Chapter 1241 The County Lord invites you
Shopkeeper Tai slumped on the ground. After a while, his legs were trembling, and he slowly stood up with the help of shopkeeper Lu. However, after standing up, Shopkeeper Tai's calves couldn't stop shaking.
"Old...Old Lu, are what you said true or false?" Shopkeeper Tai's teeth couldn't help chattering, and he couldn't speak clearly. In fact, he knew in his heart that what Shopkeeper Lu said was true, but There is still a trace of fantasy, hoping that shopkeeper Lu is deliberately making him happy.
“How could I lie to you when this happened?” Shopkeeper Lu is no better than Shopkeeper Tai.
Life is at stake, and people like them, who are rich and accustomed to enjoying life, are even more afraid of death.
In fact, when Manager Zhang in Shopkeeper Lu's shop came back from purchasing food and told Shopkeeper Lu the news, Shopkeeper Lu behaved even worse than Shopkeeper Tai at that time, and even wet his pants.
"Oh, my dear mother, this is really a disaster! Although our county magistrate is not old, he is also capable and cannot tolerate sand in his eyes. We are just afraid It's..."
The extravagant hope in Shopkeeper Tai's heart was completely shattered, and his whole body suddenly wailed, as if he were mourning for his heir.
"I'm afraid of this too." Shopkeeper Lu also had a mournful face, wanting to cry but without tears.
"How can this be good..."
Shopkeeper Tai and Shopkeeper Lu looked at each other and felt sympathy for each other. They almost hugged each other and cried on the spot.
"How about we lower the price this afternoon?" Shopkeeper Tai thought for a while and whispered to Shopkeeper Lu.
"Old Tai, you are going to die. There are so many grain merchants in our county. If the two of us break the rules, we will offend the public. They can tear us alive without waiting for the county magistrate to take action. !”
When Shopkeeper Lu heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he looked around in panic, fearing that someone would listen to him.
"Less lower...so as not to break the rules." Shopkeeper Tai also shrank his neck in fear.
"Lao Tai, lower the price of three melons and two dates to make an egg! Now the price of grain has risen to 1,340 cents per stone. The original price of grain was only 400 cents per stone. It is not a bad rule to drop it by a few cents, but there are What's the use? It's the same as driving up prices! If it drops too much, breaks the rules, and provokes public anger, it's not the same as death or death!" Shopkeeper Lu shook his head vigorously when he heard this, and let out a long sigh. A sad look on his face!
"No, let's just close the store..." Shopkeeper Tai whispered with a pained look on his face.
"Every day makes a fortune, are you willing to lock me down?" Shopkeeper Lu looked at Shopkeeper Tai sideways and said angrily.
Shopkeeper Tai immediately shook his head without hesitation. He couldn't bear it, he couldn't bear it. He pretended that I didn't say what he just said.
"Das Kapital" says: Once there is appropriate profit, capital will become very bold. As long as there is 10% profit, it will be used everywhere; with 20%, it will become lively; with 50%, it will cause active risk-taking; with 100%, it will make people disregard all laws; with 300% , will make people not afraid of committing crimes, or even the danger of hanging their heads.
Shopkeepers Tai and Lu are like this. Even if there is a risk of having their heads chopped off, they are reluctant to close the door.
"Old Lu, actually, if you think about it, we are not in a situation where we are bound to die. The prefect did not arrest and behead all the grain merchants in the city. He just found two outstanding sheep to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. . Our two grain stores are just middle-of-the-road businesses in the county town. It’s not our turn to be the leader, so the county magistrate Can we drive out all the grain merchants? If so, all the people in Jingnan would not be able to save food! If we take a step back, we are really in trouble. We'll just have to hold on until we die and be imprisoned for a while." Shopkeeper Tai thought about it again and said to Shopkeeper Lu.
"Yes. Lao Tai, I think what you said makes sense. The floods have caused food shortages in most of the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that the imperial court was unable to rescue them for a while. If Jingnan wants to survive the floods, it must rely on Our grain dealer transports grain and our county magistrate is a fool. It’s impossible to kill everyone who wants to protect the people. I think the most we can do is catch a few outstanding sheep to scare the monkeys!”
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Lu also nodded. I tried hard to find some reasons to comfort myself.
However, even though the two said this, they actually didn't have much confidence. They looked at each other, made up their minds, and discussed in a low voice, "How about our two families agree that one stone of food is five cents cheaper than other families' , no, how about 3 articles? We don’t want anything else. "
One stone of grain is equivalent to about 150 kilograms. If the price of one stone of grain is reduced by 3 cents, the price will basically not be reduced when equivalent to one kilogram of grain. You can only buy 50 kilograms in total. Food can be a penny cheaper.
Nowadays, it is getting harder and harder to get food, and the cost is getting higher and higher. They are not willing to reduce it more. If the price drops too much, they will earn less. If they earn less, they will be less competitive, and they will also worry about angering their peers.
After the two people discussed this, the feeling of panic finally reduced a lot.
"Lao Tai, it's still early, how about you come to my house for a drink?" Shopkeeper Lu invited.
"It's rare for you, Old Lu, to speak up, so I won't be polite and I won't bother you." Shopkeeper Tai had already had this intention, and as soon as Shopkeeper Lu opened his mouth, he agreed on the spot, just in time to take the opportunity to add up the sum.
Just when Shopkeeper Lu and Shopkeeper Tai made an appointment to go to Shopkeeper Lu's house together, they suddenly heard a rush of footsteps. When they looked up, they saw a group of servants trotting down the street.
As soon as they saw the police officer appearing, Shopkeeper Tai and Shopkeeper Lu couldn't help but have an ominous premonition!
No! impossible! Don't think nonsense!
Both Shopkeepers Tai and Lu couldn't help but shook their heads, throwing away the ominous premonition in their minds.
"It can't be such a coincidence."
Shopkeeper Tai and Shopkeeper Lu looked at each other and said in unison. After realizing that the other party had gone together with them, they couldn't help but laugh at each other, both laughing at themselves. The two of them were suspicious, but they also celebrated that their heroes had the same views.
While the two of them looked at each other and smiled, the police officer walked over from the street and crossed them.
Both Shopkeeper Lu and Shopkeeper Tai did not dare to look at the guard directly, but only paid attention to the guard with their peripheral vision. It was not until the guard passed them that they both breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, with smiles on their faces. It’s also more brilliant.
However, just when the two of them were laughing happily, they suddenly heard a voice coming from behind:
"Hey, Shopkeeper Tai, Shopkeeper Lu, it turns out you are here. If I hadn't heard the laughter, I almost missed it. You happen to be together, which also saves me a few extra steps. Shopkeeper Tai, Shopkeeper Lu, County Lord Please, please come with us to the county government office.”
The county magistrate invites you! The county magistrate invites you! The county honors you with an invitation
These four words were like a thunder exploding above the two of them, destroying every trace of their smiles!
"Plop", "Plop"!
The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground was heard twice in succession, and Shopkeeper Tai and Shopkeeper Lu collapsed to the ground one after another. (End of chapter)