The Fourth Financial Crisis

Seeing Jiang Hua'an and Su Yuanfeng retreating, Yang Lu couldn't help but feel a little headache.

Because of the three tests left by Governor Lu, one of them was to obtain the seal of the president of Lingshi Reserve Bank. He originally thought that this test was a sure thing, but unexpectedly, Yuntianhua's position was already shaky just two years after taking office at Lingshi Reserve Bank. .

If Liu Hanxing becomes the president of Lingseok Reserve Bank, there will be no need to think about lending the president's seal.

But now that Han Xinhe is not here, the senior officials of the Haiya Department can't even find anyone to support him. What's more, what Jiang Hua'an and Su Yuanfeng said are actually reasonable. If it weren't for the three problems left by President Lu, he actually wouldn't want to do it casually. It was involved in the infighting among the top officials of Wuliang Sword Sect.

Jiang Hua'an was an experienced man and had long seen that Yang Lu wanted to broker this matter. Seeing that Yang Lu was still silent, Jiang Hua'an did not want to upset the heart of this important partner of the Haiya Department, so he raised the terms again: "Five billion Lingshi coins! If the Lingshi Reserve Bank is willing to transfer all the assets of Luo's Trading Company in Zhongzhou for 500 million Lingshi coins, then we still have to discuss this business!"

Su Yuanfeng frowned and said: "City Master Jiang, this price——"

Jiang Hua'an raised his hand to interrupt Su Yuanfeng's speech, then turned to look at Yang Lu and said: "This price is already very fair. If you put the remaining junk from Luo's Trading Company up for auction, I'm afraid it won't even cost 200 million." If you can’t sell it, I’m only willing to quote this price for the sake of you and President Yun.”

If the Luo Family Chamber of Commerce really owes more than 10 billion spirit stone coins to various creditors, as Jiang Hua'an said, if the 500 million spirit stone coins are thrown in, there won't even be a splash.

So Yang Lu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This price is too far from President Yun's requirements..."

However, Jiang Hua'an said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Five hundred million spirit stone coins is not a small amount for our Haiya family. No matter how much money Yuntianhua wants, we really can't get it. It's impossible for us." In order to take over the non-performing assets of the Luo Family Chamber of Commerce, let’s sell off our core assets.”

Su Yuanfeng also snorted coldly and said: "If I were to make the decision, I would not be willing to part with these 500 million spirit stone coins. If the Luo Family Chamber of Commerce's butt is so easy to clean, how can it be Yuntianhua's turn to ask for help from us?"

"So the price is non-negotiable?"

Jiang Hua'an's answer was decisive: "There is absolutely no need to discuss!"

Yang Lu was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, I will accept City Lord Jiang's kindness first, but I may need to go to the Lingshi Reserve Bank headquarters in person before I can make the final decision. Although Wang Ziwei has already given I sent a communication spell, but when I tried to contact him again, I didn’t receive a reply.”

"It's good that Advisor Yang can understand our difficulties!" Jiang Hua'an smiled with satisfaction, and then added another piece of information, "That Wang Ziwei probably didn't mean not to reply to you. I heard that the Lingshi Reserve Bank has turned into a mess... I really can’t help you this time. If I dare to run to the Wuliang Sword Sect headquarters now, I’m afraid Lin Jianxing will take me down at all costs.”

After saying that, Jiang Hua'an raised his teacup to signal him to see off the guests.

Seeing that Jiang Hua'an was still making excuses, Yang Lu could only cup his hands and say, "Okay, I'll take my leave now!"

"Consultant Yang, wait!"

However, just as Yang Lu was about to leave, Su Yuanfeng stopped him again: "Logically speaking, Han Xinhe has always been responsible for the outlying island trade. I can't interfere at will, but I have also heard some rumors recently, saying that Consultant Yang invented A certain magical spell can even be used normally within the coverage of the Wanli Yanbo Formation. Even the outlying island lords who usually ignore us no longer dare to show off to you, and have sent envoys to line up to visit the Qingning Chamber of Commerce. visit!"

Hearing Su Yuanfeng's words, Yang Lu pretended to be puzzled and said: "President Su suddenly mentioned this matter, what is his purpose?"

Su Yuanfeng smiled and said: "If Consultant Yang is willing to share the secret of this special spell with us, let alone 500 million spiritual stone coins, even if it is 1.5 billion spiritual stone coins, I think it is not non-negotiable!"

The annual profits from the outlying island trade amount to tens of millions of spirit stone coins, and are divided among the seven or eight super chambers of commerce that specialize in ocean trade. If the Qingning Chamber of Commerce negotiates good terms with the lords of the outlying islands, then the Qingning Chamber of Commerce will not even need to actually To carry out business, as long as these chambers of commerce sell franchise rights, they can get millions of spirit stone coins in commissions.

However, these millions of spirit stone coins will definitely not all fall into the pockets of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce. Although the Qingning Chamber of Commerce has a secret weapon like gunpowder, it does not have any maritime power after all, so Han Fulai often needs to come forward. After settling all kinds of troubles, the profits should be distributed accordingly to Han Xinhe's uncle and nephew.

But even the remaining profits are extremely amazing for the Qingning Chamber of Commerce. At least before Yang Lu and Li Qingning advance to the Nascent Soul stage, they almost don’t need to worry about cultivation resources anymore. They even brought Han Xinhe’s uncle and nephew to Haiya. The status within the department has also increased because of this additional power.

Although this business model of collecting protection fees on the ground is very easy, in Su Yuanfeng's opinion, it is a waste of money.

If the Haiya Chamber of Commerce has a secret weapon that can influence the situation on the outlying islands, then the Haiya Chamber of Commerce will never be satisfied with taking a few points of protection fee from the outlying island trade, but directly monopolize the outlying island routes. If we can completely monopolize the offshore trade, the annual profits of tens of millions of spirit stone coins will belong to the Haiya system, which is equivalent to re-creating the Haiya Chamber of Commerce.

However, the biggest problem in this is that none of the major cultivation chambers of commerce involved in outlying island trade is a fuel-efficient lamp. If the Haiya Chamber of Commerce monopolizes the profits of the entire outlying island trade, then other cultivation chambers of commerce that have suffered losses will definitely not give up. The Ya Chamber of Commerce will definitely offend a large number of vested interests and face huge external political pressure.

After all, it is a big business involving tens of millions of spirit stone coins, and it is completely worth the risk that the ancestor of the Nascent Soul stage takes. Even if the Nascent Soul Ancestors have no way to deal with the lords of the outlying islands, can they still not deal with the Qingning Chamber of Commerce?

As the saying goes, no one is innocent but the one who possesses the treasure is guilty. The Qingning Chamber of Commerce's background is destined to be unable to support such a large total profit, even with Han Xinhe's help.

But if the Haiya Sect unites as a whole, they may not be able to withstand the pressure and monopolize all the benefits of outlying island trade. After all, they have even forced the head of the Wuliang Sword Sect back, in order to earn tens of millions of spiritual stone coins every year. , Su Yuanfeng believes that this matter is completely worth a try!

However, this view held by Su Yuanfeng was actually the result of Yang Lu's deliberate guidance.

After all, the weakness of gunpowder is very obvious. If you use it too much, people will definitely see its flaws. So Yang Lu simply sold everyone a favor, saying that although the Qingning Chamber of Commerce has the ability to unify the outlying islands, we will never monopolize the benefits here. We will get some token commission, so don’t bother us.

In this way, he could not only ignite the gunpowder but also make a good-faith gesture of "taking a step back to broaden the horizon".

Although other ocean-going chambers of commerce have each lost hundreds of thousands of spirit stone coins in profits, after receiving the goodwill released by the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, they will not directly kill Shanghai Yacheng to retaliate for this loss, which can be regarded as forming a chain. A delicate balance.