There was a lot of discussion in the lobby. They originally came to ask for help, but now they have turned into discussing how to quell the food shortage crisis in various places.
Xie Qiupeng walked up to Xie Fu and said with a humble smile: "Fu, would it be convenient for me to have a private chat with Uncle Qiupeng?"
Although he is an elder, he does not dare to regard himself as an elder at this moment.
The two of them moved to a private room and sat down.
Xie Fu asked: "Uncle Qiupeng, what did you do this time? But you also colluded with the government to forcefully purchase the people's rations at low prices."
Xie Qiupeng waved his hand quickly: "No, no, no, absolutely not."
He handed over his hands to the sages and said: "My ancestor Yao Qing has a clear teaching. How could I do such a thing that is harmful to nature and justice?"
Xie Fu asked: "What about you, Qiupeng, the general grain merchant of Jiangnan East Road this time?"
Xie Qiupeng said: "Yes, Zhu Shide asked me to buy grain by any means, but my place was far away and Zhu Shide couldn't see it. I spent more money to buy some grain from other places, and then told Zhu Shide that my place was poor.
, that’s all, I tried my best and got through it.”
Xie Fu felt deeply comforted when he heard this and said with a smile: "Then what is Uncle Qiupeng worried about?"
Xie Qiupeng said: "No this time." He lowered his voice and said: "I have done shady things before. Fu, you have never done business. I don't know if you understand. If you don't deal with the government,
If you keep in touch with the government and cooperate with the government, you won't be able to survive at all."
Xie Fu chuckled: "I understand, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and you will not know what kind of business you want to do."
Xie Qiupeng looked at Fu Xie in surprise, as if I didn't know you were so sophisticated and so clear-minded before, "Fu, I haven't seen you for several years, you really make Uncle Qiupeng want to see you!"
Xie Fu said with emotion: "The naughty young man made my grandpa worry and worry, and he eventually made a big mistake and was expelled from the clan. Since then, I have regretted and reflected on myself every day, and I have been careful in my words and deeds."
Xie Fu's expulsion from the clan was Xie Guangde's decision. After all, Xie Guangde was the direct head of the Xie family, and Xie Qiupeng could not say that Xie Guangde did not do well.
He said: "If you know your mistakes, you can correct them. There is no way to do good. Fu, don't worry, I will tell your grandfather about this and let him hold a grand ceremony to let you return to the Xie family."
Xie Qiupeng is also quite influential among the Xie family. With him taking the lead, it seems that the chances are great.
Xie Fu was delighted: "Uncle, my nephew, I would like to thank you first."
Xie Qiupeng chuckled and said, "What are you talking about? You are a hero of my Xie family, how can you live outside?"
I secretly thought in my heart, you are a treasure now, and the people in your clan depend on your name for their prosperity, so how can I abandon you?
No matter how stubborn Xie Guangde is, his arms can't hold him back.
After showing his kindness, Xie Qiupeng asked: "I heard that Mr. Lu is going to strip everyone naked this time. Do you think of the shameful things my uncle has done before?"
Xie Fu smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, if there is really any accountability, my nephew will definitely protect you."
I thought to myself, what the hell is this? It seems that Master Lu has made people panic this time, and everyone has become frightened.
Xie Qiupeng said happily: "Fu, I feel relieved with your words."
As he spoke, he gently wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with emotion: "My family of sixty-three is afraid of being implicated."
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A group of grain merchants took the initiative to go to the state capital to confess their crimes to Lu Tao, and to report and expose local officials for corruption and bending the law.
These grain merchants themselves are witnesses, and the account books in their hands are physical evidence. Both witnesses and physical evidence are there!
Their voluntary confession and reporting were much more effective than ordinary people's verbal complaints, which also saved Lu Tao a lot of effort.
Lu Tao also fulfilled his promise to Xie Fu and regarded the grain merchants as surrendering in accordance with the law. He would not detain them temporarily and let them return to their respective places to rescue the market to make up for their mistakes. The merits would be discussed later and they would be dealt with lightly.
After receiving Lu Tao's verbal promise, all the Jiangnan grain merchants were excited and secretly told themselves that they must use all their strength this time to fight for more credit and reduce their crimes.
As the three investigators, Zhang Yu, Lu Jing, and Gu Xin, began to launch a campaign to purge the officialdom of Jiangnan East Road, other investigators had to follow suit in accordance with the law. A large number of officials were detained, convicted and imprisoned.
Jiangnan East Road is not only composed of the four factions of Gu, Lu, Zhu, Zhang and Wuzhong, but there are also other forces. Just when they are still carefully considering, thinking about countermeasures, and choosing the right time.
Lu, Gu, and Zhang had already used the impact of the torrent of soldiers and the advantage of lightning speed to defeat their opponents in one fell swoop, losing their ability to fight back and think. As soon as the previous problem appeared, the next one followed. Gu
Overwhelmed.
These forces were a few beats behind the times, their decline was evident, and they were unable to counterattack.
In the end, he had no choice but to choose to keep the general and abandon the soldiers.
Compared to the Zhu Clan, they only lost their hands and arms, and they later realized that this was a power struggle between the Lu, Gu, and Zhang Clan against the Zhu Clan.
Although he was surprised that the four clans in Wuzhong, who were from the same family, turned against each other, they rationally chose to stay put and did not want to get involved in the fight.
The strange thing is that the Zhu clan has not made any move, maybe because it is unable to resist. How can one family fight against three families joining forces.
At the same time, Jiangnan grain merchants headed by Gu Xianting actively opened warehouses to rescue the market and stabilize grain prices.
As food prices fall, commodity prices also fall, and people's livelihoods tend to stabilize.
The common people ate some of it, but when officials were arrested, it was just something to talk about after dinner.
In this opening of a position to rescue the market, Xie Fu actually made a huge fortune, gaining both fame and profit.
As Ye Yui expected from the beginning, during the initial scramble for goods, foreign grain dealers learned that grain prices on Jiangnan East Road had soared, and they all shipped grain to Jiangnan East Road to sell them, hoping to make a fortune.
By chance, Jiangnan grain merchants opened warehouses to save the market. The market was saturated with food, and these grain merchants from other places could not sell the grain at all.
Coupled with the continuous autumn rain in the past few days, this has made grain merchants from other places who do not have local granaries to store grain worried to death. They see that the grain in their hands is about to sprout.
Ye Yui took the initiative to send someone to visit and express his intention to acquire the company.
In the end, this batch of grain from other places flowed into the hands of Xie Fu at a price far lower than the market price. These foreign grain merchants stole the chicken but lost the rice. Although they suffered a big loss, they were able to recover some losses.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After the storm, things seemed to be stable, but the situation was unstable because a large number of officials were convicted and imprisoned in various places, leaving a large number of job vacancies.
A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a state cannot be without a leader for a day.
Lu Tao prepared to go to Chang'an with three of the observers to explain to the emperor the earthquake in the officialdom of Jiangnan East Road, and more importantly, the transfer of new officials, which would surely lead to another battle between dragons and tigers.
Everyone wanted to take advantage of the vacancies created by the elimination of the Zhu clan's influence.
For this reason, Lu Tao specially came to Xie Fu's residence to say hello.
Xie Fu was not surprised that Lu Tao wanted to go to Chang'an to face the Holy Spirit. Today, with his eyes open and closed, he allowed these clans to fight among themselves and made such a big noise, Lu Tao should give an explanation no matter what.
After Lu Tao explained his movements, he smiled and said: "It's a pity that you don't even have wings, Shaodian. Otherwise, this time would be a good opportunity for you to deploy your own men and expand your own power. Maybe I acted too harshly and too quickly."
Xie Fu responded: "This kind of matter must be cut through quickly to avoid long nights and dreams."
Lu Tao nodded, and basically achieved what he wanted, eradicating the Zhu family's influence in Jiangnan East Road in one fell swoop, which greatly damaged the Zhu family's vitality. "Now there is only one Suzhou Zhu family left. As long as the Zhu family is defeated, the entire Zhu family will be destroyed."
The power of the clan will be destroyed and dispersed."
Speaking of this, Lu Tao was not excited at all, but showed a hint of sadness. After all...
Xie Fu asked gently: "My lord, is that all?"
Whether Xie Fu meant to be merciful or not, let Zhu Clan muddle along.
Lu Tao said: "The wildfire will not burn out, but the spring breeze will blow again. To deal with the enemy, we must eradicate it. This time, I originally wanted to drag the Zhu family of Suzhou into the water and deal with it together, but Zhu Donglai was too calm and left himself alone."
Not only did this observation make Xu Fulai very cooperative, so that I couldn't catch the slightest clue."
As he spoke, he snorted coldly: "He knows what's going on!"
Xie Fu said with a smile: "Only now do I see your ruthlessness and thunderous skills."
Lu Tao smiled and looked at Xie Fu: "There are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies. Today you and I are friends, but if we part ways in the future, we are enemies."
Xie Fu smiled and said, "I hope I won't be an enemy of you one day."
"It is urgent to go to Chang'an to face the Holy Spirit. Zhu Donglai should wait until I come back to deal with him. I have already said hello to Zhongji and Shudu. They will keep an eye on Zhu Donglai."
As he was talking, a sweet "Brother Fu" came out.
The charming Ye Yui walked into the lobby with a spring breeze on her face. She suddenly saw Lu Tao present and bowed slightly: "Master Lu is here."
Lu Tao didn't know Ye Yuiyi, so he asked Xie Fu: "Shaodian, who is this?"
Xie Fu stood up and said: "Master Lu, let me introduce you. This is Ye Yueyi, the daughter of Mr. Ye Meixun's family."
Lu Tao said with a smile: "I never thought that Mr. Ye would have such a beautiful daughter." He smiled at Fu Xie and said: "Shaodian, you already have Miss Tantai, so don't be too romantic, otherwise Miss Tantai
You have to be jealous."
In Lu Tao's opinion, with such an intimate title, he naturally regarded Ye Yui as Xie Fu's confidante.
When Lu Tao said these words, both Xie Fu and Ye Yuiyi were greatly embarrassed. Xie Fu said: "Sir, Sister Yuiyi is married to Li Xiaosha, the eldest son of the Li family in Zhao County."
Lu Tao was stunned for a moment and looked at Xie Fu in surprise. You are such a boy. You can even play with the ladies of famous families. You are too brave to be brave.
Seeing Lu Tao's eyes, Xie Fu wanted to explain clearly, "Li Xiaosha is my best friend, and sister Yui is also my sworn sister Jin Lan."
Lu Tao was surprised: "Oh, there is such a relationship, Lu is actually Meng Lang."
Then he apologized to Ye Yui and said, "Mrs. Li, I'm sorry."
After all, Ye Yuiyi is also a well-known lady. In front of Lu Tao, she is not inferior in rank but not in status. She smiled and said: "Master Lu, you are being polite. Those who don't know are not guilty."
Lu Tao chuckled: "Okay, you brothers and sisters chat, I have to leave beforehand."
After seeing Lu Tao off, Xie Fu asked: "Sister Yui, why are you so happy?"
Ye Yui smiled proudly: "Brother Fu, do you know how much money your sister made for you this time?"
Xie Fu had no idea about silver and asked, "Oh, how much silver did you earn?"
