Sun Jian also reminded his three wives that although the perfume was good, only a little bit was needed each time, otherwise even the best perfume would have the opposite effect.

After explaining all this, Sun Jian didn't forget to teach Lao Jiang and the others how to use the perfume. He said that once the first batch of perfume was mass-produced the day after tomorrow or the day after that, at least users would be able to use it normally.

As for the price of the perfume, Sun Jian set it at ten taels of silver per bottle.

This thing was originally intended for the wives of high-ranking officials, the wives of royal relatives, and courtesans, so the price couldn't be too cheap.

Moreover, the uniqueness of this perfume product will not cause any problems with its sales.

Since the processes for making soaps and perfumes have already been handed over, why not just set up the anti-counterfeiting labels and precautions right there in the R&D workshop?

Sun Jian first began to recount what he had seen and heard at the banquet in Gaoling County in front of everyone. As soon as he said this, Lao Jiang, Lao Cao, and others who were often on the road all fell into a sullen mood and looked very indignant.

Even if Sun Jian remained silent and didn't bring it up, the others would have wanted to find a suitable opportunity to explain the situation.

Because counterfeit goods are rampant right now, and most importantly, they have personally witnessed people coming to the store to cause trouble and question the quality of the products several times. When they went to deal with it, they found that the products were all counterfeit.

Most importantly, it's incredibly convincingly fake.

Although these counterfeit goods incidents are usually quickly quelled and dealt with, they still inevitably affect a small part of Qiankuntang's reputation and market share.

For those who buy counterfeit goods but are discerning enough to know the difference, it's not a big deal. The real problem is dealing with those unreasonable and domineering individuals who clearly didn't buy the products from Qiankuntang's stores but from middlemen. When they discover the goods are counterfeit, instead of causing trouble for the middlemen, they come after the nearest Qiankuntang store.

It was precisely because of these increasing problems that Lao Jiang and Lao Cao were having a major headache.

At first it was just one or two items, then three or four, then seven or eight, and now this happens every day, after all, Qiankuntang has a total of 179 stores.

Old Jiang, Old Cao, Gou Sheng, and others were overwhelmed by dealing with these matters all day long.

"Judging from your expressions, this kind of thing must happen quite often at the shops up ahead."

Seeing the disappointed expressions on everyone's faces, Sun Jian understood that he had guessed everything.

"Yes, my lord...we...we also have headaches over these things every day, and we don't know how to deal with or solve them!"

"Those people who counterfeit our Qiankuntang products are absolutely despicable!"

Old Jiang and Old Cao stood by indignantly.

Gu Hu was even more furious upon hearing this, and said directly from the side, "Old Jiang and Old Cao, if this happens again in the shops in front of us, I will take them directly to the authorities! Or arrest them, torture them severely, and find the root cause!"

"I refuse to believe that this trend of violating the law cannot be stopped!"

Sun Jian shook his head with a wry smile after hearing Gu Hu's frank words.

This kid really has a terrible temper. He's always ready to torture people. Even if he's one of the most important people in the court now, he can't do things like this!

The most crucial point is that it's really hard to stop like that.

As the saying goes, people die for wealth, and birds die for food.

Even if you break someone's leg, they'll still do everything they can to make money from something this lucrative.

Moreover, this kind of thing cannot be controlled by this method at all.

“Gu Hu, you can’t stop this from happening. Even if you arrest everyone involved in this batch of counterfeit goods, can you guarantee that others won’t get involved?”

Sun Jian spoke directly to Gu Hu.

"I'll arrest as many of them as they show up!"

"Let them all go to jail, and see who dares to do this again!"

Gu Hu continued to respond to Sun Jian's words indignantly.

Sun Jian smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Let me tell you the truth, not only do they dare, but if you arrest the first and second batches of counterfeiters, there will be no competition in this counterfeit market, and the third and fourth batches will spring up like mushrooms after rain. You will only arrest more and more, and you will never be able to catch them all!"

"Human nature is greedy. Money obtained without labor will only fuel their greed. This is not something that can be solved or eradicated simply by using such methods."

Sun Jian's words not only awakened Gu Hu, but also everyone present.

Upon careful consideration, Sun Jian's words make a lot of sense and are very much in line with human nature.

But Gu Hu's words were a bit childish.

Indeed, as Sun Jian said, this group of people cannot be completely apprehended; their actions stemmed from their own greed.

This matter has become a battle against the greed inherent in human nature.

It's like holding sand in your hand; the tighter you grip it, the faster it slips away.

Following Gu Hu's method would not only be futile, but would also waste a large portion of the time and energy of their own people in Qiankun Hall.

"Then... what should we do, Lord? We can't just watch Qiankun Hall's reputation and interests be ruined and affected by these counterfeit merchants and middlemen!"

Gu Hu sighed deeply, his heart and eyes filled with resentment.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Zijian gently lifted his leg and said in an annoyed tone, "Little Tiger, why are you being so reckless!"

"My husband must have a plan in mind for saying this, so listen patiently!"

"Don't try to tear people to pieces over every little thing. At least learn some strategy and tactics! You're such a coward..."

After saying his last sentence, Gu Zijian didn't forget to give Gu Hu a disapproving look.

Seeing this, Sun Jian couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

This girl is so cute!

Now, not only does he speak in a similar tone to me, but even his daily slang and intonation are very similar.

Strangely enough, influenced by him, the people around him seemed to have started using Sun Jian's vocabulary and tone.

It felt like watching a replay of your own videotape.

After saying this, Gu immediately took small steps to Sun Jian, then affectionately took his hand and said in a coquettish tone, "Husband... you can say such things, you must already have a plan in mind, right..."

Sun Jian smiled gently, touched Gu Zijian's fair face, and said affectionately, "Yes, you're so smart!"

When everyone heard that Sun Jian already had a plan, their eyes lit up.