Lin Yunpu's words can be said to be sincere in words, sincere in expression, and seem to come from the bottom of his heart, so he has a convincing persuasiveness.
If ordinary people saw Lin Yunpu's performance, they would subconsciously believe it.
Unfortunately, Zhao Junchen would not believe it at all.
Zhao Junchen is a pure politician, and politicians and "villains" are often synonymous. He is not only suspicious, but also never afraid to speculate on others with the greatest malice. Therefore, Zhao Junchen never believes in the "friendship" that businessmen call him.
No matter whether this businessman is a Huizhou merchant or a Shanxi merchant; of course, Zhao Junchen never believes in the "friendship" mentioned by other politicians, regardless of whether the politician comes from a clean stream or a turbid stream.
Because, as Zhao Junchen said before, whether in officialdom or in the business world, interests come first. The so-called "friendship" also gathers and disperses because of interests; in other words, the word "friendship",
It is just a pronoun after the interests of both parties are combined. Once the interests are exhausted, the "friendship" will also be exhausted.
In Vanity Fair, it is not that pure friendship without any entanglement of interests does not exist, it is just that it is rare and difficult to last. The most important thing is that those businessmen and politicians who value love over profit are admirable in their character, but they
Because of this, most of them will face the fate of being betrayed, eliminated, and not ending well - the world is so cruel, and the so-called "good things come to you" is actually just a self-comfort.
Businessmen from Huizhou and Zhejiang want to "make friends" with Zhao Junchen, naturally only because of the gain and loss of interests. As for "admiration", "admiration" and the like, it is just a high-sounding reason - in fact, Zhao Junchen has another
What kind of reputation makes them feel respected and admired? The reputation of being able to make money? Or the reputation of being a corrupt official? If it is the former, it is somewhat possible.
If one day, Zhao Junchen loses his power and can no longer bring benefits to these Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen, then Zhao Junchen can be sure that these Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen will abandon him as soon as possible, and may even add insult to injury.
Of course, conversely, if the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants lose their wealth and influence one day, then Zhao Junchen will never look at them twice, so Zhao Junchen has no right to blame others.
——We can share wealth and honor, but we cannot share hardships. We use each other and plot against each other. This is probably what officials and businessmen see as "friendship".
Zhao Junchen not only has a deep understanding of the above concepts, but also deeply agrees with them, and has been practicing them personally. So after Zhao Junchen heard Lin Yunpu's words, he just thought Lin Yunpu's acting skills were good, but he did not believe it at all.
In fact, Zhao Junchen did not hide his thoughts. After hearing Lin Yunpu's statement, he just smiled but not smiled and looked at Lin Yunpu meaningfully without any expression.
Zhao Junchen is a pure politician, and Lin Yunpu is also a pure businessman. The two have very similar values. In a way, they can be said to have a clear understanding of each other.
Therefore, after seeing Zhao Junchen's expression, Lin Yunpu immediately understood what Zhao Junchen was thinking, and knew that his beautiful words could not fool Zhao Junchen.
In fact, if it weren't for Zhao Junchen's performance at the return ceremony, Lin Yunpu would not have said such a thing.
"It seems that although Mr. Zhao is nostalgic for old friendships, it is not easy to gain his trust and friendship. It also requires a long period of hard work and effort... Now that I only met him for the first time, he suddenly changed from
We start with friendship, but we oversimplify things."
While thinking secretly, Lin Yunpu also quietly changed his method and began to base himself on actual interests, saying again: "Of course, if you, sir, can give us Hui and Zhejiang businessmen a chance, we Hui and Zhejiang businessmen will never be stingy.
In return, as long as the Hui-Zhe merchant gang can participate in the Sichuan salt reform, then 10% of the profits that the Hui-Zhe merchant gang will make from Sichuan salt in the future will be given to you for free! In addition,
In addition, although we, the Huizhou-Zhejiang Merchant Gang, are unable to influence the central court, we still have some influence in South Zhili. So, sir, if you want to do something in South Zhili, we, the Hui-Zhejiang Merchant Gang, can also
It is full support and there will never be any reservations.”
Hearing Lin Yunpu finally reveal his trump card, Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed with surprise.
Before, Zhao Junchen had predicted that the Huizhou-Zhejiang Business Gang would definitely spend a lot of effort to bribe him in order to participate in the Sichuan Salt Rectification, but he did not expect that the Hui-Zhejiang Business Gang would be more sincere than he imagined.
Much bigger.
You know, after Shanxi merchants obtained the license to develop Sichuan salt, they only promised to give Zhao Junchen half of the profits - this is already a lot. After all, Shanxi merchants still need to invest their profits in reproduction, and they also need a large sum of money.
With all the power in the money buying side, the profits that eventually fall into their pockets may not be much - but the Hui-Zhejiang Merchant Gang has doubled the benefits in one go, which is naturally amazing.
In addition, the Huizhou-Zhejiang Merchant Gang promised to fully cooperate with Zhao Junchen's actions within the southern Zhili area. This means that the political stance of the Hui-Zhejiang Merchant Gang has completely moved closer to Zhao Junchen, which is almost tantamount to surrendering. This determination is even more frustrating.
Zhao Junchen was surprised.
It can be said that the rewards given by the Huizhe merchant gang to Zhao Junchen have exceeded the benefits Zhao Junchen gave them.
However, after thinking about it, Zhao Junchen also understood the wishful thinking of the Hui-Zhejiang merchant gang.
After receiving such great benefits and support, Zhao Junchen must never give up the Huizhou-Zhejiang Merchant Gang. In this way, Zhao Junchen has become the spokesperson of the Hui-Zhejiang Merchant Gang in the imperial court, and the Hui-Zhejiang Merchant Gang
It will also gain the ability to influence the court's decision-making again. From this aspect, the Hui-Zhejiang Merchant Gang can never be considered a loss.
"It's a good plan. The Hui-Zhe Merchant Gang has a longer-term view than I thought. However, although the benefits they gave exceeded my initial imagination, they were still far from what I really wanted... and
, and I don’t intend to be their spokesperson in the government..."
While thinking to himself, Zhao Junchen suddenly smiled and finally stopped being silent. He slowly said: "You are very sincere, and I am indeed a little tempted. Unfortunately, I still don't intend to let you deal with the rectification of Sichuan Salt Affairs."
Get involved, we actually have nothing to talk about on this matter."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's reply, the three big businessmen in Southern Zhili had different reactions.
Among them, Bai Mingyu raised his brows with anger flashing in his eyes, while Dai Fengfu looked slightly panicked and at a loss. As for Lin Yunpu, he was much calmer, but frowned slightly and asked, "Oh?
Sir, why do you exclude us so much? We have never offended you, Sir, can you explain to us the reason?"