Chapter four hundred and seventy-eight: the blade is over)
Li Min directly announced the price of cloth to be sold by Zhonghua Trading Company in the Yizhou Monthly Bulletin.
At this time, the value of Yizhou Monthly Report is also reflected.
In the past, aristocratic families controlled public opinion.
The common people can only understand what the aristocratic family wants the common people to understand.
But now that there is Yizhou Monthly News, it is completely different.
You can find out what is going on in the imperial court now by reading the Yizhou Monthly News.
But this time, Zhonghua Trading Company sells the cloth at a low price, if the family does not sell it.
Then the cloth they hoard and prepare to sell at a high price will either be kept in their hands, or they can only be sold at a cheaper price.
But in a price war, how can they be the rival of China Commercial Bank?
You know, the spinning factories and cloth factories of China Commercial Bank now have advanced machines and advanced processes, which have reduced prices by more than ten times.
This is just like the industrial revolution and land enclosure movement in the West. This is a conflict between industrialization and traditional handicraft industry, which they cannot match at all.
Pressing it in his hand, Li Min felt that it was even more impossible. This was not the style of the aristocratic family at all.
Therefore, Li Min concluded that this time, the aristocratic family would definitely choose to hoard goods.
In this case, don't blame Changsun Dayin for stretching out his butcher knife to them.
The price of the cloth that King Shu will launch is:
A piece of raw silk costs 330 yuan.
The price of linen cloth is 340 Wen per piece, while the price of fine silk is 560 Wen per piece, and the price of cheesecloth is 400 Wen per piece.
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In fact, the increase in cloth prices was not Cui Shiniang's decision.
On the contrary, Cui Shiniang strongly advocated not raising prices, or just raising them slightly.
Cui Shiniang's proposition is justified.
That is, since the King of Shu has purchased so many cocoons, it is absolutely impossible for him to smash them into his own hands.
Moreover, the King of Shu purchased a spinning factory, a cloth factory, and even a garment factory.
In this case, it is impossible for the King of Shu not to produce cloth.
Now that their prices have increased so high, once the King of Shu takes action, it will be difficult for them to deal with it.
In fact, Cui Shiniang had another idea in her mind, but she didn't say it out loud.
That is because they have raised the price of cloth so much that many people will freeze to death in one winter.
But Cui Shiniang felt that it was really not worth it for a little benefit.
There are so many places where the family can make a profit, so there is no need to commit evil just because of a little money.
Such lack of yin virtue is not a good thing for aristocratic families.
However, Cui Shiniang could only hide this reason in her heart and would not say it out loud.
Because even if she said it, she would only be laughed at.
And regarding her proposal not to increase the price, her family, as well as the Zheng family, would not listen to her, a little girl, on this matter.
When dealing with the King of Shu, their family pushed her out.
Now that their proposal is not conducive to making money for them, they will not adopt it.
Ha, this is their true face.
Now, Cui Shiniang is quite disappointed with the family she belongs to.
And now, after the emperor's decree came out, Cui Shiniang was even more horrified.
It turned out that the King of Shu had already made preparations.
The price given by King Shu is almost their cost price.
If they sell it at this price, not only will they make no profit at all, but they will have to lose money.
If the King of Shu continues to sell cloth at this price in the future, their five surnames and Qi Wang will have no choice but to withdraw from the cloth industry, and they will not be able to compete with others.
With the cheap cloth from King Shu, will anyone buy the expensive cloth from their noble family?
Obviously, absolutely not.
What's even more frightening is that based on Cui Shiniang's understanding of their family, the family will definitely not sit still and wait for death, but will definitely fight back.
However, the emperor's imperial edict has long stated that anyone who dares to hoard goods and disrupt the market will be severely punished.
Obviously, the King of Shu and the Emperor had already guessed that they would take action, so now they have raised their butcher's knives high.
It's ridiculous that people from their aristocratic family still don't know it.
Cui Shiniang hurriedly found her brother Cui Zhiji and said to Cui Zhiji: "Brother, have you seen the decree issued by His Majesty? His Majesty is probably extremely dissatisfied with our family. This time, I am afraid that he will take advantage of this opportunity to punish us severely.
We must punish our family. Therefore, we must not interfere with the cloth matter this time."
After hearing Cui Shiniang's words, Cui Zhiji couldn't help but smile bitterly for a while.
"Shi Niang, the emperor has long wanted to deal with our family, but he has no way to deal with us and does not dare to act rashly. This time, brother Wei thinks that it is just a slap on us and there will be no substantive action.
What's more, since we are going to do it, how can we let them catch the flaw?"
Hearing Cui Zhiji's words, Cui Shiniang's heart sank involuntarily.
She knew that the two families must have made a decision to tamper with the cloth this time.
Their method must be to swallow a large amount of cloth and buy as much as it appears on the market.
Although the quantity of silkworm cocoons purchased by the King of Shu was large, they could still eat it.
At that time, it can still be sold at a high price.
Those that cannot be sold, they can also sell to places such as the Western Regions through the Silk Road.
Even if they want to hoard these cloths, they will definitely not lower the price.
Thinking of this, Cui Shiniang couldn't help but anxiously said to Cui Zhiji: "Brother, we really can't do it this time, and the emperor will definitely take action. I believe Shiniang will do it this time? We really can't do it, at the very least, our Cui family
, you must not take action!"
Seeing Shiniang's anxious look, Cui Zhiji sighed and said, "Okay, I will tell them your suggestion. But I can't guarantee whether they will listen to it. In fact, this time, Brother Wei
I don’t approve of them doing this either. But—hey, I hope they can listen.”
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Soon, countless pieces of cloth were transported to Chang'an by train.
Of course, neighboring areas such as Jiannan Road, Shannan Road, Lingnan Road, etc. can just be sold directly.
The focus of sales now is still in the north.
The weather in the north is even colder.
For example, in Jiannan Road, those shops have already hung those cloths, and of course, many ready-to-wear shops have also been opened.
These cloths are really like what His Royal Highness the King of Shu published in the Yizhou Monthly. The prices are very low.
It is much lower than the usual market price.
Moreover, the cloths sold by King Shu not only have a more delicate texture, but also the colors of the cloths are brighter.
Therefore, as soon as these cloths came out, they were robbed and sold out quickly.
Those who come late will not be able to grab it.
Then when I saw the cloth they grabbed from a neighbor's house, I felt envious.
