"Then the folk girl will answer the Liu family's business first."
Liu Sichun was neither humble nor arrogant, and her logical thinking was very clear. She replied: "Overall, it's okay. Everything is within the plan. Although there are some minor changes, the Liu family can solve them. Especially the bank's business has begun to grow significantly recently. Common people
My trust in the bank gradually deepened, and I began to deposit money into the bank one after another."
"In addition, the soap business has begun to be promoted overseas, and sales are very good."
"What is surprising is that some remote places were originally unwilling to allow banks to enter, but after receiving promises of large quantities of soap supplies, local merchants relaxed. This shows that money moves people's hearts and is an eternal truth.
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Li Chen nodded, feeling better, and said: "These things have been reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs, but I don't want you to explain them in detail. Very good, I didn't believe you wrong."
Liu Sichun smiled slightly and said, "It's just thanks to His Highness's blessing."
Li Chen glanced at Liu Sichun. Her healthy cheeks were rosy, especially her vitality from the inside out, which was unforgettable and impressive.
"Even you have learned how to flatter others."
After saying something casually, Li Chen asked again: "What about the market conditions of general commodity prices?"
Liu Sichun replied without thinking: "The prices are soaring, and people are struggling to make ends meet."
These eight words made the smile on Li Chen's face freeze, and the words that followed made Zheng Baorong's face turn green.
“Especially in the Gyeonggi region, prices are changing rapidly every day, which is unspeakable misery.”
Li Chen glanced at Zheng Baorong indifferently, and before he could say anything, there was a sudden noise at the entrance of Mihang, which was already visible in front of him.
"A pound of rice cost seven copper coins in the morning, so why does it cost eight coins in the afternoon? How can you do this kind of business in a rice shop!?"
The person who said this was an ordinary woman. She was holding a bamboo basket and cursing with red eyes.
The clerk at the rice store stood at the door and sneered: "Who doesn't know that the price of rice has risen sharply now? If you don't buy it in the morning, the price will be this afternoon. Do you want it or not? If you can't afford it, get out. Why are you pretending to be poor?
A rich man? If he can't afford rice, he digs wild vegetables. You'll get used to it!"
The woman was so angry that she was shaking all over, and most of the people watching around her were also denounced Mi Xing for being unethical. Obviously, they had all been victims of suffering.
Li Chen turned around and walked directly past Zheng Baorong and asked Liu Sichun: "How much does rice generally cost?"
Liu Sichun immediately replied: "Before the natural disaster, one tael of silver could buy two kilos of rice under normal conditions. If it was last year's old rice, you could get an additional 500 jins. During the natural disaster, the maximum price would be one tael of silver and half a kilo of rice. This year
It gradually stabilized at the beginning of the year and was about one tael of silver and one and a half stones."
In the Qin Empire, silver was legal tender.
One tael of silver is equal to one thousand copper coins.
The annual income of an ordinary family is about five taels of silver.
And one stone is almost less than two hundred kilograms.
This price is relatively normal.
But now a pound of rice has increased to eight copper coins, which is equivalent to a 60% increase in rice prices.
Li Chen glanced at Zheng Baorong indifferently and ignored the bitter look on his face. He started to walk through the crowd and asked the clerk: "Brother, there are always rules in the market. The price fluctuates with the market. Is that right?"
It’s normal, but the price in the morning goes up again in the afternoon. Isn’t this unreasonable?”
The guy glanced at Li Chen and saw that Li Chen was well-dressed. The women following behind him were also beautiful and the men were equally extraordinary. So although he was impatient, he still said: "The market is not ours."
This is the same in the entire Gyeonggi region. Whether it is reasonable or not, it is useless for you to tell me as a clerk. If you have the ability, you can tell our shopkeeper."