue things in other senses, such as fame.
In the Daqian environment, merchants are considered the lowest class and will never be able to make a breakthrough.
But today, Chen Jie taught him a lot and made him understand the concept of righteous business. Shen Wansan was silent for a long time and said, "I remember righteous business. I will never forget what Gang Leader Chen taught me today."
Chen Jie said: "Mr. Shen is too polite. Since Mr. Shen can listen to what I say, I will give you another piece of advice."
Shen Wansan said: "I am all ears."
Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Mr. Shen, I have a message for you today: The greatest businessmen serve the country and the people!"
"The greatest businessmen serve the country and the people!"
Shen Wansan raised his head, his face full of shock, as if he was really shocked by these words. He hesitated for a long time and said, "I'm grateful for your advice!"
Chen Jie said: "If this sentence can help Mr. Shen, it would be Chen's honor."
After saying this, both of them fell into a brief silence. At this time, neither of them wanted to talk.
After a long while, Shen Wansan said, "Boss Chen."
Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Well, Mr. Shen, please speak."
Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "Boss Chen, I shouldn't have asked this question, but when I came here, the merchants in Suzhou asked me to ask Boss Chen, so I am acting loyally to the emperor."
Chen Jie said: "Mr. Shen, please speak. I will tell you everything I know."
After hearing this, Shen Wansan thought about it and said, "Mr. Chen, when will the suppression of bandits in Mianshui be completed?"
After asking this question, Shen Wansan fell silent. This question was so stupid, but he had to ask it, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to others when he returned. Although he understood it in his heart, if Chen Jiusi didn't say it out loud, it would be difficult for him to leave. After all, if he relayed it, there would definitely be some discrepancies.
Thinking of this, Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie. He needed Chen Jie to answer in person.
Chen Jie was slightly stunned, and then he said: "Haha, Mr. Shen actually already has the answer to this question in his mind, but since Mr. Shen wants to ask, I can only answer it for him."
"Mianshui County is plagued by serious banditry, and the Zoroastrianism is extremely arrogant. Mianshui is determined to eradicate the banditry. As for opening the river, it can only be opened after the banditry ends. As for when the banditry will end?"
Chen Jie smiled and said, "Haha, then there is no time. It may take one or two months, or even a year or two. But we have made up our minds that we will never open the river until the bandit problem is eliminated. Gentlemen of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, please keep this in mind."
After hearing this, Shen Wansan said: "Boss Chen is indeed very powerful. If this is the case, then it seems that we turtles can only be captured obediently."
Chen Jie said: "Mr. Shen, why do you say that? I have nothing but respect for you, Mr. Shen. Where did you get the turtle or tortoise?"
Shen Wansan heard this and said, "Forget it, Boss Chen, I'll borrow your good words. This time, our Suzhou Chamber of Commerce will admit defeat."
"My Chamber of Commerce has some business to attend to, so I want to leave Mianshui. However, I still have a large amount of food. I wonder if Boss Chen is interested in buying it?"
Chen Jie laughed when he heard this and said, "Mr. Shen, aren't you going to sell it slowly in Mianshui?"
Shen Wansan said, "Haha, I won't sell it. The closure of the Mian River has a great impact. I think the river should be opened earlier, so that the Zoroastrian rebels won't be able to get through to the sky, right?"
Chen Jie was silent for a long time after hearing this and said, "Mr. Shen is right. So how much grain do you plan to sell for?"
Mr. Shen said, "Isn't it Boss Chen who has the final say on how much I sell?"
Chen Jie said: "Hey, how can I have the final say? We are doing fair business."
Shen Wansan said, "How about the current market price of fifteen cents?"
Chen Jie said: "It's expensive."
Shen Wansan said: "You don't even want to give us fifteen cents, how about thirteen cents?"
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