Chapter 208

"The gods dream! Disaster Star is here! ”

"If you don't punish the disaster star, you need to burn the food of the world to suppress the power of the disaster star!"

A few sloppy Taoists cried out these words in various parts of the Six Kingdoms.

Immediately afterwards, the major grain merchants controlled by Cangxian County also spread one after another, and they also dreamed of these things that the Taoist said.

So they stopped selling grain, but instead bought a place and built an altar.

This gave other grain merchants a chance to breathe, after all, the previous price war almost drove other grain merchants to death.

However, the impact of this incident has begun to spread.

After all, countries buy grain from them, and if they buy it happily, they suddenly can't buy it, so it's strange if they don't turn their heads and look at it.

However, before the courts of various countries could react, on the third day of this rumor, these chambers of commerce had already begun to burn grain.

Looking at the cart of grain being thrown into the fire, some of the onlookers were crying.

The officials who came to investigate the situation were stunned.

It's not a show, it's real.

When the Chamber of Commerce was burning the grain, it proposed to open the bag and pour the grain in front of everyone.

The Earstone Chamber of Commerce in Handan, Zhao State, was burning grain at this time.

King Zhao wore a private visit in regular clothes and was watching from the periphery.

After seeing this scene, his brows furrowed.

"Master, do you want me to bring someone to stop them? So much grain was burned in vain! The person next to him looked eager.

King Zhao waved his hand, "Let's take a look at the situation first, and when it's over, I'll go talk to the president of this chamber of commerce." ”

"No!"

A grain that burned ten carts of grain, and this is the end.

At the end, the people of the Chamber of Commerce also said loudly: "In order to suppress the power of the calamity, lest the power of the calamity star come, this chamber of commerce will burn ten carts of grain every day to suppress the calamity!" ”

All the people looked at each other, for they did not believe.

But now that ten carts of grain have been burned, and it will continue to be burned tomorrow, I have to believe it.

Suddenly, everyone was panicked.

After it was over, King Zhao took people straight to the Ershi Chamber of Commerce.

The president of the Erolith Chamber of Commerce is called Shi Yan, and after burning the grain, he is going to go back and write a report and report to the above.

As a result, before he could lift his pen, he heard a report from his subordinates, saying that an official wanted to see him.

Shi Yan's eyelids jumped, and then the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

Shi Yan got up and tidied up his clothes before striding out.

As soon as Shi Yan entered the hall, he saw King Zhao sitting there, and saluted from afar.

"President of the Otolith Chamber of Commerce, see this lord."

King Zhao raised his hand slightly, "President Shi is polite, sit down." ”

"Master Xie." Shi Yan did not sit on the main seat next to King Zhao, but sat in the position below.

"Why don't you go to tea yet! Use the best teas! As soon as he sat down, Shi Yan instructed his subordinates.

"Yes, President." The servant hurried out.

"President Shi is not polite," King Zhao said, "This official is here today to ask, why did your Chamber of Commerce burn so much grain?" ”

Shi Yan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lord Qiyu, the gods trust dreams, and the disaster star descends." ”

Before Shi Yan could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

"President Shi, do you think this official will believe it? This official advises you, it's better to tell the truth. ”

Shi Yan smiled embarrassedly, "The adult's eyes are like torches, and the villain admires them." ”

"Since the adult said so, the villain will not hide it."

Shi Yan got up and explained, "We spread this rumor and burned the grain just to kill one person. ”

"Just to kill someone?" King Zhao frowned.

Shi Yan continued: "The Wang Shang Shengxin Chamber of Commerce of the Tang Kingdom, relying on the daughter of the president, is the favorite concubine of the Tang Dynasty, bullying the major chambers of commerce. ”

"We and other grain merchants wanted to join forces to enter the Tang Kingdom before, but the newly opened shop, along with the grain, was taken away by them for one or two pieces of silver."

"It's shameless." Hearing this, King Zhao felt shameless.

Of course, King Zhao didn't know that this matter was made up.

Shi Yan continued: "I was in a hurry and wanted to sue, but I was suppressed by the favorite concubine of the Tang Dynasty and killed the people waiting for us. ”

"Although we are cheap businessmen, the Shengxin Chamber of Commerce and that Tang Wang's favorite concubine are really too deceitful!"

Hearing this, King Zhao already understood that this was to use the theory of ghosts and gods to force the favorite concubine of King Tang to take revenge!

King Zhao sneered: "For a woman, you have burned so much grain, and you are not afraid of heaven's curse?" ”

Shi Yan lowered his head and said: "My lord, we and other businessmen have heavy profits, and now our interests have been damaged, it is equivalent to killing our parents, and those who kill our parents must be killed!" ”

King Zhao looked at Shi Yan deeply and asked, "Then if King Tang harms your interests, do you want to kill King Tang with this?" ”

"My lord said that he laughed, King Tang is the lord of a country, and he is the god of a country, and he will never be like this." Shi Yan hurriedly said.

"As for King Tang's favorite concubine, not for herself, but for a chamber of commerce, she has lost her divinity, otherwise we wouldn't be like this."

King Zhao nodded with satisfaction, speaking of this matter, it is the two chambers of commerce fighting.

But this favorite concubine of the Tang King is really embarrassing the face of the Tang royal family.

Of course, King Zhao also tested Shi Yan.

The current situation made King Zhao realize that these chambers of commerce, if they spread rumors, they may pose a big threat.

However, Shi Yan's words reassured King Zhao a lot.

At least, these people do not dare to spread rumors about the lord of a country.

Moreover, the head of a country will not covet these benefits and thus offend the entire business community, and they will naturally not unite.

King Zhao said in a deep voice: "As long as you kill the Calamity Star, you won't continue to burn grain, will you?" ”

Shi Yan's eyelids jumped, "Yes, my lord, as long as the calamity star dies, there is no need to burn the grain anymore." ”

While he was talking, the next person was already serving tea.

King Zhao glanced at the tea bowl in his hand, and saw that the tea bowl was not the kind of oily boiled tea, so he picked it up and tasted it.

Suddenly I felt a different taste, which made people feel refreshed and very comfortable.

"This tea, not bad." Zhao Wang said.

"If the adults like it, I'll let someone take a few catties." Shi Yan hurriedly said.

"No need." King Zhao stood up, "Although this tea is good, it is still a little worse." ”

In fact, King Zhao can't pull it off, after all, he is dignified King Zhao, how can he accept a businessman's things, doesn't this admit that this businessman's things are better than himself?

In the final analysis, it is better to save face.

King Zhao continued: "I will report this matter truthfully to the king, and help you and others kill the calamity." ”

Hearing this, Shi Yan hurriedly knelt on the ground and arched his hand: "Lord Xie! Thank you, King! The villain Shi Yan and his otolith chamber of commerce will be loyal to the king forever! ”

King Zhao nodded with satisfaction, and then left the Otolith Chamber of Commerce with his own people.

After Shi Yan sent King Zhao out of the door, the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

"I didn't expect that this King Zhao was alarmed to come in person, and it seems that this matter has been completed."

Shi Yan actually knew for a long time that the person he saw today was King Zhao.

These people, before they came here, had already seen the portraits of the kings of various countries.

Therefore, when I saw King Zhao for the first time, I knew that it was King Zhao himself, but I just kept pretending to be confused.

"Oops! It seems that there is no need to burn too much grain, but it is just to give it to Zhao Guo for nothing, so it is really better to burn it. Shi Yan shook his head, and then went into the study.