Xiao Zhenlei said: "So, this time I must not let them succeed, if it was in previous years, even if I have more capital, I will not do it with foreigners, because I can't do it, but this year is different, this year Europe itself is short of cotton, not that we have to sell, but that it is their turn to buy, if they don't buy cotton from us, there will be many people on their side who will freeze to death, and we are different here, we use last year's cotton here, even if we hoard it for a year this year, it doesn't matter, There will be no large-scale freezing to death and frostbite! So now the situation is that the relationship between demand has reversed, and it should be them begging us to buy cotton, not us begging them to sell them cotton! Therefore, I started a price war with them, just to take advantage of this rare opportunity to take back the pricing power! ”

Having said that, where would Zhang Jihuan not understand the cause of this incident? He nodded and said: "I understand, I understand, Mr. Xiao, I admire you very much, maybe in today's China, you are the only businessman who dares to say 'no' to foreigners, so what is the current situation?" Did the foreigners compromise? ”

Xiao Zhenlei shook his head, "If it were you, would you give up such a big benefit?" Until the last moment, how could those greedy foreigners give up the interests in their hands? Originally, the situation was very favorable to me, I now have a strong capital, and I can fight a price war with them, but two days ago these foreigners came up with a very vicious trick, they actually said that the local government moved the local government, let the local government post notices in various places, and build yì people and cotton merchants to sell cotton to the foreigners set up in various places to buy points, the local government is afraid of offending the foreigners, many local officials have done so according to the instructions of the foreigners, but fortunately the foreigners in various places have very few purchase points. In the past, cotton merchants were looking for them, but now they have to find those big cotton merchants on the one hand, and on the other hand, send people to various places to buy, the incident is a bit tight, so the purchase points in many places have not yet had time to be set up. This gave me a chance to think of a solution! ”

Zhang Jihuan nodded and said: "I understand, you are worried that the people and cotton merchants will not be able to withstand the pressure of the government and sell cotton to foreigners!" ”

"Yes, if the purchase price offered by the foreigners is the same or a little higher than mine, the people will definitely not want to risk offending the government and sell the cotton to the foreigners, but if the price I offer is too high, my side will suffer too much. You know, my money doesn't come from the wind! I think the only way to deal with foreigners is to use the powerful power of public opinion, on the one hand, to make other local governments jealous and dare not joke about their official voices, and on the other hand, to use public opinion to awaken the people's national self-esteem and give them the strength to have the courage to say 'no' to the government. It also made those magistrates dare not retaliate! ”

"Understood, I understand the purpose of my husband's visit to me today!" Zhang Jihuan said that the spirit on his face was getting better and better, and his eyes were getting brighter and brighter, as if he was full of infinite fighting spirit at the moment, "Sir, don't worry, leave this matter to me, I will definitely make it satisfactory to you, but I need you to provide some information." For example, the import and export trade of cotton, cotton textiles and some information of those foreigners, the more detailed the better! ”

Xiao Zhenlei promised: "No problem, so be it." I'll go back and prepare now, I'll send someone to send you over tomorrow morning, you have one day to prepare, and I can only give you one day, otherwise my loss will be very great, very miserable, and this day's time may be a loss of several million taels. Therefore, it is necessary to let this matter be reported in the morning after tomorrow, and the strong public opinion brought by the newspaper news will be used to offset the influence of the government. Only then can I continue to fight them."

Zhang Jihuan didn't expect this matter to be so strict. Losing millions of taels in one day, this is too scary, he nodded solemnly with a stern expression: "Okay, I promise to report this matter the morning after tomorrow, I still have some friends in some other newspapers, this matter is very important, I believe they will be willing to help me with this!" ”

On the morning of December 13, Xiao Zhenlei sent Opiyin to send the materials needed by Zhang Jihuan to the People's Daily, and then went to the Huade Road Villa, and he himself rushed to the Huade Road Villa to take command.

Xiao Zhenlei just walked into the study not long before he had time to make a cup of tea, when he saw Cheng Yusheng walk in and report: "President, the situation is a little bad, the latest news shows that yesterday afternoon, cotton farmers and cotton merchants in several places have sold their cotton to the purchase points set up by foreigners after seeing the notice of the government, although the number is not very large, but if we don't take measures today, it is estimated that many people and cotton merchants around the country will not be able to withstand the pressure of the government and sell cotton to foreigners!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei was so angry that his face turned blue when he heard this, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and he slammed his fist on the desk and said angrily: "Bastard, bastard, these local officials don't want any face, they actually help foreign devils harm their own people, I wipe their ancestors!" How can there be such an official government? How could there be such a court? Why hasn't it perished yet? ”

Cheng Yusheng was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "President, be cautious, be cautious, you can't say this outside!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei blurted out and scolded: "I'm afraid that he is a bird, it's a big deal that Lao Tzu immediately pulled the flag and rebelled, yes, these soft eggs in the court, there is no one who is hard, I will wipe it!" ”

No matter how the goods are delivered, Xiao Zhenlei knows that he must find a way to survive today's day, and he must find a way to stop those cotton farmers and cotton merchants from selling their cotton to foreigners, what can be done to stop them?

Xiao Zhenlei lit a cigarette and stood by the window, through the window he saw many birds on the lawn foraging, looking for insects in the grass, when one bird found a small worm, the other obviously hungry birds saw it and went over to scramble.

Benefit! Xiao Zhenlei Tong guò saw these two words in this matter, how many Chinese at this time have a strong sense of national self-esteem, and how many have a sense of national pride? And how many people know and understand patriotism? How many more Chinese have awakened their national consciousness? As long as the people have money to make, as long as the cotton in their hands can be sold for more money, they will not care who the cotton will sell to, in the case of the same unequal price or Xiao Zhenlei's purchase price is slightly higher, cotton farmers and cotton merchants will definitely not want to offend the government, they will sell cotton to foreigners, but what if the purchase price is too high than the price of foreigners? In the case of high interests, are the common people still unwilling to offend the government? I'm afraid they're going to have to weigh it seriously, right?

It seems that this is the only way to do it! Xiao Zhenlei took a puff of his cigarette and asked, "What is the highest price we can buy now?" What about the purchase price of the foreigners? ”

Cheng Yusheng immediately said: "The foreigners have united, and the price has been unified, and now their purchase price is five taels and two dollars and one stone, and our highest purchase price is slightly higher than theirs, five taels and three dollars of silver and one stone!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei didn't speak when he heard this, he kept smoking, but he was calculating in his heart, how much money would be lost by raising the purchase price, the difference between five taels and three and five taels and two two coins was only one penny of silver, and this money and silver was not enough to make cotton farmers and cotton merchants sell cotton to him regardless of the pressure of the government. Confusion leads them against reason! What is the lure of interest? Confuse? Is it much higher than the price given by foreigners, what is sanity? It is to avoid angering the government! Only enough benefits can make cotton farmers and cotton merchants ignore the face of the government!

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Zhenlei dropped his cigarette butt and turned around and said coldly: "Send a telegram to our people in those cities and areas where foreign merchants have purchase points, and pass on my instructions, from now on, the price of each asbestos will be raised to ten taels of silver, and the entire bank, ticket number and bank in Shanghai have been emptied by me, I want to see what those foreign merchants use to buy cotton!" ”

If it is only four or five taels of silver, the foreign businessmen may still have some money in their hands, and it is estimated that they can survive for a while, but now Xiao Zhenlei has doubled the purchase price all of a sudden, and the price of five taels and ten taels is very different, if it only takes five million taels to complete the purchase of cotton, and now it takes ten million taels to receive cotton, which is definitely not a simple two-fold relationship, and now the financial industry in Shanghai has been drained of blood by Xiao Zhenlei, and it is even more difficult to make up five million taels than to ascend to the sky!

"Hiss-" Cheng Yusheng gasped, he was stunned by Xiao Zhenlei's sudden doubling of the purchase price, he was stunned, he hesitated: "President, is this too risky?" This price is too high, if the foreigners do not compromise, will we lose a lot? ”

Xiao Zhenlei knows very well that now only by taking strong medicine can we stop cotton farmers and cotton merchants from selling cotton to foreigners, and foreigners have local officials come forward, which has too much impact on cotton farmers and cotton merchants. Ordinary people can fight with you!

Waving his hand, Xiao Zhenlei said: "It doesn't matter, the price of ten taels is not high, there was once an export price of one stone cotton reaching more than twenty taels, but this is a long time ago, do you think we lost, those foreigners did not lose?" As long as we win this time, all the losses will be paid by the foreigners, because they have to buy, okay, you go and do what I want! ”

Cheng Yusheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go!" (To be continued)