Talking to smart people is very energy-saving. You only need to point out many words, and the other person will naturally be clear and clear. You don’t have to waste words or even draw inferences. The other person can think of anything you didn’t expect. The only problem is
It depends on whether the other party wants to act stupid or smart.
Just like how Qian Guojiu talked to Li You about his friend selling coal, Qian Guojiu didn't believe that Li You couldn't hear what was going on, so he had to try to provoke Li You.
However, Qian Guojiu was well prepared for this matter and had thought it through long ago. He could guess why Li You was pretending to be stupid, because Li You had his biggest concern.
So Qian Guojiu quickly said: "Of course, I know that if Li Daguan wants to be famous, he can't help sell coal at a high price. Wouldn't that be collaborating with eunuchs and profiteers? But this batch of coal has been in the hands of my friend for two months.
, there is an urgent need to sell, so the price can be lower than the market price. Mr. Li does not need to worry about ruining his reputation. On the contrary, in addition to making money, there may be other gains."
Of course, Li You had automatically figured out Qian Guojiu's unfinished words. If he didn't even have this quality, he wouldn't be Master Li, who had never lost a battle except facing eunuchs. Oh, let's call him Master Li for the time being.
people.
Li You knew very well that Qian Guojiu had a good reason to find him. It was not Li You's fault. It seemed that there were very few people in the entire capital who could help Qian Guojiu's friend sell coal, and he was one of them.
As mentioned before, selling this coal can impact the market and offend the eunuchs and profiteers who control the coal market. There are not many people who have the strength to bear this risk, but at the same time, they are willing to bear it. There are very few people who can bear it.
People who are willing to bear it may not be willing to bear it. People who are willing to bear it may not have the strength to bear it.
First of all, ordinary merchants can be excluded. Any truly "ordinary" merchant will not have the courage to go against the eunuch yamen. Otherwise, it is light to say that he will die without a burial place. No matter how declining the power of the eunuchs is, they will not be ordinary merchants.
Can be provoked.
Secondly, officials can basically be excluded. Although officials can do business secretly through various cover-ups, they cannot talk about it publicly after all. Typically, they can only do things but not talk about them.
If an official secretly helps sell coal, it will inevitably intensify the conflict with the internal supervision office and lead to a big incident. If he is not careful, won't all the official's business background be exposed in the court?
Everyone has political enemies. If such a big deal is directly exposed, he will definitely end up in disgrace. Therefore, even the powerful officials and ministers who are strong enough to compete with the internal supervisors are not willing to cause this trouble for themselves.
Third, the nobles may not be willing to wade into troubled waters. This is because the nobles are not like the civil servants who have their own system. They are completely dependent on the emperor. Of course, they must pay attention to the emperor's face.
This time the emperor was obviously partial to his father-in-law. Even Li You was defeated and fled to Huarong Road. Why did he have to risk his life and offend the eunuch who was re-employed for no reason just for a few pieces of silver?
Ordinary people don't have the guts. Officials have concerns and nobles want to maintain a consistent position with the emperor, so this batch of coal is very difficult to sell, even when coal is in short supply in the capital.
As for Li You, who had a great reputation and strong backing, Duan Zhien, the emperor's companion, took the risk of exposing himself and took action personally. This could only force him to resign. Even if he resigned, he would be crowded with people in the first few days. The courtiers would support him. If he continued to attack,
With the current power of the eunuchs, they cannot move.
Moreover, Li You now has no official position and can only be regarded as a gentry. He is not subject to the restriction that officials are not allowed to do business. He is considered a gentry businessman if he does business openly. If he wants to sell coal, he is blameless. No one can reason from it.
attack.
Thinking of this, Li You felt slightly complacent. He said cheerfully: "That friend of yours is very understanding. Since he has entrusted you, just go ahead and sell it. You have the reputation of the Queen Mother, what can the local eunuchs do to you? Which father-in-law dares to deal with you?"
If you are nagging, just go and complain to the Queen Mother and beat him to death."
Qian Guojiu sighed and said: "Li Daguan started joking again. The Holy Mother can control it for a while, but now the emperor is in charge. I can't openly oppose the emperor. Besides, with my little foundation, how can I compare with Li Daguan and your great efforts in government and the public?"
Support. To put it bluntly, Mr. Li, you already have so many lice that you don’t have to worry about too many debts. Anyway, you and Zhongguan have already formed a bridge over this matter, so you don’t need to pay more."
Li You smiled and said nothing, then lowered his head and thought for a moment. As mentioned above, he began to draw inferences from one instance to another.
This was indeed a good thing for him. It was because Qian Guojiu saw this that he dared to come to him to sell him. Of course, Li You didn't believe Qian Guojiu said he was so weak.
From Qian Guojiu's point of view, he probably had a selfish intention of recruiting him, a well-known figure, to attract attention and spread the risk. However, this is not a cause for concern. It is human nature. The key is that this matter is also beneficial to him.
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Earning some money to plug Aunt Guan's delicate and smart mouth, and selling cheap coal to improve the reputation of the people in the capital are all visible gains.
There is another gain that ordinary people are not aware of, that is, it can arouse the fermentation of public opinion and cause some troubles in advance. The reason why he did not defend Eunuch Duan's slander and just abandoned his official position was actually because he wanted to say more.
It's useless, let the facts educate the emperor.
Before everyone in the capital spends the winter, they must reserve enough fuel to last for a period of time, so a new talent like Li You from the south would have the problem of not having enough reserves.
Therefore, at present, although the coal situation is tight due to hoarding, most households have some reserves, except for some really poor people who may not even have overnight food, and it has not yet reached the urgent moment. Therefore, the public opinion is still fierce, but it has not yet come true.
Most of the people were worried and had no urge to make a fuss.
Li You was born at the lowest level and served successively as a people-friendly official in big cities such as Suzhou and Yangzhou. His understanding of people's hearts and sentiments was far beyond that of Jinghe, the emperor, Duan Zhien and others who were in the deep palace. Even most senior officials were not as good as him.
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He estimated in his mind that in another ten days or so, as the New Year approaches, there might be real chaos, and signs of chaos such as shop smashing and looting should also appear. This estimate may not be accurate, but even if it is not accurate, Li
You will also show up at the coal market to encourage people to distribute coal to local tycoons.
This is called letting the facts educate the emperor and let the emperor himself feel the feeling of being deceived. In fact, many ministers have not fought desperately against the internal prisons in the past few days. I am afraid they are vaguely aware of this possibility and are a bit joking.
thoughts.
Of course, if Emperor Jinghe is really completely indifferent to the people, does not even care about the most basic face, and is a completely stupid emperor, then Li You has no choice but to sneak back to his hometown and stay away from the capital, and hide as far away as possible with the golden book and iron coupons
How far.
Therefore, Li You knew that Princess Guide and Mr. Zhu Fanghe were actively helping him to mediate, but he still didn't pay attention. In fact, he was just waiting for trouble to occur. Now that he met the emperor, what else could he say besides making empty excuses?
Having said that, Li You originally expected that the fermentation period of public sentiment would last for more than ten days, but if hundreds of thousands of kilograms of coal are sold now at a cheap price, it may stimulate the fermentation of public sentiment and cause chaos in advance. What are the pros and cons? This is Li You
One of the places to think deeply.
In addition to the fluctuation of public sentiment, Li You knew that after he came forward to sell these hundreds of thousands of kilograms of coal, there might be another reason to worry about, which was that he might gain the reputation of inviting people to buy.
When he was an official, it didn't matter if he could build up his reputation within the scope of his duties. Being called Qingtian or his parents were all his duties. But now he was doing things that would benefit the people deliberately to build up his reputation, especially when the emperor was not a native of his hometown.
If you step on your feet, you may violate taboos.
If you are framed by a villain, you will be accused of "buying people's hearts with ulterior motives" on the grounds of "market favor". The more serious charge is "conspiracy to do evil". However, this problem of easily attracting suspicion of buying people's hearts can be solved.
Yes, you don’t need to think about it for now.
All in all, Li You felt that the advantages of helping to sell coal outweighed the disadvantages. Although he had made up his mind, he still said in a habitual humility: "Uncle Guo is still too high for me. How can I be worthy of Uncle Guo?"
I'm afraid that my incompetence will hurt your friends, which will make me feel extremely guilty."
He was obviously tempted, but he still made such a fake face! Qian Guojiu said a little impatiently: "You have Qiantai to back you up, what are you afraid of?"
After Zhu Fanghe, is this another close relative of the royal family who has seen clues? Li You asked with a surprised look: "Why did uncle Guo say such things?"
Still pretending! Qian Guojiu revealed the truth with one sentence: "Guide Chitose has already partnered with you to open a bank account, but he still doesn't support you? Especially for such a small and inconspicuous bank account, it shows that His Highness Chitose values you very much.
, otherwise His Highness Chitose will definitely think the price has dropped. With His Highness Chitose under your protection, those eunuchs in the palace will be damned if they can even touch a hair on your head. This is where I trust you the most."
How did he find out so quickly? This matter spread ten times faster than imagined... Li You said helplessly: "I'm not saying this, keep a low profile, keep a low profile."
Qian Guojiu said nonchalantly: "Li Daguan, I can trust you. This matter has been settled. Everyone will get one third of the profit from selling coal."
Calculated at half a million catties and half the current market price, there is almost a profit of seven to eight thousand. Each person will be given about two thousand five hundred taels, which is enough to live a good year.
The loss of five thousand taels this morning can be made up for half in the blink of an eye, Li You thought happily. These days, if you have the strength, even if you sit at home and don't move, someone will take the initiative to give you an opportunity; loss
Losing strength often leads to a vicious cycle, where the more miserable you become, the more miserable you become.
Uncle Qian Guo breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the tea cup and drank a few sips of tea to quench his thirst. Then he said casually, "Now that we have talked about the big things, there is still a small matter. Please be accommodating to Mr. Li."
Li You is such a shrewd person. He listens to the tone of his voice and reacts immediately.
We have been talking about the coal-selling partnership for so long, but it has not really gotten to the point yet! The following matter is the most important thing in Qian Guojiu's mind. Just now he roped himself into a coal-selling partnership, and to a large extent, it was a matter of giving gifts.
Uncle Qian Guo may not be able to do it alone!
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