Liu Peiqi seemed to have taken the wrong medicine today, and she was on full fire. "Haha, do you threaten me with selling arms? Today I will threaten you with gold!"
"Don't think that I don't know about your direct lineage. Once this gold enters your pocket, it will be doubled immediately!"
"I've been to the Chinese a lot, and I've been to Naha a lot. Nowadays, from the head of state to the big bosses of various companies, who doesn't want to buy museums and antiques as long as they have money?"
"What is good from above must be followed by the subordinates. The head of state loves the antiques of this prosperous age. How can anyone below not flatter him?"
"Who is that? The golden tortoise in your hand is ancient. It has a history of four to five hundred years. Put it down... put it down for me. Can you afford to pay for it if it is damaged?"
"Look carefully. The carved gold cup of the Yuan Dynasty is engraved with scenes of Mongolians bending bows, shooting vultures, and hunting... Although the craftsmanship is not very exquisite, it is still a good thing from more than 600 years ago!"
"The hairpin gold vase of the Song Dynasty, the craftsmanship must have come from the palace... Haha, do you know why I didn't bring gold bars and gold ingots in this transaction?"
"I know where your weakness is! These treasures can be placed in a permanent collection in a museum. Wouldn't you like them?"
"If you don't love me, will the head of state love you? Come on, you still want to threaten me... Stop doing this, I will take it away immediately, and I won't leave you any gold slag... Close the box and give me all the treasures Get it back!"
A group of imperial guards began to rob, and now the Chinese businessmen were anxious, "Hey, hey, hey... Brother Liu, what did Brother Liu say? Why are you so anxious when you are so good?"
"If you have anything to say, it's easy to discuss, it's easy to discuss..."
"No negotiation!" Liu Peiqi closed a box, stepped on it with her left foot and said with her arms akimbo, "To tell you the truth, the 30% premium is for gold items made after the Yuan Dynasty!"
"Before the Yuan Dynasty, I want a 50% premium! Do you want me to contact the British Museum?"
As soon as I heard that I was going to contact the British, there was a commotion in the room. "Lao Liu, don't get excited... You have to do business with your own people. The British devils are not reliable. The key is that they don't know how to do it!"
"Discuss carefully, discuss carefully..."
These people are too shrewd and know how to settle accounts. These gold wares are of mixed quality, and some are ordinary goods from folk crafts of the Qing Dynasty. The premium is very low, and the age is too short after all.
But once the Ming Dynasty passed, the antique value of this goldware also increased, and there was no problem if the price of some fine items doubled.
In addition, top-down collection is now popular among Chinese people. The museum trend initiated by the head of state has spread among the people, and the market gap is too big.
As long as these antique golds are carefully selected and sorted, the profits will be doubled when the time comes to sell them one by one!
The only bad thing is that you are not allowed to choose. Liu Peiqi has conducted a blind box transaction. They are all weighed according to weight. You are not allowed to take a closer look at the specific goodies inside.
The taste of gambling is too strong, but this businessman likes gambling by nature, so there is nothing he can do!
A group of people were bargaining in the hotel. In the end, Liu Peiqi did not give in. He insisted on the selling point that these were antiques, and what he ate was your Chinese market hunger.
In the end, these shopkeepers reluctantly accepted it!
The draft contract that had been negotiated in advance was once again replaced by a formal contract, with signatures and deposits, deposit gold delivery, how to deliver goods, and how to close the final payment.
Once a contract is negotiated, the corresponding gold will be packed up and taken away, and then the high efficiency of Chinese business will be revealed.
These arms have actually been prepared in the warehouse for a long time. Many companies with inside information even rented warehouses at train stations and docks in advance and shipped the goods long ago.
Supplies that are not urgent, such as kerosene, gauze, engineering shovels, leather goods, etc., all go through the Haihe River and Canal systems, and countless ships still transport them to the capital according to the past model.
As for important munitions, such as 88 artillery, rifles, grenades and various ammunition, these are the most urgently needed for the war. They can be transported directly to the capital overnight by train!
Liu Peiqi stayed up all night, and it wasn't until six o'clock in the morning the next day that she negotiated the last contract and delivered the last gold!
Dragging his tired body, he declined the invitation for morning tea from a Chinese merchant, got on a rickshaw and went straight to the train station. He wanted to go to Beijing with the goods, and by the way, he would bring a second car of gold to Tanggu for trading.
The rickshaw shed was pulled up, and he hid his body in the shed to prevent outsiders from prying into him. He was surrounded by soldiers and guards protecting him, and a group of people ran towards the train station in a mighty manner.
He comes here often in Tanggu, and every time he has a different feeling!
The streets are full of workers and businessmen who have cut off their braids. Everyone has a job. There are no beggars or homeless people. Everyone is busy. Even children will sell newspapers, clean boots and even help as long as they are not in school. Odd jobs in factories.
The city is black and gray, cinders and dust are flying all over the sky, and the black oil stains on the ground cannot be cleaned away at all.
But this black and gray tone makes people feel high-spirited power, and the whole city is filled with power!
Even the huge bangs and whistles in the factory sounded so energetic. Liu Peiqi smiled bitterly and said to herself, "Gold is fuel! I fed this industrial zone 50,000 taels of gold in one night... …”
"I've eaten and drank enough! The gold-swallowing beast has started working again..."
"Hey... the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty... I only have so much ability, so I will do my best for you!"
"But in the face of Xiao Letian's great wisdom, what are our little cleverness worth? Just hanging on for a while..."
On the morning of April 27, Liu Peiqi finally returned to the capital with the arms. Many officials from the Ministry of War, Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Household Affairs came to the train station, on the one hand to receive the arms, and on the other hand to welcome this hero.
In order to calm people's hearts, as soon as the train stopped, all the carriages were opened. Reporters from the Qing Times began to take photos and records. The people present were all eyes widened when they looked at the bright cannons.
"Master Liu... I'm tired this time. Your telegram has been sent to His Majesty... His Majesty knows that you have saved a lot of military expenses for the court, and he is happy to reward you..."
"Master Liu, hurry into the palace... His Majesty said he would receive you!"
Liu Peiqi smiled and handed over to all the adults. "It's a joke. I don't want those Chinese devils to be too arrogant and make it look like we have no one in the Qing Dynasty, right?"
"It's thanks to the blessing of the Holy Emperor! That allowed Bu Cai to win back a victory at the negotiation table. I'm so ashamed! I didn't win back more..."
"Lord Liu, you are so humble. Come to the palace quickly... You will be promoted to a higher level in the future!"
Liu Peiqi left the train station under the praise of everyone and went to the palace to see Emperor Tongzhi. The latest news about this negotiation also reached Naha.
