Chapter 403 Dangxiang’s Dilemma

Stepping into the government? These people have never thought about this question.

There is a common characteristic of lower-class people, that is, they have no deposits on them. When they were young, they did not need to deposit money. They stole them, but rob them, and cheated them. They could not save the money even if they were caught by the government. If they were confiscated, they would still be their own evidence of their crime.

By the time they were old, it was no longer possible to make some coffin books. Just like when they were old, snatching a small amount of gold and silver would have made a fortune for him. As for what to do if he couldn't do it in the future, they never dared to think about it.

If you can really get a position in the government and get a little salary per month when you get old, it will be much better than you now.

Zhan Zhao's words aroused the interest of these people, and they were no longer silent. Baozi immediately stood up: "Master Zhan, tell me, what are you going to do?"

Zhan Zhao pointed at Chen Yuan: "This, please ask Lord Chen."

Chen Yuan was very despised. These people were really good at looking at them. They had completely different attitudes towards Zhan Zhaohe towards him. They did not respect themselves and were not good people! But then again, what he was looking for now was not good people, and good people could not be spies.

He said: "Mr. Zhan is right. If you do well, I can guarantee that no one will pursue your previous crimes. At the same time, you can live a more comfortable life in the future. If you do it or not, no one will force you. Let me say the last sentence. If you fail, death may be the best result you will face."

Cai Lu asked, "What about the worst result?"

Chen Yuan spread his hands: "I can't die!"

The price has been opened, which is the same as doing business. If you think it is suitable, you stay and do it. If you think it is not suitable, everyone will go their own way. The result is not bad, and only more than 20 people left.

The rest of the people are obviously willing to accept this price, especially when they are old. They are old and may not have lived a few years to support themselves. If they work hard at this time, they may be able to leave a peace in the second half of their lives.

Chen Yuan divided the eighty people into eight groups, each with ten people. After a brief running-in, he prepared to let them go to Dangxiang.

There is no need to train, and Chen Yuan doesn’t know how to train spies, so let Li Yuanhao train them.

If one of these eight groups of people can do well, it will be a reward for Chen Yuan. Those who do well will be the foundation of their own spy team in the future.

Regarding the grouping, most of these people are "respected for a long time", just like old people. They just reported their nicknames, and the bun came up and grabbed him: "Senior! How about we two in a group?"

After the group was divided, Chen Yuan patted his hands and then revealed his trump card: "Okay, everyone, I think you all want to know your tasks now. Just as Lord Zhan said. Your trip is doing things that benefit the country and the people. If you do it well, your contribution will definitely be higher than those generals on the battlefield! But no one will remember you."

Speaking of this, Lao Guo suddenly understood: "Mr. Chen, do you want us to help you spy on military information?"

This is a dangerous task, everyone knows. When Lao Guo says it out loud, some people's faces will change immediately.

Especially with more and more hungry people, many branches in Chaiyang have been stolen. Now he has closed all the shops in other places, leaving only one shop in Xingqing Mansion. He is also in order to continue to see the market conditions of Dangxiang.

In the past month, with the sharp rise in grain prices in the Song Dynasty, the prices of Dangxiang materials have continued to rise. In particular, rice has risen by 30% in just ten days. Ordinary people can't afford a bowl of rice. No matter how high the grain prices are, there is no difference for them.

Only those wealthy and wealthy families were asking around for where to sell rice out of concerns about the situation and wanted to buy some to go home. Most of these wealthy families were well-informed. Chaiyang's shops were relatively sufficient in Xingqingfu. The Song people had a very good idea and could get some rice to sell every day.

In the morning, Chai Yang had just opened the shop door and saw a group of people lined up at the door of his shop. When the people saw that the door was open, they squeezed in like crazy. A big man shouted loudly: "Shopkeeper, are there any rice sold?"

Chai Yang nodded and called out to the guy: "Hook up the sign"

The guy responded and hung a wooden sign with the words: "Thirty silos and one dou"

When the crowd saw this brand, their faces changed: "Why is the shopkeeper, why has the price increased again?"

"Is this too outrageous? The shopkeeper, we sold grain only a few months ago. It has risen so much in a blink of an eye, so why can we not eat it?"

"Oh, look, the shopkeeper has changed his fight today! Didn't you use ten-liter buckets? How did you become seven-liter buckets now?"

Chai Yang bowed and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not easy to do this business. The price of grain is outrageous. The Song Dynasty cannot leave the road. Now the territory of Dangxiang is not peaceful. There are people robbing food everywhere. Don't think I want to sell it like this. I can only barely hold on to what I do in this business now."

Someone wanted to say something, but a guy with a beard rushed over: "No matter how much money, I'll want it as much rice as you have!"

This statement obviously aroused public anger. Everyone around him didn't care about the price issue, and pointed their fingers at the guy: "Why are you like this? Why did you buy them all by yourself?"

The man carried his neck: "What? No? I have money, I just want to buy it all!"

Dangxiang people had a hot temper, and the man's words obviously aroused the anger of many people. Several people rushed over from the side and grabbed the guy and took action.

Chai Yang went up and pulled everyone away: "Dear guests, don't do it. The store still has rules. Although there are not many daily items, each person can only buy three dots at most. If there are too many, I will never sell them! Now, I will queue up and sell them smoothly, and you will buy them smoothly, right?"

A long lineup lined up from the store window, and everyone bought three dou of rice, so they would definitely not buy less.

At the counter, five guys who had packed rice were busy. Even so, the queue was getting longer and longer. In half an hour, the three jars of rice in the shop were at the bottom. The people who didn't buy it later were suddenly nervous, fearing that they would not be able to leave it anymore. It was not until the guys carried out two jars from behind that they were relieved.

Chai Yang stood by and saw the people who had hit the rice leaving happily, while those who had not bought it were still waiting anxiously. He sighed in his heart.

Thirty guan and one dou are really too expensive. Even Chai Yang thinks this is an unacceptable price. But it will continue to rise tomorrow. When will it rise?

Chen Yuan said it very clearly. When it slowly rises, when these big families can't afford it, it means that the entire Dangxiang has been exhausted! There are still many queues now, and everyone is buying the maximum limit, which means that the big families in Dangxiang can still support it!

This is why Chai Yang sells three dou each. I sell you a few hundred stones at a time, so you don’t want to buy it in the future. So I sell it slowly, three dou at a time, just enough for a big family to eat for a day. If you want to eat tomorrow, I will buy it again. I will continue to raise the price tomorrow until you can’t afford it, which means you have no money in your pocket.
Chapter completed!