"Brother Yi, Princess Jincheng wrote a letter asking for the Nine Bends Land. How can we refuse?"
Li Longji worked for half a day and came back for lunch. He would not go in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, he would go to Zhuangzi to review the memorials. At noon, there would be delicious food.
The ship to raise seafood had arrived. There were large tanks on the ship to raise seawater. At the same time, someone pumped air into the water to provide oxygen to the seafood.
What was sent were conches, clams, sea urchins, razor clams. There were no crabs or shrimps.
It was the first time Li Longji saw clams and razor clams that could spit out water. He had never eaten sea urchins before.
At this moment, he looked at the sea urchins that were similar to chestnuts and asked Li Yi about Princess Jincheng.
"If you can't get it on the battlefield, don't think about taking it away on the negotiation table. Tell Princess Jincheng that Tubo will not use such good land. The Tang dynasty will use the good things to raise and sell them to Tubo at a cheap price. "
Li Yi already had plans for this. You want me to give it to you? I got it back with my own ability.
After Li Yi finished speaking, he thought of something else. "If there's a letter, reply to Tubo and tell them to give up the source of the Yellow River. They will be considered a shareholder."
"How?" Li Longji had never heard of occupying other people's land and giving them dividends.
"We'll take half. We'll use the land, and we'll be responsible for providing extra manpower and materials.
Tubo doesn't have to worry about anything. They can send people to supervise. After the profits are made, we'll give Tubo half of the net profits.
Tubo will provide the land, and we'll be responsible for all the expenses. It's a win-win situation for both sides. "
Li Yi said. It was simple. They would rent the village's land and make money. They could also provide jobs for the villagers.
"How can we give Tubo so much profit?" Li Longji was distressed. He would rather take the land.
"How should I say this? If Tubo is willing, they can earn more than 100,000 yuan annually for the first two years. After that, we can make them lose money every year through loans, sales agreements, gambling compensation, buying materials at a high price, and so on. "
Li Yi said with a smile. It was also simple.
"You can lose money in business? Give me an example. "
Li Longji was very surprised. How did Li Yi lose the money?
"Let's talk about loans first. We don't have the money, so we can borrow from the Li Family Zhuangzi. The interest rate is one thousandth of a percent, and the interest rate is more than 30 percent a year.
If the loan is borrowed for a year, the principal and interest will be repaid. If the loan is not repaid, the interest will be compounded. I set it at 0.5% per day.
If he borrowed 100 coins, he would need to pay 135 coins and 500 coins in a year based on the number of days, which was 355 days.
If he didn't pay it back, the interest would be compounded at a rate of 0.5%. In the first year, it was 5.8442 times. In the second year, it was 34.5067 times.
He could also repay the debt on a monthly basis. In that case, he would specify how much he should repay each month.
If it's overdue, even if there's a difference of one cent, it'll be calculated based on the total amount due for that month. Eight hundred three hundred and thirty-three cents of principal, plus … "
Li Yi talked to Li Longji about financial issues, which mainly involved rules and numbers.
Li Longji understood. Isn't it just loan sharks?
"You guarantee that you won't be able to pay it back?" He wanted to ask this question.
He felt that if Li Yi borrowed 100 coins, he would be able to earn hundreds of thousands of coins in a year.
"This is related to the VAM agreement. The Li Family Zhuangzi buys the sheep. Normally, 500 grams of sheep costs 20 coins. The Li Family Zhuangzi pays 40 coins to buy the sheep.
The premise is that the local people must provide enough sheep on time. For example, 500 grams of sheep.
If the sheep reaches 500 grams of sheep, the Li Family Zhuangzi pays 40 million. If the sheep fails to reach 500 grams of sheep, the Li Family Zhuangzi will be compensated. "
Li Yi brought up the second matter.
"Continue." Li Longji didn't ask any more questions.
"Sheep need to eat grass, and sheep need horses. If we buy horses from the Tubo aristocrats at a high price, of course they will be happy.
If they need refined materials, they will still be happy to buy highland barley from the Tubo aristocrats at a high price.
Then the loan money is gone, and the sheep are not enough. They can't give the Li Family Zhuangzi enough sheep, so they have to compensate.
If the Li Family Zhuangzi can't pay back the money they borrowed, they will have to calculate the amount based on compound interest.
Then they will help the Tubo aristocrats buy the Li Family Zhuangzi kerosene lamps and other things as guarantors. The aristocrats don't pay back the money, so the guarantors have to pay back the money.
So they start to lose money every year. They start to sell the land to pay back the money. The Li Family Zhuangzi bought the land piece by piece. "
Li Yi explained the simple operation of the company that he listed in order to cheat money.
Of course, the listed company had to fake the accounts. In the end, they were fined hundreds of thousands and delisted.
The listed company was emptied, and the shareholders bore the losses.
Li Longji rubbed his face with his hands. He was a little panicked.
His current Brother Yi, his future son-in-law, how … how …
"Try?" Li Longji was really tempted. It turns out that when Brother Yi partners with others, not only can they make money, they can also lose money.
"Let's try. If Tubo agrees, we can save the trouble of fighting." Li Yi didn't know if Tubo would agree.
If he doesn't agree, then they can continue fighting. If he agrees, then they can change to another method.
"Brother Yi, what should we do? Let's eat some razor clams first. I'll drink a bowl of rice wine with you." Li Longji pointed at the two types of shellfish that were still spitting out water.
He liked Li Yi more and more. In the future, if anyone in the Tang dynasty thinks they are smart and dares to play this game, Brother Yi will teach them a lesson.
"Boiling it in salt water is actually the freshest. Stir-Frying it with spicy will improve the freshness. Let's just stir-fry it with spicy. Add some coriander and scallions to enhance the taste."
Li Yi heard that they were going to drink wine, so he decided to make the taste stronger.
He personally stir-fried two things in one pot and placed them on the table. The two of them each had a bowl of chilled rice wine.
"If we ship it to the source of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River using this method, wouldn't it be better than a clam?"
Li Longji ate a clam and felt like he was flying. It was too delicious.
Soaked in oil and chilled was actually not bad.
He felt that it was delicious because he had never eaten a live clam before. It was a psychological factor.
Li Yi was very calm. As long as they were by the sea, the clam was not worth much. If they were not by the sea, there was cold chain logistics. The price was also not high. It was cheaper than eating pork.
"There are enough ships. It's better for the boatmen to change jobs." Li Yi brought up a topic that was not related to the price.
"Change to what? No matter how hard it is for a boatman, he can still support his family. "Li Longji knew how difficult it was for a boatman to pull a ship.
The places where boatmen were needed were also places where the water was turbulent and the terrain was dangerous.
The boatmen climbed the rocky roads and moved forward. It was easy to do on flat ground. They used animals to pull the ship.
"Pedal. The boatmen bought or rented a ship together. If they don't pull the ship on the shore, they pull it in the water.
When the boatmen are tired of pedal, they will change to the boatmen. The boatmen will pedal crazily and pass quickly to collect the money.
When I get the gunpowder and blow up the submerged reefs, the boatmen will wear diving suits and oxygen tanks. They will tie ropes to protect themselves. "
Li Yi did not think that pulling a ship was a good job. However, he had no choice. The ship could not go up even if the wind was blowing. He could only barely pass if he used the sail and oars.
As for the other ships, the boatmen would not pull them. They would turn back when they saw the current.
When some ships were being pulled by the boatmen, they would keep shouting prices. For example, each boatman would add a coin, then another coin.
The boatmen on the ships would cheer for the boatmen on the shore and shout together.
The boatmen would not only push forward, but they would also adjust the position of the ship. When they encountered reefs, the boatmen would move aside.
As soon as they moved aside, one of the ropes would break …
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