It is absolutely a shame for Gu Qing to lose money in business.

A modern man who has traveled through thousands of years and was once the leader of a commercial company, responsible for presiding over countless business negotiations and planning. The team he led was once like an invincible ace army, and any difficult opponent eventually failed in front of him and the team.

Such an excellent leader, after traveling thousands of years, faced with the ancient people who originally thought they were ignorant and backward, he actually lost money in business...

"How much did you lose?" Gu Qing asked the two shopkeepers calmly.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing quickly looked at each other and signaled to each other with their eyes, but no one dared to say it. They saw the eyes of the two flying around and their eyebrows and eyebrows conveying their feelings.

"Can you please get married on the spot? How long will it take to throw each other's charming eyes?" Gu Qing was impatient.

Hao Donglai had to laugh and said, "I lost a lot..."

"Speak the second nonsense, just stop talking about anything, I don't care."

"I bought four shops in Dongshi two months ago. There were less than ten transactions every day. The four shops have nearly a hundred accounts, and the shops are no longer able to make ends meet. They are about to close." Hao Donglai said with a sad face.

Gu Qing asked in confusion: "The two of you have been doing business for many years and are no longer novices. Why do you lose so much? Is there something wrong with our goods or the price?"

Hao Donglai sighed: "The goods are porcelain from our Shuzhou Qing Kiln. How can there be problems with porcelain that can be designated as tribute? The prices are also moderate. We had already figured out the market price in Chang'an before opening, and after discussion, we set the current price. When the business was first opened, the business was so good that it was almost out of stock. Until last month, the transaction of shops fell sharply, and almost no one was willing to come to the door."

"The goods are fine, the prices are fine, so, what's the problem?"

The two shopkeepers wanted to speak but stopped, with a hesitant expression.

Gu Qing saw the expressions of the two of them and understood that trouble was coming.

"So, is it a reason outside of business?"

The two shopkeepers nodded.

"Who did you offend?"

Hao Donglai sighed: "Lao Shi and I are both decent businessmen. Who dares to offend in Chang'an? Just because he opened four shops to sell porcelain, others would dislike him..."

Gu Qing understood that the four shops sold tribute porcelain and suddenly participated in the already fierce competition of Chang'an porcelain industry. The two shopkeepers broke the ecological balance of Chang'an porcelain industry and stole other people's cakes.

"Tell me what's going on? Who is targeting you?"

Shi Daxing hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Most of the porcelain transactions in East City, Chang'an are monopolized by the powerful. The largest one is called "Longji Yue Kiln". The shopkeeper behind it is from Jinzhou, Hedong Road..."

Gu Qing sneered: "This shopkeeper is probably not the real shopkeeper, who else is behind the shopkeeper?"

"When the Marquis sees Wanli clearly, the shopkeeper is just a small person pushed to the public by the powerful. The real shopkeeper behind him is Liang. He is said to be a distant relative of Hou Liang Guodong, Yiling County..."

Gu Qing said coldly: "So, is Hou Liang Guodong, Yiling County?"

Hao Donglai nodded: "It should be him. We asked about it before the shop opened and also visited several shopkeepers of the East City Porcelain Store according to etiquette. At that time, he said it well, but the shopkeeper of Longji Yue Kiln was not allowed to speak strange things. Lao Shi and I were just here for the first time, so we were careful. But after the opening, Longji was the first to attack us. I heard that the shops selling porcelain in Dongshi and foreign Hu merchants issued an order, not allowing them to have any contact with us, otherwise we would not want to do business in Dongshi City."

Gu Qing was quite surprised: "Why do you hate us so much? So many shops that make porcelain, Longji is targeting us? It's so domineering."

Hao Donglai whispered: "Mr. Marquis, wait first, the little man will come soon."

After saying that, Hao Donglai's fat body rushed into the wing room and quickly took out two plum bottles from the wing room.

The shapes of plum vases are slightly different and the colors are different. One is glass-reflective, while the other is slightly dim.

Gu Qing took the plum vase, bent his fingers and said, "What do these two plum vases mean?"

Hao Donglai smiled and said, "One is the one that comes from the Qing Kiln in Qingcheng, and the other is the one that comes from the Longji Yue Kiln. Marquis, see what's the difference."

Gu Qing weighed the slightly dim plum vase in his hand and said, "I can't tell you how it is different, but this one is obviously much worse."

Hao Donglai smiled and said, "That's right, the one in your hand is from Longji Yue Kiln. Compared with the two sides, we can see the height immediately. Whether it is color or embryo, our Qing Kiln is much better than him. To be honest, in all the porcelain shops in Dongcheng City, Chang'an, our Qing Kiln is definitely the first in terms of texture."

As he said that, Hao Donglai said again: "Mr. Marquis, take a look."

Then Hao Donglai took the two plum vases, raised their arms flat, and let go at the same time. With a crisp sound, the plum vase fell to the ground at the same time. The one in Longji had fallen to pieces. Although the bottle in Qingyao was also broken, it was not broken, and there were only a few cracks on the body of the bottle.

Hao Donglai said, "Have you seen it? This is the confidence of our Shuzhou Qing Kiln. The glaze, embryo, and hardness are all top-quality. Compared with us, Longji Yue Kiln loses everything."

Gu Qing understood: "It is a crime to bear a treasure. We are all enemies on all sides because our goods are so good that they block others' wealth."

This is not uncommon. Gu Qing has long understood that no matter the market rules of ancient and modern times, after fierce competition, those who survive and grow are often not the best, but the most suitable ones. Only after the dispute ends, when a certain family becomes dominant, will the best things appear magically.

Don’t ask how this best thing appears, it’s about self-development and independent intellectual property rights.

This thing in front of you is a typical phenomenon in which bad money drives out good money, a common phenomenon in the capital market.

Shi Daxing said with a sad face: "We have been competing with Longji these days. In order to compete for the bulk transactions of Hu merchants in the Western Regions, we have lowered the price below the cost, and paid the shipping fee to Hu merchants according to the number of items. We even took the initiative to hire a caravan to deliver the goods to Yumen Pass..."

Gu Qing sighed: "There are many ways to compete in business, and fighting a price war is the worst. I really wonder how you did your business over the years. With your family's foundation, you can't beat others'... What monkey is coming?"

Hao Donglai added: "The Marquis of Yiling County."

Gu Qing murmured: "He is a monkey, and I am a monkey. Everyone has the same identity on the official side. What I am afraid of is that there is someone behind the monkey..."

Hao Donglai hurriedly encouraged: "Your monkey is much more fierce than that one..."

Gu Qing glanced at him, pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "You are so funny."

Shi Daxing sighed: "Anyway, we have been fighting with Longji for more than a month, and Longji is still alive. Our family is about to be over. If we can't turn the situation around immediately, we can only sell the four shops we just bought. This time we're really losing all our money."

Hao Donglai tentatively said: "Since the young man has been granted a title, we have the confidence again. Why don't we... borrow your name to remind them?"

Gu Qing looked at them with contempt and said, "What else can you do besides competing for your family and backstage? Even if you bring me out, I am a marquis, and I am also a marquis. Are they afraid of me? Do you understand the principle of doing business and making money by making fun of you?"

Shi Daxing said: "What should I do next? The Marquis will give us some advice. We really have no choice."

Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "First bring the price back to the original price, don't fight price wars anymore. This is a way of losing both sides. It is not good for everyone, but it will be cheaper for those Hu merchants. Then you take the initiative to come to the door to make friends with Longji, first apologize and then agree to raise the price back together. In short, a quit first, then win-win. The transaction is for money, not for making enemies. This is the most basic principle of merchants."

The two shopkeepers nodded repeatedly to agree.

Shi Daxing hesitated again: "Mr. Marquis, we have met the shopkeeper of Longji. The man is arrogant and not easy to interact with. Even if we take the initiative to come to apologize, they may not bear it. If they insist on making enemies with us, what should we do?"

Gu Qing smiled: "Of course it will be a matter for the future. Don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of trouble. If the matter comes to me on my own initiative, I don't have to be polite and tolerate it. Let them be destroyed."

The two shopkeepers agreed respectfully.

Then Hao Donglai said in embarrassment again: "Marty, there is one more thing..."

Gu Qing sighed, "I can see that I am not a monkey. I am clearly a miserable person who wipes your butts. What else is there?"

Hao Donglai smiled and said, "During these days, Lao Shi and I have already spent all their money. Now the flow of money in the shops is no longer available. If the Marquis has idle money, it is better to lend us a few months to spend. After we have a few big deals with Hu merchants, we will return it immediately..."

Gu Qing frowned: "You want money?"

The two of them nodded quickly: "Yes, I want money."

Gu Qing and the two looked at each other, and their eyes gradually became dull. In a short moment, it seemed that their soul was pulled away, leaving only a body without any thoughts.

Seeing Gu Qing like this, the two couldn't help but feel anxious: "Marty, Marquis? What's wrong with you?"

Gu Qing suddenly clapped his hands, and then and then he spoke in a daze from the depths of his soul: "Aba, Aba, Aba, Aba..."

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He got up at noon the next day. After getting up, Gu Qing sat on the bed with a look of loss and staring blankly.

Last night, I was really thoughtful when I pretended to be crazy and acted like crazy, but the two shopkeepers were obviously not so easy to cheat. They eventually forcibly borrowed all their assets, including the 100 taels of gold rewarded by Li Longji during the title of marquis.

Now the Gu family’s warehouse is almost empty and can run away mice.

Gu Qing is not very fond of money. With the industry of Shuzhou Qingyao and the shares of the two shopkeepers' shops, Gu Qing is really not short of money now.

Before yesterday, he could say to anyone with confidence, "I'm not interested in money, I've never touched money, and the happiest time was when I couldn't even eat enough."

And from today on, when Gu Qing was almost unable to eat enough, he suddenly realized that he was not that happy.

I feel good at pretending for a while, and no matter how happy I feel, I am still pretending, but in the end I take everything alone.

Thinking about giving monthly salary to the housekeepers and maids in their house. The normal daily purchase expenses in the house and various money they need to spend. Thinking about the empty warehouse now, Gu Qing suddenly felt a long-lost heartache. The last time he felt this feeling was when he used firecrackers to fry cow dung in an orphanage in his previous life. Because the fire was not enough to run away, his new clothes were splashed...

I secretly made up my mind to solve this problem quickly and get the funds back as soon as possible. Otherwise, the newly-chung Marquis would not be able to afford to eat in poverty and would become a laughing stock in the entire Chang'an City.

In the afternoon, Chang'an City suddenly caused a sensation.

An Lushan is here.

The show of entering the city was unprecedented. More than a hundred herders drove away thousands of sheep and war horses. Nearly a thousand soldiers from Fanyang border soldiers followed him, surrounded by a fat man in armor and helmets, who was more than 300 kilograms of armor and helmets, and arrived outside the Hanguang Gate of Chang'an. Ten miles away from the city gate. The fat man and everyone got off the horse and walked. When they reached the city gate, the fat man suddenly knelt on both knees and knelt down in the direction of Xingqing Palace. He bowed and walked three more steps, then stood up and continued.

Such etiquette of congratulations was already a bit exaggerated, but the officials and citizens of Chang'an just took this trick. The fat man bowed and entered the city again and again, which immediately attracted countless people from Chang'an to watch. People looked at the fat man with novelty and excitement from afar, pointing at him from time to time.

The fat man did not realize that he was the target of everyone's onlookers, and he still bowed every three steps without saying a word. The soldiers of the border soldiers behind him also followed him to worship. After most of the hour entering the city, everyone only walked a very small distance. However, the expression of the fat man's fat face, which was holy and without any impurities, was deeply engraved in the hearts of the people of Chang'an when he worshiped Xingqing Palace.

After a long time, a team of knights rushed over from the direction of Xingqing Palace. The leader was Gao Lishi beside Lilongji. Gao Lishi dismounted and walked to the fat man, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has an order, Pinglu, Fanyang, and the governor of Hedong Jiedong An Lushan, can ride a horse in Chang'an City. I have been thinking of you for a long time. It is better to enter the palace quickly to relieve my lovesickness."

The fat man bowed to Gao Lishi, and his voice was loud and deep: "Hu Er'er and An Lushan received the order, and the country of the Tang Dynasty will last for generations, and His Majesty Tian Khan will be prosperous for thousands of years!"

After saying that, An Lushan bowed to Gao Lishi again, and said with a heroic smile: "General Gao, are you fine?"

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "All the martial artist is in love with you, but my wife is still good. However, the martial artist is a little older. I think it is because of the wind and sand outside the border, and the martial artist has worked hard for His Majesty to guard the border."

"The duty of loyalty to the king is not to talk about the word "hard work"?"

Everyone rode on their horses and slowly headed towards Xingqing Palace.

When it was dark, Gu Qing dressed in his official uniform and came to Huae Building of Xingqing Palace under the imperial edict.

The lights in the Huaca Building were brightly lit and the ministers gathered, and the whole house was filled with laughter and drinking.

After entering the hall, Gu Qing saluted Li Longji and Yang Guifei first. When Li Longji saw Gu Qing, he couldn't help laughing: "Gu Qing is late and he will be punished with three cups. General Gao went to pour wine for Gu Qing, staring at him after drinking three cups, and no drop is left."

Obviously, Li Longji was in a good mood today, and the smile on his face was much more sincere than usual. Gu Qing found that Li Longji's smile might be from the heart tonight.
To be continued...