Zhang Cang and the three of them left from Yonggong.

Meng Yi looked at the two people beside him, and suddenly said, "Two, what do you think of the eldest son's strategy?" ”

Du He helped his beard and smiled, "I think it's a good idea." ”

"All aspects are considered."

"Enforcement also requires each government agency to perform its own duties."

"If this move can be successful, it will be of great benefit to Guanzhong and the imperial court."

"I think—good!"

"Good." Zhang Cang pondered for a moment, nodded in agreement, and said: "The idea of the eldest prince is actually a bit risky, he can only succeed, and he is not allowed to fail, and the price of failure is something that the eldest prince and the court cannot afford, or among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, only the eldest prince dares to venture like this." ”

"If it's true, it's not necessarily true."

"Once this matter is known to the outside world and makes a big noise about it, the prestige of the imperial court will be greatly damaged."

"The people's hearts are lost, and the officials are separated."

"But" Zhang Cang looked at the two of them, and said with a slightly different expression: "The eldest son's thoughts, if you don't tell me in detail, can one of us be conscious?" We live in a temple and know a lot about the affairs of Guanzhong, but if this is the case, let alone other people? ”

"In the whole world, apart from me and how many others, how many people can know, and how many people can understand?"

"As long as they perform their duties and do their own things, the possibility of problems is not great, and when someone in the outside world realizes that this shipwreck is almost over, what can they do if they guess what the court has done? How many people will listen and how many will believe it? ”

"However, if one of the few people I and others secretly leak it."

"That's another story."

Du He laughed and said unconcernedly: "Zhang Yushi's words are serious, how can I do such a thing as a Great Qin official?" ”

"But the changes in the eldest son in the past six months are really gratifying."

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I wouldn't have believed that this was the same person as the eldest son in the past."

"In the past, the eldest son and His Majesty had different political views, and they were alienated from the political views of the ministers, but it made many ministers feel uneasy, after all, the eldest son held such a different opinion, and its impact was not limited to one thing? The eldest son has made great progress now, which is really the luck of Great Qin and the luck of the world. ”

As he spoke.

Duch's voice stopped abruptly.

His face was pale, and he arched his hand at the two of them and said, "Don't take the unintentional words just now, don't take them to heart, the government still has something to deal with, so they left first." ”

After speaking.

Duch walked straight away.

Meng Yi and Zhang Cangmu sent Du He away.

Meng Yi looked at Zhang Cang and asked, "Zhang Yushi, you have a very close relationship with the eldest son, is this strategy really come up with by the eldest son?" ”

"Doesn't it matter?" Zhang Cang glanced at Meng Yi meaningfully, and said slowly: "As long as the effect can be achieved, it will be enough, and Meng Tingwei, although you are upright, relatively speaking, you have less experience and some foresight, which may be unfavorable to you in the future." ”

"And"

"Do you really think this is a secret leaked by officials and businessmen?"

Zhang Cang nodded simply, and then left with steps.

Meng Yi frowned.

He looked at the direction of Zhang Cang's distance with deep eyes, with a solemnity in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "What does Zhang Cang mean by this?" ”

"If it's not an official or a businessman, who else can it be? It can't be."

Meng Yi seemed to think of something, and his pupils shrank.

He looked back at Yonggong and immediately left quickly.

Imperial Historian's House.

Zhang Cang sat on the seat.

He was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The strategy that the eldest son said should be from Ji Heng, but Ji Heng really calculated so deeply?" Not only in the calculation of the government, the calculation of businessmen, but also in the case of thousands of miles away? That's pretty staggering. ”

"Those who govern the country well are good at plotting power."

"The winner is better than the layout."

"What is this Ji Heng planning? Why do I feel that he actually has other plans, but the shipwreck incident, even if there is a return to the court, for the imperial court, it only involves the middle and lower levels, unless this matter is really big, but why does he plan so much? And he really didn't expect this shipwreck? ”

"Or maybe I expected it for a long time."

"Everything is in the plan right now?"

"But if that's the case, this person's scheming is too terrifying."

"It's inhuman!"

"But what exactly does he want to achieve?"

Zhang Cang's brows furrowed, but he still couldn't figure it out.

He was already aware of it.

Ji Heng's style of doing things is not affected by the outside world at all, as if he is out of the way, as a bystander, extremely calm and cold-blooded handling, but this terrifying insight, keen judgment, and super foresight are really creepy.

He was already quite knowledgeable.

But through the mouth of Fusu, I learned a little about it, but I suddenly felt my scalp tingle.

Zhang Cang shook his head.

He really couldn't think of what Ji Heng wanted.

Just stop thinking about it.

Just thinking of what he was told, Zhang Cang's big white face directly appeared a few more layers of folds.

He didn't know what Ji Heng wanted to do, the only thing he knew was that he was in trouble this time, and thinking that he was going to do the work of supervising the imperial history, Zhang's fat and white body couldn't help but tremble.

Zhang Cang wanted to cry without tears and said: "I'm just a plan." ”

"Why did you start the matter of supervising the imperial history?"

"I don't see you looking down."

"Me"

"I, Zhang Cang, are really miserable!"

As he spoke, Zhang Cang took out a clay pot from under the lacquer case, let out a long sigh, opened the lid with his hand, dipped a little honey and put it in his mouth.

Or this honey sweet.

It's twilight.

The restlessness of the city has gradually become quiet with the night.

But even more agitation is accumulating.

The Fung family's home.

It was late at night.

The Feng family's house was lit with candles.

Feng Dong's spirit was already a little low, and the whole person looked quite tired.

Feng Zhen also looked haggard.

From the middle of the day to the present, they have been secretly inquiring about the news of the government, but with all kinds of news coming into their ears, the faces of the father and son have become more and more solemn.

Feng Dong knocked on the bamboo cane, making a thumping sound in the room.

Feng Dong lifted his spirits, and said in a hoarse voice: "Now the situation on the side of the government, you have also heard, the government has indeed begun to act, a large number of officials have been called to the Imperial History Mansion for interrogation, and they have not been put back until this time, I am afraid that they will not be able to be released in a short time." ”

"This time the government is making a big move."

"All the officials involved are under scrutiny."

"Everyone in the major government offices is in danger."

"The officials we bribed and bought before were basically watched, and although the other families didn't know the situation, most of them were similar, and the connection between us and the officials was broken, which also means that the risk of our accident has become higher."

"I was thinking that before the government reacted, I would go to the government with other people to discuss countermeasures, and at the same time, tell the relevant officials some of the situation, so that they must not waver."

"Right now, it's the government's insight."

"Got ahead of us."

"The government is really calculating, and it is always one step ahead of us."

Feng Dong let out a long sigh.

He had expected what the government was doing, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Now the situation is moving in an uncontrollable direction step by step, once there are officials who can't support it, they will tell what they know, and the government will follow the vine, none of them can escape, and at that time, the major salt merchants and iron merchants in Guanzhong are also destined to suffer a catastrophe.

"Father, what shall I do now?" Feng Zhen looked anxious.

Feng Dongmu grimaced, and said coldly: "Let the news of the closure of stores everywhere go down?" ”

Feng Zhen said: "It's all informed." ”

"In just one or two days, stores will be closed one after another."

"The rest of the family did the same."

"It's just that the time is a little too late, and it won't have much impact on the court in the short term, after all, there is still some time before the spring ploughing, and when the real situation is very serious, I'm afraid that the officials who will be interrogated will already confess to us."

"Father, what are we going to do next?"

Feng Dong didn't speak.

Fingers kept tapping on the desk.

His brow furrowed.

Long.

Feng Dongcai said slowly: "Now that the government has cut off our contact with these officials, it is intending to use this coercion, our words cannot be transmitted, in terms of time, it is not very beneficial to us, but we can't act rashly at the moment, otherwise it will be too obvious." ”

"Now we have to wait."

"Wait until the situation becomes more serious."

"Wait until the local government starts to have a lot of grudges against us, and then come forward to ask."

"And"

"The officials don't know much about the specifics."

"They only know that the ship sank, and it was related to us, and they didn't know the specific whereabouts of salt and iron, so we still have a certain advantage, but this advantage can't last long, and when someone in Huai County is pried open, our situation will be completely dangerous."

"It's just that we can afford to wait, what about the other families?" Feng Zhen asked.

Feng Dong was silent.

That's the problem.

They were cut off from each other.

Now, with the interrogation of relevant officials, I am afraid that many families will begin to panic, but this can barely maintain their composure, and wait until the court releases some rumors later, I am afraid that their originally strong relationship will gradually begin to collapse from the inside.

That's what worries him the most.

The great merchant families were in the communion of profit.

It's very realistic for each other.

As the pressure increased, some people could not hold on, and the imperial court was unpredictable, it was not what they expected at all, and the further they delayed, the more passive their situation became, and he himself did not dare to guarantee whether he could maintain his composure.

Feng Dong sighed lightly: "This is the power of the government. ”

"Hold human nature to death."

"And he started extremely quickly and sharply, and he directly found the weakest point."

"We simply can't resist right now."

"Even"

"We don't know what the government will do next."

There was a dead silence in the lobby.

Feng Dong and Feng Zhen were both silent.

How could they not see the deterioration of the situation before them?

But they had been cut off from the officials, and even if they had negotiated with other merchants, it would have been of no avail.

Because now the breakthrough is in the officials.

That's when it happened.

Outside the house, there was a murmur of footsteps.

Feng Dong's heart was stunned, and he shouted dissatisfiedly outside the house: "Why are you so panicked? ”

"On the order of the eldest son, I invite Feng Wen, the son of the Feng family, to go to the government to investigate." A cold voice came from outside the house.

(End of chapter)