Of course, these cannot be reasons for grain merchants to cause trouble.
In order for them to make waves in Chang'an, Jiang Shengwei must give a more convincing reason.
"Of course it has something to do with it. Your Majesty was born in the military and has always been decisive in killing. In the early years, he and two others rescued a group of women who had lost their virginity after being kidnapped by bandits. I heard that in that battle, the three of Your Majesty killed more than 10,000 people.
Not a single bandit was left alive."
"At that time, there were bandits, and now you are grain merchants!"
A grain merchant was sitting in a dark corner and heard this. He didn't say a word, but his eyes showed solemn anger.
Jiang Shengwei saw that everyone was shocked, and after a pause, he continued: "It is so difficult for everyone to be equal in the world. If we want to truly realize it, with His Majesty's thunderous means, what will you think? Of course, all the classes above the common people will be eradicated.
, Since then there has been a vacuum of power, and commerce and trade has been absorbed by the Han Dynasty Division and concentrated in the hands of the imperial court. Isn’t it His Majesty who has the final say on equality?"
Liang Shang A took a breath: "The bandit then, the grain merchant now?"
In the hall, many grain merchants were panic-stricken. They originally thought that His Majesty was just preparing for future crises, but after listening to Jiang Shengwei's speech, they discovered that His Majesty actually wanted to take advantage of the crisis to eradicate all grain merchants.
!
It doesn't matter whether Qin Huaidao thinks so. Now these grain merchants have believed Jiang Shengwei's lies.
They already thought that His Majesty was treating them as bandits, and if they didn't take some measures to deal with them, they would just become fish on the chopping block of the imperial court and be slaughtered by others.
In fact, it is impossible for Qin Huaidao to do this. The equality he wants for everyone refers not only to the status level, but also to the opportunity level. Regardless of anything, any industry, or any official position, as long as it does not violate the law, everyone has an opportunity.
It's just that they don't know because of lack of information.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Jiang Shengwei burst out laughing: "So, you should think carefully about this matter. Where is your way out? And what should you do to save your own life?"
Faced with this young man's arrogant words, many grain merchants had already lost their temper. How could they dare to get angry at him? These people were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. While they were milling around, a grain merchant plopped down
'Kneel down to him.
"Please, sir, show me a clear path."
Seeing someone kneeling down, more and more grain merchants knelt down to ask Jiang Shengwei for advice. How had he ever received so many people kneeling down before? At this time, he was already very satisfied, but after he swept around the corner, he sank again.
Get angry.
not enough.
The guy in the corner hasn't made a move yet.
He is not only the largest grain merchant in Chang'an, but also has a very high prestige among all grain merchants. He is equivalent to the invisible leader of these grain merchants. As long as he does not express his position, no matter how these grain merchants are ordered by him in the future, he only needs this
Taking a stand can shake all the foundations laid now.
Therefore, only by waiting for that person to take action can Jiang Shengwei fully control these grain merchants.
He continued to embarrass these grain merchants: "You don't even have to kneel down. His Majesty wants to treat you and others. What's the use of me as a weak scholar? You should know that I once caused trouble in the scientific examination and was caught and imprisoned for several months.
If someone hadn't come to the rescue, Xiaosheng would still be in jail."
"this?"
Many grain merchants looked at each other and suddenly ran out of ideas.
"Young Master has no idea, so what should we do? My whole family is in Chang'an. If Your Majesty insists on dealing with us, how can we survive?"
"That's right, otherwise, we'd better escape from Chang'an."
Seeing the cowering behavior of these grain merchants, the man in the corner couldn't sit still. He stood up and directly revealed Jiang Shengwei's thoughts: "Huh, do you believe in the lies that are being told to deceive the public? Everyone, haven't you seen it?
Chang'an Daily? Eighteen prominent families in Hangzhou are plotting rebellion, and one of them is Jiang Shengwei's Jiang family. What kind of good intentions can a person from a family like this, who comes from a common people like cholera, hide?"
"In my opinion, he just wants to threaten everyone so that he can take over your grain stores at a low price. Secondly, he wants to take this opportunity to use everyone's hands to take revenge on the court. As for the price, of course you will bear it."
"At that time, the bandits and the grain merchants were talking so loudly. How could you listen to such ridiculous words? I don't know what you think. Anyway, I, Zhang Daozi, don't believe it."
Zhang Daozi, the largest grain merchant in Chang'an!
Only then did the grain merchants realize that Zhang Daozi had also come here, and he had not spoken until everyone was in a panic, and then he stood out from the crowd.
His words were like a needle that calms the sea. In just a few sentences, everyone's thoughts were scurrying around like headless flies. The thoughts that had been lost after being incited by Jiang Shengwei just now gradually began to change.
Indeed, if Your Majesty wants to govern the world, it is impossible to treat grain merchants as bandits and rule them. Moreover, the world is so big, who can be more powerful than those feudal officials and princes with titles?
If you want to govern, you must also govern them. How can you punish them, grain merchants?
What's more, when disasters were being dealt with in previous dynasties, it was not uncommon for grain merchants to be suppressed by collecting grain at high prices. Once the disaster was over, everyone would just do whatever they wanted to do, and they would not say that the court would kill them.
How did he become a bandit?
The grain merchants who came to their senses stood up one after another, stared coldly at Jiang Shengwei and cursed a few times. Seeing that Zhang Daozi no longer paid attention to what was going on in the house, they also left with the largest grain merchant.
After a while, the room was full of guests, and only Jiang Sheng was left.
Jiang Shengwei clenched his fists tightly, a look of reluctance flashed in his eyes. He was almost able to include all these grain merchants in his plan, but Zhang Daozi interfered with it!
"Damn it, Zhang Daozi, please remember, one day I will take revenge for this."
Before he finished speaking, Youdao's figure came down from the roof. It was the masked man who gave him money and food to support him in organizing revenge in Chang'an.
With a chuckle, the masked man walked towards Jiang Shengwei alone, stopped when he was only one step away, put his hand on Jiang Shengwei's chin, and allowed Jiang Shengwei's anger to turn into a face full of anger, and then cleverly
Ran resolved: "If you want to take revenge, why wait until later? You have the opportunity right in front of you."
Jiang Shengwei: "What do you mean?"
The mysterious masked man smiled and said: "You are really a nerd. Don't you really think that you can convince these grain merchants to work for you with just a few words? The so-called power strategy not only refers to the battle of words, but also the skill of power.
Power, seductive power, and a murderous knife.”
"Without the death of a few grain merchants, no one will believe that His Majesty will take action against them. Your words will only make them suspicious. Even if they believe it now, they will still be suspicious of you when everyone has dispersed and come to their senses."
"Only by actually killing a few people, and then using it as a guard's hand, and placing the blame on the imperial court, can we achieve great things."