Great Military Division

Chapter 472 Financial leverage, add it to me!

"What did you say?"

Wu Yunteng got up, stared at the man below with burning eyes, and asked in disbelief, "That Liu Ba has already arrived in Yizhou?"

"Yes."

The attendant nodded affirmatively, with a touch of fear on his face: "He should have come in yesterday despite the caravan, and posted a notice early this morning to take back the golden monkey at the price of one gold, and even some other macaques responded accordingly." s price."

"Damn."

Wu Yun gritted his teeth, only feeling a pain in the flesh.

The price of one gold to buy back the golden monkey, it is clear that they are competing with them for business.

Now, the Wu family has received news that the imperial court has demoted Liu Ba to Yizhou to be responsible for the acquisition of golden silk monkeys, and there are already rumors that the imperial court is planning to acquire a batch of golden silk monkeys.

Liu Ba obviously wanted to reduce the court's losses. He had just arrived in Yizhou, and he issued such an announcement. The other party had even insisted that they would never dare to take action against Zhongxing Bank easily.

After all, this is the property of Nanyang Hanting, which represents the majesty of the government. Although Yizhou is self-governing, if it dares to violate the majesty of the court, it will inevitably face revenge from the court.

Wu Yun was so angry that it burst into his throat, gritted his steel teeth, and said to Xiao Han angrily, "We only pay Orion three thousand commissions, but he buys them directly, and the price is one gold, which is clearly making trouble."

The attendant frowned and asked tentatively: "Steward, what should we do? Do you want the villain to take the brothers and go and show him some flair, so that Liu Ba can remember it long."

"No!"

Wu Yun refused without hesitation: "Although Liu Ba was demoted, his status is rather special. We must not act rashly. Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor did not demote him to other places, but he came to Yizhou. This is very suspicious in the first place."

How could the attendant not know that Liu Ba's status is special, but if this continues, the interests of the family will be damaged: "But, we can't let him mess around here, can we?"

"The purchase price of one gold!"

The attendant took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, suppressing his anger: "The other party is clearly trying to steal business from us, and now the Zhang family, Li family, and Dong family are complaining about this, and they are all waiting for orders from our Wu family."

Wu Yun frowned and pondered for a moment: "This is a big matter, remember not to act rashly, I'd better discuss with the Patriarch first, talk about the envoy's attitude, you wait."

The attendant bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Here."

Immediately.

Wu Yun spared the long case and left straight to the mansion.

At this moment, the old house of the Wu family.

in the library.

Wu Yi was holding a scroll in his hand, reading military books.

Suddenly, a servant broke into the study, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said: "Patriarch, the butler has something urgent to see."

Wu Yi put down the scroll and pinched a strand of beard under his chin: "Wu Yun?"

The attendant nodded: "That's right."

"Let him in."

"Here."

Soon.

Wu Yun hurried into the study, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "Patriarch."

Wu Yi waved his hand to signal him to sit aside: "Ah Yun, what, what's the matter?"

"kindness."

Wu Yun didn't talk nonsense, nodded and said bluntly: "There are indeed some things that need to be consulted with the Patriarch."

Wu Yi smiled lightly: "If you have any questions, just speak up."

Wu Yun took a deep breath, and finally told the whole story of what happened recently: "Patriarch, this is what happened. This guy named Liu Ba was demoted to our Yizhou, which has a great impact on our business."

"Zhongxing Bank?"

"Liu Ba?!"

Wu Yi pinched a strand of goatee under his jaw.

Recently, according to the information reported by Wu Yun, the Wu family has indeed reaped a lot from the golden monkey, which is much more profitable than finding a few tenants to plow the fields.

After all, Nanyang's grain is now sold at a very cheap price, which has caused Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and even Yizhou to suffer from it.

Now that they finally have a profitable business, the Wu family will naturally go all out to strive for the maximum profit in the shortest possible time. Only this is a qualified businessman.

"Yes."

Wu Yun nodded affirmatively: "If we let this person continue to mess around, I'm afraid we will lose a lot of money and our profits will be greatly reduced."

How could Wu Yi not know what Wu Yun meant? He frowned, thought for a moment, and sighed, "You should know the strength of Nanyang Hanting. After the spring of this year, Jizhou will be besieged."

"In less than two months, Jizhou will definitely be destroyed, and in this year's winter festival ceremony, Liu Biao, Liu Yao, and the lord all presented a generous gift, clearly showing their favor."

"The Zhongxing Bank is run by the imperial court. In a sense, it represents the majesty of the official family. Although Liu Ba was demoted, it is also the core of the Zhongxing Bank."

"Only His Majesty the Emperor can move this person, and others must not. Otherwise, the imperial court will definitely seek revenge, and even slander the lord. If Yizhou welcomes the imperial army at that time, we cannot afford it."

Although Wu Yun had expected such a result, he was still a little disappointed when he heard the words of the Patriarch. This meant that their profits would be greatly reduced.

"so."

Wu Yi's eyes fell on Wu Yun: "This matter, you still have to solve it in a merchant's way. As for the lord, I will help keep an eye on it. If you have any questions, just ask directly."

Wu Yunyi bowed: "Thank you, Patriarch, I understand, but in this case, we may need to increase investment in order to earn the maximum profit."

The implication is that the previous principal is not enough at all, and the Patriarch needs to bleed a lot, otherwise we may not be able to fight this old bastard Liu Ba.

Wu Yi is very aware of Wu Yun's business ability, not to mention that he is a military and political leader in Yizhou, and he has never lost money in business, so he doesn't care:

"This opportunity is rare. According to your ideas, you can earn as much as you can. This is a once-in-a-century opportunity. Don't miss it."

Wu Yun heaved a sigh of relief, as long as he has enough funds, he can definitely fight Liu Ba: "Patriarch, don't worry, I will definitely have a sense of proportion."

"kindness."

Wu Yi nodded, and said with absolute certainty, "I brought you here from Yanzhou. We have been together for so many years. I trust you very much. Go ahead and do it."

Wu Yun was very moved when he heard the words: "With the words of the Patriarch, Yun's life is enough."

Wu Yi waved his hand: "Remember! We are a family, so don't be so polite."

Wu Yun nodded heavily: "Thank you Patriarch, I will take my leave."

In fact, Wu Yun was not originally called Wu Yun, but Wu Yi gave him the surname Wu, which made him Wu Yun.

For so many years, he has been loyal to Wu Yi, and he has used his business skills to support the entire Wu family. It is precisely because of this that the Wu family has become the largest wealthy businessman in Yizhou.

Wu Yun had sworn that he would contribute all of his energy to the Wu family and earn as much money as possible, so that he could be worthy of the patriarch's kindness.

When Wu Yun walked out of the gate of Wu Mansion, there were already seven or eight carriages waiting at the side, and more than a dozen people swarmed up, encircling Wu Yunli three floors and three floors outside:

"Old Wu, what did General Wu say?"

"Liu Ba didn't take our Yizhou gentry seriously by doing this."

"This kind of thing can't be tolerated, otherwise our Yizhou gentry will be looked down upon."

"It's unreasonable for Liu Ba to grab food from our bowl."

"We must not sit idly by, we have to find a way."

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The chattering voices poured into Wu Yun's ears, and Wu Yun was about to explode when he heard it, so he quickly waved his hands: "Don't worry, everyone, this matter will be resolved after all, as long as we unite, we will There is no opponent you can't beat."

A middle-aged man seemed to have heard something, and asked tentatively: "According to brother Wu, is it possible that the general is unwilling to move Liu Ba? Or is he not allowed to move at all?"

Wu Yun didn't bother to talk nonsense, and said bluntly: "The Zhongxing Bank represents the majesty of the Han court in Nanyang. Although Liu Ba was demoted, he is also the court's commercial secretary, second only to Lu Su."

"Your Majesty can touch him, but let alone us, even Liu Yizhou dare not touch him. You should know that there is an agreement between Liu Yizhou and His Majesty. Judging from the current situation, Liu Ba is very likely to be His Majesty the Emperor. Sent to muddy the water."

Although Wu Yun was a merchant, he was a subordinate of the military and political leader Wu Yi after all. Their merchant nature had the shadow of the government, so it was impossible not to consider the influence of this aspect.

According to common sense, His Majesty the Emperor could demote Liu Ba to any place, even a place far away from Yizhou, but he was placed here.

It is clear!
There must be a deep meaning in this.

His Majesty the Emperor fell into Liu Yan's treacherous tricks, so now he can only force Liu Yan to be ruthless and give him a chance to send troops, so that he can completely unify the whole country.

From Wu Yi's words, Wu Yun could deduce Liu Yizhou's attitude. It was impossible to expect Liu Yan to break the deadlock, and the Yizhou gentry did not want their land to be publicly owned by the court.

and so!
If you want to earn this money, you can't count on Liu Yan and his family at all.

Their only way of confrontation is to deal with merchants in the way of merchants.

Wu Yun took a deep breath and shrugged: "Do you understand? This matter is much more complicated than I imagined. If we want to make this money, we have to figure out a way for ourselves."

The man on the side frowned: "With us alone, can we beat Zhongxing Bank? They have absorbed a lot of funds. If they are really as strong as us, how can we beat ZTE Bank?"

"Yes."

Another middle-aged man said with a sigh of relief: "Although we are Yizhou gentry, how can we compare with Zhongxing Bank in terms of financial strength?"

"Could it be possible that we should withdraw all the money from the Zhongxing Bank? I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate. If this happens, it will definitely affect the business of other states and counties."

Today, Zhongxing Bank has branch offices all over the country. With a receipt in hand, money can be withdrawn anywhere, as long as there is a Zhongxing Bank.

This greatly facilitated the business of the big aristocratic families. In a short period of time, they really didn't dare to take out all the funds at will. After all, some bills were already outside, not in Yizhou at all.

"unless."

The middle-aged man frowned, and tentatively said: "All the common people in Yizhou can go to Zhongxing Bank to withdraw money. If this happens, Zhongxing Bank will inevitably face bankruptcy."

"impossible!"

Wu Yun shook his head without hesitation, and denied: "According to the information I found, Zhongxing Bank has clear anti-running measures, and their funds are very sufficient."

"Unless all depositors come to withdraw money within a day, there is no possibility of draining Zhongxing Bank."

"Don't forget."

Speaking of this, Wu Yun emphasized: "The caravans of the Nanyang court also have a corresponding deposit business in Yizhou, and their funds are no less than any of our families."

"Or it should be said that we still have a certain degree of precautionary attitude towards the deposit and withdrawal business of Zhongxing Bank, but the merchant team of the imperial court has entered the level of mortgage loans, otherwise their merchants in Yizhou would not be able to develop so quickly. .”

"and many more!"

Wu Yun seemed to have thought of something, his eyes swept over the merchants in Yizhou, and the corners of his lips raised slightly: "We can definitely learn from Nanyang merchants and make mortgage loans."

"Mortgage?"

Someone asked curiously: "Is it the one that mortgages assets such as farmland, shops, and manors to Zhongxing Bank in exchange for a large amount of cash, and when repaying the money, there will be interest on the mortgage?"

"Yes."

Wu Yun nodded affirmatively: "Let's take out the assets of our respective families, mortgage them, and then empty out all the money from Zhongxing Bank. I'll see what it uses to buy the golden monkey."

"This"

The crowd was stunned.

You look at me, I look at you, still hesitating.

Wu Yun smiled indifferently: "As long as we loan out the money, it is equivalent to taking money from the court to do our business. In the end, we are still making money from the court. After making money, we will return the interest and all the collateral will come back, right? ?”

hiss-!
Everyone was surprised and took a breath:
"That seems like a solution."

"It's interesting, aren't we empty-handed white wolves?"

"No wonder the court's caravans always like to borrow money."

"Take the money of the people of Yizhou to earn the money of the people of Yizhou, and you don't need to pay anything?"

"It turns out that you can still play like this, which is a bit interesting. I think we can try it."

"I think it's okay too, why don't we try?"

"It doesn't need to be too much, just take out a part of the cultivated land or a store."

"Plow the land, anyway, it won't delay production, if it's a shop, the risk is too great."

"I also think so. It's good to mortgage the cultivated land. Anyway, the grain can't be sold now."

"Our Wu family mortgaged [-] mu, how about you?"

"Our Zhao family has five thousand acres."

"The Li family has eight thousand acres!"

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Looking at the merchants who signed up enthusiastically but were still a bit conservative, Wu Yun let out a sigh of relief and said softly: "In that case, everyone go back and prepare. We will go to Zhongxing Bank later. There must be no mistakes."

Everyone clasped their hands together, with a faint smile on their faces: "Here."

*****
Zhongxing Bank.

Liu Ba stood under the eaves of the second floor, looked at the golden monkey in the iron cage below, and said coldly, "I really don't know why such an animal is worth such a high price."

Chu Nan smiled lightly and gave his own answer: "Because His Majesty likes it and is willing to spend money on it, if someone obtains an official position by virtue of it, the price will most likely be higher."

"Official position?"

Liu Ba shook his head, and said softly: "Although His Majesty likes the Golden Silk Monkey, he has not lost his post because of it. He will never destroy the court's examination system just because of a little Golden Silk Monkey."

"at this point."

Liu Ba said confidently, "Don't worry."

Chu Nan smiled lightly: "Of course! Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so of course it won't be like this."

"Liu Sicheng!"

"Master."

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from below: "Flying pigeons from the imperial court pass on letters."

Liu Ba waved his hand: "Quick, bring it up."

The man below: "Here."

Soon.

Liu Ba took Fei Ge's letter and opened it to browse, his eyes stared like bells, full of surprise: "Damn it! The imperial court has added an additional position in the Shaofu."

"Oh?"

Chu Nan was stunned for a moment: "What job is it?"

Liu Ba handed Fei Ge the letter to Chu Nan: "You can read it yourself."

Chu Nan frowned and was surprised. What kind of job could make Liu Ba so angry?

With doubts, Chu Nan started to browse, and when his eyes swept over Feige Chuanshu, he was also stunned, and gasped hissingly:
"Macaque Cheng?"

"Subordinates under the Shaofu Goudun Order?"

What a god!
It's the rhythm of slapping the face.

You know, one second, they were very reassuring of His Majesty the Emperor, but in the next moment, the official position of macaque Cheng appeared.

Although such an official position is a small official in the Shaofu, it will definitely boost the entire market of golden silk monkeys. It will not be long before the price of golden silk monkeys is bound to skyrocket again.

"did not expect."

Liu Ba pretended to be angry, and subconsciously clenched his fists: "Your Majesty would add such a small sesame official just because of the Golden Silk Monkey. It seems that the rumors are true. The imperial court intends to fill the Xiyuan."

Chu Nan was stunned for a moment: "I don't know Liu Sicheng, what does this mean?"

call-

Liu Ba let out a long sigh, and turned his head to glance at Chu Nan: "Maybe the owner of the Chu village doesn't know that the imperial court wants to rebuild Luoyang City in addition to combat missions this year."

"what?"

Chu Nan was amazed: "The court wants to build Luoyang City?"

Liu Ba nodded: "Well, I do have this idea."

Chu Nan thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "It is indeed time to build Luoyang City. Once Yuan Shao in Jizhou is settled, in a sense, the great Han has been unified, and returning to Luoyang can be regarded as the real restoration."

"Yes."

Liu Bashu breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Others may not know, but we have seen the planning map issued by the imperial court. There were only a few gardens before, but now there are more than twenty."

"You should know that there are many precious animals and plants in the royal gardens for the royal family to appreciate. How can there be no golden monkeys in the more than [-] royal gardens!"

"I made a preliminary estimate."

Liu Ba turned his head to look at Chu Nan, and said very solemnly: "Based on the calculation of [-] macaques in one garden, there are [-] golden monkeys in [-] gardens, and [-] golden monkeys for one fifteen gold monkey!"

hiss-!
Chu Nan was astonished and stared like a bell: "Sixty thousand gold?!"

Liu Ba looked as usual: "This is just a preliminary estimate. If the price continues to soar, it may be far more than 16 gold, and it is very likely to become 26, or even [-] gold!"

"This"

Chu Nan was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out: "How is this possible? It's too expensive. How much money does the imperial court have in a year? As for a golden silk monkey, does it cost so much?"

Liu Ba shook his head: "I'm not sure, but judging from the present, it's very possible."

Chu Nan's mind was full of golden silk monkeys and horseshoe gold, as if gold was not in the shape of a horseshoe, but transformed into a golden monkey.

"If I can collect more golden-threaded monkeys now, then I can save a large part of the court's expenses. If I can receive four thousand golden-threaded monkeys, I can completely curb this unhealthy trend."

Liu Ba subconsciously clenched his fists, and his whole body was full of righteousness, as if a bottle of justice fell from the sky, which was incompatible with the world in front of him.

Chu Nan glanced at the golden-haired monkeys in the cage below, but there were only twelve or three, and there was still a huge gap between them and four thousand golden-haired monkeys.

This is a big deal worth tens of thousands of dollars!
Even Chu Nan himself couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat at this moment: "Liu Sicheng, are you going to use this method to acquire the Golden Silk Monkey?"

"Why, can't you?"

Liu Ba asked back, and immediately gave his own explanation: "The Orion hunted a golden monkey and sent it to me. I will give him a golden ticket of [-] yuan."

"Such a sum of money, it is impossible for him to just take it away, and even in the future, it will remain in our Zhongxing Bank forever. It is equivalent to getting a golden monkey without spending a penny."

"more importantly"

The corners of Liu Ba's lips curled up slightly, showing a faint smile: "I saved hundreds of horseshoe gold for the court, which is a great contribution."

Chu Nan had to admit that Liu Ba's brains were really extraordinary. No matter what, he could make a lot of money from this business, but he was too familiar with the urination of the Yizhou gentry:

"Liu Sicheng."

Chu Nan took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "I'm not worried about your method being bad, but, have you considered the aristocratic families in Yizhou? They are definitely not easy people."

Liu Ba put his hands behind his back and asked softly, "What? They dare to fight a price war with Zhongxing Bank? You know, we have absorbed the deposits of millions of people in Yizhou. Could it be that we are no match for a few aristocratic families?"

"If they raise the purchase price, then we will continue to set it too high. I can guarantee that it will definitely be more expensive than the aristocratic families in Yizhou, so that all the hunters in Yizhou will sell the golden monkeys to us."

Chu Nan shook his head: "I'm afraid...they won't do what Liu Sicheng wants."

Liu Ba frowned: "What do you mean, merchants in Yizhou have other methods?"

Chu Nan nodded: "Based on what I know about them, they will definitely. Wu Yun of the Wu family has been in business for decades, but he is an old fox. He is quite prestigious among merchants in Yizhou. If he makes a move, it will be unexpected. Let us We have to guard against it."

"Humph!"

Liu Ba snorted softly: "Let them come, I'm still afraid of him?"

At this moment, a voice sounded from below: "Liu Sicheng, the owner of the villa, and people from the Wu family, Zhang family, Li family, and Lei family in Yizhou have come and said they want to handle the mortgage loan business."

Liu Ba was surprised: "So fast?"

Although he was shocked on the face, he was very happy in his heart.

This proves.
These guys are on the hook.

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