Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 176 The Bystanders Are the Most Excited
Chapter 238 The Bystanders Are the Most Excited
Zheng Zhao is the best at doing business, and the Zheng family in Xingyang is the richest among all the aristocratic families.

So no one objected to his words.

Seeing that they were talking more and more excitedly, the steward smiled wryly and said, "Masters, can you let the villain finish the sentence?"

"Speak, speak."

With a smile on his face, Wang Fuzuo waved his hand lightly.

The steward then continued: "Master, suddenly there is a new kind of paper on the market, which is about five times cheaper than our paper, and the quality is better. At present, all the bookstores in the Jiangnan area are going to buy that paper, and we don't have a single piece of paper." sell away."

"... "

Karma? !

The expressions on the faces of the few people who were still complacent instantly froze, and they could only let out a strange sound of "ho ho ho" from their throats.

Wang Fuzuo, Zheng Zhao, Lu Chengli and the other heads of the aristocratic family stared wide-eyed, as if they were being strangled by a servant, staring at the housekeeper, speechless.

After a long time, Wang Fuzuo's lips moved, and he looked at the steward with a pale face, his gaze became more and more dim, "What did you say? Say it again!"

The butler lowered his head and said weakly: "Master, at present, all the bookstores in the Jiangnan area have bought paper from other places, and none of our paper has been sold!"

Although the butler's voice was not loud, it sounded like a thunderclap in the silent hall, making the heads of the nine people buzz.

The most famous specialty in Jiangnan is scholars, so books are very popular in this area.

In this battle of monopoly, several major families also put the main battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as they can win the scholars in this area, they will not lose much.

In order to quickly monopolize the paper market in Jiangnan, several major families put all their efforts in Jiangnan. The paper they made this time is enough for the entire Jiangnan for half a year!

As a result, they prepared with confidence for so long, but they got such a result!
The bookstores in the south of the Yangtze River actually bought paper from other places, so their wishful thinking was all in vain.

"how is this possible…"

Wang Fuzuo murmured in disbelief: "In the whole world, except us, even the imperial court has no ability to produce paper to supply the entire Jiangnan..."

The butler pursed his lips before saying, "I heard from them that this piece of paper seems to have come from Qianzhou."

"Qianzhou? Li Chengqian?"

Wang Fuzuo's eyes widened, "How can it be possible for a poor place like Qianzhou to produce so much paper?"

The housekeeper smiled wryly and said, "Master, times have changed. In just a few days, paper from Qianzhou has taken over the Jiangnan market, and our paper has no interest at all. Master, please make up your mind quickly. If this goes on like this, We've lost a lot."

"... "

"How could this be?"

"Once the Jiangnan market is occupied, we will really be finished."

"Wang Fuzuo, you came up with this idea, what do you say now?"

"That's right, there must be an explanation for this matter!"

The wall fell down and everyone pushed, and the few people who were jokingly calling each other brothers just now blew their beards and stared.

And Wang Fuzuo has undoubtedly become the target of public criticism.

The reason why this meeting was held at Wang's mansion is because this matter was led by Wang.

Wang has been developing in the literary world, so the emergence of movable type printing has hit Wang the hardest.

In order to minimize his losses, Wang Fuzuo took a series of measures, such as driving up prices.

Full of confidence, the Wang family asked several big families to invest a large amount of money in paper mills in an attempt to monopolize the literary world in another way.

However, now, Qianzhou took advantage of their monopoly to occupy the market in advance!

Between ten times the price and five times the price, everyone knows how to choose.

"how so…"

Facing everyone's doubts, Wang Fuzuo's face was full of disbelief, and he felt that the whole world was spinning.

"Reduce the price, quickly reduce the price, they will be five times, we...we will be three times, we must take the market back!"

The butler didn't dare to delay, and said hastily: "Understood, master, I'll go and give instructions."

"Li Chengqian, old man...I'm not finished with you!"

Wang Fuzuo's expression was ferocious and twisted, and his voice was extremely deep, like a wild wolf roaring in the dark night.

Zheng Zhao and the others looked at each other and wanted to say something, but seeing Wang Fuzuo's excited appearance, they held back.

This time the competition for monopoly was completely lost.

...

Qianzhou.

"Your Highness, our paper has been well received. In just a few days, we quickly occupied the Jiangnan market. I believe that after a while, we will be able to gain a firm foothold in Jiangnan." Zhuge Liang reported with a smile.

Li Chengqian nodded, "This is also expected. Those aristocratic families thought they were clever and wanted to control the number of books by raising the price of paper, so as to continue to control the scholars. Unexpectedly, it happened to be cheaper for us."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Your Highness, Jiangnan is a battleground for clans. If we seize the market like this, those aristocratic families will definitely not give up easily. If there is no accident, they should lower the price soon."

"If the prices of the two parties are equal, then with the influence of the aristocratic family in Jiangnan, the rest will definitely give priority to them."

Li Chengqian frowned, he also found that things were not as simple as he imagined.

"Then let's cut the price, directly drop it back to the original price, and let the paper mill work hard to make more paper and sell it to Jiangnan. Jiangnan is one of the places with the most scholars. As long as we gain a firm foothold in Jiangnan, we don't have to worry about other places." It is." Li Chengqian said.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Your Majesty's concerns have been taken into account by this official, so the price has been returned to the original price early in the morning."

"Haha, Zhuge Liang, I didn't misread you!" Li Chengqian was very satisfied.

After being silent for a while, he said again: "By the way, what happened to that guy Cui Renshu?"

"A few days ago, he sent someone to send the remaining five thousand guan, and the official gave him the formula of movable type printing according to His Highness's instructions." Zhuge Liang said.

A smile appeared on Li Chengqian's face, "Go and spread the news. Tell us that the Bolingcui family spent a lot of money to buy the formula for movable type printing from me."

After pondering for a moment, Zhuge Liang understood his intention, "Does Your Highness want to put pressure on other aristocratic families?"

"Yes." Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Although movable type printing is no longer a secret, the aristocratic family does not know that the withdrawal of the Boling Cui family has already made other aristocratic families dissatisfied, and now they suddenly bought movable type printing. It is clear that Mrs. Cui is trying to protect herself wisely."

"While Cui's doing this makes other aristocratic families angry, there will definitely be a sense of crisis in their hearts. What do you think they will do to solve this crisis?"

Zhuge Liang said: "You can ask Cui for movable type printing, but this is unlikely. Cui spent money and lost face, so how can you easily give it to other aristocratic families? Besides, those aristocratic families can't afford it. Go for it."

"So, they can only come to His Highness, hoping to get printing from His Highness!"

"Correct!"

Li Chengqian nodded heavily, "This is called a fan of the authorities. The onlookers are the most excited. The more fierce the quarrel between them, the greater the benefits I will get in the end!"

(End of this chapter)