This is the second time that because of the matter of Shi Tan, the heads of the houses have been convened in the Wang family meeting hall, but unlike the noisy and lively atmosphere last time, after this meeting, the entire meeting hall was silent, and no one took the lead to speak, and the patriarch Wang Tong on the main throne also had a gloomy face, his eyes swept back and forth in the field, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

Wang Guo, who was sitting at the bottom, looked at the situation in the field, but he sneered, he already knew that the other party was not easy to mess with, but the uncles and uncles in front of him were greedy for profit, thinking that in the territory around Taiyuan, their Wang family did not have to scruple at all, and now as soon as the means of others came out, they immediately hit the seven inches above the family, and even he, a self-proclaimed wise person, was helpless.

"Wang Guo, you are most familiar with the affairs of industry and commerce Chapter 110 Wang Clan's Deliberations, can you tell me, what impact will this policy of the imperial court have on our Wang family's coal mines?" Patriarch Wang Tong's gaze finally fell on Wang Qian, who was watching coldly, and he also sighed secretly in his heart, if he had listened to his opinion more, their Wang family would not have fallen to such a passive state.

Wang Guo immediately stood up, bowed his head and said: "Patriarch Qiyu, because some time ago the supply of coal was not in demand, so all the houses in the clan have invested a lot of money to go down, now all the mined coal mines, our Wang family accounts for two-thirds of the total, and the remaining one-third is occupied by the so-called coal industry association, and now this policy is obviously aimed at our Wang family, increasing the cost of our coal mining, so that we want to compete with the coal produced by the other party in the future, It has already fallen behind in price. ”

When Wang said this, he paused and said: "And now there are more and more coal mines, although the demand for cement plants around the country is large, but with the increase of coal production in the future, there will always be a day when the supply exceeds demand, and the coal we produce will be eliminated at the first time if the price is higher than others, that is." Even if we dig up the charcoal in the future, we won't be able to sell it. ”

Listening to the explanation of the Wang situation in Chapter 110 of the Wang family's deliberations, the atmosphere in the field was even more solemn, in fact, many people also thought of this consequence, but it was not as thorough as the analysis of the Wang situation.

"So in your opinion, we have a way to solve it?" Wang Tong has been in charge of the Taiyuan Wang family for decades, of course, he can also see this, the reason why he asked Wang Guo to talk is to ask the rising star in this family to see if he has any way to solve this problem?

"Patriarch Qiyu. The best way is to expand the sales of coal or reduce the cost of coal, but the other party has invested enough money this time to completely block us, so this road will not work at all? Wang Guo sighed and said.

"Oh. Why doesn't it work? The long-bearded middle-aged man sitting under the head of the patriarch Wang Tong asked eagerly. This person's name is Wang Ming, who is the next patriarch's internal decision, and his son's name is Wang Xian, that is, the young man who quarreled with Wang Xian during the last meeting, Wang Xian was the first person to seize the coal mine, and now because of the coal matter, the clan is in crisis, and Wang Xian and Wang Xian father and son are also blamed.

Wang Guo looked at the middle-aged man with a long beard, but sighed. Although the other party was at odds with him, but now that the clan was in danger, he had to put aside the past grievances, so he bowed down and replied: "Uncle, there were originally two ways to solve the crisis of our Wang family in this matter. Just ......"

"Oh? What's the solution? Before the king finished speaking, many people in the council hall asked eagerly, in the face of the situation in front of them, they also thought hard for a long time, but they didn't know anything about business after all. I can't think of a good way to do it anyway. Therefore, when I heard that Wang Guo had two ways, of course, he couldn't wait, after all, everyone sitting here had a lot of shares in the coal mines. It's a pity that they didn't hear it, and the king had already said just now that these methods would not work.

Looking at these burnt-faced uncles and brothers, Wang Guo sighed, and had no choice but to reply: "Actually, the first method is very simple, and the other party has already seen through it, and has also taken our army in advance. ”

"You mean the news that has been circulating in the city for the past two days?" Wang Tong's face froze, and he asked coldly.

"Yes, it is the rumor that our Wang family is rich and unkind, and the wages given to the mine workers are one or two percent less than those given by the Coal Industry Association, I have investigated this matter, and the wages that the other party used to give to the workers are actually the same as ours, but the wages of the workers were suddenly increased only a few days ago, which shows that the other party is really planning to retaliate against us." Wang Guo nodded in response.

"I see, your first solution is to reduce the wages of the workers and pass on the taxes they pay more than the other party to the workers, so that the costs can be reduced again." The middle-aged man Wang Yu also reacted, of course he couldn't be a stupid person to be elected as the next patriarch, but he immediately said in frustration, "But now this rumor has not only hit the prestige of our Wang family, but also blocked this road, if we really dare to reduce the wages of the workers at this time, it is estimated that the workers in the mine will go to the other party to mine." ”

Hearing Wang Ming's analysis, the people in the hall were also frustrated, in fact, they felt that there was a lot of wages for workers now, and the wages earned by an adult strong laborer for a month were enough to feed a family of four or five people, but the other party even wanted to increase the wages of the workers, you must know that it is easy for this wage to rise, but it is difficult to come down, and the upstarts in Chang'an City are really willing to do it.

"What my uncle said is good, now the workers in the mines are seriously insufficient, and the other party has raised the wages of the workers, not only can we not reduce it, but we will be forced to follow the rise, otherwise, even if our Wang family's appeal around Taiyuan is greater, but the workers below will have to run to the other party sooner or later in order to earn a little more." Wang Guo smiled bitterly and said, the other party's trick is indeed vicious, seeing this, he forced them to increase the cost of the charcoal a little more.

"Wang, didn't you just say that there are two ways, what is the second way?" Someone in the hall stood up again and asked, and the others also looked at Wang Guo.

"Hmm~, the second method is actually what I just said, and that is to expand the sales of coal." Wang Guo groaned slightly, and replied, but when he said this, there was a thoughtful look in his eyes, and his mind was vague as if he had caught something?

However, Wang Guo immediately woke up, and then said: "Now the coal is mainly purchased by the cement factory, but all the cement factories in Datang are under the management of the Cement Industry Association, and Liang Wang Li Su is the president of the Cement Industry Association, and has a great influence on those cement factories, although he did not use this influence some time ago, when those cement factories buy carbon, they are also treated equally, as long as the price is low and the quality is good, they will not worry about not being able to sell, but now they have started it, and the cost of the coal they produce has been reduced. It will certainly also put pressure on all the cement mills to buy only the coal from the cement industry association, so that the coal produced in our mines will lose the largest market. ”

As soon as Wang Guo's words fell, some young people in the audience immediately couldn't help but shout angrily and scolded Li Su for being shameless, and the faces of those older people were also extremely ugly, if Li Su really used his influence on the cement factory, then their Wang family's charcoal would probably not be able to sell it again in these few days, and they would lose all their money at that time.

"Besides, if our coal cement plant doesn't accept it, how can we expand the sales of coal?" Patriarch Wang Tong also asked with a gloomy face.

A few days ago, there was news from Chang'an, there is a honeycomb coal made of charcoal, which can replace the firewood and charcoal used in ordinary times, it is very convenient to boil water for cooking, and the cost is also very low, and it has now swept the entire Chang'an, and countless people have adopted this new type of fuel. In addition, there is a very mysterious coke, which can be used to smelt iron and steel, and it is said that it is also made of coal. These two new products have now opened up the market, the demand for charcoal is very huge, if we can get a part of it, we will definitely be able to solve the problem of future charcoal sales. When Wang said this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the vague grasp in his mind just now immediately became clear, and he finally understood the other party's hidden intentions.

Wang understood when he heard this, but he frowned and said: "Well, I have also heard of these two things, but these two things were made by that King Liang, and the newly established patent department has also registered a patent ......."

"Ah~, I understand, no wonder that King Liang wasted so much effort to make a patent department, it turned out that he was here for our Wang family in the first place." When he said this, Wang Ming also reacted at once, and their Wang family had already received the news about the establishment of the Patent Division, but they didn't care much, but they didn't expect that people were already calculating them at that time. The rest of the Wang family also immediately woke up after being reminded by the two, and one by one they were either resentful or helpless, and even scolded loudly, and the atmosphere in the field was out of control for a while.

"Yes, what a calculation!" Wang Tong, who was on the position of the patriarch, patted his knees, and said with a flushed face, "This King Liang is young, but his mind is so meticulous, and his actions are eclectic, our Wang family is defeated by such people, it is really unjust!" ”

But when it came to the end, Wang Tong's sad and indignant face turned into a sneer, and he whispered to himself: "Hehe, there is such an outstanding person among the princes, but because of his identity, he cannot inherit the throne, if His Majesty dies today, I don't know how much chaos it will cause?" It's a pity that I'm old, and I don't think I can see that day anymore. ”

When there was a big chaos in the field, Wang Guo seemed very calm, stepped forward, and shouted in a voice that overshadowed everyone: "Patriarch Qiyu, although the other party is pressing step by step, in terms of the situation, things are not without any turnaround!" ”！！！