Nuclear Warlord

Chapter 218
The coal business involved the roots of the Zhao family, and the Zhao family responded quickly, and various rumors began to spread among the people.

"That briquette is actually not good, how can it be so mysterious, it is a lie!"

"That's right, those who have agreed to use them are all the Ninth Prince asked someone to act as a child!"

"The Ninth Prince puts all his attention on making money. This is competing with the people for profit!"

"What do you say that coal is poisonous and harmful? Honeycomb coal is also made of coal. How can it be non-toxic and harmless? Isn't that nonsense!"

"How long has everyone been using coal, how can it be as bad as the Ninth Prince said?"

The Zhao family spent money to hire a large number of social idlers to spread such rumors everywhere, and the shopkeeper of the coal shop reported the matter to Li Changfeng.

He was a little anxious.

"Your Highness, these rumors are not good for us, we have to find a way to eliminate them, otherwise it may affect our business!"

Li Changfeng was very calm, and asked lightly: "Is the sales down now?"

The shopkeeper shook his head: "No, it's getting better every day."

Li Changfeng said with a smile: "That's it? The common people are not fools, this kind of rumor is too low, it is impossible to fool people."

Once it comes to the pockets of ordinary people, they are very sensible, and they will know whether honeycomb briquette is good or not after using it.

At least in this world without all kinds of advertisements, the product can speak for itself. Whether it is the price, the heat released by combustion, or the burning time, the honeycomb coal is enough to beat Zhao's coal.

Li Changfeng is sure that the rumors will be self-defeating.

Seeing what he said, the shopkeeper said no more, and left.

It is impossible for the Zhao family to just release a little rumor as a counterattack, and secretly contacted many courtiers to attack the honeycomb coal at the tide meeting.

Gu Tiancheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, stood up first, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the quality of the briquettes produced by His Highness the Ninth Prince is worrying, and its effect is far inferior to that of coal. Please order him to stop producing and selling briquettes!"

Hearing these words, Emperor Qianwu, who had always shown no signs of emotion or anger, turned ugly at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye.

The Ministry of Industry is one of the six departments, and it has a pivotal and important position in Dagan. Gu Tiancheng has always kept a steady distance from the eight great families.

Now he stood up to speak for the Zhao family, which made him very disappointed and angry.

Emperor Qianwu was noncommittal, and said coldly: "Who else has such an idea?"

As soon as the words fell, many courtiers bribed by the Zhao family stepped forward one after another.

"His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince competes with the people for profit. This is really inappropriate."

"The raw material of briquette is still coal, and it is really a bit of a joke to process it and sell it."

"His Highness the Ninth Prince already has enough property, as a prince, he shouldn't focus on such small things!"

As the crowd spoke one after another, Emperor Ganwu's eyes became colder and colder, and Gu Tiancheng trembled in fear.

How could he not know Emperor Qianwu's attitude towards the Eight Great Aristocratic Families? Wouldn't he be joking about his own future and destiny by saying such words at this time.

It's just that the Zhao family held him in the dark, and they had secretly funded him in the early years, but now he dared not refuse to ask for something.

However, he was not an easy person to be able to become the six ministers. After all the courtiers finished speaking, Gu Tiancheng spoke again.

"Your Majesty, just listen to the old minister!"

With a dignified look, as if he was concerned about the country and the people, he bowed deeply to Emperor Qianwu, and said in a heavy tone: "Your Majesty, it is enough for us to keep the refined salt in our own hands. The coal cannot be moved for the time being, and the best thing is to do it every step of the way." The strategy!"

As soon as this remark came out, Emperor Ganwu's face immediately became much better.

Although Gu Tiancheng didn't say it clearly, the meaning is very clear, that is, the matter of refined salt has completely fallen out with the Wang family, and now it will be very troublesome to fall out with the Zhao family.

He understands Emperor Ganwu's thoughts, but the time is not yet ripe, wait until Dagan becomes stronger, don't rush forward, lest something uncontrollable will happen.

That being said, the nature of the matter changes.

Gu Tiancheng is no longer speaking for the Zhao family of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, but for the sake of the country and the country, and no one can find fault.

Even if the Zhao family knew about it, they wouldn't say anything. It was a strategy. After all, it was obvious. As long as the effect could be achieved, it didn't matter what he said.

There is not a single idiot who can enter the court as an official, and the other courtiers immediately understood what Gu Tiancheng was referring to, and while secretly calling him an old fox, they all expressed their agreement.

"That's right, Your Majesty, you must take it slow, and don't rush it!"

"Whether the briquette is good or not is actually not important. The most important thing is long-term stability."

"I think the time is not yet ripe!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Having said that, what was originally a matter of speaking for the Zhao family's platform has become a consideration for Dagan Jiangshan Sheji.

Emperor Ganwu was not a fool, he was very angry and said with a smile: "You are really my good ministers!"

This kind of rhetoric made him angry and had no place to send it.

At first, everyone thought that this was the point of the talk, and Emperor Qianwu would definitely compromise, but they never thought that Emperor Qianwu would be unexpectedly tough.

He stood up suddenly, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Whether the briquette is good or not, the common people will naturally have judgments in their hearts after using it. Don't bring this kind of business matter to the court!"

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Gao Dali followed behind and shouted: "Retire!"

The ministers looked at each other.

This situation was unexpected.

Those courtiers who did not speak for the Zhao family were also a little worried at this moment, and if they offended a family thoroughly, what if they united to make trouble?
Everyone frowned, each thinking.

Soon, what happened in the hall reached Li Changfeng's ears.

Li Changfeng just smiled, completely as he expected.

Now there are more than a hundred cannons in Dagan, and the ammunition is even more abundant. With grenades and muskets, they are not afraid of any challenges at all.

Zhao Tianquan is different.

He was furious after hearing the result.

"Bastard! This is totally ignoring our Eight Great Aristocratic Families!"

"The Wang family compromised before, do you really think their Li family is great?"

"Since you don't want to be the emperor safely, then let's do it with someone else!"

Zhao Tianquan cursed loudly, and after venting for a while, he came to the desk and wrote letters to the Wang family and the other heads of the eight great families.

After finishing writing, Zhao Tianquan called the steward and told him: "Send these letters out as quickly as possible, and at the same time let our private army get ready to transfer experts from all over to the capital!"

Zhao Zhijing turned pale with shock: "Patriarch, you are..."

Zhao Tianquan said with a cold smile: "It's time to let the Li family know how powerful our eight great families are!"

(End of this chapter)