Please ask me to be the emperor

"How much food is King Shun going to ask for?" Cheng Jia was a little unconvinced. He asked for as much food as he wanted. I'm afraid you don't know how powerful our Xin'an Cheng family is.

"This is the number!" Zhang Shun stretched out his left hand and spread his fingers to show Cheng Jia.

"Half a million stones? This is easy to hear." Cheng Jia couldn't help but laugh.

"No, it's five million stones!" Zhang Shun slashed hard with his left hand and corrected him decisively.

"Bang!" Cheng Jia shook his left hand, but there was only an oval tea boat left in his hand, but he accidentally hit the tea cup on the tea boat.

Cheng Jia couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and quickly apologized: "I didn't intend to disturb King Shun. The power of the shock is beyond this."

"Is your husband also afraid of thunder?" Zhang Shun knew the allusion and couldn't help but laugh.

"How can we be afraid of thunder? We are afraid of seeing real dragon ears!" Cheng Jia also said with a smile, "Although King Shun was born in a rough place, he unexpectedly swept the world, encompassing the universe, encompassing the four seas, and swallowing up the heart of the eight wastelands."

"Although Mr. Cheng is a dog-eat-dog and pursues fame and wealth, he can't help but be aroused in his heart with a sense of pride."

"It's just that this number is really unbelievable. I have to confirm it again. Is King Shun really planning to purchase five million stones?"

"Your Excellency, you know that the Grand Canal starts from Hangzhou and ends in the capital. It is three thousand miles from north to south. It only transports four million shi of grain and rice a year!"

"It's two thousand miles from the south of the Yangtze River to Luoyang by water and land. It's even more difficult to navigate than the Grand Canal. How can it be achieved suddenly?"

Are you kidding me? There is a Grand Canal that connects Hangzhou to the capital. How many people manage and participate in transportation along the way? Only four million stones are transported a year.

You, the boss, just ask me to give you five million stones. What can I do?

Not to mention me, a small salt merchant, even if the imperial court mobilizes the power of the whole country, I may not be able to complete such a huge task!

Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile and said: "Although it is a bit difficult, at least we should be able to complete three million stones this year!"

"I want to travel along the Yangtze River, Hanshui River, Tangbai River, and Baihe River to buy millions of stones of Huguang grain and store it in Nanyang."

"Cross the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, and Shaying River, buy millions of stones of grain and rice from South Zhili, and settle in Yuzhou."

"You can also take the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Shaying River, and Jialu River to Zhuxian Town, and then take the overland route to Luoyang; or you can take the Yellow River from Shandong or Beizhili; or you can cross the river from Shanxi to the south; or you can leave Tongguan from Shaanxi. To the east, Luoyang also has millions of stones of rice and millet!"

"Are you really kidding?" Cheng Jia confirmed again and again, thinking carefully in his mind that although Zhang Shun's method was crude, it was not impossible.

If it is true, as Zhang Shun said, that three million shi of grain is purchased a year, and its demand is second only to the capital city, then wouldn't it be like making money every day and making a lot of money?

This is far more profitable than selling salt here. No, I want to earn money for salt, and I also want to earn money for grain!

"First of all, and secondly, the mountains in western Henan are rich in gold, silver, copper, iron, tin and other hardware, as well as fur, medicinal materials, wood, jade and other special products. I want to open up the mountains and forests and attract merchants to mine them."

"Thirdly, Luoyang was once the ancient capital of nine dynasties and was very prosperous. I want to set up a special place here, with one side specializing in bulk goods and the other side as a place for eating, drinking and having fun."

"The style of the houses and clothing is designed to imitate the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and it is collectively called: the city that never sleeps in the Tang Dynasty; the place where people eat, drink and have fun is called: the Tang Palace Night Banquet. In order to attract merchants from all over the world, Luoyang's economy will be prosperous!"

"This..." Cheng Jia can be considered a well-informed person who has traveled extensively.

In the past, the officials he had seen, whether they were honest, greedy, or capable ministers and ruthless officials, were all ashamed of talking about profit. Unexpectedly, King Shun was an exception!

Moreover, King Shun's thoughts were all unimaginable and transcendent of others. The "Sleepless City of the Tang Dynasty" and the "Tang Palace Night Banquet" sound very grand and grand, and people can't help but yearn for them!

Cheng Jia himself was worth a million, and he was able to do business worth hundreds of thousands of taels, but he was still able to make it.

As a result, after he saw King Shun, he couldn't help but be amazed and convinced.

He stood up and worshiped: "In the past, the sage Confucius met Lao Tzu and said: I see Lao Tzu today, and he is like a dragon evil! I didn't believe it at first, but now I know it!"

"Although Cheng is not talented, as long as King Shun doesn't think I am stupid, I am willing to run around for you and promote your kindness. I will help you fly to the nine heavens and achieve great wealth as soon as possible!"

ah? Are you going to take refuge in me now? Isn’t it a bit too sudden? Zhang Shun was confused.

As a result, Zhang Shun thought too much and heard Cheng Jia continue to say: "Although Cheng has little family resources, even if he destroys his family and rescues the family, it is only a drop in the bucket. He deserves nothing!"

"Fortunately, I, the Cheng family of Huaitang, have no other merits and have a bit of a copper odor. I am willing to get up immediately, return to She County, Huizhou, and report to the clan leader, hoping to mobilize the power of the Cheng family to help King Shun."

"Whether this matter succeeds or not, I will personally lead the fleet to transport grain to Yuzhou City within a month. I can't guarantee how much it will be, but at least there will be 100,000 shi of polished rice."

Is this it? Zhang Shun is still feeling dizzy, "Then how to determine the price?"

"The price of Cheng's family in Huaitang will be decided by King Shun later. As for my price, King Shun can do whatever he wants!" Cheng Jia said.

"Okay, Mr. Cheng is so courageous!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile, "In this case, if I postpone it, I will look petty. Then let's high-five and make it a promise!"

"Okay, it's a deal!" Cheng Jia also extended his palms and high-fived each other as an oath.

Do you know why Cheng Jia is so bold?

It turned out that before he came to Luoyang, he had paid a special visit to his nephew Cheng Dagong. The relationship between the two is quite interesting. Cheng Dagong is thirty years older than Cheng Jia, but according to the genealogy, he is one generation behind him.

Seeing Cheng Jia's arrival, Cheng Dagong couldn't help but said happily: "It turns out it's my uncle here. Please come in quickly. I don't know what you can tell me!"

Cheng Jia couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard Cheng Dagong, who was both his teacher and nephew, call him this.

The two sides were polite for a while, and then Cheng Jia got to the point and said: "I heard that the 'Shun bandits' were rampant in Heluo. The governors of the five provinces, Chen Qiyu and Hong Chengchou, were unable to control them, which led to today's disaster!"

"In the past few days, I heard that he had fierce battles with Mr. Zhu, the Governor of Water Transport and Governor of Fengyang, Tang Hui, the Governor of Huguang, and Fu Zonglong, the Governor of Henan, in central and southern Henan, etc., and then won again, and killed Fu Zonglong, the Governor of Henan. Sooner or later, he would be bound to do so. It will bring harm to the whole world, so we must make plans early!"

"What are you planning to do? I heard that the price of grain in the border areas has skyrocketed. Merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi and other salt merchants are exporting grain to the north, which is doubly beneficial. Many people have even become rich overnight."

"I have also invested more than 100,000 taels of shares, and I should have something at the end of the month. If you waste more than a month, you will fall behind others!"

"In my opinion, that's not the case!" Cheng Jia said disapprovingly when he heard this, "Why do you think the merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces are better than our merchants from the Huaihe River?"

"After the salt industry was established by me, merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces moved privately to the north, which was doubly beneficial to the salt industry, so it was able to survive."

"Nowadays, all the merchants have forgotten their loyalty and betrayed their trust in the 'successful thieves'. This is the time to provide help in the snow. Why don't I do it, thinking that the Lianghuai salt merchants will open up a new world?"

"Officials have no trust, and thieves have no justice. If you leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back. What will happen to your mother, wife, and children at home?" Cheng Dagong asked again.

"If this matter succeeds, the benefits will be shared; if this matter fails, one person will bear the responsibility alone!" Cheng Jia said firmly.

Cheng Dagong then understood what Cheng Jia meant. He went to open up the market in person this time. If King Shun could accept him, then the Cheng family would receive a steady stream of gold and silver treasures; if the matter was revealed, he would bear all the responsibility alone. He is known as a thief, and Cheng Dagong helps him take care of the family.

What a great Cheng Jia! Cheng Dagong couldn't help but nodded secretly. The reason why he was willing to lend a helping hand back then was because he was determined to move forward and dare to fight!