Chapter 119 Price War
A grain merchant turned his attention to Qian Yang. He was really puzzled by the Su family's practices and continued: "I'm afraid if the Su family continues like this, grain will become worthless in the Hezhou market.
.Then, I’m afraid that not only will we lose money, but the Su family’s losses will also be huge.”
"Boss Qian, if the price of grain collapses, it will not be easy to restore the price by then. If we cannot sell the so much grain we purchased earlier, then we will really lose all our money.
No return!"
Several grain merchants kept analyzing the current situation in front of Qian Yang, feeling worried.
Another grain merchant added: "Boss Qian, your Qian family's business is second to none in Hezhou. We all rely on your Qian family for business and respect you, Boss Qian. I don't know what Boss Qian's plans are now.
Can you handle the current predicament?"
He looked very worried, and now he could only place all his hopes on Qian Yang.
Qian Yang was sitting at the top of the table, still as steady as a mountain, with his eyes closed. He was like a Buddha, and his calm appearance made it impossible to guess what he was thinking right now.
Hearing these words, all the grain merchants present fell silent and focused their attention on Qian Yang, hoping that Qian Yang could lead them out of this predicament and come up with a solution.
"Everyone, don't panic." Qian Yang slowly opened his closed eyes, his gaze as deep as the sea.
He glanced at the COFCO dealer, with a sinister look in his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Since they want to sell off grain, we will buy it all. No matter what, the only way to stabilize the price of grain on the market is to keep the grain."
The price can stabilize our position in Hezhou!"
"This is inappropriate! We have no idea how much food the Su family still has in hand. The number of grain dealers currently selling it on the market is already huge. If we buy all the food, once the food is hoarded at home, we will not be able to
If we sell, we will go bankrupt!"
At this time, a grain merchant heard Qian Yang's words and was quite worried. He looked at Qian Yang and whispered.
Although each of them is not only engaged in the business of grain business, but also has other livelihoods, after all, the grain business is their foundation. If the grain cannot be sold, if they hoard large quantities of it at home, they may not be able to turn around at all.
Their business is all in Hezhou, and the grain is either sold in the Hezhou area or near Hezhou, or they sell the grain to the government.
If the government doesn't collect food, then they really have no last hope.
One of the grain merchants couldn't help but sigh: "If we can't sell grain, it will be really miserable. Our business is not as big as Boss Qian's. Once we stumble in the grain business, I'm afraid it will really be fatal."
!" "Everyone, in this situation, we have no way out! Since the Su family has declared war on us, we cannot show weakness and can only meet the challenge.
The person in charge of the Su family's business this time is the Su family's daughter. If we and others who have been doing business all year round cannot defeat even a mere female classmate, how can we still do business in Hezhou with face?"
When Qian Yang learned that a woman was in charge of this matter, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. There was a hint of determination in his eyes, and he didn't believe what a little girl could do!
"Li Mu!" Qian Yang pondered for a moment and shouted loudly.
"Master, what are your orders?" The Qian family's steward stepped forward and asked, bowing his back.
"Pass the order
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
, the Qian family will immediately purchase all the grain in the Hezhou market, and we must not let the people feel that grain prices continue to fall!"
If food prices continue to fall, the entire Hezhou market will go crazy. No matter how many resources they have at their disposal, they will not be able to withstand such prices.
Qian Yang stood up, looked forward, with a stern look on his face, gritted his teeth and said, "Humph, I, Qian, want to see how much capital the Su family has to continue playing like this!"
"Yes! I understand!" Li Mu nodded respectfully to Qian Yang and went down to do his work.
Qian Yang planned to launch a comprehensive counterattack against grain prices. While he ordered people to purchase grains on the market in Hezhou, he gradually raised grain prices in his own grain shop.
However, despite this, the downward trend in food prices has not been suppressed.
He underestimated the amount of grain in the hands of the Su family from the beginning. The strong selling power of the Su family made Qian Yang and others unable to bear it.
Moreover, the decline in grain prices in Hezhou has caused commotion in several neighboring cities, and many grain merchants have begun to intervene in the battle for grain prices in Hezhou.
"What's going on?"
"We have jointly purchased nearly 20,000 shi of grain from the Su family. Why do they still have grain in their hands?"
"It's bad! We can't bear it any longer!"
Qian Yang and others couldn't suppress the declining food prices even if they joined forces, and began to panic.
At this time, the Su family took action again and struck hard, reducing the price of food to the lowest price in history.
"Two hundred and ninety cents per stone, the price of food in Su's Grain Store has started to drop again, everyone, hurry up and buy!"
"The price of food has dropped again today. It has reached two hundred and eighty-five cents per stone! Go quickly!"
…
The market in Hezhou went crazy and chaos gradually began.
…
In the Qian family mansion, Qian Yang was sitting on the main seat, his face was gloomy, very ugly, and his expression was a little dazed.
In the past few days, one after another bad news had dampened his spirit.
He never thought that he had underestimated Su Tao, and that Su Yanqing's daughter was really not an ordinary person. She was calm and decisive in doing business, not worse than the man, but several times better.
"Master, there is already a backlog of 20,000 dan just from the grain in our hands. If we don't release it, I'm afraid our Qian family will lose a huge amount of silver in our hands!"
The housekeeper felt a little uneasy and asked in a low voice: "The grain in the Hezhou market is still sold at a low price. Do we still have to keep buying it?"
"What is the attitude of the Hezhou prefect at this time?" Qian Yang frowned, took a deep breath, and asked, "If I pay 90% of the grain price, can the prefect buy it?"
"Sir, I have already inquired, and the prefect said that there is enough food on the front line, and there is no war for the time being, so there is no plan to purchase food."
The housekeeper shook his head, feeling quite helpless. After a long time, he sighed and said.
"Bastard!" Qian Yang was furious. He knew in his heart that the government was planning to take advantage of the situation. His eyes were gloomy and he said, "The government is simply a robber!"
The fighting in the border town had just stopped, but the losses were still huge. What's more, the border town was still in ruins and waiting to be renovated. How could the imperial court not need food?
This official
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
The government made its attitude clear and stood idly by.
Master, if we don't recover our capital, we will definitely not be able to bear it. If all the food is lost in our hands, the Qian family's losses will be immeasurable!" the housekeeper whispered.
"Li Mu, please give the order right away. Our Qian family's grain store will temporarily sell the goods at the price of two hundred and eighty cents per stone."
Qian Yang's face showed a trace of viciousness, and he said bitterly: "Since the Su family wants to hurt others with their own merits, let's see who is more cruel!"
"yes!"
After listening to Qian Yang's instructions, the housekeeper nodded respectfully and followed the order. He ordered the Qian family's grain store to start selling at reduced prices.
The grain price war in Hezhou has entered its most intense stage.
"Miss, some grain merchants are beginning to be unable to bear the burden. Starting yesterday, the prices of grain sold in grain stores everywhere have begun to fall."
When Zhang Cai received the news, there was a touch of uncontrollable excitement in his expression, and he couldn't stop the smile on his face, and reported it to Su Tao.
"Are you sure it's starting to fall?"
Su Tao stared into his crystal eyes, a glimmer of light flashing in them, and said: "If the information is true, it must be Qian Yang who lowered the price, right?"
"Yes, Miss, the situation is true. It was Qian Yang who was the first to lower the prices, and the rest of the grain merchants saw that they had lowered their prices one after another. After all, Qian Yang can be regarded as the weather vane in the business field in Hezhou. This group of people has always followed Qian Yang's lead.
."
"Qian Yang is really good at it!"
Su Tao's expression became a little serious again and said: "He knew that he could no longer suppress the price of food, so he did not hesitate to cut off the meat and exchange the price for customers. Now is the most exciting time of this price war, he thought
We have to go head-to-head to see who will control Hezhou's food brand in the future."
"Then how should we deal with it now?" After hearing Su Tao's words, Zhang Cai's eyes became serious and he asked.
"Now that the fight has begun, we must carry on no matter what. We cannot give them a chance to regain Hezhou's customers!" Su Tao's voice became bold.
"If we want to control the food supply in Hezhou, we will continue to lower prices. Our Su family has a lot of money. If we can't beat them with our financial resources, we don't have to think about standing in Hezhou!"
"Miss, I understand!" Zhang Cai's eyes flashed and he nodded.
On July 8th, the price of the best grain in Hezhou had dropped to 270 cents, on July 10th it was 260 cents, and on July 13th it was 250 cents.
On July 15th, in the markets across Hezhou, a few of the best grains had already lost two hundred and fifty coins and one stone.
On the morning of July 20th, Su Tao ordered all merchants in Hezhou under the Su family: "Immediately ask all merchants who control grain to sell all the grain in their hands. The price of grain must be lowered to less than 230 yuan."
One stone."
After Su Tao's order, within three days, the price of food was finally reduced to around 220 yuan.
Su Tao's final blow completely confused the grain merchants headed by Qian Yang, leaving them with an uneasy feeling in their hearts.
They feel that the food in the hands of the Su family is endless.
They can't hold on to this price.
…
"Zhang Cai, starting from tomorrow, all merchants will start collecting food and go all out to collect food!"
Chapter completed!