Chapter 87 If you broke the rules first, don’t blame us for flipping the table! (Please subscribe)
Fang Mo climbed onto the table in the shop again.
He looked at the disbelieving people outside, with a proud smile on his face.
When he first heard the price, he was also in disbelief.
But it’s true.
Fang Mo said: "Now if you want to buy eighteen cents per catty, you can queue up on the right. As for those who want to form a group of ten people to buy fifteen cents per catty, you can go to the left to form a group and buy by yourself. After two months of development in our salt shop, There is enough stock, and people will come to deliver salt day and night.”
“As long as you want it, we can sell it.”
Fang Mo paused and said with a smile: "We are only open for six hours a day. After all, we also need to eat and prepare goods at other times."
Fang Mo's words also caused a burst of laughter from everyone around.
Fang Mo continued: "You should all have seen a wooden sign just now."
"This is the counting method our commander thought of."
"For the next month, when the store is closed every day , they will announce the number of kilograms of salt sold that day and tell the people in the city that after the store closes on July 6, our salt shop will summarize all the data for the remaining eight counties under Yingtian Prefecture. "
< br>"Fair, just and open."
"Our chief is willing to show such sincerity, so he will not cheat on the amount of 500,000 catties."
"The people can supervise and testify."
"If it reaches 500,000 kilograms in one month, our salt shop will fulfill its promise and sell salt at fifteen cents per kilogram in the future."
"If it is not reached, the original price of twenty cents per catty will be restored from now on. However, within this month, items less than one catty and purchased in pieces will be sold at one or two cents without any discount."< br>
“Of course half a million catties is a lot.”
“The total population of Yingtian Mansion is only six to seven hundred thousand.”
"So I don't have any expectations. Everyone should try to buy as much as possible within this month, or hoard as much as possible."
"For fifteen cents of salt, you can't suffer a loss or be cheated. You can't buy it in the future." You have recovered twenty coins, so don’t complain about the lack of purchases this month.”
“I will put this sealed document in a conspicuous place in the store.”
Said.
Fang Mo framed the document with a wooden frame and placed it on a cabinet in the shop. Anyone approaching the shop could see the contents clearly.
The few people who were close looked at it carefully and shouted excitedly to the back: "It's really the seal of the government, and the seal of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Store, what kind of group of ten people are there?" What does it mean? It’s okay if you don’t know it?” Someone expressed their worries, because ten people was too general, and they still couldn’t believe it.
Fang Mo nodded and said: "Our store doesn't care about that."
"As long as ten people come to buy and say they are together, then that's it."
"No matter men, women, young or old, old or weak, women or children, as long as they are human beings and are citizens of the Ming Dynasty, they all meet the conditions. As for whether they recognize them or not, and whether they have bought them before, we do not require them."
"But I still have a suggestion."
"It is not recommended to bring someone who has not been weaned. Even if you do come, we have to admit it."
"But this is somewhat inappropriate. ”
Fang Mo gradually got used to it and made a joke.
It also caused a burst of laughter from everyone around.
At this time.
There are still voices of doubt.
"There's nothing wrong with this salt, right? Is it so cheap?"
"It won't hurt if you eat it."
Fang Mo looked calm and didn't move. Annoyed, he waved his hand behind him, and immediately a lean man brought a glass bottle.
Very beautiful and transparent.
The inside can be seen from the outside.
Fang Mo said: "I know you have doubts. After all, since ancient times, cheap goods have always been cheap, but my parents are the number one scholar in the dynasty, how could they do such a despicable thing?"
< br>“The salt we provide is all first-class good salt.”
“Fine salt.”
"Although it can't be said to be refined salt, it is indeed better than most salts on the market."
"I will pour ten kilograms of salt into this jar later."
"Quality You can tell whether it's good or bad by looking at it."
While he was talking, someone poured a jar of salt into it.
The slightly dull table salt filled the entire bottle at once.
There was also a little poured into the wooden plate on the side.
Some of you with quick hands took advantage of Fang Mo not paying attention and tapped it with your finger, quickly put it into your mouth, twirled your finger, and then raised your wet finger in surprise, Said: "Salty, this salt is saltier than other salt shops."
"Good salt."
"Better than other salts."
Fang Mo smiled.
How can the salt produced by the new process be bad?
He was even a little bit aggrieved, feeling that Xia Zhibai had set the price of salt too low.
This salt should be sold for at least thirty cash.
Fifteen articles are too few.
Fang Mo coughed lightly. Now Fang Mo's words had considerable weight in the ears of everyone around him.
The surroundings soon became quiet.
Fang Mo said: "What we just displayed is the salt that our salt shop wants to sell."
"Of course, other salts will be launched in the future, such as salt that can treat big neck disease, and Special salt for princes and ministers.”
“But the price will be much higher.”
“Now that everyone is so enthusiastic, I won’t be disappointed again.”
"Our salt shop in Kyoto is officially opened."
"Salt, on sale!"
Fang Mo shouted and gave up his seat.
Gived it to a real counter salesperson. As the business started, there was a crowd outside the store soon, but no one came forward in a hurry anymore, but shouted at each other.
"If anyone wants to form a group, add me."
"I still have two people missing. Who wants to join us?"
"Add me."
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Standing at the back of the store, looking at the bustling flow of people, Fang Mo also secretly marveled.
The new number one scholar is really remarkable.
In a few months, this big battle was created.
With the low price that Kyoto Salt Industry sells to the market, as long as other salt merchants do not maliciously target them, the next month will be an extremely crushing sales volume, which will make other salt merchants breathless. It may even make it impossible to sell the salt in the hands of other salt merchants.
The money that the people of Yingtianfu spent on buying salt was completely consumed.
In the future, Kyoto Salt will be the largest salt sales company in Yingtianfu.
And it’s domination.
Across the street, there is a private room on the third floor of the tea house.
It was already silent inside, and the atmosphere was terrifyingly oppressive and silent.
Everyone has been unable to sit still for a long time.
They all stood in front of the window sill, staring down with their eyes filled with shock, anger and uneasiness.
Is Xia Zhibai crazy?
Fifteen articles?
How can you do this in business?
They just wanted to let Xia Zhibai see that 'Shang' is not tired of deception. As a result, Xia Zhibai not only failed to fall for the trap, but also lowered the price of salt in one fell swoop.
The normal price is twenty cents.
They paid almost fifteen or six cents when they were sent to Yingtian Mansion, and they still had to support a large family.
Twenty Wen was already the lowest price they had negotiated before. It could not go any lower, otherwise they would lose money, but Xia Zhibai directly broke through this low price.
Eighteen articles!
And there are fifteen more articles? !
Xia Zhibai is really here to do business? Are you really not here to open a charity hall?
"Are we still surrendering?"
The potbellied merchant asked with some uncertainty.
According to their previous plan, no matter what price Xia Zhibai offered, they were prepared to hold down the price by a penny lower.
But now fifteen articles? Are they still going to lower the price?
"What the hell." Luo Gan scolded: "Fifteen cents? How do you want us to sell it? How many cents do we lose by selling a pound? How much of your family property do you lose?"
"Xia Zhibai has been preparing for this for two whole months. Do you know how much inventory he has?"
"Even if it is not 500,000 jins, it is still 100,000 jins. How can we lose so much salt all at once?" ?”
“This is thousands of taels of silver, our income for several years!”
“But if you don’t follow, with the attitude of the Kyoto Salt Shop, I’m afraid that in the next month, The people in Yingtianfu will go to them to buy salt, won’t all our salt be in their hands? And looking at the situation, I’m afraid that the people will go crazy and buy all the salt in one go for several months.” A merchant said worriedly: "Can we just watch?"
Luo Gan was also extremely agitated.
Xia Zhibai acted completely out of common sense.
It completely disrupted their thinking and left them wondering what to do.
You are losing money anyway.
Frustrated.
Luo Gan paced back and forth in the room, thinking about a solution and getting involved. This was impossible. They didn’t have so much salt to get in, and if they got in, who knew whether Xia Zhibai would come back again? Any crazy moves? Can they afford Xia Zhibai?
Xia Zhibai arrived and left, but they didn't know how long it would take for them to recover.
But if you don’t get involved, just let Xia Zhibai sell salt?
Let him completely seize the market?
"Twenty cents and fifteen cents." Suddenly Luo Gan's eyes lit up and he thought of a way.
He said in a deep voice: "I thought of a way. Looking at the current situation, Xia Zhibai is obviously trying to make money at a loss, just to make the books look better so that he can give business to the current emperor."< br>
"We can't waste money with him."
"Xia Zhibai obviously knows that it won't last long."
"So he made a special gimmick and sold half a million catties a month. "
"Firstly, it is to build momentum for himself, secondly, it wants to look good in the accounts, and thirdly, it is to facilitate future price increases."
"He has no intention of achieving it."
"But we can help him achieve this goal."
"Are you crazy if we help Luo Gan?" someone said dissatisfied.
Luo Gan sneered and said: "You heard it right, just help him to reach 500,000 catties."
"Fifteen cents per catty of salt, even if it is self-produced, Self-sale is bound to be a loss. How much money does Xia Zhibai have to lose? "
"Salt can be put away"
"But if you spend the money, you will really lose it."
"When the price of his salt can only be fixed at fifteen cents, no matter how great Xia Zhibai is, he can only end up in despair. Break the contract, or close the store in despair. "
"The salt market in Yingtianfu will naturally fall into our hands again."
"The price of salt will be decided by us. "
"The money we have lost in the past few months will be compensated one by one by these people who are greedy for petty gains."
"The number one scholar?"
"How dare you compete with us for food? Don't say he is the number one scholar. Even if he is a relative of the emperor, don't even think of having such an easy life."
"Taking people's money is like killing someone. Parents, we are irreconcilable."
"He should understand this!"
A flash of madness and ferocity flashed in Luo Gan's eyes.
The other merchants looked at each other and nodded with a sullen face: "Okay, let's do it."
"If you dare to steal our jobs, what will happen to the top pick?"
"Definitely We want him to get a bloody head.”
“He broke the rules first, so don’t blame us for flipping the table.”
“Don’t even think about it!”
(End of this chapter)