Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 222

"This?" Shen Wang was stunned for a moment.A smile was forced on the fat face: "Your Highness...Your Highness is joking, the villain has been in Yingtian for a long time, how can he know the situation in Suzhou..."

"Your second master Shen is exquisite, smart and capable. This Suzhou is your Shen family's lair. Do you not know what's going on in your lair?" Zhu Su smiled.

If Shen Rong didn't know, Zhu Su would still believe it.But Shen Wang, the second son of the Shen family, is good at dancing with long sleeves, this is something Yingtian merchants know very well.

Compared to Shen Rong who knows "business ethics", this Shen Wang only cares about "profit".Although his business talent is several times better than that of his brother, but in terms of his temperament, it is far inferior.

If the two brothers can complement each other, the Shen family will naturally prosper.But Shen Rong was old and lacked energy, so naturally he couldn't take care of many things.Zhu Su had every reason to suspect that Shen Haidan's hoarding of [-] shi of grain and grass was done by Shen Wang's acquiescence.

Otherwise, with Shen Hai, a descendant of the second family, how can the entire Shen family in Suzhou obey orders?He is Shen Wang, why should he be so frightened, and even act out this scene of pleading guilty?

On the other side, Shen Wang was already sweating and trembling all over.For a moment, he didn't know how to answer Zhu Su's words.

Even though she was naked from the upper body in the twelfth lunar month, her whole body seemed to be fished out of oil.

Zhu Su watched coldly, let him hang out for a while, and then said:

"That's all. I don't ask these questions anymore."

"Whether you know someone is hoarding or not, do you know who are the powerful merchants in Suzhou City?"

"Tomorrow at noon, the king will hold a banquet in this Shen garden. Please, Second Uncle Shen, please send invitations to those merchants for the king. The king will do a big business with the merchants in Suzhou."

"Is it possible to do this?"

Originally, he wanted Wei Guan to pay homage to merchants in the name of the magistrate.But thinking about it now, it might be more effective to let the Shen family invite him.

After all, they are both merchants, and if the Shen family came forward, those merchants would be less vigilant.In the past, Ru Taisu squeezed a lot of money from these merchants. If the government were to come forward again, there might be merchants who deliberately excused themselves.

"It can be done, it can be done!" Shen Wang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.He kept wiping the oily sweat from his head.

"Then go get ready." Zhu Su raised his chin.

After dismissing Shen Wang, Zhu Su lost his appetite.Putting the chopsticks on the table, he sighed and said, "This Shen family has a lot of problems."

"Sigh. I'm afraid Shen's second child is just like his son, not a fuel-efficient lamp."

"Your Highness, don't worry, if you don't like it, the dog will take the heads of his father and son." On the side, the dog said firmly while packing up the dishes for Zhu Su.

"...It's not necessary." Zhu Su was a little speechless. After the dog's body grew, his temper became rough. This call sounded like a bandit on the mountain, not like a servant serving the prince in the palace. ? "For the time being, the Shen family is still obedient and useful. If we want to open up the situation, we need the Shen family to set an example."

"...It's just that tomorrow, those businessmen from other families may not be so easy to deal with."

He pinched his brows with a headache.It's really not easy to do something. As a prince himself, he may have to do something that bandits can do tomorrow.

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Under Zhu Su's pressure, the Shen family was extremely efficient. Early in the morning, the Shen family sent out their slaves everywhere to deliver invitations to the homes of prominent merchants in Suzhou Prefecture.At the same time, a meeting place was arranged in the Shen Garden, and a valuable banquet was ordered.

At noon, all the merchants came to Shen Garden early, and the gathering of all merchants at Shen's house can be regarded as a grand event in the business community of Suzhou Prefecture.It's just that these "business giants" are dressed plainly, and their faces are even more disturbed. They don't have the aura of those businessmen in later generations who gather to point out the country and scold Fang Qiu.

Thinking about it, the status of scholars, farmers, businessmen and businessmen in the Ming Dynasty was the lowest.Was invited by Zhu Su, who is the prince, to see you. Is An nervous and flustered?

"Second Lord Shen, what does His Highness King Wu mean by calling us here?" Shen Rong is old, so this banquet is mainly organized by Shen Wang.At this time, beside Shen Wang, a square-faced businessman was pulling his sleeve and asking in a low voice.

This person is the second largest merchant in Suzhou, Zhao Yunyan, the largest rice merchant in the city.The Shen family was forced to donate [-] shi of rice and grain by His Royal Highness King Wu, and this matter had already been rumored among the merchants.As a rice merchant, the Zhao family couldn't be more nervous about this.

Fearing that His Royal Highness King Wu stole the treasury of the Shen family and was not greedy enough, he would attack the granary of the Zhao family.

"How dare I speculate on His Highness King Wu's intentions?" Shen Wang also whispered. "Hey, I waited for merchants to be mermaids. If His Highness wants to kill us, we will have to bear it."

"Could it be possible to resist?"

"Shut up now. If His Highness hears you and me talking to him here, I'll be overwhelmed."

"Alas..." Zhao Yunyan also let out a long sigh. "Even if you really want to take us under the knife, it's better to speak out quickly."

"It's noon, it's almost the end of the day...Slowly cutting the flesh with a knife is not such a method..."

"I'm so anxious..."

Zhao Yunyan looked at the sky, and looked forward to the entrance, but Zhu Su was still nowhere to be seen.The mind also became anxious unconsciously.

Why not other merchants?Originally, because of the prince's invitation, everyone sat upright and did not dare to whisper.But now that such a long time has passed, the real master is still missing, and the arena slowly started to become noisy.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

With a loud communication, the merchants were all shocked.I saw first a few armored soldiers with crotch knives and halberds filed in, occupying all sides to protect the head of the throne.Immediately afterwards, a yawning young man in a loose Taoist robe walked in under the guard of a soldier and a burly servant.

"This...is His Royal Highness King Wu? So young..."

"This stature... it's better to say that he is a child at all..."

"These soldiers are mighty and majestic, but His Royal Highness King Wu...why does he look a little tired?"

"Hush! Silence! Don't be overheard by His Highness..."

There was a lot of discussion in the venue, but Zhu Su didn't listen carefully.He went straight forward and sat down on the upper head, and said with a smile: "I slept a little late last night, so I accidentally got up late today."

"It's kept you waiting for a long time. Don't blame, don't blame!"

"Don't dare, dare not..." All the merchants hurriedly returned the salute, and some of them had a more attractive face. Although the young prince was a little out of place in his dress, but judging from his tone, it seemed that he was quite easy to talk to.

Moreover, being out of tune has its benefits...

"I asked the Shen family to invite you here today because I have a business to discuss with you." Zhu Su smiled slightly and said straight to the point. As soon as these words came out, many merchants present immediately put on an attitude of listening.

The glass business of the Shen family comes from His Royal Highness King Wu.Anyone who is a businessman doesn't know that His Royal Highness King Wu is a good boy who sells money with the prescriptions in the palace?
And who wouldn't be jealous that the Shen family got on the thick leg of the prince named Zhu?

Could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Wu disliked the Shen family because of hoarding, and planned to find a new merchant as his partner?

(End of this chapter)