Capital City, Imperial Study Room.
"Zhou Aiqing, eldest princess, you have had a hard journey!!"
Empress Liang looked after the two people who had returned from their travels and said.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!" Zhou Zhenwen said with cupped hands.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!!" the eldest princess Huaizhen responded.
"Come here, give me a seat!!"
Empress Liang Zhao nodded slightly and ordered.
The attendant quickly brought chairs for Zhou Zhenwen and Huaizhen.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the seat!"
After the two thanked them, they sat down generously.
"Zhou Aiqing, please report on the situation in Qingzhou!"
After the two of them took their seats, Empress Liang Zhao picked up the memorial and asked while reading the contents.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the locust plague in Qingzhou has been basically quelled..." Zhou Zhenwen explained the situation in Qingzhou in detail.
After listening to this, Empress Liang Zhao nodded slightly: "What should we do with those locusts?"
"Your Majesty, in my own name, I have solved this part of the trouble for the court!!" Zhou Zhenwen smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry!!"
"Really? Master Zhou really serves the country and the people..." Empress Liang Zhao gritted her teeth with hatred. She took a step slower. Zhou Zhenwen had bought the Lingyun Locusts, and now she wanted to get them from Zhou Papi. , getting things back is simply as difficult as going to heaven.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Zhou Zhenwen accepted it calmly.
"However, after all, this is a matter for the imperial court. How can we let Zhou Aiqing bear it alone? I am willing to spend part of the money, together with the silver in the imperial treasury, to buy it from Zhou Aiqing at five times the price... ." Empress Liang Zhao proposed a plan.
"Your Majesty, why is this necessary?"
"Let me bear this pain alone!!" Zhou Zhenwen said softly.
"Zhou Zhenwen, don't be too greedy, I've already made you five times the profit..." Empress Liang Zhao walked to Zhou Zhenwen and whispered in a very small voice.
Zhou Zhenwen smiled slightly and responded without showing any signs of weakness: "Your Majesty is too greedy. He wants to buy locusts containing spiritual charm for the price of five copper coins. Isn't this a good deal?"
"These locusts belong to me and the imperial court." Empress Liang Zhao continued to whisper.
"Your Majesty, pay attention to your wording. They once belonged to His Majesty and once belonged to the court. Now they are all mine. Only I have the power to make decisions!!" Zhou Zhenwen said calmly.
Both of them are not loud, but who is the eldest princess Huai Zhen?
Since his martial arts cultivation level is not low, he can naturally hear the conversation between the two! !
The eldest princess Huaizhen burst into laughter. The two of them were just like children, fighting over some locusts.
"You got it through shameless means, it doesn't count!!"
"Why don't you count them? Who am I lying to? Didn't you rely on me to collect these locusts?"
"You!! You are shameless!!"
"I am using normal business methods. His Majesty wants to take advantage of others. This is a shameless method!!"
"You dare to scold me? I will punish you!!"
"Who heard this? Your Majesty, please don't slander me!!"
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The two of them spoke to each other tit for tat, neither of them admitting defeat.
Empress Liang Zhao also knew that this was inappropriate, so she returned to her position and asked in a coercive voice: "Zhou Aiqing, the court wants to buy locusts from you now, can you give me a price?"
"Ahem!!"
Zhou Zhenwen coughed twice, "Your Majesty, the purchase price of locusts is based on the market price. I can give the court a 20% discount!!"
"This price is still too expensive, can it be cheaper!!" Empress Liang Zhao's mouth twitched. How high is the price of Lingyun Locust now?
If you buy it at a 20% discount on the market price, then the imperial court will not get any profit at all. After all, breeding costs, transaction costs, and labor costs have to be calculated. Even if there is a profit, it will be pitifully small.
Unless the court raises the price, the current market price is already sky-high. If it goes up further, if it cannot be sold, wouldn’t it mean that everything is lost?
"How much does your Majesty want?" Zhou Zhenwen naturally knew that the court would not accept this price, so he just said casually.
If the imperial court is willing to be taken advantage of, then he has no problem with it. Anyway, he already has control of the number of Lingyun Locusts, and he has the final say on how much to give out.
If the imperial court did not sell Locusts according to his method, I am afraid that the current price would have shrunk by at least half. In Zhou Zhenwen's words, the current value is all a bubble, all artificially high, and all created by speculation.
When the true value is revealed, I am afraid that many people who are hoarding will jump off the building! !
The same goes for the imperial court. If the imperial court raises the price without thinking, causing the locusts to be unsold and left with a backlog, there will be only one result in the end, price reduction and promotion! !
Once the price drops, it will be the result of an avalanche! !
After the value returns to its essence, the court will probably be very hurt!
"How about a quarter?" Empress Liang Zhao asked someone to calculate and said that this price is more suitable. The court will make a profit and a lot of money.
The premise is that the price system does not collapse...
"Your Majesty, the price is determined by the market. If you ask for a quarter, aren't you going to kill me?" Zhou Zhenwen asked with a slight smile.
"Aren't we discussing this with Mr. Zhou?" Empress Liang Zhao's attitude was not tough. In the final analysis, the court was at fault for this matter. As the emperor, she couldn't steal money from her ministers, right?
She can't do such a shameful thing! !
She can't do this, if it's because she's wrong in this kind of thing! !
When Zhou Zhenwen wants to be tried and punished in the future, he will bring up the old matter again, and it will be embarrassing for her, the real dragon emperor...
"Your Majesty, I also know that the court is not easy, but you can't compete with me for profit, right?"
"If your Majesty really wants the locust business, I have another way..." Zhou Zhenwen put forward his own idea.
"Oh? What's the way to play? Tell me?" Empress Liang Zhao asked.
Zhou Zhenwen explained: "I can jointly operate with the imperial court. The imperial court will contribute half of the shares, and I will use Locust to occupy the other half. I will receive half of the income from each of the ministers and the imperial court. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Can you guarantee that the price of locusts will not fall?" Empress Liang Zhao is someone who has deduced the future and knows that once the commodity plummets, the consequences will be disastrous.
Maybe this month these locusts are gold, next month these locusts may be garbage and waste paper! !
"As long as I control the price, I can ensure that these locusts can be sold at a profitable price." Zhou Zhenwen said confidently.
"Okay, then it's settled. The imperial court will cooperate with you to run the locust business together. Each person will hold half of the shares. The risks will be shared and the profits will be shared. I will send people from the household department to supervise. You will be responsible for the price and sales model. Control!" Empress Liang Zhao thought for a while and agreed.
In her opinion, as long as Zhou Zhenwen promises something, there is basically no failure.
Even if she wanted to trick the court, she would not trick herself!
Besides, when it comes to making money, Zhou Zhenwen is more professional! !
