From a freeloader to a world leader

Chapter 279 Technology Shares

"Ha ha ha ha-----"

Sun Shan smiled heartily, then imitated Yang Yuanqing, bowed his hands to the north, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing. The emperor has noticed our Datong Chamber of Commerce. This shows that our Datong Chamber of Commerce must have something good. Otherwise, how could we catch the emperor's eye among the countless people in the world?"

In fact, Sun Shan had long anticipated that the emperor and the court would intervene in the Datong Chamber of Commerce.

It’s just a matter of this year or next year.

It’s just a matter of whether it was the emperor or the court who reached out first.

Now that the emperor has spoken, why not go with the flow.

It is much better to throw yourself into the arms of the royal family than to be surrounded by those greedy people in the court who appear to be dignified on the surface.

What's more, his relationship with Prince Heng's Mansion is there.

Born to be a royalist.

"Hahahaha!"

When Yang Yuanqing saw Sun Shan's frank statement and his agreement to the emperor's participation, a big stone in his heart fell.

He was afraid that Sun Shan, this young and arrogant boy, would not take the emperor seriously and would refuse the emperor's joining.

You know, the emperor represents not only himself, but also the hundreds of thousands of royal members behind him.

This, of course, includes myself.

However, in this way, the shares in his hands will definitely be diluted a lot.

I don’t know how much I can keep after this negotiation.

However, the benefits gained are too great.

After all, his total investment was only over 300,000 taels, and the returns he got from the Datong real estate were enough to make back his investment.

Whatever is left now is profit.

Besides, being able to exchange shares for the emperor and the whole royal family's attention is not something that can be compared with a few hundred thousand taels of silver.

Well, if I give up my shares myself, I can't just give them away for nothing.

It's an exchange of interests, there's give and take.

After a hearty laugh, Yang Yuanqing praised Sun Shan: "Advisor Sun's vision is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people. He is indeed far-sighted. I believe that with Advisor Sun's planning, our Datong Chamber of Commerce will definitely go further in the future!"

Then, he turned his head and looked over one by one, scanning the faces of several vice presidents representing various family forces, and asked solemnly: "I wonder what your attitude is, presidents? If possible, I will report this matter to the emperor and apply for the smelting bureau to be implemented as well."

This is simply a case of giving someone a blow and then giving them a sweet reward.

If you are obedient, I will lead everyone to form a smelting bureau. If you are disobedient, I will kick you out and not give you the opportunity to join the smelting bureau.

"I think it's great!"

Yue Yunfei responded immediately after Yang Yuanqing finished speaking.

He had learned from his son Yang Qingfeng's letter that the emperor was interested in joining the Datong Chamber of Commerce and that he did not have much cash on hand.

After all, the empire had been in turmoil for the past thirty to fifty years, and the royal treasury had been gradually emptied.

Although it wasn't so hungry that a mouse would die, it wasn't much better either.

Since the emperor wants to join the game, he cannot be stopped no matter what before the empire completely collapses.

Unless, Datong Chamber of Commerce is really limited to development in Hengzhou.

"I think this move by King Heng is brilliant. Our Datong Chamber of Commerce can use this opportunity to organize a smelting event. We can simply hand it over to King Heng. I think with King Heng's ability, it's a sure win."

As Yue Yunfei finished speaking, Chen family's Vice President Chen Dongsheng also nodded repeatedly to show his agreement.

After a little consideration, Sun Ping, vice president of Chenzhou Sun Clan, happily expressed his agreement.

Finally, only Zhang Yuliang was left. He looked at his father Jacky Cheung with some embarrassment, because among the shareholders of Datong Chamber of Commerce, their Zhang family was the weakest in terms of influence and strength.

At the beginning, if it weren’t for his relationship with Sun Shan, he would have become the pioneer of Datong Chamber of Commerce by chance.

How could the Zhang family have the right to sit at this table and speak?

Henry Zhang glanced at Sun Shan, only to see Sun Shan nodded slightly, gritted his teeth secretly, and responded without retreat: "I agree with Prince Heng's opinion. I believe that with Prince Heng to organize the smelting bureau, there will be great development and broad prospects."

As Jacky Cheung’s voice fell, dozens of people in the conference room secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Even Governor Chen Kun, who represented the Hengzhou government to attend the meeting, wiped away a cold sweat.

This time, if it is not passed unanimously, it will definitely sow hidden dangers within the Datong Chamber of Commerce.

So, whoever opposes will stand against the Datong Chamber of Commerce and the royal family.

No one can bear this kind of pressure.

The final result may be to retire.

"Haha, since it has been unanimously approved and all the comrades have agreed that I should be in charge of the smelting, I will not be so modest as to refuse."

As he spoke, Yang Yuanqing humbly cupped his hands and said, "In the future, I will have to trouble all of you to cooperate in this regard, especially Dean Mo. You are experts in these areas, so you will have to give me more suggestions."

"Your Majesty, you think highly of me. Our Mohist School covers a wide range of areas, but we haven't undertaken any large projects in recent years. I have benefited a lot from listening to Advisor Sun's presentation just now. I feel that Advisor Sun seems to be quite proficient in this area."

There has always been a rift between the Mo family and the Yang royal family.

So, he responded in a neither soft nor hard way.

Hearing this, Yang Yuanqing's face darkened and he cursed in his heart: "Old man, I gave you face, but you don't want it!"

However, such a complex project cannot be completed without the participation of the Mohist school, which has existed for thousands of years.

Seeing Yang Yuanqing's unhappy expression, Sun Shan immediately took over the topic: "I only know a little bit, and you, Mr. Mo, have to plan the details of this matter."

At this point, Sun Shan paused and slowly looked at everyone: "Since this is a new thing, let's set it up in a new way. I personally think that the Mohist School can take up 10% of the shares of the Smelting Bureau with its technology and human resources. Do you think it's appropriate?"

"Technology investment? Powerful resources, 10%?"

Oh my God!

Dozens of middle and senior managers in the conference room looked at Sun Shan with some horror as he first proposed that he could acquire shares in exchange for technology.

"With more advanced technology, we can extract higher-quality iron more quickly and more reasonably, especially in an industry like smelting, which requires huge investments and cannot tolerate deviations."

Seeing that everyone was stunned for a moment, Sun Shan quickly explained: "In fact, this is just like a chef owning a share in a restaurant. Only when they treat the restaurant as their own will they concentrate on cooking more delicious dishes."

"However, this is also subject to certain conditions, such as how many professional talents the Mohist School needs to provide and the signing of relevant confidentiality agreements to safeguard the corresponding interests of the Smelting Bureau-----"

This made everyone happy and they laughed out loud.

The tense atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly became lively.

"Yes, I think what Advisor Sun said is correct! We at the Yang family agree."

Yang Yuanqing also realized that if he wanted to break the knot between the Mohists and the royal family, the necessary efforts were worth it.

However, he never expected that Sun Shan would come up with such a good idea in a short time.

At this time, everyone heard that Yang Yuanqing was talking about our Yang family, which meant that he was expressing his opinion on behalf of the entire Yang royal family.

They nodded one by one to show their agreement.

This made the Mo family father and son very happy.

This Mo family son-in-law who was chosen just last night is really awesome.

Not only did he hand over the Coal Bureau into his own hands, but he also took 10% of the huge Smelting Bureau for free.

You know, if this smelting bureau is not started, it will cost at least several million taels of silver, or even tens of millions of taels of silver to start it up.

"Advisor Sun, what do you think about the next share? We all want to hear your opinion----"

As Yang Yuanqing said this with a smile, the entire conference room became so quiet that only the sound of heavier breathing could be heard.

Even Yang Kewei held her breath, staring at Sun Shan's pink lips, which she felt was particularly charming.