Upon hearing what Master Qu said, the Crown Prince of Yu felt embarrassed.
"You bastard..."
"Your Highness is right. I've seen these sanitary napkins too. They're actually very simple; it's just cotton sewn into fabric! It's just that we only got the cotton from His Highness Prince Jin before the New Year, and then we focused all our efforts on making cotton-padded clothes to suppress the Zhou family's cloth workshop. We never thought of using the cotton to make sanitary napkins."
"..."
After Master Qu finished speaking, the Crown Prince of Yu fell silent for a moment.
He also admitted that what Master Qu said was true. In fact, when they first got the cotton, they never thought of making anything else besides cotton-padded clothes.
Looking back now, they had no other choice but to make cotton-padded clothes. After all, cotton-padded clothes and sanitary napkins were scarce items at that time. You could make money no matter what you did. Making cotton-padded clothes not only made them money, but also suppressed the business of Zhou's cloth shop. So cotton-padded clothes were definitely their first choice.
But things are different now. The cotton-padded clothing market is saturated, while the sanitary napkin market is booming.
Seeing the Crown Prince Yu pondering, Master Qu thought for a moment and then suggested, "The method for making sanitary napkins is so simple, and we have neither a shortage of manpower nor cotton. Could we also make sanitary napkins, Your Highness?"
Yu the Great's crown prince's eyes lit up: "That's right, sanitary napkins are much simpler to make than cotton clothes. If they can make them, why can't we?"
"Your Highness is truly insightful! You are indeed worthy of the title of Your Highness, having devised a solution in such a short time. I admire you!"
"..."
Flattery will never fail you, as long as the Prince of Yu, who is being flattered, is not embarrassed, then the Master of the Qu family who is flattering him will be even less embarrassed.
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On the third day after the sanitary napkins were launched, Zhoujia Cloth Shop's business should have been booming, but the actual situation was quite the opposite. By noon on the third day, the sales speed of sanitary napkins at Zhoujia Cloth Shop had slowed down.
I found out that Qu Family Cloth Shop had also started selling the same sanitary napkins as Zhou Family Cloth Shop, and they were using the same old trick—a price war.
Zhou's cloth shop sells sanitary napkins for 30 coins each, while Qu's cloth shop cuts the price in half to 15 coins each. Moreover, if you buy ten at once, it's only 100 coins!
This price is undeniably high.
Ordinary people's money doesn't grow on trees, and they have no loyalty to Zhou's cloth shop. Naturally, they'll go to whichever shop offers the best price.
So starting in the afternoon, those who wanted to buy sanitary napkins all went to Qujia Cloth Shop, and Zhoujia Cloth Shop, which had been bustling for two days, became deserted again.
The most anxious people were the shop assistants at Zhou's Cloth Shop, who immediately reported the situation to Zhou Ziqiong.
Zhou Ziqiong dismissed Lao Li and instructed the warehouse staff to continue producing sanitary napkins. After closing the door, Zhou Ziqiong smiled and said to Jing Zhe, who was sitting at the table, "Just as you guessed, they really made their move."
"Heh heh, they've brought this upon themselves!"
"..."
...
That's how it is in business; one thing gains while another loses.
While Zhou's cloth shop was struggling, Qu's cloth shop, after two days of stagnation, finally experienced a new surge in business. Outside Qu's cloth shop, crowds thronged, creating a tremendous spectacle.
"Why are you pushing? Can't you see I got here first?"
"Yes, Qu Family Cloth Shop has plenty of sanitary napkins, don't squeeze."
"You're absolutely right—then why are you even squeezing in?"
"Hehe, I just squeezed in to help you guys take a look!"
"..."
This is the current situation in front of the Qu Family Cloth Shop counter: the outside is crowded with people, and the inside is equally crowded.
Because the sanitary napkins at Qu Family Cloth Shop were really cheap, and sanitary napkins are different from cotton clothes. Even if cotton clothes are cheap, each person can only buy two at most. But sanitary napkins are different. Each woman needs at least five or more each month, so everyone buys ten or more at a time. The shop assistants at Qu Family Cloth Shop were busy collecting money and counting sanitary napkins.
At this time, Zhou Family Cloth Shop released a message urging the people of Ruzhou to buy sanitary napkins from Zhou Family Cloth Shop, because their sanitary napkins used the most core "disinfection" technology, and only by using this technology would they not experience itching.
If Qujia Cloth Shop's sanitary napkins don't use this technology, they simply won't meet the "sterilization" requirements. Therefore, Zhoujia Cloth Shop doesn't have a high opinion of Qujia Cloth Shop's sanitary napkins.
Although Zhoujia Cloth Shop's sanitary napkins are a bit more expensive, they are actually much cheaper than buying traditional Chinese medicine to treat itching after use. Therefore, Zhoujia Cloth Shop promises that if any sanitary napkin purchased from Zhoujia Cloth Shop causes itching after use, Zhoujia Cloth Shop will not only compensate ten times the purchase price but also cover all treatment costs after the itching occurs.
The news caused a great stir as soon as it came out.
The people of Ruzhou didn't know what "disinfection" meant, but the first group of people who used Zhoujia Cloth Shop sanitary napkins knew very well that they didn't experience itching like they did after using cloth bags, so Zhoujia Cloth Shop's claim was correct.
Their promises, in particular, are very tempting.
They offer a tenfold refund for any counterfeit product and also cover all subsequent treatment costs for itching. This confidence stems from their absolute assurance of their sanitary napkins.
So as soon as the Zhou family released this information, a large group of people rushed to the Qu Family Cloth Shop and surrounded it.
"Master Qu, have you heard what the Zhou family's cloth workshop said?"
"Master Qu, have you disinfected your sanitary napkins?"
"Master Qu, will I still experience itching after using your sanitary napkins? If so, how do you plan to resolve it?"
"..."
Because Master Qu was busy behind the counter and had no time to deal with things outside, he was unaware of the rumors circulating about the Zhou family's cloth shop.
He was completely bewildered by the barrage of questions from so many people. After asking the shop assistant for details, he immediately let out a cold laugh.
"Don't worry, everyone. Zhou Family Cloth Shop's claim of disinfection is just a gimmick! Our Qu Family Cloth Shop's sanitary napkins are the same as Zhou Family Cloth Shop's, but we want to make things more convenient for more people, so they are much cheaper."
At this point, Master Qu sneered, "So, the people from Zhou Family Cloth Shop couldn't sit still! They started slandering us, what for? Just to get everyone to buy sanitary napkins from their Zhou Family Cloth Shop, right? But I believe everyone here has discerning eyes. Just like when we were selling cotton-padded coats, our Qu Family Cloth Shop's prices are cheap! If they want fair competition, they should sell at the same price! Trying to be clever and slander us won't make them sell many more sanitary napkins!"
"..."
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