study--

The atmosphere was extremely lively and harmonious. Du Yinxi did not hold up the air or put on the slightly old-fashioned face, and became much more kind.

"Wei'er, are you here?"

Unlike Du Zhengming who stood there blankly, after entering the study, he sat directly on the chair on one side, looking at Du Yinxi with a leisurely expression mixed with a little arrogance.

"Father, are you asking me for something?"

Du Yinxi hadn't said anything yet, but Du Zhengming was anxious and kept winking at Du Weidao. The meaning was as if he was saying, "Brother, get up quickly, don't make uncle angry."

Out of Du Zhengming's opinion, Du Yinxi, who has always been rigorous and attaches importance to ethics, has no concern about it.

"Wei'er, you solved the problem of food prices in Changde Mansion. How do you want to help your father reward you?"

"Father, keeping your promise is the greatest reward to Wei'er."

As soon as he said that he seemed to have thought of something, Du Weidao felt a little regretful, and quickly added: "But, father, if you really want to reward me with something, the child has a reluctant request, and I hope his father can agree."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Du Yinxi's eyebrows raised slightly and looked at his son with a smile.

"Father, my child's restaurant will open in three days. If possible, my child hopes that my father can invite some local gentry and rich people to attend the opening ceremony of the restaurant."

Du Yinxi was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly, looked at Du Weidao, pondered for a moment, and asked in disbelief: "That's all?"

It seemed that he felt that his words were too simple and not clear enough, Du Yinxi asked again: "I just attended the opening ceremony, nothing else?"

"Yes, father."

Du Weidao nodded slightly, and saw Du Yinxi's hesitation on his face, he still felt a little disbelief, and then said, "It's just drinking and eating, nothing else."

At this time, Du Zhengming, who was standing aside, had no chance to speak, and he was anxious about Du Weidao.

Such a good opportunity, the lion should have opened his mouth, so why did he make such a trivial request?

Although he was anxious and felt that Tu Zhengming had missed the opportunity, he didn't have much to say, so he could only say it in his heart that it was a pity.

It seemed as if he had figured out something, a smile appeared on Du Yinxi's face again, showing a look of relief, and stroked his white beard.

"Okay, for my father, I promise you, and I will do this matter by you and Uncle Fu. I will post it in the name of my father. When it is time to open, I will notify you and I will arrive on time."

City Defense Battalion—

Bang-

With the crisp sound of the cup being thrown, Zhang Xianbi stood in the living room with anger on his face, his eyes pissing fire.

Zhang Sihai stood below tremblingly, bent down slightly, lowered his head, and did not dare to look directly at Zhang Xianbi in anger.

The others were also silent, standing aside with a hunched body, not even daring to breathe, fearing that the little movements would be caused by unintentional disaster.

Now Zhang Xianbi is a little angry, and he is likely to be in danger of his life.

I don’t know how long it has passed, but when I saw Zhang Xianbi’s anger diminished slightly and his emotions gradually stabilized, I dared to pluck up the courage to speak the words that had been accumulated for a long time.

"General, you can't delay any more. The gentry can't suppress it anymore. Some people are already selling food in disguise, bartering to exchange what they need from the people, or directly replace silver and money as rewards."

After saying so much in one breath, Zhang Sihai felt relieved. Seeing that Zhang Xianbi not only did not have an attack, but was listening carefully, his confidence became a little bit stronger and he continued to talk.

"General, if he is in normal times, especially those grain merchants, he is definitely as timid as a mouse. However, once his business is involved, the more money he loses, the more courage he will be, and he is like a desperate bandit.

Especially at this stall now, although the people of Changde Prefecture still need a lot of food, they are not so urgent.

If this continues, once it is delayed until the summer harvest, compared with the local gentry, the grain merchants will definitely lose all their money.

…”

Even if Zhang Sihai doesn’t say it, how could Zhang Xianbi not know this truth?

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents.

What's more, those grain merchants and gentry were not really soft persimmons. The reason why they chose slippers to cooperate with Zhang Xianbi's actions was that they didn't want the relationship between the two sides to be too stiff.

Of course, there are mainly benefits.

"Then what do you think should I do now?"

Zhang Xianbi suppressed the anger in his chest and continued impatiently: "Do you want me to swallow this anger?"

"But, General, if we delay this way, most of our money will be lost."

Zhang Xianbi was silent, but he was very clear in his heart. Although Zhang Sihai said it seriously, this was the best situation.

As he said before, Zhang Xianbi will be like those grain merchants, and he is likely to lose all his money.

For grain-producing places like Huguang, Chen rice is almost worthless, especially during the harvest season.

"call--"

Zhang Xianbi took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions slightly, and asked again: "What do you think you should do now?"

"Selling—"

Zhang Sihai blurted out, with a slightly long tail sound, as if worried that Zhang Xianbi would not understand what he meant, and then said: "Close the position, general, except for the rations of the soldiers, sell all the food as much as possible."

Immediately afterwards, in Zhang Xianbi's suspicious gaze, Zhang Sihai explained: "General, while your power is still there, those people dare not boldly lower the food price. We can ship it quietly."

Listening to Zhang Sihai's intrigue words, Zhang Xianbi's eyes became brighter and brighter, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"General, when those people notice it, most of our food should be sold. Even if there is still a loss, there should not be much.

If the operation is done properly, you might have a slight surplus and some profitability.”

"Okay, that's it!"

Zhang Xianbi was so excited that he slapped the table suddenly, and while shouting, he seemed to have thought of something, his expression calmed down, and he reminded in a low voice: "You must pay attention to keeping it confidential!"

"Yes, general, the last general takes the order!"

A hint of joy appeared on Zhang Sihai's face, and he felt relieved, and large areas of sweat had already oozed from behind.

At this time, the almost depressing and dull atmosphere in the living room became much more relaxed.

However, at this moment, Zhang Xianbi, who had become refreshed, suddenly turned cold and said in a cold voice: "It's all that old bastard. If it weren't for him, how could my seamless plan be destroyed? Sooner or later, I will settle the accounts with him."
Chapter completed!