Jiang Wan secretly laughed in her heart. If she said that the two of them had not discussed what they would say when they met him, I would kill him for not believing it.
But it was better this way. He originally planned to find an opportunity to enter into talks, but now the other party took the initiative to come to him, which was exactly what he wanted.
"It's nothing more than a transaction of 600,000 taels of silver. The huge amount is a bit exaggerated. Our Ming Dynasty is vast and rich in products. A mere 600,000 taels of silver can't be seen!"
Jose's face was filled with joy: "We also feel that these 600,000 taels of silver are not much. After all, the production cost of this artillery is there. Moreover, we are also responsible for transportation and maintenance and have taught the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to use it. With 20,000 taels of silver per gun, we
I think it’s a very fair price. It’s rare that Mr. Jiang thinks so too. I think we will definitely have a happy cooperation!”
"But..." Jiang Wan gave Jose a strange look: "Do you know why the Ming Dynasty insists on insisting that it only costs 5,000 taels of artillery and not even one tael of silver to add to it?"
"I'm also very surprised about this. I've been a businessman for so many years and I know that everyone bargains when doing business. It's really hard for people to understand such a fixed price!" Jose seemed to have finally found someone to answer his doubts.
Well, he had this doubt very early on, but unfortunately, no one would tell him.
"Because this price was proposed by our Emperor's Eunuch Wei of Dongchang, and then he reported it to our Emperor and approved it personally!" Jiang Wan smiled coldly: "In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's words are golden words, that is
It absolutely cannot be changed. If you say five thousand taels, then it is five thousand taels. One tael will not be more, but one tael will not be less!"
"Then this transaction cannot be completed!" Jose said flatly: "If it is such an offer, we cannot accept it, and we can only look forward to the next cooperation!"
"No, you have to do it even if you don't do it!" Jiang Wan shook his head, "Sir Jose, you probably haven't figured out the situation yet. The reason why this artillery transaction is taking so long and
It’s not that our Ming officials are incompetent, but because the war in the north is not very intense, and the need for these artillery pieces is not that urgent. However, if the war in the north fails because of your deliberate embarrassment, I believe that,
You will definitely bear the wrath of our Ming Dynasty!"
"If the business fails, will we fall out?" Jose didn't like hearing such words: "We have never been afraid of any threats. We have always been, are now, and will be in the future!"
"You are on the land of the Ming Dynasty!" Jiang Wan snorted: "Even if you make these cannons, you are also on the land of the Ming Dynasty. If I checked correctly, these cannons will be on an island near Haojing'ao.
Make it, you have established an artillery workshop there, even I know these things, do you think our Ming court doesn’t know!"
"Also, and..." Jiang Wan said without showing any mercy to the other party: "The Haojing Ao where you are temporarily living together is also temporarily rented to you by our Ming Dynasty for five hundred taels of silver a year.
You have paid rent for so many years, but you must know that our Ming Dynasty does not lack your five hundred taels!"
Jose hesitated to speak, but Jiang Wan waved her hand: "I know what you want to say. Haojingao is an agreement reached between you and the local government of Guangdong. You are acting in accordance with the agreement. We should not break our promises or anything like that."
,Is it this way!"
"That's the truth!" Catherine looked at Jiang Wan with wide eyes: "Hao Jing Ao has been like this since I was sensible!"
"It's always been like this, but it doesn't mean it should be like this!" Jiang Wan said: "I can guarantee that once this deal cannot be completed, Guangdong will definitely replace a large number of officials, especially the officials you think of as 'local government'.
And when the time comes, your agreement to rent Hao Jing Ao, whether I will recognize it or not, is just a matter of a few people's thoughts!"
He looked at Jose with a smile: "When the time comes, what can you, Mr. Jose, do, and what can your Chamber of Commerce do?"
"Our Kingdom Navy will not watch his people being bullied!" Jose said with a dark face: "If you must provoke a war, the responsibility lies entirely with you!"
"Speak as if you have never fought with us before!" Jiang Wan shook his head slightly: "Did you win?"
The room suddenly became quiet, and even the sound of silk and bamboo outside seemed to have suddenly disappeared. The surrounding silence was a bit scary.
Jose swallowed hard, as if he felt it was still not enough. He picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it in one gulp, as if this could relieve the depression in his heart.
"Mr. Jiang, will what you said really happen?"
After a long while, Catherine broke the silence.
"This is the greatest possibility!" Jiang Wan looked at her: "Of course, this situation is completely avoidable. It just depends on whether you are willing or not. As for your proposal of leasing more places, warships entering the Ming Dynasty
Don’t mention things like the port in the future. In Ming’s view, this kind of condition is not a condition, but a provocation.”
"How will you know if it doesn't work if you don't give it a try? What if you agree?" Jose muttered: "Isn't this how we got Hao Jing Ao back then?"
"It was rented to you, the one who collected the rent, not you who took it!" Jiang Wan's face sank slightly: "Mr. Jose, I am an official of the Ming Empire, and I still have to worry about this issue!"
"Don't worry about my uncle's attitude!" Catherine smiled and smoothed things over: "Mr. Jiang, I hear what you want, your Ming court will not give in in the talks, but we are a chamber of commerce after all, if we can't make any money
Buying and selling is no fun, right? Since you see these things so clearly, you must have some solution to this dilemma, right?"
"Eat the food, eat the food!" Jiang Wan looked at her and suddenly smiled and picked up the chopsticks: "His Excellency Jose, please try this too. This place is good, and the side dishes are quite exquisite!"
Jose forced a smile and winked at Catherine.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, do as the Romans do. I also know a lot about the rules of the Ming Dynasty, and I will definitely not let Mr. Jiang's work go in vain!" Catherine smiled: "As long as Mr. Jiang's advice can really help us, we will definitely treat Jiang
Thank you very much, sir!"
"My advice is very expensive!" Jiang Wan put down his chopsticks: "Are you sure you are willing to pay this gratitude?"
"You have to tell me, there is always something left to guess!" Catherine blinked her big eyes, her eyes full of encouragement.
"I said before, I want all your short-fire guns. If you sell them in the past, I will buy them back at a high price. In the future, as long as your short-fire guns are bought and sold in the Ming Dynasty, I will be the only one."
Buyer!" Jiang Wan said: "Exclusive operating rights in exchange for suggestions, and perhaps some additional conveniences that you can't think of now in the future. What do you think of such an offer?"