I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 15 Fight against profiteers, the people are excited

The onlookers turned their heads subconsciously.

Not far away, several police officers in Tsing Yi came quickly with chains in their hands.

All of them had solemn expressions, with a chill in their eyes.

"Catch the grain merchant Wu Dayou?"

The people were slightly taken aback.

Immediately, they all showed excitement!

"God has eyes! The imperial court has finally made a move!"

"These hateful profiteers! They should all be put in jail!"

"Isn't that guy very arrogant just now! It's useless to say that suing the officials!"

"Let's see if he can still be as stubborn as he is now when he is in prison!"

The onlookers looked at the menacing policeman in Tsing Yi, and felt that he let out a fierce breath of anger!
In the grain store.

Wu Dayou pushed the door out again, his face was full of anger, and he shouted:
"A group of troublemakers! There is no end!"

"If you continue to cause trouble here, I will report to the police and arrest you all!"

On the side, the clerk of the grain store saw this and rushed to Wu Dayou's side.

Cautiously said: "Shopkeeper, the government has come and said they want to arrest Wu Dayou, a grain merchant."

"Catch the grain merchant Wu Dayou?"

Wu Dayou was startled, as if he didn't realize what happened.

Wait for those arresters to get closer.

He suddenly reacted.

These cops are here to get him!

There was a look of panic on his face, but when he thought of his identity as a Wu, he became confident again.

He looked at the Tsing Yi policemen in front of him, his eyes were full of disdain.

"Who sent you here?"

"Don't you know I'm from Wu?"

One of the policemen in Tsing Yi walked out.

With a sneer on his face, he stared at Wu Dayou with dead eyes, and his voice was chilling.

"This arrest is under the order of the prime minister!"

"Capture grain merchant Wu Dayou!"

"I advise you not to resist, just obediently go with this arrester! Don't suffer from flesh and blood!"

Wu Dayou was startled again when he heard this, and muttered to himself.

"According to the prime minister's order?"

If it was an ordinary person, he would have nothing to be afraid of, relying on his status as a grain merchant in Wu country.

But the prime minister of this country is different!
After all, in the Qian Kingdom, the prime minister's status is almost equal to that of the emperor!

What he said was almost equivalent to the imperial decree.

He wants to arrest himself, this is no joke!
Wu Dayou's expression became a little flustered, he squeezed out a smile, and asked:

"Did the officials make a mistake?"

"I have no communication with the prime minister, and I have never offended the prime minister, why should the prime minister arrest me?"

The leading policeman in Tsing Yi sneered and said:

"Raising the price of food, this alone is enough to chop off your head ten times!"

"Why did you say you were arrested?"

Wu Dayou was startled, and subconsciously wanted to defend himself.

But he hadn't had time to speak yet.

Then I heard the catcher sternly say:

"Don't make noise! ​​If you have anything to say, go into the Yamen and talk to Mr. Fu Yin!"

As he spoke, he pulled out the saber from his waist and put it on Wu Dayou's neck.

Seeing this, Wu Dayou immediately fell silent, not daring to make any more sound.

Two other policemen stepped forward, put chains on him, and escorted him to the next grain store!

The leading arrester stayed behind.

He stopped where he was, looked around at the people, and said loudly:
"At the order of the prime minister!"

"From now on, the Yamen of Chang'an Prefecture will strictly investigate profiteers who drive up grain prices!"

"If the price of grain in any grain store rises by more than [-]% of the official price, you will be punished!"

"If you find out that there is an act of driving up grain prices, you can report to the Yamen!"

"Master Fu Yin will definitely punish him severely!"

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands towards the crowd and turned to leave.

When the onlookers heard this, they were silent at first, and then burst into enthusiastic cheers!

"Finally wait for this day!"

"God has eyes!"

"With the order of the Prime Minister, I will see who dares to drive up the price of food again!"

"The prime minister is a thousand years old!"

now.

For the first time, these people felt that the Prime Minister was not useless.

At least when encountering something that endangers the fundamentals of the people, it is still very important!

"Hmph! That traitor finally did a good deed!"

"I just hope that this strict inspection of food prices can be carried out from the beginning to the end and not give up halfway."

The humble scholar who scolded the traitor just now, heard the words of the Tsing Yi policeman, and his expression softened a little.

One or two people were even willing to say something nice to Fang Xiu.

only.

Compared with ordinary people, their knowledge is wider.

they know.

Cracking down on grain merchants is not an easy task.

Even if the prime minister makes a move, it may not be consistent.

After all, Qianguo itself was barren, and half of the grain was transported from Wu by these Wu merchants.

Food prices are high.

The drought in Qingzhou is only the cause, and the lack of arable land is the root cause!
If this problem is not resolved, it will be useless to arrest many grain merchants from Wu, and they have to be released in the end.

of course.

These things are not something poor scholars like them should worry about.

As long as the prime minister is willing to attack the grain merchants, it is a good thing!
At least let the people of Qianguo see the court's attitude!

The imperial court of the Qian Kingdom will also think about the people!

Just one day.

Similar scenes were staged dozens of times at the gates of various grain shops in Chang'an City!
A total of 36 grain merchants were arrested by the Chang'an government!

Seeing this, the remaining grain merchants were already trembling with fear.

While it was still dark, we gathered in a hidden courtyard to discuss how to deal with it.

"It seems that the Qianguo court is going to get serious this time! What should I do!"

A potbellied grain merchant paced back and forth in the room, sighing.

The rest of the grain merchants also had sad faces, as if their own father had died.

Only a few people are still calm and relaxed.

among them.

The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat looked completely indifferent.

Everyone else was frowning and complaining again and again, but he was the only one who was still sipping tea with a teacup.

and.

Among the brocade clothes in the room, only the clothes on his body were made of coarse cloth.

It looks rather eye-catching.

But in fact, he is the most powerful among the many grain merchants from Wu!
His name is Yuan Junzhe, and he is from Gusu Mansion, the capital of Wu State!
Twenty to thirty percent of the grain in the entire city of Chang'an comes from him!
Yuan Junzhe took a sip of tea lightly, and said calmly:

"The sky hasn't fallen yet, so why panic?"

The grain merchants around saw him so calm and relaxed, and their flustered mood eased a little.

They all looked at this wealthy businessman from Gusu Mansion and asked for advice:

"What's your opinion, Mr. Yuan?"

Yuan Junzhe put down his teacup and said slowly:
"This time, the Qianguo court is aggressive, and it looks like they want to catch us all, but in fact, in my eyes, it's just a superficial effort!"

So many people have been arrested!
Is it just superficial work?
All the grain merchants looked puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by Mr. Yuan's words?"

Yuan Junzhe said indifferently: "Everyone, have you ever thought that the grain price in this country has always been high, and the prime minister of that country has been ignoring it all the time, so why did you suddenly launch an attack today?"

"This"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally cupped their hands and said: "I am stupid, please ask Yuan Gong to teach me."

Yuan Junzhe chuckled lightly and said, "It's nothing more than to maintain my own prestige."

"Everyone may not know that a few days ago, the prime minister of Qianguo was still pointing a deer into a horse in the court, showing a lot of prestige, and put down his harsh words. The drought in Qingzhou will definitely be resolved within three days!"

"I've already said it. If it can't be done, what will the civil and military officials in the court think of him?"

"What does the newly enthroned empress think of him?"

"He made a sudden attack today and arrested the grain merchant, just to establish his prestige."

"only!"

"Qian Country is barren, and if you want to feed so many people, you have to rely on me, Wu Country, and Wu Shang!"

"That's why I said, he can only play with his prestige and make superficial work!"

"As long as I lower the food price a little bit and give him some steps, he will have no choice but to give up!"

The voice fell.

The grain merchants looked at each other, and they could see the excitement in each other's eyes.

Apparently they very much recognized Yuan Junzhe's words.

then.

They all said:
"Yuan Gong is really insightful! He saw through the essence of the prime minister of Qianguo at a glance!"

In the face of compliments from the crowd.

Yuan Junzhe just drank tea, smiled without saying a word.

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Chang'an City, Beicheng, Gongchen Street.

In front of the grain shop.

The people who learned that the price was going to be lowered today waited at the door early.

"It is said that the price of food will be reduced, but I don't know how much it can be reduced."

"The Prime Minister said that it should not exceed [-]% of the food price set by the government. I guess it can be reduced a lot!"

"Your prime minister is really wise!"

The common people stood in front of the grain shop, talking about it.

They are all waiting for the grain shop to open.

After a while.

The door of the grain shop finally opened.

At the same time, a sign indicating the price of food was hung up.

"Rice, thirty cents a liter!"

"Millimeter, 25 Wen a liter!"

(End of this chapter)