To be fair, if Yuanyang could not have profited from Bolangsha's river port, Zhao Hongrun didn't think there was any loss in buying Bolangsha with one million silver. After all, in his estimation, Bolangsha's geographical location
, far more than this number.
But the problem is that Yuan Yangguo can also profit from the river port of Bolangsha. In this case, if he pays the other party one million silver, does he think Zhao Hongrun is a fool?
Of course, the more important reason is that Zhao Hongrun currently does not have much money on hand.
You must know that the 300,000 taels he once had in his hands had been almost spent on the renovation of Prince Su's Mansion, the renovation of the Smelting Bureau, and the construction of furnaces and warehouses for the Smelting Bureau outside the city, leaving only
It’s only about fifty thousand taels.
And if you want to build a river port in the deserted land of Bolangsha, it will cost more than millions of taels of silver? I'm afraid it's possible that it will cost tens of millions of taels!
Zhao Hongrun is very ambitious in this regard. Not only does he want to build the largest port in the Wei Dynasty in one step, but he also hopes that this port can be used for at least a hundred years. Otherwise, he will not spend huge money to replace it with copper pillars.
Perishable wooden posts used for piling in the swamps of Bolangsa.
In addition, the port on the south side of Daliang, that is, Xiangfu Port, needs to be renovated and expanded. It is not difficult to guess how much money Zhao Hongrun will invest in these two ports in the next few years. I am afraid that by then, the profit sharing from Candle will not be enough.
Supported the construction of these two river ports.
To be precise, these two river ports are the national property of the Wei Dynasty, and Zhao Hongrun has no intention of taking them as his own. The reason why he spent his own money to build these two river ports is not because he is a member of the Wei Dynasty.
People, and the relationship between being the prince of the Wei people?
But it was obviously something that was beneficial to the whole country, but Zhao Chengxiu in front of him tried to profit from it, which made Zhao Hongrun very unhappy.
Yes, that unhappy feeling came from Zhao Chengxiu's act of asking for a price, not the number.
His face gradually darkened, and his tone also became a little lower: "Is the Crown Prince joking?"
However, Zhao Chengxiu got it wrong, snorted softly, rolled his eyes and thought deeply.
To be honest, because he didn't know much about this kind of thing, he couldn't make an accurate valuation of Bolangsha like Zhao Hongrun did. He just shouted a number casually.
He didn't know that Zhao Hongrun's gloomy look was not because he said the amount of one million, but simply because he used it as a blackmail.
"Then how much did you say?" Zhao Chengxiu asked.
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Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, a hint of surprise flashed across his gloomy face.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that Zhao Chengxiu didn't seem to know the value of the land in Bolangsha, which made him feel a little moved.
You must know that if the river port is built on the land of Bolangsha only with the approval of Prince Yuanyang and his son, then although Zhao Hongrun's previous goal has been achieved, the river port will still belong to Yuanyang Kingdom after it is completed.
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That is a golden land in the future!
Should you take advantage of this opportunity and take it into your own hands?
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but hesitate. After all, he knew very well how valuable Bolangsha was.
When the river port is built in the future, I believe that the value of this land will increase significantly, and a large number of domestic and foreign businessmen will live there. By then, every inch of land will be worth every inch. If the operation goes smoothly, Zhao Hongrun will only
The rent collected is probably enough to support the entire Smelting Bureau.
No, it should be said that there is a surplus to support two or three smelting bureaus.
"Your Majesty, do you want to sell that piece of land to me?"
Zhao Hongrun asked in a low voice.
The huge potential benefits at his fingertips made his heart beat faster.
To be honest, he never thought that Zhao Chengxiu would actually say such a stupid thing about selling Bolangsha to him. No, no, it was a cute suggestion.
Zhao Chengxiu obviously did not guess what Zhao Hongrun was thinking, and he self-righteously told lies: "Although it is deserted, it is my Yuanyang fiefdom after all. If King Su really builds a river port there, it will occupy our Yuanyang Kingdom."
The land... Prince Su wouldn’t want to get a piece of land for free, would he?”
This is really...
Although Zhao Hongrun looked at Zhao Chengxiu expressionlessly, he wanted to laugh in his heart.
Although he didn't have this idea originally, after hearing what Zhao Chengxiu said, he suddenly felt that if he didn't take advantage of such a huge advantage, he would really be a bastard.
"One million taels is too much!"
Zhao Hongrun deliberately pretended to be serious and shook his head slowly.
"Then how much did you say?" Zhao Chengxiu asked with a frown.
"Then it depends on how much land the prince is willing to sell in Bolangsha." Looking at Zhao Chengxiu, Zhao Hongrun said solemnly: "If the prince is willing to sell all the land about ten miles along the river in Bolangsha to me, I will
I am willing to buy it for one hundred thousand taels."
Zhao Hongrun thought for a while and said in a deep voice.
I believe that if there was a far-sighted person present at this moment, he would be so impressed by the "cruel heart" of King Su, Zhao Hongrun, that he actually planned to use a mere 120,000 yuan to buy Bolangsha, which would surely increase in value by tens of millions in the future.
One hundred thousand...
Zhao Chengxiu was slightly surprised. After all, one hundred thousand taels was a large sum of money for this prince.
Furthermore, using one hundred thousand taels to buy more than ten miles of wasteland is considered relatively “expensive”.
Of course, this price is only for Bolangsha, which is still just a wasteland.
But no matter what, the greed of people prompted Zhao Chengxiu to still want to raise the price.
He looked deeply at Zhao Hongrun's expression for a while, then proposed what he thought was a high price: "Two hundred thousand!"
"Too high!" Zhao Hongrun suppressed a smile in his heart, but pretended to have an angry look on his face, and shook his head decisively: "One hundred thousand!"
"One hundred and eighty thousand!"
"One hundred thousand!"
"One hundred and sixty thousand!"
"One hundred thousand!"
"..."
The two of them argued about it for a long time, and finally came to the result: 150,000!
Among them, 100,000 was considered the cost of buying Bolangsha, while 50,000 was given to Zhao Chengxiu privately.
It has to be said that after achieving this tacit understanding, both Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Chengxiu couldn't help laughing in their hearts.
The only difference is that what Zhao Hongrun is laughing at is that Zhao Chengxiu is so "cute" that he actually sold a piece of Bolangsha worth tens of millions to Zhao Hongrun for a mere 150,000 taels of silver; as for Zhao Chengxiu, most of the time he is laughing.
It was he who finally took advantage of Zhao Hongrun and saved his face.
As for who takes advantage, that's a matter of opinion.
However, I believe that those who are far-sighted will definitely shake their heads at this stupid idea of the Prince of Yuanyang, Zhao Chengxiu.
"There is no evidence for what you say. Let's make a written statement." Zhao Hongrun said to Zhao Chengxiu with a straight face: "Make a written agreement. I don't want anything to go wrong when the Bolangsha project is halfway through construction."
"What could go wrong?" Zhao Chengxiu glanced at Zhao Hongrun dissatisfied. After all, he could still tell that Zhao Hongrun was talking about him in this matter.
So, Zhao Chengxiu immediately ordered people to get pen and ink paper, and he was the master of writing. According to Zhao Hongrun's dictation, he clearly listed them on the paper one by one.
Because the land of the feudal state was not allowed to be bought and sold privately, Zhao Hongrun did not leave any clues on this document. He changed the word "buy" to "rent", which meant that he rented Bolangsha with 150,000 taels. As for the number of years,
Well, Zhao Hongrun mentioned a crazy number of years, ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years!
People simply cannot live for this period of time, and Dawei will probably not be able to maintain it for that long. To put it bluntly, renting for this period of time is actually no different from selling.
If there is the only difference, it is just that this document makes it impossible to catch Zhao Hongrun. After all, the criminal law of the Wei Dynasty strictly prohibits the private sale of fiefdoms, but there is no corresponding law in terms of leasing. Therefore, it can be said that Zhao Hongrun is
Exploiting loopholes in the criminal laws of the Wei Dynasty.
After writing the receipt, Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Chengxiu wrote their names on the number of words and stamped their fingerprints.
In order to make the contract more convincing, Zhao Hongrun also pretended to mention the credibility of the contract to Zhao Chengxiu.
Zhao Chengxiu did not doubt his presence, so he personally found the seal of his father, King Yuanyang, and stamped it on the contract.
This is really...an unexpected and huge harvest!
After blowing on the ink on the contract, Zhao Hongrun handed it to Zongwei Shen Yu and told him to keep it properly. If King Yuanyang and his family regretted it in the future, this would be the most powerful counterattack.
Of course, this move will most likely make Zhao Hongrun and the Yuanyang King family become enemies, if Zhao Hongrun does not try to give some benefits to the Yuanyang King family in the future.
But no matter what, these are worth it.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the king will have the 150,000 taels of silver transported to Yuanyang tomorrow!"
Zhao Hongrun vowed to Zhao Chengxiu.
It is undeniable that he currently only has about 50,000 taels of silver that is still in the household department, but I believe that with the profit his Smelting Bureau has in the candle profit distribution, it will not be a problem for the household department to lend him 150,000 taels of silver.
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After hearing this, Zhao Chengxiu suddenly smiled, and for a moment it seemed that he and Zhao Hongrun had resolved all the conflicts they had had.
However, Zhao Hongrun was not in the mood to have any feelings for Zhao Chengxiu, because he felt guilty at the moment and desperately wanted to leave.
At the very least, keep the title deed in a safe place first.
After all, if Yuanyang King Zhao Wenkai comes out, things will be in trouble.
It's a bit funny to say that Zhao Hongrun, who clearly hoped that Prince Yuanyang Zhao Wenkai would show up as soon as possible, is now worried that this prince will appear when he shouldn't.
But the result was pretty good. Until Zhao Hongrun left Yuanyang in a carriage with Zong Wei Shen Yu and others, nothing unusual was seen.
The next day, Zhao Hongrun did not break his promise. He took out the remaining 50,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs, borrowed another 100,000 taels from him, and collected 150,000 taels of silver. He asked Bingwei to transport the money.
Arrive at Yuanyang.
On the same day, a piece of news that was still shocking and funny came out from Prince Yuanyang’s palace: Prince Zhao Chengxiu’s face was swollen.
After that, Zhao Hongrun was suddenly called by the clan. His serious, stubborn and old-fashioned second uncle Zhao Yuanyan invited him to come to the clan.
As for the reason, Zhao Hongrun could guess more or less by holding the land deed of Bolangsha in his hand. (To be continued.)