Qu Zhishui couldn't figure out why Kong Miaozhi knew about this. However, this was not the time to dwell on the matter. He whispered a few words to his men, and after a while Li Yanlin walked out of the inner hall. Seeing how busy the bank was, Li Yanlin seemed to have expected it, but when he saw Qu Zhishui, he said in a stiff tone: "Sir, what's the matter? Are you going to let him go?"
Qu Zhishui rushed his head outside, pretending not to hear. Mu Yanbin hurriedly walked over and pulled his second brother. Li Yanlin snorted and said nothing. He turned to look at Du Jie and Kong Miaozhi and said, "You two are here too. When did the Li family's bank become so lively?"
I don't know what happened, but Li Yanlin spoke in a bad tone. After quarreling with the magistrate, he started blaming Du Jie and Kong Miaozhi again. Li Yanlin has been feeling a little unusual since morning.
Du Jie frowned after hearing this, but Kong Miaozhi didn't care. He gave Du Jie a look, and then slowly said to Qu Zhishui: "Master Qu, Mr. Li is here. Can I say something?"
Qu Zhishui replied politely: "Young Master Kong, please speak."
Kong Miaozhi looked at Li Yanlin and Mu Yanbin, and finally fell on the shopkeeper, and then said: "Since the bank is open for business, and guests come to exchange money, they have to exchange it, but Mr. Li, I think your bank should I can’t afford one or two million taels of silver at the moment..."
Before Kong Miaozhi could finish speaking, Li Yanlin interrupted rudely: "It's my Li family's business to take it out or not, so I won't bother you to worry about it."
Kong Miaozhi didn't have any idea. After listening to Li Yanlin's words, his signature smile remained on his face: "Oh? So that means Mr. Li knows that a big customer is coming to the bank?"
Several people heard what was said, and their eyes suddenly focused on Li Yanlin. Mu Yanbin looked at Li Yanlin in disbelief and asked in a low voice: "Second brother, second brother, do you know anything?"
Li Yanlin did not give Kong Miaozhi a good look and said, "I'm not deaf. There were so many people making noisy calls outside just now to exchange money. I can hear it."
Kong Miaozhi did not dwell on the matter. He made it clear: "Master Li, I know you are hiding something from us. We don't want to know about those insignificant things. Now that you have done this to Yongzhou City, it is really There is no way to end it. Why did you bet on the Li family's retreat? I can probably guess a little bit. These are not important now. Now the three major businessmen in the world want to come to Yongzhou to get involved. If it is normal business behavior , no one will care about it, but if you do this, it will cause a commotion, and the people of Yongzhou will be upset. Lord Qu will not agree to this matter, and the court will not agree to it. "
After Kong Miaozhi finished speaking, Li Yanlin's body trembled slightly. He forced himself to look at the sign outside the door, and thousands of thoughts came to his mind.
Seeing that his words worked, Kong Miaozhi pressed on and continued: "Besides, will your father agree? Your Li family has been here for a hundred years. How will it end now? Have you ever thought about it?"
Li Yanlin could no longer stand. His body swayed and he was about to fall down. Mu Yanbin next to him helped him up, and he pulled his hand back with all his strength. He stood unsteadily on the spot. Mu Yanbin shouted worriedly: "Second brother."
Li Yanlin looked at him, his eyes full of disgust, shook his head and said, "Don't call me second brother, I'm not your second brother. You dragged Li Mansion into the abyss, why do you have the nerve to call me second brother!"
Mu Yanbin was speechless with his mouth wide open. He didn't understand what happened to Li Yanlin. Li Yanlin didn't continue to look at him. He said to himself: "Why am I not doing it for my own selfish desires?" , I lost the entire Li family's hundreds of years of foundation. Hahahaha..., Father, I know why you refused to hand over the family property to me after the eldest brother left. My son, I'm sorry to the Li family!! Hahahaha …”
Li Yanlin shouted at the top of his lungs, like a roar of extreme anger, more like an unbearable vent.
Everyone said nothing and looked at Li Yanlin quietly. After a long time, he slowly calmed down. Then he said: "I have exhausted my benevolence and righteousness. It's time for me to do something for the Li family."
Seeing that he had figured it out, Kong Miaozhi turned to Qu Zhishui and said, "Master Magistrate, Mr. Li has figured it out. Let's discuss what Yongzhou should do next."
When Qu Zhishui heard Kong Miaozhi's words, he hurriedly agreed: "Everything depends on what Mr. Wu An and Kong Shaoxia say."
Kong Miaozhi was not polite and said to Qu Zhishui: "The Li family's bank cannot stop cashing. Once cashing is stopped, the people will be even more restless. But the money from the three major businessmen is a bit troublesome. Mr. Qu, we can scare him." We can't fool him for a while. As long as they calm down and think about it, they will know that we can't do anything to them. Mr. Li, how much money is there in the bank now? You can tell the truth. "
Li Yanlin didn't speak, but just nodded to the shopkeeper, who hurriedly said: "The bank's silver at the moment is only 1.2 million taels, which is not enough for three people to exchange."
Kong Miaozhi nodded, and then continued to ask: "Isn't the Li family selling grain at a low price now? Where are the other shops? Can the Li family come up with two million taels of silver in Yongzhou at this time?"
Li Yanlin silently calculated the total in his mind and nodded gently towards Kong Miaozhi.
"Well, Magistrate Qu and Mr. Li, I have a suggestion. You might as well listen to it. Magistrate Qu will announce at the Yamen tomorrow that the Li Family Bank will begin to exchange banknotes without a time limit. As long as you come with the banknotes, you can exchange them for silver. . No time limit, no limit. There are only 50,000 households in Yongzhou at this time, so I think two million taels of silver should be enough. And since the people can exchange it for silver, there won’t be so many people coming to cash in."
After hearing this, Magistrate Qu asked: "What should we do with those three people?"
"Simple, according to the laws of this dynasty, once someone files a lawsuit against the bank, the owner and owner of the bank must be protected until the matter is investigated clearly. You will ask them to go to the prefect's Yamen to sue the Li family in a while. They can't exchange the money. Qu My lord, you take this case.”
"But if this happens, the reputation of the Li family will be damaged!"
"It's different. If people can get money in their hands, they will automatically distance themselves from this matter. In their eyes, this is just a case. Starting from tomorrow, Mr. Qu will send people to publicize that Li Our family is threatened by three major businessmen, and lowering food prices now is the first step. The purpose is to plunder the money from everyone in Yongzhou City. Once the time is right, they will use other means to earn back the money in everyone's hands."
"Earn it back? Kong Shaoxia, I don't quite understand. How can other businessmen earn back all their money when the food supply is in this situation?"
Kong Miaozhi looked at Li Yanlin. Li Yanlin understood what Kong Miaozhi meant. He forced himself to pick up the energy and took over the words and said: "There is a very simple logic here. Sir, do you think it is better to sell food cheaper? It is better to sell it." The more expensive one is better.”
“Of course it’s cheaper!”
Li Yanlin nodded, then immediately shook his head: "Yes, but not entirely right. There is a very basic concept here. What exactly is silver?"
"What exactly is silver?" Qu Zhishui asked in confusion.
Li Yanlin continued: "I have been in business since I was a child. What my father said to me the most is, what is silver? There is a fundamental question here. Why has silver become the foundation of life for people in the world? It is because silver is what you buy. Ability. So what can you buy with silver, and what can others buy with silver? All the things that can be bought are the total value of all silver. Let me use an analogy, if one hundred taels of silver means that you can buy one hundred A catty of rice. One catty of rice represents one tael of silver. If there are only fifty catties left now, and your one hundred taels of silver cannot buy more, then one catty of rice represents two taels of silver. .”
Kong Miaozhi also said: "If the total amount of things that can be purchased in the world remains constant, the more money there is, the less valuable it is. But why can Mr. Li Ergong stir up the nerves of the people? Because it is cheaper. Originally, a pound of rice One tael of silver, now seven taels of silver can buy one or two meters.”
"Isn't this a good thing?" Qu Zhishui asked still confused.
"Good, not good. Silver in Yongzhou has changed in value. Although rice has become cheaper, it is more expensive than other things. Because the people have no money in their hands. There is no money in their hands, but the price of cloth has not changed, and the price of medicinal materials has not changed. The price has not changed. Although the people have benefited for a while, Master Qu, you have to know that food is the foundation of the people. The Li family has maliciously lowered the price of food, and the food in the hands of the people has become worthless."
After Kong Miaozhi finished speaking, Li Yanlin concluded sharply: "This involves something that is easy to understand: grain prices. Only grain merchants have the right to negotiate."
The two of them explained the reasoning clearly. Mr. Qu was also born in Juren, so he understood it at a glance. After understanding this, Qu Zhishui said to Li Yanlin angrily: "Master Li, you have a good plan."
Mr. Li snorted coldly and did not answer. Kong Miaozhi continued: "Master Qu wrongly blamed Mr. Li. He plans to leave Yongzhou in the near future, so it is not him who is reaping the benefits, but the remaining three who came here because of the smell."
"Businessmen are unable to afford early profits. Mr. Li has disturbed the market in Yongzhou. They are all shrewd businessmen. When they see an opportunity, they will take action. Now the first thing they have to do is to overwhelm the reputation of the Li family. As long as the Li family has no credibility, the market in Yongzhou and even the entire northwest will be vacant, and they will take the opportunity to start business. The second is to take advantage of the Li family's unwise move to harvest the assets of the people of Yongzhou."
At this time, Qu Zhishui no longer dared to belittle the teenage Kong Miaozhi in front of him. He stood up and saluted Kong Miaozhi respectfully and said, "Young Master Kong, after listening to your words, I suddenly became enlightened. I have learned from you."
