Chapter 306 Father Has Been Thinking About the Gold and Silver Mine in Japan for a Long Time
Chapter 220 Businessmen value profits over righteousness
Author: fire pine cone
Chapter 220 Businessmen value profits over righteousness
"Save food?" Shen Rong was startled, then showed a flattering smile:
"Is the Lord of the Palace worried that the Shen family is hoarding money..."
"Haha, Dian Dong is worrying too much. The Shen family has already made a lot of money from the glass business by following Dian Dong."
"Coupled with the old business at home, the money raised is enough to cover expenses. How could it be..."
"I'll just tell you, it doesn't matter how much grain is stored in the warehouse. How can there be so much nonsense?" Zhu Su glanced at him. In the past month, the Shen family came to Yingtian to report that the Censor Xunhe had cut off the Shen family. I asked Zhu Su to take charge of my business.
At that time, Zhu Su didn't take that matter into his mind, but now that he thought about it again, he had a bad premonition in his heart.
Although Ru Taisu likes him, he is not like someone who is willing to serve the public good for personal gain. He will not gain Zhu Biao's trust if he asks for no. Since he has taken action on the Shen family who has Zhu Su's support, could he be suppressing the Shen family and then stand out... …
After receiving a sideways look from Zhu Su, Shen Rong's whole body trembled.
Although the young master was of noble birth, the more we got along with him, the more obvious it became that he was not an arrogant person, but rather very approachable.
Mingyue was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic, and Shen Rong immediately did not dare to prevaricate. "I dare not deceive the master of the palace. All affairs in my hometown in Suzhou will be handled by his nephew Shen Hai during the week."
"Old man, then go and call him, then go and call..."
Shen Rong knew very well that Zhu Su should not be offended, so he walked quickly even with a crutch. After a while, he found a young man with hollow eyes and a somewhat prosperous appearance.
The young man saw Zhu Su walking in front, hesitated for a moment, and finally knelt down under the urging of his uncle Shen Rong: "Chen Hai, a common man, has seen King Wu's palace!"
Zhu Su nodded. "Chen Hai, this king is asking me."
"How much food is left in our Shen family's granary?"
"Oh, let's go back to the east of the palace."
"There are still more than 80,000 stones of grain in his family's granary. It is enough for the master of the palace to eat."
"Don't worry, Lord, no matter how chaotic the city is, you will never be hungry!"
As Shen Hai spoke, he looked very complacent. But he didn't see that Shen Rong's face turned green beside him.
During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, an ordinary government paid more than one million shi in taxes to the court throughout the year. For some wealthy state capitals, the annual tax payment was only more than 2 million shi. Although the Shen family was an ordinary wealthy family, He is known as the richest man, but his family has more than 80,000 shi of food hoarded. How does that make sense?
"I...what did I do with so much food? I asked Censor Ru when he first asked for food. Could it be that I didn't give it to him?" Shen Rong asked with a trembling voice, squeezing out a few words from between his teeth.
"He gave it! He gave him more than two thousand stones!" Shen Hai didn't notice anything unusual about Shen Rong and was still complacent.
"Uncle, is there a good time to buy and sell grain in a disaster year? My nephew has hoarded so much grain, but he also wants to do a big business, so that he can honor the king of Wu and his master!"
"..." Zhu Su rubbed his eyebrows. No wonder, no wonder Ru Taisu was relegated to Suzhou, but he still dared to lead people to seize the glass shop in which he had a stake. No wonder his eyes were not bright when he saw him before. , the nose is not the nose.
I'm sorry, maybe I was at fault first, and Ru Taisu took advantage of it...
If Mingyue had not asked Ru Taisu to accuse him of the glass shop incident, I am afraid that Ru Taisu would have asked the Shen family about their hoarding in front of everyone.
Everyone in Tiandong knew that Shen Jiaru was doing business with Wu King Zhu Su. If he was shouted at by Ru Taisu on the spot in full view of everyone, he would really have nothing to say to refute.
"...Shen Rong. How to deal with my nephew? I, the king, will give me some face, and I, the Shen family, will take care of it myself." Zhu Su rubbed his brows with a headache again.
"No, I have asked for all the 80,000 shi of grain from the Shen family. Do I have any objection?"
Shen Rong was shocked and frightened, and was trembling all over. He was about to reply, but Shen Hai, who was lying on the ground, took over the conversation.
When Shen Hai heard that Zhu Su wanted to take all the 80,000 shi of food from the Shen family, he was shocked that Dong stood up without permission. "What do you want to do with the 80,000 shi of food, Lord?"
"That 80,000 shi of grain was just raised by him after all his efforts. In a few months, I'm afraid the request will be doubled several times!"
"The master of the palace is greedy for profit. He, the Shen family, will give you a few percent more. How can he be so strong in taking advantage of you..."
"presumptuous!"
Beside Zhu Su, the dog standing behind saw Shen Hai's sudden surge, and took a sharp step to protect Zhu Su behind him. The Wu King's guards behind him screamed, and the long knives in their legs all unsheathed, swishing, swishing, Several sharp knives were instantly placed on Shen Hai's neck.
Shen Hai was horrified, but he still shouted: "Did Dong Dian forget his kindness to the Shen family for borrowing money to help them out?"
"He is the second wife of the Shen family who is the only one in charge! The master of the palace cannot kill him!"
"Zhenzui!"
Zhu Su was very calm, but Shen Rong beside him was already furious. A pair of crutches almost cracked the bluestone on the ground. With a plop, he knelt down in front of Zhu Su with his old body, and said incoherently: "Eastern Palace Forgive me, Lord, forgive me! He, the Shen family, has absolutely no disrespect in his heart, and his, the Shen family, will never dare to act wantonly..."
Zhu Su looked at Shen Hai and Shen Rong coldly, with uncertainty in his eyes. After a while, he raised his leg and said, "Put the knife away. I am a rich man, and I don't think he would dare to assassinate me."
"Shen Rong, this king promised me to leave this person to my Shen family to deal with it myself, and I will never break my promise again."
"I will take care of it myself. As for the more than 80,000 shi of grain stored by the Shen family, before dark, I ask that they be escorted to the Suzhou government office's reserve warehouse."
"Do we, the Shen family, have any objections?"
"Don't dare! Don't dare! The Shen family always looks down on the east side of the palace!" Shen Rong's old face was sweating coldly.
This was the second time that the master of the palace mistakenly called him by his first name. In the past month, Qiu Mo called him "Shen Yuanwai", and Qiu Mo even called him "Old Shen" respectfully. Has there ever been such a creepy title before?
The county magistrate who ruined his family, and the governor who exterminated his family. Although the palace master in front of him is young, he is still a majestic prince of the Ming Dynasty!
Shen Rong felt a chill on his neck.
Zhu Su lifted Dongba, but Shen Rong did not dare to neglect, and could not stand up tremblingly. Shen Hai glared at Zhu Su angrily, but did not dare to make a mistake, and lowered his head again. He turned around and helped Shen up. Rong, went outside the courtyard.
Behind Zhu Su, Yao Guangxiao and his uncle and nephew from the Shen family looked on with cold eyes. After they left, Fang whispered to Zhu Su: "It seems that the Shen family has become arrogant just because they have helped the master of the palace."
"Dongdong, please don't rely too much on others."
"He knows that businessmen pay more attention to profit than justice. Businessmen who know justice in their hearts are rare." Zhu Su knocked on the folding fan in his leg. "Perhaps Shen Rong does not know the importance, but in a few generations, those old-school businessmen will One month will bring disaster to one party."
"Has the food problem been temporarily solved after all?" Luo Guanzhong also said, "With those tens of thousands of stones of food, the victims in the west of the city can live a little more comfortably."
"It's very poor." Zhu Su shook his head. "If you want to eat the mountains, even eighty thousand stones can't be used."
"The Shen family only has 80,000 shi, but what about other wealthy families?"
"Those businessmen... can cause trouble to their own three-thirds of an acre of land."