Hearing this, Dugu Yan, who was drinking tea, instantly turned earthy, his eyes fell on his teacup, his pupils shrank, and he immediately turned around.

"Gross!"

After spitting out the tea in his mouth, Dugu Yan said in a trembling voice: "Young master, I ......"

"Don't worry, there is no poison in the tea."

Duguchen glanced at Dugu Yan, took the other party's teacup, and took a sip.

Dugu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, laughing dryly and slapping himself.

"It's me who blames the young master!"

After Duguchen put down the teacup, he said unhurriedly: "I want you to commit suicide at the gate of the Taishou Mansion." ”

Dugu Yan's expression that had just eased changed again, and he said in horror: "Young master, I am loyal to our family......"

"It is precisely because of your loyalty that you are now required to die for the Dugu family." Duguchen didn't think about it, and explained seriously, "I mobilized that group of academy scholars, they are righteous and indignant, but now that the people accept Liang Xiao's favor, it is naturally impossible to follow the condemnation." The scholars are not confident enough, and they need to add fire at this time. For example, Liang Xiao forced you, a benevolent rice merchant, to death. ”

Dugu's words were like a fish in his throat, and he was panicked for a moment and didn't know what to do.

"Dugu Yan, this time the business failed miserably, with a loss of tens of thousands of taels of silver, you, as the person in charge, went to Yanzhou to transport grain, and fell into Liang Xiao's trap, you should be held primarily responsible, and I can't protect you. If you can't give an explanation to your family, I'm afraid that your wife and children will also be implicated in the future. ”

"On weekdays, the family treats you well, which family you fancy and women, and you will get them for you in private, even if you ruin the other party's family. Now you still have a wife and children to receive support in our family, and you have no worries about food and clothing. ”

"Don't worry about what happens after you, when your son grows up, he can receive the best education, he will still be a core member of the Dugu family, and he doesn't have to dedicate himself to the family like you......"

Listening to Duguchen's explanation, Duguyan, as a businessman, naturally understood Duguchen's meaning.

He must die at the door of Liang Xiao, if he doesn't die, his wife and children will not end well.

Duguyan really couldn't figure out why the young master, who was kind to him on weekdays, abandoned him like a piece at this moment.

"I don't force you, you can think about it yourself. If you don't want to 'give', you can explain to my father when you go back. Duguchen sighed.

Dugu Yan's face was pale, and he was silent for a long time before he said in a trembling voice: "Young master, I was born as a member of the Dugu family, and I am a ghost of the Dugu family when I die!" ”

Duguchen smiled at this time: "Don't worry, the family will treat your wife and children well, and will leave them 10,000 taels of silver, enough for them to eat and drink for a few lifetimes!" ”

Dugu Yan trembled and left.

A figure walked out from behind the screen and said, "Is he reliable?" ”

"If he doesn't want to be decent, someone will help him be decent." Duguchen said casually, and said, "Qin Xun, then Liang Xiao really has no way to start?" ”

The figure said: "He is very wary and cannot be exposed." ”

"At the beginning, the family arranged for you to continue to lurk in the Tuoba clan, which was a good move, but unfortunately the Tuoba clan was the first to fall......" Duguchen couldn't help but sigh.

The figure comforted: "Young master, don't worry, I still keep in touch with Tuoba Jun and eat at both ends of Liang Xiao and Tuoba Clan." ”

Duguchen praised: "You did a good job, now you are a lost former Tuoba Clan spy in front of Liang Xiao." The officials of the Taishou Mansion and the Hanmen Sect, among your colleagues, there are also our people, and they also have their own tasks. When the time is ripe, I will introduce you to you. The most critical task at the moment is to understand the operation of the newspaper and the technical underpinnings of it. ”

"I never understand, why Liang Xiao can print tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of copies of the same newspaper in each issue?"

Qin Xun said: "These core technologies are all under the care of Xuanwei, if we take the initiative to investigate, not only will we not be able to find out, but it may also cause Liang Xiao to be vigilant." ”

Duguchen nodded and said, "I know, wait until Liang Xiao takes the initiative to find you." ”

At night, in the Taishou Mansion, the officials are rarely idle, go out to relax, chat by the moonlight, and chant poems.

Qin Xun's gaze swept over everyone, and there was a little doubt in his eyes.

After a while, Qin Xun's gaze stayed on Qin Baili and Lin Xiu's faces, thoughtful.

"The Marquis of Lanling is here!"

A scholar reminded excitedly, and everyone got up to greet them.

"Those rice merchants shouldn't be able to hold on, so they will all come to visit at this time, and I will let them wait outside the door first." Liang Xiao smiled.

Everyone clapped their hands and laughed.

"When they plagued Yanzhou, they should also understand that they have this fate!" Qin Baili said.

Liang Xiao said confidently: "Tomorrow, that group of academy scholars will come to denounce me outside the Taishou Mansion, and I will deal with it at that time, you don't have to stand up for me." ”

After everyone agreed in unison, Lin Xiu reminded: "Marquis of Lanling, in comparison, Yanzhou people have many eyes, and the most important thing is to protect the most critical technologies, newspapers, bookstores and ordnance supervisors. ”

Liang Xiao thought for a while, his eyes swept over everyone, and asked tentatively: "In the absence of a reliable person in charge, who intends to do it?" ”

Lin Xiu hurriedly said: "With such a key technology, Xuan Wei should still be in charge, but it can be safe!" ”

Hearing this, Qin Xun's gaze returned to Qin Baili's face.

Qin Baili nodded and said, "Only Xuanwei is reliable, and you can't fake it to others." ”

Qin Xun was puzzled in his heart, but he still echoed with everyone.

Liang Xiao just smiled and nodded, and went back to deal with the rice merchant.

In the lobby, more than 30 rice merchants from the family were all present.

Dugu Yan was still pale, and said with a wry smile: "Marquis Lanling, can't the price be higher?" ”

Liang Xiao said categorically: "Twenty cents and one stone, not one penny more!" If you are not satisfied, you can try to sell it at a higher price, such as 30 or 40 yuan? Today, I will leave my words here: Taishou Mansion is ordered by the Son of Heaven to help the people, and there is no problem in giving money until the autumn harvest! The people of Yanzhou have endured hardships and stood hard work for many years, so they should be given tax exemptions for a few years. ”

As he spoke, Liang Xiao's gaze swept over the rice merchants, and said with a smile: "After all, Your Majesty only reformed the salt administration last year, and copied the property of the Tuoba clan, and the expenditure of about 100,000 taels is not a problem at all!" ”

The rice merchants wept and mourned, and even kowtowed and pleaded.

"Marquis Lanling, raise the price of rice a little more!!"

"Forty Wen!"

"No...... Thirty is enough! ”

Liang Xiao said word by word: "If I say twenty wen, it is twenty wen!" ”

Qin Baili and the others on the side watched coldly, and the reaction of the rice merchants was embarrassing.

Salt merchants, rice merchants, wine merchants, tea merchants, can be said to be the richest group of people.

The huge profits of rice merchants are no less than those of wine merchants, and their influence is far above that of wine merchants.

The people can not drink and eat!

Liang Xiao was still sitting on the main seat, drinking moonlight wine, calm and relaxed.