The people from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce had just fallen asleep, dreaming of the great fortune they were about to make, but they never expected the entire Mianshui to be in an uproar.
Someone had actually transported grain into the city overnight, and what’s more terrifying, it’s rumored that Yelu d 200,000 stones, 200,000 stones! Such a large influx of grain into Mianshui is enough to destroy the entire black market grain prices there.
The Suzhou Chamber of Commerce traders, who scrambled up, immediately thought of getting rid of the grain in their hands as quickly as possible, worried they couldn’t sell it at a good price if they delayed.
But just as they were hastily preparing to sell their grain.
Shen Wansan urgently summoned them.
They didn’t know what Shen Wansan wanted from them in such urgency, but they reluctantly arrived at his residence.
After everyone had arrived, they saw Shen Wansan sitting gravely on the master seat, and everyone came up to greet Shen Wansan.
Shen Wansan nodded one by one in response, and once most had arrived, he asked, "Is everyone here?"
Chang replied, "Here, everyone is here."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "Good, since everyone is here, I’ll say a few words, I’m sure you’ve all seen tonight’s events."
"This batch of grain indeed caught us off guard, but the more critical times like these, the more we must remain calm and avoid causing chaos within ourselves, or the losses will be huge, and you will regret it later."
When Shen Wansan finished this sentence, someone in the crowd said, "Brother Wan San, this time bringing in 200,000 stones of grain, such a large amount, the market price on the black market is bound to drop drastically, how can we sell our grain for a good price?"
"Yes, Brother Wan San. It’s best we quickly sell our grain before the Mianshui citizens realize it, cash in, and leave Mianshui quickly."
Shen Wansan replied, "Sell? How to sell? Now the entire city knows about the 200,000 stones of grain, if we start panic selling, the price on the black market will drop at an unbelievable speed to rock bottom, and by then, it will be too late for us to cry."
"The most taboo thing now is losing our calm and selling randomly. As long as we can hold out, there is definitely still profit margin left in the grain price, though it may not be sixty cents."
Hearing this, a merchant said, "Don’t mention sixty cents, I would agree even for fifty, no, even forty cents!"
Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "It could be even lower."
Everyone was startled and said, "Can’t even sell for forty cents?"
Shen Wansan said, "I’m afraid that the operator won’t allow that price, but as long as we can hold on, there is a sure profit to be made."
"But if we can’t hold on ourselves, then it will be difficult."
Everyone in the scene was startled by this and looked at Shen Wansan, saying, "Brother Wan San, those 200,000 stones of grain entering Mianshui are already enough for their minimum demand, how can there be any profit from the grain?"
Shen Wansan said, "He says it’s 200,000 stones, but who knows if it’s really 200,000 stones? Tomorrow we’ll ask Lord Yelu and we’ll know."
"In short, whoever panics first, loses first. Although they have outmaneuvered us, as long as we stabilize ourselves, they can’t easily do anything to us. Now it’s a test of endurance."
"So, gentlemen, I hope everyone can hold on. Don’t be the first to start selling grain, or we will be in danger."
Upon hearing this, the entire Suzhou Chamber of Commerce exchanged glances before someone finally said, "Brother Wan San, if you say don’t let everyone sell the grain, we’ll listen to you, but you must understand that this grain was painstakingly gathered by everyone, and we came here because you said there was money to be made."
"What if we lose money?"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the scene looked towards Shen Wansan, Shen Wansan said, "In business, losses and gains are inevitable, but trust me, I will not let you all lose everything. As long as everyone holds on and doesn’t sell the grain, there will certainly be a turnaround."
"Moreover, there’s widespread flooding in the Hubei region this year. If we can’t sell in Mianshui, we can always sell elsewhere, and certainly make money."
The various merchants exchanged glances again, and then said, "Then let’s follow Brother Wan San’s advice, we’ll wait."
Shen Wansan then stood up and cupped his hands, "Thank you all for trusting me. As long as we can hold on, the operator behind can’t do anything to us."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in unison and then retreated.
Only Shen Wansan was left in the room. At this time, he pushed open the window and looked at the Fire Dragon outside, his eyes narrowing slightly, and the figure of the Fishing Guild Leader, Chen Jiusi, involuntarily appeared in his mind.
At this moment, the little staff member immediately came up to him, Shen Wansan said, "I need all the intelligence on that Chen Jiusi, gather it quickly for me."
The little staff member immediately responded, and then sent people overnight to gather intelligence on Chen Jiusi.
Shen Wansan looked at the vast night outside, wide awake, murmuring to himself, "Chen Jiusi, I will remember you."
Xiao Hu walked into Chen Jie’s study and said, "Gang Leader, all the grain has been stored in our Fishing Guild’s warehouse."
Chen Jie said, "Very good, tomorrow, Tongtai Grain Store will operate as usual, price the grain at twenty cents."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hu said, "Yes."
Zhao Ya said, "Jiu Si, why not set it directly at ten cents?"
Chen Jie said, "Haha, no rush, everything should be done step by step, you can’t overdo it, or it could go wrong."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "Hmm, I don’t quite understand, but I’ll listen to you."