Chapter 168
The strong attitude of Fusu’s confidants! What will happen if someone from the governmen
Chapter 168 The strong attitude of Fusu’s confidants! What will happen if someone from the government comes?
The man with a thick beard felt a little more wary when he heard Ye Liu's words.
The shop owner saw that his words seemed respectful, but his expression was very indifferent.
When other shopkeepers saw him, they would have expressions of nervousness and fear.
He didn't feel this way about Ye Liu.
"My official, Long Feng, someone came to the government to complain about malicious competition from a newly opened salt shop in Bei City."
"Since someone has reported the case, I will naturally bring someone to check it out."
The man with a thick beard looked at Ye Liu and his tone became gentler.
Being able to open a salt shop has a background, but Ye Liu is so indifferent to it.
Long Feng was not sure who was supporting Ye Liu, so he decided to have a better attitude so as not to offend the wrong people.
The pedestrians around him were suddenly enlightened when they heard what the man with a thick beard said.
They thought that the store had committed some crime, but they didn't expect that it was because of the price of selling salt.
Thinking of the angry looks on the faces of some pedestrians here, the person who went to the government to report the crime must be the shopkeeper of another salt shop.
They sell expensive salt. This shop in Bei City is not allowed to sell cheap and delicious salt, so they choose to report the crime.
Ye Liu's face didn't change at all when he heard Long Feng's words, when the waiter informed him that someone from the government was coming.
He thought of this result. Ye Liu looked at Long Feng and said, "The current salt shops in Da Qin are related to salt merchants."
"In this case, the price of salt is also determined by each salt merchant."
"Other salt shops sell low-quality salt to the common people at high prices, and ordinary people will not interfere."
"In the same way, ordinary people sell salt, and other salt shops have no right to interfere, so how can we talk about malicious competition?"
"If these salt shops think that the salt from ordinary people is cheap and delicious, they will steal their business."
"They can also lower the price of salt, and ordinary people will never have any complaints."
Ye Liu looked at Long Feng and expressed his thoughts calmly.
After Long Feng heard Ye Liu's words, he once again had a new understanding of this shopkeeper.
As soon as Ye Liu opened his mouth, he revealed that he was another salt shop owner and went to the government to report the case.
This was indeed the case. Several large salt shop owners in the West City came to the government.
The Shangguan who found him reported the case, saying that there was malicious competition from salt shops in Bei City selling cheap salt.
His superiors knew that these salt shop owners in the West City had backgrounds and did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Let him take his men to Bei City to inquire about the situation.
His superior was also hinting to him that he could also close the salt shop in Bei City.
Ye Liu's words just now were clear and logical, and Long Feng had nothing to refute.
"Sir, this shopkeeper is deliberately stirring up trouble."
"The sales price of salt has always been regulated. This shopkeeper made the price of salt so cheap just after he opened his business. This is malicious competition."
"Refining salt requires a lot of cost, so the price of salt in other salt shops is slightly higher."
"The price of salt in this store is so cheap, and they also give salt to customers as a gift."
"Such a profit cannot support the cost of refining salt, let alone make a profit."
"Caomin think there is something wrong with this salt shop, and even the salt sold by this salt shop has something wrong with it."
A young man walked up to Long Feng, raised his hands and said.
When Ye Liu saw this young man, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Sure enough, someone couldn't help it. Although he didn't know this young man, Ye Liu knew it very well.
This young man must be a clerk at a salt shop in Xicheng.
I came here today to observe the situation. What I just said left no one in the government able to refute.
The guy couldn't stand it anymore and came out to slander his store.
Long Feng nodded slightly when he heard what the young man said. He felt that what the young man said made sense.
Although he didn't know how to refine salt, Long Feng knew that refining salt required a lot of costs. The price of salt in this store in Bei City is so cheap that they even give salt to customers as a gift.
Such profits are absolutely impossible to recover costs, let alone make money.
Businessmen are all about making money, and he doesn't believe that this salt shop in Bei City is losing money in business.
When the pedestrians around heard the young man's words, some lowered their heads in thought while others nodded slightly.
There were also some people holding salt shakers with angry looks on their faces. In their view, this young man was slandering this newly opened salt shop.
But the people in the government were here, and they didn't dare to say anything easily to avoid angering the people in the government.
"The shopkeeper also heard what this young man said."
"The price of salt is so cheap and you give away salt. It's really not profitable to make such a profit."
"Business is all about making money. I don't believe you will lose money in business."
"I hope you can explain this matter clearly, otherwise I will temporarily close your shop."
"Carefully look at the salt sold in stores to see if there is anything wrong with it."
Long Feng looked at Ye Liu and expressed his thoughts.
His superior officer sent him to do this, coupled with the young man's doubts just now.
Long Feng felt that the salt sold should be carefully investigated.
The passers-by holding salt shakers around them had a look of nervousness on their faces when they heard Long Feng's words. If the government closed down this salt shop.
They couldn't buy such cheap and delicious fine salt. Everyone looked at the shopkeeper Ye Liu, hoping that Ye Liu could give an explanation to the government.
When Ye Liu heard Long Feng's words, there was no trace of panic on his face.
"Your Majesty, the salt sold by Cao Min Salt Shop has a different refining method from the salt sold by other salt shops."
"The refining methods of the salt sold in other salt shops are not only crude but also require a lot of cost."
"The refining method of Cao Min is very complete and the cost required is very small."
"This is also why the salt sold by Cao Min tastes good and is cheap."
"The refining methods of ordinary people are not comparable to the refining methods of those black-hearted salt merchants."
Ye Liu looked at the young man beside Long Feng, with a hint of disdain in his voice.
Having started selling fine salt, other salt merchants must have begun to suspect that the refining method of fine salt is different from that of other salt merchants.
In this case, Ye Liu might as well admit it generously.
The surrounding pedestrians suddenly realized after hearing Ye Liu's words. They had also considered this issue in the past two days.
Such delicious fine salt is so cheap, and a month’s supply of fine salt is given as a gift.
Does the shopkeeper really not lose money? Now I understand that the salt sold in this shop has its own refining method.
Long Feng nodded slightly when he heard Ye Liu's words. He believed that what Ye Liu said was true.
Because the salt sold here at Yeliu is in powder form and only tastes salty.
The salt sold by the salt merchants in the West Market is all in irregular granular shape, with little saltiness and a bitter taste.
Once you compare the two salts, you will know that the refining methods are definitely different.
The waiter next to Long Feng turned ugly when he heard Ye Liu's words.
He didn't expect that even though people from the government were here, the shopkeeper still spoke so calmly and in an orderly manner.
He originally thought that the shop owner would be more panicked when he saw people from the government.
After all, the shopkeepers in their West Market would have somewhat panicked expressions when they saw people from the government coming to the shop.
In this regard, the shopkeeper of the shop in front of me is much better than their shopkeeper in West Market.
"Even so, shopkeeper, your salt price is too cheap, and you are disrupting the salt market."
The young man looked at Ye Liu and expressed his doubts again.
(End of this chapter)