This brought him to another problem. He had previously spoken with Manager Yao Xiang from the jewelry store, who told him that the biggest precious metals dealer in Xiahai City was Chen Baokun.
Fang Zhen had also learned some information from He Yilin. This Chen Baokun was indeed a capable man, but he couldn't monopolize the precious metals trade. In this day and age, cornering an entire market was incredibly difficult. You had the government—the so-called "heavenly thunder"—watching from above and competitors nipping at your heels from below. It was a near-impossible task.
Only special enterprises related to public welfare or national security had the right to operate as a monopoly. Clearly, Chen Baokun couldn't achieve that.
