Cui Ziqing's face was full of doubt. He turned around to look at the other six people, wondering what was going on with this kickback.
The other six people were also very confused. They did not understand what was going on.
Even Cheng Zhijie, Ma Zhou, and Wei Ting didn't know, let alone them.
"Wangye, what does this kickback mean?”Cui Ziqing had no choice but to ask Li You.
"Very simple." Li You smiled evilly." I'm sure you know that the refined salt business can't just be done by you all. The aristocratic families will also get involved." You must know that although the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs are the most powerful families in the world, there are still many families that cannot be underestimated. Although they can't be your opponent alone, once they join forces, you can't do anything to them. Am I right?"
"If your highness wants to say something, just say it. We all know about these things.”Cui Ziqing and the others 'faces instantly darkened, but they could only endure it. After all, such a huge benefit was here, they could not bear to let go.
"Hehe, don't be anxious. What this king means is that money can't be earned, and it's also the seven of you that can't earn enough.”Li You smiled evilly and said," But This King has decided to give you and them a big advantage in terms of the price on the books. For example, if they buy refined salt, they need to pay twenty times the current price of green salt, but they only need to pay ten times the price for you. Then, you will return this King five times the profit, and you will still earn five times more. What do you think?”
Cui Ziqing frowned and looked at the other six people with a questioning look in his eyes.
The seven of them looked at each other worriedly. They wanted to discuss it, but it was not convenient for Li You to be here.
"Don't worry about me and the three lords.”Li You smiled again." There's so much good food and wine here. We won't be idle. You guys go next door to discuss. Come and find me when you have a result." However, you must remember that you only have today's opportunity. Tomorrow, this king will not admit to today's matter.“
Cui Ziqing nodded and brought the other six people to the room next door.
"The three of you, have some food. This dish tastes really good.”Li You gave way as he ate. He smiled easily, making Cheng Zhijie, Wei Ting, and Ma Zhou sigh.
This King Qi was indeed not an ordinary person. His brain was truly impressive. This was the first time he had heard of such a method of earning money. It seemed that there really were people born with knowledge in this world.
"Wangye, do you think they will agree?'Ma Zhou asked worriedly.
"They have no reason to refuse. No one will refuse benefits. This is the law.”Li You said with a smile and continued to eat and drink. He was very relaxed.
Cheng Zhijie and Wei Ting looked at each other and didn't say anything. They also started to eat. Anyway, it was useless to worry now.
They were just waiting to see Li You's performance.
In the private room next door, the seven of them had solemn expressions on their faces.
"Tell me, what do you think of King Qi's condition?”Cui Ziqing asked.
"What a big appetite. He took 50% by himself and even wants us to give him a million strings of coins as compensation.”Li Daotong said unhappily.
"He's the person in charge, so he can handle the matters regarding refined salt. One million strings for a business opportunity isn't much.”Cui Yuan said calmly," I think we can agree to this condition. How much Li You earns has nothing to do with us. It's fine as long as we can make a lot of money."”
"That's right. He's a prince, so it's useless for him to have so much money. It's just a psychological comfort, but it will make His Majesty wary of him and regulate his behavior.”Zheng Xiong said.
"Yes, I don't have any objections to the kickback, but the price is a little unacceptable.”Wang Mingxi frowned." Green salt isn't cheap. Twenty times the price is too expensive." Salt is the livelihood of the people. If the price is too high, the people would probably rather use vinegar cloth than buy it. So I think we should talk about the price next.”
"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's talk about the price with Li You.”Cui Ziqing confirmed when no one objected.
Everyone nodded and left the private room to look for Li You.
"Have you thought it through?" Li You took a sip of wine and asked with a smile.
Cui Ziqing nodded in affirmation. Then, the seven of them sat down again, facing Li You.
"We agree to pay the kickback. We can also give one million strings to your highness. We will get someone to prepare it in a while and it will be delivered to the prince's mansion before dawn.”"But the price of refined salt is 20 times that of green salt. It's too high." Cui Ziqing said seriously. I don't know if your highness can give in. After all, we have already expressed our sincerity.”
"Haha, Young Master Cui is indeed smart. You won't suffer any loss.”"Then what price do you think is appropriate?" Li You asked with a smile.”
"We can accept five times the price of green salt.”Cui Ziqing said.
"Five times?" "No, it's too low." Li You frowned. This way, This King's benefits will be much lower.”
"Your highness, a little water flows for a long time. Are you afraid that the people of this world will not eat salt?”Li Daotong said with a smile.
"Hmm, that makes sense." Li You thought for a moment, nodded, and said again,"I can agree to this price, but this king has an additional condition. Your selling price cannot exceed 40% of the purchase price. Otherwise, if you make a huge profit, the imperial court will impeach this king.”
Aristocratic families were not fools. They would not sell at an outrageous price. Otherwise, they would be courting death if they waited for the right price.
"Then we'll have a pleasant cooperation." Li You said with a smile. He raised his wine glass and said with a smile,"Then this king will also suffer some losses. The price given to the other aristocratic families will be ten times, twice as high as yours, so that your cost will be lower and you will earn more. As for this king's commission, it will be calculated at half.”
"Your Highness, we have two million catties in total.”Ma Zhou said with a smile.
"Hmm, then according to your price, five times the price of the green salt is fifty wen per tael. One hundred-pound, one hundred and sixty taels, a total of one hundred and sixty million strings.”Li You smiled and said," According to our agreement, the commission you have to pay me is eight million strings. Thank you for your care, seven young masters."”
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