Chapter 479 Can You Still Play Like This?

Liu Shan's words were very exaggerated, which shocked Tao Qian too.

"Zhang Yu is an outsider. Could it be that you still can't compete with him? Zhang Yu can sell the price so low, you might as well lower the price. Although you made less money, it's not as good as you are now."

Tao Qian was recovering his strength, and he didn't want to have any conflicts with Zhang Yu at this time, so he just persuaded these salt merchants.

"Mr. Tao, if we had the means, we would not have come to you. We have already exhausted our means. If Mr. Tao doesn't care about it, the salt market in Xuzhou will be completely controlled by Zhang Yu in less than a month." Yan Cheng Said.

Seeing that Yan Cheng also said the same, Tao Qian paid attention to it.

Since ancient times, salt and iron have been related to the imperial government, and it is the same in Xuzhou.

Tao Qian took it seriously and asked several salt merchants.

"What? Zhang Yu has mastered advanced salt manufacturing methods and can mass-produce cheap salt." Tao Qian also exclaimed in surprise.

If this is the case, then Tao Qian is also aware of the problem.

"Zhang Yu is really treacherous. Let me sign a trade agreement, which can save tens of millions of money. Now Zhang Yu has already spent so much money in Xuzhou."

Tao Qian couldn't figure out how much it was, but these salt merchants alone consumed more than 100 million yuan in salt.

100 million sounds like a lot, but it’s actually not that much for a state, because Cao Cao’s father, Cao Song, spent 100 million to buy a Sangong Dangdang from Hanling Emperor Liu Hong. So rich, a Xuzhou will not have much influence.

But you must know that the Cao family has been accumulated by several generations, and Zhang Yu has racked up so much money in a month or so.

If things go on like this, when the local salt in Xuzhou goes bankrupt, if the salt market in Xuzhou is controlled by Zhang Yu, then Tao Qian will indeed be passive.

At this time, Tao Qian also realized that Zhang Yu's signing of the trade agreement with him was a conspiracy.

"The old man miscalculated, miscalculated, and followed Zhang Yu's way." Tao Qian thought to himself, but dared not say it, thinking that he was afraid that these salt merchants would take the opportunity to put pressure on him.

Tao Qian said: "I will immediately send an envoy to negotiate with Zhang Yu, we must discuss a solution."

Tao Qian didn't dare to promise too much at this time,

But these salt merchants are not so easy to deal with.

"Mr. Tao, it's not that we don't trust you. We have supported you all these years. We must also participate in this negotiation. This is directly related to our wealth and life." A salt merchant said.

Tao Qian was helpless. These big salt merchants did support him, but the two sides were mutually beneficial. Tao Qian supported them to monopolize the salt administration of a place, and they supported Tao Qian.

But these people have powerful forces behind them, so Tao Qian didn't dare to offend them.

However, Tao Qian did not give in, but said: "Let me study it and give you an answer within three days."

"Tao Gong, the current market situation, three days, will cost our family millions." Yan Cheng said.

This is indeed the case. They haven't sold any salt for a month, and there are so many people to feed, no income, no work, really can't afford it.

Tao Qian frowned, and said, "Okay, come back tomorrow, and we'll discuss a solution."

Several major salt merchants couldn't squeeze Tao Qian's thighs, so they had to go back first.

Tao Qian immediately called Chen Gui and Liu Bei. Although Mi Zhu had already returned to Xuzhou, Tao Qian had excluded him from the core and did not call him.

What Tao Qian didn't know was that after Mi Zhu came back, he quietly transferred the assets, but he transferred by sea, so he was not discovered.

Mi Zhu will not transfer all of them, Xuzhou will still be his base in a short time.

When Tao Qian told the situation, Chen Gui and Liu Bei were also taken aback.

"This Zhang Yu is so insidious that he can do such a thing." Chen Gui was also dumbfounded that a seemingly harmless trade agreement would become like this.

Although Chen Gui is talented and knowledgeable, he never expected to be able to do this.

Liu Bei has always been black-bellied, he did not express his opinion, but he was also surprised by Zhang Yu's operation.

It turns out that business can still play like this.

However, Huaxia has always been an official, and they have never thought about what a businessman can do.

If it was someone else, with a single order and a large army, everything would be settled, and a large amount of assets could be seized and confiscated.

But they dare not do anything to Zhang Yu.

"Xuande, with my Xuzhou military strength, I can still fight Zhang Yu. Can I keep him out?" Tao Qian asked.

Liu Bei frowned. He didn't have much confidence in Xuzhou's soldiers. They were all recruits. Although there were 200,000 recruits, Zhang Yu's army was all elite soldiers, and it was not clear how many there were.

"Tao Gong, Xuande is not talented, and it will take at least half a year to train the army." Liu Bei said.

Tao Qian sighed. He also knew the situation in Xuzhou, and he was indeed not the "ruthless" Zhang Yu's opponent.

These Tao Qian regrets are extremely regrettable, they are simply leading the wolf into the house.

Zhang Yu was asked to enter Xuzhou for support in order to deal with Cao Cao Tao Qian, but he did not expect that it would become a major hidden danger in Xuzhou.

"Lord Zhou Mu, if we start a war with Yangzhou, Cao Cao may take advantage of it. We really can't deal with it, but we can't let Zhang Yu monopolize my salt city in Xuzhou. We must find a way to restrict it." Chen Gui has nothing to do. Method.

Now Tao Qian feels that the initiative is completely out of his hands.

Thinking of negotiations, Tao Qian felt dizzy, Zhang Yu's appetite was not small at all, and if given the chance, he would definitely pounce on them and devour them completely.

"It's better to ask Mi Zizhong to find out Zhang Yu's tone before dealing with it." Chen Gui suggested.

In fact, the Chen family and the Mi family are completely opposite, but it seems that there is no other way at this time.

It is impossible for Tao Qian to let Zhang Yu control the salt market in Xuzhou, but Tao Qian has no strength to resist.

Tao Qian went to ask someone to find Mi Zhu.

After Mi Zhu came, he saw Chen Gui and Liu Bei, and he understood a lot.

Mi Zhu got the news a long time ago, knowing that Tao Qian often called Chen Gui and Liu Bei did not call him. Obviously he has been excluded from the core, but Mi Zhu is not angry at all. Having seen Zhang Yu's potential, he has already planned to talk to Zhang Yu. Feathers tied together.

"Zi Zhong, please sit down quickly." Tao Qian was still polite to Mi Zhu as always.

After Mi Zhu sat down, Tao Qian first expressed concern for him and thanked him for going to Yangzhou as an envoy.

Mi Zhu's mouth was modest, but in his heart, like Tao Qian, he already had his own thoughts.

After a while, Tao Qian started talking about business.

"Zizhong, if General Zhang does this, it will indeed destroy the peace between me and his two families. I also need to ask Zizhong to go to Yangzhou again to discuss the solution with Zhang Yu. Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to the tens of millions of people, and I will not be able to explain to Zhang Yu." Xuzhou's more than 200,000 troops explain it." Tao Qian said.

Mi Zhu's heart was full of sarcasm, Tao Qian's threats to him were useful, but he actually used Xuzhou's people and the army to threaten Zhang Yu, he simply wanted to be slaughtered. The strongest system to dominate the Three Kingdoms