Chapter five hundred and seventy fifth stakeholder
Now that the imperial court has already included Xiao Bolu, the road to the West is no longer difficult and dangerous for the merchants. It took Xuanzang nineteen years to go back and forth. The merchants will go back this spring and return next autumn.
To Chang'an, some people with hard-working legs and strong livestock even set a record of nine months of round trip. Although this road is a bit difficult and dangerous, due to its huge economic benefits, many people devote themselves to the business trip to Tianzhu.
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Trading in the Western Regions is accompanied by a certain level of casualties. Not everyone is lucky, and not everyone is a monk. Long-distance travel is a severe test for people's spiritual will. As for the meager goods they brought back,
It can be ignored.
It was these busy merchants like a colony of ants and the merchant ships in the south that provided rare and precious spices to all living beings in the Tang Dynasty; even though they had become extremely wealthy, they still had a strong desire to go to the Western Regions to buy spices and bring them back to earn money
Huge profit margin.
But suddenly one day, a man jumped out and stood in front of them and announced loudly: "From now on, you don't have to travel all the way to the Western Regions. I have contracted all the spices in India, and they will all be wholesaled from me in the future." He said this.
Can people imagine the contempt and ridicule in their hearts? Can you imagine their pain and loss on this trade road? There is no need to pay taxes for bragging. Just you, you want to monopolize the road from the South Road to India.
Isn’t it just wishful thinking to build trade routes between the two countries?
Although their faces were solemn and they said nothing, the cool air blowing from their nostrils and the contempt in their eyes could not be concealed. These people were able to sit here just because of the Zhang family in Dunhuang and the Suo family in Guazhou.
The interviews with Beiting Jiedushi and Long You made them unfamiliar, and Li Siye was not prepared to let his name get involved in such commercial activities. He set himself up as Dai Wang's backer and the big boss behind the scenes, and until the end
He won't jump out and go against the heroes at the critical moment.
After Dai Wang finished speaking, only Zhang Kuo and Suotong nodded and smiled. Everyone else had stiff faces, but they were inconvenient. Everyone was a branch of a famous family, and their tolerance and cultivation were on the same level. For the time being,
Hold it in, don't argue, don't make a fuss, don't lift the table, and see what else you fart next.
Dai Liulang said something even more surprising next. His words were completely out of line with their understanding, which made them even more angry.
"I will prepare a contract for you later. Let me tell you the contents of the contract in advance. If you want to become a lower-level dealer of our firm, you must abide by three points. The first point is that as a dealer, spices can only be in your area.
When selling, you must not seize other people's markets. For example, Zhang Kuo, the spices you import from me can only be sold in Shazhou, Yizhou, and Xizhou, while the spices imported from Suotong can only be sold in Guazhou and Suzhou.
When selling within the state, everyone goes their own way, and no one is allowed to seize other people’s market.”
Several people became even more angry when they heard this. Who do you think you are? You actually dare to put yourself above us and make rules. Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are?
"Second, all dealers must sell within the price range specified in the contract, and are not allowed to hoard products and engage in price wars."
Several people endured their unhappy expressions, waiting for what kind of exaggerated remarks Dai Wang would make. Even Zhang Kuo was a little anxious now and kept looking at Li Siye. But Li Siye didn't find it awkward at all. This was necessary in the spirit of the contract.
Terms.
"Finally, the contract is signed once a year, the purchase price is determined by us, and the annual product quota is negotiated and finalized by us. If you are not satisfied, you don't have to sign the contract."
"Of course I'm not satisfied!" Lu Xiu, a big businessman from Lanzhou, stood up, pointed at Dai Wang and asked with an angry smile: "Where did this Dai Lang come from? He dare not show his true face to others without telling anyone, his brain is not working well.
You still think highly of yourself. Are you the only one who can go to Tianzhu? Do you own the spices there? Are you the only one who can handle the source of spices business? Even if you don’t set out these three rules, we won’t be so mean.
Buy pepper spice from you!"
Gao Gai, a wealthy businessman from Liangzhou, laughed loudly and expressed his greatest contempt for Dai Wang. Xue Yong from Shuzhong just agreed with him twice, and it seemed that his objections were not strong.
Li Siye frowned sternly and looked around. None of the merchants present dared to make eye contact with him, as if there were knives about to chop down his pupils with murderous intent.
This man does look scary, but fortunately he is not the person involved. He is probably the bodyguard hired by Dai Wang. In this situation in the Zhang family, no one dares to take action here.
He turned his head and looked at Dai Wang again without making any remarks.
Dai Wang stood up from the desk, stared at everyone present, and laughed like a mouse grinding its teeth: "You are right, I am not the only one who can go to India, and the spices there are not mine, but
The origin business of pepper spices can only be done by our Western Regions Trading Company. I can give you a harsh word, which can be regarded as a prophecy. From today on, every grain of pepper and every piece of sandalwood flowing out of India must pass through our Western Regions Trading Company.
It's all in vain for any of you to go."
The momentum of these words poured into everyone's ears like muffled thunder, like the tone and courage that a big boss should have. Li Siye felt quite pleased in his heart. He was worthy of being the person who could plan the Wolf Guard to bomb Chang'an, and deal with such a few stinkers.
Merchants are indeed a bit inferior to their talents.
Lanzhou Lu Xiu is also a powerful and powerful person, how could he be intimidated by a few domineering words? Judging from Dai Wang's current momentum, his words to dominate the Western Region trade routes should be true, but this kind of intimidation is for
It is effective for ordinary people, but it seems that there is still little hope of stopping Lu Xiu, who is famous in Lanzhou.
Gao Gai seems to think so too. Maybe their lives are full of business struggles. Peers are enemies, which explains the relationship between businessmen well. In their eyes, cooperation means who eats the meat and who drinks the soup. It is a naked inequality.
So we can't blame them for being too hostile, because they never believed that merchants would even bring their peers to make money together. The other party must be holding back some evil to catch them all.
The two formed an alliance and walked out of the banquet, and angrily threw out two harsh words: "Whatever trading company you can open, we can also open. From tomorrow onwards, we will take the caravan to India, and I will take you in
All the pepper and goods in India have been snatched away! Let’s see who can stop the goods at the source!”
Li Siye's eyes widened. Holy shit, it actually sparked a fight. I don't know if these two inspired strong self-esteem, or if Dai Hei's behavior was too villainous. It seemed like there was something wrong, but for them
It's still too serious.
After careful consideration, Xue Yong, a wealthy businessman in Sichuan, finally sided with Dai Wang. Perhaps the reason he gave up was that Sichuan was too far away from the Western Regions and there was no need to compete for the source of the goods.
Zhang Kuo always watched with his eyes down, but could not bear to lose the opportunity for his two colleagues. After the two men left, he quickly whispered and ordered his servants to pursue them secretly, and told Lu Xiu and Gao Gai part of the truth, telling them that Dai Wang had a government background.
But these words had no effect. They only aroused the opponent's higher fighting spirit: "You are talking as if others have no official background? Let's see who has the last laugh."
Those who stay and are willing to sign a contract do not necessarily support this business method. They only act this way out of favor.
(ps: What’s wrong with being a pervert? Thanks to Four Seasons Garden for the reward. Thank you.)