Chapter 54: Brine dotted tofu
The people around him suddenly lost their eyes. The merchant of organ products was even more sneering: "Candle Yongzi, an adopted grandson can't be managed well, how can he still do business?" ”
Candle Yongzi asked Fan Li in a low voice: "Grandson, are you sure?" ”
"Hmm!" Fan Li nodded confidently.
Then Candle Yongzi turned around and glared at the merchant of organ products: "Poor, I don't know anything, just wait to be slapped in the face as a joke." ”
"You!"
"I have an opinion to practice!"
Looking at the excited two, I was speechless for a moment, and patted the table: "Stop!" All of them are over 100 years old, and they still look like children. No, not even a child. Little Fan Li, you can talk about it. ”
Fan Li stood up, not stage frightened at all: "I want to ask you, have you ever seen a sheep eating grass?" ”
The rest of the people shook their heads, only the merchant of organ products sneered: "The text is not right!" Net will ask some people who don't want to do it. It's a pity that except for Candle Yongzi who glared at him, the rest of the people stretched their necks with some curiosity to listen to the rest of the story.
"I guess no one living in the city has ever seen it. But I've seen it. Once, when I passed by a herdsman's house begging for some food, I sat on the threshold of his house and ate steamed buns, and when I saw a flock of sheep grazing on the hillside, they would eat the grass very cleanly. So I said to the herdsman; 'In the future, when I eat, I must eat cleanly like a sheep.'" But the herdsman said, 'Don't learn from the sheep! Not only do they eat grass, they also eat the grass roots. Where they have eaten, it takes more than a year for new grass to grow. This is a matter of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and it cannot be learned. Therefore, I boldly guess that the Qi country did not hesitate to lose money and purchased sheepskin and mutton, the purpose of which was to let our country breed a large number of sheep. But if the sheep are raised too much, they will definitely graze everywhere. After more than half a year, the better grassland in my country will definitely be gnawed bare by sheep. When the time comes, may I ask, where does the feed for war horses come from? ”
Fan Li was right, and everyone nodded. Even the merchant of mechanical products, who had been looking at him unpleasantly, couldn't help but nod. Candle Yongzi was even more satisfied, and his face was full of flowers.
"According to Xiao Fan Li's meaning, their purpose is to let our country's war horses be starved to death, and then after they go to the battlefield, there are no war horses available at all?"
That's exactly what it means. As far as I know, although China's military strength is not as good as that of Qi, the number and quality of cavalry have always been ahead. If their conspiracy succeeds, we will not even have the greatest advantage on the battlefield in other days, how can we fight? However, I don't know the reason for the other measures. With that, he sat down.
I don't know? Everyone will believe that there are ghosts. But it's okay, if he says everything, you businessmen won't have a chance to show at all, and you will definitely hold a grudge. I have to say that Fan Li is not only full of business talent, but also has a very high talent for dealing with people. It's a pity that this kind of genius with high IQ and EQ was picked up by Candle Yongzi.
At this time, other people also thought a lot of things according to this line of thought. Candle Yongzi glanced at Fan Li with great satisfaction, then stood up and said, "The standard weapons of the Qi State are very different from those of our country, so even if they purchase the weapons of our country, it will take time to become proficient. But buying iron and steel ingots is different. Not only can they build their own weapons as they want, but they can also make our soldiers have no materials to create new weapons after their weapons are worn out! With that, he sat down as well.
Others have also carried it forward.
"Then they are buying real estate on a large scale, preparing to open up the entertainment industry, and they are also free for the military. It must be to bring down the body and mind of our soldiers! Think about it, how many wives can be married to a soldier? After those young men tasted the sweetness, they must have tried to find a way to come there every day to fight, and after a long time, the soldiers not only did not have the heart to practice, but also were hollowed out of their bodies, how to go to the battlefield to fight? ”
"Yes, there is also wine, which is to reward the three armies and relieve the fatigue of the soldiers. They have all bought it, what do our soldiers drink? ”
The last merchant stood up and said, "You don't say anything. The most terrifying thing is that our mechanics are rushing to make their orders, and they can't spare their hands to build battlefield equipment for the army! When the time comes, the two armies will go to war, and the other side will take the first round of artillery, and we will definitely suffer heavy casualties and be defeated. ”
I nodded: "When I hear this, I think it's a bit big." On the surface, they are sending us money in a bad way, but in fact, they are aiming at weakening our military strength at every turn. If their plot succeeds, within two years, they will start a large-scale war, and we have no chance of winning. Fortunately, they never expected that such a well-thought-out plan would be easily seen through by everyone. ”
I politely said that it was seen through by everyone, but in fact, everyone understood in their hearts, and they all looked at Fan Li, and Candle Yongzi was even more proud.
I went on to say, "It's not too late to make amends. Now you can discuss countermeasures against Qi's commercial offensive measures. ”
Then, after nearly two hours of discussion, we finally came up with a plan that everyone was satisfied with. To put it simply, it is to deliberately sell the inferior goods to Qi Guo. Iron ingots and steel ingots are mixed with some impurities. Wine sells new wine and secondary wine. The problem of sheep is well solved, and it is good to return the deposit and issue a decree prohibiting sheep breeding. If the other party really refuses, he will go to the next door Chu State to rent land to raise sheep. The solution for the products of the organs was still thought up by their representatives, one was to extend the order time from one year to five years, the second was to reduce the price, and the third was to increase the quality of the product by two percent. The purpose of this is not for long-term cooperation, of course, but for the fourth point: to change the original water, coal drive, to rice and wheat drive. The result is more durable and long-lasting power.
When I saw the final plan, I couldn't help but boast: "I can think of such a bad idea, amazing." But this is only a trade strategy for Qi countries, and it is still normal for other countries. ”
At the end, when we were about to break up the meeting, Fan Li suddenly said that he had a better idea: "Qi Guo used business to fight our idea, why can't we?" We can also buy one thing from them. ”
"What?" I couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Wax grass, a grass that grows only on the banks of the Yellow River, can be used medicinally, can also repel mosquitoes, and can also be used as a filling for bedding pillows. If we go to the vicinity of the Yellow River and buy in large quantities, the villagers there will cut down the trees along the Yellow River and plant them. At that time, there will be no tree protection, the heavy rain will wash down, the Yellow River will flood, and the people will be affected, which will definitely contain a large number of military and economic forces of the Qi State. ”
The owners of the Chamber of Commerce nodded in agreement. But only I shook my head and said, "I don't agree!" The world is prosperous, and the people are suffering. The world is dead, and the people are even more miserable. When there is less food, the people can cut back on food and clothing. But the Yellow River overflowed, and thousands of families were destroyed and displaced. Moreover, the Yellow River is easy to commit but difficult to manage, and if we do it for the sake of a momentary hurry, it will be even more sinful to harm future generations. Therefore, Xiao Fan Li, you can't be too desperate, you should leave a line in everything, and you must have the world in mind. ”
Fan Li suddenly opened his mouth and said happily: "Xie Gongzi guides." ”
It's okay, who called me a good young man in the new era, and it is my goal and ideal to guide the bear children to establish the correct three views.
After the meeting ended, I asked the two commercial officials to convey the spirit of the meeting to Zhuang Gong, and then walked home by myself.
But halfway through, the sky suddenly darkened. I looked up and saw that a person was riding a second-generation heavenly dragon descending from the sky, followed by many city defense guards riding war horses.
As soon as I looked, an old acquaintance said, "Tian Ji, why are you here?" ”
But before he could reply, the guards behind him suddenly swarmed up and knocked him down.