Feng Yu covered her heart and frowned, "My heart feels uncomfortable."
Feng Yu served her a bowl of hot soup. Princess Huazhen only thought that Feng Yu had been hurt by Xie Xun, and completely gave up the idea of Feng Yu seducing Xie Xun.
Feng Yu secretly thought, what were the prince and his sister talking about alone on the viewing platform?
On the viewing platform, the crescent moon is like a hook and cool as water.
The prince stared at the kneeling girl in front of him. Everything was quiet and the palace lantern was swaying. He looked at her condescendingly and could only see the rose flower on the hairpin above her head. The prince's fingertips moved slightly, showing anger but restraint.
Feng Shu prostrates herself on the ground, "Your Majesty, I will never agree to your request. Please take it back."
"Shu'er, get up, the ground is cold!" He leaned over and helped Feng Shu up with one hand, his voice gentle.
After Feng Shu stood up, she took a step back. The prince stood in the halo of the palace lantern, with a gloomy look on his face. He slowly retracted his hand. Feng Shu said, "It was the time when the Su Family Trading Company joined forces with Jiangnan wealthy businessmen to provide food, grass and military supplies for the imperial army.
We have made an agreement with the Emperor. We have been acting according to the order over the years and have worked conscientiously to stabilize the rear of the army. If we hand over the token and affect the whole body, it will affect the layout of the world's commercial banks. I will not be able to obey my order."
The prince wants the Kyoto token in Feng Shu's hand. The Su Family Trading Company owns three tokens, namely Kyoto, Jiangnan and Twelve States. The tokens govern the trading houses in the corresponding areas.
Seeing the token is like meeting the head of the family. With three tokens in hand, he can order the merchants all over the world to be driven by him.
Now that all three tokens are in Feng Shu's hands, she is already the veritable head of the Su family's merchant family. The prince wants the token that belongs to Kyoto.
"Ningzhou was victorious, the Northern Barbarians were at peace, and the Marquis of Zhenbei would return his military power after returning to the court. The soldiers would be disarmed and return to their fields to recuperate and recuperate. The army no longer needs all the merchants in the world to jointly prepare grain, grass and military supplies. The national treasury is empty, and the Ministry of Revenue can only scrape together enough for spring plowing this year.
Money is needed for floods in the south of the Yangtze River, resettlement of refugees, and reconstruction in the north. As long as Gu wants the Kyoto token and hopes to get financial support from the Su family trading bank, he should treat it as a loan from the Su family trading bank and will definitely return it in the future." Prince Wen Yan said, "
Gu hopes that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, but now the seven families have occupied Yanyang's land, resources, and control money, and Gu is struggling. Shu'er, please help Gu."
The seven great families in Yanyang have flourishing branches and complicated in-law relationships. They enjoy most of Yanyang's resources and control the economic lifeline. The Su family business house is a very special existence. It was founded in Jiangnan. The Su family decades ago
With the help of Laozhen Beihou, he opened up the mutual markets between Yanyang and Sangnan. He established his own business kingdom and slowly extended it to all parts of Yanyang.
The Su family's business is spread all over Yanyang, with its focus in Jiangnan. For decades, it has been frightened by two generations of Zhenbei Hou to compete with the aristocratic family. The major business houses in Jiangnan also saw the aristocratic family's ambition to seize all resources, and twisted it into a hemp rope. Scholars
Agricultural, industrial and commercial merchants have low status. With Zhenbei Hou intimidating them, at least they will not be made things difficult for them by aristocratic families. Therefore, merchants of all sizes in the south of the Yangtze River are in the same boat and united as one.
Due to years of war, domineering aristocratic families, and various reasons, Yanyang's economic lifeline was divided into two. Over the years, there has been both cooperation and confrontation.
The merchants in Jiangnan benefited from the blessing of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion for many years. In the eyes of Emperor Jianming, the aristocratic family and the prince, the entire Jiangnan merchants were the property of the Zhenbei Hou.
The Marquis of Zhenbei also had to drag the Su Family Trading Company with him, and relying solely on the imperial court to provide military supplies, the army would have starved to death on the border. The families were working on their own, only caring about their own interests, and the Ningzhou city defenses had long been broken by the Northern Barbarians.
"Your Highness, do you know why the treasury is empty all year round?" Feng Shu looked up at him, her eyes clear and tenacious, "It's not because of the war, it's because the aristocratic family needs the treasury to be empty so that the royal family can rely on the aristocratic family. Only then can the aristocratic family prosper for hundreds of years and live forever.
Why did the late emperor end up being forced into the palace? It was all because he implemented the land system reform and broke the status quo of land annexation, thereby increasing the revenue of the treasury and stabilizing the current situation. As a result, he came into contact with the interests of the aristocratic families and ended up being forced into the palace. The dignified Kyoto,
The fire burned for seven days and seven nights, and the emperor had no way to seek help, so he was burned to death in the palace. Your Highness, what you have to do is to implement the late emperor's legacy, break the status quo of land annexation, and get rid of the control of the family. The Su family token is just to quench your thirst with plum blossoms, and you can't get it.
Fulfilled my wish."
"Are you unwilling, or is the Marquis unwilling?" the prince asked calmly.
Feng Shu wanted to kneel again, but he held her with one hand, "You don't have to kneel in front of me."
"Your Highness, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has no control over the Su Family Trading Company. Everyone in the world agrees. Your Highness cannot believe it. Our trading company has been protected by the Hou Mansion for many years and has voluntarily provided food and grass for the army for the sake of the people of the world. This year, the Ministry of Household Affairs sent
There was a mistake in Ningzhou's military rations, and Ningzhou lost its troops and generals. I don't want to see the tragedy happen again, and I can't make the decision alone." Feng Shu was already unhappy, but she had no choice but to
Turn around.
The prince actually wanted the token in her hand.
"The Su Family Trading Company has voluntarily pledged allegiance to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Now that the two countries have reached peace talks and the war has ended, you are still unwilling to pledge allegiance to Gu?" Although the prince's voice was gentle, it already revealed some coercion.
Once charged with this crime, Feng Shu could not defend herself.
"The Crown Princess is from the Lin family, who is also extremely wealthy. Why doesn't Your Highness ask the Lin family for money?" Feng Shu asked calmly, "The merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have emptied their property for the Ningzhou army. Now that the war has ceased, we also need to rest and recuperate. The family will not be affected.
, the granary is full, the palace is full of gold and jade, His Highness doesn’t ask for money from the noble family, but he wants to force his daughter, is he deceiving his daughter as a merchant, with a low status, and unable to resist? "
The prince's eyes tightened, feeling painful and sad. The evening breeze blew up his robes and brought up a gust of cold wind. The prince smiled, "Gu...it's Gu's fault. If you don't want to, then that's it."
Feng Shu knew very well that this was not the end, but only the beginning. Had he ever forced Ayu like this?
"Gu is a prince who is inferior to one person and above ten thousand people. He has all the power and is extremely noble. But do you know? It is harder to be a prince than an emperor. Gu is walking on thin ice every day." The prince looked up at the moon with a sad look on his face and sighed softly,
"My father is in his prime. In addition to Gu, he also has Prince Duan, who is outstanding in literary and military skills. He also has a fifth younger brother who is doted on. There will also be a younger brother born in the future. Gu inherits the king from above and pities his younger brother from below. He can't take a step forward.
Wrong. Avoiding his edge is incompetence. Showing his edge is an attempt to usurp the throne. Gu is frightened every day and cannot sleep peacefully. I really want to go back to Ningzhou ten years ago, when Gu and Shuer were carefree, riding horses and shooting.
, now I think of it as if I was in a dream.”
Feng Shu looked at him quietly, remembering the days in Ningzhou, and now she could only sigh. The prince's expression did not seem to be hypocritical. The prince was indeed the most difficult position in the world.
If it is done well, some people will say it; if it is not done well, some people will criticize it.
Anyone who listened to his words could not help but feel pity.
The prince smiled and asked, "What about you, do you prefer the days of traveling around, shining under the stars and the moon, or do you prefer the carefree days in Ningzhou?"