Chapter 176 Take the initiative to raise the price?
Wanyan Xun wanted to borrow a thousand guan from Heshi Liezhizhong for a while. However, Heshi Liezhizhong did not agree. It was not that he did not want to borrow, but that he did not. Han Zhongwei has always been honest and trustworthy in business, so he did not pay all his goods on credit, and because of the particularity of his goods, the payment must be paid in advance.
Like the supply agreement signed by Han Zhongwei this time, Jin Guo needs to pay him 7500 knots of 100,000 jin of cement every month to exchange for 900,000 jin of cement. Because of the inconvenience of carrying the materials, Han Zhongwei had to ask them to ship to Heicheng within one month. 7500 knots is a penny. When the money reaches Han Zhongwei, when will he sign the supply agreement with you, otherwise it will be invalid.
Moreover, the time limit for each agreement is one-time. For example, if Heshi Liezhizhong only gave Han Zhongwei 7,500 jin this time and promised to transport the materials stipulated in the agreement to Heicheng within one month, then within one month, Han Zhongwei would hand over 900,000 jin of cement to the Jin Kingdom as promised.
But the supply agreement will automatically expire after paying off the 900,000 kilograms of cement. If the Jin Kingdom still needs cement, the agreement will be signed next month. Of course, as the goods exclusively supplied by Han Zhongwei, the price of cement will be with us. I don’t know whether it will be the price when signing the agreement this time.
So the smart Lieutenant Heshi Liezhi paid all the money he brought to Heicheng this time as payment to Han Zhongwei. But this was just a pre-order of nine million kilograms of cement for ten months, so Wanyan Xun borrowed money from Heshi Liezhizhi. How could he still get a thousand jin at this moment?
"What you need to pay every time is 7,500 guan. Isn't even 1,000 guan left?" Wanyan Xun didn't expect that his dignified prince would come forward and could not even borrow 1,000 guan. If he had no money, then Han Zhongwei's personality would not be able to make an exception. Even Wanyan Xun could not do it!
"Prince, I dare not lie to you. If I pay the money, I will still have tens of thousands of guan, but you also know that in Heicheng, there is no difference between paying money and wasted paper. Now I don't even have a hundred guan, and I have to rush back to Heicheng as soon as possible. I want to borrow some money from you." He Shi Liezhizhong looked depressed. He had always lived a life of luxury in Jin Kingdom and had no idea about money. But now, he is almost penniless. One hundred guan is not a decisive amount in the eyes of others, and it is enough for a family of five to live for several years. But for He Shi Liezhizhong, it may only allow him to barely support him to return to Jin Kingdom.
"Borrow money from me? I'm almost as poor as I'm fine. If I hadn't been in the military camp now, I would have been wandering on the streets." Wanyan Xun's face turned red. When he came to Heicheng, he had a temporary idea. After becoming Han Zhongwei's apprentice, he moved into the Marquis' Mansion. He had an entourage who was driven away by him. He didn't want to call a man who was less than himself in front of his subordinates as his master.
He Shilie did not dare to delay the matters given by the emperor himself. Although he did not have enough money, he still rushed back to the Jin Kingdom as quickly as possible. You should know that Han Zhongwei's conditions were very harsh. If the remaining materials did not reach the border between Jin Kingdom and Daxia near Heicheng within one month of the signing of the supply agreement, the agreement would automatically expire, and all advance payments would be confiscated as liquidated damages.
Since He Shilie Zhizhong was leaving, Wanyan Xun certainly could not raise another thousand coins of funds in Heicheng, so he had to settle for the second best and buy five grenades from Han Zhongwei. It was pitiful. Wanyan Xun was also an extremely noble person in the Jin Kingdom, but when he arrived in Heicheng, he couldn't even pay for a hundred grenades.
"Five grenades? I said Wanyan Xun, you are now a member of the guard team, and you are equipped with eight grenades. Why do you have to buy additional grenades?" When Han Zhongwei heard that Wanyan Xun had only purchased five grenades, he burst into laughter. If he was forced to the extreme, he would say anything.
"The grenade I distributed is your own and has nothing to do with me. Of course, I can't take it outside." Wanyan Xun smiled bitterly. He was not a meticulous work. There was no need to steal Han Zhongwei's things, let alone as long as he had money, his grenades were not sold.
"You only have enough money to buy five grenades?" Han Zhongwei asked with a smile.
"If you want to pay the money, I can buy hundreds of them, but don't you accept the money?" Wanyan Xun said. Compared to the heavy metal currency, he was more inclined to paper money. But who would have thought that Han Zhongwei actually ordered the use of money in Heicheng, which made him have money and nowhere to spend it.
"Jiuchao is a banknote issued by Dajin. I think it's better to use Dajin." Han Zhongwei's grenade production is not like cement, counting in millions, not to mention that his own guards are all very large. With the standard configuration alone, more than 2,000 guards now have more than 10,000. In addition, these strategic materials must be stored in a considerable amount, and his current output is basically reserved by himself.
"Then I can only buy five grenades. Do you want to sell them or not?" Wanyan Xun felt that it would be a loss of his identity if he was confused about these five grenades.
"If it were someone else, or even Li An, I wouldn't have agreed to sell him only five. But you are different. Your situation is special, and you are my apprentice, so I should take care of you, so as soon as your money arrives, I will sell you five grenades immediately." Han Zhongwei said angrily, as if Wanyan Xun was really his junior, as if he really took great care of Wanyan Xun.
Wanyan Xun was so angry that he was half-expected by Han Zhongwei. What should I take care of myself? If I really take care of myself, why not sell him a thousand grenades first? Could it be that his elder brother, who is the emperor, still be able to pay for his debts? But in this case, Wanyan Xun would not say it. In his previous confrontations with Han Zhongwei, he never took a slight advantage. So even if Han Zhongwei took advantage of it, he didn't want to fight back, because he knew very well that as long as he counterattacked, he might be able to get a greater advantage by Han Zhongwei.
Therefore, Wanyan Xun took out fifty scoops very simply. Although his face was full of blood, his skin had thickened a lot, and he did not take back the fifty scoops because of this.
As soon as Han Zhongwei got the money, he immediately ordered someone to bring five grenades and hand them to Wanyan Xun. He also said something that made Wanyan Xun sad, "Actually, as long as you speak, don't say five, I will give you even ten grenades. But since you don't like the kindness you owe me, you must use money to buy it, so I can't force it."
"Master, it's not too late for you to give me dozens of grenades now." Although Wanyan Xun was so angry that his heart was bleeding, he didn't have much time to be sad. He quickly switched to a smiley expression to ask Han Zhongwei for reward.
"You bought five grenades from me, but asked me to give you dozens of them. Then I won't suffer any loss? I can eat anything, but I just can't suffer any loss." Han Zhongwei smiled.
Wanyan Xun didn't dare to say anything more. If he wanted to continue, maybe others could buy it from him at a price of ten coins. As his disciple, he wanted twenty coins.
"You have five grenades now, what are you going to do?" Han Zhongwei changed his mind when he saw that Wanyan Xun had learned his lesson and stopped asking for grenades from him.
"Of course I'm taking it back. In fact, Master, I'm just helping you this time. Think about it, if Brother Dage sees this grenade, he might be so happy. At that time, buy hundreds of thousands of pieces from the master in one breath, and then will the master not make a fortune?" Wanyan Xun felt that his plan was wrong and he should use this excuse early. Perhaps these five grenades don't need to spend a penny on his own.
"Hundreds of thousands? I have to have so many." Han Zhongwei smiled. Of course, he knew the purpose of Wanyan Xun's purchase of grenades was only hundreds of thousands of grenades, and Han Zhongwei was still unable to supply them for the time being.
"Those tens of thousands of dollars are OK." Wanyan Xun felt that the more Jin Kingdom bought, the happier Han Zhongwei would be, but he forgot that no matter how much cement is, he could not kill people directly. As long as one grenade is, it might change the world.
"We will discuss this issue later, but I can tell you one thing with certainty now. I will sell grenades to you, but the specific amount will be told to you at that time." Han Zhongwei smiled. Grenades are not as good as cement. Even if they make more money, they have to control the supply, otherwise they will not lose the end at that time. In turn, they use grenades to deal with themselves, or the Song Dynasty, so they will be extremely guilty.
"Are Master worried about the price of grenades? It doesn't matter. As long as Brother Dage sees the power of grenades, I believe that even if you increase the price by twice, he will accept it." Wanyan Xun thought Han Zhongwei was obsessed with money, so he simply gave Han Zhongwei a clear idea. Now the Jin Kingdom has been forced by the Mongolian in the north and is almost breathless. If there were grenades to help, even if it was paid a great price, the Jin Kingdom would not frown.
"Twice the price? This proposal is good. If Dajin wants to buy grenades in the future, it will be twenty cents per piece. I can't let my disciple down." Han Zhongwei passed it down without even thinking about it. The customer took the initiative to raise the price. If there is such a good thing, it would be rusted to the point that he didn't agree immediately.
"Ah, Master, have you really raised the price?" Wanyan Xun was stunned. Why did he talk so much? He made Dajin double the money for no reason. You should know that grenades are often calculated in ten thousand pieces. Based on the equipment of each soldier, a team of ten thousand people will have 80,000 pieces, and a reserve must be reserved. If you calculate this, a team of ten thousand people will have at least 200,000 or even 300,000 grenades. Each grenade will directly increase the price by ten thousand people, which is millions of coins. I don't know how much you can buy. Now Wanyan Xun just wants to slap himself in a big mouth. This is going to be known by the Dage brothers. I'm afraid that even Dajin will not dare to go back.
"Of course, it's a fool if you don't make money. Do you think being a master is a fool?" Han Zhongwei shrugged his shoulders, with a bad pen on his face. This is the money delivered to the door. If he doesn't make money, he will be sent by God.
"Master, can you promise me something?" Wanyan Xun cursed himself in his heart. If he had known that he would not have any advantage with Han Zhongwei, why would he have to make a fool of himself?
"Let's talk about it first." Han Zhongwei refused to comment.
"If the grenade really costs twenty cents, then the master will not tell He Shilie that it was my suggestion, right?" Wanyan Xun said nervously.
"Well, it depends on the situation. After all, the number of grenades involved is much larger than cement. If He Shilie asked about it at that time, I would really not be able to answer." Han Zhongwei saw Wanyan Xun sweating profusely, and knew that he might regret it at this time and curse.
"Master, please beg you. As long as you don't say that this matter is related to me, I will definitely follow my disciples in the future." Wanyan Xun had been in contact with Han Zhongwei for a long time. If you don't talk about his personality, you can at least guess some. How could you not know that Han Zhongwei was holding his pain feet and asking for a price all over the sky.
"Really?" Although Han Zhongwei didn't care much about Wanyan Xun, if he had an obedient brother to the Jin Dynasty, even if he was a concubine, it would be of great help to him in the future.
"We Jurchens keep our word and never tell lies!" Wanyan Xun thrust his chest and said firmly.
"Okay, I really have a headache about this. If He Shilie asked about it after he was in charge, I don't know how to deal with him." Han Zhongwei touched his head and said in embarrassment.
"Master, if it's okay, I'll take my leave first." Wanyan Xun dared not take Han Zhongwei's words again. He just talked a little too much, and Dajin lost a million yuan. Even he loved it to a huge limit. If he talked a few more times, I don't know if he turned from a disciple to a slave.
"Okay, you go first. These five grenades are now your private property, so you must be careful to keep them. If there is any problem, you can ask about everything." Han Zhongwei said that in fact, this caused many uncertainties and increased hidden dangers for him. However, Han Zhongwei also knew that if the upper class of the Jin Kingdom did not allow the power of the grenades to be seen, they would not spend a lot of money to buy them from themselves, and it would be difficult to change the pattern between the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia.
"Master, don't worry, I will hand over the grenade to He Shilie Zhizhong immediately and let him take it back to Zhongdu." Wanyan Xun's sentence just now, "Only Master's order is obedient" is equivalent to selling his body contract, and now he is talking to Han Zhongwei more and more respectfully.
"He Shilie Zhizhong left Heicheng early in the morning. Don't you know?" Han Zhongwei said in surprise. He Shilie Zhizhong's agreement was signed and he was eager to return home. As soon as he opened the city gate today, he set off. Didn't he say goodbye to Wanyan Xun?
"I went back to the cement factory yesterday and did not be with Heshilie Zhizhong." Wanyan Xun's official identity is now a squad leader of the guard team. Although he also participated in the negotiations between Heshilie Zhizhong, who also represented the Dajin Jin, he immediately returned to the military camp after he separated from Heshilie Zhizhong. Early this morning, Heshilie Zhizhong could not find Wanyan Xun, so he went back to Dajin directly and did not say goodbye to him. Originally, Wanyan Xun also knew that Heshilie Zhizhong would leave soon, but he didn't expect him to be so fast.
If it were something else, Heshilie Zhizhong might have been traveling in Heicheng for several days, but the cement matter was not only the order issued by Wanyan Dage himself, but also the cement was related to the safety of the Yellow River. Heshilie Zhizhong just wanted to rush back as soon as possible. Moreover, he didn't have much money on him, and it was not recognized for paying money in Heicheng. If he stayed for a few more days, he might beg for his return to China.
"It seems that you can't bring back Dajin for the time being. This thing is quite dangerous. Why don't you keep it for the time being for you? When Heshilie comes to Heicheng again next time, I will hand it over to him on your behalf." Han Zhongwei said that in the usual training of the guards, the grenades are also managed very strictly. Only during the drills will be distributed live ammunition. Usually, they are simulated ammunition. Although the appearance and weight are the same, there is no gunpowder, shrapnel and iron nails inside.
"Master, my disciple wants to take a few days off and ride a fast horse to chase Heshilie. As long as I see him and give him the grenade, I will return to Heicheng immediately." Wanyan Xun was anxious. It was not that he was worried that the grenade would be taken back by Han Zhongwei, but that the grenade was determined to be related to the safety of Dajin. If it could be bought by Dajin one day earlier, the soldiers on the front line could also relieve a lot of pressure. When they met the Mongol cavalry again, they would be more confident.
"You forgot your current identity? Although you are my disciple and the prince of Dajin, you are a recruit in the guard team and a squad leader, so you have to set an example. How can you take a leave during three months of recruit training?" Han Zhongwei said that he attached great importance to military discipline. This not only concerns the training of the army, but also a disciplined army is definitely much more powerful than a disciplined army.
In the end, Wanyan Xun had no choice. He could not just follow the master's order. Before he could finish his words, he would change his mind immediately? Then maybe Han Zhongwei would not even sell a grenade to Dajin. Epoch-making weapons like grenades do not lack markets, but are real goods that are priceless in the market. If Han Zhongwei was dissatisfied with him because of this matter and raised the price of the grenade a lot, Dajin would have to knock down his teeth and swallow it together.
But Han Zhongwei did not make things difficult for Wanyan Xun, after all, this also involved a million-dollar business. Big gold paid money to deal with the Mongols, and he could earn a lot of money from Big gold if he did a grenade. If such a business was not done, Han Zhongwei felt that God would not forgive him. Isn’t this time traveling in vain?
Han Zhongwei asked to ride a fast horse to chase He Shilie Zhizhong. Wanyan Xun only needed to compile a letter and give it to He Shilie Zhizhong. This matter was done.
After leaving Heicheng, Wanyan Xun returned to the cement factory and conducted strict training there. The training outline formulated by Han Zhongwei himself made Wanyan Xun, who was used to being pampered, not adapted to it at first, but he also knew that the discipline of the guard team was very strict, and even if his identity was so special, he did not receive special care. Of course, he did not complain to Han Zhongwei about the hardship of training, because he knew that as long as he said that after returning to the guard team, his situation would not improve at all. On the contrary, Bi Zaiyu would really take care of himself "specially", so in this case, Wanyan Xun did not dare to express a word in front of Han Zhongwei. (!)
Chapter completed!