novelaction Chapter 1066 Blocking the Road and Stealing Grain
Chapter 1066 Blocking the Road and Stealing Grain
Chapter 1066 Cutting Off Someone's Source of Wealth
Only after ensuring that there is no spoiled grain at the bottom of these grain sacks is the process complete.
After both parties completed the inspection, Qian Chengzhi arranged for someone to remove the door from the stone wall.
The moment the door was removed, what came out first was not a cart loaded with grain, but more than fifty men wielding long knives.
The people buying grain outside were startled. Just as they were about to run away with the money, Qian Chengzhi stopped them.
"Brothers, don't be afraid. We are just trying to ensure that the transaction process is not disturbed by outsiders."
Don't worry, we'll continue doing business. We wouldn't ruin our reputation for such a small amount of money!
Upon hearing this, the people looked at each other, whispered a few words, and then slowly moved back.
After both parties checked the items on the other side again to ensure that everything was correct, they exchanged money for goods.
After receiving the grain, the men each took a sack and ran back home.
After running a few steps, some people quietly looked back.
They breathed a sigh of relief only after confirming that Qian Chengzhi and the others were not chasing them.
Heaven knows, they mustered up a lot of courage to come and buy grain with most of their family's savings.
Having stayed on this mountain for so long, they've seen all sorts of theft, robbery, and fraud.
Today's grain purchase was actually quite risky.
The two sides are vastly different in strength. If the other side really intends to double-cross them, they will be completely helpless!
Being robbed of money is the least of your worries; you could even lose your life!
However, they dared to come because several families had their food stolen earlier, and if they didn't buy some more, they would really run out of food.
On the other hand, they felt that even if Lu Qingqing's team wanted to double-cross someone, they wouldn't do it on the first order.
It's still a small quantity like 500 jin!
In addition, they came here to buy grain for another reason.
Their current location is on Lu Qingqing's original campsite.
The distance between the two sides was not far, and there were only a few refugees in between.
The risks on the way back from buying grain are not too high.
In conclusion, Qian Chengzhi's first grain order was successfully completed.
Although this order was small, it was a good start.
Bai Song and the others smiled as they looked at the loose silver coins and copper coins laid out on the table.
Qian Chengzhi brought over a large box and put all the money he had earned from the sale into it.
"These coins are really not worth dividing."
How about this: we'll split the profits every time we sell five thousand taels of silver?
Bai Song and Lu Qingqing had no objections, and naturally the rest of the people had no objections either.
Time quickly passed and evening arrived.
While Lu Qingqing and the others were eating, they heard the guards at the stone wall come to report another message.
"More people have come to buy grain, it seems there are two groups of people!"
"Manager Qian, you'd better go take a look!"
Qian Chengzhi finished the pancake in a few bites, grabbed his umbrella, and ran towards the stone wall.
Afterwards, following the same procedures as in the afternoon, the grain was sold smoothly.
Whether it was news that they were able to buy grain successfully or not, from after dinner until the early hours of the morning, refugees came one after another to buy grain.
Each household doesn't buy much grain, usually a few hundred kilograms.
But there were just too many people coming!
At first, Qian Chengzhi kept a close eye on things, but later he simply let the people on duty handle the transactions themselves.
I just reminded him to be careful.
Losing the food is not a big deal, but we must not let anyone break into the camp.
The person on duty always remembered this, and would send someone out to check the situation before each transaction.
If I sense something is wrong, I'd rather not trade than take the risk.
To Bai Song, Lu Qingqing, and the others' surprise, they sold enough for five thousand taels of silver in just one night.
In fact, it's not just five thousand.
However, in order to make the total amount even, Qian Chengzhi only had five thousand taels taken out.
According to the previously agreed proportion, Bai Song took the lion's share, 60%, which is 3,000 taels.
The remaining four people each took five hundred taels.
When Qin Lang stepped forward to retrieve the money, he naturally handed the bag of silver to Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing wanted to leave him some pocket money, but he refused.
In his heart, Mou Lang thought to himself, "What do men need money for? As long as they can please their wives, they'll have everything they need!"
On the other side, after Bai Song, Qian Chengzhi, and others received their money, they went back to discuss and reward their contributions.
The other three are fine; none of their subordinates were injured, and they can be easily assigned based on population.
On Bai Song's side, however, there were quite a few seriously injured.
Those injured in combat like this require additional compensation.
The three thousand taels in Bai Song's hands were distributed before he could even warm them up, and it wasn't even enough!
Looking at the empty box, he couldn't help but sigh.
Being the boss is really tough!
In the days that followed, news that Lu Qingqing's camp was selling food at transparent prices and that there would be no rip-offs spread quickly throughout the mountains.
Almost every day, people would come to buy food, and everyone in the camp was very happy to see piles of gold and silver going into the money box.
Qian Chengzhi treated this matter as a serious business, spending all his free time watching over the sale of grain.
However, when he counted the money and grain at night these past two days, he found that the amount of grain sold was much less.
At first, he didn't take it too seriously.
But one day, not a single grain was sold.
Now, even a fool would know that something must have happened!
He sent people out to investigate, and when they returned, they learned what had happened.
It turned out that they had been selling more and more grain in the past few days, which attracted attention.
Because Bai Song and Qian Chengzhi required their subordinates to strictly follow the procedures for selling grain.
No accidents occurred during the past few days of selling grain.
If there are any minor hiccups, they are quickly resolved.
But the fact that the person who bought the grain was safe outside the stone wall does not mean that he can successfully bring the grain back.
Starting in the last two days, some people have been stationed at the original location of the latrine, keeping a close eye on people returning from buying grain.
They would snatch grain from anyone who passed by while buying it.