Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 168: All Beings (2)

Everything in the world has a cause and effect. Nothing appears without warning and then dissipates without warning. But if it has a big impact, there must be interests behind it!

"Uncle Guo, it makes no sense at all if the convenience community continues like this."

"In just a few days, food prices in various parts of Gyeonggi Province have continued to rise. Relying on convenience societies alone to stabilize food prices in the capital is a drop in the bucket."

"Uncle Guo, if the court doesn't take action on this matter, the situation will probably continue to get worse. As far as I know, there are too many people involved behind the sudden increase in grain prices in the capital."

"Yes, my Zheng family has some connections in Gyeonggi, but this time I secretly investigated the matter. Apart from some superficial knowledge, I couldn't find any information about who was involved."

In the main hall of Qingqingfang Yuci Guojiu's residence, more than ten people gathered, all of them were excited, with worries in their brows, looking at Wang Sheng who was silent and pouring out their bitterness.

Wang Sheng, who was wearing a brocade robe, was leaning on the official hat chair, holding a cup of tea in his hand. He did not drink it, but held the lid of the cup and flicked the floating tea leaves from time to time. Gradually, the sound in the main hall disappeared.

"Why didn't you speak?"

Wang Sheng looked at the people in front of him and said in a calm tone: "Keep talking, I am listening. I have lost tens of thousands of taels of silver. It will be uncomfortable for anyone to have to deal with this."

Where is the loss of tens of thousands of taels of silver? In the past two days, all the cheap grain sold to the outside world has been borrowed. All in all, the loss is a small loss of 10 taels!

As soon as Wang Sheng said this, everyone present said secretly in their hearts.

In fact, they didn't care too much about losing money. After all, Wang Sheng's special status meant that no matter how much he lost, it was worth it. However, the current situation was so confusing that they had no idea at all.

slap~
While everyone was thinking, the sound of the tea cup breaking shocked everyone. At that time, Wang Sheng's eyes turned cold and stern as he looked around at everyone in front of him.

"What boundary is the capital city? At the feet of the emperor!!"

Wang Sheng said in a cold tone: "Don't mention the loss of tens of thousands taels, or 10 taels, or even a million taels, chaos can happen everywhere in the capital, but not in the capital.

I want to tell you that the current situation is urgent, even if the Convenience Society has lost all its money, you and your family have invested all your wealth in it. As long as your reputation is there, it will be easy to gather wealth again.

You have all been in the business world for a long time, and each of you has a lot of property under your name. You don’t even think about it, why do those monsters and demons want to go against the imperial court? "

There was dead silence in the main hall.

When Wang Sheng said this, some people thought that it was a power struggle, otherwise the whole capital would not be in such chaos.

"In a word, if anyone wants to bet on this huge bet, then don't complain." Wang Sheng lifted his robe sleeves, looked around at the people in front of him and said, "If anyone has concerns or worries, and thinks what I said is If you fart, then go home immediately, get the silver stock certificate, and I will pay the full amount and take it back."

These words made everyone present know Wang Sheng's determination.

"Uncle Guo, I, the Zheng family, will bet with you!"

"Uncle Guo, I, the Zhang family, will bet with you!"

"Uncle Guo..."

Thinking of Wang Sheng's special status, the restless minds of these people in front of them calmed down. If there is such a thing as opportunity but they are timid, it will never happen again.

After a cup of tea, the main hall returned to calm.

"Ah~"

Wang Sheng sighed softly, with a worried look on his brows. He looked completely different from his previous expression. However, behind the screen, someone walked out at this moment.

"Uncle Guo." "Eunuch Liu."

Wang Sheng, who was originally sitting, stood up now.

"Your Majesty has said that when this crisis is over, all the imperial stores temporarily closed in the capital will be transferred to the Convenience Society." Liu Chao, wearing a red python robe, smiled and said to Wang Sheng: "What did the Convenience Society do? , the emperor keeps it in mind, but there are a few that need to be eliminated."

When he said this, the smile on Liu Chao's face disappeared, he took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Wang Sheng.

"Uncle Guo also knows that what the Emperor hates most is people who do one thing on the surface but another behind the scenes." A cold light flashed across Liu Chao's eyes, "In these days, the internal factory found out that these guys are secretly involved with some big grain merchants. Contact, this is also the reason why looting occurs in convenience societies in various places in the capital."

"!!!"

Wang Sheng was startled and showed an expression of disbelief. He had some doubtful thoughts before, but at this moment he suddenly figured out that there was someone inside.

"By the way, there is one more thing."

Liu Chao continued: "The emperor also said that he asked his uncle to use the Huahui Bank account to limit large-amount redemptions on the grounds that the capital was unstable. The period was one month, and the interest was raised to [-]% during the period to appease small retail investors. This During this period, all large customers who want to withdraw money must be registered and submitted to the imperial court every day."

"Here!"

Wang Sheng immediately responded with his hands raised.

This sudden change in food prices that affected Gyeonggi Province caused too many things to happen and generated too much public opinion in just a few days, which also made Zhu Youxiao murderous.

The Qianqing Palace at that time.

"...Except under the rule of the capital, in Tongzhou, Shunyi, Changping, Liangxiang, Fangshan and other places, food prices have more than doubled compared to a few months ago."

Luo Sigong lowered his head and bowed: "During the period, some riots occurred in various places in the capital. After investigation by the Jinyi Guards, some of them were soldiers from the previously abolished Beijing Camp and Zhuling Guards. Although they were previously placed in Zhuhuangzhuang, these groups of people were too large. They are idle people..."

Zhu Youxiao was leaning on the cushions, holding a secret memorial in his hand, closing his eyes and listening to what Luo Sigong said, his anger suppressed by Zhu Youxiao.

"Luo Qing, do you think there is something fishy behind this sudden change in the capital?" After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Youxiao slowly opened his eyes and looked at Luo Sigong, who was bowing his head in silence.

"Chen~"

Luo Sigong didn't know what to say for a moment. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there must be something fishy, ​​but Luo Sigong thought more. Besides the royal guards, the emperor had other people to rely on.

"Your Majesty, this is no longer a simple matter!"

Luo Sigong, who was good at speculating, knelt down and said loudly: "This is someone who is trampling on the laws of the country and trying to disrupt the capital to achieve ulterior motives!!"

"I know."

Zhu Youxiao closed the memorandum, leaned forward and said, "Since Luo Qing knows this, I will keep an eye on all matters investigated by the Jin Yiwei. If there is any situation, I will submit a secret memorandum to the emperor at any time."

"The minister obeys the order."

Luo Sigong hurriedly lowered his head and responded.

The Luan Guards found the hidden stakes of Jianlu, the inner factory found the Jiangnan grain merchants, the Jinyi Guards found the dismissed soldiers of the Jingying and Zhuling Guards, Zhu Youxiao knew that the Ming Dynasty was rotten, but he didn't expect it to be so bad. Okay. , one by one, they all followed the trend. Even if they were not related to each other, their actions obviously touched Zhu Youxiao's bottom line! !

(End of this chapter)