At this time of year, it is also the happiest time for Manager Zheng to be the happiest. He smiles all day long, and he always greets everyone, and even becomes much more kind to the shopkeepers in the shop. He no longer beats or scolds like before, which makes the shopkeepers in the shop grateful. This is also the best time they have spent in the year.

The main reason why Manager Zheng is so happy is that he is in the charcoal business. At this time of year, the weather slowly starts to get colder. As long as people with certain economic strength start to store some charcoal to prepare for winter. This is also the best time for his business in the store. It can be said that as long as he does this season, he doesn’t have to worry about the next year.

"According to the quality and size of the charcoal, I will be divided into all the sizes. I will open it later. Don't put high-priced charcoal into low-priced charcoal, otherwise our Zheng family will be compensated to death?" Manager Zheng shouted loudly to the guys working below while inspecting.

He was in a good mood, but he did not dare to be careless about the business in the store. Although he was the shopkeeper of this store, the real owner of this store was not him, but the Zheng family in Xingyang behind him, one of the famous five surnames and seven hopes. Manager Zheng was just a very remote branch of the Zheng family. It was already very good to be able to get this job.

In fact, the entire Chang'an charcoal industry is almost controlled by these aristocratic families. For example, the Zheng family alone owns seven or eight charcoal stores in Chang'an. The Zheng family is just the shopkeeper of one of the stores. In addition, the Zheng family also owns countless other industries in Chang'an, which can be truly considered a big family. It is precisely the income of these industries that supports the Zheng family, a big family with five surnames and seven hopes.

Thinking of the strength of the Zheng family in Xingyang behind him, Manager Zheng couldn't help but smile proudly. Although he was just a branch of the Zheng family and a businessman, he was considered the number one person nearby because of the Zheng family's face. Even when people on the official face saw him, they had to politely call him "Shopkeeper Zheng". No one dared to cause trouble for him in normal times.

It finally came to afternoon. As the afternoon passed, shopkeeper Zheng immediately opened the store door impatiently. Chang'an City has been implementing military control and has strict requirements for business. For example, shops in many industries cannot open in the morning and are only allowed to open in the afternoon. The charcoal industry happens to be one of them. Although the Zheng family has a strong influence, it must also abide by the regulations of the court.

As the actions of several young men were taken down, the door panels were taken down one by one, and the shopkeeper Zheng also smiled and prepared to welcome customers who came to buy charcoal. Speaking of which, his store was located near Dongshi, and all the people lived here were high-ranking officials, such as the powerful Prince Pei Ji Pei, and the Duke of Ying Guo, who was deeply trusted by His Majesty. Although these people do not have such deep foundations as the Five Clans, Qi Wang, but they hold real power and may grow into a new family in the future.

However, just after the store's door panel was taken down, Manager Zheng's face suddenly froze. He saw that there were indeed many people outside the door, but these people were all facing their backs to the store door, surrounding the store opposite, and seemed to be watching some fun.

"What store is opposite?" Manager Zheng frowned and asked the client beside him. This street was a commercial area in Fangzhong, and there were all kinds of shops on the street. During this period, he was busy purchasing goods and did not pay attention to when there was a store opposite. Moreover, looking at the other party's store, it seemed that it had just opened.

"Shopkeeper, this store has been closed some time ago and I don't know what to do. It seems that it has just opened today." A guy stepped forward and replied. Yesterday he saw that the door of the store was closed, and there was no sign of opening, but he didn't expect it to open suddenly this morning.

"Okay~" As soon as the guy finished speaking, a burst of cheers broke out from the crowd watching opposite him. This shocked Manager Zheng, and then he was very curious. He couldn't figure out what the other person was doing, and he actually attracted all the guests nearby?

People are curious, and Manager Zheng's is no exception. He also left the store and came to the crowd and looked inside. He was tall and stood on tiptoe and saw the situation inside. He was shocked. He saw a layer of red charcoal on the open space in the middle of the crowd. A barefoot Indian man walked very calmly on the fiery red charcoal. When his feet were in contact with the charcoal, he made a "sizzling" sound, but he seemed to feel no pain at all.

"Huh? No, it doesn't seem to be charcoal?" Manager Zheng's eyes were very sharp, and he soon found that the things that were stepped on by the Indians were not like charcoal, but like black stones. Manager Zheng felt familiar. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly remembered that this thing seemed to be charcoal. Although charcoal can also be used as fuel, it is not easy to ignite, and secondly, it is said to be toxic, so few people usually use it.

"Dear fellow villagers, the store is open today. Thank you for coming to support us. I believe everyone has also seen that the burning on the ground is what our store wants to sell. This item is called charcoal, or coal. It can be burned like charcoal. A very small piece can make a meal. The key is that the price is cheap, even only 30% of the price of charcoal. Moreover, when it opens today, all charcoal is half price, and the opportunity cannot be lost. You can buy more and get more money!" At this time, a young man walked out of the store and shouted loudly.

There are not many people who have heard of charcoal in the field, but it is also something that everyone can see with their own eyes. Although there is nothing wrong with the Indian man walking on it, someone tried it with his own hands, but as soon as he got close, he almost burned a few bubbles, which proves that the thing is really very popular. Moreover, charcoal is so cheap, and today it is half price, almost one-tenth of charcoal price, which is almost cheaper than firewood. It is precisely because of this that many people present showed a bit of heart-warming expression.

In the crowd, the shopkeeper Zheng almost jumped up when he heard this. After a long time, this shop opened opposite him came to grab the business, and he also sold these charcoal that could not be used at all. This thing is poisonous and not easy to ignite. Whoever buys it will be unlucky. However, the key is that he knows the shortcomings of carbonite, but others don’t know. Moreover, the price of carbonite is so low, maybe he will really take away some of his business.

Thinking of the above, Manager Zheng finally couldn't hold back and shouted in the crowd: "It's all nonsense. Carboniferous is poisonous and not easy to ignite. Every time, it has to be burned with charcoal for half a day before it can be lit. How can I buy this thing back to make fuel?"

Manager Zheng's voice woke up many people. The people who were still a little moved just now also showed doubtful expressions, especially when they thought that this kind of charcoal was so cheap. As the saying goes, there is no good product for cheapness. If charcoal really has these shortcomings, then they would be greedy for small gains and suffer great losses.

Hearing what Manager Zheng said, the young man who called out just now seemed not surprised and didn't say anything else. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the store. He saw a middle-aged shopkeeper with a big belly coming out, with a chubby face with a gentle expression. Then he bowed to the people around him and said, "Everyone, here is the shopkeeper of our shop. My surname is Yu, everyone can call me shopkeeper Yu."

After introducing himself, the shopkeeper Yu suddenly waved his hand back. Then two guys carried the stove and placed the stove in front of the crowd. The fire on the stove was high, and the inside was burning like a round cake. There were several holes lined up on it, which looked very vigorously with black and braised.

"Please see, the honeycomb coal we made of carbon in this stove is enough for the family to prepare a meal. After the burning, you just need to replace the honeycomb coal below in this way..."

Manager Yu said that he demonstrated the use of honeycomb coal. Many of the onlookers were the purchasing managers of various government agencies, and they could see the advantages of this honeycomb coal at a glance. In the end, Manager Yu promised that as long as they bought the honeycomb coal in their store, they would send someone to their customers' home to help them build a stove for free using honeycomb coal.

Manager Zheng was also very surprised by this honeycomb coal. This method could not help but solve the problem that carbonite was not easy to ignite, and it was very clean, so there was no need to worry about dust flying around during burning. In addition, the plug below could be opened at any time to use fire, which was extremely convenient. In addition, there were other advantages that he couldn't explain clearly for a while.

However, the better the honeycomb coal, the more anxious the shopkeeper Zheng was. If everyone went to buy cheaper and more convenient charcoal, wouldn’t his charcoal be sold? So in the end he shouted again unwillingly: “No matter how good this honeycomb coal is, the charcoal is poisonous, wouldn’t it be harmful to take it home to cook?”

At this time, everyone in the crowd was listening to Manager Yu's introduction seriously, so Manager Zheng's voice suddenly attracted everyone's attention. When Manager Yu saw Manager Zheng in the crowd, he suddenly smiled and said, "It turns out that the person who was speaking was Manager Zheng from the charcoal shop opposite, but where did Manager Zheng hear that charcoal is toxic?"

"Hmph, most people may not know much about carbonite, but we all know that carbonite is cheap, but no one is willing to sell it. The main reason is that carbonite is toxic. If it is used at home, it is likely that the family will be poisoned and die. You sell honeycomb coal made of carbonite, which is simply a waste of life!" Manager Zheng seized this point and said, even if the other party solved the other shortcomings of carbonite, he could not turn carbonite into non-toxic.

"Hahaha~, it's ridiculous. I think Manager Zheng is afraid that our charcoal will steal your charcoal business!" Manager Yu laughed when he heard this, and then counterattacked sharply, "As far as I know, the real toxic one seems to be not charcoal, but your charcoal!" (To be continued.)
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