Li You and Qin Yuan went out of the Yamen, but saw Zhang San, the chief attendant, and asked him: "Why are you here if you are not in the inspection department?"
Zhang San replied: "Inspector Hong came again and asked to see your Excellency. He said he would not leave until he saw him. Everyone in the department can't make the decision. May I ask how your Excellency can give me instructions."
Li You thought for a while and said: "I have official business in the county these two days. He can wait as long as he wants. I will provide him with delicious food and drinks. You should go back quickly and keep an eye on the inspection department. If there is anything wrong, report back. ."
Zhang San agreed and left.
Li You got on the sedan chair and followed Yuan Qin's sedan chair towards Fuxin Lane.
After getting off the sedan at the door of Qin's house, Li You did not rush in, but stood there staring at the door opposite. He saw that the door of the house was not wide, but it was painted with the vermilion color representing an official's family. It was different from the left and right, and it was eye-catching. It is very spacious, and there are also supporting facilities such as a car concierge. Li You secretly thought that this house is probably the dowry of his old father-in-law, and it seems that it has been almost renovated.
Member Qin was very puzzled. He asked Li You twice but did not move. After waiting for a while, he asked aloud: "What do you mean, sir?"
Li You smiled and entered Qin's house.
There are some orchids in the hall, and calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls. It is very simple and elegant. After Li You sat down, he said casually: "I am planning to open a weaving workshop at home recently. What do you think? I hope you can give me some advice."
Yuan Qin thought that Li You was looking for him to ask about the bookshop, which was a half-cultural topic. Unexpectedly, he asked directly about the silk weaving factory. He still replied: "My Qin family's main business is the bookshop, and the silk weaving shop is only Although I don’t care much about the ten flower machines, I know that business has been difficult recently, so I have been relying on the subsidies from the bookshop.”
Li You asked: "I also heard that there is a shortage of raw silk. I thought that if we don't start work, we will lose money at most. How can we lose money?"
Qin Yuanwai smiled bitterly and said: "As an adult, are you interested in this business? As the saying goes, one job is worth ten lives. Even if you don't start work, you must pay daily wages to keep the familiar workers, otherwise they will lose more when they switch to others. Big. Not to mention some buyers who placed orders in advance and had to pay compensation if they couldn't complete the goods. For example, when Master Yan's family heard that they were going to do a maritime business, they spent a lot of money to order a total of 10,000 pieces of silk and satin of various colors from dozens of merchants in the county. .My family also received 200 horses last month, and they were scheduled to be delivered in August. There was no problem at all. But unexpectedly, the raw silk broke recently. Seeing that the work was not completed when the date came, I was forced to pay the stipulated amount of money."
Master Yan? Yan Ju's family? Although it was difficult for Li You to deal with this enemy of a large business head-on for the time being, he still investigated carefully. His family was a large landowner with a large area of land. He was a very traditional wealthy family. He collected rents every year with peace of mind. With an income of several thousand taels, now he actually changed his mind and used a huge amount of money to do business? Even the deposit paid upfront was only three to five thousand taels.
Li You pretended to give an idea and said: "I heard that there is a shortage of raw silk everywhere, and there are people from Fucheng who are dominating the raw silk market in Xishui Town. Why haven't you done anything? Or you can ask the government for help."
"According to usual practice, several big players in the bank will jointly come forward to uphold justice. I and other small business owners have no money and no power to do anything, so we can just wait for the results. My family also has a bookshop that makes profits to subsidize the silk weaving factory, so I guess we can do our best. Keep waiting for the market to improve. If other small businesses take orders and fail to complete them, they will lose more than ten taels per machine if they are not started for a month. I am afraid it will be difficult. Those large businesses have strong financial resources and can only take a half a year. I can hold it."
From what Qin Yuanwai said, Li You noticed that large households and small households were not necessarily the same thing. In the past, he always viewed the silk weaving industry as a whole, which was a misunderstanding. In fact, the silk weaving industry was not monolithic.
Poor small business owners are in a mess, and they still hope that their powerful counterparts will come forward to uphold justice, but they don't know that Yao Miaozhu of Huangpo Temple secretly sent 5,000 taels of silver to the government to completely cut off their livelihood.
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Five thousand taels of silver, this kind of financial resources can only be obtained by large-scale merchants, and perhaps Mr. Yan’s family. Otherwise, how could it be a coincidence that the Yan family suddenly took the initiative to engage in overseas trade? It seems that last month a large-scale
Every machine shop that places an order is also fishing.
Li You silently analyzed this in his mind, and the whole thing came to light - there are several large computer operators in this county, and they have joined forces with the Yan family, a large landowner, to destroy the small operators even if they lose money. Then it is very simple, take the opportunity to acquire them at a low price
Small machine owners use their scarce skilled workers and looms to expand their industries.
Yao Miao Zhu dared to send 5,000 taels to Chen Zhixian. Sure enough, the benefits were far more than 5,000. According to Li You, when the clerk was bored and looked through the county books, he still had some impressions of some of the county's data. This county
It is estimated that the scattered small looms combined have nearly a thousand looms and about 1,500 skilled workers. If there is sufficient raw silk, the annual profit of 30,000 to 40,000 taels is not a problem.
I'm afraid those uninformed small traders will think until their death that it was the city bullies rushing to buy raw silk, and the local government's inaction led to bankruptcy. This is actually an undisclosed conspiracy, and the big fish are relying on their strong financial resources to fight for compensation.
Ten thousand taels of silver are used to play a game of eating small fish. Even if the small fish is aware of it, how can it resist?
After thinking through the cause and effect, Li You felt a little excited. He accidentally found such a big cake placed in front of him. Although it was made by someone else, wouldn't it be a pity not to take a bite?
This incident is different from the last seawall stone incident. That time was the embezzlement of huge amounts of public property, and it involved countless high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The depth of the water was vague and unclear. If they were involved, the risk would be so high that they might have their homes ransacked and killed.
How can he afford to play with his head.
This time it is just a business game promoted by a few wealthy people in the county. They have still found their own place. Even if the speculation fails, there will be no catastrophic consequences. The risk is low and the return is high. It can be said that success is a joy.
, there is no point in defeat. His own identity is also different. Li You is sure that after framing others, he will be punished for failure at most, but he does not believe that a few businessmen have the courage to kill officials and rebel, and the largest in the county
Chen Zhixian is still his backer.
After consulting on the situation of the silk weaving industry and analyzing the truth, Inspector Li became impatient to stay at Qin's house for a long time, and was afraid that he might accidentally reveal something by saying too much, so he got up and left.
What's more, when you see such a big cake, you really need to think carefully about how to eat it to make it more delicious. Especially when it involves the hateful Yan family, you have to think carefully about it. In addition, out of caution, you need to inquire carefully and take a look at this book.
What are the backgrounds of the large computer companies in the county?
At this time, Qin Yuanwai begged: "I have admired Mr. Li's talent for a long time. It is rare for you to come here today. I beg you to leave the calligraphy treasure and keep it in my Qin family for generations to come."
Calligraphy...Li Mingshi said modestly: "How can I show my ugly calligraphy in front of others? It's not necessary."
Qin Yuanwai did not dare to forcefully ask for it, so he could only send it to the courtyard gate sadly, sighing in his heart that Mr. Li also knows that rare things are valuable, and the friendship we met for the first time today is obviously not enough.
After leaving Qin's house, Li You didn't rush to get on the sedan. He took a few more glances at the eye-catching red house door opposite. Looking a dozen feet to the left, he saw the door of another house in the neighborhood. If he guessed correctly, this is it.
Sister Li Mei’s new residence.
Now that we are here, do you want to go in and take a look? Li You found that he now has the urge to tease her, to tease a beauty who secretly likes him but does not show it (these two words are very important) I think
It’s also one of the great joys of life.
Member Qin stood outside the doorway, originally prepared to watch Master Li go away. But he saw that Li You had been standing there for a long time without moving, only staring at the house diagonally in front of him. So he approached Li You knowingly and said:
"I heard that that house is Sister Li Mei's new residence. Nowadays, it is really closed to outsiders. Even someone like you, sir, may have a hard time getting in."
Li You snorted coldly and said, "Do you dare to bet with me?"
Qin Yuanwai took advantage of the situation and said: "I would like to bet on your calligraphy. I can bet on your calligraphy and painting. If you lose, you can choose."
After I fell in love with Li You, I also had a topic with my friends - Li Tanhua and I made a bet. Of course, he kept all the valuable calligraphy and paintings secretly, so he wouldn't really ask Li You to pick them out.
"It's a deal." Li You raised his legs and walked towards Sister Li Mei's house.