It is said that Li You stole the show at Lu Shangshu's cleansing banquet, and after being personally praised by the Shangshu, Li You's talent was truly "officially" recognized. Although he was not a scholar himself, he was also recognized by the county
He was treated as a semi-celebrity, and his reputation spread from the brothels in the city to the gentry and celebrities in a few days.
Fortunately, time is still short. Otherwise, if someone from a wealthy family he knows has a wedding or something, he kindly invites Li Mingshi to attend. But how much money does Li Mingshi have to go with the gift? A wealthy family has the dignity of a wealthy family, and Li Mingshi can't afford more than ten cents.
Giving a box of snacks in your wallet as a gift is tantamount to humiliating people...
People's customs were extravagant at that time, and the relationship between gentlemen was long gone.
Li You couldn't care less about being complacent for the time being. He remembered that at the dinner party, Lu Shangshu proposed the idea of building a house under Feiyanji. This was a huge obstacle to the excavation of mountains and stones, and even affected the success or failure of the Shili Shitang project.
.Li You originally thought that Magistrate Chen would need to discuss this matter with him and his master in the next few days, but who would have thought that Magistrate Chen did not mention this matter for several days in a row, and he was quite calm.
Li You was very surprised by this, and he couldn't hold back his anger. This water conservancy project was related to his making money.
To be honest, before time travel, with a modern consciousness, Li You always felt that it was useless for the ancients to make a lot of money. If there were just a few bowls of food to eat, how much difference could there be between the poor and the rich? After all, there was no modern enjoyment, and he could not buy electrical appliances or airplanes.
Can’t buy a luxury car…
But when I traveled back in time, I found that this was not the case. Money is still money! Money is money! There are no electrical air conditioners, but you can use money to build artificial air conditioners. If you don’t have speakers, you can use money to support dozens of people. The team can sing whatever they want to you...
He got up early that morning and went to the county government office, thinking that he would discuss the matter with Mr. Huang and find out what was going on.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the hospital, he ran into Sun and Sun's assistant. Li You was very surprised and said: "What kind of wind is blowing today? Mr. Sun is not lying down. What's the point of being here so early?"
Sun Ji casually cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Brother, how can I sleep? Yesterday I was just sitting at home, and more than a dozen prostitutes came to my door, begging me to set up strings to host them."
Li You laughed and said: "Isn't this a good thing for you? Congratulations to Brother Sun for the prosperous business."
"You and I have known each other since childhood, so don't pretend to be stupid, right?"
Li You looked around and said, "Brother, I can't understand what I said."
Sun Ji sneered: "Do you want me to tell you clearly? Then I will tell you clearly that they are all targeting you. I don't know who spread the word, but it is because you and I are familiar with each other, and we have become friends.
I've found them all, and I'd like to be my host, please come and patronize me."
"My younger brother has official business at the county government. Let's go ahead and discuss this later when we have time." Li You said goodbye and left.
"Don't leave!" Sun Ji grabbed Li You and said, "Looking at my brother's affection, I will definitely settle on one or two families, otherwise it will be difficult for my brother to handle this business."
Li You still refused. Firstly, he no longer needed this channel to become famous. There was no other benefit to going to those places other than free sex, and the other party would benefit even more. Secondly, he was also a famous person, so he should have some airs.
Come on, can a few prostitutes just meet him if they want to? Third, you know your own details. The poems are all copied. The quantity is limited, so use them sparingly. If someone asks for poems, will you agree?
Sun Ji made two beggars, but when he saw that Li You was shirking him and losing face, he said angrily: "I know you are now prosperous, but you look down on your former brothers in your heart. That's all! From now on, we will never be sworn in. You will be your famous scholar, and I will be my helper."
, just pretend we are strangers!”
Li You didn't want Sun Ji to speak like this, so he said angrily on the spot: "Am I such a person! It seems that you are confused! Why didn't these things happen before, but yesterday it happened that so many families came to you?
It's clear that someone is causing trouble behind the scenes, can't you even see that!"
Sun Ji didn't believe it, "How could you have the reputation you have today at that time?"
"My lord, when I wrote some poems about plum blossoms, I was not well-known among prostitutes. At that time, there were many prostitutes looking for you to match them? How come so many of them appeared overnight? There must be some reason behind this!"
Li You said deceitfully.
Sun Ji looked suspicious and thought for a moment.
Think about it slowly... Li You took the opportunity to turn around and leave, but was pulled back and said helplessly: "Brother Sun, what else do you want?"
"I'm not stupid. No matter who it is, they are not harming you. No one would be stupid enough to use such clumsy, laborious, and easily leaked methods to harm others, so you can rest assured." Sun Ji said firmly: "
It’s rare that Brother Wei has been valued by others in these years, brother, you must give Brother Wei some face in this industry!”
How could I have known such a sensitive and stubborn friend like you? You are a useless gangster and you still care whether others value you or not... Li You finally said helplessly: "Okay, okay, everyone has someone."
Sun Ji said happily: "There is Yuan Bao'er, and..."
"Stop! It's her!" Li You said. It's better to be experienced than to be familiar with it. Find an acquaintance. He didn't know that just this nod would bring a lot of burden in the future.
"Then let's make a deal, see you in Yulin Alley tomorrow night!" Sun Ji, who had achieved his goal, waved his hand and said, "You go away, I'll go back and take a nap."
Who was instigating this behind the scenes? In just a few days, everyone's attitude towards him seemed to have changed again, and all kinds of strange things happened.
However, after finally getting rid of Sun Bangxian, Li You had no time to think about it and hurriedly went to find Mr. Huang.
But he said that in the county government office, Master Huang was taking a list and looking through it. He looked up and saw Li You coming in. He waved and said, "It's very good that you're here. I'm looking for you." He handed the list in his hand to Li You and said, "Your Majesty, the county has ordered me to come in."
People are raising money to build the river, and I taught the household to list the big money and grain households in the county. This time the money raised should be targeted at these big households, what do you think?"
Li You took it and flipped it through, then dipped his brush in ink, crossed out more than half of the names, and said to Mr. Huang: "These are the ones that have something, the ones that have been crossed out cannot be paid out."
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Master Huang looked at it again and saw nothing, so he asked, "Why is this?"
Li You replied: "The instructive old gentleman has learned that only the powerful families with long history of officialdom dare to give this money, and those who are rich but not powerful do not dare to do so. Old sir, you are not familiar with these local families, my subordinates
Help me identify one or two."
Master Huang suddenly said: "It makes sense, it makes sense. There is no precedent for collecting river banks to repay debts. Those who are powerless must be afraid that the government will change orders day and night. In the end, they will lose all their money. Only wealthy and powerful families who can afford to live in the government dare to take risks."
"For now, send out the list first, promising 10% profit, and post it in every village and every li. Then, you can ask the scribes to write letters to these big households on the list to inform them of the news, and stamp it with the county government seal. Finally, if
If there is not enough money in the county, the list can also be posted in Suzhou Prefecture, where there are many rich people." Li You said.
"Good!" Master Huang said.
After talking about the matter, Li You asked tentatively: "Does the eldest master have any plans for taking the stone from Feiyanji?"
Master Huang said doubtfully: "I don't know either, but in my opinion, the elder seems to have a plan in his mind. That's strange. Could it be that he has some good ideas elsewhere?"
"Even the old gentleman doesn't know?" Li You didn't believe it.
Mr. Huang said sincerely: "I really don't know. I really don't know what the county minister has in mind this time." But he comforted Li You and said, "You don't have to worry. The county minister has dignity as an official and does not involve himself in secular affairs. No matter what, it will be done."
It's up to you and me to take care of it, and you won't be able to do without your benefit."
The two of them did not discuss the outcome, so they went separately to arrange the posting of the notice.
At three o'clock in the morning, Li You was about to go to dinner. As he walked to the courtyard gate, Captain Zhao came to look for Li You and shouted: "Mr. Li, are you free at noon? Brother, let me treat you to a drink."
Li You smiled and said: "What a good thing, why did you think of treating me to a drink at this time of year?"
Agent Zhao lowered his voice and said: "To be honest, sir, I really want to ask for something, so I must give you a favor."
Li You saw that Detective Zhao was speaking sincerely, as if he had something difficult to do, so he did not refuse.
