Shen Ao sat there and listened carefully, and from time to time he would pick up the tea cup in front of him and take a sip. A good listener is always more willing to let others speak freely, and soon he had a clear understanding of the whole story.
Everyone knows that Guochanglong is a business that makes money or makes a lot of money. It is inevitable that someone will come to spy on it. Shen Ao has already known this. This is why he wants to cooperate with the eldest princess and why he has to give up 60% of the money. The root of profit.
Many people may think that Guochanglong's sales channels have made Shen Ao successful. This is not wrong, but in the long run, with Shen Ao's ability, it will not be too difficult to establish a business world on his own. At most, it will be difficult at the beginning. It's just a few. Once successful, 100% of the benefits will be all. So from Shen Ao's point of view, he suffered a loss and gave up huge benefits.
Unexpectedly, I originally thought that the well-established eldest princess would be a good long-term partner, but now, she can't even protect her, and she has to be replaced by the prince.
There is still some impression of the prince in Shen Ao's memory. They had met during festivals and the Queen Mother's birthday. He didn't feel very good about this person. At least he didn't look at him directly. Maybe it was Doesn't the hereditary status make the prince think that he has no ability?
Think about it on the other hand, why didn't your prince come from a good family? If not, then you are just a piece of shit?
Are you still laughing at yourself? It’s really a joke that takes fifty steps and laughs at a hundred steps. It makes me laugh to death.
She doesn't have a good impression of the prince, especially the eldest princess said that the prince thinks that the 40% benefit he gets alone is too much and needs to be reduced. Based on this, this is not a good partner. Even if he wants the horse to run away , if you don’t let the horses eat grass, can this carriage go fast?
Although Guochanglong is big, it seems to be very profitable now. It may be that it is running so fast because of Shen Ao. It is no exaggeration to say that once he gives up his choice, Guochanglong will soon return to his former half-dead state. People say that shops bully customers, but there is also a saying that customers bully shops.
For the sake of his own rights and interests, Shen Ao Shao had to use threats this time. If he succeeds, he can make money with peace of mind. If not, at worst, he will quit Guochanglong and look for partners.
Now he is no longer the bastard young man that people used to say. At least in terms of business, he has left a deep impression on many people, and some people hate him so much. .Don’t look at those people who hate him now. Once he decides to leave Guochanglong, he is afraid that those so-called enemies will immediately become friends and partners. In that case, he will continue to earn the money he should earn, even more than There will be more now.
Naturally, this is a decision made after all kinds of helplessness. People still have to be grateful. No matter what the reason is, the eldest princess has helped him. Even so, he has to find a way to help the other person. As for whether he can finally help him. To achieve the desired effect, you always have to try it first.
Having made up his mind, Shen Ao looked at the eldest princess with extremely firm eyes, and even said words that surprised the eldest princess. "Your Highness, eldest princess, Shen Ao has a quirk, he doesn't want to be casual. Change partners. I also need to trouble Your Highness to tell the Emperor that if someone else must be used to preside over the prosperity of the country, I will have to leave."
After speaking, Shen Ao reached into his arms and placed a small bag of snow-like refined salt on the table. "Also, please tell the emperor that this is the refined salt that Shen Ao spent a lot of effort to produce. It is of higher quality than the current table salt." It’s better, the taste is more pure, and of course it’s safer in terms of hygiene.”
"Okay, I'm waiting for the good news from the eldest princess." Shen Ao knew that what should be said has been said. With the eldest princess's intelligence, she naturally understood what she meant. Next, it depends on the other party's operation.
Shen Ao left just like that, leaving the eldest princess sitting there with her eyes wide open. She didn't recover for a long time. It wasn't until the female officer Zhu Yun entered the room at some point and saw the snow-white salt. Out of curiosity, he reached out to dip some and licked it, and then exclaimed: "It's so salty, it tastes so authentic, and it looks so pure."
The princess came back to her senses at this call. Looking at the refined salt in front of her, she couldn't help but reach out to dip her fingers in it. After licking it, her eyes suddenly widened. She suddenly became concerned about what Shen Ao just said. The words gave me some confidence.
With this refined salt that no one has ever seen and is of excellent quality, I must have more confidence to convince the emperor. Didn't Shen Ao say that? He didn't want to change partners. Although he didn't mention the prince's name , but the meaning is already obvious. Now it depends on whether the emperor wants to protect the prince, or whether he wants to protect Shen Ao and Guo Changlong.
Shen Ao left first. Originally planning to enter the workshop to continue making refined salt, he changed his mind.
After all, the prince is the emperor's son and the recognized next successor, so his status is very important. He does not think that he can compete with him with the secret process of making refined salt. Even if he adds the eldest princess, he may not be able to compete with him. Difficult, otherwise there would be no chance of the eldest princess coming to say goodbye to him.
Whether it's better to keep an extra hand or to judge a gentleman's belly with caution, Shen Ao must be prepared. "Shi Lei, go find those big workers. The young master wants to question them."
"No." Shi Lei, the guard behind him, agreed and quickly disappeared.
In less than a stick of incense, nearly forty great workers belonging to Guochanglong stood in front of Shen Ao.
Some of these people were sent to work with Shen Ao before, and some joined later. They can be said to be the most experienced masters in the entire Guochanglong.
Everyone arrived and looked at Shen Ao curiously. Although this man was very young, even younger than their children, no one dared to look down upon him. After these days of contact, Shen Ao had already used his own Ability conquered these great workers.
His eyes swept over the workers one by one, pausing appropriately on each one, showing enough respect for them. After this process lasted for nearly half a cup of tea, Shen Ao finally spoke. " Everyone, you are all capable people. I am very optimistic about you, and now I sincerely invite you to join the Zhongguo Duke's house and become the slaves of the Zhongguo Duke's house. Now I will give you a cup of tea to think about it, and then tell you, Your decision."
After speaking, Shen Ao sat in front of the chair brought by Shi Lei and blew the tea leaves on the cup in his hand, looking unhurried.
The Daqian Dynasty had various laws of their own and protected them. Among them, domestic slaves were one of the protected ranks.
Once they become someone's domestic slave, they become the slave of the master. They will have no autonomy in the future. Even if they give birth to children, they will still become domestic slaves. Unless one day, the master takes the initiative to say that he doesn't want them anymore. , return the contract of selling oneself to them, otherwise, the result will never be changed.
Originally, Shen Ao was somewhat resistant to such domestic slavery. However, for his own money-making plan, he had to follow suit and take in some domestic slaves. Once these people became his domestic slaves, they became his private property. Unless the Duke of Zhongguo no longer exists, otherwise no one can take their ideas or force them to do anything, because this is tantamount to being an enemy of the entire family slave system. At that time, other aristocratic families, wealthy families and powerful families We, for the sake of our own rights and safety, must stand on Shen Ao's side and fight.
Shen Ao was stimulated by the incident of the eldest princess. He urgently needed some people of his own. Only in this way could he safely hand over the refined methods and processes to them. Otherwise, how could he rest assured that people might rebel at any time? ?
"House slave!" Nearly forty workers were shocked by Shen Ao's words, and then they started talking to each other for a while.
Being a domestic slave has its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, domestic slaves do not have to worry about food and drink. Even if they do nothing, the master will take care of them and ensure that they will not starve to death. Of course, there are exceptions for individual masters. But like Shen Ao, everyone has been in contact with them every day for a while. This person is still very good to them. He makes money and often tells them to have a good rest and pay attention to the balance between work and rest. Based on these, it is impossible for him to starve the slaves to death. things come.
And once you become a domestic slave, you also lose your freedom. This is something that some big workers cannot accept.
After all, they are now good family members and good people. They have their own freedom. They can stop working when they are tired. Even if someone offers better conditions, they can consider changing jobs. After all, they are all skilled workers.
Becoming a domestic slave means losing your freedom and you can only work for one person for the rest of your life. They must carefully consider the gains and losses involved.
Butler Shen Xing was standing on the left side of Shen Ao at this time. He was naturally happy to see the young master accept these people as domestic slaves. These are capable people who will definitely bring them into the Zhongguo Duke's mansion. In order to make more profits, he supports this decision from the bottom of his heart.
But when he saw that a long time had passed and these big workers were still discussing with each other and had not yet made a decision, his face darkened. The young master thought highly of them when he gave them the opportunity to become the slaves of the Duke of Zhongguo. These people actually want to be picky and picky, they really don't know how to appreciate it.
"Young Master, the time has come." In anger, Shen Xing, who was holding on to the time, spoke and reminded Shen Ao in a low voice.
"Okay, that's it, let's make a choice. Don't worry, I won't force you, and you don't have to worry that I will retaliate against you. All the decisions are in your own hands." Shen Ao spoke. This was not his full satisfaction. They do not respect human rights, but come from the strong and unreasonable idea that melons are not sweet.