Pick up a princess to be your wife

"He Xianzhi? Isn't that the manager of a branch of Jubaoge? How do you have such connections?" Li Ertie was somewhat surprised.

In the eyes of ordinary people in Luyang County, someone like He Xianzhi is like a fairy descending to earth; most people would never even get to know her.

"Can't you tell?" Li Mu smiled faintly.

“I really can’t tell.”

Li Ertie looked Li Mu up and down, and no matter how he looked at it, the other party didn't seem to have such connections.

“Let’s go, I’ll take you to meet He Xianzhi,” Li Mu said.

"Go directly to see him? You're not kidding me, are you?" Li Ertie was even more puzzled.

The two went to Jubaoge together. When Li Mu successfully led Li Ertie to meet He Xianzhi, Li Ertie was still somewhat incredulous.

In Li Ertie's memory, meeting these important figures was quite troublesome.

But Li Mu only had someone announce his arrival, and he got to see him in person?

If you didn't have any influence, it wouldn't have been so easy to meet these important figures.

"Greetings, Miss He." Li Mu greeted her respectfully.

Li Ertie nodded and bowed repeatedly, saying, "I've met you before."

"No need for formalities, please have a seat."

Seeing Li Mu calmly sit down, Li Ertie cautiously followed suit.

How much influence does Li Mu have that he can sit down and talk with He Xianzhi?

"Recently, the grain requisition in Luyang County has caused widespread public resentment. Is Miss He aware of this?" Li Mu asked.

"Of course I know about something this big."

He Xianzhi felt indignant about this matter.

The people in the city didn't have much grain to begin with, and Zhou Wanfu sold off his grain and then forcibly requisitioned it under the guise of the government. How was that any different from robbing people of their money and grain?

“If grain prices in the city remain high this winter, a popular uprising is inevitable,” Li Mu said.

"Why have you come to me about this?" He Xianzhi asked.

“If Luyang County descends into chaos, it will inevitably trigger widespread unrest throughout Lingnan Province. I have come to see Miss He today to ask for your assistance in stabilizing the morale of the people of Luyang,” Li Mu asked.

He Xianzhi knew that what Li Mu said was not an exaggeration. The people of Lingnan were already in a state of panic, and if one place was in chaos, then other places would be in chaos as well.

Although she had a way out, it would be best not to take it.

He Xianzhi roughly understood what Li Mu meant. He wanted to join forces with him to oppose Zhou Wanfu.

She was just a merchant, and now her family had fallen on hard times. Her family's powerful backers in the court had either been massacred or had fled.

The person behind Zhou Wanfu, although only a county magistrate, what ability does she have to contend with him?

“I don’t have much money or food on hand. It’s already difficult enough to keep the food and drink of the more than one hundred people in Jubao Pavilion. What ability do I have to go against Zhou Wanfu?” He Xianzhi asked.

“I can’t control the rise and fall of the nation, but I want to do my best to help in the fate of Luyang County. As long as Miss He is willing to lend a hand, I have a way to drag Zhou Wanfu down with me,” Li Mu said.

“But I don’t want to get involved in this mess,” He Xianzhi said frankly.

"The reason why the world is in such chaos is that everyone thinks like you, young lady. As long as trouble doesn't come knocking, they just ignore it as if it's none of their business."

But by the time trouble comes knocking and one laments the injustice of the world, it's too late. It's not that the world is unjust; it's that everyone lacks the spirit to resist.

Otherwise, how could Zhou Wanfu, with only a hundred or so armed servants, possibly prey on the eighty or ninety thousand people of Luyang County?

Li Mu's words immediately impressed He Xianzhi and Li Ertie.

Li Ertie felt that Li Mu was absolutely right. So, what exactly made Zhou Wanfu so strong?

With just over a hundred people around him, how could he possibly bully tens of thousands of people in Luyang County to the point of suffocation?

“Don’t forget, there’s a county magistrate in Luyang County, and a thousand officials in the county government. These people are all Zhou Wanfu’s backers,” He Xianzhi said.

"I've only come to discuss this with you, young lady. If you're unwilling, I won't force you. Brother Er Tie, let's go."

Li Mu got up to leave.

"Stay."

He Xianzhi had felt that Li Mu was somewhat different before, and after hearing his words today, he realized that this young man had a strong sense of righteousness.

"Tell me your method first," He Xianzhi said.

“On my way back home, I once saved the life of a very important person. He was a great collector of antiques, and I could exchange any antique for grain. Moreover, he would give me grain at the highest value of the antique,” ​​Li Mu said.

He Xianzhi was skeptical of this statement.

For example, an antique worth 10,000 taels is now only worth 1,000 to 2,000 taels. Based on the current grain price of 1.5 taels per jin, it can only buy a few hundred to a little over 1,000 jin of grain.

But if we exchange grain at a price of 10,000 taels, wouldn't we be able to get several thousand catties?

Are there still people willing to do this kind of unprofitable business?

If Li Mu is a fraudster, she had dealt with him several times and had not found any signs that he was trying to scam her.

Moreover, Li Mu really does have some skills.

"You mean, you want me to exchange antiques for grain to compete with Zhou Wanfu?" He Xianzhi murmured.

"How clever you are, young lady," Li Mu said with a faint smile.

"But do you know how much grain Zhou Wanfu has?"

If you want to wage a food war against Zhou Wanfu, you must ensure that you have more food than the other side.

How many antiques would you need to exchange for hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain?

Moreover, would this important figure Li Mu mentioned be willing to exchange hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain for antiques?

“We don’t need hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain; a few thousand or tens of thousands of kilograms will suffice. In other words, Miss He only needs to produce one or two antiques, and I can defeat Zhou Wanfu,” Li Mu said.

According to Li Mu, He Xianzhi only needs to bring out one or two decent antiques.

After all, Li Mu had just said that the other party was willing to exchange the highest value of the antiques for grain.

In other words, He Xianzhi only needed one or two thousand taels of silver as capital.

This amount of capital is not considered high for He Xianzhi.

She was willing to spend a thousand taels to gamble on Li Mu's character, and also willing to spend one or two thousand taels to gamble on whether Li Mu had real skills.

If Li Mu has the ability to defeat Zhou Wanfu, it will further prove that she did not misjudge him.

“I’ll cooperate with you,” He Xianzhi agreed.

Li Ertie, standing nearby, felt that the conversation between the two was too sophisticated, and he couldn't get a word in edgewise.

To his surprise, after this persuasion, He Xianzhi was actually willing to cooperate with them.

In an instant, Li Ertie felt as if he had suddenly found a powerful patron.

If this matter is handled well and He Xianzhi is appreciated, won't the future be limitless?

"You haven't told me your plan yet," He Xianzhi asked.

“Sing a piece called ‘Dong Zhuo Enters the Capital’ for Zhou Wanfu.”