Zhu Mian looked at the Xue family members who were being taken away, and asked Cai Jin softly: "Participating in politics, are we really going to watch His Highness kill innocent people indiscriminately?"
"If we don't stop it, I'm afraid the world will think that we are afraid of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"When the time comes, the people who were originally attracted to us may leave us!"
An imperial physician, a Marquis of Du Yu, a Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, plus Xue Baichuan, four people have died.
Among them, the one with the greatest influence was Wang Hao, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This official was a good money maker, and his position as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was even more crucial, but he was cut off by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Cai Jin sighed and replied: "The Prime Minister has said that you must not act rashly until you know the details of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Let's just watch first. We are not the only ones who hope that His Highness the Crown Prince will lose his moral character."
Cai Jin handed the grain merchant's knife to Xiao Yi last night just to see what Xiao Yi would do.
As the saying goes, do too much and make too many mistakes.
One thing that is clear now is that Lu Ming is on the side of the East Palace.
This is a bit difficult to handle!
The Dianqian Division is the command department of the Dianqian City in the Imperial Forbidden Army of the capital. It has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. In addition to the bodyguards and personal troops, the total number is 80,000 horses.
As for the 200,000 forbidden troops in the capital, they are now the most important force and the most important military power in the Daqian capital.
The Duke and Prime Minister had many people in the Forbidden Army, and he controlled most of the Forbidden Army, but the former Secretary of the Palace was still in the hands of Lu Ming.
"Let's go."
Cai Jin told Zhu Mian that they were not really late, but were just finishing things off for the Xue family.
Outside Jia's house, Jia Haolei felt a little worried when he saw Xiao Yi's chariot approaching from a distance, followed by many people.
His Highness the Crown Prince kills people without blinking an eye, even killing the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Can he, a grain merchant, compare to the Minister of the Ministry of Finance?
After thinking about it, he still asked the people around him softly: "Shilang Dong, is it really okay for us to do this?"
"You heard just now that Xue Baichuan was killed in the street, and the Xue family was ransacked."
"That His Highness is a master who kills without blinking an eye."
Dong You replied calmly: "If you don't believe me, can't you still trust the prefect? Who doesn't know that your Jia family is the in-laws of the prefect. His Royal Highness is currently fighting fiercely with Li Gong. How can you continue to make enemies? The food in your house belongs to the prefect, how can you hand it all over!"
After hearing this, Jia Haolei felt a little more at ease.
To be honest, he felt that it was not impossible to hand it all over to save his own life and the lives of the Jia family.
However, Dong You said that there was no need to pay so much. The food was needed by the prefect and was given to the prince. It was not easy for them to pay the prefect.
While talking, Xiao Yi was already approaching.
"Don't worry, our one hundred thousand stone has already given His Highness the crown prince's face. If he is greedy, we will let him know what it means to be unjust and have few helpers!"
"However, we still have to be polite and don't anger that cruel person." Dong You warned softly.
When Xiao Yi's chariot arrived, they saluted respectfully.
Hearing that Dong You is the right minister of the Ministry of War, Xiao Yi frowned slightly, Dong You... It seems that the prefect of Liangzhe Road is called Dong Zhuo, and the Jia family and the Dong family are related by marriage, so this Dong You is Dong Zhuo's person. Come to Baojia's house.
After just thinking about it, I almost understood the relationship.
Xiao Yi's eyes fell on Dong You and asked lightly: "Why are you here?"
Dong You immediately replied: "Back to your highness, I saw that there were more and more refugees outside the capital city and food was insufficient, so I thought of coming to raise food. This Jia Haolei is my close friend. He usually drinks tea and Play chess. When there was another drought on Shaanxi Road last year, I raised 10,000 shi of grain from Jia Haolei and sent it to Shaanxi Road for disaster relief."
There was nothing wrong with what he said. It also improved the reputations of himself and Jia Haolei, and cleared away the suspicion of collusion between government and businessmen.
Xiao Yi did not believe Dong You's words. If he were not here, and if the Jia family directly gave out one million stones of food like the Wang family, he would definitely write an IOU as a witness and would not do anything to the Jia family.
However, Dong You is standing here now, which means that they did not hand over much food.
And these grains may also allow Dong Zhuo to line his own pockets and make his mouth full.
If you want to unify the world and establish a prosperous dynasty.
A prefect like Dong Zhuo, who has a strong military base and respects himself, can be considered an enemy. How could Xiao Yi give up grain to Dong Zhuo?
"Well, how much food did you raise this time?" Xiao Yi asked.
Dong You replied: "This year's drought in Shaanxi Road is more serious. In addition, the drought has not eased in the past few years, so that the entire Shaanxi Road people are in dire straits. Jia Haolei is kind-hearted and simple. This time he took out 100,000 shi." Food to meet the immediate urgent need for food."
Xiao Yi said coldly: "One hundred thousand stones?"
That's quite a lot.
Jia Haolei's heart tightened, and he glanced at Xiao Yi quietly. When he saw the prince's cold face and a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, he immediately lowered his head.
Xiao Yi said to Jia Haolei: "Jia Haolei, raise your head and ask you, if I borrow food from you, how much more can you borrow?"
The 100,000 shi they took out at the beginning was regarded as a donation.
Naturally, Xiao Yi will not be counted in the amount of food borrowed. This is donated voluntarily by them for disaster relief. He must be a beautiful person.
When Jia Haolei raised his head, he looked at Dong You. When he saw that the other party was looking at Dong You without any hint, he immediately hesitated.
How much more can I borrow?
I'm afraid this borrowing will never come back, right?
If I really borrowed it all, what would I think about Dong Zhuo's explanation at that time? If I don't have these grains, will I hate Dong Zhuo and be abandoned by Dong Zhuo? After that, I will lose Dong Zhuo's support and lose the two Zhejiang roads. The family's roots are in Jinling, and the Jia family's ancestral temple is considered to be in the hands of Dong Zhuo.
If he saves his family today, there may be no Jinling Jia family in the future.
After thinking briefly, Jia Haolei clasped his fists and said, "If I go back to Your Highness, the common people are willing to cut down on clothing and diet, and spend all of their family assets of 200,000 dan, just to alleviate the disaster on the Shaanxi Road and bring peace to Daqian."
"The country is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment. For merchants like Cao Min, there is no harm at all. It will only make them better at doing business."
"If the people cannot live and work in peace and contentment, it will actually have a great impact on businessmen like Cao Min."
"So the common people are willing to use all the food they have saved to support His Highness's disaster relief!"
Xiao Yiben wanted to stand on the moral high ground to sanction the three major grain merchants. Who knew, Jia Haolei seemed to know that he also wanted to stand on the moral high ground.
However, it is not easy to stand on the moral high ground. The first thing is to be upright and not afraid of the shadow.
To stand on the moral high ground and punish others, you must first ensure that you are invulnerable.
Jia Haolei looked worried about the country and the people, and his expression was firm and miserable. It seemed that he really only had 200,000 shi of food.
Xiao Yi snorted coldly and said, "Lu Chong, take someone to Jia's accounting office to reconcile the accounts with Jia Haolei."
"One of the largest grain merchants in the capital is trying to find ways to buy grain from the local area every day. There is an endless stream of fleets transporting grain. There are hundreds of grain ships parked at the dock. Now there are only 300,000 shi of grain. , could it be that there are also people who are extremely greedy, and they are greedy for Jia Haolei's food?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Yi said to Jia Haolei gently: "Jia Haolei, don't worry, the people in Gutai are very good at accounting and are considered professional accountants. Let them see if there is a giant around you." Greedy people will spoil your food."
"You have to be careful and keep your eyes open to see clearly in the future."
"There is a gap between people's hearts. Some people may seem to have an upright face, but their hearts are dark."
Jia Haolei immediately said in anger: "Your Highness, the grassroots were ordered by Dong Zhuo, the governor of Liangzhe Road, to purchase grain to fill the granaries of Liangzhe Road and prevent food shortages after floods in Liangzhe Road."
"This food is also of great use and must be used for disaster relief!"
Dong You was speechless. He really wanted to slap Jia Haolei. Why did you move out the prefect?
He quickly raised his hands and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. How can Your Highness ask someone to help a merchant reconcile his accounts?"
"If this gets out, I'm afraid it will affect His Highness's reputation."
"I can testify that the food that the Jia family can produce now is really only 300,000 dan, and there is no way there is any food left."
Xiao Yi stared at Dong You and asked quietly: "Oh, so you know the situation of the Jia family very well. You even know how much food he has. This relationship is not as simple as being a close friend, right?"
He directly ordered Lu Chong and eunuch Sanbao: "Lu Chong, take someone to check the account. Sanbao, take someone to search Dong You's body to see if he has hidden any benefits given to him by the Jia family!"
"Otherwise, why would he protect a businessman so much that he doesn't even care about the justice of the country and the life and death of the people!"
