"Hey, that's different. Your Majesty is using money from the national treasury. Several shiploads of gold, silver, copper and iron ore have just been shipped from Wodao a few days ago. The national treasury is not short of money, so of course your majesty doesn't feel bad!"

"Besides, the money was used to buy the boat, and the profits were made by His Highness the Crown Prince. The money did not go to other people's fields!"

"We are different, we pay from our own pockets!"

Zhang Han suddenly showed a flattering smile and said plausibly.

"What Lao Zhang said is correct. We just bought a steamship a few months ago and spent two million gold. At that time, we borrowed the money from His Highness the Prince!"

"That's right! We spent a lot of money sending supplies to the soldiers on the island!"

"The profits from this trip to sea are not very impressive. How can we spend two million gold to buy a ship...?"

After him, the old guys also frowned and complained to him.

"Several ministers, you have received a lot of dividends in the past few months. With your previous savings, it shouldn't be difficult to buy a ship, right? Besides, don't you still have the gems you picked up from the island?

It’s worth hundreds of thousands of gold!”

Ying Feiyu would not believe them easily.

If everyone came to him and complained and asked him to lower the price, would he still be in business?

During this period of time, there was no big business like railways to invest in. These old guys should have saved a lot!

The last time I borrowed money, it was because the old guys were a step too late, and all the money in the bank was taken away by other nobles.

When the bank's funds returned and the turnover was opened, they were immediately paid back. How could they have no money?

"Your Highness, what you said is very light. Those are gems. You can't do anything without saying it. It all depends on opportunity!"

Zhang Han spread his hands and said in embarrassment.

Gemstones are given to those wealthy and distinguished people to show their status, and they are worth a lot of money!

Someone has to make a reservation and agree on the price before we can make the move!

Those wealthy households would then go to craftsmen with good skills to make them into the style they like, and then wear them.

It’s not just rice, flour, grains and oils that you just put on the street and people come to buy them!

"Opportunity? This thing also depends on opportunity?"

Ying Feiyu raised his eyebrows, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Of course, not only us, but the gems in other people's hands are not so easy to sell. Unless you are lucky and can find a powerful buyer to get it all right at once, it will take a long time! But even if

That’s the case, powerful buyers will also take the opportunity to keep the price very low in order to obtain maximum profits!”

"Yes, we are lucky. The previous gems have been almost sold, but this time we haven't had time to sell them! Among other colleagues, there are many who haven't even sold the previous gems!"

"Humph! I guess they won't be able to spend any money to buy a ship this time!"

"That's right...!"

Even they were worried about the money to buy the ship, not to mention the other ministers.

The key is that the interval this time is too short, there is no place to raise money!

In the last wave, many ministers had mortgaged their houses and land in order to go to Yizhou, thinking that they would pay it back after making money.

As a result, an even crazier opportunity came to Erzhou!

This time, there are not only gems, but also many other valuable things. You will definitely come home with a full load!

That’s why they shamelessly come here to bargain!

But looking at the current situation, this price is not so easy to cut!

"The ministers can rest assured. The price of the ship cannot be lowered! But considering our relationship over the years, if we really can't raise the money in the end, I can ask the shipyard to pay for the ship first and then turn around.

Deduct it from your dividends!”

Ying Feiyu smiled, put on a very generous gesture, and wanted to send them away first.

"Um...this...?"

The veterans looked at each other.

The purpose of this trip has not been solved yet!

Originally, I wanted to bring up some things first, so that His Highness the Crown Prince would feel guilty, embarrassed, and sorry for their relationship over so many years.

Then he proposed bargaining, and it is estimated that His Highness the Crown Prince would agree.

If it really doesn't work, let's cry out together.

But after one move, His Royal Highness has no intention of letting go?

Not to mention hundreds of thousands of gold, not even ten thousand gold was given to them!

"What? You don't want to? Then don't blame me for being ungrateful. If you turn around, you'll be nailed, and you won't be able to pay even a penny less to buy the boat!"

Seeing the hesitation of the veterans, Ying Feiyu immediately crossed his shoulders, turned his head to the side, and came out as if no strangers were allowed to enter.

"Don't, don't, don't! Your Highness, you can say whatever you want!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness, just do as you say, let's go back to raise money first!"

"That's right! Let's go back right now...!"

Upon hearing this, the old guys quickly put on a smile and left the Villa dejectedly.

There is no other way. If we continue to talk, we will not even have the chance to get credit. If we really can’t get the money by then, don’t even think about going overseas!

This guy always keeps his word. If he doesn't give them credit when the time comes, he definitely won't give it to them.

It’s better to leave yourself a way out!

After watching the old guys leaving the Villa, Ying Feiyu immediately sent someone to call Yu Wenxuan and Huang Yuan.

Yu Wenxuan was in the mansion, and soon followed his servants.

"His Royal Highness, you are looking for me!"

After entering the door, he quickly bowed his hands and bowed, not daring to lose etiquette.

"Um……!"

Ying Feiyu nodded and continued: "Do you have a shopkeeper who understands gems and has good eyesight?"

Just when I was listening to those old guys complaining, I suddenly discovered a business opportunity.

Since gems are difficult to sell, he might as well just open a luxury store.

It mainly sells some high-end products, rare gems, and various types of jewelry.

At the same time, it also operates gem recycling. Anyway, several major states will open up and immigrate in the future, and many gems will definitely be mined.

Operating a gem recycling business can not only solve the problem of old gems that cannot be processed, but also produce and sell them yourself, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to buy good gems!

Of course, the recycling price must be fair, and the price will be determined according to the purity, color and clarity, size, etc. of the gemstone.

There will never be a situation where a shady businessman deliberately lowers the price!

This requires someone with good eyesight and knowledge of gemstones to check it!

Yu Wenxuan is the financial director and is in charge of the revenue of various industries. He is in charge of many accountants and shopkeepers. He should be able to find such talents!

"The shopkeeper who knows gems...?"

Yu Wenxuan nodded slightly and seemed to be thinking carefully.

In his mind, he quickly scanned all the shopkeepers from all over the place, and finally his eyes lit up, "Your Highness, there really are two of them!"

"oh?"

"One of us lives in Xianyang, and his family once worked as a pawn shop! After that, the people's families became more and more prosperous, and banks could provide loans, so the business became a lot more lonely. So he simply went to the bank to work as a semicolon shopkeeper and earned a lot of money.

More than before!”

"There is another one in Hanzhong County. The family specializes in appraising gems and helping those rich and distinguished families negotiate prices! In his generation, there are many opportunities to make money, and he is unwilling to do such unstable work anymore, so he went to

I became the shopkeeper of a paper mill, and my income is not low and stable!"
Chapter completed!