The other six people looked at Cui Ziqing as if they were looking at a fool. Big brother, do you even need to say that? He had clearly been played.
"Ahem, I mean, we have to find out why Li You did this.”Cui Ziqing also felt a little awkward. He coughed twice and said seriously,"It is no secret that the Imperial Court is short of money and food. Although His Majesty has tried his best to develop the people's livelihood since he ascended the throne, he has been constantly attacked by foreign enemies. He has used troops many times and has spent a lot of money. Therefore, this is a good opportunity to use refined salt to obtain a lot of income from our aristocratic families. I don't understand what Li You means. Do you want to destroy the cooperation between the Imperial Court and our seven families?”
"I don't think so. This won't do Li You any good.”Zheng Xiong frowned and said," Although I don't know how powerful this Li You is, since he has accepted this task, he won't be able to complete it. His Majesty won't let him off, and we will become his enemies. Even a fool wouldn't do such a thing."”
Everyone nodded and felt that Zheng Xiong's words made sense. But if that was the case, then what was Li You's motive?
From the first day onwards, he had avoided mentioning it, and then dragged it out for five days. Now, it had been pushed to half a month later.
Damn it, do you know how much profit this refined salt can make? How good the market prospects are? How much money will you lose in half a month?
Although they hadn't officially cooperated yet, everyone was anxious when they saw that they had lost so much money.
"I think there's a possibility, but I'm not sure.”Li Daotong suddenly said with a conflicted expression.
"What is it, Brother Li? Now that everyone was in the same boat, they could not hide anything.”Cui Yuan hurriedly said. The others nodded and looked at Li Daotong.
"I think Li You actually wants benefits.”Li Daotong gritted his teeth and said," This kid is a silkpants scoundrel. He's the devil king of the world. He needs money to squander. He's messing around." But now that you've said it, I also feel that Li You isn't simple. Perhaps my words are a little inaccurate.”
"No, it's very accurate!" Cui Ziqing slapped his forehead and said with a bitter smile,"We are really a bunch of fools. Thank you for your reminder, Brother Li. Even if Li You had become capable, who could resist the temptation of money? It was in their nature to want to make money!”
Everyone nodded, indicating that they were right.
The wine was clear, but after drinking it, one's face would turn red. The copper coins were cold, but they were hot in the middle of one's hand.
Even if you were a saint, you would still need this money, let alone Li You.
As expected, they were a bunch of muddle-headed fools. How could they not understand such a simple principle?
On the first day, Li You said that he wouldn't talk about work, but he didn't say that he wouldn't talk about money. The group of them just drank foolishly and took it seriously.
The next day, when they went over, they still didn't talk about the money. They didn't cherish the second chance that the other party gave them. They were really idiots.
What did they do in the next few days? They simply couldn't find their way to the temple with a pig's head. It was too embarrassing. They were even elite disciples of aristocratic families. Didn't they understand such a simple principle?
The seven young masters were even more certain that Li You's goal was money.
Everyone nodded and had no objections. In the end, they unanimously decided that the seven families would jointly invest 300,000 strings to Li You first. After opening up this financial path, they would give him some benefits. Even if they spent a total of 1,000,000 strings, it was not a big deal for the various aristocratic families. In any case, this business would definitely make a profit!
After the discussion, Cui Ziqing personally wrote a letter inviting Li You to eat at the most famous Moon Pavilion in Chang 'an in the name of the representatives of the seven families.
"Hehe, these stupid birds finally understand.”Li You looked at the invitation card and said with a smile. He casually threw it to the side to rest and asked the servants to inform Wei Ting, Ma Zhou, and Cheng Zhijie to attend the banquet at the Moon Pavilion the next day.
The next night, Li You brought the three of them to the Moon Pavilion. The seven young masters had been waiting for them for a long time. They personally welcomed the four of them to the second floor. Today, in order to treat them to a meal, they actually booked the entire Moon Pavilion. It was truly a big deal.
"Your highness, we were insensible before. Please forgive us.”Cui Ziqing didn't waste any time. He clapped his hands and someone carried over a dozen large wooden boxes from downstairs. He smiled and said,"The family values the refined salt business very much, so I hope your highness can think of a way. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain ourselves when we return. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Just treat it as a sincere favor for your highness to help.”
Cui Ziqing gave him a look, and the servants immediately understood. They opened more than ten large chests, which were filled with golden copper coins.
Even Cheng Zhijie, Ma Zhou, and Wei Ting, who were all important officials of the imperial court and had seen the world, had never seen so much money.
However, Cui Ziqing didn't care about them. Instead, he watched Li You's reaction. However, what surprised Cui Ziqing and the other seven people was that Li You didn't have that fiery gaze after drinking a glass of wine. He was very calm.
"Hmph, you want to bribe this king with this bit of money? You're looking down on this king too much.”Li You sneered, his eyes full of disdain.
F * ck, do you have to be so awesome? This is 300,000 strings. Even if you break your limbs, lie in bed, hire 100 people to serve you every day, and change your wife six times every two hours, you won't be able to spend it all until your 200th birthday, do you understand?
You're still pretending to be so pretentious about this little bit of money. Be careful when you're pretentious, brother. Otherwise, you'll be struck by lightning.
This was also because the seven great clans had amazing financial resources. Otherwise, no one else would have such strength to be able to say such inhumane words.
"As expected, the seven young masters are all very sensible.”Li You finally revealed a satisfied smile and said seriously,""This king wants a million strings of coins first, and there's a condition that you must agree to. Otherwise, this king would rather ask my father to change the sale of refined salt to the government.”
"What conditions? Your Highness, please state them.”Cui Ziqing 3 asked.
"It's nothing. Other than the one million strings of coins, this king still wants to take a commission!”Li You smiled evilly.
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