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"Yes!" Li Chunfeng nodded and admitted that he was a 'scholar' person and could not hear the sarcasm in his words. Seeing Yuan Tiangang ask, he just thought he was interested and introduced with great enthusiasm: "Master, don't be prejudiced against the Marquis. Although he is a bit obedient, he is really a rare talent. No, he is a genius! His attainments in mathematics are unparalleled throughout history!"

Li Chunfeng stroked his booklet and said in amazement: "If he had devoted himself to researching it, it would not be surprising that he had achieved such achievements for thirty or fifty years. But he had never studied math at all. Even "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" was shown to him, but he seemed to have known the truth for a long time. When I talked to him about mathology in ancient and modern times, no problem could be difficult for him. Instead, he would have posed a question casually, which would make me stumped-"

As he said that, Li Chunfeng turned the booklet two pages and pointed to the question above: "Just like this question: There is a fish pond now, and it takes three hours to store water, and it takes four hours to release water. So, how many hours to store water while releasing water?"

Yuan Tiangang was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Li Chunfeng and smiled bitterly, "Junior brother, what's the use of studying this? Which fish farmer would release water while storing water while doing such a stupid thing?"

"Oh!" Li Chunfeng collected the booklet and said angrily: "Master, why are you picking words? This is a question. What we are studying is the idea and method of solving problems. Different things and the same principles can be matched one by one. Only by mastering the methods can we understand the same. Why does the Marquis have so many abilities? This is the reason."

Li Chunfeng looked admiring, and Yuan Tiangang shook his head. He wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back when he said something. Li Chunfeng is an extremely smart person, and he is no worse than him in his attainment in hexagrams. If Li Chunfeng wants to calculate what he wants, he can figure it out by himself. Since he has made up his mind, what is the difference between saying it or not?

On the contrary, I have already calculated the general trend of the world. What I am doing now is to go against the will of heaven. I don’t know how many chances of winning can be. If a person who knows the current affairs has long been spy on the secrets of heaven, he should follow the trend, but if he doesn’t, isn’t he just a scheming person?

Whether it is a human or not an immortal, the difference lies in the word "obsession". Immortals are selfless and useless, but people cannot do it. Thinking of this, Yuan Tiangang sighed and laughed like a self-deprecating person.

Li Chunfeng glanced at him and shook his head. The two of them were both teachers and friends, so there was no need to say about their relationship. A few years ago, Li Chunfeng noticed Yuan Tiangang's abnormality and specially taught him a divination.

In their industry, there is a very metaphysical and unspoken rule. That is, people with low Taoism cannot be considered as people with high Taoism. Yuan Tiangang has always been fearless, and even has this confidence. In the "Sword Realm", he is full of goals and plans, and no one can follow his heels.

But he forgot that Li Chunfeng was a genius who was rare in this trip and was not inferior to him. So others can't figure out anything, which does not mean that Li Chunfeng can't figure out anything. Although it was a bit difficult, Li Chunfeng still learned what he wanted to know.

But these words can never be said to the second person, otherwise it will be harmful to oneself.

Yuan Tiangang also gradually felt from Li Chunfeng's actions in the past two years that he might have known something. But he couldn't ask. If he asked, whether it was yes or not, it would be equivalent to admitting himself.

The two of them just kept their minds in this way, pretending to be confused and they were all in peace.

The lamp oil was almost burning out, Yuan Tiangang yawned and said to Li Chunfeng, who was still working hard: "Junior brother, let's go to bed, you'll get up early tomorrow."

"Well, okay..." Li Chunfeng responded in a vague way, took the booklet back into his bag, and wanted to put out the oil lamp. At this moment, he suddenly heard the neighing and shouting in the yard. It seemed that many people had entered the yard. Li Chunfeng frowned, Yuan Tiangang also put on his clothes, and the two of them walked out of the house together.

In the yard, all the idles who came to the gang had come out. They all took self-defense guys in their hands to see clearly through the moonlight. The leader was Li Zheng, whom he had only met not long ago. Li Chunfeng said, "Li Zheng, it's so late, who did you bring here?"

Li Zheng hurried over, nodded and laughed, "When I say to the master, these are all distinguished guests, they are—" Li Zheng was a little stuttering, and the people came to hear it anxiously, and told him: "We are merchants in Luoyang City. This lord, the lord, is understanding and allows me to wait for the harvest. We came to Sanwang Village to collect grain. The journey was not familiar, so we arrived at this time. We begged Li Zheng to find a place to live, and Li Zheng took me here. I don't know if the lord is here, so I'll find another place to live."

Li Zheng was so anxious that his face turned red and said, "Master, they also charge grain, the price is high, little man..."

Li Chunfeng understood and said, "I have worked hard to grow a year and I want to sell it for a good price. Since there are merchants coming to my house, there is no reason to rush out. But, what should be paid for the public grain."

Li Zheng hurriedly said, "That's natural. The marquis gave us land to plant, but would he still not pay public grain?"

"Since that's the case, then settle down." Li Chunfeng said, and turned around and entered the house. When the people on his side saw that the head of the house had entered, they all returned to their respective houses. While apologizing repeatedly, they also arranged for merchants to live in empty rooms. The countrymen have the smartestness of the countrymen, and they can be the most honest, and their minds are always better. Two people who collect grains are better than only one who collects grains. After planting grains for a year, the higher the price, the better.

In the room, Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but remind: "Junior brother, these merchants are clearly here to grab business. Look at the right attitude, it seems that they are going to start the price. The price Li Mu set for you is probably not able to be charged."

Li Chunfeng was not in a hurry at all, so he spread his cover and crawled in, saying, "The Marquis told me to collect the grain, I just collect the grain by myself. Whether it can be collected or not is not my business." He yawned and said, "Master, let's sleep too. If you have anything to do, I'll see it tomorrow."

"You are not in a hurry. What can I do? I am afraid that you will not receive the food and cannot submit the work."

Yuan Tiangang said, and also got into the bedding. Both of them were tired. After a while, they were so angry that they were overwhelmed.

The same thing happened in various villages around Luoyang. The village where Ma Zhou was located also encountered the same thing. Seeing the villagers' reactions, Ma Zhou understood in his heart that the previous favor of disaster relief was in vain. These ordinary people could see money in their eyes. No matter how much kindness they were, they would still sell their food to those with high prices.

"Unforgivable!" Ma Zhou gritted his teeth: "It's hard to raise women and villains!"

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The next day, Li Mu received the news. But he had no reaction at all. He just ordered people to continue to pass the message and not to worry about the purchase of surplus grains, just report the price. He only calculated the public grains clearly and made it precise. He could not lose the people and the court could not suffer any losses.

This is easy to do, and the people sent down also have this ability. Moreover, the people feel a little guilty towards Li Mu when they sell the grain to merchants. They are very proactive when paying public grain. There are very few people who are unwilling to pay.

Occasionally, Ma Zhou and others are not polite. No one of them can do the job of being an official, and they can’t coerce, induce, and threaten them. If they really can’t be arrested, they will be sent to the official position. No ordinary person dares to go against them.

The price of grain collection given by Li Mu is 200 cents per dou, which is also the purchase price of grain merchants every year. Two hundred cents is two coins per dou of silver. The price of rice in Luoyang is about three cents, and the difference of this coins is the profit of the rice shop. Of course, there is not so much in reality. The rice shop has to bear the transportation, threshing, transportation, storage and other links. The actual profit is about 30 cents per dou of rice.

It doesn’t seem to be much, but this is already a very high profit. You should know that food is a basic need, and it is impossible to eat it. In the season when the green and yellow seasons are not allowed, the grain will still be on the rise, and the storage costs are also due to the people who buy grain. Rice shops are stable to make money and never lose money.

This means that in Luoyang, if you transport grain to Chang'an, you will earn more. The rice in Luoyang costs three cents and silver per dou, while Chang'an is around four or five cents all year round. In winter, five cents can sometimes not stop it. If you count the profits from the distribution of the profits to Chang'an, the grain merchants in Luoyang have to make at least twice as much, that is, they can make a profit of sixty cents per dou of rice.

This year, there is a locust plague, and the total amount of food decreases, so the price of grain will naturally rise. Grain merchants judge based on their experience that when new grain comes down, the rice price in Luoyang should stabilize at 350 cents per dou. Moreover, due to the loss of food when eating locust plague, those with a little extra money at home will buy more to save. A short-term situation of supply in the market will appear, which will further promote the increase of grain prices. 350 cents is the basic market, and 400 cents is not impossible.

In Chang'an, at the end of autumn and early winter, the grain produced near Chang'an will be supported, and it will not be high for a while. It is still stable at about four or five hundred citrus per dou. However, after the grain produced near Chang'an is exhausted, the price of grain will rise, and at least five cents per dou. So now, the harvest of grain and the delivery orders in winter are maximized.

Including the price fluctuations this year, even if the grain collection is 300 cents, you can't lose money. After learning that Li Mu's price for the people was 200 cents per dou, the grain merchants gave 220 cents and 230 cents a "high price" increased by 10% as soon as they took action. It's not too bright. Many ordinary people have been poor for several generations and have never seen money. Seeing the merchants' truckloads of copper coins, they couldn't help but clatter, and they wanted to collect the grain directly and exchange it for money quickly.

The grain is not yet harvested, even if the people want to harvest, the harvester will not do it. The grain that has not been filled with grout is all shabby. Do you want to feed the pigs? The grain merchants quickly stopped him and declared the price, and they would definitely want it. If anyone believes it, they can sign a contract first, and wait for 57 days, and line up according to the contract number.

This idea was also discussed by the grain merchants. It was imitated by the order model of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was just about telling the orders to the common people, but they didn't understand them, so the contract was better understood.

In just one day, thousands of stones of grain were sold. But there were also smarter ones, for example, Lizheng in Sanwang Village, he didn't sign. When the young man was young, he also worked as a carpenter in the city and had some knowledge. These grain collectors' faces in the past and this year's faces, they knew better than anything else. The price of grain must rise. It is definitely not cost-effective to sell them at the beginning!

Or wait a little longer!

No matter how much the grain price is, the public grain is not paid. Ma Zhou, Li Chunfeng and others still have work to do. However, the grain has not yet been released, so they can only do some preparations. It seems that they were idle. In the evening, they received another message from Li Mu: Don’t be idle these days before the grain is released, collect eggs and locusts. Eggs are all medicines, not only chickens, ducks and geese, but eggs are needed. The locusts are attracted by the incense of insects before, burning them to death, and whether they are completely burned to ashes, packing them up and putting them in bags, and the Marquis’s Mansion will collect them all. The price is ten cents per pound, and it costs as much as possible.

No matter how much the grain price is, the public grain is not paid. Ma Zhou, Li Chunfeng and others still have work to do. However, the grain has not yet been released, so they can only do some preparations. It seems that they were idle. In the evening, they received another message from Li Mu: Don’t be idle these days before the grain is released. Eggs are collected and locusts are collected. Eggs are all medicines, not only for chickens, ducks and geese, but for eggs. Locusts are attracted by the incense of insect temptation before, burning those, and whether they are completely burned to ashes, packing them up.

The Hou Mansion collected all the money in the bag. The price was ten cents per kilogram, and it was worth as much as possible. No matter how much the grain price, the public grain was not paid. Ma Zhou, Li Chunfeng and others still had work to do. However, the food had not yet been released, so they could only do some preparations. It seemed that they were idle. In the evening, they received a message from Li Mu: Don’t be idle these days before the grain was released. Eggs were collected and locusts were collected. Eggs were all medicines, not only chickens, ducks and geese, but eggs were needed. Locusts were used to lure insects before.

The incense is attracted to burn those, and whether they are completely burned to ashes, pack them up and put them in bags, and the Marquis's Mansion will collect them all. The price is ten cents per kilogram, and it costs as much as possible. No matter how much the grain is, the public grain is not paid. Ma Zhou, Li Chunfeng and others still have work to do. However, the grain has not yet been released, so they can only do some preparations. It seems that they were idle. In the evening, they received another message from Li Mu: Don't be idle these days before the grain comes down, collect eggs or locusts. Eggs are all medicines, no
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