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

Chapter 862: Betrayal and separation
Hearing his miserable words, Tusi Qin's face froze, and then turned pale.

At this time, it had been seven days since they entered the city to find merchants to sell pearls. During these seven days, no merchant came to Lianzhou Prefecture, which was full of merchants, to buy South China Pearls. Instead, the outer city market across the river was always bustling with people, and its lights were on every night, all night long, and you could see it even in this inn.

Comparing the two, the chieftain surnamed Qin became more and more angry.

He had also figured out the secret of this market, and knew that the key to the problem was that this market cooperated with the merchants to come up with the "certificate". Only the South Pearls sold in the market had this certificate, which made it seem like the chieftains who were unwilling to join the market were selling fake and inferior pearls. Unfortunately, they had no way to deal with this: behind these market chambers of commerce, there was support from the Lianzhou government and even the Ming Dynasty court. The court did not resist them from entering the market to sell pearls. If they wanted a certificate, couldn't they just get a court certificate?
After getting the certificate, the South Pearl can be sold at a higher price than usual. Who knows how much profit it will make!
On the one hand, there was market exclusion, and on the other hand, there was the temptation of interests. As Zhu Su and Xie Jin had expected, many chieftains who were originally prepared to watch the market from the sidelines could no longer bear it. In the past few days, they chose to bow to the market, accept the Ming Dynasty inspection and move into the market. However, the shrewd Qin chieftain saw the ambition of the court: accepting the Ming Dynasty inspection was equivalent to accepting the supervision of the Ming Dynasty tax officials on the clan's accounts, and accepting the supervision of the Lianzhou Chamber of Commerce, which was actually controlled by the court, in the name of "supervising the production process of South Pearls". Finally, the sales path of South Pearls was completely controlled by the court, which was tantamount to handing over their own lives!

Qin Tusi would never accept such a thing.

He recruited two chieftains named Gao and Tian, ​​who were always attached to him, and insisted on not joining the market as the Ming court intended, but searching for merchants in the city who were willing to take over their reserves of southern pearls. However, before finding any merchants, the chieftain named Tian beside him had already given up. Next to him, another chieftain named Gao was also tempted by Tian's words, and it seemed that he could not always stand on the same side with him.

"You... are stupid! There are so many merchants in Lianzhou Prefecture now. How can their South Pearls satisfy the needs of all merchants? In some days, there will definitely be merchants who can't buy the goods and will come to us..." He stamped his feet.

"That may be true... But even if that's the case, aren't we just drinking the foot washing water left over by those people? Besides, we don't have a certificate, so even if those merchants want to buy it, they will definitely give us a big discount."

"And today the imperial court issued a new document... stating that only certified South Pearls are allowed to be sold overseas... Brother Qin, you know the benefits of maritime trade. Why don't we make money from this sea of ​​gold and silver, but instead sit and watch others make it?"

After saying these words, the chieftain surnamed Tian became more determined. "Brother Qin, our two tribes have a very close relationship, and I must give you face... However, the tribe is pressing hard, and although I am a native official, I must also put the interests of the tribe members first!"

After saying this, he bowed to Tusi Qin, left the inn without looking back, and went straight to the Lianzhou government office, which was now crowded with people.

When Tusi Gao saw him leave, he hesitated for a long time and then chased after him.

"Brother Tian, ​​wait for me!"

Their two families were indeed close friends with the Qin family. But no matter how deep their friendship was, how could it compare to interests?
The Qin family is stubborn and will fall sooner or later... If so, will I be buried with them?

"...Stupid! Idiot!" Seeing that Tusi Gao had also left, Tusi Qin angrily overturned the table in the room, and the teapot and teacups on the table were immediately broken into pieces.

The waiter in the inn heard the noise and rushed over to check. Seeing the mess in the room, he couldn't help but said distressedly: "Ah! Sir, you are so unreasonable. The furnishings in this room are all from our inn. Why are you..."

"Get out!" Tusi Qin, who was already filled with anger, yelled.

The waiter was also a straightforward person. He was in the right, so he was not afraid of the powerful scolding. "You bastard! Are you trying to be a bully? You destroyed the things in our store, why are you still so aggressive..."

"Throw him out! Come on! Throw him out!" Tusi Qin cursed.

When he came into the city, he naturally brought a few trusted men with him to protect him. However, because he was staying in the store at the time, the rooms he opened for his trusted men were lower than his own. Therefore, these trusted men who were resting in the rooms downstairs were a step slower than the waiter. After hearing the order from their chieftain, the burly trusted men took the order without saying a word and directly carried the waiter down the stairs.

Tusi Qin himself was well versed in Chinese studies and was very elegant, but his cronies were all rough Tu people who did not know how to control their strength when they attacked. As a result, the waiter rolled down the stairs like a ball, with his head broken and bleeding.

As a result, the noise became louder, and the shopkeeper in front of the counter and the customers dining in the lobby all looked over following the noise and the screams. The shopkeeper saw that the waiter had hit his head and broke it, so he hurried to help the waiter who had fainted, shouting at the same time.

After calming down, Qin Tusi realized that things were not going well. He walked out of the room and said to his left and right, "Let's go out of the city!"

"You, my guest, you beat someone up and you still want to leave?" The shopkeeper quickly grabbed Qin Tusi's clothes, looking unwilling to give in.

Their chieftain always thinks highly of himself. When he saw someone dare to pull his clothes, a trace of disgust flashed across his eyes. He pulled the clothes a few times but failed to move. Just as he was about to kick them, he saw several constables coming in from outside: "What's going on? Who is causing trouble?"

In the past few days, merchants have gathered in Lianzhou City, the population has increased sharply, and the prince is staying nearby, so the security in the city cannot be neglected. Therefore, during this period of time, there are detectives searching the streets everywhere in Lianzhou City.

Hearing the noise in the inn, several constables were attracted by the noise.

"You have come at the right time. I am the local official of Qin clan. This unruly person is making trouble unreasonably and even wants to frame me..." said the local official of Qin clan, pointing at the shopkeeper.

Most of the newly recruited constables in the city were from Li Wenzhong's army. They were all domineering soldiers who didn't care about the chieftain or not. The first chief constable only glanced at the store and frowned: "You bastard, look at this scene, it's clearly you who hurt people, and you dare to cry thief..."

"I don't care if you are a Tusi or not. I only know that this is a territory governed by the laws of the Ming Dynasty! Come on, arrest this stupid Tusi and let him sober up in jail for a while!"

(End of this chapter)