The rebirth of the poisonous concubine is charming and sweet

Chapter 58: Survival Crisis
This is not stingy with a bolt from the blue.

The reason why Furu Zhifang can stand tall in the Yue Kingdom relies heavily on its status as an imperial merchant.

They don't make much money from the royal family every year, but with the status of an imperial merchant, it means that the royal family is guaranteeing the quality of Furu Paper Factory, and other merchants will naturally follow suit.

Moreover, because this is paper approved by the royal family, scholars and literati in various places will naturally follow suit and buy it.

Once this identity is lost, it is definitely not as simple as simply losing the royal business. It is conceivable that the life of Zhifang will not be too easy for a long time to come!
No wonder Zhang Xi was so anxious.

Su Luo was still calm, so he asked Tsing Yi to show Zhang Xi the back of the seat and said: "We haven't settled this matter before, why did something happen, don't worry, talk slowly!"

Seeing Su Luo like this, Zhang Xi also slowly calmed down, took a deep breath and said: "Our paper workshop had a unique secret recipe before, and the paper we made was white and ink-absorbent. Jiaxiang Paper Workshop is far from comparable, but after all, this It was the first year when the Young Madam took over, and to be prudent, I asked the workers to make good paper and carefully selected the best ones!"

Su Luo nodded: "I know this, you showed me it!"

Zhang Xi continued: "I also discussed with the young lady, because the matter is very important, so compared with last year, we reduced the price by [-]% to ensure that it is safe! The little one brought the things over yesterday afternoon, and the father-in-law who bought them brought the things with them. The sign for the quotation has been accepted, and the money I collected has also been collected! Unexpectedly, a message was delivered from the palace early in the morning, saying that the palace will use paper from Jiaxiang Zhifang next, and Eunuch Zhang returned the money. The reason is that Jiaxiang Paper Factory's paper is the same as ours, but the price is [-]% lower, he really can't fool it!"

Surprised, Su Luo stood up: "Are you sure it's the same as our paper?"

With a dignified expression, Zhang Xi took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve, and handed them to Su Luo: "Young Madam, take a look, which of these two pieces of paper is good or bad?"

At this time, the sun was shining, Su Luo took it and stretched it against the light, compared it carefully, and rubbed it with his fingers, Tsing Yi took the pen and ink up with interest, and Su Luo wrote a line of words on each of the two pieces of paper in lower case .

After the handwriting was completely dry, she stretched out her fingers and twirled it, and poured water on it again. After waiting for a while, she picked up one of them: "It seems that this one is better, and other aspects are similar, but this paper Thinner!"

Zhang Xi's face was ugly: "This is a piece of paper from Jiaxiang Zhifang!"

Tsing Yi has been busy with Su Luo these days, and naturally he has been affected by it. At this moment, his face is full of shock: "How is it possible, this is our unique secret recipe!"

Zhang Xi was even more depressed: "When I came today, I specially asked someone to go to Jiaxiang Paper Factory to have a look. They have already sold this kind of paper on the shelves, and they can still accept orders. The price is only [-]% of ours! How do you know? Those who are young don’t know, it stands to reason that those workers signed a life-and-death contract with Zhifang, and it is unlikely that they will reveal the secret recipe.”

Su Luo frowned.

Things are not going well!

The quality is slightly better, the price is [-]% lower, and it has been recognized by the royal family. This wave of operations is going to push Furu Zhifang to a dead end!

With this move, the hitter was really caught off guard!
Tsing Yi rolled his eyes, and suddenly said "Ah", "Miss, it must be Ping Ning..."

Su Luo glanced at her.

Tsing Yi quickly swallowed back the rest of the words, and changed her words: "Is she making trouble behind the scenes? Didn't she always want Miss to take over the paper workshop smoothly?"

Su Luo snorted softly: "The most important thing now is not this matter, the most important thing is how to deal with the current predicament. Losing this identity will definitely cause a series of chain reactions. We must deal with it as soon as possible! Zhang Xi, this matter I was too negligent, I didn't expect her to be able to do this, she would rather sell the Jiang family than pull me down!"

Zhang Xi looked at Su Luo and was stunned.

He messed up his affairs, and thought that even if he could save his life, he would have to be punished severely, let alone keep his current position.

But now it seems that the young lady doesn't even blame herself.

He felt even more guilty in his heart: "Young Madam, I am really ashamed..."

Su Luo interrupted him: "Instead of constantly admitting mistakes, it is better to think about what to do with the current situation. I believe that soon, everyone will know that Furu Zhifang lost its status as an imperial merchant. There will be a lot of people at the club for a while, and people will be flustered at that time, so you must respond in advance! It will take time for merchants from all over the world to respond, but the merchants in Ye City will surely know about this soon. You can find the old man in Zhifang , set a discount strategy, the quality difference between our two papers is not big, we can also make a fuss about the price, but selling at a low price is the most stupid way, our discount must be based on maintaining the stability of customers The premise, for example, if you buy a hundred dollars this year, you can buy [-]% of the price next year..."

Su Luo was neither in a hurry nor slow, and Zhang Xi was taken aback when he heard it.

Even Tsing Yi was shocked.

Su Luo asked puzzledly, "What's wrong with you?"

Tsing Yi pursed her lips and said, "Miss, why do you have so many things in your mind? Before, you couldn't even figure out how much money a hairpin would cost!"

Su Luo didn't bother to talk to her, and only asked Zhang Xi: "Do you remember everything I said?"

Zhang Xi nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "I remember it, I will go back and do it right away!"

Su Luo thought for a while: "I want you to do two things for me. If I remember correctly, there should be a green sandalwood forest not far to the north of Yecheng. You should find a way to buy it! Also, you go to The nearby farms have taken back the Shatian straw that was already there last autumn and will be available this summer, regardless of the cost, and store it carefully!"

Zhang Xi was a little dazed, but seeing Su Luo's solemn expression, he still replied: "The matter of the straw is easy to talk about, but I know that this green sandalwood forest belongs to Zuo Xiang's family. If they insist on not selling it, I'm afraid it will not be so easy to deal with!"

Is it the property of Zuo Xiang's family?That was a bit of a hassle.

Bai Yanxi is an old fox, if he moves too much, it might attract his attention.

Su Luo pondered for a while: "That's it. Don't scare the snakes. Search around Yecheng to see if there are other green sandalwood forests. No matter how big or small, you must record them all. I am useful!"

Zhang Xi was puzzled, but still responded that it would be done as soon as possible.

Su Luo saw that he was still frowning, and comforted him softly: "Don't be too anxious, blessings are covered by misfortunes, and misfortunes are relied upon by blessings! We lost the position of the emperor, maybe it's not because of us!" Good thing! It only takes two months at most, and I will definitely take this position back, you just need to do the things I told you, maintain the paper workshop, and don't let people's hearts flutter!"

Zhang Xi bent his legs, knelt down and kowtowed again: "Young madam trusts so much, the little one, the little one will definitely go through fire and water, and die!"

Seeing him, Su Luo was still a little downcast, obviously he didn't quite believe his rhetoric.

That's right, I've never heard of it. Once the identity of the imperial merchant is confirmed, it will change within a year!

And Su Luo couldn't tell him his plan and reliance for the time being, so he probably thought it was Su Luo's generosity and kindness.

Forget it, as long as things are handled well for her, it doesn't matter whether you believe it or not now.

Su Luo gave a few more instructions to Zhang Xi to do well what he had given him. Zhang Xi hurriedly withdrew after repeated assurances.

Not long after he left, Xing'er came to report: "Young madam, the third young miss of Mr. Zuo Xiang's family came to visit, and the sedan chair is already at the side door!"

(End of this chapter)