"Have you heard? The price of the Compass is going to increase again."
"Exalting an immortal is simply too much of a deception. A compass costs one million, and the price is actually going to increase?"
"It is said that the medals should be covered with gold."
"It's really unreasonable. Could it be that he has so much gold that he can't use it up?"
"Isn't that right? A gold mine was discovered in Beidi County. According to the share, won't the gold in Shangjun Courtyard be used up?"
"With this news, could it be that the Immortal is deceiving us? Is he really going to wrap the compass with gold?"
"It must be true. The most important thing in doing business is trust. If Banxian deceived us this time, who would dare to believe what news Shangjun Courtyard releases next? The loss would be too great."
"That's true. It seems that the news released by Shangjun Courtyard, no matter how unimaginable, has finally come true."
In the streets and alleys, many wealthy people are gathering together to discuss.
They were full of complaints against Lishui, but they did not dare to get angry. The compass is obviously something Li Shui put everyone together, but you don’t know how it works, so you have to buy it.
Logically speaking, the compass patent will expire in one year. But one year from now, will the overseas islands still have their own territory?
News of the Compass also reached Zhou Gui’s ears.
Recently Zhou Gui sold his property in Xianyang City. The house and land that were originally worth more than 10 million were now exchanged for only 7 million.
But this is not bad. At least it gives Zhou Gui a chance to breathe and negotiate the price calmly. If there is an emergency sell-off as previously planned, it may not even be possible to sell for three million yuan.
Zhou Gui is ready to leave Xianyang City and try his luck in Qidi. But before leaving, he heard about the Compass.
There is talk all over the city that the price of the compass is going to increase. Moreover, this news came from Shangjun Courtyard, so it should not be false.
Zhou Gui keenly felt that this was an opportunity.
The most important thing about the compass is not the medal on the outside, nor is it wrapped in gold. The most important thing is the needle inside.
Aren't the compasses without gold coating used the same as the compasses filled with gold?
Therefore, Zhou Gui had a bold plan. If you want to get ahead of the price increase, buy all those compasses and hoard them.
After the gold-covered compass of the banished immortal is released, it may be sold for 10 million yuan each, or even 20 million yuan each. At that time, if I take out the first edition of the North Point and sell it, with the price advantage, it will definitely cause a rush. Wouldn't that make a lot of money?
After Zhou Gui thought of this method, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated and his palms became sweaty.
This is tantamount to being an enemy of the Immortal. When the immortal was selling gold-wrapped compasses, I fought with him in the ring and sold cheap ones. This was asking for death.
But... how can you give up on a business that is obviously going to make a lot of money?
What's more, he is leaving Xianyang City and going to Qidi. Even if the banished immortal has hands and eyes all over the sky, he shouldn't be able to do anything to himself even though he's thousands of miles away, right?
The worst-case scenario is that after arriving in Qidi, he will change his name and surname, guard the gold and silver mountains, and never make the first move again.
The more Zhou Gui thought about it, the more feasible it became, so he sat on the mat, closed his eyes slightly, and began to think about the details of the plan.
Mrs. Zhou looked a little worried and said to Zhou Gui: "Aren't we leaving Xianyang City? Why not?"
Zhou Gui said: "We were forced to leave by Huaiguzi this time. I am not willing to leave like this. I already have a plan to let Huaiguzi see how powerful I am before I leave."
Mrs. Zhou was so frightened that she lost her mind: "Are you crazy? The immortal is a heavenly being. If you go against the immortal, will you get any good results?"
Zhou Gui chuckled: "It's just a banished immortal. If you are demoted to the earth, you will be considered a mortal. I have heard people say that the banished immortal only has some scattered memories of the immortal world, and at best he can only do some magical things. It's just a toy to make money. When it comes to predicting the future and spying on people's hearts, he doesn't have the skills of these immortals."
Mrs. Zhou said: "Even if you win, you will only make some money. If you lose, our family will really be doomed."
Zhou Gui waved his hand: "I have already decided, you don't need to say anything."
Mrs. Zhou opened her mouth, but finally sighed and said nothing.
Last time, she secretly misappropriated the family's money and opened a Half the Sky store, leaving the Zhou family in dire straits. Mrs. Zhou has always been uneasy about this matter, so she no longer dares to talk nonsense about business matters.
Zhou Gui sat on the mat and thought for a long time. Suddenly he opened his eyes and went out happily. It seems that he has thought of a good way.
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Wang Wan was sitting at home, thinking about government affairs.
Originally, there were always traces of what happened in the court, and it was not difficult for me, the prime minister, to do it. But since Huaiguzi arrived, the government affairs have become complicated.
Wang Wan actually felt a sense of inadequacy, as if he could not keep up with Huai Guzi's train of thought if he was not careful.
This feeling is very dangerous. As a prime minister, you should be able to navigate the court with ease.
Now Wang Wan spends several times more time thinking so that he can be calm and leisurely when governing, so that he can be at ease and avoid making mistakes...
While he was thinking about it, the servant at home came to report that Zhou Gui was here.
When Wang Wan heard these two words, he immediately felt a little troubled.
It’s expensive this week and people come too often.
When the emperor asked him to be responsible for receiving the people who sued to banish the immortals, he was quite happy, thinking that this was a good opportunity to find out the truth about Huaiguzi.
As a result, no one else came. This week Gui always came to visit, and every time it was some trivial matter, which was really annoying.
Wang Wan sighed and said, "Let him come in."
The servant responded and left.
Wang Wan had already inquired about the idea. When Zhou Gui arrived, he scolded him and warned him not to come again. I'll have some peace and quiet for a few days.
After a while, Zhou Gui arrived. His face turned red and he said excitedly: "Prime Minister, I am so happy."
Wang Wan was stunned for a moment, her curiosity aroused. It's better to put the matter of scolding Zhou Gui later and listen to him talk about any happy events first.
So Wang Wan asked calmly: "Where does happiness come from?"
Zhou Gui also felt that Wang Wan was a little cold today, but he didn't care. After all, he had already thought of a brilliant plan.
Zhou Gui took a step forward and said mysteriously: "The villain has a way to make the banished immortal suffer a big loss, and to make the prime minister gain huge benefits."
"Oh?" Wang Wan asked curiously, "What is the solution?"
Zhou Gui said: "Recently, the banished immortal is selling compasses in Xianyang City. I wonder if the Prime Minister has ever heard of it."
"Well, of course I heard about it." Wang Wan chuckled: "The compass is free, and the medal is worth one million."
Li Shui's operation was a bit damaging, and it had already spread throughout Xianyang City. Naturally, Wang Wan also heard about it.
Zhou Gui added: "I heard that after this batch of compasses from the Exalted Immortal are sold out, the second batch will be covered with gold. Then the price will be higher."
"Oh?" Wang Wan was a little surprised: "One million dollars is not enough? This Huaiguzi is really greedy."
Zhou Gui agreed, and then said: "The villain has a plan. Why don't we pool together a sum of money and buy all the first batch of compasses. By then, the banished immortal will definitely launch the first batch of compasses that are wrapped in gold. Second batch of compasses.”
Wang Wan asked: "What then?"
Zhou Gui said: "This gold-wrapped compass is naturally more expensive. I'm afraid it will cost tens of millions, or even tens of millions. As far as the villain knows, people in Xianyang City have recently bought compasses. , only ten people, the others are waiting and watching."
"If you want to go to sea to find gold and silver deposits, you must use this compass, so they will definitely buy it in the end."
Wang Wan understood a little bit: "So, they can only buy compasses that are covered with gold?"
Zhou Gui said: "Exactly. When they spend a lot of money and have to buy the gold-wrapped compasses, we will take out the first batch of compasses and sell them to them. Even if the price is slightly higher A little, and they’ll come in droves.”
"So, we can make a lot of money. And the second edition of Huaiguzi's Compass is in our hands."
Wang Wan thought carefully for a while and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, okay. As expected of a merchant, he does have a lot of cunning and damaging tricks."
Zhou Guigan laughed and said shamelessly: "Thank you for the compliment, sir. The biggest problem now is that I don't have enough funds. My entire family property only has a mere seven million dollars. It is only enough to buy seven compasses. I'm afraid I still don't have enough money." It’s not enough for the banished immortal to produce a gold-covered compass.”
In fact, Zhou Gui came to Wang Wan for another reason: he was just a businessman, and it would be too dangerous to offend Huaiguzi. It would be much safer if Wang Wan was involved.
Wang Wan pondered for a while, frowned and said, "I am an honest official, and most of my family property consists of land and houses. This copper coin is not much."
Zhou Gui nodded repeatedly and said: "The Prime Minister's reputation for integrity is known to everyone in the world. Naturally, the villain understands it too. It's just that the Prime Minister has high moral character and high prestige. Why don't you raise your arms and ask some rich people to help raise some money? This matter will be solved." It can be done. After it is completed, the profits will be distributed according to the amount of money."
Wang Wan nodded and said to Zhou Gui: "You can go back, I'm going to visit some friends."
Zhou Gui said: "Yes, but this matter cannot be delayed. If other rich people buy the first version of the Compass, our plan will not work."
Wang Wan nodded: "Of course I know. In an hour, I will order someone to see you."
Zhou Gui was overjoyed, saluted repeatedly, and then left.
As soon as Zhou Gui left, Wang Wan called the accountant and asked in a face-to-face manner: "How much money can the government get out today?"
The accountant was stunned for a moment and said: "There are gold and copper coins in the house..."
Wang Wan said: "Calculating everything based on the price of copper coins, how much is it approximately?"
The accountant took out the account book and looked at it: "About 50 million yuan."
Wang Wan thought for a while: "Fifty million dollars can buy fifty compasses. I just don't know how much inventory Huaiguzi has."
He called the housekeeper again: "Go and tell Mr. Liu, Mr. Ma... just tell them to come up with money immediately and buy... wait, wait."
Wang Wan thought for a while and said to the housekeeper: "Don't tell them what's going on. Just say that I want to borrow money from them. No one will refuse to borrow as much as they want. In about more than a month, the money can be paid back in full. .”
If you persuade people to invest, the profits earned will be given to Master Ma and Master Liu for free. Although Wang Wan was their immediate boss, he was too embarrassed to share their money.
It's better to borrow money from them and pay it back another day. All the money earned goes into his own pocket.
Wang Wan felt that she had really made a lot of money.
After receiving the order, the butler left in a hurry.
Wang Wan sat down with satisfaction. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that things were stable this time.
Huaiguzi's favorite thing is to tease people. Unexpectedly, this time, he was behind and teased him.
When Wang Wan thought of this, she couldn't help but laugh: "Making money from Huaiguzi is like pulling out a tooth from a tiger's mouth. How much money you make comes second. The key is to let out a bad breath."
Wang Wan even imagined the admiration of the ministers for him after the incident was over. He seemed to hear some courtiers saying with compliments: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, is really superior in skills. Some clowns fell into the hands of the Prime Minister after all."
"Hehehe." Wang Wan laughed proudly.
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After Zhou Gui returned home, he hired a car and moved all the 7 million yuan into the car.
An hour later, Wang Wan's housekeeper arrived with ten cars. Each car was accompanied by several guards.
The housekeeper said to Zhou Gui very proudly: "Here are ten million yuan. The Prime Minister has said that you can use it as you wish."
Zhou Gui was dumbfounded and thought: Being an official is really faster in making money than doing business.
Without further ado, Zhou Gui, the housekeeper, and the escort drove eleven cars to the endorsement site.
The five sailors were still preaching the benefits of the compass.
Perhaps because of the news released by Li Shui, the compasses sold well today, with fifteen units already sold. Other people are also ready to make a move and plan to pay.
At this moment, Zhou Gui broke in and said very proudly: "There are 107 million yuan here. I want to buy 107 compasses."
The five sailors were so frightened that they fell off the platform: "So heroic?"
Immediately, a craftsman from Shang Jun's Courtyard came over and said to Zhou Gui: "For such a big business, please come to the Banished Immortal Tower to discuss it in detail."
Zhou Gui waved his hand: "I don't have that much time. Take the compass and leave immediately."
The craftsman thought for a moment and said, "Please wait a moment."
Then, he mounted his fast horse and galloped towards Shang Jun's courtyard.
According to records, people at the endorsement scene all looked at Zhou Gui in shock: "This guy, how can he hide his secrets, and be so rich? No wonder he spent 10 million yuan last time to photograph the endorsement of the Liu brothers. The next day And transferred it to Da Mai. If I had ten million dollars, I would also like to play with it as I please."
However, some merchants were still very keen. They quickly came to their senses and said to the five sailors, "We also want to buy a compass."
The five sailors said calmly: "There must be someone who comes first, first served."
These merchants asked worriedly: "Compass, how much inventory do you have?"
The five sailors said: "We don't know about this."
Zhou Gui smiled and said nothing, thinking: One hundred and seventy compasses are enough. In the entire Guanzhong, there are only this number of people who have the ability to go to sea. This time, I will definitely be able to buy out the banished immortal. Then...hehehehe.
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
