Chapter 053: Ending the Zhao Family (1)
Chapter 053: Ending the Zhao Family (1)
After Aunt Zheng received the summons, she immediately sent a second distress letter to Zhao Tianqing and sent someone to the medicine capital as soon as possible.
But who would have thought that the person who delivered the letter was so tired that he came to the medicine capital easily, but found that the second young master of their family was also in great trouble and was facing prison.
Here's the thing......
Zhao Erlang's original judgment was actually very accurate, there was indeed a very widespread wind chill in Yudi, and he urgently needed a large number of herbs to drive away cold and detoxify, but the only mistake was that he had Zhao Tianqing's eyeliner in his shop.
As early as when the first Yudi merchant came to the door, that eyeliner was quietly reported to Zhao Tianqing. Zhao Tianqing, although his character is a little worse, but his brain is quite smart, after listening to the eyeliner's reply, he immediately realized the hidden business opportunities, and immediately sent someone to invite all the merchants in the capital.
The next thing is simpler, since you have encountered a business opportunity, you must seize it.
However, Zhao Tianqing thought a lot, on the one hand, he always thought about the collapse of 'Wang Ji', and he has been working hard for it; on the other hand, the merchants of Yudi were the first to go to Wang Ji, since he can perceive business opportunities, then Zhao Erlang is not a stupid person, and he can naturally see through it, so Wang Ji is likely to become his opponent.
How's that going to work?
Zhao Tianqing has always been domineering, and he will never allow the business he likes to be robbed, especially since this person is still his old enemy, and it is impossible for him to let the enemy share a little benefit from him.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Tianqing finally came up with a plan, which could not only monopolize this business, but also take Wang Ji with him by the way, and if the operation was good, he could also use it to eat Wang Ji.
After repeated deliberation for a long time, a conspiracy against Wang Ji was freshly released.
First of all, Zhao Tianqing coerced and lured all the Yudi merchants in Beijing.
Then, he found a few guys from Yudi in the shop, pretending to be merchants from Yudi to buy medicinal materials in Wangji.
The third step is to collude with Liu Fu to make a game and induce Zhao Erlang to cooperate in the fresh fruit business, which almost occupies most of Wang Ji's working capital.
Immediately afterwards, let the eyeliner placed in Wang Ji reveal the news, telling Zhao Erlang that Yu Di was in urgent need of medicinal materials, but Zhao Erlang did not have too much money in his hands, and under Liu Fu's 'inadvertently' reminder, Zhao Erlang used the store as collateral to lend a large amount of money from Zhao's Bank, the only one willing to borrow money.
Finally, withdraw the acting buddy. Zhao Erlang hoarded a large number of medicinal materials in debt, but found that the big merchants in Yudi who had been in contact with him had mysteriously disappeared, and the news that there was no wind chill in Yudi also spread in the capital.
At this time, the purchased fresh fruit also arrived in the Eastern Capital, but because there was no warehouse, carts and horses to transport the goods and stranded in the warehouse, the next scene was even more exciting, the fresh fruit was rotten, the medicinal materials were bought badly, Liu Fu took the opportunity to ask for compensation, and the bank also took the shop on time...... What a perfect ending!
It can be said that Zhao Tianqing's plan is very meticulous, and he has benefited a lot. The most direct impact is that Wang Ji lost money due to the news of licorice, ephedra, bupleurum and other medicinal materials to the medicine capital, causing the prices of these medicinal materials to plummet, from selling by catties to selling sacks, and finally, almost rotting the street.
In just a few days, Zhao Tianqing was able to purchase the best medicinal materials at a price N times lower than the market.
In order to better control the situation in the medicine capital, before the plan to frame Wang Ji was over, Zhao Tianqing hurried to the medicine capital and commanded the men to buy medicinal materials openly.
It stands to reason that things have developed to this point, everything is going well, and the plot is going step by step according to Zhao Tianqing's script.
It's just that just when Zhao Tianqing could end satisfactorily, something went wrong, and he was kicked from the heaven of success to hell at once.
Actually, it's no wonder that others, who made Zhao Tianqing have a greedy nature.
"Lord County, I am really wronged here. I—I really didn't know that the bastard surnamed Xue was a spy of the Northern Tang Dynasty. ”
Zhao Tianqing described as withered, his face was haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and his body was a little shaky Standing in the lobby of the Yaodu County Office, shouting injustice for the Nth time in a dumb voice.
"Wronged? Hmph, everyone who comes to the lobby shouts that they have been wronged, if the county believes it, how will the case be tried? The magistrate sitting in the hall, about fifty years old, with a long face, hanging eyebrows, triangular eyes, and a few short whiskers on his pointed chin, he slapped the startled wood hard, and scolded: "Zhao Tianqing, this county thinks that you are a Confucian businessman, so you are exempted from the punishment rod, but this county still advises you to be honest, and explain clearly how you colluded with the Northern Tang Dynasty spies and how you tried to smuggle medicinal materials to the Northern Tang Dynasty." ”
Confess, Lao Tzu didn't do anything, confess a P!
Zhao Tianqing clasped his fists weakly, and defended N+1 times: "Lord Hui, I am just a businessman, that Boss Xue is willing to buy my medicinal materials at a high price, so I sold the medicinal materials to him, such transactions can be seen everywhere in the medicine capital, where did I think that Boss Xue was actually a spy of the Northern Tang Dynasty?" It's really wronged, and I hope you will see it! ”
While speaking, Zhao Tianqing sighed in his heart, he regretted it, he knew that today, he would definitely not breach the contract for the sake of silver, and directly sell the medicinal materials to those merchants in Yudi, why would he end up being caught as a spy and put in prison?
Damn Xue Dalang, how did Lao Tzu offend you, you hurt me so much?
Woo, spy, this, this is a great crime to kill the head.
"You really don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin," the magistrate smiled and said sharply: "Do you think that the spy surnamed Xue has run away, and the county can't help you?" Come, give us the letters found in the inn and take a good look at Zhao Da Confucian merchants. ”
After hearing the order, the scribe at the head of the county hurriedly agreed, got up and handed Zhao Tianqing a few letters on the case.
Zhao Tianqing hurriedly took out the letter, looked at it at a glance, his face became more and more pale, and his shaking legs began to swing, and when he saw the end, he fell to the ground with a pop, his eyes straightened, and he muttered: "How is it possible?" How could Xue Dalang be a traitor in the Northern Tang Dynasty? No, it's—that's not true. ”
Zhao Tianqing threw the letter out with a hot hand, and his mind was blank. These letters were written by Xue Dalang and a certain household official in the Northern Tang Dynasty, and the letters reported in detail how Xue Dalang used his identity as a merchant to help the Northern Tang Dynasty raise materials and collect intelligence.
One of them also mentioned Zhao Tianqing, and the household official promised generously that if Zhao Tianqing could help mobilize the herbs urgently needed by the Northern Tang Dynasty, the Northern Tang Dynasty Imperial Court would make an exception to seal him a five-grade household member Wailang......
Syllable!
The magistrate slapped the shocked wood again, and scolded loudly: "Bold Zhao Tianqing, now that the physical evidence is conclusive, why don't you recruit it quickly?" Well? What other important materials have you helped Beitang deliver before? Can there be funding for the Northern Tang rebellion? Don't say it yet! ”
Zhao Tianqing was so frightened that he shivered, got up and knelt down in embarrassment, and stammered: "My lord, I have never been in contact with the rebellion of the Northern Tang Dynasty...... Woo, if I knew that Xue Dalang was a spy of the Northern Tang Dynasty in the morning, it would be for the three dares, and I, I wouldn't dare to trade with him. ”
Seeing Zhao Tianqing's crying appearance, the magistrate was very disdainful, pursed his lips in disdain, and scolded angrily: "Don't tell the truth yet? Do you have to force the county to move? Someone~~"
Zhixian touched the skewer on the table, and was about to pull out the skewer, when he heard the scribe on the side cough lightly twice with his sleeves folded. He subconsciously glanced at the scribe, and when he saw that the scribe shook his head, he put down the sign again, and then followed the words just now, and ordered: "Put Zhao Tianqing and the others in prison, and he will be tried again in the future!" ”
Aunt Zheng sent away the guy who delivered the letter, and waited for two days, not waiting for a solution from the man at home, but waiting for Zhao Tianqing's crying letter for help.
After reading the blood book, Aunt Zheng was dumbfounded as if she was struck by lightning.
"So so? How did the second young master become a spy who collaborated with the enemy? ”
Su Shi also panicked, grabbed the letter, and walked around the room in a circle, "What should I do?" What am I going to do? Jin Zhu, what do you think I should do? ”
Jin Zhu disgusted Su Shi, who had tears on his face, forcibly broke away from Su's hand holding her arm, and reminded in a cold voice: "Second young grandmother, the stakes are very high, let's go back to Master Zhao first." ”
"Yes, yes, yes, look for the master, the master is the father of the second young master, and he won't ignore him."
When Su Shi heard this, he nodded again and again, didn't care about putting away his embarrassed makeup, grabbed the letter and ran towards the study in the main courtyard.
Jin Zhu looked at Su's back and scolded angrily: "It's really a family, my brother is a useless waste, and my sister is also a brainless fool." How can such a person help the princess? ”
The next day, the extraordinary meeting of Confucian businessmen applied for by Wang Qifang was held as scheduled, and Zhao Yongnian sat in the middle as the president. However, unlike Su Ri's majesty, Chairman Zhao, who was sitting on the main seat, looked extremely haggard.
Wang Qifang, as the plaintiff and the initiator of the temporary meeting, spoke first, she took out all the bills of Zhao's warehouse in her hand, and then explained in detail the fact that her tens of thousands of catties of fresh fruits in the eastern capital were rotten in the warehouse due to the jump of Zhao's warehouse.
Finally, Wang Qifang concluded: "Zhao's store's behavior seriously violates the provisions of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce on bills, and even seriously violates the basic moral code of Confucian merchants, as a Confucian businessman, I have the responsibility and obligation to inspect the illegal Confucian merchants, so I solemnly propose to the council to remove the identity of Zhao Tianqing, the owner of Zhao's warehouse, as a Confucian merchant, seize all the shops under his name, and compensate Wang Ji for all losses!" ”
The other Confucian businessmen who participated in the temporary meeting, as well as the representatives of the council, have long been fed up with the arrogance of the Zhao family, and the person with other ambitions has coveted the chairman's throne for a long time.
As for Zhao Yongnian, he was full of worries, and he didn't have the heart to help Zhao Tianqing defend at all, so he didn't say a word with a straight face.
As a result, Wang Qifang's proposal was almost unanimously approved.
P: Hey, hey, there is a watch in the evening, a certain Sa is eagerly looking forward to the support of our relatives