Chapter 716: Chapter 92 Offending Shouzhe! The Outcome is Worrisome

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Longzuo County City.

It is the political, economic, and military center of the entire Longzuo County.

Any family with some influence will plan an industry in the Commandery, selling some local specialties while also establishing a foothold for the family within the city.

This way, they can always procure necessary supplies for the family and also gain access to the latest information.

"Changning Wang’s Trading Company"

is the sole proprietorship established by the "Seventh-Grade Noble Family" Changning Wang Family within Longzuo County. Although the scale is not large, the business deals in some exclusive high-end "foreign glass" products, silk crafts, and a series of products most favored by Longzuo’s noblewomen, including [Ice Skin Jade Moisturizing Cream], [Red Simurgh Purple Phoenix Pill], [Immortal Reflection Treasure Mirror], [Soft and Moist Green Silk], and [Chaotic Butterfly Hundred Flowers Fragrance].

[Ice Skin Jade Moisturizing Cream] is made from Deep Sea Golden Clam Spirit Pearl, various "rare" spirit seed herbs, and "spirit beast fat." Long-term use can make the skin as smooth and delicate as ice and snow.

The other products are also aimed at women and have very good effects. It is said that even Binglan Ascendant from the Purple Mansion Academy and the Princess Consort of the Prince’s Mansion are using these treasures.

However, these products have two major drawbacks: they are expensive and scarce. Therefore, these goods often need to be reserved, and even reservations are hard to come by.

As a result, the threshold of Changning Wang’s Trading Company has been worn away by the noblewomen of the Commandery.

The third in the Shou Generation, Wang Shounuo, who is in charge here, is surrounded all day by noblewomen from various families, employing all sorts of tactics just to secure a stable supply of skincare products.

The noblewomen of this world are not like the noblewomen of ancient Huaxia who would not step out of their gates. When their maids and attendants are not useful, they often take matters into their own hands to deal with Wang Shounuo.

"Poor" Wang Shounuo does not know how many overbearing entanglements he must deal with each day, and he still has to remain virtuous in such a situation, with his wife not by his side.

Such torment can be described as hell mode.

However, this small trading company now has an annual turnover of four hundred thousand, with a gross profit of over three hundred thousand! No matter how tough it is, Wang Shounuo will persist.

Furthermore, those numerous noblewomen are one of the best sources of information channels. All kinds of rumors and gossip, Wang Shounuo will compile into records and send them back home through the flying chariot express system.

This day.

Wang Shounuo, as usual, was diligently guarding the trading company, striving to cope with wave after wave of noblewomen.

Suddenly!

He heard a piece of news: [Qengfeng Trading Company] opened today, and henceforth, anyone who takes a flying chariot to visit the Hundred Islands Guard will only need to pay thirty Large Copper. Moreover, the cost of mailing letters or goods is far lower than [Shouda Trading Company].

"What?" Wang Shounuo was shocked and quickly gathered information from the noblewoman before rushing to [Qengfeng Trading Company].

He knew that Shouda Trading Company is now highly profitable and is one of the backbone industries of the Wang Family. The rapid development of Outer Domain Xin’an Town to its current level in just over a decade owes much to the financial support from Shouda Trading Company’s profits.

If Shouda Trading Company encounters a crisis, it will inevitably curb the Wang Family’s current thriving situation.

Half an hour later.

In front of the newly opened [Qengfeng Trading Company], crowds surged, composed of merchants attracted by the company’s low-price strategy.

The flying chariot has been a common convenience for ordinary people for nearly two decades and is no longer a rarity.

The residents of Longzuo County City, being at the flying chariot central hub, find it extremely convenient to mail goods, send letters, or even go out for leisure.

There are even wealthy individuals who, when in a bad mood, might casually take a flying chariot out for a trip and return a few days later with large bags of local specialties, rejuvenated for the high-paced life of the Commandery.

Moreover, merchants in the Commandery can use the flying chariot delivery system to sell all kinds of high-quality products throughout Longzuo County, making a considerable profit.

Shouda Trading Company has thereby made a fortune, becoming one of the most profitable industries in Longzuo County, attracting much envy. However, the flying chariot system is not easy to establish.

Firstly, acquiring so many flying chariots is a challenge, and secondly, Longzuo Qian Family, a Fifth-Grade Noble Family, is not easy to contend with. Thirdly, behind Shouda Trading Company, the Purple Mansion Academy offers support, and the annual rent paid to the academy is a substantial sum.

As a result, Shouda Trading Company has formed a monopoly in Longzuo County, with no one able to compete.

However, today, this monopoly has been broken.

In the midst of the lively discussions, Wang Shounuo learned that the newly opened [Qengfeng Trading Company] was actually a property of the illustrious Fourth-Grade Noble Family Qeng’an Zuoqiu Family. Most of the flying chariots they used were rented from [Lingyun Sacred Land]. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

With the endorsement of the Zuoqiu Family and the Sacred Land, the credibility of Qengfeng Trading Company was naturally not an issue, and the prices they offered were only thirty percent of Shouda Trading Company’s, which garnered the support of various merchants.

Some merchants signed contracts with Qengfeng Trading Company on the spot.

"This is bad." Wang Shounuo felt a chill run down his spine, sensing an impending crisis, and hurried back to write a letter to Wang Shouzhe.

In fact, it wasn’t just Wang Shounuo who notified the family. The headquarters of Shouda Trading Company in Longzuo County, the branches in various places, the Longzuo Wang Family, the Longzuo Qian Family, etc., all quickly relayed this information.