He couldn't believe his ears. The other party's ability to make random offers was unbelievable. He opened his mouth and asked for two hundred gold. This clearly meant that he didn't want to do business with them.
"kindness."
Wu Yi nodded, exhaled, and frowned: "This guy Pu Hu obviously doesn't want to do business with us. He deliberately wants to disgust me. It's simply unreasonable."
"If it were not necessary to guard against the attack of Hanting in Nanyang, I would really like to lead my troops to level that hilltop, so that they would know who is the real master of Yizhou."
Wu Yi, who was born in the army, naturally had a hot temper. Even Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang would not dare to talk to him like this, let alone a banchen barbarian in Langzhong?
When the other party acted like this, it was like his trigeminal nerve was jumping back and forth repeatedly. If he hadn't suppressed his anger, he might have exploded at that time.
"The master of the house must not be angry."
Wu Yun hurriedly bowed his head and said comfortingly: "Business, we have never been able to conclude it once. Besides, there is a rift between us and Banzhen Man. The other party's words are just spreading anger."
Wu Yun, who was born as a merchant, saw through the essence at a glance. He asked for two hundred gold at every opening. This was clearly disgusting his own family master and made him retreat.
but......
In Wu Yun's eyes, this is actually a good thing.
After all, Pu Hu had already spoken. Regardless of whether the price he gave was reasonable or not, he had finally made a start in business negotiations. This was a significant improvement over what he had done before.
Next, comes the bargaining stage, controlling acquisition costs and raising sales prices. The larger the gap, the higher their profits will be.
"As long as Mr. Park lets out his anger, our business will start to show signs of success."
"Master of the house."
Wu Yun bowed his head and said with a smile: "You have a talent for business from the very beginning. I admire you so much. You are really amazing."
Wu Yi raised his eyes and stared at the other person, and said coldly: "Boy, are you praising me or mocking me? That boy Pu Hu humiliated me so much, and you still say that I have a talent for business?"
"Of course I am praising the head of the family."
Wu Yun did not hide his flattering words and explained: "Master, you should know that this shopping mall is like a battlefield. You can maneuver freely on the battlefield, and you can naturally be as comfortable as a fish in water in the shopping mall."
"If you are on the battlefield and the opponent has the initiative, will you attack the opponent with an egg, or will you humble yourself first, let the opponent relax their vigilance, and then find an opportunity to take it down?"
"Of course..."
Wu Yi immediately understood what Wu Yun meant and smiled: "You're a bit interesting, kid."
Wu Yundan smiled and continued: "Master, the current situation is like this. The conflict between us and Banzhenman is irreconcilable. You have to let the other party vent your anger before you can proceed to the next step."
"During this period, you should try your best to swallow your anger and paralyze the opponent, so that the opponent can relax their vigilance and feel our sincerity. Only in this way can the next step be smoother and smoother."
Wu Yi nodded slowly.
At this moment, he had deeply agreed with Wu Yun's point of view, and said softly: "You kid, if possible, you can join the army and join the army for me."
"The shopping mall is like a battlefield. You have been in the shopping mall for so many years, and you have probably experienced a lot of conspiracies and calculations. If you go to the battlefield, you will definitely be a good player."
Wu Yun hurriedly bowed his head: "If the master of the house can help me, I will be very grateful. However, before that, we still have to earn all the money we should earn."
"What do you think?"
"kindness."
Wu Yi nodded and said: "This is the last business deal. You must not miss it. In two days, I will go to Langzhong again. No matter how humiliated he is, I will not talk back."
"If the head of the family can bend and stretch, this will definitely happen!"
Immediately, Wu Yun bowed deeply and blew a rainbow fart in advance: "I believe that with the head of the family here, we can definitely resolve the conflict between the two parties and successfully win..."
"Stop it!"
Before Wu Yun could finish, he was interrupted by Wu Yi with a wave of his hand: "Forget about flattering me, you should tell me about the situation over there. If it can be sold, how much will it cost?"
"this......"
Wu Yun took a long breath and said softly: "Of course, the villain is also working hard. The price has recently risen to one hundred and thirty gold, and the other party seems to be in a hurry."
"After my testing, I found that the gap in the golden monkey that the other party needs is very large, and if it is sold, it should not be a problem to sell it for 150 gold now."
"Only one hundred and fifty gold?"
Wu Yi was obviously a little dissatisfied.
There is a big gap between this number and two hundred gold.
Wu Yun immediately said: "Master, please don't worry, hasn't the negotiation with the Pu family been concluded yet? I think if we can continue to delay a little longer, it is possible to sell it for two hundred gold."
Wu Yi naturally believed in Wu Yun's ability and waved his hand and said: "No matter what, if you want to buy the golden monkey in Master Pu's hands, the price shouldn't be too low. It's impossible for our family alone to do it.
"
"How about this."
Wu Yi pondered for a moment and then ordered: "While communicating with the court, you go through the procedures of Zhongxing Bank. You can mortgage as much as you can."
"Let's prepare the money first. If Mr. Park opens his mouth, we can cut the knot quickly. Although these guys usually don't leave the mountains and forests, once they come out, they will probably know about this."
Wu Yun nodded and said, "The head of the family is indeed very cunning. In this case, I rushed to Zhongxing Bank in the afternoon to discuss the mortgage loan."
"good."
Wu Yi breathed out, waved his hand and said: "Listen to you, that Liu Ba is a stubborn man. No matter how hard he makes it for us or how much discount he gives, he must lend me the money."
call-
Wu Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
With Wu Yi's words, he felt more confident when he started working.
In the past, Liu Ba offered loans based on a 50% discount on assets. Now it is estimated that the loan will be at most a 30% discount, or even less. Therefore, more assets will be needed to get the loan.
"Don't worry, head of the family, I will leave the affairs of Zhongxing Bank to me. I will definitely lend the money out in the shortest possible time and prepare sufficient funds for the acquisition of the Golden Monkey."
"kindness."
Wu Yi nodded and sighed: "In that case, go and get busy."
Wu Yun cupped his hands: "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left the room.
*****
Zhongxing Bank.
Second floor office.
Liu Ba held the flying pigeon to pass the message, and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Your Majesty is so brave, you dare to play like this. If the news is leaked, or if the Yizhou nobles are more cautious, everything will be lost.
"
but......
Liu Ba himself is very clear about it now.
The Yizhou nobles have gone crazy and have no sense at all. In just one month, the price of golden monkeys has soared by more than 50%, and will even double in a short time.
For the gentry in Yizhou, this is not a risk at all, but a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make money. They can't wait for the market to become more and more crazy, so as to stimulate their nerves and make them excited.
Human nature!
Your Majesty is really very aware of the profit-seeking nature of businessmen.
The golden monkey alone can leverage the assets of the entire Yizhou gentry and cause them to collapse in an instant.
Such a record was more thorough than fighting a battle and suppressing the local nobles.
After all, Yangzhou has completely surrendered to the imperial court. The imperial court has to take its time to suppress them and gain results in exchange for time. The effect is really too slow.
Yizhou must not become the second Yangzhou!
Looking at it now, it is even more thorough than Nanyang back then.
Liu Ba immediately took out the paper next to him and began to calculate. The assets of the Yizhou nobles needed to be converted into several percent in order to collect the two million acquisition funds.
After half an hour.
call-
Liu Ba took a long breath, stared at the results on the paper, and nodded with satisfaction.
A 40% discount is just enough. If it is a little difficult for the Yizhou nobles, they can give a 30% discount. After all, there is still a bargaining process between the two parties. Now that Chu Nan is a chess piece, they must move it.
"Report—"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the house.
Liu Ba looked up.
But I saw a man enter the office, leaned forward and said, "Liu Sicheng, the Yizhou nobles are here. They are calling by name. They want to see you, saying they want to take care of our business."
"Did you come so quickly?"
Liu Ba really couldn't believe that the other party's movements were so fast: "Where is your Master Chu?"
The man bowed his head and said, "Master Chu is already waiting in the conference room."
"snort."
Liu Ba snorted and mocked secretly: "Things like dogs go away really fast."
Immediately.
He stood up and waved his hand: "Let's go and meet them."
The man raised his hands and said, "Here."
Not long after, Liu Ba rushed to the conference room.
as expected.
It was filled with familiar faces, all of whom were in charge of merchants among the Yizhou gentry. They had interacted with each other more than once and were all very familiar with each other.
Last time, Liu Ba gave them a loan and made them a lot of money. But this time, the other party comes again. According to Liu Ba's current personality, he will never give the other party a good face.
"What are you waiting for here?"
Liu Ba frowned and sat upright, with murderous intent flashing in his ferocious eyes, as if he wanted to eat these guys alive one by one.
"Liu Sicheng."
Below Wu Yun bowed his hand towards Liu Ba and said softly: "To be honest, we are here for a loan, and I hope Liu Sicheng can handle it as soon as possible."
"oh?"
Liu Ba Yangzuo didn't know. He glanced at everyone and asked curiously: "There are so many of you here together. I guess it's the same as last time, to do the Golden Monkey business, right?"
"However, how many golden monkeys can there be in Yizhou? How can we bother so many people to come together? Besides, you already made a lot last time, isn't it possible that you don't have enough capital?"
Wu Yun smiled calmly, waved his hand and said: "Sorry, it involves commercial secrets, so I can't tell you."
Liu Ba sneered: "Everyone, if our bank wants to make a loan, we also need to understand what kind of business you are, how safe it is, and whether you have the ability to repay. We can only make a loan after making an evaluation."
"You are silent now, but you said you wanted a loan as soon as you came here. And judging by your attitude, you may have to pay back a lot of money. Do you think I will lend you a loan if this is the case?"
indeed.
According to the process, an evaluation must be done before taking out a loan.
Only if the assessment is suitable can the loan business be carried out, otherwise the loan will not be granted.
However, this kind of thing is different from before.
Before, they caught golden monkeys from the mountains and forests. This time, they bought golden monkeys from others. Whoever has the money is the boss. If the secret is leaked, Liu Ba will most likely take advantage of him.
Bar.
This is something Wu Yun is absolutely not allowed to see.
"this......"
With a smile on his face, Wu Yun hurriedly gave Chu Nan, who was standing aside, a wink and told him to put in a good word for him.
As expected, Chu Nan immediately spoke to help: "Liu Sicheng, the loan does need to be evaluated, but it is just a brief understanding, not too in-depth, right?"
Liu Ba glanced at Chu Nan and said coldly: "Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"
Chu Nan shut up immediately.
but......
His words had already pointed out the main points and made Wu Yun and others feel relieved.
The corners of Wu Yun's lips raised slightly, and he broke out into a faint smile: "Yes, we do want to do the business of golden monkeys. Who makes His Majesty like it? We also solve problems for the imperial court, don't we?"
Liu Ba frowned: "Oh? So, there are many golden monkeys in Yizhou?"
Wu Yundan smiled: "Of course, Liu Sicheng must also know that recently all our noble clans are looking for golden monkeys in Manyizhou, and the expenses are very huge."
Liu Ba said solemnly: "No matter how big the cost is, you can't afford it? Do you still need to borrow money?"
Wu Yun gave an explanation: "Of course! After all, the family also needs to survive. If someone dies because of entering the mountain, it will be difficult for us to pay compensation."
"Although I made a lot of money last time, after spending it several times, I actually didn't have much left. You should also know that the prices of everything related to golden monkeys have increased, even the cages.
."
"And..."
"Stop it!"
Before Wu Yun could finish speaking, Liu Ba waved his hand to interrupt.
He didn't want to listen to these guys' nonsense: "Anyway, you don't tell the truth, and I'm too lazy to listen. Just tell me, how much do you want to borrow this time?"
Wu Yun raised the corners of his lips slightly and said softly: "If possible, we would like a loan of two million."
Liu Ba disdainfully said: "It's only two million, can't you take it out?"
Wu Yun shook his head: "It's not two million yuan, but two million gold!"
"How many?"
Liu Bayang was shocked. The other party's appetite was really big.
Even though he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be shocked and frightened: "Two million...gold?"
Wu Yun nodded affirmatively: "Yes, two million gold!"
"impossible."
Liu Ba waved his hand and immediately denied: "Two million gold is enough to capture most of Yizhou. Unless you mortgage the entire clan's assets for a loan, you won't be able to get a loan at all."
"That's right."
Wu Yun smiled calmly: "We just want to mortgage the entire family's assets."
Then, he waved his hand to signal his followers to carry the box up.
"Here are the contracts for our Wu family's shops, farmland, manor, etc. I would like Liu Sicheng to review it and make an evaluation. How much money can be borrowed?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the next second, the Yizhou merchants all around ordered people to bring up the boxes one by one:
"This belongs to our Zhang family."
"And those from my Wang family."
"From the Dong family."
"..."
At this moment, Liu Ba's eyes almost exploded. He was stunned for a moment and stared at Wu Yun: "Okay, you are ruthless enough. You can get a loan, but the loan must be based on 30% of the asset price."
"Thirty percent?"
Although Wu Yun had expected it, he was still a little angry: "Liu Sicheng, you are going too far!"
Liu Ba said coldly: "The business of the Golden Monkey is very risky. Only with an asset price of 30% can it be possible to maintain capital. This is my plan. You can borrow money or not, as you wish."
"Anyway!"
Liu Ba's voice was loud: "In Zhongxing Bank, you must listen to me."
Wu Yun suppressed his anger and nodded: "Okay, 30% means 30%, we will get a loan."
Liu Ba waved his hand and said: "In that case, Master Chu, please make arrangements. After making arrangements, come to my office."
Chu Nan cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
Liu Ba left the meeting room directly.
The longer you stay here, the easier it is for you to reveal your flaws.
When he returned to his room, Liu Ba took a deep breath. Just now, he almost laughed out of excitement. It was so cute that these guys were about to die without realizing it.
Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Liu Ba shouted, quickly calmed down his emotions, and looked at the door.
But Chu Nan pushed the door open and came forward: "Liu Sicheng, what do you want from me?"
Liu Ba took a long breath and followed his plan: "Master Chu, do you see any problems?"
Chu Nan frowned: "Ah? What...could there be a problem with this?"
Liu Ba said softly: "The other party is so anxious for a loan and can agree to 30% of the mortgage price. He must be trying to make a big deal. I guess it's not that simple."
"Ah, this..."
Chu Nan hurriedly bowed his head: "I wonder, Liu Sicheng, how are you preparing?"
Liu Badan smiled and lowered his voice: "I think about it this way. You send two brothers to find out the real intentions of these guys. If we can find the golden monkey, wouldn't it be better for us to do business ourselves than them?
"
"These guys obviously want to make money from the imperial court. If we can buy back the golden monkey and present it to His Majesty the Emperor, it will be a great achievement."
"perhaps......"
Liu Ba tempted him with words: "In the future, you can leave Yizhou and go to Luoyang to work."
Chu Nan's eyes suddenly brightened and he nodded slowly: "Don't worry, Liu Sicheng, I understand everything you mean. Just leave this matter to me and I will ensure that the task is completed."
"good."
Liu Ba nodded: "Try to complete it before the loan is processed."
Chu Nan cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left the room.
However, the moment Chu Nan left the room, the seriousness on his face suddenly disappeared and was replaced by disdain.
What is the purpose of promotion? Isn’t it just to make a fortune?
Now that I can make a fortune, why should I get promoted?
whispering sound!
******
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Hall of Wende.
Liu Bian held the flying pigeon to pass the message, frowned in thought, and said to himself: "Damn it! The Yizhou nobles moved so fast, they have actually discovered the golden monkey of the Pu family."
"yes."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "They did move much faster than we expected. This also proves that their search for the golden monkey is relatively thorough."
"But Mr. Bian, now that they have discovered the traces of the golden monkey, we may have less time to increase the price, and it is very likely that we will not achieve our expected goal."
A price increase requires a certain process, especially a doubling of the market price, which cannot be achieved in a short period of time. This will arouse others' suspicion and lead to the loss of everything.
Now that the whole process is almost over, Liu Bian will never allow such a thing to happen: "Yes, if this is the case, we will only make less money."
"kindness."
The Military Advisor Alliance said softly: "However, even if we make less money, as long as their loan amount is sufficient, our strategic goals can be achieved."
Liu Bian took a long breath and continued: "Teacher, if this happens, the Yizhou gentry will really become paupers. It is very likely that they will rebel and attack us."
"Although Liu Yan is a tycoon, he may not be able to disobey the wishes of the Yizhou nobles. If he really uses weapons, we may still have to send troops into Yizhou."
The Military Advisor Alliance seemed very calm: "The real master of Yizhou has changed. Do you think Liu Yan will listen to us at this time, or will he listen to the Yizhou nobles?"
"What's more!"
Speaking of this, the Military Advisor Alliance emphasized: "Now the Banzhen barbarians in Yizhou have surrendered to the imperial court, and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong has become the imperial court's Zhang Lu, the imperial court's Five Pecks of Rice Cult."
"Liu Yan has no ability to resist the imperial court at all. As long as the Yizhou nobles do not want to die, they will have no choice but to accept our integration and become meat on the chopping block."
"As for Mr. Bian, you only need to spend a small amount of money to give them some possibility of recovering their health, and take all the land, forests and other resources into your own hands."
Although the shops are also assets, they are not what the Military Advisor Alliance wants. What the Military Advisor Alliance wants are resource-based assets such as farmland, mines, and forests.
Only by holding these things in hand can we truly have the right to speak and be the real owner. Shops, stock certificates, and even money are all derivatives of resources.
Liu Bian breathed out: "I hope the Yizhou nobles will not be too stupid and resist the imperial court. They will have no choice but to wait for death."
The Military Advisor Alliance was extremely sure: "Don't worry, Mr. Bian, even if the Yizhou nobles are stupid, Liu Yan is not stupid. He will not become the scapegoat of these nobles. If there is any problem, Liu Yan will figure it out himself."
"I hope so."
"It must be so!"
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance was sonorous and powerful: "According to expert analysis, many of the people involved in the sale of golden monkeys are local nobles in Yizhou, and only one from the Wu family has a military background."
"Liu Yan still controls most of the military power in Yizhou. As long as he doesn't dare to take action against the imperial court, this group of nobles in Yizhou will never be able to overturn the situation."