"..."
A group of people looked at Ma Fengsun being dragged out like this, feeling a little sad in their hearts.
In my heart, I felt that the highness above me had an unstable mind, and he only found such a superficial reason to throw this person named Ma out.
Only Shen Wang of the Shen family was still calm. Just kidding, the prince in front of me dared to draw his sword and stab the prince of the Hou Mansion to death if he disagreed!
Although the official statement is that Zhu Xian wanted to harm His Highness the Fifth Prince, no one in the Bifeng Imperial Palace knew that it was the Fifth Highness who had a disagreement that day and directly drew his sword and stabbed the unsuspecting Marquis Yongjia. Prince...
It is said that the prince of the Hou Mansion had his eyes wide open when he died. He didn't believe that His Highness really dared to kill him with a sword!
His Highness was born into a noble family and was a young and energetic young man. It was time for him to be unscrupulous!
That horse salt merchant wanted to force His Highness to bow down with his human nature and sophistication, but he was really blinded by lard...
After the matter was discussed, Zhu Su didn't stay long. He smiled, hugged the businessmen and left. The merchants were all preoccupied, and after being polite to each other, they filed out.
They had to go back to the house to give some instructions first. I think that after taking care of those disobedient salt merchants like Ma Fengsun, His Highness King Wu's heavily armed soldiers would come to their homes and knock on the door to ask for food. .
The Ma family will definitely not be able to escape the disaster of war. But my family takes the initiative to donate, so if we prepare for the reception in advance, we won’t suffer any unnecessary disturbance. Moreover, they have to go back and shrink their business and be prepared for losses. After all, without the food money that has been hoarded to be sold, the family will inevitably suffer some losses.
Your Highness...is acting so wantonly, aren't you afraid that the merchants of Suzhou Prefecture, and even the merchants of the world, will treat him like a tiger from now on? Many merchants shook their heads in their hearts.
Zhu Su is not really just a misbehaving young man. He can naturally guess a thing or two about the mentality of merchants.
But even if he knew it, he wouldn't care at all.
Acting arbitrarily has the advantage of acting arbitrarily. At least for this period of time, these businessmen will never dare to rub the tiger's beard or make a stumbling block under the eyes of this young prince who does not act according to common sense.
As for how to win back the trust of these businessmen in the future... Zhu Su knows the faces and morals of capitalists well, and establishing a good relationship with them relies far more on such illusory things as face, perception, and appreciation.
But real benefits.
Perhaps not many people believe it now, and they all think that the "sea transportation" mentioned by Zhu Su is just a fig leaf used to cover up plunder. But in fact, Zhu Su really wanted to take these businessmen to see the huge profits of shipping...
He alone cannot push forward the huge maritime career of this conservative nation. Only by involving businessmen as a group can all aspiring gold diggers yearn for that mysterious and romantic sea...
That way, you can truly achieve what you want. When these merchants taste the sweetness they have given them, will they still care about who is doing whatever they want today?
One by one, they will only become the most fanatical "pioneers" under the influence of money...
As for Concubine Yang in the palace, I'm afraid of her. His mother was Empress Ma, the head of the harem, and his brother was Zhu Biao, the most stable prince in history. Lao Zhu was so soft-spoken towards these two people that he was disrespectful.
And the son "Ning Wang Zhu Quan" that Concubine Yang will rely on in the future is not even a fertilized egg now!
Zhu Su left the living room and returned to the study room in Shenyuan Waterside Pavilion. Yao Guangxiao had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Zhu Su coming back, he stood up, put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute: "Your Highness."
"You can take off your armor first and rest." Zhu Su nodded to Yao Guangxiao and then ordered to the back. In order to give those merchants a show of strength, the guards all wear armor and are used to bluffing people. After listening to Zhu Su's instructions, the Wu King's guards behind them all clasped their fists and shouted, and then followed Zhu Su's instructions, taking off their armor and changing into civilian clothes.
"Great monk, have you noticed anything wrong?"
After finding an empty chair, Zhu Su sat down.
At this time, the study room was no longer as tidy as it was when Shen Wang came yesterday. Papers of all sizes were piled up everywhere on the tables and chairs in the study room. Zhu Su went to the front to deal with the merchants, while Yao Guangxiao stayed in the room to check the documents.
Yes, this is all information about Suzhou obtained from Jin Yiwei.
Just now, Zhu Su arrived unexpectedly and late. Naturally, it was not because he had overslept, but because this morning, Di Meng, who went to the Yingtian Jinyi Guard Office, returned with information from the Jinyi Guards. Perhaps Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, deliberately showed his favor to Zhu Su. When Di Meng went there, he actually brought back all the information about Suzhou from the Jin Yiwei. He packed up three large and small boxes. In addition to Di Meng, he also sent another A captain in Jinyi escorted him along the way. After arriving in Suzhou, he worked directly under Zhu Su.
Since the beginning of Jinyiwei's restructuring, Lao Zhu ordered him to investigate the case of Zhu Su falling into the water. At that time, all signs pointed to Suzhou, so naturally Jin Yiwei was particularly concerned about Suzhou. Various spies hiding in the dark have investigated almost the entire city of Suzhou. The account book with the specific amount of grain stored by each merchant was written by Jin Yiwei.
"Your Highness, maybe the poor monk has poor eyesight." Yao Guangxiao shook his head. When he was in the hall just now, he sat behind the curtain and secretly looked at the merchants who came to participate. "Just based on the physiognomy of the poor monk, I can't tell anything strange about these merchants."
"Well... I am also naive." Zhu Su laughed at himself. If those traitors can hide in Susong, they must have a large amount of financial support behind them. Then those businessmen are very suspicious. Yao Guangxiao was proficient in physiognomy and could see what others were thinking through their facial expressions to a certain extent, so Zhu Su asked him to sit behind the curtain and look at the businessmen.
But sure enough, it is unreliable to catch the traitor through this method.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. Since Your Highness has taken advantage of the Ma family, the salt merchant named Ma must hate Your Highness deeply. Come to think of it, those bandits will definitely not miss this opportunity to win over the Ma family." Yao Guangxiao comforted Zhu Su and said . "It's just that the salt merchant surnamed Ma has a close relationship with Commander Yang. Your Highness should be careful not to affect Commander Yang."
"Yeah. That's what I think too. Although the guy named Yang is useless, it would be troublesome if he deliberately intervened to hold us back." Zhu Su nodded. "I'll write him a letter later to put his mind at ease."
"Think about it, he won't ruin his bright future for the sake of his uncle who is a salt merchant."
"The palace is so safe." Yao Guangxiao said with his hands together.
"Then." Zhu Su looked around at the messy pile of documents. "Have you found any other clues about that gang of thieves?"
"Its origin has been determined, and it is undoubtedly the remnant of Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang." Yao Guang said filial piety. "The one who is the leader must be the heir of these two people."
(End of chapter)
