Song Shan and Xu Cai were both once a nail householder.

Because it was hindered from the construction of the railway from Mingdemen to Zuofangcheng, he was exiled to Puluo.

Originally, they were so scared that they thought they might not have the chance to reach Puluo alive.

But later I found that after getting on the sea boat, I was not subjected to much restraint.

He came to Puluozhong with food and drink along the way, and was later arranged to be a clerk in Puluozhong Police Station.

There is no way, there are too few Tang people overseas.

As long as you don’t really do something that violates discipline and is harmful to the law, you will have the chance to be reused to a certain extent after you arrive overseas.

The two of them were originally like rangers or second-rate characters. Now that they have arrived in Puluo, they have naturally arranged their lives.

The clerks in the police station basically cooperate with the police to do things that are not so convenient.

For example, if someone sets up stalls on the street, it affects traffic. At this time, the clerks in the police station have work to do.

Not to mention, Song Shan and Xu Cai both did a good job of patrolling the streets.

On that day, taking advantage of this opportunity, the two of them did not extort some of the Hu merchants.

As a result, in just two years, their wealth became quite rich, and they had the idea of ​​doing business by themselves.

It is better to act than to be moved. The two people walking on the street every day have a clear idea of ​​which business is worse than doing.

However, it is basically not their turn to do business. Only some relatively not so attractive businesses can have their chances.

They chose to choose from, and eventually they chose to sell paper.

Some large merchants transported paper from all over Chang'an City to Puluo, launched wholesale business, and took the path of small profits but quick turnover.

Song Shan and Xu Cai helped them take charge of sales, which meant a regional agent.

Benefiting from changes in the overall environment, the number of people who want to learn and have the opportunity to learn is getting more and more years.

In this way, the paper sales business is naturally not bad.

Nanyang is not a wealthy place now, but it has nothing to do with poverty.

At least most people have the opportunity to have a full meal.

This alone has been working hard for thousands of years on the Central Plains dynasty, and it is only now that we can barely say that we have done it.

"Songshan, the Linyi Bookstore opposite has been struggling for a long time. I think they will be ready to open tomorrow. What impact will it have on us then?"

As the capital of Linyi Kingdom, Chameng is naturally the most economically active and suitable for business.

Especially when it comes to paper and books, the capital's advantages are definitely not comparable to those in other places.

"Linyi Bookstore, at first glance, is selling books and paper. It should be opened by a local tycoon in Linyi. There is nothing to be afraid of.

However, they are local snakes after all, and we have to worry about them playing tricks with us."

Song Shan and Xu Cai stood at the door together, watching the situation opposite.

"There are many Tang people doing business in Chameng. If these Linyi people dare to play tricks on us, we will definitely let them know why the flowers are so popular."

Xu Cai has never really been afraid of anyone since he was a child, so how could he be afraid of Linyi Bookstore?

However, there are some things that they can't solve without fear.

When the streets were full of flyers promoting Linyi Bookstore, the fate of Song Shan and Xu Cai's paper shop was basically destined.

One day!

It was just a day after, Song Shan and Xu Cai felt the seriousness of the matter.

"Their paper price is only half of ours. Although this may be due to the opening discount, it is absolutely not underestimated to be a fierce look."

Song Shan looked back at his shop, and there was not a single customer inside.

But in Linyi Bookstore opposite, there was a row of business prosperous.

This gap made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Have you arranged for someone to inquire? Where did the paper from Linyi Bookstore be transported?"

Xu Cai no longer looked down on his face at this time.

In the past few years of business, he felt the crisis for the first time.

And it is the kind of crisis that can completely lose your confidence.

“I spent some money to find the guy in the shop and found out some news from the guy opposite.

This Linyi Bookstore is the industry of the Zhang family in Linyi. You know the status of this Zhang family in Linyi. I don’t need to say that, that is the Changsun Party of Linyi.

The most troublesome thing is that their paper was not transported from somewhere in the Tang Dynasty, but was produced by their own workshops.

Although I don’t think their production process can be more advanced than our Datang’s, I looked at the paper they sold, and the differences between them in our shop are not very big.

Of course, there is still a big gap with some high-end paper sold in Chang'an City.

But what we usually sell is ordinary paper, which completely overlaps with Linyi Bookstore.

If you do this now, you will be in trouble in the future.

As long as Linyi Bookstore continues to be sold at the current price for a few days, our shop can consider closing the store.”

Song Shan knew very well his current situation.

To be honest, whether his paper sales business can continue depends on the situation in the past few days.

"Can we also cut prices?"

Although he was reluctant to take this move, Xu Cai has not yet found a better solution.

If someone fights a price war with you, you can only fight besides surrendering.

"It's very difficult! If we sell it at the same price as them, we basically won't make any money.

What did we do in a business that couldn’t make money?”

As soon as Song Shan said this, both of them were silent.

However, at this moment, in Linyi Bookstore opposite, Zhang Hua and Zhang Dapeng were talking happily.

"Langjun, once our Linyi Bookstore was born, the entire bookstore in Chameng had no business.

Some of the scholastics who originally wanted to buy books, saw that the price of paper dropped so much, temporarily stopped their plans to buy books and wanted to wait for the books to drop prices together."

It has been a long time since Zhang Dapeng started doing business so happily.

This feeling of crushing others is what he enjoys the most.

"The printing workshop has almost prepared everything. People have now arranged to prepare the Four Books and Five Classics and other books brought back from the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, although our books will not be sold much lower than Chang'an City, it is still a problem for basically the same price."

As an aspiring person, Zhang Hua obviously doesn't just want to make money.

The Zhang family is a relative of Linyi State, and it is inevitable that there will be someone in the family and someone will need to be in the court in the future in order to maintain their influence.

Otherwise, you can see what it means to be a county magistrate, so why not be in charge now?

"I have prepared almost all of them, but it may be more profitable to sell paper directly in a short period of time, so don't be so troublesome.

Now you just saw the gap between our paper and what the Tang merchants provide, and then a large number of orders will definitely fly to us.”

Zhang Hua stood in Linyi Bookstore with great enthusiasm, looking at the endless stream of guests, his face full of joy.

"The paper shop opened by Tangren across the street is probably going to go bankrupt in a few days.

Then we will let them see that the money of our Linyi people will not be so easy to earn.”

The smile on Zhang Dapeng's face could not be concealed no matter how he disguised it.

Besides, he didn't think about covering up.

"Let's go! Let's go and take a look!"

Zhang Hua thought of his experience at Sanwei Bookstore and Xinhua Bookstore, and suddenly wanted to see the unlucky appearance of Tang Shangs.

Soon, the two of them came to Xu Song's paper shop with a few servants.

"Isn't this the shopkeeper Xu and the shopkeeper Song? Why did you stand at the gate to pick up customers in person today?"

Zhang Dapeng obviously knew Xu Cai and Song Shan, and he came to Xu Cai with a smile on his face.

"snort!"

Xu Cai snorted coldly, not wanting to talk to him.

Obviously, the visitor is not good.

This is not Chang'an City, so there is no need for him to take the initiative to provoke others.

After all, the local snake of the Zhang family cannot be beaten by ordinary people.

"If you want me to tell me, it's better to close the store early.

If you don’t want to return to Chang'an City in shame, we can also provide you with a way out."
To be continued...