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- ps: Reminder, this chapter is the real chapter 1478. The last time ¡®Chapter 1478¡¯ was the wrong chapter number, in fact it was Chapter 1472. In this way, Ahu sincerely apologizes for the dyslexia and confusion caused by readers.
Although Li Zicheng is not as straightforward as Zhao Hongyu, it is best not to mince words at this time.
After all, even if you go around and around, you still have to say what you want in the end.
Therefore, Li Zicheng simply stated the purpose of his visit, which was to buy grain.
Furthermore, Zhao Hongyu did not hide the fact that this batch of grain was purchased for the rebels.
After listening to Li Zicheng¡¯s words, Zhao Hongyu pondered for a moment.
To be honest, food is for sale to anyone, and there is nothing wrong with the rebels buying it.
As for whether it was a hindrance to the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Hongyu never worried about this. After all, he did not sell weapons and armor to the rebels, which was already considered very good.
Nowadays, there are frequent disasters in the Ming Dynasty, and grain harvests in various places are poor. As a result, the price of food in the Ming Dynasty has remained high due to weather factors and some man-made reasons, and it continues to rise.
Even though the price here in Jincheng is cheap, it still reaches the price of three taels of silver and one stone, which is still the cheapest in the entire Ming Dynasty.
So, I don¡¯t know how much money the rebels represented by Chang-feng-cfwx-Li Zicheng will spend to buy food.
There are hundreds of thousands of them, so they need a lot of food.
Furthermore, Zhao Hongyu was worried whether Li Zicheng would be able to get so much money.
As if seeing some of Zhao Hongyu's concerns, Li Zicheng said quickly: "Your Highness, don't worry about money. A certain family came here with enough money this time. We can buy as much food as we have. We will never embarrass Your Highness. Please rest assured, Your Highness, on this point."
"Oh, how much money did you bring this time?" Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu looked over and asked at the same time. Li Zicheng replied: "I have 120,000 taels of silver in cash, as well as some antiques, calligraphy and paintings."
Needless to say, those antiques, calligraphy and paintings were basically obtained from the homes of landlords and gentry after the rebels captured the county. These items were of little value to the rebels, but they could be exchanged for the food they urgently needed. .
As for the 120,000 taels of cash, it¡¯s really not that much. It¡¯s enough to buy 40,000 shi of food.
This small amount of food cannot solve the problem of food shortage for the rebels at all. At most, it can relieve the pain for a few days.
Therefore, it depends on how much silver the antique calligraphy and paintings brought by Li Zicheng can be converted into in the end.
If it is some relatively valuable antique calligraphy and painting, then of course you can get good profits in the end. But once these things are worthless, or are priced down by Zhao Hongyu, then it is impossible for Li Zicheng to get the profits he hopes for.
Of course, Li Zicheng had already been mentally prepared for this before coming.
Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc. It will definitely be priced down.
¡°This point, even if you don¡¯t do business with Zhao Hongyu, other businessmen will still suffer like this.
What we want to see now is Zhao Hongyu¡¯s sword. Isn't the killing cruel enough?
This is what makes Li Zicheng feel unsure.
"Oh, since that's the case, I'll make it clear. If you want to buy grain, you can. What's the current price of grain in Jincheng? I'll sell it to you for how much silver, and I won't raise the price. So what you brought Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, we have to evaluate this carefully. Then we can give you a fair price, but I promise not to make you suffer too much. In fact, I also hope to have a long-term relationship with your rebels. Buy and sell.¡±
Zhao Hongyu said this, and Li Zicheng heard it this way.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, the initiative now does not lie with Li Zicheng and the rebels he represents. However, the meaning revealed by Zhao Hongyu still makes Li Zicheng a little excited, because Zhao Hongyu's meaning is very obvious, and he does not object to doing business with the rebels.
This is much better than many merchants in Ming Dynasty.
The most troublesome thing for the rebels is that even if they have money, they cannot buy what they need from other merchants, because they are standing on the opposite side of the class represented by the interests of merchants and landlords.
??Looking at the performance of the rebels after they captured more than a dozen counties, those wealthy businessmen, landowners, and gentry basically did not end well.
Therefore, based on the performance and attitude of the rebels, the businessmen of Ming Dynasty will certainly not deal with the rebels. Even if the rebels now have money, those businessmen?Won¡¯t get sticky.
So, if Jincheng can do business with the rebels in the long term and provide the rebels with a large amount of stable food and other supplies, this will of course be very good for the rebels.
Li Zicheng, who was not obedient to hear the subtext, would light up with joy on his face.
¡°Let¡¯s not say any more unnecessary words. You can send over all the money and antique calligraphy and paintings. I will immediately have someone evaluate the price of those antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and then give you food.¡±
Zhao Hongyu is very straightforward, and Li Zicheng also likes to do things this way.
Therefore, he immediately asked his men to go to the inn where they were staying, and drove the carriages to the place designated by Zhao Hongyu.
Zhao Hongyu ordered someone to find several people who could evaluate antiques, calligraphy and paintings. These people were all the owners of pawn shops in Jincheng and were locals of this time and space.
After all, there really are no talents in this field under Zhao Hongyu.
Therefore, he had to rely on the power of these people who opened pawn shops in Jincheng.
Li Zicheng brought a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings, and after some appraisal, there were indeed some good things among them.
According to what the appraisers said, Zhao Hongyu secretly weighed it in his mind. Just one-fifth of the antique calligraphy and paintings that had been appraised could be sold in the virtual world for billions of soft coins.
This is definitely a profitable business.
Not to mention, only one-fifth of the antique calligraphy and paintings have been identified so far, and four-fifths of the antique calligraphy and paintings have not yet been identified.
What is certain is that this batch of antique calligraphy and paintings can definitely make Zhao Hongyu huge profits.
Of course, no one can understand that Zhao Hongyu can earn enough profits.
¡°After all, he has an incredible cheat, doesn¡¯t he?
As for this batch of antique calligraphy and paintings, if they are brought to the virtual world, will they cause turmoil in the antique market? Zhao Hongyu was not worried at all.
You must know that the size of the virtual world is dozens of times that of the era when Zhao Hongyu came.
So, how could such a small amount of antique calligraphy and painting cause turmoil?
Of course, in order to avoid this trouble, Zhao Hongyu cannot sell everything at once. He must sell it bit by bit in a planned way.
¡° Anyway, what was sold was just some old rice, but in exchange for more valuable antique calligraphy and paintings, this kind of transaction was enough to make Zhao Hongyu wake up laughing even when he fell asleep.
Taking advantage of this gap in the appraisal of antique calligraphy and painting. Zhao Hongyu and Li Zicheng started a small talk.
Although Li Zicheng and Sai Shiniang know each other as father and daughter, they also need time to have a good chat.
However, Li Zicheng did not dare to neglect Zhao Hongyu.
At the same time, because the father and daughter have been separated for many years, even if Sai Shiniang and Li Zicheng recognized each other, she was somewhat speechless for a while.
So, Sai Shiniang didn¡¯t think there was anything wrong with Zhao Hongyu coming over to chat with his father. On the contrary, it made her feel a little relieved.
"Although your rebel army is now very powerful, the practice of massacring the rich households after conquering the county towns cannot support you going too far. Besides, you are all the people of the Ming Dynasty and the Yanhuang ethnic group. As for wanting to Are you doing so well?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhao Hongyu¡¯s words were a bit offensive.
but. Li Zicheng was not angry, after all, Zhao Hongyu was not someone he could offend.
¡°Besides, what Zhao Hongyu said. Although not very polite, there is a trace of kindness in it.
If people don¡¯t mean well, why would they care about what the rebels do?
At the same time, even Li Zichen himself could not stand some of the actions of the rebels.
¡°For example, Li Zicheng also disapproved of the practice of massacring wealthy households after conquering some counties.
Because Li Zicheng was a sensible person, he knew very well who the interest class groups in the Ming Dynasty were, namely these landlords, wealthy households, and merchants.
The actions of the rebels have completely pushed themselves against the ruling class and most of those with vested interests.
If the rebel army occupies most of the world, then there is nothing wrong with doing so.
"However, the rebel army does not yet have such strength, but it still insists on such a move.
Therefore, Li Zicheng felt a little uneasy.
Moreover, with the series of victories of the rebels during this period, most of the people in the rebels developed a somewhat complacent mentality, and their personalities began to become a little distorted.
After they conquered the counties and villages, they not only killed the wealthy households and landowners, but also the wealthy businessmen. It has even developed to the point of setting up troops to rob local people, raping women and killing innocent people, which also happened from time to time.
The rebels, in essence, have begun to undergo some changes, and these changes are still very bad.
Li Zicheng saw these one by one, but he had some concerns in his heart.
Li Zicheng¡¯s ancestors also came from a family of officials. The reason why Li Zicheng¡¯s generation became an ordinary military household has complicated factors.
However, it is precisely because of this relationship that Li Zicheng also has many books left by his ancestors in his home, and these books have increased his knowledge a lot.
In addition, the days when they were on the run gave him increased experience. After combining this knowledge, Li Zicheng was certainly different from the big bosses in the rebel army.
It can be said that he sees further than many people.
"What your Highness said is true, but I don't have a very high status in the rebel army, and my words don't carry much weight. Moreover, no one listens to these words, and it will offend those villains, so I just don't bother to say anything."
"However, a certain family is also very worried about the future of the rebels, as His Highness said. This kind of behavior of the rebels will eventually lead to the loss of people's support." Li Zicheng is still a person who can see clearly. After hearing this, Zhao Hongyu secretly nodded.
"Most of you rebels are just farmers who can't survive, and they are just looking for a way to survive. I think you can find a way to survive outside the Ming Dynasty, instead of fighting with the imperial army, or He is the one who slaughtered his compatriots. If it were me, I would lead the rebel army to attack the Zhungeer tribe of Simongu and occupy their playground, cattle, sheep, and territory"
As soon as Zhao Hongyu said these words, Li Zicheng suddenly became thoughtful. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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