The Incense Monopoly Order

Chapter 112 Big cake falls from the sky
"Where is the prefect?" Shang Mingshu agreed with Shang Zishu's guess.

She had indeed prepared the rumors in advance. As things had developed to this point, nothing had exceeded her expectations. This was all she could do, and the rest depended on Magistrate He.

This move was not just for the prefect's sake. Xiangmingzhai couldn't keep selling tea, no matter when Cheng She returned. She said three days, and that was it. If Xiangmingzhai suddenly stopped selling tea for three days without a reason, it would be bad for its reputation and would backfire.

Now it is just right. The prefect uses the source of the disturbance as an excuse to order Xiangmingzhai to stop selling tea, which gives him a legitimate reason to explain to the outside world.

"The prefect is claiming to be ill." Shang Jinliang ignored the sisters' quarrel. At this point, he also knew that his daughter had bypassed her and joined forces with the prefect, and he felt a little complicated.

The daughter didn't tell him, did she not trust him?

The fact that the prefect was able to cooperate with my daughter shows how much he values ​​and trusts her.

Before anyone knew it, that soft and sweet little girl had grown into a graceful young lady capable of shouldering the responsibilities of the family.

Maybe he should learn to let go.

"How much tea do we have left?" When Shang Jinliang was feeling emotional, Shang Mingshu turned to ask Shang Wenshu.

"The combined output of the several tea houses in Huizhou Prefecture is less than a thousand kilograms." Shang Wenshu knew all this very well, and she also knew that Shang Mingshu needed to adjust the supply at any time to suppress the price of tea. "Even before the news of the tea tree insect plague in Guangdong and Guangxi came out, many tea farmers broke their contracts. This year, Xiangmingzhai purchased very little autumn tea, and I'm afraid the quantity of next year's spring tea will also be greatly reduced..."

Shang Wenshu got a headache when this matter was mentioned. Their Xiangmingzhai was such a big business, who could have guessed that they couldn't even fill the teahouses in Huizhou Prefecture with goods.

Shang Mingshu was startled when she heard this, and her expression was moved: "Dad, elder sister, thank you so much."

She had never cared about the inventory of Xiangmingzhai. She believed that once the tea supply was low, Shang Jinliang and Shang Wenshu would see her making every effort to go against the trend, and even if they did not try their best to stop her, they would at least tell her in advance.

She never expected that Shang Jinliang and Shang Wenshu did not say a word and gave their full support, so she mistakenly believed that Xiangmingzhai still had a lot of tea in stock.

"We're family, why should I thank you?" Shang Jinliang smiled kindly. "Besides, what you're doing benefits the people. It's a good deed, so of course Dad will do his best to help you."

"Third sister, you're thanking me so solemnly, I'm at a loss for words." Shang Wenshu also joked, "I was worried that you would worry after knowing it. You calculated the sales volume in three days. I knew my family could hold on, so I didn't say much."

Shang Mingshu was not moved any further. She remembered all the kindness her family had shown her. "Eldest sister, is the bank balance at home still sufficient?"

Shang Wenshu guessed what she was going to do: "Mingshu, our family has enough money, but we can't save too many people with our own strength. Even Huizhou Prefecture can't save them."

Even if Shang Mingshu took action in time and tried her best to suppress the price of tea, there were too many people hoarding tea at high prices, and no matter how rich Xiang Mingzhai was financially, it would not be able to settle the debt.

"If Second Brother Cheng can get back in time, those who have hoarded tea will surely sell off a large quantity. We will let them suffer less losses and take this opportunity to stockpile tea for next year. We can also dampen the enthusiasm of the tea farmers who broke their contracts." Shang Mingshu is not trying to be a good person to the end. She is motivated by practical interests and must buy tea as soon as possible, even if it is a little more expensive than later.

"Dad and elder sister, why don't we contact our uncles who have close ties with us and see if they are willing to make a fortune." Shang Mingshu suggested again.

"Do you sell tea somewhere?" Shang Jinliang saw that Shang Mingshu was not just making a fuss.

"As long as we manage the timing well, we can make money." Ambition flickered in Shang Mingshu's eyes. "Okay, Dad will go find someone." Shang Jinliang didn't ask Shang Mingshu how to capitalize on the opportunity as usual. He stood up and walked out decisively.

"Dad, it's getting dark. Let's go tomorrow." Shang Zishu couldn't bear it any longer. "Why are you so anxious now?"

"Who knows if Mr. Cheng will be back tonight? This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later." Shang Jinliang kept walking and waved his hand with his back to Shang Zishu. "It's still early, and so many things have happened today. How can those old guys sleep?"

The three sisters stood side by side at the main hall door, watching Shang Jinliang leave in a hurry, and smiled helplessly at each other.

Shang Mingshu didn't plan to wait for news from Cheng She, so she gave He Sui some instructions and went to bed.

Cheng She returned at dawn, bringing with him several large ships of tea. Without stopping for a moment, he first went to the government office to meet with Magistrate He. Seeing that it was still early, he returned home to wash up and have breakfast. When he estimated that it was about time, he went to visit Shang Mingshu.

At that time, Shang Mingshu's family of five had just finished breakfast and had not yet left. Cheng She saw all the Shang family members at once.

"Third Madam, thank you so much for this." Cheng She bowed solemnly to Shang Mingshu.

Shang Mingshu dodged the question: "Brother Cheng is doing a good deed, and I'm lucky enough to be a part of it. It's to accumulate merit for the business community, but how can I possibly be worthy of Brother Cheng's generous gift?"

"Mingshu is right," Shang Jinliang said with a smile, "Second Master Cheng has come here so early, I'm afraid it's not just to express his gratitude. I wonder what else he wants?"

"Uncle Shang has a keen eye." Cheng She maintained the humility of a junior. "My nephew brought a few ships of tea from other places. I wonder if Uncle Shang would be willing to take it. The tea is all top-quality. Uncle Shang and Sanniang have worked hard for me. Uncle Shang will pay me the price of the tea and add some shipping costs."

A big pie fell from the sky!

Shang Jinliang persuaded a few trusted old friends to buy tea with him last night with great effort. They wanted to seize the opportunity and would never lower the price of tea to the price before tea speculation. Those who hoarded tea were unwilling to suffer such a huge loss even though they knew there was no hope of making a profit.

The family has already agreed that another tea hoarder is willing to bear the pain of selling a large amount of tea, but the other tea shops cannot afford the purchase price, so they plan to hoard a large batch. Shang Jinliang is planning to tell the prefect He about this.

The Shang family has worked so hard, spent so much time and money on the Huizhou tea company, how can they not show their contribution?
They never expected that Cheng She would transfer so much tea to them at an ordinary price!
A sure profit without loss, or a big profit without loss!
"Second Brother Cheng, how can you not sell your tea? If it's just for the sake of thank you, my father and I cannot accept such a big gift." Shang Mingshu is not aloof, but the account cannot be calculated in this way, otherwise it would be too greedy.

Cheng She's eyes fell on Shang Mingshu's face: "Third Lady, you must have guessed my identity. This accident is actually a game between the people above. Someone wants to send tea directly to Guangdong and Guangxi. In this way, the news will be delayed, and the people of Guangdong and Guangxi can be safe. If the surrounding areas know that the tea trees in Guangdong and Guangxi are plagued by insects, they will be crazy. How can we harm the interests of the people for the sake of Guangdong and Guangxi?

Moreover, distributing the tea to various prefectures will not harm the tea markets in Guangdong and Guangxi. It will only cause a few merchants to suffer for a few more days, but it will help restore order to the tea markets in various prefectures as quickly as possible. This is the best policy."

Shang Jinliang and Shang Mingshu nodded in agreement.

Cheng She let out a bitter smile, "I advocated distributing the stored tea to various prefectures, but some people accused me of doing so for my own benefit. Now, countless eyes are staring at me. Even if this money is generous, I cannot touch it, otherwise it will be proven that I am seeking personal gain.

Uncle Shang, don't worry about it. Not only in Huizhou Prefecture, but everywhere I'm responsible, I sell tea at a price."

However, in other places, to prove that he had no selfish motives, he distributed the money to several families. Only in Huizhou Prefecture, he had selfish motives and was only willing to give it to merchants.

Among so many places, he only did this in Huizhou. No one could find any evidence against him. Moreover, Shang Mingshu's contribution was obvious to all, and she would not tolerate slander from others.