Xiao Sheng didn't tell Xiao Xian his methods directly, and after ten days, the Xiao family's grain and rice shops in the capital changed hands to others.

When the transfer notice was first posted, everyone couldn't believe that how could the Xiao family give up this profitable business, which was too unreasonable.

But Xiao Sheng did it, he didn't explain too much reason to the clansmen. The bookkeepers of the various grain and rice shops and the managers of the Xiao family's grain depots all deduced that they had something at home to resign and return to their hometowns, and then they were all "invited" by Xiao Sheng to go to Bianzhou.

The manager of the grain depot is gone, no one can allocate grain and rice, and as soon as the bookkeeper leaves, the Xiao clan people who enjoy it will not be able to do business at all.

There are those who want to do business by themselves, I thought it was a transaction of tens of thousands of stones, but it turned out that all the people who came to buy Shengdou grain and rice, hundreds of people at the door lined up, saying that there were guys who could support the delivery of rice, but no one could keep accounts, and the people of the Xiao clan who had barely opened a shop for a long time had to close the door and obediently listen to Xiao Sheng's words and go to Bianzhou.

The Xiao family's move made the officials and people in the capital dumbfounded, so there were many rumors, mostly saying that the Xiao family was about to lose power, so they abandoned the car to protect the handsome, and some said that the Xiao family deliberately found someone to take the blame.

If you have the courage to uncover the notice and find Xiao Sheng to take over the grain and rice shop, Xiao Sheng sent his own trained apprentices to help support the support, and in just one month, all the grain and rice shops and the grain depot all changed hands.

The King of Jin was appointed to inspect the Cao River transshipment, and the officials of the Eastern Palace and those close to the prince were also busy gathering around the prince to make suggestions.

The group led by Yu Heng thought that after the King of Jin made great contributions this time, he was likely to replace the crown prince, so they must secretly help the Xiao family and the Wang family to let the King of Jin return in vain.

Dasi Nong Deng Hua told everyone that the King of Jin wanted to offend the Xiao family and the Wang family this time, and the matter of inspecting the Cao River transfer was completed, and the King of Jin would have a great enmity with the Xiao and Wang families, and the Xiao and Wang families would fight to the end with the King of Jin from now on. I can't afford to take the risk of colluding with the Xiao family and the Wang family. And the recent situation is very strange, the Xiao family suddenly gave up the grain and rice industry that had been operating in the capital for 17 years, indicating that the Xiao family was already countering.

The prince kept listening to everyone's debate and didn't say a word, and the newcomer Xu Zhonghua wanted to speak and stopped looking at the prince.

The prince finally stretched out his hand and motioned for everyone to stop, "Xu Zhan has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Xu Zhonghua stood up and saluted, "His Royal Highness the Prince, and all my colleagues." What you say is very reasonable, but have you ever thought about it, this matter of Cao River transshipment involves the operation of the country, and it can be said that it is related to survival. As far as the matter is concerned, we should support King Jin to do this! We support His Royal Highness the Prince, and we don't want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take over a world in the future where even the transshipment of grain and rice is subject to others! What's more, there is already a nursery rhyme in the capital about Luoyang Migui and rich Xiao Wang, and the people of Daliang eat vegetable bran, don't hide it from you, even I, Zhan Shi, have to save some food when I eat at home, otherwise my family will be hungry! And in the past few days, the new takeover of the grain and rice business has even raised the price of rice by 10%, which is more powerful than before! ”

Xu Zhonghua's words shocked the crown prince and the crown princess, Donggong Zhan Shi is a fourth-grade official, and even the families of dignified officials will starve, so wouldn't ordinary people often go hungry.

Yu Heng sneered: "Lord Xu means that you are the only official in this Manchu Dynasty who is the most honest and honest?" This Luoyang is the capital, and the price of rice in the capital is naturally higher than that in other places. If you can make a living in the capital, you can naturally eat corn! And it is normal for the displaced people to not be able to afford to eat, and it is normal for the Liang Dynasty to not be able to keep the displaced people from starving for hundreds of years. Not long after Lord Xu first came to the capital, don't be so alarmist, I don't know that I think that Daliang is going to starve people everywhere. The new takeover of the grain and rice shop is not familiar with this business, and it is normal for the price of rice to rise occasionally, and Lord Xu can't treat all the businessmen in the world as bad people! ”

Xu Zhonghua sneered a few times, "Today, Xu has no intention of reasoning with Lord Yu, but just wants to tell you that this Liang is not only a family and officials, but also a human being!" And the people will eat and live! ”

"Two, don't argue anymore, what we are talking about today is what you can do for the Caohe transshipment inspection? This is related to the national fortune of Daliang, and I hope you can treat it carefully, everything is important to national affairs, and the common people in the world are in mind! ”

As soon as the prince finished speaking, he was quiet for a moment.

The crown prince washed the horse and Xun Yang sighed, "Actually, I'm just waiting here to draw cakes to satisfy hunger, useless!" Even if we want to help King Jin, we can't do it! And the two great families of King Xiao will not fall to the East Palace at all because King Jin went to inspect the Caohe River transfer. We can't be stupid and be used by the Xiao and Wang families, and when the time comes, if we anger the emperor, it won't end well! ”

The prince nodded, "Since that's the case, then there's no need to discuss, just do nothing, just let everything take its course!" ”

"In fact, we have all been misled, this time to inspect the Caohe River transfer, it is not necessarily necessary to put the Xiao and Wang families to death! With the emperor's sage, he would never do this. This matter itself is just to ensure the grain and rice transfer of the capital and Chang'an! In that case, why don't we make some fuss about the grain? ”

This sentence was a woman's voice, and everyone looked in the direction of speaking, but it was the veiled crown princess Chen Suye who walked towards the prince from the side.

"Concubine Chen, we are deliberating, what are you doing, women talking about political affairs are taboo!"

The prince was a little displeased, Chen Suye smiled faintly, "I didn't discuss political affairs, I just gave advice to the prince as the crown princess!" ”

"You'd better step back first, Concubine Ai, you're here, how can we do anything?"

"I said a few words and left, this, Luoyang Migui is already well known. These two, Luoyang's grain and rice industry has been changed hands by the Xiao family, and it is no longer a monolith. Third, if someone can get some cheap grain and rice to sell on the market at this time, the resistance will be much smaller, and the people who do this can buy a lot of people's hearts! ”

After Chen Suye said these words, he walked behind the screen without looking back.

Everyone was silent, and the prince shook his hand, "The crown princess just said it casually, you don't have to care." I think that's all I have to do about it, and you can just finish your own errands lately. I don't think we should get involved in this matter! ”

Deng Hua coughed, "Cough, well, the old minister thinks that what the princess said is reasonable, I think the original intention of the Xiao family is to dump the sin of exploiting the people in the past ten years to others, this trick is really vicious." The price of rice is now more expensive than before, and some people still miss the time when the Xiao family monopolized the grain and rice business. If the price of rice cannot be stabilized in the short term, it will have a great impact on the stability of the capital, and then the imperial court will have to ask the Xiao family to relieve the siege. Therefore, the third point that the crown princess said is not only very much in favor of the minister, but also thinks that it should be done immediately! ”

"Da Si Nong has thought about it, we have done so many things here, and the credit will not be counted on the head of King Jin at that time. We paid for the money and made a wedding dress for the King of Jin, how can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince deal with himself in the future? What are the faces of those of us who are courtiers to see His Royal Highness the Prince? ”

Yu Heng always insisted on his point of view, and he opposed all those put forward by others.

In fact, many people here know that his clan has recently taken over nearly one percent of the grain and rice shops, under the banner of thinking for the prince, but they are actually afraid of affecting his family's business.

And among the people here, others also took over one or two grain and rice shops, Xiao Sheng's move was not only to bring a golden cicada out of the shell, but also to involve many officials in the imperial court.

In the past, everyone mainly investigated the transfer of the Caohe River because there were no interests involved, but now after they have an industry, they immediately changed their personalities.

Recently, most of the music has been reduced or exempted from commercial taxes and transshipment taxes, and the emperor looked through a few copies and asked Zhao Agui to find someone to carry them out and burn them.

Not only were the people in the East Palace involved, but Shi Wenqian, the head of the Jin Palace, also bought five grain and rice shops, but he didn't increase the price at all, and only sold them to his colleagues, in order to ensure that everyone could buy grain and rice at a low price.

The news that all the grain and rice shops in the capital changed hands, Jin Liangwei reported the details to the king of Jin.

The Jin Liangwei sent out this time was led by Gu Xining, who was the first Jin Liangwei to be made public in these years.

Seeing that the signing of Xianliang Temple turned out to be Jin Liangwei, King Jin was quite surprised.

"I didn't expect that Si Swenwen's Gu signing matter turned out to be Jin Liangwei's elite, and even this king looked away!"

His Royal Highness the King of Jin laughed, Jin Liangwei has been famous all these years, but no one has ever seen it, so he can only guess. His Royal Highness King Jin doesn't know these things, and it's reasonable! This time, the villain was appointed by the emperor to help His Highness, and he was sent by His Highness these days! ”

"Gu, it's no longer appropriate to call you Gu to sign things, just call you Master Gu! Jin Liangwei can only be dispatched by the emperor, and you just said that it is to help, so this king does not send you. Now that you're here, you might as well rest together on the boat for a few days. ”

Gu Xining looked at the singers and dancers who were asleep on the boat, as well as the leftover wine and food, and was also a little curious, this King of Jin has always been known for his frugality, even Jin Liangwei has monitored him, and he has never found that King Jin has such behavior in the palace.

"Is His Royal Highness King Jin confusing his opponent? Now that there is movement in the capital, the Xiao family has used means to produce grain and rice in the capital

The industry has all changed hands, and we didn't expect that. So the originally planned search in the capital is no longer useful! ”

The corners of King Jin's mouth trembled slightly, and his eyes blinked, "This Xiao family is really a good means, in this way, we can only check on this river and the dock checkpoints along the road!" They struck first! ”

"The minister can do it, since Lord Gu can be sent by King Jin during this time, then Zuo has the courage to ask Lord Gu to go to Bianzhou to check the local grain and rice shops and grain and grass, especially the recent grain transportation situation at Bianhe Wharf! By the way, Master Gu can find a reason to seize all the newly opened grain and rice shops, or use the criminal evidence he has on weekdays to kill a group of people who are greedy for ink in the transfer of grain and rice in Bianzhou! ”

The third phase on the left climbed up from the bilge while talking, still holding a copy of "Spring and Autumn" in his hand.

Gu Xining was a little displeased, he had long heard that Zuo Sanxiang was arrogant, but he didn't expect that he didn't even look at him Gu Xining, and he also arranged tasks for Gu Xining for the king of Jin, and he was also a murderer and arson, and those who didn't know thought he was a madman! .

However, Gu Xining couldn't attack here, so he had to salute and reply, "But it's up to King Jin to decide!" ”

King Jin looked at Zuo Sanxiang, "Mr. Zuo, in this way, it will mess up Bianzhou, and half of the grain and rice transported to Bianzhou will be transported ashore and transported to the capital." Bianzhou is in chaos, and the transfer of grain and rice is broken, how will it end then? This is absolutely unacceptable! ”

"This is also a way to do it, if Lord Gu is unwilling to do this, then hurry up and ask the order to lead troops to Bianzhou to temporarily take over the transfer of grain and rice. I'm going to do this murder! ”

Zuo Sanxiang said it lightly, King Jin and Gu Xining, as well as Liu Jingchuan, who had just come out of the bilge, all had solemn faces.

"The opponent is also right, no matter who comes to check, they don't dare to lift the table, so they can continue to do evil in the name of keeping the Cao River transshipment unimpeded. The reason why they were so nervous this time was because I was here, and with me here, they couldn't imagine that I would do anything bad against them. And now I actually only have this one trick left, and that is to break it and start over! Seventeen years of profit is enough to fatten a large number of people, and it is useless to only catch the hundreds of people in charge! You have to roll the heads of the people they killed, and you can take care of the transfer of this Cao River! ”

"Lao Zuo, you, in addition to the merchants who buy and sell, those foremen, the errand soldiers of the checkpoints, and the guards who protect the river, there are 100,000 people! If you accidentally commit public anger, it will be a big mess! Liu Jingchuan was about to stomp his feet in a hurry.

"So strike first! I don't think you can do this, so I'll do it myself! I'm not stupid enough to kill these 100,000 people, I have my own way of killing!" Have you ever seen that crab put in a bamboo basket and not a single one of them can climb out? Now let's check that they are monolithic, but as long as we use some means, we can make them fight each other! ”

King Jin closed his eyes and nodded, "Just listen to Mr. Zuo, this time you must not return in vain!" ”

Gu Xining sighed, "Okay, I'll go back to Beijing to meet the saint's request!" Everything here is according to my duties, and I will report it to the emperor truthfully! ”

Zuo Sanxiang smiled, "Thank you, Lord Gu, remember that I have to tell the emperor word for word about my idea!" You can rest assured that the credit for leading the troops to keep the Cao River running smoothly in the future must be yours! ”

Gu Xining was about to return to his small boat, when he suddenly saw more than a dozen small wooden boats rowing around, and the small wooden boats were all teenagers.

"King Jin be careful, there may be assassins under the boat!"

Gu Xining's habits are well maintained, and he is very vigilant about things that come into sight.

Zuo Sanxiang waved his hand, "These children have been here for a month, don't be afraid, it's time, every day at this hour, these leftover drinks and dishes, we will load them in a small boat and let them take them away!" ”

"I can't imagine that your Marquis Zuo still has such a kind heart, giving them leftovers!"

"No, no, no, Master Gu, after these children took the wine, food and plates, they all took them to the dock and sold them for the family to exchange rice and cloth! Master Gu must have been born in a wealthy family, and he has never lived such a hard life! You see they all came naked, and the king of Jin kindly rewarded them with clothes a few days ago, but they were reluctant to wear them, so they all took them and sold them! There are also those who are afraid of getting their clothes dirty, so they continue to be naked! ”

Gu Xining was silent, he had indeed never worried about food and clothing.

Xiao Sheng arrived in Bianzhou early, rewarded the newcomers and the people who had been installed before, and instructed them to work together, as long as it took a few months, the supply of grain and rice in the capital would be insufficient, and the matter would pass.