As soon as Li Mu's voice fell, Li Siwen echoed and shouted, "The boss is mighty", what he likes most about Li Mu is this energy, a man will repay his kindness, and he will take revenge, so he is a big husband. You are only allowed to block me, and I am not allowed to make trouble for you, how can there be such a reason in the world.

Repay grievances with virtue, whoever likes to do it, anyway, Young Master Ben doesn't do it.

Ma Zhou frowned, just the opposite of Li Siwen, what he didn't like the most was the energy on Li Mu. In his heart, the marquis worships the prime minister, and he is a very popular minister, so he must have the corresponding demeanor and self-cultivation, right? If it is as good as the splashing skin in the market, it will be repaid, doesn't that mean that the dignified marquis is no different from the scoundrel in the market? Then why do you come to be the Hou Ye, the market can also be the Hou Ye.

When Ma Zhou first came to take office, he also pinned his hopes on 'to Jun Yu Yaoshun', and advised Li Mu several times, but later he found that Li Mu was something he couldn't change, and every time he persuaded Li Mu, he would always be 'backwashed' by Li Mu, and his mood was deviated, and he gave up over time.

But today's matter, he still couldn't help but say: "Master Hou, this matter is extremely inappropriate. ”

Li Mu raised his eyelids and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"Hou Ye," Ma Zhou Zhengse said: "Hou Ye once said that His Majesty intends to make Luoyang a companion capital. When Hou Ye was also in Chang'an, he released the news that he would set up a trading center in Luoyang to facilitate businessmen from all over the world. Xia Guan's understanding is that if you want Luoyang to become the center of Datang commerce, you must have a relaxed and free trading environment. This rule was set by Hou Ye, and Hou Ye also needs to abide by this rule. ”

"Now that the autumn grain harvest is imminent, according to Hou Ye, Luoyang is the experimental area of the New Deal. The collection of taxes and so on must be carried out in accordance with the new policy. There is nothing wrong with collecting public grain. However, according to the New Deal, the people had the freedom to decide whether they wanted to sell it to the imperial court or to others. And the merchants who collect grain are also free to bid for grain. But Hou Ye demanded that the people must sell to Chang Ping or your private treasury, doesn't this deprive the people of their freedom to sell and the freedom of merchants to buy? You are self-destructive, if you really do this, it will be difficult to implement the new policy, the lower officials can not turn a blind eye, the collision, please forgive the Hou Ye! ”

Ma Zhou finished speaking in one breath, and he was also worried in his heart, Li Mu's temper was too acidic, maybe he said the wrong sentence, and he was annoyed. The authority given to him by Li Shimin was too great, and in Luoyang, Li Mu was like the emperor of the soil, so he was really angry and killed him, and there was no place to reason with him.

But unexpectedly, Li Mu didn't get angry. I saw that he looked thoughtful and thought for a while, and then he smiled and said: "Changshi is reasonable, the market should be free, and it should not be forced to buy and sell." During the locust plague, special events were carried out, but now that the disaster has passed, it is not right to control it again. In this way, except for public grain, all grain transactions follow the market's own, and we get the one with the highest price. ”

"Hmm...... Yes? Ma Zhou thought that he had heard it wrong, and looked at Li Mu in disbelief, Li Siwen also looked the same, puzzled: "Big brother, isn't it too much to give face to those cattle and horses, and it should be beaten at this time!" ”

"What kind of bastard words," Li Mu reprimanded with a righteous face: "When will you be more mature, how can you achieve great things?" In the future, learn more about the history of horses, this is the words of the old Cheng Mouguo, and more importantly, dare to speak, instead of blindly flattering, how difficult is it? ”

Li Siwen was stunned when he heard this, but then he understood that there must be a demon when things go wrong, and it is impossible for the eldest brother not to help outsiders with his own brothers. All of a sudden, it was so abnormal, it must have been the eldest brother who dug some pit for them to jump into.

Thinking of this, Li Siwen didn't say anything anymore, looked angry, and closed his mouth.

The meeting was held here, and each person in charge performed his own duties, and did not mention the matters for which he was responsible.

……

South City, Dingfeng Rice Shop.

Dingfeng rice shop, one of the largest rice shops in Luoyang South City. On that day, the 'Heavenly Master' bewitched the people, and the high platform was set up in front of his shop. Later, Li Mu became an immortal in the mortal world, and the heavenly master was beaten into a goblin, and then disappeared. Everyone in Nanshi is in danger, especially those who do grain stores, and they all feel that their heads have been separated from their necks, and they can't sleep at night, for fear of hearing the sound of knives outside, and the brocade guards will come in and destroy the whole family.

But after waiting for a few days, I didn't see Jinyiwei coming. As if nothing had happened, the crowd was much less vigilant. Of course, they don't think that Li Mu is a good talker, Li Mu has already shown with his actions that he is a guy who will repay him, why didn't he report it this time, there must be a reason.

Dingfeng Rice Shop is the largest in the South City, and of course the little brothers came here to gather.

The shopkeeper of Dingfeng rice shop is surnamed Sun, and the shopkeeper of Sun is not his. The owner behind is the Xingyang Zheng family, his family became the domestic slave of the Xingyang Zheng family three generations ago, starting from the long worker, and only became the shopkeeper of Luoyang rice shop in his generation, which can be said to be deeply favored by the Zheng family. Dealing with the world, always putting the interests of the Zheng family in front, and when encountering major events, they will only take action after asking the master of the Zheng family.

In the past, it would have been inconvenient for him to ask, but now, the situation is different. The master of the Zheng family in Xingyang lives in his house, and it is much more convenient to ask for instructions by the way in the morning and evening.

The master of the Zheng family who lived in his house was one of the great Confucians who was driven out of Chang'an because of Li Mu, Zheng Jing of the Zheng family in Xingyang. After being expelled from Chang'an, Zheng Jing returned to Xingyang, but it didn't take long for him to sneak to Luoyang. Of course, this is against the holy decree, but in the local area, the power of the gate lord is already greater than that of the imperial court, as long as it is not locked in a prison and specially ordered to be guarded, there can always be some accommodation. Moreover, Zheng Jing is a great Confucian, and he is different from ordinary people, and his punishment is too heavy, which will also cause unnecessary trouble, which is something that Li Shimin does not want to see.

So, Zheng Jing lived in Luoyang, and to this day, it has been half a year.

When Li Mu first came to Luoyang, he knew about it. At that time, the merchants were connected in series, wanting to give Li Mu a dismount, and they also had Zheng Jing's strength. He has a high rank and a great reputation, although he lost a game under Li Mu, it does not affect the overall situation, and he has face and influence.

Out of personal emotion, Shopkeeper Sun had no hostility towards Li Mu. Even he admired Li Mu a little, Dingfeng Rice Shop also had business dealings with the grain store in Chang'an, what Li Mu did in Chang'an, Shopkeeper Sun had also heard of it, but Li Mu was the opponent of the Zheng family, so there was no way, no matter how good the impression was, it could only be the opposite.

Today, the peers of the rice shops in Nanshi are brought in, and the purpose is the same. He wants to unite his peers and add some blockage to Li Mu. Flying Library

"Ladies and gentlemen...... "Whether it is from the scale of Dingfeng Rice Shop or the experience of Shopkeeper Sun himself, he is the eldest brother among these people present, he spoke, and the discussion suddenly quieted down: "Everyone comes to me today, some are invited by me, and some are from themselves." If the big guys can gather here with me, it can be regarded as giving me face. I won't say much about polite words. I can't let the big guys come for nothing today, there is a news for everyone to know. ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they all cheered up instantly, and looking at this posture, this news was not small.

Shopkeeper Sun pointed to the north and said, "I received a piece of news, earlier, when the Hou Ye was discussing with the stewards of the palace, he said that he wanted to monopolize all the new grain in Luoyang, and all the surplus grain except for the public grain should not be sold to merchants like us. ”

"This ......" everyone was in an uproar, and soon someone asked: "If you don't sell it to us, then who will you sell it to?" ”

Shopkeeper Sun showed a sneering smile, and added an accent word by word: "Who else can it be?" Himself! ”

"How does this work!" The grain merchants jumped up in a hurry, and they all shouted: "Who in this world doesn't know that the Luoyang boundary is the granary of Chang'an, and only Luoyang is the closest to Chang'an, and the transportation is also the most convenient." Buying grain in other places is not only inconvenient for transportation, but also expensive and expensive. Who of us hasn't done business with Chang'an's rice shop grain shop? The contract has been signed, and if there is no food to hand over in winter, you will lose money! ”

"That is, there is grain in Luoyang, do you want us to go to Yangzhou to transport it?"

"I want to eat alone!"

"Buy strongly, sell strongly, and overwhelm people with power!"

Everyone shouted, but Shopkeeper Sun did not interrupt them, but waited until they were almost noisy before he said leisurely: "Master Hou's purpose, we don't dare to think about it, and we don't dare to criticize it." But everyone don't have to worry, this matter has been discouraged. ”

"Huh?" Everyone scolded Shopkeeper Sun in their hearts for panting, but they were also curious about who could persuade Li Mu and asked one after another. Shopkeeper Sun didn't pant much this time, and said happily: "This person is the history of the Hou Mansion, the history of Ma Zhou and the history of the horse." He fought the basis of reason, and only then persuaded the Hou Ye to promise that in addition to the public grain, the sale of the rest of the new grain will be subject to the market, in short, everyone depends on their ability! ”

Someone was puzzled and said, "What is the way of this horse Changshi, who can persuade the Hou Ye?" I haven't heard of him before! ”

After Ma Zhou arrived in Luoyang, he has been working diligently and rarely showing off, and it is no wonder that these businessmen do not recognize him.

This question is naturally solved by the shopkeeper Sun, obviously he is prepared: "Ma Changshi was once the disciple of the Zhonglang general Chang He, Chang He was a general who guarded the imperial city, and he was deeply trusted by His Majesty. is also a well-known character, and ......" Shopkeeper Sun lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of being heard: "His relationship with Uncle Guo is not ordinary." Earlier, the Hou Ye sent Ma Changshi to collect grain, but there was no grain for him within a radius of 800 miles, and seeing that he couldn't pay the difference, guess what, Uncle Guo personally escorted the grain from Chang'an and sent it ......"

"Hiss......" Everyone gasped and said, "Ma Changshi can actually work for Uncle Guo?" ”

"Not really!" Shopkeeper Sun said his guess: "I also inquired and found out that this Ma Changshi is the leader of the previous subject!" Deeply liked by His Majesty, often summoned and inquired, the future is immeasurable. Your Majesty likes it, and Uncle Guo naturally likes it too, aren't these truckloads of grain sent this time just for him to pay for him? ”

"That's got to be." All the businessmen echoed one after another, but they thought in their hearts, such a powerful character has not made a long history for Hou Ye, in the final analysis, Hou Ye is still powerful. But since he can persuade Hou Ye, he also has a set.

"I'm calling the big guy here today to discuss." The foreshadowing was almost done, and the shopkeeper Sun also went straight to the topic: "A brother also said that our families are more or less trading with the rice shop grain store in Chang'an, and before the winter, we must transport a batch of grain over." This grain is purchased locally and from other places, and the big guys know the difference in price. Since Hou Ye said, depending on our ability, we can't be blind to Hou Ye's good intentions, right? I mean, let's go and collect the grain today! Fill your warehouse first! ”

"I'll go to ...... today" Everyone looked at each other, and someone said: "Shopkeeper Sun, collect grain now?" It's not time yet! Not to mention that there are still a few days before the grain can be harvested, this year's new deal has to pay the public grain before it is allowed to be sold. Now go and collect grain, how to give the price? Just after the locust plague, the common people regard food as a treasure, and they are in such a hurry to collect it, I am afraid that the price will be much higher! ”

Everyone also had the same meaning, and they all said that it was a little early to harvest grain at this time.

Shopkeeper Sun sneered when he heard this, and said, "You still haven't seen the situation clearly!" ”

"What's the situation?" Everyone hurriedly asked, Shopkeeper Sun can talk like this, he must know something, it is worthy of being a big grain merchant with five surnames and seven sects, and the news is well-informed.

"This locust plague really scared our Hou Ye. If there is no food in the city, and the people are starving to death, he will not have enough eight heads. There must also be his notoriety in the history books, so he is in a hurry, and he has to collect grain. This is one thing, and the second is that the winery under his name is his cornucopia, a cash cow. Without food, he can't make wine, the biggest input is gone, wine costs more food, and the big guys also understand, so he doesn't talk about the public, only about the private, he also urgently needs a lot of food! ”

"For public and private, our Hou Ye needs a large amount of food, this is not a small amount of money! He wanted to use his power to suppress people and control costs, but he was stopped by Ma Changshi and had no choice but to compromise. But don't think that this is the way we can rest easy. Do you know how much money our Hou Ye has in his hands? ”

"How much?"

"More than hundreds of thousands!" This number was told to him by Zheng Jing, and the channel of the news is unknown, but Shopkeeper Sun is convinced: "Think about it, the master who scattered money in the whole city on the Shangyuan Festival, can he send money?" Even if everyone is based on their own ability, as long as he makes the first move, and the people treat him as a god, is there any room for us? When the time comes, we won't be able to buy grain, and will we be able to do business in Chang'an? So I'm telling you the news today, just because I remember that we are all peers, and I don't want everyone to suffer a big loss. Although the price is a little higher, which is more and which is less than not receiving grain, going to Yangzhou to collect it and then shipping it back? ”

"You have a contract in your hand, and the price is not high, right? It's all set according to the price of collecting grain in Luoyang, if you go to Yangzhou to collect grain and then transport it, how much can you earn by weighing it yourself? Shopkeeper Sun sneered: "I'm afraid it's not bad if you don't lose money!" ”