The Supervisory Yuan specializes in rectifying and impeaching hundreds of officials, identifying those who have been wronged, and supervising various departments. Although the censor of the Inspectorate is not of high rank, he has great power and has the power to report matters based on rumors.
In other words, the censor can impeach relevant officials based on what he has heard, without the need for evidence. Moreover, no matter who the censor impeaches, he is not guilty. On the contrary, he who "knows the good but does not promote it, and knows the evil does not stop" is guilty.
When all the officials saw it, they all stopped and were about to leave.
"It's accurate." Lao Zhu's tone was calm, and he didn't express any dissatisfaction because of the censor's sudden performance.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," the imperial censor thanked Lao Zhu first, and then continued: "Your Majesty, I have recently heard that merchants selling coal and charcoal in the capital are lowering their prices and fighting with each other endlessly. I sincerely request your Majesty to issue an edict to remove these charcoal merchants. The two merchants were arrested and prosecuted."
This censor is naturally the person behind Yu Shaodong, and he is standing up to speak for him.
And Lao Zhu also knew very well who was selling charcoal.
After a moment of silence, Lao Zhu said in a deep voice: "This is the Fengtian Palace, above the imperial court, not a vegetable market. Although the censor has heard about things happening, not everything can be reported to the Fengtian Palace."
After Lao Zhu's words fell, the censor trembled all over, lowered his head and dripped with cold sweat, "I am guilty."
Lao Zhu glanced at the censor and asked, "Let me ask you, are those two merchants harmful to the people?"
"Back to the Emperor, no, no. On the contrary, because they are scrambling to lower the price, people can buy carbolic charcoal much cheaper than before."
"Since there is no harm to the people, just think that they are generously helping the people and retreat from the court!" Lao Zhu agreed, stood up and left.
All the officials immediately bowed down and said, "Send you to your Majesty."
Zhu Biao stood there, thought for a moment, and did not leave directly. Instead, he turned to the back and chased his father.
When Lao Zhu saw the prince following him, he stopped and waited for him. When the prince arrived, he ordered: "Go tell Han Du and ask him to resolve the matter as soon as possible. If something goes wrong and arouses material disputes, we will ask questions for him."
"My son, I obey."
...
When Han Du received a message from someone sent by Zhu Biao, he naturally did not dare to neglect it. Han Du may not believe what other people say, or he may not listen. But Han Du knew very well that he had to listen carefully and attentively to Lao Zhu's words.
So the next day, Han Du came to the shop early in the morning, and Eunuch Lu warmly welcomed Han Du in.
The waiter at the door still lined up the long list and hawked the goods enthusiastically, but the effect was obviously not good. In the past few days, the people have obviously adapted to the various attention-grabbing shows on both sides. From the initial curiosity, they have become accustomed to it now. As a result, no matter how hard the waiter yells, there are not even one or two people watching the fun, let alone anyone entering the store.
On the contrary, the shop of Fuqi Trading Company opposite is exactly the opposite of Handu's. The hawkers who were originally competing with Han Du have stopped one by one. He raised his head without saying a word and looked at Han Du coldly from across the street.
The charcoal shop of Fuqi Trading Company is also on Handu's side, one in the sky and one on the ground, with an endless stream of customers inside and outside.
After all, when faced with the same price of charcoal and pebbles, people will almost always choose charcoal.
Compared with charcoal, pebbles have obvious disadvantages, that is, they are not easy to ignite and are not as convenient to use as charcoal.
The charcoal business was very good, and the charcoal seller didn't have any customers, so Fuqi's clerk didn't need to bother shouting. Moreover, their boss has not sold a single amount of charcoal now, and they are all in crazy debt. Therefore, as long as the Coal Coal Shop is suppressed on the scene, there is no need for them to shout.
Han Du, on his side, sat down in response to Eunuch Lu's signal. The two drank some tea and chatted for a while before Eunuch Lu got down to business: "Master Han is here today, can you close the net?"
Since Han Du bought the workshop, he has been making briquettes and coal stoves in the workshop. Later, even the coal that was supposed to be delivered to the shop was directly transferred there. The briquettes and coal stoves produced in the workshop are also continuously transported to the shop secretly.
So far, the shop has stocked a large amount of briquettes and coal stoves.
Eunuch Lu knew about this, and Han Du also explained to him the functions of briquettes and coal stoves, so he asked this question.
Han Du smiled and took a sip of tea before nodding under Eunuch Lu's anxious eyes.
Eunuch Lu was overjoyed when he saw it, and asked as if he couldn't believe it: "Really? It turns out we weren't preparing..."
It turned out that Han Du was planning to wait a little longer, waiting for Fuqi Trading Company to drop money into this huge pit, and then give it a fatal blow. But now that it was Lao Zhu who spoke, Han Du had no choice but to obey. And in this way, it can be regarded as giving Zhu Biao an explanation.
"Forget it." Han Du put down the teacup and shook his head. "Leave a little bit of a sec in your life so that we can meet each other easily in the future. After this time, Fuqi Trading Company's vitality will be severely damaged even if it doesn't die. There is no need for us to kill them all."
Han Du does not have this kindness. He has always believed in, 'Treat your friends as warm as the spring breeze, and treat your enemies as cruel as the cold winter.' '
The main reason is that Zhu Biao did not agree to force the other party to death from the beginning.
A hint of intimacy flashed in Eunuch Lu's eyes. After all, a kind-hearted person can easily win the favor of others. Because no matter who you are, you hope that the person you make friends with is an upright and kind person, not a cunning, despicable and shameless person.
"Then, are we going to make arrangements now?"
Han Du nodded and said casually: "Eunuch Lu, please." After all, Eunuch Lu is still in charge of this shop, and only he can command the workers below at will.
Eunuch Lu went out and whispered a few words in the ear of the boy who was shouting hard.
The guy who yelled the loudest among them suddenly lit up his eyes when he heard it. As if he was not tired even after shouting for so long, he quickly ran into the shop and took out the briquettes and coal stove.
Bang bang bang!
He slapped the desk so loudly that even his hands were red from the slaps, but he didn't notice it at all.
"Come here, ladies and gentlemen, look at the new things in our shop. Take a look, take a look..."
The common people had never seen briquettes or coal stoves before, so they immediately gathered around after being shouted at by the waiter.
"Boy, what the hell is this black thing like yours?" The common people had never seen briquettes before, and they pointed at it and asked curiously. After saying that, he looked at the coal stove and continued to ask: "And you, what's the use of this weird thing?"
