Under Su You's order, the raging fire burned the location of Zhang's ship, just like Lin Zexu's Humen smoke.

Notices for the sale of boats were soon plastered all over Yangzhou City, and then people flocked to the docks like a festival.

Su You saw that there were a lot of people coming, and instantly realized that the auction method would not work, and when he thought that even if these ships were sold for more money, they would not be at his disposal, so he had to call the wheat iron rod, and the two re-discussed the new sales method.

McIron quickly came up with his idea, and in order to prevent the recurrence of the monopoly, he suggested that each person should be limited to three ships.

Su You was noncommittal about this proposal, after all, there was still the existence of the Yuan boat line on the canal, and it would inevitably become a joke to put an end to monopoly at this time; However, the ships that dispersed the Zhang family will inevitably highlight the dominant position of the Yuan family in the end, and the result is not difficult to imagine.

At that time, the Yuan clan will inevitably be called the target of the public.

Seeing that Su You did not object to his proposal, Mai Tiezhu continued, "Also, since Yushi feels that the auction is troublesome, it is better to just divide these ships into two grades and sell them at two prices." ”

Su You nodded, and said to Lu Zhongsu, "How are these ships divided?" ”

"The big ship is the ship, and the cargo ship is the water; In fact, these ships can be distinguished by their carrying capacity, and it is believed that those under 20 tons can be regarded as small boats. Lu Zhongsu immediately stood up, and after answering Su You, he put forward his own suggestions.

Mai Tie Staff is a land animal, and he is a layman for ships, and after listening to Lu Zhongsu's supplementary opinion, he can only nod.

Su You waved his hand, "Otherwise, let's sell twenty small boats and thirty big boats, what does Mai Junshou think?" ”

"This" Mai Iron Staff was in pain at the time, although he was a layman on the ships, but the cheapest of these ships could be sold for seventy or eighty yuan, right? Even the depreciation is not so bad, is it? Did Su You do it on purpose?

Su You naturally saw Mai Tiecane's helplessness, so he had to explain, "If this boat can't be sold, it has to be watched by the brothers, this is a big New Year, isn't it right?" ”

Mai Tiezhu was also a happy person, and immediately said, "It's really not good, so be it." ”

The discussion was over, and the sale of the ship began.

The people who came to buy the boat were basically the middle class, because the poor families could not afford the twenty yuan, the big families disdained to take advantage of the dozens of dollars, and some people did not dare to fall into the well because of the power of the Zhang family; In short, the people who came to buy the boat were the masses who did not know the truth.

The people in the front of the queue are naturally secretly happy, and those in the back can only consider themselves unlucky. However, they are not out of the question, after all, everyone can buy three, and many people in the front of the row can buy one; Then, if you want to buy more boats, you naturally start to buy and sell those who are in the front

Where did Su You think that the fairest method they originally came up with had not yet been implemented, and there was a gap between the rich and the poor.

More people who wanted to buy boats for their own use soon became boat slaves who lined up for the sake of the boats, and the boats they bought only stopped in their own name for a while, and then they sold them to others.

"The Yuan clan will inevitably take the opportunity to acquire a lot of ships." Su You secretly regretted it in his heart, feeling that he was doing a useless job.

Isn't it? It took hard work to burn the Zhang family, but it fattened the Yuan family because of it

When Su You was depressed, Mai Tiezhu came over and asked, "Su Yushi, do you want to buy a few?" If you want, I'll have the three largest ones reserved for you. ”

"Isn't that necessary? You've got three for yourself, right? Su You was looking for a psychological balance, and after listening to Mai Tiecane's words, he became happy.

Mai Tiezhu smiled, Su You Su You shouted the price of the boat higher, he definitely wouldn't want to buy a boat, but now, it's cheap, don't make a bastard!

Lu Zhongsu listened to Su You and Mai Tiezhu's discussion, and his heart was also itchy, so he turned his head and asked Su Youdao, "Sir, can I buy a boat?" ”

There is a circumvention principle in officialdom, which was originally to reduce the greed of officials and black-box operations, but this principle was first trampled on by the illiterate Taishou Mai Iron Cane at this time, and was unconditionally supported by the psychologically unbalanced Su You, and they suddenly became vested interests.

Regarding Lu Zhongsu's question, Su You naturally nodded, "Buy it, the brothers have also made great efforts, and there is no reason for this official to only cheapen others." ”

Su You's words, Lu Zhongsu was overjoyed, Xia Ziwei's brothers and sisters also began to make small calculations, and Lu Zhongsu's brothers and Zhao Xin's officers and soldiers began to make money privately, and the ships sold were less than 300 at once

Twenty dollars to buy a boat is too cheap, and now it costs forty or fifty dollars to buy a horse!

In just half a day, the ships were sold out; It is worth mentioning that Zhang Guoli also did everything possible to buy three ships, according to his idea, this is the last thought.

It wasn't until the crowd dispersed and the fire on the dock slowly went out, and the sky became dark, and Su You suddenly felt empty.

"Su Yushi, let's go to Tianya Pavilion? The feast, which had been booked at noon, has now been redone. Mai Tiezhu looked at Su You a little unwillingly, and originally didn't want to disturb him, but Zhao Xin and more than a thousand brothers were staring at them.

Su You nodded, but said to Mai Tiecane, "In this way, you let Zhao Juncheng take the silver back to the treasury first, and the two of us will stay here for a while." ”

"What's there to do with this?" Mai Tiezhu thought so in his heart, but he answered in his mouth, and then passed Su You's words to Zhao Xin, and added, "The brothers have worked hard today, add food." ”

Zhao Xin took the order and left, and then the sergeants cheered for a while, they obviously listened to the word "extra meal" conveyed by Zhao Xin.

Su You stood in the middle of Zhang's boat line for a long time without saying a word, and the wheat iron rod walked towards him, which was a little unnatural.

After all, Mai Tiezhu's patience was not as good as Su You's, and he couldn't help but say, "It's cold as soon as it's dark, why don't we go back to the city?" ”

Su You nodded, but suddenly said, "Mai Yuanjun, I always feel that you and I hit it off at first sight, how about calling each other brothers?" ”

"This" Mai Tiecane was immediately speechless, Su You's words obviously didn't come at all, do you see me at first sight, don't say it first, I see you are a mouse and a cat, besides, you are a scribe who is famous all over the world, I am an illiterate person known to everyone, can you and I urinate in a pot?

Although it was difficult to agree with Su You's words in his heart, in front of Shangguan, Mai Tiezhu still behaved with sincere fear, "Su Yushi has tormented the officials, this is absolutely impossible." ”

Su You waved his hand and said, "Why not?" The ancients said that like-mindedness, you and I are wholeheartedly working for Your Majesty, there is no need to say much about this, right? ”

Mai Tiezhu couldn't argue with Su You, so he had to say to him, "What Su Yushi said is that since Su Yushi is so bad, then the old brother should not give in." ”

Su You suddenly raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "That's right, just now Su You wanted to recognize you as a brother, but he was actually a little embarrassed and didn't know how to speak."

Mai Tiezhu suddenly realized, and thought to himself, the reader is cunning, and breaking knots or something is just digging a pit and waiting for someone to jump.

However, since Mai Tiezhu knew that he had entered Su You's pit, he said indifferently, "Hey, as a brother, you can just say it if you have something to say." ”

Su You smiled and asked, "I don't know what Brother Mai thinks about me going down to Jiangnan?" Or rather, how are you going to arrange me? ”

Mai Tiezhu frowned, and said confidently, "Are you resident in Yangzhou?" I thought you, the envoy of the southeast, were roaming around; If you plan to live in Yangzhou, then you didn't say it, you live in the county office, and I will move to the post station. ”

"This has become a dove occupying the magpie's nest, which is not appropriate." Su You shook his head and waved his hand.

"Then I don't know how to arrange it." Mai Tiezhu listened to Su You's words, and his heart calmed down, but he also felt embarrassed.

"Didn't I say that one of the purposes of my visit was to open a field in Yangzhou when I was at the county government at noon? Now I solemnly declare that I will open a field on this pier, and my government will be built here. Su You said in the end, drew a circle on the dock with his hand, and said with pride.

Mai Tiezhu asked in disbelief, "This is where you work?" Then go back to the city in the morning and evening, and it will be a great delay in time. ”

Su You naturally knew what he meant, do people in this era also have a sense of time? He said that it was just a matter of security, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, Your Majesty will send me three hundred guards back then, and there is no problem in living outside the city." ”

"I remember that Brother Xian seemed to be saying something unspeakable just now, but it seems to me that this is still good news." Mai Tiezhu listened to Su You's assurance, so he didn't worry about him; Anyway, even if something happens to Su You, it will be unfavorable for His Majesty to send troops, and it has nothing to do with it directly.

"It's a big deal for me, but I'm afraid it's not worth mentioning for Big Brother." Su You spoke, grabbed the arm of the wheat iron rod, and the two walked out of the rubble,

Mai Tiezhu felt a little unnatural, and he was inevitably hung by Su You, so he had to ask, "Please speak up, Brother Xian." ”

"I hope that my eldest brother can help me build the dock and the government office in the next month." Su You said with some embarrassment.

Mai Tiezhu smiled heartily and said indifferently, "That's it? Is this also called a thing? Don't worry, tonight I will move the county government out and let my brother live, your yamen has not been built for a day, I will live in the post house for a year. ”

"Didn't you say that? I will not do anything like a dove to occupy a magpie's nest; Besides, I'll be in Yangzhou for a few days. ”

"Just for a few days? So where are you going after the New Year? When will you be back? ”

"I'll leave after the New Year, make a round, and start taking office in February." Su You replied seriously.

Mai Tiezhu laughed easily, "Also, the new official did not take office in the first month." ”

It is customary for new officials to avoid the three months of New Year, May, and September. Because according to the five elements of yin and yang, these three months belong to fire, although the official is a shepherd, in the final analysis, he is the emperor's courtier, and the word 'minister' is pronounced 'Shang' in ancient pronunciation, Shang belongs to gold, and fire is gold. So avoid these three months.

Of course, this kind of trickery is often to hide the real dirt - in fact, these months are a good time to collect taxes, and the new officials have to let the outgoing officials get the last handful, and that's it.