Chapter 457: Punishing Profiteers
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Hubu Shangshulin took a step forward and said: "Shopkeeper Xue, the king asked you to come to discuss a strategy to help the grain, Yongheng Grain Shop has a lot of income this year, think about it, thanks to Youzhou Antai, you have to contribute more to this, and it is not a difficult move for a strong man." ”
Shopkeeper Xue sneered and said: "To repay the king, I and other businessmen have already repaid the official tax, not to mention anything else, I will buy 2,000 yuan of civil debt this year." ”
"In other words, if it weren't for our efforts right now, where would Zhao State be able to raise tens of thousands of kings, and where would the king conquer the east and west, and win a hundred battles."
Several courtiers glared angrily, and Shopkeeper Xue stepped forward and said, "It's not that we are unwilling to help with food, but everything is inseparable from a rational word." Zhao has today, relying on Huaihuang, Yuyi two towns, and Huaihuang, Yuyi two towns have today, and the people who rely on them are not businessmen who come from the south to the north. ”
"If the king wants to pay taxes, we will pay a lot of them, but if we are suddenly asked to raise food, we will definitely not pay if we are not convinced."
Lin Dangfeng said angrily: "Shopkeeper Xue, the country is in trouble right now, do you really not pay?" I know that you have to wait until the harvest is scarce, and when the price of grain rises, and then sell grain to raise money, but you have a family business of millions, why be stingy with these small profits? ”
Xue shopkeeper said: "Don't talk nonsense, where do I have this plan, there is surplus grain, but it is all eaten by the people of Youzhou, once it is supplied to the army, as soon as the news comes out, the price of grain in Youzhou will inevitably rise three or four times, and then the grain store will be robbed, and starvation will reappear everywhere, can you afford this responsibility?" ”
Bang!
Everyone was shocked. But there was a bang on the royal chair, and the teacup was swept to the ground.
At present, Li Chongjiu slowly stood up. All the officials bowed down and confessed their guilt, and the shopkeeper Xue's face changed, but he was forced to support himself.
Li Chongjiu said: "Since I entered Youzhou, I intended to support businessmen, and I wanted to let the four people of Shinong and Industry live in harmony, but I didn't expect that you would not hesitate to be gracious, so presumptuous, who lent you the courage?" ”
Shopkeeper Xue was stubborn. He said: "The world has its own justice, I ask myself with a clear conscience, I do this because of the people, Mencius has clouds, the people are noble, the king is light, and the king is for his own selfish desires." Raising troops for the Northern Expedition and making the people of Li suffer was not done by Renjun. It's a big deal to kill someone Xue today, but killing me alone can't stop the secluded people in the world. ”
Li Chongjiu said: "It's nonsense, last year's summer grain harvest in Youzhou failed. Er united with the other two grain merchants to deliberately raise the price of grain to one hundred wen a bucket, so it doesn't count, you beat all the tenants of Zhuang Ding, and go to Yicang as a good household. and the people robbed fifty yuan a bucket of cheap grain, so that many people had no food to buy. Is this for the sake of the common people? Do you think the people of Youzhou don't know? The people and others shouted for the Erxue family. Scratch the ground. ”
Shopkeeper Xue's face changed, and he said loudly: "It's true, so what, can there be any laws and regulations in the imperial court that violate the law like this?" If so, I am willing to cut off my head and punish sin, and I have nothing to say. If not, the king will kill me, and it will be a matter of grievance. ”
At this time, Wei Zheng stepped forward and said, "The minister has this music!" ”
"Read!"
Wei Zhengyan said: "Last month, the third son of the Xue family made trouble in Youjing South City, caused trouble and killed a pregnant woman, one corpse and two lives, the county government sent someone to take people, but the Xue family said that the horse servant fed the wrong feed, and only handed over the horse servant to protect his son. Somehow, the county government hastily closed the case. ”
Three days ago, my pregnant mother-in-law and husband stopped me from writing a paper on my official sedan chair, which made me hear about it. The minister could not turn a blind eye, and presented this matter to the king, and begged to cure the Xue family's crimes. ”
Li Chongjiu nodded, looked at Shopkeeper Xue and said, "At this moment, what else do you have to say." ”
Cold sweat was dripping from the shopkeeper Xue's forehead, he had always been cautious and cautious, but he didn't expect to end up on this matter.
Li Chongjiu paced in front of the throne and said slowly: "If the county government can't do it, it must be the protection of officials and businessmen and the pressure to exert pressure, I will investigate this matter to the end and will not condone it." ”
Above the main hall, Li Chongjiu's voice fell, and there was a loud sound, and Zhao Heran, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry under the hall, and several officials couldn't help but shake when they heard this.
Li Chongjiu looked at the shopkeeper Xue and said: "But your son's murder is inferior to covering up his crimes. ”
Speaking of this, Li Chongjiu paused and said: "And this is above the court, if you speak untamed, you can be punished for the crime of disrespect." ”
At that moment, Li Chongjiu said: "Where is the inner court official? ”
The court official stepped forward and said, "Yes." ”
Li Chongjiu asked: "What crime should be punished if the palace is disrespectful to the king?" ”
"Thirty rods, out of the hall."
Shopkeeper Xue's face turned pale when he heard this, and his body softened.
Li Chongjiu nodded, looked at Lu Chengqing and said: "What crime should be the crime of the son, the discipline is not strict, the concealment is concealed, and the contempt for the court is combined with the punishment for the three crimes?" ”
Lu Chengqing stepped forward and said, "It's three thousand miles!" ”
Li Chongjiu nodded when he heard this, and said: "Very good, Xue is the shopkeeper in Liaodong and bitter cold, so I wronged you to take a trip." The warriors of the Golden Palace, who beat the people out of the lonely general, were directly put into a prisoner car and sent to Liaodong. ”
Seeing that Shopkeeper Xue fainted directly in the imperial court, he was supported by the warriors of the main hall left and right, and dragged him directly from the palace.
Li Chongjiu turned to look at Steward Xu and the two shopkeepers, only to see that the remaining two were shocked.
Li Chongjiu walked down the steps from the throne, walked in front of the two, and said gently: "Both of them are law-abiding, they must not be as good as the shopkeeper Xue, right?" ”
"Yes, yes." They both nodded together.
Li Chongjiu said: "The matter of military food is indeed not on the two of them, but the soldiers are the major affairs of the country, the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, this matter is considered that I owe the two of you a favor, but today I owe the two a favor, it is better than when it comes to the other day, the two owe me a favor." ”
When Steward Xu and Shopkeeper Zhang heard Li Chongjiu say this, their faces changed, and they hurriedly said together: "I have the responsibility to do this matter, and I will give my full support, and please rest assured that the king will rest assured about the matter of military rations." ”
When Li Chongjiu heard this, he laughed and said, "That's fine." ”
The matter of raising food for the army had just been agreed, and Li Chongjiu breathed a sigh of relief.
returned to the harem at the moment and had dinner with Emperor Yang E and Mu Deyun.
Li Chongjiu's two days of eclipse were not fragrant, and he couldn't sleep on the pillow, which made the two of them worried. Now they saw that Li Chongjiu had added three bowls of rice tonight, and they were very happy at the moment, and they couldn't stop adding food to Li Chongjiu.
Li Chongjiu is also happy to be happy with his wife.
Fang Wen stayed for a while, then saw Wen Yanbo, and Wei Zheng hurriedly entered the hall to ask for a meeting.
Li Chongjiu put down the dishes and chopsticks and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Wen Yanbo was full of sweat, and said: "Urgent report ahead, after Dadu Hu crossed Wuhou Qinshui, he encountered the main force of the Khitan and Murowei 80,000 troops, and the two sides fought hard for three days, and Dadu Hu defeated the Khitan coalition army!" ”
Li Chongjiu said: "This is a good thing, why are you so anxious." ”
Wen Yanbo shook his head and said, "But the Tuli Khan has sent troops!" It's the Turkic wolf ride! ”
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