The oily bacon omelette is not comfortable for breakfast, but luckily there is a cup of strong coffee to relieve the greasy.

"The reason why I didn't rush to deal with this matter is because in how to deal with this matter, I must take into account the wishes of His Excellency Minister Lu Ban, after all, this matter was originally promoted by Mr. Minister in the first place, and I just helped him complete the finishing work."

Gao Yi paddled the eggs on his plate and quietly listened to Ju Laida's opening remarks. As soon as he came today, he put his posture very low, completely asking for help from Ju Laida, he didn't talk about his thoughts at all, but said that everything was subject to Ju Laida's arrangement, and let the other party find a way to get this land for himself, and he didn't even mention the request of a reasonable price.

"I have only recently received a letter from His Excellency the Minister, in which he made it very clear that the French government should not let the patriotic merchants suffer in this matter. Therefore, if I am able to submit a request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for special expenses in this matter, His Excellency will do my utmost to assist me in obtaining this funding. ”

Jurada took a bite of the omelette, then wiped his mouth with a napkin, picked up his coffee and took a slow sip. His demeanor seemed very calm, as if he was not talking about a hundred and fifty acres of land, but about how good the weather was outside. But Gao Yi noticed that when he was cutting the eggs just now, the knife and fork rubbed against the bottom of the plate and made a short but sharp "sizzling" sound, which showed that his heart was not as calm as it seemed on the outside.

"But I don't agree with His Excellency the Minister." After putting down his coffee, Jurada continued, "I don't think the French government has any obligation on whether or not the merchants will suffer; And there is no love or unpatriotism in business, if it can't make a profit, no one will touch the patriotic business. ”

"But," Jurada stressed, "the French government must be held accountable for the commitments it has made and must honour the contracts it has signed." In fact, there was a contract between the military and the Board of Directors, although in the view of some litigants, the lack of clear terms in this contract allowed the military to evade its responsibility to perform the contract without paying any price. But it seems to me that this is a play on words, a kind of blackmail against the legitimate business of a businessman. ”

Speaking of this, Ju Laida paused, calmly rolled up a slice of bacon with a fork and put it in his mouth, chewing it slowly and unhurriedly, until the bacon was completely down, and then he continued:

"As far as I know, the Board of Directors has two different opinions on this matter. One is that as long as the capital is protected, of course, this kind of capital preservation, in addition to the principal, should also consider the reasonable gain that the fund can obtain under normal circumstances; The other is that the French government needs to compensate the military for this breach of the treaty. ”

Ju Lai Da paused, and said in a stern tone:

"And I support the second opinion. Since the military had already paid the rent for four years, the French government was to pay the Board of Directors the remaining eleven months' rent, totaling fifty-five thousand taels of silver, or two hundred and sixty-six thousand two hundred and fifty francs. ”

Gao Yi was completely confused by his unexpected conclusion, and he couldn't help but stop his knife and fork and look at Ju Lai Da straight. Is it a living Lei Feng sitting in front of him?

"However," said Ju Laida's tone softened significantly, "I can't ignore the first opinion, after all, it is also the opinion of His Excellency the Minister. According to this opinion, the reasonable annual income of the funds is five percent, and seventy-six thousand taels of silver should have three thousand eight hundred taels of silver received every year, for a total of fifteen thousand two hundred taels for four years, and ninety-one thousand two hundred taels if the principal is added, but this money needs to be deducted from the twenty thousand taels already received, so the remaining figure is seventy-one thousand two hundred and twenty-two taels......"

If it weren't for the etiquette, Gao Yi couldn't help but scratch his head, why did the person on the other side suddenly start talking about this? Hasn't he already made a decision on government compensation? Just listen to the other person continue:

"Between the amount of compensation of 55,000 taels and 71,200 taels, there is a difference of 16,200 taels......

Wait, what kind of divine logic is this? How could the compensation of 50,000 and 50,000 be linked to the guaranteed principal of 70,000? Is this zeroing out the value of the land itself?

"Whew-" Ju Laida's fork made a long note at the bottom of the plate when he forked an omelette, and he simply put the knife and fork on the plate, and continued to Gao Yi:

"We racked our brains for the difference of sixteen,200 taels, and in the end, it was the director Mr. Bluen who volunteered and decided to bear the amount. Of course, as compensation, he will receive the right to dominate the land. But as far as I know, he doesn't need the land, but wants to transfer it, at the right price, of course. So when I heard that you were very interested in this land, I couldn't wait to talk to you about it. ”

Gao Yi's brain was about to break off, and he tried hard to control himself, so he couldn't help but open his mouth wide enough to swallow an ostrich egg.

is still racking his brains, he is racking his brains how to justify himself! Can't wait? Gao Yi finally understood now why the person on the other side kept avoiding talking to him, and why he felt ashamed. Anyone who can have such divine logic will probably feel ashamed!

Seeing that Ju Laida was staring at him and seemed to be waiting for his response, Gao Yi asked dutifully, "So what price does Mr. Bluhn think is appropriate?" ”

"If the amount is forty-two thousand eight hundred taels, I think I will advise Mr. Blune to agree to the deal."

Forty-two thousand eight hundred taels minus sixteen thousand two hundred taels is twenty-six thousand six hundred taels, which is exactly one hundred thousand francs. It seems that this is Ju Laida's offer, and he is ready to take at least half of the 200,000 compensation he applied.

"Has the compensation been claimed?

"Not yet, but it shouldn't be a problem, and besides, there is His Excellency the Minister to endorse us."

Gao Yi nodded, which means that there is no one in the eight characters!

"Isn't there a need for an open bidding process?"

"No, it's not necessary, it's just a private deal from friends, as long as the price is right. Although this land can be sold slowly on hand and will certainly sell for a good price, as far as I know, Mr. Bluen is in dire need of a large sum of money for his business, so the offer is time-sensitive, and the price will inevitably increase once the time passes. ”

"I don't pay until I see the deed." Gao Yi shrugged his shoulders, it didn't really matter if he agreed or not, he was now sure that the deal would definitely not succeed. With such a flawed plan, is it really true that everyone else is a fool?

"So we made a deal?" Ju Laida didn't seem to expect Gao Yi to be so refreshing.

"Of course."

Gao Yi estimated that this guy had been working at the bottom for too long, and as soon as he climbed up, he was thinking about making money, and he didn't even talk about proportions and methods.

Coming out of Ju Laida's tent, Gao Yi was a little lost, what 42,000 taels, this kind of good thing didn't have to think about. It is no longer possible for him to buy this piece of land at the original price of 76,000 taels, and with such a consul general as an obstacle, everything will be disrupted by him, unless Gao Yi can directly bribe him 100,000 francs.

Historically, after this land was idle for five or six years, it was finally built into a revival park, which is not unreasonable, and it is estimated that the internal fight is really inextricable, so everyone scattered and built the park.