Chapter 1044: Conspiracy
For large-scale transactions that are mainly barter, few people in the Chamber of Commerce have seen so much cash, even if it is just the numbers on the books. But no one questioned whether the money really existed or whether the amount was wrong. Naturally, there are trustworthy accounting talents in the chamber of commerce to check these things.
No one doubts the numbers though. However, how could the group of people who were looking for trouble easily let go of Ruan Wenyue, who had become the focus of everyone's eyes. An old voice cut through the crowd and said sullenly: "Ah Yue, if I say it's not appropriate for you to be in charge of the manufacturing of cars. Are you willing to hand it over?"
The annual meeting venue, which was filled with constant whispers, suddenly fell silent.
The speaker is Ruan Yongzhi. In terms of seniority, Nguyen Van Viet should be called uncle. The branch family he belongs to is also an alternative in the chamber of commerce. It does not grow food, but is responsible for building and maintaining the family's artifact-the rifle passed down from the first generation of family heads. This work, of course, also includes making ammunition and storing it.
This branch can be said to be the most important branch in the Chamber of Commerce and also has the most powerful force. The direct bloodline of the royal family that established the kingdom in the past also came from his family. As the most prominent branch of the branch, they were also the most seriously injured when the country was destroyed.
With such an identity and background, the former family members naturally dreamed of taking charge of the entire family again, or even founding a country again, and wearing that sacred crown. Unfortunately, their background and ambitions are well known; others in the family are also wary of such ambitions. In the past, three generations of the kingdom died, and the reason behind it was indispensable to the indifference of other branch families.
There is not enough food in hand, there is not more manpower, and powerful weapons cannot change the sky. Besides, the secret of the rifle was also spread as early as the fall of the country. The other branches did not build their own guns because the quality of the guns they produced was far inferior to those made by this branch, and the risks of gun explosions and duds were doubled.
Instead of thinking about it yourself, it is better to use food in exchange for necessary weapons. Anyway, as long as the rifle itself is well preserved and maintained, its useful life and wear and tear will be longer than that of ordinary cold weapons. Using food to buy a few rifles a year, each branch had accumulated a lot of wealth in such a long time.
As for ammunition, it has a shelf life, and its production is simpler than making a rifle. Without the help of Ruan Yongzhi's branch, the others would not be caught blind. In short, each branch is not afraid of having their weapons and ammunition jammed. Unless there is a high-intensity war today, all the family's wealth will be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Ruan Yongzhi, of course, is well aware of the thoughts of other branch families. So even though he has the strongest strength, his hands are tied and he doesn't dare to irritate others too much. The more important reason is that if everyone breaks up with each other and directly turns over the table, Ruan Yongzhi's branch really has no confidence in conquering the others based on the weapons that other branch families have accumulated over the years.
In this balance of fear from both sides, Ruan Yongzhi, the remnant of the royal family, survived in the Jialong Chamber of Commerce. Also because both sides are on guard against each other, of course there is not much thought on research and development. All day long I just thought about fighting.
According to the rules of family division of labor, the mine owned by Ruan Wenyue should have been divided among Ruan Yongzhi's branch. However, these royal families later disliked the low value of the mines they obtained and the inconvenience of transportation. Moreover, in order to support enough miners, we would have to shoulder a greater burden, so we simply gave up.
In fact, other branch families did not want to give Ruan Yongzhi too much. So it was logical to find an unlucky guy to take over this mess, and Nguyen Van Yue's branch was separated.
Initially, in order to establish an automobile manufacturing and R&D center, Lam contacted the Gia Long Chamber of Commerce through a letter of introduction from Nguyen Thi Hui. Nguyen Thi Huy’s grandfather, Nguyen Vinh Minh, initially gave this opportunity to Nguyen Vinh Chi.
The old man did this because he didn't think that this "car" could make any big waves. On the contrary, it is a good way to weaken Ruan Yongzhi's power as a branch.
The same idea is also in Ruan Yongzhi's calculations. He is not optimistic about the future of "cars" and only thinks that this business is used by other people in the family to hold him back. So I refused without hesitation.
Things should have ended like this, and the Jialong Chamber of Commerce would have missed out on the automobile industry. However, according to the internal information exchange regulations of the Chamber of Commerce, as long as the information is not restricted, a copy will be sent to the relevant personnel. So Nguyen Van Viet, who runs a metal mine, knew about it and was willing to take a gamble.
He followed the channels of the Chamber of Commerce and found the magician in the holy city of Estali. Then there's what happens next.
It was with this background that the elders in the family spoke up, but Ruan Wenyue said with a wry smile: "Uncle, I remember that you didn't want this business at the beginning, so I picked it up. At that time, no one objected, let alone People want to rob. If you say something like this today, wouldn't it be even more inappropriate?"
"Huh, no one knows what the prospects of that business are before you do it. Now that you have proven that this business is indeed feasible, for the best interests of the family, don't you think it should be handed over to someone who is better at it? Well. In the field of making things, you know nothing! You are just a digger."
Faced with this old and unceremonious ridicule, Ruan Wenyue suppressed his brother who was obviously very old but still impulsive and asked: "Okay, even if I am willing to hand over this business. Uncle, you How do you plan to take over?"
"No need to say more, withdraw all the craftsmen and magicians, we can build the car ourselves. Why should we cooperate with a magician from the countryside?" Ruan Yongzhi said in a tone that left no room for doubt.
But Ruan Wenyue shook his head and said, "If this is my uncle's plan, then I can only say that I cannot hand over this business to you."
"You brat, do you think you're qualified to bargain in front of me? I'm telling you today just to give you a chance to step down. Otherwise, it depends on the craftsmen or magicians in your hands. What good things can they make? Let's talk about guns. Take care of it, let alone whether you can see what you little bastards have built, who of you dares to put it on a gun and fire a few rounds. If it doesn’t explode, I will lose to you."
The old man's words were unpleasant, even criticizing her. The other interested people who were listening were certainly displeased, but Ruan Wenyue, who was pointed at and scolded, did not dare to show any anger as before. But this time he did not endure it silently, but said: "Uncle, I don't mean any disrespect to you, and of course I don't want to bargain. I am just telling a fact. If I do what you said, I will In the Auto Center, if our craftsmen and magicians are brought back, they won't be able to build any cars."
"What do you mean? Tell me clearly." Although Ruan Yongzhi was dissatisfied, he was not vague on the key points and asked immediately.
"It's just like the literal meaning. In the automobile center of the Holy City, there are not only our people, but also the people of an imperial grand duke. That group of people, together with our people, use the system designed by the magician , researched and manufactured cars one after another. In other words, if our people are brought back, the best they can do is only half of the car parts. And without the magician's system, the yield rate will probably be disastrous. Ruan Wenyue said innocently.