hsntnovel Chapter 2710 was given too high a price.
Chapter 2710 was given too high a price.
Changsun Wuji, Ma Zhou, and Yu Zhining were the chief officials of the three provinces, the heads of all officials, and all decisions had to be made through them.
Therefore, at this time, three people need to step in.
The three looked at each other, somewhat bewildered, as they didn't know the bottom price of the carriages at Prince Ji's residence.
The imperial court also makes purchases, but it's always the lower-level officials who negotiate. This is the first time His Majesty has been present to negotiate directly with the seller.
The three of them then looked at Li Shimin, who calmly sipped his tea, appearing unwilling to get involved.
Finally, Changsun Wuji, the Left Minister of the three provinces, spoke up:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, how about one hundred strings of cash per frame?"
"I'll give you one more chance to bid. You can say it again," Li Shen said calmly to Changsun Wuji, without getting angry.
The room fell silent upon hearing this; everyone knew that Prince Ji would definitely not accept such a price.
They asked for 600 strings of cash, and you offered 100. You're lucky they didn't kill you on the spot.
"Then please allow me to discuss this further."
After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, he actually led Ma Zhou and Yu Zhining away from their seats to secretly discuss the matter.
After a while, they waved to Tang Jian again, and the four of them whispered among themselves, but no one could hear what they were saying.
"Tenth Brother, what price do you ultimately want to sell this carriage for?"
Li Chengqian leaned forward and asked in a low voice.
Li Shen rolled his eyes. "You're an undercover agent, can I tell you that?"
After a while, the four of them finished their discussion. Changsun Wuji returned to his seat and bowed to Li Shen, saying:
“Your Highness Prince Ji, we have already discussed this. The court’s purchase of carriages is beneficial to the country and its people. As a prince, Your Highness Prince Ji would not make things difficult for the court.”
After careful consideration, we have decided to purchase each aircraft at a price of three hundred strings of cash. If His Highness Prince Ji can accept this, we can sign the contract at the Ministry of Civil Affairs in a few days.
"How much did you say?" Li Shen stood up excitedly.
“Three…three hundred strings of cash,” Changsun Wuji said uncertainly.
With a loud "Bang!", Li Shen slammed his hand on the table and shouted:
"make a deal!"
Huh? Everyone was waiting for Prince Ji to lose his temper, but unexpectedly, he agreed.
The four people who were discussing this matter immediately began to beat their chests and stamp their feet in despair, realizing they had overpaid.
They originally thought that with 600 strings of cash per vehicle, and given Prince Ji's personality, the profit should be around 50%, so they chose to cut it in half.
They also knew that they would definitely not agree to 100 strings of cash.
I never expected this. Just look at Prince Ji's expression; he's definitely going to make a profit.
"Wait, Your Highness, we need to discuss this further." Tang Jian immediately stood up.
"Bullshit, Minister Tang, have you no shame? You're so old, aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation in your old age?"
Li Shen immediately jumped up and started cursing.
"Hehe, Your Highness Prince Ji, this old minister has followed Your Majesty for half his life, wholeheartedly assisting Your Majesty. What does it matter if I lose face for the sake of this old minister of the court?"
Li Shen never expected that Tang Jian, that shameless bastard, would actually admit it.
"Stop talking nonsense. You yourselves said 300 strings of cash per piece. If you're willing to cooperate, that's the price. Otherwise, there's no point in talking."
To deal with such a shameless old man, Li Shen had to adopt an even more shameless attitude, otherwise these old bastards would devour him, chewing even his bones to pieces.
"Your Majesty, do you think we can discuss this further?" Tang Jian immediately sought his boss's help.
The leader of the Guanlong Group of the Tang Dynasty, known in the martial arts world as the Heavenly Khan, once fought his way from the north of the Tang Dynasty all the way to the south.
"Minister Tang, this is a matter between me and the court. As a family member, I should recuse myself and it is inconvenient for me to get involved."
Please do not harass my family.
Before Li Shimin could speak, Li Shen stood up and said seriously.
With a "poof!" sound,
"Cough~~cough~~cough~~cough~" Li Shimin spat out a mouthful of tea, choking and coughing incessantly. Empress Zhangsun, who was standing beside him, quickly patted his back.
However, Li Shimin coughed and waved his hands at the crowd, indicating that they should talk amongst themselves.
Li Shen smiled smugly, looking at the elderly people from the three provinces.
Changsun Wuji was the most cunning person. Although he was not mentioned in the "Fang Mou Du Du" (房谋杜断) chapter, it did not diminish the old man's talent in the slightest.
This person was one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin King's mansion.
Yu Zhining is also one of them, and Ma Zhou must have exceptional abilities to have reached this position.
Otherwise, how could someone from a humble background like you have risen to the position of prime minister?
Li Shen felt that today was the highlight of his life, as he could compete with the three chief ministers.
“Your Highness Prince Ji, would it be possible to lower the price further?” Ma Zhou asked.
"Gentlemen, please listen to what I have to say. This carriage was originally worth a thousand strings of cash, but I have lowered the price again and again, all because it was sold to the imperial court."
Otherwise, even if someone else wanted to buy it, I wouldn't sell it to him for less than a thousand strings of cash.
Li Shen looked at everyone and said, "I have made myself very clear. Are you still not satisfied with cutting off 300 of the 1,000 strings of cash?"
Li Shen wanted to tell these people not to push their luck, and if they couldn't sell it, he wouldn't sell it to them. Anyway, Li Shen didn't need to rely on this to make money.
"Duke Zhao, have you considered having the Ministry of Works make a copy? Wouldn't that eliminate the need to buy from them and save a lot of money?"
Just then, Li Zhi glanced at Li Shen and spoke.
"Yes, why not just copy it?"
"What's so rare about a carriage? Aren't those two-wheeled carriages all made by the Ministry of Works itself?"
"That's a wake-up call. Why not just copy it?"
Upon hearing Li Zhi's words, the senior officials below began to discuss among themselves.
Li Zhi looked at Li Shen triumphantly, a victorious smile on his face.
"Hmph, how ignorant."
Li Shen snorted with a mocking expression.
"What did you say?" Li Zhi immediately retorted angrily.
Li Shen looked at Li Zhi and said disdainfully:
"I say you are ignorant and think you are clever. Don't you think that if you could imitate it, would Minister Tang still come to me to buy it?"
Do you really think you're smarter than everyone else?
Look at who these people are; aren't they all ancient monsters who have been around for thousands of years? They've already thought of the things you're thinking about.
If I'm not mistaken, Minister Tang and Duke Zhao, you must have had the Ministry of Works make a copy last year, right?
The results were unsatisfactory, so I decided to buy it. Am I right, Your Majesty?
As Li Shen spoke, he looked at Tang Jian and the three prime ministers in front of him with a smile.
"Well... as His Highness Prince Ji said, we did try to replicate it last year, but... but we didn't succeed."
Tang Jian awkwardly stood up and replied, "Just as Prince Ji said, they had already sent people to make a copy."
Buying is definitely not as good as making it yourself.
Unfortunately, they did not succeed.