Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 150 The winner is better than layout! (seeking subscription)
Zhang Cang and the others left from Lama Temple.

Meng Yi looked at the two people beside him, and suddenly said: "You two, what do you think of the eldest son's strategy?"

Du He helped Fuxu and said with a smile, "I think it's a good idea."

"All aspects are considered."

"Implementation only requires each government office to perform its duties."

"If this move is successful, it will be of great benefit to Guanzhong and the imperial court."

"I think—good!"

"Good." Zhang Cang pondered for a moment, and nodded in agreement. He said, "The idea of ​​the eldest son is actually a bit risky. You can only succeed, and you are not allowed to fail. The price of failure is something that the eldest son and the court cannot afford. Or among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, only the eldest son dares to make such a bold move."

"If it is true that nothing will be lost, it may not be true."

"Once the outside world finds out about this matter and makes a big noise about it, the court's prestige will be greatly damaged."

"The hearts of the people are lost, and the officials are alienated."

"But" Zhang Cang looked at the two of them, and said with a slightly different expression: "If the eldest son's thoughts had not been told to us in detail, would one of us be conscious? We live in a temple and know a lot about Guanzhong. If that's the case, let alone other people?"

"In the whole world, besides me and others, how many people can know, and how many people can understand?"

"As long as everyone performs their duties and do their own duties well, the possibility of problems is not high. When someone from the outside world realizes that the shipwreck is almost over, then even if they have guessed the court's decision So what can you do? How many people will listen and believe what you say?"

"However, if one of the few people I wait secretly leaks."

"That's another matter."

Du He laughed, and said indifferently: "Zhang Yushi is serious, I am an official of Daqin, how can I do such lowly things?"

"However, the eldest son's changes in the past six months are indeed gratifying."

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I wouldn't have believed it. This is the same person as the eldest son in the past."

"In the past, the Eldest Young Master disagreed with His Majesty's political views and was alienated from the ministers. However, many ministers felt uneasy. After all, the Eldest Young Master held such a disagreement, and the impact was not limited to a temporary event? The eldest Young Master has made great strides now. Luckily, fortunately in the world."

was talking.

Du He's voice stopped abruptly.

He turned his face away, and cupped his hands at the two of them: "Don't take the unintentional words just now, you two, don't take it to heart, the government still has something to deal with, so I left first."

Done.

Du He went straight away.

Meng Yi and Zhang Cang watched Du He go away.

Meng Yi looked at Zhang Cang and asked, "Zhang Yushi, you have a very close relationship with the eldest son, did the eldest son really come up with this strategy?"

"Is it important?" Zhang Cang took a meaningful look at Meng Yi, and said slowly: "As long as the effect can be achieved, it is enough, and Captain Meng Ting, although you are upright, but relatively speaking, you are less Some experience, some far-sightedness, this may not be good for you in the future."

"and"

"Do you really think this is a secret leaked by officials and merchants?"

Zhang Cang simply nodded, and then walked away.

Meng Yi frowned.

He stared at Zhang Cang's direction with deep eyes, with a look of solemnity in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "What does Zhang Cang mean?"

"If it's not an official merchant, who else can it be? It can't be"

Meng Yi seemed to think of something, his pupils shrank slightly.

He looked back at Lama Temple, and left quickly.

Yushifu.

Zhang Cang sat down on the mat.

He was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The plan that the eldest son said should come from Ji Heng, but Ji Heng really calculated so deeply? Not only the government, but also the merchants, but also the Shejian who is thousands of miles away? This is beyond amazing.”

"Those who are good at governing the country are good at seeking power."

"The one who decides the winner is better than the layout."

"What exactly is this Ji Heng planning? Why do I feel that he actually has other plans, but the shipwreck incident, even if there is Shejian returning to the court, to the court, it only involves the middle and lower, unless the matter is really troublesome Big, but why did he plan so much? And this shipwreck, he really didn't expect it?"

"Or it has been expected."

"Everything at the moment is in the plan?"

"But if this is the case, this person's plan is too terrifying."

"It's simply inhuman!"

"It's just what is he trying to achieve?"

Zhang Cang frowned, but still couldn't figure it out.

He had already noticed it.

Ji Heng's style of doing things is not affected by the outside world at all, as if he is outside the matter, as a bystander, he handles things calmly and cold-bloodedly, but this terrifying insight, keen judgment, and super foresight are really impressive. Creepy.

He is already very knowledgeable.

But through Fusu's mouth, he got a general understanding, but suddenly felt his scalp tingling.

Zhang Cang shook his head.

He really couldn't think of what Ji Heng wanted to do.

Just stop thinking about it.

Just thinking about what he was ordered to do, Zhang Cang's pale face immediately showed several layers of wrinkles.

He didn't know what Ji Heng wanted to do. The only thing he knew was that he had something to do this time, and Zhang Cang's fat and white body couldn't help but tremble when he thought that he was going to be a prison censor.

Zhang Cang wanted to cry but said without tears: "I'm just a planner."

"Why did you start to supervise the history of the censor?"

"Look down and don't see up."

"I"

"I, Zhang Cang, really suffer!"

As he said that, Zhang Cang took out a clay pot from under the lacquer case, sighed a long time, lifted the lid with his hands, dipped a little honey and put it into his mouth.

Still this honey is sweet.

Twilight.

The restlessness in the city has gradually subsided into tranquility with the night.

But greater restlessness is still accumulating.

Feng's house.

It was late at night.

But inside Feng's house, candles were brightly lit.

Feng Dong's spirit was a little depressed, and he looked quite tired.

Feng Zhen also looked haggard.

From the middle of the day to now, they have been secretly inquiring about news from the government, but as all kinds of news came to their ears, the expressions of the father and son became more and more dignified.

Feng Dong knocked on the bamboo stick, making a bang bang sound in the room.

Feng Dong lifted his spirits, and said in a hoarse voice: "You have heard the situation in the government now. The government has indeed started to take action. A large number of officials have been called to the Yushifu for interrogation, and they have not been released until now. I'm afraid I won't be able to put it back in a short time."

"This time the government has made a big move."

"All officials involved are under review."

"Everyone in the major government offices is in danger."

"The officials we bribed and bought before were basically caught. Although the other families didn't know the situation, most of them were similar. Our connection with the officials was broken, and this also means that our risk of accidents has increased."

"I was thinking before that before the government reacted, I would go to the government with other people. While discussing the countermeasures, I would tell the relevant officials about the situation so that they should not be swayed."

"At the moment, it is known to the government."

"Shoot before us."

"The government is really good at calculating, and it is always one step ahead of us."

Feng Dong let out a long sigh.

He had expected what the government would do, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Now the situation is going in an uncontrollable direction step by step. Once an official can't support it, he will tell what he knows, and the government will follow the vines. None of these merchants can escape. , Iron merchants, are also doomed to be doomed.

"Father, what should we do now?" Feng Zhen looked anxious.

Feng Dong put on a blank face, and said coldly: "Let the news of the closure of stores all over the place be passed on?"

Feng Zhendao: "Everything has been notified."

"In just one or two days, stores will be closed one after another everywhere."

"The others did as well."

"It's just that the time may be too late, and it won't have much impact on the court in a short time. After all, there is still some time before the spring plowing. When the real situation becomes serious, the officials who are interrogated may have already confessed us. .”

"Father, what should we do next?"

Feng Dong didn't speak.

Fingers tapped on the desk.

His brows were tightly wrinkled.

a long time.

Feng Dongcai said slowly: "Now that the government has cut off our connection with these officials, they are trying to intimidate them. If our words cannot be spread, it will not be very beneficial to us in terms of time, but we cannot act rashly right now, otherwise it will be too late. Too obvious."

"Now we can only wait."

"Wait until the situation gets worse."

"Wait until the place starts to have a lot of resentment towards me, and then come forward to ask."

"and"

"Officials don't know much specific information."

"They only knew that the ship sank and it was related to us, but they didn't know the specific whereabouts of the salt and iron. Therefore, we still have a certain advantage, but this advantage can't last long. When someone in Huai County is pried open, we The situation is utterly dangerous.”

"It's just that we can afford to wait, what about other families?" Feng Zhen asked.

Feng Dong was silent.

This is where the problem lies.

They were cut off from each other.

Now that the relevant officials are being interrogated, I am afraid that many families have started to panic, but they can barely maintain their composure. When the court releases some rumors later, I am afraid that their originally strong relationship will gradually begin to collapse from the inside. .

This is what worries him the most.

The major merchant families are mutually beneficial.

Both are very realistic.

As the pressure increases, some people will be unable to hold on if the guarantee is not complete, and the court's unpredictable methods are not what they expected at all. The more they delay, the more passive their situation will be. I can assure myself whether I can remain calm.

Feng Dong sighed softly: "This is the power of the government."

"Take a tight grip on human nature."

"And the attack was extremely fast and fierce, and directly found the weakest point."

"We have no way to resist right now."

"even"

"We don't know what the government will do next."

There was a dead silence in the lobby.

Feng Dong and Feng Zhen were both silent.

How could they fail to see the deterioration of the situation in front of them?

But their contact with the officials has been cut off, even if they negotiate with other merchants, it will be of no avail.

Because now the breakthrough is on the officials.

at this time.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the house.

Feng Dong's heart trembled, and he shouted dissatisfiedly outside the room: "Why are you so panicked?"

"Under the order of the eldest son, Feng Wen, the son of Feng's parents, is invited to go to the government to conduct some investigation." A voice came from outside the room coldly.

(End of this chapter)