Yao Huan stood up in fear, his face changed, as if he was caught as a thief and his voice trembled, "Master, he is here!"
Dugu Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? He is still outside the house!"
Yao Huan's heart stabilized a little, and he asked urgently: "Master, he must have come to force us to sell rice. How should I answer him?"
"Just as you said just now, let him go a little bit, have a good attitude, and deal with him. As for how much to let him go, I will go back and discuss with the owner of the family, and I will give you an answer tonight."
Dugu Qi stood up and said, "I'll go through the back door. Remember, be careful what you say. Don't let him know I've been here."
Although Duguqi didn't want Yang Yuanqing to know that he was here, his carriage parked in front of the mansion still leaked his whereabouts.
Cui Bosu took a closer look at the carriage parked in front of Yao Mansion. Although there was no sign on the carriage, he was Jingzhao Shaoyin, and his eyesight was much better than ordinary people.
"General, have you seen that carriage? It's a carriage from Dugu Mansion. The shaft of the carriage is covered with copper, which is a bit different."
Yang Yuanqing was not surprised that people from the Dugu family appeared in the Yao Mansion. Yaoji Mihang was originally the property of the Dugu family. Of course, the Dugu family must make arrangements at this critical moment.
He and Cui Bosu got off the carriage, and Yao Huan greeted them with a smile, "It turns out to be Cui Shaoyin, oh! Rare visitor, really rare visitor!"
He glanced at Yang Yuanqing again, with a hint of cowardice in his eyes, "This is General Yang!"
Yang Yuanqing's attitude was very cold, and he was not a little more polite because he was visiting. Yao Huan was an ordinary citizen. Perhaps Cui Bosu was familiar with him because of his position, but Yang Yuanqing would not give him face.
"I am Yang Yuanqing. I have business to see you!"
Cui Bosu quickly smoothed things over with a smile, "General Yang has been busy with official duties these past two days and has no time to rest. I'm really sorry to disturb Dongzhu Yao by coming out at night like this."
Yao Huan was frightened and did not dare to exchange greetings with Yang Yuanqing anymore. He quickly invited them in. Yang Yuanqing and Cui Bosu quickly exchanged glances... The two of them had a tough attitude today, and the other had a soft attitude. They used both soft and hard tactics. They must achieve something.
Entering the guest room, the two of them took their seats respectively. Yao Huan poured tea for them personally, but Yang Yuanqing made an objection... "I'm here to talk about business. I'll leave after talking about business, so don't bother!"
Yao Huan had no choice but to sit down timidly, with a bright smile on his fat face, "I am very willing to serve General Yang!"
"Yeah?"
Yang Yuanqing sneered, "I need your rice shops to open and sell rice, but all fourteen of your rice shops are closed... I don't know where your effectiveness lies?"
Yao Huan repeatedly complained, "General Yang, it's not that I refuse to sell rice... there is really no rice to sell. Our general rice warehouse in Fengdu City was looted and we suffered heavy losses. Now that the price of rice is so high, it is time for us to make money."
, we will lose thousands of dollars if we close for one day, we can’t afford the loss!”
Cui Bosu also smiled and said to Yang Yuanqing: "General Yang, don't worry, Dongzhu Yao will definitely have a way. The cunning rabbit still has three holes... How can Dongzhu Yao really have no rice to sell? Dongzhu Yao, don't you think so?"
Yao Huan smiled bitterly, "Although there is still a little bit of rice left, it's a pity that it's too little. I'm afraid it will be sold out as soon as we open the door. It's not interesting."
"Then how much rice do you have left?" Yang Yuanqing asked.
"This hasn't been calculated yet... Every store is weighing, so it will take some time."
"impossible!"
Yang Yuanqing refused to give way, "It's been half a month since the Fengdu incident. It's impossible that you don't know the current deposits of rice. If you don't know, I will immediately send soldiers to your door to weigh it for you!"
Yang Yuanqing's tone was very stern, and Yao Huan sweated on his forehead. The key was that the Dugu family did not give him a clear number, which made him unable to answer. Cui Bosu smiled and smoothed things over: "Dongzhu Yao didn't know something. General Yang is a soldier. One is one."
, Two is two, unlike you businessmen who like to be subtle and go around in circles, just say it directly! No matter how much, General Yang will not add more."
Yao Huan was forced to have no choice but to randomly report a figure that was not too low, "Probably a little more than 10,000 shi."
"I don't believe it, I will send soldiers to investigate now!"
Yang Yuanqing stood up and walked out. Yao Huan was so frightened that he softened. He begged and looked at Cui Bosu. Cui Bosu quickly raised his hands to Yang Yuanqing and said with a smile: "General Yang, maybe Dongzhu Yao was a little confused just now, and what he said is not accurate.
I'll ask him again."
Cui Bosu gritted his teeth at Yao Huan, made a look, and then persuaded him: "Dongzhu Yao, General Yang is handling official business now. You have to think clearly. It is a serious crime to deceive the government, especially the military. General Yang has Shang Fang's sword."
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Yang Yuanqing and Cui Bosu's hard and soft tactics finally forced Yao Huan to have no way to retreat, so he had to lower his head and said: "There are still thirty-five thousand stones!"
This is indeed the grain stored in his shop. In addition, he also has nearly 300,000 shi of grain stored in various warehouses outside the city. He dare not say this anyway.
"Okay! Even if you have 35,000 shi, the rice sale will open early tomorrow morning. Each person is only allowed to buy one bucket of rice. I will send a sergeant to supervise it. In addition, there will be a rice price."
Yao Huan's fat face suddenly trembled. This is also a sensitive topic. Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and said: "For the time being, we will follow the price of Chang Pingcang, which is 400 yuan per bucket of rice. This is the upper limit."
After saying that, Yang Yuanqing turned around and left. Cui Bosu quickly whispered to him: "Not just your family, the upper limit of all rice shops is 400 yuan. Don't make any small moves. I can't protect you when the time comes."
you."
Yao Huan was so weak that he had no strength at all. Watching the two of them go away, he waved his hands feebly, "Prepare the carriage, I'm going to Dugu Mansion!"
The main residence of the Dugu family in the capital is located in Kuanzhengfang, covering an area of 40 acres. This is the residence of the head of the Dugu family, Dugu Zhen. The Dugu family has a huge fortune. There are eight huge mansions in the capital covering an area of more than 30 acres. The Dugu family
Each of the eight houses has one, that is, Duguxin’s eight sons.
The head of the Dugu family does not live directly, and is decided by the eight brothers through consultation. It usually takes turns, and of course it is also related to seniority. Now there are only two children left in Duguxin, one is the youngest son Duguzhen, and the other
It is the fourth daughter, Li Yuan's mother Dugu Feng.
Therefore, Dugu Zhen naturally became the head of the Dugu family. Dugu Zhen is less than sixty years old this year, only fifty-seven years old...but his beard and hair are all white. He is worshiped by Jin Ziguanglu, the city is very deep, and he is also very wise.
The situation in the capital has been chaotic these days... He is also quite uneasy. It is not because the rice shop was robbed. Although the rice shop business is very big, it is nothing to the Dugu family. He is uneasy because
The heir to the throne is likely to undergo drastic changes.
Before that, Dugu Zhen, like most officials... believed that the crown prince of the East Palace belonged to King Qi. However, it was King Qi's poor performance and Yang Yuanqing's strange arrival in the past few days that made Dugu Zhen sensitively aware that the crown prince's East Palace
The road will most likely be cut off.
It was late at night, and Dugu Zhen was still awake. A guest came to his house, Yuan Zu, the younger brother of the former Zuowei General Yuan. Yuan Zu had no official position... He only had the title of Duke of Jingyang County, and he was also responsible for managing family affairs at home.
, but he is not the head of the Yuan family... The head of the Yuan family is Yuanshou, the minister of Taifu Temple, who is also Yuanzhu's elder brother.
Yuan Zhu had just received a letter from the head of the family and came to Dugu Zhen specifically to discuss it.
"Brother has just received a letter, bringing the latest news. His Majesty Yin may be planning to establish a grandson."
"The eldest grandson?" This news shocked Dugu.
Yuan Zu nodded, "My brother said in the letter that these days when the Holy Emperor holds court meetings in the big tent, he will put a small seat next to him for the eldest grandson to listen. This has never happened before... My brother believes that this is the emperor's crown prince."
Sun's harbinger."
Dugu Zhen pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "It's too early to tell now, but my opinion is the same as that of Yuantai Mansion. King Qi is going to be finished!"
"snort!"
Yuan Zhu snorted heavily with great disgust, "If this person does not die... the Sui Dynasty will definitely die!"
Dugu Zhen understood the mood of King Qi of the Yuan family. This matter was a bit embarrassing and should not be mentioned more. He changed the topic slightly and said with a smile: "The reason why I said King Qi is going to finish is because of Yang Yuanqing's weirdness. Didn't you notice?
?After the chaos in Bei City last night, he actually seized the 20,000 troops in the East Palace and killed Qin Hao. However, his position was only to be the commander of the left and right guards, and he was on the same level as Qin Hao. Without the Holy Emperor's instructions,
Does he dare to do this?"
"Hmph! His audacity didn't just happen in a day. In Fenyang Palace, he actually killed my nephew Yuan Shangying. Isn't this just audacious? So if he killed Qin Hao without permission, I wouldn't be surprised at all."
Dugu Zhen frowned. Yuan Zhu's bias made him feel that he was playing the harp to a cow. Yuan Zhu didn't understand the subtleties at all. Killing Yuan Shangying and killing Qin Hao were not the same thing at all. Originally, he
He also wanted to reconcile with the Yuan family on behalf of his nephew Li Yuan, but with Yuan Zhu's biased attitude, he felt that there was no possibility of reconciliation with him, so he went to talk to Yuan Shou.
Dugu Zhen no longer wanted to talk any more and yawned longly. This was the meaning of banishing guests. Yuan Zhu understood, so he stood up and said, "It's too late, so I'll take my leave and come back to visit on another day."
"That's good!"
Dugu Zhen smiled slightly and said, "I won't keep you. Let's have a good chat another day."
He stood up and sent Yuan Zhu out of the house, and walked back to the door of the study. His grandnephew Duguqi quickly saluted and said, "Uncle, my grandson has been waiting for a long time."
"Come in and sit!"
Dugu Zhen let his grandnephew Dugu Qi into the study and asked with a smile: "Have the affairs of Mipu been arranged?"
Dugu Qi hurriedly leaned forward and said: "My grandson and Yao Huan have already talked. He said that rice merchants are a little afraid of Yang Yuanqing's use of bloody violence, and he suggested making concessions appropriately. My grandson also felt that it made sense, so he rushed back to ask his uncle for instructions on how much concessions we should make."
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Dugu Zhen likes the eldest grandson of the Dugu family very much. He is clear-headed and flexible, very smart and capable. He wants to train him to stand alone instead of asking for instructions from him in everything.
Dugu Zhen then smiled and said: "You are responsible for Mipu's business, so you can make the decision. You don't need to ask me for instructions."
"But the other party is Yang Yuanqing, and my grandson can't make up his mind."
Dugu Zhen thought about it and realized that it was true that Yang Yuanqing's matter was very important. Qi'er might not be able to grasp it, but he must not let the Dugu family cause another big disaster like the He Ruobi case.
Dugu Zhen thought for a long time and then said slowly: "This time, because Yang Yuanqing shoulders the sacred mandate, we must not go too far, lest he seize the opportunity to impeach us, or even use Shang Fang's sword to deal with us. In this way, we will lose more than we gain. My
What I mean is that this time it is just a small warning to him, to make things difficult for him for a few days to let him understand the power of our Dugu family, and then we can slowly deal with him later."
After a pause, Dugu Zhen taught Dugu Qi again, "The Yuan family is the one who really hates Yang Yuanqing. In dealing with Yang Yuanqing in the future, it is best to let the Yuan family take the lead, and our Dugu family is behind. Likewise, Yang Yuanqing's main spearhead must be dealt with by him."
Do you understand the primary and secondary relationship between the Zhunyuan family and not us?"
Dugu Qi nodded, "Grandson understands!"
"No! You still don't quite understand."
Dugu Zhen saw a trace of dissatisfaction in Dugu Qi's eyes.!