After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

More than one charcoal shop was waiting for Jinghui to run out of charcoal to sell, and watched them make money.

But it seems that the charcoal at Jinghui Charcoal Shop can never be sold out.

Everyone has also discovered that although Jinghui's charcoal is sold in limited quantities, he opens his shop as usual every day and the price remains the same every day, and the price does not increase just because it snows again.

So, everyone gradually became less anxious. If they couldn’t buy it today, they would just go and queue up early tomorrow.

The business of other charcoal shops was also getting worse.

Should I follow the price cut? I'm not willing to do that.

And I heard that the owners of several large charcoal shops in the capital have joined forces to deal with Jinghui.

Before these big charcoal shops actually took action, they gave Jinghui a small warning.

"Master Qi, our shop on East Street was splashed with manure last night!"

"Although our shop on West Street was not splashed with manure, there was a lot of dirt. This morning, it took the guys an hour to clean it up."

"Our shop is also..."

Several branch charcoal shop owners came to Qi Liang and reported the situation with worried faces.

"How about... we raise the price too?"

"We are going against all the charcoal shops in the capital."

"This time it's just a warning, I'm afraid next time it won't be just a scare."

The shopkeepers knew that Mr. Qi had a backer.

At this time, someone whispered, "If it really doesn't work, ask someone to come forward... If not, someone can come forward, right?"

"What if they try to play dirty tricks next time and set the shop on fire? We have charcoal in our shop!"

"Not to mention the loss of money, what if someone is killed..."

The shopkeepers didn't dare to say anything more.

Qi Liang said calmly, "The time is almost ripe!"

"Ok?"

"Don't worry, this matter will be resolved tonight."

"Tomorrow, we will still sell charcoal at the old price."

The shopkeepers looked at Qi Liang and said, "No... no more increase?"

Qi Liang shook his head. "No need to raise the price. We have already made a lot of money at this price. We can't be too greedy."

Seeing that he was confident, the shopkeepers had no choice but to stop persuading him.

I just hope that what he said about solving it tonight can really prevent future troubles.

That night, Qi Liang gathered members of the hometown association together for dinner.

At the dinner table, he proposed the idea of ​​inviting members of the hometown association to sell charcoal together.

When everyone heard this, they became very excited.

Everyone knows that all grades of charcoal are in short supply nowadays. If you have charcoal in your hands now, it is like sitting on a mountain of gold and silver!

"It would be best if there is a ready-made charcoal shop. If there isn't one, you can also sell charcoal in your own shop."

"I think everyone knows the current charcoal price. Now that we have a supply and can sell charcoal, we can make a profit!"

Everyone looked at each other, and saw interest in each other's eyes.

"How much charcoal do you have? How can you make so many people follow you?"

Qi Liang smiled and said, "Of course not everyone can do it."

I told you, there's no such thing as pie falling from the sky.

"How to say?"

"What are your conditions?"

Qi Liang paused, "My condition is that if you buy goods from me, we have to unify the price and split the profits equally."

"I will sell it to you at cost price, and you will sell it at my price. I will take half of the profit."

Everyone at the dinner table started to murmur and discuss.

"He's been targeted by several big charcoal merchants in Kyoto, and they want us to help share the firepower."

“But it does make money!”

"It's too cold to go out now, and the things in the shop are not selling well, but it's different with charcoal. There will definitely be more customers coming to the shop."

"Even if we sell charcoal as a side job, we can still use our own charcoal at a low price! It's a good thing!"

"The charcoal out there is so expensive that I can hardly afford it!"

"That's an exaggeration. How can you not afford the charcoal? But at this price, it really hurts!"

The whispers here haven't ended yet.

Someone over there has already stood up with a glass of wine in hand, "I'll follow Brother Qi!"

"Besides, the current price of charcoal means that my shop can't afford it. If we work with Brother Qi, our shop will be warmer and we will have more customers!"

After the young man responded, more and more people immediately raised their glasses to drink.

……

The next day, Kyoto's charcoal supply seemed to be sufficient all of a sudden.

There are not only charcoal shops but also charcoal for sale.

Even other shops sell charcoal at reasonable prices.

Just when other charcoal shops had not yet reacted and were preparing to attack Jinghui Charcoal Shop.

The court suddenly took action against them.

The imperial court strictly investigated shops that raised the price of coal. If any such shops were found to have done so, the court would impose a fine of three times the price and confiscate the illegal gains.

The shop was ordered to close and rectify the situation, and the owner was also called to the government office for questioning.

Instead, several shops of Jinghui were commended by the imperial court.

Jinghui also quickly gave positive feedback and lowered the price of coal again the day after the court commended them.

It's just over twice as expensive as usual.

After all, given the current weather conditions, costs are bound to rise.

When Jinghui lowered his prices, all the charcoal shops in Kyoto followed suit, and the prices of each shop remained basically the same.

The court was very satisfied with Jinghui's performance and its influence on the market.

I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally summoned Qi Liang.

Those members of the hometown association who followed Qi Liang to sell charcoal felt that they had not only made money but also felt proud.

And those charcoal shops that initially laughed at Qi Liang for being stupid later thought he was ruining their business.

Not only did they lose all the money they had earned, but they also had to pay a fine and were ordered to close the store for three days. Only after an investigation by the imperial court were they allowed to reopen.

But even after opening the doors, their business was far less than that of Jinghui under Qi Liang and those shops that Qi Liang had run in the past.

……

At the celebration banquet of the hometown association.

"Brother Qi is a righteous man. He has been commended by the court twice in a row."

"Brother Qi was able to make all the money on his own this time, but he didn't forget us fellow villagers!"

"Yes, Brother Qi cares about the people, and even more so about us fellow villagers! He is responsible! This cup is for Brother Qi, I'll drink it, you can do whatever you want!"

The table was bustling with activity and everyone was in high spirits.

Qi Liang was complimented by everyone, but he never showed any pride.

A young man with such a broad mind and so calm, even the old men in the hometown association nodded in approval.

"We old guys discussed it and decided that since I'm old, it's you young people who should rule the world now."

"It's time to give more opportunities to you young people to display your talents!"

"I plan to step down and recommend Qi Liang as the new president. What do you think?"

The old president cleared his throat and said.

There was a sudden silence at the table, and everyone looked at Qi Liang with burning eyes.

Qi Liang quickly stood up and declined, "I am still too young to handle this important task!"

"Brother Qi, please don't refuse! The old president has a keen eye. If he is willing to recommend you, he definitely trusts you!"

"You can definitely lead our hometown association to become the number one chamber of commerce in the Beijing circle and the number one chamber of commerce in Beili!"

"Yes, I agree that Brother Qi will take over!"

"agreed, agreed!"

The table suddenly became lively again.