Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 97 Want to wipe out her business

The second day of business of "Youjian Shop".

The reputation of being cheap and easy to use spread throughout the city. I heard that the product was sold out yesterday, so many people went to line up early in the morning.

If there wasn't a curfew in the city, I would probably have to wait outside the shop all night.

The door won’t open for another half an hour, but there are already more than twenty people in line.

The issue that everyone is most worried about is whether there is any stock left.

If you can’t buy such cheap warm clothes, you can only buy expensive coats that are not warm enough.

It is also because of this batch of Western Region clothing that several wealthy businessmen who had hoarded goods and raised prices could no longer sit still. The cotton-padded jackets that originally cost nearly thirty taels were also reduced in price today.

But no matter how much it drops, it will not be lower than five taels.

So, they also sent people to mix in and spy. They don’t believe that they can get as much goods as they want from the Western Regions!
It takes time to make clothes!

The shop was about to open, and several horse-drawn carriages arrived with boxes. Seeing such abundant goods, the people in the queue looked more eager.

The people who got the news turned back to report.
"The people in charge of the goods that the caravan brought from Yunzhou are all their confidants. They didn't let outsiders handle them. I only saw that there weren't many goods left in the warehouse. I heard that more goods will be shipped in."

The person in the upper seat stroked the fan bone and said, "The cold-resistant clothing from the Western Regions can help Da Qi overcome difficulties. It is a great achievement. They should hand over this business."

He had already obtained the itinerary records of the caravan's ships and sent people to investigate the caravans that had dealings with the Liu family, making sure to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

There should be results today, and this shop's business has come to an end.

Just when the two shops were doing business in full swing, a low-key-looking carriage stopped in front of the music house opposite.

From here you can overlook the river bank and the dock in the distance, and this is also the location chosen by King Cheng to watch the show.

At that time, a group of people suddenly broke into the noisy dock among the porters coming and going.

The person who came was an official and had a legitimate reason, so no one on the cargo ship dared to stop him. They could only secretly send someone to inform Liu Zheng.

The boxes on the cargo ship were filled with things, but there were not so many goods from the Western Regions that they could not withstand close inspection.

Liu Zheng was still on his way, thinking about how to hold the person back no matter what.

Another extremely ostentatious carriage arrived at the music hall first.

Seeing the bronze pendant hanging outside the car, the surroundings became as quiet as death.

In the entire capital city, there is no one who does not recognize this carriage, which is as luxurious as the emperor's chariot.

No one dared to say anything against him.

At the same time, in the private room, King Cheng was wondering,
I heard from my confidant that the people at the dock had all evacuated without even getting on the cargo ship.

Prince Cheng hurried out, wanting to see what was going on in person.

An ordinary-looking attendant in gray came up to him.

"Your Highness Prince Cheng, my master sent me to tell you that some things are better not to investigate."

He stared at the magnificent carriage in front of him, and as he bowed, his face darkened. "What does this mean, Imperial Master?"

What kind of benefits did the prince give that would make this person, who even his father had to give in to, come to help?

A slender yet powerful hand casually opened the curtain.

"You found out about me, and you still ask me what I mean?"

With a smiling tone, but cold eyes,

"No matter what you do, don't affect my business with the Western Region merchants." Wen Zhi said in a calm voice.

When King Cheng heard this, he was stunned. After a long while, he said, "I was offended before. I hope the Imperial Master will forgive me."

It's really weird. I didn't expect these businesses were related to him.

And when he talked about the merchants from the Western Regions, it seemed that his tone changed.

Just think about how the Liu family could get so many things that were in short supply in Da Qi.

Liu Zheng had imagined countless bad situations, but he never expected that nothing would happen when he arrived at the dock. He even thought he had received a scam message.

I asked everyone in the caravan, but no one knew what was going on.

They just said that they were sent by the imperial teacher, and when the people who were about to search the ship saw the token, they all ran away.

Liu Zheng scratched his head in confusion. What did that mean? How could someone who had ignored them before when he wanted to establish a relationship with them now take the initiative to help?
Liu Zheng asked someone to deliver the news to the prince's residence and went to the shop himself.

"The clothes are selling so well that they will probably be out of stock by noon tomorrow," the shopkeeper whispered.

"I'll ask when the next batch of goods will arrive. You should spread the news first, saying that there are a lot of these clothes in the Western Regions and there is enough stock. Let the people rest assured that the next batch of goods will arrive later, and the price will definitely not increase."

"Yes."

Liu Zheng left the shop and immediately went to Qingshi Lane and came to Shen You's antique shop.

Shen You was melting gold bars with a musket.

Liu Zheng was stunned when he saw this scene. What kind of magic weapon was that? How could it spit fire with just a press? It was so powerful.

He was afraid of being hurt by mistake, so he quietly moved a step to the side.

"Shopkeeper Shen, the previous clothes are almost sold out. When will the next batch of goods be available?"

"It will arrive tomorrow. There are 8,000 pieces in this batch. You can sell them outside the capital."

Shen You put down the gun and said, "I have something to do the day after tomorrow and cannot open the store, so tomorrow night you have to arrange for the goods to be shipped away."

"no problem."

Liu Zheng thought of what happened at the dock and told it hesitantly. It was obvious that Shen You didn't say anything, and he was not sure for a moment whether she was the one who invited the Imperial Master's people.

After agreeing on the time for handing over the goods, Liu Zheng left as there were other things waiting for him to deal with in the shop.

Several cloth and garment shop owners in the capital came to the door, as well as people from trading companies.

They all hope to get some goods from Liu's shop so that they can make money together.

"We have shops in various places and the fastest caravans. We also want to enable more people to wear good clothes."

"It's just that the cost of transporting the clothes from the Western Regions to various places is too high. If we sell them at 20 taels, we'll lose money. Why not raise it to taels?"

Several wealthy businessmen representing the business bank showed respect on the surface, but they cursed Liu Zheng in their hearts.

You have such a good channel and goods, but you set the price so low, you won’t make any money even if you have the money!

"We can supply you with goods, but the price cannot be changed." Liu Zheng sighed deliberately.

"Do you think I don't want to make money? Contacting merchants from the Western Regions and sending them to the capital without any obstacles, do you think the Liu family can do it?

If you are caught raising the price, your property will be confiscated and you will be exiled. Don't say I didn't warn you."

The rich businessmen all looked unhappy and asked who was behind Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng only said some ambiguous words and asked them to guess for themselves. After contacting the palace, no one dared to talk about raising the price anymore.

"But we can't ship the goods out at a loss, and the price you gave us is five taels."

"If you ship it by water, the maximum amount cannot exceed 7 taels." Liu Zheng took out an abacus.

"I've calculated that this price is not a loss. I can give you a discount for the 20 taels set."

The other people almost couldn't help but say: You are really good at using an abacus.

"This is also what the higher-ups mean. If you do this well, it will be a great achievement." Liu Zheng said again.

The head of the business backed by Zhao Houfu was the first to agree, and the rest did not dare to refuse.

But when I went out, I had to force a smile.

Only Liu Zheng nodded while calculating on an abacus.

　The next chapter will be late. I'm stuck today and I'm still revising it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)