In Luzhou City, the three presidents of the Chamber of Commerce were racking their brains to think of strategies. Zhu Shiyong's words before leaving seemed to have a meaning. Commander Long and his men were dissatisfied with Su Jin. This incident was very important to thwart Su Jin's mission.
What role can it play? Do they still dare to disobey Su Jin's order to transport grain?
Of course not. Long is really not a fool. No matter how dissatisfied he is, he will not disobey orders. It seems that Commander Long is also a figure in the officialdom. Although Qiu Ba is a bit angry, he is not like the civil servants who are all like scheming foxes and cannot figure out the depth.
, but if you say that he would be stupid enough to disobey, no one will believe it, then you are just messing with your own head.
Tang Jiyuan couldn't figure out what was going on in his mind. He looked at the other two people and frowned. He couldn't count on Vice President Huang. Although he was fat, he probably had nothing but oil and water in his head, but he was thin and dry.
Chairman Liu is different. Little Zhuge's name is not just for nothing. Countless things have proved that this man has more poisonous plots in his belly than the wrinkles on his face.
"Old Liu, what should I do about this? Do you have any ideas?"
Vice President Liu tapped his fingers on the table and said cautiously: "Actually, I have a way, but... I'm afraid this method won't work."
"How long has it been and you are still lying? Tell me." Vice President Huang shook his big head, and the fat on his face was like dough in the hands of a noodle shop master.
"I'm not trying to show off, this method will definitely work, but once exposed, you and I will be dead." President Liu lowered his voice to the lowest level, and the two people had to lower their heads and lean close to his mouth to hear clearly.
Tang Jiyuan had never seen President Liu be so cautious. He knew that the matter must not be simple, so he quickly winked and motioned to President Tang to go outside the private room and see if anyone was there.
President Huang poked his head out and saw two maids and a waiter standing a few steps away, waiting for instructions, so he said: "Who are you? You three stand at the top of the stairs and don't let anyone else in. No one can do it."
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The three of them followed the instructions and left. President Huang retracted his body, pulled the curtain tightly, leaned towards President Liu, and listened carefully.
Chairman Liu breathed a sigh of relief and said in a lower voice: "Both of you are my best friends, Liu. We have been together through thick and thin for more than ten years, and we have established a good situation in Luzhou. If it is like this today,
I have great trust in the two of you, so I, Liu, am the most reassuring to the two of you today. If you think this policy is inappropriate, just ignore it. If you think it can be done, the three of us will do it anyway.
A grasshopper on a vine must live and die together."
Tang Jiyuan said: "Brother, you are worrying too much, but to put it simply, we are already close friends of life and death, and no one will be stupid enough to do anything detrimental to the other, because our fates are already connected.
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President Huang also said: "Brother, I can swear to God, you say it's okay, but don't think about it. Among the things the three of us have done, if you pick out one thing that is not a crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan, what are you worried about now?
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President Liu smiled and said: "Yes, I am worrying too much."
Tang Jiyuan said: "Now is the time to fight to the death. Magistrate Zhu is right. Although Su Jin is not coming for us this time, we are afraid that we will not be able to escape from him. We are like killing our fathers."
Qiu, he almost went to jail that day. This time, he can't care about anything. If he can let his job fail, from now on, this kid will accomplish nothing. He won't let us flatten him when he returns to Luzhou.
What?"
President Liu said: "That's what I think about it. The commotion in Yangzhou is caused by the lack of food, and Su Jin went to Yangzhou to stabilize the situation and establish his reputation as a food envoy. According to reports,
Judging from the current situation, Su Jin's method is nothing more than to adjust grain and lower prices, and then buy time to delay it until the deadline ordered by the imperial court, so as to dig out the grain hoarded by merchants and wealthy households in Yangzhou City in one fell swoop, and relieve Yangzhou's food shortage crisis."
Tang Jiyuan nodded and said: "I also judged this. After he settled the matter in Yangzhou, the imperial court will probably trust him more. However, his next actions will get further support from the imperial court. By then, we will have a good life.
This is unbearable. The best outcome is probably that he can't find our crops and there is no evidence to punish us, and we can only let these 300,000 shi of food go moldy or become food for ants and rats. In this way
Only if you are afraid can you pass this level."
President Huang said angrily: "How to do it? This is six to seven hundred thousand dollars. If this happens, won't our vitality be greatly damaged?"
Tang Jiyuan patted Chairman Huang's hand and said: "Be patient, isn't this analyzing the situation? Can we let this happen?"
Chairman Liu smiled and said: "It is impossible to make us suffer and keep silent. For the current plan, we only need to prevent 500,000 shi of grain from being sent to Yangzhou, and the problem will be solved. Do you think that the situation in Yangzhou will change in a day?
Just one day later, Su Jin ordered Commander Long to bring 200 cavalry troops to escort the grain, but he hurried to Yangzhou. It was obvious that he was imminent; we have no control over the affairs of Yangzhou, but on the border of Luzhou
How can I let him accomplish things so easily?"
Tang Jiyuan said with his fist: "Yes, grabbing this batch of grain from him is equivalent to strangling Su Jin's throat. However, Commander Long will raise vehicles tomorrow. How can we prevent this batch of grain from being distributed?"
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President Liu said: "The first step is to make sure that the dragon commander has no cars to use. We will say hello to all the car dealers tomorrow morning, and also to the merchants below. Five hundred thousand stones of grain will require hundreds of large vehicles."
He only needs a vehicle, but if he can’t raise a vehicle, let’s see how he transports it.”
President Huang chuckled and said: "Old Liu, you are really in trouble. This move is quite poisonous. Commander Zhu Long will catch him blind. But if he wants to kill us, we have to give him face."
Tang Jiyuan said: "When the time comes, we can just raise dozens of cars for him. Our abilities are limited and there is nothing we can do."
President Huang nodded and said, "Old Huang, you have suffered enough."
Tang Jiyuan turned his head and ignored him, frowning and said: "But this is not a long-term solution. The nearby counties and prefectures can always raise a big car, it's just a matter of time, and if he is annoyed, he can send people south."
Go down to Jiangling Mansion in Wuhu County and ask for a big boat to come up, won’t it still be ineffective by then?”
President Liu said with a yin face: "It drags on for a while, and the longer it drags on, the more Su Jin becomes an ant on the hot pot, so it can be delayed as long as it takes, but at the critical moment we must help Long Zhen
With a single hand, we must not ask him to transport grain by water, which would only require dozens of cars and horses to transport it back and forth to the dock, and then get on the ship, and there would be no chance of recovery."
Tang Jiyuan said: "How do you say this?"
Chairman Liu said: "There is still a checkpoint on the land route that they have not passed. Once they get on the waterway, they will flow down the river unstoppably."
Tang Jiyuan said in surprise: "Land level? What kind of level?"
President Liu dipped his hand into the tea, wrote something on the table, and then wiped it off with his sleeve.
Tang Jiyuan and President Huang took a breath. President Liu wrote the word "bandit".
The box fell into a deathly silence, and the candle flames burst into sparks and made a soft chissing sound.
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In the elegant hall in the backyard of Hefeng Building, Yan Biyun was sitting upright on a big chair, with Xiao Xian'er holding a hand stove standing behind him.
There was a sound of footsteps in front of the door, and someone spoke outside: "Miss, I'm back."
Yan Biyun raised his eyebrows and said, "Come in and answer."
As soon as the door curtain moved, a servant entered the room with his head lowered and a chill in his eyes. He stood and held his hands in a salute.
Yan Biyun said: "Xian'er, pour him a cup of hot tea to warm him up and ask him to sit down and talk."
The young man was flattered. He took the hot tea from Xiao Xian'er and thanked him repeatedly. Yan Biyun said lightly: "Tell me, what did you see?"
The young man put down the tea cup and said with his hand: "I followed the young lady's instructions and hung the tails of the soldiers and horses in the capital all the way. I watched them enter the state military post to rest, and waited until the sun was about to set to see the prefect and the group of people.
Go to the inn to visit, little man..."
"Do you know who these people are?" Yan Biyun interrupted his narration and asked.
"There are officials from the state government's yamen, and Mr. Tang from our Luzhou Chamber of Commerce..."
Yan Biyun's eyes lit up and he said, "Can you see clearly? Is it President Tang?"
The young man said: "Master Tang is a famous person in Luzhou and a great philanthropist. How can you not know it? There are also Masters Liu and Master Huang from the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Liu is hiding behind the crowd, but the younger one has sharp eyes."
, I saw him right away.”
The boy was very proud of his sharp eyesight.
Yan Biyun returned to normal and said calmly: "Then where did they go?"
The boy said: "Then Commander Long and a group of military lords followed the prefect to a restaurant for a drink. The younger one didn't come back until the banquet was over."
Yan Biyun said: "Which restaurant did you go to?"
"Isn't it the Zuixian Restaurant in Mr. Liu's house? It's true to say that the food at Zuixian Restaurant is ten times better than that at Zuixian Restaurant, but the prefect chose Zuixian Restaurant to treat guests. It's really blind."
Yan Biyun frowned at this, and Xiao Xian'er hurriedly scolded: "Why are there so many gossips? Just answer whatever the lady asks."
The boy lowered his eyebrows and said nothing.
Yan Biyun said: "Where have Long commanded them to go now?"
The boy hesitated without making a sound, and Xiao Xian'er scolded: "I didn't want you to say that you talked a lot, but now I ask you and you don't say anything. Needless to say, you are lazy, you must not have noticed.
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The boy hurriedly said: "I saw it, but I couldn't say it out loud for fear of offending the lady."
Yan Biyun understood in his heart that he must have gone to the land of fireworks to have fun, so he didn't ask. So he smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Go to the counter and get twenty cents for a drink. I'll go watch it tomorrow."
You must keep your mouth shut, I will make you the foreman in the spring of tomorrow, come on down."
The boy was very happy and went away with many thanks.dd