The next day, Celius met Lied in a narrow room as promised.
There are two cups of tea on the table. The tea is not bitter, but it doesn't have too much fragrance. It belongs to the level of ordinary people's hospitality. However, there was nothing unusual about Celius when he drank it, which meant that he also enjoyed this kind of ordinary tea on weekdays.
"Yesterday, I went back and thought about it carefully. At the same time, I notified the Central Office to help me check the data of previous years. Did you know the proportion of female businessmen in Xiqin, so you proposed to start a female market?"
Celius opened his mouth leisurely. He obviously showed shock when Lide mentioned Yingbai yesterday, but now he conceals it very well. Lide's original plan was adopted.
Lide was not in a hurry, and replied while drinking tea:
"I'm really not sure about this. It was only when merchants from West Qin came to Yunyang occasionally that I realized that in West Qin, women can also do business, and their status is equal to that of male merchants. I asked those female merchants in private For a moment, they didn't know how many women in Xiqin chose to go into business, so they just replied 'a lot'."
"It's quite a lot. Judging from the tax situation last year, female businessmen contributed about 30% of the tax payment."
Celius took out a report and put it on the table, and continued:
"The number of women married to businessmen, noble ladies from famous families, and female politicians serving in local areas is even more exaggerated. Moreover, the Western Qin Dynasty is rich, and even the wives and daughters of ordinary people's families can afford it during the festivals. Money to add some new clothes and accessories. This market is indeed huge. If you have experience in this field, the profit you can get from it is definitely an exaggerated astronomical figure. Of course, you will also have many competitors. According to the past rules , this market will eventually be divided among many people.”
Lied smiled and said:
"That will have to wait for us to enter the market. Over the years, many people have seen this market, but how are they doing here? They will only meet the needs that have emerged, but they cannot see the potential needs."
Celius took a sip of tea and said frankly:
"I agree with that. Over the years, no one has ever proposed to me to open any club. So I really consider that I can contract the entire business to you, but the share needs to be discussed in advance. How do you think is more appropriate? "
Lidby gestured and replied:
"Naturally, it's seventy-three points, and we pay three points."
Celius put down his teacup and said with a smile:
"Coincidentally, I also plan to give you a three-point profit."
Lid waved his hand:
"I can't do it. It's only three points, so I won't be a beggar on my knees?"
"The business is big, three points is already a sky-high price. You are not from Xiqin, I can't just watch the wealth flow out."
"Hey, what Master Celius said, can you really trust me with this business? After my model is spread out, various competing products will be born in the local area, and you will definitely turn a blind eye to those. In the end How much can this market leave me? 30%, 20%? Right now, I only pay 30% of the profit, and it doesn’t look good.”
"Then five five."
"At least **. After the market declines later, I can accept five or five."
"... that's fine too."
As Celius' words fell, the two sides fell into a brief silence.
Everyone knows that this business will bring in a considerable income. From the accessories on Alaiya, Celius could tell that Yunyang is indeed experienced in the women's market. Now that Alayya has put on makeup, her appearance is much more ordinary than before, but she still has a lot of experience because of the accessories on her body. A lot of points. Celius doesn't know what fashion styles are, but he still has this vision. What's more, Li De threw thousands of gold coins, if he wasn't really sure to take over the market, there was no need for it.
But it was also clear to both parties that the conversation was not about the deal.
Yesterday, Celius said it. He alone is not enough to support this business, and other heavyweights are needed.
At that time, Li De gave his answer, which was Ying Bai, the prince of the Western Qin Dynasty.
But now that the news that Ying Bai was locked up in the confinement room is known all over the world, it is naturally impossible for him to jump out and support it.
Then, he needs to be released... or his identity should be restored.
This is a very simple logic, Celius knew it in his heart, and Lied knew it in his heart, but neither of them spoke immediately.
The reason is not complicated, neither side can figure out what the other is thinking. Lide harbored such a huge wealth code, he could have asked Celius in the middle stage, why did he go the way of the tax official? It was because he needed to talk to Celius alone, and without a referral, it was impossible for Celius to meet him in private.
As far as Lide is concerned, he only heard that Celius has not supported any of the West Qin princes so far, so he guessed that he might want to guarantee Bai, but he couldn't confirm it. And this is Xiqin again, he can't take the initiative to reveal his idea of rescuing Xiaobai, otherwise once the plan is revealed, he may never return.
So Lidd had to wait.
He pointed out the biggest piece of cake to Celius, and also gave Celius the best step.
If Celius really wanted to guarantee Bai, he should do something. And if he didn't actually have this idea, Lide's behavior would at best be suspected. Driven by high profits, Celius would not do anything to Lide, but would find someone else to support Lide's industry. This will bring considerable income to Xiqin.
There is even a possibility that Celius originally didn't want to guarantee Bai, but couldn't find another heavyweight, so he could only accept cooperation with Lied in the end. No matter what Celius originally thought, Lide has achieved his goal so far: to win the support of the second in command of Xiqin as much as possible without actively exposing himself.
Celius drank the last sip of his tea.
He also seems to have made his own decision.
"I heard that Shizi Ying Bai owes you a load of steel."
Celius pointed his fingers at the table and said to Lid:
"I have no reason to pay this money for him. If you really want to get it back, you have to ask him for it yourself."
Lide also finished his cup of tea, and calmly replied:
"I want to ask him for it too, but isn't he locked up?"
Celius' expression remained unchanged, as if he was saying a very common thing:
"I know where he is being held. It's a pity that the place is very dangerous, and ordinary people can't go there. If I ask you, if he doesn't owe you a lot of money, forget it. Anyway, you can earn more in Xiqin .”
Lid crossed his legs, leaned on the chair, and said slowly:
"Unfortunately, I hate what others owe me the most. If possible, even if I chase him to the ends of the earth, I would like to meet him and get the money back."