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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the Eastern Capital Chapter 361: Loss and Big Profits

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.    Chapter 361 Loss and Big Profits

    Listening to Xu You tell the story about Mi Zhen secretly teaming up with the Xiapi Cheng family to acquire shops in the city, Zhen Yao couldn't help but marvel at such a big deal. It seemed that it would be difficult to stabilize business prices and restore order to people's lives.  These two girls¡±

    After hearing this, Xu You asked his lord in doubt. The Mi and Cheng families bought so many shops and almost used all their cash.  ihong Judging from the scale of two commercial banks, it is not enough to allow all shops to open.  There is a lot of money spent on this, why is it my lord?  "

    "You're not a businessman, so naturally you don't understand. Just read on." Zhen Yao waved his hand and shook his head. In addition, he secretly sent someone to protect Mi Zhen and Ling Qi. As I expected, someone would definitely kill them secretly.  "

    Xu You understood this very well and nodded in agreement, Lord, don't worry, you have sent additional manpower to Xiapi City.  "

    The sun sets and the moon rises, the sun rises and the moon sets. When the two days pass, Zhou Yu rushes back to Yinling from Shucheng.  After going back and forth for several days, he barely even squinted his eyes. Not only was Zhou Yu very tired, but even the horse under his crotch almost lost its tui.  After urging his horse to stop in front of the prefect's mansion, Zhou Yu hurried in. After seeing Sun Jian, he clasped his fists and said to the lord, Yu was lucky to live up to his command.  "

    Sun Jian looked at Zhou Yu's face turned yellow and his eyes drooped, and there was no trace of Jiangdong Zhoulang's demeanor. He stopped Zhou Yu from wanting to continue speaking, waved his hand and said to Gong Jin, he had been tired all the way, so he should go back home to rest for a while, Sun Jian said.  Qian is still in the post house.  "

    "I'm sorry, Lord, I'm fine with you." Zhou Yu shook his head slowly, stepped forward and told the results of the trip, and mentioned the names of Lu Xun and Lu Ji from the Lu family.

    Sun Jian was also quite surprised after hearing this. He had never thought that such troubles that would embarrass Gong Jin would not be a problem at all in the eyes of the two young children.  Since Gong Jin has the intention to recruit disciples, he should cultivate them carefully so that he can become my Jiangdong spine in the future."

    "Nuo" Zhou Yu respectfully agreed. However, he had been too tired these past few days and his voice was hoarse and low, as if he was seriously ill.

    The worries in his heart were gone, and Sun Jian finally had a smile on his face. With that, Gong Jin could rest assured and go home to rest, and it would not be too late for Sun Qian to reply to him tomorrow.  "After saying that, Zhou Yu handed over his hands and resigned. He is not an iron man. If he doesn't rest, someone will definitely die.

    On the second day, Sun Jian first summoned all the civil and military personnel under his command to discuss the "technology transfer" of Jiangdong warships, and then asked someone to call Sun Qian over, and said that Sun Qian was engaged, and the general could agree to Zhen Yao's conditions.  Tomorrow, I will send Lu Su as my Jiangdong envoy to go to Tancheng with you. After Zijing meets my Jiangdong soldiers, I will send him there.  "

    "Sun Qian smiled and nodded. That's very good. My lord is a hospitable person. If Lu Zijing comes, he will sweep the bed to welcome him."

    In this way, Sun Qian's first mission was easily and successfully completed.  The ability to be so relaxed is ultimately related to the territory held by Zhen Yao and the combat power of his soldiers. A weak country has no foreign friends, and this has been the case throughout the ages.

    And just when Sun Qian took Lu Su back to Xuzhou, 80% of the shops in Xiapi City were all opened after being closed for several days for renovation.  Food shops, meat shops and other food-related shops were all opened on the left street in the south of the city, while clothing and clothing were all placed on the right street.  Such an orderly commercial layout attracted people in the city to 'watch' it only half an hour after it opened.

    "These shops all seem to belong to the same family? It's such a big pomp, and there are so many soldiers guarding it." Although the people onlookers didn't buy, they could always watch the excitement.  Seeing that Lu Lingqi's female guards were guarding them with swords outside every newly opened shop, everyone was amazed and speculated who the buyers of these shops were.

    Of course, among the many common people, there must be "**" One by one, the eyes of the female soldiers were shining as they looked at them. These women's soldiers are really handsome, much prettier than our soldiers in Xiapi." However, the aura of the female guards was there.  , the weapons in their hands are not decorations. Although many people have various thoughts in their hearts, no one dares to step forward to tease him.

    With a huge commercial share, it impacted the entire Xiapi City trading market. In just one day, the prices of food, clothing and other items returned to the prices before the war in Xuzhou.  The sudden price recovery made many people secretly rejoice and frown at the same time.  Because they believed the rumors, they used up all their family savings when prices were high a few days ago, but now they can only feel sad at home secretly.

    And on the second day, rumors suddenly spread in the city. The targets of the rumors were directed at these newly opened shops. It was said that there were not many goods in these shops. After they were sold out, Xiapi City would have no food to buy.

    After the rumors spread, a new round of looting started in the city. At this time, Lu Lingqi and her female guards had a place to use their skills to arrest people and control the situation. They were very busy.

    Such a ¡®lively¡¯ scene lasted for four or five days, and the people were not stupid. Seeing that these shops continued to bring goods for sale, most people knew that the previous rumors were caused by someone.??For it.  And even if they don't know clearly, they don't have the extra money to come to the store for transactions.

    "Niece of the Mi family, how much have we lost in the past few days?" Still in the Cheng Mansion, Cheng Hong shook his head and smiled bitterly. In order to mobilize food, clothing and other living goods these days, our Cheng Mansion alone has lost money.  Thirteen thousand gold is more than enough.  You uncles from the Mi family are more or less the same, so I'm afraid they will suffer more losses.  "

    Mi Zhen nodded when she heard this. The manpower and material resources used in the deployment of Xiapi County this time were huge. If calculated in terms of money, our Mi Mansion would lose nearly 30,000 gold.  "It's strange that when the little girl from the Mi family said that her business was losing money, her tone was still so calm.

    Lu Lingqi on the side didn't understand, so she asked, "Will I lose money?"  Aren¡¯t the shops in Xiapi City doing very well these days?  "Don't skip words.

    "That's not how the accounts are calculated." Mi Zhen pursed her lips and chuckled when she heard this. Because we are eager to restore prices, the selling prices are very low.  In the past, the expenses for secretly buying and selling shops and land were quite a lot, and the expenses for dispatching manpower and goods were also included in it.  Comparing the two, our two companies are still doing business at a loss.  "

    Lu Lingqi was stunned when she heard this, and asked hurriedly, what should we do?  Wasn't it said before that this transaction would not result in losses, but only profits?  Now"

    Mi Zhen saw that Lu Lingqi looked nervous and Cheng Hong frowned, so she had to say that it was indeed the case. Losing money now does not mean that she will continue to lose money in the future.  Now that prices have stabilized and people are no longer able to purchase goods, they can suspend the transportation of goods to Xiapi, which can save a lot of money.  It¡¯s not us who should be anxious now, but the merchants who no longer have shops.¡±

    After hearing this, Cheng Hong sighed that this was indeed what his nephew said, but before that, you and I have to continue to lose money.  It's good that the Mi family has a great business. As long as they survive this period of time, they will be able to recover the remaining profits.  But my Cheng family doesn¡¯t have much financial resources anymore.  "

    Mi Zhen finally looked embarrassed at this moment. She thought about it a lot, but she forgot that although the Cheng family was considered a wealthy family, it could never compare with her own family. Such a 'squandering' of money would probably make it impossible for the Cheng family to succeed, so she immediately only  I can speak to my uncle. This is actually the most critical time. I can't back down easily. My niece can borrow the resources of the Mi family temporarily. What does my uncle think?  "

    Cheng Hong was relieved when he heard this, and his uncle will get rid of you.  "At the same time, he secretly thought that as long as the current difficulties are encountered, his family will definitely be able to become one of the few wealthy families in Xuzhou. By then, it will be okay to pay twice the money and food back to the Mi family.

    As Mi Zhen expected, many businessmen now secretly regret that they should not have given away their shops and land so happily a few days ago.  Nowadays, seeing that the prices in the city have stabilized and the people's lives have returned to what they were before, but there is no money and goods at home, but no place to sell them, this kind of melancholy is really not understandable to outsiders.

    Among these people, the merchants who just rented out their shops to Mi Zhen and Cheng Hong felt better.  At most, if you spend a little more money and compensate for the breach of contract, you can close the shop.  Those shops have changed hands and the land deeds and house deeds are no longer in their hands, but they can only sleep at home with a sad face.

    They now know that these shops will not cost a lot of money.  It can be clear, but which small businessman is willing to do this?  How much would you get if you sold it seven days ago?  And how much will it cost to find that buyer now?

    "What a good Mi family, what a good woman like the three girls of the Mi family, I am not as good as me." This is the sigh in the hearts of many businessmen today. As for the person they are manipulating behind the scenes, is Mi Zhen?  This is nonsense. If you haven't figured it out yet, you deserve to be 'cheated' out of the store by the Mi family girl at a low price.

    The Mi family and the Cheng family controlled the business situation in Xiapi in just ten days. This drastic method was not only eye-catching, but also jealous.  The so-called "night when the moon is dark, murders people, and the wind is high and sets fires." On the night when dark clouds covered the moonlight and all the people in the city fell asleep, a team of about ten people in black clothes quickly approached Xiapi Mi's house.

    "You, you, go up." The man in black, who was headed by the leader, had a heavy look on his face. He pointed his right hand at the two short people beside him, then pointed at the big tree outside the house, and said, "Don't move rashly after entering, open the door."

    "Yes, brother." The two of them agreed at the same time, and with two "swish" sounds, they stepped on the tree trunk and climbed up the thick horizontal branch of the thick wood, used the strength to jump to the wall of the house, and then gently fell into the courtyard.  During this period, the movements were done in one go, and there was never any sluggish breath.

    After a while, the main door of the courtyard opened, and with a big move of his hand, the tall and handsome man led him quickly rushed in with the remaining brothers.

    But before he could look down on the two thin men who had jumped into the courtyard before, several sharp long swords were already placed on the necks of him and the brothers around him. At the same time, a soft voice came from his ears, be honest and let go of your hands.  "As soon as the words fell, he felt dizzy, and then fainted to the ground.

    When the eldest brother of the "Ten in Black" woke up again, he was already tied up in a dark room.? Except for the candlesticks at the four corners, the rest of the house was extremely empty.  And in front of him, a man in gray linen clothes was looking at him coldly and said, "Who sent you here?"

    "Big brother" wanted to move his limbs, but soon found that he was tied to a cross, with his hands and feet tied up. If he wanted to move, he would be strangled by the ropes and it would hurt.

    Seeing this, the man in gray sneered. I advise you not to move. In our profession, we only think about torturing people when we have nothing to do.  Even though the rope tying you is very ordinary, the rope tied to your hands is more uncomfortable than the iron chain.  Tell me, who sent you to disturb the Mi family?  Also, do you know those people who want to set fire to the city?  "

    What is a dead soldier?  He is a figure like this tied up ¡®big brother¡¯.  No matter how the man in gray in front of him asked, he always closed his eyes and didn't answer a word.

    And the man in gray didn't seem angry at all. Instead, he said with a smile on his face, "Well, I'm very happy that you are so cooperative."  Yesterday I came up with another way to torture people, so I will test the knife on you."

    After saying that, the man in gray walked out of the dim little room. After a moment, there was a big bag in his hand.  The bag was opened, and all kinds of strange things inside were obviously torture tools.  After the man in gray took out a hammer and a dozen iron nails, he slowly walked closer to the tied 'eldest brother'.

    "Shut your mouth first, so as not to dirty my clothes later." The man in gray took out a ball of coarse cloth from his pocket, grabbed it in his hand, and stuffed it into 'Big Brother''s mouth, and then said  What do you think it would be like to drive nails into human bones?  "After that, he put the iron nail on his left shoulder and knocked it down hard with a hammer.

    At dawn the next day, when Lu Lingqi got up and went to the courtyard to practice martial arts, the captain of the female guard came up to General Dao. There were three groups of people who came last night, and they were all dealt with.  "

    "Did someone come last night?" Lu Lingqi couldn't help frowning when she heard this. It seemed that she had lived a comfortable life for too long, and she didn't even notice that there was a 'visitor' visiting.  Thinking like this in my heart, I still asked the question verbally.  Kill them all?  "

    "No," the female guard shook her head and said that she was picked up by the secret messenger sent by Xu You.  It is said that many people tried to set fire in front of many shops last night, but they were noticed by the secret guards in advance.  "

    "Did Xu You send the 'Secret Guard' here?" As the only general among the women around Zhen Yao who could send troops to fight, Lu Lingqi knew more about the various forces in Zhen Yao's hands than anyone else.  For example, a guard named "An" controlled by Xu You.  These people have been working with darkness all year round and only help Zhen Yao deal with some shady things.

    "Lingqi, what are you talking about?" Just as Lu Lingqi was talking in detail about last night's events with her subordinates, the door on the other side of the room was pushed open, and Mi Zhen walked out with a smile and asked curiously.

    Lu Lingqi didn't want to tell Mi Zhen these "dark" things, so she immediately waved her hand to signal her female guards to leave. At the same time, she walked towards Mi Zhen and said nothing, but just asked them to pay more attention. After all, it was a troubled time now.  "

    Mi Zhen nodded slowly. Then we won¡¯t go out today. We will just stay in the yard and wait for news.  From my point of view, in just three days, someone will definitely come looking for me."

    Looking at the confident-looking Mi Zhen, Lu Lingqi smiled knowingly, secretly thinking that this girl is still too innocent, thinking that she can achieve anything with enough business means.  But unlike her opponents, few people care about the so-called 'rules'.  If it hadn't been for her husband and his care, this little girl might not have been able to see the sun today.

    Xu You¡¯s ¡®secret messaging¡¯ method was really good. One night, all those who were caught spoke.  Those who wanted to set fire to the shops in the city had nothing to say. After a little questioning, they made it clear that they were either servants of the Xuzhou gentry who had a feud with the Mi family, or they had interests in this "Xiapi Merchant War"  Damaged merchant men.

    The real headache is the three groups of people who came to Mi Mansion at night to assassinate them. Except for one group of people who admitted that they were avenging the death of Cao Bao, the identities of the other two groups of assassins are difficult to determine easily.  Helplessly, the secret agents could only transfer these guys back to Tancheng and let their leader, Xu You, handle them.

    " Two days later, when the first businessman who couldn't sit still went to Mi Mansion to discuss the breach of lease of the store, there was an endless stream of businessmen and some family members who came to Mi Mansion.  These people came with the intention of being slaughtered by Mi Zhen, so the two sides negotiated very harmoniously, with not much noise, and most people chose to give in temporarily.

    Mi Zhen and Cheng Hong were very busy in Xiapi City, but at this moment in Tancheng, Xu You came to the Prefectural Mufu to report to Zhen Yao urgently. News came from Xiapi that someone was planning to assassinate Mi Mansion a few days ago.  , fortunately they were all captured by the night guard.  "

    Zhen Yao grinned when he heard this. Although Lu Lingqi was a woman, her ability to lead and train troops was her father's true legacy.  Apart from Lu Lingqi, Zhen Yao probably knows the most about how capable the female guards are, because the safety of his Zhen family and the Wuji Prefecture Mufu is very important.?It's all the responsibility of the female guards.  Thinking about how the female guards of such a large Zhen Mansion can keep water tight, a small Xiapi Mi family residence is naturally not a problem.

    Although I think so, I still have to ask, can I find out who specifically assigned it?  "

    Xu You shook his head. The boy underneath was not sure. He had already taken the prisoners back, and he would be able to get there tonight.  Tomorrow you will inquire in person, and you should be able to find some clues.  "

    Zhen Yao thought for a while, nodded and said, that being the case, you will have full authority to handle this matter."

    That night, a motorcade drove into the city secretly, and Xu You did not wait until dawn to start the interrogation. Instead, he took advantage of the moonlight to separate the prisoners and lecture them.  One night, when Xu You came to the Prefecture Mufu with bloodshot eyes, Zhen Yao couldn't help but smile and said with such diligence, could Zi Yuan find out the mastermind behind it?  "

    Xu You nodded slowly. According to what the two groups of assassins said, and the weapons they used, You thought Yuan Shao was the most likely.  "

    "Yuan Shao? Did the assassins personally admit it?" Zhen Yao raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.

    Xu You shook his head, but that was not the case. They insisted that they were dead soldiers under Cao Mengde's tent in Yanzhou, but the weapons they used were all from Liangzhou. You thought this must be a hidden secret.  Among the various princes in the Central Plains, only Yuan Shao had fought with Liangzhou, and he had a lot of Liangzhou weapons in his hands.  "

    Hearing this, Zhen Yao nodded his head, but then thought about it again, shook his head repeatedly, and finally frowned and said that this matter will not be so simple, you can continue to torture, and tell me if you have any news.  "

    Chapter 361 Loss and Big Profits

    Chapter 361 Loss and Big Profits

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