Capital Datang

This is the second time that the owners of the Wang family have been convened for a meeting in the meeting room of the Wang family because of the carbon charcoal issue. People came out to speak first, and the patriarch Wang Tong on the main seat also looked gloomy, his eyes swept back and forth in the field, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

Sitting at the bottom, Wang Kuang looked at the scene with a sneer on his face. He already knew that the other party was not easy to provoke, but the gang of uncles and uncles in front of him were greedy for profit, thinking that in the territory around Taiyuan, The Wang family doesn't have to worry about it at all. Now that their methods come out, they immediately hit the family's seven inches above. Now even he, who claims to be very wise, is helpless.

"Wang Kuang, you are most familiar with business matters. Let me tell you, once the imperial court's policy is announced, what impact will it have on our Wang family's coal mine?" The patriarch Wang Tong's eyes finally fell on Wang Kuang, who was watching coldly. He also sighed secretly, if he had listened to his opinion more, their Wang family would not have fallen into such a passive situation.

Wang Kuang immediately stood up and bowed his head and said, "I would like to report to the patriarch, because the supply of coal was not in demand some time ago, so all the houses in the clan have invested a lot of money in it. Now, among all the coal mines that have been mined, our Wang family is It accounts for two-thirds of the total, and the remaining one-third is occupied by the so-called coal industry association. Now that this policy comes out, it is obviously aimed at our royal family, increasing our cost of mining coal, making When we want to compete with the coal produced by the other party in the future, we will already be at a disadvantage in terms of price.”

When Wang Kuang said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "Besides, there are more and more coal mines now. Although the demand for cement factories in various places is large, with the increase in coal production in the future, there will always be a day when the supply exceeds demand. When the price of the coal we produce is higher than others, it will be eliminated immediately, that is to say, even if we dig out the coal in the future, we will not be able to sell it.” Capital Datang 110

Listen to Wang Kuang's explanation.The atmosphere in the arena became more dignified. In fact, many people also thought of this consequence, but they were not as thorough as Wang Kuang's analysis.

"In your opinion, do we have a way to solve it?" Wang Tong has been in charge of the Taiyuan Wang family for decades, and of course he can see this. The reason why he asked Wang Kuang to speak is to ask the rising star of this family , See if he has any way to solve this problem?

"To the patriarch, the best way is to expand the sales of charcoal or reduce the cost of charcoal, but the other party's capital this time is to completely block us, so this way is not feasible at all?" Wang Kuang sighed. Said.

"Oh. Why doesn't it work?" The middle-aged man with long beard sitting under the patriarch Wang Tong asked eagerly.This person's name is Wang Dao, and he is the person appointed by the next patriarch. His son's name is Wang Xian.It was the young man who quarreled with Wang Kuang during the last meeting.Wang Xian was the first person to seize the coal mine, and now because of the coal mine.For putting the clan into crisis, Wang Dao and Wang Xian father and son were also criticized.

Wang Kuang looked at the long-bearded middle-aged man, but he sighed. Although the other party did not get along with his family, but now that the clan is in danger, he had no choice but to put aside the past grievances, so he bowed and replied: " Uncle, regarding this matter, there were originally two ways to solve the crisis of our royal family, but..."

"Oh? What can I do?" Before Wang Kuang could finish speaking, many people in the meeting hall asked eagerly. Facing the situation before them, they had been thinking hard for a long time, but after all, they were concerned about business matters. I don't understand, and I can't think of a good way to do it anyway.Therefore, upon hearing that Wang Kuang had two options, of course he was impatient. After all, the people sitting here had a lot of shares in the coal mine, but unfortunately they didn’t hear it. Wang Kuang had already said just now that these methods would work. No way.

Looking at the group of uncles and brothers with anxious faces, Wang Kuang sighed, but he had no choice but to answer: "Actually, the first method is very simple, and the other party has already seen through it, and they even sent us to the army in advance."

"You mean the news that has been circulating in the city for the past two days?" Wang Tong asked coldly with his expression frozen.

"Yes, it is the rumor that our Wang family is rich and unkind, and the wages paid to the mine workers are [-] to [-]% lower than those given by the Carbon Coal Industry Association. I have investigated this matter, and the other party's wages to the workers in the past are actually the same as ours. Yes, it's just that the wages of the workers were suddenly raised a few days ago, which shows that the other party is really deliberate in order to retaliate against us." Wang Kuang nodded in response.

"I see. Your first solution is to reduce the workers' wages and pass on the higher taxes paid by the workers to the workers, so that the cost can be reduced again." The middle-aged man Wang Dao also reacted, Of course, it is impossible to be a stupid person to be elected as the next patriarch, but he immediately said in frustration, "But now that this rumor comes out, it will not only damage the reputation of our royal family, but also block this road. If We really dare to lower workers’ wages at this time, and it is estimated that the workers in the mine will go to the other side to mine.”

Hearing Wang Dao's analysis, the people in the hall were also dejected for a while. In fact, they felt that the wages paid to the workers are already quite a lot. The wages earned by an adult laborer for a month's work are enough to feed a family of four or five. It's a shame, but the other party actually wants to increase the wages of the workers. You must know that it is easy to increase the wages, but it is difficult to lower them. The gang of upstarts in Chang'an City are really willing.

"What uncle said is right. Now there is a serious shortage of workers in all mines. The other party has raised wages for the workers. Not only can we not lower the wages of the workers, but we are forced to follow suit. Otherwise, even if our Wang family's call around Taiyuan No matter how powerful the force is, the workers below will run to the other party sooner or later in order to earn more money.” Wang Kuang said with a wry smile, the other party’s trick was indeed vicious, and seeing this, he forced them to take the charcoal. The cost has increased a bit.

"Wang Kuang, didn't you just say that there are two ways? What is the second way?" Someone in the hall stood up and asked, and the others also turned their attention to Wang Kuang.

"Well, the second method, as I have just said, is to expand the sales of charcoal." Wang Kuangwei pondered for a while before answering. Vaguely seems to have caught something?

But Wang Kuang woke up immediately, and then said: "Now coal is mainly purchased by cement factories, but all the cement factories in Datang are under the management of the Cement Industry Association, and Liang Wang and Li Min are the president of the Cement Industry Association. , has great influence on those cement factories, although he did not use this influence some time ago, when those cement factories buy coal, they also treat everyone equally, as long as the price is low and the quality is good, they will not worry about selling it. Go out, but now that they have done it, and they have lowered the cost of the coal they produce, they must also put pressure on all cement factories to let them only buy coal from the Cement Industry Association. In this way, the coal produced by our mines You lose your biggest market."

As soon as Wang Kuang's words fell, some young people in the field couldn't help scolding Li Yin for being shameless, and the faces of those older people were also extremely ugly. If Li Yin really used his influence on the cement factory, then their Wang family I am afraid that the charcoal will no longer be sold within a few days, and they will lose all their money by then.

"What's more, if our coal cement factory doesn't accept it, how can we expand the sales of coal?" Patriarch Wang Tong also asked with a gloomy face.

"Patriarch, as a new fuel, coal has many uses. A few days ago, news came from Chang'an that there is a kind of briquette made of coal, which can replace the usual firewood and charcoal to boil water. Cooking is very convenient, and the cost is very low. Now it has become popular in Chang'an, and countless people use this new type of fuel. In addition, there is a very mysterious coke, which can be used to smelt iron and steel. It is said that it is also derived from coal. The sales of these two new products have opened up now, and the demand for coal is huge. If we can get a part of it, we will definitely be able to solve the problem of coal sales in the future." When Wang Kuang said this, his eyes suddenly lit up. The things he had vaguely grasped in his mind just now became clear immediately, and he finally understood the other party's hidden intentions.

When Wang understood, he frowned and said, "Well, I have heard of these two things that Kuang'er said, but these two things were created by the king of Liang, and they are still in the newly established patent department. Registered a patent..." Capital Datang 110

"Ah~, I understand. No wonder that Liang Wang spent so much effort to create a patent department. It turns out that he came for our Wang family at the beginning." Come over, the Wang family had already received news about the establishment of the Patent Department, but they didn't pay much attention to it. They didn't expect that they were already plotting against them at that time.After being reminded by the two, the rest of the Wang family came to their senses immediately, each of them was angry or helpless, and some even cursed loudly, and the atmosphere in the venue lost control for a while.

"That's right, it's really scheming!" Wang Tong, who was the patriarch, clapped his hands on his knees and said with a flushed face, "This King Liang is so young, but his thoughts are so meticulous, and his actions are so unconventional. It's really not wrong for the Wang family to lose at the hands of this kind of person!"

But at the end, Wang Tong's sad and angry face turned into a sneer, and he said to himself in a low voice: "Hey, there is such an outstanding person among the princes, but because of his status, he cannot inherit the throne. If His Majesty dies today, how much trouble will it cause? It's a pity that I'm old, and I probably won't see that day."

When there was chaos in the arena, Wang Kuang seemed very calm. He took a step forward and shouted in a voice that overwhelmed everyone: "Patriarch, although the opponent is pressing every step of the way, from Kuang'er's point of view, things are not going well." Not without any turnaround!"