After some discussion, several investors formulated several requirements.
The first is the issue of safety. It is okay to invest in the trade market, but how to avoid being robbed by the prairie people.
Secondly, there is the issue of tax rates. According to their thinking, it is best to exempt them from taxes.
After all, once they invest, they will definitely attract other families to invest, so they have to get certain benefits.
There are also certain privileges, the rights to pricing and market regulation in the industry to which they belong must belong to them.
In other words, they have the final say on the rules of the industry in which they operate.
Of course, these are just the terms that they plan to negotiate with Yang Xuan after preliminary discussions. They will discuss what the specific negotiations can be and how much benefits they can get.
Who would have known that before they even started talking, Guan Yunrong would report the matters discussed during the day to Yang Xuan in the evening.
Because of Guan Yunrong's disguise, they did not know Guan Yunrong's true identity, let alone the relationship between Guan Yunrong and Yang Xuan.
They only knew that her surname was Guan and that she was a member of the Guan family in Suzhou. They didn't even know that Guan Yunrong was a girl.
After Yang Xuan learned the news, he just laughed: "They are overthinking. Although I hope that aristocratic families will come to invest, I will never be allowed to have privileges here. Commerce and trade with the grasslands have just begun, and we still have to use
Stability comes first.”
Guan Yunrong showed a sly smile: "It's okay. If they don't vote for me, they will vote for me. Whatever you say is what they say. I, the Guan family of Suzhou, still have a bit of a reputation."
Yang Xuan paced, came to Guan Yunrong, raised his hand and stroked her head: "Don't worry, of course it would be best if we can win these."
Guan Yunrong was stunned by this action.
To say that it was ambiguous, this action was more like the care of the elders for the younger ones. To say that there was no fluctuation in her heart, after all, men and women were not intimate, but this touching of the head still caused ripples in Guan Yunrong's heart.
The next day, the four investors came to the Commerce Department Yamen together.
Yang Xuan pretended to be stupid at first, saying that he was on official business and would entertain everyone later, but they directly made their intentions clear.
"Oh? If a few of you are interested in this trade fair, that would be great."
Yang Xuan invited several investors to the back hall.
The back hall is actually Yang Xuan's office, which is similar to the furnishings of later offices. There is a huge desk and a tea table next to it. Yang Xuan usually likes to receive guests on the tea table.
Talking about things while making tea has been a habit he has developed over the years.
When everyone was seated, Yang Xuan began to boil water and make tea.
Shopkeeper Xiong from Yuzhang was more impatient and asked: "Mr. Yang, you must also know that we merchants only seek stability when doing business. We are worried about the grassland people. If they have evil intentions, we will
This is equivalent to giving money to the grassland people."
Yang Xuan boiled the water and was washing the tea set. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't worry about this problem. First of all, we have signed letters of credence with the grassland. Secondly, the people of the grassland have also gained huge benefits from this trade."
The good thing is, no matter what they do, it won’t ruin their jobs.”
"Besides, you have also seen the Shengfa Department Store. Goods worth millions of taels of silver are piled there. If the prairie people come to rob it, the Shengfa Department Store will suffer a huge loss. This is the Tumubao Market.
, there are six trade fairs, but there are six Shengfa Department Stores, which together are worth more than six million taels of silver."
As soon as he said these words, everyone nodded silently. Yang Xuan was right. Shengfa Department Store is not afraid of such a big industry, so what should we be afraid of?
While Yang Xuan was making tea, shopkeeper Chen asked: "I am still very optimistic about the business on the grassland, but the tax..."
"You can rest assured about this. If you invest, you will be tax-free in the first year, and your subsequent taxes will be the same as Shengfa Department Store."
Everyone nodded again. Such a large investment from Shengfa Department Store was definitely not something they could match. It wasn't that their assets were not rich, but that they would not have invested so heavily from the beginning.
And if they can get the same tax conditions as Shengfa, then the conditions are naturally favorable.
Yang Xuan started to pour tea for everyone, and the first one was naturally Guan Yunrong. As soon as he poured tea for her, shopkeeper Nalu spoke.
"Sir Yang is indeed very happy. One more thing. We all have some say in our respective industries. If we come to this trade fair, we hope that Mr. Yang will give us some corresponding treatment."
"Corresponding treatment?" Yang Xuan took back the teapot in his hand, did not pour tea for the other three people, and his expression became serious: "Shopkeeper Lu, what kind of treatment are you talking about?"
The next glass of water was supposed to be poured to Shopkeeper Lu, but he even raised the cup, but Yang Xuan took the teapot back, making him extremely embarrassed.
Obviously, his words made Mr. Yang dissatisfied.
Even though you are from an aristocratic family, that doesn't work for Mr. Yang. After all, Mr. Yang has a high position and has the final say in this trade fair. No one dares to offend him.
Seeing the awkwardness of the situation, Zhang Zhongliang, who had remained silent, quickly smoothed things over and said, "Shopkeeper Lu, what you said does not convey the meaning. No wonder Mr. Yang misunderstood."
Shopkeeper Lu quickly apologized and said, "I'll say it again, I'll say it again."
In an instant, the originally planned conditions were lowered by a notch.
"Master Yang, what I mean is that the industries we operate are all time-honored brands for many years. I am helpless outside the customs. I still need your care, Master Yang."
"Ah hahahaha." Yang Xuan smiled heartily, stretched out the teapot in his hand, and poured it for Shopkeeper Lu: "Shopkeeper Lu is overly concerned. This is my official responsibility."
"hehe."
"hehe."
Everyone was embarrassed.
Mr. Yang was not satisfied with what he said, and he didn't even give him a drink of tea.
Although Yang Xuan talks about caring, in fact it is just a polite word, which is the same as inviting you to dinner another day.
What does caring mean? It's not just a matter of Yang Xuan's words. If you say it, it means you haven't said it yet.
The other two shopkeepers were obviously not interested in such perfunctory remarks, and it was not that easy to dismiss us like this.
Shopkeeper Xiong said: "Mr. Yang, I, the Xiong family in Yuzhang, have been engaged in the business of medicinal materials for hundreds of years. I was just thinking, if my Xiong family's Qingrentang opens a shop in the trade market, can we just
There should be no other drug stores like this one."
"Does Shopkeeper Xiong mean to monopolize the supply of medicinal materials on the grassland?"
Yang Xuan's eyes narrowed: "I have a big appetite."
Shopkeeper Xiong was still smiling, but Zhang Zhongliang, who knew Yang Xuan better, could already feel the chill radiating from Yang Xuan's eyes.
"Oh my god, Shopkeeper Xiong, this grassland is so big, how can your family eat it? It's better to think about it in the long term."
Shopkeeper Xiong understood the meaning of Zhang Zhongliang's words, which was clearly a setback for himself. It was obvious that what he just said might have offended Mr. Yang.
"It's Xiong Menglang. Please ask Mr. Yang to atone for his sins."
Yang Xuan glanced at Zhang Zhongliang, this guy, the steps were set up at the right time. He even wanted to take the opportunity to get angry but didn't even do it.
However, I still have to express my attitude: "Since the beginning of grassland trade, the entire grassland has been full of waste, and the market is huge. All the shopkeepers are leaders in various industries. It is very simple to make money, but if you want to have a family