What does killing someone to kill the heart? Li Ling's words are all.

Originally, all the merchants thought they could accept any changes after experiencing this great defeat, but they heard an astonishing fact, which made their breathing suddenly tighten. Especially the Cai brothers and Hu Guanjue were all incredible and even shouted out: "This is impossible!"

"Otherwise, where do you think we can get so much food? I think you must have been paying attention to the various important water and land roads that may be transporting grain. Have anyone transported a large amount of food into Suizhou during this period? No, then there is only one explanation. We got the food in Suizhou City.

"Before, in Suizhou, the only ones who could bring out so much food were you. You don't feel surprised, why did Fan Changyue suddenly leave at the critical moment of victory and then return to Xiangfan? Because I had done some small things there, they had to compromise and sell the food to me at a low price.

"And now, your situation is not much different from the Fan family. If you refuse to compromise, I certainly cannot buy your food at a fair price, but your losses will only be greater. Anyway, with the food in the Fan family, I am already enough to calm the local food prices."

He said these words calmly, but when it came to the ears of all the merchants, they were like swords, which made them feel scared and even felt fear of him. This guy was so scary that he could settle the Fan family without realizing it, so it would be really not unfair to wait for him to be defeated.

However, Cai Zhiyi was still unwilling to give up, so he stared at Li Ling coldly and said, "Ling Li, even if that's the case, don't force us to sell food at such a low price... At worst, we asked our family to send money. I really don't believe that those unruly people dare to kill and set fire. If this is the case, the government will never sit idly by!"

Li Ling couldn't help but tickled when he heard this: "You are really stubborn, and you even dare to gamble with the lives of so many people. Are you willing to gamble with him?" The latter sentence was asked by the little businessmen.

After being swept by him, those little businessmen who just wanted to take the opportunity to make some money suddenly lost their confidence and stumbled on their minds. Compared to losing money, it was more willing to accept it.

Cai Zhiyi immediately noticed this and immediately shouted: "As long as I am here, you will not have any trouble. Once we retreat, we will fall into his trap!"

Cai Zhili hurriedly followed: "Yes, our Cai family has a lot of business in Huguang. We hereby promise that as long as you follow us, even if you lose money this time, you will be replenished in the future. But if you turn against us at this time, you will be our enemies. Don't blame us for being merciless!"

"There is also my Hu family!" Hu Guanjue also said loudly, and at the same time he stared at Li Ling fiercely, with a strong intention of provocation.

When they called, everyone was really hesitant again. After all, the identities of these three people were there, and what they said was indeed reasonable. Compared to the harshness of those who were unknown and who were outsiders, their words were indeed more important.

Seeing that the situation was about to turn back, Li Ling sighed and shook his head: "Why are you not learning well? I really think that a so-called aristocratic family can prevent me from taking action? But I don't look at what the Fan family will choose in the end.

"Okay, let me say it more clearly. Yes, the people outside may not really dare to hurt you, but this does not mean that they really can't do anything. As long as I say a word, some people will snatch the grains you hide in the courtyards and warehouses in the south of the city! Don't say that you're selling them for money, I'm afraid that even a grain of rice will not be left to you."

These words made the merchants who had already regained their minds look panicked again: "You...how do you know..." They had spent a lot of effort to hide their food. Has the whereabouts of this opponent long been found?

Li Ling just smiled faintly and did not respond. This may be quite troublesome for others, but it was too easy for him, a key official in the imperial court who could call the local Imperial City spies. Even the warehouse had his eyes.

Then Li Ling turned his eyes to the Cai brothers: "Do you think I can't deal with the Fan family? I'll tell you, I really have an idea, for example, after letting the hungry people in the city rob all your food, let them publicize your various actions in Suizhou, so that the entire Huguang knows how you robbed and killed the villagers by fire.

"At that time, your Cai family's reputation will surely plummet, and your business will be greatly affected. As long as you have flaws, I believe that businessmen like the Fan family will not miss such a good opportunity to grab all the business that originally belonged to you.

"Especially for the Fan family, since they have offended you once, they naturally won't care about doing more. No, maybe they will take the initiative to avoid your revenge afterwards. By then, your Cai family's reputation collapsed, your business was frustrated, and foreign enemies like the Fan family continued to attack. I dare not say that your entire family will fall, and it will also cause you to be greatly damaged. You will never be able to restore your old view for ten or eight years.

"Don't say I'm scaring you, I can guarantee that as long as I think, it's the truth. The so-called big families in the entire shopping mall are just small sampans. A huge wave will hit you completely overturn you!"

Faced with such a pure threat, the Cai brothers were completely speechless, and their eyes were truly filled with panic. Some things could be done but not said. Once they were deliberately promoted by the other party and their reputation became bad, it would be difficult for the businessman to gain a foothold.

"Okay, I'll say that, how to choose is still up to you. If you sell it for ten cents, everything is fine. If you don't want to sell it, we will continue to fight, but not with you, but with your family." Li Ling said, and increased his investment again, "I have limited patience, so I'll give you a cup of tea to consider it clearly. After this time limit, you will be blessed."

The three of them looked at each other and wanted to admit defeat, but they were very reluctant. However, the small businessmen, seeing that they were all easily suppressed by Li Ling, had completely lost other thoughts and shouted: "I...I am willing to sell food..."

"Boss Ling, I came from Guang'an with you before. Can you just take the price a little because of the relationship? "The businessman from Guang'an also begged with shame.

But Li Ling's answer was extremely straightforward: "I had given you a chance at the beginning. You chose this path that was doomed to fail, so you can only blame yourself. Now, you are all the same, you have the price of ten cents of grain, whether you want to sell it."

Facing the resolute Li Ling, even if they wanted to beg for mercy, it would be useless. In the end, they could only sign a contract with a sad face.

One person, two people... thousands of stones of grain, tens of thousands of stones... This number continues to increase. After the Cai, Hu and Liang families finally figured out the compromise, the price of grain purchased by Li Ling this time reached an amazing level, which was as huge as 3.86 million stones!

Who said that Huguang is short of food? The grain raised here is enough for most of the people of Huguang to eat for a year. This is the foundation of Huguang, which is the granary of the world. Unfortunately, almost all of these grains were hidden by the wealthy businessmen, waiting for the disaster to be experienced and use it for more benefits.

Although I had known this was the case, when I saw the numbers on the books, Li Ling was still in a very bad mood. It was these greedy guys that made many ordinary people have to survive in the disaster year, and they couldn't even have a full meal. There are many people like this in Huguang, and as for the world of Dayue, there are more!

Of course, the worse emotions are those big merchants who are bleeding. Being forced to sell food at a low price will inevitably cause great damage to many families' property, and even the Hu and Cai families can't stand it. So in the end, they all stared at Li Ling with resentment. Even though they didn't dare to do anything at this time, the hatred was considered to be settled.

Li Ling disagreed with this. He was just a group of short-sighted and profitable merchants who were attracted by money. He took a little trick and settled it. What else could he have threatened him. What he cared more about was these people, especially the forces behind the three families. Those people were the real swear he would deal with next.

So in the face of those resentful gazes, Li Ling's face was still full of smiles: "Everyone, since the contract is signed, we will take over your food. As for the debts you have with several banks, I will also handle. If you have any questions, you can come to me again."

"Where are the unruly people outside?" Cai Zhili couldn't help asking again.

"We will deal with them too. Don't worry, now you have no food in your hands. As long as you tell them that all the previous contracts are invalidated, they will not be difficult for you."

This made their expression even more gloomy, because this time, they didn't even make any profit, but they lost a lot - it wasn't really not a good thing. At least they got so much copper coins, but compared with the lost food, they could really be ignored.

By the time Li Ling and the others left Liangyuan, the situation outside had indeed improved greatly. The people who were clamoring to attack the garden had been comforted because Shen Tian was coming forward in person and was assured that there would be no problems with the next grain supply.

At this time, he made a promise: "Friends, I plan to take out some of the grain to lend it to you free of charge for this year's survival and farming. At that time, you only need to return the borrowed grain to me in terms of the amount."

As soon as these words were said, they even made cheers from the people. Now everyone's life and production were really hopeful, and the fields were still owned. Some people even knelt on the ground excitedly, kowtowing to the Grand Lord Shen to thank him.
Chapter completed!