Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

The Patriarch of the Lin family is fully confident that Wu Shigong will not refuse.Because this money is simply a free gift.This also comes from a very simple truth - the things that are delivered to the door are all good things.Do not believe?You can try to give a cigarette to a wealthy billionaire without any purpose, no matter whether he accepts it or not, he will be very happy, at most, throw the cigarette away afterwards.Of course, if you have something to ask for, it depends on the value of the gift.

Unexpectedly, Wu Shigong shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin! I am ashamed of receiving this gift. I can't accept this heavy gift. I'd better ask Mr. Lin to take it back!"

Of course Wu Shigong's refusal was not out of character.Now Wu Shigong really needed money, and wanted to pocket the 20 taels of silver immediately, but when he suddenly encountered the big money from the Yangzhou salt merchant, Wu Shigong instinctively resisted.

One reason is fear: just buy a promise for 20 taels of silver?Such absurd things always make people feel deceitful, so first figure out the reason for giving the gift; another reason is that they are afraid of losing money: the Yangzhou salt merchant will give him 20 taels of silver as soon as he opens his mouth. Fully reflected, will you send more?So delay for a while and find out the bottom line of Yangzhou salt merchants first.

The Patriarch of the Lin family thought that Wu Shigong was just being polite, so he persuaded with a smile: "Marshal Wu! The colleagues in Yangzhou feel that you have raised the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and drove the Tartars out of the pass, so they specially prepared gifts to congratulate you. What a thought. Regarding the matter of the salt well, it’s best if you have it, and if you don’t force it, you can buy it at the market price, and it won’t embarrass you, Commander-in-Chief.”

"Let's discuss it again!" Wu Shigong replied lightly.Then after a few perfunctory words, he served tea to see off the guests.

Wu Shigong already understood the meaning of the Yangzhou salt merchants, they wanted to control the origin of all salt goods in the Ming Dynasty.In order to achieve the point of monopoly.In fact, Wu Shigong did not dislike Yangzhou salt merchants doing this.In terms of business and business, it is understandable for Yangzhou salt merchants to want to make huge profits. Even Wu Shigong does not dislike Runing Army helping them. After all, both parties get what they need.

but.Wu Shigong, however, dislikes the behavior of Yangzhou salt merchants who are throwing money at them.Although the head of the Lin family said it well, 20 taels is a huge sum of money after all, and it is impossible not to put forward his own conditions after the Yangzhou salt merchant pays it.What if they want Wu Shigong to move west immediately?What if they want Wu Shigong to pacify Shaanxi and Sichuan immediately?You know, there is no free lunch in this world.

And Wu Shigong will never let the Runing Army be controlled by others.Would rather not have the money.Also don't allow outsiders to point fingers at the Runing Army.Besides, after Wu Shigong returned home this time, with the idea of ​​letting the Runing army recuperate, it is impossible to make a big move, so it is best to refuse here. [

But this refusal made the group of Yangzhou salt merchants panic.They couldn't figure out why Wu Shigong refused so simply, and they didn't know where the mistakes were?

In fact, these "battlefield-tested" business veterans made a mistake.If those Yangzhou salt merchants only sent 2 taels and made that request, maybe Wu Shigong would agree.After all, this gift is heavy.But still within reason.But 20 taels.It is indeed a little too much.That's why there was such a big misunderstanding.Therefore, sometimes the more expensive the gift, the better.

The reason for this misunderstanding was that Yangzhou salt merchants wanted too much monopoly power.They were still a little guilty, after all, they had discussed secretly at that time.After the defeat of the Runing Army, they wanted to seize the sales area of ​​the Runing Army's salt goods, so they wanted to be generous and have some ideas of making up for their sins.But I never thought it would be self-defeating now, and those Yangzhou salt merchants still don't know what the problem is.

Then, of course, in private.Although they didn't know where the problem was, the salt merchants in Yangzhou knew that Wu Shigong was unhappy, so they asked Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an, who had a good relationship with Wu Shigong, to meet with Wu Shigong in private to find out where the problem was. ?

After that, it was testing, testing, and testing. In the end, the Yangzhou salt merchants finally figured out the reason.After understanding the reason, they couldn't laugh or cry. A group of veterans in shopping malls made such a low-level mistake, which made them a little ashamed.

But no matter what, once the reason is found, the right medicine can be prescribed, so the Patriarch of the Lin family restarted the negotiation with Wu Shigong.But at this time, Wu Shigong also understood the true mentality of the Yangzhou salt merchants through testing. After all, testing is mutual, so of course he immediately raised his conditions.

Then came some bargaining. All the way from Jining to Runing, the two sides had been conducting intense negotiations, and finally reached the following agreement before reaching Runing:

First of all, the Yangzhou salt merchants immediately loaned 50 taels of silver to the Runing Army, with an annual interest of one cent, and the loan was five years, and the principal and interest were paid off in one lump sum.If the Runing Army can't return it when it's due, it can be returned by plowing the land, and the determined return price is two or five yuan per mu;

Secondly, Runing Army will form a joint venture with Yangzhou salt merchants to set up a firm for the purpose of developing salt fields, salt wells and sales areas for salt goods.Yangzhou salt merchants will account for [-]% of the firm's shares, while Runing Army will account for [-]%.However, [-]% of the [-]% of the Runing Army is owned by Wu Shigong personally and the senior civil and military personnel of the Runing Army.As for [-]% of the salt merchants in Yangzhou, it is stipulated that each company shall not exceed half of the total shares of the commercial bank.

Of course, when the Runing Army develops new salt fields, salt wells, and salt sales areas, [-]% of the salt merchants in Yangzhou will buy from the Runing Army at market prices, and the Runing Army itself does not need to pay any fees.

Finally, regarding the future actions of the firm, the Runing Army and the Yangzhou Salt Merchant will not have any written agreement.Moreover, the Yangzhou salt merchants cannot make any suggestions on the actions of the Runing Army. Everything must be determined by the Runing Army, so that the Runing Army has absolute decision-making power.The management right of the commercial bank was obtained by Yangzhou salt merchants.

This agreement should be said to be a happy one.For the Yangzhou salt merchants, although they paid a huge sum of 50 taels, it was not a gift, but a loan, and there was arable land as a guarantee.

Coupled with the joint establishment of a commercial firm with the Runing Army, this will have the opportunity to expand the business of Yangzhou salt goods to the entire Great Tomorrow, and fully achieve the purpose of this negotiation with Wu Shigong.

And Wu Shigong was quite satisfied.Needless to say anything else, the most important thing is that the financial problem he was most worried about was solved easily in front of the rich and powerful Yangzhou salt merchants.

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I asked for a day off, but I took two days off.

Nothing to say, try to recover as soon as possible, try to update!

Sorry again to my friends!