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Episode 1: New Arrival Chapter 646: The Key to the Matter

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    Li You got up and went to the front hall, where he met someone who claimed to be the owner of Heyuan Yinzhuang.  Seeing that he was thirty years old, wearing coarse clothes, and had no entourage, he was indeed very shabby, and he did not look like a rich man with a fortune of millions.  He couldn't help but ask: "Are you really He Yuan's boss?"

    The man bowed his hands in greeting and said, "It's absolutely true, I am Ye Cheng. You can find out by yourself tomorrow. Because this visit cannot be known to others, I sneaked here late at night incognito. I'm sorry for the rudeness."

    Li You was noncommittal, "You said there was something confidential, what exactly was it?"

    ??Ye Yuanwai told the truth: "Today we met with colleagues at the Shanxi Guild Hall. I heard Yuanwai Lei say that he found out about a major event by chance, and he wanted to use this matter to ask Feng Shangshu and your lord for your help to calm the storm."

    Li You became interested and motioned for Mr. Ye to continue.

    "Lei Yuanwai said that a few years ago, there was a case of stealing and selling seawall spare stones in Zhejiang in the south, but it was never known, and Xujiang County also used this batch of stones at that time"

    "Ye Yuan said outside and secretly observed Li You's expression, but saw that he was as calm as water, without any shock.  Over the years, Li You has experienced quite a few storms, and he has barely managed to practice the art of showing his face without changing his face.

    But being calm on the surface doesn¡¯t mean that he¡¯s not surprised deep down ¨C has this matter finally been discovered?  Li You pretended to be disdainful and said: "Is it possible that the person named Lei wants to control the court and the government based on this incident alone? Besides, this matter has nothing to do with me. I have a clear conscience."

    ??Ye Yuanwai said cautiously: "How could this be? Lei Yuanwai just wants to use this matter to bargain. It's just to get through the difficulties, how dare you have any intention of disloyalty."

    "Then why did you come to tell me tonight?" Li You said lightly.

    ??Ye Yuanwai implored: "I have nothing to do with this report. I just want you to raise your noble hands and pray for peace and don't suffer the disaster of that fish in the pond. As for the future,"

    Li You glanced at Mr. Ye again.  "Why did you come to report this? I can't think of any reason for you to do this? This would be betraying your fellow countrymen."

    "Now that my bank is being criticized by thousands of courtiers, it can be said that it is like a clay Buddha crossing the river. If you are slightly neglected, you will not be able to protect yourself. I dare not place bets on our colleagues working together in the same boat. Only if you are willing to show your noble hand, sir, will you be able to protect yourself."  The real solution." Ye Yuanwai said with a wry smile.

    Of course he had other plans in mind.  All things considered, this is a dispute in the banking industry.  It was difficult to predict the outcome, but he could conclude that Huichang Yinhao could not lose, and 21 United could not win.

    There is a palace background behind Huichang Yinhao. In other words, unless there is a change of dynasty, who can really defeat Huichang Yinhao?  Who dares to bring down Huichang Bank?

    The essence of the Twenty-One Alliance is just to maximize the right to speak and at the same time create pressure to force Huichang Bank to cooperate with Western merchants. It is not to defeat Huichang Bank.  Therefore, Ye Yuanwai concluded that Huichang Yinhao could not lose.  Twenty-one Western merchants cannot win.

    If we take the same ship as Huichang Yin, the current difficulty will be no problem, and it will not be bad in the future.  People in the banking industry are extremely sensitive to risks. Overall, this is the safest and lowest-risk approach.

    Besides, Li You didn¡¯t say anything else.  Nodding and saying: "I know, please don't worry." After seeing off Mr. Ye, Li You fell into deep thought.

    Li You didn¡¯t care about the life and death of Ye Yuanwai and Heyuan Yinzhuang.  He wants to make a difference in the capital's money industry. It is necessary to unite the majority and work towards this goal.  Ye Yuanwai is such a treacherous speculator.  From now on, he will definitely be looked down upon by his peers and fellow villagers. There is no need to offend other giants in the banking industry just because of Yuan Wai.

    Although Ye Yuanwai clearly saw that Twenty-One wanted to cooperate with Huichang Bank, and also saw that Huichang Bank was unlikely to fail, he did not see that Li You also had a desire to cooperate.  What is being fought for is absolute dominance.

    ¡°Besides, Li You is a suspicious person, and he is always wary of people who speculate casually, even if the person wants to turn to his side.

    At this time, what Li You focused on was the news brought by Yuan Wai.  In fact, the matter of seawall stones had little to do with him, Li You, and he was not involved in the reselling. When the stones were transported to Xujiang County, he was no longer at the river engineering station and went to inspect.  Anyone who thinks that this batch of stones has something to do with him is probably the result of rumors.

    What¡¯s more, he is no longer a small county official. With his current status, it is impossible for others to use him as a scapegoat, so there is no need to worry about this.  Therefore, if this major incident was revealed, Feng Shangshu, then governor of Zhejiang, might be in trouble, but he, Li You, thought it would not be a big problem to get through safely.

    "But it's not him who makes Li You worried,"?? is another person, his nominal teacher Mr. Chen.  At that time, Chen Zhi County was in charge of building the Xuhe stone embankment and used this batch of seawall stones. Who knows if there is anything fishy in it?

    Although Mr. Chen has a very decent appearance, Li Youzhen cannot guarantee that this teacher is innocent.  Li You understands very well that in the officialdom, there is no guarantee for this kind of thing. No one can consider the problem based on the innocence, kindness and innocence of others. He would rather think about the worst and the heart-wrenching side.

    To say the least, even if Teacher Chen is innocent, the consequences are quite unpredictable.  Once someone embezzles and sells seawall spare stones comes to light, even if Mr. Chen who is under suspicion is proven to have just neglected his duties, people will still look at him with suspicion, and there will be stains on his feathers. People will talk about it and gossip will spread everywhere.

    Thinking of this, Li You sighed. This time he was upright and not afraid of the shadow. No matter what, he was just a small patrol inspector at the time. It was easy to get rid of suspicion. The smaller the power, the lighter the responsibility. But he was afraid of being dragged down by Teacher Chen.

    In a short period of time, I thought about how to deal with it, but I couldn't make up my mind, and I didn't know which one was the best solution.

    As he was thinking about it, another question suddenly popped up in Li You's mind. How did the mine operator know that the Zhejiang seawall stones three thousand miles away were embezzled and sold?

    The stealing and selling of stones is actually done in a relatively covert manner, using the excuse of scrapping unqualified stones as a cover-up, and going through various tricks.  Outsiders can't tell the truth at all, and insiders must be tight-lipped to save their lives.

    Therefore, for three or four years, this matter has not been known to the public. Li You only guessed that there was an inside story based on what he heard and saw, but the specific situation was not much clearer than ordinary people. He only knew that Qian Huangshang of Suzhou Prefecture was involved.

    How did the minemen who were far away in the capital find out and be so sure?  Western merchants had great financial power, and that was mainly in the north. The south was not a place where they could penetrate.

    Could it be that the key to the matter is here?  Li You vaguely realized that if he didn't consider this and just thought about it from the perspective of bargaining with the minemen, he might be led by the nose.  .  .  )

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