In the coal market outside Fuchengmen, it is impossible to hide the large number of people entering and exiting, not to mention how conspicuous the large convoy is, and the official existence of the tax department master and the tooth man.

The news that Taisheng Coal Shop obtained 80,000 catties of coal was known to other major coal shops overnight. This made everyone very strange, there was a mess in Xishan, and the only coal produced was also eaten by them, and they didn't know where the Taisheng coal shop collected the coal from. After inquiry, I learned that the original Taisheng coal shop had changed owners, and this batch of coal was brought by the new owner from the north.

At this time, in the coal market, the small coal shops basically have no business to do, and most of them are directly closed for the New Year. The sixteen large coal shops outside the Taisheng coal shop have hoarded a total of three or four million catties of coal in the past ten days, but they do not sell them in large quantities, and each one only sells a small amount every day to maintain the high price of the market.

Although due to various complicated reasons that cannot be explained and a certain eunuch yamen who is not easy to explain, the major coal shops are collectively secretly squeezing out Taisheng coal shops, but secretly squeezing out does not mean deliberate hostility. Taisheng Coal Shop, the former industry leader, can still get coal in this predicament, and people are really speechless for a while.

What's more, the identity of the new owner of Taisheng Coal Shop is also very special, and it is rumored that it is Li Baixian, who once came to rectify the coal market. It sounds very strange to be touching, so weird that everyone can't make up their minds, so they have to wait and see first.

Some people laughed secretly in their hearts, Li Baixian became the owner of Taisheng Coal Shop, and he wanted to get so much coal, and Bacheng also wanted to take advantage of the market to make a huge profit. The price of coal has risen to four times in less than half a month, and who doesn't want to intervene?

When he was still in office, he came to rectify the coal market, how righteous and strict, how upright and honest, but after losing his position, he immediately changed his face gorgeously, and he was in league with them, who were scolded as profiteers. It was an eye-opener. How embarrassing.

Early this morning, Li You crawled out of the warm quilt with great perseverance, and hurriedly glanced at the newspaper while eating breakfast.

The end of the year is approaching. Except for quarrels and big celebrations, other businesses in the imperial court were basically stagnant, and there was nothing to see in the newspaper. But today is a bit of a novelty. After the two Huaiyan cases dragged on for eight months, the final verdict of the "Yangzhou trio" who were put in prison by the former Li Daren came out.

None of the three died, and the former salt transport envoy Lord Ding dismissed the official, raided the house, and never used it; Luo Xingye, the former acting prefect of political participation, dismissed officials, raided his home, confiscated the army, and never used him; The former governor of Fengyang, Lord Yang, committed a minor crime and had a high status, and was only dismissed after the imperial court tolerated it.

Seeing the three of them fall, it seemed that they were all very distant names, and Li You sighed and put the newspaper aside. Life is always forward-looking, and now he has other important things, and these three people are in the past, and it is not worth wasting too much time.

It's time to start selling coal! Li Daguan personally went to the Taisheng coal shop today. The big and small shopkeepers, bookkeepers, and all kinds of guys are in place, just waiting for the owner's order. The shopkeeper stood in front of the proprietor and carefully reported the status of today's preparations.

"Has the news been released?" Li Dongjia asked.

"I sent all the guys out yesterday. Go to several big temple fairs and annual markets in the city to spread the word about my Taisheng coal shop from today. The news of selling 40,000 catties of coal every day. The shopkeeper replied.

To be honest, the shopkeeper Gao did not agree with the owner's decision. In his opinion. The safest way is to hoard coal and wait for the best time, just like other peers, anyway, there is no shortage of silver to support it.

Another advantage of hoarding coal is that it can be the same as the light and dust, so as not to cause dissatisfaction among the industry. Otherwise, others only put a symbolic 1,800 catties every day, while Taisheng Coal Shop releases tens of thousands of catties every day, which is not only too maverick, but also may cause a small unpredictable disturbance to the market and cause hostility among the industry. …,

However, the owner doesn't seem to care about this, and the shopkeeper can't help it.

"Has the officer and soldier from the Xicheng Terracotta Division arrived?" Li Dongjia continued to ask.

"It's already in place, and I've given the price for ten days first." The shopkeeper replied.

Regarding the owner's personal relationship with the Terracotta Division to invite officers and soldiers to maintain order, the high shopkeeper also felt a bit redundant, and he really didn't feel the need to do so. It's just selling coal, and it's not letting others grab coal.

"Is the room ready?" Li Dongjia also asked.

"It's all arranged." The shopkeeper replied affirmatively.

The proprietor asked to set up another number room, separate from the coal yard, first pay the money in the number room to get the ticket, and then go to the coal yard to get the coal with the ticket. For this decision, the shopkeeper still feels that it is too much...

The employees of the Taisheng Coal Shop who have been idle for more than ten days are gearing up to do a big job, and when the New Year is over, many people have gradually gathered outside the Taisheng Coal Shop, most of whom came to buy coal after hearing the news.

Just like what Li You discovered, the people in the capital store coal before the winter, but it is only based on the amount of financial resources at the moment. But on the whole, coal stocks always have to be replenished constantly, and they must be replenished in advance before they run out.

But now the amount of coal sold in the coal market is very small, and each shop sells at most a thousand catties a day to speculate on the price, which is a drop in the bucket compared to the population of the capital, which is claimed to be one million, and it is difficult to buy.

In Layue, the temple fair and the annual market are the places with the largest population and the largest flow, so when the Taisheng coal shop guys released the news in the seven or eight temple markets, it attracted a lot of attention.

In particular, those who went to buy coal in recent days but did not buy it were even more attracted. Tens of thousands of catties of coal are released every day, and it should always be available, and at this time, coal can be bought, and the price does not matter.

Therefore, early in the morning, there were already hundreds of people gathered outside the Taisheng coal shop, and there were constantly people coming from the city. Of course, among these people, of course, there are also other coal shops who come to see the situation. This Taisheng coal shop claims to put tens of thousands of catties a day, how can it not attract the attention of peers, what is the situation, you have to see it with your own eyes.

Li You is very careful in his work, and after carefully interrogating the shopkeeper, he made sure that the store was really ready in all aspects, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's start!" ”

For the arrangement of the owner, the senior shopkeeper said that he should implement what he understands, and he must implement what he does not understand, and understand it in the process of implementation. However, there was one thing he had to ask first, so he didn't leave, "There is one more thing you haven't ordered, boss." ”

Li Youqi said: "What's the matter? ”

"At what price? Is it four taels per 100 catties according to the market, or a little bit of price increase? I think it's better to increase the price to five taels. You must know that there is currently a large amount of this one in the market like us, and others are hoarding and reluctant to sell. I'm afraid that others will start to increase their volume after imitation, then we will lose exclusive opportunities, and we won't be able to earn more if we want to. The shopkeeper suggested with a professional eye.

I asked so much that I almost forgot about myself... Li You smiled, stretched out two fingers and said, "Two cents per catty, each person is limited to twenty catties!" ”

The high shopkeeper is accustomed to large units per 100 catties, and he didn't react to the price of two cents per catty for a while. After conversion, I realized that this is what I usually say is two taels per 100 catties! Only half of the current market is two taels!

The shopkeeper almost jumped up and objected fiercely: "No! It's also too cheap, the same as our purchase price! Two two in two out, then what money do we make! ”

Li You stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the statue of the God of Wealth on the wall, and sighed: "My generation reads the books of sages, and if you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will have the world." Helping the needy is today! ”…,

The great sentiment of the owner came to his face, and the shopkeeper suddenly felt his humility and insignificance. He shook his head, expelled the discomfort, and said in a rational voice: "We are just merchants, and we are opening shops!" ”

Li Youdun taught: "Stores should also be stores with a sense of responsibility, conscience, and attitude!" ”

"This kind of pricing is the enemy of all peers! The words of responsibility and conscience are not used at all in front of silver! Gao Showcase shouted again.

Li Daguan said proudly: "Where righteousness is, although tens of millions of people go to me!" I've made up my mind, don't say more! ”

The shopkeeper Gao held the feelings of "helplessness of the virtuous ministers of the faint monarch and the chaotic country", and went out to arrange with tears in his eyes. It is no wonder that the main measures taken by the East are to ask the officials and the military to maintain and to implement the separation of the house from the coal yard, which must be to prevent more people from causing chaos.

At the price of two cents per catty, can people who know the news not come to buy it? How can people not be? Even if there is a limit of 20 catties per person per day, the whole family can buy it together!

Pressed the belly of the high shopkeeper and did not mention it, only said that when Taisheng Coal Shop announced the price and purchase restriction measures, the crowd gathered outside the store broke out into a great cheer, in this gloomy winter day resounded in the sky, if it was heard from afar, it seemed like winter thunder.

Hearing the news of the purchase restriction, the whole family came together completely refreshed, and went into battle single-handedly, with a little unwillingness and entanglement in the joy.

Those who were sent by other stores to watch the situation, hearing this extremely impactful low price, they couldn't care about the excitement, and they all left to report it.

When the shopkeepers of the major coal shops heard the news, they were all dumbfounded. If Taisheng Coal Shop wants to take the opportunity to make a fortune and produce a large amount of coal at a high price, they are not surprised, or this is also expected.

But such a low price of coal is beyond everyone's expectations, according to the information found, they sell coal at this price, and they can't make money at all!

Although this is not an official market price, it will definitely have an impact on the market, and it will also have an impact on people's expectations and psychology.

What does Taisheng Coal Shop mean? Is it that there is no place to spend the money, so it is deliberately consumed like this? Or do you want to make a mistake on purpose?

Or is there something wrong with the current owner as a clean official, and at the same time he is not convinced that he has lost his position, so he has to use this way to brush up his sense of existence? Discussions came and went, but everyone felt that in the end this was the most likely.

Does he think he is still an official who brushes up on popularity? It doesn't matter if he goes crazy and loses money, but he can't disrupt the market, and he can't go against the good situation that the whole industry has worked so hard to create!

The mall has the rules of the mall, and he can't be messed around, and now he needs to be taught this rule! And to tell him that the mall is as ruthless as it is, and that he is doomed to be in vain when he sells coal like this alone, and he will not be able to reverse the general trend.