Chapter 338: Supporting the waist

Father Jiang's words made all the fruit farmers' eyes red, and they were deeply touched.

All the wine merchants were speechless, feeling indignant but unable to find words to refute.

After all, there are some things that can be said in private, but not in public.

"Boss Jiang is right, a gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way. Being rich but unkind, bullying the weak, will be punished."

Someone in the crowd said this, and it immediately attracted the response of the people.

"You're right. Food is in short supply this year, but Jiang's Grain Store hasn't raised its price at all. This is what a good businessman does."

"That's right. People like Mr. Jiang deserve to make as much money as they can."

"Some people are making dirty money by cheating others, and they're not afraid of being struck by lightning when they go out."

The situation turned sour that the wine merchants were a little panicked.

They were not afraid of what people would say, but they were afraid of returning empty-handed, which would create a wave of momentum for Jiang's.

Gritting his teeth, a wine merchant said in a sinister tone, "Boss Jiang is really kindhearted. If you don't know, you might think it's the Bodhisattva in the temple who showed up."

"If that's the case, why don't you leave us some room to live?"

Jiang's father said, "What are you talking about? Have I ever forced you?"

Someone angrily said, "You deliberately raised the price, which is 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 voice attracted everyone's attention, and they all turned their heads to look.

"Make way, make way..."

A group of guards separated the dense crowd to both sides and made a path.

Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng came side by side, followed by Zhuiyun Zhufeng and the palace guards.

"I have met His Royal Highness Prince Jing and Princess Jing." Father Jiang and the shopkeeper of the wine shop took the lead in paying respects, feeling overjoyed.

When the others heard the identities of the two people, they were shocked and hurried to pay respects.

For a moment, the shouts were deafening.

Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu walked to the door of the wine shop, turned around and stood still, his dark eyes scanned the crowd, and he spoke in a calm and deep voice: "Everyone, get up."

Everyone stood up and secretly looked at the two people.

Yu Zheng was wearing a dark blue brocade robe, dignified and cold, and intimidating without anger, making people dare not look at him.

Jiang Shu was wearing a plum green brocade skirt, with her hands folded in front of her. She was bright and beautiful, elegant and dignified, with a stern expression, which was intimidating.

The two of them stood together and were a perfect match.

In the teahouse on the opposite corner of the street, Shen Changze looked at the scene from afar from the window. He felt it was very dazzling and his heart ached.

The wine merchants knew that Jiang Ji would move in King Jing as a backer, so they were not surprised. But even though they were prepared, they were still a little scared when they really saw Yu Zheng. However,

when the time came, there was no point in being afraid, and they could only bite the bullet and stand firm.

Jiang Shu looked at the angry wine merchants and said in a firm voice: "May I ask everyone, has Jiang Ji's price increase violated the rules of the Chamber of Commerce and the laws of Dazhao?"

This... The wine merchants were speechless.

Jiang Shu waited for a moment, then said with a cold expression: "If so, what is the purpose of your actions?"

Facing Jiang Shu's questioning, the wine merchants were at a loss for words. They wanted to make unreasonable accusations like they did to Jiang's father before, but they were afraid of Yu Zheng.

After a moment of silence, the wine merchants considered: "Jiang Ji is free to raise prices, but it should not publicize it, monopolize the supply, and put us in a dead end. We also ask President Wan and Lord Wang to do justice for us."

Their demands are not high, as long as Jiang Ji admits his mistakes and apologizes, and stops raising prices, so that they can have business.

Wan Jian, who had been watching silently, was called out at this time and had to come forward.

He stepped forward, bowed to Yu Zheng and said: "In Lord Wang's opinion, how should this matter be decided?" He

wanted to direct the spearhead to him with just one sentence? He is really a cunning old fox.

Yu Zheng glanced at Wan Jian calmly and said calmly: "This is a matter of the Chamber of Commerce, and President Wan should make the decision."

"This..." Wan Jian was embarrassed.

Let him make the decision, but just watch from the side, it is clear that he wants to support Jiang Ji.

On one side is a fellow businessman, and on the other side is Jiang Ji, which has the support of King Jing. If one is not handled well, both sides will suffer.

Wan Jian thought for a moment, looked at Jiang's father and said: "Monopolizing the supply of goods and taking the lead is indeed against the common sense of business. Why is Mr. Jiang like this?" As soon as

this incident was exposed, Wan Jian learned about it. He thought about it for a few days, but he still couldn't figure out why Jiang Ji was like this.

The profit of wine is huge, but it is not as much as Jiang Ji's grain, oil, silk and other industries. There is no reason to monopolize it. Jiang's family has always been calm and steady, and would never bully their peers. This time, it was really hard to understand and guess.

Jiang's father said innocently, "President Wan is wrong. I have always abided by the rules and never had such evil thoughts."

Wan Jian looked at the fruit farmers and said meaningfully, "What is this?"

Jiang's father said, "It's free to buy and sell. I offered a reasonable price, and they are willing to sell the fruit to me. What's wrong with that?"

"If Boss Li and others also offer a reasonable price, I believe they are also willing to sell the fruit to them."

Wan Jian was speechless.

What he said seemed to be correct. If it weren't for malicious price-cutting, the situation would not have evolved to this point.

Seeing that Wan Jian was deceived and was shaken, Boss Li was anxious: "President Wan, he is talking nonsense. Now in the whole of Shangjing, except for Jiangji Winery, other wineries can't get any fruit. This is not monopoly!"

What does this mean? Is he a fool to question him? Can't distinguish right from wrong?

Wan Jian turned his eyes to the wine merchants and asked quietly: "What price did you buy it for?"

The wine merchants looked at each other, and no one answered.

Wan Jian snorted contemptuously, looked at Jiang's father and said: "Boss Jiang, you really don't have the intention of monopolizing it?"

"Never." Jiang's father looked frank.

This made Wan Jian even more confused, and he asked tentatively: "If they stop lowering the price, will Mr. Jiang continue to raise the price?"

"No."

After thinking for a while, Jiang's father added: "Everyone knows that Jiang's business is quite a lot, and the wine shop is just a small one. We have never thought about expanding, let alone monopolizing the market."

"That's right, our boss doesn't care." The wine shop's partner couldn't help but agree.

The unintentional words also revealed the truth.

With Jiang's financial resources, it really doesn't care about the profit of the wine industry, and it's not worth offending the entire business world for this little profit, which is notorious.

Wan Jian was curious, half joking and half tentatively said: "It seems that Boss Jiang is really just kind-hearted and cares about the fruit farmers."

Jiang's father understood Wan Jian's meaning, looked at him and said nothing.

Yu Zheng, who had been watching for a long time, knew that if some things were not said, Jiang's would always be questioned and even criticized.

With his dark eyes slightly condensed, Yu Zheng said in a deep voice: "Do you know why the court suddenly ordered to allow the brewing and sale of fruit wine?"

Wan Jian and others were confused when they heard this.

Jiang's father Jiang Shu looked at Yu Zheng in astonishment.

Yu Zheng said word by word: "Because my princess saw that all kinds of fruits were unsalable on the streets while inspecting the shops, she thought of the plight of the fruit farmers and told me about it, asking me to report to the court and allow wine merchants to brew and sell fruit wine, so as to resolve the difficulties of wine merchants and fruit farmers." "

Raising prices is also the same."