I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 248 The furious Fourth Master Cao, Su Liang’s “relatives and friends”

afternoon.

In the west of Yangzhou City, inside a luxurious mansion.

A middle-aged man with a heavy back and a bare head held Su Liang's "auto-written letter" written to the governor of Yangzhou, his mouth trembling slightly.

This middle-aged man is Cao Si, the head of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce and a ship merchant.

After Cao Si learned that Su Liang was coming to Yangzhou to rectify the money shortage, he ordered people to spread the rumor of "exchanging sons for copper coins" in an attempt to make all Yangzhou merchants hate Su Liang and make him return without success.

The greater the setback Su Liang suffered, the more he was able to delay the implementation of the new law.

Since the Reform in the Song Dynasty.

Cao Si hated all the reform officials.

The Land Acquisition Suppression and Acquisition Law made it more expensive for him to plunder land; the Young Crops Law made the business of his loan shop bleak; the Service Exemption Law caused him to lose the privilege of being exempted from labor and had to pay exemption money...

As for the market transaction law that is being implemented in Kaifeng Prefecture, it makes him feel on pins and needles, feeling that future business will be even more difficult.

He looked at this "handwritten letter", and the more he read it, the more he felt it was true.

In Yangzhou City, he may not be the richest, but he must be the most famous wealthy businessman.

If Su Liang and Su Shunyuan really used this strategy of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey", he really wouldn't be able to deal with it.

At this time.

The butler on the side said: "Fourth Master, this letter has been leaked. Even if it is true, Su Liang will not dare to frame you!"

"Humph!"

Cao Si snorted coldly and said: "The most shameless people in the world are these scholar-bureaucrats. He may have even more vicious strategies!"

"I heard that Su Liang never takes the ordinary route in doing things. The leakage of this letter has ruined his reputation. He will definitely try every means to forge evidence and put me to death. He really killed me and took away my family property. If it really can alleviate this money shortage, why wouldn’t he do it?”

"No way. After all, he and we are from the same hometown. If he does this, won't the fellow villagers scold him to death and lose his official reputation?"

"Fellow townsmen? Fellow townsfolk are the most vulnerable to harming fellow villagers. I have been on the river for so many years and I have seen many things where fellow villagers plot against each other."

"It's not surprising that he, Su Liang, framed me for the sake of his official career and the reputation of being a selfless man. Especially among these Taiwanese admonishers, none of them are humane...

After Cao Si finished cursing, he murmured: "It seems that I need to move my money to another place, just in case."

In fact, there was another reason why Cao Si was so panicked.

He often did business on the river, and once carried illegal salt for others. He also bought some prohibited items while doing overseas trade.

If Su Liang found out these, it would be enough to ransack his home.

However, there are very few clean merchants on the canal. If the court really strictly controls them, the loss will be the court's business tax.

……

And this moment.

Su Liang and Cao Hu were drinking tea and listening to music in a teahouse, and listened to the people around them talking about letters.

Some people believe it, and some people don't believe it.

But this matter was obviously more topical, and the rumors of "exchanging sons for copper coins" were suppressed immediately.

Moreover, many people are very excited.

They especially like to see this scene of rich people having their homes ransacked.

Fourth Master Cao was known for his "righteousness" on the canal, but many people in Yangzhou City did not like his arrogance and domineering behavior.

Cao Hu looked at Su Liang and said, "Shopkeeper, do you really want to do this?"

Su Liang smiled and shook his head.

"This is a last resort, just to shock."

Cao Hu put his head in and whispered: "If it works, I can continue to investigate. This Cao Si is not clean." Su Liang shook his head again.

"I know it's not clean. How many clean people can be found doing business on the river? There are even official ships within the imperial court that carry private goods! If this matter is strictly investigated, most ship dealers will have problems."

"Our purpose is to eradicate the money shortage in Yangzhou. It is not a good idea to confiscate Cao Si's house to obtain copper coins, and then deter other businessmen. After we leave, the money shortage will still break out. This time, I must make these big businessmen willing to give up their hoards. The money is circulated in the market!"

"It makes sense, it makes sense!" Cao Hu nodded like a chicken chasing rice.

Since he followed Su Liang, his mind has become much brighter.

Last time, Cao Cong, the head of the Cao family, praised Cao Hudao: "I thought that your boy could get a military commander position at most, but now it seems that you have the potential to become a handsome man!"

As a descendant of the Cao family, Cao Hu was naturally happy to receive such praise.

He knew very well that all these changes in him from the inside out were all due to Su Liang.

……

October 24th, the sun is shining brightly.

The people of Yangzhou City are looking forward to October 28th.

Everyone feels that.

If Su Liangzhen arrived in Yangzhou City on the afternoon of the 28th, then the content of this letter is very likely to be true.

After all, except for this point in time, no one can tell how long Su Liang resisted Yangzhou City.

at the same time.

Some of Su Liang's "relatives and old friends" took action.

They cannot enter the Tang Dynasty.

Then the roads around the Tang residence were repaired, and even the trees were trimmed neatly.

There is a small river five hundred meters away from Tang's house, which has been dry for two years.

It was resumed all at once today.

Others replaced tables and chairs with new ones and sent hundreds of books to Tangze's Shangwen Club. The slogan was also hung on the door of the bookstore: Ask the canal where you can find such clear water, so that there is a source of running water.

In addition, some gossip news about Su Liang's boyhood also began to circulate in the public.

"I remember that at that time, Su Yushi was only fifteen years old. He was carrying a large book basket and reading while eating cold steamed buns. It was me who brought him a bowl of mutton soup."

"When Su Yushi took part in the provincial examination, he rode in my ox cart. At that time, I knew that he would be promising!"

"I have to say that Mrs. Tang's daughter was really discerning at that time. She fell in love with Su Yushi at first sight. If I hadn't thought that Su Yushi had no parents, I might have married my daughter to him. I really regret it!"

"Su Yushi and I studied in the same school. He has always done things differently from ordinary people. At that time, I knew that he would definitely go to high school. But I didn't expect that he would become a deputy station just after turning thirty. Maybe He will be entering middle school in less than three years, he is truly a role model for our generation!"

"Su Yushi will be the Prime Minister in the future. When we go to Bianjing one day, no one will dare to look down on or deceive us as long as we mention that we are from the same hometown as Su Yushi!"

"I heard that Su Yushi only has a wife but no concubines. My daughter is only twenty-eight years old and looks very graceful. I must let her meet Su Yushi this time. Maybe it will be a success!"

……

Most of these words reached Su Liang's ears.

Su Liang didn't know whether some of them were true or false.

Once a person becomes famous, whatever he does in the past will be interpreted as having profound meaning and being different from the ordinary.

Don't look at the fact that many businessmen in the city are scolding Su Liang.

But if you really see Su Liang, you will definitely bow down and hold your hands, with a smile on your face, and enthusiastically shout: Su Yushi, Su Guanren, even Su Xianggong!

this is the truth.

(End of this chapter)