Chapter five hundred and seventy-six business is business
The banquet hosted by Zhang Kuo almost ended hastily. The only ones who could stay to sign the contract were Zhang Kuo, Suo Tong, and Xue Yong, a tycoon in Sichuan. Until now, what they were most worried about was whether Dai Wang could maintain his confidence in the Indian business.
If others can get the goods from India due to the monopoly on the road, the restrictions on them in the contract will become a shackles.
After the contract is signed, the three of them will receive the goods sent long-distance from India in Yangguan and buy them at a price of 600 guan per bucket. This is an evaluation based on the average market price. Because pepper is sold in Kaiyuan Tianbao in Chang'an and other places.
During the year, the most expensive price is around 960 guan per bucket, and the cheapest price is 700 to 800 guan. We fully take into account the law of price fluctuations and ensure that customers have room to make money.
During this whole process, Li Siye did not speak or participate in the slightest. He did this to establish Dai Wang's dominance and authority and let everyone understand that he was just a protector and that he was not involved in any part of the business, and that it was all up to Dai Wang.
to price.
After the banquet was over and the cups and plates were scattered everywhere in the hall, Zhang Kuo invited them to move to the tea room in Cuige to discuss the details of the business in detail.
Five people were sitting on the carpet, each with a woman in plain white clothes serving them tea. They were elegant and demure, blending into the current occasion. Doju, who was standing outside the door dressed as a woman, was moved.
Got jealous.
Zhang Kuo had some objections to Dai Wang's performance tonight, so he had to express it tactfully: "Liu Lang, I don't think we need to be so tough when doing business, nor do we need to be so rigid. There is no need to make your conditions too clear.
, which caused the backlash. You can not explain it first, just use it as a trap to trap them, and then explain the conditions clearly when they fall into the trap. This will not only make them understand the powerful lesson, but also appear less rigid.
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Dai Wang picked up the tea bowl in front of him, lifted a corner of the mask when he reached it to his mouth, and took a sip gently. The tea maid noticed the scar on his chin and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to show her expression.
He smiled calmly and said: "Alang of the Zhang family, what you said is seduction, but a conspiracy. Although it doesn't look so intense on the surface, they will hate it to the bone afterwards. What Dai did is
It's a conspiracy, let them know the conditions, the depth, and all our purposes, and then they can correct their attitude and cooperate with us willingly, so that even if they have complaints in their hearts, they will be convinced afterwards."
Snap, snap, snap.
Zhang Kuo clasped his hands and praised: "Everything Dai Liulang said is true, but you need to know that no matter what the conspiracy is, it varies from person to person. People who are open-minded can be convinced by using conspiracy, but those who are dark-minded can be convinced."
When people use conspiracy, it will only make it darker."
Li Siye picked up a bowl of tea and sipped tea, turning a deaf ear to their words, but Zhang Kuo's two sentences seemed reasonable, perhaps implying that the two businessmen who had withdrawn were not economical lamps.
He nodded implicitly. Speaking of dark history, who can compare to Dai Wang's past? Who dares to try, who dares to imagine. A man with great ambitions and profound knowledge is hiding in the household department.
In the middle, the long years of no success gave rise to the idea of committing great evil in his heart. A small man controlled the entire city of Chang'an and hatched a shocking conspiracy. In the end, he could only be buried with regrets.
Wearing a mask, Dai Liulang lowered his head to drink tea, with no expression on his face at all. He really didn't care about this. He suddenly raised his head and said to Zhang Kuo, Suotong and the others: "In early April this year, the first batch of goods will arrive one after another.
, since there are only three of you for the time being, you will divide the initial share into three. There is no area restriction for the time being. We only ask not to enter Chang'an and Luoyang. I hope the three of you can cherish this opportunity, I am afraid that there will be no three points in the future.
First of all, it’s a great opportunity, after all, business is business.”
Zhang Kuo and the other three people didn't take it seriously when they heard this. They really thought that we had never seen the world and had already prepared money and were waiting here. If you are really capable, just use a bunch of goods to collect all our money.
After they finished drinking the tea, there was already the sound of roosters crowing in the sky, and the sky became slightly brighter.
Li Siye took Dai Wang and Daorou out of Muzhuang, the brothel. Zhang Kuo and others saw them off behind. They did not go to the restaurant to rest, but went directly to the stables and took the horses to the city gate. Waiting for the city gate to open,
The horse rode along the edge of the Gobi Desert towards Yangguan.
They came to the top of a bare mountain. The loess peeled off after the wind and the solar eclipse, and the three of them rode up the mountain. Dai Wang and Li Siye lined up side by side, looking at the thin morning mist on the horizon.
Dai Wang suddenly said: "When we do things like this that destroy people's financial resources, there will always be a backlog of complaints. There must be some people who are unwilling to be content with the current status quo and want to challenge us."
"Of course, the purpose of the franchise is to compete with the people for profit. When doing things, you must grasp this degree. It is said that the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If there is any matter, try to solve it in a distant place. Outside the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there is no such thing as the Great Tang Dynasty.
Tang's law means killing people and setting fires, as long as you can handle it."
After the two said these words, they turned their horses' heads and went down the mountain, heading straight to Yangguan.
Li Siye and the others arrived at the trading camp in Yangguan. The camp was composed of four rows of wooden walls and several military tents. The locals realized that this trading house was unusual from the beginning. It was almost the same as the military camp, and even the construction process was different.
There was assistance from the Doulu Army guarding the pass.
Dai Wang personally designed a flag with the logo of a trading company. It is light blue, with a black wrinkle-like line drawn on the flag, and the rest is empty. This design means that this black line actually comes from
The route from India to Yangguan looks like an irregular number. After their continuous exploration, this route has been optimized.
As for why the flag was chosen to be light blue, it is because the traditional and orthodox colors are not allowed to be used by the public. For example, the color of the sun, moon, star and three chen cannot be used, and the color of the five elements and five virtues cannot be used. Therefore, the common people use white cloth to pull the flags, so Dai Wang
You can also use light blue.
After Li Siye returned to the camp, he immediately wrote a letter to Michagan who was far away in Chang'an, asking him to bring the prepared camel team to Yangguan and bring a batch of gold as funds for the infrastructure construction of the trading bank. Although Li Siye asked Dai Wang
Keep everything simple, but the terminal station of the trade route cannot be too compromising, otherwise you will be sorry for those heavy peppers.
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In the spring of the eighth year of Tianbao, in March, Mi Chagan of the Miji Trading Company was unable to get out of business, so he specially sent his second owner, Shali, to lead the caravan all the way to Yangguan. They brought several boxes of gold to be used for the infrastructure of the trading company.
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In ancient times, building a house was the least expensive. The only thing that required a large investment was wood. Wood was scarce in places such as Shazhou, so it was also expensive. The most economical way to save wood was to build walls with rammed earth and cover the roof with thatch. The only thing needed to build a wall with rammed earth was
What is needed is a large amount of manpower, and manpower is naturally worthless.
Whether it is building a house for the people or for the government, only craftsmen have wages. It would be good if the people at the lowest level can exchange some grain for their families. After the gold is in place, they have to go to the market in Dunhuang to exchange it for plain silk and grain. These two things can
It's hard currency. As long as there is food, there are idle people everywhere waiting to eat it.
Before the trading house was established, the first batch of goods was delivered from the Crescent River Station outside Yangguan. The quantity of goods was not large, only three stones, but it was of extraordinary significance to them.