As the cicadas continued to chirp outside, everything seemed to be still.

In the room, dust was flying in a few rays of light. The woman's white face was curled up a few times, and then a forced smile appeared. "The governor held a heavy army in his hand. How could a prince in a side make things difficult for a woman... The governor, what do I want to do..."

Gongsun Zhi drank a sip of wine and gently put it down.

"I have said before that the northern region has shortage of food, and it is still impossible to see it. If time goes on, when the government wants to prepare for the next year's war in winter, it will stock up in large quantities. The price of food in the city will rise one day, or even two or three. The situation here will be very serious. You must be thinking in your heart, why choose to fight next year? What should you do in a hurry?"

He looked at the woman and knocked on the table: "Yuan Shao is dead, leaving three sons, one is young and the other is reckless, and the last one has been deposed by me. If I don't seize the time to take down these two states, I will be beaten in vain." Speaking of this, Gongsun Zhi raised his two fingers and shook them, "The grain and the two states of You must make them at the same time. You will solve the problem. Find a way to fill the grain silo in Shanggu County. I will send someone to give you as much convenience as possible, but before winter comes."

"This... is a bit embarrassing." Zhen Jiang frowned, but it was obviously impossible to refuse. Yinya gritted for a moment and nodded, "I have never done such a thing. When my mother was still alive, she did some things, but she never involved several counties. If the governor wanted to stock up on grain, the price of grain would inevitably be raised. One year, Jizhou suffered a severe drought, and the fields were not harvested. Fortunately, the government had abundant grains, and the family in various places had to pay porridge to hold many people's lives. If the grain prices in the northern land rose and there was no grain stored in the warehouse, the situation would be very serious... The governor used his own foundation and also used the Zhen family to play with fire."

Gongsun Zhi nodded: "It's the business process, so I'm looking for you, but there's no need to do too much. The people of Shanggu County can eat enough, but the army needs it, and they are all fighting people, so they naturally eat a lot... By the way, it's best to squeeze out from the aristocratic families and the people in the Central Plains."

"Let me think about it... think about it..." Zhen Jiang bit her lower lip, frowned and walked in the light that shone in. She came to the window frame and pinched the corner of her clothes and felt a little sweaty, "...If my mother was still there... what would she do... what would she do..."

You should know that while hoarding grain, while preventing the price of grain from soaring, it is a deadlock. Once a grain shortage occurs, those aristocratic families will take the opportunity to raise the grain price to a very high price when the weather is in bad luck. After the people can't afford it, they can even finish the bark and grass roots around them. If they don't help buying children and selling their houses, selling real estate, this is what the big families really want.

Once such a situation occurs, the entire northern land will almost be completely messed up, and the grain becomes rare. Once it is higher than the price of cattle tendon and animal skin in the northern land, the trade that has been operating for many years will collapse overnight. The herdsmen on the grassland will cause trouble if they lose money. With internal and external troubles, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no greater chaos.

Of course, these are the most serious consequences that Wang Lie, Bing Yuan and others may have deductions, and naturally there are measures to prevent problems. It was originally a gamble, so Gongsun Zhi would certainly want to bet on this. After all, he has become an open competitor with Cao Cao, and the food and grass in trade will definitely be reduced. When there are conditions to send troops, it is estimated that the other party has already won the Qing and Ji states, and the pressure it will face will be even more terrifying.

After a moment of quiet in the room, Gongsun Zhi stood up and went to the woman: "The number will not be too large. My army is not large. As long as it is enough for 50,000 people, half a year of food and grass, I can take over the entire Youzhou territory, and there will be some food and grass support in Liaodong, so you have three months to do this now."

On the other side, Zhen Jiang looked at the sunlight outside the window frame for a long time, and suddenly turned around with a "Ah!" and his voice was a little sharp: "I thought of... I thought of a solution..." Perhaps I realized my identity, and my words gradually became smaller, and he whispered: "The Zhen family will transport a batch of grain first, join hands with the merchants who are good-grained governors here to use a trick... I transported the grain in during the day, and quietly transported it out at night, and then transported it back to the city during the day..."

Gongsun Zhi stopped, his eyes lit up slightly: "This is not bad, it's a bit like stealing the world and secretly crossing Chen Cang... You continue to talk, if it's feasible, I will ask Li Ru and others to cooperate with you."

"… After I went back, I lobbyed the merchants who had been friends to prepare a batch of food and grass. After secretly coming to Juyongguan, I came to Shanggu County with great fanfare to watch the family. When I entered the official warehouse, I secretly transported it out late at night. I continued to do this the next day." Zhen Jiang racked his brains and frowned, and bit his fingernails lightly. She forgot to be nervous for a moment. She walked back and forth in front of Gongsun Zhi: "Just cheating them. The government has a lot of surplus grain, and the governor ate a lot of foreign food, the price of grain in the city will not rise randomly. If he can still use means to lower the price, the price of the grain will be low, and the horses in the governor's hand will become rare things that cannot be bought even if there is food."

Gongsun Zhi frowned and was silent for a while: "In this contrast, the price of grain collapses. In the future, merchants will not bring food and grass to trade because it is worthless."

"So the governor could only take the opportunity to eat the amount he wanted in one breath, and then raise the grain price bit by bit, ensuring the interests of a group of merchants, and then cheating those aristocratic families. Maybe they can cheat Cao Cao." Zhen Jiang said excitedly, raised his chin, with a very bright look in his eyes, "... The best premise is to send out the signal that the governor is going to go to war and needs food and grass. Then I and other merchants who are united to perform this show in a month or two months. The merchants are pursuing profits. In this way, there will naturally be many people who can't sit still. At that time, they will be eager to send food to the governor."

"…When you look at it, the grain prices will not rise but fall. A large amount of grain will accumulate on the way or Shanggu County. Once it goes back and forth, those people will cry for loss. If they encounter the autumn rain again, they will only sell it at a low price."

Gongsun Zhi smiled slightly. This time the stone in his heart finally loosened. "Although I don't know how the effect is, I have a clear idea in my heart. For the detailed plan, I will ask Li Ru and others to consider and improve it. As for your Zhen family for a long time and the business veins are smooth, you will handle the following matters. I will explain the situation to General Dan of Juyongguan so that your family can be unobstructed. It's just like that. I have asked someone to take Zhen Mi to wait between you. You go over and meet, reminisce about the past, and then set off. Half a month later, I will have news that your grain team will be on the way."

"...Governor...Isn't my sister... in Jizhou?" The woman was stunned for a moment, and before she could speak, Gongsun Zhi on the opposite side held a finger between his lips and said "Shhh!" with a smile on his face, and waved his hand: "Some things can only be filled with eyes and ears, don't have mouths, see, hear, don't say it..."
Chapter completed!