As soon as the onlookers outside the study hall heard that this was the arrival of King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, they all straightened their waists excitedly.

Li Er glanced around with a smile, didn't stop, and walked straight towards Lao Zheng. Seeing this move, the scholars www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion knew that King Qin did not mean to recruit talents on the street, and they all hung their heads and shook their heads and sighed bitterly.

"His Royal Highness King Qin......" A voice suddenly appeared in the crowd.

Who is it? He was so bold and shouted in front of King Qin? The crowd looked up to find the source of the sound.

A round figure struggled to squeeze through the crowd, and everyone saw that he was walking hard, and subconsciously got out of the way.

Could it be that this person wants to recommend himself? Presumably it is because of great confidence in one's own knowledge that he can do this, all the scholars looked at this benevolent brother with admiration, and took a closer look, but found that it was wrong, this person was not only full of fat, but also dressed very luxuriously, and the jewelry he wore was also jeweled, like a businessman.

Li Er glanced at the visitor impatiently, and without his order, the soldiers around him stepped forward, one of them put up an arm, and dragged the person to prepare to teach this guy who didn't know the height of the sky or the height of the earth.

"Your Highness......" the man was dragged to the ground, waving a piece of paper in his hand, "I'm here to ask for a debt...... The ...... that Mr. Wang promised"

The companions in the crowd who came with him were shocked into a cold sweat when they saw this scene, and they were fortunate not to go with him, otherwise they would have ended up like this.

"Wait!" Li Er turned around and looked at the man with a frown, "When did this king owe you a debt?" ”

Hearing this, the two guards hurriedly stopped, and one of the guards took the IOU in his hand and trotted to Li Er to present it.

Li Er took the IOU and looked at it, it was indeed signed by his name, but the handwriting on it was not written by him at all, and there was no seal, just about to scold this bold businessman, and then he thought again, this person would not know what it was to fool a prince with a fake IOU, he had no reason to do it, unless he was tired of it. Shaking his head, he decided to ask, "Where did this IOU come from?" ”

"Yes...... "The merchant said in a trembling voice, "The king said that when the king of Qin entered Luoyang, I would ask His Highness for the debt......

Li Er turned his head to look at Wang Mai: "Is there such a thing?" ”

"It's true!" Wang Mai replied affirmatively.

Li Er nodded: "Okay, bring this person into the study building, and this king will find out the cause and effect." ”

The companions in the crowd who came with this businessman heard Li Er say this, and they all ran out and knelt on the ground with IOUs held high: "Your Highness, I also have ...... here."

"Bring it in!" Li Ertou walked towards the building without looking back.

Lao Zheng hurriedly led the group into the living room, Li Er pulled a stool and sat down, looking at Wang Mai with a pair of eyes, waiting for him to give himself an explanation.

Wang Mai did not hurry to explain the cause and effect of the incident: "...... At that time, the matter was also urgent, so this decision was made. ”

Li Er frowned, he didn't expect that what these businessmen said turned out to be the truth, Wang Mai is too child's play, these profiteers requisitioned their grain and requisitioned it, and what kind of IOUs did they write, isn't it okay to make trouble for yourself? Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at him: "Now that everyone has come to collect debts, what can you, the Luoyang manager, do?" Li Er thought for a while, and felt that it was better to kick the ball back, Wang Mai forcibly requisitioned the merchants' grain, in the final analysis, it was also for the Tang Army, but these merchants were really hateful, and he didn't want to pay this money.

"It is written in black and white, and it is natural to repay debts." Wang Mai said.

Li Er was a little displeased when he heard this, but since Wang Mai said so, he had to agree: "Okay, you guys will go to the household department to withdraw ...... later."

"Thank you, ...... King" Several people were overjoyed and knelt on the ground and kowtowed, but they didn't expect the money to be so easy to get in hand.

"Wait," Wang Mai began, "the debts are understood, but the sins they have committed are not over. ”

"Huh?" A few people were just about to get up, and when they heard Wang Mai say this, they were all shocked, crime? What crime was committed?

Li Er was also puzzled, but he felt that things were not so simple, and immediately understood that Wang Mai really had ulterior motives, and asked, "Then Manager Wang will tell me what crimes these people have committed?" ”

"Monopoly!" Wang Mai said, "These people colluded with Wang Shichong's clansmen to hoard strange goods, which led to the high price of grain in Luoyang, the people were struggling to make a living, and countless people starved to death on the streets. ”

"Wronged...... a few people fell to the ground, "those grains were also bought by us with money, and although the price of the sale was higher, it was all your will, and there was no fault, and the king was asked to investigate." ”

"Dare to quibble?" Wang Mai sneered, "According to your grain prices, most of the people in Luoyang have to starve to death, causing such serious consequences, you should be punished!" ”

"This ......" The ministers who accompanied Li Er were all talking, since ancient times, they have all gathered strange goods, and it is not uncommon to see them, although their behavior is despicable, but they have never heard of it, which is also a crime.

The businessmen were also full of dissatisfaction: "Mr. Wang said that we have committed any crime of monopoly, dare to ask which law has this article?" ”

Wang Mai smiled: "Naturally, there are provisions in the regulations promulgated by the provisional government of Luoyang. ”

"What?" A few people stared stupidly, when did this provisional government enact the law?

Wang Mai squeezed his eyes at Zheng Ying: "At the beginning, Zheng Gong was the long history of the provisional government, Zheng Gong can be sure that there is indeed such a thing, right?" "In fact, the provisional government did not have any laws promulgated, and at that time they were all worried about the way out, who had the leisure to do this.

"This ......" Zheng Ying hesitated slightly, but still nodded, "This is indeed the case!" He didn't know what Wang Mai's intention was in doing this, even if he wanted to punish these businessmen, what kind of crime would he be guilty of? I have to get a law out, but judging by his appearance, it should be targeted, so let's cooperate with him once to see what kind of medicine he sells in the gourd. Besides, these profiteers are really hateful, and not killing them is not enough to make the people angry.

"Since this is the case, then quickly take these people into custody, and after interrogation, determine their guilt and deal with them!" Li Er waved his hand and made a decision.

"The King...... We have wronged ...... We don't accept ......" No matter how many people cry wolf, no one will pity them.