The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 332 Lead the snake out of the hole
"Brother Shi Yong doesn't know something. This Eunuch Hu has a very close personal relationship with Li Guang. With Li Guang's backing, what else can Eunuch Hu dare not do?"

Hou Xun said while seeing stitches.

"I see."

Liu Daxia sighed, with a rather helpless expression.

Li Guang is the most favored eunuch of the emperor. Because he is good at collecting rare treasures and proficient in alchemy, he is the most popular person in front of the emperor.Countless people presented gold and silver to him, in order to be able to use his mouth to say a few words in front of the emperor, so as to improve luck and promotion.

Since Hu Zan had the backing of Li Guang, he naturally dared to intervene in the grain business.

Maybe a lot of the huge profits from this grain and grass business flew into Li Guang's pocket.

"If you don't pull out this thorn, it seems that this officer will not be able to supervise the payment of the army."

"Shi Yonggong may as well come out and lead the snake out of the hole, so that Hu Zan can show his weakness."

Xie Shen is still very optimistic about Liu Daxia's wrist.All Liu Yushi needed was some hints on the details.

"Oh? How about a way to lure a snake out of the hole? Jinxiu might as well talk about it."

Liu Daxia stroked his long beard and asked calmly.

Xie Shen stood up, cupped his hands at Liu Daxia, and said, "Hu Zan has been in charge of purchasing grain and grass in Shanxi for many years, so he must have his own chain of interests. It's not easy to start directly from Hu Zan, but if these merchants under Hu Zan are in trouble, Hu Zan Should Zan be saved or not?"

A gleam flashed in Liu Daxia's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Continue talking."

Xie Shen was basically sure that Liu Daxia was interested in his plan, so he continued: "Actually, this is just a psychological game. Eunuch Hu is domineering, and those merchants who work for him may not really obey him. He just dared to be angry and dare not speak out. If Shi Yonggong ordered someone to seize these merchants, Xiaozhi would use his emotions to reason, and he would be able to defeat Eunuch Hu and easily capture them."

"Would you like to use a divorce plan?"

Hou Xun said quietly from the side.

"Exactly!"

Xie Shending said: "Eunuch Hu may not really feel at ease with these merchants, and these merchants do not regard Eunuch Hu as a backer. The reason why the two parties can cooperate is all due to their interests. Once their most immediate interests are threatened, the two will definitely disperse. "

"It's just that these merchants are doing legal business on the surface, so it's inconvenient for me to arrest them directly, right?"

Liu Daxia frowned and asked in a deep voice.

The Ming Dynasty had its laws, and officials had to follow the laws of the Ming Dynasty when handling cases.

Although there are county magistrates who destroy families, prefects who destroy families say so.But those are all shameless officials, like Liu Daxia who is determined to be famous forever, how can Qingliu, who is a famous minister for a lifetime, be ashamed to do these things.

Xie Shen laughed and said, "Naturally, you don't need to bother about such a matter. When Yonggong comes forward, just leave it to the local officials."

After speaking, he looked towards Du Lian, the prefect of Pingyang, and Feng Shaoshan, the prefect of Datong.

Liu Daxia nodded in satisfaction and said: "Okay, I will leave this matter to a few of you."

Pingyang Mansion, Datong Mansion, and Lu'an Mansion.

Except that Datong is located in the northernmost part of Shanxi Chief Secretary, Datong Mansion and Pingyang Mansion are all in the south of Shanxi, where rich merchants gather.

As for Datong Mansion, although its business is not well-developed, but because of its special geographical location, many people come here to do business.

The two officials handed over their hands one after another, and only he himself knew what was in his mind.

Liu Daxia stood up, walked in front of Xie Shen, patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "Careful, work hard, I take good care of you."

Xie Shen made a note of gratitude: "The next official will go all out to live up to the respect of the boss."

As soon as Governor Xingyuan came out, Du Lian, the magistrate of Pingyang, frowned and approached Xie Shen, complaining to Xie Shen: "Jinxiu was too impulsive just now. Pingyang Mansion is not like Lu'an Mansion. There are many wealthy merchants, and they eat from their mouths, isn't it?" Is it difficult for the strong?"

Xie Shen smiled and said: "It's up to people, besides, sometimes Yong Gong supports him, what are Lian and brother afraid of?"

"This"

Du Zhifu was speechless for a while, why did Xie Shen say everything so reasonable?

Is this the charm of the champion?

Xie Shen didn't want to talk about life with Du Lian anymore, so he cupped his hands and said, "Xie is still in a hurry to go back to Lu'an, and I will definitely have a drink with Lian and brother when I have time."

Du Lian thought in his heart that you stabbed the basket, patted your ass and left, who wants to drink with you.

But he didn't dare to talk to Xie Shen like that.

Although both are fourth-rank magistrates, the gap between the two is still obvious.

Du Lian is the 40-year-old prefect, and Xie Shen is the 17-year-old prefect.Besides, Xie Shen also bears the name of Zhan Shifu Youchunfang Youzanshan, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that the future is bright.

Du Lian had no choice but to crush it and swallow it in his stomach, and walked away resentfully.

But Xie Shen got into the carriage and returned to Lu'an, thinking about what kind of tricks Liu Daxia could make in Shanxi.

He could see that Hu Zan, Liu Daxia, and Hou Xun had their own thoughts, and they might not deal with each other.

Right now, Governor Hou and Liu Yushi may be on the sidelines, but the situation is likely to change suddenly once Hu Zan falls.

Compared with Lu'an in Pingyang Prefecture, the pressure is indeed much less.Firstly, it was because Lu'an merchants were not as important as Pingyang, and secondly, because Xie Shen had already pulled out the two thorns, so naturally he didn't dare to repeat the rest.

Merchants are always interested in profit, and it is impossible to expect them to take the initiative to donate food.

Only by showing prestige and letting them know that the government is not vegetarian can they gain a psychological advantage.Of course, the method proposed by Liu Daxia to lower the lower limit of grain and grass trading is also good, but the premise is to remove Eunuch Hu.

Taiyuan guarded the eunuch's mansion, and Hu Zan listened to the spies' report with dark eyes.

"It's really strange that Mrs. Liu and Hou Xun can pee in the same pot."

Rubbing his forehead, Hu Zan said with a stern face, "Go and send this letter to Chen Tongzhi, and tell him to do things cheaply."

"As ordered."

The spy respectfully took the sealed letter from Hu Zan and returned it.

"Come out."

Hu Zan coughed, his voice full of exhaustion.

A man with short stature and dressed in Zhejiang silk came out from behind the screen.

"Hu Gong, this Liu Yushi is coming in menacingly, how should we deal with it?"

"What are you afraid of, Mrs. Liu, these are the three fires of the new official's appointment, and they will stop after they are all burned. With your Guo Yuanwai's strength, even if you lose some, it won't hurt."

After a short pause, Hu Zan continued: "What's more, in this land of Shanxi, who doesn't give you Guo Yuanwai's face. The old man has to weigh it."

The Guo member that Hu Zan mentioned was Guo Lun, the current patriarch of the Guo family in Fenyang.

As a representative of Shanxi Shanxi merchants, Guo Huai's business included bulk trade in silk, salt, grain and grass.In addition, he also opened a bank to lend money.

　ps: I recommend a book, "The First Scholar of Ming Dynasty", a good imperial examination farming essay~
　　


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