As soon as the word "grain shopping" came out, Qiu Zhi had an unnatural look on his face.
"Master Cao doesn't know something. There are many wastelands around Tongcheng. The grain harvest fails every year. It's not that I don't give Master Cao face, but I am helpless. If you two young masters have to take care of me, I'm afraid my hard work will be in vain.
"
Fu Yongkang said angrily: "Whoever wants to buy grain from Tongcheng, we will buy grain from your enemy."
"My enemy's food?" Qiu Zhi forced a smile and said: "My family does have a few acres of thin farmland, but even if there is surplus food, it is all used to support the frontier soldiers who are fighting for the country. Where can the food be sold?"
Chu Qing was filled with contempt.
The enemy's face is evident. They are clearly sucking the blood of the border troops, yet they don't brag about their benevolence and righteousness.
"A wise man doesn't tell secrets." Fu Yongkang said straight to the point: "I know that you withheld the food and grass for the border army. Your enemies also hid a lot of official food secretly. What I bought is..."
"What a bastard!" Qiu Zhi's face changed drastically, and he interrupted in a cold voice: "Master Cao, I want to give Cao Shangshu face, and I won't hold you accountable for whipping the Chengmen Lang, but you dare to spit blood in front of me..."
"Bad words!"
Fu Yongkang made a "counter-interruption", stretched out his hand into his arms, and slapped five 100,000-guan silver notes on the table.
Qiu Zhi was stunned, looking at the banknotes in front of him with greed in his eyes.
Not to mention Qiu Zhi, even some aristocratic families in the capital trembled when they saw the five hundred thousand coins.
Reason finally defeated greed. Qiu Zhi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but his tone was a bit flattering, pretending to be confused.
"Mr. Cao, what do you mean?"
"How much food do you have? I want it. If it's not enough, I can just add more money."
"I really have no surplus food. I don't have it. I don't have it. I don't have it in Tongcheng. My enemies don't have it either. The matter of the official food supply is even more non-existent."
Qiu Zhi's eyes are almost full of money. He has a tough mouth, but his body is very honest.
Chu Qing smiled and interjected: "Master Qiu, we came all the way from Weijiang and suffered a lot. We can't return empty-handed."
"Weijiang?!"
Chu Qing continued to laugh without saying a word.
An inexplicable look flashed across Qiu Zhi's face: "I heard that Mr. Cao is an upright and upright official, but my wife's family has quite a lot of property, so I took out these five hundred thousand yuan..."
Having said this, Qiu Zhi pretended to give himself a slap in the face: "I am too talkative."
That being said, Qiu Zhi looked like he was waiting for an explanation.
The meaning is obvious. Although Cao Wu was the Minister of Rites, he was quite poor. After all, he was still a picky man. Where did he get the five hundred thousand gu, and why did he buy grain.
In fact, this attitude has confirmed many problems from the side. At least you have taken the bait and been tempted, otherwise you would not have tried it.
It has to be said that Tao Weiran understands the virtues of aristocratic family members very well. The script is very cleverly designed and the Fu brothers just follow the script.
"My father is naturally an upright and upright official, but this money was not given by my father, but..."
Halfway through Fu Baobao's words, Fu Yongkang, the second child, took over the scene perfectly: "Brother, don't say too much."
Fu Baobao said angrily: "I'm afraid, this Qiu Zhi is not a good bird, so what if I say so."
Qiu Zhi was scolded but did not get angry and waited for the next step.
Unfortunately, there is nothing more to say, because the Fu brothers have to wait for Qiu Zhi to speak.
Seeing that the two brothers were silent, Qiu Zhi, as Tao Weiran expected, seemed to have memorized Tao Weiran's lines.
"I heard that Mr. Cao, the Minister of Rites, has a good relationship with the Chu Qing Commander of the Qianqi Camp in the capital, and the Chu Commander will arrive at the border soon. I also heard that this Chu Commander dislikes corrupt officials the most, and
Mr. Cao wants to buy grain, buy official grain, this... doesn't make sense."
"What a piece of shit Chu Qing is, how can my father be on good terms with him?"
Fu Yongkang sneered and said: "That idiot who can kill a thousand swords is just a poor man. With a little favor, he is more arrogant and domineering than my two brothers in the capital. When he loses power one day, I will steal him."
Skin."
"That's right." Fu Baobao said: "Depending on who he is as the commander, my father has no choice but to compromise. If he were not the commander, I would beat him every time I saw him, and he would have caused us two brothers to suffer from the wind and sand."
Chu Qing's smile was a bit forced, and he suspected that the two brothers were telling the truth.
I don’t know if it’s true or not, but this is the line given by Tao Weiran.
Sure enough, seeing that the two brothers dared to scold Chu Qing so harshly, their wariness was reduced a bit, although not completely gone.
But Qiu Zhi is still confused: "Why does Mr. Cao want to buy this grain?"
"Just tell me whether you want to sell it or not. If you do, organize manpower and transport it by water. The sooner the better."
"Waterway?!" Qiu Zhi's expression changed slightly: "Could it be transported to the south of Weijiang River, Wu..."
The two Fu brothers were silent again, their expressions just right.
Qiu Zhi showed a look of sudden realization.
Everything is "explained".
It was not Cao Wu who bought the grain, but the King of Wu.
Cao Wu couldn't come up with 500,000 coins, but King Wu could.
Qiu Zhi's expression changed again and again.
Then who is King Wu? He only has the word "rebel" engraved on his forehead. It is understandable that he buys grain at high prices.
As for Cao Wu, he thought he was from the King of Wu, but he was just pretending to be on good terms with Chu Qing.
Qiu Zhi has already begun to think about it.
Zhou Youwei, the former left minister of the Ministry of Rites, who belonged to the King of Wu, was captured.
And Cao Wu, who was Zhou Youwei's superior, was also a member of the King of Wu, so it made sense.
Fu Yongkang followed the lines taught to him by Tao Weiran and gave him the final blow.
"Qiu Zhizhou, don't pretend to be crazy like us two brothers. We know that you have withheld the official grain and sold it privately. You are not selling it to anyone. We two brothers have given you a high price. You are selling grain to decapitate people for a living."
, we two brothers buy grain, and we also make a living by decapitating people. Don't waste our time, give us a price, we are not short of money, if you continue to pretend to be crazy, let's go, and you won't regret it in the future."
Tao Weiran's screenwriting skills and understanding of people's hearts cannot be said to be at the top of his game, but at least he is at the top of his game.
Yes, Qiu Zhi refused to admit it because it was a matter of beheading.
But why did the King of Wu buy grain? He also wanted to behead him.
Everyone is not a good person, there is no need to pretend.
After standing up, Qiu Zhi came to Fu Yongkang, as if he was refilling tea for the two brothers, but in fact, he wanted to see if the five hundred thousand silver notes were genuine.
Really, you can tell at a glance that Chang Chao Tong is genuine and genuine.
Tao Weiran also expected this, so Fu Yongkang reached into his arms again and slapped five more 100,000 silver notes on the table.
Qiu Zhi took a deep breath and almost dropped the teapot to the ground.
"Okay!" Qiu Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "How much do you want?"
Chu Qing smiled.
Fish, you've taken the bait. Tao Shaozhang's plan is mostly successful. He just chooses a date to trade outside the city, and finally ends up being cheated and cheated!
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a government servant suddenly ran in, with a panic look on his face.
"Sir, it's bad, there is someone who claims to be..."
Before he finished speaking, a dusty guy kicked the yamen servant in the butt.
"Where is Qiu Zhi? You are a dog official. I heard on the road that you are a fisherman and the people are lawless. I will kill you today..."
Halfway through the words, the angry man saw Chu Qing and looked shocked: "Brother-in-law?!"
"Who are you?" Qiu Zhi asked with a question mark on his head: "Who is your brother-in-law?"
"I am Tao Shaozhang, the Young Minister of Dali Temple!" Tao Shaozhang pointed at Chu Qing and was overjoyed: "Hahaha, he is my brother-in-law, Chu Qing, the commander-in-chief of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion who hates evil as much as he hates enemies. Qiu Zhi, you are dead!"
Chu Qing yelled: "Tao Shaozhang, what the fuck..."