Lin Dangfeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stepped forward and said, "Shopkeeper Xue, the king asked you to come here to discuss a plan to help food. Yongheng Grain Shop has a lot of income this year. I thought about it. Thanks to the Antai in Youzhou, you will be more dedicated to this, which is not a difficult move."

Manager Xue sneered and said, "Repay the King, we and the merchants pay taxes for the public. We have already repaid them. Not to mention anything else, I have bought two thousand guan this year's civil debt."

"In other words, if we hadn't done our part now, how could Zhao State have supported tens of thousands of royal troops? The kings fought in the east and west, and where would they win every battle?"

Several court officials glared at each other, and the shopkeeper Xue took a step forward and said, "It's not that we are unwilling to help with food, but everything is inseparable from the word "Ru". Zhao State has today, and it depends on the two towns of Huaihuang and Yuyi, and the two towns of Huaihuang and Yuyi. The ones rely on are not merchants who come and go from north to south."

"If the king wants to pay the tax, we will pay a lot of it according to how much it should be paid, but suddenly we ask us to raise the grain. If we don't have the reason to convince, we will definitely not pay it."

Lin Dangfeng said angrily: "Shopkeeper Xue, the country is in trouble now. Do you really not pay? I know you have to wait until the price of green and yellow will rise, and then sell the grain to raise money. But if you wait for the family business to be one million, why should you be stingy with these small profits?"

Shopkeeper Xue said, "Don't talk nonsense, I have this plan. I have surplus grain, but it is all eaten by the people of Youzhou. Once the news comes out, the price of grain in Youzhou will inevitably rise by three or four times. At that time, the grain store will be robbed and hunger will appear again in the fields. Do you deserve this responsibility?"

Bang!

Everyone was shocked. But there was a thud on the imperial chair and the teacup was swept to the ground.

At present, Li Chongjiu slowly stood up. All the officials bowed and claimed to be guilty. Manager Xue's face changed, but he forced himself to support him.

Li Chongjiu said, "I entered Youzhou and wanted to support the businessmen. I wanted to let the four people of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce live in harmony, but I didn't expect that you would be willing to be kind and be so arrogant. Who would lend you the courage?"

Manager Xue gritted his teeth and said, "The world has its own opinions. I have a clear conscience. I do this because I am the people. Mencius said that the people are the most important, the king is the least, and the king is the most indifferent. For his own selfish desires, he will raise troops to fight the people in the north and make the people suffer. It is not a benevolent king. At worst, I can kill someone Xue, but kill me alone, and it will not block the secrets of the world."

Li Chongjiu said, "It's nonsense. Last year, the summer grain harvest in Youzhou failed. I joined hands with two other grain merchants to deliberately raise the price of grain to 100 million yuan per dou. This is not counting. You sent all the tenants of the village and the good households to go to the charity warehouse. You robbed the people of 50 yuan per dou of affordable grain, so that many people had no grain to buy. Is this for the sake of the people? Do you think the people of Youzhou don't know? The people all called the Erxue family and took three feet of the ground."

Manager Xue's face changed and he shouted loudly: "That's true, so what? Does the court have any law that stipulates that it is so illegal? If there is, I am willing to cut off my head and punish me, and I have nothing to say. If there is no, the king will kill me, it will be reasonable."

At this time, Wei Zheng took a step forward and said, "I have a report!"

"read!"

Wei Zhengyan said: "Last month, the third son of the Xue family made trouble in Youjing South City, and hit a pregnant woman to death, with one body and two lives. The county government sent someone to take someone, but the Xue family said that it was the horse servant who fed the wrong feed and only handed over the horse servant to protect his son. The county government had somehow closed the case."

"But the net of heaven is vast and unlimited. Three days ago, the pregnant woman, mother-in-law and husband stopped my official sedan and filed a paper, which made me hear about this. I cannot ignore it. I report this matter to the king and ask the Xue family to punish the crime."

Li Chongjiu nodded and looked at the shopkeeper Xue and said, "At this moment, what else do you have to say."

Sweat dripped from Manager Xue's forehead. He was always cautious and cautious, but he didn't expect that he would end up falling into this matter.

Li Chongjiu walked in front of the imperial seat and said slowly: "The county government will not settle it. It must be the protection of officials and businessmen and put pressure on me. I will investigate this matter to the end and will never indulge it."

In the hall, Li Chongjiu's speech fell and made a sound. Zhao Heran, the Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works, and several officials, could not help but tremble when they heard this.

Li Chongjiu looked at Manager Xue and said, "But you, if you commit a crime, you will protect your son, and the crime will be the second best."

Speaking of this, Li Chongjiu paused and said, "There is also the court. If you speak unruly, you can cure your disrespectful crime."

At that moment, Li Chongjiu said, "Where is the inner court official?"

The inner court official came forward and said, "Here."

Li Chongjiu asked, "What crime should we punish when we disrespect the king in front of the palace?"

"Terror to the thirty rods, and beat the hall."

Manager Xue's face turned pale and his body became soft when he heard this.

Li Chongjiu nodded and looked at Lu Chengqing and said, "The son committed a crime, was not strict in discipline, sheltered and concealed, and contempt the court, and punished three crimes together. What should he be punished?"

Lu Chengqing stepped forward and said, "You can spend three thousand miles!"

Li Chongjiu nodded when he heard this and said, "Very good, the shopkeeper Xue, Liaodong is bitter and cold, I will let you go. The Jin Palace warrior beat the unlucky man out for the orphans, and directly locked up in a prison car and sent it to Liaodong."

Seeing that Manager Xue fainted directly in the court, he was supported by the warriors in the hall and dragged away directly from the hall.

Li Chongjiu turned to look at Manager Xu and Manager Zhang, and saw that the remaining two were astonished as chills.

Li Chongjiu walked down the steps on the imperial throne, walked to the two of them, and said gently: "Both of them are both law-abiding, must they be inferior to Manager Xue, right?"

"Yes, yes." The two nodded together.

Li Chongjiu said, "The military rations are indeed not on you. But the military is a major matter of the country. Before the three armies move, food and grass will come first. This matter is considered as if I owe you one favors. But today I owe you two people, it is better than the next day. You owe you two people."

Manager Xu and Zhang Jiangui said this, their faces changed and they quickly said, "We have no choice but to support this matter. We must fully support the military rations. Please rest assured."

When Li Chongjiu heard this, he laughed and said, "It's good."

The army had just agreed to raise food, and Li Chongjiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Now he returned to the harem and had dinner with Yang Ehuang and Shi Deyun.

Li Chongjiu's ate for two days was not good, and she couldn't sleep at peace, which made the two of them worried. Now they saw that Li Chongjiu had added three bowls of rice tonight, and she was very happy at the moment and couldn't help but add vegetables to Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu was also happy to be happy with his beautiful wife.

Fang Wen kept for a while, and then he saw Wen Yanbo. Wei Zhenghuo rushed into the hall to ask for a meeting.

Li Chongjiu put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked, "What's the matter?"

Wen Yanbo was full of sweat and said, "The front report urgently. After crossing the Qin River of Wuhou, the Great Protector encountered the Khitan. The main force of the Wei Wei army was the 80,000 troops. The two sides fought hard for three days. The Great Protector defeated the Khitan coalition!"

Li Chongjiu said, "This is a good thing, why are you so anxious?"

Wen Yanbo shook his head and said, "But Tuli Khan has sent troops! It's the Turkic Wolf Cavalry!"
Chapter completed!