Father Jiang's words made all the fruit farmers blush and felt deeply in their hearts.
The wine merchants were speechless, feeling angry but unable to find words to refute.
After all, some things can be said in private but not in front of others.
"Boss Jiang is right. A gentleman loves money and gets it wisely. If you are unkind and bully the weak for the sake of wealth, you will be punished."
Among the crowd, someone said such a sentence, which instantly aroused the response of the people.
"You are right. There is a shortage of food this year, but Jiangji Grain Store has not increased a penny. This is a good business."
"That's right, people like Boss Jiang should make whatever money they deserve."
"Some people make money without conscience, and they are not afraid that God will strike them to death if they go out."
The situation was one-sided, and the wine merchants were a little panicked.
It was not that they were afraid of what others would say, but that they were afraid of returning without success. Instead, they created a wave of momentum for Jiang Ji.
Gritting his teeth, a wine merchant said in a strange tone: "Boss Jiang is really kind-hearted. Those who didn't know it thought it was the Bodhisattva in the temple who appeared."
"In that case, why not leave us some way to survive?"
Father Jiang said: "What are you talking about? Have I ever forced you?"
Someone said angrily: "You deliberately raise the price, it's just coercion!"
Faced with the unreasonable rebuke and the unfounded accusation, Jiang's father's face darkened. Just as he was about to speak, a gentle voice came from outside the crowd.
"You can lower the price, why can't we raise the price?"
The sudden sound caught everyone's attention, and they all turned to look.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way..."
A group of guards separated the dense crowd to both sides and opened a path.
Jiang Shu came side by side with Yu Zheng, followed by Zhuiyun Zhufeng and the palace guards.
"I've met His Royal Highness King Jing, and I've met Princess Jing." Father Jiang and the wine shop owner took the lead in saluting, feeling overjoyed.
The rest of the people were shocked when they heard the identity of the two people and hurriedly saluted.
Suddenly, the shouts were deafening.
Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu walked to the door of the wine shop, turned around and stood still, glanced at everyone with dark eyes, and said in a deep and unhurried voice: "Everyone, get up."
Everyone stood up and secretly looked at the two of them.
Yu Zheng is dressed in dark blue brocade clothes, he is dignified and solemn, he is not angry and has authority, which makes people dare not look at him.
Jiang Shu is wearing a plum-green brocade skirt, with her hands folded in front of her body. Her appearance is bright, elegant and dignified, and her expression is awe-inspiring.
The two of them looked perfect together.
In the teahouse across the street, Shen Changze watched the scene from a distance from the window, feeling it was very dazzling and feeling a dull pain in his heart.
The wine merchants had known for a long time that Jiang Ji would move to King Jing as a backer, so they were not surprised. But even though he was prepared, when he saw Yu Zheng, he still felt a little frightened.
But when things come to a head, there is no point in being afraid. All we can do is bite the bullet and stand firm.
Jiang Shu looked at the angry-looking wine merchants and said in a serious voice, "I would like to ask you all, does Jiang Ji violate the rules of the Chamber of Commerce by raising prices, or does it violate the laws of Dazhao?"
This... the wine merchants were speechless.
Jiang Shu waited for a moment, then said with a cold expression: "In that case, what do you mean by this?"
Faced with Jiang Shu's rigorous questioning, the wine merchants were at a loss for words. They wanted to scold Jiang's father unreasonably as they did before, but they were also afraid of Yu Zheng.
After a moment of silence, the wine merchants considered it and said: "Jiang Ji is free to raise prices, but he should not publicize it, monopolize the supply of goods, and put us in a dead end. Please also ask President Wan and the prince to uphold justice for us."
Their demands were not high, as long as Jiang Ji admitted his mistake and apologized, stopped raising prices, and allowed them to have business.
Wan Jian, who had been watching quietly, was called upon and had to come forward.
He took a step forward, cupped his hands towards Yu Zheng and said, "In your opinion, how should this matter be resolved?"
Want to point the finger at him with just one sentence? He is really an old fox who has become a spirit.
Yu Zheng looked at Wan Jian indifferently and said calmly: "This is a matter within the Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Wan should make the decision."
"This..." Wan Jian was in a dilemma.
Let him make the decision, but watch from the sidelines, making it clear that he wants to support Jiang Ji.
On one side are business colleagues, and on the other side is Jiang Ji who relies on King Jing. If one cannot be handled well, both ends will be in trouble.
Wan Jian thought for a moment, looked at Jiang's father and said: "Monopolizing the supply of goods and being the best is indeed against business ethics. Why is Boss Jiang doing this?"
Wan Jian learned about it as soon as the incident broke out. He thought about it for a few days, but still couldn't figure out why Jiang Ji was like this.
The profit from wine is huge, but it is not as good as Jiang Ji’s grain, oil, silk shop and other industries, so there is no reason to monopolize it. Moreover, Jiang Ji has always been calm and calm, and would not bully his peers. This move is really hard to understand and guess.
Jiang's father said with an innocent face: "President Wan, what you said is wrong. I have always followed the rules and have never had such evil thoughts."
Wan Jian looked at the fruit farmers and asked, "What is this?"
Jiang's father said: "Buying and selling are free. My price is reasonable. They are willing to sell the fruit to me. What's wrong?"
"If Boss Li and others bid reasonably, I believe they will also be willing to sell the fruit to them."
Wan Jian was speechless.
There seems to be nothing wrong with what he said. If it were not for the malicious lowering of prices, the situation would not have evolved to this point.
Seeing that Wan Jian was shaken by being deceived, Boss Li became anxious: "President Wan, he is talking nonsense. Now in the entire Shangjing, except Jiangji Winery, no other winery can receive fruit. This is not a monopoly!"
What does this mean? Is he a fool to question him? No distinction between right and wrong?
Wan Jian turned his attention to the wine merchants and asked quietly: "At what price did you buy it?"
The wine merchants looked at each other, but no one answered.
Wan Jian snorted contemptuously, looked at Jiang's father and said, "Boss Jiang really doesn't have any monopoly?"
"Never." Jiang's father said frankly.
This made Wan Jian more and more confused, and asked tentatively: "Then if they stop lowering the price, will Boss Jiang continue to raise the price?"
"Won't."
After thinking for a while, Jiang's father added: "Everyone knows that Jiangji has a lot of properties, and the wine shop is just a small business. He has never thought about expanding, let alone monopolizing it."
"That's right, our boss doesn't care." The wine shop clerk couldn't help but agree.
Thoughtless words speak the truth.
With Jiang Ji's financial resources, he really looked down on the profit from the wine industry, and it was not worth offending the entire business for such a small profit, which was notorious.
Wan Jian was curious, half jokingly and half testing: "It seems that Boss Jiang is really just kind-hearted and only thinks about the fruit farmers."
Father Jiang understood what Wan Jian meant and glanced at him without saying a word.
Yu Zheng, who had been watching for a long time, realized that Jiang Ji would be questioned and even criticized if he didn't say anything.
His dark eyes narrowed slightly, and Yu Zheng said in a deep voice: "Do you know why the imperial court suddenly issued an order allowing the brewing and sale of fruit wine?"
Wan Jian and others looked confused when they heard this.
Jiang Shu, Jiang's father, looked at Yu Zheng in astonishment.
Yu Zheng said word by word: "This is because my princess, when she was patrolling the shops, saw that all kinds of fruits in the west of the street were unsaleable. She thought of the plight of the fruit farmers, so she informed me and asked me to report to the court and allow the wine merchants to make wine. Sell fruit wine to alleviate the difficulties faced by wine merchants and fruit growers.”
"The same goes for raising prices."
