Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 236 Setting Prices

Gao Ming had been paying attention to these businessmen present, and when he noticed that their expressions had changed again, Gao Ming immediately spoke.

"Since ancient times, merchants have always been a lowly profession, not because there is any problem with this profession itself, but because people who do this profession have not done it well, so others poked the spine, just like the old saying goes , a rat droppings, spoil a pot of soup."

Having said that, Gao Ming stretched out a finger towards everyone.

"It is for this reason that I created the Datang Royal Business Alliance, in order to correct the mercenary ethos of my Datang merchants, standardize the market economy, eliminate the bad guys among the merchants, and improve the status of Datang merchants! "

Hearing Gao Ming's "righteous and strict" words, all the businessmen present were in awe. As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, they all bowed to Gao Ming in unison.

"His Royal Highness, Gao Yi!"

Seeing the reverent expressions on everyone's faces, Gao Ming's heart immediately blossomed with joy.

"It seems that I'm getting more and more proficient in my bullshit skills. You're brilliant, you're a genius!"

At this moment, Gao Ming really wanted to laugh three times, but thinking that he would become a good prince with a city, he couldn't help himself from laughing, and then suppressed a compassionate expression.

"Today, I formally invite all of you to join the Datang Royal Business Alliance, to contribute to the regulation of my Datang's commercial operations, for my Datang, and for the sake of your descendants not to be looked down upon by others, please help me A helping hand, Gao Ming would like to thank everyone here in advance!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Ming cupped his hands and bowed to the hearts of the people in front of him. Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene.

His Royal Highness actually saluted us?

Because they were too shocked, everyone was stunned for a while, and after they realized it, they all knelt down towards Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness has an order, I will wait until death!"

"His Royal Highness, Caomin is willing to join the Datang Royal Business Alliance!"

"I would too!"

"And I!"

Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Gao Ming turned around immediately and pretended to sob twice.

"Suck...I didn't expect the merchants in my Tang Dynasty to be so benevolent, I...suck..."

After finishing speaking, Gao Ming secretly opened his mouth and yawned, then squeezed his eyes hard. When he turned around again, his eyes were already full of tears.

Seeing Gao Ming's eyes filled with tears, the businessmen present were once again shocked.

For them, it was the first time that someone valued themselves so much, and this person was the high-ranking prince of the Tang Dynasty. The strong gap made them excited all of a sudden, and many businessmen cried on the spot.

"His Royal Highness, Gao Yi, I will never be able to embrace your kindness even if I die, woo woo woo..."

Humans are the most easily affected by emotions. When the cries of a few people sounded, it immediately infected other people. In just a dozen breaths, everyone present cried.

Seeing the scene of everyone crying in front of him, Gao Ming decided to give himself [-] points.

"Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills, and Lao Tzu's acting skills are already at their peak!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately looked around for a week, but when he saw Wu Mei's expression, the corners of his eyes twitched twice.

I saw Wu Mei covered her face with her sleeves, and then cried "嘤嘤嘤", but Gao Ming was standing next to her, so she could see behind the sleeves that she was snickering at a glance!

"Damn it, this little girl is actually crying, it's too embarrassing!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately walked to her side, then quickly reached out and pinched her buttocks hard.

"hiss……"

Wu Mei who was suddenly attacked suddenly gasped, her eyes turned red, and tears immediately came out.

"woo woo woo woo……"

Seeing that Wu Mei was really crying, Gao Ming was immediately satisfied.

"That's right. It's better to be honest. It's wrong to be hypocritical!"

After tidying up Wu Mei, Gao Ming turned to the businessman below, and said in a choked tone: "Everyone, please hurry up. From now on, the Datang Royal Commercial Alliance will rely on you!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the people present were once again overwhelmed with excitement.

"His Royal Highness is serious!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has something to tell you, don't be so polite, I'm ashamed to accept it!"

"Yeah yeah!"

Seeing everyone's sincerely convinced appearance, Gao Ming also knew that the heat was enough, so he nodded with a smile.

"Okay, then I will talk about the main responsibilities of our Datang Royal Alliance, everyone please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

After everyone sat down, Gao Ming spoke again.

"As I said just now, the main job of our Datang Royal Alliance is to regulate the market, so the first thing I ask you to do is to reset the prices of the necessities of life."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the businessmen present frowned in confusion, obviously they didn't understand what Gao Ming meant by "necessities of life".

Seeing everyone's puzzled look, Gao Ming laughed again.

"The necessities of life are the essential supplies in people's lives. In order to facilitate everyone's understanding, I gave an example."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming pointed to the porcelain placed in the left corner of the room.

"This is Chang'an porcelain. Its price is [-] Wen, but its cost is only about [-] Wen. However, it is not a necessity in people's life, so there is no need to re-price it. I put It's called luxury, and its price is unlimited."

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Tian Yi immediately cupped his hands at him.

"Does His Royal Highness mean that the prices of the necessities of the people's lives should be restricted, for example, price hikes are not allowed?"

No matter which dynasty they were in, those in power would not allow businessmen to drive up food prices, because this is the foundation of the country.

All the businessmen present understood this, so as soon as Tian Yi finished speaking, they all nodded, indicating that they also agreed with this statement.

Seeing everyone's approved expressions, Gao Ming also nodded with a smile.

"Yes, but food is only one of them. Do any of you here deal with food?"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, a burly businessman stood up and bowed to Gao Ming.

"The villain Zhu Ming is in the food business."

Looking at Zhu Ming with a worried face, Gao Ming immediately nodded to him with a gentle face.

"Don't worry, shopkeeper Zhu. I just want to ask you, what is your purchase price for grain, and what is your selling price?"

The place of purchase and the purchase price are usually the secrets of merchants. If someone else asked this question, Zhu Ming would definitely not tell the truth, but now the person who asked him is Gao Ming, so he dared not hide anything, and just told the truth. come out.

"His Royal Highness, the villain's rice is purchased from Jiangnan, and the price of one stone is 260 Wen. After I transport it to Chang'an, the price of each stone is 350 Wen."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Ming looked at Gao Ming with some apprehension, for fear that Gao Ming might be dissatisfied.

Seeing his frightened look, Gao Ming suddenly couldn't help laughing.

"Your price is fair. After deducting the transportation costs, the profit is only about [-]%. You can be regarded as a conscientious businessman."

Hearing Gao Ming praise him as a conscientious businessman, Zhu Ming immediately had a smile on his face, and immediately bowed his hands to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness is absurd!"

Seeing him pretending to be modest, Gao Ming suddenly smiled and shook his head.

"When the Tang Dynasty was first established, grain per stone was as high as hundreds of guan, which is dozens of times higher than it is now. It began to decline during the reign of Wude. Now, a stone of grain in Chang'an City is only 350 yuan. These are all your grains. Thanks to Shang, Datang will remember you."

In fact, Gao Ming's words were just for the occasion, but in Zhu Ming's ears, he benefited a lot.

But he also knew that now was not the time for her to be proud, so he waved his hand quickly.

"No, no, this has nothing to do with the villain. These are the credits of His Majesty and His Royal Highness, the villain dare not..."

Before he finished speaking, Gao Ming interrupted him with a smile.

"Okay, you don't have to be humble anymore. Datang can have today's Guotai Minan, and it is naturally inseparable from those of you who have made silent contributions. So I hope you can continue to work hard and contribute to the construction of Datang."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming secretly muttered in his heart.

"Thank you for the news network, thank you CCTV, without you, I don't know how to say this official statement!"

Of course Zhu Ming didn't know what Gao Ming was thinking. Seeing Gao Ming's nostalgic expression, he thought Gao Ming was fulfilling his expectations, so he became excited again.

"For the sake of Datang, even if the villain goes bankrupt, he will not hesitate!"

Seeing Zhu Ming's upright expression, Gao Ming suddenly felt a little dumbfounded.

What the hell is this discord showing loyalty?

Gao Ming couldn't tell whether Zhu Ming was speaking from the scene or from his heart, so he could only nod his head, and then patted Zhu Ming on the shoulder.

"I'm very happy that you have such determination. I've always been a person who distinguishes rewards and punishments, so I'll give you a promise. As long as you can stabilize the price of food in Datang, I'll give you the title of Founding County Baron! "

The title of Datang is very precious, and getting it is equivalent to stepping into the circle of the powerful, which is the dream of all people outside the circle, so after hearing Gao Ming's words, Zhu Ming's eyes widened immediately, and even his breathing became heavy .

"Your Highness, what should I do?"

Looking at the excited Zhu Ming, Gao Ming immediately showed a satisfied smile.

"Actually, it's not difficult. Just don't let the price of food plummet when there is a bumper harvest, and don't let the price of food skyrocket when there is a natural disaster. As long as you can do this, ten years later, I will guarantee you a hereditary founder of the Tang Dynasty." County male title!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Zhu Ming was taken aback for a moment, and then his face was full of frustration.

"His Royal Highness, this is not easy. Even if you let the villain go bankrupt, the villain can't do it!"

Seeing Zhu Ming's depressed face, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Don't worry. Of course I won't let you do the impossible. I can give you the right to punish. Once you find that a grain merchant has earned more than [-]% of the cost, then you can punish him."

Having said that, Gao Ming pointed to Tian Yi beside him.

"For example, during the severe drought this year, Tian Yi earned [-] guan by driving up grain prices, but you discovered this. As long as you have evidence, then you have the right to fine him [-] guan!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Zhu Ming's eyes lit up immediately.

"His Royal Highness, leave this matter to the villain. I promise that the villain will not let you down."

(End of this chapter)