Chapter 37 What scene has this king never seen before?
Inside the pavilion.
King Chen put his hands behind his back, raised his head slightly, looked over the courtyard wall, looking at the sky to the south, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
Behind him was a man in black, who said respectfully: "The steward of Zhuang's business firm who was bribed by Song Tianyuan was found out by Zhuang Ming's men and turned over to the government. Now the government's powers are all delegated to the prince.
Lord, so these people have become witnesses. Now that there are witnesses, coupled with the forged physical evidence, under such an arrangement, the complete seizure of Zhuang's business can be regarded as following the law. Those in the court who are working with the prince
The enemy's old fox can't find any faults."
King Chen chuckled and said, "I heard that this Zhuang Ming is very resourceful. Are you ready?"
The man responded: "Even if he is resourceful and has many solutions in mind, so what? The prince controls the power of the government. This is to break the power of law with force. No matter how powerful the counselor is, he can't stand up."
After a pause, he heard the man say: "Even if he can use some means in the end, it won't be solved in a few days. In the name of a thorough investigation, we will delay it for a while. Zhuang's Trading Company will be in various places."
On the ground, it is gradually losing ground, and people are gradually dispersing. No matter how big the family fortune is, it cannot sustain it. The larger the power, the faster it collapses. According to my subordinates, it won’t be long before Zhuang’s Trading Company will fall apart."
King Chen chuckled and said: "That's the case, then keep dragging it on. Zhuang's Trading Company is just a trivial matter, so you don't have to worry about it anymore. Your energy must still be focused on the real thing."
As a king with a different surname, he was also very powerful in the court, and even ordinary merchants did not look down on him.
What he was more concerned about were the four major events that came under the emperor's order this time.
As for the move against Zhuang's Trading Company, for Zhuang Ming and Zhuang's Trading Company, it was an earth-shaking trend that determined life and death, but for him, it was just something he did casually in his free time after doing business.
The two are not on the same level. In the past, even if he took a second look, he would appear to be a polite corporal. It was only because Zhuang Ming dared to take action on his business that he was so angry that he became angry.
care.
Now that he, the prince, can spend a little effort to make a plan to seal down Zhuang's Trading Company, and make such a move, he can be regarded as thinking highly of Mr. Thirteen.
Now that the situation has been decided, there is no need to take this matter to heart anymore.
"So far everything is going well."
The man in black responded: "The place where the war horses will be kept has been decided, and young horses with excellent bloodlines are also on their way."
King Chen asked: "Where is the canal?"
The man responded: "My subordinates sent fifty elite soldiers to escort the craftsmen to survey various places, and record them in detail in the book. In about three to five days, they will be recorded clearly, and we can use this to make subsequent plans.
How to dig canals, how to structure waterways, how to divert water, and other issues."
King Chen nodded slightly and said, "Where is the weapons workshop?"
The man whispered: "The place has been roughly decided, and the craftsmen have almost arrived. The ores collected previously are all backlogged there. Before leaving for Huai'an, more than a hundred elite soldiers were sent to guard it... In addition, another type of combined refining
The ore is still in transit."
King Chen nodded slightly. These three things are the first to see progress.
As for the implementation of the New Deal, it did not happen overnight and could only be carried out secretly.
This matter should be discussed later, and can only be implemented after I have completely stabilized my foundation in the Sixteenth House of Huai'an.
However, the emperor has given orders for the first three things, and the results must be seen within this year.
"So good."
King Chen said: "It is a matter of great importance and there is no room for failure. There is no rush for the New Deal, but these three matters must be roughly settled within a month. The issue of digging canals is beneficial to people's livelihood, so it can be put on the bright side."
, I can come forward and take charge of this matter; as for the weapons workshop, you must personally supervise the construction; for the horse farm, I have selected someone..."
The man in black responded in a low voice, and then said: "Zhuang's Trading Company will be destroyed within this month. Does the prince have someone to choose?"
King Chen paused for a moment and then said: "Zhuang's Trading Company is just a small matter, so don't pay attention to it for now. When I wait for the big things to start to be sorted out, I will find some free time and then transfer people from the capital to take over the affairs of Zhuang's Trading Company."
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The man in black said: "Although Zhuang's Trading Company is just a private business, it has accumulated a lot of wealth and is extremely rich. Zhuang Ming is known as the richest man in the Sixteenth House of Huai'an. I believe that after taking over, with such strong financial resources, the prince can do more things
."
King Chen nodded, then waved his hand and said: "Go down..."
The man in black gave a salute and was about to leave.
However, at this moment, rapid footsteps were heard outside.
The man in black hesitated slightly.
King Chen waved slightly, looked at the rockery, and gave a brief gesture.
The man in black immediately understood, started his Qinggong, and hid behind the rockery.
King Chen had his hands behind his back, his expression still the same as before, and he looked towards the sky in the south.
"Your Majesty..."
The person who came in a hurry was a young police officer from Huai'an. Seeing that his face was pale and he was breathing unsteadily, he said hurriedly: "Something big has happened!"
King Chen frowned slightly, turned around, and shouted: "How is it appropriate to be in a panic? Are all the officers in Fengcheng so shameless? What can't be said calmly?"
The officer was young and had never seen the world. After being scolded like this, he couldn't help but lower his head. His tone was much softer, and then he whispered: "There has been a human life case. Mr. Zhao has already set off to stabilize the situation. Let's
Come and invite the prince over..."
King Chen was displeased and waved his sleeves and said: "The vast Dongsheng Dynasty has a huge population. Which city has not had a murder case? What a fuss, no sense..."
The officer became more and more frightened and tried to slow down his tone and said, "This is a big case."
King Chen looked down, with a hint of disdain in his brows, and said, "What big case can happen in this small Fengcheng? Is it a natural disaster? Or is it some bandit robbery? How many people have died? Or is there some imperial official?"
The guard hesitated and said: "This..."
King Chen said impatiently: "Tell me! I have been in charge of the army for ten years. What scenes have I not seen before?"
The officer hurriedly responded: "Not the imperial officials, but also the people sent by the prince to survey the terrain of Fengcheng, were all killed..."
King Chen seemed to have been struck by lightning and was stunned.
"Your Majesty?"
"What did you say?" King Chen's expression suddenly changed and he shouted angrily: "You say it again?"
"Your Majesty..." The officer was startled. He did not expect that the Prince, who just seemed to have lost his composure as if a mountain collapsed in front of him, was now filled with anger and murderous intent.
"You said that the people sent by this king were killed?"
"Yes...yes...Prince, he was killed..."
"Bastard!" King Chen's face changed, his expression was uncertain, and he shouted again: "How many people died?"
"This..." The officer took a deep breath and remembered what King Chen had just said. He barely suppressed the shock in his heart, forced himself to calm down, and said in an understatement: "The eighty-five people sent by the prince were all killed. A total of
There are less than a hundred people.”
"roll!"
When King Chen heard this, his vision went dark, and when he saw this bastard saying this in an understatement, he immediately burst into anger and was about to draw his sword and kill.
Unexpectedly, he reached out to his waist and found that he didn't have a sword. He suddenly kicked the officer and knocked him down.
"roll!"
King Chen said sternly: "If you don't go away, I will kill you!"
The officer was so frightened that he peed his pants and ran away in a panic.
King Chen's face was extremely gloomy and he shouted: "Check!"
The man in black behind the rockery hurriedly appeared, with a solemn look on his face, and saluted, "I'll go check it out right now."