"Shopkeeper, do you have any coarse cloth here? Do you want white?"
"No, no, three people just came over and bought them all! Do you want black cloth? I still have some black cloth here!"
"No need! I'll ask other stores!"
"Shopkeeper, do you still have white coarse cloth here?"
"have!"
"Great, shopkeeper, bring me one hundred and fifty pieces of white cloth!"
"Haha! This old man, white cloth costs two cents a piece now. Do you really want a hundred and fifty pieces?"
"Ah? Wasn't it still three cents and two horses before?"
"Haha! Brother, you also said that was before. Now the price of cloth in Chang'an changes every day! If you don't buy it today, it will be even more expensive tomorrow!"
"This...but the shopkeeper, this is too expensive! A piece of fine silk only costs three cents. How can you sell this coarse cloth for two cents a piece?"
"Hey! Brother, what you said is wrong again. Today's fine silk is four cents a piece, and silk is six cents a piece. I'm not cheating you!"
Similar conversations can be seen everywhere in the east and west cities of Chang'an today. Householders from several villages in Lantian County are looking for white coarse cloth. Many cloth merchants are looking for opportunities to increase prices, and the dealers are temporarily in a dilemma.
Buy it, one hundred pieces of cloth is fifty cents more than before, which is not a small amount; but don’t buy it, what if the price of cloth continues to rise tomorrow?
"Mangzi, the white cloth from Liji Clothing Store in Xishi City is still three cents per piece for two pieces. Go buy it quickly. If you are late, it might be gone!"
In Dongshi, an old man was walking quickly towards the entrance of Dongshi. When he saw Liu Mang inquiring from a cloth merchant on the roadside, he shouted quickly.
"Third Master, which Li Ji clothing store is this?"
Liu Mang looked happy and turned around to ask.
The old man grinned and said: "You kid, which other Li Ji clothing store could you be? Of course it's the Marquis' shop! Go quickly! I also heard what Wang Dahai from Wangjiazhuang next door told you! You're late! Maybe they’ll all be robbed too~!”
"Hey! Thank you, Third Master! I'll go with you now~!"
Liu Mang responded, then turned around and left with the old man without hesitation, leaving the Bufang boss with an ugly look.
"Shopkeeper, do you want to reduce the price of our cloth?"
The waiter in the shop saw his boss's ugly face and cautiously tried.
"Why? Didn't you see that there are so many people in need of cloth today? Even if Li Ji's clothing store is backed by Yong'an Marquis, I still don't believe that he can supply such a large amount of cloth. When these people can't buy cloth from them, , will definitely come back to buy from us again! What are you afraid of?"
The cloth merchant thought for a moment and scolded him with a cold face.
The waiter shrank his neck and flattered him quickly, "Yes, yes, the shopkeeper is far-sighted and really wise!"
The cloth merchant frowned and ordered: "Go and ask me why these farmers suddenly need so much cloth? I will have someone rush to transport a batch of coarse cloth from Fuzhou!"
"Yes, from the shopkeeper~!"
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"Master, the price of cloth has increased in Chang'an. Now only our shop and Cao's shop have not increased their prices! People flocked to the store after hearing the news. It is estimated that our inventory will not be able to last even today~!"
Yongle Square, Li Mansion.
Butler Wang Zhong walked in from outside the house and reported to Li Zexuan.
Before Li Zexuan could speak, Ye Fashan in the courtyard frowned and said angrily: "That's unreasonable! Cousin, these profiteers are hoarding goods and driving up prices. Cloth is a necessity for people's lives. How can we allow them to do whatever they want? These people should be punished for their crimes!"
Ye Guozhong also said worriedly: "Xiao Xuan, if this happens, the farmers on your land will have to pay more if they want to continue to build greenhouses!"
Li Jingmo frowned and said nothing. Yesterday, he did ask Sun Huaiming of the garment shop to prepare a piece of coarse cloth in advance, but unfortunately the time was too short and the demand of the people was too huge. Even if it was prepared in advance, it would be difficult to fully supply it.
Li Zexuan smiled confidently and said: "It's not the end yet, the outcome has not yet been decided! Those cloth merchants who take advantage of the opportunity to increase prices will soon reap the consequences~!"
After saying that, he looked at Ye Fashan and said: "Fashan, the world is booming, everyone is here for profit. Cousin, I am not surprised at all that the cloth merchants have this reaction! When a superior encounters this situation, he must not use brute force to defeat it." In other words, we need to use checks and balances based on our own interests and make the best use of the situation, so that we can make those people pay the price and be convinced!"
Ye Fashan's eyes lit up and he asked, "Cousin, does he have any other tricks?"
Li Zexuan smiled slightly, neither denying nor admitting.
"Haha! It seems that you have been prepared, Xiaoxuan, so I won't worry about it blindly! I heard that Fashan recently made friends with a Taoist priest from the Taishi Bureau. His Taoism is quite high. I will go and meet him later!"
Seeing this, Ye Guozhong, who had become a man of old age, stood up and laughed.
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The price increase of coarse cloth in Chang'an City has also awakened those farmers who are still hesitating about whether to take the risk of building greenhouses. In the current situation, if you hesitate again and miss the opportunity, there is really no regret. !
Therefore, the number of farmers who came to Hanjiazhuang to borrow money from Han Lizheng suddenly increased sharply today, from nearly 200 households yesterday to more than 600 households. The queue almost reached the entrance of the village from the Hanjiazhuang courtyard. So many people flocked in, making the entire Hanjiazhuang suddenly crowded.
Of course, when they saw the new houses that Hanjiazhuang people lived in, the new clothes on the children of Hanjiazhuang, and the luxurious village school in Hanjiazhuang, the people from other villages who came to borrow money became more determined to follow Li Zexuan in the greenhouse vegetable business. They thought that only by following Li Zexuan would they have the chance to live as happy a life as the farmers in Hanjiazhuang!
Facing so many bankers who came to borrow money, Han Li suddenly realized that he would not be able to solve the problem by himself, and there were basically no people in the bank who knew how to keep accounts, so he had to turn to Yanhuang Academy on Yunshan Mountain for help.
Fortunately, Mr. Li Gang is a very open-minded person, and he very much agrees with Li Zexuan's teaching philosophy of emphasizing morality in the heart, teaching in practice, and integrating knowledge and practice. Therefore, after hearing that Han Lizheng sent someone to the academy to ask for help, he directly informed the Department of Mathematics Team leader Xu Hongzhi asked him to send ten students with excellent math scores to Hanjiazhuang to help.
Xu Hongzhi also recently heard that Li Zexuan wanted to encourage farmers to engage in Dapeng vegetables. Naturally, he supported this kind of great charity that benefited the people, so the top ten students with math scores in the entrance examination were sent to Hanjiazhuang. Han Lizheng breathed a sigh of relief, and the burden on his body suddenly became lighter.
Just when he heard what the people said about the soaring cloth prices in Chang'an, he suddenly became worried again.
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