Chapter 206: The Interests of the Mage and the Merchant
Early the next morning, Barrett was invited to go to Dongyao Villa in Qingyue Mountain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
This is a leisure hall built by the Mozhu Chamber of Commerce in recent years.
Wang Hui is a person who understands the tricks and rules of doing business very well, and is low-key, so it was not until he became the leader of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce that he came into the public's sight.
Looking at the white clouds and misty scenery outside the window, Wang Hui's heart was actually very uneasy.
In business, he was one of the first to perceive the chaos in Frost as a whole.
There is a very direct relationship between people's livelihood and businessmen, if the people have no money, businessmen will not be able to sell things, and the profits of businessmen will be reduced, and the greater the social problems, the more difficult it is for ordinary people to make money.
However, there is an exception, that is, the business of a businessman is very good, and the profits are very large, but when this profit comes from the most advanced living resources, then it also means that there is a huge problem in the society and the country.
Now, it's clear that we're in the latter situation.
The western region is becoming more and more difficult to maintain, and the money in the hands of ordinary people is becoming less and less affordable, and they are forced to exchange things that they do not need to sell for the most basic resources of life.
Ten years ago, a hundred tons of iron ore could be exchanged for potatoes and cabbage of equal weight, and now? It can only be exchanged for one-half, or even one-third of what it was ten years ago.
Currencies are always depreciating, but when the value of subsistence products rises sharply, it means that the chaos is getting worse.
It's not that the output of production has become lower, but that the merchants smell the smell of money and start hoarding goods!
The interests of the state, the interests of the people, and the interests of businessmen are never on the same level, peace and stability? It will certainly make some merchants rich, but it will not make people suddenly gain a lot of wealth.
Only by making a fortune is the means for a certain type of businessman to rise.
Wang Hui was a little depressed, many of his businessmen were doing this.
They transported tens of thousands of tons of food, medicine, and clothing to the western region, and then sat on the ground and raised the price, selling or doubling the local minerals at a high price, and then sending them to other star regions in exchange for money.
The more intense the fighting in the local area, the higher the value of the goods they can exchange for, and they can even sell for ten times or even a hundred times the price of the planet that is blocked.
Buying off high-ranking military and political officials, they can come and go freely on the planet where the blockade is enforced, and they can even "give" local political officials a donation that exceeds the value of their own goods!
You can imagine what they are doing, and what is happening in the Western Districts.
The last military offensive regained a large part of the lost territory, and even the rebels' home ---- Enza recaptured about half of the territory, but the local economic situation has not improved, but has worsened.
The reason is simple, if the war is gone, the high income of some people will disappear, and they have to let the war fall into a stalemate, so whether it is these businessmen or the local warlords, they are "creating" friction, or even "creating war".
Now, as the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, can he stop this? No, no one can prevent others from getting rich, especially when the profit is higher than 300 percent.
It's useless if you're his father, let alone you're nothing.
"Sir, the Colonel is here, just outside the gate of the villa." The voice of a subordinate came from outside the door, and it was only then that he was brought back from his thoughts.
"Hurry up and please, and have someone send some seasonal fruits!" Mr. Wang Hui turned his head and ordered.
It didn't take long for Barrett to be taken to the side room.
The door was pushed open, and he immediately greeted him, but before he could get closer, he stopped.
Not because of anything else, because it was not Barrett standing in front of the door, but His Highness Doroniele.
Mr. Wang Hui hurriedly saluted, and said in his mouth: "I don't know that Her Royal Highness the princess is coming, and I am not welcome!" I hope that Her Royal Highness the Princess will forgive her sins! ”
But I saw the villain giggling and waving his hand again and again: "Oh, you are so particular, there will be no such polite person in our family, it doesn't matter!" ”
Hearing her say this, Mr. Wang Hui relieved his heart and hurriedly asked, "Is Colonel Barrett with you?" Why don't you see him? ”
Nini said a little embarrassed: "That guy is a little anxious, please wait a while, you know how to be lazy donkey......"
At this time, Barrett was indeed in the bathroom, but he did not go to the toilet, but opened the window opposite the bathroom and deftly climbed out.
Climbed the rain on the roof with both hands, and poked his head out slightly, and sure enough, there was no camera in the bathroom.
Barrett threw out a small spherical object from his sleeve, which was about the size of a ping-pong ball, and when it hit the ground, the whole spherical shape spread out like a lotus flower, and the shell that turned out clung tightly to the roof.
WATCHING THE LITTLE THING UNFOLD, BARRETT WENT BACK THE WAY HE CAME, STOOD IN FRONT OF THE LARGE MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM AND TIDIED UP HIS CLOTHES, AND WALKED OUT OF THE BATHROOM.
This is a small full-power jammer, this kind of semi-public place, even if Wang Hui is sure that no one leaks out, he still has to be careful and make some preparations.
By the time he entered the side hall, Mr. Wang Hui was already talking and laughing with Doroniel.
One is a veteran of shopping mall mediation, and the other is Her Royal Highness the princess who has received elite education, both of whom are professional players on this occasion.
"Oh? What makes you so happy? Closing the door casually, Barrett did not rush to the two of them, but stood by the door and listened to the footsteps of the waiter in the distance, and made sure that no one remained at the door, and then he walked to the seat reserved for him.
Nini smiled and said to him, "It's about the nickname of the gentleman, I was originally quite curious, why do you call Master Huimeng?" Guess how Mr. answered? The little man's beautiful eyes smiled like two lines of crescents, and her eyelashes fluttered with her laughter.
Mr. Wang Hui didn't say anything, he waited for Barrett to guess.
"I guess, when doing business, you always have to be good at negotiation, and you will be ...... That's good at deceiving people, right? Barretla opened the bamboo chair and sat down.
Poof, the villain's smile is even more exaggerated, and it looks like someone didn't guess right.
"Actually, this number is quite a bit of a background, I didn't have the understanding to do business in the early years." Mr. Wang Hui shook his head with a smile and announced the correct answer.
"I can't make money all the time, even if I make money, it's only so much, and I'm good at socializing with righteousness, and I always lose my old capital!" Speaking of this, he raised his hand and patted his thigh with a bitter face, and then grinned in pain.
Seeing his movements, Nini trembled again, this little man really has no resistance to this kind of thing.
"We have a master in this business, and my master said, 'You! Go to the mountains as soon as possible to find a teacher and ask, and simply farm if you are born poor! Didn't I just do what my master wanted? ”
"Later, I really found a teacher and asked him to calculate a hexagram, and the teacher quietly said to me after the calculation: 'Donor, you have a name for recoiling, and you need to change your name to chongchong to make a fortune!' ”
"I don't dare to change the name, my parents gave it, how dare I change it privately?? Ask the teacher to finally think of a way, give a nickname, called Huimeng, so that the fate is solved. Speaking of this, Mr. Wang Hui's face was mysterious, as if he really believed in these things.
Of course, if Barrett didn't know him, he would have been stunned, but unfortunately he knew him years ago......