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Volume 1: I want to be a rich playboy, but my destiny is not in the pool. Chapter 85: Turning your hands to make clouds and rain (1)

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    Before the famine broke out in Wuzhong, the grain and rice shops in Hangzhou did not seem to realize that they could make a fortune from the grain in their hands when the crisis came. Instead, they gradually increased the price of grain and rice from a constant level of two hundred Wen.  One stone fell back to the same stone, and the people of Hangzhou praised it endlessly. Many literati also mentioned it in their poems and poems. They all said that Fan Gong had a good education and the folk customs of Wuyue were pure.

    When the number of victims arriving in Hangzhou reached a certain level, the grain stores gradually raised the price of grain. Now the price of grain has reached 20%. It seems that the major grain dealers have agreed on half of the price. They all say that the grain stocks in the warehouses have bottomed out.  Just then, he was reluctant to sell it to prepare for emergencies. He even signed a letter requesting the government to open a Changping warehouse to help the people in the city.

    The price of grain has risen from 100% to 200%. Calculating the cost of 800 wen per stone, for grain merchants, it is more than five times the original huge profit.  But it is undoubtedly an unbearable burden for ordinary people. Each family of several people can only spend two or three guans per month, and the less they only have one or two guan to barely feed themselves. Today's food prices have reduced a considerable number of people to just a few guans.  To the extent that people could survive by drinking porridge, the handicraft industry of the citizens of the Song Dynasty was quite developed. However, when faced with famine, most people would cut back on expenses, causing a sharp drop in income from various businesses in the city. Coupled with rising food prices, the result was a vicious cycle.  Quite scary.

    There was a raging public sentiment in the city. Even though the price of grain was as high as 20%, the daily quota of grain and rice was still sold out. Although some people were crowding in front of the grain shop, due to the beautiful performance of the grain store, many people were robbed.  Some people still flocked to the state government office and the Changping Granary to make trouble and ask for orders. There have been several incidents where people attacked the government office and the government granary.  A storm was almost imminent. Civil uprisings had always been the most taboo topic in the Song Dynasty. One can imagine the pressure on the government.

    Zheng Shan was sitting in a grain shop of the Zheng family near Nanfeng Lane, holding a teapot and sipping while two maids were rubbing his shoulders and legs.  After what happened that day, although the Chen family did not take action against the Zheng family, the Yamen never spared an inch of their hands towards him.  The yamen detective who had been friends with him before picked up a board and hit him harder than anyone else. Within two months of being there, almost two layers of his skin were peeled off.  To this day, there are still many hidden wounds on my body that are difficult to heal. Whenever there is a slight rain, my whole body hurts like needles and knives.  Whenever this happened, he wanted to eat Chen Yue alive.

    I don¡¯t know if the Zheng family made it intentionally for the Chen family to see.  As soon as he was fished out, he was assigned as the steward of this grain store. It happened to coincide with the famine. As one of the big grain merchants and the head of the grain shop, the Zheng family's status instantly became important. The government's influence on the Zheng family  They all rely on him a lot, and even he, the manager of the grain store, has become very popular. In the past, the small officials and small officials in the government offices who used to be treated as uncles now have to put on smiles and call him brother and brother when they see him. Many people even ask to come to see him.  Related to purchasing food.

    Zheng Shan put the spout of the teapot into his mouth and took a sip, then narrowed his eyes and looked at the two maids beside him.  They all look juicy and fresh, with big breasts and fat buttocks, and it was arranged by Hu Yuanwai next door to serve him.  He stretched out his hand and pinched a maid's buttocks. He looked through the inner curtain at the people outside the shop who were crowding around and shouting or begging the waiters to buy food. He thought that last month he was still in prison without knowing whether he was alive or dead, but now he is  Being able to control the livelihood of so many people.  A feeling of condescension filled his heart.  I sneered in my heart, today's quota has long been sold out, and the grain and rice have been transported to the courtyards of wealthy families before the door opened. These people would not sell them a cent more even if they begged their grandfather and grandma.

    He rolled his neck leisurely and felt a gaze directed at him from outside. Zheng Shan glanced at it.  Then he turned around and wanted to pick up the teapot, but his body suddenly stopped, his heart tightened, and the hand holding the teapot froze in mid-air. He turned around in shock and looked back, only to find that the person outside the door had disappeared. Just this glance  There were even fine beads of sweat on his forehead. This was the sharp look in his eyes that he would never forget, a figure that would appear in his daily nightmares¡ª¡ª

    "Child of the Chen family!"

    Zheng Shan smashed the teapot to the ground with great force, causing splashes of water and porcelain pieces to scatter, frightening the two maids to death, "ZhengMaster Zheng, what's wrong?"

    Zheng Shan ignored them, closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair, rubbing his eyebrows vigorously. The two maids stood aside in fear. They were all told not to disobey Zheng Shan in anything when they came.  Why don't they go back and sell their deed paper to Ren Yazi? They know what will happen without saying anything. They are so frightened that they don't dare to breathe, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly becomes silent.

    Zheng Shan waved his hand after a moment, "Go down."

    The two maids had no idea why Zheng Shan was so angry just now, so they quickly stepped back as if they were being pardoned.

    After a while, Zheng Shancai breathed out softly. Perhaps it was the gloomy and miserable prison cell, or the ferocious yamen guards, or the shadow that those formidable eyes that day left on his heart was so deep that he  Make him lose his temper like this.

    Come back to your senses??Zheng Shan snorted heavily from his nostrils, not knowing what he was afraid of.  I heard that the child of the Chen family was ill and recuperating at home some time ago. Recently, he has recovered from the illness but has been wandering around the government offices. However, he will not be rampant for long. When the price of grains and rice rises a few points, then  This was the last straw that broke the city of Hangzhou. Changpingcang would never be able to withstand the pressure, and the government would have to rely on the grain bank. With the status of the Zheng family in Hangzhou at that time, they would crush the boy and the Chen family behind him.  It will no longer be difficult!

    "It's just a kid trying to gain power." Zheng Shan comforted himself, and then shouted outside the door curtain: "Make me another pot of tea."

    Chen Yue was walking in the streets with two young men, trying to plan something big. It was no longer appropriate to take Xian'er with him at this time. He always needed a few people around who could run errands. As the city became chaotic, he also needed someone who could protect him.  He is safe.  When passing by Nanfeng Lane, I took a cold look at Zheng's grain shop. There were many people coming to buy rice in front of the door. They were blocked by the helpers hired by the shop. There were even elderly women wiping their hands.  With tears in her eyes, she begged for some rice, but was pushed aside impatiently by a tall helper. The old woman accidentally stumbled under her feet and fell heavily to the ground, but no one had the time to step forward to help her.  A handful.  At this juncture, no one wants to offend the people at the grain store.

    Chen Yue stepped forward and helped the person up. The old woman stood up reluctantly, thanked her, and pushed towards the crowd regardless of the pain.

    Chen Yue grabbed her, frowned and said, "Why bother asking for trouble? Even if you beg till night, they won't sell you one more grain of grain."

    The old woman turned around and looked at Chen Yue, looking a little impatient: "Young officials, the grain store has its own difficulties. It's no wonder they are so rude in their words. The grain store was able to lower the price of grain a few days ago. Several gentlemen always  If you have a kind heart, maybe you can get it if you keep asking." After saying that, he threw Chen Yue away and pushed forward.

    Chen Yue shook his head helplessly. No wonder these people living at the bottom are always the easiest to be deceived. It¡¯s just that the food store¡¯s show was really beautiful, and the previous price reduction was just that. They also took out a little from time to time.  Grain and rice were distributed to the people who seemed to be in quite a difficult situation, and they tried their best to show off their face and put all the blame on the government agencies as the culprits.

    Looking in through the facade of the grain store, he saw a man sitting inside through a curtain. There seemed to be two maids serving him, but he couldn't see his face clearly. Chen Yue stared at him coldly.  , then turned and left.

    "Tomorrow I will teach you a lesson, 'Water can carry a boat but also capsize it.' Enjoy your last days!"

    After walking through several streets and alleys, the scene in front of each grain store was the same as in Nanfeng Alley. The grain stores of small households did not dare to disobey the government, and the grain stored in the stores had long been robbed. Among them, there were  How much actually flows into the people, and how much is taken away by grain dealers is unknown. In the huge city of Hangzhou, it is simply a drop in the bucket.

    Walking to the Hangzhou Yamen, Chen Yue handed over the door-to-door ticket and then stood aside to wait. In fact, there was no need to do this. At this critical moment, even if he walked directly into the Yamen, the people who knew him would not say anything, and would only need to wait.  Just give him an order, and there are many people who are willing to sell this favor to him.  But Chen Yue didn't want to be talked about at this time and insisted on doing things according to the rules, and it was hard for others to say anything.

    The head of the yamen team who was on duty today had never seen Chen Yue entering or leaving the yamen before. When he saw the word "Chen Yue" written on the door post, his expression immediately turned cold. He squinted and asked, "You are the Chen family in Fenghuang Lane?"  Chen Shangwen?"

    It can be said that no one in the government office knew about the quarrel between Chen Yue and the Zheng family because of Zheng Shan. It turned out that Chen Yanjian was still alive in the Chen family, and everyone favored the Chen family. He also wanted to step on Zheng Shan's head.  It's a pity that I'm not qualified yet.  But unexpectedly, a famine caused the Zheng family's reputation to rise sharply. Many petty officials began to fawn over the Zheng family. Several petty officials who had previously deliberately made things difficult for Zheng Shan had suffered a lot recently, which enabled him to "take the position."  "Being a class leader.

    In the past, the Zheng family could be regarded as the local gangsters in Hangzhou. It was just that the old man of the Zheng family died early, and in terms of official status, it was not as good as the Chen family with Chen Yan.  As a person in the government office, I know to some extent the intentions of some grain stores. However, the Zheng family, which is already well-connected, took advantage of the famine to win over a group of officials. I am afraid that if this continues, even if the famine is over, the government office will  The few gentlemen who wanted to punish the grain merchants were not able to do so. Now that they had the opportunity to destroy the dignity of the young master in front of him and flatter the Zheng family, he would naturally not let it go.

    Chen Yue nodded and said nothing more, but he saw the squad leader stretched out a palm with his nostrils facing the sky.

    Chen Yue knew what this meant, but he didn't say anything more. He asked the boy beside him to take out a lot of money and hand it over. The shift leader weighed the coins in his hand, then reluctantly showed a smile and handed the door post to the boy next to him.  The yamen officer sent him in, pointed at Chen Yue with one finger and said, "It's not like you don't understand human feelings. IfThe gentlemen in the government office are so busy today, how can they find time to see you?  I'm afraid it's too late to start a relationship at this time. I think it's just right to go to Nanfeng Lane to accompany me first, so as not to drag down my family!  "!~!

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