"That's a nice thing to say, what if someone took all our medicinal herbs."

Although he felt that Zheng Qian's words had some truth, Wang Gua still felt unhappy: "When the time comes, there will be no medicinal materials, and we won't be able to practice pills, so our pharmacy will be closed directly?" ”

"I'll solve the matter of raw materials, Master Wang rest assured, promise you, Zheng will never break his word."

"It was better to do so!"

Wang Gua rolled his eyes: "There is a word first, if the industry can't supply my alchemy consumables, I will definitely turn around and leave, without even stopping!" ”

"Master Wang, don't worry."

Zheng Qian seemed to have a bamboo in his chest, and responded with a smile.

……

At the same time, Yongning City, Baicaozhai

Since the Lianjiapu Council, several major pharmacists in Yongning have been drinking tea here every afternoon.

Ordinary people also say that the scenery of Baicaozhai is pleasant, and the tea is fragrant and fruity.

Only a few people know that the pleasure of the drunkard is not in the wine, but in the mountains and rivers.

"No matter how fierce Zheng Qian's kid is, he has to drink the foot-washing water of several of our families this time!"

"Brother Wan's trick is clever, I asked the guy from the Qiankun Firm to ask in detail, the other party's warehouse has less than half a warehouse of aged medicinal materials, at most a month or two, the Qiankun Pharmacy will have no pills to sell."

"When there is no pill to sell in Qiankun Commercial Bank, let's raise the price of pills back, clams!"

"Wonderful, wonderful, when the float is white!"

"Cheers."

……

"Laugh, see if you can still laugh!?"

On the way back, Wang Gua clasped his hands on his chest, sat in the head car, and complained to Zheng Qian angrily.

Can you still collect all the herbs?

This sentence was originally just a casual remark when I was negative, but I didn't expect it to become a reality.

The medicinal materials of all the villages and towns around Yongning City were all taken away by several major pharmacists in Yongning City at a premium.

All!

Several major pharmacists didn't even leave a single grass for Qiankun Commercial Bank.

"You let Lou Manzi go and grab some and come back!"

The red-eyed Wang Gua proposed: "After grabbing and losing some money, you should buy it, how about it?" ”

Zheng Qian smiled and said nothing.

In this way, in the sound of Wang Gua scolding, the convoy of Qiankun Commercial Bank returned to the station in a majestic manner.

From a business point of view, this trip was undoubtedly a failure, but in Zheng Qian's view, it was an unprecedented success.

No matter how rich a family is, they can't afford to build without a bottom line, although Qiankun Commercial Bank is only a small commercial bank, but the operating cost is not low at all.

But compared to the effect that Zheng Qian wants to achieve, this little investment seems to be a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, the entry of several major pharmacists in Yongning City was at the right time, although he didn't know why the violent means would die down, but the other party's purchase at a premium, wanting to cut off his raw materials, and the plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle was exactly in his arms.

And he also clearly knows what the idea of several major pharmacists in Yongning is.

As long as there are no medicinal materials here in their own commercial house to refine the pill, the pharmacists in Yongning City can use the increase in material prices as an excuse to push the price of the basic pill back to a hundred yuan, or even higher.

In this way, the cost of purchasing medicinal materials at a premium will not only be offset by skyrocketing profits, but even surplus.

This trick of wanting to take the lead and going to the end of the day can be regarded as the classic means of the Yongning Business Alliance.

But why does such a shallow trick that seems to be worthless when dismantled work repeatedly.

In the final analysis, it is because the vast majority of ordinary people have no choice at all.

The shortage of resources makes their lives stretched everywhere, in this case, you talk to them about the future, the future, and sustainable development?

They desperately need a little surplus to fill their shattered sense of security.

A little, even a little.

So only look at the present, so the mercenary is the eye.

There are always rich people with a sense of superiority, who like to point out the causes of the poor in this way.

The reason why the poor are poor is because they only look at the present and do not want the future.

Even the proverb that went out of his way to make up the so-called "the poor look at the present, and the rich think about the coming year" is derived from this.

But Zheng Qian has traveled to many places, and he has seen countless times that those so-called nobles of the family, once the family business is ruined and the family road is in decline, the performance of the vast majority of the rich after falling into poverty is even worse than that of the poor.

What thinks about the coming year, what has foresight, and what the rich do, most of them are short-sighted and eager for quick success than the poor.

Zheng Qian didn't understand it at first, but then he figured it out.

The poor, the rich, it's all the same.

Those who have not been hungry for nine meals in three days have no way of understanding what the poor can pay for a full meal.

Therefore, the trick of three and four days can be successfully succeeded, not because the family is clever, let alone because the poor are short-sighted.

It seems that there is a choice, but in fact there is not.

It's like a poor man dying of thirst, and the two glasses of water in front of him are all sewage.

But he couldn't get thirsty, so he could only pick the cup that "looked" and was slightly clearer.

But when the poor man finished drinking, he found that the sewage was not only dirty, but also sprinkled with salt, and he was even thirstier after drinking!

A rich man passing by, seeing this, pointed to the man who was dying of thirst and triumphantly said, "Behold, this stupid poor man does not taste it before drinking it, but fortunately it is a cup of salt water, and if it is a cup of poison, it is better to live." ”

The poor people in the story are like the villagers of Changning Village, have they forgotten the oppression of Wanfeng Pharmaceutical Store and the cruelty of Yongning Pharmaceutical Company?

They remember it very well, but it's a real amount of money in front of them.

Winter is approaching, and with this money they can stock up on food, buy new clothes, and repair leaky houses.

With these people, those who couldn't survive may be able to survive.

They may be bullied in the future, but that's for the future, and their whole village needs this money to survive the winter!

Zheng Qian understands that it is precisely because of his understanding that he will not be angry, and even happy that the villagers will get more benefits.

For his enemies are never the poor who look out for them, but the fellows of the city who take advantage of the pity of others.

"From today onwards, report to me the price of Yongning Pharmaceutical Store every morning."

Zheng Qian instructed the shopkeeper in the line: "In addition, go and tell Master Wang that the medicine house is running at full capacity!" ”

Five of the six caravans were wiped out, and the old shopkeeper Zheng Fu did not return, so the newly promoted shopkeeper Shen Chi was obviously sitting in the center of the station.

Hearing Zheng Qian's order, he naturally hurriedly agreed, and later heard that he was going to let the medicine house run at full capacity, Shen Chi was really uneasy in his heart, so he asked: "Owner, we didn't receive the medicinal materials this time, we can only use the inventory we hoarded before, if we run it at full strength, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it won't last more than two months. ”

"It's okay."

Zheng Qian smiled calmly: "You just have to do it." ”

……

Just like the design of several pharmacists in Yongning, the medicinal materials in the treasury of Qiankun Commercial Bank are decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye every day.

And there is also news outside the city, saying that the price of medicinal materials has skyrocketed this year.

People who don't know why began to hoard a large number of pills, for fear that they would lose money in a few days.

Several major commercial houses in Yongning City have begun to limit sales every day, only Qiankun Commercial Houses, or how much they refine, how much they sell.

In order to buy medicine, many people even queue up at the door of Qiankun Commercial Bank from midnight.

As a result, the Danshi apprentices in the medicine house could only work overtime, and they were originally expected to be able to cope with two months of consumables, but they bottomed out in just one month.

When Qiankun Commercial Bank put out the sign of "pills sold out" for two consecutive days, several major pharmaceutical merchants in Yongning were guests at the banquet in Baicaozhai.

At the banquet, several pharmacists looked forward to the future market prospects, and believed that according to the current raw material price, the price of a precious drug like Peiyuan Dan should grow to 120-140 yuan to be reasonable.

Such a statement attracted the unanimous approval of Yongning Pharmaceutical's peers, and decided to start raising the price the next day.

The next day, Yongning Pharmaceutical Company jointly raised the price, and the long-distance caravan of Qiankun Commercial Bank returned to the city, and a medium-sized caravan of dozens of people turned into a large caravan after a long trip.

Dozens of large trucks full of goods were deeply rutted, and several major pharmacists sent their men to find out the ingredients

Before he got close, he smelled the strong smell of medicinal herbs, and he didn't ask himself, these dozens of carts were all medicinal materials purchased by Qiankun Commercial Bank from other states.

What a big stroke, such a vicious heart!

The pharmacists in Yongning looked at the high-priced medicinal materials collected in the warehouse, and their teeth itched with hatred.

Sure enough, on the second day, Qiankun Commercial Bank once again put out the brand price of the pill, and the price was even two big bucks lower than before!

This move made the prices of several major pharmacists in Yongning a complete joke, and the angry pharmacists began to muddy the waters.

For a time, rumors about the Qiankun Commercial Bank were spreading, and countless victims who claimed that they had been poisoned by eating the pills of the Qiankun Commercial Bank came forward to tell the truth.

But this did not affect the good business of Qiankun Commercial Bank, every day in front of the shops were a long queue of big names, and every day the pills were refined and sold.

Residents who don't know the truth will ask people who are queuing up to buy medicine.

"It is said that there is a problem with the pills of Qiankun Commercial Bank, so they will be sold so cheaply, aren't you worried?"

"We are people who use medicine, whether the pill works or not, can we not know!"

The vast majority of people who buy medicine will go back in this way, but there are also particularly smart ones.

"There is indeed a problem with the medicine of Qiankun Commercial Bank, but I can only afford to buy this, there is no way, even if it is poisoned, I can only swallow it in my stomach with tears! When I earn money in the future, I will definitely go to the big medicine store to buy Pei Yuan Dan, definitely! ”

I don't know who was the first to spread it like this, anyway, if you ask the people in line later why they are not afraid, they all pretend to be pitiful and miserable.

The words are all the same meaning, I just can't buy the problem pill, but if you have a little money, you must definitely go to the big medicine store to buy high-quality pills.

While wiping her tears, she lined up fiercely.

The wisdom of the people at the bottom is always so unpretentious and straight to the point.

Seeing that the means were not working, several major pharmaceutical companies in Yongning finally became anxious, and wanted to talk to Zheng Qian.

Zheng Qian happily went to the appointment, and selected several accompanying guards from the camp, and Zhou Shang was among them.

At the meeting, several pharmacists understood the reasoning and moved with emotion, and discussed with Zheng Qian the importance of consistent prices.

Zheng Qian deeply agreed, and believed that according to the cost price of several major pharmacists and the level of alchemy, it was more reasonable for the price of Peiyuan Dan to be adjusted to forty big coins.

Such a statement was regarded as a provocation by several major pharmaceutical companies, and the interview broke up unhappily.

At this point, the struggle between Qiankun Commercial Bank and Yongning's major medicine stores has also been put on the bright side.

……

Guarding the camp

Another alchemy apprentice, carrying his own package, walked through the training ground of Zhou Shang and walked with his head down.

"Damn, how did Lao Tzu teach such cowardices!"

Wang Gua was so angry that he scolded: "These cowards are a little backbone, and they shouldn't take refuge in a few major medicine stores, people will gnaw on a bone when they throw a bone, phew, it's really not a thing!" ”

"I thought Master Wang would leave too."

Zhou Shang, who had completed a trip to the [Five Fowl Guidance], stopped to wipe his sweat, and with the assistance of the elixir and the cultivation that was almost masochistic, the Yuan Qi in his body at this time was more than ten times stronger than before.

What's more, inspired by [Returning Qi and Vitality], Zhou Shang also developed some special moves.

It can be said that although it has only been more than a month since the eradication of Ghost Crying Ridge, his strength has changed dramatically.

The change in strength has brought about an improvement in his state of mind, and Zhou Shang has become more and more calm, and even faintly expects that several major pharmacists will lose their minds and use force after the means are exhausted.

But it is a pity that the businessman seems to be born with the attribute of cowardice and calculation, since Lou Hong exterminated Sanzhai, the Qiankun Commercial Bank has never encountered any violent incidents.

The most drastic means are only at the level of spreading rumors and digging into the wall.

Because the residence is very close to the Danfang, and the king melon lives in it.

So Zhou Shang heard more than once the information of poaching.

"People have already prescribed three elixir prescriptions that have been lost, plus a certain salary, I thought Master Wang would be tempted."

Zhou Shang was really a little surprised, but this surprise made Wang Gua very angry.

"What do you think Lao Tzu is!"

Wang Gua was angry, "Do you know that geniuses don't need to be taught?" Lao Tzu likes alchemy, but he doesn't like to follow others to eat farts and learn the Dan prescription handed down from others? Does Lao Tzu have no head or no hands? Nothing, didn't Lao Tzu still come up with Pei Yuandan's recipe? Is the medicinal property worse than others? Take Danfang to buy Lao Tzu and look down on people? ”

Well, Zhou Shang finally understood why the king gourd fryer exploded so much, it turned out that the Danfang was all figured out by himself.

Shaking his head, he started the next trip to the [Five Birds Guide].

As soon as Zhou Shang began to practice, Wang Gua muttered a few words and left.

And in the commander's tent not far from the school grounds, a fierce quarrel was breaking out.

"Lao Yan, you're leaving the firm, there's nothing wrong with your head, right?"

Lou Hong, who heard the news, was incredulous, and looked at Yan Gang in front of him with wide eyes: "Why? ”

"The sword trick that Boss Wan took out, I can't refuse."

Yan Gang was straightforward and frank: "He used a sword trick to exchange me for leaving the business bank and making a move, I told him that the target could not be Zheng Qian and you, and he agreed!" So... You know me, I care more about the mystical swordsmanship and the enjoyment of life than the cultivation resources, but unfortunately, these Qiankun firms can't give it to me. ”

"Does the owner know about this?"

Lou Hong frowned, "Why did you come to tell me?" ”

"I want you to come with me."

Yan Gang said lightly: "Qiankun Commercial Bank and several major pharmaceutical companies in Yongning are like fire and water, there will be a battle in the end, the winning rate of our commercial bank is very low, you and I have known each other for many years, with your character, since you promised Zheng Qian, you will definitely do your best!" I'm afraid you're in danger, Boss Wan said, if you are willing to leave Qiankun Commercial Bank and join Wanfeng Pharmaceutical Company, no matter how much Zheng Qian gives, he will pay twice! ”

"Hah, do you think I'll agree?"

Lou Hong laughed angrily and pointed to his nose and asked.

"Probably not, but I'd like to try."

Yan Gang's face was full of regret, "It's a pity that you are still this brainless." ”