amaotonovel Chapter 172: Nobles? I don't care
Chapter 172: Nobles? I don't care
Although the dozen or so people at the wealthy businessman's table had expected this result, the meaning was different when they heard Chen Dong say it himself.
It’s a done deal, there’s no room for maneuver!
Everyone looked unhappy and hesitant.
However, due to Chen Dong's reputation, no one dared to say a word.
The seven nobles already had their own plans in mind and naturally would not go against Chen Dong.
"Commander Chen can take it if he wants. It's just a shop and not worth mentioning."
"General Chen, take it. If you need silver, let me know. I still have 18,000 taels in my house."
"Don't talk about such dirty things. Has Your Majesty made a decision on Prince Jing's rebellion?"
The seven nobles were generous and magnanimous, and looked like they had no shortage of money.
Chen Dong raised his eyebrows in surprise. He originally thought that these seven people were difficult to deal with and planned to pin Qian Liang's death on them. However, he did not expect that they would be so cooperative, making Chen Dong's plan useless.
"Thank you, General Xia, Lord Zhang... Thank you so much for your generosity. Since you don't care about those shops, I will accept it with pleasure."
"Come here, sign the documents for the masters."
Chen Dong winked at Yan Shiqi, and Yan Shiqi came over with some transaction documents.
When the seven nobles saw this, they couldn't help but twitch their eyes.
They transferred the business to the Jinyiwei, who only gave them one or two taels of silver!
This is like throwing their faces to the ground and stomping on them hard.
"Don't use this tael of silver. Keep it for the Jinyiwei to open a bar." General Xie said with a cold face.
General Xia also said: "Commander Chen, are you looking down on us? Are we short of this little ounce of silver from you?"
Chen Dong said with a smile: "Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, let alone I am not familiar with you guys, so it is better to be clear about the accounts."
"Stop talking and sign it." Lord Zhang said in a deep voice.
The seven people exchanged glances and signed their names on the document.
Each of them was given a piece of silver and placed in front of them.
"Seven of you, the deal is done, you can't go back on your word." Chen Dong said with a smile.
The seven of them snorted heavily and said no more.
Let Chen Dong be proud for a while, and when Yan Yuting comes, the outcome will be clear!
"They can endure this, there must be something wrong!" Chen Dong glanced at the seven people and thought to himself.
He looked at those wealthy merchants, and seeing that they had grim expressions, each of them looked like they had lost their parents, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Looking at your expressions, you seem reluctant." Chen Dong said with a smile.
Is it more than just unwillingness?
I don’t want to open the door, I don’t want to go home!
But what can you do if the knife is at your neck?
"Commander Chen, we are willing to offer all our business, but we hope you will give us a way out. This price of one tael of silver is going to kill us!"
"Commander Chen, please show some mercy and let us go."
"Commander Chen, I kowtow to you, please raise your hands!"
Every word is like a tear, every sound is like a cry of blood.
Some people even wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Chen Dong.
Chen Dong was speechless and quickly supported the man.
"What are you doing? Did I say one or two taels of silver?" Chen Dong said helplessly.
A group of wealthy businessmen looked at each other in bewilderment.
Chen Dong didn’t say it, but he did it!
The seven nobles were right before him.
"Lord Chen, why are you talking to these peasants? Come and have a drink." General Xie said carelessly.
General Xia said sarcastically, "Being a cousin and a saint, Lord Chen has really figured it out."
Chen Dong glanced at the two of them and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Everyone, listen to me first. Your business will be managed by the Jinyiwei, and you will have to hand over 30% of your profits every month. In return, the Jinyiwei will protect you. Even if you want to expand your business to the Northern Barbarians, the Jinyiwei will pave the way for you!"
boom!
Everyone exploded.
Is 30% a good thing?
Indeed a lot.
But that depends on how you compare.
With the Jinyiwei as a shield, not only the evildoers in the officialdom dare not make any move, but even the gangsters and bandits have to think about whether their heads are worthy of being chopped off!
The name of the Jinyiwei had already spread throughout Dayan, and with the implementation of the land-based tax system, the lower-class people praised the Jinyiwei and sang praises for His Majesty.
With this golden body protecting them, their business will only get better.
Taking out 30% of the profit and exchanging it for a bigger piece of cake is a sure win no matter how you look at it.
"Thank you, Commander Chen!"
"Commander Chen is such a kind man!"
"We are willing to serve Commander Chen and die for the Imperial Guard!"
"Long live Commander Chen!"
All the wealthy businessmen were overjoyed.
They thought they would lose everything, but unexpectedly, they could gain a brighter future at a very small cost.
They will never forget this feeling of going from hell to heaven!
Compared to the ecstatic merchants, the faces of the seven nobles suddenly turned gloomy.
General Xie slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Chen Dong, what do you mean by this?"
"You bought our business with one tael of silver, but you opened the door to these peasants. Who do you think we are?" General Xia said in a gloomy tone, "Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because your majesty is protecting you. When our ancestors made great contributions to Dayan, you were still pissing and living in the mud!"
Lord Zhang said coldly: "Chen Dong, you must give us an explanation!"
One tael of silver was enough to slap them in the face, but now in Chen Dong's eyes, they are not even as good as businessmen!
They can't swallow this!
"You want me to explain? Don't think I don't know what you are up to." Chen Dong looked around at the seven people and sneered, "You all want me to die!"
The seven people looked at Chen Dong in surprise and doubt. Did this little eunuch know what they were thinking?
As soon as he saw their flickering eyes, Chen Dong became more certain of his guess.
"A bunch of old ghosts, they really have nothing good to hold back!" Chen Dong said in his heart.
"Don't worry, with His Majesty's care, I won't die for a while, so don't even think about taking your business back." Chen Dong stared at General Xie and cupped his hands with a playful expression. "I heard that General Xie's fur business is making a fortune every day. Thank you very much!"
General Xie cursed, "Let you, the damn eunuch, run rampant for a while! Wait until Yan Yuting returns to the capital, and see how you die!"
General Xie had a bad temper, so Chen Dong immediately tricked him.
Yanyu Pavilion!
Chen Dong's pupils shrank. He didn't expect that these seven people would place their hopes on Yan Yuting.
Chen Dong sneered and said nonchalantly: "Do you think His Majesty has no means? If he dares to come, he can only leave lying down!"
General Xie was about to speak when General Xia pulled him back.
"There's no point in saying more. Let's wait and see." General Xia said with a gloomy face.
"Let's go!" Lord Zhang stood up and said.
The seven nobles didn't expect to be tricked by Chen Dong. They all had gloomy faces and quickly left Piaoxiang Tower.
Chen Dong shouted behind them: "Thank you very much for your generous donation!"
The seven people stumbled and walked faster.
Chen Dong laughed loudly and invited those wealthy merchants to have a feast together.
The scent of a woman wafted through Piaoxianglou.
"Damn it, I can only touch it but not eat it!" Chen Dong took a sip of wine and buried his head in the snow-white abyss of the girl beside him.