The onlookers subconsciously turned their heads to look.

Not far away, several Tsing Yi catchers hurriedly walked over with chains in their hands.

One by one, their expressions were solemn, with a chill in their eyes.

"Arrest the grain merchant Wu Dayou?"

The people were slightly stunned.

Then they all showed excitement!

"God has eyes! The imperial court has finally made a move! ”

"These abominable profiteers! They should all be put in jail! ”

"Wasn't that guy arrogant just now! It's useless to say anything about suing the official! ”

"Seeing that he is in prison, can he still be as hard-mouthed as he is now!"

The onlookers looked at the menacing Tsing Yi and caught it quickly, and they only felt that they had a bad breath!

In the grain store.

Wu Dayou pushed the door out again, his face was full of anger, and he shouted:

"A bunch of Diaomin! And there's more! ”

"If you make trouble here again, Lao Tzu will report to the official and arrest you all!"

On the side, the guys from the grain store saw this and hurriedly came to Wu Dayou's side.

said cautiously: "The shopkeeper, the government has come, saying that he wants to arrest the grain merchant Wu Dayou." ”

"Arrest the grain merchant Wu Dayou?"

Wu Dayou was stunned, as if he didn't react to what was happening.

Wait for those catchers to get closer.

He suddenly reacted.

These catchers are here to get him!

A hint of panic appeared on his face, but when he thought of his identity as a Wu person, he became fearless again.

He looked at the Tsing Yi in front of him, and his eyes were full of disdain.

"Who asked you to come?"

"Don't you know that I'm from Wu?"

Tsing Yi caught a person out of the hurry.

With a sneer on his face, he stared at Wu Dayou with the eyes of a dead man, and his voice was cold.

"This catch is on the orders of the prime minister!"

"Arrest the grain merchant Wu Dayou!"

"I advise you not to resist, and obediently follow Ben to go quickly! so as not to suffer from flesh and skin! ”

When Wu Dayou heard this, he was stunned again and muttered to himself.

"On the orders of the Prime Minister?"

If he is an ordinary person, he has nothing to be afraid of relying on his identity as a grain merchant in Wu State.

But this prime minister of the country is different!

After all, in Qianguo, the status of that prime minister is almost equal to that of the emperor!

His words are almost equivalent to divine decrees.

He's going to arrest himself, and that's no joke!

Wu Dayou's expression became a little flustered, squeezed out a smile, and asked:

"Did the officials make a mistake?"

"I have no communication with the Prime Minister, and I have never offended the Prime Minister, why did the Prime Minister arrest him."

The leader of Tsing Yi sneered and said:

"Raising the price of food, this alone is enough to cut off your head ten times!"

"Why do you think you're arresting?"

Wu Dayou was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to defend himself.

But he didn't have time to speak.

I heard the catcher say sharply:

"Don't make noise! If you have anything to say, enter the yamen and tell Lord Fu Yin! ”

As he spoke, he pulled out the saber at his waist and put it on Wu Dayou's neck.

Seeing this, Wu Dayou immediately silenced and didn't dare to make any more sounds.

Two other catchers stepped forward, chained him, and escorted him to the next grain store!

The leader of the catcher is staying.

He stopped where he was, looked around at the people, and said aloud:

"On the orders of the Prime Minister!"

"From now on, the Yamen of Chang'an Mansion will strictly investigate the profiteers who raise the price of grain!"

"If the price of grain in any grain store rises by more than 50% of the government's price, you can be held accountable!"

"If you find that there is an act of raising the price of grain, you can go to the yamen to report to the official!"

"Lord Fu Yin will definitely punish him severely!"

After speaking, he arched his hand towards the onlookers and turned to leave.

When the onlookers heard this, there was silence at first, and then a burst of enthusiastic cheers!

"It's finally time for this day!"

"God has eyes!"

"With the order of the Prime Minister, I see who dares to raise the price of food again!"

"Prime Minister-sama Chitose!"

Now.

For the first time, these people felt that the Prime Minister was not useless.

At the very least, when encountering fundamental things that endanger the people, we still attach great importance to them!

"Humph! The treacherous minister finally did a good deed! ”

"I only hope that this time the strict inspection of grain prices can be carried out from the beginning to the end, and not give up halfway."

The scholar from the poor family who scolded the treacherous appearance just now heard the words of the Tsing Yi catch, and his face became a little softened.

There were one or two people who were even willing to say some good things to Fang Xiu.

Merely.

Compared with ordinary people, they have a wider range of knowledge.

They know.

Cracking down on grain traders is not an easy task.

Even if the prime minister makes a move, he may not be able to do it from the beginning.

After all, Qianguo itself was poor, and half of the grain was transported from Wu by these Wu merchants.

Food prices are high.

The drought in Qingzhou is only the trigger, and the lack of arable land is the fundamental!

If this problem is not solved, it is useless to arrest more Wu grain merchants, and they will have to be released in the end.

Of course.

These things are not something that they humble scholars should worry about.

As long as the prime minister is willing to crack down on grain merchants, it is a good thing!

At least let the people of Qianguo see the attitude of the imperial court!

The Qianguo court will also think about the people!

In just one day.

Similar scenes have been staged dozens of times at the gates of various grain stores in Chang'an City!

The grain merchants who were arrested by Chang'an Mansion added up to a total of thirty-six people!

When the rest of the grain merchants saw this, they were already trembling with fear.

Before it gets dark, gather in a hidden courtyard to discuss what to do.

"It seems that this time the Qianguo Imperial Court is going to move seriously! What a good thing that is! ”

A pot-bellied grain merchant paced back and forth in the room, sighing for a long time.

The rest of the grain merchants also had sad faces, as if their father had died.

Only a few of them were still calm.

Thereinto.

The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat looked even more unconcerned.

Everyone else is frowning and complaining, only he is still holding a teacup and tasting tea.

And.

Of the brocade clothes in the room, only his clothes were made of coarse cloth.

It looks quite eye-catching.

But in fact, he is the most powerful one among the many Wu grain merchants!

His name is Yuan Junzhe, and he is from Gusu Mansion, the capital of Wu State!

There are two or three percent of the grain in the entire Chang'an City, all of which come from him!

Yuan Junzhe took a sip of tea lightly, and said lightly:

"The sky hasn't fallen yet, so what's the panic."

Seeing that he was so calm and relaxed, the surrounding grain merchants also eased their panicked mood a little.

They all looked at this giant from Gusu Mansion and asked:

"What is Yuan Gong's opinion?"

Yuan Junzhe put down the teacup and said slowly:

"This time, the Qianguo Imperial Court is violent, and it seems that it wants to wipe us out, but in fact, in my eyes, it is just superficial!"

So many people have been caught!

Or is it just a superficial effort?

The grain merchants looked puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by what Gong Yuan said?" ”

Yuan Junzhe said lightly: "Have you ever thought that the grain prices of this Qianguo have always been at a high level, and the prime minister of the Qianguo has always turned a blind eye, why did he suddenly have trouble today?" ”

"This ......"

Everyone looked at each other, and finally arched their hands and said: "I'm stupid, and I ask Yuan Gong to teach me." ”

Yuan Junzhe chuckled and said, "It's just to maintain his prestige." ”

"You may not know that a few days ago, the prime minister of Qianguo was still pointing the deer as a horse in the court, showing a great majesty, and let go of his cruel words, and the drought in Qingzhou will definitely be solved within three days!"

"The words have already been said, if you can't do it, how will the civil and military officials in the court think of him?"

"What does the newly enthroned empress think of him?"

"He suddenly attacked today and arrested the grain merchant, just to establish his prestige."

"Just!"

"Qianguo is barren, and if you want to feed so many people, you have to rely on my Wu country and my Wu Shang after all!"

"That's why I said that he can only play prestige and do superficial work!"

"As long as I wait for the price of food to drop a little bit and give him some steps, he can only give up!"

The voice fell.

The grain merchants looked at each other, and they could see the excitement in each other's eyes.

Obviously, they strongly agreed with Yuan Junzhe's words.

Thereupon.

One after another:

"Yuan Gong is really insightful! I saw through the essence of the prime minister of the Qianguo at a glance! ”

In the face of compliments from everyone.

Yuan Junzhe just drank tea, laughed and didn't say anything.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Chang'an City, North City, Gongchen Street.

In front of the grain shop.

The people who learned that the price was going to be lowered today waited at the door early.

"They all say that the price of grain will be reduced, and I don't know how much it can be reduced."

"The Prime Minister said that it should not exceed fifty percent of the grain price set by the government, and I estimate that it can be reduced a lot!"

"The Prime Minister is really wise!"

The people stood in front of the grain shop and talked a lot.

They are all looking forward to the opening of the grain store.

A moment later.

The door to the grain shop finally opened.

At the same time, a sign was hung up indicating the price of grain.

"Rice, 30 wen per liter!"

"Millet rice, twenty-five wen per liter!"