Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the game is to touch the Princess Changle

Three days later.

Chang'an City is still the same as before.

If there is any difference, it is that a shop selling ice cubes appeared in the East and West Markets at the same time.

Although it is not yet the real summer, customers are still coming in an endless stream.

Everyone is wondering, where did the ice cubes come from?

Also, three days ago, more than 200 city defense troops frequently appeared on the main streets of the East and West Markets.

Soldiers patrolled back and forth, and the people also learned from notices that there were spies from the enemy country who had infiltrated the city, so the city defense patrols were strengthened.

Therefore, everyone was not surprised.

If there are careful people, they will find that these patrol troops, intentionally or unintentionally, are patrolling around the two empty shops in the East and West Markets.

These two shops appeared three days ago.

These patrol troops do not check passers-by, nor do they enter the shops for inspection, but just wander around.

Besides, these two shops are also very strange, only the shopkeeper and the clerk occasionally wipe the door panels in the shop.

There is no signboard, shelf or merchandise in the shop.

Passersby don’t know what this shop does for a living.

When they go up to ask, the shopkeepers are very nice.

Enthusiastic, polite, generous, but don’t know anything.

…

Today, there is movement in these two shops.

Early in the morning, the shop assistants put a row of counters in front of the shop, with the edges blocked by wooden boards, more than 1 foot high.

A row of snow-white fine salt is piled on top, which is very visually impactful.

The shop sign is also hung up, with the words [Pure Snowflake Salt].

A wooden sign is erected at the door: 500 Wen per dou (1 dou is 10 jin).

Suddenly, the shop door is full of people, and it is very difficult to squeeze in.

"Oh my god! How can there be such snow-white salt?"

"I have never seen such fine white salt!"

"Shopkeeper, can I try this salt?"

The shopkeeper came out and said with a smile:

"Doing business, of course you can try it, so that everyone can buy it with confidence, but you can only dip some with your fingers."

The people in the front row couldn't wait to reach out their hands to dip the fine salt and put it in their mouths.

"Good salt, not the slightest bit bitter, good salt!"

"The refined salt of the family is now 650 wen, far less than this salt, this salt is only 500 wen, shopkeeper, give me five dou."

So, the situation of the supermarket aunties grabbing eggs appeared.

Everyone rushed forward and rushed to buy.

Although a small half of the people who bought salt were on behalf of others, there were indeed many people.

The situation of the salt shops in the East and West Markets was exactly the same.

Despite this, there were not many people buying it, and 500 wen was not something that ordinary people could afford.

Even if the half-price salt is good, ordinary people can't afford it. They can only look at it. They have to save money for 100 coins of coarse salt.

…

Five surnames and seven families, Wang's mansion.

This is a very grand living room, which is also equipped with a master chair and a coffee table.

I heard that it was bought from a furniture store for 50 strings of cash.

"Now put the ice on the market, see what you can sell in the summer, short-sighted."

Wang Zhen said to the ice shop with a disdainful smile on his face.

A large basin of ice was placed on the main seat in the living room. Wang Zhen, the head of the Wang family, looked at the ice in front of him with a disdainful smile.

"Master, master, something bad has happened!"

An old housekeeper of the Wang family rushed into the living room with a cloth bag.

"Housekeeper, why are you panicking!"

Wang Zhen spoke calmly with a steady breath.

"Master, please look!"

The old housekeeper opened the bag and placed it on the coffee table next to Wang Zhen's seat.

"What is this? Salt? How can there be such snow-white, impurity-free salt?"

As a member of a family that has been engaged in the salt business for hundreds of years, he can tell the difference of this salt at a glance.

Wang Zhen's eyes widened and he looked at the housekeeper.

"Master, at noon today, two newly opened salt shops in the east and west cities are selling this snowflake salt for 500 coins. Now many people are scrambling to buy it."

Wang Zhen couldn't sit still after hearing this and paced back and forth.

"What are the reactions of other families?"

He immediately thought of a clever idea. Originally, their family mainly dealt in grain and did not have much salt.

"Master, the other families must have just received the news."

Wang Zhen held his left hand in a palm and clenched his right fist, and hit his hands together.

"Housekeeper, hurry up, bring people and money, buy all the snowflake salt in those two shops, don't leave a single grain of salt for me, do it quickly."

"Such good salt, I will buy all of it, and then sell it at twice the price. Those poor people can't afford salt, what does it have to do with me!"

...

The same scene was also played out in the Cui family.

"Housekeeper, go quickly, I think the Wang family has already taken action, act quickly."

These noble families will only unite when dealing with Li Shimin, and they usually fight openly and secretly.

On the spacious Suzaku Street,The housekeepers of the Cui and Wang families met.

"Haha, housekeeper Cui, where are you going with so many carriages and horses?"

When housekeeper Wang saw housekeeper Cui, he greeted him warmly.

"Haha, housekeeper Wang, since we all have the same purpose, why don't we go to one store in the East and West Markets to avoid hurting the relationship? What do you think, housekeeper Wang?"

Housekeeper Wang thought so too. If the two families squeezed into one store to grab salt at the same time, the remaining store might be given to others.

"That's great! Then I'll go to the East Market, one step ahead!"

After bowing, housekeeper Wang rushed to the salt shop in the East Market.

'If I had known earlier, I would have arranged two teams of people and horses, and they would have taken over everything. '

Housekeeper Cui snorted coldly: "Hmph, let's go to the West Market!"

Then he turned around with a sinister smile and said: "The Wang family has a grain business, and they want to compete with us for the salt business."

"Don't be afraid of being stuffed to death!"

...

Housekeeper Wang came to the salt shop in the East Market with silver, money and carriages.

"Get out of the way, everyone, I'll buy all this salt!" Steward Wang asked people to clear the way.

When the shopkeeper heard that someone was clearing the place to buy all the salt, a wicked smile appeared on his face.

Then he changed his face, nodded and bowed, and walked forward to show his pity.

"Sir, I'm doing my business!"

When Steward Wang heard someone call him master, his sixty-year-old waist straightened.

"Didn't I say I wouldn't pay you? 500 coins per bucket, as much as you can get, what? You don't want to sell it?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper bent his waist even lower.

"I must sell it, but..."

Steward Wang didn't want to hear more from him, and waved his hand.

"Then count the goods and the money quickly, don't delay my important business, how much salt do you have?"

The shopkeeper bowed his head and smiled wickedly again.

"Sir, there are 5 million catties of snowflake salt in my shop, which is equivalent to 250,000 copper coins."

The shopkeeper glanced at the money box on the carriage outside, 'Look at the silver and money on your carriage, it seems to be just enough. '

When Wang Guanjia heard so much, he wanted to buy salt from two salt shops.

He only brought 500,000 silver coins, including copper coins and gold.

"Quick, load all the snowflake salt into the car, and you can count the 250,000."

Steward Wang waved his hand, and everyone came forward immediately.

"Sir, all the salt in the shop is in the backyard!"

You have to carry the salt yourself, there are only three clerks in the shop.

The shopkeeper led people forward and lifted the box of silver down to count.

It took nearly 2,000 people three hours to transport all the salt away.

...

West Market, the Cui family did not bring enough money.

Steward Cui was ruthless and wanted to send money after the salt was transported away.

The shopkeeper cried and screamed, accidentally attracting the patrolling officers and soldiers.

"Why are you making so much noise?"

Qin Huaiyu led the soldiers to ask.

Steward Cui immediately became timid, and the bossy look he had just shown disappeared in an instant.

"Military officer, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I didn't bring enough money, so I'll go back to get some. It's a misunderstanding!"

Finally, Steward Cui went back to get another 50,000 strings of silver and transported all the salt away.

Then the two shops were closed and the silver was secretly transported to the palace.