"You all came from afar with sincerity. My master cannot bear to see any of you return empty-handed, so he specifically ordered that each of you can only purchase 5 packs of Secret Knife Medicine at a time. If there is any stock left after everyone has taken their turn, the second round of purchases will be carried out according to the order in which you signed in, and the purchase limit will still be 5 packs of Secret Knife Medicine at a time, and so on, until it is sold out."
Liu Mu followed Zhu Ping'an's instructions, clasped his fists and bowed to everyone, then announced the sales rules to everyone.
"Five packs purchase limit?!"
"This is too little. Our shopkeeper told us when we came here that we should buy at least 100 packs. We have a branch in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and we have to give them half of the profit after we buy it back."
"That's fine. There are 160 or 170 of us. If each person is limited to five bags, then even if we come late and line up at the back, we can at least buy five bags. If there is no limit, we won't be able to buy a penny."
After hearing Liu Mu's rule of limiting purchases to five bags, people had different reactions. Those who came early and lined up in the front were naturally dissatisfied, but those who came late and lined up at the back agreed wholeheartedly. Of course, the opposition from the twenty or so people in the front was not fierce, because according to this rule, the one hundred and sixty or seventy of them could buy more than eight hundred bags in the first round, and there would still be nearly two hundred bags left. The twenty or so people in the front could buy five more bags in the second round, which was five bags more than those in the back, so it was worth it for them to come here early in the morning.
Now is a seller's market, whether they object or agree, they cannot change the sales rules.
"Zhang Ji, Yongchang Pharmacy..."
Soon, Liu Mu read out the names from the registration book, and the people whose names were read came forward and handed over the money in one hand and the medicine in the other.
Those who came to the Zhejiang Army to ask for medicine were not all from big households such as pharmacies, escort agencies, and wealthy families. There were also individual traders such as soldiers and runners who bought medicine to save their lives. These people only bought one or two packets of medicine for their own use.
Of course, their vacant shares had long been privately bought by big businesses such as pharmacies and escort agencies.
You only want to buy two packets of medicine, so let's put it this way. I'll give you the money for three packets, and you go buy five packets. You can keep two packets for yourself and give me three packets. In addition, I'll give you an extra hundred coins as a reward for your hard work.
You don't have to do anything and you can get a hundred coins for free, so why not do it
Retail investors will naturally not refuse.
This kind of situation of exploiting loopholes in the rules was not too excessive, so Liu Mu turned a blind eye.
"Mine, mine, my name is called..."
"Hurry, I'll give you the silver, and give me the medicine..."
When people heard their names being called, they could not wait to rush forward, waving their silver coins. Without saying a word, they slammed the silver coins on the table, urging people to get the medicine... For a time, the entrance of the Zhejiang Army was caught in a buying frenzy.
Looking at the people waving silver and rushing to buy things, Liu Mu and the soldiers at the gate of the courtyard were stunned.
You are truly worthy of being called an adult!
The day before yesterday, he led us to deliver medicine for free, and today I can really lie in the camp and count the money!
Soon, the first round was over, with 135 packs still left, so the second round began. The first 27 people bought five more packs to the envy of everyone.
In less than half an hour, a thousand packets of secret knife-wound medicine were sold out. Liu Mu and other Zhejiang Army soldiers looked at the basket full of loose silver and copper coins, their eyes were almost dazzled, and they felt it was unreal...
Even so, people were still reluctant to leave and waved their silver coins to try to buy a few more bags at three times the price.
Only after Liu Mu explained over and over again, "It's gone, it's really gone," did people reluctantly say goodbye and leave, gathering their energy to line up at the gate of the Zhejiang Army barracks on the first day of the next month.
"Everyone, take care. Sorry I can't see you off. Please come back early next month. In addition, this is our Zhejiang Army's temporary camp. Our camp is in Taohuaji outside the city. If nothing unexpected happens, we will return to Taohuaji training ground in a few days."
Liu Mu clasped his fists and watched everyone leave, and reminded everyone so that they would not come here empty-handed next month.
After everyone left, the soldiers in charge of collecting the money counted the silver over and over again without caring about their image.
"No need to count again. I've already counted three times. Why bother counting again? Three hundred taels of silver, not a penny less..."
When Liu Mu saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
"Hehe, General Liu, we are just satisfying our urge to count silver..." Several soldiers chuckled.
"Look at how useless you are. Hurry up and carry the silver back to the barracks and give it to the adults." Liu Mu scolded with a smile.
"Yes, sir. Hehe, we've finished counting. Didn't the general also count once just now..." The soldiers responded with a smile.
Liu Mu blushed slightly, "I was just worried that you might miscount the money."
The soldiers chuckled.
Soon, Liu Mu and his soldiers carried a basket of silver into the military camp and into Zhu Ping'an's tent.
Inside the commander's tent, Zhu Ping'an had just finished writing.
In more than 3,000 words, Zhu Pingan described the whole story of the Japanese pirates in Shangyu in detail. Of course, Zhu Pingan emphasized his prediction that the Japanese pirates would harass Yingtian and lead the Zhejiang army to destroy the Japanese pirates. Of course, Zhu Pingan also did not forget to flatter some people, such as Shi Pengfei... ...
It was not that Zhu Ping'an was seeking revenge, but that Shi Pengfei and others did have a bad reputation. For example, Shi Pengfei was in the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and had heavy responsibilities, but he was not worthy of the position in terms of both morals and abilities.
Confucius said in the Book of Changes: Xici II: "If virtue does not match the position, there will be disaster; if virtue is weak but the position is high, if wisdom is small but the plan is big, if strength is small but the responsibility is heavy, it is rare that it will not be successful."
Their actions in such a key position are seriously irresponsible to the overall goal of destroying Japan and to the people.
I have also described their actual actions objectively and realistically, and their right and wrong, merits and demerits will be judged by those above.
In short, although Zhu Ping'an's document of more than 3,000 words has its own emphasis and personal opinions, it is all an objective statement. Not a single word in the whole document is not true, and no one can say anything against it.
"Sir, according to your instructions, all one thousand packs of secret knife-healing medicine have been sold." Liu Mu reported with a happy face.
"What's the on-site reaction? Are there any objections to the pricing?" Zhu Ping'an asked.
"Haha, sir, they all complained about the small amount of medicine, not the high price. They all rushed to pay, as if the money was blown by the wind." Liu Mu replied, and then said with some confusion, "From the scene, if we take out all the secret knife-breaking medicine in stock, they will be able to buy it all up."
"We need to take a long-term view. If the secret knife medicine wants to become famous and enter the mainstream, hunger marketing is the fastest way. Simply put, it is to limit the supply and create a hot-selling scene where the supply exceeds the demand, so that people cannot buy it even if they have money. Then quickly increase the popularity and establish the brand value, oh, that is, to establish a signboard." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and explained softly, "Once the signboard is established, everything will be ready."