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The shopkeeper Gu gave a thumbs up and praised flatteringly, "It's still the owner who thinks thoughtfully, and he is just in a hurry to increase the price, why didn't he think of this meaning." Then he went on to ask, "What do we do?" With the price increase? ”

"Up!" He Peijia collected the walnuts that were spinning in his hand, and then said, "Hang out the sign, let's go up to seventy-two!" ”

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

"Go ahead." He Peijia waved his hand, and then said, "Send someone to Zou Zhengsheng and let his family follow." ”

Shopkeeper Gu agreed and hurried away.

Less than an hour after the Liu family put out the sign to raise the price, a gong sounded on the side of He Ji Cotton Store, and a guy shouted loudly while knocking: "He Ji Cotton Store buys a large amount of cotton yarn 72 Wen per catty!" ”

As soon as the gong sounded, countless people came to watch, and the news came out immediately. Farmers and small traders who had been selling cotton yarn in Liuji immediately went to Ho Kee.

After dark, the shops began to close, and the noisy cotton street of Zhoucun fell silent. But although the street was quiet, the owners and shopkeepers in the main hall of the three cotton merchants were nervously discussing tomorrow's business.

In the main hall of the He family, He Peijia asked the shopkeeper Gu, "At the hour when the Liu family raised the price this afternoon, how much cotton yarn did his family estimate collect?" ”

"According to the guys who came back and reported, it is estimated that more than thirty loads were collected." Gu shopkeeper said.

"What about us?"

"Since the price increase to the closing, we have collected almost 100 taels in total, and we still collect more. The Liu family is still too early to make up the numbers. Shopkeeper Gu said confidently.

"Don't be careless, we must not let him make it up this month, as long as they break the contract, the cooperation with the He family will be terminated, and our opportunity will come." He Peijia advised.

"The owner, if the Liu family rises again tomorrow, shall we still follow?"

"Yes, if they go up, they will go up immediately, no more, just two pennies more than his family!" He Peijia said, thought about it and said, "In order to save time, you don't need to consult with me, just decide for yourself." In short, the Liu family must not be allowed to gather the remaining cotton yarn! ”

In the main hall of the Liu family, Liu Congjing, his father Liu Peitang and the shopkeeper Zhou Cunren were also discussing.

"Father, during today's price increase period, our family has collected a total of more than 30 quintals of cotton yarn, and now there are more than 250 quintals of cotton yarn in stock." Liu Congjing said to his father first.

"That's not much, we will continue to harvest it tomorrow," Liu Peitang said, and then asked, "What is the purchase price of cotton in the market now?" ”

The shopkeeper Zhou said, "These days, the price of cotton has not risen much, and it is still three or five dollars of silver." ”

"Okay, from tomorrow onwards, secretly buy cotton, don't attract the attention of the two of them, send men to the countryside to buy, and then, temporarily store the cotton in the warehouse outside the city, don't go into the city." Liu Peitang commanded.

Shopkeeper Zhou asked again, "Owner, if the price does not rise, I am afraid that I will not be able to receive cotton yarn tomorrow." Are we still going up? ”

Liu Congjing preemptively said, "What are you afraid of, continue to rise!" Tomorrow it will rise to seventy-five Wen! ”

"Seventy-five?" Boss Zhou exclaimed, "Young owner, this is the retail price a month ago." Even now, the retail price of cotton yarn is only 78 Wen, which is too risky, right? ”

"What are you afraid of, we have a small inventory, and we have the cooperation of the He family in Juzhou. You won't lose! Liu Congjing replied.

Shopkeeper Zhou didn't speak when he heard this, and turned to look at the old club.

Liu Peitang thought for a while and said to Shopkeeper Zhou, "Go up, but you have to be stricter about the quality." If the quality is poor, don't accept it. ”

"Understood!" Shopkeeper Zhou understood what the old boss meant, which was to slow down the speed of cotton yarn folding. Then he asked, "If Ho Kee also rises, how will we deal with it?" ”

This time, Liu Congjing no longer rushed to answer, and also looked at his father with Shopkeeper Zhou, Liu Peitang said confidently, "We will raise the price tomorrow, Zou Ji is not easy to say, but the He family will definitely follow in less than half an hour." At that point, we won't go up. When we raise it a little more the day after tomorrow, it is estimated that He Ji will rise again. In the future, it will rise more than He Ji every day, until the Zhou family in Qingzhou also follows up, let's ...... again."

Speaking of this, Liu Peitang didn't say any more, but proudly pulled up his beard, and a smile appeared on his face.

The other two in the room understood what they meant, smiled at each other, and said no more.

In the main hall of Zou Ji, Zou Zhengsheng and the shopkeeper Li Zhoucheng were sighing sadly.

Li Zhoucheng sat for a while, and finally said, "Owner, I think it is a loss-making deal for us to join forces with He Ji." This afternoon, Liu Ji suddenly raised the price to seventy wen. And now the retail price is only 78 Wen, plus all kinds of expenses, we will lose money. ”

"Yes, to this day I regret uniting with this old thing He Peijia. If he wins, he gains profits, and he is still the boss of Zhou Village, and we will be implicated if he loses. Whether we win or lose, we don't have much profit, except for earning a few thousand taels of silver, we are still in the second place in Zhou Village. Zou Zhengsheng said with annoyance.

"So what are we going to do? Will the price increase be followed tomorrow? Li Zhoucheng looked at the owner's attitude and asked cautiously.

Zou Zhengsheng hesitated for a long time and did not speak. Instead, he asked the shopkeeper Li, "How much cotton yarn have we stored?" ”

"It's almost 10,000 stones, and more than 60,000 taels of silver are pressed into cotton yarn." Shopkeeper Li said worriedly.

"Do you know how much cotton yarn Hejiatun has?"

"I don't know the exact number, it's estimated to be 20,000 quintals, right?" Shopkeeper Li replied with a sigh.

"It's a lot, according to previous years, so much cotton yarn is enough to sell for more than half a year. Ay! What's the trouble! Zou Zhengsheng sighed, thought for a long time and said, "It can't go up anymore." Tomorrow it will not go up again, and it will remain at the price of 72 Wen. ”

"What if the He family still wants us to follow?"

"Tell them that we have no money and we can't follow them anymore. Let him fight with the Liu family! Zou Zhengsheng said dejectedly.

Li Zhoucheng said worriedly, "The owner, it's not appropriate to do this." In this way, the He family was offended first, and the Liu family may not appreciate it. In the end, no matter who wins the two, we will not fall well, so we will be completely isolated. ”

Zou Zhengsheng's mind flashed, and he said excitedly, "I feel that in the end, it may be a lose-lose ending, maybe we will take the opportunity to become bigger!" ”

"The owner has an idea?" Li Zhoucheng saw the change in the expression on the owner's face, and also asked excitedly.

Zou Zhengsheng said mysteriously, "We can ...... like this"

The next day, as soon as the store opened, Liu's family took the lead in putting out a sign of cotton yarn 75 Wen.

Immediately afterwards, the He family hung up a sign with 77 texts, and Zou Ji also followed closely with a sign with 77 texts. But although Zou Ji put up a sign, the guy was not active in buying cotton yarn, and he was very picky, and he was ridiculously strict with quality, and he didn't receive much cotton yarn all day, and Liu Ji was even worse, almost all day long without receiving cotton yarn.

On the third day, Liu Ji rose to 78 Wen, followed by He Ji to 80 Wen, and Zou Ji also rose to 80 Wen.

On the third day, the situation changed, and Qingzhou Zhouji's cloth village in Zhou Village also announced that it would accept cotton yarn, and as soon as it came up, it put out a purchase price of 85 Wen. As soon as this news came out, the entire market was in an uproar.

On Cotton Street, a few guys in a shop gathered together to discuss

"Qingzhou Zhouji also began to collect cotton yarn?" A guy from the shop exclaimed.

"Yes, the Zhou family is the richest man in Qingzhou, and their strength is much stronger than the He family."

"What's wrong with this year, the price of cotton yarn has risen sharply in the spring."

"Don't know yet, do you?" One of the guys said mysteriously, "I heard that a large textile factory was built in Hejia Town, Juzhou, and the He family signed a contract with the Liu family to supply cotton yarn, but now the He family and the Zou family are unwilling." In order to compete for this big customer, the two joined forces to deal with the Liu family, so that the Liu family could not receive cotton yarn. ”

"Oh...... I understand that the He family in Juzhou and the Zhou family in Qingzhou are in-laws. It must be that the Liu family can't supply the goods, so the Zhou family will start. ”

"It must be so!"

"Who will win this time?"

"It's hard to say, although the Zhou family is strong, there are not many old customers of cotton yarn in Zhou Village, and the local workshop may not buy it, while the He family has been operating in the cotton yarn industry for many years and has a wide range of contacts." The guy who broke the news said.

"Hey! Let's just wait and see the excitement. ”

When He Ji's shopkeeper Gu heard the news that Zhou Ji was collecting cotton yarn at a high price, he was frightened. Qingzhou Zhouji's strength is not comparable to the He family, and it is not a good sign for them to join at this time. At such a high price, he didn't dare to make his own decisions, so he hurriedly ran to the owner to discuss.

When He Peijia heard the news, he was also panicked. After thinking about it, he showed a smug smile again, "This is the Liu family's can't hold it, and it is estimated that the He family's textile factory is also in a hurry now!" The more this time, the more he can't retreat, the Zhou family has no connections in the cotton industry, and he can't afford to make big waves. Keep going up! ”

The shopkeeper Gu was frightened and persuaded, "The owner, let's stop, Liu Ji has stopped harvesting cotton yarn, Zou Ji is also waiting, although the Zhou family has never entered the cotton industry, but his financial resources should not be underestimated." ”

"We can't stop, if we stop, we'll lose all our efforts." He Peijia said stubbornly.

"Boss, we don't have much cash. If the price rises again, we won't be able to sustain it for ten days. Gu shopkeeper said.

"How much cloth is in stock? How much more cash can I get in cash? ”

"Twenty or thirty thousand horses, if you retail it, you can still sell it for forty or fifty thousand silver, and you can't sell it out in ten days."

He Peijia thought about it for a long time, and finally made up her mind, "Then reduce the price, and you can return 40,000 taels of silver within 20 days!" ”

"Will this work? I always feel like things are a little hanging! The shopkeeper Gu said worriedly.

"What are you afraid of! We still have more than 30,000 loads of cotton yarn in our warehouse! He Peijia said confidently.

The shopkeeper Gu saw that he was so resolute, so he stopped persuading, and said in his heart that I had already fulfilled my responsibility anyway, and the owner just didn't listen to the persuasion, and I couldn't help it. It's to say, "Okay, owner!" I understand, then two more articles! ”

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