The two of them had flushed and their eyes were a little scared, which caused a burst of sighs.

Nothing else, it is just that the difference in figures between the two of them is too big. One is tall and thin, the other is short and fat. Standing together, it feels quite funny.

The tall and thin ones were nearly eight feet tall, and the thin ones were like a hemp rod. Although she was wearing a thick silk robe, her cheeks were deep and she stood there like a human-shaped bracket, feeling that a gust of wind could blow him down.

He is Liu Qicai.

The short and fat man was only a little over five feet tall and had a sturdy figure. Standing there, he was like a round bucket, with a height and width. He walked with a huge belly and shook his face trembling. He looked like a ball of fat.

He is Zhang Maiwen.

Zhang Maiwen knelt down in a hurry, not daring to say a word, and his body trembled.

Liu Qicai also knelt down, but his eyes rolled, revealing a sense of cunning. "What are you talking about? The little people did nothing! Did you believe any rumors? Tell me, I will definitely give you an explanation." He glanced at Huang Zongxi, intending to be stubborn to the end.

Yu Chenglong snorted coldly, "Is it a rumor? You know it yourself." He turned to the side and said, "Zhang Maiwen, he said he did nothing, what about you! Is that the same? I would like to remind you, this is giving you a chance. If I wait for me to bring out the evidence, you will be dead."

Zhang Maiwen sneaked at Liu Qicai, and the other party coughed, quietly winked at him. Zhang Maiwen hesitated for a moment, looked up at Yu Jackie Chan, but quickly lowered. He gritted his teeth and said, "Xiaomin doesn't know what the lord is referring to? Can you give me some tips?"

Yu Chenglong's face darkened, "Okay, I'll give you a reminder. Grain, you're clear enough now!"

Before Zhang Maiwen could reply, Liu Qicai raised his tone in advance and said, "Sir, what kind of food is it? The common people are businessmen, but they have never done a grain business!"

Zhang Maiwen was inspired by it and hurriedly said, "Sir, so are the common people, and I don't know what the adults are talking about."

Yu Chenglong applauded and smiled, "Okay, it's really good. I originally wanted to spare your life, but you are looking for death by yourself, so I can't blame me! Come on! Bring someone up to me."

Following the order, two yamen runners led a middle-aged man with a goatee to the hall and pushed him to kneel down.

The two turned their heads and looked dead in an instant.

Yu Chenglong said in a deep voice: "What's your name? What's your business? Why were you taken here? Let me tell you everything."

Goathu replied with a trembling voice: "Xiaomin is Liu Min, who is the manager of the shopkeeper Liu. Fifteen days ago, Xiaomin, on the order of Zhang Guan Guest, took advantage of the order of Zhang Guan Guest, and transported a batch of grain to Qing County with Wang Liu, sent by Zhang Guan Guest. When he reached the boundary of Cangzhou, he met the official army, and was brought here."

Yu Chenglong said sternly: "Where will the food be transported? How many times have you transported it before? Let me explain it clearly."

The goatee kowtowed hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes, little people understand. I have transported it three times before, and they are all transported to the Qing army stationed in Tianjin City."

Liu Qicai angrily pointed at Liu Min, "You dog slave, when did I let you do these things? You can't talk nonsense. You'll be clear about it, and you'll be clear about it!"

The goatee looked worried, "You are the leader, don't refuse to admit it. Everyone was caught by the government army, and they were all from our family, and they were all recruited in the first instance."

Zhang Maiwen next to him had already collapsed to the ground and his urine was flowing all over the ground.

Yu Chenglong waved his hand in disgust, "Take them down and put them in prison. After the examination is clear, kill what should be killed and what should be closed."

Two more yamen runners came in and took them out respectively.

Liu Qicai was still trying to argue, but was beaten to the stomach by a yamen runner and turned into shrimps and could not make a sound again. Zhang Maiwen was dragged out by two yamen runners.

Yu Chenglong looked at the people whose face changed and said in a deep voice: "Shandong is full of famine and food is in short supply everywhere. In order for the people to survive, the Supervisor strictly controls the price of grain. At the highest, the Supervisor is not more than eight taels of rice per stone. But when it comes to Shandong, the price will at least double. Some people like this business, secretly buy grain in Shandong, and then sell it outside Shandong to earn a lot of money. Do you know how much effort the Supervisor spends to purchase grain from other places and how much money does it cost? This is life-saving food, not something you use to make money."

Yu Chenglong raised his tone, his tone was full of anger. "I know, it is not only the two families who secretly sell food to the outside world, but there are people here, going to Huainan and Henan. This is wrong, but you are just seeking profit. The most hateful thing about them is that they dare to sell food to the Manhu. They are barbarians and the enemy of China. Therefore, they have more than their deaths. As for you, if you stop this business within ten days, I can leave it alone. Otherwise, you will pursue the crime equally."

When the few people here heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Yu Chenglong turned his head and said to Huang Zongxi: "Taichong, isn't the governor allowed you to open the salt supply? I took the liberty to make a suggestion, don't collect cash at that time, just collect grain and exchange grain for salt."

Huang Zongxi was stunned for a moment and hesitated: "This..."

Chen Mingxia smiled faintly and said, "Taichong, this is a good suggestion. At present, the government does not lack money. What is lacking is food that can help the people, and the more the better. Many of the people here are from big families, and their families have thousands of acres of fertile land. Is it not easy for them to take out some food?"

Huang Zongxi looked at Chen Mingxia and saw him whispering softly, and instantly came back to his senses.

The merchants were rich, but their food was limited, and those with land were all gentry clans. Yu Chenglong thought that Shandong needed food, while Chen Mingxia obviously wanted to hand over the business to them to take the opportunity to appease the gentry clans.

Huang Zongxi was silent for a moment and nodded, "Since both of you said that, then that's it!"

Everyone here saw this matter finalized, some were happy and some were sad.

The happy ones are the gentry, which is a stable business of making money. The sad ones are most of the merchants, who bow their heads and ponder, thinking about how to get food next.
Chapter completed!