Da Qin: From a disciple of Fusu to a generation of imperial masters

Chapter 344 A new store appeared in Xianyang City! Sugar is in short supply!
"Yes, shopkeeper, what good stuff do you have in this bag?"

"With so many people watching here, don't hesitate, boss."

Some grumpy pedestrians looked at the bag in front of the waiter with a hint of anticipation on their faces.

The shopkeeper, dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked at his shop surrounded by pedestrians.

Without further hesitation, he waved to the waiter to open the bag in front of him.

The young man saw the shopkeeper's gesture, nodded slightly and opened the bag in front of him.

Passersby around the store looked at the bag that was opened by the clerk, and saw that the bag was filled with white powdery substance.

Seeing this scene, many pedestrians had a hint of disappointment on their faces.

"Shopkeeper, since your store sells fine salt, why are you delaying?"

"I thought it was something good, but it turned out to be a shop selling fine salt."

"There are too many shops selling fine salt in Xianyang City, and this shop is nothing special."

Some passers-by saw that the bag was filled with fine salt and prepared to leave with disappointment on their faces.

Several pedestrians frowned as they looked at the white powdery substance in the bags. To them, it seemed that the bags did not contain fine salt.

"Shopkeeper, the salt in your bag doesn't seem to be fine salt."

A passerby looked at the shopkeeper and expressed his thoughts.

Several pedestrians who were about to leave stopped and looked at the open bag in front of the waiter after hearing these words.

They just thought that the bag contained fine salt, but upon closer inspection, they found that it was indeed a little different from fine salt.

Soon, the passers-by around noticed this.

The shopkeeper looked at the expressions of the passers-by around him and said with a smile on his face: "This shop does not sell fine salt."

"It's white sugar, which is something very sweet."

"Is there any guest who would like to try it?"

The shopkeeper looked at the pedestrians around the shop and made a gesture of invitation.

When the passers-by heard the shopkeeper's words, they looked at each other. It was the first time they had seen white sugar.

Trying it yourself is likely to go wrong, and some pedestrians took a few steps back.

"I'm coming!"

A sturdy man walked forward with a look of anticipation on his face.

"My dear guest, just use your fingers to pinch a little sugar in the bag and put it in your mouth."

The shopkeeper looked at the strong man and told him how to consume sugar.

The sturdy man nodded without any hesitation.

He put his hand into the bag of sugar, pinched some sugar with his rough fingers and put it into his mouth.

The pedestrians around all looked at the strong man. They wanted to see if he would show signs of poisoning or physical discomfort after eating the sugar.

"Hahaha!"

"Sweet, so sweet."

"Shopkeeper, the sugar in your bag is really good stuff."

"Although I have never eaten maltose, I think it is definitely not as sweet as white sugar."

The sturdy man said this with excitement on his face, then he reached into the bag again, pinched some sugar and put it into his mouth.

The pedestrians around were stunned when they saw this scene. They were just wondering whether this strong man would feel unwell after eating the sugar.

Seeing the strong man's reaction, they knew they were overthinking it.

"Boss, I want to try some sugar, too!"

"I want it too!"

A few more pedestrians came out and looked at the shopkeeper, saying that they wanted to taste the sugar in the bag.

"A few guests please!"

The shopkeeper did not refuse and made a please gesture again.

What he had to do was to let the people of Xianyang City know about the sugar as soon as possible, and these passers-by were the best means of publicity.

It would be more convincing if more passers-by could taste the sugar.

When several passers-by heard the shopkeeper's words, there was a hint of excitement on their faces.

They quickly walked to the bag of sugar, and several of them were like the strong man just now.

Reach into the bag, pinch out a little sugar and put it in your mouth.

The eyes of the passers-by around looked at the people who were tasting the sugar, and the area around the store suddenly became quiet.

"It's really sweet. It's really good stuff."

"This is the first time I've tasted such sweet white sugar."

Several passers-by who have tasted the white sugar praised it.

The pedestrians around heard what a few pedestrians said and completely believed the taste of white sugar.

The white sugar sold in this store is really good stuff.

"Boss, the white sugar you sell here is sweeter than maltose."

Everyone looked at the person who spoke, who was a young man dressed in gorgeous clothes.

When the passers-by around saw this scene, they knew that this person must be an official or a son of some wealthy family.

The young man, dressed in gorgeous clothes, ignored the gazes of passers-by around him.

He looked at the shopkeeper and continued, "I have tasted maltose."

“It’s a little sweet, but also a little greasy.”

"I just tasted the sugar in the bag. It was sweeter than maltose and had no greasy taste."

"Shopkeeper, the sugar you sell is really good stuff."

With a smile on his face, the young man expressed his views on white sugar.

The pedestrians around looked surprised when they heard the young man's words.

They had all heard of maltose, which was a very expensive item.

The common people simply cannot afford it, and now the white sugar in front of them is sweeter than maltose.

Thinking of this, the pedestrians around here felt a little uneasy. White sugar is better than maltose and the price is not cheap.

This means that even if they want to try white sugar, they can't afford it.

"Shopkeeper, how much is the sugar you sell for?"

The young man in fancy clothes looked at the shopkeeper and asked about the price.

The shopkeeper looked at the passers-by around him and saw a look of loss on their faces.

He knew very well that these people thought the sugar sold in his shop must be very expensive.

"You have all purchased fine salt, so you must be familiar with its price."

"The price of the white sugar I sell is the same as that of the fine salt."

As the shopkeeper finished speaking, the area around the shop became quiet.

The passers-by around were stunned, and the young man who had just asked about the price was also stunned.

He had already prepared himself for the high price of sugar, and it was relatively easy for him to buy some sugar given his family background.

As a result, the shopkeeper told him that the price of white sugar was the same as that of fine salt, although the young man did not know the price of fine salt.

But he knew very well that the people of Daqin could afford fine salt.

In other words, the price of white sugar is affordable for ordinary people, and it is really too cheap.

The pedestrians around the store also reacted at this time, with excitement on their faces.

Just now they thought that sugar was expensive and they could only watch but not buy it.

Now that they know the price of white sugar is the same as fine salt, everyone is very happy.

They can afford fine salt, and they can afford white sugar as well.

"Boss, give me a can of sugar."

"I want a can of sugar, too!"

"I want two cans of sugar!"

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A pedestrian was the first to want to buy sugar, and then others followed suit.

Many people came to buy sugar, and several shop assistants were ready. They helped the people who wanted to buy sugar to pack the sugar, and the shopkeeper beside them had a smile on his face:

"Don't worry, my guests. We still have plenty of sugar."

"I, the shopkeeper, hereby assure you that the price of sugar will not rise."

The shopkeeper looked at the pedestrians who were pushing forward to buy sugar and said with a smile on his face.

"Good job, shopkeeper!"

The passers-by around were very happy when they heard the shopkeeper say that the price of sugar would not rise.

This way, they can always buy cheap white sugar.

The shopkeeper felt relieved when he saw the bags of sugar becoming empty.

Prince Fusu completed the task assigned to him very well.

The shopkeeper did not disappoint the young master's expectations. A smile appeared on his face when he thought of this.

As a confidant of Prince Fusu, he saw other colleagues being arranged by the prince to manage the paper and fine salt business.

He had also been expecting Prince Fusu to give him a task, and this time the prince found him and asked him to sell sugar.

The shopkeeper was very excited, as this was a chance to demonstrate his abilities.

Now he can stand up straight when facing other confidants of Prince Fusu.

Fusu Mansion in Xianyang City.

Lin Xuan sat in the garden reading a book in his hand, with fine wine placed on the stone tables around him.

"Teacher, good news. The store selling white sugar sold out all the prepared white sugar on the first day."

Fusu walked into the garden and looked at Lin Xuan with excitement on his face.

Lin Xuan smiled when he heard Fusu's words. He was not surprised that the sugar was sold out on the first day.

It is normal for such sweet white sugar to be sold out.

“It’s good news indeed, and worth a drink.”

Lin Xuan said as he poured Fusu a glass of wine.

Fusu picked up the wine bottle and drank it down in one gulp. He put the wine bottle down and looked at Lin Xuan with a smile on his face and said:
"I have another piece of good news. The news of selling sugar has spread throughout Xianyang City."

"Now everyone in Xianyang knows that there is a store selling sugar."

"The sugar business will get better in the future."

Fusu said, with a hint of excitement on his face.

Lin Xuan was also very happy to hear Fusu's words. He didn't expect that the whole Xianyang city would know the news about Baitang in just one day.

This was still a little unexpected for him, but it was a good thing for him.

"The news about the white sugar has spread throughout Xianyang City, and trouble will soon come knocking on our door."

"Sir, you must pay attention to this and don't let those people destroy the sugar business."

Lin Xuan said this with a hint of coldness on his face.

"Teacher, rest assured, the students are ready."

"If anyone comes to sabotage, students will definitely make them regret it."

Fusu said this with a hint of coldness in his eyes. The white sugar business is so popular.

Fusu would not allow anyone to disrupt his business.

A shop selling maltose in Xianyang City.

There was no customer in the shop at that moment, only a few shop assistants standing in front of the door chatting boredly.

There was a courtyard behind the shop, where several middle-aged men in gorgeous clothes were sitting.

The middle-aged man sitting in the main seat is the owner of this malt candy shop.

The other few people were also shopkeepers selling malt candy.

It is rare to see several shop owners selling malt candy gathered together.

"I have asked you to come here today. I believe you brothers understand why."

"A store selling white sugar appeared in the North City. I sent my clerk to the store to buy some white sugar."

"Although I don't want to admit it, the white sugar sold in this store is indeed sweeter than the maltose I sell."

"I'm sure the brothers also sent someone to buy some sugar and tasted it."

"Of course I know. I didn't lie."

The middle-aged man sitting in the main seat looked at the people around him and spoke first.

The people around nodded slightly with solemn expressions. They had all tasted the taste of sugar.

What the middle-aged man just said was not a lie.

"Such sweet white sugar is priced the same as fine salt."

"At such a cheap price, the people in Xianyang City can afford it."

"Not only the common people in the court, but also the stewards of the big families and ministers in the court."

"I also went to this store and bought a lot of sugar."

"There are almost no customers coming to our store where we sell maltose."

"I'm sure you all still remember the shopkeeper who sold salt in the West Market."

"It was precisely because of the emergence of fine salt that all the shops selling salt in the West Market closed their shops, and the shopkeepers disappeared."

"Now there is a business selling sugar in Xianyang City. If this continues."

"It won't be long before our stores selling maltose will be closed like those in the West Market."

The shopkeeper, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke his true feelings with a gloomy face.

The other shopkeepers didn't say anything and their faces turned gloomy.

Before white sugar appeared, their shop did good business.

The stewards of those big families and the stewards of ministers in the court often went to their shops to buy expensive maltose.

Now the emergence of white sugar not only tastes sweeter than maltose.

The price is cheap, and those are used by ministers in the court and stewards of big families.

Naturally, you would choose cheap and sweet white sugar instead of the maltose sold in their stores.

As a result, their shops have no business, and if this continues the result will be closure of the shops.

"Brother Li is right. We really need to think of a solution."

"Otherwise, if this continues, several of us shopkeepers can close our shops."

A shopkeeper spoke up and agreed with the shopkeeper sitting in the main seat.

"Since Brother Li asked us to come here, he must have some ideas."

"We are all together now, Brother Li, why don't you tell us what you think?"

Another man in the hall looked at the shopkeeper sitting in the main seat and asked.

The other shopkeepers nodded slightly, as they were competitors they could come together.

This is enough to show that they now have to face the shops selling sugar together.

"I asked you all to come here for this very matter."

"Since you guys are able to sell maltose in Xianyang City, you must be quite capable."

"I feel the same way. In this case, we must use the abilities we have."

"White sugar has already appeared. It is impossible to eliminate it at its source."

"I am very interested in sugar, and I'm sure you brothers are too."

"In that case, let's work together to take over the sugar business."

"This way, we will sell the sugar and we will decide the price."

"You can earn more money than selling candy."

"What do you think, brothers?"

The shopkeeper, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at the few people and stated his purpose.

He asked several other shopkeepers to come today because of the sugar business.

Having tasted white sugar himself, he knew very well that maltose could not be compared to white sugar.

If he takes over the sugar business, he will surely make a fortune from selling it.

(End of this chapter)