Chen Jicai was tied up in five flowers and was banned by Wen Jin to the hall.

Zhu Youlang had never seen him, but after hearing Chen Jiaoqian said that her third brother was very smart and good at counting. However, when I saw him today, I felt very ordinary.

He is not tall, dark skin, a big nose and a fat face, and a round body. He looks like a pig, not like a very smart person. It seems that the third brother Chen Jiaoxi, who is very smart in small matters, should be smart in big matters and confused in big matters.

"Chen Jicai, do you know your guilt?" Zhu Youlang asked with a calm face.

"Your Majesty, the grass people are here to ask for rewards. I don't know what the crime is?" Chen Jicai was pushed by Wen Jin, knelt on the ground with a "plop", raised his head and looked at Zhu Youlang blankly.

"Please reward? Do you have the fuck and you still have the face to reward?" Chen Jitai was so angry that he kicked Chen Jicai and scolded.

"Your Majesty, do you think the grass-roots are making money in the national crisis?" Chen Jicai was kicked, not afraid at all, and asked Zhu Youlang with his face raised.

"Isn't it?"

"The grass people are wronged!"

"Unfortunate? Humph! The facts are there, how can I argue?"

"The emperor, the people came from a family of honors and relatives. Not to mention violating the laws of the court, even if it is hindered from the emperor's great cause, how can the people do it? How dare they do it? The people hoard grain and rice, which is actually loyal to the country. I hope the emperor will understand it!" Chen Jicai said.

Not only did he speak beautifully, his tone was also very sincere, and his expression was also loyal.

Zhu Youlang thought to himself: "What's wrong with this Chen Lao San? A dead pig isn't afraid of boiling water? How good is it to ask for a crime? Which trick is this? Are you not afraid of further angering me? You're not a fool?"

"Say! If you can't tell the reason, I will never let you go!" Zhu Youlang was annoyed and was too lazy to listen to his nonsense. He thought to himself, if he still had such a set of words, he would be able to blow him out.

"Yes, the emperor, please let Caomin explain the details in detail. The emperor, Caomin manages all the industries in the house. Originally, the grain shop is just a small shop, and Caomin does not expect it to make money. Caomin does not understand national affairs, but understands the way of management. Whenever war is approaching, the grain prices will rise. Illegal grain merchants often exaggerate, causing panic among the people, taking advantage of the situation to manipulate the grain prices and make a fortune. Therefore, after the news of the Qing army's invasion came, Caomin became interested. He thought that someone would use the same trick again and make a fortune in the national crisis.

Caomin’s father and brother were both important officials of the court, and Caomin didn’t want to do anything, so he secretly hoarded grain and rice early on, thinking that if someone made money from the national crisis, Caomin would cheat him, and he would have to let these black-hearted thieves lose their money."

Before Chen Jicai finished speaking, Zhu Youlang understood Chen Jicai's routine: "It turns out that Chen Jicai wanted to use market means to calm prices. Not only did he cheat other grain merchants and lower the rice prices, which was considered to share the worries of the court. If the operation was done properly, the other companies would have to hurt their muscles this time. If they were defeated, the Chen family would become the largest grain merchant in Guangzhou. It was really easy to calculate."

"Sure enough, Ji, Duan and Liu Sanjia found Caomin and told this way to make money. Of course, they also knew Caomin's family background and did not dare to say it explicitly. Because Caomin's grain shop was too small, they did not take Caomin seriously. They just said that it would be enough to let Caomin sell only 5,000 stone of rice a day. Caomin pretended to be greedy for money and agreed to them with the flow."

"Chen Jicai, how many stone rice have you hoarded in total?" Zhu Youlang asked.

"Two million stones."

"Maybe you have sold most of them to most of the three?"

"Your Majesty, you are so amazing, it's like seeing each other in person. Yes, the grass people had already planned it. The rice they bought later thought they were all from foreign grain merchants, but in fact they were all from grass merchants. This is not difficult to do. Just give the foreign grain merchants some benefits, and they have no reason to do it. The day before yesterday, they just sold a boat of rice to each of the three families. I don't know where Ji Xuewen heard the news, saying that the emperor wanted to investigate hoarding and price gouging, so he didn't unload the ship and was still floating on the sea."

"How much silver did you sell them?"

"Three or two."

“Where is the purchase price?”

"Eight cents."

"How much rice do you have in stock now?"

"Eight hundred thousand stones."

"Stolen to him more than one million stones, and he made a lot of money."

"When the emperor, Caomin earned more than 1.4 million taels of money, and he didn't want one or two taels of money, and he was willing to donate all of them to the treasury."

"Do you want to sell the remaining 800,000 stone of rice at a fair price? Or sell it below the fair price?"

"No, the emperor, Caomin has already thought about it. The remaining 800,000 stones of rice are willing to donate all to the emperor. The emperor only needs to sell it at an affordable price or at a lower price in the name of the official family. Those three unscrupulous thieves will vomit blood. To be honest, the three families still owe Caomin 300,000 taels of silver."

When Zhu Youlang heard this, he couldn't help but look at Chen Jicai with admiration.

He does not seek profit or fame, and knows how to give up his good reputation to the court and let the court win people's hearts.

Using market means to attack Ji, Duan and Liu Sanjia is more skillful than using administrative means, avoiding the dissatisfaction of businessmen with themselves.

Moreover, this guy has been hiding behind the scenes and has not come to the front desk. He can cover up the things that harm his peers, and he will not do anything bad.

The only benefit he got was that he squeezed out the other three companies, and the Chen family, a grain merchant in Guangzhou, would dominate the family in the future.

It’s really like cutting tofu with a knife, it’s really like a pig, and the heart is loud.

When Zhu Youlang saw Chen Jitai, he was already stunned when he saw Chen Jitai, and his eyes were full of ecstasy. He thought to himself: "How come people like Chen Jitai have all their children shrewd? Is this a genetic mutation?"

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly and asked, "Chen Laosan, have you discussed with your father? Are you not afraid that he will be angry and go back to serve the family law?"

"The emperor, Caomin and his father and brother are both worried about the country and the people. They are always loyal and have no intention of the emperor. If Caomin does this, his father will be happy and have no reason to be angry. If he doesn't do this, he will probably be beaten." Chen Jicai said.

Chen Jitai was relieved when he heard the emperor's name was "Lao San". After listening to the third brother's invitation, he was even more happy: "No, the little turtle boy is very good at speaking and never forgets to powder my face. It seems that the son I gave birth to is also good. This shrewdness is really good!"

"Your Majesty, the words of the dog son are in line with my wishes. Not to mention donating the money you earn to the emperor, even if you give all your capital to the emperor, I will never say anything. Isn't it an outsider, right?"

The previous words are quite reliable, but the last sentence added is really unreliable!

Zhu Youlang was so angry that he almost sweared again, and glared at him: "You, if you can't speak, just shut your mouth!"

"Yes, shut up." Chen Jitai was stunned.

"Third brother, just do what you said. I should reward you, but it won't work now. After a while, the matter will get cold. I will reward you again, how about it?"

"Your Majesty, you are always considering the people, and the people are very grateful!"
Chapter completed!