When the news reached Jiangnan and other places, the businessmen who had planned to sit back and wait for the imperial court to compromise and appease them thought that they had heard it wrong.

The prosperity of the Dawu Dynasty was attributed to these merchants, especially the merchants in these rich places in the south of the Yangtze River, even if they were not inferior to the rich merchants in the capital.

The act they made before to resist the court officials was not really to rebel against the court, but more to wait for appeasement.

Unexpectedly, the imaginary pacification and compromise did not wait, but waited for such a news that was tantamount to earth-shattering for them.

If the imperial court really wants to investigate it, I am afraid that the merchants in these places, if one is counted as one, no one can get rid of it.

If that's the case, that's a big deal.

In a hurry, the merchants in Jiangnan and other places sent people to the capital to inquire about the news, and on the other hand, they had to make two preparations, in case the imperial court really planned to kill them all, of course they would not sit idly by and watch their years of inheritance be destroyed.

Inexplicably, the situation suddenly became tense.

The news reached the ears of the officials who were ordered to recover the stolen goods, these officials were also surprised, they did not receive the will from the capital, but these news were spread clearly, the so-called groundless, in case the emperor's will was delayed on the road, if they relaxed at this time and let those businessmen escape, when the emperor investigated, wouldn't they have to suffer in vain?

Because of these many considerations, the officers and soldiers transferred under these officials also made solemn preparations.

It's good that the people in the government don't move, but this sudden move is even more obvious to the businessmen. The current emperor is determined to severely punish all those involved in the official grain case, and all the officials involved in the case have been arrested and brought to justice, and now it is not their turn to be these businessmen who just spent money to buy some cheap grain?

The businessmen who can be involved in the official grain case are naturally extremely powerful in the local area, and it would be against their hearts to say that they are all innocent in this matter.

The grain price in the Dawu Dynasty had always been very stable, and suddenly a large amount of grain that was two or three percent cheaper than the market price flowed out. Even a fool should know that something is wrong.

However, businessmen have a nature to pursue profits. As long as there is money to be made, how can these merchants cut off their own money to find out where the food came from?

Therefore, a large number of businessmen are now beginning to regret their original money obsession.

Why did I get dizzy for a while? Knowing that there was a problem with the grain, he still took the white silver and ate the grain, but now he is not burning his hands?

When the time comes, the court will ask about the whereabouts of those grains, how should they explain?

Think about that. These businessmen also muttered to themselves in their hearts, they would buy a batch of grain at the same low price every year every year. It was precisely because they sensed that there was a problem in this, so they did not dare to keep the grain in their hands all the time, so as soon as they got the grain, they sold it to the grain store at a price one percent lower than the market price.

There would have been nothing wrong with that.

But now after the news came out that the emperor intended to severely punish the businessmen involved in the official grain case, many businessmen felt that they and others were grasshoppers tied to a rope. Only then did they get together to think of countermeasures, and when they talked about the whereabouts of the grain they had harvested at low prices over the years, they discovered an astonishing fact.

The food that so many of them have gathered. They were all sold directly or indirectly to the same grain bank.

This made many people have a vague premonition that there is a conspiracy hidden in it.

The person behind the grain store has been counted all these years. He has already received an astronomical amount of grain, so what is he collecting so much grain for?

If someone takes advantage of the chaos to incite the people to make trouble, and this person is backed by a large amount of grain......

Don't think about the back, it's enough to make many businessmen can't help but shudder.

Don't think that a merchant is only sensitive to silver, and a merchant will also worry about the adverse effects of unstable times.

Now the peaceful and prosperous era of the Dawu Dynasty is the good era that the merchants dream of, but now it seems that because of their greed for profit, it is possible that it will have a negative impact on this peaceful and prosperous era that they are extremely satisfied with?

These businessmen are frightened and regretful, but there is no regret medicine in this world, no matter how much they regret it, these have become a fact.

So they can only think about how to avoid the dangers that arise from these grains.

If the people of the court knew that the stolen official food they sold was collected by the same person, even if they knew that they were innocent, would the court officials be surnamed their words?

After a long discussion, many businessmen unanimously decided that they must keep their mouths shut about this matter.

At this point, in fact, whether it is a businessman or a court official, because they have not been able to confirm the authenticity of those rumors, although they are vigilant in their hearts, they are also restrained in the end.

But an incident that happened at this time broke the restraint of both sides.

The cause of the incident was a woman in a green house.

Among those businessmen, there is a man named Zhang Youcai, don't look at his name is very rustic, but in the shopping mall, it is the old spicy that many people agree on.

This Zhang Youcai has no other hobbies, except for liking silver, he has a lot of beauty, so he is a frequent visitor to the best local Qinglou Tianxiang Pavilion.

This kind of silver and generous guest is, of course, the favorite of the old bustard and the girls in the Qinglou, so even the Tianxiang girl in the Tianxiang Pavilion, who is known as the top brand of the Qing Dynasty who does not sell her body, Zhang Youcai was able to become her guest of the scene.

Miss Tianxiang is a well-known local lady, usually I don't know how many sons hold a lot of silver just to see her and can't fulfill their wishes, but now they are willing to show joy for a fat man in his forties who have no silver, which of course arouses the jealousy of other people who admire Tianxiang girl.

After Zhang Youcai and other colleagues met to discuss countermeasures, they thought that they had been nervous for so long recently because of the case of stealing and selling official food, and although the situation was still a little tense, they should also take a chance to relax and relax.

Thereupon. After only a little hesitation, Zhang Youcai decided to go to Tianxiang Building.

Of course, Zhang Youcai went to Tianxianglou to see the Tianxiang girl, this Tianxiang girl usually made the most muddy and unstained appearance, but Zhang Youcai is a businessman, he only knows that as long as the interests are large enough to a certain extent, it is enough for people to sell a qiē, not to mention just a Qingqi who has been rolling in the dust for so many years.

It's not. A stack of silver tickets that people can't refuse to smash down. The Tianxiang girl, who claims to be an artist but not a woman, is still tactful under him?

The large amount of silver was spent, but Zhang Youcai wrapped up Miss Tianxiang.

He thought. He paid such a large sum of money, although he did not redeem Miss Tianxiang from the Tianxiang Pavilion, but it was enough to make Miss Tianxiang never see a guest again, and only wait for him to see her when he is free.

But. He had forgotten how he had used the silver to impress Miss Tianxiang.

So, when there is another person who also drops a large sum of money. Miss Tianxiang, who couldn't resist the temptation for the first time, of course, reached out again to take the silver.

When Zhang Youcai came to Tianxiang Building, he noticed that the bustard's complexion was different, and when he noticed that something was wrong, he rushed all the way to the boudoir of Tianxiang girl, and just blocked the two people who were rolling on the bed.

This can make Zhang Youcai angry enough. At the beginning, the old bustard swore to him that he would never let Miss Tianxiang see other guests in the future, so dare to take him as a wronged leader?

Zhang Youcai, who was furious, rushed into the room. He pulled the two white flowers apart, and then grabbed a vase and smashed it at the man.

This smash. It's going to happen.

The man surnamed Wang was the nephew of an official who came down from the capital, and the family was not short of money, and after coming here from the capital, he heard about the good name of the Tianxiang girl, and knew that the Tianxiang girl was an innocent girl who did not sell her body, so he smashed down the silver and prepared to try it.

Unexpectedly, the meat that reached the mouth was just smelled, and it was smashed on the head by a vase.

This person had never suffered such a loss, so he covered his bloody head and glared at Wang Youcai fiercely, and then rushed back to the official office to find help.

Although the imperial court strictly prohibits officials from entering and leaving the Qinglou, it does not prohibit the officials' sons and nephews from going to the Qinglou to have fun, but now this person is just a normal person to spend money to buy and enjoy, and he has suffered such a big loss, so why not?

These officials who came down from the capital to recover the stolen goods are now firmly in a group, and besides, this matter is not the fault of the official's son and nephew, and those who can help will of course push it forward.

So, under the indulgence of many officials, intentionally or unintentionally, the man who was smashed to the point of bleeding ordered some officers and soldiers in the yamen to kill back to Tianxiang Pavilion.

In the Tianxiang Pavilion, Zhang Youcai was still angry after smashing his head and bleeding, and made a big fuss in the Tianxiang Pavilion, and then felt that his money was not worth spent, and was forcing the old bustard to return the silver, when he saw a man with a bloody face leading a team of officers and soldiers to rush in.

As soon as he saw the officers and soldiers, Zhang Youcai subconsciously felt a little weak-hearted, after all, there was such a secret matter involved in the official grain case, so he didn't realize that the person who had smashed his head by him came back to look for trouble, but turned his head and ran away.

If Zhang Youcai doesn't run away, this matter will not be troublesome, although there are people on the smashed, but in the end they also know the current situation, and they will never dare to make a big deal about it, at most, it will just beat Zhang Youcai out of anger.

But Zhang Youcai ran away, and this person didn't get angry, so of course he chased after him.

And when Zhang Youcai saw that someone was chasing behind him, he ran even faster.

This run, there was another accident.

Zhang Youcai was a fat man, so he ran down like a cow, saying that he was panting like a cow is not enough to describe his wolf bèi, and then, when crossing a ditch on the side of the road, Zhang Youcai's legs were weak, and he didn't stand still, so he fell down with a thud.

If it was just an ordinary fall, it would be fine, but this one was so unlucky that he had no edge, and he happened to hit his head on a sharp stone after falling.

Zhang Youcai died like this!

The injured official's nephew obviously didn't expect that he would lead to such a consequence when he chased him out, and before he could think about how to end this matter, someone had already recognized Zhang Youcai.

Zhang Youcai died, but he still died at the hands of officers and soldiers.

The news spread quickly and at a terrifying speed, reaching the ears of other merchants who had crossed paths with them.

In the eyes of these people who don't know the ins and outs of the matter, this is undoubtedly to confirm that the rumor that has been spreading vigorously recently is true, and the court is really ready to do something to them businessmen, and Zhang Youcai is the first person to die at the hands of the court.

The rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and the thing hurts it.

Everyone thought that they were grasshoppers tied to Zhang Youcai, but seeing Zhang Youcai have such an end, how much better would they be?

So as soon as they heard the news of Zhang Youcai's death, many businessmen began their own preparations.

It is needless to raise the vigilance of one's own house, and then summon the guards who have been hired for a lot of money, and instruct the family to pack up as quickly as possible, and pack up some valuable softness, just in case something happens, so that they can get out at any time.

As for those officials, after hearing about this incident, they also realized that things were going to be bad, and they originally wanted to gather these businessmen to explain, after all, as long as the emperor's clear will was not delivered to them, they could not let the merchants in Jiangnan and other places mess up.

Of course, in order to prevent these businessmen from hurting them in a state of excitement, the officials would of course bring some officers and soldiers to protect themselves, and the bad would be bad for these officers and soldiers.

Zhang Youcai died at the hands of officers and soldiers, and another official came to his home with officers and soldiers?

Therefore, the merchants did not have time to understand the truth of the matter, and in order not to let themselves follow in the footsteps of Zhang Youcai, they did not even dare to say a word, so they ordered the guards at home to block those officials and officers and soldiers from the house.

Originally, it was just a matter of entering one and not letting one go, but then I don't know how, there was a conflict between the guards and the officers and soldiers, and this conflict gradually magnified, until later all the officers and soldiers and the guards fought, and the scene became a mess.

After this incident, the local merchants and officials from the capital naturally became incompatible, and the merchants were firmly united in a group to resist the hateful officials of the imperial court who not only wanted to steal their property, but also wanted their lives.

In the eyes of the merchants, they did not want to oppose the imperial court, but had to do so in order to protect their own lives.

As for the officials, although even they don't know how things have developed to this point, they also know a fact after several hand-to-hand encounters between the two sides.

Jiangnan and other places are really in chaos. (To be continued.) )