The next day, I saw that Bao Mian was a little depressed and unhappy, and his work efficiency had dropped a lot.
Cao Bin was a little dissatisfied and said:
"Rongxing, isn't it just a thousand taels of silver? Is this all you have to offer?"
"Do you know that I am training your ability to resist temptation?"
"The officialdom is full of turmoil, and you may step into someone else's trap if you are not careful."
Seeing that Bao Mian had no reaction, Cao Bin continued:
"Don't worry, as long as you work hard, I will never take out this IOU."
After hearing this, Bao Mian cheered up a little.
Cao Bin nodded with satisfaction and continued to supervise the work.
He thought to himself, this IOU was not prepared for you in the first place. When the time comes, bring it to Bao Zheng and see how he reacts.
At this time, Wang Tongpan came in and reported:
"Uncle Cao, the price of Yunxiao Daily has also been reduced. It's also a penny. They also slandered that building the port was a failed plan."
Cao Bin took the newspaper and looked at it. He saw that the Yunxiao Daily was no different from yesterday, except that it had an extra page introducing famous mountains and rivers.
He couldn't help but laugh. The other party was just trying to make a profit at a loss.
It seems they still don’t know what advertising revenue is.
It's normal to think about it. Those advertisers have signed confidentiality agreements.
As long as they don't take the initiative to publicize it, they can hide it from the other party for at least ten and a half days.
As the first batch of advertisements take effect, more and more merchants will come to visit. Even if Da Song Daily gives them away for free, they will not lose money.
Cao Bin has planned to develop the newspaper in an all-round way. By then, even if the other party discovers the secret, Da Song Daily will already have an overwhelming advantage.
Without sales, who would ask them to advertise?
The other party thought he was engaging in a price war... In fact, he was engaging in a price war, but he just wouldn't lose money.
In this case, the more the other party sells, the more it loses.
Thinking of this, Cao Bin ordered:
"Tell the people at the newspaper office that they should go all out to print newspapers, how big the market is, and how big the market is."
I just don’t know if the other party will keep up. If so, it depends on how much money they have to lose?
Wang Tongpuan nodded and continued:
"There are also merchants who want to invest money to build the port. Yesterday, there were more than a dozen merchants who agreed, but when they were about to sign the contract today, they were all gone."
Cao Bin was surprised and said: "There is no one left?"
Wang Tongpan hesitated and said: "Is it because of this Yunxiao Daily?"
Cao Bin shook his head and said:
"It's impossible. Those merchants don't have their own opinions, and it's impossible for them to all change their minds. It seems that someone is deliberately targeting us."
As he spoke, he pondered for a moment and said:
"Maybe someone came to persuade me, or maybe I was threatened."
Wang Tongpan smiled bitterly and said:
"We have just reached an agreement with those merchants. Who has such great ability to grasp the situation in the Yamen?"
"If there is no outsider taking the lead, it may be difficult for other merchants to believe in my uncle's plan!"
At this moment, the disciple came to report: "Uncle, the Princess of Xiangyang is visiting."
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment and immediately said: "Let her wait in the side hall."
With that said, he ignored Wang Tongpan and hurried to the side stop. Bao Mian swallowed and said:
"Isn't it a bit bad for Uncle Cao to go alone to see the wife of the King of Sin? Should we go and have a look?"
Wang Tongpan glanced at him and said: "If you want to go, you can go alone. I have official duties, so I won't accompany you."
The state government office.
"Uncle Cao, I heard that you are going to build a new port, and I want to invest ten thousand taels from my own life."
As soon as Cao Bin entered the side hall, Princess Xiangyang explained her intention straight to the point.
Seeing her take out several banknotes, Cao Bin was surprised and said:
"This is the princess's entire net worth, right? Why not stay here to survive, but take risks?"
"Ten thousand taels of silver is enough for you mother and daughter to live for the rest of their lives, right?"
Princess Xiangyang did not answer his question, but continued:
"I want the ten acres closest to the dock."
Cao Bin was about to take the money, but after hearing what she said, he quickly retracted his hand and said seriously:
"No, you can't even buy two acres of land with your ten thousand taels of silver."
"If I open a hole for you, what will happen to others? I have always been honest and upright..."
Princess Xiangyang frowned and said, "Five acres! No more."
Cao Bin said resolutely: "If you say no, you can't. No need to say it. Princess, please come!"
Princess Xiangyang suddenly wiped away tears and said aggrievedly:
"You heartless person, are you so heartless?"
"I don't want to cause you any trouble, I just want to support myself."
"Now that we have been reduced to common people and driven out of the palace, we will all focus on this business from now on!"
"Can't you take care of it?"
Looking at the princess's graceful figure and soft and pretty face, they are even more charming when set against the backdrop of a mourning dress.
At the age of thirty or so, she is as "moist" as a girl of eighteen or nineteen.
Seeing this, Cao Bin couldn't help but feel hot in his heart and couldn't help but reach out...
He felt that this was all the fault of the uniform. Otherwise, how could he have fallen into a trap when he was originally going to help?
"Uncle Cao, is it okay this time?"
The princess asked while drawing circles on Cao Bin's chest.
Cao Bin stood up very quickly and said confidently:
"What's okay? Do you think I will be deceived by a little beauty trap?"
"Forty thousand taels, not even a penny less. Well... I have business to attend to, so you can go!"
The princess watched him leave with her mouth open, a little confused. What went wrong?
So tough?
Returning to the main hall, seeing Bao Mian shivering, Cao Bin said suspiciously:
"What are you doing?"
Bao Mian quickly said: "Working, I'm working!"
As he said that, he quickly lowered his head and worked harder.
Cao Bin pondered for a moment and then ordered:
"Go and tell the newspaper that tomorrow we will send you a 'Princess of Xiangyang's bid of 80,000 guan' to fund the construction of the port and receive ten acres of port land as a gift."
In fact, with Cao Bin's own money as the backing, there was no shortage of money for the preliminary projects.
With a large number of manpower working day and night, it took only half a month for the port to take shape.
One of the magnificent buildings is the most eye-catching.
"Xiangyang Exchange"
At this time, Wang Tongpan was taking many merchants to visit.
He said with a bit of pride:
"Did you see that our Xiangyang Exchange has the largest warehouse and the fastest news?"
"Whether it is in Sichuan, Jiangdong, or even surrounding countries, the prices of commodities will be marked..."
"We also have the largest perfume and soap workshops here. You can't buy so many products anywhere else."
The businessmen at the rear were dazzled by what they saw and couldn't help but marvel:
"It's so convenient. It's clear at a glance where goods can make money, and there are even weather and policy forecasts for various places. How can we lose money?"
"Not only that, you can also place an order to purchase any goods you need. You can even complete large transactions without leaving the exchange..."
Seeing Wang Tongpan introducing himself, someone couldn't help but ask:
"Sir Wang, can we still buy land in the port?"
Others also asked one after another. They were originally just worried about whether Xiangyang could attract enough business activities.
But judging from the current situation, merchants from all over the country will definitely flock to the port, which will even exceed the carrying capacity of the port.
One can imagine the prosperity here in the future, so this land will be valuable.
Wang Tongpan glanced at him and said: "It's too late, the land at the port has been sold out..."
Now he is very wealthy, and he has sold the land around the port for more than one million yuan.
