Su Jin waved his hand and ordered Xiao Zhuzhu to exit the hall. Lang Shaodong hesitated and ordered his men to leave.
Su Jin smiled and said: "Master Lang, you are a sensible person. Although you don't know much about me, Su Jin, but since you know that I am a food envoy, you should also know what I am doing in Yangzhou. Shougu
You must know something about the things on Bagong Mountain in Zhouzhou."
Lang Shaodong said: "I have heard about the bandit suppression in Bagong Mountain, but I have not heard about anything in Yangzhou."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "No wonder, you were beaten dozens of times by Zhu Shiyong and must have been in bed for ten or twenty days. It's normal that you didn't hear about the incident in Yangzhou. It's just that President Tang of the Chamber of Commerce and others didn't mention it to you.
It surprises me."
Lang Shaodong's face turned red and he cursed in his mind: This guy never forgets to mention the fact that he was spanked. The more I try to hide it, the more he exposes my scars.
"They are all a bunch of bastards who are crossing rivers and burning bridges. They use people to move forward and not birds to move behind. I don't care that they tell me their truth."
Su Jin pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh? Are the presidents of the Chamber of Commerce actually such good people?"
Lang Shaodong said calmly: "You don't have to be so enthusiastic. It's my business to scold them, but you can't even think about what you want to achieve through me."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "Where did Lang Shaodong think of it? Let's not talk about the people of the Chamber of Commerce. Since they didn't tell you about my methods in Yangzhou, how about I tell you about it myself?"
Lang Shaodong said: "It's all right, you can say it if you like, but what does your great contribution have to do with me?"
Su Jindao: "Actually, I don't have much merit. In fact, I didn't do much in Yangzhou. I can sum it up in nine words."
Lang Shaodong was noncommittal and seemed to have no interest in playing with the tea cup in his hand. Su Jin knew that he was pretending to be relaxed, and it could be inferred from his perked ears that Lang Shaodong still wanted to know what he had done.
Su Jin tried his best to describe it in a calm tone: "These nine words are: kill a group, imprison a group, and evacuate a group."
Lang Shaodong's expression changed and he looked at Su Jin in surprise.
Su Jin's face turned cold, and his tone was as cold as the cold wind on a winter night: "Everyone thought that the imperial edict to rectify food services was just a gust of wind, and they all took a chance and could get through if they could. But Lang Shaodong, you should
Understand that the court is serious about this matter; as far as I know, the grain you have hoarded is only more than 20,000 shi. In the past, the merchant's warehouse did not have 10,000 or 20,000 shi of grain hoarding. But this time, why did Zhu Shiyong tear it apart?
Not only did he not give you face, but he also punished you for it? The reason is that he is well aware of the court's determination to deal with food affairs."
Lang Shaodong's mouth moved as if he was muttering a curse; Su Jin said: "Originally, you could be safe and sound just by selling the grain, but you are reluctant to part with the huge profit of 20,000 to 30,000 guan that the 20,000 shi of grain will bring. Do you think that with you and
With the relationship with the Chamber of Commerce, Zhu Shiyong will always give you some respect, but unexpectedly he will turn his face and deny you; having food forcibly confiscated is a trivial matter, but the most depressing thing in your heart is that Zhu Shiyong will not give you face."
Lang Shaodong snorted and said: "You guessed wrong. I don't have such thoughts as you said, and you don't have to try in vain to guess my thoughts."
Su Jin shook his head and said: "It's not good to say things that don't mean what you say. I'm here to see you today as Su Ji Shaodong, not as a food envoy. After all, we are all natives of our hometown, and we talk in circles."
It’s so boring to go.”
Lang Shaodong frowned and said, "What exactly are you going to say?"
Su Jindao: "Let me explain to you what it means to kill one batch, imprison one batch and flow one batch out. I was appointed by the emperor to handle grain affairs in Yangzhou. All merchants in the world have the same idea, and the grain merchants in Yangzhou are no exception. It can even be said that
He is even more ferocious and arrogant; his family wealth and power are unforgettable to the merchants of our Luzhou City; just one merchant of the Feng family hoarded 1.8 million dan of grain, think about how much financial resources this must have."
Lang Shaodong's mouth was open enough to hold the tea cup in his hand, and he looked at Su Jin in disbelief.
Su Jindao: "You must think it's incredible. To be honest, I think it's incredible too. Not only that, he also has four to five hundred thugs under his command, which is almost as many as 30% of the Luzhou Xiang Army. He also bribed several important officials from the government.
Ten people are working hard for themselves, do you think that I, Su Jin, can handle such people when I go to Yangzhou?"
Lang Shaodong frowned and said: "How to deal with him? Did you bring him down?"
Su Jin nodded slightly and said: "Together with Feng's criminals and state officials, 17 people have been killed in Yangzhou more than ten days ago with bloodthirsty swords."
Lang Shaodong trembled, and the contempt in his eyes when he looked at Su Jin was gone.
"Nearly 200 of Feng's minions and thugs were killed, and more than 200 others were imprisoned. Nearly a thousand family members and marginalized figures involved in the case, regardless of age or sex, were all exiled to harsh and cold places to work as official prostitutes and slaves.
, all the properties of all those involved in the case were confiscated, and the properties and property seized were worth tens of millions, and even the 1.8 million stone of grain could not escape my grasp." Su Jin's tone was indifferent, but there was a coldness in his words.
The meaning is chilling.
Lang Shaodong's face turned pale and his lips were dry. He took a sip of tea with trembling hands. When he closed the lid, he missed and the tea cup almost overturned. The tea splashed out and wet several pieces of his long blue silk jacket.
Su Jindao: "I'm afraid it's hard for Lang Shaodong to imagine it, or he doesn't believe it at all, but let me tell you, the imperial report on this matter had been distributed to all states in the Song Dynasty years ago, and our Magistrate Zhu in Luzhou must have already had it.
I reported it, but you didn’t have the opportunity to find out."
Lang Shaodong swallowed hard, forced himself to calm down, and said in a hoarse voice: "What are you telling me for? I just hoarded 20,000 shi of food. Is this also a crime of beheading? Besides, Magistrate Zhu has already punished me.
Punishment, all the grain in my warehouse has been transported to the official warehouse, you...you...are you telling me this to settle an old score with me?"
Su Jin snorted and said: "I'm not telling you this to scare you, nor am I trying to settle old scores with you. If I wanted to touch you, you wouldn't come alone today, and I would come here as Su Ji's boss."
I'm here; but don't forget my other identity, and don't expect to be punished by Magistrate Zhu. Once the grain is sold to the official warehouse, everything will be fine; if I cause trouble for you, you won't be able to avoid it."
Lang Shaodong said: "What else do you want? All the food has been sold to the official warehouses, and it has been punished. Isn't that enough? It's only 20,000 shi..."
Su Jin sneered and said: "I wonder if you have carefully read the grain edict issued by the imperial court more than a month ago? Magistrate Zhu should have posted it throughout the city."
Lang Shaodong said: "I have seen it, of course I have."
Su Jin said: "Do you still remember the content?"
Lang Shaodong thought about it for a long time without remembering any of the content. At that time, he just thought it was just a formality and didn't take it seriously at all.
"If you can't remember it, let me remind you that there is a date in the edict, which is November 20th of the first year of Qingli. I wonder if you will remember it?"
Lang Shaodong's head was pounding, and all the contents of the edict came into his mind. He took the initiative to sell grain to the official warehouse before November 20th. The price was 10% higher than the market price of grain, and the amount was corresponding to the amount sold.
reward; once the mark of the 20th is passed, the purchase price of the official warehouse will be directly reduced to three hundred coins and one stone. If you continue to refuse to sell, you will be severely punished according to the amount of grain.
Lang Shaodong's face was pale. Although his food was forcibly taken away, Zhu Shiyong finally gave him some thin noodles and still bought it at a price 10% higher than the market price; if he followed the edict, three hundred coins and one stone, he would
Wouldn't it be a loss of money?
Because the price that was 10% higher than the market price was only 21 dan, and the purchase price of the grain raised by the Chamber of Commerce was already 3 dan, plus the transportation costs, he had already lost money, so he had a fight with Zhu Shiyong.
When he got up, Zhu Shiyong had no time to chat with him, so he simply sent someone to beat him twenty times and forcibly took away the grain and put it into the official warehouse.
Lang Shaodong also understood why Zhu Shiyong did this to him. Su Jin killed so many people in Yangzhou, and even people in the government were implicated. He killed hundreds of people, imprisoned hundreds of people, and exiled thousands of people. The momentum was terrifying.
It is going to shock the entire Song Dynasty.
Luzhou is so close to Yangzhou, and even if the official report was not here, Zhu Shiyong might have already known the food supply in Yangzhou city very well, so he took precautions and went to war to collect the food. Needless to say, Tang Jiyuan and others must have cooperated very well.
The grain was handed over, because if not, once Su Jin arrived in Luzhou and found out these grain crops, even the Chamber of Commerce and Zhu Shiyong would be in trouble. Judging from Su Jin's methods in Yangzhou, there would be few heads on the ground.
Sweat was rolling on Lang Shaodong's forehead. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He was both scared and angry. Since Su Jin recited the key date, he naturally knew that the time for selling grain had already passed the court's deadline. If he used this
Things turned upside down, another one
Big trouble; what’s angry is that the old guys from the Chamber of Commerce and Zhu Shiyong basically excluded themselves from the core; the Chamber of Commerce actually didn’t even make a sound, even if they sent people to explain the interests, they would never
Accept Zhu Shiyong's twenty big boards.
After thinking about it, Lang Shaodong suddenly understood that several presidents of the Chamber of Commerce must be dissatisfied with him. He usually likes to go his own way, contradicting Vice President Liu and Vice President Huang many times, and pointing at these two people several times.
People scolded their mother in front of her; the person named Huang was
That's all, he doesn't have any tricks, but Liu is a bad guy. He is nicknamed "Little Zhuge" and he has a lot of dirty ideas. Maybe he took this opportunity to avenge his private life by the hands of the prefect, and just killed his own
The butt opened the flower.
Su Jin squinted at the rich expressions on Lang Shaodong's face, gritting his teeth for a while, and tangled in fear for a while; he was very satisfied with the effect; Lang Shaodong was spanked by Zhu Shiyong, and to be honest, he couldn't believe it. At this juncture, Zhu Shiyong didn't want to
It was time for him to make this stupid move, but now that he had made this stupid move, Su Jin didn't bother to think about the reason.
You have to seize the opportunity when it comes. Is it possible that the people in the Chamber of Commerce will use bitter tricks to get it?
Su Jin quickly and flatly denied this speculation. He had too many thoughts and often speculated that others would go astray. Su Jin could almost conclude that Lang Shaodong had a low status in the chamber of commerce. Perhaps Lang Yongping himself thought he was very important, but in the Tang Dynasty
In the eyes of Ji Yuan and others, they did not regard him as a figure at all.
The reason is very simple. The Chamber of Commerce hoarded 300,000 shi of grain, and Lang Shaodong only received a mere 20,000 shi. This directly reflects that Lang Shaodong has not entered the core position of the small group in the Chamber of Commerce. The distribution of interests best explains the problem; to put it bluntly,
, he is just a guy running errands, and the 20,000 Shitun grain is just for him to smear his lips and taste the sweetness.
The Bitter Meat Scheme requires a core role to play, and someone like Lang Shaodong doesn't even have the qualifications.