Dragon's Origin

"Any thoughts?" Mei'er asked, smiling at everyone, in a good mood.

"It looks simple!" A Qiu family manager asked, looking puzzled, "But it's not so simple upon closer inspection."

Indeed, real estate seems to lack any technical content, yet it can accumulate wealth so quickly and systematically, leaving people puzzled.

"Is anyone willing to learn?" Mei'er asked with a smile.

This was actually a rhetorical question. It would be strange if no one wanted to learn such a wealth-accumulating method.

Seeing everyone nodding, Mei'er casually asked, "Can you afford the tuition?"

Everyone was stunned.

For a business that profits tens or hundreds of billions, even if Lizhen Workshop was really willing to teach, they might not be able to afford it.

In everyone's eyes, Wang Sheng and Mei'er shared a common trait: they were extremely greedy. Usually, even a small item costs tens or hundreds of thousands of gold coins. What price would they demand for teaching such a profitable business?

"I wonder how much Your Highness will charge for tuition?" Someone asked with a smile.

"Don't 'Your Highness' me. There are no Highnesses in Lizhen Workshop, only owners." Mei'er said with a smile, "Thank you for your support, just call me Big Boss."

With Mei'er saying this, everyone relaxed. Talking business with a princess feels difficult, but talking business with a manager or an owner is much easier.

"Exactly, if we want to learn, how much is Big Boss's tuition?" Someone immediately chimed in, then felt awkward and quickly added with a laugh, "This title is really something. People who don't know might think Big Boss is our boss!"

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere lightened up. However, amidst the laughter, everyone was still concerned about the answer to that question.

They were tempted! Who wouldn't be tempted if such a business strategy was passed down?

"Fifty percent!" Mei'er didn't keep everyone waiting, directly holding up five fingers. She only said these two words without explaining further.

Even so, everyone present understood. It was simple: if they started the same business, Lizhen Workshop would take a 50% share. That was the tuition, that was the price.

No wonder the guards were dismissed and the few Taoists sealed off the venue so seriously. It turned out they were discussing such confidential business. Fortunately, only the managers of the eight major vassals were left. Smaller vassals didn't even have the qualifications to attend the meeting, so there was no need to worry about leaks.

The managers of the eight major vassals, sixteen people in total, were all pondering. The only relaxed people in the room seemed to be Mei'er and Rose, sitting quietly, occasionally sipping tea, waiting for everyone's reply.

"Big Boss, this is a major matter. We may not be able to give you an answer on the spot." The experienced manager of the Tang family sincerely replied to Mei'er, "Could you allow us to report to the family head and then give you an answer?"

Mei'er nodded. If these managers agreed to such a big thing without the family head's approval, Mei'er would doubt whether the family head or these managers controlled the family.

"Big Boss, it's not that we're indecisive, but isn't a 50% share a bit too much?" Someone who couldn't make a decision naturally tried to bargain. The speaker was the second manager from Shi Country.

When he spoke, the leading manager of Shi Country didn't stop him, but quietly looked at Mei'er, waiting for her reply. In fact, not only the two from Shi Country, but everyone was looking forward to it, someone had said what they wanted to say, and they were naturally happy to see how things went. If the Shi family could negotiate it down, that would be great, and everyone could follow suit.

"It doesn't matter, it's just business!" Mei'er wasn't annoyed, acting like a businesswoman, and replied with a smile, "Actually, you've been watching this for a few months, and you've learned a lot from the construction team. It's not difficult to handle it yourself. The only trouble is the capital. There's not much difference between paying tuition and not."

The implication was that they could do it themselves without any problems. Real estate doesn't really have any technical content, and even the mortgage side looks very simple. Mei'er was telling the truth. Whether it's real estate or mortgages, they all require a lot of capital. Mei'er's investment is only beneficial because of sufficient capital, but it's not without a price. A 50% share means 50% of the profits go to Lizhen Workshop. Who is willing to give up such a large number?

Mei'er's words made everyone start thinking again. What Mei'er said made sense, and they could see it clearly themselves. They also had brains. The commotion in the capital was indeed not very technical. It was just building a batch of good houses, making the surroundings a bit better, and then selling them.

If there were any unique conditions, it might be the reputation of the capital, plus the fact that the vassals had just agreed to protect the capital's safety and the emperor had torn down the city walls. In short, with just these advantages, could the capitals of the major vassal states be worse than the capital? Oh right, the capital also has Qianshengyuan, Runzifang, and Mengzhifang, which the major vassal states don't have.

If the capital can sell so many gold coins, can't the capitals of the major vassal states sell them too? The area is not small at all. Even if the price is slightly lower, not a thousand billion, but several hundred billion is still possible. Why bother letting Lizhen Workshop invest and split half for nothing?

As for capital, isn't that even simpler? In their own territories, the land is completely free, and there are plenty of craftsmen. They can just let them work first and pay them after the houses are sold, or even compensate them with double wages. Compared to the hundredfold price of the houses, the price of these wages, land, and materials is almost free.

Many people were thinking like this, and even several managers were already thinking about what rewards the family would give if they could bring such a huge amount of wealth to their family. And in the process, involving such huge money transactions, how much benefit could they gain by manipulating it?

Not to mention these managers, even the lords of the vassal states were tempted by the billions of gold coins. They absolutely couldn't share such a sea of wealth with others.

"Big Boss, in that case, we will go back and discuss with the family head and give you an answer." Everyone had their own thoughts, and they were in no mood to stay here. They stood up and said goodbye.

This trip was not in vain. Lizhen Workshop has already offered conditions, at the very least, they can cooperate with Lizhen Workshop and split fifty-fifty. With this condition, it may be easier to persuade the family head back home.