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Fourthly, under the current situation, all major rchants can only choose Great Wu! Lin Beifan smiled and said, Now, everyone in the world knows that the major vassal kings have rebellious intentions and are hostile to our court! If rchants do business with the vassal kings, they will undoubtedly be rejected by our court! Moreover, the vassal kings have mutual enmity between them! Therefore, rchants can only do business with one faction!
In this comparison, our court has abundant raw material resources and produces high-quality and affordable cent. Besides, we have a vast market. Only foolish rchants would choose others over us!
The Empress clapped her hands once again, saying, Well said! Very well said!
Fifthly, besides granting the major rchants distribution rights for cent, we have also provided them with generous tax incentives. However, the vassal kings are only interested in making money, so they wont be favored by the rchants either!
Theres also the sixth point! Lin Beifan glanced at the civil and military officials around him and smiled, We have the advantage of seizing the opportunity to attract all the wealthy people in the world! They are investing a massive amount of resources in our new city, and the costs are enormous. They will undoubtedly need a return on investnt!
If they switch allegiance at this point, they wont recover these losses. So, they are already tied to Great Wus ship and have no choice but to choose Great Wu!
The Empress burst into laughter, laughing heartily as she clapped her hands, saying, Sir Lin, youve said it so well! I was a bit worried before, but now that Ive heard your words, I realize theres no need to worry at all!
Other officials looked at Lin Beifans triumphant expression and silently cursed him in their hearts for being cunning.
At this ti, in the northern region of Hebei.
The Pince of Northern Hebei still dreamt of getting rich.
Almost every day, he called his military advisor for inquiries.
Advisor, how is the situation with attracting investnts? How many people have signed up? The Pince of Northern Hebei asked eagerly.
The military advisor, Mr. Zhuge, remained calm and respectfully clasped his hands, Reporting to Your Highness, the investnt call has just been announced to the world, and the work has just begun. As of now, there are no wealthy rchants who have co to register. However, I believe that in a few days, there will be a flood of applicants!
The Pince of Northern Hebei patted the military advisors shoulder with relief, Advisor, youre right. I was too anxious!
Another day passed, and the Pince of Northern Hebei once again summoned his military advisor.
Advisor, how is the situation today?
Mr. Zhuge remained composed, Reporting to Your Highness, as of now, there are still no applicants. I suspect they received the news yesterday and started their journey to Northern Hebei today. There should be good news in the next two days!
The Pince of Northern Hebei smiled, Advisor, you are absolutely right! In the next two days, there should be good news coming!
On the third day, the Pince of Northern Hebei couldnt resist calling his military advisor again.
Advisor, whats the situation today? Have any wealthy rchants co to invest?
Mr. Zhuge remained composed and self-assured, Your Highness, today no one has co! Its possible that the long journey has left them tired, so they took a day to rest and prepare before coming tomorrow! After all, these prominent rchants value etiquette, and its not surprising for them to take their ti. Your Highness, you can expect good news from soon!
I trust you, advisor!
The fourth day, the fifth day
Every day, the Pince of Northern Hebei called for the military advisors input.
However, the news he received was that there were still no applicants, and the situation seed to make no progress at all.
Gradually, even Mr. Zhuge started to lose his composure.
It had been five days, and there was still no sign of anyone?
On Lin Beifans side, on the second day of the announcent, a group of wealthy rchants imdiately ca from the capital city.
On the third day, rchants from neighboring cities arrived.
On the fourth day, even wealthy aristocrats and prominent rchants from farther locations rushed over.
In the following days, the phrase applicants like clouds and the entrance crowded like a marketplace perfectly described the scene.
Why was the situation completely different here?
Five days had passed, and not a single person appeared. The entrance remained cold and deserted. It was a pitiful sight.
Where had these wealthy rchants gone?
Could it be that they had gone to other vassal kings?
Gradually, the Pince of Northern Hebei beca a little impatient, Advisor, its been nearly a week. Why have we not seen anyone? Even if they are in Wuxi, they should have co by now. Can you explain this to ?
Mr. Zhuge was full of sweat on his face, Your Highness, I suspect there might be so issues.
What kind of issues? The Pince of Northern Hebei pressed.
Uh um Mr. Zhuges face beca even sweatier.
He racked his brains to co up with an excuse, but the Pince of Northern Hebei noticed the situation and left with an unpleasant expression, leaving his hands behind his back, Advisor, if there is still no good news tomorrow, you handle it!
Your Highness! Your Highness, please listen to Mr. Zhuge hurriedly chased after him, but he couldnt catch up with the kings steps.
His heart was filled with bitterness because he knew that the king was genuinely angry.
When the king beca angry, it was terrifying!
It seems that we can only handle it this way for now! Mr. Zhuge clenched his teeth.
In the evening, he invited the wealthy rchants from the city.
But the result was disheartening. Only a few rchants showed up, and the scale of their businesses was ager, just over twenty to thirty thousand liang. Many of them were not even well-known. Mr. Zhuge furrowed his brows, Why are there only a few of you? Where are the others?
The rchants at the scene exchanged glances, and one of the more prestigious rchants bowed and smiled bitterly, Mr. Zhuge, the others have already left Northern Hebei and are doing business outside!
Mr. Zhuge furrowed his brows even more, Doing business outside? Isnt Northern Hebei suitable?
This The rchants looked at each other, remaining silent.
Mr. Zhuge then realized that the previous issues with bandits had a more significant impact than he had imagined!
Lets forget about them today, Mr. Zhuge changed the subject, revealing what he thought was a friendly smile. Today, Ive called you all here because theres an opportunity for you! If you seize it tightly, you will surely have a wide source of wealth and make a fortune!
What opportunity are you talking about, Mr. Zhuge? soone asked.
The miraculous invention of cent for building houses, have you heard of it? Mr. Zhuge said temptingly, Our royal family can also produce cent! So, this is your chance to get rich!
After explaining this matter, Mr. Zhuge left contentedly. He believed that these rchants, upon knowing they had the chance to obtain the distribution rights for cent, would be ecstatic and grateful to tears. With that, he could give a satisfactory account to the king.
However, after he left, the rchants present wore bitter expressions.
If I knew earlier, I would have left too!
They said they would give us the distribution rights for cent? Hmph! Clearly, they want to profit from us!
Thats right. To obtain the distribution rights for cent, we have to provide a substantial amount of resources! But after the bandit trouble, where do we have any money left?
Even if we obtain the distribution rights for cent, there are poor people everywhere. Where can we sell it?
Your Highness, it seems like you want to squeeze every penny out of us, leaving us with nothing!
Im afraid that once we get rich, the bandits will co back again! Ah, life is really unbearable!
At this mont, an older rchant gritted his teeth and said, Fellow rchants, its not too late to leave now! If we dont leave, we really wont have a way out!
They glanced at each other and nodded heavily.
The next day, within the royal palace.
The Pince of Northern Hebei called for Mr. Zhuge once again.
Advisor, how is the situation now? I want the truth, dont try to deceive ! This ti, Mr. Zhuge was full of confidence and patted his chest, saying, Your Highness, rest assured! In fact, so wealthy rchants already contacted last night, expressing their interest in cent! In the ti it takes for an incense stick to burn, they will co together!
Is that so? I happen to have so ti, Ill wait with you! The Pince of Northern Hebei smiled.
As a result, the ti it took for an incense stick to burn passed, but still, not a single person showed up.
Another ti it took for an incense stick to burn, yet no one appeared.
The Pince of Northern Hebeis face gradually darkened, and his gaze at Mr. Zhuge contained so anger.
Mr. Zhuge was in a panic and said, Your Highness, they might have been delayed by sothing. Let send soone to urge them to co!
As a result, the ssenger quickly returned, Mr. Zhuge, its not good! I went to their hos and stores, but they are all empty! Theyve all run away!
What? They ran away? Mr. Zhuge slumped down.
The other vassal kings also didnt fare well.
In the land of Southern Jiang, rchants gathered, and in theory, they should have been able to find cent distributors. However, the Pince of Southern Jiang had a troubled expression. At the beginning, he invited wealthy rchants to sell cent, and there was a relatively positive response. However, as soon as they heard that they could only exchange it for grain, their expressions imdiately changed, and they all refused.
Having experienced floods and the devastating fire, grain was scarce in Southern Jiang, and its price had reached three to four tis the normal price. Many people couldnt afford to buy grain anymore, even the wealthy rchants had limited supplies and could only provide for their own people.
Now, the Pince of Southern Jiang wanted to exchange cent for grain. Wasnt this making a fuss? People could live without houses, but they couldnt go without food! As a result, both parties got into an argunt, and the cent business fell apart.
In the midst of this, Wang Fugui returned with a troubled face. The Pince of Southern Jiang, filled with hope, asked, How is it? Did they agree? Ive already offered a discounted price for the cent!
Wang Fugui spread his hands, looking bitter, Your Highness, they still refuse to exchange, but they are willing to pay in money!
The Pince of Southern Jiang jumped up in anger, Does this king lack money? What I lack is grain! Go back and tell them, this king wants only grain! Only grain! Only grain!
At this mont, a general rushed over, Your Highness, were running out of grain! If theres no food, the soldiers below will riot! What should we do?
The Pince of Southern Jiangs eyes flashed with fierceness, Since they wont cooperate, this king can only resort to plundering!
In the end, the cent business was not successful, but the Pince of Southern Jiang ended up seizing all the grain brought by the rchants, turning them into beaten dogs who dared not speak up.
In the land of Wuxi, under the strong support of the Duke of Wuxi, Mr. Fengchu held a grand and prosperous business conference. However, on the day of the conference, not a single person showed up, and it turned out to be a lonely affair.
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