No matter who said it, no matter how they said it.
Han Yunxi's price was ten thousand taels for one hundred thousand dan of grain. This price was ten times lower than Wu Shu's grain shop's price!
Han Yunxi calmly drank her tea, waiting for Master Lin and Master Qian to haggle.
Master Lin had been doing business in the black market for so many years, but he had never seen someone haggle so fiercely without blushing.
No matter how fiercely they haggled, there was a bottom line. Once the bottom line was exceeded, there was only one outcome, and that was to be kicked out by the shop owner!
Master Lin flattered Han Yunxi for so long, but in exchange for such a heart-wrenching price, he wanted nothing more than to pick up a broom and scold this woman out.
However, he didn't dare!
Right now it was a buyer's market, not a seller's market. He was the one begging her to buy, not the other way around!
Master Lin kept taking deep breaths, silently telling himself to calm down. It was business, after all, so he had to slowly grind to earn money.
Compared to Master Lin, Master Qian was much calmer. He smiled and said, "Miss Helian, let's not take drunk words seriously, okay?"
What did he mean by not taking it seriously? He meant that this price didn't count, and that she should open a new one.
Han Yunxi curled her lips, "Then two hundred thousand dan, ten thousand taels!"
This time, the calm Master Qian couldn't control himself. He angrily said, "Miss Helian, this isn't a place for jokes!"
Who knew that Han Yunxi also wasn't happy. Cold, she said, "Who's joking with you? My price is one hundred thousand dan, ten thousand taels. It's you guys who talk too much nonsense. "
As Han Yunxi spoke, she looked towards Master Lin and impatiently said, "Master Lin, I've already named the price. How much can you sell it for? If it works, then it's fine. If it doesn't work, then we'll pull it over! In any case, I'm not in a hurry to buy it. "
If Master Lin and Master Qian knew Han Yunxi's true identity one day, and then remembered what she said today, they would definitely vomit blood and die!
However, at this time, they already had no way out.
Under the premise that Han Yunxi offers a hundred thousand dan and ten thousand taels of silver, Master Lin and Master Qian don't know what to do. If they offer a low price, they will suffer a great loss. If they offer a high price, if this woman says she doesn't want to buy and directly leaves, they will cry to death.
Both of them were silent and didn't say anything.
Han Yunxi didn't care what they were thinking. She didn't want to wait.
"Master Lin, it's so hard to do business with you!" As she spoke, she casually tossed the teacup aside and got up to leave.
"Miss Helian, please wait a moment! Wait a moment! " Master Qian hurriedly asked her to stay, "Miss Helian, because there are old and new grains in the granary, we need time to discuss the price!"
This Master Qian was quite smart. He used the old grain as an excuse.
Before Master Qian could say what they were going to discuss, Han Yunxi cut the matter short with one sentence. She said, "This young lady is naturally here to discuss the price of the new grain. As for the old grain in your storage, forget about it. Just pay according to the price of the new grain! In any case, I'm not a calculative person. "
Master Qian was so angry that smoke almost came out of his nostrils!
This woman … was simply too much of a bully! Too much! He'd never seen someone who took advantage of him and still pretended to be well-behaved!
She offered such a low price and still spoke as if she was very generous and straightforward. Too shameless!
Alright, this was also the first time Long Fei Ye discovered that this woman had such a shameless side. However, he quite liked this kind of shamelessness.
Master Lin had been silent for a long time. This time, even Master Qian didn't know how to continue the discussion with Han Yunxi.
In the end, he said, "Miss Helian, this one and Master Lin need to discuss before we can give you the final price. We'll have to trouble you to wait a moment."
This was the rhythm of avoiding her. Han Yunxi thought, could it be that even this Master Qian couldn't make the decision? He had to ask for instructions from the higher-ups?
"How long?" She asked seriously.
"Just the time it takes to brew a cup of tea." Master Qian replied.
"Alright! I'll wait. " Han Yunxi agreed easily. She glanced at Long Feiye, but the two of them had a tacit understanding of what was on their minds.
Unless the master of the higher-ups was in the Lin family's grain store, the time it took to brew a cup of tea was far from enough for Master Qian to ask for instructions.
When they entered last night, Long Fei Ye's hidden guards had followed them in. They'd already searched the Lin family's grain store and were probably already investigating the channels through which the secret letter had been sent.
Master Qian hadn't gone to ask for instructions from his master. He'd really gone to discuss the price with Master Lin.
In other words, Master Qian's status wasn't low. He could decide the price on behalf of the master behind the scenes. If they started with Master Qian, it wouldn't be difficult to find evidence of the imperial uncle's corruption!
While they waited, Han Yunxi deliberately changed the tea she brewed and poured a cup for Long Fei Ye. She said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please."
Long Fei Ye accepted the teacup with both hands and replied professionally, "Thank you, master!"
Han Yunxi almost laughed out loud. 'Three lifetimes of fortune' wasn't enough to describe her current feelings. Whether it was in the past or in the future, she was probably the only person in the world who would hear His Highness Duke of Qin call her 'master.'
Once the time it took to brew a cup of tea was up, Master Lin and Master Qian returned.
Master Qian had been sent by the imperial uncle himself, so he naturally had full authority to decide the price and quantity of grain on behalf of the imperial uncle.
The reason he'd left was to discuss the price and stock with Master Lin.
The amount of money that the imperial uncle's estate had to hand over to the Ministry of Revenue, as well as the interest and interest they had borrowed from the black market loan sharks, amounted to a deficit of more than one million and five hundred thousand taels as of tonight. On the other hand, there were more than three million dan of grain in storage.
Of the 3 million dan, a third was old grain and two thirds were new grain. Not all of it had been obtained through corruption. Tianning Country's harvest this year hadn't been good, so they hadn't been able to hand over much grain. Moreover, the national treasury had a limited amount to spare for disaster relief. Of the 3 million dan, the imperial uncle's estate had used his authority to buy from the rich landlords at a cheap price and hoard them until the price rose.
According to Han Yunxi's price of 100,000 dan for 10,000 taels, all of the grain would only be sold for 300,000 taels.
How could 300,000 taels be enough for the imperial uncle's estate to hand over to the Ministry of Revenue?!
After doing some calculations, Master Qian felt more and more clear-headed. He increasingly felt that Miss Helian's price was ridiculously low. He had no idea how he'd managed to negotiate with Han Yunxi to this extent.
After some discussion with Master Lin, he settled on the lowest price in his heart: 100,000 dan for 50,000 taels.
100,000 dan for 50,000 taels. If they sold all of their grain, they'd get 1.5 million taels in cash, just enough to cover the imperial uncle's deficit.
This price couldn't be any lower. If it went any lower, there'd be no point in selling any more grain.
Of course, Master Qian hoped that they could sell for a bit more and make a profit.
The profit here referred to the surplus after the imperial uncle's deficit was filled. It wasn't a true profit. One had to know that such a large amount of grain would have to be sold for at least three million taels in order for the imperial uncle's estate to not make a loss!
Setting aside the fact that the imperial uncle's estate had spent real money to buy the grain at a cheap price, even the embezzlement would cost a lot. The cost of personnel, transportation, storage, and so on were all considerable expenses.
Some people had large businesses and appeared to be very wealthy, but they often couldn't fork out much cash. This was because the larger the business, the greater the intangible expenses.
Of course, Master Qian definitely wouldn't ask for silver if the final price was a profit. He would only keep the grain and sell it when the price rose in the future. That way, he could make up for his losses as much as possible.
When she saw that Master Lin and Master Qian had returned, Han Yunxi had an impatient look on her face. She asked, "Master Lin, can you name a price now?"
Master Lin didn't even have time to sit down. "Miss Helian, the price you named is truly too low. We'll lose a lot of money."
"If you're losing a lot of money, then don't sell it. We can't let you lose money!" Han Yunxi spoke so kindly!
Master Lin and Master Qian were secretly complaining in their hearts!
Master Lin didn't know how to explain to Han Yunxi why they had to sell the grain. He avoided the topic and sighed. "Miss Helian, a hundred thousand dan for seventy thousand taels is already a low price. We have more than two million dan of grain in our storehouse. At this time, you won't be able to find that much grain anywhere."
Master Lin said, then added, "Of course, the price isn't that low."
As soon as he said this, Han Yunxi knew that seventy thousand taels wasn't the other party's bottom line.
Because Long Fei Ye had investigated the imperial uncle's deficit before, they had a rough estimate. If seventy thousand taels was a hundred thousand dan, then two million dan was more or less the imperial uncle's deficit.
This group of people would definitely leave some room for negotiation. They wouldn't go so far as to say that they were dead set.
Thus, Han Yunxi guessed that the other party's stockpile wasn't just two million dan.
She and Long Fei Ye hadn't come here to save money, but for the grain and evidence.
Their first goal was to empty out the imperial uncle's stockpile of grain!
No merchant could be made without treachery. However, no matter how treacherous a merchant was, they still had a moral bottom line.
So many people had starved to death during this famine, yet the imperial uncle's residence still had such a large stockpile of grain. Not a single grain had leaked out. What was the difference between this and murder?
If the imperial uncle's residence dared to store even a single grain, then she dared to make sure they didn't leave a single grain behind!
"Master Lin, aren't you too good at haggling?"
As Han Yunxi spoke, a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face. "No, that's not right. You didn't even want to make this deal! Since you don't have any sincerity, I don't think there's any need for further discussion. "
As soon as Han Yunxi finished speaking, she stood up and prepared to leave.
Master Lin panicked. Just as he was about to speak, Master Qian beat him to it. "Miss Helian, your price is truly too low. How about you raise it a bit and we lower it a bit?"
"How much can you lower it by?" Han Yunxi stopped in her tracks.
"How much can Miss Helian raise it by?" Master Lin hurriedly asked.
Han Yunxi sneered when she heard this. "Will Master Lin accept it no matter how much I raise it?"
Master Lin was momentarily at a loss for words. He didn't know how to respond.
"Master Lin, it doesn't matter how much I raise it. The key is how much you're willing to lower it. As I said earlier, I can decide whether or not I want to make this deal. "Han Yunxi made her stance clear.
Master Lin looked at Master Qian, but didn't say anything else.
Master Qian was just like Master Lin. He was both mentally and physically exhausted. However, he still wanted to put up a fight. After all, with such a large amount of grain, even a single tael of silver would increase the total by a lot.
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