"Fifty percent, sixty percent, seventy percent …"
The iron price in Guanzhong kept rising crazily. In the blink of an eye, it had risen by more than seventy percent, and there was still no sign of stopping.
"Let alone the iron price in Guanzhong, the iron price in the whole Tang dynasty is the same. Isn't the Village Mo rich? Let them buy iron at a high price." The butler of Zhangsun Mansion laughed.
"Yes, for a long time, the Village Mo has made a lot of money with the Mo skill. We work hard at the risk of mining and can only earn some money for the coolie. How unfair it is!" A Shandong mine owner was in a good mood. He used to be the iron supplier of the Village Mo and made a lot of money with the help of the Village Mo. Unfortunately, a man who was never content was jealous of the Village Mo's profit. When the Zhangsun family took the lead to raise the price of iron, he immediately responded.
"No, it's not that the Old Man doesn't want to supply the Mo family with iron, but the Old Man's iron mine has just collapsed. We lost a lot of money, and several mines have been abandoned. We can't do anything about it!" A Henan mine owner pretended to be angry.
"You are really hypocrites. The Old Man is really a villain. This time, if Mo Jiazi wants iron at a low price, he can exchange it with the secret skill of stainless steel. That's a good thing to make a lot of money every day." A Huainan mine owner said rudely.
The butler of Zhangsun Mansion laughed and said, "Whether you want to raise the iron price or the secret skill of stainless steel, our purpose is the same. We want to force the Village Mo to comply. This time, the imperial court needs to raise three million strings of cash to build the new Shu Road. At least six million strings of cash will be cast, and the cost of iron materials alone will be two million strings of cash. We can't let the Village Mo monopolize the profit."
The Shandong mine owner nodded and said, "Yes, the Village Mo can't raise two million strings of cash anyway. In the end, they still ask us for help. We must share the money!"
Everyone looked at each other and burst into laughter. Originally, they had conflicts of interests and couldn't unite at all. However, the benefits of iron casting money and stainless steel were so great that they put aside their previous prejudices and finally joined hands to choke the throat of the Village Mo.
"Young Master, something bad has happened. All the major iron mines have increased their prices. Now the price of iron has more than doubled, but even so, they are still selling it in limited quantities." Old Zhang came to report with worry.
This time, all the major iron mines had joined forces. They might not dare to restrict the Imperial Court's iron casting money, but it would be difficult for the Mo Family Village to obtain a large amount of iron again. This had touched the Mo Family Village's sore spot, making them feel as if there was a fishbone stuck in their throat.
"What about the mine that signed the contract with Village Mo?" Meton frowned.
"Not only did those despicable people follow the trend and raise the price, but they also didn't give us the iron materials we ordered before," Old Zhang said angrily.
"Let them remember this first. When this storm is over, they will have to bear the consequences." Meton snorted coldly. The Mo Family Village had signed a contract with all the major iron mines. If these iron mines did not fulfill the contract, then they would lose money!
"But distant water can't quench a nearby fire. Now the Village Mo needs to supply a large amount of stainless steel to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but its own supply is not enough. At present, we can only use the iron reserves of the Village Mo. But even so, it won't last long." The iron casting money of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was a bottomless pit. In addition, the Village Mo's demand for iron was also huge. The iron reserves of the Village Mo, which were originally considerable, were now stretched.
Meton snorted coldly and said, "Now it depends on who can hold on, the Village Mo or the mine owner."
If the iron price was too high, the Mo Family's village would suffer, and so would those mine owners. It should be known that mining consumed a lot of iron every day. If the iron price was too high, there would definitely be a lot of iron left in the hands of the mine owners, who had no ability to turn iron into gold.
"They are fighting!"
"The Village Mo and the mine owners are fighting!"
This business war soon spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. Now the Village Mo owned the largest steel mill in the whole Tang Dynasty. The annual output of steel accounted for 40% of the total output of the Tang Dynasty. What's more, the steel was of the best quality. The annual iron demand was huge. Now the Village Mo did not buy any iron, and the other blacksmiths were also affected by the high price. The iron output of the whole Tang Dynasty suddenly became surplus.
However, even so, the mine owners still insisted on raising the iron price and not lowering the price because of the huge stock.
"Do you think it will be Mo Jiazi or the mine owners who give up first?" The businessmen in Chang 'an City were guessing.
"It is reasonable to say that the Village Mo needs a huge amount of iron every year. It can be said that the mine owners have grasped the lifeline of the Village Mo. If it were others, they would have to give in. But it is the Village Mo! The son of the Mo Family will not watch his hard work go down the drain. " A citizen of Chang 'an City supported the Village Mo. After all, Mo Jiazi had created too many miracles. Many people had blind faith in Mo Jiazi.
"This time, the Zhangsun family took the lead and almost all the mine owners joined in raising the price. For these mine owners, if they can't bear it, they can just restore the iron price. They won't suffer any loss. The mine owners are in an invincible position. Even if the Village Mo survives this time, they will be exploited by the mine owners. From this point of view, the mine owners have won." Many businessmen saw the stakes at first glance and were optimistic about the mine owners.
Almost everyone was paying attention to this rare business war, especially the iron products, which had always been related to the national economy and people's livelihood. Naturally, it attracted a lot of attention.
"So the mine owners are in a stable position?" In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin showed a trace of playfulness at the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty, the iron price keeps rising and affects the daily needs of the people. Should the imperial court intervene?" The Minister of Civil Affairs, Tang Jian, frowned and said.
The status of iron was too important. This iron price war not only attracted the attention of the people, but also attracted the attention of the imperial court. Tang Jian's intention was to help Mo Jiazi. After all, the Village Mo was in such a difficult situation because of the help of the people's iron money.
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Has this matter affected the people's iron money?"
Tang Jian shook his head and said, "No. Now the Village Mo is providing the people with iron money first. The iron money production is quite smooth. But according to my estimation, the Village Mo can't hold on for long."
Li Shimin laughed and said, "Since Meton didn't do anything, it means that Meton still has a backup plan. I am very curious, how will Meton make a comeback."
Tang Jian said seriously, "I believe that with Mo Jiu's ability and wisdom, he will definitely be able to solve this problem. However, the Village Mo is a big family and can withstand this little storm. However, the thousands of people in the world can't. They don't have the ability to withstand this storm. According to my knowledge, the iron price has skyrocketed this time, and the people's lives have been greatly affected."
"Then what do you mean?" Li Shimin heard the hidden meaning in Tang Jian's words and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"I think that it is time to implement the Salt and Iron Official Camp. This will allow the people to live in peace and contentment." Tang Jian said proudly.
No one would have thought that Tang Jian had an even more important intention, which was to implement the Salt and Iron Official Camp. Recently, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was too short of money, and Tang Jian wanted to solve the imperial court's financial problems by implementing the Salt and Iron Official Camp. Now that the iron price was too high and the people were angry, the Ministry of Civil Affairs could use this opportunity to intervene in the Salt and Iron Official Camp.
No one would have thought that in this iron price war, there would be a third party, and that was the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
When the sandpiper and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!
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