Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 491 Fishing and Being Fished
"Miss Hongyu, what do you mean by this?"

A middle-aged man with pale skin and a sinister face asked in a bad tone.

What is particularly eye-catching is that, although he is obviously a man, he has a pair of slender and white hands, which obviously have been well maintained.

"If you ask me to do these unskilled and rough jobs, I will accept it."

"But I have already made a thousand pieces according to your request. Why don't you sell them out?"

"Are you deliberately teasing me?"

Hongyu in front of the middle-aged man was not affected by his rage at all, and still said calmly:

"Master Jia, can you please not be so angry?"

"I have never owed you a penny for your wages."

"I asked you to do these lighter tasks, but why are you not happy about it?"

Hongyu asked with a puzzled smile.

"How to sell these things is my business, so you don't need to worry about it, Master Jia."

Hongyu waved her hand and left this workshop-like place.

Master Jia glared at the other person's receding back, but he could do nothing.

He was clearly imitating the masters, but he wasted his talent on these meaningless things, which naturally made Master Jia full of insatiable resentment.

In his opinion, his skills should be used in more valuable works rather than these works that look like children playing with clay.

The more Master Jia thought about it, the angrier he became. He grabbed an antique he had just made and smashed it hard at his feet.

Immediately, several of his disciples came out to persuade Master Jia not to be angry anymore.

……

"Ah Xuan, it's just as you said. The price of antiques hasn't dropped any further."

In the Sihai Casino in the West Market of the capital, Li Xuan and the monk manager sat around a table together, accompanied by Zhu Shimin, the person in charge of the place.

Because of the speculation in antiques, Li Xuan was asked to leave the palace.

When he heard that the price was actually supported by the other party, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile.

"It seems that the other party has the same goal as us, and they are aiming for something big."

"I don't know which wealthy family in Beijing this is from?"

Li Xuan wanted Emperor Yongyuan to catch these big fish from the beginning.

Unexpectedly, a big fish was caught just a few days after the start.

"Not only that, there are fewer counterfeit goods entering the market than before. It seems that the other party is intentionally controlling it."

Butler Shang added.

"In that case, we can't be polite." Li Xuan said, revealing a sly smile, and then boldly suggested to Shang Zongguan: "Why don't we switch places and see how the other party will react."

"Ah Xuan, what do you mean?"

Butler Shang's expression seemed a little strange.

"I mean, it's our turn to sell off our replica antiques and see how they respond, right?"

"This……"

Li Xuan's proposal made Shang Zongguan look embarrassed.

"Ah Xuan, with the other party's investment, even if the price is collapsing now, as long as we sell all the imitations we have, I'm afraid we will make a lot of money, right?"

"If we end up making things worse and bring down the price that we have raised with great difficulty, wouldn't that ruin your majesty's plan?"

Li Xuan listened to what Shang said, nodded, and replied seriously: "I don't deny the possibility of this happening."

Manager Shang glanced at Li Xuan unhappily.

If Li Xuan failed in his mission for Emperor Yongyuan, he would be just a cat who could pat his butt and shrug his shoulders.

But Manager Shang couldn't do that.

Seeing that Shang Zongguan obviously disagreed with his plan, Li Xuan immediately tried to persuade him:
"Manager Shang, there are some things that we know but the other party doesn't know."

"For example, during the Royal Garden competition, the profits from the first round of speculation."

Between smart cats and smart people, there is often no need to speak too directly.

After Li Xuan's brief reminder, Manager Shang immediately understood the meaning.

"You mean, in the eyes of the other party, we have already made a lot of profits and can exit at any time?"

"That's right!" Li Xuan happily swung his tail and continued to write: "In the eyes of the other party, we are the big fish that was finally caught. I'm afraid they won't let us go easily."

"And it's not quite appropriate to say that we are dispersing the antiques we have."

After the speculation on antiques became hot, Li Xuan gradually stopped the production of imitation antiques, and instead used the method of mortgage to repeatedly put antiques on the market.

If everyone really came with mortgage notes to retrieve the antiques, Li Xuan and his team would not have the corresponding number of antiques on hand, and the gap would even be quite large.

But after the first surge and crash, most of the mortgaged notes actually became dead notes. Almost 99% of the mortgagors had their positions liquidated due to leverage, and Zhu Shimin's people initiated asset liquidation.

Many people's properties were cleared out, but they still owed a lot of debts. Basically, they had no hope of paying off the debts in this lifetime, so they simply jumped into the moat, adding a lot of unnecessary work to the defenders of the four gates of the capital.

But it turned out that these people jumped a little too early.

The Money Gang changed its past practices and did not carry out a series of debt collection operations, allowing these debtors to live as if nothing had happened.

In the past, the Money Gang would have squeezed all the value out of these debtors and all their relatives and friends, and then sold them as slaves in order to maximize profits.

This sudden contrast in attitude made the debtors who had not yet had time to jump into the river feel uneasy for a few days. Then they found that they could live a peaceful life and pay back the debts slowly, and they couldn't help but feel new hope.

It is this situation that has left Li Xuan and his team with a lot of mortgage notes that no one will redeem.

This is also the fish-killing knife that Li Xuan prepared for this mysterious competitor.

"We will sell off all the remaining antiques we have, and then use rumors to lower the transaction price to see if the other party will accept it."

"As soon as the other party accepts the offer, we will stop immediately, wait and see for a few days, and raise the price together with a cooperative attitude."

"But as long as the other party continues to infuse counterfeit goods, we will repeat our previous actions until they realize our bottom line."

When Chief Steward Shang heard this, he couldn't help but frown and asked, "Ah Xuan, do you want His Majesty to cooperate with others?"

Chief Steward Shang knew without even asking that Emperor Yongyuan would never agree.

Although Emperor Yongyuan was short of money, he cared more about the fact that he was the only winner.

If other wealthy and powerful families took advantage of this opportunity to grow stronger, Emperor Yongyuan would be even more uncomfortable.

Emperor Yongyuan needed to solve the problem of lack of money while weakening other wealthy families in the capital.

Not to mention shaking their foundations directly, but at least they will suffer a severe financial blow, so that those ambitious wealthy families will calm down and behave themselves for a few days.

"of course not!"

In response to Manager Shang's question, Li Xuan shook his head in a decisive tone.

How can such a good thing be given to others?
Especially since Emperor Yongyuan was the emperor, it made no sense for him to share a table with others for dinner.

Li Xuan understood this principle in his previous life.

The only way to enjoy the meal is to eat alone. If you share a table with others, you will inevitably have to consider other people's expressions.

His tactics may only work in Daxing at the beginning, but after a few times, they will be learned by these people.

By then, it won’t be that easy for him to cheat anyone.

"Manager Shang, our ultimate goal is to eliminate the antiques from this hyped transaction and leave only a concept."

Manager Shang frowned, unable to understand what Li Xuan said.

Li Xuan immediately instructed Zhu Shimin who was standing beside him to bring over a mortgage note.

Zhu Shimin quickly found a box of mortgage notes and respectfully brought it to the table. Li Xuan picked up one at random and explained to Shang Zongguan:
"This mortgage note is in duplicate."

"One for the mortgagor and one for us."

"It contains the information of the mortgagor and corresponds to an antique from the Jinpeng Dynasty. In addition, it also contains information such as the date, the amount of money pledged, and the interest. It can be said to be unique."

"Therefore, this mortgage note can be used to replace the transaction of antiques, and it has the unique information of the mortgagor, so it is difficult to copy it."

"Of course, when we trade it in the future, we must record every transaction change to ensure the authenticity of the bill."

"Even if someone presents a fake receipt, as long as it doesn't match the buyer, it's fake and the antique cannot be redeemed."

"But even if it's a fake bill, as long as it matches the real buyer, it's real. We'll still hand over the antique to them. As long as the information on our account matches, it's fine!"

"From now on, the main body of market transactions is information, and the truth of information is in our hands."

"Even if the other party wants to copy it, they can't, and it can also effectively prevent counterfeit and shoddy products from continuing to impact the market."

After listening to this, Manager Shang remained silent, slowly digesting the content.

Zhu Shimin, who was standing nearby and serving, had his pupils trembling when he heard this.

He had taken over the Jinqian Gang's business for some time, and after receiving advice from Li Xuan, he had become more knowledgeable about market transactions.

During the previous hype, Zhu Shimin ran around for Li Xuan and arranged many things personally, so he had a deeper understanding.

“The main body of market transactions is information, and the truth of information is in our hands.”

"Transaction information, information control..."

Zhu Shimin muttered to himself what Li Xuan had just said, and a light in his eyes became more and more dazzling.

"In this way, wouldn't it be possible to directly control the trading market?"

"By then, the money in the market will be at your disposal!"

"!?"

Zhu Shimin widened his eyes in shock, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably due to being too excited.

"Xiaominzi, why are you so excited?"

Manager Shang was still thinking, but when he noticed Zhu Shimin's abnormality, he couldn't help but ask.

"Please forgive me, Chief Steward. I was so excited that I disturbed your thoughts."

Zhu Shimin came to his senses and immediately knelt down to apologize.

"It's okay. You seem to understand the purpose of this operation. Why don't you tell me about it?" Manager Shang waved his hand casually and used his true energy to help Zhu Shimin up.

"This……"

Zhu Shimin suddenly felt embarrassed. It was not good for him to refuse, nor was it good for him to agree.

If I refuse, I will be lying. How could Manager Shang not see that?

If I agreed to it, I would be even more stupid and would not have the chance to pretend to be smart.

Zhu Shimin couldn't figure out this matter, so he wouldn't be sent by Zhao Fengwei to take charge of the affairs of the Jinqian Gang.

He was too excited and out of control at the moment, which led to such a stupid mistake and put himself in a dilemma.

The Imperial Household Department has never lacked powerful eunuchs in fancy clothes, but what it lacks are those who have both ability and emotional intelligence.

In a workplace as inward-looking as the Imperial Household Department, you must not have obvious shortcomings in hardware and software capabilities, otherwise you will never get the chance to stand out.

"Xiaominzi, just speak boldly."

"Earlier, Xuan mentioned that you have a talent for doing business among the people. Whether it's controlling the overall situation or grasping the details, you can take care of both. He said that you are a good talent who was placed in the right position by Feng'er. Let us pay more attention to you."

"Come on, I want to see today if you are really as mysterious as Xuan said."

Manager Shang said with a smile and nodded to encourage Zhu Shimin.

"Huh? When did I ever say that?"

Li Xuan was stunned, thinking something strange in his mind.

He had previously mentioned to Manager Shang that Zhu Shimin was efficient, but that was all.

Besides, he never said any of these nonsense words.

But it was impossible for Li Xuan to ruin Chief Steward Shang's plan now, so he turned to look at Zhu Shimin and nodded at him seriously.

But unexpectedly, the next moment Zhu Shimin's eyes turned red.

"Ah this..."

Li Xuan thought that it was his chief monk who made the child cry.

As a result, Zhu Shimin immediately knelt on the ground, raised his hands above his head, and saluted in a very formal manner.

"Since Lord Chief Steward and Lord Xuan value you, I dare to speak out!"

Zhu Shimin's words were powerful and resounding.

Then, Zhu Shimin knelt on the ground and expressed his previous understanding of Li Xuan's words.

After listening to Zhu Shimin's understanding, Manager Shang also understood the profound meaning of Li Xuan's move.

Li Xuan also looked at Zhu Shimin with surprise.

"This kid is really understanding."

Thinking of this, Li Xuan couldn't help but look at Manager Shang, who was nodding and smiling as he listened to Zhu Shimin's words.

"Is he really good at judging people, or did Xiao Minzi explode after being praised?"

They could all clearly hear Zhu Shimin's excitement at the moment, probably because he was moved by what Manager Shang said earlier.

Li Xuan never thought that just a few words could have such magic.

"Is this the power of praising and affirming others?"

Li Xuan originally wanted to teach Manager Shang a lesson today, but unexpectedly, he was taught a lesson without realizing it.

After Zhu Shimin expressed his understanding, he quietly wiped his face with his sleeve, then took a deep breath and stood up again.

When he stood up again, his eyes regained clarity without the slight redness from before, and he asked Li Xuan:
"Master Xuan, am I correct in understanding?"

"Very good, you understood it correctly!"

Li Xuan smiled and nodded, and wrote to Zhu Shimin with his tail.

"Thank you for your guidance, I am grateful!"

At this moment, there was actually a hint of piety in Zhu Shimin's eyes when he looked at Li Xuan.

Seeing such an obvious change in Zhu Shimin, Li Xuan silently looked at Shang Zongguan standing beside him.

Butler Shang still had a smiling face.

“Are you not stingy with your praise and encouragement for those who affirm you?”

"Especially when you are in a high position, you must learn to inspire the potential of your subordinates."

Li Xuan seemed to be thinking about something, wondering if he still had a lot to learn in this area.

But fortunately, there is a good teacher like Shang Zongguan around.

At this time, Chief Steward Shang spoke:

"Ah Xuan, no one else can do this."

"Well, you've been busy lately, so take Xiao Minzi and handle this transaction."

"When the mission is accomplished in the future, I will ask His Majesty for credit on your behalf."

"how?"

(End of this chapter)