King of Song

Chapter 150 Embarrassing situation
The banquet was over. On the surface, Lin Zhao paid for a feast of good food and wine, but there was no real progress.

However, Lin Zhao does not think so, no progress does not mean no gains.

"My lord, these people don't give face. It seems that they are determined to make black money!" Yu Xuan was a little disappointed. He didn't expect the grain merchants in Qiantang County to be so arrogant. The county magistrate spoke without giving any face.

Lin Zhao said in a deep voice, "It's not all of them, have you noticed? These grain merchants seem to be ganged up, and a certain person is the leader!"

"Qinghe's Lu brothers!" Everyone saw the obvious things clearly.

"That's right!" Lin Zhao asked, "Bo Zhou, what's the result of your investigation?"

Su An replied: "Qinghe is the largest grain store in Zhejiang and Fujian. It has a great influence in the Qiantang grain market. It is easy for them to bully the market and manipulate prices. Other grain merchants are either cooperating with it, or are afraid of Qinghe. With the strength of peace, they were forced to participate in it, and they followed suit."

Lin Zhao concluded: "Then we can draw two conclusions: first, they are not monolithic and can be disintegrated; second, as long as the Lu brothers are settled, other grain merchants should bow their heads, right?"

"Yes!"

"Any clues?"

Su Andao: "Zhang Ziheng of Guangji Grain Company has always been benevolent, maybe he was forced to participate in it because he was intimidated by Qinghe's power.
to fight for.There are also some small grain merchants that can also be disintegrated and used for my own use. "

"How much do you know about the Lu brothers?" Lin Zhao pondered, "I always feel that the Lu brothers are very proud, and that kind of confidence is not something a mere businessman would have."

"The Lu brothers are from Fujian, and there seems to be nothing unusual about their family background, but there are rumors among the people in Hangzhou that the Lu brothers have a strong background."

"That's right. No wonder they are so arrogant. It turns out that there are people behind them, but I don't know who is behind the two brothers?" Lin Zhao snorted coldly. Such a result was expected.

However, Lin Zhao didn't care too much about it. What's the point of having a backstage?After killing a county king, are you still afraid of others?If you want to make money with no conscience, and do unreasonable things on the ground in Hangzhou, if you have to get along with me, then don't blame me for being rude!

"Bo Zhou, try to find out as soon as possible to find out who is the backer of the Lu brothers?" Lin Zhao ordered: "Also, I want detailed information on the conditions and hobbies of those oppressed grain merchants. !"

Although this matter is difficult, Lin Zhao believes that Su An has the ability to do it.Some resources are not your own, but as long as you are around, you should use them as little as possible.

Since someone wants to play, they can only stay with them to the end!

However, Lin Zhao had a bad premonition in his heart. Why did Lu Ji emphasize it and push the Meng family to the fore?Could it be that this guy has some kind of conspiracy?Lin Zhao couldn't help being a little worried about Meng Ruoying.

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On the way back, Lu Shan said, "Brother, what does Lin Zhao's attitude mean?"

Lu Ji, who had been keeping his eyes closed all this time, opened his eyes and said, "What do you mean, it's just a test for us to come today, but unfortunately he didn't get the expected answer!"

Lu Shandao: "But on the surface, the County Magistrate Lin has always been amiable and has no dissatisfaction! It's not easy to control his emotions so well at a young age!"

"Hey, if he doesn't even have this ability, can he become the county magistrate of Qiantang?" Seeing him today, Lu Ji already felt that this county magistrate Lin is not easy.

"Brother rejected the proposal in person, will he hold grudges?" After all, it is not a good thing to offend the magistrate, Lu Shan was somewhat worried.

"Maybe, but what can we do? Are we going to follow his will?" Lu Ji said: "He didn't want to buy grain, but to test us, hoping that the grain market will recover! If we don't refuse today, it will be difficult to deal with later, and offend us." County magistrate Lin has no choice but to do it, even if I don't want to, there's nothing I can do!"

"If you offend, you can offend. Seriously speaking, Da Lang and County Magistrate Lin are also on the same side. He can't be so heartless, right?"

Lu Ji shook his head and said, "Da Lang is different from him, not to mention that this is the idea of ​​Erlang and San Lang. Da Lang may not know it very well. It is not good to expect Lin Zhao to give us face. But with Da Lang here, he can take care of everything for us, so we don't have to. Lin Zhao was afraid of him.

The so-called family ugliness should not be publicized. Even if there is any problem, Prince Wang will never sit idly by. He absolutely does not want to see Lin Zhao and Da Lang conflict. "

"Unless Lin Zhao seeks death on his own, he won't ruin his future, so this time he will definitely suffer from being dumb!" Lu Shan thought himself righteous, and smiled complacently, with a wretched look on his face.

Lu Ji said: "Actually, no one wants to have a conflict with him if it is not necessary, but some things are unavoidable! The matter has come to this point... There is no turning back..." After finishing speaking, Twilight sighed softly through the gap in the car window. Zhong looked out, motionless, and didn't know what he was thinking.

"That girl of the Meng family is too ignorant!" Lu Shan complained, "If it wasn't for him, things wouldn't have come to this point!"

Lu Ji said: "Meng Ruoying is of course nothing, the Lin county magistrate behind her needs to pay attention, how can you know that the behavior of the Meng family is not Lin Zhao's intention!"

"That's right!" Lu Shan said: "Sanlang attaches great importance to this business, and he is pressing so urgently. If he doesn't hurry up, he might lose his temper again. So...Brother, I'm afraid the matter of the Meng family must be done sooner! "

"Don't worry, the Meng family won't be good for a few days!" Lu Ji seemed to be mature.

Reminiscent of the previous words, Lu Shan knew that the elder brother must have some perfect plan.

When returning to Qinghe Hall, someone came over and whispered a few words, and Lu Ji sent the brothers away.

Lu Shan knew that there must be some confidential matter, and even though he left, he felt somewhat displeased.

I was never allowed to participate in confidential matters, and a feeling of being ignored suddenly permeated my heart, but because of the power of my elder brother, I couldn't say much!
The backyard of Qinghe Hall, Lu Ji's study room, is a very secret and rigorous place, and ordinary people are not allowed to come in and out casually.

"Are you the only one coming back?" Lu Ji was a little surprised when he entered the door and saw that there was only one person in the study.

"Lord Lu, don't be surprised. All three of us are safe and sound. My brother is tired, so he rests at home. I'm the only one here!"

What kind of person Lu Ji is, with his experience, he immediately understood, and said with a smile: "It is necessary to guard against others, I understand, but you have helped Lu Mou a lot, how can you repay your kindness, my honor is overthinking!"

The idea was seen through, and the visitor didn't find it strange, and said: "My brother makes a living by licking blood from the edge of a knife. Thank you, Master Lu, for your understanding. I won't keep any more. The rest of the money..."

"Is everything done?" Lu Jixian asked in a deep voice.

"It's done. Our brothers will make a move. Naturally, there will be no mistakes!" The visitor was very confident. As for some details, he didn't know whether he ignored them on purpose or didn't notice them at the time.

"Didn't you show any cheating feet?" Lu Ji asked, to do things cleanly and without leaving any clues.

The visitor swore: "The old grandsons of the Meng family may think of us, but it's a pity that none of them will survive, not to mention they don't have any evidence, this matter is perfect!"

"It's best if it's so natural!" Lu Ji nodded with satisfaction. At least for now, things are under control and moving in the expected direction.

"That money..."

Lu Ji nodded and said: "You should get it, naturally you will not lose a penny, but there is one thing, you must hide your whereabouts, it is best to leave Liangzhe Road temporarily."

"We understand this truth, Dongzhu Lu, just rest assured!"

Lu Ji said: "According to the rules, I will pay you another [-]% today. After the news is confirmed, the rest will be given as much!"

"Okay!" After the visitor got the money, he left cautiously.

Lu Ji looked at the long-lost blue sky outside the window, pondered for a long time, and sighed softly: "There is no room for turning around, so just keep doing one thing and keep doing the other. The grievances are doomed, and it must be life and death!"

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Meng Ruoying waited at the Hangzhou wharf for three days, but she still couldn't wait for the cargo ship to arrive.Instead, when he was worried, he received a very terrible news.

A large ship sank on the Jiangnan River in Suzhou!

This news was like a boulder falling into the water, and it was like a stormy sea in Meng Ruoying's heart.

Even if the flood has not yet receded, it is impossible to salvage and investigate and confirm the ship information.But Meng Ruoying had a premonition in her heart that the sunken ship was probably owned by her family. Master Sun was at the helm, but the ship was silent?Meng Ruoying couldn't believe it. Before she got the exact news, she kept a little bit of luck in her heart.

As a result, the Meng family's grain sales opportunities in Hangzhou have been greatly affected.As this is the only one for sale as usual, the inventory is depleted very quickly.In less than two days, the grain stored in Meng's store was sold out, leaving only five thousand shi in the granary in the south of the city.

Coincidentally, there was a wave of food rush in Qiantang County, and there was an endless stream of people queuing up every day.At the same time, there is news that the Meng family is bringing a large shipment of goods and will arrive in Hangzhou in the near future, which is even more exciting.

The Meng family gained a good reputation for a while, but it was also pushed to the forefront. Only Meng Ruoying knew the embarrassment inside, and the Meng family was completely in an embarrassing situation.

However, the grain in the warehouse is getting less and less, and the cargo ship to transport the grain has not arrived, so it is impossible to continue.At this moment, Meng Ruoying finally felt the trouble!
Under internal and external troubles, although Meng Ruoying was very unwilling to cause trouble for Lin Zhao, she had no choice but to ask for help now.In a critical situation, she didn't have much idea and needed his advice.

At the time when Meng Ruoying was at the Qiantang County Office, an elderly man in his 60s and [-]s, dressed in ragged clothes, was very weak and exhausted, but still strenuously walked towards Qiantang County.

When he saw the large characters at the gate of the city, the old man burst into excitement, and burst into tears on his wrinkled face!

(End of this chapter)