Chapter 111 The price battle!

There is no airtight wall in the world. The incident of Li Zhao staying in the plum blossom manor overnight spread rapidly in the circle of powerful people in Chang'an City. For a moment, he talked about it and talked about it!

Especially the young men who love Fairy Mei, some hate Li Zhao to the core, some grit their teeth, some curses, and many people secretly stabbed villains... At the same time, they tried every means to inquire about what happened to the two of them?

Even the little Duke of Qi, Cui Zongzhi, came to ask about the situation with a lot of gossip fire...

"What, you stayed in the plum blossom manor all night and lived in the same room with the plum fairy, but you did nothing?"

"Yes, we just talked about some commercial matters. Later, it was too late. The city gate of Chang'an was closed. I had no other place to go, so I rested in the manor for one night!"

"You just had a night off and didn't do anything else?"

"No!"

"Oh, Yulang, now everyone calls you a beast, but according to my opinion, you are simply worse than a beast!"

Whether it is a beast or a beast, Li Zhao didn't care too much. The most important thing now is to calm the money shortage as soon as possible and give the people of Chang'an a peaceful world.

Wang Yuanbao and Fairy Mei agreed to help. Next, there was a fierce price war. It is unknown who won and who lost?

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At dawn, on the avenue outside Chang'an City, a team of farmers was slowly moving. There were about a hundred people, some driving ox carts, some driving donkey carts, and some pushing unicycle carts... The carts were filled with agricultural products such as grain, raw silk, eggs, dates, persimmons...

These people are farmers in the Bailuyuan area. The golden autumn of October has arrived and it is time to pay the autumn tax to the government. However, the farmers do not have much cash, so they have to go to the city to sell some agricultural products for money like in previous years.

"Friends, work harder and you'll enter Chang'an City right away."

"good!"

Bailuyuan is more than forty miles away from Chang'an City, and there are two big rivers and a high hill on the way... The farmers trekked for a whole night before they arrived at the city of Chang'an, and they were exhausted.

Fortunately, after entering the city, I can sell all the food I brought. Apart from the money I get, I can still leave a little left. I can buy some daily necessities such as fine salt, coarse tea, porcelain, etc.

The life of farmers is a little harder. You may be satisfied if you fill your stomach with simple food!

The farmers had a good idea, but after entering the city, they were stunned. The bustling and noisy western city of Chang'an has now become deserted. Most of the shops have closed down, and there are less than one-tenth of the business. Moreover, they are deserted in front of the door and business is bleak!

What happened?

Don't understand!

When I went to the East City of Chang'an, the situation was not as good as the West City. There were less than one-twentieth shops in business. As for purchasing grain, there was no merchant who bought raw silk.

Now the farmers were all panicked. If these agricultural products could not be sold, what would they pay taxes to the government and what would they use to buy daily necessities?

What's wrong with this year? The merchants have all gone there?

"Bang! Bang!... Guo Family Store has started purchasing grain, raw silk, clearly marked prices, and is safe. If you want to sell, come and queue up quickly."

Amid the harsh sound of the gong, a thin blue-clothed steward led hundreds of men to the market, quickly built a stall in the open space, and raised a huge flag.

The flag is pure white, with a copper coin-shaped pattern in the center, and there are four characters on it: Fighting gold every day... Anyone with some knowledge knows that this is the logo of Guo Wanjin, one of the four great gods of wealth.

Seeing that a business finally purchased agricultural products, the farmers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and rushed the vehicle to the stall of the Guo family's business. But after seeing the purchase price on the wooden sign, the farmers were stunned again.

A dou of wheat costs fifteen cents, a dou of millet costs twelve cents, a dou of millet costs eight cents... The price of grain is only half of that of previous years.

The price of raw silk is even worse, not even half of it in previous years, and it has dropped directly to less than one-third.

If sold at this price, let alone the remaining money, even paying the autumn tax is not enough. The hard work of a year is in vain... The farmers looked at each other, not knowing what to do?

In desperation, a leading old man with white hair stepped forward a few steps and plucked up his courage to ask the thin manager: "I dare to ask if the purchase price on the brand is written incorrectly? The old man remembered that at this time last year, wheat dumplings were thirty cents, millet dumplings were twenty-four cents, and millet dumplings were sixteen or seventeen cents..."

"Bah, old guy, what are you talking nonsense? Open your dog's eyes and see clearly. Now that the Guanzhong area is in short supply, all the things on the market have been greatly reduced. The price of this grain and raw silk are naturally reduced!"

"But the price has been reduced too low. Even if we sell the annual harvest, it may not be enough to pay the autumn tax. Please give us a lot of money. How much price will increase?"

"Bah, the autumn tax you don't pay is a matter of you mud legs, and it has nothing to do with our Guo family's business. I know that you can tell you these mud legs, if you want to sell them, sell them as soon as possible. If you drag on them, I'm afraid you won't even have this price, and you will cry at that time."

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The white-haired old man begged for a long time, but the thin manager of the Guo family was unwilling to be at all. His mouth was very smelly, and his words could make people feel bad.

The old man with white hair was angry, but he was unwilling to sell the food he had worked hard to grow, so he led the team to leave, wandering around the market, asking door to door to see if there were any other shops purchasing agricultural products.

As a result, God pays off. There is really a small shop willing to buy their things. Although the price is not very high, it is much better than the price of the Guo family store.

The white-haired old man was overjoyed and quickly started negotiations with the shopkeeper of the small shop. Before he could even talk a few times, he saw two men from the Guo family business coming over, standing not far away, staring at him with a nerd head.

Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper of the small shop changed drastically, and immediately stopped negotiations, returned to his own shop, and went directly to the board and closed the business.

It turns out that the Guo family’s business is extremely domineering. As long as they are targeted by the business, other shops are never allowed to intervene. Anyone who is disobedient will inevitably be retaliated against. At the very least, the shop will be burned and the whole family will be destroyed. At the worst, the shop will be in a lawsuit and the family will be destroyed!

You know, Guo Wanjin's backer was Li Linfu, the most powerful prime minister of the dynasty, who was famously ruthless and scheming, and no one dared to offend him.

The farmers were stunned at first, rubbed their eyes hard, and then rushed to the stall of the Wang Family Store, rushing to sell the agricultural products they brought.

The Wang guys came without hesitation, and when weighing the portion, the weighing rods were pressed low, which would definitely be more or less, which would benefit the people.

Seeing this, the farmers were naturally happy. While thanking each other, they sent people to notify the villagers who were still chaotic in the city to come here to sell things.

For a moment, the Wang Family Business was crowded and crowded!

On the other hand, the thin manager's nose was almost pissed, but there was no way out.

You should know that the Wang family is different from those small businesses. They not only have strong financial resources, but also have deep backgrounds, and are not afraid of the Guo family businesses at all.

At the same time, Mei's business also took action, setting up stalls in the east and west cities in Chang'an City, and purchased large quantities of grain, raw silk, cloth, bronze, iron, porcelain, and livestock at normal market prices...

After a few days, Chang'an City, which was originally dead, regained its vitality, transactions resumed, prices were stable, and farmers, merchants, and residents smiled again.

While people were happy, they couldn't help but stretched out their thumbs and said: "Wang Cai Shen, a great man... Fairy Mei, the heart of the Bodhisattva!"

As for Guo Wanjin...bah!
Chapter completed!