This person is too strong but insists on eating the empress' soft rice

Chapter 108 Who is the Clown
Seeing the complaints from the people, the papermaking family headed by the Cai family not only did not restrain themselves in the slightest.

On the contrary, they seemed even more rampant, because the current situation had convinced them that what Ye Chen said about the royal family's paper making was just a big joke.

"Unexpectedly, the dignified empress would think of using such a child's trick to deceive our six families?" Cai Yongxin said wildly.

At the party organized by the Cai family this time, there were also some bigwigs from other industries.

Many of them have heard from Cai Yongxin what happened in the Purple Dragon Palace on the day the contract was signed.

While everyone was surprised by the boldness of the Cai family and others, they also felt a little jealous.

Especially when I heard that Your Majesty had reduced the tax rate on paper to zero and these guys were still raising the price like crazy, I felt like they were crazy.

Someone among them asked: "Patriarch Cai, when do you plan to raise the price of paper?"

Cai Yongxin shook his head slightly and said: "Until now, the emperor and empress have not bowed to us. I'm afraid the price of paper cannot be reduced."

On this day, Ye Chen learned Cai Yongxin's words from Luo Hongyan.

He acted very calmly, but Luo Hongyan was very angry.

"Hong Yan, I didn't take it to heart. Instead, seeing how rampant they are, I feel that I can feel at ease if they collapse in the future."

Luo Hongyan lay sideways on Ye Chen's bed, she said softly.

"Ye Chen, even though I said that, I still can't help but be angry when I hear their arrogance."

"Originally, I thought in the past few years that the six major paper-making families would be grateful after enjoying low tax rates for four years, but I never expected that they would repay kindness with enmity!"

Ye Chen caressed Luo Hongyan's shoulder, and comforted him: "Hongyan, a big family like this always only knows how to pursue profit wholeheartedly, how could they consider your feelings?"

After a moment, he continued: "Weren't the grain merchants before the same? Now that they have been dealt with, haven't they become much more honest?"

After saying this, Luo Hongyan couldn't help but smile.

Because what Ye Chen said was right, the six major families who were a little bit rampant while taking advantage of the famine, have never appeared again after being punished this time.

And within the foreseeable ten years in the future, they should have no intention of making trouble anymore.

"Ye Chen, when do you think the royal family's papers can be sold?"

After these three days of non-stop production in the royal papermaking workshop, coupled with the extremely high efficiency of the new papermaking technology.

There are already many high-quality papers that have been manufactured.

Ye Chen heard a trace of anxiety from Luo Hongyan's words: "Hongyan, are you in a hurry?"

"Now the price of paper has reached a completely unreasonable level, and there are great complaints from the people. If I don't take any measures, I'm afraid it will be difficult to appease the people's complaints."

After Ye Chen thought for a while, he told Luo Hongyan the result of his thinking in the past few days.

"Paper can't be sold yet, but we can sell other things first."

"Other things? What?" Luo Hongyan was a little confused.

"Paper futures."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, he smiled mysteriously.

Luo Hongyan was completely confused, she had never heard of the concept of futures.

Ye Chen patiently explained: "Hongyan, the reason why you want to make such a thing is because in the recent period, the six major families have already made a large amount of profit by relying on the price increase of paper. Even if the royal family releases paper Lowering the price will not affect the profits they made before."

Luo Hongyan was thoughtful: "Then what is the futures you are talking about? How can the six major families spit out their previous profits?"

"You, Hongyan, do as I say, let someone release the news, sell paper worth 1000 million taels of silver at half the current paper price, and the delivery date is set in ten days."

"In addition, at one-third of the current price, paper worth 2000 million taels of silver will be sold, and the delivery date will be one month later."

"We will sell paper worth 4000 million taels of silver at the price of ordinary paper, and the delivery date will be three months later."

Ye Chen's series of words made Luo Hongyan think for a long time.

Thanks to her clever mind, she gradually figured out the key point.

Luo Hongyan said: "Ye Chen, what do you mean, you want people from the six major families to buy these so-called futures?"

Ye Chen nodded slightly: "This is a dead end. No matter whether the six major families buy it or not, they can show the royal family's attitude, that is, within three months, the price of paper will gradually return to normal."

"Besides, after hearing this, the people of the six major families will definitely panic in their hearts, because it means that their pricing power on paper has been shaken, so they have to buy it."

After listening to Ye Chen's explanation, Luo Hongyan felt a sudden realization.

At the same time, she was extremely curious, what was in Ye Chen's mind?
How could he come up with so many wonderful ideas?
Surprise is surprise, Luo Hongyan's movements are not slow at all.

She quickly arranged for people to distribute the decree according to Ye Chen's wishes.

The Cai family quickly got the news.

Cai Yongxin sneered: "Is this a case of rushing to the doctor in a hurry, and intending to look at the papers that don't exist?"

How vicious his eyes were, he could see through Ye Chen's scheme at a glance.

It didn't take long for the heads of the six major papermaking families to gather in the Cai family.

Their expressions were a little serious, because no matter what, after the official release of such news, many people in the public chose to believe it.

As a result, when most people think that the price of paper will drop soon, their paper sales will be seriously affected.

"Brother Cai, what should we do now? Does the royal family have the confidence to do this, or is it swollen and fat?"

Patriarch Ouyang said with some concern.

Cai Yongxin sneered: "Brother Ouyang, if the royal family can easily innovate papermaking, wouldn't it mean that all our years have been in vain?"

"Brother Cai, what do you mean, the actions of the royal family are still smoke bombs?"

"That's right, according to the current paper price, as long as we can stabilize the price for three months, then the profit we can make is the sum of the usual ten years."

"On this good opportunity, we must not back down. Our six major families have joined forces to buy the royal family's paper contract and see how they deliver the goods! If they fail to deliver the goods by then, we will ask them to refund the money!"

Cai Yongxin ordered with confidence.

Several other family heads agreed, but the Ouyang family head looked a little unhappy.

"Brother Cai, do you still remember what happened to the grain merchants before? Will we be fooled this time too?"

(End of this chapter)