Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 29 Zhao Yan is already a turtle in the urn
  "If the emperor had known about this earlier, no one would be able to do anything to you."

Zhu Di nodded and said that he thought so too.

While they were chatting, suddenly, Zhu Gaochi ran to a few people and shouted:
  "The price of Zhao's charcoal has dropped again, to three cents per pound, which is the same as ours."

When the old monk heard this, he frowned.

The Zhao family's charcoal industry is really ruthless. If it weren't for them, where would the current Prince Yan's Mansion be short of money?

That way, it will be much easier for them to do things.

After all, whether it is a training ground or a horse fight, money is inseparable.

"Your Majesty, can you take down all the people of the Zhao family who are in Beiping Mansion?"

Zhu Di shook his head and said:
  "There are many people behind the Zhao family's charcoal fire. Even I, the king, cannot take action personally."

"Haha, don't worry, you two."

When the two of them were worried, Bai Chu suddenly laughed.

"Zhao Yan is already my thorn in the urn, Zhao's Charcoal is doomed this time!"

"Master, this is not okay."

In Zhao's charcoal shop, the owner begged Zhao Yan, hoping that Zhao Yan would change his mind.

"Why are you in a hurry? Sell it quickly, the other side is already dying!"

Zhao Yan's eyes were red and he shouted sharply.

Just yesterday, Zhao Yan lowered the price of coal to freezing point and sold it on the spot for three cents per pound, which shocked the whole city.

People in Peiping immediately rushed to Zhao's charcoal shop to buy charcoal.

One hundred thousand kilograms of charcoal was sold out in just a few breaths.

Zhao Yan had no charcoal at hand, so he sent people to various places in Peiping to collect charcoal materials to support the operations of Beiping Mansion.

The coal in Prince Yan's Mansion is almost running out.

There is only one last step left before the Yan Palace's industry will be destroyed by him. He is still the king of wood and charcoal in Beiping.

However, his joy did not last long.

This time, King Yan offered a fixed price of two cents per catty, and unlimited supply, no longer ten thousand catties a day like before.

Zhao Yan was stunned immediately.

He had the illusion that he had fallen into a big pit and was unable to extricate himself.

In fact, Zhao Yan could offer five cents, which was the lowest price he could offer.

But after Zhao Yan saw the tragic situation in Prince Yan's Mansion, he could no longer control his emotions and lowered the price to three copper coins.

He should have stopped there, but seeing the aloof King Yan being trampled to death by himself, he couldn't help but lower the price.

However, now that the price of Prince Yan's house has dropped again, Zhao Yan has reached the end of his rope and it is impossible to keep up.

If the price continues to drop, it will really be all money lost.

You know, during this trip to Beiping, he moved almost all the coal in the north to Beiping Mansion, preparing to compete with King Yan.

But now, he already owed a lot of debt, and the interest of 150,000 yuan was driving him crazy.

Now, he finally realized what a stupid mistake he had made.

From the moment he bargained with the other party, he was already in a desperate situation.

"Master, what should we do now?"

The guy was stunned.

These days, he knew exactly how much charcoal his master sold.

If you think about it carefully, you can see how much your family has lost.

Originally, he thought that if he could win the other party's coal business, the price of his charcoal would rise and he would make back all his losses.

But now it seems that the other party has not been harmed too much. This is just a cover and a bait.

Now, he owed so much debt, how could he possibly get so much money to compete with the opponent in the ring?

If we continue to fight, our families will be destroyed. "Go down, keep going down! I'm going to fight them to the death!"

Zhao Yan's scarlet eyes widened and he roared at the surrounding clerks.

The shopkeeper on the side was trembling and quickly reminded:
  "Master, we...we have no more inventory!"

"You can buy it in Tongzhou, Jizhou, Zhending City...all of them!"

Zhao Yan's roar continued, like a gambler who had lost everything and was preparing for a last ditch effort.

There was a hint of displeasure on the shopkeeper's face.

"Master, we...we have no money!"

"Clang!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yan felt as if his soul had been taken away from him. He fell limply to the ground and stared at the door with dull eyes.

"Master! Master, how are you?"

The shopkeeper and the waiter all ran to Zhao Yan, looking anxious and shouting, fearing that something might happen to Zhao Yan.

After all, once Zhao Yan dies, their salary will be gone.

But this time, Zhao Yan seemed to be crazy. No one paid any attention to him. He just muttered to himself:

"It's over, I'm dead!"

Not long after, all Zhao's charcoal shops were closed.

It was booming one second and shut down the next.

As the saying goes, watch him build a building, watch him hold a banquet, watch him fall.

"Hahaha, okay, very good, Zhao family, this is your own fault!"

After Prince Yan's Mansion learned the news of the closure of Zhao's Trading Company, the entire Prince Yan's Mansion fell into joy, and Zhu Di also laughed happily.

"Now that there is no obstruction from the Zhao family, our life will be much easier in the future."

Zhu Gaochi and Xu Miaoyun both had joy in their eyes. Although they had an income of more than one hundred taels a day these days, it was still far behind compared to before.

Now that Zhao's Carbon Industry is bankrupt, doesn't it mean that their good days will come soon?
  Zhu Gaochi said quickly: "You don't have to worry about this.

"Father, now that all our competitors have closed down, how about we raise the price?"

Zhu Di was moved in his heart, but he did not rush to answer, but said to Bai Chu:

"Mr. Bai, what do you think?" Zhu Di asked.

Bai Chu shook his head and said:

"No, if the price suddenly increases, it will give people a negative impression of our coal, which will also have a great impact on our future transactions."

"Keep the original price for now. After a few days, we will slowly increase the price."

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, his heart sank.

"If this is the case, I'm afraid it won't be easy to make a big fortune."

But Bai Chu smiled:
  "I'll say it again, you can't just focus on Peiping."

"There is still most of the area to the north. Now that the Zhao family has been defeated, we can take advantage of it and catch them all in one fell swoop."

"We can send people to every city in the north and find the right agents and sell these things to them."

"Especially in the Liaodong area, the winter is extremely cold. I think coal will be sold at a good price there."

"good idea!"

Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun was the first to agree.

"We can also sell coal to Jimen, Xuanfu, and Datong. In addition to selling it to civilians, we can also sell it to the military."

"This is the far north, and the use of charcoal fire is already very inconvenient."

"If we can transport coal to the army, we can probably make more money."

(End of this chapter)