Chapter 524 Empty Glove White Wolf
Wei Xiaokuan found Xun You and Mi Zhu and told Xun Yu about Liu Bian's plan, and Mi Zhu already knew about it in advance. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info was not too surprised, and Xun You did not agree with the business war for the first time, until Liu argued that he used his private treasury to borrow money from merchants, and the battle was run by him and Wei Xiaokuan, Xun You let go of his worries.
Xun You is also confident that if he runs by himself, he will have a lot less encouragement, and without the country's money, he will not lose much, and if he loses, he will also teach Liu Wei a lesson. After all, this son of heaven is arbitrary, remembering that one is one play, although it is constantly successful, but it is too risky, whether this business war is won or lost, it is good for Liu Wei.
After explaining to Xun You, Wei Xiaokuan and Xun You continued to improve Liu Wei's draft, and Mi Zhu borrowed business knowledge to improve the business steps.
One night, finally perfected the plan, at dawn, Xun You, Mi Zhu said goodbye and left, Wei Xiaokuan used Jinyiwei to summon Chang'an Zhu Min, and Zhou Wang Lin, Youzhou Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping businessmen to come to Luoyang.
At the station of the Ministry of Commerce in Luoyang, several business tycoons gathered together, they were more apprehensive at this time, it would be good if Mi Zhu invited them to come, but now it is Jinyiwei who invited them to come. Several people were worried that Jinyiwei would not be good for them, and they were restless one by one.
Mi Zhu walked in, and the four of them were relieved to see Mi Zhu, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping went south and north to have a good personal relationship with Mi Zhu. This is also the reason why the Ministry of Commerce was formed, and they supported the Ministry of Commerce. Su Shuang hurriedly asked: "Mi Shangshu, why did Jinyiwei invite us to come, I asked along the way, but he just didn't say it, which made me frightened, scared me into a soul, I have always obeyed the law,"
Mi Zhu laughed and said: "This is not a bad thing, there is a good thing to cheapen you."
A few people were overjoyed, they actively supported the formation of the Ministry of Commerce, took the lead in joining the Ministry of Commerce, and obtained a large share of sales of ceramics and fine wines. Several people hurriedly asked, Mi Zhu sold a pass, and let them see someone.
Liu Wei walked out of the back of the palace, Mi Zhu immediately saluted Liu Bian, and said that His Majesty, several business tycoons were startled, it was actually His Majesty who wanted to see them? Several people hurriedly saluted, and they were sincerely afraid.
Liu Wei sat on the chair of the master and said with his hands: "A few people don't need to be polite, give them a seat."
The four of them sat down in a panic, feeling anxious that Liu Wei had a purpose for looking for them, Liu Wei smiled and said, "A few people, I have something to ask you to do, and I will summon you to come at will."
The four of them were overjoyed when they heard it, and the emperor tricked them to do something? Isn't this a debt to them, and this is a lot of money. It's just that the emperor can't do it, they need to do it, can they do it?
Seeing that a few people were happy and worried, Liu Wei smiled and said: "What I asked you to do is what you are good at, creating public opinion, driving up prices, and hoarding."
When several people heard this, they hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, we are law-abiding, and we will never dare to do such things that endanger the country, and please let Your Majesty know it!"
Liu Wei smiled indifferently and said: "I didn't let you do these things in my territory, I asked you to go to Jizhou, now is the wheat harvest season, just came the news, this year's harvest in Jizhou is very poor, I asked you to go to Jizhou, spread the news, create chaos, raise prices, and buy grain."
When the four of them heard this, it turned out that the Son of Heaven wanted to use their power to destroy Jizhou. The four of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but they all kept silent, if they really went to Jizhou, not to mention the danger of doing such things, they would also need a lot of operating funds, and the current commodity economy was underdeveloped.
And there are benefits, the Son of Heaven has to let them do such a dangerous thing, at least it must be beneficial.
Waiting for the price to sell is the psychology of the four people at the moment.
Liu Wei looked at the three of them without saying a word, and he didn't know what a few people thought, and said at the moment: "You go to Jizhou, I will send someone to cooperate with you, don't worry about safety, after the matter is completed, your descendants will be eligible to participate in the imperial examination."
"Whew!" The eyes of the four people flashed, businessmen did not have the opportunity to participate in the government, in the past, it was a system of filial piety and honesty, and it was not the turn of businessmen at all, and later the imperial examination system also excluded them, if today's son gave them the quota for the imperial examination, they could not be excited.
But these were not enough, the four of them still did not say a word, Liu Wei continued to increase the bargaining chips: "In addition to the share of the imperial examination, in the future, you can reduce the tax of your businessmen by 10%, and I still have a lot of goods such as ceramics and fine wine, if you help me successfully complete this matter, those goods will be sold by you, and you will occupy the lion's share."
At this time, the four of them couldn't calm down, and nodded one by one and agreed: "It is incumbent on us to serve Your Majesty."
One percent of the commercial tax exemption may seem like a small amount, but the commercial law imposes a very heavy commercial tax. Ordinary businessmen have a low income, but like them, they may pay millions of dollars in taxes a year, and if they are reduced by one percent, they may pay millions less in a year, and with the emergence of ceramics and fine wine, the money they make will only be done to do more, and after three years and five years, the taxes paid are worth their annual income.
And there are also their goods handed over to them, and the agency side occupies the lion's share, which is another huge piece of cake. The four agreed without hesitation, for fear that Liu Wei would regret it.
"It's just that now that the treasury is empty, the war to destroy Yuan has cost countless gold and silver, and agriculture is developing everywhere, so I can't get much money, you see if you are ......" Liu Wei struck while the iron was hot at this time and blackmailed these people.
"This ......" The four of them looked at each other, and secretly said that things are really not so easy, this emperor is young, and the ability of the white wolf with empty gloves is really powerful.
If you want to use the business war to create chaos in Jizhou, you can only start with the goods that everyone needs. That is the grain, during the period of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, a stone of grain fifty yuan, and later the price of grain became more and more expensive, until Liu Wei reorganized the Han Dynasty, and the price of grain under Liu Wei was pressed to a hundred dollars and a stone, and the control of prices was very strict, but the harvest was not good, but the merchants raised prices must be severely punished.
In other areas, the price of grain is extremely high, just take the original Yuan Shu's rule, the highest amount of grain reached thousands of dollars a stone, there is no market, that is, you have money can not buy food, it is useless to ask for money, money is worthless, and you can't feed people.
Under Yuan Shao's rule, the current grain price ranges from 200 to 500, and now that Jizhou is in arrears, perhaps the grain price will increase.
And to create chaos, in which prices are raised, you have to run your own business, buy grain from the market, if it is parity, it is good, the grain I collected in Jizhou can still be sold under Liu Wei's rule, it is not a loss. However, the price of grain in Jizhou is now more than twice as high as under Liu Bian, can the grain they collected in Jizhou be sold under Liu Bian's rule at the same price? It is obviously impossible, that is to say, the grain they have collected in Jizhou can only be eaten by themselves, and cannot be sold, and if they want to sell, they can only sell it at a parity price, and they will die at a loss.
But in a general sense, as long as the chaos caused in Jizhou is big enough, although this is an invisible and intangible benefit, it is far more valuable than the lost money. With money, Jizhou was broken and chaotic, the people fled, and the soldiers had nothing to eat, which was far better than the effect of sending troops to attack.
This is equivalent to using money to fight a big victory with Jizhou, and Liu Wei said that he can't pay the money, he wants to empty the white wolf.
Several people's faces darkened, and they hesitated again, and Mi Zhu on the side stepped forward and whispered to a few business tycoons: "Aren't you still satisfied?" Your Majesty wants you to show your loyalty, as long as you help Your Majesty to complete this matter, the benefits in the future can be said to be inexhaustible, and you must also care about the little gains and losses in front of you, and don't lose big because of small things. If you don't agree, the benefits of ceramics and wine are only afraid that Your Majesty will not give them to you. ”
One sang with a red face and the other with a white face, these businessmen gritted their teeth and agreed: "We have come out with the money for this operation!"
Liu Wei was overjoyed and said: "Okay, you go to Jizhou this time, and I will guarantee that I will be rewarded if you succeed, and I will compensate for your losses if you fail."
The four of them nodded yes, but they were clear in their hearts, like a mirror, they succeeded, and there were many benefits promised before, but if they failed, they compensated for the loss, that is, there were no benefits promised before, so this time they could only succeed, not fail.
"Mi Aiqing, you will call Xiaokuan Gongda to tell them about the specific operation and details. I'm back! Liu Wei waved his hand and set off to leave the residence of the Ministry of Commerce.
After Liu Wei left, Wei Xiaokuan and Xun Yu came to the Ministry of Commerce to discuss with these businessmen how to operate and how to cooperate with each other. After the discussion, these people sent their deputies back to their hometowns, mobilized the people in the chamber of commerce, and went to Jizhou with money, but as for them, they could not return to their hometowns until everything was ready, and they went directly to Jizhou to operate.
Two days later, Liu Wei summoned Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Tian Feng, Xun Yu and other core ministers to discuss the matter of dealing with Jizhou.
This matter cannot be said at the court meeting, the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family will have Yuan Shao's eyeliner in Liu Wei's court, and if this matter is discussed at the court meeting, Yuan Shao will definitely be notified by someone, so it must be discussed in secret.
Liu Wei summoned these confidants to the study, and discussed the destruction of Jizhou with a business war. Liu Wei said his plan, but he was strongly opposed by Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Tian Feng and other ministers.
Liu Wei explained: "I don't need to pay anything for this plan, because the cost is borne by the four major chambers of commerce, which can be said to be an empty glove white wolf. But if it is successful, it will be a big victory with Yuan Shao invisibly, why not. And this plan is a joint action of Xiaokuan and Gongda, and it will be foolproof, so why not do it. ”
"Empty gloves white wolf, don't need to spend money from the treasury? Your Majesty, what's going on? Cai Yong was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked about specific things.