When Zhen Yao heard Yang Feng's words, his whole body felt like he was struck by lightning. He stood on the spot, not knowing what he should say.

Only then did he realize that the imperial court did not simply take back the privileges of the aristocratic family, but compensated the aristocratic family in some other ways.

Let's put it this way, although the Han Dynasty did not prohibit business, did not despise businessmen, and did not treat businessmen as low-level untouchables like the Ming Dynasty of later generations.

But the living environment of businessmen cannot be said to be that good.

And due to low labor efficiency and the constant threat from the northern Xianbei to the Han Dynasty, many things were banned by the imperial court.

Some critical livelihood commodities, such as salt and iron, are controlled by the government. There are not many types of goods that merchants like them can trade.

That is some furs, horses and grain.

Furs and horses are specialties of the northern nomads. Among the Xianbei people, they have the same status as salt and iron in the Han Dynasty.

This means that these things are controlled by both parties and are very difficult to trade, and once discovered, it will be a crime of beheading.

As for grain and grass, to be honest, the Han Dynasty doesn’t even have enough of them, so how much of it can be sold by others?

Although it is said that in recent years, as the Han Dynasty conquered Xianbei, Xianbei was beaten so hard that it did not dare to go south, and it became the back garden of the Han Dynasty.

Originally, these merchants thought that life would be easier in the future, but the imperial court directly opened mutual trade at the border.

In this way, as long as those Xianbei people are not stupid, they will trade in the mutual market.

In the mutual market, most of it was controlled by the imperial court, and merchants from the imperial court traded with the Xianbei people here.

The imperial court only gave a small part of the trading volume to other merchants and stipulated upper and lower limits for the transaction amount.

In this way, the merchants belonging to the imperial court would control the trading point and rely on the price difference to make a lot of money from the Xianbei people.

By the way, when trading on the mutual market, you still need to pay taxes. As a result, the merchants of the imperial court made a lot of money.

The Xianbei people were also able to buy things they could not buy before, such as salt and iron, at lower prices.

You know, in the past, these businessmen from aristocratic families risked beheading to smuggle some salt and iron to the grasslands and earn a lot of money.

But now, through a multi-pronged approach, the imperial court has obtained money, war horses and other materials, and it can be said that it is making a lot of money.

The Xianbei people can also buy salt and iron at a much lower price than before, so they can also make a lot of money.

Only merchants from aristocratic families are losing money. After all, there is an entry tax when entering the city, and there is a transaction tax after making a transaction.

It can be said that since the opening of the mutual market, everyone has made money, only the businessmen of the aristocratic families have lost money.

This also caused the family to stand firmly against Liu Xie. Now, Yang Feng told Zhen Yao that if the family agreed to hand over their privileges and implement the Han New Deal, they could enjoy equal treatment.

This made Zhen Yao particularly concerned. The little things that the aristocratic family kept for themselves were too little compared to what they gave to each other.

Moreover, this does not include the trade routes to the Western Regions.

Yang Feng took himself as an example and told Zhen Yao that his caravan was only on a trip to the Western Regions. The money the caravan could earn was what the family could earn in a whole year in the past.

This made Zhen Yao even more jealous. Yang Feng was from a traditional official family, and the family's caravan operation could only be regarded as a sideline business.

And the Zhen family that he belongs to is a real business family. Whether it is business talents or the size of the caravan, the Yang family cannot compare with it.

Since the Yang family can make a year's worth of money in one trip, the Zhen family will definitely earn more than the Yang family.

"Master Marquis, I am willing to hand over the privileges of the Zhen family, and I am willing to support your majesty's new policy!" Zhen Yao said quickly to Yang Feng.

"The head of the Zhen family is indeed wise. He grasped the key immediately." When Yang Feng heard that Zhen Yao was willing to support Liu Xie's new policy, he smiled at Yang Feng and said.

"However, Master Zhen, the support of your family alone is not enough. Jizhou is the largest state in the world with many aristocratic families. If your family supports it alone, the New Deal cannot be carried out in Jizhou." Yang Feng looked at Zhen Yao and said meaningfully.

Speaking of.

Zhen Yao is a smart man. If he didn't know what Yang Feng meant when he heard Yang Feng's words, he could just find a piece of tofu and kill him.

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. As long as Your Majesty lets the villain return to Jizhou, I will have my own way to get the business families in Jizhou to agree with your Majesty's new policy."

"Once the business family agrees, then the remaining families will definitely agree."

"Very high, Master Zhen. I already know that you are a smart person. Talking to smart people is easy." Yang Feng nodded.

"If the Master of the Zhen family says anything today, I will definitely bring it to the Master of the Zhen family."

"Now that the first thing is finished, let's talk about the second thing."

"Your Majesty's second concern is your sister." As he said that, Yang Feng looked at Zhen Mi who was standing aside.

As Yang Feng turned his attention to Zhen Mi, the other Zhen family members all turned their attention to Zhen Mi.

At this time, Zhen Mi felt the eyes of everyone present, and she also raised her head and looked at Yang Feng.

She didn't understand what happened to her.

But after a moment, she understood that the second thing Yang Feng said should be her so-called destiny of the emperor and empress.

"Master Marquis, I would like to ask you to tell your majesty that if your majesty is willing to let the others go, I will die to put an end to your majesty's worries." Zhen Mi thought for a moment and said to Yang Feng.

"Second sister!"

"Second sister!"

When the Zhen sisters heard what Zhen Mi said, they all looked at Zhen Mi in surprise.

They wanted to dissuade Zhen Mi, but found that the words were on their lips but could not be said.

After all, they are now in a precarious position and cannot protect themselves.

Zhen Yao also had a sad look on his face. When he heard his second sister's words, he also frowned.

He turned his head to look at Yang Feng, showed a flattering smile, and said to Yang Feng: "Master Hou, do you think you can also beg for mercy on behalf of my second sister?"

"The villain will never let Hou Yebai help. My sister-in-law is still young, and those rumors are spread by those villains at will."

"If Your Majesty is not at ease, I am willing to use the Zhen family as a guarantee and let my sister-in-law escape into Buddhism. What do you think, Lord Marquis?" Zhen Yao looked at Yang Feng and said with a sincere face.

He was even willing to use the entire Zhen family as a guarantee to allow Zhen Mi to enter Buddhism. In this big Han Dynasty, although Buddhism is a small minority, it has been around for hundreds of years.

When Yang Feng heard Zhen Yao's words, he was immediately speechless. He looked at Zhen Yao angrily.

"Let me tell you, Master Zhen, you are as smart as ever. Have you never thought about changing your path?"

"Why did you know how to find those princes before, but turned a blind eye to the real dragon in Luoyang City?" Yang Feng looked at Zhen Yao and felt that he was stupid enough.

Even though he had spoken so clearly, why could Zhen Yao still not understand?
Chapter completed!