Most big and powerful trees naturally decline as they age. No one has ever uprooted their branches and leaves when they are still in full bloom. This is unprecedented and unprecedented.
Xu Fulai could not believe that Lu Tao was so courageous.
After Zhu Donglai listened to Xu Fulai's explanation of the situation, he responded calmly: "Master Xu, just do what you have to do?"
Zhu Donglai's reaction surprised Xu Fulai: "Master Zhu Clan, Lu Tao is going to uproot the Zhu Clan."
Zhu Donglai smiled and said: "Is it so easy to uproot the Zhu family? They have a good reputation. If we block it, wouldn't we give others a reason and be implicated in it?"
Xu Fulai said softly: "Zhu Clan Master means that a strong man has his arm broken?"
Zhu Donglai said calmly: "That's right, it just hurts a little bit of vitality, it won't cause death."
Now the Zhu clan is weak and needs to stay dormant. It cannot compete with the three Lu Tao families. The strength of one family cannot defeat the three families, and it will only hurt them more seriously.
The real decisive factor is not here, but at the moment when the ancestor comes out of seclusion. As long as Gu Xuan is killed, Lu Tao and Zhang Zhenghe will be shocked.
If Xie Fu is killed again, Lu Tao's entire plan will be ruined.
Lu Tao, when you turn Jiangnan East Road into a pot of porridge, have you cleaned up?
I'm afraid that the forces you are targeting will also backfire, and it's still unclear who will win by then.
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At the same time, Lu Tao took the time to meet with Xie Fu.
If he wants to deal with these grain merchants and officials, it will inevitably lead to a series of negative effects. Before the dust settles, the entire Jiangnan East Road will inevitably be in chaos and everyone will be in danger.
What worries Lu Tao the most is food. If the people have no food to eat, or the price of food rises sharply, it will trigger riots among the people.
Lu Tao doesn't want to see people living in dire straits.
Therefore, Lu Tao hopes that Xie Fu, the newly appointed Jiangnan Dongdao Grain Merchant behind the scenes, can come forward to maintain stability and even make sacrifices.
After Fu Xie heard about Lu Tao's intention, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, I have already started on this matter."
It turns out that the day after Xianting successfully bid to be the general grain merchant of Jiangnan East Road, the issue to be dealt with was to return grain to the people.
The receipt of grain from farmers to granaries is a process, and the flow of grain from grain stores to the market is also a process.
In the past ten days, after both sides scrambled to purchase grain, the entire market was in a state of extreme food shortage. Counties such as several Jiangnan grain merchants colluded with the government to do evil, and even reached the point of starving for grains of rice.
Ye Meixun felt very guilty about this and immediately asked Gu Xianting to open a warehouse to release grain so that the grain could return to the market. While the people had food to eat, the price of grain could be stabilized and the price of grain returned to normal.
On the other hand, Ye Meixun contacted Li Baiyong, promising benefits and asking Li Baiyong to sell the 200,000 shi of grain from Jinling Granary to Gu Xianting at a low price.
This process of reorganizing the market was originally a skill that Ye Meisun specially reserved for new candidates.
Ye Meixun sent a large number of people headed by Liu Wanli to assist Gu Xianting, and Ye Yuiyi and Song Huike also devoted themselves to this matter.
After listening to Xie Fu's explanation, Lu Tao laughed loudly: "Okay, then I'll go ahead and do it."
Xie Fu also received a lot of rumors these days, and asked softly: "Sir, are you really going to make this big?"
Lu Tao said calmly: "The Zhu clan must take this opportunity to uproot it. The benevolence of women does not know how long it will take before the dust settles."
Then he patted Fu Xie's shoulder lightly: "You don't have to worry about this matter, just leave it to me. But later on, I will rely on you, the Jiedushi Master. I learned from Wu Ming."
Xie Fu nodded: "I will never let you down."
Lu Tao laughed loudly: "Thank you, Sir, we will be colleagues from now on."
At this time, Gu Xianting walked into the hall quickly, looking like he was in a hurry. Seeing that Lu Tao was also there, he looked surprised and said hello: "Master Lu."
"Xiao Xianting is here."
Gu Xianting and Mrs. Lu were not familiar with each other, but Lu Tao met Gu Xianting often, so he was very familiar with her.
The name "Xiao Xianting" made Gu Xianting a little embarrassed, and his face turned slightly red. However, as Lu Tao was the elder and the leader of a clan, there was no problem with such a title.
"Thank you, Mr. Xie, I have something to discuss with you."
Xie Fu knew that what Gu Xianting wanted to say must be about grain merchants. There was nothing to hide from Lu Tao in front of Lu Tao, so he could have a general understanding of the current situation, so he smiled and said: "Miss Gu, the look on your face should be that you are in trouble."
If you encounter any problem, Mr. Lu is here to help you with some ideas."
Gu Xianting was so smart that he immediately understood the meaning of Xie Fu's words, so he said: "It's like this. Grain merchants from all over the country came to me early in the morning to ask for help. I want to come to you to discuss it."
As he spoke, he looked at Lu Tao gently, but Lu Tao's expression sank and he said nothing. He naturally knew why these grain merchants came to Xianting for help, because these people will be punished according to law. According to the size of the crime, those who deserve to be jailed will be jailed.
, the property that should be confiscated shall be confiscated.
One thing must be mentioned, that is, after the death of Zhu Shide and his son, the Zhu family in Hangzhou lost power, the trees fell and the hozens dispersed. All the grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River were huddled at home, trembling and fearful all day long.
The observation made Zhang and his subordinates act the fastest, and immediately mobilized several detachments of troops within their jurisdiction to rush into the government, and arrested all the grain merchants and officials involved in the case in the area under their jurisdiction in a violent manner with thunder, lightning, and violent wind and rain.
When the news spread, the fearful grain merchants who were huddled at home were frightened out of their courage. They felt that they could no longer sit still and wait for death, and they all ran to Suzhou to beg Gu Xianting for help.
Generally speaking, Gu Xianting, the newly appointed general grain merchant of Jiangnan East Road, can be regarded as their new master and new backer.
After hearing this, Fu Xie smiled, which is human nature, and said to Lu Tao: "Sir, can you listen to Fu Xie?"
Lu Tao immediately straightened his face: "Thank you, Master, if you want to intercede for them, then don't open your mouth." He even caught one of his own people for this matter. Even if he behaves upright and stands upright, and has a good reputation as a teacher, he will never do it.
Anyone can leave something to say,
Xie Fu said with a smile: "I know that your Excellency is selfless, so let's look at the overall situation. Now is the time to employ people. It is not too much to give them a chance to atone for their sins."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "If I want to intercede on their behalf, first, I will ask them to confess their sins and fully cooperate with the investigation. Second, if they fully participate
In order to maintain the stability of people's livelihood, I don't dare think about getting away with it. I would like to ask you to deal with it as appropriate and reduce the crime. What do you think of it?"
Lu Tao smiled after hearing this: "I promise you, as long as they can take the initiative to expose officials' corruption and bend the law, and put all their efforts into returning food to the market, so that the people can return to normal as soon as possible, I will handle it as appropriate based on each person's merit."
Xie Fu was surprised. He didn't expect Lu Tao to respond so readily.
Seeing Xie Fu's surprised expression, Lu Tao smiled and said, "Why don't I agree to something that is legal and reasonable?"
Xie Fu's suggestion did him no harm at all. Firstly, he mainly wanted to eliminate the influence of the Zhu clan. Secondly, the grain merchants could take the initiative to expose the truth frankly, which also reduced the resistance to the work.
Lu Tao stood up: "I still have official business to be busy with."
Xie Fu said with a smile: "We will discuss it with the adults after we have a result here."
After bidding farewell to Lu Tao, Xie Fu and Gu Xianting immediately went to Wanghe Tower.
The Gu Mansion was a place where grain merchants did not dare to go. They found out that Gu Xianting was the owner of Wanghe Tower, so they blocked Gu Xianting in Wanghe Tower.
Along the way, Gu Xianting told Xie Futing the general situation.
Soon we arrived at Wanghe Tower, and there were many carriages and sedans parked at the door.
In the hall, a group of grain merchants who were used to being bosses were restless. If this happened a little slower, their house would be ransacked. It was no joke. There were already many grain merchants who had become examples.
Seeing Gu Xianting appear, a group of grain merchants immediately rushed forward, treating Gu Xianting as a life-saving straw, and shouted: "Miss Gu, help!"
Why let Gu Xianting save their lives? Firstly, Gu Xianting is their new master, Xinshantou. Secondly, Gu Xianting has a close relationship with the Gu clan and is very capable.
In front of him, Gu Xianting was about to be swarmed by this group of anxious grain merchants. Xie Fu protected Gu Xianting and said loudly: "Everyone, please be patient. Miss Gu can't speak like this."
Hearing Xie Fu's voice, someone simply shouted: "Thank you, Mr. Xie, for helping me."
That day at Suzhou Granary, Mr. Xie had a close relationship with Lu Tao, and some people noticed that, regardless of whether he was Li Shaodian or not, he was a man who could speak well in front of Mr. Lu.
Furthermore, they have always suspected that Mr. Xie is the real person in charge of the family, and that Miss Gu is just a superficial spokesperson.
If this is the case, then Mr. Xie's background is even more unpredictable.
Finding someone to take charge of an industry has always been a common method used by big shots.
Others who didn't know the details changed their words and shouted: "Thank you, Mr. Master, for saving my life!"
Xie Fu responded loudly: "Okay, okay, I will help everyone."
Judging from the world of Jiangnan East Road, most grain merchants are not treacherous and evil people. This time they colluded with the government to purchase the people's rations at low prices. They were just following orders and were not the culprits.
In this life, there are too many things that we have no choice but to deal with.
When these grain merchants heard Xie Fu's promise, they felt a little relieved and calmed down.
Xie Fu said: "Please sit down first."
All the grain merchants sat down, but at this moment, a grain merchant in his early fifties stood up, rubbed his eyes and stared at Mr. Xie, and said weakly: "Is it Mr. Xie?"
Xie Fu recognized this person and looked surprised.
The grain merchant blurted out: "I am Uncle Qiupeng from Yongjia County."
The four characters "Uncle Qiupeng" convey an extremely close and flattering flavor.
Xie Fu smiled and called: "Uncle Qiupeng."
Although the Xie family in Kuaiji fell into decline, it is still a large and prosperous family. Although there are no big names at the moment, there are still many wealthy families based on the foundation accumulated by the ancestors.
Xie Qiupeng from Yongjia County was considered one of the wealthier branches. Every spring festival, Fu Xie would meet him once, but of course he didn't have much contact with him.
As the second son of the Xie family in Yangzhou, Xie Fu usually didn't receive much attention from his clan members, and he mostly just went through the motions to say hello.
So Xie Fu knew Uncle Qiupeng, but was not familiar with him.
Xie Qiupeng heard Xie Fu's cry and grabbed Xie Fu's hand excitedly: "Fu, you have to save Uncle Qiupeng."
When Xie Fu heard this, he was secretly worried. It would be unreasonable for the elders of the same clan not to help. If he wanted to help, he told Lu Taoming that he asked these grain merchants to confess their sins first. He only hoped that Uncle Qiu Peng did not go too far this time.
The matter gave him some room to maneuver.
Xie Fu said comfortingly: "Uncle Qiupeng, don't worry, we will talk in the hall later."
