Chapter Five Hundred and Seventy Nine: Your Excellency Goes to Beijing
When the two of them heard this, they hurriedly lay on the ground.
Hu Shiguang said: "I, I agree with the Prime Minister's meaning!"
Xu Weijing was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and he was even more scared, and hurriedly said, "The same is true for me! The Shanxi merchants are in chaos, so it should be done!"
The two Shanxi officials in the cabinet said so, and others would not stand up for the interests of others, so the tone of this discussion was decided.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and turned around and said:
"Since the cabinet has no objection, let's issue the order according to this."
"By the way, the two good friends are Shanxi officials, and they can be easily handled when returning home to do business. If you punish Shanxi merchants, Hu Aiqing will take the lead and Xu Aiqing will handle it together!"
"this…"
Hu Shiguang and Xu Weijing looked at each other, and the emperor was killing people!
But now, it is impossible not to do it. Judging from the emperor's temperament, it is okay to have honestly handled the Shanxi merchants.
But if you dare to refuse, or even make any tricks after going on, you may die even worse than the Shanxi merchants.
Ye Xianggao and Yang Lian are both self-proclaimed smart people and have not died for a few years.
"What, what are the difficulties?" Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "If you have difficulties, you can tell me that I will definitely help you if I can."
Hu Shiguang hurriedly said, "No, there is no difficulty!"
Xu Weijing lowered his head and said, "Yes... I was just thinking that the Shanxi merchants are very hateful. How could I have such a fellow countryman..."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "It's good that this is the best. This matter is urgent. The two dear friends will leave Beijing and go to Shanxi immediately."
"I am in the capital, waiting for the good news for you to come back!"
The emperor issued an order to expel guests, and the two of them were unwilling to stay longer, so they bowed and said they all.
After Hu Shiguang and Xu Weijing left the Palace of Yangxin, they only lowered their heads and turned forward for several consecutive turns before they slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Gemaster Hu, what should I do?" Xu Weijing wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and followed behind.
Hu Shiguang sat on the ground and said:
"How do I know?"
"The emperor wants to run a Shanxi merchant. You and I are both ministers from Shanxi. Even if we don't leave Beijing this time, we will not be able to fall in love with our good deeds."
"This is great. In one word, our Majesty has actually become the organizer and co-organizer!"
"Yes, what should I do?"
"I'm afraid that the local officials in Shanxi will be annoyed by us. The factory guards will also keep a close eye on you and me. If there is a slight mistake, they will be doomed!"
Xu Weijing also sat next to him, his face was shocked and scared, and he kept swaying his sleeves, but there were more and more sweat beads on his forehead.
The two of them usually fight openly and secretly, but now they are out of the same family, but they have become grasshoppers on a rope.
As for what to do, no one is sure of it.
But one thing is decided. If you go on this time, if you don’t kill the Shanxi merchants, you will die.
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All the gates of the capital posted notices about the Shanxi merchants and the enemy's disaster to the country, but this did not affect the peace and prosperity of the capital at all.
Shanxi, Taiyuan.
Two people walked from afar on the official road. One of them wore a fat long gown that was obviously not his own. Almost all of them were buried inside, but they took free and easy steps.
The short-dressed servant who followed behind was not so relaxed.
He looked like a dish, his eyes were deep, and he was carrying a bag of rice and following him step by step, his body shaking.
Suddenly, the servant turned his shoulders and placed the rice bag on the side of the road, gasping for breath and sweating profusely.
"Why did you rest again?" The man in a long gown immediately jumped and scolded loudly.
"I'm really sorry, let the villain take a breath." The servant didn't dare to say more, but just whispered in a low voice.
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"Break a break!?"
"When can I carry all the rice into the shop when I work like this?" Who would have thought that when I heard this, the person wearing a long gown screamed even more fiercely.
Such a voice also attracted many pedestrians from the street to watch the fun.
A team of officials stopped, and one of the tall men separated everyone and asked with a frown:
"How do you cause trouble on the official road?"
The skinny servant is afraid of this scene, and if he makes a big splash, he is afraid that he will even lose his rice.
The officials saw that the man was as thin as a fast wooden board, and he was a little reluctant and was about to say something nice to him.
But the servant rushed to say, "It's all bad for villains, it's all bad for villains, and it's a mistake for the shopkeeper..."
The person wearing a long gown glared at him and said angrily:
"If you don't have the strength, don't take this money!"
Turning his head, he jokingly said to the officials: "My cousin, you are here, come and give me a review."
"My shopkeeper hired him to carry rice, but he did. He stopped every three steps, rested every five steps, and had not walked half a mile after a meal."
"Master, we are the rice shops of Chang's family in Yuci. The buyers are rich and powerful. How can we wait for him?"
Originally, the man wanted to say something for the servant, but when he heard it was the rice from Chang's family in Yuci, he immediately felt a little confused.
He glanced at the servant and said:
"You are also a man. I can't stand this rice bag at 60 pounds, and it's so hard to weigh?"
Although the servant did not think that the government could stand up for him, he felt a little disappointed when he saw the name of the Yuci Chang family shrank.
At this time, a burst of surprise talk came from the crowd.
However, two officials wearing official uniforms passed by here, and the official ranks could not be lowered when they read the tonic on the official uniforms.
These two people were the two cabinet ministers who came to investigate and deal with the Shanxi merchants under the order, Hu Shiguang, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, and Xu Weijing, the Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace.
The two of them rode on the horse. After watching this scene, they didn't want to worry about it. After hearing that the servant was carrying the rice bag of Chang's family in Yuci, they stopped.
The Chang family of Yuci was a wealthy businessman in Jinzhong and was one of the Shanxi merchants to be punished this time.
It is widely rumored that the Chang family has assets of hundreds of thousands of taels. The clan was originally from Taigu County, Shanxi Province. In the 13th year of Hongzhi, he moved to Liujiazhai, Chewang Village, Yuci County.
During the eighth generation, he became famous by hoarding grain in the years of severe drought.
The Chang family is the main grain merchant in Shanxi. They have added houses and courtyards in Zhangjiakou, Xinghua Town, Datong, Fanzhi and other places, so they are divided into "Southern Chang" and "Northern Chang".
Chang lived in Taiyuan in the south, represented by Chang Wanyi, and Chang lived in Zhangjiakou in the north, represented by his second brother Chang Wanda.
Since we will host Shanxi merchants sooner or later, this is an opportunity.
Thinking of this, Xu Weijing looked at the meaning of the former, then stopped the horses and asked in a solemn voice: "What happened here? How can you gather noise on the official road?"
Seeing the two of them, I couldn't help but exclaim and took a step back, and quickly turned around and said:
"You two lords, it was this servant who mistaken the Chang's rice shop. He took a few steps to make him dissatisfied."
"Yes." Xu Weijing nodded, looked at the servants again, and frowned:
"How can you carry dozens of kilograms of rice bags so thin and have dishes? Don't the servants serve food?"
"Or, is it the only servants in your Chang's rice shop?"
In the long gown, he realized that these two people could not afford to offend them and immediately blushed:
"Everyone has seen it, and the Crazy Master is also present. It is obvious that this servant is overestimating his abilities and cannot bear these rice bags, which has ruined our affairs."
"The two adults are just here, but they can't see anything!"
Xu Weijing didn't say anything, but Hu Shiguang laughed and said:
"I know the size of your Chang's rice shop. Such a size cannot provide food for a servant?"
"Where do you get the energy to work if you don't eat? You even argue with me and take me to the rice shop to see your shopkeeper!"
"I want to see, how many days has this servant been eating?"
When I saw the style of these two masters, my eyes turned and stopped talking. Instead, the one in the long gown had a blushing face and a thick neck. I asked with my eyes wide open:
"I dare to ask the two adults, what official positions are they?"
Xu Weijing sneered.
"This is Hu Shiguang, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, and my official is Xu Weijing, the Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace! The current court assistant, can you care about your Chang's rice shop?"
Chapter completed!