Even though Cui Yunzhu realized it later, he understood what was going on. Li Xiang had directly attacked their heart and was targeting their fundamental industry.
"I won't make things difficult for Master Cui today. After all, this thing really doesn't taste good without the shell. However, 800 kilograms is not enough. You will know how much one acre of land can produce later."
When Li Xiang was speaking, the wheat in the one-acre field had been harvested. Although the wheat still had stalks and husks, Cui Yuncheng could tell the yield per acre just by weighing it.
"I'll do it."
Master Cui Sanye said very cautiously, Li Xiang asked his people around him to step back, all the tools are left to you, since you don’t believe it, then you can verify it yourself. Li Xiang brought his people to drink tea nearby, we have plenty of time for you.
"Get out of my way."
The people from the Cui family around wanted to go up and help, but they were driven aside by Mr. Cui San. This matter was of great importance and concerned the life and death of their Cui family, so Mr. Cui San did not trust anyone and had to do it himself. If it were someone else, Mr. Cui San might not believe all this.
Cui Yuncheng's face was ashen at this moment. He did not have the persistence of Mr. Cui Sanye. Judging from the size of the wheat pile, it was almost several times the original acre of land. Even if he had not weighed it, he knew that the foundation of the Cui family had been damaged, and the damage was extremely severe.
After about half an hour, Master Cui finally got a number. Although it wasn't pure grain yet, based on their years of experience, the yield per mu had to be over 2,000 kilograms. How was this possible? Grain had been cultivated for thousands of years, and they had never heard of such a high yield. How on earth was this achieved?
If they were to say that they were cheating, all of this was done right before my eyes. So where on earth were they cheating?
Li Xiang did not urge the people from the Cui family. The three of them were staring at the wheat in front of them in amazement, not knowing what to say. If Li Xiang planted wheat on all the land, then they would not have much time left. Li Xiang started buying land last year, and perhaps he had already planted a lot.
Mr. Cui Sanye swallowed his saliva and slowly walked towards Li Xiang. Although this matter was extremely shocking, it had to be solved. Standing here in a daze would not solve any problems.
"What do you need from us?"
At this point, Mr. Cui Sanye had no choice but to give in. Although he was unwilling to cooperate with Li Xiang on salt permits before, after all, this would reduce the credibility of the Cui family and would also disintegrate the Five Surnames and Seven Families, but now they have no choice. Once Li Xiang pushes a large amount of grain into the market, it will have a devastating impact on the foundation of the Cui family.
"It's very simple. I just need the salt permits in your hands. And in the following operations, you can no longer buy my salt."
Although they already knew what Li Xiang was thinking, when these words came out of Li Xiang's mouth, the three uncles and nephews still closed their eyes, wishing that this was just a dream. However, they did not expect that Li Xiang actually had such a good seed.
"You are truly vicious. Do you know what this will push us into? All the major families will become our enemies, and all our previous cooperation will become a crisis. You have really screwed our Cui family."
Mr. Cui Sanye said helplessly that they were of the same blood as the Five Surnames and Seven Families, and through various levels of intermarriage over the years, all the major families were tied together. Even if there were some conflicts at ordinary times, they were all within the controllable range. But after cooperating with Li Xiang this time, I believe that none of the other major families will cooperate with the Cui family again.
"Third Master, what you said is not right. I didn't cheat you. I bought it at the same price as you did. Theoretically, you didn't lose anything. Or, you can say that you sold salt to me to induce me to sell salt. After the sale, we can split the money proportionally. Maybe you can get more."
What Li Xiang said was indeed true, but he only calculated the economic account and did not calculate the big account. If he calculated the big account, the Cui family and other major families would fall out, and all the interests would not be compensated.
“What if we don’t?”
Mr. Cui Sanye said without giving up. He wanted to see what Li Xiang would do. Although he knew that Li Xiang's next move would be more ruthless, he would not give up until he saw the coffin.
"Then there's no need for us to continue talking. Since you've chosen to stand against me, we're enemies now. It just so happens that my farm has a good harvest this year, and I plan to sell a large amount of grain to the market. The price will be half of what your Cui family is paying. I don't know if you can still survive then."
Li Xiang said this very easily, but just these few short sentences made them completely lose the idea of resistance. If they really put the food on the market at half the price, then all their grain trade would be hit hard, or even they would not be able to continue. It's the same grain, but other people's prices are half cheaper than yours, how could anyone buy yours?
What's more, according to Mr. Cui Sanye's estimation, their per-acre yield is more than eight times ours, so they can still make a high profit at half the price. Perhaps they have even greater room for price reduction. No matter how we operate, we will definitely not be their opponent in grain trade.
Although the Cui family has a sales network throughout the country, Li Xiang is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the granaries of local governments can be requisitioned. If Li Xiang really puts everything into operation, he will not be much slower than the Cui family.
"I wish you would die, my friend, but I don't. I know you all have relatives, but you also have competition. At this point, will I die to give them room to survive? If they were presented with such an opportunity, I don't need to explain it to you. You should understand that they would choose to cooperate with me without hesitation and abandon your Cui family."
Li Xiang knew it would be difficult for these people to make this decision, so he started to make sarcastic remarks from the sidelines. However, these sarcastic remarks were heard by the three people. It was indeed as Li Xiang said. If others were to make the choice, they might not even hesitate at all. Especially those short-sighted people who could make a lot of money and pull the Cui family down from the position of the first family. If they didn't do it, it might not be in line with their character...
