Unconsciously, the attitude of Li Daguan, the shopkeeper of the major coal shops, quietly changed several times, from ignorance to concern, and from concern to awe. In business, silver is equal to status, and a person who can take out 100,000 taels of silver is certainly worthy of awe, whether it is borrowed or not.

Li You can easily force them to shut down the market by relying only on the control of public opinion, so he may be able to comfort himself that public opinion in the mall is not the key factor; Now that Li You has more 100,000 taels of silver in his hand that is enough to kill them dozens of times in seconds, what else is there to say?

Although Li You's face was expressionless and calm at this time, as if 100,000 taels of silver was nothing, his heart was extremely comfortable - it was so refreshing to smash people with money! It's different from being an official! Just like in the sentence "Wrap 100,000 guan around your waist and ride a crane down to Yangzhou", the cool point lies in 100,000 guan instead of going down to Yangzhou.

In fact, it was originally asked to ask the shopkeeper Gao to come forward and go to the public office to announce the acquisition news, and Li You, as the owner, did not have to do it himself. But Li Daguan was mostly short of money in his two lives, and later he couldn't be too cheesy as an official, so it was rare to experience the refreshing feeling of smashing people with silver once, so he came in person in vain.

His goal was achieved, and after releasing this shocking number in person, Li You intuitively felt the change in other people's attitudes towards him, which was very subtle.

The old shopkeeper Ye Lao, who was sitting first on Li You's left, was the first to wake up from the number 100,000 taels, and he also noticed the abnormality. He immediately realized that this Li You came to show off the funds under his control, and as for the purpose, of course, it was to punish his heart! Huge sums of money are used to strike hearts and create instability!

Li You felt that the method had worked, so he got up and arched his hand to the surroundings, "That's it, farewell!" Then he walked out of the lobby with the shopkeeper.

The shopkeepers watched Li Daguan, who was carrying 100,000 taels, float away, and then exchanged words with each other, and the topic was naturally inseparable from Li You and his 100,000 taels, and the people in the hall were boiling.

Is this the consequence? The old shopkeeper of the coal industry association frowned secretly. In normal times, everyone would have turned their heads and asked themselves what to do, instead of talking about it on their own, which has been going on for half an hour. Maybe the crowd didn't mean it. But there is a necessity behind the accident, and this unintentionality can also reflect a lot of situations.

Maybe he was sensitive and thought too much, and the old shopkeeper coughed heavily while thinking.

The shopkeepers of all families refocused their attention on Ye Laohui, waiting for his insight. I saw that the old man suddenly frowned and pondered, and suddenly his brows stretched, as if he had infinite ideas.

In the end, Ye Lao's shopkeeper waved his hand and said calmly: "There is no other way to plan for today." I had to go and ask the Ouchi father-in-law. "One force will drop ten. Facing a giant with 100,000 cash in his hand. How could they, the poor who were shy in their pockets, be able to fight with shopping mall means...

On the way back to Taisheng Coal Shop, the shopkeeper Gao felt full of pride. He has been a shopkeeper all his life, and he always goes around with thousands of taels of silver. Now it seems that there is an opportunity to become the big treasurer in charge of 100,000 silver, and I have no regrets in this life!

Thinking of this, he admired Li Daguan and said: "The owner is really capable. easily transferred 100,000 taels of silver, which was enough to sweep the coal market. ”

Li You shook his head, "Even you were bluffed?" This loan voucher seems to be genuine, but in fact it is only for others to see, how can you really get a loan of 100,000 taels of silver? It would be nice to have twenty or thirty thousand. ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Gao was dumbfounded, it turned out that the 100,000 taels of loan vouchers were just a useless thing...

Huichang Silver is a small silver number, and the credit was mainly guaranteed by the Lu family before, and now there are a total of more than 100,000 taels of silver on the counter. The Gou family promised to find 200,000 taels of silver, but they haven't scraped together enough so far.

Li You took Taisheng coal shop as a mortgage. It's okay to borrow 8,000 taels from the Huichang Silver Account, but if you want to get 100,000 taels, you will almost have to empty the Silver Number, how is this possible? …,

Therefore, the IOU promising 100,000 taels in Li Daguan's hand looks very scary, but it is actually similar to the white slip, just painting cakes to satisfy hunger or paper tigers to be scary.

The dream of the high shopkeeper to handle 100,000 silver only appeared for a quarter of an hour, and it was quickly shattered. At the same time, it dawned on him. Why did the owner give the purchase price of the coal shop shopkeeper neither three taels nor one tael, but two taels such a tangled price.

At present, the average price of hoarding costs is about one tael or seven yuan, and if the price of one tael is offered, the shopkeepers of the coal shops will not consider losing money for the time being, but will wonder if Li Daguan has so much silver in his hands. Otherwise, why is the door slamming so low?

If the price of three taels is offered, you can pay cash. I'm afraid that the shopkeepers of the coal shops are crying and shouting to sell. Rather than selling it piecemeal at a price of four taels, it is better to sell all the coal to Li You at a price of three taels, and it is worth making less money.

As for the guild if it dares to stop it, it will be nonsense, the high shopkeeper knows very well that when there are really real interests, the guild will not be able to stop those shopkeepers, and if it is urgent, it can be split out and set up another guild.

But the price of two taels, which is neither high nor low, and only slightly higher than the cost, makes the shopkeepers entangled. There are advantages to selling, you can quickly return the silver, at least keep the cost, and avoid uncertain risks in the future (the originally certain situation has become unpredictable after Li You's troubles); But there are also disadvantages, there is really not much profit, and there will be no silver left after deducting labor.

Now the shopkeeper completely understands that the proprietor is deliberately offering such a tangled and hesitant price, the purpose is not only to show off his wealth and deter people, but also to prevent the coal shop shopkeepers from pounce on him as a fat sheep to sell coal, and when the time comes, he will be embarrassed if he can't get the silver. In short, it is to show that there are many people here who are not stupid, and they don't want to take advantage of it!

Knowing these truths, the shopkeeper Gao couldn't help but sigh, talking about power and scheming, there are still many places to learn in this regard, and the owner is worthy of being a big man who has seen the world.

Li You thought silently, first show it with ability, and then show it with wealth, let them know that it can't be compared with means, and it can't be compared with silver. In desperation, they should always move out the roles of Huang Gonggong?

He dared to conclude that as long as the coal shop shopkeepers couldn't do anything, the eunuchs concerned would definitely jump out. Tens of thousands of taels of silver are at risk of depreciation, which is enough to make those fathers-in-law who love money red-eyed.

The next day, the entire coal market was quiet, and other coal shops closed the coal yard gates again. The Taisheng coal shop continues to sell a total limited supply of 60,000 catties of "Qingtian coal", and there are also a number of high-quality customers who come here and must buy "good coal".

Except for thousands of people who were overcrowded, bumps and bumps, and a few quarrels, everything else was safe. By noon, the low-priced coal had been sold out, and the crowd had dispersed.

Li You's inner courtyard opened a small stove, two meat and two vegetables plus top Jiangnan white grain. It's a pity that he was only halfway through eating, and he heard Han Zong shouting outside: "Master! Last time, that Huang Gonggong came! ”

"Tell him to wait!" Li You ordered to go down. Secretly thought, these eunuchs who can get the position of deputy head in the dark court are really not stupid, and they know that they only came over when the crowd dispersed. Otherwise, tens of thousands of people are in turmoil, and no one will be responsible for killing him.

Li You ate and wiped clean, and slept beautifully for a while, and then got up to meet the guests. But I saw Huang Gonggong, the deputy of the right division of the Salary Division and the eunuch in charge of the West Factory, holding tea, sitting in the hall calmly and without smiling, chatting with the shopkeeper Gao without a word.

Seeing Li You, Gonggong Huang put down the teacup, raised his hand and saluted: "I haven't seen you for many days, Lord Li used to make a fortune here, congratulations, I wish you a wide range of wealth!" ”

To say such a thing to a former official who was once in a position of power, anyone who is not a fool can hear the irony. If there are high-ranking officials, who wants to make a fortune as a merchant? …,

Li You knew that he was in this situation now, and there was nothing to entangle with here, so he snorted coldly and only asked: "There is a lot of money at the end of the year, you don't burn charcoal in the West Factory, but what are you doing here?" ”

Huang Gonggong smiled predictively: "Of course, it is related to your store, and I will recruit you as a shopkeeper and make a fortune together in the future." ”

The so-called shopkeeper is a designated procurement merchant recruited by the government or Ouchi, as mentioned above, it is a very tricky thing to act as a shopkeeper in this world. Merchants act as shopkeepers, which can be analogous to strong men who are conscripted into forced labor.

The government or Ouchi designated the shop to purchase goods, and then sold to the government and Ouchi for use, this is called and buy, the name is nice and harmonious, in fact, the price given is often only half of the market price, and the merchant can only swallow his anger. Otherwise, why is the pawnshop being compared to service? All the businesses that have been designated as shop owners have tried every means to support the door to break the joint, in order to cancel the shop.

How could Li You not understand this, and immediately refused: "There is no excess goods in the store, there is no supply!" So it can't be drafted! ”

Deputy Huang Si said confidently: "Ming people don't say dark words, how can you say that there are no goods in this shop?" There are always hundreds of thousands of catties of coal. ”

Li You was impatient like a fly, waved his hand: "You don't have to pick quarrels and provoke trouble, be careful to settle accounts after the autumn!" Get out of here before it's too late! ”

Huang Gonggong's face changed, his voice became a little sharp after he was raised, and he pointed at Li You and reprimanded: "Da Nei's recruitment, I can't allow you to refuse!" Then he shouted to the entourage behind him: "Bring it!" ”

I saw that the little inner eunuch took out a thick roll of refined yellow paper from his arms and handed it to Deputy Huang Si. Based on the width pattern, Li You speculated that it was a royal seal.

Gonggong Huang opened a seal and said: "Your store will temporarily buy and seal the coal for the palace use, and then settle the price in the future!" Now go to the coal yard and ban the entry and exit! Li You, do you dare to resist the royal summons, otherwise you will ignore it if you enter the prison! ”

Li You looked at Gonggong Huang for a moment, and suddenly shouted: "Fight!" ”

"Hit what?" Huang Gonggong did not react.

Several house slaves who had been arranged to wait next to him suddenly made a move, led by Han Zong, who copied out wooden sticks from the corner and under the table, tightly surrounded Gonggong He Huang and the two entourage from the inner prison, and beat them down fiercely.

Huang Gonggong was defenseless, he didn't expect to be violently attacked. A few rounds later, he fell to the ground, but the evil slave of the Li family still did not stop, and the beating and kicking only made Huang Gonggong's skin open and fleshy, and his whole body was bruised, and his shouting and begging for mercy were ignored. But the other two little prisoners were only knocked aside and no one paid attention to them, and the punishment was much lighter.

The slaves of the Li family who surrounded Huang Gonggong dodged their positions, and Li You walked over and squatted on the side of Huang Gonggong's head, and sneered: "I have already seen that you are not pleasing to the eye, and you are still begging for hardship!" ”

Then he shouted to the two little inner supervisors: "You get up and carry Huang Gonggong away!" Don't get dirty with the floor tiles here! ”