On the main street in the center of Luoyang City, there was a three-story store. On the main door, there was a signboard with the words " China Chamber of Commerce ".
The scholars in the past could not help but lower their heads and ponder after seeing this because they had never seen such words before. These few words were clearly written, but they gave people the feeling of a dragon and a phoenix, a wonderful brush. The knowledgeable scholars didn't know which master wrote it, but it was actually Han Fei's modern hard pen calligraphy.
The Huaxia Chamber of Commerce was run by Han Fei. The advertising slogan he had written played a decisive role. At this moment, the door was already surrounded by people. Looking at his clothes, he was the steward of each household.
"Steward Zhao, why are you here?”One of them said in a strange tone.
"Eh, so it's Steward Wang. Rumor has it that there are white candies for sale here. It came from a country tens of thousands of miles away. My master asked me to take a look.”When this person heard this question, his expression wasn't good.
"Yesterday, there were rumors about the Hua Xia Chamber of Commerce everywhere in Luoyang. My master told me to buy two catties of white sugar if there is any.”
The two of them spoke politely on the surface, but their gazes were very unfriendly. It turned out that this made their families business rivals.
After nine in the morning, the door with ancient carvings opened and Zhou Shan walked out. "I am Zhou Shan, the manager of the Hua Xia Chamber of Commerce. Thank you for coming…"
"Don't talk so much. You guys are boasting so much. What do you mean by it's from India and the three countries? If you have it, take it out and let us take a look.”Someone in the crowd said unhappily. They had come here for the sake of White Sugar's reputation. How could they listen to anything else?
"Everyone, please." Zhou Shan did not say anything else.
The crowd rushed into the shop and saw that the counters around them were filled with white sugar that was as white as snow. It almost reflected the light in the room.
These people had been eating coarse black brown sugar for generations. They had never seen such delicate and white sugar. They were stunned for a moment.
Idiot, you haven't even seen white sugar before. The waiter in the shop was proud of himself and did not care about the shock he had when he saw it yesterday.
"This is a secret sugar brewing technique that my master obtained from the three kingdoms thousands of miles away after experiencing countless dangers. This sugar was called white sugar, and it melted in one's mouth. Men ate it to strengthen their bodies, while women ate it to brighten their faces…”Zhou Shan said with his tongue. "San Er, make a bucket of sugar water on the spot for all the guests to taste.”
The hall was filled with people, each of them holding a small bowl. After taking a sip, the hall was filled with smacking sounds.
"It's so sweet."
"Yes, yes. He had never eaten such sweet food in his life.”
"It's much sweeter than the brown sugar from before.”
"Shopkeeper, how much is a jin of white sugar?”There were already people who couldn't help but buy it.
"Hehe, we have three types of sugar: ordinary white sugar, fine white sugar, and exquisite white sugar. Just now, everyone drank ordinary white sugar water. Ordinary white sugar was ten strings per catty, fine white sugar was twenty strings, and exquisite white sugar was thirty strings.”Zhou Shan said.
"What? The cheapest one is ten strings!”One of them said unhappily.
"I'm sorry, this white sugar is as white as jade. It's a noble and luxurious item that ordinary people can't enjoy.”
Most of the people who came here were ordinary people who were here to watch the show. Ten strings of Guan per catty was simply unimaginable.
However, there were also stewards from wealthy families. To wealthy families, ten strings of money was nothing. This white sugar was a precious thing. It was only ten strings of coins. No matter what, he had to buy it.
"Ten strings of white sugar is too cheap. Those who can't afford it, stand aside. Shopkeeper, give me a pound of white sugar worth ten strings of white sugar.”The Zhao family's steward said.
"Hehe, brother is right. This white sugar can only be enjoyed by noble people. Shopkeeper, wrap up a pound of refined white sugar for me!”The Wang Clan's steward said.
Eh, this kid is really detestable. "I want two catties of exquisite white sugar."”
This was just a microcosm. The rich and powerful families paid attention to dignity. Your family has white sugar. If my family doesn't tell anyone, my reputation will be ruined.
Han Fei was the only one who bought white sugar. Therefore, from the second day onwards, all the wealthy families in Luoyang came to Han Fei to buy white sugar.
Under Han Fei's powerful propaganda, a wave of white sugar wind blew in Luoyang.
If you don't have sugar at home, you're poor. As long as you have white sugar at home, you are a noble family. For a time, all the rich families would buy some home. When there were guests, he would take out some to entertain them.
Luoyang City was the center of the Eastern Han Dynasty's politics, economy, and culture. It had the most wealthy families in the country. For a time, the front of the Hua Xia Chamber of Commerce was bustling with people.
"My lord, in a short five days, we sold five thousand catties of white sugar, a total of one hundred and ten thousand strings.”When Zhou Shan said this, his entire body was trembling. He had been in the business for more than ten years, and since ancient times, no one had been able to gather such wealth in just a few days.
"110,000 strings of coins is 110,000,000 coins. Did Luoyang City really have such purchasing power?”Han Fei was shocked. It seemed that he had made the right move.
Zhou Shan, who could only calculate guanshu, felt a little dizzy when he heard 110,000,000 yuan. How much money was that? It was too scary. Hearing this, he said,"My lord, Luoyang is a place where merchants from all over the world gather. Rich merchants from all over the world do business here. These people buy in large quantities and sell them back…"”
"I see. This is the benefit of a monopoly. Zhou Shan, immediately gather trustworthy people to go to Jiaozhou again. Continue to boil white sugar on the spot. This matter must be carried out in secret.”Qin Feng instructed.
"My lord, please rest assured. The brothers who went to Jiaozhou last time have a few loyal people who can entrust this matter to you. I'll immediately organize them to go to Jiaozhou…”
At this moment, a waiter outside the door said,""Master, there is a guest outside who wants to buy our candy.”
Zhou Shan frowned slightly. He bowed and said in a low voice,"What's going on? Since we're buying candy, we can just sell it to him. Why bother the lord?”
"Ah, Manager Zhou. It was like this. This person who came was…was a eunuch! He had brought a few guards with him, and they looked fierce…”
Eunuch? It was now the sixth year of Guanghe. The Spirit Emperor's eunuch father was in the court, and the people in the world who could not be provoked were eunuchs. With the scourge of party prohibitions, the scholars of the wealthy families were all tortured by these eunuchs.
Oh no, could it be that a tall tree attracts the wind, and these eunuchs, who only love money and have nothing to hang on, have taken a fancy to it? "Zhou Shan, you go to the front and talk nicely. Please invite the person in the future here."”
"Yes, sir!" Zhou Shan hurriedly walked forward.
Just as Han Fei was panicking, he saw a young eunuch wearing a eunuch uniform walk in with four guards.
He hurriedly stood up and cupped his fists to welcome them."I didn't know that Milord had arrived and didn't welcome you.”
"Hehe, are you Han Fei? You look so fair and clean.”The person's voice was sharp, and her small face was pale and covered in powder.
When Han Fei heard these words that were neither male nor female and saw this demonic appearance, he felt a chill in his heart. He still had a respectful look on his face as he smiled and said,"Milord, thank you for your praise."
"Cut the crap. I'm here to buy candy. How much do you plan to sell it to me for?”
"This…I'll sell it to you at half price.”Han Fei cursed in his heart. No matter how much he calculated, he still missed out on these corrupt things. If there was something good, how could these people not come and snatch it? Although he cursed the eunuch for being shameless, he still had a respectful expression on his face.
Who knew that the eunuch who came would not appreciate it at all." Humph, Han Fei, I'm telling you that I'm here to buy this white sugar for His Majesty and the concubines in the palace. This is your greatest blessing." The person said that His Majesty looked like a slave, and the last sentence became a rebuke.
Han Fei's heart turned cold. F * ck, this unlucky thing happened to him. He hurriedly said,"Sir, what do you think?"
"If you ask me, it's always enough." The person laughed sinisterly.
"Ah!" Han Fei was shocked. If this wasn't for his life, he would have vomited blood.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]