Chapter 239: Fixing Prices

Gao Ming had been paying attention to these businessmen present, and when he noticed that their expressions had changed again, Gao Ming suddenly spoke.

"Since ancient times, businessmen have always been a cheap business, not because there is anything wrong with the profession itself, but because the people who do it do not do it well, so that others poke the backbone, as the old saying goes, a rat poop spoils a pot of soup."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming stretched out a finger towards everyone.

"It is for this reason that I founded the Datang Royal Business Alliance, in order to correct the mercenary atmosphere of my Datang merchants, standardize the market economy, eliminate the bad sheep among the merchants, and improve the status of Datang merchants!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words of "righteousness and strictness", all the businessmen present were in awe, and as soon as Gao Ming's words fell, they all bowed to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is noble!"

Looking at the reverent expressions on everyone's faces, Gao Ming's heart suddenly blossomed.

"It seems that Lao Tzu's skills in pulling calves are getting more and more proficient, Gao Ming, Gao Ming, you are simply a genius!"

At this time, Gao Ming wanted to laugh three times, but thinking that he was going to become a good prince with a city, he couldn't help but let himself laugh, and then held back a compassionate expression.

"Today, I formally invite you to join the Datang Royal Business Alliance, to make a contribution to standardizing the business operation of my Datang, for my Datang, and for your descendants to no longer be looked down upon, and please help me, Gao Ming thanked you in advance here!"

After speaking, Gao Ming bowed to the hearts of everyone in front of him, and everyone was stunned when they saw this scene.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually saluted us?

Because they were so shocked, everyone was stunned for a moment, and after they reacted, they knelt down towards Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an order, I will not give up until I die!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the grass people are willing to join the Tang Royal Business Alliance!"

"I do, too!"

"And me!"

Seeing everyone's excitement, Gao Ming suddenly turned around and pretended to sobbed twice.

"Suck ...... I didn't expect my Datang businessman to be so benevolent and righteous, I ...... Suction ......"

After speaking, Gao Ming secretly opened his mouth and yawned, and then squeezed his eyes hard, and when he turned around again, his eyes were already full of tears.

Seeing Gao Ming's tearful eyes, the businessmen present were shocked again.

For them, it was the first time that someone attached so much importance to themselves, and this person was still the high-ranking prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the strong gap made them excited all of a sudden, and many businessmen cried on the spot.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Gao Yi, I can't hold your kindness even if I die, woo woo woo woo ......"

People are the animals that are most easily swayed by emotions, and when the cries of a few people sounded, they immediately infected the others, and in just a dozen breaths, everyone present cried.

Seeing the scene of everyone crying in front of him, Gao Ming decided to give himself a score of 100.

"Life is like a drama all about acting skills, and Lao Tzu's acting skills have reached the peak!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming suddenly looked around, but when he saw Wu Mei's expression, the corners of his eyes suddenly twitched twice.

I saw Wu Mei covering her face with her sleeve, and then crying "duh", but Gao Ming was standing next to her, so at a glance, I saw that she was snickering behind her sleeve!

"Damn, this little girl is actually pretending to cry, it's too faceless!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately walked to her side, and then quickly reached out and pinched her "qiaotun" hard.

"Hiss......"

Wu Mei, who was suddenly attacked, suddenly gasped, her eyes were red, and tears immediately came out.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Seeing that Wu Mei really cried, Gao Ming was immediately satisfied.

"That's right, it's best to be honest, it's not right to be hypocritical!"

After cleaning up Wu Mei, Gao Ming turned to the merchants below, and then said in a choked tone: "Everyone, please hurry up, from now on, the Tang Royal Business Alliance will rely on you!" ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, everyone present was excited again.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something to order, don't be so polite, I dare not accept it!"

"Yes, yes!"

Seeing that everyone was convinced, Gao Ming also knew that the heat was enough, so he smiled and nodded.

"Okay, then I'll talk about the main responsibilities of our Datang Royal Alliance, please take a seat!"

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!"

After everyone sat down, Gao Ming opened his mouth again.

"As I said just now, the main job of our Datang Royal Alliance is to regulate the market, so the first thing I ask you to do is to re-price the necessities of life."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the businessmen present immediately frowned in confusion, obviously they didn't understand what Gao Ming's "necessities of life" meant.

Looking at everyone's puzzled looks, Gao Ming laughed again.

"The necessities of life are the indispensable items in the lives of the people, and in order to make it easier for everyone to understand, I gave an example."

With that, he pointed to the porcelain in the left corner of the room.

"This is Chang'an porcelain, its price is 300 yuan, and its cost is only about 50 yuan, but it is not a necessity for the people's life, so there is no need to reprice, this kind of goods, I call it luxury, its price is not limited."

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Tian Yi immediately arched his hand at him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means that the prices of the necessities of the people's lives should be restricted, such as not raising the price of grain."

In any dynasty, the rulers did not allow merchants to inflate the price of grain, because this was the foundation of the state.

The businessmen present understood this, so as soon as Tian Yi's words fell, they all nodded, indicating that they also agreed with this statement.

Seeing everyone's approving expressions, Gao Ming also smiled and nodded.

"Yes, but food is only one of them, do any of you here deal with food?"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, a sturdy businessman suddenly stood up, and then bowed to Gao Ming.

"The villain Zhu Ming is in the grain business."

Looking at Zhu Ming, who was worried, Gao Ming suddenly nodded at him gently.

"Don't worry about Shopkeeper Zhu, I just want to ask you, what is the purchase price of your grain, and what is the selling price?"

The place of purchase and the purchase price are generally the secrets of merchants, if someone else asked this question, Zhu Ming would definitely not tell the truth, but now the person who asked him was smart, so he didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and said it as it was.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, the villain's rice was purchased from Jiangnan, and the price of one stone is two hundred and sixty yuan, and after I ship it to Chang'an, the price of each stone is three hundred and fifty yuan."

After speaking, Zhu Ming suddenly looked at Gao Ming with some apprehension, for fear that Gao Ming would be dissatisfied.

Seeing his frightened appearance, Gao Ming couldn't help laughing.

"Your price is fair, after deducting the cost of transportation, there is only nearly 20% of the profit, which can be regarded as a more conscientious businessman."

Hearing Gao Ming praise him as a conscientious businessman, Zhu Ming's face suddenly had a smile, and he hurriedly arched his hand towards Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has praised it!"

Seeing his pretended modest appearance, Gao Ming suddenly smiled and shook his head.

"When I first established the Tang Dynasty, the grain per stone was as high as hundreds of yuan, which was dozens of times that of the current one, and it began to decline during the Wude years, and now, a stone of grain in Chang'an City is only three hundred and fifty yuan, these are the merits of you grain merchants, and the Tang Dynasty will remember you."

In fact, Gao Ming's words were just scene words, but listening to Zhu Ming's ears, he was very useful.

But he also knew that now was not the time for her to be proud, so he quickly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, this has nothing to do with the villain, these are the merits of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, and the villain does not dare to ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Gao Ming immediately interrupted him with a smile.

"Okay, you don't have to be modest, Datang can have today's Guotai and Min'an, naturally it is inseparable from you who have contributed silently, so I hope you can make persistent efforts to contribute to the construction of Datang."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming secretly muttered in his heart.

"Thank you for the news broadcast, thank you TV, without you, I don't know what to say in this official face!"

Of course, Zhu Ming didn't know what Gao Ming was thinking, and when he saw Gao Ming's reminiscing expression, he thought that Gao Ming was expecting him, so he became excited again.

"For the sake of Datang, the villain will not hesitate to go bankrupt!"

Looking at Zhu Mingyi's stern appearance, Gao Ming suddenly felt a little crying and laughing.

What the hell is this disagreement to show loyalty?

Gao Ming couldn't tell whether Zhu Ming was talking about the scene or his heart, so he could only nod, and then patted Zhu Ming's shoulder.

"You have such determination, I'm very happy, I've always had clear rewards and punishments, then I'll give you a promise, as long as you can stabilize the price of food in Datang, I will grant you the title of a founding county man!"

The title of Datang is very expensive, and getting it is equivalent to stepping into the circle of the powerful, which is what all people outside the circle dream of, so after hearing Gao Ming's words, Zhu Ming's eyes suddenly widened, and even his breathing became heavy.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, what should I do?"

Looking at Zhu Ming, who was excited, Gao Ming suddenly showed a satisfied smile.

"Actually, it's not difficult, just don't let the price of food plummet when the grain is harvested, and don't let the food skyrocket when you encounter natural disasters, as long as you can do this, ten years later, I will guarantee you a hereditary title of the founder of the Tang Dynasty!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Zhu Ming was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of frustration.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this is not easy, even if the villain goes bankrupt, the villain can't do it!"

Looking at Zhu Ming's depressed look, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Don't worry, of course I won't let you do the impossible, I can give you a right to punish, once you find that a grain merchant has earned more than 30% of the cost, then you can punish him."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming stretched out his hand and pointed to Tian Yi next to him.

"For example, in this year's drought, Tian Yi earned a hundred yuan by raising the price of grain, but this was discovered by you, as long as you have evidence, then you have the right to fine him a thousand yuan!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Zhu Ming's eyes suddenly lit up.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, leave this matter to the villain, the villain promises not to disappoint you."