Chapter 269: Rushing to Send Silver

The advisor understood instantly. "Then we will hoard the grain we bought for a period of time, and when Guangwu Jun has no grain to sell, we will sell it at a high price."

"Exactly!" Liu Heng cast an appreciative look at the advisor. "In this way, I earned silver, and these stupid common people still have to be grateful."

"But... but where can we find so much silver?" The advisor had been Liu Heng's confidant for so many years. He knew how much silver Liu Heng had embezzled... earned as a County Magistrate.

Relying on this silver, it was not enough to make the Ming Army lose everything.

"You go find Qi Sansheng and tell him this official has an important matter to discuss!"

Qi Sansheng was a famous and well-known big merchant in Shuo Fang County. He certainly couldn't compare to the Jiangnan scholar-gentry, but in this barren land of Beijiang, he could be considered wealthy.

The advisor understood that the County Magistrate wanted to join forces with Qi Sansheng. He thought this time it would certainly be foolproof.

"The Magistrate is wise! Just... the subordinate heard that the insurgent army leader Jiang Jinshi is not a person to be trifled with. If this plan is seen through by him..."

"So what?" Liu Heng walked to the window. "Even the Prince of Zhenbei couldn't defeat the Xiongnu; I'm afraid he's already overwhelmed, where would he have the energy to manage these small matters."

"Yes!"

The advisor agreed. Since that was the case, there was nothing to worry about.

Two days later, Qi Sansheng appeared in Guangwu City. His fat fingers were covered with gold jewelry, and there was an unusual cunning in his narrowed eyes. Even the wide clothes tailored for him couldn't hide his protruding belly.

The most eye-catching thing was behind him, the nearly eighty empty carriages, clearly coming for the grain.

Many merchants knew Qi Sansheng and stepped forward to greet him one after another: "Third Master, why are you here?"

"Why?" Qi Sansheng's arrogance was very strong. "You can come, but I can't?"

"What are you saying? Third Master can naturally go anywhere!"

Qi Sansheng waved his hand impatiently: "Don't waste time here, I, Qi Sansheng, will take all the grain for today!"

While speaking, Qi Sansheng threw out a stack of silver notes, acting arrogant and domineering.

The servant selling grain saw this situation and realized that the other side was coming with ill intent, so he hurriedly hinted for others to invite the President.

A Ming Army soldier on the side frowned and stepped forward: "It's better if you don't cause trouble in Guangwu City!"

"Cause trouble?" Qi Sansheng didn't back down at all. "You open the door to do business, I bring silver to buy, how is that causing trouble?"

"Or are you saying you don't want to sell at all? That's fine! Hurry up and close the granary!"

The Ming Army was only maintaining public order and really didn't know how to handle such a situation, but the other side's arrogant attitude made their teeth itch.

It was only because they had raised the banner now; if it were back when they were robbing the road, they would definitely let this dead fat pig know why flowers were so red!!

Li Xinyue arrived quickly after receiving the news, with Xiao Hu beside her carrying a ghost-head knife to protect her. "Who dares to cause trouble?"

Qi Sansheng laughed: "I ran so far from Shuo Fang County to buy grain, and you say I'm causing trouble? Doing business is about willingness on both sides. I pay money, you provide goods, it's only right and proper. Where is the talk of causing trouble?"

Li Xinyue's expression didn't change: "May I ask how much grain the boss wants to buy?"

"As much as you have! I want as much as you have!" Qi Sansheng said clearly, word by word, with quite a bit of provocation.

"Good spirit!" Li Xinyue's expression didn't change. "I'm just afraid your carriages are too few to pull it all!"

"If I can't pull it all, I'll come to pull it next time. If two hundred carriages aren't enough, then five hundred carriages, until it's all pulled away!!"

"Can do! Then five hundred carriages. Today you only brought eighty carriages, I'll fill them up for you first, pay the money!" Li Xinyue's mouth hooked up. She didn't expect someone to rush to send silver.

Are you trying to challenge the storage capacity of my system with your money bag?

"Alright! But I don't know if you fill these eighty carriages for me, do you still have grain to sell to everyone?" Qi Sansheng was very confident in himself. If the other side had no grain to sell to others, everyone would make a wasted trip and would definitely have grievances.

He didn't count on five hundred carriages to buy it all up. As long as he kept coming to buy, so what if they had a grain route?

The other side kept losing money, how long could they last with him?

"That's not something you need to worry about! Load the carriages!" Li Xinyue waved her hand, and her subordinates began to load the goods.

"This time, the eighty carriages will be settled on the spot. How much deposit should I give for the remaining four hundred and twenty carriages?" Qi Sansheng wanted to settle this matter directly, not afraid at all that the other side would take the deposit and not provide the goods.

If the other side did this, the reputation they had painstakingly managed would all collapse.

"Just give half!"

"Good!" Qi Sansheng didn't hesitate at all. "I don't know when you can have my remaining grain ready?"

Qi Sansheng's move was just to put enough pressure on Li Xinyue. This was just the beginning.

It would also take time for the other side to transport grain. He just needed to take the grain every time, and with no grain sold outside, once he dragged the Ming Army down, he could make a huge profit.

Li Xinyue smiled. "Shopkeeper, if you have so many carriages, you can come tomorrow! As much as you want! As much as I have!"

Li Xinyue wasn't afraid of being targeted. Playing hard, who in Beijiang could be harder than Jiang Jinshi right now?!

Throwing money, she was even less afraid. She was begging for it!

Qi Sansheng saw that the other side's momentum didn't decrease, so he muttered a bit, but then thought about it: transporting grain from the Central Plains and selling it at this price, it was impossible to make money!

Then just let this so-called Ming Army lose more!

"Good! Wait until I pull this trip back and then come again. Next time I'll bring! More!" Qi Sansheng bit the last few words very heavily, with quite a bit of threat.

"From now on, this fat shopkeeper is our honored guest, don't be negligent!" Li Xinyue turned her head and instructed the servant.

"What fat shopkeeper, my name is Qi Sansheng!!"

"Oh! Remember the fat shopkeeper's surname is Qi, don't forget it in the future!"

Li Xinyue was truly happy! She didn't expect there to be such a good person in Beijiang to send her money. Looking at the other side's pot-bellied, nouveau riche appearance, Li Xinyue could imagine how much money she could earn this time.

Li Xinyue's words made Qi Sansheng secretly angry. He hated others calling him fat the most. Once he bought up all the other side's grain, he would see if she could still laugh.

Soon, Qi Sansheng's eighty carriages of grain were loaded. One carriage held ten shi, one shi was one hundred jin, so this was only eighty thousand jin.

Originally, the merchants who followed were afraid that their trip would be in vain, but after Qi Sansheng left, Li Xinyue opened another granary, which made everyone feel relieved.

And Liu Heng just happened to get the news that more than twenty thousand Xiongnu cavalry were annihilated on the front lines, even the main general Adunla was captured alive, and even the Xiongnu Chanyu's own father was killed by the Ming Army.

This news was like a basin of cold water poured on Liu Heng's head. He just hated why this news didn't arrive two days earlier. If he had known the Ming Army was so fierce, he would never have offended the other side no matter what.

Liu Heng was anxious and pacing back and forth in the room. The advisor suddenly said: "Magistrate, this matter was all done by that Qi Sansheng, what does it have to do with you?" ===== CHAPTER 270 =====