Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

After listening to such an explanation from the owner of the rice shop, Zhao Kuo's face softened a lot, and he nodded and left.

Afterwards, they walked to a shop selling cloth not far away. Just as they walked in front of the shop, they happened to see a woman arguing loudly with the clerk.

; Is your shop crazy about money?A piece of cloth can be sold for 80 yuan. Is this the price that human beings can come up with? ;

; What does it mean to be crazy about money? Our boss stipulates this price. Is there any room for us to change it?If you woman don't want to buy it, go away quickly, there are many people who want to buy it! ;

Zhao Kuo quietly watched the quarrel between the woman and the man, his face thoughtful.

But this is just Zhao Kuo, Zhao Qian couldn't hold back any longer beside Zhao Kuo, and said in a low voice: "80 yuan for a piece of cloth is too outrageous, my lord father."You must know that a piece of cloth was only 30 yuan a month ago. ;

Yes, if the increase in other necessities of life is within an acceptable range, then the increase in cloth is very alarming.

Everyone else is 20 or 40, which is already considered scary. This cloth is good, but it is just the most common-looking linen, and it is sold for 80 yuan a piece, compared with the previous 30 yuan. Compared with a piece of cloth, it is almost three times the price.

Zhao Kuo had obviously heard Zhao Qian's words, but he didn't speak, but quietly watched the woman go away angrily.

After the woman left, Zhao Kuo walked towards the cloth shop guy.

The guy in the cloth shop seemed to have received relatively professional training. After seeing Zhao Kuo's arrival, he immediately smiled all over his face, and said to Zhao Kuo: "What kind of cloth does this adult want to see?"We have everything from linen to the finest silks to please you. ;

Although it is said to be a private visit on Weifu, Zhao Kuo is also the emperor after all. Years of pampering and the life of the upper class have given him a natural majesty. When everyone sees Zhao Kuo, they will feel that Zhao Kuo is definitely That kind of incredible big shot is at least an official nobleman.

So when Zhao Kuo came in, these guys and bosses would unconsciously lower their attitude when talking to him.

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said lightly: "I have heard the quarrel between you and that woman just now."Why is the linen in the imperial capital so expensive now? ;

If someone else came to ask, this guy must be very impatient, and just waved him off, but facing Zhao Kuo, who is obviously a person with a lot of background, the guy can only answer with a smile.

"My lord, you don't know something. During this period of time, because a large number of caravans are going to Seleucid to do business, they also purchased a large amount of cloth from us, so the cloth in our store now They are all out of stock, so naturally the price will be raised. ;

After Zhao Kuo heard this explanation, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment. This is the first time he heard the reason for this explanation today.

Beside Zhao Kuo, Zhao Qian couldn't help but said: "You are too outrageous, you must know that our business with the Han Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire is all about silk business. When did this linen cloth come out?" Has it all become so expensive? ;

The man let out a wry smile, and said to Zhao Qian: "You really asked me this question, but what I know is that not only our store, but most of the stores in the city have been bought." Out of stock.This is a real thing, if you don't believe it, you can go to other shops and ask. ;

Zhao Kuo nodded and didn't speak any more, just walked out of the cloth shop.

Zhao Qian followed out with some doubts, and then said to Zhao Kuo angrily: "Father, this cloth shop is obviously hoarding, sitting on the ground and raising prices, and wants to sell at a considerable price. His behind-the-scenes boss is definitely A profiteer, we must investigate and deal with it properly. ;

Zhao Kuo glanced at the facade of this cloth shop, and found a plaque hanging on it that said "the third cloth branch of Huaxia Group Dongshi".

Zhao Kuo sighed, and said lightly: "Don't you know the identity of Huaxia Group?" ;

Only then did Zhao Qian notice the plaque hanging on the front of this cloth shop, and he was stunned.

What is Huaxia Group?In fact, it is Zhao Kuo's private small treasury; the Shaofu; the identity on the surface.

In other words, all the shops under the Huaxia Group are Shaofu's shops, and they are all Zhao Kuo's private shops.

Yes, this store is one of the countless stores controlled by Zhao Kuo as the emperor through the Shaofu. Zhao Kuo is the real big boss of this store.

Now that Zhao Qian said that he wanted to investigate and deal with the boss behind the shop, didn't he mean that he wanted to investigate and deal with Zhao Kuo?

Thinking about this, Zhao Qian suddenly became quite embarrassed, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhao Kuo, on the other hand, still looked quite calm, and said lightly: "The situation of this store alone still can't explain anything, let's go ahead and ask other stores." ;

So in the next half an hour, Zhao Kuo took Zhao Qian to visit almost all the shops selling cloth in the East City.

I don’t know if I don’t go shopping. I was surprised when I went shopping. It turns out that the prices of the cloth sold in these stores under the Huaxia Group are relatively conscientious. The price of each linen in other stores is 100 yuan, or even [-] yuan. And more.

After learning about this situation, Zhao Qian couldn't understand at all: "How could it be like this?"Why can the price of this cloth rise to such an outrageous level? ;

Zhao Kuo narrowed his eyes, thoughtful.

At this moment, a very disappointed man who left the cloth shop happened to hear what Zhao Qian said, so he continued.

;This is why you, young man, don’t know. In fact, the price of goods in the imperial capital is like this. It has always been manipulated by those big bosses. It’s not easy for ordinary people like us to live. ! ;

Zhao Qian couldn't help but said: "Brother, what you said is probably wrong."This Imperial City is the capital of our Great Han Kingdom, where His Majesty the Emperor sits in town.These big bosses, no matter how much they can manipulate, can they still fight against His Majesty? ;

The man laughed, and said to Zhao Qian: "Of course what you said is very reasonable. Your Majesty is indeed a Majesty who loves the people like a son. If he knows this situation, he should come out and make decisions for us."But the question is who can tell His Majesty what happened here?Do you think ordinary people like us are qualified to talk to His Majesty? ;

Zhao Qian was speechless for a while.

The man shook his head, let out a sigh, and left.

Only then did Zhao Qian turn around, and said to Zhao Kuo in front of him: "Father, this person really has a problem with his speech, it's a bit too extreme." ;

But to Zhao Qian's surprise, Zhao Kuo refuted Zhao Qian's statement.

; No, you are wrong.Since ordinary people have this kind of thinking, it means that there must be an atmosphere generated by this way of thinking about things, and there may be something hidden behind it that we don't know. ;

When Zhao Kuo was speaking, his eyes narrowed slightly again.

Anyone who is familiar with Zhao Kuo knows that this is the look in the emperor's eyes when he found his prey.

Who will be the prey?

Chapter 1171 The Conspiracy of the Restoration Council (Third)

Sitting on the carriage back to the palace, Zhao Kuo fell into deep thought.

This incident, in fact, to some extent, reminded Zhao Kuo.

If in the past, Zhao Kuo's enemies were mainly other Chinese vassal states, then the situation is different now.

All the Huaxia vassal states have been destroyed, and all the Huaxia people are already his subjects to Zhao Kuo.

But are these subjects really all of one mind with Zhao Kuo?

Obviously not.

For example, in the cloth incident this time, ordinary people at the bottom could not afford cloth, but would merchants lower the price of cloth because of this?of course not.

For businessmen, making money is the most important thing, and other things can be put aside first.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while, then said to Zhao Qian: "Tell me, what do you think?" ;

Zhao Qian obviously couldn't hold back for a long time. After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, he immediately said: "Father, we should immediately ask the treasury to take out the stored cloth for the people to buy. In this way, we should be able to buy it." The cloth crisis this time was quickly alleviated. ;

After Zhao Kuo heard Zhao Qian's words, the corner of his mouth slightly moved, revealing a smile: "Your idea is actually not enough." ;

;ah? ;Zhao Qian was obviously a little confused.

In Zhao Qian's view, the treasury is the richest place in the Han Kingdom, and it is also the place with the most supplies. Could it be that the treasury is not good?

Zhao Kuo said lightly: "This time, at my suggestion, Guo Zong has already transferred a large amount of cloth from the state treasury to the Seleucid Empire for sale. Both are insufficient. ;

Zhao Qian touched his head and was speechless for a while.

What if the amount of cloth is insufficient?

Zhao Kuo said calmly: "But what you said has some truth. The cloth is so expensive nowadays, the government must not be indifferent, otherwise the common people will complain."How about this, starting tomorrow, the cloth stocks in Shaofu and the treasury will be taken out and put into the market to ease the pressure first.Anyway, the caravan going to Seleucid is almost gone now. Normally, after this period, the pressure on the supply of cloth will be much less. ;

There is a business theory that was very popular in later generations called "there is an invisible hand in the market". This theory means that when a commodity is scarce and expensive, many people will find ways to produce it in large numbers. A kind of commodity, to pull this kind of commodity to a normal profit price.

Of course, this theory has been proven not to be [-]% applicable, because if an industry is monopolized, then the monopoly giant can blatantly raise the price. Anyway, only the monopoly giant can sell this kind of goods. Do you want to buy it or not? .

However, there is no such monopoly giant in the current Han Dynasty. Even if there is a monopoly in some industries, it is also a government monopoly ruled by Zhao Kuo, and there will be no such problem of competing with the people for profit that affects the rule.

Zhao Kuo continued to speak again, and said to Zhao Qian: "You and Zheng'er can also participate in this matter, it can be regarded as an internship and trial." ;

For this, Zhao Qian was naturally overjoyed, and agreed without any hesitation: "I obey." ;

Zhao Kuo glanced at Zhao Qian meaningfully, and said lightly: "Remember, there are always surprises in many things. If something unexpected happens, then you should think about it." ;

Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, apparently not quite understanding why Zhao Kuo said that suddenly, but he agreed immediately.

After returning to the palace, Zhao Qian excitedly asked Zhao Zheng to be called, and told Zhao Zheng about the mission.

After Zhao Zheng listened, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face, and he said after a while: "Prince, maybe there is really something wrong behind this matter. ;

Zhao Qian was a little puzzled, but soon relieved, and said with a smile: "It's okay, if there is any problem, then let's find a way to solve it together!" ;

In order to accomplish this matter, Zhao Qian is also quite active.

The next day, Zhao Qian took Zhao Kuo's will and went to the Shaofu and the treasury respectively, so that these two places started to release cloth to the market through their respective channels.

As Zhao Kuo said before, whether it is the Shaofu or the treasury, the most basic fabrics such as linen stored in it are not sufficient.

This is because as a high-end fabric, the production of silk is relatively limited even if you look at the whole of China, and this time the huge demand suddenly detonated by the Seleucid trade cannot be met at all, so those caravans who have insufficient silk supply You can only focus on mid-range or even low-end fabrics.

Anyway, as long as it can be sold, the profit is fine, and from the perspective of business logic, these caravans are not worried that the middle and low-end cloth will not be sold, because there are top-level cloth such as silk, so it is easy to sell. It can create an atmosphere of "the products produced by Dahan must be high-quality goods", which is also very beneficial to the sales of middle and low-end cloth.

This is the real reason behind the short-lived cloth vacuum in the imperial capital and even the entire Han Kingdom.

After learning about this reason, Zhao Qian was also a little dumbfounded: "I never thought that the purpose of the emperor's father was to promote trade, but the people in the imperial capital were accidentally injured for a while." ;

Beside Zhao Qian, Zhao Zheng was relatively calm, and said lightly: "From a long-term perspective, sooner or later more cloth will be produced, and the price will definitely stabilize slowly."Opening up business routes now is definitely a good thing for our Great Han Kingdom. ;

Zhao Qian nodded and said: "Yes, but this incident also reminded me of a truth, that is, you should be cautious when implementing a policy, because you will never know what the result of the actual implementation of this policy will be." What. ;

During the conversation between the two, a lot of cloth was snapped up, and the price of cloth in the imperial capital also began to drop.

Everything seemed to be going well, but after two days, Zhao Qian suddenly felt something was wrong.

An official from the Shaofu stood in front of Zhao Qian respectfully, and said to Zhao Qian: "His Royal Highness, according to your order, our Shaofu has been using our shop to put a large amount of cheap linen into the market these days."But judging from the current inventory, these cheap linens will be sold out in at most two days. ;

Coincidentally, just half an hour later, officials from the treasury also appeared in front of Zhao Qian, and expressed the same statement to Zhao Qian, but the situation on the treasury side was slightly better than that of Shaofu. Sell ​​an extra day.

When Zhao Qian heard these two news, he was relatively calm at first, and verbally encouraged these officials to make persistent efforts.

But in the afternoon of this day, Zhao Qian began to realize something was wrong.

An official from the prince's mansion came to Zhao Qian's face panting, and said to Zhao Qian: "Prince, the situation is not good, the price of linen has started to rise!" ;

Zhao Qian was stunned: "What?" ;

Yes, the price of linen has indeed begun to rise.

This is because the news came out from nowhere, exposing the problem of insufficient linen stocks in the Shaofu and the treasury.

As a result, the linen cloth, which had been hit at 50 yuan a piece, rebounded back to 70 yuan in a short period of time.

Beads of sweat began to appear on Zhao Qian's forehead: "This, how could this happen?"Someone must have leaked the news and must be strictly investigated! ;

After regaining his senses, Zhao Qian looked at Zhao Zheng who was at the side again: "Brother Zheng, what do you think should be done now?" ;

What Zhao Qian asked was not to find the inner ghost from the Shaofu and the treasury, but to know how to solve the cloth problem.

But in the face of Zhao Qian's question, Zhao Zheng, who has always been quite determined, fell silent.

After a while, Zhao Zhengcai said: "Back to the prince, I really don't have any good solution for this matter." ;

The next day, all the stocks in Shaofu were sold out, and in the afternoon, the price of linen was raised to 120 yuan a piece of cloth.

On the third day, all the stocks in the treasury were also sold out. In the afternoon, the price of linen directly soared to 150 yuan a piece of cloth!

Zhao Qian was shocked when he heard the news.

; How did it become like this? ;

Zhao Qian was a little skeptical about life.

At this time, Zhao Zheng suddenly said calmly: "His Royal Highness, perhaps, we should go to His Majesty for help." ;

Zhao Qian turned his head to look at Zhao Zheng: "Looking for Emperor Father?"But this matter is what the father asked us to do. ;

Zhao Zheng said lightly: "What His Majesty asked us to do was to open a warehouse to sell cloth, and we did open a warehouse and sold out the cloth."So next, it is His Majesty's business. ;

Zhao Qian was speechless for a while, then sighed: "Let's go, now, I really can only ask Father for help!" ;

For Zhao Qian, a ten-year-old boy, the situation in front of him is obviously beyond his ability to solve it!

When Zhao Qian took Zhao Zheng to see Zhao Kuo in a hurry, what the prince of the Han Kingdom didn't know was that a group of people were celebrating this matter.

Right in the Imperial Capital City, in a secret room of an aristocratic mansion that doesn't look very eye-catching, there are more than a dozen people sitting densely. Everyone wears a mask on their face so they can't see their faces clearly, but they can hear clearly. Laughter came out of their mouths.

Sitting on the top seat was an old man with white beard and hair wearing a tiger mask. The old man smiled and said: "This time, we have successfully raised the price of all the linen in the imperial capital to 150 yuan." Money, that's a full 5 times the usual price!The common people in the imperial capital must not be able to afford the most ordinary clothes at this moment! ;

Another middle-aged man with a fox mask sitting next to the old man said with a smile: "Dijing City is the magnificent capital of the so-called Great Han Kingdom, but the common people in this capital can't even afford the most basic clothes. If this gets out, what will everyone think?He must have complained about the aloof Emperor Zhao Kuo of the Han Dynasty. ;

After the "fox" finished speaking, another "black wolf" smiled and said: "That's right, the people in the capital can't survive, how can the people in other places get better?"As long as this continues, Zhao Kuo's so-called Great Han Kingdom will be destroyed sooner or later! ;

Everyone laughed in unison.

Obviously, these people's hearts are full of hostility towards the Great Han Kingdom, and they wish that the Great Han Kingdom would perish as soon as possible!

"Tiger" raised his hand, signaling to everyone to be calm, and then said slowly: "Everyone, this time we have just started this time, and we are far from being completely successful."Therefore, the old man also hopes that everyone can take good care of themselves on weekdays, and never reveal their identities, otherwise, if those pervasive ls"Nightingales" find out, then we will all be in big trouble! ;

"Fox" also said in a deep voice: "Master Tiger's words are very true, how cruel Nightingale is, I think many of you here have already experienced it personally."You, like me, are patriots among the seven vassal states, and all want to work hard to restore our seven vassal states.The more this is the case, the more we have to protect ourselves so that we can find opportunities in the future to destroy this shitty Han country! ;

After hearing what the tiger and the fox said, everyone said yes.