Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

Receiving A Pu's answer, Zhou Maoran's heart, which was already beating extremely fast, sped up again.

For the first time in his life, Zhou Maoran was so grateful for his opponent's stupidity.

In just a few moments, many thoughts have appeared in Zhou Maoran's mind.

These ideas are messy and disorderly, but there is always only one central idea:

That is, we must find a way to let the fifth prince choose their Yuncizhai!

Obviously, Zhou Maoran is not the only one who has such an idea at this time:

"Since Princess Li is unwilling to lower the price, won't this business end up with Yun Ci Zhai?"

"Didn't the fifth prince say that? The lowest price wins! Tao Ranju is unwilling to lower the price, so the fifth prince will naturally choose Yuncizhai!"

Hearing the firm analysis of his staff, Zhou Maoran's mind had already floated, and the joy on his face could not be restrained, but he still didn't say anything dead:

"I'm afraid this is not an easy task. After all, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince took this job because of Tao Ranju. I think he will choose Tao Ranju in the end."

"Tuesday son's words are wrong. It is true that His Highness Fifth took up this job because of Tao Ranju, but His Majesty has already spoken. It is not His Highness the Fifth Highness who can choose which porcelain to choose."

"Yeah, besides, His Royal Highness is a prince after all. If Princess Li speaks so rudely, the fifth prince may be dissatisfied with it. You don't have to worry so much, Mr. Tuesday."

That's right, no matter how casual the fifth prince is on weekdays, he is still a prince, a nobleman, when did he think he was pointed at his nose like this?

I'm afraid the Fifth Prince has complained about Princess Li's actions today, right?

Zhou Maoran, who was still a little uncertain in his heart, finally settled down at this moment.

It's just that Zhou Maoran probably never dreamed that His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, who in his heart complained a lot about Princess Li, was jumping up and down excitedly in the study of Prince Li's mansion:

"Sister-in-law Three Emperors, did your younger brother perform well in that scene just now?"

When Qin Hao said this, his tone was full of excitement, and even the eyes he looked at Gu Yanshu were full of anticipation for praise.

This looks like a pug leaning over, where is there a trace of dissatisfaction with Gu Yanshu?

Facing Qin Hao like this, Gu Yanshu did not hesitate to praise him at all

:

"The acting is not bad, even more realistic than Shopkeeper Tang's acting!"

Who knew that Qin Hao, who had been chasing after Gu Yanshu to praise him just now, became a little embarrassed:

"Sister-in-law Sanhuang's words are a bit exaggerated. Compared with shopkeeper Tang, my younger brother is still a little worse."

"The fifth prince is humble. Compared with the fifth prince, the younger one is indeed much inferior."

Shopkeeper Tang who was standing by the side heard the words, and quickly refuted. There was no trace of sighing and resentment in front of outsiders on the smiling face?

Qin Hao also waved with a smile on his face:

"Shopkeeper Tang's words are an exaggeration. Your Highness should learn a lot from Shopkeeper Tang."

The two of them were like this, complimenting each other back and forth for a while, and finally put away their desire to perform to their heart's content.

After calming down, Qin Hao couldn't wait to turn his head to look at Gu Yanshu who was sitting in front of the desk:

"Sister-in-law Sanhuang, what are you going to do next?"

Without even thinking about it, Gu Yanshu spit out two words:

"Price reduction."

"Reduce the price? Still lower?" Qin Hao stared.

"Naturally."

The corners of Gu Yanshu's lips curled up, and a smile of unknown meaning appeared on his face:

"After all, the Taoran kiln factory has resumed work the day before yesterday. If the price is not lowered, how can we buy this new batch of porcelain into the palace?"

If he hadn't known Gu Yanshu's thoughts for a long time, maybe Qin Hao could really believe Gu Yanshu's current nonsense.

A few days ago, Qin Hao was still wondering why Gu Yanshu didn't let him enter the palace immediately to ask his father for the right to purchase porcelain in the palace this year.

But after so many days of Gu Yanshu's performance, Qin Hao also saw some clues.

He, the wife of the Three Emperors, who is full of eyes, is playing a game for the Zhou family and Yun Ci Zhai!

Poor Zhou's family and his elder brother, who were completely in the dark, thinking they had already grasped the overall situation.

But even knowing Gu Yanshu's plan, Qin Hao was still a little worried:

"Will Yuncizhai take the bait?"

"His Highness Five can rest assured that this Yuncizhai will definitely jump down the hole dug by the princess."

Gu Yanshu didn't speak, but shopkeeper Tang gave Qin Hao the answer with a smile.

Qin Hao frowned slightly, still a little puzzled:

"Oh? Why is Shopkeeper Tang so determined?"

"After all, His Royal Highness is holding in his hand now, but the palace

The right to purchase porcelain. "

Shopkeeper Tang has been the shopkeeper for half his life, and no one knows better than him what it is like to be able to sell items into the palace.

The moment Gu Yanshu asked Qin Hao to go to the palace to win the right to purchase porcelain, Yuncizhai and the Zhou family were destined to be led by Gu Yanshu.

Although Qin Hao didn't understand these thoughts in the merchant's mind, he could vaguely sense a thing or two when he saw the shopkeeper Tang's so determined appearance at this time.

Immediately let go of the worries in his heart, and followed Gu Yanshu to watch the play with peace of mind.

So on the second day, when Zhou Maoran was thinking about how to win the business from the palace, he heard the bad news from his subordinates:

"What did you say? Tao Ranju agreed to lower the price?"

The person who came to report the bad news to Zhou Maoran this time was the shopkeeper of Yunci Zhai, surnamed Zhang:

"Yes, Second Young Master, Tao Ranju directly dropped [-]% this time."

"Didn't Princess Li say that there will be no further price cuts?" Zhou Maoran still refused to believe it.

"I asked the people below to inquire about it at Tao Ranju. It is said that after the resumption of work at Tao Ran Kiln Factory, a lot of porcelain was fired overnight, so Princess Li chose to compromise."

Speaking of this, shopkeeper Zhang's face is also a little ugly:

"Second young master, what shall we do now?"

Zhou Maoran almost didn't even think about it, so he gave the answer:

"If they cut the price, we can cut the price too! Isn't it [-]%? Let the price of Yuncizhai be reduced by [-]%!"

"But the current price has no profit. If it drops further, it will lose money." Shopkeeper Zhang reminded his master with a look of embarrassment.

"Compared to the business in the palace, what is this little profit? As long as you sell the porcelain into the palace, are you afraid that you won't be able to earn back the money?"

Zhou Maoran gritted his teeth, and finally said one word firmly:

"drop!"

Shopkeeper Zhang thought for a moment, and felt that what Zhou Maoran said made sense, so he nodded quickly:

"Yes!"

Then shopkeeper Zhang bid farewell to Zhou Maoran, turned around and left in a hurry, knowing at a glance that this was to notify the price cut.

However, neither Zhou Maoran nor shopkeeper Zhang thought that this price cut was not the end, but the beginning of another round of price cuts.

As a result, the people watching the excitement in Beijing discovered that history seemed to be progressing again.

OK to repeat.

Taoranju and Yuncizhai, whose prices had already leveled off, suddenly started a second round of drastic price cuts.

Interested people even found that the second round of price cuts of the two stores seemed to be more intense than the first round, as if they were competing for something.

It's just that before these people discovered the pattern, they discovered that the second round of price cuts ended faster than they had imagined.

In just three days, the second round of price cuts stopped.

But this time, Tao Ranju was still the first to stop the fighting.

After discovering this, many spectators in the teahouse couldn't help expressing their opinions:

"This Tao Ranju is still not good! Last time, they were the first to admit defeat, right?"

"Looking at it this way, Yuncizhai can fight some?"

"After all, Yuncizhai is backed by the Zhou family, so it's normal for it to be stronger."

"That's true! But why do you think Tao Ranju and Yuncizhai match up?"

"How do I know this? I only know that my family has a lot of money left over from buying porcelain this year!"

"Hey hey hey! That's right, my family has saved a lot too!"

……

While the common people were discussing this matter, the atmosphere on the second floor of Yuncizhai, one of the shops involved, was extremely serious.

After these three days of fierce price competition, Yuncizhai finally ushered in their dream fifth prince.

When Zhou Maoran heard that the fifth prince had come to his door, he hurried to Yuncizhai without even taking a bite of his meal.

After introducing Qin Hao into the box of Yuncizhai, Zhou Maoran still felt unreal.

It wasn't until he saw the order list put in front of him by Qin Hao that Zhou Maoran finally felt the dust had settled.

Although the price of Yuncizhai has dropped to half of the cost price now, as long as this contract is signed, it will be worth it in Zhou Maoran's heart.

So when Zhou Maoran saw the contract in front of him, he didn't even read it carefully, so he picked up a pen and wanted to sign his name.

However, just as he picked up the pen, he was stopped by Qin Hao who was sitting aside:

"Wait a minute."

"Does His Highness Fifth have any questions?" Zhou Maoran thought that something had changed, and was suddenly surprised.

"Don't be nervous on Tuesday, it's just that there are some things,

You need to make it clear to Mr. Tuesday in advance. "

This time it was not Qin Hao who spoke, but the long follower standing beside Qin Hao, Yin Feng.

Zhou Maoran hastily cupped his hands at Yinfeng:

"My lord, please tell me."

"Young master on Tuesday, you need to know that this batch of porcelain will eventually be sent to the palace." Yinfeng said in a cold tone with a serious expression on his face.

Zhou Maoran nodded quickly. Of course he knew that this batch of porcelain was going to be sent to the palace. If not, he would not have lowered the price to the current level:

"Yes, Cao Min knows."

"So no matter what happens in the middle, Yuncizhai must deliver this batch of porcelain to His Highness Fifth Highness on time without any delay."

Yinfeng squinted his eyes, and his tone was full of warning:

"If Yuncizhai cannot deliver it on time, will Mr. Tuesday know the consequences?"

Zhou Maoran nodded without thinking, which is not difficult for Yuncizhai:

"Your Excellency and His Highness the Fifth Highness, please rest assured on this point. The people of Caomin know that Yuncizhai will definitely deliver it on time."

"Then it will be all right."

Only then did Yinfeng nodded slightly, and then raised his hand to make a "please" gesture to Zhou Maoran, indicating that he could sign the contract.

Seeing this, Zhou Maoran was afraid that there would be some changes in the middle, so he raised his hand and signed the contract without thinking about it, and stamped the Zhou family's private seal and handprint by the way.

The contract is in triplicate, one in Yuncizhai, one in Qin Hao's hand, and one for the official record.

After signing the contract, Qin Hao readily handed over half of the agreed deposit to Zhou Maoran.

The moment Zhou Maoran took over the deposit from Qin Hao, Zhou Maoran was completely relieved, and a gleam of ecstasy flashed in his eyes.

However, the joy in Zhou Maoran's heart had just risen when he heard Qin Hao's voice with a hint of a smile:

"Master Tuesday, right?"

Zhou Maoran raised his eyes and met Qin Hao's eyes at this time. For some reason, he suddenly felt a strange feeling of fright.

Before Zhou Mao could find out where this strange feeling in his heart came from, he had already heard Qin Hao's voice that seemed to be smiling but not smiling:

"Sister-in-law Sanhuang asked me to send a message to Mr. Tuesday, thank you Mr. Tuesday for your generosity these days."

It has to be said that Qin Hao's endless words directly made Zhou Maoran's heart skip a beat.

Zhou Maoran is not an idiot, although he doesn't know why Qin Hao said such things to him, but from Qin Hao's mentioning

From the intimacy in the tone of Princess Li, one can detect that the events of these days may have a great deviation from their imagination.

Realizing this, Zhou Maoran subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to question Qin Hao.

However, how could Qin Hao answer Zhou Maoran's questions?

After finishing the sentence just now, Qin Hao had already stood up from his seat, turned around and left Yuncizhai's box.

On the contrary, Yin Feng, who had been following Qin Hao, paused for a moment:

"Don't forget your promise on Tuesday, son, deliver the goods on time!"

Leaving behind such a meaningful warning, Yinfeng immediately followed Qin Hao's pace, leaving Zhou Maoran with two cold and heartless backs.

By this time, if Zhou Maoran has not noticed the abnormality, he is really stupid:

"What do they mean by this, is that Yuncizhai can't deliver the goods on time?"

"I don't know...it's so small." Under such circumstances, how dare shopkeeper Zhang speak?

"I don't know if I will investigate? Will they still say this for no reason?"

Zhou Maoran didn't dare to get angry with Qin Hao, so wouldn't he dare to get angry with shopkeeper Zhang?

Shopkeeper Zhang naturally didn't dare to delay, so he immediately turned around to find the reason.

Originally shopkeeper Zhang thought that this kind of clueless matter should be investigated, and some difficulties would inevitably be encountered

But he never expected that things would go much smoother than he had imagined.

The moment shopkeeper Zhang opened the account books of Yuncizhai these days, he found the answer:

"Second, Second Young Master... It seems that the order quantity is not right."

Since Yuncizhai started to cut prices, the business in the store has become more and more prosperous.

Not to mention those scattered customers who come into the store to buy one or two pieces of porcelain for the sake of price reduction, there are also many large families who order hundreds of pieces at a time.

Shopkeeper Zhang always thought that the large number of orders these days was a natural phenomenon after the price cut. However, after calming down and opening these orders again, shopkeeper Zhang realized something was wrong.

"The quantity is wrong? What's wrong?"

When Zhou Maoran heard this, his heart tightened, and he stepped forward, picked up the order booklet in front of shopkeeper Tang, and began to flip through it quickly.

On each order, there is the quantity of porcelain and the agreed price.

So at the first sight of these orders, Zhou Maoran noticed something was wrong:

The prices on these orders are as low as

It's outrageous!If the goods are shipped at the above price, the more they ship, the more Yun Ci Zhai will pay!

However, Zhou Maoran also knew that these prices were indeed decided by him himself.

Thinking of this, Zhou Maoran could only force himself to calm down, and put the order booklet in front of shopkeeper Zhang again:

"Forget it! Calculate it for me, if all these orders are shipped, how much Yun Ci Zhai will pay!"

"Yes!"

Shopkeeper Zhang nodded, quickly took out the abacus from the side, and began to move the abacus quickly according to the amount on the order.

The more he counted, the shopkeeper Zhang's hand began to tremble uncontrollably.

Zhou Maoran, who was standing aside, also kept his eyes on the movements of shopkeeper Zhang's hands.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was the sound of the abacus playing.

After a while, the sound gradually died down, and Zhou Maoran finally determined the specific amount of loss that this batch of orders would cause Yuncizhai:

65 one tael...

This is not counting the batch of porcelain that Qin Hao ordered just now to be sold into the palace...

Thinking of this, Zhou Maoran felt dizzy for a while, and when his eyes went dark, he immediately lost consciousness.