"Shopkeeper, do you have any more coarse cloth? Do you want white cloth? "
"No more, no more. Just now, three people came and bought all of it! Do you want black cloth? I still have some black cloth here! "
"No need! I'll ask the other shops! "
"Shopkeeper, do you still have white coarse cloth here?"
"Yes!"
"That's great! Shopkeeper, give me 150 bolts of white cloth!"
"Haha! Brother, white cloth is now two copper coins for a bolt. Do you really want 150 bolts? "
"Ah? Wasn't it three copper coins for two bolts before? "
"Haha! Brother, you said that was before. Now, the price of cloth in Chang 'an changes every day! If you don't buy it today, it might be even more expensive tomorrow! "
"This … but shopkeeper, this is too expensive! A bolt of fine silk is only three copper coins. How can your coarse cloth be sold for two copper coins? "
"Hey, hey, hey! Brother, what you said is wrong. Now, fine silk is four copper coins for a bolt. Silk is six copper coins for a bolt. I'm not cheating you! "
In the Eastern and Western Districts of Chang 'an, similar conversations like this could be found everywhere. Farmers from several villages in Lantian County were all asking for white coarse cloth. Many cloth merchants were waiting for the opportunity to raise the price. The farmers were caught in a dilemma.
If they buy, a hundred bolts of cloth would be fifty copper coins more than before. This was not a small amount. If they don't buy, what if the price continues to rise tomorrow?
"Mang, the white cloth from Li Ji Garment Shop in the Western District is still three copper coins for two bolts. Go buy it quickly. If you're late, it might be gone!"
In the Eastern District, an old man was walking quickly toward the entrance of the Eastern District. He saw Liu Mang on the side of the road and quickly shouted.
"Third Master, which Li Ji Garment Shop is it?"
Liu Mang's face lit up as he turned his head and asked.
The old man grinned and said, "You child, which Li Ji Garment Shop can it be? Of course it's Marquis' shop! Go quickly! I heard it from Wang Dahai from the neighboring Wang Family Village! If you're late, it might be gone! "
"Hey! Thank you, Third Master! I'll go with you! "
Liu Mang agreed and then left with the old man without any hesitation, leaving the cloth shop owner with an ugly face.
"Shopkeeper, should we reduce the price of our cloth?"
When the shop assistant saw the ugly expression on his boss's face, he carefully probed.
"What surrender? Don't you see that there are so many commoners who need cloth today? Even if Li Ji Clothing Shop is backed by the Marquis of Yong 'an, this old man doesn't believe that they can supply so much cloth. When these people can't buy cloth from them, they will definitely come back to us to buy! What are you afraid of? "
The cloth merchant thought for a moment and scolded with a cold face.
The shop assistant shrank back and hurriedly flattered, "Yes, yes, yes. Shopkeeper has great foresight. You are truly wise!"
The cloth merchant frowned and ordered, "Go and find out why these farmers suddenly need so much cloth. This old man will have someone transport a batch of coarse cloth from Fu Zhou! "
"Yes, Shopkeeper!"
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"Young master, the price of cloth in Chang 'an is rising. Right now, only our shop and Cao Family's shop have not increased their prices! After the commoners heard the news, they will flock here. I reckon that our stock won't last until today! "
Yong Le Lane, Li Mansion.
Housekeeper Wang Zhong walked in from outside and reported to Li Zexuan.
Before Li Zexuan could speak, Ye Fashan furrowed his brows and angrily said, "Preposterous! Cousin, these profiteers are hoarding and driving up the prices. Cloth is a necessity for the commoners. How can they be allowed to run amok? These people are guilty and should be punished! "
Ye Guozhong also worriedly said, "Little Xuan, if this happens, the farmers in your fief will have to pay a higher price if they want to continue building greenhouses!"
Li Jingmo frowned and didn't say anything. Yesterday, he did ask Sun Huaiming of the clothing shop to prepare a batch of coarse cloth in advance. However, the time was too short and the commoners' demand was too large. Even if they prepared in advance, it would be difficult to supply all of it.
Li Zexuan smiled confidently and said, "It's not the end yet. The outcome hasn't been decided yet! Those cloth merchants who see an opportunity to increase their prices will soon suffer the consequences of their own actions! "
After that, he looked at Ye Fashan and said, "Fashan, the world is full of people. Everyone is here for profit. I am not surprised that the cloth merchants have such a reaction! When the higher-ups encounter such a situation, they must not use brute force. They must use profit to balance the situation. Only then will they be able to make those people pay the price and accept it wholeheartedly! "
Ye Fashan's eyes lit up and asked, "Cousin, do you have another trick up your sleeve?"
Li Zexuan smiled slightly. He didn't deny or admit it.
"Haha! Little Xuan, it seems that you are prepared. Then I won't worry for nothing! I heard that Fashan recently met a Taoist priest from the Taishi Bureau. He is quite skilled in Taoism. I will go and meet him later! "
Ye Guozhong stood up and laughed when he saw this.
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The price increase of the coarse cloth in Chang 'an City had awakened the villagers who were still hesitating about whether or not to take the risk of building greenhouses. In this situation, if they continued to hesitate and missed the opportunity, there would be no medicine for regret!
Therefore, the number of villagers who went to the Han Family Village to borrow money suddenly increased. The number of villagers who went to the Han Family Village to borrow money suddenly increased from 200 to 600. The queue stretched from the Han Family Village's courtyard to the entrance of the village. With so many people flocking to the village, the Han Family Village suddenly became very crowded.
Of course, when they saw the new houses that the Han Manor's commoners lived in, the new clothes that the Han Manor's children wore, and the extravagant village school, the commoners from other villages who came to borrow money were all the more determined to follow Li Zexuan and grow vegetables in greenhouses. Only by following Li Zexuan would they have the chance to live as blissful a life as the Han Manor's residents!
Faced with so many villagers who came to borrow money, Han Lizheng suddenly felt that Alexandria was too big. He knew that he could not solve this problem alone. Moreover, there was no one in the village who knew how to keep accounts. He could only ask for help from Yanhuang College.
Fortunately, Mr. Li Gang was very open-minded. He also agreed with Li Zexuan's teaching philosophy of combining knowledge and practice. Therefore, when he heard that Han Lizheng had sent people to the college to ask for help, he immediately informed the head of the mathematics department, Xu Hongzhi, to send ten students with excellent results to the Han Family Village to help.
Xu Hongzhi had recently heard that Li Zexuan wanted to encourage the villagers to grow Dapeng vegetables. This kind of good deed that would benefit the people, he naturally raised both hands in approval. Thus, the top ten students in the entrance exam were sent to the Han Village. Han Lizheng immediately heaved a sigh of relief. The burden on his body suddenly became lighter.
However, when he heard that the price of cloth in Chang 'an had skyrocketed, he suddenly became worried again.
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