Lu Daoyuan sat down on the main seat with a not very good expression.
"Everyone, are you calling me here for something important?"
Since joining Yang Qian and following his lead, Lu Daoyuan is now a famous tycoon in Yuntong City. Not only has his family become much richer, he has also purchased a lot of properties, and his life can be said to be smooth.
But during this period, he was in big trouble. His profitable business shrank significantly, which could almost be called a cliff-like decline.
This gave him a headache and he was helpless.
The middle-aged man sitting next to him said anxiously to Lu Daoyuan, "Master Lu, I invite you here today to ask what will happen to the profit-making business in the future."
As soon as these words came out, almost everyone looked over. Regardless of the size of their family business, those who could be here were more or less involved in the profit-making business.
The head of the Lu family sighed, cheered up and said.
"Wu An-Jun has already taken action, what else can we do?"
Someone stood up and couldn't help but said, "This Mr. Wu An is too domineering. He even interferes in the profit-making business. If you can just work with peace of mind, that's okay, but the interest rate is so low, isn't it going to be tough?" I'll wait until death."
Lu Daoyuan's face changed drastically when he heard this, "You bastard, how many heads have you grown? You dare to speak nonsense here. Mr. Wu An is the only one you can talk about."
At this time, a maid in the lobby, her eyes flashing with unintelligible words, looked at the man who was talking nonsense, and remembered his appearance deeply in her heart.
After being angrily reprimanded by Lu Daoyuan, the person who spoke nonsense remained unyielding and said in a deep voice.
"It goes without saying what we are doing. Just like my family, which has hundreds of people, half of the money we earn every month comes from profit."
"In the past, there was an endless stream of people borrowing money every day, but now, almost all of them are attracted by money banks."
Another person helped, "Yes, yes, the two-tier interest rate and such a low price ruin Yuntong's good situation."
"Yes, yes, I can't even open the pot at home."
"No, I must ask Mr. Wu An for an explanation."
"By acting so recklessly, our good situation in Yuntong will be completely ruined."
"Huh, land can't be bought and sold, salt and iron can't be bought and sold, and now even profits and money have to be involved. If everyone can't unite, in five or ten years, there will be a lot less people sitting here."
Everyone's expressions changed, it was clear that their family would decline.
The more people talked, the more excited they became, almost pointing at Yang Qian's nose and scolding him.
Lu Daoyuan was very conflicted at this time. His reason told him that he must follow Jun Shang, and whatever Jun Shang said would be whatever he said.
No matter how much he loses, the money he earns now is several times that of before.
But human nature does not allow him to do this, because of the profit, he also suffered heavy losses. After all, with the size of his family here, he would make a lot less money and food a year.
Just when Lu Daoyuan was in the middle of a battle between heaven and man, someone directly suggested.
"After everyone has reached a consensus here, we will go to see you together. I think you will not ignore me and other merchants."
"Yes, our Xia Kingdom has always focused on agriculture and suppressed commerce. Only Wu'an Lord collects commercial taxes, opens up commerce, and vigorously develops farming, commerce, and entertainment. I think he also relies on us a lot."
"Yes, if he doesn't increase the interest rate, then we will go on strike."
"Yes, strike. If all our caravans suspend trade, Yuntong City will be brought back to its original shape."
"Let's go~~~! Let's go together."
"Let's go together~~~!"
Just when Lu Daoyuan was about to stand up, a young man rushed in with a look of horror on his face.
"Daddy, daddy, Xiang, Xiang'er has unbearable abdominal pain~~I'm afraid she's going to give birth!"
The young man was sweating profusely and anxious.
Lu Doyuan jumped up instantly, grabbed his son's shoulders and asked eagerly, "What's going on now?"
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No, I don’t know. "
"Asshole."
Lu Daoyuan hurriedly said to everyone, "Sorry everyone, there is something urgent at home. The bride seems to be giving birth."
After saying that, without waiting for anyone to speak, he hurriedly left.
Everyone, you look at me and I look at you, it doesn’t matter how many there are, if one person is missing, it’s not too much, and if one person is too much, it’s not too much.
Although Lu Daoyuan has some relationship with the king and can talk to him, but so what. At this time, there are dozens of wealthy gentry and trading houses. Is it possible that the king can still kill them all.
After all, the law does not blame the public.
Thinking of this, everyone immediately went out, got on their own carriages and ox-carts, and set off in the direction of Zhuangzi.
Zhuangzi.
Yang Qian returned to the mansion. The little girl was at the door, tilting her head. Didn't you say that Jun Shang planned to go to the foundry to have a look? Why did he come back just after leaving the house?
Not long after, several soldiers came in and out of the mansion.
More than an hour passed in a blink of an eye.
At the entrance of Zhuangzi, the gate at this time is completely different from the previous gate. The previous gate was only two doors away.
But today's gate is not very grand, but it is three feet wide, with railings at the door and a row of houses built on both sides.
More than five hundred troops have been stationed here for a long time. These troops are direct descendants of the Xuanjia Army and maintain the rules of annual rotation.
Every year they guard the gate, they need to be transferred to the border to suppress the grassland peoples and see blood on the way, in order to preserve their peak combat effectiveness.
Smoke and dust billowed, and dozens of cars sped towards the gate.
There are also two towering sentry towers built at the entrance, where Arina is on duty on weekdays.
"Captain, someone seems to be coming~!"
Arzina stood up from her seat and took out her binoculars to observe carefully.
Her eyesight is far beyond ordinary people. Through a telescope, ordinary soldiers can see how many cars are coming, but she can see the lines of these cars, the expressions of those sitting in the cars, and what the mounts are.
"Record~!"
A soldier immediately took out pen and paper and waited.
"Fifty-two cars of people came. Judging from their clothes, they were merchants. There were no scholar-bureaucrats. They were only traveling vehicles, not chariots. There were ox-carts and horse-drawn carriages."
The soldier took a charcoal pen and wrote quickly.
"Okay, that's it, take it."
"promise!"
The soldier put the paper directly into his arms, came to the edge of the sentry tower, grabbed the steel pipe and slid down very quickly.
He handed the record to the captain below. The captain opened it and looked at it, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"Send the order, position your horses for me and line up!"
"promise!"
When everyone rushed over, they saw a dozen horsemen blocking the gate, followed by hundreds of soldiers armed to the teeth. The sharp spears and cold arrows made people feel cold all over.
After the leader walked down, he felt something was wrong, but he still had the courage.
With the support of dozens of wealthy gentry and chambers of commerce behind him, there is nothing to be afraid of.
At this time, a soldier came out of the inner village and whispered a few words in the captain's ear. The captain frowned.
"Is this serious?"
"Yes, that's what your Majesty ordered."
"Okay~! I understand."
The leader shouted, "We are squires from Yuntong County, here to pay homage to Lord Wu An."
The captain looked him up and down, then waved his hands at the soldiers with disdain.
The queue separated and flowed out into a narrow road.
"Is this?" the leader frowned.
The road was too small for a carriage to enter.
The leader looked grim and said, "How can we enter such a small road?"
The captain sneered and said, "Zhuangzi has regulations that internal personnel and people transporting goods can use cars. Your Majesty, your family members and guests can use cars."
Randomly he frowned and thought, thinking
After thinking about it, he said, "Are you your relatives, friends, or guests?"
The leader's face instantly turned pale. What a good boy, how dare you humiliate me like this.
Aren't you just a bad captain? I can kill you with my worth.
"What if I have to drive in today?" the leader said almost through gritted teeth.
"Hahaha~~~!"
The captain couldn't help but laugh, and then pointed to the crossbowman in front of him.
"How brave. We shot all the Huns into sieves back then. Do you want to try it too?"
The soldiers immediately raised their heavy crossbows and aimed at dozens of carriages. At such a close range, it was not difficult to shoot through the carriages, let alone shoot them.
Seeing the arrows ready to be fired at any time, these gentry and merchants were frightened.
In the end, he had no choice but to let everyone get out of the car, and under the gaze of the soldiers, he walked dejectedly into the Zhuangzi.
When he was brought to the entrance of the mansion, he saw a row of soldiers holding halberds, guarding the place.
Although there was no obstruction, everyone's pride and anger seemed to be weakened at this moment.
Looking at these soldiers who were armed to the teeth and their cold eyes, some people even felt that they were walking towards the guillotine with shackles on them like prisoners.
When the soldiers led everyone to the side hall, everyone's expressions darkened again.
Some people couldn't help but started to complain.
"Haha, seeing more than fifty of us, we actually used the side hall to entertain us?"
"Although we are merchants, we have a lot of prestige in Yuntong. Yang Qian'er is too arrogant."
At this time, a shadow walked out from the door, and all the soldiers lowered their heads and carried their luggage.
Yang Gan dusted off his clothes, looked at the backs of these people, showed a sneer, mounted his horse and ran towards the foundry without looking back.
In the county town, the Lu family.
Lu Daoyuan hurried back to the mansion. When he saw Xiang'er basking in the sun in the yard, he asked hurriedly.
"Bride, how do you feel?"
Xiang'er was feasting on a chicken leg in her hand. When she saw the person coming, she said with a confused look on her face.
"Dad, Dad, I, I feel very hungry."
Lu Doyuan was stunned and asked, "How does your stomach feel?"
"Are you okay?" Xiang'er was obviously confused.
Lu Daoyuan glared at his son directly, "Sir, you, why did you lie to me?"
Lu Hongguang said helplessly, "Dad, have you forgotten? You asked me to remind you that as long as you go against your Majesty, if you lose your mind, you asked me to remind you."
