My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 108 Butterfly Wings
"One year!?"

"Are you kidding!?"

Wang Fu almost jumped up when he heard this.

The cost of maintaining a caravan is enormous.

Without sustained profits, daily food and vehicle maintenance would be considerable expenses.

Taking Lu Yi's caravan as an example, not counting the one hundred coachmen, one hundred horses, and other guards and maintenance, it would consume 110,000 coins worth of food a month.

If the two hundred cavalry guards were included, the food alone would cost more than 300,000 coins a month.

As well as the rising food prices, and the driver's monthly wages and other expenses.

If he really had to stay in seclusion for a whole year as Lu Yi said, not only would Wang become rich, but all the other families that smuggled through Mayi would lose a lot of money.

Wang Fu might even go bankrupt because of this, so his reaction was particularly big.

"Do I look like I'm joking with you?" Lu Yi showed an impatient expression and said with dissatisfaction when he heard it.

Lu Bu, Gao Shun and others had long been unhappy with Wang Fu. If it weren't for Lu Yi's pressure, they would have killed the profiteer immediately as they had not yet gotten rid of their chivalrous nature.

"Ahem..." Wang Fu was overwhelmed by the momentum of Lu Yi and others. Then he remembered that his life was still hanging in their hands. Therefore, his attitude immediately softened and he brought up the names of Su and Zhang again.

"It's not that I'm pushing you too hard, but when we came here, the two clan leaders Su and Zhang said that we can't delay for so long. We have to open it within a time limit and everyone should trade fairly!"

"Since the two clan leaders Su and Zhang have said so, I am also willing to make more efforts. How about this, half a year! If it is less than half a year, I really won't be able to persuade Sima Huang. You know, he gets the biggest share of the profits. If I persuade him like this, wouldn't it be like persuading him to give up his own interests?"

Lu Yi frowned when he heard this, but still took a step back. However, this was far from his psychological bottom line.

Wang Fu heard Lu Yi's intention to give in, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

With a smug smile in his heart, one party raised the price and the other party paid it back on the spot.

This was the part he was best at, so he immediately started to argue with Lu Yi.

After a heated debate, the two sides finally agreed on a deadline for Lu Yi to finally persuade Huang Yi to turn on the switch.

The duration is three months.

"It's only three months. Although my Wang family is just a nouveau riche, we can still afford to lose this little money!" After Wang Fu got a satisfactory answer, he and the tall and thin servant dragged the stubborn and strong servant away from Jiuyuan.

"It is already mid-May, and three months from now it will be mid-August. By then, not only will all the grain be harvested, but Lvwu will also be built, and we will be able to recruit a certain number of men. We will not be afraid of these merchants even if we have a falling out."

After watching Wang Fu leave, Lu Yi revealed a satisfied smile.

"Brother, these merchants only have a few filthy coins. As long as you give the order, I will lead my men to Zhongshan overnight and kill the entire Wang family under the cover of darkness. Why should we cut off our own financial resources and give the profits to these cystic worms?"

Lu Bu couldn't understand why Lu Yi did this, and when he saw Wang Fu leave, he immediately complained in dissatisfaction.

The other people also showed an expression of resentment on their faces.

"Don't be angry, my brother. Just listen to what I have to say..." Seeing this, Lu Yi shook his head helplessly and explained the key points to Lu Bu one by one.

"So Big Brother is planning to use a delaying tactic!" The more Lu Bu and the others listened, the brighter their eyes became, and they immediately understood Lu Yi's good intentions.

"There is a serious conflict of interest between us and the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce that smuggles horses. Either we give up our monopoly and join them, or we maintain our monopoly and go to war with them."

"When there is a conflict of interest, it's either compromise or a fight to the death!"

Lu Yi spoke eloquently, his eyes revealing wisdom and depth that transcended the world.

"My brother is right. They are just some profiteers of cysts. Why should we share the profits with them?" "Do they deserve it?"

"Therefore, war is the only outcome!"

"However, since we are destined to go to war, why should we honestly tell the other party our intentions?"

"My delaying tactic is not a big plan, but it is an open strategy based on the habits of businessmen."

"Merchants are profit-driven and often like to reap the greatest benefits at the lowest cost. Therefore, as long as there is a possibility of peace, they will not risk everything and completely break off relations with us."

"Therefore, I expected that when the other party saw me bowing my head, they would definitely relax their control over us, hoping that we would honestly and voluntarily give in."

"We have to thank Wang Fu for coming forward to tell us this news, otherwise we would still be kept in the dark!"

As Lu Yi spoke, he suddenly smiled.

"Brother, what you said is exactly what I want to say!" Lu Bu was overjoyed when he heard it and laughed and clapped his hands.

Lu Yi helped everyone to untie their knots, and smiles appeared on their faces.

If you can follow such a big brother who plans ahead and knows how to act tactfully, why would you still worry about your future achievements?
"Thanks to Wang Fu, we have three precious months of development time. But after three months, these businessmen will find that we are destined not to compromise with them. They will certainly be angry and attack us in groups, so..."

However, Lu Yi gradually stopped smiling and looked at everyone seriously.

"Gentlemen, I hope we can work together to overcome this difficulty together!"

"We are willing to serve our elder brother!" Everyone looked at each other and bowed to Lu Yi with a serious face.

"Very good, you guys go and get busy." Lu Yi nodded and waved everyone away.

He now wanted to be alone and calm down, and think carefully about what kind of despicable means Su, Zhang and this vanguard Wang Fu would use against him and Jiuyuan in three months, and how to deal with the disruption.

Various thoughts rose and fell in his mind, colliding with each other, making him frown.

After a long time, his brows finally relaxed.

In the end, after much thought, Lu Yi came up with the most complete plan, which was to prioritize strengthening himself.

Instead of coming up with some fancy ideas, it is better to build your own strength in a simple and plain way.

As the saying goes, one good punch is enough to prevent a hundred blows from coming.

Only when your fists are strong can you speak with confidence and be more confident in facing the endless hostility.

If it really comes to a point where both parties are desperate, he also has the power to drag the other party down with him!
"Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping?"

Lu Yi opened the letter paper tightly held in his hand again, and his brows frowned again.

"Aren't these two people Liu Bei's Series A investors?"

"I didn't expect that I would end up fighting with them."

"I originally wanted to make friends with them and get them to change their minds and pour the resources they had invested in Liu Bei into me. I didn't expect that because of the conflict of interest in horse trading, I would inevitably end up on the opposite side of them."

“Maybe this is the wing of a butterfly?”

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(End of this chapter)