While Zhu Youxiao was playing chess with medical officer Ye Chaocai, after hearing what Du Yinxi said, he smiled and said: "After all, they are businessmen who only know how to do business. They turned a political activity like a strike into a A business scam.”
"I think some honest businessmen will be very dissatisfied when they see that they have been deceived by some businessmen who think they are smart."
Du Yinxi replied.
“Just be dissatisfied!”
"Dissatisfaction means that they will be more divided internally, which will help the court to defeat them one by one and find out more of their despicable behaviors, which will also help the court to organize business."
Zhu Youxiao replied.
"What your Majesty is saying is that once the news of the reduction in stock standards and taxes spreads, these dissatisfied merchants and some merchants who want to take advantage of the opportunity to expand will take the initiative to report the despicable behavior of some merchants to the court."
Du Yinxi smiled.
"that's for sure!"
"At that time, there will be a reason to arrest a group of scholars who are cheering for these profiteers, and teach them some lessons, so that they can be illiterate, eat the people's fat, and be respected by the court and the people, but they become the lackeys of the profiteers!"
After Zhu Youxiao said that, he asked again: "Have all the famous Confucian scholars from all over the country whom I asked you to meet come here?"
"Already on the way."
Zhu Youxiao didn't answer after listening.
…
Although it is the first day of the strike month.
But the bustling commercial streets are still full of shopping malls and shops.
They even carried out promotional activities in full swing, causing the flow of people to increase instead of decreasing compared to the past.
Pan Yigeng, who went on strike as promised, looked at this scene and felt very anxious and angry.
"Du Rizhang, Mo Lixun, Sheng Hongyu, you idiots, I didn't lead you to be such a treacherous person. How could I believe your nonsense!"
"I have been doing business for so many years in vain, and I have learned business from my father for so many years in vain!"
As Pan Yigeng spoke, he glanced outside. When he saw people coming and going in Du's and Mo's stores outside, his heart ached like a knife.
Not long after, his housekeeper Pan Liu rushed back.
Pan Yigeng asked hurriedly: "Where are the shopkeepers, have they all been notified?"
Pan Liu looked uneasy and said: "Sir, shopkeeper Tong, shopkeeper Yue, and shopkeeper Peng, the old shopkeepers who supported my Pan family's business, have been invited by people from the Sheng family and the Mo family!"
Pan Yigeng immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
"You surnamed Sheng, you bastards, you are poaching me, and I will fuck your ancestors!"
Pan Yigeng roared angrily, and in his rage, he fainted.
When Pan Yigeng woke up, he suddenly felt a lot sluggish and listless.
"Sir, this is the "Huang Ming Bao" that just arrived."
Fortunately, at this time, Pan Liu delivered a newspaper. Pan Yigeng glanced over and happened to see the news of the court's lowering of stock standards and tax cuts. He couldn't help but said: "The emperor's grace is so great, it is really the emperor's grace that is so great!"
"My old Pan family has always been doing business by improving the production process bit by bit, and has not done anything to deceive or deceive. That's why it seems to be short of profits and short of money, but now is undoubtedly an opportunity."
Pan Yigeng began to mutter to himself as he spoke, and gritted his teeth and said: "Those surnamed Sheng, those surnamed Du, and those surnamed Mo, if you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"
Then, Pan Yigeng became energetic and ordered: "Pan Liu, go call a rickshaw. Sir, I'm going to the Dongchang Anti-Corruption Department!"
…
"Are you telling the truth?"
After listening to Pan Yigeng's words, Wenzhou's Dongchang Daxing Yinweiguo stood up excitedly, like a cat that smelled fishy smell.
After all, people like Du Rizhang and Mo Lixun are famous big businessmen in Wenzhou.
Pan Yigeng replied: "Wan Sheng wouldn't dare to deceive Da Xun. All Da Xun needs to do is secretly arrest Du Rizhang's brother-in-law. Du Rizhang's brother-in-law is responsible for liaising with major officials and scholars. He must have evidence of Du Rizhang's bribery. In addition, She is a Taoist nun named Jin Shanpo from Qingyu Nunnery in the west of the city. She is Mo Lixun's concubine and specializes in going to and from the homes of powerful and famous people for him and doing some unspeakable things."
"Okay! Since it was you, Mr. Pan, who reported it, I, the Dongchang, can't turn a blind eye and ignore it. Otherwise, we will be sorry for the emperor's job!"
After Yinweiguo said this, he immediately ordered the most reliable official school under him to do this.
In the end, Yinwei's subordinates actually obtained evidence from Du Rizhang's brother-in-law and Mo Lixun's concubine that Du Rizhang and Mo Lixun had bribed bureaucrats and scholars, and even manipulated newspapers and periodicals to create momentum for a market strike.
So, within a few days, when Du Rizhang was hosting a banquet for shopkeeper Li, who used to run the business for Pan Yigeng, a pair of officials from the East Factory rushed towards the Du Mansion.
"People from Dongchang?"
Du Rizhang asked his nephew Du Chong, feeling quite uneasy.
"Uncle, it's true, from Dongchang! You must have been reported, because Dongchang has arrested your brother-in-law who is an opera singer. Logically speaking, not many people know that he is your brother-in-law, except for the few backers above. .”
Du Chong said.
Du Rizhang also understood after hearing this, and said quite depressedly: "It's them, it must be them, they are too despicable, they are not smart enough, why are they adding insult to injury like this!"
…
"Brother Mo, you are quite treacherous. You have clearly agreed to a month-long strike, so it would be better for you to just carry out a large-scale liquidation!"
Two big businessmen, Mo Lixun and Sheng Hongyu, were gathering in an elegant and quiet secret club at this time, and Sheng Hongyu was also talking about Mo Lixun with a smile.
"Everyone, each other, and you, Brother Sheng, are not the same. Those capable shopkeepers of the Pan family are afraid of being poached by you."
Mo Lixun was not angry and replied with a smile.
"Only one person was invited by Du Rizhang because he had some relationship with Du Rizhang. However, this Pan Yigeng was stupid enough. Like several other colleagues, he was really ready to close the shop and retire, hahaha! He inherited Pan Yigeng for nothing. The family’s foundation!”
Sheng Hongyu laughed as he spoke.
But at this time, Pan Yigeng personally came in with a group of Dongchang officials: "Xiaotou, they are Mo Lixun and Sheng Hongyu!"
After saying that, Pan Yigeng smiled at the two of them and said, "You two, be honest, your trouble has happened!"
Mo Lixun and Sheng Hongyu were shocked after hearing this, and asked hurriedly: "Pan Yigeng, what did you do?"
"You didn't do anything! It was you who were unclean and did something illegal, so sooner or later you will have such a day! There is no need to blame me!"
Pan Yigeng sneered after replying.
Mo Lixun and Sheng Hongyu didn't understand. After being taken away by the people from Dongchang, they shouted: "Pan, I will fuck your ancestors! You are stupid and want to go on strike. What does it have to do with us!" You must use this method to harm people!"
Pan Yigeng turned a deaf ear.
Du Rizhang, Mo Lixun, Sheng Hongyu and other big businessmen who were behind the strike were all arrested by Dongchang.
…
"Your Majesty, Wenzhou Dongchang came to report that the person behind the strike was found due to the investigation of the bribery case! According to the report, it was reported by his colleagues."
Not long after, Du Yinxi reported the situation to Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao laughed after hearing this: "As expected, let the Dongchang side interrogate them carefully, and arrest all the officials and scholars who colluded with them, no matter who they are!"
"Yes!"
Du Yinxi nodded and said, "The great scholars are here. When will your Majesty see them?"
"Just this afternoon."
Zhu Youxiao replied.
In the afternoon, when the sun was warm, Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao met outside, under a large ginkgo tree, with the great Confucians who had been ordered to see him.
"Gu Yanwu of the Capital University has met His Majesty."
"Huang Zongxi of the Central University Hall has met His Majesty."
"Wang Fuzhi of the Normal University Hall of the Capital has met His Majesty."
"Tang Zhen from the School of Foreign Education has met His Majesty."
"Lu Liuliang met His Majesty at the Royal University of the Ming Dynasty.
…
Therefore, a group of great scholars saluted Zhu Youxiao.
