After chatting for half an hour, Shen Wansan was drunk, but he still didn't get to the main topic.
Zhang Fengnian was very impressed by his efforts in cultivating Qi.
In the end, the businessmen who invited Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan couldn't sit still at first.
The fat man who led Shen Wansan into the private room first offered Shen Wansan a glass of wine, then pretended to sigh helplessly and said: "I don't know if Boss Shen has noticed that business has been getting worse and worse recently.
Done."
Shen Wansan did not answer: "Why did Boss Du say that? There are a lot of projects in Yanjing now. These projects require countless manpower. I don't know how many people have gathered in Yanjing for this reason."
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"Everyone here is an experienced businessman. If you have business opportunities, you will make money. I believe I don't need to say more."
"Boss Du and I have exactly the opposite idea. In the next few years, Yanjing will be the most profitable place in the entire Ming Dynasty."
"Of course, this is also the crude opinion of Shen Wan and the other three, so you don't need to take it too seriously."
The people present naturally understood this truth and nodded in agreement.
"What Boss Shen said makes sense, it is indeed the case."
"The more people we have, the better we can do business."
Seeing that these people were being led astray by Shen Wansan, Du Rong quickly interrupted the topic: "The truth is true, but the current environment in Yanjing seems a bit unsuitable for business, right?"
After hearing this from him, everyone else sitting there also calmed down again.
He began to echo Du Rong's words again.
"Boss Shen, Boss Du is right. There are indeed more and more people in Yanjing, but..." the speaker pointed to the sky: "We are really unpredictable about the attitude of the higher-ups now.
"
In front of Shen Wansan, the businessman did not dare to mention Zhu Han directly.
"I'm afraid, what if I, like Qian Yong, are accidentally chopped up on the street that day." Another person also said worriedly.
"The people above always said that in our Ming Dynasty, scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants were all equal, but now it seems that we merchants are still inferior after all."
"Boss Shen, Boss Zhou! Don't you think we should let the court know that businessmen like us are not willing to bully others?"
Although Du Rong was still smiling, there seemed to be a different flavor in his smile.
"Of course, you two don't have to worry. I'm not saying that we want to go against the imperial court. We are just people who want to do some small business honestly, and we have no intention of going against the imperial court.
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"This time, we just need to let the adults above know that although we businessmen have no abilities, we are not just willing to be bullied."
Shen Wansan said with a half-smile, "Oh? I don't know what Mr. Du has in mind. You might as well tell him and we can all study it."
"This..." Du Rong hesitated for a moment, and after thinking about it for half a cup of tea, he suddenly picked up the wine glass and drank all the wine in one gulp.
Then, with the help of wine, he said: "Boss Shen, I am not dissatisfied with you now. Our idea is actually very simple."
"This guy used money. He owed others wages, and he was accidentally chopped off. He deserved it. We have nothing to say."
"But we have to talk about the principle of murdering people to pay back their debts, right? We just hope that it will be fair and that the murderer will receive the punishment he deserves, and that's enough."
Shen Wansan's face was expressionless, but he was sneering in his heart. This guy's wishful thinking was too loud.
"If the court doesn't agree, what are you going to do? You're not just trying to be pretentious, are you?"
Du Rong smiled faintly and said with pretense of regret: "Boss Shen, you are worrying too much. We businessmen don't dare to go against the imperial court?"
"It's just... if the imperial court doesn't value us so much, there's no need for us to come all the way to Yanjing and work so hard, right?"
"Making money is not just making money, it's just making a little more or a little less."
"Oh?" Shen Wansan raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean..."
Du Rong pretended to be helpless: "I, Du Rong, plan to return to Guanzhong and continue to run my own small business. I will never touch any business related to the imperial court in the future?"
"I will also go back to Liaodong to sell my fur goods."
"Our Shu brocade in Shu will never worry about sales no matter what time it is."
These people expressed their opinions together.
There is only one idea. If Zhu Han does not agree to their request, they will give up their job.
"Boss Shen, Boss Zhou, you two are the business leaders of our Ming Dynasty. We have no choice but to use this method to express our attitude to the court."
Du Rong looked aggrieved: "But after all, we are just small businessmen, and the court will definitely not take us seriously."
"So, we would also like to ask Boss Shen and Boss Zhou to be our leaders, so that we can all advance and retreat together so that we can take care of each other."
"I see." Shen Wansan sighed helplessly: "I, Shen Wansan, know all of your difficulties."
"It's just that I really can't help you with this matter. You should also know that the money I invested in the first two tenders was more than one million taels."
"This much money is definitely not a small sum even for me and Lao Zhou."
"The two of us are not like you. The boat is easy to turn around. If we really want to give up the business here, it will be very painful."
"What happened this time is that Shen is sorry for everyone." Shen Wansan stood up and surprised everyone with a glass of wine.
"If you all suffer any losses because of this incident, Shen Wansan can try to help you in the future. But I really can't use my family business to join you."
"Excuse me everyone, Haihan, I still have some business matters to deal with, so I will take my leave today. I hope you can get what you want."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After finishing the glass of wine, Shen Wansan turned around and left, and Zhou Gushan followed him expressionlessly.
"Boss Shen, wait..." Someone wanted to organize, but was pulled by the person next to him. He shook his head helplessly and sat back down.
Although Du Rong still kept a smile on his face, there was no smile at all.
Just looked at it so coldly.
Zhang Fengnian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as expected Shen Wansan was not involved in this kind of thing.
He also took the opportunity to stand up, hugged his fists and followed Shen Wansan out.
Shen Wansan, who was staggering a little, walked to the door of the private room and stopped again.
He said drunkenly: "By the way, you don't have to worry. What you said today has come out of your mouth and into the ears of me, Shen Wansan. I, Shen Wansan, will not tell His Highness the King of England this matter."
"Everyone...just take care of yourself."
Bang!
The doors of the private rooms were closed in various ways, blocking out all the noise.
"What am I talking about? Shen Wansan and others are simply unreliable. They all relied on the King of England to make their fortunes. How could they cause trouble to the King of England?"
Du Rong smiled coldly: "I never thought Shen Wansan and others would stand with us. They are all well-fed dogs, how could they bite their master at this time?"
"The only purpose of inviting Shen Wansan here today is to test the attitude of the King of England."
"You should have seen it clearly now, right? There is no difference between this King of England and those guys who talk about the people of the world, but actually collect money in private and never show mercy."
"So, you don't have to take any chances anymore. If we don't show our abilities to the court, our fellow disciples won't take us seriously."
For a moment, the elegant room fell silent again.
Soon someone gritted his teeth and said: "Boss Du, we all listen to you. If we let those unruly people develop their temper, how can we do business in the future?"
"Yes, we can't let those unruly people do whatever they want. Otherwise, I would rather go back to Guanzhong."
the other side.
Shen Wansan had just stepped out of the door of the private room, and his expression had already returned to its original state.
There is no longer any look like he was just now, where he was so drunk that he couldn't even walk well.
Zhang Fengnian originally wanted to reach out to convince Shen Wansan, but when he saw his appearance, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Shen Wansan gave him a look, signaling him not to speak yet.
It wasn't until he left Jufeng Tower that Shen Wansan laughed and said, "Yes, I just thought that you wanted to die with them and go against the prince."
"..." Zhang Fengnian smiled bitterly: "Boss Shen, it turns out you are not drunk."
"How much did you drink just now, how could you possibly get drunk? Shen Wansan is famous for drinking a lot." Zhou Gushan didn't know whether to praise or mock.
But judging from his expression, it seems that he was mostly mocking.
Shen Wansan didn't care, but instead said with a joking smile: "These guys are looking for death themselves, so we don't need to worry about it. However, we can take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune."
Zhang Fengnian hesitated: "Boss Shen, wouldn't this be good?"
Although his methods are superb, Zhang Fengnian is obviously not as good as Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan, who have no bottom line.
Shen Wansan patted Zhang Fengnian's shoulder and laughed and said: "What's wrong? These guys are seeking their own death. That's their business. We have already said what needs to be said.
It can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous."
"When it's time to consider your own interests, you should consider yourself. If you are too thin-skinned, you will not be able to do good business."
Zhang Fengnian cried and smiled and bowed his hands to Shen Wansan: "Thank you, senior, for your advice. Ruixue understands."
After thinking about it, Zhang Fengnian hesitated and said: "It's just...do you really not need to tell the prince about this matter? It's fine, let the prince be prepared."
Although Zhang Fengnian earned 500,000 taels in one day, he has become a well-known legend in Yanjing City.
But to Zhu Han, he is really just an ordinary businessman, and he is not someone who can meet the prince casually.
Zhang Fengnian had been thinking about how to notify him of this matter.
On the one hand, he was grateful to Zhu Han for taking care of him. Without Zhu Han, his formula would not have been sold at such a high price.
On the other hand, Zhang Fengnian also knows one thing. Whether they will prosper or lose everything in the future mainly depends on the development of Yanjing City.
If Yanjing City is really tormented by those merchants, they will be completely doomed.
"Hahaha!"
Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan laughed at the same time.
Zhang Fengnian laughed out of nowhere, not knowing what he said wrong.
After laughing for a while, Shen Wansan explained: "Do you need to worry about the prince? I can guarantee that in less than two sticks of incense, the prince will know clearly what we just said."
"I came here just to see how far they want to go."
Zhou Gushan responded mercilessly: "To put it nicely, you just don't want to offend those people to death, and at the same time, you also want to show your loyalty in front of His Majesty the King of England."
"Others can't see your little thoughts. Do you think I can't see it?"
Shen Wansan gritted his teeth: "Don't you have the same idea as me? Otherwise, how could you come back to Jufeng Tower?"
The two men quarreled while getting into their respective carriages.
Zhang Fengnian was left alone, standing in place messy in the wind.
After listening to Shen Wansan's words, he also realized that he was out of his mind. He was actually afraid that Zhu Han would not know the plans of these businessmen and would be caught off guard.
After knowing that Zhu Han didn't have to worry, Zhang Fengnian began to worry again.
Shen Wansan is right, if these businessmen really want to cause trouble, a large number of people will definitely be unlucky.
Most of the projects that were originally contracted will be vacant.
These projects all need someone to take over.
He also wanted to have a hand in this.
But the problem is that all their five hundred thousand taels have been invested in previous projects.
Now, there is not much liquidity available at all.
Even if you can barely scrape together 12,000 taels of silver, it's just a drop in the bucket.
Now that they have become businessmen with small capital, it is not convenient for them to compete with other businessmen for ordinary residences.
It's not that Zhang Fengnian doesn't care about petty profits since he has money.
But for them now, this investment is no longer directly proportional to revenue.
Zhang Fengnian also wanted to borrow money, but at this time, everyone was staring at the third tender, and no one would lend them money easily at this time.
Even if you borrow it, the interest rate will never be low.
Zhang Fengnian, Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong discussed it for a long time, but they couldn't think of any good solution, so they had to give up in the end.
Liu Jiyang blamed himself: "It was the two of us who held you back, Ruixue."
Shen Xiong was quite open-minded: "If you miss it, just miss it. This is how business is done. Not every good opportunity is guaranteed to be caught. Compared with before, we are much better now."
Zhang Fengnian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I understand, I'm just a little unwilling."
The study room of the British Prince's Mansion.
Zhu Han was listening to Jin Yiwei's report.
Just as Shen Wansan said, in the elegant room of Jufeng Tower, the Jin Yiwei carefully understood every word spoken by the merchants present.
Even when they had a few glasses of wine and a few bites of food at the banquet, they were all familiar with it.