Li Fei followed the little official to the official department.

Xiao Guogong works in the Ministry of Officials and usually entertains guests here.

Seeing that there were already three middle-aged people sitting respectfully in the main hall, Li Fei stepped forward and arched his hand and saluted Xiao Guogong.

Xiao Guogong's face was serious, and he pointed to the following three people and said to Li Fei:

"Fei Ge'er, these three are charcoal merchants in Chang'an City, supplying charcoal to the royal family, the government and the people. When they learned about the honeycomb coal, they were worried that if it spread, charcoal burners would not be able to sell their charcoal and their lives would be in dire straits...... There are thousands of charcoal burners around Chang'an, how do you explain this? How to deal with it? ”

Those three are naturally Wang, Li, and Zhao

Although they are also looking at people behind them, but here in Grandpa Guo, they are at most slaves, so they are respectful, they dare not say much, their voices are not amplified, and their buttocks are also a little stained when they sit down.

It's like Li Fei, who salutes with a big grin, sits casually, and talks casually.

Seeing Li Fei so casually, these three people secretly thought that Li Fei must have a good relationship with Xiao Guogong on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were also complaining that this thing was rude!

Of course, it is not possible to say it.

Li Fei looked at the three people with a sneer and asked:

"It's you, who think my honeycomb coal will affect the lives of charcoal burners?"

Facing Xiao Guogong, the three of them were instigated, and in the face of Li Fei, a half-grown boy, they were not afraid, and the shopkeeper Wang straightened his chest and said loudly:

"Of course! Your honeycomb coal is two catties a piece, and the selling price is five cents, compared to the price of charcoal, it is one percent, which will naturally impact the charcoal market, and over time, no one buys charcoal, will it not make charcoal burners unable to live? ”

Li Fei smiled.

It's the kind of laugh that looks at idiots.

This kind of laughter makes the shopkeeper Wang very uncomfortable!

Of the three shopkeepers present, which one is not worth a lot?

You stinky boy with a net worth of no more than dozens of dollars, how can you look down on us?!

Especially the shopkeeper Wang, to speak, his eyes are very keen.

Before the honeycomb coal caught fire, when it began to be burned in the household, the signs of the coal were already found and the fire was quickly extinguished.

But its essence is still a big businessman!

Although the status of Shinong industry and commerce and businessmen is not high, it also depends on how much net worth you have!

Wealthy and able to control the market of one place and one thing, such a businessman, I am afraid that not many officials below the middle level are willing to offend - if the other party really stops the market, can you afford this responsibility?

Therefore, even if the shopkeeper Wang arrives at the household department, he will not be the kind who sits on a cold bench.

After all, it used to be a partnership.

How could anyone have ever been so despised to do this?

Therefore, the shopkeeper Wang was furious, he didn't look at Li Fei, arched his hand at Xiao Guogong, and said loudly:

"Grandpa Guo! Please give the villain justice! Otherwise, the villain is willing to stop doing this charcoal business, and the villain doesn't care what happens to those charcoal burners! ”

This is the threat of the red fruit!

When Xiao Guogong heard this, he felt that this matter was a little tricky, he looked at Li Fei, but Li Fei glanced at him to make him feel at ease, and then, Li Fei sneered and said:

"How are those charcoal burners doing, and how have you ever been in charge of the king's treasurer?"

The shopkeeper Wang was sure that Xiao Guogong would not be able to burn charcoal, so he stood aside after speaking, and made up his mind that if Xiao Guogong didn't deal with this matter, then he really wouldn't send charcoal to the three provinces and six departments!

Datang has an open atmosphere, and doing business pays attention to your love and my wishes, and it is not the era of forced buying and selling in later generations.

Besides, there are people above him, too!

But before Xiao Guogong could speak, the stinky boy asked again, and he couldn't help but snort:

"My charcoal shop collects millions of catties of charcoal a year, and because of this, I have fed so many charcoal burners, how can I say that I haven't taken care of it?"

Li Fei sneered and asked:

"How much is a pound of your charcoal sold in this one?"

"Twenty Wen!" This price problem, the shopkeeper Wang is naturally very clear.

"Then how much do you get from the charcoal burner?"

The king's shopkeeper was speechless - he forgot about this stubble!

He only felt that he paid the charcoal burner to let the charcoal burner live, but he forgot the price of his charcoal!

Li Fei looked at him speechless, but he didn't intend to let him go, and asked:

"Say! How much is a pound? ”

Shopkeeper Wang immediately understood why Li Fei had asked himself before—he was waiting for him here!

How so?

The king's shopkeeper Khan came down directly!

He is not unclear about the price of charcoal, but now, Xiao Guogong is above, can he say?

Xiao Guogong also understood a little, relaxed, and looked at the shopkeeper Wang with a smile.

was stared at by Xiao Guogong like this, and the shopkeeper Wang sweated even more!

Even in winter, he felt uncomfortable with the heat!

"Since you don't say it, then I'll talk about it!" Li Fei sneered and said: "The few catties of charcoal you collect are only a penny, and a carload of charcoal is only a few tens of catties, and when you sell it, you are twenty cents per catty of charcoal - this is what you said, you feed the charcoal burners?" Is this kind of feeding, are the charcoal burners willing? You still have the face to come to the national government under the guise of asking for the life of the charcoal burner?! ”

Xiao Guogong listened to Li Fei's words and stood up suddenly!

There was obvious anger on his face!

Obviously angry with what Li Fei said!

When the shopkeeper Wang heard Li Fei's words, his heart was broken, and he immediately said loudly:

"You talk nonsense! Although the charcoal we get from the charcoal burners is indeed cheap, we have to pay for the carriage and the warehouse, and there is a loss in the middle......"

Li Fei interrupted him in general:

"Carriage money? The charcoal burners have delivered it to your door! You only need to weigh it, and sometimes you don't even need to weigh it, just calculate the price of a car! Those charcoal burners knew that they would be exploited by you, but because they had no way to sell charcoal, they had to sell it to you, and they couldn't even get money. To say that people are profiteers are light! ”

When Li Fei said this, the faces of the three shopkeepers were red and white, and they really had no shame to stay here any longer, so they covered their faces one by one, saluted Xiao Guogong, and left in a gloomy manner.

Xiao Guogong sighed:

"I really didn't expect that these profiteers would exploit the charcoal burners so much!"

Li Fei shook his head and said:

"It's not just their problem. The commercial tax is too low, the circulation channels are not smooth, and the literacy rate of ordinary people is too low, and they dare not go out to wander, so they are slow to accept strange affairs, so they can only let these businessmen slaughter! ”

In feudal society, no matter which dynasty, the common people are always in a weak position!

"Then Brother Fei'er, what do you do?"

"If the policies of the imperial court can be conveyed to the grassroots, then many things will be solved." Li Fei sighed, "The decrees of the imperial court can only go to the county now, and the squires below have the right to interpret the policies of the imperial court, and the people will only listen to them, and those who have a conscience are fine, but those who have no conscience really recite the good scriptures badly!" ”

Li Fei actually knows that this is just thinking about it!

In feudal society, it is difficult to break the concept of clans!