He knew that these aristocratic families that had been arrogant for hundreds of years were not so easy to deal with.
Look, he asked Prince Cheng to show his "sword". Official salt shops were built in all major prefectures and counties, and a large amount of snow salt was placed there in plain sight, just to tell you - the court has salt, you can
Can't get up.
However, it is a pity that those people are "blind in mind" and did not see it at all.
He even suspected that he had "ulterior motives".
Emperor Mingguang snorted coldly: "Humph! I gave them a chance. Since they don't know how to cherish it, don't blame me for being cruel."
He directly issued an imperial edict, in order to stabilize the salt market of the Ming Dynasty, ordering merchants all over the world not to hoard salt, and those who disobeyed the order would be executed.
At the same time, he increased the inventory of snow salt in various places. He wanted to see how powerful these aristocratic families were and how much salt they could buy. If they dared to empty out the local salt warehouses, haha...
Following this imperial decree "No hoarding of salt", not only the salt merchants smelled an unusual smell, but also other merchants who did not pay attention to this area also noticed the abnormality.
As one of the great businessmen in the world, Qian Laifu received invitations from major businessmen to ask him for the inside story.
Qian Laifu, who had received the news a long time ago, directly hinted to everyone, what should be done, do not interfere with the salt merchants, especially at this time. No matter how powerful their merchants are, can they be compared to these aristocratic families? Can they be tough?
Imperial court?
"It's okay if the two don't interfere, and it's okay if the two don't help each other. Once they intervene, it's okay if the side they help wins, but if they lose..." Qian Laifu said, "Then I don't know what the outcome will be. The relationship between the family and the court
The dispute is not something that small businessmen like us with shallow foundations can get involved in."
Many businessmen complained in their hearts: Come on! We are just "small businessmen", but your Qian Laifu is a "big businessman in the world". Even you don't dare to interfere, who else dares to interfere?
However, they are also worried about what they should do if the aristocratic family and the court want small businessmen like them to take sides?
Fortunately, the court said that as long as they don't follow the aristocratic family, there is a high probability that they will not do anything to them, but these aristocratic families...
At this time, 17bxwx Zhang Si. "Mr. Qian, what if we refuse and the aristocratic family will settle the accounts afterwards?" A businessman surnamed Sun said cautiously, "We are all doing small business, but we can't afford these aristocratic families.
toss."
Qian Laifu turned the white jade plate on his hand and was slightly puzzled: "Then if you help the family, what are you going to do if the court comes to trouble you later?"
"Uh..." Mr. Sun froze there.
If the imperial court wins, it goes without saying that it will definitely clean up the aristocratic family and its vassal families.
But... the law does not punish the public. Compared with the smaller-minded aristocratic families, in order to stabilize the situation, the court should only "grab the big and let go the small" and not care about small businessmen like them, right?
"Moreover, how do you think that the imperial court suddenly became tough because it was unprepared? Since the imperial court dared to do it, it must have thought about the consequences and made preparations for it. Since this is a game that cannot be lost,"
Qian Laifu looked at Mr. Sun and said, "How can you be sure that if you miss a hit, the court will not overturn the table?"
Mr. Sun and everyone present here all felt a "thump" in their hearts.
No, the imperial court actually has such great determination?!
If you miss a hit, the table will turn over?!
"Why not? Who gave you the illusion that he can tolerate someone stepping on his head? If you can really tolerate it, you won't do it when you are young. Why do you have to do it at this age?" Qian Laifu was almost there
It implies that Emperor Mingguang is already quite old. It stands to reason that emperors of all dynasties would not make much noise when they reach this age and just want to "live out their old age in peace".
Then leave everything to the next emperor.
But Emperor Mingguang didn't do it. He had been quiet in the past few years. This year, he suddenly attacked the family that held the salt mine. Is this normal?
Not normal.
Since it's not normal, just stay quiet and don't get involved if you can.
Who knows if Emperor Mingguang will turn over the table?
If he really overturns the table, is not afraid of civil unrest, and uses force to suppress the aristocratic family and businessmen like them who dare to go against the imperial court, what can they do to the imperial court?
What these businessmen were betting on was that the imperial court "didn't dare".
Master Sun and others: "..."
No, is it really time to turn the table over?!
The court really can't bear it anymore?
But, do they dare to bet?
Definitely not.
If the imperial court wants to deal with those aristocratic families, if those aristocratic families want to resist, they will inevitably put their lives and wealth on the line. But is it necessary for businessmen like them who have nothing to do with them to get involved?
Of course not.
They even prayed to the imperial court to suppress those aristocratic families quickly so that the world would not be in chaos, otherwise...
Otherwise, the world will be in chaos and the people will be in dire straits. Not only the common people in the world will be unlucky, but also businessmen like them who can only stand up in a "peaceful and prosperous age".
Mr. Sun swallowed his saliva: "Then... what does Mr. Qian mean... that we just watch and don't care? But what if... what if the pressure on the court is too great and a civil commotion breaks out... we will also be implicated."
ah."
If the two don't help each other, it's okay if the family loses, but if the imperial court loses.
Damn it, businessmen like them will be pulled off the ship too.
Is Mr. Qian joking with them?
How can this matter be solved with or without their help?
It seems that the aristocratic family is fighting with the imperial court. They sit on the mountain and watch the tiger, but in fact they are just fish in the pond who will be affected if they are not careful, okay?
Qian Laifu looked calm and asked: "What does Mr. Sun mean..."
"What I mean is very simple, that is, we have no other choice but to defeat the imperial court and win." If we don't help the aristocratic family, if the aristocratic family wins later, we will definitely have to settle accounts with them.
It would be better to help the court from the beginning, not only to get rewards, but also to prevent the court from overturning the table, triggering a civil uprising, and involving small businessmen like them.
Qian Laifu saw Master Sun express his thoughts and smiled slightly: "Master Sun is indeed a smart man. No wonder this business is getting more and more popular. It's not like some people who don't know themselves and always think that they are
The big businessmen are amazing. They wish that the world would be in chaos so that they could make some money from refugees... But how could they know that refugee money is not as easy to earn as money from peaceful events? The world is really going to be in chaos. If you are not careful, you will lose your life.
; But if the world is safe and sound, losing will only mean losing money, and you can still find a way to earn it back. You only have one life, and only fools would want to gamble with it, don't you think?"
Which of the businessmen here has no wealth?
When you stay in a wealthy nest, the most you want to do is make more money and make your nest richer, but no one wants to make fun of your own life.
In the past, everyone would not think about this. They just thought that they, the businessmen, were in the same boat. If the court wanted to deal with someone, they had to stick together for warmth. Otherwise, if the court really wanted to deal with it, everyone else might be "
Disaster".
But after following Qian Laifu for a long time, they gradually grasped the lifeblood of the imperial court - if you are honest and don't go against the imperial court, the imperial court will not bother to care about you. You make your money, and the imperial court will do the imperial court.
But if you are dishonest, or if you do something that makes the court feel threatened, it would be strange if the court doesn't deal with you.
