A few days later, the handwritten letter from King Han Xin and King Zhao Zhang Ao was sent to the Weiyang Palace in Xianyang for 800 miles. King Han Liu Heng did not dare to neglect, so he quickly sent the Imperial Guard General Bai Mo and Chen Ping to summon the palace.

After circulating the letters from King Han and King Zhao, Bai Mo pondered without saying a word, but Chen Ping said: "I really didn't expect that these two vendors had the means to spread the world. They could really bring King Han and King Zhao as reinforcements, hum."

After this year's training, and the accumulation of being the crown prince, King Liu Heng of Han has gradually gained the initiative to deal with government affairs. When talking to Bai Mo, Chen Ping said: "The Xiangfu, the Grand Tutor, the two vendors are not worth mentioning, but now that they have attracted the attention of King Han and King Zhao, it is a major event between countries, and they should not be ignored."

Bai Mo bowed and said, "Please rest assured, the minister and the Grand Master will handle this matter well."

Bai Mo expressed his opinion, and Liu Heng stopped saying anything. He immediately gave the two a few words and stood up and left.

Bai Mo and Chen Ping left the palace together. Chen Ping said as he walked: "Prime Minister, since King Han and King Zhao have already participated, we may not be able to hold on if we want to continue. Why don't we talk to them again?"

"It's certain to talk, and I can't say that I have to make some concessions." Bai Mo sighed and said, "However, Feng Ji, Guan Zhong and the others should have received the urgent letter from King Han and King Zhao. Most of them will not ask for a price as much as before. However, this result may not be as we wish, and it can only be a compromise situation."

"We worked hard for several months, but in the end, they made these two guys get a big advantage. It's really angering." Chen Ping groaned and said, "But then again, as long as we can borrow 800,000 stones to repay the grain and return 500,000 stones to the warehouse, it doesn't matter. After all, the treasury can still have a slight surplus, so it won't be in vain."

Bai Mo's bottom line is 10,000 yuan and 1.5 million stones, while the other party asks for 90,000 yuan and 1.5 million stones. If you give the two parties a discount, the final result is likely to be 50,000 yuan and 1.5 million stones, with an average price of 333 cents. Compared with the average price of 400 yuan per stone sold by Bai Mo, it is indeed a slight surplus.

On the other hand, the other party did nothing. He just pulled 300,000 stones of grain and took away a whole million stones of grain from Guanzhong, and he didn't spend a penny. Oh no, they not only did not spend a single son, but even got 50,000 yuan in vain from Guanzhong. Such a big advantage was simply a blatant robbery.

As Bai Mo expected, Feng Ji and Guan Zhong did receive urgent letters from the country, so this time the negotiation process was unusually smooth. Without even temptation, both sides went straight to the middle. The agreement to buy 1.5 million stones of grain from Han State was soon signed.

Bai Mo originally wanted to sign an oral agreement. However, with Feng Ji and Guan Zhong's insistence, he finally signed a written agreement and wrote a note. The storm that had been delayed for nearly half a month was finally resolved. Bai Mo didn't know that he finally crawled out of this pit. But then he fell into another deeper trap.

Looking at Bai Mo, Chen Ping's figure gradually faded away, Feng Ji and Guan Zhong smiled sinisterly.

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The next day, the Xianyang Taicang Ling ran to Bai Mo and cried, saying that the two major grain merchants refused to accept gold and only agreed to pay the grain with Wuzhu coins. Previously, in order to save trouble, Bai Mo paid the grain purchase money to Xianyang Taicang all. According to the current price of one tael of gold to three thousand coins in Chu State, a total of 167,000 taels of gold was given to Xianyang Taicang.

"What did you say?" Bai Mo said in surprise, "The two major grain merchants actually refused to accept gold?"

Taicang Ling nodded and said with a bitter face: "They said that the king ordered Guanzhong to prohibit the direct circulation of gold, so they could not violate the king's edict, so they could not accept gold."

"What's this?" Chen Ping, who was discussing affairs with Bai Mo in the prime minister's office, said angrily, "The king's edict is only aimed at the merchants in Guanzhong. They are Han Xin and Zhao Shang, so why don't you collect gold?"

Bai Mo had clearly smelled the scent of conspiracy and pondered without saying a word.

"But we can't blame them for being wrong, right? No matter what, they just obeyed the king's edict, and we don't have to worry too much." Taicang Ling smiled bitterly, shook his head, then turned his head and said to Bai Mo, "Prime Minister, why don't you give up the official and return the gold to the treasury in full and then withdraw 50,000,000 Wuzhu coins from the treasury?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Chen Ping said angrily, "Where did the national treasury come from so many Wuzhu coins?"

Taicang Ling was stunned when he heard this and said in confusion: "Didn't the Prime Minister get 100,000 million yuan in selling grain before?"

Chen Ping pointed at Taicang Ling and said with a wry smile: "It is true that the Prime Minister got 100 million yuan in grain, but most of them collected gold, and the Wuzhu coins were less than 20 million yuan. Adding to the original Wuzhu coins in the treasury, it was only 30 million yuan. Where can I get 50 million yuan in total?"

Taicang Ling said with a broken face: "Taishou, what should I do?"

Seeing Bai Mo pondering without saying a word, Chen Ping said, "In this way, I will go to Sanjiangkou with you."

Taicang Ling knelt down and stood up, bowed and thanked, "In this way, I'll let Taishi go."

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Sima Jixing hurried into the study and said to Sima Zhong: "Second brother, something happened, something happened!"

Sima Zhong put down the book and said in confusion: "Third brother, what happened in Guanzhong, making you so excited?"

Sima Ji shook his sleeves and knelt down opposite Sima Zhong, laughing and said, "Just just got the news that Feng and Guan actually refused to collect gold, or did they obey the imperial edict of the King of Han, hahaha."

Sima Zhong frowned, with a somewhat displeasure in his expression, and said, "What's there to be happy about?"

Sima Ji dismissed and said, "Second brother, haven't you discovered anything from it? Let me tell you the truth. Bai Mo is in big trouble now. Hey, as soon as I think of Bai Mo's defeated look, I can't help but be happy, haha."

"Bai Mo is in big trouble?" Sima Zhong said in confusion, "The two major grain merchants refuse gold, what's the trouble with him?"

Seeing that Sima Zhong still didn't know what was said, Sima Ji had to explain patiently: "Second brother, you think, Feng and Guan only answered to trade with Wuzhu coins, but there were not so many Wuzhu coins in the treasury of the Han Dynasty. What should I do in the end? Bai Mo or Chen Ping will definitely come forward to negotiate with the two major grain merchants and agree to pay with gold at a price comparison."

Sima Zhong nodded and shook his head, saying, "It seems that there is no problem?"

"No problem?" Sima Ji smiled, "Second brother, the problem is so big!"

Sima Zhong really has no talent in business, so he immediately said anxiously: "Third brother, don't keep it a secret."

Sima Ji smiled and then said, "If Bai Mo or Chen Ping comes forward, Feng Guan will definitely make concessions in the end and agrees that the Han Dynasty uses gold to purchase grain. However, the price comparison between gold and Wuzhu coins may not be the one or two gold that is commonly used in various countries to exchange for 4,000 coins. Second brother, what price comparison will Feng Guan give Bai Mo?"

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"What did you say?!" Chen Ping couldn't believe his ears and stared at Feng Ji tightly. The cold voice almost burst out from the cracks of his teeth. "One or two gold is worth one thousand coins?"

If the price of this comparison is based on this comparison, the 150,000 taels of gold obtained from Baimo's grain sales can only be exchanged for 150,000 coins. With the 20,000 coins directly received, it is only 35,000 coins. It is still a short distance from 50,000 coins. If you want to fill it in, you have to take out 150,000 taels of gold from the treasury, and you must not emptiate the treasury?

Feng Ji was unmoved and said lightly: "Taoshi, this price comparison is already very fair."

Guan Zhong also echoed: "Yes, Tai Shi, the State of Chu has recently implemented a predatory trade strategy against various countries. The outflow of gold is very large, and the price of the exchange rate with the Wuzhu coins has dropped significantly. Of course, the domestic price comparison of Chu is quite stable. If the State of Chu has a way to transport this batch of gold to Chu, it is possible to exchange it for a good price."

"Mr. Feng, what are you talking about?" Chen Ping was furious when he heard this.

If Chen Ping really had a way to smuggle gold into Chu, he would have to talk nonsense with Feng, Guan here?

Feng Ji spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "If the Grand Master can't smuggle gold into Chu State, then we will have no choice but to give this comparison price, so we can only give it a good deal. Please understand the Grand Master."

"You are robbing clearly!" Chen Ping said angrily, "I will never agree."

It is a fact that the State of Chu implemented predatory trade strategies against other countries, and it is also a fact that the price of gold compared to Wuzhu coins in various countries has been falling, but the price of gold compared to 3,600 coins after falling again, and it has never fallen below 3,500 coins. However, Feng Ji suddenly offered a price comparison of one or two gold coins, which is indeed too ruthless.

"Taishou, don't you say so badly? We don't have the intention to force you, nor do we have this ability. If the Taishou feels that we are unkind and really don't want to accept this price comparison, we can ignore it. As long as you trade with Wuzhu coins, we will still abide by the price agreed before, haha."

Feng Ji said it very well, but he was sneering in his heart: I just robbed it openly, why don’t you do anything to me? As long as you can’t get enough Wuzhu coins, you deserve to be robbed by me. Humph, Bai Mo, you are still young!

"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable!" Chen Ping slapped the table and left with his sleeves.

Feng Ji, Guan Zhong smiled and stood up, bowed far away to Chen Ping's back: "Tao Shi will walk slowly, don't send him off."

It was not until Chen Ping's figure disappeared that Guan Zhong said worriedly: "Brother Feng, would it be too much for us to ask for such a ruthless price? If the Han monarch and ministers were angry, it would be more than worth the loss."

"When you do business, you have to ask for a lot of prices, but you have to bargain on the ground, right? One or two gold ounces of gold and one thousand coins are just our asking price, not the final price. Bai Mo and Chen Ping are not satisfied, so you can continue to negotiate, but the profits they earn from selling grain must be spit out for us." Feng Ji said lightly.!~!
Chapter completed!