Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife novel Chapter 1387

Li Chenmo looked at Houzi and said, "Brother Houzi, we can provide the grains and lower the price by 5%. But we want the government to turn a blind eye regarding the grain business in the capital."

Hearing his words, Houzi was taken aback. Never in history had any middleman dared to voice such a request, let alone blatantly ask for permission to do business under the government's nose.

Even though he was an undercover agent, his actions and decisions were still limited by his current identity as a black market middleman and he had to play his part as a cover.

If he managed to pull this off, he would be able to make another deal with Li Chenmo and leave some of his goods in his store for sale. That way, even if he didn't open his shop in town for a few months, he would still have a steady income from the capital.

After weighing the pros and cons, he nodded and said, "Brother Li, I will try my best to negotiate this matter. But I can't promise it will work."

Li Chenmo smiled and said, "Brother Houzi, you don't need to worry. They don't have any other choice but to agree to my terms."

"For them, 100 tons of grain is far from enough to solve the food shortage crisis in the capital. But to buy more, they don't have enough funds."

"At most, they will only be able to distribute the grain to important people and workers to stabilize the political situation. As for the commoners, they will need a much larger quantity to calm things down."

"Even if the government is willing, they would only be able to recoup a portion of the cost by selling the grain to the commoners, which would affect other areas of government spending. After all, the commoners don't have the same purchasing power as wealthy families, officials, or workers."

"So if someone is willing to sell grain at a lower price and help them solve this urgent matter, do you think they would refuse?" he added with a meaningful smile.

When he finished his explanation, Houzi was stunned. He hadn't considered it from that angle, having focused only on the government side of the situation.

Indeed, as Li Chenmo said, the root cause of the capital's instability wasn't the higher-ups, the wealthy, or the workers. It was the commoners and the farmers.

People who had nothing to lose and were desperate to survive would dare to do anything. And such people were the hardest to control or predict.

Upon realizing this, Houzi smiled and said, "Brother Li, you truly have a brilliant mind."

Noticing his gaze, Li Chenmo replied, "Brother Houzi is overpraising me. We are both profit-seekers businessmen. If you can help secure this deal, I will promise you one thing."

Hearing this, Houzi chuckled and said, "Since Brother Li has said so, I won't hide my intentions. I want to leave some of my goods in your store in the capital. You will get 5% of the sales for helping me sell the items."

Li Chenmo smiled and said, "Brother Houzi certainly knows how to maximize profit."

After a moment, he nodded and added, "As long as you can get the written agreement, you can send your goods directly to the capital."

"Good," Houzi said, feeling delighted.

Once they reached an agreement, he added, "As for the delivery fee—"