After a pause to drink saliva, Li You continued to be alarmist: "On the side of the couch, thousands of people are allies. Dare to ask if the county can feel at ease? Can you sleep soundly? During the Wanli and Chongzhen periods of the National Dynasty, there were weavers in Suzhou who gathered people to make trouble, either to make trouble or to resist taxes. ”

"What do you think? I'm sure you've got an idea. Master Huang asked, he understood that this guy must have come prepared.

Li You immediately replied: "Take out the five thousand taels and declare to the public that it is the good silver donated by the three big families to the county government, so as to help the small machine households survive the famine year, so as to give them a good reputation, and it will not be too bad for them." Then he used the 5,000 taels as the capital to buy the raw silk of the Xishui Market and distribute it to small machine owners to help them stay alive. At that time, the small machine households of one or two hundred in the city will definitely be grateful for the kindness of the county. Isn't it good to spend a penny on the county government to resolve the great danger of merger invisibly, and the county also has a good reputation? ”

Chen Zhixian continued to be silent.

Li You said in a low voice: "Don't hide it from the county, the lower officials have made rough calculations, if you take the silk in and out, in two or three months, the profit can reach more than 10,000 taels, why bother to let those big families make these huge profits, and the government can take it for itself." ”

This number surprised Chen Zhixian and Master Huang, "There are really so many between the ten moons?" ”

"It should be true, I heard that the prefect asked for money from the county. Fortunately, the county is upright, and the small people in the county will not be exploited. Inspector Li first patted Chen Zhixian's ass, and said: "But if you want the county to take responsibility for the prefect, the lower officials can't bear to see it, so they came up with this idea, and the instructor's mansion will make a profit, and pay the prefect 10,000 or 20,000 yuan together with the capital, and you can also give an explanation." Neither looting nor confronting the boss is the best of both worlds. ”

Chen Zhixian, who was lured by Li You's clever tongue and confused by his name, still shook his head and said: "Your idea seems to be good, but it makes the government make a big fanfare and provoke a copper smell. This matter will inevitably be discussed by the government and the opposition, and in order to welcome the officials, they will be crowned with a reputation of being greedy for money and competing with the people for profit, but the gains outweigh the losses. It's not right, it's not right! ”

Chen Zhixian's scruples are not unreasonable, and they are also expected by everyone. According to the strange logic of the wind in this era, even if a local government wantonly expropriates and scrapes the land, it seems that it is better than running a business publicly. The strange thing is that no one talks about the officials' family members doing business in private, and the public and private affairs are very clear.

Li You saw that Chen Zhixian was a little moved, but he didn't want to do it. After all, with Confucianism, do things are justifiable, the teacher is famous, what to do need to be in the heart of the arch set up, no arch is not easy to do.

At this time, he sent the archway that had been prepared earlier, "Yesterday, when passing by the Jinong Cang, I learned that this was built when the virtuous monarch governed Suzhou Mansion in the past. Thinking that the disaster agricultural machinery workers are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, should there be a difference between thick and thin? Why don't the county follow the example of the sages, he has a farmer's warehouse, and the county can take out the 5,000 capital to build a workers' warehouse; He goes in and out of rice, and I go in and out of raw silk; He gave relief to the victims, and I helped the machine operator. Thousands of people have lived in a county, even if it can't be famous in history, shouldn't it still be praised by the government and the opposition? With good thoughts, a little profit and a conscience worthy of heaven and earth, you can also understand the prefect, why not. ”

Strictly speaking, Li You's words are obviously exaggerated, but the exaggerated archway is still the archway, and it is estimated that no one will take it seriously anyway.

Master Huang couldn't help but stare at Li You and sighed: "I really can't see that you look like an inspector, and it is more than enough to be the head of the county." ”

Li You stopped here, and said in his heart that a big archway was given to the county, and it was up to him to do it.

"That's it!" Chen Zhixian made up his mind to shoot the case.

Li You raised his eyebrows, got up and bowed: "The county is wise and resolute, and the officials admire it!" ”

The magistrate of the county made a decision, so Master Huang nodded and said: "This matter should be built in the county seat to control the entry and exit of silk, and a general account room should be set up in the market of Xishui Town to handle the transaction of silver and money." ”

Mr. Huang is really on the road, you are in the county management wire warehouse, and I am in charge of the account office in Xishui Town, everyone has their own benefits, Li You thought secretly.

Chen Zhixian asked: "Set up a general ledger room in the Xishui Market, can there be manpower in the household?" ”

Master Huang really replied to Li You's heart: "There are no redundant personnel, and the autumn harvest is approaching, so it is not appropriate to divide people, and the general ledger office has to be found from Xishui." ”

Before Li You could interject, he heard Chen Zhixian say: "You can call the West Water Tax Bureau to do it." ”

"No!" Li You shouted, and tried his best to explain: "The tax bureau goes directly to the government tax department, and then there is the domain treasury and household department, which may not be of the same mind as the county government. When the money arrives in their hands, they don't know how much to discount, and the county must not worry. The lower officials suggested hiring a local commercial bank to trade on their behalf, analogous to officials and businessmen, and then using the county government house to check the accounts on schedule, and use it if it is agreeable, and go if it is not agreeable. ”

Chen Zhixian is not stupid, he looked at Li You meaningfully at this time and said: "There are a lot of verbose words today, just for this sentence, who is the candidate in your heart?" ”

Li You said with a smile: "The next official pushes one, and the Guan Family Silk Bank in Xishui Town can be the general account room, and there is a commission of 10%. Of course, in fact, half a achievement is fine. "The other half is a percent, so naturally there is no need to say it explicitly.

Master Huang suddenly asked, "Could it be the silk shop that is run by the eldest lady?" I heard that there are all kinds of talents, what does it have to do with you? ”

This matter can be said in private, what is the problem at this time, Li You handed Master Huang a dissatisfied look.

Chen Zhixian finally agreed, and the matter was settled.

After leaving the county office, Li You returned to his new home to bathe and change his clothes, and prepared to participate in the send-off banquet in the evening.

At this time, Guan Xiuxiu brought back three servants from her mother's house, two of whom Li You recognized, it was the black and white female King Kong he had seen on the street, and these two were actually cousins. Another middle-aged manservant who is not good-looking is the husband of Er King Kong, and Li You admires his body.

Li Youtang sat idly waiting for the banquet while thinking wildly, and suddenly found that in the backyard of the house, Aunt Guan's military strength had climbed to a far leading position, and the two female King Kongs who could carry the sedan chair were simply invincible in a group of delicate little ladies in the backyard. Other male slaves must not be able to enter the backyard at will, but the female King Kong has no scruples.

The banquet for Lu Shangshu was still held in the county mansion, and Li You got off the sedan chair and found that his old acquaintance Xue Juren had also arrived together, and bowed his hand and said, "I've seen Master Xue." ”

Xue Yuanqing looked at no one around, and said politely: "Recently, the first batch of wooden stakes has just arrived, and the county government has collected them." Will you be given your share in one lump sum or in one batch? ”

Li You pretended to say: "I'm no longer in charge now, why do you need to do this, Master Xue doesn't have to care about me." ”

"What are you talking about, if you didn't have the connection, you wouldn't be able to do business, how could you be a brother who crossed the river and demolished the bridge?" Xue Yuanqing made a color road.

Li You said: "Recently, I said that I have a tight hand, so I should give as much as I want." ”

"This batch is about 100 taels, and these two can be sent to Xishui House."

"I don't need to send it there, I've moved to a new house, in Fuxin Lane, Jiadi Fang."

"Congratulations, then I'll add twenty taels as a gift!" Xue Yuanqing approached again and whispered: "The Cao family is familiar with me, and I want to associate with you, so let me introduce you, what do you think?" ”

The Cao family is one of the three major households in the silk weaving industry in this county, Li You frowned and was silent, what did he do with himself? But what he secretly planned was not to deal with them. He replied first, "Wait until I think about it." ”

(To be continued)