The princess is delicate, and the cold and cruel prince regent is teased

Jun Qinglan's thick eyebrows furrowed forcefully, "Why are all Xiao's merchants closed? Is it the same for other merchants?"

Qi Guogong stood up and said, "Back to the emperor, Xiao's merchants are all closed. Naturally, they are inseparable from the people in power of the Xiao family. Although other merchants are open, the daily necessities of the people in Yongjing City are huge. They earn a lot of money, but they don’t have enough long-term supply, especially our army’s food and grass...before, it was all supplied by the Xiao family without taking a penny!"

Now that Xiao's merchants are all closed, and the food and grass that Xiao's family gave to the court are gone, there is a big problem with military supplies.

Jun Qinglan's eyes turned cold, and he immediately thought of Xiao Huaiyan.

King Zhongshan thought about it, and said, "The person in charge of the Xiao family is Xiao Huaiyan, the head of the family. He seems to be in the courtyard in Beijing."

If he remembered correctly, then Xiao Huaiyan was Jiang Qingyan's cousin, who grew up in Jiang Guogong's mansion with Jiang Qingyan's childhood sweetheart.

I'm afraid... it's another difficulty for Jun Qinglan.

Jun Qinglan retreated from the court in agitation, and then ordered someone to summon Xiao Huaiyan into the palace.

The person who delivered the decree went to Xiao's house, and Xiao Huaiyan didn't give face at all.

The second time Jun Qinglan sent the servants in the palace, Xiao Huaiyan directly kicked him out.

Jun Qinglan was furious, and ordered Yang Yu to go to Xiao's house and tie Xiao Huaiyan into the palace.

The imperial army was dispatched, Xiao Huaiyan naturally could no longer resist the order.

He was pushed directly in front of Jun Qinglan by Yang Yu, and when he saw Jun Qinglan on the dragon chair, he casually smiled, "Cao Min Xiao Huaiyan, to pay respects to the emperor, you can see the sky, the grass people are lucky."

"Xiao Huaiyan, don't pretend to me, did you close Xiao's shop, what do you want?" Jun Qinglan slapped the table angrily, reprimanded sharply.

"What is the intention? I don't know, maybe, it was just a whim, I thought it was fun." Xiao Huaiyan unfolded the folding fan in front of Jun Qinglan, and shook it gently, as if walking in the garden in his own home.

"Xiao Huaiyan!" Jun Qinglan stood up, pointing at him and yelling, "Do you know what the consequences will be if you do this? Xiao's shops are all over the country, how much is the daily turnover? You are the Xiao family Can you afford it?"

Xiao Huaiyan raised his lips and smiled lightly, "Don't worry about the emperor, the most important thing in my Xiao family is money, a daily flow of money... just flow it as you like."

"Presumptuous! Xiao Huaiyan, you are a businessman, how dare you speak to the emperor like that! Aren't you afraid that the emperor will punish you for disrespect, and push you out of the Meridian Gate to behead you!" Qi Guogong pointed at Xiao Huaiyan and shouted angrily.

Xiao Huaiyan tilted his head, "Beheading? I'm so scared, Duke Qi, you're going to behead me soon."

He lends him some guts!

Duke Qi choked, his face flushed red, "You..."

"Okay." King Zhongshan patted Qi Guogong on the shoulder, he knew that now was not the time to vent his anger.

He looked at Xiao Huaiyan, "Although you are a businessman, the Xiao family has contributed a lot to the court during the war. The emperor has kept it in mind, and intends to reward the Xiao family and give the Xiao family a career, but your behavior now , but ignore the emperor's wishes and ruin the Xiao family's future!"

"laugh!"

Xiao Huaiyan suddenly laughed out loud.

future?

Career?
Does he care?

Xiao Huaiyan raised his head to look at Jun Qinglan, seeing his face that was fading day by day due to hard work, he only felt happy, "The merchants of the Xiao family are not worthy of the emperor's reward."

"Xiao Huaiyan, I won't talk nonsense with you, let the Xiao family's merchants return to normal, I will pay you all the food, grass and money that the Xiao family provides to the court, and I will give you more rewards, so don't go on messing around!" Jun Qinglan said, He coughed twice.

Xiao Huaiyan could tell that he was weak and weak.

But his appearance was not much better, she bumped into the gate of the palace, and had such a big wound on her head, what would Jun Qinglan do to compensate her?
Xiao Huaiyan refused to agree to Jun Qinglan, no matter how intimidating and tempting these powerful officials were, he would remain steadfast.

And the entire Xiao family was intimidated by him, not daring to disobey his orders.

On this day alone, there was a lot of chaos in the city of Yongjing. The common people looted the things they used in life, the rich bought more and hoarded more, and the poor got nothing. Even many families of officials and officials joined the rushing team, and the common people rioted. , Many places in Jingzhao Mansion sent people to calm down, and the city was in a state of chaos for a while.

Jun Qinglan had worked hard all day in court, and Nanny Yuan brought him a bowl of ginseng soup, which he couldn't even drink.

The people in the city don't say it's ginseng soup. Without all the merchants of the Xiao family, those soaring prices may make poor people unable to drink a bowl of rice soup.

The previous bartering of money and goods, now I don't know what it has become!
"Xiao Huaiyan is staying in the side hall, and the water and rice haven't come in for a day, so he still refuses to let go?" Jun Qinglan asked Nanny Yuan.

Nanny Yuan sighed, "Young Master Xiao is determined, not to mention letting go, how many people went in and lectured and humiliated him, but failed to shake him. Duke Qi almost started fighting with him, but that's the case, Young Master Xiao is still... …as immovable as a mountain.”

Xiao Huaiyan is a commoner with no official position, but she has served the royal palace in the palace for so many years, and she has never seen such a bold commoner!

Since ancient times, only merchants have been afraid of officials, but now Xiao Huaiyan, a merchant, doesn't even care about imperial power!
"He was raised by Jiang Liyuan, so he's naturally different from those ordinary businessmen." Jun Qinglan wasted his strength, breathing heavily after saying a word.

He sent someone to pass Jiang Guogong Zhongshan Wang and Hubu Shangshu to come over overnight, and asked them to open a warehouse to release food, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people and prevent things from getting worse.

But Qi Guogong frowned, "Your Majesty, this can only be a tactic to slow down the army. The war has just ended. The Emperor has reduced taxes to appease the people. The household department is not as prosperous as in previous years. If things go on like this, the government's financial expenditure will only damage the foundation of the country." !"

If the Xiao family is closed like this, the imperial court can still support it for a few days, but if things go on like this, Xiao’s shops in various cities will be closed one after another, all sea canals and wharfs will be shut down, and as more people lose their food rations, why can’t the imperial court provide enough assistance? The restored people's livelihood will be in chaos again.

The overthrow of the people will result in a state without a country.

King Zhongshan was also very worried, "The king's people have come to report quickly. Outside the city of Yongjing, the people of the Xiao family stopped doing business. Those villagers can come out occasionally to buy some clothes and food, but now they can't buy them anymore. They will soon go out." There is no food to eat, no clothes to cover your body, and in two days, I am afraid that other cities will also be in chaos."

The people's livelihood in Yongjing City is not stable, and other cities can only be in a worse state.

"Xiao Huaiyan!" Jun Qinglan slammed his fist on the case, and when he was excited, his blood surged, and the wound on his chest began to hurt violently.

Jun Qinglan sent someone to persuade Xiao Huaiyan with good words for two days, and on the third day, he sent Xiao Huaiyan to prison.