Three Kingdoms Bandits

Chapter 1053 Zhen Shi (two chapters in one)

The amount of information that Gan Ning and Lin Xuan brought back is not insignificant!
The domestic turmoil in Funan was successfully suppressed with the help of the Jiaolong Marine Corps. The King of Funan highly appreciated the army of Shu.Gan Ning returned to the voyage and brought back many treasures presented by King Funan.

At this time, the Funan Kingdom seemed to call itself a subsidiary of the Shu Kingdom!

With the behemoth in the east, some countries outside the region dare not act wildly against Funan!

There is a saying that leaning against a big tree can enjoy the shade, and King Funan is now relying on this extremely thick giant tree in the Kingdom of Shu.

Because of the existence of the Kingdom of Shu, the Funan Kingdom will live a more prosperous life in the days to come, but the King of Funan has always been in awe of the Kingdom of Shu, and there are many things that should be tributed every year, and he is more active than the Kingdom of Wa.

Regarding Funan Kingdom, Gan Ning and Lin Xuan's approach Wu Shun thinks there is nothing wrong with it, maybe letting other people go, there will be a different approach, but it is not a bad thing that Shu suddenly has an additional vassal state outside.

Of course, with good news comes bad news!
Regarding the matter of the Zhen family, it is a felony to sell arms without permission, but the Zhen family still has a lot of credit in the process of pacifying the world in Shu.

Wu Shun didn't have the habit of killing heroes, so how to deal with the Zhen family, Wu Shun was more troubled.

Regardless of the impossibility, selling weapons privately, on a larger scale, is treason, and can kill the nine clans!But if the Zhen family is really destroyed, the heroes will probably be uneasy.

The heroes should not be given the opportunity to think wildly. The Kingdom of Shu has only been established for six years, and everything has just begun, and these pillars are still needed to continue to shine.

But if you don't deal with Zhen's, it doesn't make sense. After all, arms are sold. If you don't beat them, there will be more people to follow suit.After all, selling arms is a huge profiteering business!

Wu Shun felt that he needed to find a way to deal with this matter in full.

After commending Gan Ning and Lin Xuan on the spot, Wu Shun sent them away, leaving only five counselors to discuss how to deal with Zhen's scandal.

"Tell me, how to deal with this matter."

Wu Shun leaned back, and the old god looked at his five wise men with ease.When they have no ideas, these five people can always give constructive suggestions.

"Your Majesty, the Zhen family is a big family in the Shu Kingdom, and it is easy to convict them, but they are afraid that they will be used by those who want to make people unstable." Fazheng said: "I think that Your Majesty can invite the head of the family into the palace to order him to rectify."

"Your Majesty, I think you should be severely punished!" Pang Tong said: "The state owns the state law, how can he let the Zhen family do anything wrong? Selling armaments abroad can be regarded as treason!"

Pang Tong adhered to the principle of business affairs, and he believed that the Zhen family who had committed a felony should not be let go.There are not enough members of the Zhen family to kill a crime of treason.

The opinions of these two big men were opposite, Wu Shun couldn't make a choice at the moment, and he felt uncomfortable not to punish Wu Shun, but cutting off all the Zhen family members was not in line with the current domestic stability.

Unable to think of a way, Wu Shun could only cast his eyes on Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and Guo Jia who hadn't spoken yet.

"Kong Ming, tell me about it," Wu Shun said.

"Your Majesty would venture to speculate that His Majesty wants to beat the Zhen family, but he doesn't want everyone to know about it?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"That's right, I think so, but the Zhen family has committed a serious crime after all, and beating alone may not achieve the deterrent effect."

What Wu Shun wanted was for the domestic businessmen to do business with peace of mind after the incident of the Zhen family, and not to take risks at every turn and do things that harm the country and the people.

After receiving Wu Shun's affirmative reply, the five people looked at each other, and after a while Xu Shu came out and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan, I don't know if it will be possible."

"Speak quickly!" Wu Shun urged.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Your Majesty can set Zhen's family as an official business and give them a status equivalent to that of Mi's family, but they can only focus on foreign trade and trade, and they can also deal in armaments! It's time to clean up the old ordnance in the arsenal."

Xu Shu's words made Wu Shun think deeply.He instinctively felt that Xu Shu's method was good.

What does Xu Shu mean to ask the Zhen family to sell unwanted weapons eliminated by the Shu Kingdom?
This is a good way, to promote the status of the Zhen family in the open, but secretly to warn them that if the Zhen family is smart enough, they will make up for the crimes they committed.If they play dumb, it's no one else's fault.

"Anything else to add?" Wu Shun asked.

"Your Majesty." Guo Jia came out and said, "You can remind the Zhen family that the ordnance sold to Funan Navy Commander Amir will be turned over to the state treasury."

"Okay, this way they won't have the chance to pretend to be stupid, and at the same time they can understand that this is a chance I gave them to the Zhen family!" Wu Shun praised.

"Your Majesty is holy!" the five sang.

"That's all, what is holy and not holy, Kong Ming, hurry up and draft an order, and send someone to pass it on immediately!" Wu Shun waved his hand and drove the five important ministers out.

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Zhen Hu was escorted back to the country by Gan Ning, the strange thing is that Gan Ning did not make things difficult for him.Let him go home when he arrived in Kyoto, there is no intention of settling accounts.

But back in the family, Zhen Hu still didn't dare to hide the fact that the ordnance sales were exposed.

He took the initiative to find the Patriarch Zhen Yi, and explained to Zhen Yi the cause and effect as well as Gan Ning's reaction from front to back.

Selling armaments to Funan Kingdom is one of the secrets of the Zhen family. Since the Mi family came to power, with the status of an official and businessman, the Zhen family lost the confidence to compete with it and had to find another way.

In order to survive, the Zhen family set their sights on regular commodities such as silk, tea and wine outside of the Shu Kingdom. The Zhen family could not compete with the Mi family anyway, so they thought of taking a shortcut and selling armaments.

Now that the matter has been revealed and Gan Ning caught him, this is a catastrophe of ransacking the family and exterminating the family. Knowing the cause and effect, Zhen Yi, the head of the family, is also terrified!

"Patriarch, there is an imperial edict outside the mansion!" A family member ran to say.

Seeing the servant's smiling face, Zhen Yi had the urge to kill someone, it was a disaster, and he was still laughing foolishly.

But when the imperial decree came, Zhen Yi didn't dare to waste any time, changed into brand new clothes and took the whole family to the gate of the mansion, ready to receive the decree!

Even if the clan is exterminated, they still have to accept the emperor's will!

Seeing everyone in the Zhen family kneeling on the ground, the little eunuch holding the imperial edict read out the imperial edict in a shrill tone.

"My emperor's edict says that the Zhen family is a family of merchants, and they are very good at business affairs. Today, they are characterized as officials and merchants of the Kingdom of Shu, and they are in charge of foreign economic and trade affairs. I admire this!"

"Patriarch Zhen, why don't you accept the order to thank me?"

The little eunuch represented Wu Shun, seeing Zhen Yi in a daze, he was very upset!
"Um... Zhen Yi thanked the emperor for his kindness!" The young eunuch reminded Zhen Yi, and Zhen Yi realized that what was waiting was not punishment, but honor!

What exactly is going on?

Zhen Yi couldn't figure it out, and Zhen Hu felt that the world was spinning and the world was too crazy!

"Patriarch Zhen, Your Majesty has something to tell you in a small way."

The little eunuch said that it was normal to have a lukewarm attitude.

"Eunuch, I don't know what the emperor has to say, as long as the Zhen family can do it, they will definitely not refuse!" Zhen Yi said.

"Your Majesty said that the Zhen family is very good at doing business. The old weapons and equipment in the arsenal will be sold to the Zhen family. If there are good and novel equipment outside, let the Zhen family buy them back. Also, sell them to the Fu family. The ordnance of the Southern Kingdom, the part that should go into the national treasury, must not be missing at all!"

After the little eunuch finished speaking, Zhen Yi broke out in a cold sweat!
It turned out that the emperor didn't know, and that he was willing to give Zhen Shi a chance.

"Eunuch, please report back to the emperor, the Zhen family will definitely do their job well and never let His Majesty down!" Zhen Yi cupped his hands.

When sending the little eunuch away, Zhen Yi originally wanted to stuff some money, but on second thought, now that the Zhen family has the status of an official and businessman, many things can be done in a legitimate way.

If you want to curry favor with the people around the emperor, it's the last thing you want to do!
As long as their officials and businessmen do what they should do, this status can save them a lot of unnecessary trouble.

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The Zhen family's meeting hall was already packed to the brim.

Zhen Yi called out all the clansmen with a certain status and who could speak.

From today onwards, their Zhen family is different from before. Their identities have changed, and their behavior style needs to change accordingly!

"Uncles and nephews, today the emperor issued a decree to appoint me, the Zhen family, as the official merchant of the Shu Kingdom, in charge of foreign trade and economics. This is an opportunity for our Zhen family, and it is also our responsibility for our Zhen family! The emperor let my Zhen family go this time. What Zhen Yi said today, everyone must be worthy of their status and conscience in everything they do in the future!"

Zhen Yi's words were heavy, and he didn't interrupt after he finished speaking.

"The emperor granted our Zhen family a license to deal in armaments. This is a beating! General Gan Ning bumped into us because of our partnership with Funan! This is our misfortune, but also our great fortune!"

Zhen Yi said again.

Unfortunately, the Zhen family's scandal was discovered. Fortunately, because of this, the Zhen family has a new identity, and their scandal can be well covered up.

"Patriarch, won't the emperor pursue our mistakes?" Zhen Hu asked anxiously.

"The imperial decree has been issued, don't you know what the emperor means? If you sell arms to the Funan Kingdom, all the money will be sent to the treasury! The emperor treats us generously, and our Zhen clan will also show our attitude." Zhen Yi said.

As the head of the family, Zhen Yi had to plan for the future of the entire family, and Wu Shun's imperial decree helped him a lot.So he didn't feel bad at all if he rushed all the money he had earned into the treasury.

With Shu as the background and backing, the Zhen family can walk with their heads held high outside.

There are many soldiers in the Shu Kingdom, and there are more armaments. The worn-out ordnance should be eliminated, and the equipment that the Shu army does not use will be sold by the Zhen family. What kind of care is this?

You must know that the equipment of the Shu army is top-level configuration, and the retired first-generation equipment is still in short supply!

"Zhen Hu, go to the Ministry of War and talk to Mr. Li. From now on, you will work hard for the emperor. The emperor will not pursue our Zhen family, nor will he." Zhen Yi ordered.

"Patriarch, I'll go right away." Zhen Hufei also ran away from the hall, happy like a child.

The fact that the Zhen family was able to get the ordnance to sell was entirely assisted by someone in the Ministry of War.This person is a small official in the Ministry of War. Because he is close to Pu Yuan's apprentice, he has a little power, so he can use his position to seek benefits for himself and the Zhen family.

The Zhen family was beaten, Zhen Yi didn't think about giving up his allies, but sent Zhen Hu to notify.

However, Zhen Hu was still a little late. As early as the moment the imperial edict was issued, the guard surnamed Li had been invited to drink tea by the hidden guard.

The Zhen family is a merchant family with a big business and a lot of money. They have a great reputation in Shu Kingdom.So Wu Shun chose to appease.

But that little official surnamed Li from the Ministry of War cannot be let go.Moths are never allowed in state institutions!
Being captured by the secret guards, the fate of that petty official has already been decided. He is a member of the state agency of the Shu Kingdom.

"Patriarch, people from the Ministry of War said that Master Li has resigned and returned to his hometown." Zhen Hu ran back and reported the news to Zhen Yi.

Home?I'm afraid it's my turn to go back!

What happened to Mr. Li inspired Zhen Yi, now they also represent the Kingdom of Shu to a certain extent, especially when they are abroad, he must have a clear score on what should be done and what should not be said. .

It is said that Gan Ning was rewarded by the emperor for what he did in Funan this time!Zhen Yi immediately developed a friendship with the general Gan Ning.

The instinct of mood merchants, as long as they can help them, they will care about and make friends.

The matter of the Zhen family has come to an end for the time being. The Zhen family will take care of many matters and procedures by themselves, and Wu Shun will not care about them.

Unless the Zhen family discovered some novel weapon from the outside.

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The Zhen family is worthy of being a merchant family. Under their operation, the old equipment in the arsenal of the Shu Kingdom was sold at a high price. Some countries even paid a deposit and asked the Zhen family to keep some stock for them.

This world is not peaceful!The phenomenon of the jungle preying on the weak is everywhere, and the Kingdom of Shu has completed the unification of the Central Plains and ruled the East of the world!
However, in other places, war is the main theme of society, and in those places, the Zhen family continues to provide weapons and equipment.

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Throughout the six years of Huaxia, both home and abroad in Shu were quite peaceful.The people in the country live and work in peace and contentment, the businessmen are running around, and the officials are respectful and diligent!
All aspects of the Kingdom of Shu are steadily strengthening, but it is worth mentioning that the crown prince Wu Hao is already in his 20s, and it is time to establish a crown princess.But Wu Shun didn't care about it, and the ministers were also very anxious.

There is no way to be anxious, not only the emperor is not in a hurry, but the prince himself is not as good as him!

All the ministers are interested in befriending Wu Hao as long as they have daughters to be married at home or friends who have daughters, but Wu Hao is different from Wu Shun, a hands-off shopkeeper. Wu Hao spends every day in a bunch of political affairs, and really has no time to deal with them people.

It wasn't until Zhuge Liang couldn't bear Wu Hao's efforts and asked him to go out and see more, that Wu Hao had time to get out of political affairs.

Wu Hao knew about his son's situation, and he believed that he must be used to his son choosing a princess.

As a father, he is not willing to manipulate and interfere!

Wu Shun let it go, but Bai Fang, who is a queen, would not be like this. She always dreamed of holding a grandson.

Wu Shun and his son were not in a hurry. As a queen, Bai Fang found a lot of good girls.

(End of this chapter)