"General Manager, the price has increased seven times. When do you think this farce will end?"
In the manor outside the city, Mr. Qin looked at Zhao Wengu carefully.
"Don't worry, aren't people's hearts already in chaos? It's time for us to change direction. From today on, we will sell some every day, throw out all the goods, and let them play with lacquer! Let's change to something else! "
Zhao Wengu, who was bored, was holding a fishing rod made of green bamboo in his hand. There were already many koi in the fish basket next to him.
The fish in this lake are very greedy, and it doesn't take long to catch a big fat fish.
"Then what do we choose next?"
Mr. Qin asked softly.
"Ten grasses have nine licorice, so licorice is the best!"
"promise!"
Mr. Qin's heart was twitching violently. Although the three Lingnan countries were rich in products, they could only rely on buying licorice from merchants in the Han Dynasty.
The amount of licorice that can flow into the three Lingnan countries every year is actually very limited.
This thing may not be very valuable in the Han Dynasty, but when it comes to Lingnan, the price of this thing is already a bit high.
The price of processed licorice can be as high as forty-five cents per tael.
Moreover, according to the records of Shennong's Materia Medica, licorice has a sweet and flat taste. Mainly used to treat cold and heat evil in the five internal organs, strengthen muscles and bones, grow muscles, increase strength, reduce swelling of metal wounds, detoxify, and long-term use can lighten the body and prolong life.
For a place like Lingnan, this thing is simply a must-have medicine.
Among the consumption rankings of all drug stores, the consumption rate of licorice is definitely second to none.
If raw lacquer does not affect people's livelihood, it is different with licorice. After their operations, I am afraid that countless patients will have their conditions worsen due to lack of medicinal materials...
"Anything else?"
Looking at Mr. Qin who was stunned, Zhao Wengu asked again.
"It's okay, I'll go give the orders right away!"
Mr. Qin took a deep breath, then cupped his hands and prepared to leave.
"I know what you are thinking, but there are always sacrifices in everything. Anyway, this is better than fighting each other, right? Sir, don't forget your and my position!"
Zhao Wengu's faint voice came over, which shocked Mr. Qin's whole body.
That's right, his position dictates that he cannot have mercy on these people at all!
After Mr. Qin left, things suddenly started to change in Yucheng.
Although the price of raw lacquer is still rising steadily, the increase is already very small, and sometimes it means it will fall.
Instead, someone discovered that the price of licorice was rising all the way.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the medicinal material suppliers of this big pharmacy began to look for opportunities to stock up.
Different from raw lacquer, medicinal materials are used to treat diseases and save lives. These materials are actually a necessity.
After the shortage in the market, the price rose even more insanely.
In less than three days, the price of licorice increased fivefold.
After Xu Liuzi accidentally discovered this, he immediately threw out all the raw lacquer in his hand, and then spent a lot of money to buy licorice.
His actions also caught the attention of interested people, and people immediately began to follow suit.
The fastest spreading news in the world was the gossip about Xu Liuzi's actions. Coupled with some people's exaggeration, people soon focused their attention on licorice. .
Countless people waved a lot of money and began to invest in licorice.
The price of licorice has been rising, while the price of raw lacquer has begun to fall.
However, as people come in, others come out. Although the price of raw lacquer has been falling, there are still many people who are waiting for the price to skyrocket again with the mentality of gamblers.
Ten days later, licorice was sold out in almost all drug stores in Panyu City.
This incident directly alarmed the Panyu County Government, but after understanding what happened, the county magistrate was a little confused.
There are really too many people involved in the licorice trade, not only the powerful nobles, but even the traffickers and lackeys are also involved.
Just the yamen servants in his mansion together probably have more than a hundred dan in stock!
You must know that these things are sold in units of two, but at this time, the unit of calculation has been directly replaced by stones!
This was simply unimaginable in the past...
After some careful consideration, the county magistrate directly found several of the largest suppliers of medicinal materials.
After some coercion and inducement, thousands of dan's inventory was squeezed out of their hands.
Just when he was thankful that he finally solved a licorice crisis.
He did not expect that his move would directly trigger a collapse in the price of raw lacquer.
Almost without warning, countless people began to frantically want to buy licorice.
However, all the money they had was on raw lacquer. In order to make money, they had no choice but to sell. As a result, a large amount of selling of raw lacquer suddenly appeared on the market again.
The consequences of the hype suddenly emerged, and countless people rushed to sell the raw lacquer in their hands.
Even the Deheng was suddenly overwhelmed. All the raw lacquer they sold in the past half a month was almost equivalent to their inventory in the past year.
Now that the new products are on the market, all the old inventory will be returned to their hands.
Putting aside the price issue, storage alone has become a big problem.
Raw lacquer is nothing else. The storage of this thing places great demands on the environment. As long as there is a little spark, it will be a raging fire!
Even the Deheng doesn't have that many venues at the moment...
In desperation, they could only lower the price further, but even so, they could not stop the panicked people.
Raw lacquer completely collapsed.
In less than two days, the price of raw lacquer fell to the bottom.
At this time, almost everyone on the market is crying and wanting to sell what they have in their hands. They no longer ask for a price, they just sell it directly if they give money.
The tragic scene made everyone unable to bear to look directly...
Zhao Youde never understood why this originally delicious food suddenly turned into junk that no one wanted.
The smaller lacquer shops have now chosen to close.
Countless people gathered outside the Deheng, which made Zhao Youde feel numb.
The price of recycling raw paint has dropped below their purchase price last year. Logically speaking, they can still make some money after collecting these things.
But this also means that they need to squeeze a lot of goods into their hands. Can this thing really be sold now?
Zhao Youde also began to feel a little confused. After all, he was just a shopkeeper, so he could only hang out the inventory sign.
The Deheng No. was no longer accepted, and the holders of raw lacquer were completely dumbfounded...
These people who realized it later became the successors all of a sudden. Basically, these people outside have spent their whole life's hard work in vain...
However, those who were lucky enough to escape are still looking forward to the skyrocketing price of licorice.
And the price of licorice did not disappoint them.
Many people saw a clue in it, and many people speculated that all this was being manipulated secretly, but they could not resist the temptation of profit.
The method of this operation is actually not difficult. To put it bluntly, it is a variant of hoarding.
The local businessmen in Panyu were all eye-opening.
Businessmen are the most dedicated people in the world. Since this method is so simple and makes money so fast, then licorice can be speculated, why can't other things be speculated?
"General manager, we still have some goods in hand that we haven't sold yet. Why do we want raw lacquer to collapse so quickly?"
Mr. Qin didn't quite understand and asked in a low voice.
"What we want is not money, but the entire three countries of South Vietnam! People's hearts have begun to lose. This has just begun. We don't have much time..."
Zhao Wengu said casually while drinking tea.
