In Qingzhou City, the locust pilot project is in full swing.
Commercial streets, specialty snacks, locust products, and all kinds of novelties appear in Qingzhou City.
Many locals in Qingzhou feel that poisonous things like locusts have suddenly become very popular overnight. Large restaurants, food streets, and small stalls are all selling locusts. It feels like a sudden spring breeze. It feels like thousands of pear trees are blooming.
Li Jiusan (Goudan)'s locust business is very easy.
From the book given by the big man, he learned a lot of knowledge and methods of doing business.
Through his own efforts, he successfully promoted the locusts, and partnered with others to start direct sales on the street.
Qingzhou City is so popular that many businessmen have sensed business opportunities.
They began to investigate the cause. When they understood that this was a transaction sponsored by the imperial court, they all saw a golden light in their eyes. The value of locusts near Qingzhou City was soared.
Many businessmen have discovered that no one cares about the locusts in other counties in Qingzhou. As long as they spend a small amount of money, they can collect a large number of locusts, bring them to Qingzhou City, and resell them, which can make a lot of profits, which is extremely considerable.
If you can open a restaurant, rent a shop, and produce and sell your own food, your income can be increased several times.
This discovery made the businessmen jealous, and they began to mobilize their connections and began to go to the fields and small counties with little information to collect locusts in large quantities.
This situation also surprised many poor people farming in the fields. Gradually, they discovered that locusts are not only pests, but they can also be eaten and sold for money?
This discovery greatly stimulated the people's interest in catching locusts.
It can increase income, protect crops, and catch locusts. It kills two birds with one stone.
Led by village chiefs, clan chiefs, and aristocratic families, activities to capture locusts have been launched in various places.
For a time, the whole Qingzhou was in a state of turmoil.
The eldest princess Huaizhen looked at the collected intelligence with a smile on her face and said: "Zhou Shoufu, everything seems to be going well. According to this situation, the Qingzhou locust plague will be resolved in a few months."
"Zhou Zhenwen" shook his head slightly: "Your Royal Highness, the hot hype can only arouse emotions for a while. When the emotions reach their peak, they will show a downward trend. Qingzhou City now really has such a large consumption power. , supporting the locusts in the entire Qingzhou?"
"Zhou Shoufu, do you mean peak prosperity and decline?" The eldest princess Huaizhen was a smart person and immediately understood the meaning of Zhou Zhenwen's words.
"good."
"Zhou Zhenwen" sighed: "There is a big problem in this business plan, and that is the problem of digesting locusts. In the first step, through the endorsement of the court and local officials, and the promotion of the family, the commercial streets and locust vendors are in full swing. , can create false prosperity in the short term and make businessmen flock to it..."
"However, after the prosperity, there will be a surplus of locusts. The excess locusts cannot be consumed, which will cause prices to plummet, resulting in a chain reaction, making the locust meals on the market lose their value. Once the locusts lose their value, then this will This farce is about to come to an end."
The eldest princess Huaizhen also looked serious, frowned and asked, "Will it lose its value so soon?"
"Originally, this game could be played for half a month, but due to the encouragement of aristocratic families and businessmen, the game time was shortened..." "Zhou Zhenwen" explained.
"Then what should we do now?" The eldest princess Huaizhen also understands the seriousness of the matter. Once the value of the locust plummets, the locust game endorsed by the court will come to an end, and the industries related to it will become garbage.
Those caught locusts will become worthless waste in an instant.
All the previous efforts will be wasted and in vain.
"Since the game has entered a countdown, we cannot let the game end so quickly..."
"Zhou Zhenwen" smiled slightly and said somewhat mysteriously: "Let us give them extra pounds!!"
"Add pounds?"
The eldest princess Huaizhen thought for a while and realized something, but she did not say anything out loud.
After the eldest princess Huaizhen left, Xiao Si asked: "Did she suspect it?"
"Probably not. These contents are all in the blue brocade bag, and they are more in line with what adults would say." Shangguan Yu said calmly.
"I didn't expect it would progress so smoothly... It's a bit unexpected..." Xiaosi looked serious and murmured: "It's because the market is too small, and the development of aristocratic families and businessmen force, leading to oversupply.”
"Your Excellency has said that once supply exceeds demand, the market will quickly deteriorate. Under current circumstances, we must stabilize the market and allow everyone to continue playing."
"What do you think, sir?"
Shangguan Yu said with the face of "Zhou Zhenwen": "Since the supply exceeds the demand, let the market be in short supply, start hoarding locusts in large quantities, buy them in large quantities from the people, and raise the price!! Let the price of locusts catch up with copper mines! stone!"
"So this is what you call the extra pound..." Xiaosi nodded with understanding, "If this happens, the market will become tight again, which will make many businessmen wait for the price. Sell, exacerbating the deterioration of the market."
"My lord said, when the price of locusts exceeds that of copper ore, start selling slowly and stabilize the price at the same time. If someone sells locusts in large quantities, continue to buy in, continue to raise the price, and let the price of locusts soar into the sky!!" Shangguan Yu road.
"The number of locusts is so large, and the people can catch a lot of locusts. If the price is too high, it will be difficult to trade, and we will suffer a lot." Xiaosi said softly.
"Of course this business cannot be done entirely by us. We can't make enough money, and we need to divide the profits to be stable. Send invitations to the largest aristocratic families in Qingzhou and tell them that I will treat them to dinner at Qingyun Tower. "
"Of course we have to do this business together with a few big families. It makes money. It's fun if we all make money together!!" "Zhou Zhenwen" smiled slightly and spread his hands.
"I understand." Xiaosi didn't waste any time, nodded, and left the room.
...
Gongsun's house, study room.
"What?"
"Eating again?"
Gongsun Wuji listened to the servant's report and looked at the invitation on the table, his face a little unhappy.
His son Gongsun Zhi asked in a low voice: "Father, is there any problem?"
"Last time Zhou Zhenwen invited guests to dinner, he didn't get the delicacies and ate a belly full of locusts. Do you think there's any problem?" Gongsun Wuji said angrily.
"Uh..." Gongsun Zhi's face froze and he murmured: "Then Master Zhou is really a bit eclectic in his behavior..."
"It's not just eclectic, it's simply whimsical and random!"
"To actually want to use locusts as food and sell them as best-selling products is simply fantastic." Gongsun Wuji waved his hand and motioned for his servants to go down first.
“But it turns out that locusts are selling well!”
"I see that the entire Qingzhou City is extremely popular, and it does have the potential to become a popular snack." Gongsun Zhi said softly.
"Fart!!" Gongsun Wuji slammed the table and shouted: "Do you really think this prosperity is real? This is just a hype thing!!"
"If a thing wants to become a hit and sell like hotcakes, it needs a long period of word-of-mouth and management. A short-term hype can only produce hot products with a short life span. Once the timeliness is over, this thing will be garbage and go to the toilet. Even if toilet paper is too hard, do you really think this Zhou Zhenwen is here to make money?"
"He has a mission. Controlling locusts is his top priority. Making money is just incidental."
"Commercializing locusts is his method of controlling locusts. Once most of the locusts are wiped out, he will beat the commercial street to death and end this farce."
"All the businessmen involved will become burial objects."
