Tang Yin looked at the indignant Cao Hai, laughed, and said faintly: "It seems that you did not come to drink with me today, but you came to make me angry on purpose!"
Cao Hai said tit for tat: "In Hedong, there is only one great king, but that great king is definitely not you, His Highness the Wind King!"
"Haha, who is it?"
"Prince Ning!"
"Haha -" Tang Yin laughed on his back, but then he stopped laughing and said grimly: "Since Your Excellency is so loyal to Prince Ning, then you should go on the road and wait for him!"
While speaking, Tang Yin suddenly waved his arm, and a cold light suddenly appeared, drawing a half-moon arc in the air. At the same time, a spiritual wave flew out. Before everyone in the hall could react, the spiritual wave flew out.
It wasn't lopsided, it hit Cao Hai right between the eyebrows.
Plop! With a short muffled sound, Cao Hai's body suddenly stiffened. He looked at Tang Yin dumbfounded. After a full second, half of his head slowly fell down, and his body followed suit.
Then he fell to the ground on his back, with blood and brains splattered in a big pool.
"ah?"
This sudden change caused a lot of exclamations in the lobby. Wang Kai was dumbfounded on the spot. The other seven wealthy people were trembling in fear, their faces were pale, and their faces were covered in cold sweat.
Tang Yin didn't even look at the others. He had already put back the scimitar he had just drawn out. He raised his eyes and said in a deep voice to the door: "Here comes someone!"
"What are your orders, Your Majesty?" As soon as he finished speaking, several guards came running towards him from outside.
Tang Yin pointed to the body on the ground and said, "Drag it out."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The guards swarmed up, dragged Cao Hai's body, and walked away quickly. As soon as they left, the servants on both sides hurried forward, kneeling on the ground one by one, and quickly wiped away the blood on the ground.
clean.
The blood can be wiped away, but the smell of blood floating in the lobby cannot be eliminated. The scene of Cao Hai's tragic death has also been fixed in people's minds and cannot be shaken off for a long time.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me..." Deng Ping, Peng Yu, Zeng An, Xiao Qing, Tian Ju, Dong Jian, and Yuan Chunan knelt down tremblingly at the same time, with their foreheads on the ground, not even daring to raise their heads.
I didn't dare to see Tang Yin.
Tang Yin looked around at everyone, the murderous intent on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a harmless and kind smile. He waved his hands and said, "What are you doing? Please get up quickly."
At this time, everyone dared to get up, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... I will wait... I will prepare the silver tomorrow and deliver it personally..." Asking them to give out one hundred thousand taels of silver is like cutting their heart out, but
Compared with life, one hundred thousand taels of silver is nothing.
But what surprised them was that Tang Yin shook his head and said, "No need!"
"Your Majesty... you..."
Tang Yin picked up the wine glass with a smile and said softly: "I asked each of you to take out one hundred thousand taels of silver. It was just a test by Gu to test your loyalty to Feng Guo and Gu. As a result, Cao Hai was tested.
I will never tolerate sycophants, traitors, traitors, etc. I will definitely kill them all. Sir Wang?"
After Wang Kai heard Tang Yin's call, he finally came to his senses. At this time, his heart was as uncomfortable as a knife. Cao Hai didn't want to come, so he dragged him here by force. In the end, it was self-defeating and Cao Hai lost his life.
, how can I bear such a huge responsibility, and how can I explain it to Cao Hai’s family?
He took a step forward without any emotion, mechanically bowed his hands to Tang Yin, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, I am here!"
Looking at Wang Kai who was holding back his grief, Tang Yin sneered in his heart, but kept a calm expression on his face. He said with a smile: "Don't tolerate the thief's family. Mr. Wang, go there personally and take people to Cao Hai's house immediately.
All his family members will be arrested and taken to prison. Remember, don’t let anyone escape, go ahead!”
Wang Kai looked at Tang Yin in disbelief. He had already killed Cao Hai. Could it be that this was not the end and he wanted to kill Cao Hai's whole family? That was indeed what Tang Yin planned to do. He turned his head and said, "Cheng Jin?"
"I'm here!"
Cheng Jin, who was standing aside, quickly stepped forward and bowed to salute. Tang Yin smiled and said: "You go with Mr. Wang to help Mr. Wang and make sure to get things done."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Cheng Jin agreed, walked up to Wang Kai who was still stunned, and said expressionlessly: "Master Wang, let's go!"
Wang Kai still wanted to speak, but Cheng Jin had already taken hold of his arm and dragged him out of the lobby. Once outside, Cheng Jinfang moved his hand away and said slowly: "Master Wang, you have seen what Cao Hai did just now.
You have also heard what he said. It is not a pity to die for such a rebellious and unjust person. If you intercede for him, you will undoubtedly be asking for trouble and destroying your future. Lord Wang, please think twice!"
Wang Kai was not afraid of death, but he couldn't die now. He had to stay useful and save more Ningren's lives. He took a deep breath, nodded, bowed to Cheng Jinshen, and said, "Thank you, General Cheng."
remind."
Cheng Jincai is not so kind and cares about Wang Kai's life and death. He just considers that his side still has to reuse Wang Kai. Once he quarrels with the king in public, the king might also kill him, which would be a loss to his side.
.
After Cheng Jin took Wang Kai away, Tang Yin looked at the seven wealthy people with extremely ugly faces and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, as long as you face the strong wind wholeheartedly and be loyal to Gu Neng, not only will Gu not hurt you, but he will also
I will reward you heavily. As I said just now, the one hundred thousand taels of silver asked for from you is just a test. You don’t need to take it seriously. However, in addition to paying taxes, each of you will also hand over one hundred thousand shi of grain every year.
It’s still necessary, Gu Xiang, this should be an easy thing for everyone, right?!”
At that time, one tael of silver could buy four to eight shi of grain, and one hundred thousand shi of grain was equivalent to 10,000 to 20,000 shi of silver. For seven wealthy people, one hundred thousand shi of grain per year was really nothing.
People looked at each other, kowtowed and saluted, and said in unison: "Thank you so much for your kindness, little man!"
Compared with one hundred thousand taels of silver, one hundred thousand stones of grain was indeed several times less, and everyone let out a sigh of relief. Tang Yin suddenly remembered something, waved to Yuan Wu behind him, and then said softly: "Send it.
Bar!"
"yes!"
Shangguan Yuanwu responded, took out a stack of official documents from his arms, then walked up to the seven people from Deng Ping, and handed them out to everyone one by one according to the names on the official documents. The seven wealthy men didn't know what it was, so they took it
He didn't dare to read the official document carefully and looked at Tang Yin in confusion.
The latter smiled and said: "This is the customs clearance document issued by Gu Gu personally. With this, you can freely enter Tongmen in the future. You should also know that we are currently experiencing a famine, food shortage, and food prices remain high.
You can use the official documents issued by Guxia to transport the grain from Hedong to the inland through Tongmen, and the profit will be much higher than that of selling it in Ningguo!"
Ah?! After hearing this, everyone was shocked. They are all businessmen and they are extremely keen on business opportunities. At this time, they can enter the east of Tongmen to sell grain, and the profits will be endless. In the past, Feng Ning
Tongmen had always been closed, and people were strictly prohibited from entering or exiting. Now Tang Yin actually gave him official permission to enter and exit. This was incredible. People could hardly believe this was true. Deng Ping asked uncertainly: "Your Majesty,
…Does your Majesty allow us to pass through Tongmen at any time without any obstruction?”
"That's right!"
"We... we can enter the country of wind... no, no, can we enter the inland of my country to do business?" Deng Ping asked again.
"That's right." Tang Yin replied with a smile.
After getting Tang Yin's personal confirmation, everyone finally believed that this was true. The fear on the seven people's faces was wiped away, replaced by ecstasy.
If you can freely enter and exit Feng Country to do business, you can not only make money by selling food, but also sell many other things. The business opportunities are immeasurable. More importantly, only seven of them are allowed to enter Feng Country, and there are few competitors.
, more conducive to obtaining high profits.
"Little man...little man, thank you so much, Your Majesty!" This time, everyone expressed their gratitude from the bottom of their hearts, and their voices were much louder than before. Most businessmen are like this, only seeking profit, and if you have breasts, you are a mother, and Tang Yin can provide them with convenience.
After creating favorable business conditions, their hostility and wariness towards Tang Yin were immediately replaced by interests, and they were willing to obey Tang Yin and accept his control. At this time, everyone turned to look at Cao Hai who had just been killed, and they felt happy
He didn't take it seriously, but secretly laughed at Cao Hai, fighting against Tang Yin regardless of life and death. As a result, he had the opportunity to make a lot of money, but he couldn't take it.
Little did they know that the convenience Tang Yin gave them and the opportunity to make profits was entirely to appease and win them over in order to stabilize the situation in Hedong. Once the situation in Hedong was completely stabilized, Feng Guo's control over Hedong would be deeply rooted.
They, the big businessmen of Ning State, will be the first to be persecuted by Tang Yin. No matter how much money they make in Feng State, it will only be temporarily stored in their respective homes, and in the end they will not be able to escape from Tang Yin's grasp.
Tang Yin's sword slashed Cao Hai, first acting as a deterrent to kill the chicken and respect the monkey, and then used Tongmen's customs clearance pass to please and win over the seven big businessmen. This was the strategy of first giving him a slap in the face, and then giving him a sweet date.
But the simplest methods are often the most direct and effective.
After the banquet, no one could hear a word of dissatisfaction with Tang Yin from the mouths of the seven wealthy men. On the contrary, they often praised Tang Yin in front of others as a promising young man, a kind and tolerant sage and wise king.
The change in their attitude had a huge impact on the Hedong area, which directly caused a considerable number of Ning people to have a different impression of Tang Yin.
The people in Hedong are gradually accepting the fact that they are ruled by Feng State. In fact, their lives have not changed much compared to before. However, this does not mean that they are against Tang Yin. The opposition to Feng State has disappeared. In fact, in Hedong,
Under the calm surface, murderous intentions towards Tang Yin are everywhere.