"People will die!"
Before the wealthy businessmen could think about it, a young voice answered first.
Everyone in the conference hall looked towards the source of the sound, and sweat suddenly broke out on Yaze's forehead.
It was his voice just now. He was immersed in the story described by the president, and Fan Li's life naturally came to his mind. When the president asked this question, he blurted it out without thinking too much.
After he said the words, he regretted it. The captain of the guard opposite looked at him angrily. With that look, Yaze instantly understood: What kind of occasion is this? You have no right to speak!
Yaze seemed like a child who had done something wrong. Just when he didn't know what to do, the president's voice sounded again, "This little brother is right. If all the wealthy businessmen hoard food and make a big fortune for the country, then the common people will A lot of people will definitely die.”
Everyone was attracted by the president's voice, and no one paid attention to Yaze. He breathed a long sigh of relief, and then was ecstatic, because the president not only saved him from the siege, but also called him little brother...
"If the people are dead, who will we sell our goods to?" Wang Zhi once again opened his long table and walked slowly, talking carefully.
"Maybe we will make a lot of money because of this wave of national crisis, but then, the dead people will not continue to bring us wealth, and the people who are still alive will no longer be able to buy our products."
"Then, our goods could not be sold and could only be left to rot in warehouses. Our workshops and shops were unable to operate, and then closed down. The items we wanted to buy became extremely expensive. Money and goods no longer circulated, and commerce The market is like a stagnant water, and eventually we will reap the consequences."
"In other words, if all the wealthy households lend a helping hand to the common people like Fan Li during the disaster years and help the people in the world tide over the difficulties, then more people will survive, and of course there will be more goods. need."
"People are rich and have money in their hands. Those who wear linen will want to pull silk silk, those who eat millet will want to eat rice and wheat, those who eat chaff will want to eat meat and drink wine, those who walk on foot will want to drive horses and ride in cars... …”
"This is business."
"This is the way of doing business that Fan Li, the Shang sage, taught our descendants."
After giving everyone enough time to think, Wang Zhi said again: "It is the people who make money for businessmen. We must be grateful to the people and repay them, and the people will reciprocate. We businessmen and the people are not hostile camps. , but people in the same boat, the people are rich, we are rich, the people are poor, and we are no better."
"I think over the past three years, everyone has deeply understood these principles."
"So there is only one thing I want to propose to the Chamber of Commerce."
"Comprehensively open the trade routes between Xixia and Song Dynasty, making the people of both countries rich!"
As soon as these words came out, the entire audience was speechless, with a look of shock on everyone's face.
The faces of the businessmen showed shock mixed with worry. Their current wealth and status were all due to monopoly.
They have a monopoly on all the goods of the Xixia Chamber of Commerce. The goods coming from the Song Dynasty will be divided up by them as soon as possible. They have the final say on the market price. They have the power to price goods and the distribution of wealth. This is why they have the final say. Today's power and status.
If the trade routes are fully opened, and any common people in the two countries can trade goods unimpeded, then their monopoly advantage will be gone, and will their power and status be maintained?
No wonder the president told a lot of stories at the beginning, and his feelings were tricked here.
It's just that this set... doesn't seem to be unreasonable.
Yaze's face was also shocked, but filled with endless admiration and joy.
Of course, the common people mentioned by the president also have his share. He can imagine that after the trade routes are fully opened, the prices of various daily necessities will definitely be lowered to a level that was unimaginable in the past.
Joy is inevitable, worship is certainly not blind, and Yaze can certainly think of the consequences that all businessmen can think of, but isn't the biggest businessman the president?
If the status and power of the wealthy merchants in Xixia are not guaranteed, then what about the president, who is the controller of Xixia's lifeline?
Wang Zhi was still pacing slowly, his eyes casually taking in everyone's expressions, and he almost had an idea of what everyone was thinking.
It was as expected. Most of the businessmen, especially the elder members, looked troubled. However, no one opposed him immediately. This was the best situation he had expected.
After all, they are the ones he wants to ignore this time.
Yes, Wang Erlang is going to kill the donkey. In Shang's plan to conquer Xixia, the first step is to use them to evade the Xixia court and seize the Xixia court's right to rule Xixia. The second step is to evade them and seize control of Xixia from their hands. Of course, the third step is to integrate Song and Xia.
Businessmen can just do business well, and let the state take care of the country's affairs.
In fact, after the first step is completed, Wang Zhi's strategy has been successful. These wealthy businessmen who control the family's financial resources may seem to have unlimited glory, but in fact, their wealth and life are already under their control. The private guards of the Chamber of Commerce are not easy to obtain. .
It's just that after all, we are all comrades who have come out of the trenches. As long as the truth is true, it is not impossible to be a hands-off shopkeeper. If you don't understand, then don't blame yourself for being undemocratic.
The Chamber of Commerce contract has expired, and I am fully capable of fully opening the trade routes between the two countries without going through them. Telling them that this matter is just a notification, not a solicitation for their opinions, and those who do not cooperate will have no choice but to disappear.
It is related to the integration plan of the two countries, and I am willing to bear the reputation of being ruthless and unreasonable.
After giving everyone enough time to think, Wang Zhi returned to his seat and sat down. "Of course, after the trade routes are fully opened, the Chamber of Commerce will also have meaning and value. Everyone understands the meaning of staying together to keep warm, and the actual value will naturally be there."
"Wang Xiang, you are the person in charge of the Langya Wang family, please speak up."
Wang Xiang nodded to Wang Zhi, stood up and saluted around him and said: "If the Chamber of Commerce contract is renewed, I, the Langya Wang Sect, will cancel the restriction that members of the association can only trade with me, Langya Wang Sect. Instead, I, the Langya Wang Sect, can restrict Only trade with members of the same association. The price will no longer be repeated or resold. The purchase price will be based on the market price. The selling price will be lower than the market price. How much lower depends on the product. You can sign it in the contract. The minimum concession is 20%.”
With Wang Zhi's words as a background, Wang Xiang's words not only did not make the merchants angry, but also made them feel relieved.
If the trade routes are fully opened, the Langya Wang family will naturally not be able to repeatedly buy and sell out. Of course, everyone can understand this, and we can also understand that the restrictions on merchants will be lifted later. We will not receive any benefits, so naturally we will not There are restrictions.
As for the restrictions on the Langya Wang family, this was beyond everyone's expectation. Looking back, one can understand. This is the president's reassurance for himself and others, ensuring that his supply of goods will not be affected and that he can be able to do so for the first time. Get the best quality and best priced products from Da Song at once.
Wang Zhike does not think that these are restrictions on himself. The Langya Wang family's products have no chance to be sold to ordinary people when they enter Pingxia City. There is a regulation of the Chamber of Commerce that gives priority to suppliers, and how much is divided among the members of the Chamber of Commerce, so this article has Not all are the same. As for the minimum 20% profit margin, since they are wholesalers, why don’t they give wholesale prices? 20% profit margin is a given.
"Our party Xiang Xifeng agrees!"
As soon as Wang Xiang finished speaking and before he sat down, Xifenghuai twisted his fat body and stood up with difficulty holding on to the table and said: "The Langya Wang family has given everyone the full details, so there is nothing to hesitate about."
"Everyone knows that Pingxia City was not owned by the Langya Wang family and Song merchants three years ago, but later they were all gone after the establishment of the Xixia Chamber of Commerce."
"Everyone knows that it is because the president has another Northwest Chamber of Commerce, which is specifically for Song merchants. Langya Wang only gave up two profits, and made all Song merchants withdraw from the border gate that could have made ten profits. "
"This is why I think you all know that the profit of ten folds of an item and the profit of one hundred items are more and less. I think everyone here understands."
"After the Song-Xia trade route was fully opened, have you ever considered how big the market will be?"
"The president is right. When people have money in their pockets, they will not save it all, but they will spend it. Then who will spend it?"
"It's not into your pocket or mine."
"And we can't only buy Langya Wang's products. We can buy all Song merchants' products. How can their small merchants and hawkers compete with us."
"We have the goods in hand, why can't we sell them?"
"Do you know how vast the Western Region is?"
"I, Xifeng Huaizuo, don't know, and you don't know either. It is an endless area where countless people live and there is endless money to be made."
"Everyone, stop focusing on the one-third of an acre of land under your feet. Take a long-term view. Under the leadership of the president, we will use our goods to conquer all the people living in this world and take away all their wealth. , create a business empire belonging to our Xixia Chamber of Commerce!"
"good!!"
After Xifeng Huai said something, Wang Zhi was the first to applaud. This fat man was so unexpected. What he said was insightful and bloody.
I knew these words in my heart, but I couldn't say them, because as long as I mentioned the full opening of the Song-Xia trade route, it would be equivalent to being on the opposite side of them. Saying these words would only make them think that I was trying to flatter them. Therefore, the benefits of fully opening up trade routes can only be experienced by themselves.
Fan Li, the Shang Saint, even brought it out himself, and it has been so obvious. If no one can understand it, then they can only be forced to understand it.
Fatty Xifeng was just right, because they were on the same front at this time, and what he said allowed them to stand in a calm position and consider the feasibility of the matter without any conflict.
What a divine assist!
