King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 90 Shanxi merchants are in chaos! Lao Zhu queues up to grab salt!

Cao Wenlong looked at the white salt in front of him with disbelief on his face.

"Is this salt from Te Niang's Changlu Salt Farm? And it's selling for 8 cents a pound?"

Qiao Zhifu gave a bitter smile and said: "It's absolutely true! One of my shopkeepers bought this salt! He said he bought it just to think about how to criticize Lu Shang Salt Company!

You are just lying to me!

Lu Shang Salt Store restricts one person to only buying 5 kilograms!
  He asked his friend to buy 50 kilograms of salt for him!

The price was one cent and two cents per catty, so we collected so much!
  There’s no point in buying 50 pounds of nit-picking!

This bastard”

Cao Wenlong didn't have time to listen to what Qiao Zhifu said.

He just frowned and looked at the salt in front of him.

It is indeed the finest fine salt!

So precise that Cao Wenlong felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart!
  this salt
  How can it be made like this?
  Moreover, this price
  8 cents of silver per pound?
  He bought salt from various salt farms, and including the cost of replacing the salt lead, it cost a penny per pound!

This is 8 cents of silver per pound.
  With such unbelievable qualities, wouldn’t it mean that everyone would be squeezed to death?

Is there anyone doing business like this in the world?
  Maybe this salt is just gold and jade with crumbs on the outside?
  It just looks good, but when you actually eat it, is it actually hard to swallow?
  It seemed to confirm his suspicion.

Cao Wenlong's face was solemn.

Take a finger, dip it lightly in the salt, put it on your tongue and taste it.

The simple salty taste melts in your mouth.

There is almost no bitterness or unpleasant taste.

Cao Wenlong's eyes widened.

He was shocked and angry: "How is this possible? He sells this grade of salt for 8 cents per pound! Is Lu Shang Salt Company crazy? Is Changlu Salt Factory crazy? Is King Lu crazy?"

The words fell.

The surrounding salt merchants went to taste the salt sold by the Lu merchant salt store.

Suddenly everyone was shocked!

"How is this possible? Let's just say that the quality of salt from Changlu Salt Farm is the best in the world! It's not like we haven't sold refined salt before. It's just filtering and boiling several times! It takes a lot of work and effort, but it also goes a long way in removing impurities. It can't be this clean!

Even for that kind of refined salt, we still have to sell it for three taels of silver per pound!
  But how come this salt, the best of the best, only sells for eight cents a pound? Can he get his money back? "

"If you don't know the price of this salt, I would be willing to pay twenty taels of silver per pound!

I have never had such good salt in my life! "

"This Changlu Salt Factory is so damned! Why didn't I know they had this kind of craftsmanship before? How could King Lu be able to make such salt as soon as he took over?"

It ended with an exclamation.

Like Cao Wenlong, everyone felt heavy in their hearts, as if a big stone had weighed on them.

The quality of the salt sold by Lu Shang Salt Store is enough to surpass any salt in the world!
  It only sells for 8 cents per pound, which is even cheaper than the large grains of coarse salt sold by private salt dealers!
  Isn't this going to squeeze everyone to death?

Who can sell the salt in their hands?
  When thinking about this problem, everyone started to sweat on their foreheads!
  Finally someone couldn't help but asked Cao Wenlong: "Shopkeeper Cao, what should we do with our salt!"

Cao Wenlong's eyes were dull and he said blankly: "What should I do? If I were a common person now, I would not buy any salt except the salt sold by Lu Shang Salt Store!

This quality, this price, isn't this going to push us to death? "

Cao Wenlong finished speaking.

Everyone fell into deathly silence!

Panic inevitably began to spread!
  Qiao Zhifu said in a trembling voice: "My family has nearly one million taels of salt in stock! I have replaced all the salt with salt!"

Everyone suddenly howled!
  "Yes! Who wouldn't! In order not to give King Lu an excuse not to support the Changlu Saltworks, I also bought all the salt into salt!"

"I just listened to what Shopkeeper Cao said! Bah! What Shopkeeper Cao! Damn Cao Wenlong! Aren't you smart? Aren't you awesome? What should I do now? All my wealth is salt! Salt! What to do with all this salt!"

"Cao Wenlong! You must give everyone an explanation! So many people are helping you, and now the losses are so big, what should you do? I will sell these salts to you! You take it from me! One penny is worth a penny!"

Seeing the crowd excited.

Cao Wenlong said hurriedly: "Everyone, don't worry! Don't worry! There must be a monster when something goes wrong! How can refined salt of this quality be produced in large quantities?
  Maybe it was the strategy of the Changlu Saltworks that caused us to be in a hurry and panic, but instead caused losses and gave them an opportunity to take advantage of!
  Let’s hold our own first!
  Didn't you see it? The salt from the Changlu Salt Farm is on sale on a limited basis!
  If it can be manufactured in large quantities, how can it be restricted in sales? Please be patient and don't panic!

How can his small salt farm stand up to our Shanxi merchants?

As long as you all unite and maintain the price of salt, even if the salt in Changlu Salt Farm is sold out, those people will still come back to us to buy salt!

We must not get into trouble and fall into King Nalu’s scheme! "

The words fell.

Everyone immediately calmed down.

think carefully.

It seems that what Cao Wenlong said makes sense!
  That’s right!

How is it possible to mass produce salt of this quality?

If so many were really made, why would they restrict sales?

Maybe it’s really the treacherous plot of Lu Shang Salt Company!

Everyone looked at Cao Wenlong with doubt.

Cao Wenlong said with confidence: "Don't worry, everyone, I, Cao Wenlong, swear to live or die with you!

This Lu Shang Salt Bank can’t grow!

Once all their refined salt is sold out, their flaws will be revealed!
  Aren’t we going to have to compete with us at the same price by then?

At worst, we can drop the original price by one or two cents, and the loss won't be too big!
  You will still make money then!
  This Lushang Bank has made a name for itself with such great efforts.

The days to come will be difficult, but in the end we, Shanxi Merchants, will win!
  Now we must not mess up our position, we must remain united! "

Speaking of which.

Although everyone was worried, they still let Cao Wenlong go. In fact, what can we do if we don’t let it go?
  Isn't Cao Wenlong like them, investing all his wealth in hoarding salt?
  After all, these days, the price of salt is one cent and four cents of silver per pound!
  This is an unprecedented price, a pure huge profit!
  How could everyone not take this opportunity to make a fortune.

What's more, the person in the household department has also let out the news that this price cannot be maintained for too long, only for a short period of time.

Therefore, people are frantically grabbing salt during this period. After all, once the salt is in their hands, it will cost money to sell it to others!

What’s more, they started borrowing money from banks to grab salt!

It's all wax now!

For a time, everyone lost the energy to continue gathering, and left Cao's Mansion dejectedly.

Cao Wenlong looked at the mess on the ground and suddenly summoned the housekeeper Lao Cao. He gritted his teeth and said: "Tell everyone at the salt store! Our salt will be reduced in price! 7 cents. No! 5 cents per pound! Hurry up and sell it! Hurry up! Not even a pound." Do not stay!"

Lao Cao was stunned when he heard this.

He couldn't help but said: "Master, didn't you just say that we wanted to advance and retreat together? Besides, this Lu Shang Salt Bank can't grow up!"

Cao Wenlong said coldly: "You can deceive outsiders about what I said! Can you believe it yourself?
  Don’t even think about it!
  Lu Shang Salt Company dares to sell their refined salt to Yangzhou. Doesn't that explain the problem?

No wonder Changlu Saltworks has always been heavily guarded!
  My feelings have long been on my guard!

This is going to catch me off guard!
  Just watch next, the Lushang Salt Company will squeeze out all the salt buyers! The slower you run, the worse your death will be!
  Now, while the people are still poor, let's sell it at a lower price and still have a chance to sell it!
  If we wait for Lushang Salt Store to lower the price again, I’m afraid no one will want it for 5 cents a pound!

By then, I will have to go bankrupt!

Go sell it! The sooner the better! All salt stores across the country will be notified! Find the fastest messenger! "

Lao Cao's face was solemn and he said quickly: "Yes! Master, I will do it right away!"

Ying Tianfu.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were crowded in the crowd, while Jiang Yu watched with fear.

The emperor was just touched!
  His Royal Highness was also encountered!
  Your Majesty is so offended, will you chop off my head when you go back?

For a while.

Jiang Wei was worried.

Fortunately.

Whether they were sharpening scissors or killing chickens, pigs, and fish in the market, they were all taken away by Jin Yiwei without a trace.

At least, Jiang Wei will no longer have a stress reaction.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at the heads shaking and couldn't help but do nothing.

There are too many people grabbing salt!
  They looked at the plaque of Lu Shang Salt Store, which was still a few hundred steps away!

This place is packed with people!

But soon.

A guy from Lushang Salt Company came over.

"Queue up! Line up one by one! No need to squeeze, no need to fight! There is plenty of salt in the store! Everyone has a share today!"

Seeing that the crowd was still in confusion, the waiter frowned and shouted: "If you don't line up, you won't be able to buy any of these!"

The words fell.

Crash-!
  Everyone quickly stood in line and even took the initiative to reserve a place in line for Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were still at a loss.

suddenly.

A strong man pulled Zhu Biao behind Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Why don't you stand in line properly? If you don't line up, no one will be able to buy salt!"

When Jiang Wei saw this scene, his scalp suddenly felt numb, as if he had seen the scene of nine of his own clans being beheaded with him!

This bastard.
  What a bastard!

He is trying to trick me to death!
  How dare you tease the prince?

Do you still dare to teach the prince?
  Son of a bitch.
  If I don’t put you in eighteen different ways, I won’t be a royal guard!

Jiang Wei was about to lead someone to escort him.

But his eyes were in a daze for a while.

He saw that the emperor and the prince actually lined up according to the people's arrangements!
  With a smile on his face, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and said to Zhu Biao: "This is a good way to line up! There must be order in this world! Only orderliness can be considered great governance. Haha!"

Zhu Biao also laughed dryly.

The strong man just now shocked him.

But after knowing his purpose, Zhu Biao didn't care.

How could he, a dignified prince, still be as knowledgeable as an ordinary man?
  Watching the emperor and the prince queue up to buy salt.

Jiang Wei suddenly felt a little more relaxed.

suddenly.

Another burst of crying!
  These two gentlemen have no money at all!

How can I buy it later?

No!

You have to hurry up and give them precious money, lest they end up unhappy with their purchases later and lose their heads!
  Think of this.

Jiang Wei ignored the suspicious and hostile looks of the people queuing up to buy salt and walked quickly to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Jiang Yu lightly, with questioning eyes.

Just at this glance, Jiang Yu suddenly felt beads of sweat streaming down his forehead.

He said cautiously: "Master! The villain is here to give you money!"

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