Chapter 249: Unscrupulous Profiteers
At night, Song Che came to Bazhen Building as promised.
As soon as he entered the building, a guy directly introduced him into the box.
There are three people in the box, one is Chu Shike, and the other two are middle-aged people, one is slightly fat, the other is thin, all wearing mink and gold, extremely rich.
Huang Wei and Feng Xu are both local businessmen in Chuzhou, one is engaged in porcelain business, the other is engaged in charcoal business, and the business that cannot be beaten by eight poles is to run the salt business, which is very suspicious in itself.
"I've kept you waiting."
Song Che smiled first when he entered the door.
Chu Shike is a rival in love.
Huang Wei made porcelain, and he didn't eat the meat in the previous year's coin, so it was inevitable that he would not be seen.
Feng Xu and Huang Wei wore the same pair of pants.
All three of them didn't appreciate it much.
"Let's move the chopsticks, everyone, it's rare to have a feast, while it's hot." As soon as Song Che sat down, before he picked up the chopsticks, Huang Wei spoke:
"Young Master Chu, aren't you going to have a banquet for the two of us tonight? Why is there an extra seat? β
Feng Xu also spoke in a weird manner: "Yes, he is the new president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, and sitting at the same table with us small traders is not a low value?" β
Chu Shike didn't say a word, only squinted at Song Che from the corner of his eye, and had a great posture of watching the show.
"The two owners are registered members of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerceββ"
"Hey, it was before, but now it's not," Huang Wei interrupted Song Che's words, and said: "It just so happens that President Song is here tonight, and the two of us will make a statement with you, and withdraw from the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce from now on. β
With that, the two of them planned to get up and leave.
Song Che lowered his voice, "Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, how can you come when you want to come, and retreat if you want to, how can you come and leave if you want to come and leave?" β
"What do you mean?" Huang Wei said coldly.
Song Che poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and said indifferently: "Since I have a way to become the president, then there is a way to make you have no place in Chuzhou, Huainan, Jiangnan, and even Daliang,"
He swept the two of them with cold eyes: "What do you think? β
The two were obviously jealous, and Huang Wei glared at Chu Shike: "Young Master Chu, I said why our two families never negotiated, but tonight you suddenly made a banquet, it turned out that there was another purpose." β
Chu Shike still didn't say a word.
"Okay, everyone is a businessman," Song Che pointed to the chair behind the two: "Sit down and talk about a deal." β
Huang Wei and Feng Xu looked at each other and sat down with a snort.
"The business we want to talk about tonight is the lives of the 127 members of the Huang family, the 176 members of the Feng family, and the lives of three generations of grandparents."
As soon as these words came out, Huang Wei and Feng Xu instantly exploded, and their faces became more and more ugly one by one.
Yes, of course they understand, they know better than anyone what they have done that is worth beheading.
"You're threatening usβ"
"Okay, how did the Yang family fall, you should know better than anyone else, colluding with the Japanese is a traitor, and selling illicit salt is also a big crime, and it is not too much to exterminate your nine clans."
"Smack!"
Song Che slapped the table violently, shaking the table and the chair, all trembling three times, and he shouted:
"Speaking of which, it's just one word - greed!"
Huang Wei and Feng Xu were sweating profusely.
Song Che's serious expression suddenly relaxed, and he laughed again, reassuring the two:
"Two owners, don't worry, I'm not an official, I'm your president, you're my members, of course I have to take care of you more...... This business is about supply and demand, you give me what you want, I give you what you want,"
He took the flask, took two glasses, filled them in front of them, and asked, "What do you want?" β
Facing this person who was hot and cold, angry and smiling, Huang Wei and Feng Xu finally knew why he could become the new president.
Huang Wei's voice trembled: "President Song, you ...... What do you want? β
"Worthy of a businessman!"
Song Che patted Huang Wei and Feng Xu on the shoulders and asked, "Tell me from beginning to end, how you sold salt with the Yang family."
Huang Wei let out a long sigh and said:
"Three months ago, Yang Song found me, he said that he bought a road in Chuzhou, the risk is a little bigger, but the profit is very high, and asked me if I have the courage to do it;
In fact, I know very well in my heart that the Yang family has a salt business, and now the Japanese are in serious trouble, and the entire Jiangnan is in short supply, and many people want to eat this piece of fat but can't eat it;
Sure enough, within a few days, Huainan launched the 'salt introduction' policy to encourage everyone to purchase salt from the salt farm;
Although it can be transferred openly, but the coastal pirates are rampant, the loss of goods is small, and the loss of life is big, I am still afraid of going to it;
Yang Song told me not to worry, saying that every time I transported goods, I tied a yellow scarf to the pole, and the wouldn't come to rob them;
The business assigned by the Yang family, where did I dare to refuse, so I tried it with trepidation, and it was really unimpeded all the way, and then it was out of control. β
"The Yang family shouldn't be so generous to give you meat to eat, right?" Song Che asked.
"It's impossible for the dogs raised by the Yang family to eat white food." Huang Wei said bitterly: "At first, he said that he would take fifty percent of the profits, but later I talked about thirty percent. β
Feng Xu's expression was even more bitter: "It's still Boss Huang's family, and I am only qualified to talk to him about forty percent." β
"Then you're afraid you didn't go through the salt introduction process, right?" Song Che asked again.
Huang Wei did not shy away from it, and said frankly: "Although the government's pricing is lower than that of the Yang family's private sales, a large amount of taxes must be deducted. β
Hearing this, Chu Shike, who had never spoken on the side, couldn't help but scold: "Unscrupulous profiteer! β
The goods were taken out of the salt works at a high price, and then sold to the people at an inflated price, and a high profit was extracted from them, and there was no need to pay taxes, and one business made four dollars...... Song Che sighed secretly, putting aside the ugliness and unscrupulousness, Yang Song is really good at making money.
Huang Wei and Feng Xu both lowered their heads in shame:
"In fact, since Yang Song asked to tie the yellow scarf, we knew that this matter was inseparable from the Japanese cowards, how could we not know that after doing these things, the whole family would lose their heads? But there are some businesses, once you step in, it is difficult to come out again. β
Feng Xu held Song Che's arm tightly and confessed with tears: "President Song, it's all because I was greedy to get on the thief ship, I know that my sins are so great that I can't escape death, but the wives and children in the family are innocent, let them live." β
Huang Wei directly slid down the chair and knelt in front of Song Che: "President Song, I am willing to donate the profits from selling salt and all the family property to fight against the Japanese, but please spare my wife and children at home, I beg you." β
Feng Xu was about to kneel down when he saw the situation, Song Che hurriedly helped the two of them up and sighed:
"Two owners, I told you, I am not an official, and I can't stand your kneeling...... But you guys are so irrational! For every tael of silver they get, they get an extra steel knife, and the blades are all cut at our compatriots, so who am I to forgive you for those displaced people? β