Chapter 118: The Gambling Contract
As soon as Sasha finished speaking, Auston had a suspicious and wary look on his face, "Bet on what? Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Don't look at his anger just now, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to stage an all-martial arts posture, this is all pretending. A businessman like him, who has experienced strong winds and waves and has been tested for a long time, has not seen any scenes, not to mention anything else, the kung fu of nourishing qi is absolutely complete, and Sasha's provocation is like a breeze blowing on his face, and he can't make any ripples.
When Sasha said that he wanted to make a bet, Auston smelled a little conspiracy, and his heart was immediately vigilant. But he didn't hear the content either, so he refused, which showed that he had fallen behind and weakened his own momentum.
Sasha looked around at everyone present, and said loudly: "The bet is very simple, our Western Merchant House will produce an electric lamp, and Mr. Auston will also produce an oil lamp of the same size, whatever kind of lamp oil is arbitrary." The two lamps are sealed so that no one can touch them, and it is up to them to see which of the two lamps is on longer, and whichever one wins. Here he played a little trick and deliberately made his words vague, so that everyone would think that the electric light also relied on lamp oil to shine.
As soon as the words fell, everyone whispered, but no one objected, and the bet sounded like there were no loopholes, and it was fair. After speaking, Sasha did not forget to taunt Auston, "Of course, if Mr. Auston is not confident, it is okay not to accept this bet, but I am afraid that it will not look good." After speaking, he looked around at the businessmen present with great meaning.
Of course, such a simple and crude agitator Faoston would not care, but Sasha was right, if he avoided the fight, he would really "not look good on his face". Today, in order to put pressure on the Westside Comptoir, he invited all the leading figures in this industry, but now it seems that he is lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, and was forced by Sasha's words, if he escapes in the face of the blatant provocation of the Westside Comptoir, it will be a major blow to his prestige in this industry, from this point of view, Sasha's words are not like a conspiracy but more like a conspiracy, and he was forced to the edge of the cliff alive.
But there is another point that Auston is more concerned about, why does Sasha look so confident and sure to win? You must know that if the Westside Comptoir wins, it will naturally be a major blow to him Alfred Auston, but on the other hand, if the Westrealm Comptoir loses, it will be beyond his own strength, and he will not be able to raise his head in the business community of Shenghui City for a long time, and even for the person behind the Westrealm Comptoir, the reputation of Marquis Al Edward is also a kind of damage. Why is this Sasha so bold? Or is this electric light really so powerful? So that Sasha has no way out for himself?
He pondered for a moment, a little difficult to weigh, so he asked again: "Don't talk about half hiding half, the bet is said, what is the bet? The tone was very tough, but the words still left a way out for themselves.
Sasha stared at him, smiled contemptuously, and said word by word, "If Mr. Alston wins, the Marquis of Al Edward will transfer the thousand acres of land in the West to the Auston family on behalf of the Iron Thorn family. With that, he waved his hand, and a waiter standing behind him stepped forward and placed an iron box on the table, which Sasha opened to reveal a thick stack of paper deeds. Sasha pointed to the pair of contracts and said, "We all know that the environment in the West is more treacherous, but there is also a lot of good land, this is the promise of the Iron Thorn Family, Mr. Auston can rest assured." ”
Everyone present was in an uproar, you must know that due to the existence of nobles in this world, most of the land in the kingdom is firmly controlled by these nobles, and they also regard their territory as the most precious family property that can be passed on forever, and they have always refused to sell it easily. Therefore, although the kingdom of St. Teresa has many wealthy merchants who are in charge of many industries, they have not been able to get their hands on land, which is the most coveted wealth.
As the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good fortune and misfortune, this world is changeable, people's hearts are sinister, and there is no business that makes sure that there is no loss, so there is a saying that "rich is not three generations", saying that no matter how big the business, it is difficult to pass it on from generation to generation. But with land, it's different, people eat food, not money, and business may fail, but as long as there is land, a family can survive forever. As a result, many businessmen wanted to buy a piece of land that would serve as a foundation for their family's survival.
Auston took a deep breath, a flush appeared on his thin and pale face, although he had always prided himself on the top of the mountain and did not change his face, but Sasha's words just now still hit him fiercely, you must know that this is a whole thousand acres of land! Except for the current royal family and the lords of the four realms, who can have such a big stroke? This opportunity can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if he really misses it, then he will definitely regret it for life, if he wins, then the Auston family that he has fought for all his life will not say that it will never change, and it will also have the capital of the millennium family.
But in spite of the sudden temptation, Auston quickly calmed his mood and calmed down, and he asked in a deep voice, "If I lose, what price will I pay?", his voice was very calm, as if Sasha had just said not a thousand acres of land, but a gold coin.
Sasha looked at him, although he was an opponent, but he was respectable enough, and he could still maintain a normal heart under this temptation, which had to be admired. He stretched out his hand to close the iron box and said, "The conditions are very simple, if our Westland Merchant House wins by luck, no matter what method is used, Mr. Auston, you must let the entire Shenghui City know that the electric lights of the Westrealm Merchant House are the first in all of Saint Deland in terms of lighting. ”
Auston, who had been indifferent just now, finally changed his face, he had imagined some conditions that Sasha would offer, but he didn't expect him to make such a bet. According to this bet, if Auston loses, the actual loss to him is not large, and the equivalent exchange of a thousand acres of land is equivalent to half of his net worth, but if it is only to promote the Western Territory Trading House, he only needs to hire some people to release some rumors, and he doesn't even have to spend much money.
Is the Westside Trading House too generous, or is Sasha, or is Al Edward behind him too ambitious?
If he Auston did his best to help the Westside Comptoir Firm's publicity, it would be tantamount to admitting that the Auston family's lamp oil was inferior to the lamp of the Westside Comptoir, and the reputation he had accumulated all his life would be ruined.
It is clear that the Westside Comptoir's goal is not to take his net worth into account at all, and not even to take his net worth into account, but to replace him and take over the monopoly lamp oil business.