Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 793 Earthquake 02
Most of the big trees of aristocrats naturally decline when they get old, and no one will uproot them when they are in full bloom. This is unprecedented.

Xu Fulai couldn't believe it, and he didn't expect that Lu Tao's courage was so great.

After listening to Xu Fulai's explanation of the situation, Zhu Donglai responded calmly: "Master Xu, do what you want to do?"

Xu Fulai was extremely surprised by Zhu Donglai's reaction: "Lord Zhu Clan, Lu Tao is going to uproot Zhu Clan."

Zhu Donglai said with a smile: "Is it so easy to uproot the Zhu Clan? He has a famous teacher, if we block it, we will not give people a reason to implicate him."

Xu Fulai said softly: "The Lord Zhu means that a strong man loses his arm?"

Zhu Donglai said lightly: "It's okay, it's just hurting a little vitality, it's not fatal."

Now the Zhu Clan is weak and needs to lie dormant. They can't compete with Lu Tao's three families. One family can't fight against the three families. It will only hurt more.

And the real decisive factor is not here, but at the moment when the ancestor left the customs, as long as Gu Xuan was killed, Lu Tao and Zhang Zhenghe would definitely be shocked.

Kill Xie Fu again, and Lu Tao's overall plan will be ruined.

When the time comes, Lu Tao, you will turn Jiangnan Dongdao into a pot of porridge, have you cleaned it up?
I'm afraid that the forces you're targeting will also backfire, and it's still unclear who will win.

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At the same time, Lu Tao took the time to meet with Xie Fu.

If he wants to clean up these grain merchants and officials, it will inevitably lead to a series of adverse effects. Before the dust is settled, the entire Jiangnan Eastern Road will inevitably be in chaos and everyone will be in danger.

What worries Lu Tao the most is food. If the people have no food to eat, or the price of food soars, it will cause riots among the people.

Lu Tao doesn't want to see people living in dire straits.

Therefore, Lu Tao hoped that Xie Fu, the new Jiangnan Dongdao grain general merchant behind him, would come forward to maintain stability and even make sacrifices.

After Xie Fu heard Lu Tao's intention, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I've already started this matter."

It turned out that the day after Xianting successfully bid for the Jiangnan Dongdao grain general merchant, the problem to be solved was to return the grain to the people.

It is a process for the grain to be received from the farmers to the granary, and it is also a process for the grain to flow from the grain shop to the market.

In the past ten days, after the two sides competed to purchase grain, the entire market was in a state of extreme shortage of grain, like counties and counties in Jiangnan where grain merchants colluded with the government to do evil, and even reached the point where they were desperate for grains of rice.

Ye Meixun was very guilty of this matter, and immediately asked Gu Xianting to open a warehouse to release grain, so that the grain could return to the market, and while the people had food to eat, the grain price would be stabilized and the grain price would return to normal.

On the other hand, Ye Meixun contacted Li Baiyong again, promised Li Baiyong to sell 20 shi of grain from Jinling Granary to Gu Xianting at a low price.

This process of re-incorporating the market was originally reserved by Ye Meixun for the new candidate.

Ye Meixun sent a large number of people headed by Liu Wanli to assist Gu Xianting, and Ye Jieyi and Song Huike also devoted themselves to this matter.

After listening to Xie Fu's explanation, Lu Tao laughed loudly: "Okay, then I will let go and do it."

Xie Fu also received a lot of rumors these days, and asked softly: "My lord, are you really going to make such a big deal?"

Lu Tao said indifferently: "The Zhu faction must take this opportunity to eradicate it by the roots. The benevolence of a woman does not know when the dust will settle."

As he spoke, he patted Xie Fu on the shoulder: "You don't have to worry about this matter, just leave it to me, but I will rely on you, Lord Jiedu Envoy, in the future, I have learned from no one."

Xie Fu nodded: "I will never let you down."

Lu Tao laughed loudly: "Master Xie, we will be colleagues in the future."

At this time, Gu Xianting walked into the hall quickly, looking like he was in a hurry, saw Lu Tao was there, and greeted him with a surprised expression: "Master Lu."

"Xiaoxianting is here."

Gu Xianting and Mrs. Lu are not familiar with each other. Lu Tao often meets Gu Xianting, so he is very familiar with him.

Gu Xianting was a little embarrassed by the three characters of Xiaoxianting, and his face blushed slightly, but as an elder, Lu Tao was also the master of the clan, so there was nothing wrong with such an appellation.

"Master Xie, I have something I want to discuss with you."

Xie Fu knew that what Gu Xianting wanted to talk about must be about grain and grain merchants, and there was nothing to hide from Lu Tao in front of Lu Tao, so that he could have a general understanding of the current situation, so he smiled and said, "Miss Gu, you look like you have met someone If there is any problem, Mr. Lu is here, just to help out with ideas."

Gu Xianting is so smart, he immediately understood the meaning of Xie Fu's words, so he said: "It's like this, early in the morning, grain merchants from all over the country came to ask me for help, I want to come to you to discuss."

As he spoke, he looked at Lu Tao lightly, but Lu Tao's expression sank and he didn't say a word. He naturally knew why these grain merchants came to Xianting for help, because these people would be dealt with according to the law. , the confiscation of property that should be confiscated.

One thing must be mentioned, that is, after the death of Zhu Shide and his son, the Zhu family in Hangzhou lost power, the trees fell and the monkeys scattered, and all the grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River were huddled in their homes, trembling and terrified all day long.

The observation made Zhang Yuxia act the fastest, and immediately activated several Zhechong government troops under his jurisdiction to arrest all the grain merchants and officials involved in the case in the violent way of thunder and lightning, violent wind and rain.

When the wind came out, it frightened those grain merchants who had been huddled at home in fear, and felt that they could no longer sit still, so they all ran to Suzhou, begging Gu Xianting for help.

All in all, Gu Xianting, the newly-appointed Jiangnan Dongdao Grain General Merchant, can be regarded as their new master and new backer.

Xie Fu smiled after hearing this, which is also human nature, and said to Lu Tao: "My lord, can I listen to Xie Fu's words."

Lu Tao immediately straightened his face: "Master Xie, if you want to intercede for them, then don't speak up." Anyone leave a message,

Xie Fu smiled and said: "I know that Your Excellency is unselfish, so let's look at the overall situation. This is the time for employing people. It is not too much for Your Excellency to give them a chance to redeem their sins."

"If I want to intercede for them, first, I will let them confess their crimes and fully cooperate with the investigation work of the adults. Second, if they fully participate in maintaining the stability of people's livelihood, I dare not think about getting rid of the crime. I also ask the adults to do so at that time." How about dealing with it according to the circumstances and mitigating the crime?"

After hearing this, Lu Tao smiled: "I promise you, as long as they can take the initiative to expose officials for corruption and pervert the law, and put all their efforts into releasing grain to the market, so that the people can return to normal as soon as possible, I will deal with it according to the size of each person's contribution."

Xie Fu was surprised, he didn't expect Lu Tao to respond so readily.

Seeing Xie Fu's surprised expression, Lu Tao smiled and said, "Why don't I agree to something legal, reasonable and reasonable."

Xie Fu's suggestion is beneficial to him and has no harm. First, he mainly wants to eliminate Zhu faction forces. Second, the grain merchants can take the initiative to confess and report, which will also reduce the resistance of the work.

Lu Tao stood up: "I still have work to do."

Xie Fu said with a smile: "After we have a result here, we will discuss it with your lord."

After seeing off Lu Tao, Xie Fu and Gu Xianting immediately went to Wanghe Tower.

Gu's mansion, this is a grain merchant who dare not go there, and found out that Gu Xianting is the owner of Wanghelou, so he almost blocked Gu Xianting in Wanghelou.

Along the way, Gu Xianting told Xie Fu about the general situation.

Soon came to Wanghe Tower, there were many carriages and sedan chairs parked at the door.

In the hall, a group of grain merchants who are used to being masters are fidgeting. If it is slower, their homes will be raided. This is by no means a joke. Many grain merchants have already become examples.

Seeing Gu Xianting appearing, a group of grain merchants immediately rushed forward, using Gu Xianting as a life-saving straw, shouting: "Miss Gu, help me!"

Why let Gu Xianting save their lives? One is that Gu Xianting is their new master Xinshantou, and the other is that Gu Xianting has a close relationship with Gu Clan and is very capable.

Gu Xianting was about to be huddled together by these impatient grain merchants, Xie Fu said loudly while protecting Gu Xianting: "Everyone, please be safe, Miss Gu can't talk like this."

Hearing Xie Fu's voice, someone simply shouted: "Young Master Xie, help me."

That day in Suzhou Granary, Mr. Xie had a close relationship with Lu Tao, and some people noticed it. Whether he was Li Shaodian or not, he was someone who could speak well in front of Mr. Lu.

Besides, they have always suspected that Mr. Xie is the one who is really in charge of the house, and this Miss Gu is just a superficial spokesperson.

If this is the case, then Mr. Xie's background is even more unfathomable.

Finding someone to take charge of the industry has always been a common method used by big shots.

Others who didn't know the details changed their tunes after hearing the words: "Thank you, Young Master, for helping me!"

Xie Fu Lang responded: "Okay, I will help everyone."

Judging from the morals of Jiangnan Dongdao, most of the grain merchants are not treacherous and evil people. This time they colluded with the government to buy people's rations at a low price.

In life, there are too many helpless things to follow.

After hearing Xie Fu's promise, these grain merchants calmed down a little.

Xie Fu said: "Please sit down first."

All the grain merchants sat down, but at this moment, a grain merchant in his early fifties stood up, rubbed his eyes, stared at Xie Fu, and said weakly, "Is it Xie Fu?"

Xie Fu recognized this person with a surprised expression.

The grain merchant blurted out: "I am Uncle Qiupeng from Yongjia County."

Uncle Qiupeng's four characters reveal an incomparably close and flattering taste.

Xie Fu smiled and called out: "Uncle Qiupeng."

Although the Xie clan in Kuaiji fell in the middle, it is a big clan with branches and leaves scattered. Although there are no big names at present, there are still many wealthy families based on the foundation accumulated by their ancestors.

Xie Qiupeng of Yongjia County is one of the relatively wealthy offshoots. Every year during the Spring Festival, Xie Fu would meet him once, but of course there is no connection at ordinary times.

And Xie Fu, as the second son of the Xie family in Yangzhou, usually didn't receive much attention from the clansmen, and mostly just went through the motions to say hello.

So Xie Fu knew this uncle Qiupeng, but he was not.

Xie Qiupeng heard Xie Fu's call, and excitedly grabbed Xie Fu's hand: "Fu, you must save Uncle Qiupeng."

Hearing this, Xie Fu was secretly worried. If the elders of the same clan did not help, he would not be able to justify it. If he wanted to help, he told Lu Tao that he would ask these grain merchants to confess their sins first. He only hoped that Uncle Qiu Peng did not go too far this time. The matter gave him some leeway.

Xie Fu comforted: "Uncle Qiupeng, don't worry, we will talk in the hall later."

(End of this chapter)