Although these businessmen may not have committed any serious crimes.

But the hands and feet are not clean, and if you are caught, you will definitely have to shed a layer of skin even if you don't die.

Now that he suddenly heard that Jinyiwei had summoned him, Liu Ping'an almost urinated.

If it's another yamen, maybe you can go through the family relationship and talk about intercession or something.

But Jin Yiwei.

This is a yamen led by His Royal Highness the King himself.

Who doesn't know that His Royal Highness is iron-faced and selfless, and never bends the law for personal gain.

Now, they're really going to suffer.

At this time, on the contrary, Liu Ye is more calm, or the ignorant are fearless.

He was not afraid, but he could encourage Liu Ping'an: "Uncle, don't worry, it may not be a big deal." If Jin Yiwei really wants to do something to us, I'm afraid he will arrest people directly, and he won't be able to hand over the post to invite you over. ”

Liu Ping'an didn't get much comfort from this, but said angrily: "What do you know, a blunt knife pulls meat, that's the most terrible."

"I'd rather Jinyiwei just catch me in prison now, and I'm better than now."

Although there are a thousand and ten thousand unwilling in his heart, but the matter has come to this point, he can't help but agree.

Forcefully stood up: "Xiao Ye, you come with me."

The two went out, and sure enough, there was a captain of the brocade guard waiting there.

Seeing them, he hugged his fist quite politely: "This is the owner of Ping An Grain Store, Liu Ping'an Boss Liu, the contemptible Jinyi Captain ......"

What the lieutenant said later, Liu Ping'an basically didn't listen to a word.

The more polite the people of Jinyiwei were, the more desperate Liu Ping'an's heart became.

Originally, it was possible that it was just a broken muscle, but the person in this brocade guard was so polite.

Isn't that the rhythm of bankruptcy?

Liu Ping'an wanted to turn around and run away, but he really didn't have the courage.

With the support of his nephew, he got into the carriage tremblingly, and rushed towards the palace of the British king with the captain of the Jinyi Guard.

At the same time, in the entire Yanjing City, many carriages were coming in the direction of the British Palace.

Sitting in every carriage are well-known grain merchants in Yanjing City.

In the mansion of the British king, Xu Da looked at Zhu Han with a serious face: "Qiwu, do you really plan to do this?"

Zhu Han, who was burying his head in dealing with the official documents, raised his head with a puzzled expression: "Brother Xu thinks there is something wrong?"

Xu Da's face at this time was extremely ugly: "Do you understand, what are the consequences of doing this?"

"Don't look at you now as the blue sky lord in the hearts of the people, but once your decision is known by the people, you will immediately become a traitor that everyone shouts and beats!"

Xu Da's words were already very serious, but Zhu Han didn't seem to take it to heart: "Don't worry, Brother Xu, I know it in my heart."

"What's wrong with being scolded twice, it doesn't hurt or itch and you can't drop a piece of meat. Besides, do you think I'm the kind of person who cares about fame? ”

"You ......" Xu Da didn't know what to say for a while, as long as Zhu Han made up his mind, he couldn't pull back the nine cows.

And Zhu Han also explained to him before why he did this.

Xu Da also knew that Zhu Han had his reasons.

It's just that he still feels that the loss of Zhu Han's reputation is too great.

He was really scared, and ended up in a situation that he couldn't manage.

"Don't worry, I know what to expect." Zhu Han's expression was slightly straight.

"Besides, it doesn't matter if the people don't understand. For the sake of the people affected by the disaster in Datong, this infamy, I Zhu Han recalled. ”

"Moreover, my younger brother and I used to have a good reputation somewhat, so why wouldn't I be like Qin Hui and be scolded for thousands of years."

Xu Da saw that Zhu Han was so resolute, and he knew that he would definitely not be persuaded this time.

I could only turn my head angrily: "I know that you are extremely smart, and we can't compare to you."

Zhu Han knew that Xu Da was not angry with him? Earnestly instructed Xu Dadao: "Brother Xu, Yanjing, you can help watch it carefully, at this critical time, you must not let people take advantage of the opportunity."

Xu Dashuang raised his eyebrows and said murderously: "Seventy-five, you can rest assured, if someone dares to be dishonest, I will definitely make him regret coming to this world."

As soon as the two of them chatted for a while, a Jinyi guard came to report: "Back to the prince, all the grain merchants you notified have arrived."

"Good!" Zhu Han stood up and tidied up the prince's crown clothes: "I really want to see, if these guys know, this king is going to give them a lot of wealth, what kind of expressions are on these people."

The palace's latest living room.

All the grain merchant shopkeepers sat here worriedly, looking at each other.

All of them can see the deep apprehension on each other's faces.

As grain merchants, their business sense is extremely keen.

This time, the imperial court had just begun to collect grain, and they had already guessed that there must be some disaster in the imperial court.

If it had been before, they would definitely know about this news before the people in the imperial court.

However, now that the Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly, the emergence of trains has changed the speed of communication.

Because of the existence of the train, the speed of news transmission in the imperial court has far surpassed theirs.

However, this does not stop them from taking the opportunity to hoard Juqi and raise prices.

While everyone is worried, there is also a great benefit to being a businessman.

As long as there are interests, these people are not even afraid of death.

Even if some people have already guessed the purpose of Zhu Han calling these businessmen over.

Of course, the so-called truth they guessed was only based on their past experience.

They couldn't imagine what Zhu Han's real purpose was in calling them over.

However, this does not prevent these people from complicit.

"Shopkeeper Zhou!" Feng Xueyi, one of the largest grain merchants in Yanjing, lowered his voice and said to Zhou Ziliang in front of him: "The meaning of the prince inviting us over this time, I guess you also understand the shopkeeper Zhou, right?"

Although this was only said to Zhou Ziliang alone, his voice could be heard by everyone.

The palace guards next to him, I don't know if they were intentional or accidental, they all stood outside the living room, and no one came in.

Moreover, this living room is also obviously remodeled later, and the space is not particularly large. As a result, the distance between these businessmen is not far.

Behind these people, of course, there are some big families, or some families.

But their own status is not particularly high.

Zhu Han naturally couldn't use the main hall of the palace to entertain them.

Seeing that everyone's ears were lost, Zhou Ziliang cleared his throat: "Brother Xueyi, let's stop playing dumb riddles now."

"Obviously, the prince came to us this time to discuss the price of grain with us."

Hearing Zhou Ziliang's words, everyone's eyes lit up at the same time.

Now that the situation is urgent, the King of England may come at any moment, and they really don't have time to talk about those scenes.

Everyone hopes that it will get straight to the point.

In the shortest possible time, we will discuss a suitable solution.

Feng Xueyi hurriedly asked: "What does Brother Ziliang mean that we must not lower the price of grain?"

"Fall, I'm afraid it's going to fall." Zhou Ziliang didn't blink his eyes.

This answer was beyond everyone's expectations.

What's the situation?

You Zhou Ziliang couldn't have been bribed by His Royal Highness the King and came over to be a traitor.

Otherwise, why speak directly for His Royal Highness?

In times of natural disasters, it is often the time when they are the most profitable grain merchants.

No matter how conscientious you are, it is easy to earn two or three times.

At this time, even if the knife is put on their necks, they refuse to lower the price of grain, you Zhou Ziliang still want us to take the initiative to reduce the price?

"This ......" Feng Xueyi suddenly looked embarrassed: "Brother Ziliang......"

Before Feng Xueyi could finish speaking, Zhou Ziliang had already said in a deep voice: "Brother Xueyi, don't you still understand what happened?"

"Now, His Royal Highness personally asked us to lower the price."

"Those people outside are either Jinyi Guards or the royal palace's personal soldiers. If we don't agree......" As he spoke, Zhou Ziliang made a beheading action.

Feng Xueyi and the others couldn't help but swallow their saliva, feeling their necks cold and swishing.

But even so, under the influence of greed, they are still unwilling to lower the price.

Someone was immediately unconvinced: "The grain is our own, we can sell it as much as we want, why should the court interfere with us?"

However, even the person who spoke felt that what he said was very unreliable.

The sound grew quieter and quieter, and at last it was almost inaudible.

Zhou Ziliang sighed and said, "We are just businessmen, and there is no reason to talk about it with the imperial court."

"In short, if the imperial court wants us to lower the price, we will not be able to fight against the imperial court."

Just when everyone was depressed, Zhou Ziliang changed his words, and said with a smile: "But ......"

Hearing this word, everyone's hearts couldn't help but move. ”

Everyone knows it, but it's the next thing that matters.

Seeing Zhou Ziliang said unhurriedly: "Although we are grain merchants, we don't have so much grain on our hands."

"It's not that we don't want to sell, it's that we really don't have food."

"If we don't have food, we can't conjure up food to sell, right?"

When all the grain merchants heard this, they all smiled knowingly.

This method was also commonly used by them before, but this time it happened suddenly, and they didn't even think of it.

Liu Ping'an, whose heart had been hanging, also completely let go of his heart at this time.

Yes, the imperial court can control the price of grain, but it can't control the quantity of grain.

No matter how low the price is, if they don't have food in their hands, the price will definitely not be lower.

After having a plan, the grain merchants were also completely relieved.

Without the anxiety just now, they all regained their composure and started talking to each other.

It's as if I'm waiting for them to discuss countermeasures.

As soon as they had the result, they heard a sharp voice ringing out: "His Royal Highness has arrived!"

When the grain merchants heard this, they naturally did not dare to slack off, and stood up in points.

said in unison: "The student has seen the prince."

That's right, these grain merchants are basically famous.

In this year, even the fame of talent is very important.

Without this fame, it would be very difficult to do anything.

So no matter how hard they try, these people will at least take the test.

At least in this period, fame still needs to be tested in person.

Even if a person with a reputation goes into business, it is a very criticized thing.

But if you really do this, you don't care about those white eyes and contempt.

And in the later Ming Dynasty, as long as there is money, fame can even be bought directly.

And at that time, the status of many big businessmen was not even much lower than that of scholars.

At that time, there weren't many businessmen who went to take a special test for fame for convenience.

has merit and fame, and naturally does not need to kneel when he sees Zhu Han.

Everyone clasped their fists and saluted: "I've seen the prince Chitose, Chitose."

"Excuse me." Zhu Han's meaningful gaze swept over these grain merchants one by one.

The gaze is not sharp, but it makes them feel as if they have been seen through.

Everyone couldn't help but go underground, not daring to look at Zhu Han.

Zhu Han walked to the top, sat down with a golden knife, and motioned for everyone to sit down: "Please sit down first."

Although the way to deal with it had been discussed before, after Zhu Han appeared, everyone was still a little apprehensive.

After all, this is the founding hero who assisted His Majesty today and laid down the Ming Dynasty, King Zhu Han.

God knows if the method they discussed would be of any use to His Royal Highness.

As soon as they sat down, Zhu Han's voice had already sounded.

"You must have noticed that the Ming Dynasty has been hit by a disaster recently."

"This king will not hide it from you, it is true, there is a great drought in Datong, thousands of miles of red land, and there is no harvest of grains."

Airplanes!

In the lobby, a burst of discussion suddenly erupted.

His Royal Highness doesn't seem to play cards according to the routine.

Wasn't this kind of thing strictly kept secret before?

Even if everyone knows about it, the imperial court will hide the news as much as possible and not let anyone know.

Why, His Royal Highness the British King, directly released the news?

Seeing the King of England like this, it seems to be telling them that the court is now very short of food, so you should hurry up and raise the price of the court.

The prince who can help Zhu Yuanzhang fight the world naturally can't be so naïve.

So, this should just be a prelude to a thunderstorm.

Zhou Ziliang pretended to be in pain, and said with a long sigh: "Why is this happening? It has only been a few days since the peaceful days, and there has been another famine, and the people are really miserable. ”

"The drought in Datong Mansion, is it really true?" Liu Ping'an was suddenly a little excited.

The reason why this is so is because their Liu family is a family of Datong Mansion.

Originally, I thought that this time their Liu family could only drink some dignified water.

Unexpectedly, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was right under their noses.

On their own territory, whether it is to mobilize grain or control prices, is it not a matter of their Liu family's words?

Even if they can't embarrass the imperial court too much, they need to be restrained, and it is enough for their Liu family to make a lot of money.