As early as when Zhao Mengqi decided to sell grain, he designed everything.

Taihu Lake belongs to three states, Changzhou in the northwest, Anji Prefecture in the south, and Pingjiang Prefecture in the east.

There is grain in Chang'an and Chang'an, and Xie Tang naturally knows about it, but at first they didn't pay too much attention to it, because first, they thought that the gentry of the two states would definitely not want to see King Yan, and secondly, they also felt that King Yan had no money even if he wanted to buy grain.

It's just that they didn't expect that King Yan didn't spend money at all.

He sent people from the Imperial City Division, with a bunch of illegal handles and the regulations of the field scrolls, to secretly contact the big families, and soon pocketed the surplus grain from the two places, and then created the illusion of five runs and one stone purchase in the market.

Then more than 2 million stone of grain were brought back, most of which remained in the granary of the original owner.

At that time, the gentry of the two places were still strange about this behavior, and after thinking about it, they only thought that the king of Yan left the grain to stabilize the local grain price.

Soon after, Xie Tang and others noticed that King Yan bought it in Liangzhou with five guan and then sold it in Pingjiang with five guan, wanting to stabilize the price of grain.

In order to cut off the supply of Yan Wang, Xie Tang and others had to buy grain in the two states with real money at the same price of five times, but they didn't realize that the real seller was still Yan Wang.

The money from the sale of grain was not taken by King Yan, and most of them remained in the local area.

When the gentry of the two states were wondering, Pingjiang Haoqiang sent someone to the door again, took the assets as collateral, borrowed more than 10 million yuan of the money he had bought grain before, transported it back to Pingjiang, and bought the "last" two million stone of grain of King Yan at an average price of more than ten guan and one stone.

This operation made the gentry of the two states who acted as intermediaries stunned, and a chill ran in their hearts, of course, King Yan did not treat them badly, and took out one-tenth of the profits as their commission.

Under this grace and power, naturally no one took the risk to report to the Pingjiang gentry, anyway, the dead friends are not dead and poor!

It turned out that there were many people who were extremely envious of the gentry of the two states, thinking that the people of King Yan and Xie Tang were competing snipes, and the gentry of the two states made a lot of money by making a lot of money, and they were the fishermen who made a profit.

Who would have thought that the gentry of the two states only got a little errand fee, and there was only one real big winner from beginning to end, and that was His Royal Highness King Yan.

At this time, there was no need for secrecy, and more and more people were figuring things out, and the gaze of King Yan became more and more complicated.

Rao is Zhao Mengqi is not thin-skinned, and he was also a little uncomfortable under the blazing gaze of hundreds of people, and he touched the bridge of his nose and decided to ease the atmosphere, and by the way, completely disintegrate those stubborn and strong insistences.

"Ahem...... Lone is also a reasonable person, it is not impossible to settle the loan in advance, and it is okay to pay off the debt with food, but Lone's money is not blown by the wind, and the price of two runs and one stone is a bit unrealistic, and it is always half acceptable, if you think it is appropriate, you can go to the side to register, and there will be a special person responsible for the handover within a day or two, including reporting the production and paying taxes and paying off the debt, etc., and solve it in one piece."

Zhao Mengqi's voice fell, and the entire hall was silent.

Heh, your money is indeed not blown by the wind, we are stupid to send it ourselves!

The heroes felt uncomfortable in their hearts, they really didn't expect to be cut if they admit defeat, but if they continue to hold on, they will really go bankrupt.

It didn't take long for someone to walk to the place in charge of registration, sign their name, and then walk out of the main hall like a walking corpse in a trance.

There are those who take the lead, and there are those who follow, and gradually more and more people register and leave.

Looking at these lonely figures, the gentry from other places are also related and have mixed feelings.

Roughly calculated, under the interlocking blows of King Yan, all the heroes who participated in this operation would lose at least half of their family property, and this was still the case of King Yan's "benevolence".

Half an hour later, the west side of the Dacheng Hall began to look empty, and only twenty or thirty people were left of the original three hundred or so people gathered in a small pile, and it was a miserable storm.

Lu Wencai looked at Xie Tang with a bitter expression, "Cang Envoy, now that the general trend has gone, what should I do?"

Xie Tang's eyes were full of gloom, "What are you panicking about? Even if we lose, it's just a loss of some money, with the identity of our people, does he dare to ask for our lives? Stay in the green mountains, are you afraid that there will be no firewood? What he did shook the interests of the gentry and the great families of the whole world, and even if he gained momentum for a while, it would certainly be difficult to last long. At that time, we will finally be able to take back what belongs to us with interest!"

"The envoy is right! And let him be proud for a while, who can have the last laugh and not be certain!" Xu Xueqian's eyes were full of hatred and madness.

The rest of the people nodded in agreement, determined to go all the way to the dark.

The reason why these people are so strong is that they are all the backbone of this operation, and they have invested too much, and even if they surrender, there is not much that can be saved, and second, they all have their own support, and they think that King Yan will not dare to do anything to them.

For example, Xie Tang is a relative, and the Xie family has a genuine queen, which is enough to protect his safety.

The Xu family is a big family in Huating, which has been prosperous for hundreds of years, and its influence in the local area is unbreakable, and Li Zengbo, the in-law of the Xu family, sits in the southwest of the Great Song Dynasty and is also a big backer.

The Lu family does not have too deep a background, and it has only been twenty or thirty years, but with the withering of generals such as Meng Hui and Yu Jue, Lu Wende has gradually become the mainstay of the Song army, and the military group composed of the Lu family and relatives has shown its embryonic form, and the imperial court is both jealous and dependent on it.

Some others, either the wealthy family has strong social relations, or someone in the family holds an important position in the court, or has a high reputation in Shilin, anyway, they all have a golden body, even if they break their muscles and bones, they will be able to recover sooner or later.

But the key is that Lu Wencai can't represent the Lu family.

Maybe the Lu family is not ignorant of Lu Wencai's behavior, probably adopting a tacit attitude, after all, winning is a good thing, and losing, it's a big deal to throw Lu Wencai out as a scapegoat.

Therefore, Lu Wencai did not have the confidence to persevere.

"Cang envoy, Lu has something unspeakable, it is really difficult to accompany him, please don't blame."

After speaking, Lu Wencai didn't dare to look at Xie Tang's eyes anymore, lowered his head, ran to the registration office as if he was running away, picked up the pen and signed.

As soon as he wrote the word "mouth", the brush was snatched away.

Lu Wencai looked up in anger, and was suddenly frightened, "Master? You, aren't you in Ezhou?"

It turned out that this person was Lu Wende's sister-in-law Lu Shikui, who had been following Lu Wende's side at ordinary times, and at this time Lu Wende had just been the governor of Ezhou by the imperial court, and controlled the military in Xiangxi to guard against the Mongols in the direction of Dali.

Lu Shikui is in his twenties, although he was born in a military general's family, he is dressed as a Confucian scholar, with a strong body, looking forward to Shenfei between his eyebrows and eyes, and he looks quite civil and military.

"Hehe, eighth uncle, if the little nephew doesn't come, I'm afraid the Lu family will be taken into the abyss by you! Thanks to your father, who has always trusted you and handed over the family's economy to you to take care of, but you don't think about the right way, you are bold and reckless under the banner of the Lu family, and you dare to openly oppose His Royal Highness King Yan and try to obstruct the administration of the imperial court, where did you get the courage!"

Lu Shikui looked upright, and angrily scolded his uncle, and then tidied up his clothes and turned around to pay homage to King Yan.

"Weichen Bao Yilang Lu Shikui, I would like to meet His Royal Highness King Yan, and I would like to ask His Highness De'an on behalf of my father."

Zhao Mengqi looked at the person in front of him, and felt a little tired in his heart, this guy is not a good person, after surrendering to the Yuan Dynasty, he actually dedicated the daughter of the Great Song Dynasty to Boyan.

It's just that he has to be cautious about the Lu family at this time, so he didn't show his anger easily, and said calmly, "Don't be polite, just calm down."

"Your Highness." Lu Shikui straightened up and calmly looked at Zhao Mengqi, "Your Highness, Rong Weichen reported that although Lu Wencai is the younger brother of his father, he only manages some properties on his behalf, and is not qualified to represent the Lu family, and his father did not know what he did in advance, and this time someone also urgently told him, and his father learned that he dared to risk the world's disapproval and disobey in the name of the Lu family, because he specially sent Weichen to stop it, but the road is far away, and Weichen is still one step late."

As he spoke, he bowed again, "The Lu family is deeply favored by the emperor, so they have today's glory, and they are categorically not allowed to have any injustice to the court or officials

Although it was not the original intention of the Lu family, the father of the family said that this was ultimately caused by the Lu family's lax discipline, and the Lu family was willing to bear all the responsibility, and they were respectful and obedient to any disposition of His Royal Highness, and there was no complaint, but there was a reluctant request, I hope that His Royal Highness can let the Lu family dispose of Lu Wencai, the scum, by themselves, in order to set an example and uphold the family style!" z.br>

Oh, this Lu family seems to be deferential on the lips, but in fact, they don't have much awe for themselves as a prince in their hearts, and they dare to talk about the conditions.

Zhao Mengqi pinched his chin, his eyes flickered, and he thought seriously for a while.

Whether it is from his own point of view or from the perspective of the Great Song Sheji, he will definitely not allow such a force as the Lu family to appear in the army, but now is obviously not the time to make a move against the Lu family.

Thoughts flashed in his mind, and a smile appeared on Zhao Mengqi's face, who had made a decision, as warm as a spring breeze.

"Lu Shuai is worthy of being the pillar of the country, his loyalty and righteousness make Xiao Wang admire him very much, Lu Baoyi is also on the right side, he does not hesitate to kill his relatives with righteousness, he can be a model for the youth of the Great Song Dynasty, the Lu family defends the country and protects the people, guards one side, and makes a lot of contributions to the Great Song Dynasty.

It seems that the result was expected by Lu Shikui, there was no surprise on his face, and he thanked calmly and indifferently, "Your Highness is magnanimous, and Weichen is grateful, so I will take my leave first, and ask His Highness for guilt another day."

Then, he picked up a brush, signed his name on the register, then made a gesture, glared at Lu Wencai again, and walked out by himself, Lu Wencai followed with trembling, and there was no life in his eyes.