The elders of the Chamber of Commerce present all had their eyes widened with disbelief on their faces.
I wonder if I heard it wrong just now.
Evacuate everyone?
Then aren’t the branches in these states completely abolished?
This is no solution, this is simply surrender!
Even Qin Sining frowned slightly when he first heard about this decision.
But immediately, her brows slowly relaxed and she glanced at Zhao Xiaole thoughtfully.
They could be calm and calm, but the people below were completely in a rage.
They all looked at Zhao Xiaole anxiously and said: "President, these states bring tens of millions of taels of profit to the Chamber of Commerce every year. If they are suddenly abandoned, it will probably have a huge impact on the Chamber of Commerce!"
"Yes! President, not to mention the more prosperous Bingzhou, Kaizhou and other places, even the relatively poor Yongzhou can bring at least 50 million taels of profit to the Chamber of Commerce every year. Now let's abandon it. This...
..."
"Not only that, there are so many branches in these states. If we withdraw them, where should we distribute them?"
"..."
These people immediately started arguing.
There is no way, their fundamental interests have been designed into this, so it's strange that they are not in a hurry.
The messy sounds made Zhao Xiaole's ears buzz.
He frowned and said: "Quiet!"
Buzz!
A loud bell-like voice echoed throughout the hall.
In an instant, everyone fell silent.
But the eyes they looked at Zhao Xiaole were still full of anxiety.
Li Shutong also frowned and was silent for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said: "President, what the elders said is not wrong. If we withdraw rashly, the Chamber of Commerce will definitely suffer huge losses. President, please think twice!"
"President, please think again!"
Everyone also bowed down and made requests to Zhao Xiaole.
Zhao Xiaole sneered, "Oh, loss? Then I ask you, if you don't withdraw these people, can the branches in these places continue to do business?"
Li Shutong's expression froze and he said, "No!"
"If you can't, why do you want to keep these people here to be targeted by the government and the chamber of commerce? Wouldn't it be better if you couldn't withdraw them and add them to other branches as helpers?"
Zhao Xiaole said: "If they continue to stay where they are, whether it is the wages of the workers, the storage of the goods or the rent of the shops, it will be a huge expense, and our people will probably be in danger. You have all thought about this.
No?"
The elders present were immediately speechless.
Indeed, according to Zhao Xiaole's calculation, it would be more cost-effective to evacuate the people.
But Li Shutong did not give up, and said solemnly: "But this method is only a temporary solution for the entire chamber of commerce, and cannot fundamentally solve the crisis problem of the chamber of commerce."
"Besides, if we evacuate all the people from these states, our business here will be taken over by them immediately, and it will be even harder to get it back by then!"
Hearing his words, others also nodded and said: "Yes! Pulling people out will not solve the fundamental problem after all. If the same is true for other states, do we have to pull everyone back?"
"In recent years, we have invested a lot of money in order to compete with other chambers of commerce. With this departure, we will really have to start from scratch!"
"That's right, we still need to find a way to solve the fundamental problem!"
Zhao Xiaole glanced at Li Shutong and said: "Of course I know that this method cannot fundamentally solve the problem, but it can greatly reduce the burden our chamber of commerce has to bear."
"This is just the first step I will take!"
Everyone's expressions immediately became focused.
Since it is the first step, there will be a second step and a third step.
Zhao Xiaole's insights just now made these people begin to pay attention to what he said without realizing it.
After noticing the changes in everyone, Li Shutong frowned and felt a little uneasy.
But he comforted himself silently and said: "I'm afraid it was just his blind cat who encountered a dead mouse. Humph! How can he, a layman, solve this crisis?"
Thinking of this, Li Shutong immediately felt more at ease and looked at Zhao Xiaole with a smile.
It depends on what "smart tricks" he has up his sleeve. As long as he exposes his lies in one fell swoop, I'm afraid he won't have the shame to stay here any longer.
In the eyes of everyone looking forward to it, Zhao Xiaole slowly said: "Next, we will try our best to acquire the raw materials of all the best-selling products in Bingzhou, Yongzhou and other places, and cut off their livelihood!"
"At the same time, we will lower the prices of our products in Kaizhou and other state capitals that are still competing!"
"If they sell it for one tael, we'll sell it for 500 yuan!"
"If they sell it for ten cents, we will sell it for five cents. It will always be lower than them and more affordable than them!"
"We must achieve half-profit or even zero-profit sales to win this war!"
Zhao Xiaole had a decisive look on his face.
At this time, he didn't seem to be sitting in a chamber of commerce, but in a military camp.
Like a general strategizing.
But his words made these elders tremble when they heard them.
"Half profit, zero profit, then what else do we make?"
"If we do this, our Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce will close down sooner or later, and we will all go with the northwest wind!"
"How can this be done?"
They looked at Zhao Xiaole with puzzled faces.
If they hadn't known that the Crown Prince and the Third Prince were incompatible, they would have doubted whether Zhao Xiaole was an undercover agent sent by the Third Prince.
Are you saving us? Or are you harming us?
"Haha, as expected, I knew this kid didn't have any clever tricks, so I don't even need to take action now. Let's see how you explain it!"
Seeing this scene, Li Shutong was overjoyed.
He looked at Zhao Xiaole with a smile and a sneer, ready to watch Zhao Xiaole's good show.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiaole remained calm, looking at everyone calmly and said: "Since you all know that if this continues, even the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce will not be able to support it, then why haven't you ever thought about whether these small chambers of commerce can support it?
How about going down?"
"this......"
Everyone was stunned.
They really haven't thought about this issue yet.
Zhao Xiaole looked at them and said: "As long as we keep the prices down, all the customers of these small chambers of commerce will be taken away by our chamber of commerce. How long do you think they can sustain it?"
Boom!
After hearing Zhao Xiaole's words, everyone's hearts beat wildly.
yes!
Although this method will cause the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce to suffer some losses, it is determined that all these small chambers of commerce that are against them will be killed.
After all, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce has a big business and they can afford it, but the other party can't afford it!
"But our chamber of commerce has suffered losses during this period..."
As if he had already known that someone would ask this question, Zhao Xiaole replied calmly: "After we kill these competitors, we will double the price of the goods. How long do you think it will take to recover these losses?"
