Zhu Yunwen's brain was messed up, and he couldn't be rectified by Li Qing's operation.

"Senior brother, aren't you throwing money out for nothing?"

"It's money, but it's also an investment." Li Qingdao, "Prepare for the purchase of raw silk at a low price in the future." ”

"If you want to buy it at a low price, why bother to speculate the price so high?"

"To spoil the situation." Li Qing said with a smile.

Zhu Yunwen was even more puzzled, "Now the price of raw silk remains high, the price is easy to come up, but it is difficult to go down, don't say that it is purchased at a low price, that is, it is purchased at five times the original price, they will not sell, unless it is strong, but the side effects of using strong are too great, and then why not ...... it early"

"Okay, don't ask, I'll tell you." Li Qing teased, "With your IQ, the more you ask, the more confused you become." ”

Zhu Yunwen: "...... You say. ”

Li Qing took a sip of tea and said: "Normally, buyers in the buying and selling are buying up rather than buying down, because people think that the item will go up, and the sooner you buy, the more cost-effective;

On the other hand, the selling side is just the opposite, they are all selling down and not selling up, because they still want to go up when it goes up, and the sooner they shoot, the more they lose.

On the contrary, when the price is getting lower and lower, they will be in a hurry, and the later they sell, the more they will lose. ”

Zhu Yunwen thought about it carefully and found that this was really the case, but he still didn't understand, "Senior brother, the problem is that raw silk is not sold at all, supply and demand are put on hold here, if you don't buy it, those big silk farmers will buy it!" ”

Li Qing smiled, "Can you think of it, I won't think of it?" ”

He leaned comfortably on the back of the chair and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the price of raw silk in Jinling is so high, and those rich gentry are not stupid, they will definitely think of buying raw silk in other places and stirring up trouble in Suzhou and Hangzhou." ”

Zhu Yunwen understood a little, frowned and said, "Senior brother, what do you mean...... When they have stocked up, you will buy the raw silk of those large silkworm farmers? ”

"That's right."

"No, it's not." Zhu Yunwen said, "Senior brother, you take it for granted, for those big silk households, the more the better, and the reason why they raise the price is to make the weaving bureau unable to do it, once the price of raw silk falls, they will also take action, you are like this, you are completely making wedding clothes for others." ”

"Alas......!" Li Qing sighed, "After so many years, you still haven't grown much!" ”

"What's the explanation?"

"Do you think I run out of money?" Li Qing asked.

"Aang." Zhu Yunwen nodded.

Li Qing said: "If you think so, they will also think so, so when the time comes, as soon as I stop purchasing, those rich gentry will definitely think that I am exhausted, and they are not sitting on the profits of fishermen?" ”

"The price from the ground and the price from the ground are all determined by the relationship between supply and demand." Li Qing said, "When those big silkworm farmers are forced to the end of the mountain, I will make a little move, and they will be grateful to sell me the raw silk." ”

"Hiss~" Zhu Yunwen gasped, "It's really bad...... Ah no, senior brother, you are so good! ”

“…… I'll be praising you for me. Li Qing's face was full of black lines.

Zhu Yunwen sneered: "I'm just praising you, senior brother, your speculation on people's hearts has reached the pinnacle." ”

"That's it." Li Qing took a sip of tea, looking stinky.

"But the junior brother still has something to understand."

"Well, you say."

Zhu Yunwen said: "Aren't you afraid that those big silkworm farmers will show your bottom?" ”

"Don't be afraid, there will be a large number of raw silk shipped tonight, enough to last year, the Weaving Bureau has been non-stop, and those big silk farmers won't believe it at all." Li Qing said with a smile, "Instead, they will think that those who hoard raw silk can't hold it and deliberately lie." ”

"That's right."

Zhu Yunwen completely woke up and exclaimed: "Senior brother, how long is your brain, it's too good." ”

"I think so too." Li Qing was surprised, "Why do you think I'm so smart?" ”

Zhu Yunwen: "......"

Suddenly, he realized something again and shouted, "Not good. ”

Li Qing was so frightened by him that he spilled his pants with tea in his cup, and said angrily, "Surprised, what are you doing?" ”

"A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, senior brother, you still missed it." Zhu Yunwen frowned.

"Tell me about it." Li Qing poured a cup of tea again and took a sip.

Zhu Yunwen said: "Senior brother, do you think that the rich gentry went to Suzhou and Hangzhou to stir up the situation, will the price of raw silk in Suzhou and Hangzhou rise?" ”

"Well, that's for sure."

"That's the problem!" Zhu Yunwen was so anxious that he slapped his thigh, "Senior brother, do you think, if the price is too low, why won't those who hoard silk resell silk to Suzhou and Hangzhou?" ”

He was so anxious that he stomped his feet, "Senior brother, you still messed up after all!" ”

"Calm." Li Qing put down the teacup, "Anyway, you have also been an emperor, why are you so uncontrollable." ”

"But...... Alas. Zhu Yunwen hurriedly said, "Then what do you say you should do?" ”

"No problem." Li Qing was speechless, "Don't forget, where is this?" ”

"This is Jinling." Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly, "Yes, Jinling is rich, but the richness of Suzhou and Hangzhou is no worse than that of Jinling......"

"You're wrong." Li Qing said seriously, "This is Zhili, it is also the capital of the Ming Dynasty, second only to the capital of Jingshi, and the power it has is second only to that of Jingshi;

In the same way, the top rich gentry here are also the most vocal, do you think they will let those who hoard raw silk go to Suzhou and Hangzhou?

Such a good harvesting opportunity, will they let it go? ”

Li Qing smiled lightly: "At that time, once the Yangtze River is blocked, the pass is blocked, and one or two raw silk will not be able to escape." ”

Zhu Yunwen was speechless, for a long time, drank the cup of tea in one gulp, and said with a wry smile: "I shouldn't worry about this, senior brother has no last resort, take it, junior brother is really convinced." ”

He laughed at himself, "I shouldn't have made this trip." ”

"No, you don't run for nothing." Li Qing said, "If you don't come to me, I'll go to you too." ”

Zhu Yunwen was surprised, "Looking for me?" ”

"Yes, you're my killer!" Li Qing said seriously, "The household department of Nanzhili will not easily allocate money to me, and I don't want to ask the household department for it, that will expose it, how much money do we have in our family?" ”

"Senior brother, you want to pay for it yourself?" Zhu Yunwen was shocked, in his impression, the senior brother was a money fan.

"It's not me who came out, I borrowed it from you in the name of the imperial court." Li Qing corrected, "The court must pay it back afterwards." ”

Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said, "That's senior brother's money." ”

"Don't talk about that." Li Qing asked, "How much can you take out now?" ”

"My brother's family is already strong, and he left so much gold and silver at the beginning, and after I took over, I partnered with my cousin to do some business." Zhu Yunwen said with a smile, "With Cao Guogong taking care of you, you have made a lot of money over the years!"

I went back to take stock of the accounts, and estimated that even if I didn't count the industry, only the cash, it would not be less than 400,000 taels of silver. ”

Li Qing thought for a while, "After the price of raw silk goes down, it won't take 400,000 yuan to collect the raw silk of the entire Jinling, you can prepare 300,000 yuan, and leave 100,000 yuan to continue business." ”

"Cheng, I'll prepare when I go back." Zhu Yunwen calculated, "It will take seven or eight days at the earliest, and it won't be delayed, right?" ”

"No, it won't." Li Qing smiled, "Get ready, let me know, I'll give you an IOU." ”

"Hey, okay." Zhu Yunwen smiled and nodded, "Then I'll go." ”

"I'll send you."

……

Midnight.

There was a knock on Li Qing's door.

"My lord, it's me, Little Liuzi."

Li Qing stepped forward to open the door and asked, "The thing is back?" ”

Xiao Liuzi was more cautious than Li Qing, looked back for a while, and then replied in a low voice, "The time has come, our family will let them continue to move forward just in case of emergency." ”

Li Qing nodded happily: "My father-in-law is really doing things safely." ”

"Hey...... It's all for the emperor, how dare our family not be dedicated. Xiao Liuzi smiled modestly.

Li Qing patted him on the shoulder and promised: "After I go back, this official will definitely help my father-in-law say a few kind words in front of the emperor." ”

"Your Excellency is polite, Jinyiwei's brothers have all passed, let's go too." Xiao Liuzi said happily, "In the dead of night, it's better to hurry up and bring things back." ”

"Well, let's go."

……

More than 20 days later, the Ministry of Industry suddenly cut off the waterway to Suzhou and Hangzhou on the grounds that the Yangtze River port embankment had hidden dangers and needed to be overhauled.

At the same time, the city walls were repaired and the gates were replaced by land...... For various reasons, Jinling City was blocked. ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ

The waterway is not passable, and you can get in by land, but if you want to get out, there is no door.

At this time, Li Qing knew that the opportunity had come.

So, he added another fire and went to the household department to ask for money.

The head of the household book prevaricated for various reasons such as repairing the embankment and changing the city gate, in short, it is one sentence:

If you don't have money, you don't have any money to play the emperor, and the money is used for construction.

Without waiting for those rich gentry to sell raw silk, Li Qing took the first step to post a notice: The Weaving Bureau will no longer buy raw silk!

In the end, Li Qing blew up a huge bubble that punctured his own hands.