Chapter 218: Merchants Value Profit Over Righteousness

"Stockpiling food?" Shen Rong was stunned, and then a flattering smile appeared on his face:

"Your Highness, isn't it worried that my Shen family is hoarding Juqi......

"Haha, Your Highness is too worried. My Shen family followed His Royal Highness, and a glass business has made a lot of money. ”

"Coupled with the old business at home, the money raised is enough to cover it. How could it be ......"

"Tell me how much grain you have in the storehouse. Where is all this nonsense? Zhu Su glanced at him. In the past, the Shen family had come to Yingtian to report, saying that the river patrol imperial history had cut off the Shen family's business and asked Zhu Su to take the lead.

At that time, Zhu Su didn't take this matter to heart, but now that he thinks about it again, he has a bad premonition in his heart.

Although Ru Taisu hates it, he doesn't look like a person who can fake public affairs and personal interests. Otherwise, he would not have won Zhu Biao's trust. Since he took the Shen family, which has the support of Zhu Su, to open the knife, could it be that he is suppressing the Shen family......

was glanced at by Zhu Su, and Shen Rong suddenly trembled.

Although this little highness was of noble birth, the more he got along, the more he understood that he was not arrogant, but very approachable.

Today was unusual, and Shen Rong suddenly didn't dare to prevaricate. "Don't dare to deceive Your Highness, the affairs of Suzhou's hometown are all handled by my nephew Shen Hai on weekdays."

"The old man will call him, and he will call ......"

Shen Rong knew that Zhu Su could not be offended, and he walked like a fly on crutches, and after a while, he found a young man with empty eyes and a little rich.

The young man saw Zhu Su sitting on the top, hesitated slightly, and finally knelt down under the urging of his uncle Shen Rong: "Grass people Shen Hai, I have seen His Royal Highness King Wu!" ”

Zhu Su nodded. "Shen Hai, this king asks you."

"How much surplus grain is there in your Shen family's granary now?"

"Oh, back to His Highness."

"In my granary, there are still more than 80,000 stones of grain. Enough for His Highness to eat. ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, no matter how much famine there is in this city, you will not be hungry!"

Shen Hai said, while his face was still complacent. But I didn't see it, and Shen Rong's face beside him turned green.

"Eighty thousand...... Aftermath? Zhu Su's eyes widened.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the ordinary government paid more than one million stones to the imperial court in taxes throughout the year. Even some wealthy state capitals pay more than 2 million stone in annual taxes. The Shen family is an ordinary wealthy family, although he has the name of the richest man, but his family has hoarded more than 80,000 stone of grain, what is this concept?

"You...... What are you doing with so much grain? First Ru Yushi asked me for food, didn't you give it? Shen Rong trembled and asked, squeezing out a few words from between his teeth.

"I gave it! I gave more than 2,000 stones! Shen Hai didn't notice Shen Rong's abnormality, and he was still complacent.

"Uncle, a disaster year is a good time to buy and sell grain! The nephew hoarded so much grain, and he also wanted to do a big business, so as to honor His Royal Highness King Wu! ”

"......" Zhu Su rubbed his eyebrows. No wonder, no wonder Ru Taisu was belittled in Suzhou, but he still dared to take people to seize the glass shop in which he had his own shares, no wonder his eyes were not eyes and his nose was not his nose when he saw him before.

dared to be affectionate, it was his own side that was at fault first, and Ru Taisu took the handle......

If he asks Ru Taisu Xingshi about the glass shop today, I am afraid that at that time, Ru Taisu will force the Shen family to ask about the hoarding of Juqi in front of everyone.

Everyone in the world knows that the Shen family is now doing business with King Wu and Zhu Su. If he was asked by Ru Taisu on the spot in full view of everyone, he really had nothing to refute.

“…… Shen Rong. How to deal with your nephew, this king will give you a face, and your Shen family will do it yourself. Zhu Su rubbed his eyebrows with a headache again.

"It's just that the Shen family's 80,000 stone grain, this king wants it all. You're okay with that, right? ”

Shen Rong was shocked and frightened, trembling all over, and was about to answer, but was snatched by Shen Hai, who was kneeling on the ground.

When Shen Hai heard that Zhu Su wanted to take all the 80,000 stone grain from the Shen family, he was shocked and stood up directly without permission. "What does Your Highness want to do with these 80,000 stone grains?"

"I raised these 80,000 stone grains with great effort. In a few days, I'm afraid it will double several times! ”

"Your Highness is greedy, my Shen family will give you a few more percent, how can you still take it by force......"

"Presumptuous!"

Beside Zhu Su, the dog standing behind saw Shen Hai suddenly burst out, and took a sharp stride to protect Zhu Su behind him, and the Wu Wangwei behind him choked, and the long knives in their hands were all unsheathed, brushing and brushing, and several sharp knives were instantly placed on Shen Hai's neck.

Shen Hai was shocked, but he still shouted: "Your Highness, hasn't you forgotten the grace of my Shen family to borrow silver to bail out?" ”

"I'm the second room of the Shen family! Your Highness can't kill me! ”

"Shut up!"

Zhu Su didn't do much, but Shen Rong on the side was already furious, and a pair of crutches almost cracked the bluestone on the ground. He pounced, and his old body knelt in front of Zhu Su, and said incoherently: "Your Highness forgives your sins, Your Highness forgives your sins!" My Shen family has no disrespect, and my Shen family will never dare to act recklessly......"

Zhu Su looked at Shen Hai and Shen Rong coldly, and his eyes were uncertain. After a while, he raised his hand and said, "Put away the knife." It's just a rich man, and he doesn't dare to assassinate this king. ”

"Shen Rong, this king promised you to hand over this person to your Shen family to dispose of yourself, and he will not break his promise again."

"You can do it yourself. It's just that the Shen family hoarded more than 80,000 stone grain, before dark, the king asked it to be escorted to the reserve warehouse of the Suzhou Mansion. ”

"Do you have any objections from the Shen family?"

"Don't dare! Can't! The Shen family has always looked forward to His Royal Highness! Shen Rong's face was covered with cold sweat.

This is the second time that His Royal Highness has called him by his name, and he is either called "Shen Yuanwai" on weekdays, or even respectfully called "Shen Lao". How could there ever be such a creepy name?

The county order of the broken family, the mansion Yin who destroyed the door. Although His Royal Highness in front of him is young, he is a dignified prince of the Ming Dynasty!

Shen Rong felt his neck flutter.

Zhu Su raised his chin, Shen Rong didn't dare to slack off, trembling and couldn't stand up. That Shen Hai glared at Zhu Su angrily, but he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he lowered his head again. turned around and picked up Shen Rong and went outside the garden.

Behind Zhu Su, Yao Guangxiao looked at the Shen family's uncle and nephew coldly, and after they left, Fang whispered to Zhu Su: "It seems that this Shen family has helped His Royal Highness, and has already developed a heart of arrogance. ”

"Your Highness, don't rely too much on your peers."

"I know that businessmen have multiple interests over righteousness. Businessmen who know righteousness in their hearts are rare after all. Zhu Su knocked on the folding fan in his hand. Maybe Shen Rong knows the severity, but in a few generations, these old-school businessmen will one day be the one in trouble. ”

"After all, the grain problem has been temporarily solved." Luo Guanzhong also said, "With those tens of thousands of stone grains, the victims in the west of the city can also have some time." ”

"It's not enough." Zhu Su shook his head. "Sitting and eating the mountain is empty, 80,000 stones is not enough."

"And the Shen family has 80,000 stones, what about the other rich families?"

"These businessmen...... You can take advantage of the disaster of your own one-third of an acre. ”

"We still have to draw their attention to the outside......

(End of chapter)