Marrying into a rich family by mistake, it is difficult to be a mistress

Chapter 381: Fighting for business and squeezing each other out

The princess felt so angry that her teeth itched when she thought about the fact that all the 1,200 taels of silver in her treasury were gone.

In the past few months, the salaries of the servants in her mansion were paid by people sent by the Queen.

The Queen Mother has been worried recently about the affairs in the court, because her father was posthumously conferred the title of Duke of Anguo, and her brother inherited the title of Duke of Anguo, but it was only a superficial honor and he had no real power in the court.

There are only three male grandchildren in the Cao family.

Over the years, the Cao family has always wanted to have more sons and grandchildren, and has put a lot of effort into this matter, but the results have been unsatisfactory.

Still ended up with not having many offspring.

These three grandsons of the Cao family all served as officials in the court, and the most promising one was only a second-rank official.

Unexpectedly, the emperor turned his attention to the Cao family so quickly.

When it comes to assessment and appointment, people from the Cao family have no advantage.

The Queen Mother found out that the person competing with the Cao family was a disciple of the Rongguo Mansion, named Luo Haoqing.

I heard that he is quite talented and capable.

After such an assessment, the Cao family may not even be able to keep their official positions!

Seeing that the Queen Mother didn't respond for a long time, *** became anxious and raised his hand and waved it in front of the Queen Mother.

"Mother, did you hear me?"

The Queen Mother came back to her senses and asked, "What did you just say?"

"I want to open another shop in the imperial capital and do the same business as Ji Chuhe. She can open a clinic to squeeze me out, and I can also open a shop similar to hers to squeeze her out."

The Queen Mother agreed without thinking, "You better be careful this time, don't let yourself get hurt again! However, you can't show up in public when doing business, you should find a few more people to discuss countermeasures first."

"Mother, do you agree?" *** looked delighted.

"Recently, the court has been in turmoil. You and Ji Chuhe must not have a direct conflict again. Learn from her and use some tricks."

"Mother, don't worry. I've already suffered a loss once. This time, I will never let her get any advantage again!"

As soon as *** made up his mind, he left the palace in a hurry.

Her house arrest was over and she was able to move freely. She immediately sent someone to find out the news about Ji Chuhe.

After much investigation, the result was that Ji Chuhe's things were of good quality and low price, and they were all things that were frequently used by the people. In ***'s eyes, those things were also cheap.

However, in order to compete with Ji Chuhe for business, she had to sell things similar to Ji Chuhe.

"Damn, the goods of the Crown Prince's wife were all brought to the imperial capital by caravans from outside. The price may have been relatively low when they were received. She still has considerable profit margins. We have to receive goods from the vicinity of the imperial capital, and we have to receive so much goods in a short period of time. We also have to compare prices with the Crown Prince's wife's shop. I'm afraid we won't make that much profit."

The shopkeeper invited by *** analyzed the situation for ***, and he was under a lot of pressure.

"Then you should also go find those merchants to collect the goods! Do they dare to ask for a high price for the goods that the Imperial Palace wants? Do their caravans still want to enter the imperial capital in the future?" *** responded coldly.

"I understand. I'll do it right away."

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"Are people from the *** government collecting goods everywhere?" Ji Chuhe raised his head in surprise.

"Yes, ma'am, I just went to visit the head of a caravan, and his goods were just taken away by gangsters, and the price was extremely low. His trip was in vain, and he still had to pay for it himself." Shopkeeper Xue shook his head helplessly.

"Is she trying to compete with me?" Ji Chuhe guessed.

"That's probably the case."

"Madam, there are some caravans that have not been targeted by the gang yet. They all want to deal with the goods as soon as possible and earn back some of their hard-earned money. They asked our shop privately if they can take these goods. I didn't agree and wanted to come back to discuss it with you." Shopkeeper Xue wanted to buy these goods.

Because he is also a businessman and knows how hard it is for these businessmen.

Fortunately for him, the caravan he led was not his own business, and it was backed by the Huaiyang Palace, so even if it lost money, he did not have to bear the responsibility.

If their own caravans encountered such a thing, it would be a disaster.

"Those caravans want to clear out the goods and get paid immediately, but I don't have that much money on hand. Even if it's the goods you sent me, Manager Xue, I'm taking advantage of my mother. You gave me such a cheap price, and you won't pay me back until I've sold all the goods. Besides, business is all about getting the goods in return."

"Madam is right. Some of them are ready to leave the capital overnight, hoping to escape the clutches of the ***."

"Shopkeeper Xue, it's not that I don't want these goods, but I want to ask them if I can pay them later."

"This..." Shopkeeper Xue was also a little embarrassed.

"Everything depends on human effort. Otherwise, please ask Manager Xue to make another trip to see what they think. If they are willing to give me these goods, I will have to wait a while before I can get the money."

"Madam, we have to take a big risk by doing this. *** is obviously trying to steal our business. She bought the goods at such a low price. If the price of the goods is lower than ours, some people will definitely buy from her, and our business will be greatly affected. If we don't get our money back in a short period of time, we won't be able to pay them in time. If it's three or five thousand taels, it's not a big deal. These goods are worth tens of thousands of taels. Forget it, madam, we don't need to get ourselves into trouble just to help them. I was just soft-hearted just now. Everyone has their own destiny. Let them suffer."

Ji Chuhe wanted to take these goods not just to help these people, she also had her own considerations.

***If we take all these goods into our hands, the impact on them will be even greater.

Over the years, the goods brought by the caravans have been very popular among the people. At the beginning of spring, this is the first wave of caravans coming to the imperial capital. The variety of goods they bring is also relatively rich, and basically they can sell as many as they can.

***If all these goods were intercepted and sold at a very affordable price, the people would definitely buy them.

There is a limit to how much the people can spend with the money they have. Once it exceeds their means, they cannot afford it even if they want it.

The reason is simple. If you buy ***'s, you will naturally not buy hers again.

"Madam!" Xiao Yan'an suddenly walked in.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"I just heard that the *** actually sent people to capture the leaders of those caravans!"

"Arrests?"

"What we told others was that we wanted to invite them over to discuss business." Xiao Yan'an corrected.

"Shopkeeper Xue, these people can't leave." Ji Chuhe turned and said to Shopkeeper Xue.

"Oh!" Shopkeeper Xue sighed heavily.