Qu Zhishui couldn't understand why Kong Miaozhi knew about this. However, this is not the time to dwell on this matter, he whispered a few words to his subordinates, and after a while, Li Yanlin walked out of the inner hall. Li Yanlin seemed to have expected it when he saw such a lively situation in the money village, but when he saw Qu Zhishui, he said in a stiff tone: "My lord, what's the matter?" Are you going to put it down? ”

Qu Zhishui rushed his head outside, pretending not to hear. Mu Yanbin hurriedly walked over and dragged his second brother, Li Yanlin snorted coldly and didn't say anything more. Turning his head to look at Du Jie and Kong Miaozhi, he said, "The two of you are also here, when did the Li family's money village become so lively." ”

I don't know what's going on, Li Yanlin's tone is not good, and after scolding the prefect, he began to scold Du Jie and Kong Miaozhi again. Since the morning, Li Yanlin has been a little abnormal.

Du Jie frowned after hearing this, but Kong Miaozhi didn't care, he gave Du Jie a look, and then said to Qu Zhishui slowly: "Lord Qu, Second Prince Li is here, then I'll talk about it?" ”

Qu Zhishui replied politely: "Kong Shaoxia, please speak." ”

Kong Miaozhi looked at Li Yanlin and Mu Yanbin, and finally fell on the shopkeeper, and then said: "Since the money village is open to do business, there are guests who come to exchange the silver, and you can't help but redeem it, but Li Gongzi, I think your money bank shouldn't be able to take out one or two million taels of silver for a while......"

Li Yanlin didn't wait for Kong Miaozhi to finish speaking, and interrupted unceremoniously: "Whether you can take it out or not is my Li family's business, don't bother you to worry about it." ”

Kong Miaozhi was also not brainy, and after listening to Li Yanlin's words, his trademark smile always hung on his face: "Oh? So does Li Gongzi know that Qianzhuang has a big customer? ”

Several people heard the voice, their eyes suddenly focused on Li Yanlin, Mu Yanbin looked at Li Yanlin incredulously, and asked in a low voice: "Second brother, second brother, do you know anything?" ”

Li Yanlin didn't give Kong Miaozhi a good face, and said: "I'm not deaf, I can hear the noise of so many people outside just now to exchange silver." ”

Kong Miaozhi didn't dwell on this matter, he made his words clear and said: "Li Gongzi, you have something to hide from us, I know." Those irrelevant things, we don't want to know, now that Yongzhou City has been made like this by you, there is really no way to end it, what are you gambling on the Li family's retreat? I can probably guess a little bit, none of that matters now. For example, if the three major businessmen want to come to Yongzhou to get involved, if it is a normal business behavior, no one will care, but if you do this, it has been a lot of trouble, and the hearts of the people in Yongzhou are floating. Lord Qu will not agree to this matter, and the court will not agree. ”

After Kong Miaozhi finished speaking, Li Yanlin's body trembled slightly, and he looked at the signboard outside the door with his support, and thousands of thoughts came to his heart.

Kong Miaozhi saw that his words worked, and continued urgently: "Besides, will your father agree?" Your Li family has been here for a hundred years. Now it's time for the end. Have you ever thought about it? ”

Li Yanlin couldn't stand anymore, his body shook, and he was about to fall. Next to him, Mu Yanbin grabbed him, he pulled his hand back with all his strength, and stood staggering in place, Mu Yanbin shouted with some worry: "Second brother." ”

Li Yanlin looked at him, his eyes were full of disgust, he shook his head and said, "Don't call me second brother, I'm not your second brother." You dragged the Li Mansion into the abyss, why do you still have the face to call my second brother! ”

Mu Yanbin opened his mouth wide and was speechless, he didn't understand what was wrong with Li Yanlin, Li Yanlin didn't continue to look at him, he said to himself again: "How can I not, for my own selfish desires, I have lost the entire Li family's hundred-year-old foundation." Hahahaha...... father, I know why you refused to hand over the family business to me after the eldest brother left, my son is sorry for the Li family!! Hahahaha......"

Li Yanlin shouted hoarsely, like a roar of anger, more like an unbearable catharsis.

Everyone didn't speak, they looked at Li Yanlin quietly, and after a long time, he slowly calmed down. Then he said: "I have done my duty, I should do something for the Li family." ”

Seeing that he had already figured it out, Kong Miaozhi turned his head to Qu Zhishui and said, "Lord Prefect, Li Gongzi has figured it out, then let's discuss what Yongzhou should do next." ”

Qu Zhishui heard Kong Miaozhi's words and hurriedly echoed: "Everything is up to Wu Angong and Kong Shaoxia. ”

Kong Miaozhi was not polite, and said to Qu Zhishui: "The Li family's money cannot be stopped, and once the exchange is stopped, the people will be even more restless." However, the money of the three major merchants is a little troublesome, Lord Qu, we can bluff him for a while, but not for a lifetime. They just have to calm down and think about it, and they know that we can't do anything with them. Li Gongzi, how much silver is there in the money village now? You can tell the truth. ”

Li Yanlin didn't speak, but nodded at the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "The silver in the money village at this time is only one million and two hundred thousand taels, which is not enough for three people to exchange." ”

Kong Miaozhi nodded, and then continued to ask, "Isn't the Li family selling grain cheaply now?" What about the other shops? Can the Li family come up with two million taels of silver in Yongzhou at this time? ”

Li Yanlin silently counted the total in his heart, and nodded lightly at Kong Miaozhi.

"Okay, Qu Zhifu, Li Gongzi, I have a suggestion, you might as well listen to it. Tomorrow, the Qu Governor's Mansion announced in the Yamen that the Li family money village began to exchange silver tickets for no time limit, and as long as you come with the silver tickets, you can exchange them for silver. There is no time limit, there is no limit, there are only 50,000 households in Yongzhou at this time, and I think two million taels of silver should be enough. And since the people can exchange it for silver, there are not so many people who come to exchange it. ”

After hearing this, Qu Zhifu asked again: "What about those three people?" ”

"Simple, according to the law of this dynasty, once someone sues the bank, the treasurer and the owner of the bank must be protected until the matter is investigated. You will ask them to go to the prefect's yamen to sue the Li family in a while, they can't exchange the silver, Lord Qu, you will take this case. ”

"But in this way, the reputation of the Li family will also be damaged!"

"It's different, the people can exchange the silver in their hands, they will automatically dissociate this matter from themselves, in their eyes, this is just a case, starting tomorrow, Lord Qu will send people to publicize, saying that the Li family is coerced by the three major businessmen, and now lowering the price of grain is the first step, the purpose is to loot the money in the hands of everyone in Yongzhou City. When the time comes, they will use other means to earn back the money in everyone's hands. ”

"Earn it back? Kong Shaoxia, I don't quite understand, when the grain drops to this situation, how can other merchants earn all the silver back? ”

Kong Miaozhi looked at Li Yanlin, Li Yanlin understood what Kong Miaozhi meant, he forced his spirit to take over and said: "There is a very simple logic here, my lord, do you think it is better to sell food cheaper, or sell it more expensive." ”

"Of course it's cheaper!"

Li Yanlin nodded, and immediately shook his head again: "Yes, but not entirely." There's a very basic concept here, what exactly is silver? ”

"What the hell is silver?" Qu Zhishui asked rhetorically in a bit of confusion

Li Yanlin continued: "I have been in business since I was a child, and what my father said to me the most is, what is silver? There is a fundamental question here, why has silver become the foundation of the life of people in the world? Because silver is your purchasing power. So what can you buy with silver, and what can others buy with silver? Everything that can be bought is the total value of all silver. I'll give you an analogy, if one hundred taels of silver means that you can buy one hundred catties of rice. One pound of rice represents one tael of silver, if there are only fifty catties left now, and you can't buy more than one hundred taels of silver, then one pound of rice represents two taels of silver. ”

Kong Miaozhi also said: "If the total amount of things that can be bought in the world has always remained the same, the more silver there is, the more worthless it is." However, why can Li Ergongzi stir up the nerves of the people, because it is cheap, it was originally a catty of rice and a tael of silver, but now seven dollars of silver can buy one or two rice. ”

"Isn't that a good thing?" Qu Zhishui still didn't understand

"Well, it's not good. The silver of Yongzhou has become valuable. Rice is cheaper, but it's more expensive than anything else. for the people have no money in their hands. There is no money in hand, but the price of cloth has not changed, the price of medicinal materials has not changed, although the benefits of the people have been for a while, but Lord Qu, you must know that food is the foundation of the people, and the Li family has so maliciously lowered the price of grain, and the grain in the hands of the people has become worthless. ”

After Kong Miaozhi finished speaking, Li Yanlin summed up sharply: "This involves a very well-understood thing, grain prices, and only grain merchants have bargaining power. ”

The two of them explained the truth clearly, and Lord Qu was also from a good background, so he understood it at one point. After understanding, Qu Zhishui said to Li Yanlin with some hatred: "Li Gongzi, you have a good calculation." ”

Li Gongzi snorted coldly and did not answer. Kong Miaozhi continued: "Lord Qu is wrong to blame Li Gongzi, he plans to leave Yongzhou in the near future, so it is not him who takes advantage of the fisherman, but the remaining three who smell it. ”

"Merchants are unprofitable and can't afford to be early, Li Gongzi stirred up the market in Yongzhou, they are all shrewd businessmen, and when they see an opportunity, they will take action. Now the first thing they have to do is to overwhelm the credibility of the Li family, as long as the Li family has no reputation, the market in Yongzhou and even the entire northwest will be vacated, and they will take the opportunity to buy and sell. The second is to take advantage of the Li family's unwise move this time to harvest the assets of the people of Yongzhou."

Qu Zhishui no longer dared to underestimate the teenage Kong Miaozhi in front of him at this time, he got up and respectfully saluted Kong Miaozhi and said: "Kong Shaoxia, listen to your words, the mouth is suddenly opened, and I have been taught." ”