Chapter 716: Chapter 92 Offend Shou Zhe! Serious Consequences_1
It is the political, economic, and military center of the whole Longzuo County.
Any family with some strength will strive for a share of the industry in the county town, selling some local specialties, and also establishing a foothold for the family in the county town.
In this way, they can purchase necessary supplies for the family at any time and keep abreast of the latest news.
“Changning Wang Clan Trading Co.”
is the sole proprietorship set up by the “7th-rank Aristocratic Family” Changning Wang family in Longzuo County. The scale is not large, but what it deals with are some exclusive high-end foreign glass products, silk crafts, and the most favorite series of products of the noble ladies in Longzuo, such as the “Ice Skin Jade Flesh Nourishing Cream”, “Red Luan Purple Phoenix Pill”, “Mirror of Fairies Reflection”, “Moisturizing and Silky”, “Chaos Butterfly Hundred Flower Fragrance”.
The “Ice Skin Jade Flesh Nourishing Cream” is made from deep-sea golden clams and spiritual pearls, as well as all kinds of “precious” spiritual grasses and “spirit animal fat”. Long-term use can make the skin as moist and delicate as ice and snow.
The other products are also for women’s service, and they all work well. It is said that the Master Binglan of Purple Abode’s Academic Palace and the Commandery Prince’s Consort of the Commandery Prince’s Residence, and other big figures, all use these treasures.
But these products have two major drawbacks. They are expensive and scarce. As a result, these goods often need to be pre-ordered, and often can’t be booked even if they are pre-ordered.
Therefore, the doorstep of Changning Wang Clan Trading Co. has been trampled through by the noble ladies of the county town.
The third of the Shou generation, Wang Shounuo, who is in charge of this place, is surrounded by noble ladies from all families every day. They use all sorts of tactics, just to secure a steady supply of skincare products.
The noble ladies in this world are not like those ancient Chinese noble ladies who never left their homes. When their maids and servants are not enough, they often personally deal with Wang Shounuo.
Poor Wang Shounuo had to weather countless entanglements from these fierce ladies each day, yet he still had to maintain his integrity under such circumstances–when his wife was not at his side.
This kind of torture can be called hell mode.
However, this small trading company now has an annual turnover of 400,000 and a gross profit of over 300,000! No matter how hard it is, Wang Shounuo will persist.
Moreover, those noble ladies, both big and small, are one of the best sources of information. All kinds of rumored gossip, Wang Shounuo will compile them into volumes and send them back home through the flying carriage delivery system.
As always, Wang Shounuo was diligently guarding the trading company and trying hard to deal with wave after wave of endless noble ladies.
He heard news that “Qing Feng Trading Co.” opened today, and from now on, everyone only needs thirty Copper Coins to travel to the Hundred Islands Guard by flying carriage. Not only that but the price for mailing letters and goods is much lower than that of “Keep Achieving Trading Co.”.
“What?” Wang Shounuo jerked up and hurriedly inquired from the noble lady, then rushed to “Qing Feng Trading Co.” in a flurry.
He knew that the Keep Achieving Trading Co. is now profitable and is one of Wang’s pillar industries. The reason why the town of Xin An outside the jurisdiction could develop to such an extent in just over a decade was due in large part to the infusion of profits from the Keep Achieving Trading Co.
If a crisis occurs in the Keep Achieving Trading Co., it will undoubtedly stifle the current good situation of the Wang Clan.
In front of the newly opened “Qing Feng Trading Co.”, crowds of people are surging, all attracted by the low-price strategy advertised by the merchant.
It has been almost twenty years since the flying carriage became a part of the “ordinary people”‘s lives, and it is no longer a novelty.
The people of Longzuo County Town, situated at the center of the flying carriage transit system, find it is most convenient for mailing goods and letters or going out for leisure.
Even some rich people, when they are in a bad mood, would randomly take a flying carriage for a stroll and then return to the high-paced life of the county town full of vigor, bringing back bags of local specialties from various places.
And the merchants of the county town, through the flying carriage delivery system, can sell all kinds of quality goods all over the guard stations in Longzuo County and make a fortune as a result.
Therefore, the Keep Achieving Trading Co. made a killing and became one of the most profitable industries in Longzuo County, causing a lot of envy. However, the flying carriage system is not that easy to establish.
First, it’s a problem to find so many flying carriages. Second, the Fifth Grade Qian Clan in Longzuo county is not easily bullied. Third, the Keep Achieving Trading Co., which is under the guardianship of the Purple Abode Academy, has to give a considerable sum of rent to the academy each year.
As a result, the Keep Achieving Trading Co. has a monopoly in Longzuo County, and no one can compete with it.
However, this monopoly was broken today.
Wang Shounuo learned from the excited crowd’s discussions that the newly opened “Qing Feng Trading Co.” is actually the business of the renowned Rank Four Prominent Family, the Zuoqiu family of Qing’an. Most of the flying carriages they use are leased from “Lingyun Holy Ground”.
With the endorsement of the Zuoqiu family and the Holy Land, the business reputation of Qing Feng Trading Co. is naturally unquestionable, and the prices they offer are only one-third that of Keep Achieving Co.,—which has won the support of all merchants.
Some merchants signed contracts with Qing Feng Trade Co. on the spot.
“This is bad.” Wang Shounuo felt a chill, sensing the arrival of a crisis. He hurried back to write a letter to Wang Shouzhe.
In fact, it’s not just Wang Shounuo who informed his family. The head office and various branches of the Keep Achieving Trading Co. in Longzuo County, as well as the Wang Clan, Qian Clan, etc., all quickly relayed this intelligence.