Talking to smart people is very effortless, many words only need to be clicked to the end, and the other party will naturally be clear and clear, without you having to bother with words, and even draw inferences, what you didn't expect, the other party can think of. The question is only whether the other party wants to pretend to be stupid or to pretend to be smart.

Just like Uncle Qian Guo is now talking to Li You about his friend selling coal, Uncle Qian Guo didn't believe that Li You couldn't hear anything outside the words, so he had to make a gesture to provoke Li You.

However, Uncle Qian Guo was very well prepared for this matter, and he had thought about it well early, and he could guess why Li You was pretending to be stupid, because Li You had one of the biggest concerns.

Therefore, Uncle Qian Guo hurriedly said: "Of course, I know that if Li Daguan wants to be famous, it is impossible to help sell coal at a high price, so wouldn't it be in the same stream as the eunuch profiteers?" But this batch of coal has been in the hands of my friend for two months, and it needs to be taken off urgently, so the price can be lower than the market, and Li Daguan does not need to worry about destroying his reputation, on the contrary, in addition to making money, there may be some other gains. ”

Uncle Qian's unfinished words, of course, Li You has already made up for it automatically, if he doesn't even have this quality, then it is not Lord Li who has never lost except facing eunuchs, oh, now he is called Li Daguanren for the time being.

Li You knows very well that Uncle Qian Guo's reason for finding him is indeed very sufficient, not that he Li You boasts, it seems that in the entire capital, there are very few people who can help Uncle Qian Guo's friend sell coal, and he is one of them.

As mentioned earlier, selling this coal can impact the market and offend the eunuchs and profiteers who manipulate the coal market. People who have the strength to take this risk, but at the same time are willing to take it. There aren't a few. Those who can afford it may not be willing to bear it, and those who are willing to bear it may not have the strength to bear it.

First of all, ordinary merchants can be excluded. It is impossible for any really "ordinary" merchant to have the courage to confront the internal supervision yamen, otherwise it would be light to say that there is no place to bury him. The power of eunuchs declined again. It's not something that ordinary businessmen can mess with.

Secondly, officials can basically rule it out. Although officials can secretly do business under various covers, then after all, it cannot be said openly, and typical ones can only do but not say.

If an official secretly helps sell coal, it will inevitably intensify the conflict with the internal supervision yamen and cause a big trouble. If you are a little careless, won't all the old stories of this official's business be placed in the court?

Everyone has political enemies. If such a big handle is directly exposed, it will definitely end up in disgrace. Therefore, even the bigwigs and ministers who are strong enough to compete with the internal supervisors are unwilling to find this trouble for themselves.

Third, the nobles may not be willing to wade into troubled waters. Because the nobles are not like civil officials who have their own system, they completely rely on the emperor to eat. Of course, we must pay attention to the face of the Son of Heaven.

This time, the Son of Heaven was already obviously partial to the father-in-law around him, and even Li You was defeated by Huarong Dao, so why did he risk his own life and offend the eunuch who sat down again for no reason for a few pieces of silver?

Ordinary people don't have the guts, officials have concerns, and Xungui has to maintain the same position as the Son of Heaven, so this batch of coal is very difficult to sell, even when the coal in the capital is very tight.

And he Li You has a great reputation and a hard backer. Duan Zhien, the great companion of the Son of Heaven, took the risk of exposing himself and took action in person, so he could only force him to resign, that is, he resigned, and the first few days were also full of court, and the courtiers cheered. Then continue to fight to the existing forces of the eunuchs. I can't move.

Moreover, he Li You now has no official position and no position, he can only be regarded as a gentleman, and he is not subject to the constraints that officials are not allowed to do business, and he is considered a gentleman and businessman if he does business openly. He wants to sell coal, which is beyond reproach, and no one can criticize it from the ground.

Thinking of this, Li You was slightly complacent, and said hesitantly: "That friend of yours understands people, since he has entrusted you, you can sell it." You have the signboard of the Queen Mother, how can the eunuchs tolerate you? If any father-in-law dares to be verbose with you, go to the Queen Mother to sue and beat him to death. ”…,

Uncle Qian Guo sighed and said, "Li Daguan has started laughing again. Our Lady can manage it for a while, and now it is the pro-government of the Son of Heaven, and it is not good for me to openly contradict the Son of Heaven. To put it mildly, Li Daguan, you are already lice, you don't have to worry about debts, anyway, you and Zhongguan have already settled a bond for this matter, and it is not bad to have another one. ”

Li You smiled and said nothing, and then lowered his head and thought for a moment, just like the previous words, he began to draw inferences from the actions of smart people.

This is indeed a good thing for him, and Uncle Qian Guo saw this and dared to sell to him. Of course, Uncle Qian Guo said that he was so weak, Li You didn't believe it.

From Uncle Qian's point of view, it is estimated that there is also the selfish intention of pulling him, a well-known figure, into the gang to attract attention, so as to diversify the risk, but this is not a concern, it is human nature, and the key is that this matter is also beneficial to him.

Earning some silver to block Aunt Guan's delicate little mouth, and selling cheap coal to brush the prestige of the people in the capital by the way, are all visible gains.

There is another gain that ordinary people are not aware of, that is, it can arouse public opinion to ferment and cause a little chaos in advance. He did not defend Duan's father-in-law's slander, and directly abandoned the official, but in fact, his idea was to say more useless, and let the facts educate the Son of Heaven.

Before the people in the capital spend the winter, they must reserve enough charcoal for a period of time, and there will be oolongs with insufficient reserves for newcomers like Li You from the south.

Therefore, at present, although coal is in short supply because of hoarding, most of the households have some reserves, except for some real poor people who may not even have overnight food, and it is not yet time to burn their eyebrows. Therefore, public opinion is turbulent, but before the time to see the real thing, the people are mostly worried, and there is no urge to make a fuss.

Li You was born at the lowest level, and successively served as a pro-people official in Suzhou and Yangzhou, and his understanding of the people's hearts and feelings is far from being comparable to Jing Hetianzi, Duan Zhien and others in the deep palace, and even most high-ranking officials are not as good as him.

He estimated in his heart that in another ten days, when the New Year was approaching, there might be real chaos, and there should also be signs of chaos such as smashing shops and looting. This estimate may not be accurate, but if it is not, Li You will also appear in the coal market to inspire local tyrants to divide coal.

This is called letting the facts educate the Son of Heaven, and let the Son of Heaven himself experience the feeling of being blinded. In fact, many ministers have not fought to the death against the internal supervisors in the past few days, but they are afraid that they are vaguely aware of this possibility, and they have a little bit of a joke.

Of course, if Jing He Tianzi is really completely inconsiderate of the people, doesn't even want the most basic face, and is completely unconscious, then he Li You has no tricks, so he can only sneak back to his hometown away from the capital, and hide as far as he can with the golden book and iron coupons.

Therefore, Li You knew that the eldest princess of Guide and Mr. Zhu Fanghe were actively helping him mediate, but he still didn't care, in fact, he just had to wait for the time when there was chaos. Now that I see the Son of Heaven, what else can I say except empty confessions?

Having said that, Li You originally expected that the fermentation period of public sentiment would be more than ten days, but if hundreds of thousands of catties of coal are sold at a cheap price now, it may stimulate public sentiment to accelerate fermentation, which will stimulate chaos in advance. What are the pros and cons, this is one of the places where Li You pondered.

In addition to the fluctuation of public sentiment, Li You knew that after he came forward to sell these hundreds of thousands of catties of coal, there might be another thing worth worrying, that is, it might attract the reputation of inviting people to buy people's hearts.

When you are an official, it doesn't matter if you brush up your prestige within the scope of your duties, whether you are called Qingtian or your parents, it's all your business. But now he is trying to gain prestige by deliberately conceiving things that are beneficial to the people, especially at the feet of the Son of Heaven who is not native to his hometown, and he may commit taboos.

If you encounter a villain's frame, you will be charged with the big hat of "buying the people's hearts and minds" on the grounds of "city favor", and the more serious crime is "conspiracy". However, there is a solution to this problem, which is easy to provoke the suspicion of buying people's hearts, and it can not be considered for the time being. …,

On the whole, Li You feels that the benefits of helping to sell coal outweigh the disadvantages. Although he made up his mind, he still habitually humbled and said: "Uncle Guo is still too high, how can He De be worthy of Uncle Guo's trust." I'm afraid that I will be incompetent and affect your friends, so I will feel guilty. ”

Obviously he has already been tempted, and he still makes such a fake face! Uncle Qian Guo said a little impatiently: "You have Chitose support, what are you afraid of?" ”

After Zhu Fanghe, won't this be another close relative of the royal family who sees the clues? Li You looked surprised and asked, "Why did Uncle Guo say such things?" ”

Still loading! Uncle Qian Guo revealed the truth in one sentence: "Guide Chitose has partnered with you to open a silver account, and he still doesn't support you?" Especially if it is still such a small and inconspicuous silver trumpet, it shows that His Royal Highness Chitose values you very much, otherwise His Royal Highness Chitose will definitely dislike the price. With the protection of His Royal Highness Chitose, those eunuchs in the palace can move you a single hair and hell, this is the place where I trust you the most. ”

How did he find out so quickly? It's spreading ten times faster than you think... Li You said helplessly: "If you say it in vain, be low-key, be low-key." ”

Uncle Qian Guo said unconcernedly: "Daguan Li, I can trust you." The matter was thus decided, and each person got one-third of the profit from selling coal. ”

At 500,000 catties, half of the current market price, there is almost a profit of seven or eight thousand. Each person is divided into about 2,500 taels, which is enough for a good year.

The shortfall of five thousand taels this morning can be made up in half in a blink of an eye, Li You thought with relief. In these years, you must have strength, even if you sit at home and do not move, someone will take the initiative to send you opportunities; If you lose your strength, you will often have a vicious circle, and the more you mix, the more depressed you become.

Uncle Qian Guo quietly breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup and drank a few large sips of tea to quench his thirst, and said as if he was careless: "After the big thing is finished, there is still a small matter, please be accommodating to Li Daguan." ”

What a shrewd person Li You is, he immediately reacted when he observed his words and listened to his tone.

I've been talking about the partnership to sell coal for so long, but it's not really the right topic! The following matter is the most important thing in Uncle Qian's heart. Just now, he co-opted himself to sell coal, to a large extent, it is also a gift to sell well, and Uncle Qian may not be able to do it alone! (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )