"What? Tens of thousands? Why do they have so many pieces of cloth? "
The shopkeeper's expression changed when he heard that. He grabbed the worker's shoulder and asked anxiously.
The other workers in the shop didn't even dare to breathe loudly. They prayed that the shopkeeper wouldn't vent his anger on them when he got angry.
The worker who was grabbed by the shopkeeper felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, but he couldn't care less. He quickly said, "Shopkeeper, I … I don't know! I heard that Old Master Cao had people place coarse cloth outside the shop early this morning. It was piled up like a mountain! I don't know how many pieces of cloth there are, but it seems that there are at least … at least tens of thousands of pieces. I'm afraid … I'm afraid there are almost a hundred thousand pieces? "
This was Cao Wendong's strength. He directly piled up some of the pieces of cloth in his hands, giving a strong visual impact. He took out more than twenty thousand pieces of cloth, but achieved the effect of a hundred thousand pieces of cloth. It made people unsure how many cards he had in his hands! There was a lot of psychological warfare in this.
The reason why he did this was mainly because Cao Wendong knew that the fifty thousand pieces of cloth in his hands couldn't satisfy the appetite of the people in Li Zexuan's farmstead. If he wanted to complete the task given by Li Zexuan, he had to use some tricks!
The method he used was exactly what Li Zexuan wanted to see. Why was Li Zexuan so sure that Cao Wendong only needed fifty thousand pieces of cloth to stabilize the price of cloth in Chang 'an? This involved the concept of the banker controlling the market. Take stocks for example. The banker usually collected chips in the low-priced areas to achieve the initial goal of controlling the market. Then, he took the opportunity to raise the share price. After that, he would make a profit and leave behind a pile of chicken feathers! If the banker wanted to control the market, he had to have at least twenty percent of the circulating shares in his hands! In other words, for a company with a market value of ten billion, the banker only needed two billion chips to achieve the goal of controlling the market! This was also the quality that an outstanding trader must have!
Now, the shortage of coarse cloth in Chang 'an was about a hundred thousand pieces of cloth. Cao Wendong had fifty thousand chips in his hands, which was about fifty percent. Under such circumstances, if he still couldn't control the price of cloth in Chang' an, Li Zexuan felt that he might as well kill himself with a piece of tofu!
"Almost a hundred thousand pieces! “
After the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. What kind of concept was 100,000 horses? Chang 'an City's monthly consumption of cloth was estimated to be around 100,000 bolts, right? How the f * ck are we supposed to play? You can't bully me like this!
At this moment, the shopkeeper felt like crying.
"Shopkeeper, the five thousand bolts of coarse cloth you transferred from Fuzhou yesterday have arrived. They're in the backyard. Would you like to take a look? “
At this moment, a servant in green ran into the shop and cupped his hands.
"…"
The shopkeeper's face was so gloomy that water was about to drip out. He panted heavily and roared, "Get lost!"
The servant in green was so scared that he trembled and fled.
Who knew that after a short while, he returned. "Shopkeeper … Shopkeeper, no … no … no good! There's a team of officers from the Supreme Court at the Wang Family's cloth store across the street. Shopkeeper Wang has already … already been arrested … "
"What?"
The shopkeeper of Liu Ji Cloth Shop's old face turned pale. In the end, he couldn't resist the great fear in his heart. His eyes rolled back and he fainted!
"Quick! All … all … all reduce the price of the cloth! "
Before he fainted, he said weakly.
…
The Supreme Court's Minister, Liu Dewei, personally led the troops to the Eastern and Western Cities. This was the last straw that crushed all the cloth merchants in Chang 'an City. In order to avoid trouble, the cloth merchants scrambled to reduce their prices. They were afraid that if they were too slow, they would be imprisoned!
In fact, when the Cao Family's cloth store released tens of thousands of bolts of coarse cloth, many cloth merchants saw the opportunity to reduce their prices. As for the other cloth merchants who wanted to resist to the end, the sudden appearance of the officers from the Supreme Court extinguished their last hope!
Thus, just as the price of cloth in Chang 'an City showed signs of increasing, it was quickly pinched down!
"Your Majesty! After a secret investigation, I've arrested a total of 15 cloth merchants who collectively raised the price of cloth in an attempt to make huge profits! These people saw that there were many merchants in Chang 'an City who wanted to buy large amounts of cloth in the past two days, so they saw the opportunity to raise the price. Moreover, these merchants have cooperated with each other in an attempt to raise the price of cloth! Just today, the price of coarse cloth has been raised by these people to twice the previous price! "
In the afternoon, Ganlu Hall.
The Supreme Court's Minister, Liu Dewei, walked into the hall and reported to Li Er.
(Liu Dewei, fought under Pei Renji at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Later, he joined Li Mi and returned to Tang with Li Mi. He was conferred the title of Left Marquis General and was conferred the title of County Duke Teng. In the first year of Zhenguan, he was conferred the title of Supreme Court's Minister.)
Bam ~!
When Li Er heard this, he slapped the dragon table with a gloomy face and said angrily, "Twice the price? This group of people was really daring! Cloth is a daily necessity of the people. How can they be allowed to commit such atrocities? Punish! Punish them severely! "
Liu Dewei bowed and said, "Your Majesty! These criminals have been detained by the Supreme Court. In two days, your Majesty will interrogate and punish them! "
Li Er said again, "Investigate! Continue investigating! If similar situations are found again, detain them directly! The prices of Chang 'an City must not be messed up! "
"Your Majesty!"
Liu Dewei bowed and accepted the order.
…
"Old Master, the price has fallen, the price has fallen! The price of coarse cloth from all the other cloth shops in Chang 'an City has fallen! "
In Xi City, the Cao Family's cloth shop, a manservant who looked like a servant ran into the backyard and reported loudly.
Cao Wendong narrowed his eyes and heaved a sigh of relief. "Is that so? Now it's good to report to Marquis! Haha! "
At the same time, in the Li Residence in Yongle City, Li Zexuan also received the news not long after.
"Little Xuan, did you expect that His Majesty would send people from the Supreme Court to intervene in this matter?"
Ye Guozhong asked Li Zexuan after hearing the news.
Yesterday, when he saw Li Zexuan's scheming look, he knew that Li Zexuan had a trick up his sleeve and could settle this matter. However, he didn't expect that Li Zexuan could settle the price of cloth in Chang 'an so quickly. It was practically a miracle!
Li Zexuan shook his head and said, "Grandfather, even if His Majesty didn't send people from the Supreme Court to intervene in this matter, those clowns who only know how to hoard and inflate the price of cloth won't be able to do anything. At worst, they'll just waste a few more days! Good and evil will be repaid. Justice will only be late, but it will never be absent! "
Ye Guozhong's expression suddenly became complicated. He murmured, "Good and evil will be repaid. Justice will only be late, but it will never be absent! Good! Good! Your master's spirit in heaven must be gratified to have a disciple like you! "
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