I want to ruin the country

Chapter 178 Kong Family

Kong Fanhao waved his hand.

"We can't wait any longer, grain prices will drop when the wheat harvest comes.

We have a lot of food at home, and we need to sell it out gradually. Too much will impact the market!"

"Grandson understands. How much do you want to pay?"

"We'll produce 70% to 80% of all kinds of food, and then we'll see how good the wheat harvest is!"

Kong Lingkan said,

"The price is so high, just get out. Some of the food is three years old!"

Kong Fanhao said,

"No, your great-grandfather instructed us not to sell all the old grain until the new grain is stored in the warehouse. As long as there is grain in the warehouse, there is no need to panic!"

"Yes, grandson understands, I'll do it right away!"

Kong Lingkan turned to leave, and Kong Fanhao said dissatisfiedly,

"Ling Kan, tell the people down there to stop causing such chaos. Lord Sun keeps coming to complain, isn't that annoying!"

Kong Lingkan hurriedly bowed and asked,

"Grandpa, is this about them robbing the Miao girl?"

"no!"

"Is it about the beating that killed someone in the brothel?"

"We've already paid compensation for that matter, why are you still blaming him? It's because your nephew occupied 20 acres of Dai's land, and he went to the prefectural government to file a complaint!"

Kong Lingkan said,

"The Dai family is the same. They've already given a lot of money, so why are they so stubborn?"

Kong Fanhao said,

"You guys are always causing trouble for me, can't you just stop?"

Kong Lingkan said,

"Grandson, I know. I've told them so many times, but they just don't know how to restrain themselves. Otherwise, you can give them a few whippings when you have time and teach them a lesson!"

Kong Fanhao waved his hand.

"Hey, they are all big-headed kids. How can I bear it? Just tell them what to do!"

Kong Lingkan laughed and said,

"Grandpa is a kind-hearted man. His grandson is gone!"

Kong Lingkan came out and called Kong San over.

"Go to Xiangfu Inn and find Boss Qiao from Shanxi. Tell him that I've made an appointment with the master and asked him to come over!"

After a while, Boss Qiao came with Kong San. When they met, they clasped their fists and bowed.

"Butler Kong, has Duke Yansheng nodded?"

Kong Lingkan said with a smile,

"What's the hurry? Sit down and talk!"

After sitting down, Boss Qiao said,

"Butler Kong, what does Duke Yansheng say?"

Kong Lingkan pretended to smack his lips.

"Alas, our master is very stubborn and just thinks the price is too low!"

Shopkeeper Qiao quickly took out a banknote from his sleeve and handed it over.

"Thank you for your concern, Steward Kong. I've been here for five days!"

When Kong Lingkan saw the 1,000-liang silver note, he was overjoyed and said,

"Isn't this because of your sincerity? I put a lot of effort into telling you this. Fortunately, Grandpa still gave me face and finally agreed to sell you some first!"

Boss Qiao was happy.

"Butler Kong, you've been a great help to me. Thank you, thank you. I'll treat you to a banquet!"

"Forget it, let's get down to business. Your time is money. How much do you want?"

Boss Qiao laughed,

"Of course the more the better!"

Kong Lingkan rolled his eyes.

"Don't you know our strength? One million koku, is that enough for you?"

Boss Qiao waved his hands hurriedly.

"That's not possible!"

Kong Lingkan said,

"Tell me the number. I fought hard to get you the food. If you don't have such a big appetite, I can't help you!"

"I want 5,000 dan of wheat, 10,000 dan of corn, and 5,000 dan of sorghum!"

"Nothing else will work, let's talk money!"

Boss Qiao said hurriedly,

"The money has already been prepared. Just sign the document and get the money!"

"Okay, but you have to ship it out quickly. The food is yours, and you can't keep occupying our space!"

"Of course, I'm more anxious than you!"

After signing the documents and paying the money, Boss Qiao happily arranged for people to go.

"Kong San, go find Boss Ma for me!"

Shortly after Kong Lingkan left, Kong Fanhao's nephew, Kong Xiangguo, the general of Yanzhou, came in.

Kong Xiangguo looks like him, and although he is said to be his nephew, he is actually the child of his affair with his sister-in-law.

So Kong Fanhao paid for him to become an official, and used his connections to make him the general of Yanzhou. Everyone knew this, but they just couldn't say it out loud.

Kong Xiangguo saluted his uncle, and Kong Fanhao said,

"Why are you back?"

Kongxiang National Road,

"Uncle, the imperial court has issued an edict requiring the gentry to sell grain at a fair price!"

Kong Fanhao sat up straight and asked,

"Buy food at a fair price? How do you mean a fair price?"

Kong Xiangguo said,

"Rice is 800 wen per dan, and wheat is 900 wen per dan!"

"Snapped!"

Kong Fanhao slapped the table with his palm.

"Nonsense, who said that?"

Kong Xiangguo said,

"It's not someone who said it, it's the Emperor's order!"

Kong Fanhao panicked and asked,

"The emperor has issued an order. Why does he control the price of grain?"

Kong Xiangguo said,

"The Emperor sent Chen Fuen as an imperial envoy to go out of the capital to buy grain for relief, so he issued an order to control grain prices!"

Kong Lingkan said,

"This is a problem. We have so much food at home, but we are so short of money!"

Kong Xiangguo said,

"That's right! I came back as soon as I heard the news. Let's discuss how to deal with it!"

Kong Fanhao's mind was working rapidly. If he sold his family's more than one million dan of grain according to the emperor's price, he would lose hundreds of thousands of silver coins.

Although the grain was collected from rent and there was no loss or profit, the difference of hundreds of thousands of silver was no small amount!

he said,

"Xiangguo, is there no other way?"

Kongxiang National Road,

"Who can do anything about the Emperor's decree?"

Kong Fanhao thought for a long time and said,

"It will definitely take some time to implement, so let's take advantage of this opportunity to sell the grain!"

Kong Xiangguo sighed,

"How can we be too late? The governor has issued an order. From now on, any large-scale movement of grain in the market must be reported to the government. Otherwise, we will be charged with aiding the enemy and treason!"

Kong Fanhao said,

"There are still several grain merchants waiting to buy grain!"

Kong Xiangguo rolled his eyes and asked hurriedly,

"How much can they ask?"

Kong Fanhao said,

"It's no problem for them to eat 100,000 stones!"

Kongxiang National Road,

"One hundred thousand stones, that's a lot of noise. It'll be troublesome if something happens. Where are they from?"

"There are people from Huai'an, Shanxi, Kouwai, and Liaodong!"

Kong Fanhao stood up and walked back and forth in the room. Kong Xiangguo didn't dare to speak, and his eyes followed Kong Fanhao's figure.

After a while, Kong Fanhao suddenly stopped, his eyes flashing.

"The price difference is too big. I asked them to pay immediately. I will give them as much as they want and ship it out as soon as possible!"