Chapter 207 is here.
Shen Huaichen had just returned to Saharan City and hadn't even had a couple of sips of milk wine when Aqige invited him over.
"Sir, you're finally back! I've been so anxious these past few days."
I've been eagerly anticipating this every day!
Upon seeing Shen Huaichen, Aqige immediately put his arm around Shen Huaichen's shoulder and led him into the tent.
Shen Huaichen quickly stepped back two steps, gesturing for Aqige to go first.
Achig was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.
He liked the customs of the people from the Central Plains.
There is a distinction between the noble and the lowly.
Unlike the people around me, who genuinely treat me like their brother when I say I do...
Don't they understand the difference between respect and hierarchy? Don't they know they're just being polite?
In this respect, the Hu people were truly inferior to the people of the Central Plains.
The two entered Achig's tent and took their seats. Achig then instructed his servants to bring out fine wine and food, and dismissed everyone else from the tent.
"Sir, did you gain anything from this trip?" Achig asked first.
Shen Huaichen smiled and nodded.
"Your Highness, the Marquis of Dayu wants to start a caravan to do business with the border city."
Mr. Du helped the prince secure a 30% share.
Achig touched his bearded chin.
"Thirty percent! That's quite a lot."
"So they just want to do business over there?" Archie asked.
Shen Huaichen raised his glass and toasted Aqige.
"Your Highness is indeed a man of great talent."
Doing business with us isn't as simple as it seems.
They wanted to do business and also wanted to get information.
This is why Mr. Du only wanted 30% of the profits.
Since the prince took 30% of the share, he only needs to do 30% of the work.
Business is business! Everyone likes to do it.
As for other matters, that depends on the prince's mood.
Of course, Du also talked to that person. It was true that the prince would take 30% of the share, but they would also provide necessary information when the prince needed it.
In any case, the prince won't suffer any losses here.
You make money and gain a source of information—isn't that the best of both worlds?
"Furthermore, now that the thirteen border cities are under Your Highness's control, isn't it just a matter of a word from Your Highness to let them know what news you want?" Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
Achig nodded.
That's right, that's the point. He may want to make money, but it's best not to spread this news too much.
"Sir, please take charge of this matter!"
People in Chongqing are too cunning; others can't handle them.
It's best to leave it to the gentleman.
There's one more thing, sir. Just two days after you left, someone else came to me.
He was also from the Central Plains and said he wanted to start a caravan.
I don't know how to talk to him. Based on your previous approach, when you don't know someone's background, you just ignore them.
"Now that you've secured a caravan deal, sir, this man can go back," Archie said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Shen Huaichen immediately realized that this must be the Ye family's caravan that Shangguan Jin had mentioned.
"Your Highness, please don't rush."
"Could we let Mr. Du talk to him?" Shen Huaichen hurriedly asked.
Achig was a little confused. Hadn't they already reached an agreement on one?
"Your Highness, since everyone wants to start a business, we should see which one is more sincere!"
"You have to ask the price before buying anything, let alone a caravan!" Shen Huaichen laughed.
Achig didn't understand these things, but he knew that his advisor was at least eight hundred schemes in the making.
If he says he wants to talk, then there must be a need to talk.
And so, Shen Huaichen only drank half a cup of milk wine before hurriedly leaving the main tent to find Boss Ye, who had been left hanging for several days...
Shen Huaichen didn't return until nearly midnight.
The next morning, he rushed off to find Achig.
Achig had just woken up and hadn't even gotten out of his reverie when a servant reported that Mr. Du was already waiting.
He couldn't care less about the beauty on the bed, so he quickly got up, dressed, and went to see Shen Huaichen.
"Your Highness, I reached an agreement with that businessman surnamed Ye last night."
"He only does business with Saharan, not the other border cities, and gives us 20% of the profits," Shen Huaichen said hurriedly.
"ah?
"This...didn't you just finalize a deal with a company in Beijing, Chongqing? Why are you doing this again?"
"Your Highness, who stipulated that you can only do business with one company?"
I've reached an agreement with that company, but I didn't say I'd only do business with them!
Since you're doing business, we certainly welcome you. Only by opening our doors can we grow our business bigger.
besides......
Your Highness, as I have told you before, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
We have two caravans doing business with us, which means we have two ways to get information.
"One is overt, the other covert; by complementing each other, we can better ensure the accuracy of the information," Shen Huaichen explained.
When Achig heard this, he also thought it made sense.
Who can guarantee that the information brought by that caravan is accurate...?
“What you say is absolutely right. Doing business with two caravans is indeed better than doing business with only one caravan.”
"There's one more thing, Your Highness. Now that two merchant caravans are going to cooperate with you, there will definitely be a lot of gold and silver going in and out."
I have an idea: accounts from both of these sources should not be entered into the public accounts.
Once they got their hands on the 30% of the spoils from the capital, they immediately traded them with other city lords for warhorses, soldiers, or slaves.
You can also buy horse farms or other livestock.
I had Mr. Ye deposit his 20% with a money exchange in Dayu.
In this way, Du would not need to bring large sums of gold and silver with him whenever he went to the capital.
As for offering tribute to the officials of Dayu, all they needed to do was present silver notes.
Your Highness, there are quite a few people in the capital keeping an eye on you right now.
"You...you can't let others see large sums of gold and silver anymore," Shen Huaichen advised.
Is there anything else that Achig doesn't understand?
Over the past year, business has been good, and those people in the capital who have been watching him have said a lot of bad things about him to his sworn brother.
Fortunately, he spent a lot of money, so many people spoke well of him.
“Sir, you have considered this very carefully. We will do as you say.”
The use of the silver in these two places is decided by the gentleman alone, and no one else needs to know.
In particular, two-thirds of the goods from another caravan were stored in the capital city of Da Yu.
It means Mr. will have to work hard and be busy again.
"Sir, I recently acquired two boxes of pearls from the East, each one plump and round. Please take them and admire them!"
As he spoke, Achig instructed his servants to quickly bring out two boxes of pearls.
Shen Huaichen calmly glanced at the two pearls and then nodded.
"Your Highness, rest assured, when I next go to the capital of Dayu, I will definitely deliver these two boxes of beads and those silver notes to the proper places..."
Shangguan Jin, what do you think? I told you I could get those two portions over here, but you didn't believe me!
Here it comes!
I told you long ago, I'm best at picking peaches!
Thinking about Shangguan Jin's expression when she received these things, Shen Huaichen felt extremely pleased.
Miss Shangguan, please accept this...
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