4/5 Competing with the People? What kind of people are you! (, tickets.)
The texture was white and crystal clear. Every grain of salt looked like a tiny gem, making people love it.
However, in Lu Shan Xin and Cui Jue's eyes, it was like a deadly poison, making their breathing quicken.
"How much is this salt?"
Lu Shan Xin asked.
Cui Jue's eyes lit up.
That's right, price!
The quality of the salt was even better than their best salt. The price was definitely not low.
This way, he could still fight with the low price.
"Five coins."
the butler whispered.
"One tael?"
Cui Jue said in disbelief.
"Impossible, this is too cheap!”
"Our cheapest coarse salt costs eight wens per tael. Such good salt costs five wens per tael.”
Lu Shan Xin glared at the housekeeper and said unkindly.
"Did you not ask clearly? How can it be so cheap?”
The butler shook his head with a bitter smile. He was about to cry.
"Patriarch, Patriarch Cui, you've misunderstood.”
"It's not five coins per tael, it's five coins per catty.”
Cui Jue, Lu Shan Xin, and the others looked like they were going to eat someone alive.
"What did you say? Say it again!"
Cui Jue and Lu Shan Xin were dumbfounded.
Five coins for one tael was already unbelievable. Five coins for one catty? Was this still profitable?
If the King of Shu and Li Jing were to do business like this, even their pants would have to go in!
Did they not have any costs?
"Brother Cui, what should we do?"
Lu Shan Xin asked.
"The method we use to punish the Imperial Court is salt.”
"Now that Li Ke and the others have come up with this kind of salt, it's so cheap that we have no competition at all.”
"Not only will the Imperial Court not be worried about our punishment, but they might even reconsider the salt we receive.”
"If we continue like this, we will suffer huge losses.”
Without sufficient quality, there would be no competitiveness.
The reason why they had earned so much before was because no one had gone against them. The entire salt market was completely monopolized by them. Even the imperial court had no choice but to choose their goods.
But now, the new salt that Li Ke had produced was dozens of times better than theirs, and the price was ridiculously low.
This was completely suppressing him and trying to kill him!
"Do you think you're the only one who suffered a huge loss?"
Cui Jue said unhappily.
"I have salt wells in more than ten places on Hedong Road. If the salt is not sold, the daily consumption alone will be astronomical.”
"This King of Shu, what is his background?”
"Where did you learn this skill from? It's too f * cking scary!”
The Cui Family and the Lu Family were both big families among the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs. They were top-notch aristocratic families and indeed had big businesses.
However, their expenditure was also huge. The dividends they gave to the officials under them every year and the profits of the family members were not small expenses.
Although it wasn't to the extent of being hard-pressed, it wasn't good after a long time.
The most important thing was that the authority of the aristocratic families must not be provoked. If Li Ke pressed them to the ground this time, who would be afraid of these top aristocratic families in the future? How could they use their power and methods to monopolize more benefits?
This was forcing them to their deaths!
"No, we can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to attack the King of Shu.”
Lu Shan Xin gritted his teeth.
"Let our people in court impeach the King of Shu and put pressure on the court.”
Cui Jue frowned.
"What reason do you have to impeach the King of Shu?"
Lu Shan Xin sneered.
"He is an official and a member of the royal family, while we are still commoners.”
"The King of Shu is clearly fighting for benefits with the people and not letting the people live!”
"The Imperial Court and His Majesty can't just ignore his people, right?”
Cui Jue understood and nodded. The two of them laughed sinisterly together, and the air was filled with the aura of conspiracy.
……
Five days later, Li Shimin sent someone to the King of Shu to invite Li Ke to court.
When Li Ke arrived at Taiji Palace, he saw the resentful gazes of a group of aristocratic family officials. It was as if they wanted to pounce on Li Ke and eat him up.
When Li Ke saw this scene, he immediately understood why Li Shiming had asked him to come to court today.
"King of Shu, the reason why I called you here today is because a few censors from the Imperial Censorate want to impeach you.”
Li Shi Min said with a straight face.
"Zhen asked you to come and confront them face to face. Explain the matter clearly and see if you are really guilty.”
Li Ke smiled and said.
"Imperial Father is wise. Your son is upright and not afraid of being attacked by villains.”
Several censors were instantly enraged and rushed out.
"King of Shu, do you not dare to admit what you have done?”
"That's right. You and Duke Wei sold salt together, deliberately lowered the price, suppressed your peers, and fought with the people for profit. Do you still dare to say that you're not guilty?”
"Your Majesty, please accept our impeachment and order the King of Shu to be punished. To seek justice for the victims.”
Without waiting for Li Shi Min to speak, Li Ke looked at the group of censors and smiled.
"Min?"
"Are you people from aristocratic families worthy of being called people?”
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