"If you hesitate to make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences..."
Cui Yuncheng muttered these eight words in a low voice. At the critical moment, although Mr. Cui Sanye had greater power, he was not as decisive as Cui Yuncheng when making decisions.
"Yuncheng, if we really do this, the first to fall will be the Taiyuan Wang family. The other major families also have a lot of money invested in salt. They..."
Cui Yunzhu's wife is from the Wang family of Taiyuan, and she is the eldest daughter of the legitimate family. If he does this, it means that his father-in-law will have no chance of recovery, and may even be unable to recover from it, turning from a first-class family into a third-rate family.
"Brother, you are a member of the Cui family. You should think about the Cui family in everything, not others. If these grains enter the market, how will we live?"
Cui Yuncheng hadn't said half of his words yet, because Li Xiang was here, he had to take one thing into consideration, that is, after getting these foods, it was still unclear whether Li Xiang would let us go. When we saw this scene, our lives were in the hands of others, and they could play with us however they wanted, and we didn't even have a chance to resist.
Mr. Cui Sanye saw it very clearly. Although Li Xiang only threatened them with one thing today, as long as the grain still existed, the Cui family would not be able to stand against Li Xiang in the future. Both parties could still find common interests in this matter, but what if they couldn't find them in the future? Would the Cui family also suffer heavy losses?
"You three are all smart people, and it's best for you to work with me. Although the Five Surnames and Seven Families have continued for many years, many of them are not talented. Hanging out with such a bunch of idiots will sooner or later affect your progress. We are the real best of the best, and we are the ones who can go further."
Li Xiang was taking advantage of the situation, but what he said was also true. Take the current situation for example. Although Li Xiang suffered a crushing defeat in the last salt sales war, this guy can make himself invincible as long as he comes up with a new project. What's more, he has so many projects in secret. Even if food cannot defeat the Cui family, what about other projects?
"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. I need to discuss it with the higher-ups in the family. However, I estimate that there won't be many changes. This cooperation between us should be considered a done deal."
The Third Master felt completely exhausted. He had never felt this way in his life. They had faced various choices before, but they had basically gotten through them all. They could be considered battle-hardened. But today, he felt powerless all over because Li Xiang did not give them any room to maneuver. Whatever the other person said was the truth, and they did not even have the ability to make a concession.
The Cui Yunzhu brothers also had the same feeling. They seemed to have an illusion that Li Xiang was omnipotent. Originally, the food was in the hands of the Cui family, which was the biggest weapon against the court. But suddenly this weapon became a burden, and it was all in Li Xiang's hands.
The Cui family can change their business now, but it will take at least three to five years. During this period, the Cui family will have to sell a large amount of land and divest their heavy assets. However, three to five years is too long, and Li Xiang will never give them any chance. During this period, there will definitely be a surplus of food, and the Cui family will suffer huge losses every year.
By the time spring arrives next year, the Cui family will still have to support so many people. Should they farm or not? If they don't farm, the land will be barren. They can't just dismiss all these people. But if they do farm, the moment you plant the seeds, you'll already be losing a lot of money. No one knows how low the price of grain will drop. In short, looking at Li Xiang's current situation, it's possible that the price of grain may drop to one-tenth of the current price. After all, their yield is so high!
"That's natural. Such a big thing should be discussed with my family. However, my salt has already been shipped to the capital, and they can't wait too long. Shouldn't Third Master give me a deadline?"
Li Xiang is pressing forward step by step. He didn't play this trick on you before because he didn't grasp your vital point. Now Li Xiang observes the expressions on the three people's faces, and combined with the information he has found out, he knows that the core industry of the Cui family is definitely grain, and some grain industries are even registered under the names of other families.
As long as Li Xiang lowers the price of grain, the Cui family will most likely be unable to make ends meet. The core industry has suffered such a severe blow, and it will not be easy to save other industries even if they want to.
For example, a real estate company, even if it has some other side businesses, but if there is a problem with the real estate, there will simply not be enough funds for other side businesses. The size gap between these industries is too large. The Cui family is in the same situation now. If there is a problem with the main trunk, it will probably be difficult to overcome this difficulty if it only relies on the nutrition of the branches.
"Ten days..."
"Five days."
Li Xiang directly rejected Mr. Cui Sanye's time. Five days was not a short time. Li Xiang knew that they had a plan for quick communication. Moreover, the sooner the better. If the news leaked out, some things would be difficult to deal with. The major families had been able to dominate for so many years, and they must have plans to deal with crises.
"Master Cui, please stay with me for the next two days. You understand the situation outside even if I don't tell you. I'm sure you know why I asked you to stay here."
After deciding on the five-day time, Li Xiang came to Cui Yunzhu's side. Li Xiang was 100% confident in Master Cui San and Cui Yuncheng. The uncle and nephew were both people who could do big things and would never reveal any information about such matters. Any leak of any information could make the entire Cui family disappear into ashes. They were people who knew their limits.
But Cui Yunzhu is different, and Cui Yunzhu and his wife have always been in love. If this news is leaked, no matter how well prepared Li Xiang is, the Taiyuan Wang family may escape from the fishing net. Even if some small fish and shrimps escape, it will be troublesome for Li Xiang. No one is willing to do the cleaning work.
"Your Highness wants to detain me. Why does he want to detain me?"
Cui Yunzhu was immediately dissatisfied. This was clearly a lack of trust in him.
"Goodbye."
When Cui Yunzhu wanted to turn back and ask for help, Mr. Cui Sanye didn't even look at him and walked away first...