Simpson, who had been ignored, received an olive branch from Liu Peiqi, which made the British reporter's eyes light up: "Oh! Would you like to go to the capital as well? That's great, I wonder if you can make it in time for the emperor's wedding?"
"Hahaha... Of course, of course. I am also bringing a boatload of gifts back to the capital to celebrate the emperor. How dare I be late?"
Liu Peiqi is Yang Zhi's broker. The relationship was established when he and Zhang Xiaowen discussed the failed financial strangulation war!
There is no friendship between the two, they just interacted with each other! Liu Peiqi needs an opportunity to make money, but Zhang Xiaowen is confused by his lack of funds!
We hit it off immediately, we are close friends! But that's just an illusion!
In fact, Zhang Xiaowen hates him in his heart. Half of the reason why he got his hairpin is because of him, but there is nothing he can do if he is angry. After all, you coveted other people's capital at that time. Without Yang Zhi's big financial support, he alone was doing it. You can't afford such a huge strangulation battle!
The business world is so hypocritical, even if the transaction is not successful, they will not break up, especially these big capitalists who have reached the God of Wealth level!
Who knows if we will collaborate in the future? Why do you want to offend everyone to death? So the superficial friendship still needs to be maintained!
Zhang Xiaowen smiled at the relationship between him and Simpson, and said calmly from the side, "Brother Liu! Since we are ready to return to the capital, it is better to leave early... After all, the head of state is coming back soon. Knowing you are in Jiangnan, God knows what your attitude will be!"
"Look at me, brother... Because of that incident, I have been beaten into a small teller today. I'm afraid I won't be able to turn around in this life!"
The warning was very obvious. Zhang Xiaowen's subtext was to tell Liu Peiqi to stop talking nonsense. There is not so much truth to talk to the foreign devils!
The smile on Liu Peiqi's face was a little awkward, but after all, he had experienced strong winds and waves. How could someone who could be a broker care about a word or two!
"Haha...Brother Zhang is joking! The head of state's mind is broader than the Pacific Ocean, how can he make it difficult for me, a small character?"
"Even if I am Lord Yang Zhi's subordinate, the head of state just doesn't like it, and he will never do anything to me... Don't you understand the truth behind this?"
"During the Franco-Prussian War, the front was so fiercely fought. Didn't the French envoys in Berlin receive preferential treatment? Even Napoleon III did not suffer any injustice when he was imprisoned in Germany!"
"It's better to keep me as a microphone to run errands and say a word than to lose contact! Don't you think so?"
"Hahaha..." Zhang Xiaowen laughed twice, "That's right, the head of state will not embarrass you... but brother Liu, don't forget..."
"Do you still need the head of state to personally take action at your level? Just one or two important ministers around the head of state can crush you to death... Needless to say, the Four Heavenly Kings, even Captain Xiang Ying will not be easy for you to deal with!"
As soon as he said this, Liu Peiqi's face changed drastically, "Well... this, this... did Brother Zhang hear some news?"
Many times, people are not afraid of the King of Hell, but they are afraid of the devils under the King of Hell! After all, the head of state is a great man who stands upright, and often has to consider the history of his name!
However, there are many fiery-tempered officials under the head of state. Each one of them is very energetic. It is not easy to crush a small errand broker to death!
Think about Yang Zhi’s enemies in the Chinese community. Although the head of state said he would let him go, there are many people below who want his life. The assassinations are all run by the head of state’s subordinates!
Liu Peiqi took two sips of wine awkwardly, "Ahem... I have stayed in Jiangnan long enough. This time I bought a batch of foreign goods and I must escort them to the capital in person. I will leave tomorrow, I will leave tomorrow..."
Zhang Xiaowen and the others picked up their wine glasses, "Then I wish Brother Liu a safe journey!"
It was getting dark now. Everyone looked at their pocket watches and saw that it was already past ten o'clock in the evening. Everyone was drunk and no one cared about etiquette!
The business that should be discussed is almost done. Of course, I am as happy as I want to be at this moment!
Zhang Xiaowen took Cao Shuai to drink in the corner, blushing and talking about how spectacular the scripture collections in Dunhuang were and how exquisite the murals were!
Sheng Jiujie took the two newly bought skinny horses and fell into a gentle land, while Simpson still pestered Liu Peiqi to ask questions!
This Liu Peiqi is an official of the Qing court, and he doesn't want to have the same attitude of being neither humble nor overbearing when facing foreigners like the Chinese! It’s not easy to face the constant inquiries from foreign adults and not say anything useful!
"Hey...you ask about today's conflict? In fact, Fei Shuo didn't lose unfairly at all. He didn't even understand what Jiangnan is like now!"
"Actually, the analysis about businessmen that Fei Shuo said is not wrong in other provinces! He analyzed businessmen's operations and money allocation very well!"
"That's right, many millionaire families actually only have a cash flow of one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand taels. Most of the funds are invested in goods, fields, and real estate..."
"He used the old experience of many provinces in the Qing Dynasty to trick Jiangnan! So when he first quoted 10,000 silver dollars, he thought he was sure to win!"
"Hey... this idiot should really do his homework in advance. He Jiangnan is not what he thinks he is now!"
"Mr. Simpson... you are from Europe. You should understand very well what the head of state often says... the power of capitalists!"
With one word to wake up the dreamer, Simpson suddenly found the key point of today's conflict!
Fei Shuo originally thought that he was going to deal with simple merchants from the Qing Dynasty, but how did he know that these few merchants were no longer ordinary merchants, but upgraded versions!
These people already have the characteristics of European capitalists, they have evolved and upgraded!
Simpson was extremely excited because he saw with his own eyes a major change in China's economy, and an early group of capitalists had gradually taken shape!
What is a businessman? Profits mainly rely on the flow of goods, and what matters is the difference between buying and selling!
And what is a capitalist? That's when businessmen have huge amounts of capital and start trying to use capital operation to make money and achieve great success!
Capitalists have much more money than ordinary businessmen, and capitalists will not lock themselves into a certain industry excessively!
They are like a tide, going wherever they can make money. When they get rich, they buy more real estate. When factories make money, they buy more shares in factories!
Jiangnan's stock market, bond market, and futures market all have the shadow of their capital!
Precisely because they rely on capital to make money, money is more flexible, and they are more willing to let money live instead of completely sinking into a certain industry!
To put it simply, these people must have a very large cash flow in their hands, so that they can attack from left to right very flexibly and jump in when they see an opportunity!
You, Fei Shuo, are just a corrupt official who embezzled public funds by drinking the blood of soldiers. How can you compare with these rich men?
You are simply stupid if you don’t find a partner in a fight for wealth!
On one side are the corrupt officials of the decadent feudal society!
On one side are the emerging capitalists who are riding the wave of the times and relying on the fate of the Chinese nation!
Does it still need analysis when it comes to winning or losing? The time difference between this is completely insurmountable!
