Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Seven - Andoron's Drive to Gobble Up
"How about it, Brother An, have you thought about it clearly?" Chu Huairen came over and smiled flatteringly.
An Daolun glanced deeply at this man. For many years, Shanghai had surrendered. How could his city be so shallow?
No matter what Chu Huairen said, the only thing that related to him in this matter was that he sold the grain to them at a premium.
After that, whether it was the gratitude of the court or the gratitude of the people, it had nothing to do with him.
But that's not the most important thing.
The most important thing is... I will disappoint the court in this matter.
Before the disaster, the grain was sold at a high price. This was naturally intentional.
Then when subsequent grain merchants sell grain to the court, they will naturally pay a premium, otherwise how can they make money?
Chariots, horses and manpower, which one is not a waste?
But in the face of the national crisis, the price premium for food is too much, which is driving up prices and making a fortune from the national crisis.
At that time, the court will not target subsequent grain merchants, because their capital is too high and they have to sell at high prices in order to make a little profit.
And the initiator is himself.
The goodwill I, An Daolun, accumulated in the Xia court after decades of business operation will all be lost in one fell swoop.
Doing business in Daxia in the future may not be so smooth...
"hehe……"
An Daolun, who had figured this out a long time ago, looked coldly at Allen Chu, who had a smile on his face.
Do you want me to get rich, or do you want to harm me?
How can such a good thing come from giving me free money?
Want to get rid of me, and then you take the opportunity to establish relations with the court, take all the advantages that once belonged to me, and reach the top of the business world?
Moreover, this risk has been evenly shared among the wealthy businessmen present.
As the initiator, Chu Huairen has people in the capital, so he can naturally monopolize the favor of the court. How will these cannon fodder have the opportunity to eat meat?
Seeing everyone's eagerness to try, An Daolun knew that they had been deceived.
But I don't intend to expose it, because this is the business world, and if you expose other people's business scams, you will be completely torn apart.
Andalun has always believed in the creed of not making enemies.
"I'm just afraid that I will disappoint Brother Chu."
Andalun shook his head.
Allen Chu frowned and stared at An Daolun, wondering if he could see what I was thinking?
impossible.
"Brother An, you have been friends with the Xia Kingdom's court for many years, aren't you willing to help your brothers?" Chu Huairen said pitifully.
But it made Andalun see how sinister he was.
If he doesn't agree to it, I'm afraid the wealthy businessmen here will start to resist doing business with him.
"Yes, Brother An, you are running rampant in the Xia Kingdom, but the brothers are still relying on smuggling in-demand supplies. They don't even have the qualifications to be a private owner of Salt and Iron Tea."
"Isn't it?"
"Brother An has made a lot of money in these years. You can never make all the money. If you help a few brothers, your brothers will naturally think of you well in the future..."
"Besides, Brother An won't suffer a loss. The premium is 10%, and you can earn at least hundreds of thousands taels more with your granary reserves. If you think the price is not suitable, you can raise it again!"
"Yes, it's not that we can't discuss it." Chu Huairen also said sincerely.
He even started to sell out.
"The tea I bought in Jiangnan last year was intended to be sold to Xichu, but the people at the Yuezhou checkpoint seized the tea on the way, and I never got the goods back."
"The one who hanged himself this year, Zheng Xilin, was stopped by the government when he entered customs because he brought some specialties from Nanqing to sell... He had a note, but the government didn't recognize it and confiscated it. Zheng Xilin lost all his money, and as a result
He was chased by his creditors and then hanged from the beams of his house."
Chu Huairen said: "This is the result that has nothing to do with the court!"
"Everyone here has, more or less, been cheated on a few businesses like this, right?"
As soon as these words came out, they really hurt a few people's wounds.
"Who says it's not the case? I lost business several times because of this, and I still paid a lot of compensation."
"I almost hanged myself the year before last..."
"Only Brother An's caravan, no one dares to take the card, right?"
"Brother An still has the foresight and must have a good relationship with the court."
Under Chu Huairen's constant instigation, everyone felt more and more that this business must be completed today!
As long as Andalun's grain is sold to everyone, Suzhou will be able to stand out this time and become half an imperial merchant, so there will be no loss-making business in the future.
"Brother An, just take pity on these poor brothers, right?" Chu Huairen said helplessly.
This dog!
An Daolun squinted his eyes, stretched out his eyes, and said with a smile:
"It's not that I don't want to help, but my granary in Ganzhou has already been booked."
"What?" Allen Chu was startled.
Then when everyone looked at each other, they all thought it was impossible.
"Brother An, if you think the price is not appropriate, feel free to raise the price. This reason is too..."
Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, An Daolun had no choice but to explain:
"The buyer is the young master of Daxia Kingdom. He is on his way to Ganzhou now. After the war in Liangzhou is settled, he will take charge of the disaster relief in Suzhou. He sent someone to contact me yesterday."
"What?" Chu Huairen gritted his teeth, and everyone looked unwilling.
Just one day away!
An Daolun smiled secretly, it was not just a day.
Young Master Daxia never contacted him at all, it was just an excuse not to sell food.
Of course, An Daolun also guessed that the young master would definitely come to find him.
After all...we are all our own people, from Emperor Zun Pavilion in Taihuang Mountain...
"Brother An, did that Young Master give you a deposit?" Chu Huairen narrowed his eyes.
"Of course not." Andalun couldn't possibly tell such a big lie.
This kind of business is so big that no one will send a messenger to bring a large deposit.
You still have to worry about people taking the money and running away.
Allen Chu laughed immediately: "Haha... God help me!"
After laughing, he said: "Since we haven't made a deposit yet and haven't signed the order, naturally it can't be counted! Brother An, please sell the grain to us and we will sign the order with you immediately..."
"No." Andalun shook his head firmly.
"Why?" Chu Huairen gritted his teeth. He spent a lot of effort and cost to save this game. If nothing happened, he would suffer a lot.
An Daolun: "Because I made a promise yesterday, so naturally I can't repent. Otherwise, what credibility would I have if I promised someone?"
"For the sake of brothers..." Chu Huairen still wanted to continue moral kidnapping.
But An Daolun retorted: "That is a young master, from the first rank, and now he is leading the Yulin Army. If he gets angry, will I still be alive?"
"Brother Chu, don't force others to make things difficult for you. You were too slow this time. Next time you can find a chance to win over the brothers." An Daolun shook his head.
Having said that, he stood up and prepared to leave.
"The young master will arrive soon. An must prepare to welcome him and take the first step."
Chu Huairen wanted to say something else, but was stopped behind him by An Daolun's guards.
"Bang!" After An Daolun left, Chu Huairen slammed the table in anger.
The few businessmen who had just agreed with him immediately changed their faces.
"Brother Chu, you promised me. If it doesn't work out now, the things you gave me will not be returned to you."
"It's a waste of time. I've told you before. How can An Daolun be so stupid?"
"Everyone worked hard to act with you, but you didn't even know that Young Master Daxia had contacted An Daolun?"
These dozen or so people were all invited by Chu Huairen at a great cost!
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After going out, a young man behind An Daolun said: "Master, if you do this, will you offend those big shots in the business world?"
An Daolun chuckled, stopped, looked back at Zuixian Tower, pointed to the top floor and said:
"Baili, master will teach you another trick, which is called driving the tiger to swallow the wolf, and the fox pretending to be the tiger's power."
"Young Master is that tiger?"
An Baili smiled and said, "Then you are an old fox."
"Nothing big or small."
After getting on the carriage, the master and the apprentice rode together.
An Daolun warned: "I was upstairs just now. Although I was taking advantage of the situation, the young master will definitely come to Ganzhou and come to me to buy food."
"I understand. When the time comes, we will follow the previous rules, requiring 30% in cash, and the rest can be converted into IOUs." An Baili said very skillfully.
Doing business with the imperial courts of various countries will always result in losses.
But fortunately, the benefits completely outweighed the losses, so no one in Andoron's business said anything about it.
And everyone has realized the benefits of having a good relationship with the court over the years.
Thinking of the "imperial merchant" that Chu Huairen mentioned today, An Daolun felt that it was really true, and he was really an imperial merchant.
Thinking of this, Andalun shook his head slightly:
"No, not only will I not make an IOU, but I will also ask this Young Master to settle all the food payments at once."