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Chapter 110 Things are changing
Qian Lai saw that he looked very angry, so he just spoke to him directly and explained everything.
"In the business world, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. You failed to deliver the goods on time, which damaged their interests. At that time, you were already at a disadvantage. It was not surprising that they made that choice."
"And now, the situation has reversed, and you are the final winner. When this storm is over, it is a foregone conclusion that your Chenji will become the number one grain merchant in Lanzhou City."
"We are all smart people, so we can see this. They need a way out to show their good will to you again. I am giving them a way out by asking you to apologize. They will know what to do after receiving the gift. Just wait and see. In a few days, people will come to buy pearl rice, and the quantity will not be small."
"Don't forget, our ultimate goal is to open up the market for pearl rice. They are our main target group. Do you really want to give up such a large market for such a small conflict?"
After hearing what Qian Lai said, Chen Shundong finally understood his intention. He had to admit that Qian Lai was right. The new rice required small profits but quick turnover, while pearl rice had the real huge profits. Why did he have to be so stubborn about this?
"You're right, I know what to do."
"That's right. Business is business, don't talk about feelings, otherwise you will be the only one who gets hurt in the end. Don't think I'm calculating others. How can it be called calculation when we are willing to do something? This is called win-win cooperation."
Qian Lai took out a folding fan from somewhere, unfolded it in front of him, and while fanning himself with the wind, he raised his head and looked at Chen Shundong and spoke with a righteous look.
It took Chen Shundong a long time to come back to his senses, and he bowed to him to show that he had learned it.
Qian Lai also stroked his mustache, smiling smugly. Suddenly he thought of something and added, "By the way, remember to send gifts to your close friends as well. As for the content, you can write it yourself. You have sent gifts to so many people. If you leave them out, they will inevitably think too much. It would be bad if there is any resentment."
Chen Shundong had no objection to this and readily agreed, "That's no problem, I'll arrange it later."
On the sixth day of the promotion, Lanzhou governor Liu Changhe sent someone to notify Chen Shundong to go to the dock to take his goods away.
Chen Shundong was overjoyed. He had not expected that the confiscated grain would be returned one day. After hearing the news, he hurriedly took people to move all the things back to his warehouse from the dock.
It was not until the middle of the night that they finished their work. As a commander, he was tired but happy. The joy of recovering what he had lost made him very excited. He simply waved his hand and gave two extra months' salary to all the guys who had been busy during this period.
By the eighth day, the promotion had ended and all Chen Ji’s items returned to their original prices.
While many people were sighing and lamenting that they had not bought more new rice as food storage, some were surprised to find that in addition to the fine grains, the old varieties of grains had reappeared in the store, with the same quality and price as before.
Chen Shundong asked the shop owners of each shop to come forward and guarantee that as long as there were no natural disasters or man-made disasters, their Chenji’s grain would never arbitrarily raise prices and disrupt the market, and they welcomed public supervision.
As soon as these words came out, the people immediately felt relieved and spoke highly of Chen Ji, saying that it was indeed a local old brand and was genuine.
Having said that, everyone's enthusiasm for purchasing remains unabated, because they are really scared by Zhang Ji. Whether to raise the price is not just up to them, and it is most reassuring to hold the grain in their own hands.
Chen Ji’s business is booming, with customers coming and going every day and it is very lively.
In order to avoid stampedes caused by overcrowding, Chen Shundong followed Qian Laiye's advice and asked the waiters to organize the customers into different lines according to their different needs.
This not only solves the congestion problem, but also improves work efficiency, and customers can buy the products they want faster.
Unlike Chenji's shop which is bustling with people every day, Zhangji's shop is deserted. Occasionally, pedestrians pass by, but they are only attracted by Chenji's shop opposite.
Even if they adjusted the price back to the original price, no one was interested.
Looking at the booming business of Chen Ji across the street, it was impossible for Zhang Quansheng not to feel jealous, but now his greatest support was gone and he had no capital to go against Chen Ji at all.
Unable to vent his anger on Chen Ji, he took it out on his sister who had returned home, making sarcastic remarks to her all day long.
His elder sister Zhang Qiushuang was chosen by Zhao Yongxin because of her beauty and was forcibly abducted into Zhao Yongxin's mansion. Zhang Quansheng believed that his third sister was no longer a virgin, and it was basically impossible for him to find another family that could be helpful to him to take over.
So after discussing with his parents, he sent his sister to Zhao Yongxin's mansion in a sedan chair to be Zhao Yongxin's 23rd concubine.
Zhao Yongxin was very satisfied with this brother-in-law who knew the times, so he naturally gave him a lot of convenience.
Because of this relationship, Zhang Quansheng was able to directly enter the Lanzhou Chamber of Commerce and has since become very successful. He has repeatedly thanked himself for making this wise decision.
Otherwise, he would probably still be a poor guy running a breakfast stall and earning a few copper coins every day to make a living.
But who would have thought that before these good days could last a few years, his brother-in-law Zhao Yongxin, who was like a local emperor of Lanzhou in his heart, would fall from power so suddenly that it caught everyone off guard.
During the time when Zhao Yongxin was thrown into jail, Zhang Quansheng was extremely panicked. Over the years, he had relied on Zhao Yongxin's power to bully others. Now that he was in jail, he had no one to back him up. What should he do in the future?
Before he could sort out his thoughts, Zhao Yongxin was beheaded. On the day of execution, he did not dare to go to the execution ground. He heard that after Zhao Yongxin's head fell to the ground, the blood splattered and dyed a large area of the ground red, and it took a long time to rinse it clean.
He had a nightmare that night. In the dream, Zhao Yongxin's head fell down and rolled to his feet, staining the entire surface of his shoes red. He woke up immediately in a cold sweat.
After several days of confusion, many people were arrested one after another. Those who participated in falsifying accounts suffered the same fate as Zhao Yongxin. People were beheaded every day in Caishikou.
But he was scared quite a bit, fortunately he didn't have such big ambitions, and fortunately Zhao Yongxin looked down on him and didn't let him get involved in those things.
Otherwise, I would have ended up like those people. It’s chilling just to think about it.
All of Zhao Yongxin’s property was confiscated, and the persecuted women were sent back to their homes after their identities were confirmed.