"It's not that simple!" Qin Siyue (Long Xi) shook her head with a wry smile, "The surname of the Daqing Dynasty is not fake, but after all, it is not a surname Sheji, in the past, Emperor Taizu had an incident, in order to appease the local heroes, and Su, Shui, Mu, Tu, Huo, Gu, Shi and other more than 20 families of the old people swore a blood oath, to work together to 'expel the Tartar captives, Kuang Ding Tianxia', in the final analysis, it is no different from the Guanlong nobles and the Eight Great Pillars before the Sui Dynasty. ”

"My aunt besieged the eight Jin merchants back then, which can be called a weightlift, and now you are richer than back then, you really have to take precautions, and a few salt merchants will definitely not be a problem. Gu Qiangfu offered advice again, "The system and the Fu clan are so hard to maintain, but the left is just out of the word 'profit', the aunt is rigid and soft, and the officials and businessmen of the two rivers may not be monolithic." ”

"The eight Jin merchants are connected to the Northern Barbarians, and it is a righteous ...... to suppress them" Qin Siyue (Long Xi) had a flash of inspiration, "Tomorrow afternoon, there will be two rivers to come to greet him, you pass on my words, and let those salt merchants and business leaders get up early and wait." ”

Gu Qiang arrived the day after returning to Ming Gu Feng, and saw that Qin Siyue (Long Xi) had no side words, so he knelt down and went out of the palace, and inspected the security of the palace without mentioning it.

According to the Daqing Salt Law, salt merchants who transport and sell salt must first pay a large amount of silver taels to the salt transportation envoy yamen to receive the salt as a proof of transportation and marketing, and then they can go to the designated salt factory to buy salt from salt households and sell it to the salt production area. The salt merchants who lease the nests for sale are called the merchants, and the middlemen who monopolize the salt sales in the salt farms are the field merchants, and the salt merchants who are personally appointed by the salt transportation envoy and act as the agent for the collection of salt are the most powerful, and they all have a net worth that rivals the country, and the salt merchants that Qin Siyue (Longxi) wants to see are the general merchants, field merchants, and nest merchants who are active in the Jianghuai area.

"The ministers and others knock on Her Royal Highness the Princess, may Your Highness be blessed with longevity and Kangning, Yongle Qinggong!" After the arson case on Lingyuan Street, the original leaders of the salt merchants were thrown into the prison to eat raw rice, and the current number one merchant is named Su Zhijian, who is a decent branch of the Su family in Yangzhou, and belongs to the same clan as Su Rui, the powerful minister of the Taizong Dynasty.

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) nodded, and the inner servant raised her voice and proclaimed: "Excuse me!"

Everyone shouted: "Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!"

"Give a seat!" I thought that the goddess of wealth above would take the opportunity to give a dismount, but Princess Chaoyun was surprisingly kind, "Tea!"

"The ministers don't dare!" Most of the salt merchants donate, such as Su Zhijian, who now has the false title of Yangzhou Tongzhi, so he can't be regarded as a pure businessman.

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) laughed loudly: "The tea is prepared by the Governor's Palace, and I don't think Lord He will take the opportunity to poison you to death." ”

His Highness joked. He Junrui said in his heart: You are amazing! In response to this sentence, even if there is something in the tea, they have to pinch their noses and pour it down.

The salt merchants really thanked the seat and received the tea, and showed with their actions that they did not suspect the meaning of Qin Siyue (Longxi).

"Yesterday, I told them that I would take the opportunity to catch a few moths in Yangzhou to set an example, and before I finished my sentence, Lord Shi first stood up and said that I intended to sweep the Jianghuai salt line, regardless of the livelihood of hundreds of millions of people, everyone here will cut the grass and eradicate the roots, Lord He, Lord Tong and Lord Gao are all present, you can tell me, do I mean that?"

Shi Chengyun couldn't, stood up and confessed again: "It's the minister who took the offense." ”

Gao Yang came out of the class and smiled: "Your Royal Highness is the crown prince of the Spring Palace by Emperor Taizong, and now she is serving the holy oracle to patrol the two rivers, which one is really going to be killed, how can the ministers and others stop it? However, if you really kill innocents indiscriminately, doesn't it show that the saint does not know people?"

"This is very fair!" Qin Siyue (Long Xi) took Shi Chengyun to tie the raft, "Lord Shi, although you have been out of stock for a long time, you have heard some anecdotes about Princess Chaoyun, I want to make a little sex, even if the master Niangniang turns her head angrily, she will warm up in front of His Majesty, nothing else, she has been spoiled and spoiled for thirty years, and she will not be too busy to come." If I can't be reasonable, I really let the Jianghuai salt merchants and jade burn together, even if the governor, the governor, and the political envoy jointly impeach the dragon book case, think about it, which one will the queen mother, the master Niangniang, and the prince and grandson of the East Palace help?"

He and Tong hurriedly confessed their hearts: "The minister doesn't dare!"

"Get up!" Qin Siyue (Long Xi) said lightly, "You are the cousin of the master's mother, and you are also a second-class member of the imperial court, your words and deeds should always be more steady, if you say such things in front of the emperor, the imperial uncle will punish you for slandering and deceiving the king." ”

Shi Chengyun was very unconvinced: Although yesterday's plea was too hasty, it would not make you repeat it upside down, this is good, the political envoy who calmed the matter was accused of insulting the saint and dividing the monarch and ministers, and the murderous Princess Chaoyun became a good person who judged right and wrong.

Despite this, after all, the monarch and the minister have a share, and Shi Chengyun is dumb and eats coptis, and it is difficult to have a side word except to admit his mistake and thank him.

After setting the tone that he would not deliberately embarrass the salt merchants, Qin Siyue (Long Xi) began to turn to the topic: "Master Su, Sage Confucius has half a famous saying that has been passed down through the ages, called 'Only women and villains are difficult to raise!' I am a woman, and my temperament is not generous enough, so you should be very considerate if you are unreasonable." ”

Su Zhijian hurriedly said: "Your Highness is righteous, and the ministers are waiting for the high mountains!"

"Okay, you don't have to say anything nice. Qin Siyue (Long Xi) lifted the bowl and lightly buckled the point, "Although the ugliness of the family cannot be publicized, but I was not born with a temperament of compromise, and today I will make it clear that this request will go south, one is to catch the real culprit behind the arson case on Lingyuan Street, and the other is to ......"

After not hearing the sound for a long time, everyone was curious, and He Junrui took the lead and said: "The ministers are willing to share their worries for His Highness, and they will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire!"

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) stood up: "Master Su, please serve tea in the apse." ”

Compared to Su Zhijian wiping cold sweat and leaving the palace, everyone obviously noticed that the old guy's steps were much brisker.

"Xuan'er, is this your mother's letter?" Gu Changbai (Mo Kun) pretended to be calm and asked, "The birthday gifts you gave should also arrive, right?"

"Don't worry, my mother likes it for a while!" Gu Mao slipped down the edge of the kang, "I'll show my wife." ”

Gu Changbai (Mo Kun) hurriedly caught up: "Those two boys are still in the wife's house? ”

Qin Siyue (Long Xi)'s family letter is complete, in addition to greeting Gu Lao Taijun and Gu Yin and his wife, he deliberately told Gu Kui's brothers not to be naughty, to listen to their father's words......

Gu Changbai (Mo Kun) has mixed feelings in his heart: If his wife deliberately ignores his existence, it means that there is still room for things to turn around, and he is afraid that he will be as usual on the surface, even if he has the heart to ask for guilt, he will not be able to mention it.

Mrs. Zhang hugged Gu Ying and asked her eldest grandson to reply with a smile: "Tell your mother, everything is fine at home, Su'er will call grandma, Mao'er has won a new inkstone rewarded by the sage, and your two aunts are fine, teach her not to worry." ”

Gu Kui and Gu Mao copied alternately, and even Gu Ming and Gu Ying also wrote a word of greeting, Gu Xuan thought about it, and took the ink to print Qin Su's fat feet on two.

Qin Siyue (Longxi) Qianqiu low-key luxury, businessmen and celebrities no longer dare to give gifts with great fanfare like last year, the entire side hall of the palace is full of gold and jade, more than in Beijing to celebrate the birthday.

The banquet was nearly half-hearted, and the two classes of civil, military, and wang clan businessmen took turns to pay respects, Su Zhijian served the birthday wine and did not leave in a hurry, and then knelt down in front of His Majesty to salute: "The minister is guilty of capital crimes, pretending to be His Highness's merciful name, and risking to ask for immortal grace." ”

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) was stunned: "Speak!"

Su Zhijian kowtowed and said: "Your Highness, the minister has a grandson, who will tie his hair in the year, although he has no great talent, he is barely smart, he has heard that the son of Zheng Gong, he is over the age of the general horn, if he does not abandon it, I implore His Highness to include it, accompany him to study, and teach him day and night." ”

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) was very surprised: "Liangjiang Commercial Bank, Qing is in charge of Niu Er, if you want to come to your descendants to be virtuous and filial, there will be noble signs, why bother to turn around and serve others, and be wronged in vain!"

Su Zhijian was very sincere: "The dog grandson often follows the phoenix horse, this is a blessing from the sky, I hope His Royal Highness will be fulfilled!"

The sitting is about to know the Su family's background, Su Zhijian only has a son under his knees, a son and a grandson, it is a single seedling passed down from generation to generation, the grandfather loves like a treasure, because he is reluctant to suffer in the examination room, he donated the prison early, he is known for the guidance of Confucianism, and it is difficult to go out to meet guests, although so, the reputation has long been spread in the two provinces, even if He Tongshi is a high four-stage eunuch, and now it is known that Su Zhijian has a grandson who Yunwen Yunwu has never forgotten.

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) pondered for a moment and said, "Is the little boy here today?" ”

For Princess Chaoyun, the seven-year-old saint precepts for men and women who are not seated at the same table have been completely lost ten years ago, even if Gao Yang, a Jinshi from two lists, has never felt inappropriate to worship the young Chaoyun Chitose as a foreign minister.

After a long time, the inner supervisor really led a handsome young man to approach, and Qin Siyue (Long Xi) smiled slightly after saluting: "Master Su is so blessed, there is such an outstanding grandson to flatter Zongao." ”

"Don't dare, Your Highness has a good reputation!" Su Zhijian said with a smile, "Although I am proud of my cleverness, if I am not good at civil and military affairs, it will be difficult to protect Zhongyong's death in the future." ”

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) looked at the young man: "What is the name of the big name? Who do you study with? Have you studied the old history?"

The young man bowed and replied, "Back to His Highness, student Su Qi, I have the honor to listen to Mr. Sanshi's teachings, and I have now read the History of the Song Dynasty roughly. ”

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) saw that his words were clear and concise, and he already had a three-point love, and when he heard the origin of his teacher, he was quite surprised and asked: "Your business teacher is Senior Brother Wu Meiyu?"

Su Qi was stunned: "Yes." ”

"It's fate. Qin Siyue (Long Xi) explained to Su Zhijian, "Wu Meiyu is the second disciple of Master Li Zong, and Xiao'er is still studying with Mr. Zhou Chong. ”

Su Zhijian was overjoyed: "Qi'er, kowtow to Chitose and thank you." ”

The general Shang at the same table couldn't help but curse the leader: "What an old fox who actually used his grandson as a cable to tie to Princess Chaoyun's big boat! ”

The emperor who was far away in the capital heard that the upright and unbending Princess Chaoyun easily shook hands with the Jianghuai salt merchants, and couldn't help but throw the secret fold on the dragon book case: "Her majesty will only be displayed towards me?"

Jin Yu blinked and said, "Father, my sister has a good saying...... The world is the most profitable, and she may be thinking about how to make money with the salt merchants. ”

"Slap your mouth!" the emperor was unreasonable and angry with his son, "I asked you to write the official article outside the Guanwai, and you are still talking here!"

Jin Yan craned his neck and whispered in protest: "Isn't this a lack of food?"