Chapter 25: A Huge Deal (Part II)
"Oh, dear king, you are my savior." Thomas's mouth opened wide and he couldn't close his mouth with joy.
"But I know that even so, it will be difficult for your family to survive this crisis, after all, for your family, more than 300,000 taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket." Wang Jundao said. His arms transaction with Thomas, if calculated according to Thomas's original price, more than 150 heavy machine guns, more than 1,800 pistols of various types, more than 6,000 rifles, and 30 artillery pieces, countless bullets and shells, totaling 330,000 taels of silver, and according to the price mentioned by Wang Jundao before, it only adds up to 300,000 taels of silver.
"Alas, you have an old saying in China, call for personnel to do your best, obey the destiny of heaven, and I can only do this." Thomas said with a sigh. He can't help it now.
Wang Jundao didn't say anything, just smiled and signed a contract with him to buy weapons and paid a deposit.
After doing all this, Wang Jundao looked at Thomas and suddenly asked, "Dear Thomas, I wonder if you are willing to sell your shipping company to me?" Then you take the money back to Germany, and your family should be able to get through it. ”
"No, no, no...... The shipping company is my lifeline, it took me three whole years to set it up here, sell it and I have nothing left. Thomas shook his head and said.
"Dear Thomas, don't get excited, listen to me, if you sell your shipping company to me and return to Germany to let your family get through the troubles, then you will definitely become the heir of the family, and not be sent to such a distant place as China." Wang Jundao obviously knew Thomas's family very well, and said directly.
"Hmm...... This ......" Thomas fell into thought, he was carefully weighing what Wang Jundao said, it seemed to be really reasonable, if he can really help the family through the difficulties, then he will definitely be valued by the family, and there is a great possibility of becoming the heir of the family.
In the middle of the sound, he said worriedly: "Then if I help the family through the difficulties and don't get the inheritance of the family, won't there be nothing?" ”
"Dear Thomas, we have an old saying in China, called wealth and danger, you also know, all business, there are risks, but the risk and return are proportional, high risk, means high return, think about it, if you become the heir of the family, then you will have what glory and how huge wealth you will have in the future?" Wang Jundao said bewildermently. To put it bluntly, Thomas is an extreme venture capitalist, otherwise he would not spend three years to establish a shipping company in Jiaozhou Bay at any cost, and it would be impossible for him to sell a large number of arms tens of thousands of miles across the ocean.
"Oh...... Dear Wang, you are so right, you Chinese are really amazing, Chinese is really great, rich and dangerous, you are too right, so I decided, I am willing to sell the shipping company to you. Thomas was silent for a while, and then said firmly.
"That's great, dear Thomas, don't worry, if you really don't get the inheritance of the family, you can't continue to live in Germany, you can come to China, and I will continue to let you help me manage the shipping company, and I will pay you well, so that you can still live like a rich man. Also, if my company can develop in Germany or other countries in the future, I will also let you be the sole agent. Wang Jundao said seductively again.
"Oh, dear king, you are so wonderful, it is my honor that I have made such a friend as you, and I wish we had known sooner, eh...... By the way, you have an old saying in China, we call it late to see each other. Thomas said excitedly.
"Dear Thomas, your Chinese is really good." Wang Jundao happily appreciated.
"Dear king, your German is also the most righteous German." Thomas also applauded.
"Okay, let's talk about the shipping company's price." Wang Jundao said with a smile.
"Well, that's exactly what I wanted." Thomas nodded.
The two spent half an hour to negotiate the price, and Wang Jundao put forward another request, that is, to let all the employees of the shipping company continue to work in the shipping company, he will pay a higher salary, and he will also give Thomas an extra sum of money, Thomas naturally has no objection, because the shipping company has been sold to Wang Jundao, and it is useless for him to keep those workers.
In the end, at Wang Jundao's suggestion, Thomas was willing to sell ten merchant ships to Wang Jundao, and the two finally signed a sales contract.
Wang Jundao also wanted Thomas to make a deal, that is, to let Thomas from Germany and other to help him buy various machines, recruit all kinds of workers, all kinds of scientific researchers, for which he also paid Thomas 300,000 taels of silver in advance, which made Thomas completely convinced by Wang Jundao, signed a contract with him happily, and promised him that he would definitely regard him as the best friend of the East in the future.
After separating from Thomas, Lei Ba couldn't help but ask: "Young master, what did you just say to that foreigner, and finally signed three contracts, looking at his happiness, as if he took advantage of you." ”
Wang Jundao smiled: "Haha, he took advantage of me?" I took advantage of him! Do you know, not only did I sign an arms contract with him for 350,000 taels of silver, bought all his weapons, including seven or eight thousand guns of various kinds, but also spent more than 1 million taels of silver to buy his shipping company and 10 merchant ships, and also bought all his shipworkers, in addition, I signed a contract with him to help me purchase machinery and equipment and recruit workers and scientific researchers from Western countries. ”
Lei Ba's eyes widened, and after half a sound, Lei Ba asked, "Young Master, do you still use Lao Xun to buy other shipping companies?" ”
"Yes, of course! How is one shipping company enough? In the future, we will establish thousands of shipping companies, vigorously develop shipbuilding technology, research and develop all kinds of ships, especially ships, and build an invincible fleet, so that the dragon flag of China can be inserted into all parts of the world through the fleet, so that our products can be sold all over the world and earn gold and silver from other countries. Wang Jundao said in a deep voice, with a majestic and heroic atmosphere in his tone.
Lei Ba was dumbfounded, his blood was boiling, and he couldn't wait to drive a huge ship across the sea.
After the two of them replied to the inn, Wei Zhongcheng came to report and said, "Young master, since yesterday we have been publicized everywhere according to your sales methods, several companies have approached us today, hoping to obtain the sales rights of our new products, and I have politely refused according to your request." ”
"Well, well done, we don't need others to hold our sales rights, we will build our own sales channels, we just need to publicize the advantages of our products now." Wang Jundao nodded slightly, thinking of the publicity methods he plagiarized from later generations, such as distributing leaflets and promoting in crowded areas, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but be full of smiles.
"Then I'll do as planned?" Wei Zhongcheng asked.
"Well, shop around, whoever pays the highest price, we will sell the product to whom, let them sell it at a high price, and when we build our own huge sales terminal in the future, they will be completely untenable." Wang Jundao said with a smile. When the time comes, he is both a manufacturer and a seller, so he naturally has the absolute initiative, and now he is just borrowing those merchants to advertise his new products.
"It's a good plan." Wei Zhongcheng couldn't help but smile and appreciate.
"Well, we'll sell our products tomorrow, and sell them to Thomas, and I think he'll be happy to do that, and then our stuff will definitely be all over Europe." Wang Jundao thought of the cosmetics, skin care products, perfumes from later generations, and those beautiful services made of Chinese silk in his new products, but he was afraid that those women in Europe and the United States would take it as a trend.
As long as you add the new men's and women's services, new daily necessities, new cars, new luxury goods, new entertainment products, etc., which you are developing, as long as you apply for patents, buy raw materials from other countries, mass produce, and then sell them to other countries, when you realize the benefits of new products, these products will become the objects of men and women from all over the world. The gold will only flow into China in large quantities, and the currency issued by itself will gradually become the world's currency, and if it is supported by a powerful country, it is very likely that its currency will become the world's settlement currency.
Thinking of this, the smile on his face became even stronger, and it was really refreshing to make money with knowledge.
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