Chapter 1411

Some commoners looked at Gouwazi with admiration and spoke up one after another.

Gouwazi was crying with snot and tears streaming down his face, wailing loudly.

"Wuwuwu!"

"My big-bottomed wife!!!"

"..."

Meanwhile.

Sujin Pavilion.

The shopkeepers of the thirteen silk shops in the East Market gathered together. Huang Yunxuan sat at the head, his expression gloomy.

"Everyone, I assume you have already heard the news from the morning court session!"

"The price of Zhao Gao is plummeting, which is a fatal blow to us!"

"In this critical moment, it is time for us to weather the storm together. I will say this first: the price of Zhao Gao must not fall any further. Once it drops violently, it will inevitably trigger a chain reaction!"

"Commoners follow the rise and do not follow the fall; you all understand this logic. What we must do now is stabilize the price as quickly as possible. Perhaps His Majesty will have a change of heart, and then you and I can still make a fortune!"

Huang Yunxuan scanned the crowd and spoke.

The higher the waves, the more expensive the fish—this saying is certainly true, but the waves were now too high, nearly slapping him to death.

When he first learned the news, he had also lost his composure. Compared to Li Huaxiong, he had hoarded even more Zhao Gao. If the price continued to collapse, he would also go bankrupt.

Therefore, he hurriedly summoned the shopkeepers of the thirteen silk shops in the East Market to discuss countermeasures.

But after he said this, the crowd was not as excited as he had imagined!

On the contrary, a somewhat chubby middle-aged man, twirling a string of prayer beads in his hand, stood up directly and mocked him.

"This is His Majesty's will, a conclusion reached by the Imperial Observatory after observing the celestial phenomena at night. If we forcibly maintain the price, wouldn't that be going against His Majesty?"

"Your Huang family hoarded Zhao Gao on a massive scale, betting your entire life and fortune, but the losses of my Yu family are still within a manageable range!"

"How many heads does one need to go against His Majesty's will? Please forgive this old man for not joining you!"

Having said this, the Yu family shopkeeper stood up and left directly.

Huang Yunxuan's face was ugly.

But before he could speak, a thin, middle-aged man who carried an air of authority stood up.

"Half a month ago, I felt we should have sold. It was you, Huang Yunxuan, who kept spouting nonsense about the 'great trend of the world' and 'national policy,' claiming it could still rise to the heavens. That is why I followed you in hoarding Zhao Gao!"

"Now look, it's all stuck in our hands!"

"If you won't sell now, I will, and I'll be selling at a low price. What you want to do, Huang Yunxuan, is your own business!"

"I won't be joining you!"

Having said this, the thin middle-aged man also stood up abruptly, flicked his sleeves, and left.

Hearing this, Huang Yunxuan felt his chest heaving with anger, his face full of rage.

He couldn't help but curse, "Yao Jin, you heartless old thing! That's not what you said back then. When Zhao Gao was rising to the heavens, didn't you lick my boots to thank me?"

"Now you're burning bridges and turning your back on me?"

But Yao Jin didn't even look back and soon disappeared from sight.

This is an alliance of interests. When prices rise, everything is fine, and everyone is a good brother sharing in the struggle.

But when prices collapse, hearts are destined to be divided, and the alliance will instantly crumble!

"Master Huang, the trend is unstoppable. If we sell at a low price now, perhaps someone will buy a little, hoping to gamble on His Majesty's attitude changing."

"If we don't sell now, then all this Zhao Gao will truly be stuck in our hands."

"Farewell!"

Another person stood up, spoke to Huang Yunxuan, and then left.

"Farewell!"

"Farewell!"

Soon, the large hall was empty, everyone having left.

Bang!

Huang Yunxuan slammed his fist on the table in anger and cursed, "Bastards!"

"All of you are bastards!"

"You all sell, but I won't. The higher the waves, the more expensive the fish. What if there's still room for a turnaround? When you're all dead, I, Huang Yunxuan, will be the only one left alive!"

Huang Yunxuan gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.

At this moment, he had completely lost his reason and become the craziest of gamblers.

He didn't even see the problem that Li Huaxiong had seen...

Soon.

The thirteen silk shops in the East Market announced in unison a price drop of four taels and two qian!

A bolt of Zhao Gao now only cost eight hundred wen!

They even put up signs: at eight hundred wen, you won't lose out, and you certainly won't be cheated!

This was already quite close to the normal price of Zhao Gao before.

But unfortunately, the commoners still wouldn't buy it, and there were only a handful of buyers.

This left many merchants in Changancheng feeling worried; they would likely have a very hard time sleeping during this period.