Ruzhou City is exceptionally lively today.
The source of the excitement was the continuous price reduction of cotton-padded clothing by two major cloth merchants in Ruzhou City.
Zhou Family Cloth Shop fired the first shot in price reduction, lowering the price of a cotton coat from 500 cash to 150 cash, a price drop that left people speechless.
Not to be outdone, the Qu family cloth shop lowered its price by fifty coins within half an hour of the Zhou family cloth shop lowering its price.
After a brief period of silence, Zhou's Cloth Shop also chose to further lower its prices, reducing them to eighty coins!
But this is not the end, it's just the beginning!
After severely punishing several scoundrels who refused to return money without cause (according to an unnamed source within the Qu Family Cloth Shop, these scoundrels were sent by the Zhou Family Cloth Shop to disrupt the order of the Qu Family Cloth Shop; their intentions were despicable, but fortunately, the shop owner, Master Qu, stepped in to save the day, demonstrating his power), Master Qu announced a further price reduction, lowering the price of cotton-padded clothes by ten coins compared to the Zhou Family Cloth Shop's price.
Seventy coins!
This price is unprecedented, and whether it will ever be surpassed is another matter.
Seventy coins for a cotton coat is not a fair price, but a rip-off. Buying it is a steal. However, after the Qu family cloth shop lowered the price, very few people bought the cotton coat.
The reasons for this are simply twofold.
First, when Master Qu announced the price reduction, there was less than an hour left before the Qu Family Cloth Shop closed, which was too short a time.
Furthermore, today's price reduction was too crazy, and everyone has gained some experience. They all feel that Zhou's Cloth Shop will definitely not stop here, and may continue to reduce prices tomorrow!
Haste makes waste. Anyone who rushes to make a move at this point will end up like that weasel-faced man. So they continue to wait, hoping that Zhou's Cloth Shop will lower its prices again tomorrow!
In the back courtyard of the Qu Family Cloth Shop, Master Qu and Prince Yu were enjoying drinks and conversation, clearly quite satisfied with the day.
"Your Highness, this price reduction tactic really works! The Zhou family's cloth shop is not as good as before, there's not even a single person there!"
Master Qu drank a cup and said excitedly.
"Heh, trying to wage a price war with us? Does she think she's so great? We're willing to give it away for free, do you think she'd dare?"
Yu the Great's heir gleamed with smugness: "As long as she surrenders, we'll surrender too. Let's see how long she can hold out!"
"Brilliant! Truly brilliant! The young master is indeed worthy of being called the young master!"
Before speaking, Master Qu began by flattering the young master, saying with a smile, "Young master, I reckon if the price drops again tomorrow, those people in the city who haven't bought cotton-padded clothes yet will probably make their move!"
"Buy them, so that everyone can buy them!"
The Crown Prince of Yu waved his hand: "We are not short of money, and we can't afford to lose money. If all the people in Ruzhou City buy cotton-padded clothes, then even if the Zhou family's cloth shop gives them away for free, no one will want them! Then their cotton and cotton-padded clothes will be stuck in their hands, and they will have no chance to recover!"
Master Qu nodded: "Then we're afraid we won't have enough cotton-padded clothes; we need to hurry and make some more..."
"Let's do it! We'll hire people tomorrow, work overtime, and produce as much as they need!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The two had another drink and chatted happily.
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In the evening, Zhou's Cloth Shop also closed for the day.
Old Li also heard about the incident of the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks being beaten, and he seemed particularly excited.
"It seems that only a wicked person can truly teach a wicked person a lesson!"
Old Li said to Zhou Ziqiong, and was also very happy: "Now I know why Miss dared to lower the price! Because once the Qu family's cloth shop lowered its prices, no one came to our Zhou family's cloth shop to buy cotton-padded clothes! We won't lose money by lowering the price!"
Zhou Ziqiong nodded and said, "Yes, so we'll continue to lower the price tomorrow!"
"Shall we lower the price further, Miss?"
"Yes, keep lowering it!"
Then, Zhou Ziqiong said in a deep voice, "If those people come again today, Uncle Li knows what to do, right?"
Old Li immediately nodded: "These people are already on our blacklist. If they dare to come again, Qu Family Cloth Shop can beat them up, and so can our Zhou Family Cloth Shop!"
"..."
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On this day, the bustling scene in Ruzhou City was not only the Qu Family Cloth Shop and the Zhou Family Cloth Workshop, but also the Da'an Newspaper Office.
After the initial success on its opening day, both the strong liquor from Wenxiangju and the dramas from Da'an Newspaper attracted unprecedented attention from the public.
Compared to when Juxianlou was there, Wenxiangju's business was much better. Many wine lovers came to taste the strong liquor, and when they saw the monkey story while drinking the strong liquor, they couldn't stop.
Many people came for the monkey story, but who would have thought that there was also a strong liquor that was originally only available to royalty? After drinking a bowl, they were just as unstoppable.
Therefore, Wenxiangju and Da'an Newspaper Office complement each other, and the place is always packed from the moment it opens in the morning.
The only thing that caused dissatisfaction was that Chen Jiannan, the editor-in-chief of Da'an Daily, said that in order to accommodate those who did not see the play on the first day, and also to allow the newspaper's actors to perform more skillfully and brilliantly, each play would be performed for three consecutive days.
Although some people were unhappy—they had been eagerly anticipating the monkey's rampage in the Dragon Palace all night, only to find that the same thing was being performed the next day, which was really disappointing.
However, most people still support it. After all, only a small number of people saw the story last night, and a large number of people did not see it. Therefore, the Da'an Newspaper's rule of performing the same play for three consecutive days is to allow as many people as possible to see the monkey story.
Meanwhile, the first issue of the Da'an Daily Ruzhou branch was also officially released this morning.
The literacy rate of the people in Ruzhou was far lower than that in the capital, Jingzhou, so they weren't very interested in things that were purely textual.
However, since they had all heard that the monkey story was in the first issue of the newspaper, and that the content was much more extensive than what was shown on the newspaper's stage, the newspaper was still snapped up by the people of Ruzhou as soon as it was released.
Those who could read read it themselves, while those who couldn't would pool their money in twos and threes to buy a newspaper, then find someone who could read and take the newspaper to explain it to them.
In this way, some literate people could read the newspaper without spending money, while illiterate people, although they had to pay, still got to listen to the newspaper. Everyone got what they needed and was quite happy.
The monkey story was undoubtedly wonderful, but the story was only so long. After listening, everyone was still eager for more, so they started to look at other sections of the content, which opened up a new world for them.
The content in the literature, lifestyle, and current affairs sections is all excellent, and in an instant, it became a bestseller!
And Jing Zhe's first shot in Ruzhou was a resounding success.
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