Five hundred and forty-seven chapters eyes are like torches
Li You's threats to the shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop were actually half-truths, half-truths, and both truths and lies. This was his usual method of questioning and judging matters, especially when he had the advantage of morality and power... 51o.
After walking around the coal market for a few times, he felt that it was just a small coal shop. It had no storage and it was easy to cut off the supply. This was not surprising. But someone who is a shopkeeper in a big business like Taisheng should not be so mentally retarded.
In front of an official like him, he hoards openly and unscrupulously.
Under normal circumstances, he and a group of sergeants would come to buy coal aggressively. He was obviously a powerful person. Not to mention that there was coal in the backyard. Even if there was really no coal, he would have to find a way to transport some to cope with it. How could it be like today?
Shopkeeper Tai Sheng insisted that there was no coal.
You must know that charcoal, like grain and water, are all strategic materials. Not to mention the common people, it is the palace. These three bulk products are mainly stored in preparation for emergencies. Grain is Taicang, and water is
Xihaizi, as for charcoal, there is a coal mountain behind the palace, you know.
The imperial dynasty is not a system in which capitalists are in power. In this winter, some businessmen want to disrupt the coal market and disturb the peace of the capital by hoarding. If the court investigates, murder is possible. No matter how serious it is, Li You can even go to court.
He was asked to punish him for the serious crime of "conspiracy to do evil".
So Li You felt that there must be an inside story. Sure enough, after a few scare words, he heard some inside information, but the inside story was different from what he had guessed.
He originally thought that there were rich and powerful people behind this incident, but he didn't know who they were. He didn't expect that the eunuch of the Xixin Department was involved.
The Xixin Department is one of the twelve eunuch supervisors, four departments and eight bureaus. It is responsible for the purchase and supply of fuel within the entire imperial city. It has its own office in Xi'an Gate and has several external factories outside the palace, including the Xichang located in Xicheng.
The largest scale.
At present, the Xixin Department is managed by the Zhidian Supervisor and the eunuch in charge, which is not as famous as the Si Li Supervisor, the Internal Official Supervisor, and the Royal Horse Supervisor.
The shopkeeper was afraid that Li You wouldn't believe it, so he quickly took out the diploma given by Secretary Xixin and handed it to Li You for inspection.
Mr. Li took it and saw that it was clearly written on the top: "Xixin Division West Factory bought 130,000 kilograms of coal from Taisheng Coal Shop outside Fuchengmen". The signature was "Xixin Division Right Division Deputy, Xixin Division West Factory Manager
"Eunuch Huang Yong", the date is yesterday.
The Yousi Deputy of the Xixin Department is nominally the chief officer of the Xixin Department after the eunuch and the Zuosi Deputy. Since the West Factory, which is responsible for purchasing and storing fuel, is too important, Huang Yong, the Yousi Deputy, is stationed there.
Xichang is the service eunuch.
Li You waved the diploma in his hand and asked, "Is this the case for you alone? How about others?"
The shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop answered honestly: "Except for the small shop that is out of stock, most others are like this. Except for the coal collected from the West Factory, all of them have been sold out."
Li You was attentive and asked again: "Your family alone has more than 100,000 jins. The total sum is only one or two million jins. Did the West Factory give you any money?"
The shopkeeper of the Taisheng Coal Shop immediately frowned. Dissatisfaction was revealed in his words, "The West Factory just approached me yesterday to sign a contract, and I couldn't refuse. The time is still short. The payment and delivery have not yet been made. I am uneasy because I don't know what will happen next.
How's the situation?"
If it were an official with mediocre ability, I'm afraid that the question would only end here, and maybe some cheap and useless sympathy would appear - it seems that the eunuch is taking advantage of his power to do evil, buying and selling by force, this businessman
I also dare not disobey, otherwise I will have to wear a few big hats such as disobedience to the court.
Then those who have backbone will go to Shangshu to impeach the eunuch; those who have no backbone will sigh a few times and act wisely to protect themselves and pretend not to know.
But Mr. Li has been handling cases for so many years and has seen all kinds of cases. When he asked questions, he was really shrewd and inquisitive. He immediately realized that the shopkeeper didn’t say a single word on a certain key issue.
They didn’t disclose it, that is, the price of coal. At what price did Xixinsi West Factory receive coal yesterday?
Li You knew very well that when he wanted to find out the truth, the more the other party didn't want to tell and the more he avoided the important things, the more he should keep asking. Then he said: "The time when the West Factory bought the coal was yesterday. So at what price and
Are you making a contract? Should it be based on yesterday's old price or the market price at the time of delivery?"
The news of the chaos at Xishan Mine yesterday has not spread, and the price of coal is almost the same as before, which is basically about one tael per hundred catties. But at this moment today, the price of coal has soared to three or four taels per hundred catties. And it is still changing.
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There is a big gap between the two prices. Mr. Li is very curious. At what price did Xixinsi buy the coal? If it was the old price of one tael of silver, it would be obvious. Xixinsi got the news first and took advantage of the situation.
Forced buying and selling, temporary monopoly on coal. If a new price is agreed upon, then things will be very interesting.
The shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop was silent for a moment and replied helplessly: "The market price at the time of delivery shall prevail."
After hearing the answer, Commander Jiang, the Xicheng soldiers and horses who was accompanying him, was still puzzled as to why the father-in-law had changed his temper and turned out to be so fair in doing business.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Li Qianxian suddenly shouting: "Catch people! Close the shop! Anyone who dares to stand in the way will be punished for rebellion!"
Before Commander Jiang could react, he heard Li Qianxian's order again: "Send people quickly to summon officers and soldiers from the Xicheng Army and Horse Division, just in case!"
After talking for a long time, the shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop felt that he had already dealt with the opponent. The young official did not have much experience and was easy to fool, but unexpectedly he was dealt with even more harshly.
He was horrified and apologized in front of Li You: "What's going on? The shop is safe and orderly, and there is nothing causing trouble. I hope you will find out!"
Li You thought that he looked old and ugly, and that he was affecting his mood by dangling in front of his eyes. He waved his hand and slapped him aside. He said contemptuously: "If you want others to know nothing, you have to do nothing about it. Go to the Yamen to explain your matter."
stop!"
The moment he heard the shopkeeper's answer, Mr. Li's heart became clear. He couldn't help but curse a few times. Are these dead eunuchs trying to speculate in futures and cause trouble for him? This business shopkeeper is not a good person either.
To make fun of coal in the cold winter, they must be colluding with the eunuchs of the Xinxing Department!
It is obvious that the coal shop wants to hoard and make huge profits, but lacks the reputation of righteousness. As mentioned above, it is easy for the authorities represented by Li You to suppress them with charges such as "conspiracy."
But what if these coals are labeled as palace? It is of course the subjects’ obligation and responsibility to ensure the palace’s use. No one dares to rob palace supplies.
Then in a few days, when the coal price reaches its peak, the palace may not need so much coal, and it is very possible to put it back on the market and sell it.
Although I don’t know who led this process - either the Xixin Secretary brought the coal shop together to play the game, and finally gave the coal shop a little profit;
Turn over part of the profits to the Salary Protection Department.
But all in all, neither of these two parties are good people. They dare to cause trouble within the scope of Li You's responsibilities and attempt to tarnish his glorious and perfect work resume!
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