Almighty Nongmen Phoenix

Chapter 392;

"Yangmou, this is the out-and-out Yangmou."

The head of the Han family smashed the teacup with a livid face.

"I didn't expect Emperor Hongwen to do such a thing. It's so ruthless and poisonous."

That's right, Lu Yaoyao's strategy is a conspiracy.

Using Dong's donation of [-] shi of grain as an introduction, let Emperor Hongwen put forward the purpose of recording meritorious deeds.

Then Zhen Guogong and Wen Songtao responded one after another.

Thus using the public opinion of the people to force the family to donate food.

Just imagine, after the merit monument was erected, the Dong family who responded first, what would the common people think after seeing it?
Almost without exception, everyone felt that the Dong family was very righteous, especially those victims in the north would be grateful to the Dong family after they learned about it.

How much fame can this accumulate?
What is the most important thing in the family?Isn't it just fame?
If only one family of the Dong family donated the merit tablet, what would the common people think of people from other families?
What you say will definitely not sound good.

No family can sit still.

Especially the Han family, they have always wanted to replace the Dong family as the number one family.

In the current situation, Emperor Hongwen came to such a hand, donate or not?
Donate, it's tantamount to being tricked by Emperor Hongwen, and you have to bleed heavily.

If you don't donate, the consequences will be very serious. Let alone replacing the Dong family, I am afraid that the reputation of the Han family in Dongzhou will fall to the bottom for a long time to come.

This is really cruel.

As for why the head of the Han family said that Emperor Hongwen was poisonous.

That's because this is a good opportunity to accumulate fame, and there will inevitably be comparisons among the aristocratic families.

You know, the aristocratic family is not harmonious, it's just that there are no major conflicts on weekdays, and the big guys don't want to be troublesome.

Now that the monument of merit comes out, even if they know it's a conspiracy, they still have to dig into it.

why?
Because this is an opportunity to accumulate a good reputation, but it is also a crisis where it is easy to get a bad reputation.

If the donation is less, then others will say, look at the so-and-so family, how powerful they are on weekdays, and this is the result?

By that time, you'll be bleeding, and you won't get a good reputation. How annoying are you talking?
So the result is bound to be that even if there is bloodshed, all the families will desperately go up.

This made it clear that he wanted to ruthlessly tear off a large piece of flesh from the Shijia.

And being torn to pieces doesn't necessarily guarantee a good reputation, so why not be called a ruthless person or a poisonous person?

"Good method, Emperor Hongwen is really a good method this time."

Wu Yue, the person in charge of the Wu family capital, was also very powerless when he got the news.

"Master, what shall we do?"

"It's already like this, what else can I do? Inform the family and bring in [-] shi of grain."

"One hundred and fifty thousand shi, is this too much? The Dong family is all at [-]."

Wu Yue smiled bitterly.

"The Dong family was the first to respond. The situation is different from ours."

"And how much are these [-] stones? In my opinion, this is not much, and it is not even enough."

"Our Majesty, this time, is planning to ruthlessly cut off a large piece of flesh from the aristocratic family."

The same thing happened in the Luo family. Luo Shanping, the person in charge of the Luo family, personally wrote a letter and asked the servants to send it back to the family.

As the largest grain merchant in Dongzhou, the Luo family naturally had to donate less.

What Luo Shanping said in his letter was [-] stones.

The last is the Han family.

Why do you say they are the last?

No way, the Han patriarch is not reconciled, he is not reconciled to being so lightly taken away by Emperor Hongwen.

However, there was no other way, and after learning that both the Wu family and the Luo family had started to act, and had already reported the amount of food donated by the imperial court, he had no choice but to make a decision.

"Patriarch, why don't we give [-] shi, no more, no less."

"No."

Gritting his teeth, the Han patriarch continued, "My Han family was originally looked down upon by other families because of my birth."

"This time we have to suppress all of them."

The Han family is a family that rose slowly after the founding of Dongzhou. In terms of background, it is far inferior to the other three families.

In addition, the Han family is also very ambitious. Don't they all want to replace the Dong family, the oldest of the four great families?
This time is a time of competition, how arrogant the Han family was in the past, if the current situation is low, maybe the other families will say something about them.

"Give me an order to let the family mobilize [-] shi of grain, plus [-] taels of silver."

"The patriarch can't do it, does our family have so much food?"

The Han family is in the salt business, and the grain is not a lot. If they are asked to take the money, the other three companies may not be enough for him to fight.

But the food is not enough, two hundred thousand shi has exceeded the limit of the Han family.

"If the family can't get it, can't they buy it?"

"Do it quickly."

I've already said that, what else can I do?
The entourage responded with a sound and stepped back.

In the imperial study, Emperor Hongwen listened to Wang De's report, and the smile on his face never stopped.

Thinking about the fact that he was still having a headache for food, he got so much in the blink of an eye.

"Wanfu really deserves to be my lucky star. She has made great achievements this time. I really don't know how to reward her."

Wang De was also happy for Lu Yaoyao.

"The princess is content. If not, His Majesty will write it down first. After the princess gets married, I will give you a great gift."

"we can only do this."

Emperor Hongwen nodded, and soon the smile on his face faded.

"The family, it's really underestimated."

When he said this, his eyes were cold.

Even though the aristocratic family gave so much food this time, it also made Emperor Hongwen see how terrible the aristocratic family's wealth was.

The agricultural situation in Dongzhou is not good this year, and the severe drought has caused no harvest in many places.

The treasury is almost empty, but what about the family?

But under such circumstances, they can take out so much food in one shot.

He doesn't think that these grains are the limit of the family, and it is very likely that what can be taken out in this way is only a small part.

From this, we can get a glimpse of how rich the family's wealth is.

"The three families of Dong, Wu, and Luo have been inherited for many years, and they have already had a good reputation in the previous dynasty. I am not surprised to have such a heritage."

"Only this Han family, the old slave feels that it is extraordinary."

Emperor Hongwen's eyes turned cold again.

Indeed, compared to the previous three families, the Han family's ability to overwhelm the three families in less than a hundred years is indeed extraordinary.

It seems that this salt industry is really a big piece of fat, and it will give the Han family a boost.

At this moment, Emperor Hongwen was even more determined to take the salt industry in the hands of the Han family into the state.

At this moment, a small servant came in from outside.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of the Household Department seeks an audience."

"Let him in."

Soon an old man walked in quickly from outside.

"Your Majesty, great joy, great joy."

"Ai Qing, don't worry, let's talk slowly, where does the joy come from?"

"The veteran has just received news from the person in charge of the Luo family that the Luo family is willing to add an additional [-] shi of grain to the original [-] shi."

(End of this chapter)