Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 812 Zhu Han discovered business reasons and planted new medicinal herbs.

The next morning, just after dawn, there was a knock on the door of the county government office.

Shen Wansan walked from Cuilv Villa to the county government office in a solemn manner.

The county magistrate was very surprised to see him.

"Mr. Shen, why are you here?"

The county magistrate opened the door and welcomed Shen Wansan into his room.

On the way, Shen Wansan also asked about what Zhu Han had been doing in the county government office these days.

He and the county magistrate were old acquaintances, and the county magistrate told him everything he knew, fearing that he had offended Shen Wansan in any way.

"The prince is still resting now. If Mr. Shen wants to see him, he may have to wait another hour."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan agreed immediately. This was a good opportunity and he didn't want to miss it.

"Just let Your Majesty rest, I'll just wait here."

Little did he know that at this moment Zhu Han was in the study checking the information Gao Fei had found out.

Just as he thought, the sudden inflated prices of traditional Chinese medicines in Jiangnan were indeed a setup by someone.

The purpose was to force the merchants in the other shops to stop doing business.

He wanted to completely ruin the business of the East China Chamber of Commerce.

These people under Shen Wansan are really capable.

"Whether Shen Wansan knew about this matter or not, his subordinates have indeed begun to attack our business."

"If we really don't care, I'm afraid there will be greater hidden dangers at that time."

Gao Fei was already starting to feel a little worried. They had come here from afar just to find out the truth of the matter.

If there is any deviation, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Gao Fei was afraid of delaying Zhu Han.

Zhu Han turned his head and looked at Gao Fei with a frown. He held Gao Fei's hand tightly, holding the evidence of inflated prices that he had finally obtained.

"Assign someone to go undercover as soon as possible and continue investigating these stores. If they continue to raise the prices, other merchants from the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce will close their stores first."

"Just tell the public that the business is closed for rectification, and leave the rest to me."

Zhu Biao was a little frightened.

This will be a devastating blow to the entire Jiangnan medicinal materials business.

If they are not careful, they may very likely make a big deviation, and this is something that not everyone can make a big fuss about.

If there is a problem, they will regret it.

"Uncle, if the herbal medicine store is closed directly, I'm afraid many people will not be able to buy medicine, which will delay people's lives."

Zhu Biao hurriedly stepped forward and stood beside Zhu Han, and expressed his thoughts with great concern.

He didn't want others to point fingers at their business.

The business of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce has always been the largest and best in Yingtian Prefecture.

Half of their income will go into the national treasury.

Now that there has been such a huge deviation, I'm afraid Zhu Han's reputation will be ruined.

"Will there be any hidden dangers in doing this? I'm afraid the merchants won't be happy with our actions."

Zhu Han looked at Zhu Biao and shook his head slightly.

These things are actually under control. If someone really dares to do something bad to one's business, it would simply add fuel to the fire.

He and Shen Wansan had never had a head-on confrontation.

Since there is a problem with the business this time, Zhu Han will naturally not stand idly by.

What he wanted was to make it clear to everyone that business was not just their Jiangnan.

Shen Wansan had long since become omnipotent, and the Donghai Chamber of Commerce had a hard time surviving under their control.
I didn't expect that I would be suppressed by them.

Normally, Zhu Han would turn a blind eye to this, but now the prices of medicinal materials are so inflated.

If it is not handled properly, it will definitely be a huge hidden danger.

This is the reason why a thousand-mile long dam can be breached by a single ant hole.

"We're only closing the store for a few days, so there shouldn't be many problems. If someone needs to see a doctor, we can immediately notify the doctor in the back and he can use the herbs in the store to treat them. It won't delay too many things."

Zhu Han arranged everything properly, and Zhu Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, the county magistrate outside came to report that Shen Wansan had arrived.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Mr. Shen is already waiting for you in the front hall. He said he has something important to discuss."

Zhu Han frowned slightly. He didn't expect Shen Wansan's speed to be so fast. This really surprised him.

"It turns out that Shen Wansan himself is also anxious, fearing that he will be completely abandoned by the court. He is so sincere, we naturally cannot let him return empty-handed."

As soon as Zhu Han finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Gao Fei, asking him to investigate immediately.

He took Zhu Biao to the front hall to meet Shen Wansan so that Zhu Biao could see the world.

Zhu Biao felt a little nervous as he followed Zhu Han.

He knew that Shen Wansan was the richest man in Jiangnan and that his power was unquestionable and his wealth was enough to rival that of a country.

I didn't expect that I would have the chance to meet him.

"Uncle, if Shen Wansan wants you to stop, you must not do as he wishes."

Zhu Biao was already beginning to feel indignant, and Zhu Han smiled as he looked at him.

"Don't worry, Prince. You can make your own decision after meeting Shen Wansan."

After hearing Zhu Han's words, Zhu Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Lian followed behind the two of them in silence.

There are still many complaints about Jiangnan's inflated prices in the medicinal materials business.

In the front hall, Shen Wansan was very nervous.

Although I have met Zhu Han several times before, it has been many years since then.
Zhu Han's East China Chamber of Commerce has been doing increasingly bigger business in Yingtian Prefecture, and has long since opened up a gap with him.

"Mr. Shen, how are you?"

Zhu Han's voice came from outside the door, and Shen Wansan went out to greet him respectfully.

Zhu Han and Zhu Biao walked in together, with Song Liangen following behind them.

Shen Wansan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Zhu Biao to appear here. He hurriedly stepped forward respectfully.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Your Highness, the King of England, Lord Song!"

Song Lian looked Shen Wansan up and down. This richest man in Daming was truly wealthy.

However, it can be seen that he is indeed a talented person. With a fortune like this, it is natural that he would have to have such a grand occasion.

Song Lian's eyes immediately turned to a box placed next to them.

Sure enough, when Shen Wansan opened the box, he found three luminous pearls inside, each as big as a fist.

"I bought this night-shining pearl from Persia when I was doing business at sea. It just happened to be useful now."

"This night-shining pearl makes the night as bright as day. It's my gift to you. Fortunately, I brought some with me today, otherwise I would have made a fool of myself."

Shen Wansan couldn't wait to introduce himself to Zhu Han.

He had gone through a lot of trouble to find this night-shining pearl, and now that he had it in his hands, he naturally wanted to ask Zhu Han to show him some favor. Zhu Han glanced at him and frowned slightly.

This night pearl is obviously very expensive. It seems that Shen Wansan is still as wealthy as he was in the past. It is really enviable.

"Mr. Shen, what are you doing here today?"

The news had already spread, and everyone knew that Zhu Han and Zhu Biao were in the county government office, so it was not surprising that Shen Wansan came to Zhu Han.

His purpose was to attract Zhu Han's attention.

Shen Wansan looked at Zhu Han a little embarrassedly.

"Your Highness is so smart. I came here today to firstly reminisce with you and secondly to apologize to you on behalf of those of my subordinates who did not do their job well."

Without waiting for Zhu Han to speak, Shen Wansan confessed to Zhu Han how his men had deliberately raised the prices of medicinal materials.

"I don't usually control them too much, and I leave all the business to them, but I didn't expect something like this to happen. I hope you can show some leniency."

When Zhu Han heard his words, he actually became interested.

He looked at Shen Wansan with interest and found him extremely ridiculous.

It was because of this matter that Shen Waisan didn't have to make the trip himself.

Zhu Han looked at Shen Wansan meaningfully.

"Mr. Shen, you should know clearly that your subordinates have done more than just this one thing."

Shen Wansan's expression changed slightly.

"Whether it's the medicinal materials business or the porcelain business, all the industries under the name of the East China Chamber of Commerce have been arranged."

"Your subordinates have been suppressing me, and I am not exaggerating. Mr. Shen is naturally aware of this, and some friction is inevitable in the business world."

The threat in Zhu Han's words made Shen Wansan start to feel nervous.

He was afraid that at this time, Zhu Han would suppress his business.

Zhu Han watched his every move. He smiled and looked at Shen Wansan.

"But your men deliberately started to disrupt my business, making it difficult for me to continue doing business. How can this be calculated?"

Shen Wansan had beads of sweat on his forehead. He had never expected that his men would be so bold. He looked at Zhu Han and quickly began to apologize.

"Your Majesty, I know this clearly. I really didn't know anything about this matter, but it actually happened in Jiangnan. I must be responsible for this area as well."

"Please, Your Majesty, give us a chance to make amends. We can stop the sale of medicinal materials immediately and lower the price directly."

Shen Wansan looked at Zhu Han so seriously that his eyes unconsciously looked at Zhu Biao and Song Lian.

I hope they will plead for me too.

When Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the empire, Shen Wansan contributed a lot of effort and money.

"Your Majesty, please stop pursuing this matter and give me some face."

Zhu Han was naturally aware of Shen Wansan's efforts, but now his subordinates were not doing their job properly and caused such a big disaster.

Shen Wansan naturally also bears responsibility.

Zhu Han looked at Shen Wansan, sighed, and pretended to be very embarrassed for a moment.

"Since Mr. Shen said so, the prince and I will definitely give you some face."

"However, Mr. Shen should give us an explanation as to why the medicinal materials became like this, so that Lord Song can go back and tell His Majesty the truth."

Shen Wansan knew Zhu Han, and he just wanted to make him show weakness.

Shen Wansan immediately told Zhu Han what his men had done.

They raise the price artificially because the amount of medicinal materials collected is becoming less and less, and this is the result of the competition among them.

The medicinal herbs that have been accumulated are all old items and cannot be sold for much money.

The price of medicinal materials will not deteriorate and they can still cure diseases and save lives, which is why they can maintain their business with great difficulty.

The reason for this is that there are fewer and fewer medicinal herbs grown on the land.

Once prices start to become inflated, it will become increasingly difficult for ordinary people to get medicine.

He himself had no other choice but to resort to this measure.

"Now that the business has gone astray, we are actually also responsible, but merchants all want to make money and keep prices high."

Shen Wansan was also very disappointed. If it were him, now is the best time to grow medicinal herbs, he would definitely be able to seize this business opportunity.

"As long as the common people's medicinal herbs are planted, they can be sold for a good price, but it just can't be planted."

Zhu Han seemed to understand the most important issue of the price of medicinal materials. He quickly calmed down and looked at Shen Wansan.

"Then there must be something wrong with the farmers. Why don't we go to the fields and take a look today?"

Zhu Biao and Song Lian became interested.

Zhu Biao couldn't hide his joy on his face.

"Yes, yes, let's go check out the farmers' situation now. If we can really seize this opportunity and sell them for a large sum of money, it will improve their lives a little bit."

"Why has it become like this now? What went wrong?"

Zhu Han turned his head and glanced at Song Lian with a smile on his face.

"Master Song, what do you think?"

Song Lian had no reason to object, as Shen Wansan's business in Jiangnan had also gone astray.

Zhu Han took it seriously.

Song Lian always stood on Zhu Han's side.

"Everything is up to the prince."

With Zhu Han's words, Shen Wansan's anxious heart finally relaxed a little.

He knew that there was definitely room for maneuver in this matter.

So he immediately arranged for people to prepare the carriage. He had many farmers in Jiangnan who were growing medicinal herbs.

It just so happened that Zhu Han and others were all brought over.

A large number of horse-drawn carriages appeared in the fields.

At this time, it is the time for farmers to harvest medicinal herbs, but when they see those herbs dug out from the ground, they are extremely dry.

Everyone lowered their heads and began to worry.

They simply cannot ship the medicinal materials now, and have missed this good opportunity to make money.

"I heard that the price of Chinese medicinal materials in the county government is very high, but with quality like this, I'm afraid they can only be discounted greatly. What's going on this year?"

"God really doesn't give us a way out. It doesn't rain today, the land is very dry, and no matter how much we plant, we can't grow medicinal herbs of the same quality as before."

"What should we do? I'm afraid we'll all go hungry this year."

The people sat together and started talking.

They all felt very sorry that the medicinal herbs could not be sold at a good price this year, and even their family’s food and accommodation became a problem.

As soon as Zhu Han got off the carriage, he heard the people's complaints.

He and Zhu Biao both looked towards the endless fields.

It looked like the field was indeed much drier than in previous years, and all the planted medicinal herbs were randomly placed on the ridges of the field.

As soon as Shen Wansan appeared, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.