Yes, there is a lot of white sugar on the market!
It happened in a strange way. Almost overnight, icing sugar became a common thing.
The sugar merchants operating in the imperial capital were all dumbfounded. The previous price of 10% was considered high, but now the price has dropped to half.
Moreover, the Zhao family, which has the most say in the frosting industry in Beijing, actually stood up and publicly supported the new project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This was a devastating blow to the confidence of all sugar merchants.
They found that today's frosting market is no longer a question of how much money can be lost, but a winner-takes-all game.
The Zhao family, who had mastered advanced technology first, had a technological advantage over them. This generation gap was despairing.
On this day, countless sugar merchants jumped off buildings and into rivers, and countless sugar workshops closed down.
The eldest prince paced around the hall in annoyance. Anyone could see that he was in a very bad mood.
Soon, a servant rushed in from outside. The eldest prince took two steps forward, grabbed the man by the collar, lifted him up from the ground, and asked, "How is it? What's the price of frosting now? What do those merchants say?"
The servant said with a pale face, "It's too bad. The price has dropped so badly that the price of icing sugar is now less than half of what it was before."
"As for those merchants, many have already died. Some are now kneeling at our door, hoping to see you. Your Highness, would you like to let them in?"
"No, no, no, don't let them in! What's the point of seeing me? Can I make the price of icing go up again?"
"What a bunch of useless people who are more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. Where is Immortal Yangxuzi? Where is he now?"
"The Immortal went to the palace to visit the Queen Mother..."
"Hurry up and send someone to the palace to tell him what's happening here. It's already this late, and he still hasn't forgotten to flatter the Queen Mother. If we lose our financial resources, I wonder what he will use to flatter the Queen Mother."
It can be seen that the eldest prince is really angry and he no longer has the patience to pretend to respect Yangxuzi.
In fact, it is normal for him to have this reaction, as sugar merchants are his important source of funds now.
Once this source of income is cut off, the living standards of the eldest prince's mansion will definitely drop several levels, and it will be even more difficult to make friends with ministers in the future.
Why were the eldest prince and the queen willing to introduce Yangxuzi to the queen mother?
In addition to the fact that Yangxuzi did have some means, it was also because Yangxuzi showed them a clear way to make money.
Ever since listening to Yangxuzi's words, the eldest prince felt that his life had indeed become much better.
It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Now, if the eldest prince is asked to go back to the past and live that kind of tight life, he will definitely not be willing to do so.
When the eldest prince thought of the hard days before, he had some complaints about Li Zhuo.
When the national treasury was empty and people could only rely on the imperial treasury to survive, it was difficult for everyone, and the eldest prince understood this.
But now the court has made money, and I heard that the treasury is also full. Why is his family still living in such a tight spot? This doesn't make sense.
Not long after, Yangxuzi hurried in from outside.
Those sugar merchants were not only the source of funds for the eldest prince, but also the providers of support for Yangxuzi.
Now that his financial sponsor has run into problems, Yangxuzi is of course very anxious.
Seeing Yangxuzi, the eldest prince felt as if he had found a savior. He hurried forward, grabbed his hand, and said, "Master, you should already know what happened. What should we do now?"
Looking at the eldest prince who was thrashing around anxiously, Yangxuzi took a deep breath and said, "Please be patient, eldest prince. Let me think about it for a while."
Yang Xuzi said to the waiter standing beside him, "Go outside and find two people to come in. I want to know the details of what happened."
When the eldest prince heard that Yangxuzi wanted to let those sugar merchants in, he was a little displeased and said, "Master, is it necessary to let those lowly people in?"
"Your Highness, details often determine success or failure, so I must know the details of what happened."
Although he said this, Yangxuzi actually despised the eldest prince in his heart.
After spending some time together, he had almost figured out the eldest prince's personality.
Is he really unwilling to let people in because merchants are lowly?
He was afraid that those businessmen would come in and ask him to find a solution, but he would not be able to come up with any solution and would feel embarrassed, so he didn't dare let anyone in.
Seeing Yangxuzi's insistence, the eldest prince finally nodded and said, "Alright then, go get two."
Soon, two sugar merchants came running in. Upon seeing Yangxuzi and the eldest prince, they immediately knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Highness, Immortal Master, please save us quickly! That Lu Chen is such a scoundrel! He's actually trying to destroy our entire industry!"
Yes, in the eyes of these sugar merchants, Lu Chen is so cruel.
He is not updating the sugar-making technology, he is clearly trying to break down the entire sugar industry and rebuild it.
Looking at the miserable condition of the two people in front of him, the eldest prince not only did not sympathize with them, but felt annoyed instead.
"Enough, stop crying. What are you thinking? I let you in because I want to ask you something. Shut up!"
The eldest prince shouted, frightening the two merchants so much that they trembled all over. At this time, Yangxuzi said, "You two, tell me exactly what happened. Don't miss any details."
The two businessmen followed the whole process, so they hurriedly began to talk about what had happened.
When Yangxuzi heard that the Chinese Academy of Sciences had developed a new sugar-making process that could optimize sugar-making efficiency and reduce sugar-making costs, he knew that there was nothing that could be done about it.
But one of the merchants was very tactless and asked, "Master, aren't you and that Lu Chen from the same sect? If he can use immortal weapons to deal with us, can we also use immortal weapons to fight back?"
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's eyes lit up. He quickly looked at Yangxuzi and asked, "Master, do you have any magical weapon that can counter this?"
Yangxuzi's face turned green, and he thought to himself that he had a dad!
If I really had this ability, would I still need to run to the palace to lick that old woman every day?
But Yangxuzi couldn't say such things directly. He could only stroke his beard and pretend to be profound, saying, "Although we are from the same sect, we wield different immortal weapons. We will discuss this matter later. You two may go down first. I will discuss with the Crown Prince how to handle this matter."
"Don't worry, since you are following the eldest prince's work, he will definitely not make things difficult for you!"
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