Chapter 446: Forcing the Table

Ji Guangkuan said, "This accident happened too suddenly. Everyone lost money, what can we do? We can only try to reduce the losses as much as possible. Are you right?"

"Yes, the superior can decide the life and death of the people below in a single thought." Qi Shaoguang said sadly.

"Boss Qi, be careful what you say." Ji Guangkuan reminded him.

Qi Shaoguang came back to his senses and said lazily, "Okay, the goods in my warehouse will be paid to you." The interest on the money they borrowed before was high, so now it would be good to use the goods in the warehouse to offset the debt, otherwise the interest would be The price is rising day by day, which makes me worried.

"Just charge it at the current price. I won't charge you any interest on the previous payment." Ji Guangkuan said.

"Shopkeeper Ji is very generous."

"Then it's settled, I'll have someone pick up the goods later."

Shopkeeper Ji left Qi's house, looked at the road, and went to the next house as planned, focusing on the action of 'getting the goods and clearing the account without interest'.

Xie Zhan had always made people pay attention to the Jincheng branch of Ji's Bank. Their people received the news almost as soon as Ji Guangkuan moved, not to mention that Ji Guangkuan's movement was quite big.

The person following him quickly reported the news, "Master Xie, the Jincheng Branch of Ji's Bank is also receiving the goods."

Xie Zhan sighed in his heart, finally letting Lu Songli react.

Obviously, at this critical moment, the other party obviously wants to force the table and eat, and they want to take a piece of the pie.

He had no choice but to accept Ji Guangkuan's approach. Just like in Nanyang, Lu Songli's side knew that she was following them to pick up the leaks, but there was nothing they could do. Otherwise, could he have overturned the entire prepared table?

In this case, the people on my side have paid so much and can't eat it.

Now the competition is who can eat more dishes with faster hands.

Fortunately, they started eating early. However, the Jincheng branch of Ji's Bank is the creditor of Jincheng Shang in Shucheng, so it has a natural advantage in receiving goods.

Only then did Qiao Xitong realize how arrogant his previous words were.

Next, both parties worked hard to accelerate the pace of acquisitions. Soon, all the low-price Shu brocade, silkworm cocoons, raw silk, etc. sold in the Shu market were collected by others.

Among them, the gang headed by Xie Zhan accounted for nine out of ten, while Ji's Bank grabbed two out of ten.

Not long after, in response to the chaos caused by the tribute title in Shu, the royal court announced: The new emperor said that his father would not change his ambitions three years after his death. Shu brocade is still this year’s tribute brocade! As for who will get Gongjin’s name in the next three years, let’s see.

But all knowledgeable people understand that in the next three years, Gongjin's name will never be Shujin.

As soon as this news came out, countless brocade merchants in Shu beat their chests and hated themselves for not persisting more. Some people immediately realized that they had fallen into the trap.

What to do now? When the time comes, the imperial court will definitely ask them for tribute brocade, but the finished product and raw materials are all sold! If they can't produce the tribute brocade then, they will be held accountable.

They had no choice but to find Qiao Xi and others to buy back the goods and raw materials. Even if the opponent lion opened his mouth and offered a price two or three times higher than the market price, they could only admit it with their noses pinched.

It's not that they can't buy raw materials such as silkworm cocoons and raw silk from other places, but the silk cocoons used for each type of brocade are slightly different. If the Shu brocade they produce uses raw materials from other places and the quality does not meet the requirements, it will be a serious crime.

They can only sell their properties or industries and sell their assets to raise money.

Then Qiao Xi and others came out and said that there was no need to go to so much trouble, just give them the property in their hands.

This behavior completely confirmed the speculation that they were the ones behind the scenes, but the Shu Brocade merchants had absolutely nothing to do. They have entered the game and can only let others flatten and round them.

During the valuation, Qiao Xi and others made a normal valuation and did not deliberately lower the price.

This made Jin Shang from Shu, who was already holding his breath, feel a little relieved.

At this time, Qi Shaoguang and others also came to the Jincheng branch of Ji's Bank.

After hearing their intentions, Ji Guangkuan readily agreed to sell the goods he had taken back to them at a price that was only twice the market price and twice as low as Xie Zhan's.

In this way, Qi Shaoguang and others are grateful.

"Shopkeeper Ji, did you already know that this was a game?" Qi Shaoguang asked.

"Yes, Shopkeeper Ji, you are not kind."

Of course shopkeeper Ji couldn't admit it. He smiled bitterly and said, "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have only accepted these goods? If I had known earlier, I would have definitely eaten more of the goods on the market."

Qi Shaoguang and others thought about it and found that it was indeed the case. All the goods in the hands of shopkeeper Ji belong to creditors like them.

"I took a lot of risks by doing this. I didn't expect that I would accidentally hit it, eh."

After hearing this, the resentment that Qi Shaoguang and others had in their hearts immediately dissipated.

He was not the one who set up the situation. He was just lucky and got a sip of soup by accident.

In addition, his behavior before and after was also very kind. He did not charge them interest before, and now he sold the goods back to them at a lower price than Qiao Xi's peers. It is indeed unreasonable for them to resent Ji.

After the handover between the two parties was completed, Ji Guangkuan sent them out and comforted them, "After this battle, don't think too much, just think of spending money to eliminate disasters. If you do business well in the future, this family will definitely be able to make money again." Yes. If you have financial difficulties or any difficulties, you can come to me, Lao Ji.”

For Qi Shaoshao and others, no matter how much sincerity Ji Guangkuan had in his words, it was well said, which made them feel better.

"Boss, why are you still so polite to them?" The waiter of the bank was puzzled. After this, these people lost most of their property. If they wanted to return to the previous heyday, they would have to work hard for many years. And their boss helped the bank make a lot of money this time.

Ji Guangkuan glanced at him, "Being polite to others, what can it cost you? You, just watch more and learn more."

As he said that, he walked past the waiter and went back to the bank.

What Ji Guangkuan didn't say was that he was a little dizzy at this time, but he always remembered what his cousin said, that people should not be arrogant when they are proud.

Xie Zhan and others were also calculating their gains this time.

"The merchants in Shu are really rich." Qiao Xitong said with shining eyes.

Hu Jiangyi followed with a smile, "Of course, Shu brocade has won the title of tribute brocade for so many years, and Shu merchants have already made a lot of money." Like a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

Gu Huaisheng was sorting out the accounts. Although he didn't say anything, he was very excited.

"Master Xie, preliminary calculation shows that we have earned a total of 18 million taels this time!" Liao Xuewang's voice could not hide his excitement.

Xie Zhan hummed, the wolf travels thousands of miles to eat meat, if he doesn't make money, why did he set up this game?

Shu and Gusu are both rich places, and a total of more than 20 million taels were swept away.

This game cleaned up the big brocade merchants in Shu. Gusu was better, but it just lost a sum.

"So much money!"

Qiao Xi and others were silently calculating in their hearts, 30% of which was handed over to Chang'an Noble, and all of them shared the remaining 70%. According to the investment dividend, they can also get a lot of money this time.

Xie Zhan said, "For Chang'an Noble, let's round it up and give 6 million taels?"

"Just as Master Xie said." No one else had any objection. Even if they divide the remaining 12 million, the return is still very generous.

"It's a pity that Ji's Bank intervened later, otherwise we could have earned more." Qiao Xitong said unwillingly.

After their calculations, Ji's Bank probably took away 300 to 400 million taels.

Xie Zhan was open-minded, "There's nothing we can do about it. It's already happened. Don't worry about it."