Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 764

Lu Tao snorted coldly: "He Zhu Donglai is not so stupid that he doesn't know the impact of this move is huge. Naturally, there is some collusion of interests, or Zhu Donglai is so ambitious that he wants to stand out from the four."

After cleaning up Xuanzong, with the support of Dizong behind him, the Zhu Clan can really ignore the three real Clans.

Xie Fu always had a premonition that Zhu Donglai wanted to deal with him, so he did not hesitate to offend the other three families and join forces with Dizong.

Probably because Zhu Jiuchun died indirectly at his hands, he must have a guilty conscience.

Seeing Xie Fu's erratic expression, Lu Tao asked, "What is Shaodian worried about?"

Xie Fu tentatively asked, "I'm wondering how Zhu Clan would deal with me if I snatched the Jiangnan Dongdao Grain General Merchant from Zhu Clan."

Lu Tao didn't think deeply about this point. With Zhu Donglai's character, he naturally refused to give up. He said with a smile: "Shaodian is the son-in-law of the royal family. Even if he wants to touch you, he must first weigh it. If it is me, he should break it." When you lose your arm, you need to break your arm."

A flash of light came to Xie Fu's mind, yes, it was because he was the son-in-law of the royal clan, and Zhu Donglai wanted to move him, so he needed to join hands with the Dizong.

If Zhu Donglai wanted to deal with him, he would naturally conduct an in-depth investigation on him. Did Zhu Donglai already know that he was about to become the governor of Huainan Road?
The more Xie Fu thought about it, the more he felt that there were many connections...

Seeing Xie Fu, Lu Tao seemed not at ease, and said, "Shaodian, to tell you the truth, Gu Xuan and I like you very much. I hope you can settle in Suzhou and set up a family to be an equal to my Wuzhong four."

Xie Fu was surprised, he did not expect Lu Tao and Gu Xuan to be so open-minded. Resources and benefits are limited after all. From the perspective of human nature, no one wants others to share a piece of the pie.

Lu Tao smiled: "Wu Shuang has done so much for Suzhou selflessly. Is it too much to repay kindness with kindness? Besides, cooperation will benefit both, and division will hurt both. If many things can get rid of selfishness, it is actually not too complicated."

Xie Fu replied: "However, human nature is selfish, and the world is unpredictable."

At this time, a man in military uniform walked into the hall quickly, and this man was Feng Shoudao.

Feng Shoudao is Lu Tao's close bodyguard, the official worships Zhonglang General, and concurrently serves as the commander of the forbidden army of Suzhou Fuwei.

"grown ups!"

Listening to Feng Shoudao's tone as if he had something to report, he glanced at Xie Fu, his expression was slightly surprised, and he cupped his hands to say hello: "Mr. Xie."

Feng Shoudao also participated in the Wang Clan's recruitment of relatives. This thank you, Young Master, is respectful and comes from the heart.

Xie Fu and Feng Shoudao also considered to know each other, and replied: "General Feng."

Feng Shoudao looked at Lu Tao, hesitant to speak.

Lu Tao smiled and said, "Shoudao, if there is anything, please tell me."

Generally, it involves public affairs and military affairs, and more or less can't be disclosed privately at will. Lu Tao's words obviously tell Feng Shoudao not to treat Xie Fu as an outsider, but it doesn't matter.

"My lord, the gates of the major grain stores are full of people buying grain this afternoon, and the food in the major grain stores has been snapped up."

Xie Fu was slightly surprised when he heard the words. It is not necessary to have a household registration, and each household is limited to purchase one bucket. How could it be sold out?

As the governor of Suzhou, Lu Tao has experienced big storms. In his eyes, this kind of thing couldn't be more trivial. He asked lightly, "Did you follow the rules?"

"Everything is done in accordance with the regulations. Each household is limited to one bucket, and the same household is not allowed to repurchase within ten days. It's just that there are too many people buying grain, and almost every household has been mobilized."

Lu Tao asked: "But someone spread rumors and caused the people to panic?"

"That's not true, but it seems that someone is buying grain at three times the market price."

Prices in Jiangnan, especially Suzhou, are much higher than in other places. A bucket of rice is worth about [-] Wen.

In such a change of hands, he earned [-] Wen. To the rich and powerful, [-] Wen may be nothing, but to ordinary people, it is just a month's expense.

Not to mention the poor people.

Lu Tao said calmly: "Shoudao, go and arrest these people, and confiscate their food by the way, now."

"My lord, what crime?"

Lu Tao hummed: "Raising food prices and disrupting people's livelihood."

Xie Fu saw Lu Tao's expression, which seemed to be made up temporarily, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, it's really two official words, black and white can be said freely.

Following Shou Dao's orders and retreating, Lu Tao smiled at Xie Fu: "The common people are ignorant, so they need to be guided."

Xie Fu said: "Master Lu, I think they are still unwilling to give up."

Lu Tao said indifferently: "Leave Suzhou to me, a bunch of brats. If I can't cure them, I don't deserve to be the governor of Suzhou. Shaodian, you can put your energy on other places."

"Thank you sir."

……

Zhu Shide is triumphant here, so what about the governor of Suzhou, you have Zhang Liangji, I have a wall ladder.

A grain merchant said: "All the grain shops in Suzhou City have been sold out, and the total cost is two silver..."

Zhu Shide interrupted: "Silver is not a problem." According to his estimation, within these ten days, the price of food will soar, and this cost is nothing at all.

In fact, compared to the entire Jiangnan East Road, all the grain stores in Suzhou City are just a star and a half.

He has another way to do this, the ultimate goal is to force Lu Tao to withdraw the grain purchase order, and by the way prove to Zhu Donglai that if he wants to deal with Lu Tao, Zhu Shide can do it.

Another grain merchant said in a cheerful manner: "Master Zhu, all the purchased grains are already being packed into bags, and they will be shipped and shipped back to Hangzhou in about ten minutes."

Zhu Shide said in a deep voice: "You have to act quickly, if you are discovered by the army officers of the Suzhou government, you will have to fetch water from a bamboo basket in vain."

"Master Zhu, don't worry, the ship is from Jiaxing, Suzhou will not be so easy to find out."

Zhu Shide nodded, it seems that he can sleep peacefully tonight.

At this moment, a voice came in from outside the door: "It's not good, it's not good, Master Zhu, it's not good..."

A middle-aged man dressed in silk and satin walked into the hall quickly. It was already cool in autumn, but his rich face was sweating profusely.

Zhu Shide frowned, what he hated the most was being flustered and unable to withstand a little storm.

He said in a deep voice, "What are you panicking about!"

The grain merchant was stunned by Zhu Shide, but he calmed down, and only heard Zhu Shide ask: "What's the matter?"

The grain merchant wiped the sweat off his face with his hand: "Zucai and the others have been arrested."

Master Zhu immediately blurted out: "By whom?"

"Suzhou government army."

"Why!"

The grain trader weakly said: "The crime is to drive up grain prices and disrupt people's livelihood."

Zhu Shide immediately slapped the table and stood up, angrily said: "It's unreasonable, it's too deceitful!"

All the grain merchants looked at Zhu Shide with strange expressions, who said just now that there is no need to panic, you are still impatient.

After taking a breath, Zhu Shide asked, "How many people did the government army capture?"

"No one escaped, everyone got the stolen goods, and all the food was seized."

Zhu Shide said coldly: "Whoever gets the stolen goods! We are not thieves, we are serious businessmen, and these grains were bought with real money. Why should Lu Tao arrest people and seize the grains?"

Seeing that all the grain merchants just stared at him without saying a word, Master Zhu felt that he needed to express his attitude: "No! I'm going to talk to Lu Tao right now."

Said hurriedly walked towards the gate.

All the grain merchants hurriedly stopped Zhu Shide, and persuaded him: "Master Zhu, please calm down. Since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials. Who will let him be the governor."

Another person also echoed: "Lord Lu is not an ordinary governor, he is still the head of the Lu Clan. This Suzhou is his territory. How can we beat him?"

Zhu Shide pretended to calm down under everyone's persuasion, and sat down again. What qualifications does he have to meet Lu Tao?

A grain merchant said: "I know Zhao Sihu, why don't you let Zhao Sihu intercede."

"Old Liu, you are confused. Are you qualified to ask Sihu to intercede with the governor?"

When it comes to whether it is qualified or not, it reminds everyone that they all looked at Zhu Shide in unison.

There are only a handful of people in the city of Suzhou who can sit on an equal footing with Lu Tao, and this Zhu Clan master is one of them, and the Zhu family in Hangzhou happens to be a close relative of the Zhu family in Suzhou, belonging to the same Zhu Clan.

It would be best if Zhu Donglai could come forward.

Zhu Shide naturally understood what the grain merchants meant, but these grain merchants didn't know that Zhu Donglai could come forward as soon as the state capital's requisition order came out, so why wait until now.

He replied lightly: "Why bother Zhu Clan Master with such a small matter, let me slowly think about the countermeasures here in Suzhou, everyone should focus on other state capitals, so as not to lose the big by small things."

Someone immediately echoed, "Yes, there are [-] prefectures in East Jiangnan, and all the food reserves are basically in our hands. Without Suzhou, it will not affect us much."

Zhu Shide reminded: "This will be the time of the autumn harvest. The grain in the hands of farmers is the bulk, and this is the key to victory."

Someone responded: "Master Zhu, don't worry, the people collecting grain from all over the place are ours, and the channels for collecting grain have always been in our hands. I really can't think of any way for the other party to rob us."

Most of these grain merchants have worked in the grain business for more than 20 to 20 years, and these [-] to [-] years are not for nothing. They have long been familiar with the corresponding channels and relevant personal connections.

Someone sneered: "Is it true that this grain business can be done on the first day? I'm afraid the other party is still inquiring about where to collect grain."

"Even if we find out, so what, the scope of Jiangnan Dongdao is so wide, can you be busy?"

"Even if they come here in a hurry, how to solve the transportation problem, and want to transport the grain from all directions back to Suzhou within ten days is simply a dream."

Everyone talked to each other, and the more they said, the more they felt that they were sure of winning, that the opponent was not enough to be an enemy at all, and the morale that was hit by Lu Tao just now was slowly regained.

Seeing that the morale of the grain merchants was still high, Zhu Shide was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't want them to be too proud, "The opponent is very capable, we must not underestimate the enemy, this matter needs to be sure, and I hope you will go all out, and don't be negligent."

The crowd nodded.

"Okay, everyone go back and rest first."

After all the grain merchants left, Zhu Shide didn't feel sleepy, thinking about countermeasures.

　I'm sorry for making you wait so long.I have been feeling unwell for the past few days, and I dare not ask for leave.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)