"We've lost!"
The whole Iron League was in a state of mourning. The Mo Family Village had the Rusty Iron Restoration Secret Skill, which was no less than having a super iron mine with an endless supply of iron. Every year, a considerable amount of iron would be wasted because of rust. At present, only Mo Jiazi had the Rusty Iron Restoration Secret Skill in the whole world.
The Iron League's main reason was to besiege Mo Jiazi. Now that Mo Jiazi no longer lacked iron, their alliance was naturally unnecessary. Now, not only did they not get the Stainless Steel Secret Skill, but they also hoarded a considerable amount of iron, which almost took up all their funds. Now they could only sell it at a low price. If they could not stop the loss in time, they might face the risk of bankruptcy.
Therefore, all the major iron companies were quietly selling iron at a low price. The iron price in Chang 'an City fell all the way and finally almost halved, returning to the level before the New Year.
However, what made them crazy was that even if the iron price had fallen to the level before the New Year, the whole Tang dynasty's industry had always been in a wait-and-see state, and no one bought it.
"It can't fall any more. The Mo Family Village has the Rusty Iron Restoration Secret Skill, but other workshops don't have it. I don't believe they won't buy iron." The chief butler of the Zhangsun Mansion waved his hand. This time, he took the initiative to gather the Iron League, which was about to collapse, and proposed to form a price alliance again to maintain the iron price at the level before the New Year.
"Butler Zhangsun is right! If the price falls any more, we will lose money. At that time, we can only suffer losses. "The mine owner of Huainan Road appealed.
Other iron companies and mine owners nodded. It was not the time for them to fight among themselves. Otherwise, it would only benefit those craftsmen.
Under the concerted efforts of all the major iron companies, the iron price finally stabilized at the level before the New Year, and the whole Iron League was relieved.
"The Zhangsun Mansion is really a stabilizing force. This time, it's all thanks to Butler Zhangsun!" All the mine owners said with lingering fear. They gathered Zhangsun Tiexing and thanked Butler Zhangsun.
Butler Zhangsun could not help but smile complacently. He was the representative of the Zhangsun Mansion in the outside world, representing the will of the Zhangsun Family. Stabilizing the iron price was a piece of cake for him.
"Butler, bad news! The iron price has fallen again. "A servant of the Zhangsun Mansion came in with a frightened face.
The Zhangsun family's housekeeper's eyes couldn't help but become stern as he looked at the mine owners. He couldn't help but wonder if someone was using this opportunity to escape.
However, the mine owners all shook their heads and promised, "Don't worry, Steward Zhangsun. We know what's important. How can we betray our allies?"
They were currently in danger, but nothing would happen for the time being. If they really did offend the Changsun manor, then perhaps only death would await them. Moreover, maintaining the stability of the iron price was also beneficial to them.
"It's the Mo Family Village. The Mo Family Village announced that they will supply iron materials to the market at 70% of the market price." The servant said bitterly.
"70%? How is that possible? That's not much profit at all. " Manager Zhangsun exclaimed. Mining and smelting iron ore together with transportation cost a lot. This price was not profitable at all.
The Huainan Dao mine owner smiled bitterly. "If we sell it at 70% of the previous year's price, naturally we won't make any profit. However, Mo Jiazi is taking in worthless scrap iron and restoring it back to its original state. If he sells it as iron material, he will probably make a profit even at 70%."
Manager Zhangsun said angrily, "Mo Jiazi is deliberately causing trouble. If we all maintain the previous year's price, then everyone can make money. Isn't it better for him to make more money? However, he suddenly lowered the price to 70%."
In Manager Zhangsun's opinion, in front of huge profits, Mo Jiazi would follow their lead and maintain the high iron price. However, Mo Jiazi had ruthlessly slapped them in the face, forcing them to a dead end.
The mine owners all fell silent. They understood that Mo Jiazi's actions were probably revenge. Previously, they had joined forces to besiege Mo Jiazi. Now that Mo Jiazi had turned the tables, he was definitely taking revenge on them.
Previously, it was a group of mine owners who had besieged Mo Jiazi. Now, it was Mo Jiazi who had besieged all of them.
"70% of the price. Sell it at 70%!" Manager Zhangsun gritted his teeth and said.
Everyone nodded helplessly. At this point, the mine owners had no choice but to exchange the iron in their hands for money as soon as possible. Otherwise, the iron in their hands would just be a pile of heavy iron lumps that were completely useless. Not to mention that they did not have the secret technique of stainless steel and had to bear the risk of the iron rusting.
"70%. What a bunch of trash!"
In the Zhangsun residence, Zhangsun Chong angrily reprimanded Manager Zhangsun. He did not expect that the originally good situation would be turned around by Mo Jiazi overnight.
"Young master, it's already less than 70%. Now that the Zhangsun residence's plan to block the Shu Road has been discovered, it's no longer feasible. Now that the Shu Road is unblocked, a large amount of iron from Sichuan has entered the Guanzhong area. Now, 60% of the price is barely enough," the Zhangsun residence's manager said bitterly.
The Shu Road was rugged and difficult to travel. A large amount of iron from Sichuan had entered the Guanzhong area and could not be transported back. Fortunately, the Mo Family Village was still buying at the same price as before. However, in a short period of time, the Guanzhong area had a serious surplus of iron, and the price had fallen.
Zhangsun Chong suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness. Mo Jiazi already had the secret technique of restoring iron. The iron from the Shu Road was no longer a timely help, but icing on the cake. However, it made the Iron Alliance even worse.
What made him even more embarrassed was that now that he had lost to Mo Jiazi, he probably had no reason to restrict Princess Gao Yang from going out. This greatly damaged his self-esteem.
"You can't blame Manager Zhangsun for this. No one would have thought that Mo Jiazi's backup was actually the Taoist sect's External Alchemy branch. The Zhangsun residence resisted two schools of thought by themselves. Although they lost, it was still a glorious defeat." Unexpectedly, Princess Gao Yang did not take the opportunity to add insult to injury. Instead, she actually pleaded for Manager Zhangsun.
"This time, the princess has pleaded for mercy. I'll spare you this time. If anything happens to the Iron Alliance again, you'll be punished for both crimes." Zhangsun Chong's heart moved, and he took the opportunity to get out of this situation.
"Thank you, young master. Thank you, princess. This lowly one has caused the Zhangsun family to suffer heavy losses. I've really let you and princess down." Manager Zhangsun thanked Princess Gao Yang repeatedly.
"Heavy losses are simple. As the saying goes, it's better to squash enmity than keep it alive. If the Zhangsun residence and the Mo family engage in vicious competition, both sides will suffer heavy losses in the end. Tomorrow, I'll go with sister Changle to have the Zhangsun residence and the Mo family reconcile. This way, the Zhangsun residence's losses will be minimized. After all, father-in-law is sister Changle's uncle. If the Zhangsun residence and the Mo family become too stiff, I'm afraid it won't look good for the empress either. "Princess Gao Yang's eyes shifted.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, princess!" Zhangsun Chong lowered his head helplessly.
Iron Alliance was the pillar of support for the Zhangsun family. If the Zhangsun family lost Iron Alliance, their strength would probably plummet. Now, they could only rely on Princess Gao Yang to make peace.
Princess Gao Yang smiled contentedly. This way, she had easily convinced Manager Zhangsun and Zhangsun Chong, as well as currying favor with Empress Zhangsun. It could be said that she had killed three birds with one stone.
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