A group of Jiangnan bigwigs who are not qualified to participate in the reception banquet are also waiting for the news they brought back.

After a meal, the big families in Jiangnan who took over at the dock today gathered in the garden rented by Xie Yunzhang. The largest hall was crammed to the brim.

As soon as the people arrived, the two bigwigs also appeared. Everyone immediately asked and asked: "Pingjiang Gong, how are you talking?" ”

"Liting Gong, Your Highness is not embarrassed for you, right?"

Both of them were a little embarrassed on their faces, but they couldn't tell the truth, so as not to be looked down upon by everyone. People live with a face, and trees live with a skin......

"It's very unpleasant, His Royal Highness the King of Chu wants to be domineering, and those who go along will prosper and those who rebel will die." Xie Yunzhang said with a cold face.

"Ah......" The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn, and after a moment of shock, everyone was convinced of Li Tinggong's words.

"It's not strange, look at the overwhelming formation this morning, don't you just want to scare us?"

"Think we're scared?" In this environment, people are particularly prone to hard speech. "Even his old man didn't scare us, he is a stinky boy who wants to bluff us?!"

"Barking dogs don't bite. The louder the thunder he made, the smaller the rain became in the end......" Although everyone said this, they were inevitably a little weak-hearted. His Royal Highness in his teens, with a large army in hand, is difficult to say what he can do.

"Pingjiang Gong, that highness won't mess around, right?" They all set their eyes on Lu Zhonghe.

"Don't worry, Lord Chaozhong, you won't let him mess around." Lu Zhonghe said with a determined face: "Of course, His Royal Highness the Prince can not give face, and the emperor's face cannot be ignored." So as soon as we come up, we still have to see the move first...... His Royal Highness the King of Chu wants to do whatever he wants, follow him. We're just responsible for making it impossible for him to do it. ”

"It won't be long before seeing that his sixth child has failed several times, the emperor will naturally treat him as a waste." Xie Yunzhang sneered and said:

"The emperor has so many sons, he will definitely not look at him again at that time, he should turn back and beg us to give him a decent step."

"Hahaha, yes, yes!" When a group of big families in Jiangnan heard this, they immediately felt that the huge boy was not so terrifying. So the fear left in my heart before was gone, and one by one I regained my usual self-confidence.

"No matter how powerful he is, he will be beyond the reach of the whip at sea, and if you don't want us to deal with him, you can treat him how you want?!"

"yes, okay." Lu Zhonghe glanced at Xie Yunzhang with satisfaction, and the latter advocated loudly: "Everyone, you don't have to wait for the future, tomorrow at the Laoshzi Laba banquet, you can give His Royal Highness the King of Chu a little shock to Jiangnan." ”

"How?" Everyone asked.

"When he mentions maritime trade, we don't know anything. When asked who the maritime merchant is, we all deny it. Xie Yunzhang laughed and said, "When the time comes, His Royal Highness the King of Chu's expression will definitely be very exciting." ”

"Ahaha, good!" Everyone praised one after another: "That's good, we don't say anything, we don't admit anything, let him have nowhere to go, have nothing to say, invite us to have a Laba banquet in vain." ”

"Hahaha, interesting!" The more the big families in Jiangnan thought about it, the more excited they became, and some people pretended to say: "Wouldn't it be too much to bully a child like this?" ”

"Hahaha!" The crowd burst into laughter again.

After they finished laughing, Lu Zhong and Fang said lightly: "You can't talk nonsense, who dares to bully His Royal Highness?" We're all telling the truth – who in this room has ever been to sea? Who has a fleet at sea? ”

"No, none." Naturally, everyone shook their heads.

"That's not the end of it." Lu Zhonghe said categorically: "We are not maritime merchants!" ”

~~

A group of big families in the south of the Yangtze River here had just finished their meeting, and before they could make a cup of tea, their meeting records were placed in front of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"Tsk, didn't you just see them alone, why is there such a big resentment?" Zhu Zhen shook his head while looking through this record from a certain big family who had secretly surrendered.

"Your Highness said this." Shen Liuniang said with a wry smile: "Lu Zhonghe and Xie Yunzhang are both characters who stomp their feet and want to shake three times in Jiangnan. Where has this snubbed been? ”

"This king deals with outsiders and never looks at his identity." Zhu Zhen didn't care.

"Your Highness is really ......," Shen Liuniang was just about to praise him for 'treating everyone equally'.

But he heard the third old man on the side say quietly: "What he means is that no outsider has a higher status than him anyway." What plain gentry, dignitaries and nobles, they are just grass people. ”

"The third brother is really a confidant." Zhu Zhen squeezed his eyes at the third child, and the two brothers clapped their hands.

"Uh......" Shen Liuniang was speechless. After a while, he reminded Zhu Zhen again:

"Your Highness, don't think that when they say that you have achieved nothing, they are speaking falsely. They can do it. After visiting in the past few months, the more I came into contact, the more I felt that their power was too strong, and their control over maritime trade was too tight—if they interfered with it, His Highness's City Boss was afraid that nothing would be accomplished. ”

"Of course I believe them." Zhu Zhen smiled nonchalantly: "At first, this king was also worried about how to break the game in this game." I always feel that no matter what method I use, I may be targeted. Until I see your father......"

"My father......" Shen Liuniang's beautiful big eyes were obviously dimmed.

"Hmm. I think I have a specialization in the art industry, and I haven't touched this kind of thing like maritime trade, but your father has been in contact with it. Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "I happened to pass by Fengyang, so I brought your father and Gu Yuanchen over, and after some exchanges, I was immediately opened, and then appointed them as the maritime trade committee of the city's shipping department." ”

As he spoke, he pointed outside and said, "They are also coming, do you want to see them?" ”

"I'm ......" Shen Liuniang's lips twitched a few times, and finally shook her head with difficulty: "It's still gone." ”

"Whatever you want." Zhu Zhen naturally respected her opinion, and then said seriously: "They told me that the key to maritime trade is monopoly. All the maritime merchants, either join me or be wiped out, there is no third way to choose. ”

"Is it so ruthless?" Shen Liuniang was a little unimaginable, these words came from the mouth of her father, who had always been kind. It seems that he really hates the fellow villagers in Jiangnan and wants to dig them uproot......

"If you don't be ruthless, you can't do it, the maritime merchants are used to lawlessness." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "If we want to establish the royal law, they will definitely not buy it." So I can only ask them to die. ”

"Good idea, if there is no one who doesn't buy it, the rest will be the one who buys it." This was too appetizing for the third child, and he couldn't help but slap his hands and laugh: "Sixth, you are becoming more and more with your brother." ”

Zhu Zhen gave the third brother a middle finger and said to Liuniang: "However, our identity is here. You can't punish them without teaching, and you can't clean them up for no reason. So you have to toast first, toast without eating, and then invite them to eat and drink. ”

"Zheng Boke section." The third child smiled pointedly.

"Yes." Shen Liuniang also understood now, His Royal Highness didn't plan to entangle with those big families in Jiangnan at all, he was just waiting for the right time. When the time comes, they will be served in a pot.

(End of chapter)