Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 151 Bow your head?made you low? ! (seeking subscription)

With shouts of 'big father' and 'father', Feng Wen was taken away directly.

The members of the Feng clan were full of panic and uneasiness.

Feng Dong's face was gloomy, and the hand holding the bamboo stick was shaking.

Seeing this, Feng Zhen quickly yelled at the clansmen a few times, and then scolded the clansmen to leave the venue before returning to the lobby with an uneasy expression.

Feng Dong couldn't sit still.

Feng Zhen's eyes were full of worry, and he panicked: "Father, what should I do?"

"Awen knows something about it."

"Has the government already asked something?"

Feng Dong sank his head, pondered for a while, finally shook his head, and said coldly: "Probably not, if the situation is really asked, the government will not only bring Feng Wen this time, but even you and me." You have to take it away, but even if you don’t take it away, the effect has been achieved.”

"Now everyone in the clan is in danger."

"If it comes a few more times, I'm afraid that many people in the clan will fall into panic."

"Things are going to get worse."

"Looking at it now, the government may have made complete preparations long ago. One after another, there is no room for us to think about it. They just want to create waves of panic, so that relevant officials and us merchants Constantly falling into panic and anxiety, and then exposed more problems and flaws, and then solved the sinking of the ship in one fell swoop."

"We all miscalculated!"

Deep remorse flashed in Feng Dong's eyes.

He has grown fear.

The government's methods are too harsh.

They were not given any time to react at all. By the time they reacted, they had already fallen into the government's calculations. The wave after wave of pressure made them a little breathless. Now with Feng Wen Being taken away, everyone in the Feng family panicked.

If he guessed correctly.

The same may be true of other families.

People are confused.

What made Feng Zhen panic even more.

Now they have no countermeasures at all.

The government has already expressed its attitude and ignored the matter of salt and iron.

Therefore, they thought that the public opinion of the government would be determined, and it would not have any effect at all.

The official methods are also too fast.

He already had a premonition that something bad had happened since the news leaked out, so he had thought early on that when the local menace became stronger, he would go to the government together with other merchants, take the opportunity to explain their respective situations, and take the opportunity to tell the relevant officials, but he It never occurred to him that before his idea was implemented, the government had already started to take care of the relevant officials.

Don't give them any chance to catch up.

even so.

Although he was uneasy, he could barely remain calm.

But with Feng Wen's arrest, the situation has taken a turn for the worse.

He had a hunch.

Feng Wen will not be the last.

The government will definitely continue to take action and continue to exert pressure, forcing each family to fall into extreme panic step by step. Right now, only one person has been arrested, which has already caused panic among the people in the clan. Those who were arrested were all those in charge of the clan.

I'm afraid this is also intentional.

As time goes by, the pressure on everyone will only increase.

And the longer the time, the more unpredictable things will happen. Even if the Feng clan can hold their breath and say nothing, what about the other clans?

There are nearly ten salt and iron operators in Guanzhong.

No matter how big the family is and how determined they are, they can't stand such pressure.

And the government is insidious.

They stared at the juniors at first.

How can the will of the juniors be as firm as those of them?
Feng Dong looked solemnly.

He already had an ominous premonition.

They got it wrong this time!

Feng Dong looked at Feng Zhen, and said in a low tone: "Now you go and inform the clan and let them calm down. We, Feng's business, did not make any mistakes. Let them not panic, and don't worry about being interrogated by the government. If the government comes again Hire someone and let them deal with it calmly."

"Okay." Feng Zhen nodded.

When Feng Zhen left, Feng Dong collapsed on the ground.

The breath is vain.

He struggled to grab the corner of the case and let himself move over it with all his strength.

He put his hands on the case and kept thinking about the solution.

In one thought.

He thought of the nobles of the Six Nations.

For just a moment, he shook his head.

The nobles of the Six Nations are too far away from Guanzhong. Waiting for the news to spread to the nobles of the Six Nations, and then waiting for the nobles of the Six Nations to respond, I am afraid that the Feng family has long been lost to the Yi tribe. What's the point?
The government acted too quickly this time.

So fast that there is no chance for the outside world to intervene.

immediately.

He also thought of putting pressure on the government.

After pondering for a while, he also shook his head.

The time has passed.

Now the advantage lies with the imperial court.

Even if they unite to put pressure on the government, I'm afraid they won't get any results, and the government can't delay it, but now it's some time before the spring plowing, and the government can completely wipe out these merchants before the spring plowing, even if there is an outbreak in Guanzhong in the future Great turmoil, but it has nothing to do with them.

Feng Dong also felt tricky.

In their expectation, making troubles before spring plowing was to put pressure on the imperial court and then ask for some benefits.

Now it has become a rope to strangle yourself.

He has never felt that more than ten days are so long.

It grows as if several springs and autumns have passed.

I pondered for a long time.

Feng Dong's eyes were full of despair.

He couldn't think of a way to crack it, let alone a solution.

They're stuck in a time deadlock.

Every time time moves forward, the officials, the captured merchants, and the Huai County are like three big mountains, constantly pressing on them, making them breathless and courageous. Shocking, this suffocating pressure is enough to crush them to death.

One wrong step, one wrong step.

But Feng Dong didn't know where he was wrong.

They clearly planned extremely well, and the result was completely unexpected.

All their arrangements fell through.

It is even more precarious now.

He couldn't figure it out.

I really can't figure it out.

In this incomparable anxiety, Feng Dong was completely insomnia.

Late at night.

Footsteps were heard outside Feng's house again.

Let the people of the Feng clan who were already tense hang up again.

But this time it's not the government.

It was a letter sent by merchant Cheng Zheng.

Feng Zhen forced a dry smile on his face, and asked, "How is the Cheng family now?"

The person who came looked around and sighed softly: "The situation is not optimistic. The government is obviously ruthless this time. If we want to attack us, we have miscalculated this time. I didn't expect the government to be so ruthless, and we didn't expect The government can deal with such a ruthless hand."

"But it's useless to say that."

"The top priority is to deal with the matter as soon as possible, otherwise."

"Dangerous!!!"

"What does Master Cheng want?" Feng Zhen couldn't help asking.

The visitor smiled wryly, and said helplessly, "What can we do now? We can only bow our heads to the government."

"I hope the government can give me a way out."

"Ugh."

Feng Zhengong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Brother Cheng for telling me."

"The letter has arrived, so I'm leaving first." The visitor looked around, with deep anxiety in his eyes, and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go back this time."

"But it's good that the letter can be delivered."

heard.

Feng Zhen was taken aback.

But looking around, I suddenly understood.

He cupped his hands and said, "Brother Cheng cherishes it."

The person who came nodded and did not linger long, the figure quickly disappeared into the night.

Feng Zhen stood at the door of the house, looking into the distance.

Some noises were faintly heard.

a long time.

Feng Zhen sighed, looked at the cloth in his hand, closed the door tightly, walked quickly to the lobby, and handed the letter from Cheng Zheng to Feng Dong.

He said, "Father guessed right."

"The government is indeed closely monitoring our contacts."

"The members of the Cheng Clan sent letters, but they were captured by the government behind them. During this trip, the Cheng Clan lost at least ten people."

"We're really being targeted this time."

Feng Dong rubbed his cloudy eyes, put the letter from Cheng Zheng under the candlelight, and read it carefully. After reading it, he handed the cloth to Feng Zhen, and sighed: "Cheng Zheng didn't give it to you. There is no good solution, just let us go to the government to intercede and let the government let it go."

"But bow your head?"

"Did the government let us down?"

"The government is spending so much money at the moment, it must want us to solve the shortage of salt and iron, but the salt and iron on our books can't support the consumption in Guanzhong at all, unless those 'sinking' salt and iron are handed over, but those Can you hand it in? Do you dare to hand it in?"

"unable!"

"Once exposed."

"We will only be destroyed in an instant."

"The only thing we can do right now is bite to death, the salt and iron are on board, and the other thing is to shirk the shipwreck. I don't know about this, maybe some people in the clan felt resentful and did this in private. Audacity."

"besides."

"Nothing else can be admitted."

"The only promise that can be made is the remaining salt and iron in the shop."

"The government needs evidence to convict a crime."

"As long as we don't supply the salt and iron, our families still have a chance."

"If we are confessed, we will all die."

"But the government has been investigating. If the investigation continues like this, it will be found out sooner or later." Feng Zhen said uneasy.

Feng Dong looked fiercely and said: "If you find out, you can't recognize it."

"The sunken ship cannot be recognized."

"The matter of salt and iron cannot be recognized."

"We don't know about these things. Someone in the clan concealed them."

"Only so."

"Our Feng family is likely to be saved."

"Once someone recognizes me or you, Feng will not be able to bear Qin Ting's anger."

"This is the end of the matter, we can admit it."

"But never plead guilty!"

"Fortunately, there are very few people involved in the clan this time, and you didn't actually go to deal with it. You just gave orders and exhorted in the dark, so there is a chance to clear up the suspicion. As for Feng Wen and Feng Wu, it depends. Their doom is numbered."

"The extermination of the clan and the extermination of relatives."

"This time it's up to you to make the choice."

heard.

Feng Zhen's face changed slightly.

He never thought that his father would say these words.

Feng Wen and Feng Wu are all his sons.

How cruel is it to allow yourself to throw all your problems at them?
Feng Dong sighed softly.

He is old.

There is no difference between exterminating the clan and exterminating relatives for him who is running out of time.

But it was different for Feng Zhen.

He is still young.

It is undoubtedly very difficult for him to make a choice.

However, Feng Zhen is the patriarch of the Feng clan, and the lives of the entire clan are in his hands.

He has to make a choice.

(End of this chapter)