The Texas Wharf is still bustling, as if the chaos in the north has nothing to do with it. Merchants coming and going shuttle over the wharf. For these merchants, the troubled times are the best opportunity for them to make money. Of course, this is also gambling. Merchants with good luck can earn money that they dare not imagine on weekdays, and merchants with bad luck may lose all their money.

I don’t know why, the government did not send soldiers to guard the Dezhou Wharf and allowed the merchants to trade freely. Some shrewd merchants boldly analyzed that it must be because the situation in the north was too chaotic. Li Zicheng captured the capital, and the Later Jin Tartars defeated Li Zicheng and occupied the capital. Officials at all levels in Shandong were unable to take care of themselves, so they still had the energy to manage the matters of Dezhou Wharf.

Longzu Mountain, who pretended to be a merchant, also shuttled through the Texas Pier. For four consecutive days, he obtained a large amount of information from the Texas Pier, which was continuously provided to the emperor.

Merchant ships from the north are the focus of Longzu Mountain. There are many merchants from the north with backgrounds. These people are well-known and can obtain information from the Later Qing Dynasty and even the Dashun Dynasty. After all, these merchants have close ties with the Qing Dynasty or the Dashun Dynasty.

Dorgon led the Eight Banners into the Pass, but because of the lack of food and grass, he was forced to stop the conquest of Li Zicheng. The Dashun Army under Li Zicheng was defeated repeatedly and was forced to retreat to Shaanxi. After the Dashun Army entered Henan, it was unable to raise enough food and grass, and needed to find ways to find food and grass from other places.

From this news, the emperor keenly analyzed that the Later Jin Dynasty might be about to prepare to attack Shandong, because the Later Jin Dynasty needed a lot of food and grass, and could only obtain food and grass by conquering Shandong. Li Zicheng also needed food. Merchants who were related to the Later Jin and the Dashun court would definitely know about this. They would go to Shandong at all costs to buy enough food and transport it to Northern Zhili, Beijing and Henan to make money.

According to the emperor's instructions, Longzushan pretended to be a businessman who managed grain and took root in Dezhou Wharf. Two days ago, Longzushan contacted a merchant from Henan and sold him one hundred stones of grain. Soon, some merchants from the north learned about the news and came to visit Longzushan, hoping to sell more grain.

The transaction price of rice per stone in Dezhou has risen to six taels of silver. Many merchants hold gold and silver in their hands, but they can’t buy food. This is because the Dezhou government office and even the Shandong Governor’s Office issued a notice that large-scale purchase and sale of grain was not allowed before the autumn harvest, so merchants could only trade secretly, and then find a way to transport away the food traded secretly.

Longzushan had some of the food in his hand, which was specially handed over to him by the emperor. Longzushan, hiding at the Dezhou Wharf, wanted to obtain the exact time when the Later Jin Tartars attacked Shandong and the situation of Li Zicheng in Henan by trading food. This was the information that the emperor urgently needed.

A merchant ship from the north was docked at the pier, causing a small commotion on the pier.

Before Long Zushan and Liu Ning could get out of the house, Sun Chuan came in.

"The shopkeeper, the merchant ship that just arrived at the dock is very imposing. The merchants who came off the merchant ship should not be simple. I suggest that the shopkeeper contact them and will definitely be able to obtain information..."

Before Sun Chuan could finish speaking, there were messy footsteps outside the house, and a slightly fat middle-aged man walked into the house.

The middle-aged man had a shrewd expression on his face. Although he squeezed out a smile on his face, there was no smile in his eyes.

"This is the shopkeeper Long. My surname is Jia. According to everyone, you can buy food from the shopkeeper Long."

The middle-aged man was not polite and clasped his fists at Long Zushan and spoke directly.

Nearly twenty people stood outside the house, and they dispersed the others outside the house.

Long Zushan frowned, and stood up and clasped his fists at the middle-aged man.

"It turned out to be Jiangui Jia. I just heard that a merchant ship came up from the dock. It was magnificent. I guess it was brought by Jiangui Jia."

The middle-aged man laughed and waved his hands indifferently.

"I won't talk about this anymore. I came to visit Manager Long, just to buy grain. My time is very urgent. I need to buy two thousand stones of grain within two days. I just found out that the price of rice per stone at Dezhou Pier is six taels of silver, and the price of wheat noodles per stone is five taels of silver. I need one thousand stones of rice, one thousand stones of wheat noodles. I pay seven taels of silver, and I pay six taels of silver..."

While talking, the middle-aged man took out a gift bag from his arms and threw it directly on the table in front of Longzu Mountain.

"Shopkeeper Long, here are ten ingots of gold, and it is also my deposit. At noon the next day, one thousand stones of rice and one thousand stones of wheat noodles..."

Ten ingots of gold, each ingot of gold is ten taels, and the official price is one thousand taels of silver, but the actual transaction price is far from this. The exchange price of gold and silver between merchants is one to twelve, that is, one tael of gold can be exchanged for twelve taels of silver. Middle-aged people take out ten ingots of gold as deposits in one breath, which should be rich and powerful, and their background is definitely not ordinary.

Long Zushan didn't even look at the tips that were still on the table.

"Shopkeeper Jia, he said that he had a thousand stones of rice, a thousand stones of wheat noodles, and a deposit of one hundred taels of gold. If I take such a big business, someone asked me what I should say. This business is all about making money, but no one thought of paying his life. Shopkeeper Jia should put it away."

The middle-aged man suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Longzu Mountain.

"Why, who dares to threaten Manager Long? It's a joke. Leave this matter to me. Whoever dares to threaten Manager Long will let me go to the canal to feed the fish..."

Long Zushan snorted lightly, looking at the middle-aged man, his face darkened.

"Shopkeeper Jia, this is Dezhou, not the north. A few days ago, I traded a small amount of grain, and some officials came to the dock to check and inquire. Fortunately, Long had a few friends who helped cover it up. Storekeeper Jia said that there were two thousand stones of grain. You got the grain and patted your butt and left. If the government found Long, what should Long do?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and a smile appeared on his face.

"So that's the case. Jia is so lazy. I think this is the case. Anyway, Dezhou can't hold on for long. Manager Long got the money and left the Dezhou Pier. Jia can find a way to let Manager Long avoid it in the north for a while. How about it?"

Long Zushan looked at Sun Chuan and Liu Ning beside him and shook his head slightly.

"Shopkeeper Jia, you and I have the first time we met and traded. I got the money and followed you to the north to avoid it for a while. If it were you, would you do this?"

The smile on the middle-aged man's face gradually disappeared. He looked at Long Zushan and spoke impatiently.

"Shopkeeper Long, then tell me what to do. You also know the current situation. If the grain is not traded, it will still be their own in the future, so it is hard to say."

Long Zushan shook his head again and spoke very simply.

"If Manager Jia wants to buy food, Long shouldn't have been talking too much. He took out the food and received the silver ounces. However, in an extraordinary period, Long also relied on a few friends to make some money. This Dezhou Wharf is also Long's Feng Shui treasure land. Long also hopes to earn more money. He may not have done this business of Manager Jia, but he turned around and left."

The middle-aged man widened his eyes and looked at Longzu Mountain.

"Shopkeeper Long, are you from the government? You are so concerned about Jia's movements."

Longzushan laughed.

"Shopkeeper Jia, I think you are like a man from the government and are so generous. You are not as good as a merchant like me. You are very particular. Shopkeeper Jia must say that I am a man from the government, which is not bad. If Long has no relationship with the government, would he dare to do business here?"

The middle-aged man nodded and thought for a moment and spoke.

"Shopkeeper Long, you and I are almost the same. We all hope to make some money in extraordinary times. I can only tell Shopkeeper Long that it is best to sell the grain to me. If Shopkeeper Long still has a lot of food in his hands, Jia also asks for it, so there is no need to worry about the money, but the goods must be delivered before noon the next day. If it is late, Jia will not need it."

Long Zushan clasped his fists at the middle-aged man and spoke with a solemn face.

"Since Zhangguin said that, Long thanked me. Some things are hard to say to Zhangguin Jia. Then Long said, "Rong said, "Jia Zhangguin nodded, and made Long willing to leave the Dezhou Pier."

The middle-aged man looked at Longzu Mountain, as well as Sun Chuan and Liu Ning around Longzu Mountain.

"Don't worry, Manager Jia, these two are Long's brothers."

"Shopkeeper Jia said that food is needed at noon the next day. Did he say that the troops in the north will arrive in Dezhou the next day? Therefore, the food must be traded before noon the next day so that it can be transported out."

"Everyone knows that something will happen sooner or later. Long also seizes this gap and earns some money. If the army in the north is coming, Long naturally has to leave quickly. If the army in the north is coming, Shandong will definitely be in a fight. Long takes money to save his life."

Speaking of this, Long Zushan bowed his fists to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and looked at Long Zushan speaking.

"Shopkeeper Long, you and I are all in this business, and I don't have to hide it. When I set out from the north, the army was already gathering. I arrived at the Dezhou Pier as fast as possible. According to the time, the army has arrived in two to three days. Therefore, all the food in the hands of Storekeeper Long was sold to Jia, and he could still earn a lot of silver. No matter how chaotic the world is, he could always survive with the money."

Long Zushan also clasped his fists at the middle-aged man.

"Shopkeeper Jia is really alive, and Long doesn't hide it. Long still has some food in his hand. Long can take out the two thousand stones of grain that Manager Jia needs. It's too late today. Long goes back to prepare immediately. At noon tomorrow, Manager Jia will come here, and Long finds a way to transport the two thousand stones of grain here..."
Chapter completed!