"If you hadn't provoked me, I wouldn't have been targeted by the shops in the city! It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"
The woman said, pushing her hands towards Leng Lanzhi.
But the two hands froze when they reached halfway, because another big hand stretched out, not only grabbed her hand, but also pushed her aside.
Gu Zhan's voice seemed to be quenched with ice: "Be outrageous!"
The woman was frightened by the cold voice. Although her eyes were still filled with anger when she looked at Leng Lanzhi, she did not dare to say anything more.
She stamped her feet angrily, and suddenly ran away while crying and covering her face.
It's hard not to think too much about that woman's words.
The two waiters looked at each other, and one of them asked with interest: "I heard that two strangers were talking nonsense in front of our stall that day, saying that cheap food and clothes would be sold soon. , drove away all our guests, so it turned out to be you?"
Leng Lanzhi did not deny it: "Now that the disaster has stabilized, you still dare to drive up food prices, aren't you afraid of being held accountable?"
The waiter looked at everyone with an exaggerated expression: "She actually said accountability..."
Then he said disdainfully: "Who is responsible? You?"
Another person also said amusedly: "Even the county magistrate has tacitly agreed to let us increase the price. Who do you think you are? It's really ridiculous!"
Leng Lanzhi was filled with anger, but he also understood that the two in front of him were just two watchdogs.
Not to mention them, even the owner of the grain store is just a tool for the Rongfeng Chamber of Commerce to make money. Using the owner of the grain store alone will have no effect at all.
It's time to meet with the Rongfeng Chamber of Commerce.
After taking a deep look at the two waiters, he said coldly: "Let's go."
"Tsk, they're just two outsiders who dare to meddle in our business and don't overestimate their own capabilities."
"What are you looking at? If you want to buy food, just go home and prepare the money. If you don't want to buy it, don't stand around here blocking our talents. It's bad luck! A bunch of poor people...ah!"
The waiter suddenly screamed as he spoke.
The companion was startled, and when he turned around to look, he was even more frightened: "What's the matter with you?"
I saw that the man's mouth was full of blood, and his two front teeth seemed to have been smashed by something. It looked so miserable.
"Have you seen... a ghost?" The companion did not dare to approach the waiter for a while.
Gu Zhan retracted his hand, caught a glimpse of the worried look on the person beside him, and said with relief: "They are just some clowns, princess, don't worry."
Leng Lanzhi smiled bitterly: "They are clowns, but Rongfeng Chamber of Commerce is obviously not."
What kind of character could a force that even the county governor didn't take seriously be like?
Although it is just a chamber of commerce, there is such a deep misunderstanding among these forces that even if the one whose head is cut off will be quickly replaced, a replacement will be found soon.
It can be said that as long as their interests are unified, their power cannot be disintegrated.
Wait...the interests are one?
Gu Zhan said: "Human beings always have weaknesses, and when people make mistakes, they can always grasp the reasons. The Rongfeng Chamber of Commerce is indeed a behemoth, but it is not indestructible."
Leng Lanzhi already had a vague idea. After hearing this, she nodded with deep understanding: "You're right, they are not indestructible."
Before destroying these guys' alliance, she had to calm down the prices.
Thinking about it, she paused and changed direction: "Let's go to the Sheriff's Mansion."
In the afternoon of the same day, the county magistrate issued another price limit order, ordering merchants in the city not to allow random price increases. The price of food should not exceed twice the market price. If anyone disobeyed, all shops would be closed and fined.
As soon as the price limit order came out, all the grain stores and clothing stores seemed to have agreed upon it. They closed their doors tightly and refused to open the door to anyone who knocked on the door. They only said that they did not dare to open the door because they were afraid of being arrested by the Yamen.
There are a total of ten grain stores and fifteen clothing stores in Tianhai City. Currently, there are only five clothing stores that sell winter clothes.
All these shops have their doors closed, obviously they are going to fight the imperial court to the end.
Rongfeng Chamber of Commerce.
President Feng sat above everyone, and other members of the Chamber of Commerce sat on both sides of the hall. In front of everyone were exquisite snacks and steaming tea.
One of them put down his tea cup and sneered: "Isn't Li Changlin stupid? He has already used the same method once, and it didn't work, so he used it again?"
"Hey, it's understandable that he takes office as a new official and wants to achieve results, it's understandable..."
Another person shook his head and smiled: "Although it is understandable, this method is really stupid."
Listening to everyone's words below, President Feng's calm face remained expressionless.
After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Okay, after all, he is our Lord County Sheriff, and he is our food, clothing, parent, and official. We must give him some respect. You must not talk about the rights and wrongs of the County Sheriff behind his back in the future. .”
Everyone hurriedly responded: "Please obey the church, Mr. President."
The person who spoke first smiled and said: "Then Governor Li is always targeting the president, and he dares to cut off the olive branch that the president handed over. The president still respects him so much. He is really broad-minded."
President Feng smiled slightly and changed the topic: "According to my opinion, in a few days, this price limit order will be revoked. At that time, we will save face for County Li and reduce the food price by one point."
Everyone was immediately heartbroken: "One pound is reduced by one cent, and ten thousand catties is ten thousand cents. Our loss is really too great!"
President Feng waved his hand: "For your losses, when the dividends are paid out at the end of the year, I will use part of the Chamber of Commerce's profits to replenish you."
"What's so funny about this? We should have obeyed the president's orders..."
After everyone dispersed, President Feng put away the false smile on his face and snorted: "A bunch of idiots!"
Behind the screen, a man in strange clothes came out and praised in awkward Shengguo: "Well done."
President Feng, who was still aloof not long ago, suddenly showed a flattering expression: "My lord, I am so flattering. It is an honor for me to serve the eldest prince!"
The man in the strange clothes chuckled: "You are good! Don't worry, when the eldest prince takes over Tianhai City, you will be a great hero of our sea country, and the eldest prince will definitely give you a high official!"
President Feng's eyes lit up: "Thank you, eldest prince! Thank you, sir!"
He was a scholar, farmer, businessman, and no matter how well he did in Tianhai City, he was still just a lowly businessman at the bottom of society.
Those officials looked down upon him at all.
And for several generations in the Feng family, no one was able to study.
It is simply impossible to change your identity by relying on your official career.
Just when he was almost desperate, the eldest prince appeared and gave him a clear way.
This time, he must climb up at all costs!
Raising food prices is only the first step in the chess game, and it is also the most fatal step.
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Leng Lanzhi weighed the key in his hand and handed it to Zhang Yang: "Open a warehouse, sell clothes, and sell grain."
