Chapter six hundred and nineteenth business negotiation
Emperor Jing's expression relaxed and he said, "Tell me, what can we do?"
"I would like to do a business deal with His Majesty."
"Business?" Emperor Jing glanced at him and said calmly: "This is the first time in the world that someone has approached me for business."
Li Yi thought: What is the old emperor bragging about? It's his first time doing business with someone?
Then who did it last time when she used the cute Yongning to seduce him into playing a game with the Qi people?
If it weren't for the fear of exposing him, making his face look bad, and possibly causing the guards under the pavilion to do something unpredictable, I really wouldn't give him that face today.
"My whole body smells like copper, and you actually want to drag me in..." Emperor Jing picked up the tea cup again and said, "You go ahead and tell me. I will think about it after you tell me."
"I suddenly remembered that Your Majesty is the king of a country and should not be tainted by such dirty things. I rushed to give gifts to Her Highness the Princess, so I resigned..."
Li Yi retreated to the foot of the pavilion, and Emperor Jing's angry voice came over.
"return!"
"What else does your Majesty summon your ministers to do?"
"Tell me, what kind of business is this?" Emperor Jing patted the table.
"What business?" Li Yi looked confused.
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Li Yi sat opposite Emperor Jing, placed the brocade box on the table, and took a leisurely sip of tea.
Demo, let's play this with myself. It's him who is short of money, not me. Let's see who gets anxious first...
"Where did you get so many glazed vessels?" Emperor Jing looked at him and asked.
"I accidentally dug a colored glaze mine in my backyard. There are countless colored glazes in it, which are inexhaustible and can be left alone. I thought about using them to make some contribution to the country. I just wanted to donate them directly to
Regarding the treasury, people in the world will inevitably say that your majesty has taken advantage of your Majesty's property through plunder and robbery. Naturally, I cannot let your majesty's reputation be damaged, so I plan to do a business deal with your majesty."
"Are you sure?" Emperor Jing glanced at him and said, "In the whole world, is it the land of the king? On the shore of the land, is it the minister of the king... Since it was dug out from your backyard, then give it all to the state.
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"Of course...not sure."
The old emperor must have been hanging out with some unscrupulous people these days, and he was becoming more and more shameless in his speech. Li Yi quickly said: "Actually, these glazed wares are just made from materials from the backyard of my home, and they were made with great difficulty."
Although nature is so miraculous in its craftsmanship, how can such a lifelike princess statue be made? I hired skilled craftsmen from Beijing to carve it out bit by bit, and it took half a year to carve it out bit by bit. The cost of materials and labor involved,
Equipment maintenance fees, mental damage fees... are all paid by Chen himself in advance."
"Can you make colored glaze?" Emperor Jing looked at him with a slightly shocked expression.
"If Your Majesty wants to learn, I can teach you..." Li Yi raised his hand and said, "In a year or two, Your Majesty can even use colored glaze to make tiles on the roof..."
"I am not so extravagant as to make glazed tiles..." Emperor Jing glanced at him and said, "If I really do that, I am afraid I will be the most foolish king recorded in the history books..."
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "Since we are doing business, what do you need me to do?"
"I need your Majesty to hold a glass appreciation meeting in the palace and invite Kyoto officials and dignitaries to come to the palace to view it. Of course, it doesn't matter whether the dignitaries come or not. The main thing is that their wives are coming. Try not to miss any of them..."
Emperor Jing glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "Do you want to involve the queen?"
Then, as if he had figured something out, he looked at Li Yi and said in shock: "You mean, in one or two years, colored glaze will be sold as cheaply as tiles. Do you want the price of colored glaze to be as high as that of tiles?"
Before it comes down, sell it to the powerful people in Kyoto?"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said: "In this way, how will you face the powerful people in Kyoto and how will you gain a foothold in Kyoto? You won't worry about these things?"
"Why should I be worried?" Li Yi asked doubtfully: "I don't intend to sell glass to take advantage of the powerful, so why should I face them?"
Emperor Jing was stunned for a moment, looked at him and asked, "Who did you drag into the water again?"
"Wang family."
"——"
"The Wang family is indeed not easy to refuse such a thing, but in this case, you are asking me to plot against my ministers?" Emperor Jing squinted at Li Yi and said: "Li Yi, Li Yi, through
This matter has trapped me in injustice, what is your intention!"
Li Yi was startled, a look of guilt appeared on his face, and he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I was obsessed with it for a moment and unintentionally put Your Majesty into an unjust situation. I know I was wrong, and I will respond immediately."
I reflect on myself, I won’t sell the glazed utensils anymore, I will melt them to make tiles when I go home... I’m resigning!”
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After a while, Emperor Jing pointed to the brocade box on the table, looked directly at Li Yi, and asked: "Similar to this, how much silver do you plan to sell it for?"
Li Yi thought for a while and said: "This type of work is carefully crafted and the most top-notch work. It will not be sold for less than 20,000 taels."
Emperor Jing shook his head and said, "Who would spend twenty thousand taels to buy a piece of glassware?"
"I sold a Guanyin statue half the size of this one for only 8,000 taels two days ago." Li Yi looked at him and said.
"Have you paid taxes to the court?" Emperor Jing asked.
"..."
"This is not important." Li Yi pointed to the brocade box on the table and said: "Your Majesty, if this box contains the glazed statue of the Cui family's old man and the price is 20,000 taels, will the Cui family buy it? The craftsmen of the Chen family
The skills are very high, I plan to make more..."
"Isn't this bad?" Emperor Jing was stunned for a moment, with a look of hesitation on his face.
"Forget it. Anyway, there is too much glass and it takes up space at home. I plan to spend five cents a pound to dispose of it."
"How much do you plan to contribute to the treasury?"
Just as Li Yigang was about to speak, Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "Thirty percent, at least 30%. You know better than me how much impact this matter will have. I'm afraid the Wang family won't be able to withstand it."
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, with a pained expression on his face, and gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, 30%..., just 30%."
Seeing that he agreed so readily, Emperor Jing was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Even if you are pretending to be distressed, can you pretend to be more serious?"
"I changed my mind, I want 50%!"
Li Yi decided to read all the performance books in the library after returning, but there was no need to pretend this time. The Li family couldn't afford 50%. Greed was not a good thing. The Wang family had to take the risk and bear the wrath of the powerful by taking 20%.
The old emperor took 40% to borrow this tiger skin..., dragon skin, plus the royal publicity and operation expenses, it is not too much.
Taking 40% of the money yourself may seem like a loss, but it’s actually a huge profit.
As for the 30% achievement, I was really distressed and immediately said: "Your Majesty, 40%, 40% cannot be more..."
After spending another quarter of an hour, we finally reached an agreement with the old emperor on the distribution of dirt. The royal family would have 40%, the Li family would have 40%, and the Wang family would have 20%. A dozen of Mr. Cui's statues would be made first and sold in various places.
On the same day, the Wang family held a charity sale in Kyoto, and this big deal was given to the Cui family. You're welcome...
There are more and more common topics with the old emperor, and the deal was concluded with less effort than Li Yi expected.
"By the way, who did you sell the glazed Guanyin statue to for 8,000 taels?" Emperor Jing asked, squinting his eyes as if he had thought of something.
