So a strange phenomenon occurred in Yanmen County: the cloth that Chen Yong priced at 38 yuan was sold out as soon as it came on the market.
Initially, Chen Yong thought this was a normal reaction to selling cloth at a low price, but it took a few days for him to realize that something was wrong.
The purpose of selling cloth at a low price is to drive down the price of cloth so that the cloth in the hands of Qin merchants cannot be sold, but the price of cloth on the market has barely moved at all in the past few days... The good cloth in the hands of Qin merchants still sells for 45 yuan, and the cloth in Yanmen County
Bad cloth still costs forty cents.
Thinking about it, Chen Yong realized what the problem was. He immediately ordered the housekeeper:
"Stop selling cloth immediately."
The steward hurriedly handed down the order and asked in confusion:
"My boss, if you stop selling cloth..."
Chen Yong frowned and replied:
"The person who came here is not good!"
"These Qin merchants seem to want to dominate the cloth market!"
The housekeeper said:
"What do you think, Master?"
Chen Yong explained:
"The cloth we sold for thirty-eight yuan was obviously purchased by these Qin merchants."
"As a result, these fabrics were sold out as soon as they were put on the market, but the price of the fabrics did not change at all."
The housekeeper couldn't help but take a breath:
"So, these Qin merchants are not selling cloth because they are short of money?"
The housekeeper has accumulated a lot of experience following Chen Yong in business for many years, so he has this analysis:
If Qin merchants had the financial resources to buy all the pieces of cloth sold by Chen Yong for thirty-eight yuan, then they would naturally not be short of money. If they were not short of money, they would not sell the good ones at a low price of forty-five yuan a piece.
cloth……
This is why Chen Yong couldn't figure it out and also why he underestimated the enemy. He inferred the identity of Qin Shang based on the phenomenon: Such good cloth can be sold for fifty-five yuan, but Qin Shang sells it for forty-five yuan. So, then
It must be a lack of funds so it is not difficult to deal with.
Who would have thought that this was not the case at all? Chen Yong immediately felt that something was wrong.
After thinking about it, Chen Yong took out a piece of cloth from the box, opened it in front of the case, and stroked it while observing its quality... This was the piece of cloth he bought from Qin Shang.
Then Chen Yong asked someone to bring a pair of scissors... At this time, the scissors were still of the cross-crotch type, that is, the ones with the tail attached and springing open.
Chen Yong carefully cut a small strip from the cloth, then took out the twine and took a closer look. Then he removed a few more for comparison, shook his head and exclaimed:
"How could this be?"
"How is this possible..."
The steward stepped forward curiously and asked:
"Master, what's so strange about this cloth?"
Chen Yong raised his head towards the cloth and thread on the case and said:
"It would be fine to say that the cloth is of high quality, but the hemp thread is of the same thickness as the rope."
"Even the most skilled spinners can't make it."
"But they..."
The housekeeper stepped forward and took a look. Sure enough, as Chen Yong said, every line was of average size and uniform thickness.
This was almost impossible in the era of hand spinning, even if there was a spinning machine, because the manual shaking spinning machine would inevitably have pauses and speeds, so the yarns would have some subtle differences.
These differences may not be distinguishable in the eyes of others, but veterans like Chen Yong and Guan Jia, who have been immersed in the cloth industry for decades, can clearly see them. They can even judge the proficiency of the spinners from this.
Chen Yong didn't think much about it before, but when he took a closer look, he realized that this was almost impossible to accomplish manually.
The housekeeper hesitated for a while and then said to Chen Yong:
"Master, I'm going to meet an expert this time!"
Chen Yong nodded slightly.
Although he didn't believe it and couldn't believe it, all the signs pointed to one thing: these Qin merchants were not selling these good cloths at low prices because of lack of money, but forty-five yuan was the normal selling price of these good cloths.
If so, wouldn't it be asking for death if I hope to enter into a price war with this expert?
At this moment, a servant hurried into the house and reported:
"Sir, Zhao Gui and his party are fighting with those Qin merchants!"
Chen Yong yelled something bad and hurried out of the house without even having time to put on his shoes.
That Zhao Gui was the head of the nursing home under Chen Yong, and he was also Chen Yong's brother-in-law (brother-in-law).
In ancient times, nepotism was very common, especially the relatives of the main wife's line were the most trusted... The relatives of the main wife's line were family members and had no intentions or disputes about inheritance, so they could confide in each other's heart.
Zhao Gui has fulfilled his mission and has solved a lot of troubles for Chen Yong over the years.
At that time, he was leading a group of nurses to assist the servants in transporting cloth from the warehouse to the shop. Before he could go far, he was stopped by several Qin merchants.
"Are you waiting for Chen Ji Store?" Qin Shang asked, "This cloth sells for thirty-eight yuan a piece?"
Zhao Gui knew the identities of these Qin merchants, so he replied angrily:
"So what?"
Qin Shang took out a money bag from his arms, shook it, and said:
"That's good. I want all these cloths."
"I will buy as many as there are left, as many as there are!"
"Buy this carriage too!"
When Zhao Gui heard this, he became furious. Usually they were the only ones bullying others in Yanmen County, but now they were being bullied by others.
They went to the store to buy cloth, and now they stopped halfway... Isn't this a lie?
So Zhao Gui replied without thinking:
"Not for sale!"
"No amount of money is needed to sell it!"
But Qin Shang was disguised as Meng Huan, the leader of Meng Liang's personal guard. Seeing this, he was not willing to give up. He drew his sword every time he went back and forth.
Meng Huan didn't have many people, but they were from the well-trained Qin army. They cooperated with each other and caused Zhao Gui's people to suffer some losses.
Zhao Gui was also furious. He had long forgotten that the other party was from Qin. He took advantage of the crowd and surrounded Meng Huan and the others.
Just when the two sides were getting ready to fight, Chen Yong rushed up in time to stop Zhao Gui.
Chen Yong didn't say anything. He just slapped Zhao Gui a few times, leaving Zhao Gui confused.
Then Chen Yong bowed his hands to Meng Huan respectfully and said:
"Chen Yong is incapable of discipline and has offended many people. Please..."
Meng Huan snorted and interrupted Chen Yong's words coldly:
"I'm only apologizing now, I'm afraid it's already too late!"
This Meng Huan is Meng Liang's bodyguard. Meng Liang's bodyguard is also the general trusted by Pang Chen and Meng Jia. They are able to dominate in Xianyang. How could they be bullied in a small place like Yanmen County?
, how can I swallow this breath.
Zhao Gui rushed up and wanted to say something, but was slapped back by Chen Yong and cursed:
"Did you know that you were in big trouble this time?"
"Why don't you kneel down and apologize?!"
Chen Yong is indeed a man who has been doing business for many years and has seen the world. After some analysis, he determined that these Qin merchants were either rich or noble.
You must know that even ordinary Qin people do not dare to provoke them easily at this time. How can they afford to offend the Qin people who are either rich or noble?!
Therefore, although Chen Yong did not know the identity of the other party, he knew that it was right to keep a low profile.
Although Zhao Gui was not convinced, he still stepped forward to apologize under Chen Yong's look.
At this time, Meng Liang rode up with a group of personal guards and couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene:
"I have long said that there is no need to go to such trouble and we will take down these unruly people."
"The general also said that you should wait for a way to survive. He said that fair competition is the way of the market. He didn't want you to wait and come to seek death!"
When Chen Yong heard the word "general", he was like thunder, his feet were shaking with fear and he couldn't help but kneel down.