The fundamental reason why Li Qi was able to easily convince Liang Shicheng and others, who had always been hard-earned, was that they were afraid of losing everything they had now. It was precisely because of their fear of the Jin that they were willing to give up this great opportunity to make money.
Opportunity, you know, their rice shops are second to none in Tokyo! Of course, there were countless nobles in the Song Dynasty, and they only accounted for a small part of them.
Not only that, they actually have business cooperation with Li Qi, and they have great trust in Li Qi's ability to make money. Therefore, this is partly for Li Qi's sake. They believe that Li Qi will make money in the future.
If you can help them earn more, why not sell him a favor?
The three-day deadline is coming soon.
But those businessmen did not take Li Qi's words completely to heart. It was not only them, but also their backstage. This war was not the first time. Over the years, there was no war in which food prices did not skyrocket.
, to be exaggerated, this is a rule set by God, you can break it if you want. How to sell it, or how to sell it, the rest is easy to say, but lowering the price? Huh, there is no way.
However, they were still wary of Li Qi, so during these four days, they were very, very nervous, fearing that Li Qi would trick him again, but the market was surprisingly calm. Of course, this calm was only for this person.
To put it bluntly, the people outside are now almost scolding their twenty-eighth generation ancestors of grain merchants.
Another day passed, and there was still no movement from Li Qi. The businessmen gradually felt relieved, guessing that Li Qi was probably bluffing.
This morning.
In the main hall, all the ministers stood together. Although Song Huizong was still sitting on the same dragon chair, he looked much haggard. He leaned on the chair with one hand on his temple and his eyes were dull. For him, these days
, it’s simply a torture, I can’t sleep or eat well every day!
When the ministers saw that the emperor was like this, they were in no mood to speak.
The atmosphere seemed very dull.
Li Qi suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Song Huizong said feebly: "Tell me." Now, except for Li Ye's negotiation in the north, he was not in the mood to ask about anything else.
Li Qi nodded slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I think it would be best for Li to negotiate on this matter. If it succeeds, it would be best, but if not, we must not sit back and wait for death, especially the capital. There must be no room for failure. Now
The Taiwei asked for leave, and before leaving, he asked Wei Chen to take charge of the three offices. Therefore, Wei Chen suggested that soldiers should be organized quickly and all preparations should be made for the Jin soldiers. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst."
Song Huizong was very annoyed when he heard this, and said: "It's already at this time, and now you come to tell me about the defense of the capital. What have your three yamen been doing long ago? This is of course. You quickly deploy troops to defend the capital. Later,
Don't come here to report this kind of thing again, lest you miss something big, just do what you have to do."
Li Qidao: "Wei Chen is aware of his crime. But Your Majesty, if someone interferes with Wei Chen's deployment of defense, how should Wei Chen deal with it?"
Song Huizong stood up after hearing this and roared: "What? Someone is trying to stop you from deploying your defenses. Who is so bold? There is nothing more important than the defense of the capital now. Anyone who dares to stop you will be killed without mercy."
"I obey my orders."
Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng and others were all confused. Didn't he want to talk about the price of food? Why did he go around to the defense issue? What kind of medicine was this guy selling in his gourd?
Song Huizong's mood became even worse, and he said impatiently: "Is there anything else? I'll leave the court if I have nothing to do."
How can the ministers dare to speak?
Song Huizong did not wait for the eunuch to speak, got up and left, which shows how bad his mood was.
"I respectfully send you to your Majesty."
The emperor had already disappeared, so this late dialogue arrived belatedly.
When Cai Jing and others reacted, they wanted to ask Li Qi what was going on. Unexpectedly, Li Qi had already disappeared. They couldn't help but curse, "This kid can run away so fast!"
The next day.
The autumn sun is shining high, in the endless fertile fields in the eastern suburbs, exuding a golden light, dazzling the eyes, but seeing the golden rice millet, shyly lowering his head, it is endearing, now is the autumn harvest
During the season, dozens of farmers are busy in the fields harvesting the fruits of this season.
Boom, boom, boom!
Suddenly, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, disrupting the farmers' harvesting rhythm. They all looked up and saw a pair of Forbidden Soldiers rushing over.
An officer at the head pointed his horse whip in his hand and shouted: "Stop, stop everyone. The rest of the people are waiting aside quickly. The court now wants to expropriate this land to build a fortress."
This person is Niu Gao!
The farmers were all dumbfounded and looked at Niu Gao blankly.
Seeing how disrespectful they were, Niu Gao said angrily: "If anyone stays here again, don't blame the general for being rude."
Those farmers immediately woke up and ran out quickly. If this was their field, of course they would not leave until they died. But they were just working for others and there was no need to lose their lives for it!
Niu Gao waved his hand and said: "Block it for me."
"As commanded."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute."
At this moment, four or five people suddenly ran out from the left. The first person was a middle-aged man with a big belly. As soon as this man came to Niu Gao, he asked arrogantly: "Who are you? What are you going to do?
What?"
"Who are you?"
"I am the person in charge of this field." The man said.
Niu Gao said: "That's just right. I am the commander of the guards. Niu Gao, I want to requisition your land now."
"What? Requisition this land? This---who said this?" the person in charge said in horror.
Niu Gao said: "I am just following orders. Please step aside quickly. Otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind."
"Wait a minute."
The man stopped Niu Gao in front of him and said, "You warriors, do you know who owns this field? If anyone dares to touch it, try it."
Obviously, he didn't understand that today's Forbidden Army was no longer the same one as before.
Niu Gao said nothing. He stepped forward and grabbed the man's collar with one hand, and raised his right arm. He slapped him four times, back and forth, and the sound was so clear that he knocked out five teeth. The man's left and right cheeks
They were all dented by Niu Gao's slaps, the corners of their mouths were cracked, blood was pouring out, and they coughed violently, almost fainting from the slaps. No words could be said.
Niu Gao snorted and threw it away. The man immediately fell to the ground. He waved his hand and said, "Catch them all."
Swish, swish, swish!
The sharp spear head was immediately stretched out in front of those people. At this time, these people did not have the arrogant arrogance just now. They all fell to the ground and cried: "General, have mercy on me, general, have mercy on me!"
"take away!"
"As commanded."
What is ironic is that when Niu Gao slapped the man, many farmers in the distance applauded him, which shows that these people usually bully them.
Almost at the same time, on the outskirts of Nancheng, Yang Zaixing rode a high-headed horse and galloped to a fertile field. He waved his spear and said to the farmers in the field: "I am the commander of the Divine Guards, Yang Zaixing. I have been ordered to requisition this field.
, please leave as soon as possible and don’t delay the military situation.”
Those honest farmers had never seen such a battle before, so they quickly fled.
Of course, a few more desperate guys came up to question Yang Zaixing. Yang Zaixing was a bandit, so he couldn't speak in an official tone and didn't want to say more. He raised his spear as if to say, do you want to talk to him?
Those people saw that this military master was so fierce, but my tone was a little bad. Now, when I say this, can I speak in a good tone? You don't need to use this thing to scare people.
However, these bullies were really frightened and ran away without saying a word.
In this day, the two armies of the bodyguards and the bodyguards were dispatched at the same time. Hundreds of acres of fertile land were sealed within and outside the capital city alone. The speed of the actions was jaw-dropping.
Although Li Qi's words are a bit convoluted and he likes to sell off things, which often makes people want to beat him up, but Li Qi has always done things vigorously and resolutely, and there will never be any sloppiness. Once a decision is made,
, it will be put into action.
At this time, those businessmen finally understood that Li Qizhen was not joking with them. If they were sealed like this, they would all be finished in a few days. Moreover, it was the harvest season now. If you delay for one day, you will lose one day. Seeing that
I just couldn't pick up the golden rice. I was so anxious that I hurriedly ran to the backstage to ask for help, because this matter involved the military and they had nothing to do with it.
Bureau of Commerce.
"Little Li Qi, come out of here quickly. Get out of the way. You are so blind that even I dare to stop you."
On the morning of the second day, shortly after the Commerce Bureau opened its doors, several officials in second-grade official uniforms walked in angrily, shouting loudly.
The guards from the Bureau of Commerce saw that all of these people were wearing official attire, so they really didn't dare to stop them, so they had to step aside, and one of them hurriedly ran into the house to report.
After a while, a person came out in a hurry, but it was not Li Qi, but Qin Hui, the deputy economic envoy. Qin Hui was shocked when he saw this person. Among these people, he was either a bachelor or Dr. Zi Guanglu.
, or they are Taibao or something like that.
Although none of them hold any real power now, it is quite scary to have such a high official position. The prestige is here, and they are all nobles, and their families can be considered a powerful force in the court!
Qin Hui hurriedly saluted and said, "Masters, I have come to visit you. I wonder if you have anything to teach me?"
The old man in the middle, who had white beard and hair but a rosy face, shouted angrily: "Get up and call Little Li Qi out."
This person is Gu Yanfu, a bachelor of Guanwen Palace, who is one level higher than Li Qi from the second rank. The Gu family's rice shop belongs to his Gu family. Of course, their Gu family is also the biggest victim of this land closure.
Qin Hui was very depressed. Why was it that when this incident happened, I was always at the forefront, and I was the one who got scolded, but the one who caused the trouble couldn't get out. He apologized and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry, sir, you won't be here today. Dear sirs,
If something happens, I can let you know on your behalf."
"Don't fool me here. If you don't see that kid today, I will never give up." Gu Yanfu waved his long sleeves. He had never been so humiliated on one-third of an acre of land in Tokyo. Even the fields were so humiliating.
He asked someone to seal it and cursed angrily: "Are your Commerce Bureau blind? You even dare to seal my land? Do you know that the land was given to me by the emperor? This is a crime of great disrespect. I
I will certainly impeach your Commerce Bureau."
Qin Hui was sprayed with saliva and was a little annoyed. He said bluntly: "Master Gu, you are looking at the wrong place. This matter has nothing to do with our Commerce Bureau. If you want to find it, you should go to the third party."
Yamen, even if you sit here for a year, I can't give you any answer, because I don't know anything about it."