Chapter 395 The King of England’s Good Intentions

Author: Mo Se Jiangnan

Chapter 395 The King of England’s Good Intentions

When Liu Jiyang and Zhang Fengmin arrived at the bidding venue, the place was already crowded with people.

They also saw many familiar faces here.

Several of them appear to be just ordinary businessmen, but in fact, they are all nobles who are just hiding from others on the surface.

If it weren't for His Royal Highness the King's new bidding rules, small businessmen like them would really have no chance at all.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, Brother Liu, you two are here too, but what are your ideas?"

The somewhat obese businessman waved to them and squeezed through the crowd to reach the two of them.

They were relatively familiar with this person, but they had no business dealings with him.

This person's name is Shen Xiong.

Although his name is very impressive, he is kind-hearted and fat. Especially when he smiles, he looks like a Maitreya Buddha.

"Brother Shen, from the look of you, do you think you have some thoughts on this bidding?"

Shen Xiong didn't hide it either.

He looked around cautiously, then lowered his voice and said to the two of them: "To be honest with you two dear friends, I am indeed interested in getting involved."

"After all, this is a big deal to participate in the construction of our Ming Dynasty capital. If because of this, we can get in touch with the big shots above, haha..."

Liu Jiyang sent Zhang Fengmin to Zhang Fengmin, who also laughed knowingly at the same time.

And such laughter, on this occasion, does not appear too much.

For businessmen at the bottom, what they lack most is not money, but various connections.

This kind of project, which is personally hosted by the imperial court, has to be involved no matter what, just in case there is an opportunity, right?

Just smiling, Shen Xiong sighed helplessly and said: "But this time, I don't think our chances are really good."

After all, this is Yanjing, which was once the capital of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and had countless wealthy merchants.

In addition, there are not as many projects in this bidding process as expected.

Shen Xiong, who was originally very enthusiastic, is now more and more unsure.

Zhang Fengmin's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. He was still worried just now, and it seemed that he didn't have enough money just to recruit Liu Jiyang alone.

"Brother Shen, if you are interested, how about we cooperate?"

Shen Xiong thought for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Zhang, I understand what you mean, but just the three of us. Even if we hug each other, we can't compare to the wealth of those wealthy businessmen. For example, Shen Wansan, who is extremely rich, he If you want to take action, no one can outbid him."

Liu Jiyang, who was originally very interested, looked a little unhappy when he heard Shen Wansan's name: "This Shen Wansan, why does he want to get involved in every business? He doesn't want to give us a way to survive."

Zhang Fengmin opened the folding fan with a snap, covering half of his face.

Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong understood each other and knew that he had something to say, so they quickly came over to hear his opinions.

This kind of sneaky movement would definitely attract a lot of people's attention in normal times.

But at the bidding conference, no one paid any attention to them.

Because there are not many people who do this.

Many people arrive at the venue and suddenly find that they are not sufficiently prepared.

Either discuss countermeasures, or find a temporary partner with a familiar businessman.

"My dear friends, haven't you noticed? The King of England's bidding fair has actually given us a great opportunity. As long as we can seize it, let alone a career, there is absolutely no problem in making a small fortune.

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"Want to hear the details!" Liu Jiyang and Zhou Xiong asked in unison.

They also know that this tender will be their opportunity.

But what they don't understand is how on earth they can snatch a piece of meat from the mouths of those wealthy businessmen.

Zhang Fengmin chuckled and explained: "Let me ask you two dear friends, if you have a business that requires you to work early and late for half a month, and you can earn a hundred taels of silver, would you do it?"

"Nonsense!" Liu Jiyang said angrily: "Isn't one hundred taels of silver money? Why not do it?"

Zhou Xiong hesitated for a moment: "I should be able to do it."

Zhang Fengmin then asked: "What if you can only earn ten taels of silver?"

This time Zhou Xiong shook his head decisively: "I have been busy with business for ten taels of silver for half a month? That is not enough for my hard work."

Even Liu Jiyang hesitated for a while: "You shouldn't do it, right? Although he only runs a small grocery store, his monthly income starts from two to three hundred taels of silver. He won't work hard just for ten taels of silver."

Zhang Fengmin nodded vigorously: "Do you two understand now?"

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The other two people were immediately confused.

What is this? How come they should understand?

Liu Jiyang said anxiously: "Brother Zhang, if you have anything to say, just say it directly and don't play charades with us."

Shen Xiong had vaguely grasped something, but he didn't fully understand it for a while.

Zhang Fengnian looked outside the fan and saw that the bidding meeting had not started yet, so he patiently explained.

"My dear friends, why don't you understand? A few hundred taels of silver is not a small business for us, but it is not necessarily a small business for those wealthy businessmen. They will not work so hard for such a small amount of money.

A few months.”

"So..." Zhang Fengnian paused deliberately. Seeing that Liu Jiyang and the others' ears were about to stand up, he continued to smile: "As long as our quotation is low enough, those big businessmen will not compete with us for these mosquitoes."

It’s meat.”

Shen Xiong frowned: "That's what I say, but if the quotation is too low, we won't make any profit."

"That's right, Brother Zhang. If we work so hard to lower the price, we will make less money, and we may even have to lose money. Doesn't that mean the gain outweighs the loss?"

Zhang Fengnian laughed confidently: "That's why I say, dear friends, you haven't seen the power of His Royal Highness's tender meeting."

"Think carefully about the bidding process for those residential houses. First, the highest bidder wins. After the bid is successful, we will report the number of residential houses we bid to the bidding team. A businessman, or a group of businessmen together, can only bid in one round.

Once. If one round of bidding is not completed, choose to start a second round of bidding."

Liu Jiyang and Zhou Xiong both blinked in confusion.

I kind of understand it, but I don't seem to understand it a little bit.

Regarding their IQ, Zhang Fengnian really didn't know whether he should be depressed or happy.

But overall, I should feel more happy.

After all, if the partner is relatively less smart, his right to speak will naturally be greater.

"I have calculated before. If the residential houses in this bidding meeting are built strictly according to the standards of the Anjuke City Hall, the cost of one building will be about one thousand two hundred taels of silver."

"As long as our quotation can be lower than one thousand five hundred taels, I believe those wealthy businessmen will not compete with us."

"The quotation is low. The more residential houses they contract, the less money they will make. If they contract less, it is not worth the trouble."

"If it really doesn't work, we will offer one thousand, four hundred taels. In this way, we can earn two thousand taels by contracting ten houses. When these residential houses are being built, the imperial court has to do the whole process..."

Zhang Fengmin suddenly felt a little stuck. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "By the way, I think I called the engineer."

"As long as we build according to the engineer's requirements, we will be able to successfully complete the acceptance."

"The most important thing is that this is different from our usual business. Basically, you can make a profit without losing money. It's just a little harder, and it's easier to make a little less."

After Zhang Fengmin's detailed explanation, Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong finally understood.

He couldn't help but admire him and said: "Brother Zhang has a burning gaze. I didn't think of this before. If that's the case, then it's up to Brother Zhang to make the decision."

Liu Jiyang also quickly echoed: "Like Brother Shen, I obey Brother Zhang's orders in everything."

The three of them reached an intention to cooperate. There were also many businessmen at the bidding conference, and they all started cooperation for various reasons.

Zhu Han actually arrived before the merchants arrived.

It's just that he didn't show up, but observed the situation of these businessmen in the dark.

I found that small businessmen began to network everywhere.

Instead of being angry, Zhu Han was very satisfied: "That's right, I'm not that stupid after all."

Liu Ji frowned, feeling very unhappy with the businessmen who were colluding with each other: "It's true that there is no evil and no business. These small businessmen really racked their brains for this bidding meeting."

These words immediately earned Zhu Han a roll of his eyes: "I'm telling you, Liu Ji, this idea of ​​yours is unacceptable."

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Liu Ji was baffled by what he heard. The Central Plains Dynasty has always emphasized agriculture and suppressed business. For a scholar-official like him, it is completely normal to despise businessmen.

I never thought that someone would speak for businessmen.

If this guy wasn't his deputy, and although he was a little wavering, he still pretended to be Ming in his heart, and his abilities were pretty good, Zhu Han would have told him to get out.
To be continued...