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Chapter 1142: Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron

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    No matter how the major families and grain merchants acted, Huang Mingyuan, who was in the eye of the storm, remained unmoved.  It is obvious that with the power in his hands alone, it is indeed impossible to compete with these aristocratic families.  The two sides are fighting an unequal economic war. The other side does not care about profits at all, but wants to drain the official position, or even take the opportunity to kill itself.

    In Huang Mingyuan¡¯s view, since civil struggle can no longer be won, then only military struggle remains.  As a government official, Huang Mingyuan always has the right to turn the table over at any time.

    November 25th, evening.

    It was freezing cold and there were no people on the streets.  In a city with nearly a million people, he felt as sleepy as if he was asleep.

    By the time of the first update, Zuo Wuwei's 20,000 troops had already assembled in the city.

    The entire army was commanded by four tiger generals: Cai Zhiyun, Huang Mingli, Yao Junsu, and Zuo Tiancheng, all of whom were Huang Mingyuan's confidants. They went to rice shops and grain stores in various places in the city.

    Twenty thousand troops attacked at the same time, and the doors of rice stores, grain stations, and warehouses were roared open one after another.  Before the other party could react, the officers and soldiers of Zuo Wuwei broke in and took control of the grain depots everywhere.  As for the major grain merchants, they were directly arrested on the spot by officers and soldiers.

    At the same time, Zuowuwei officers and soldiers also controlled all the granaries and salt warehouses on both sides of the Luoshui River.

    These grains were transported to Hanjiacang overnight, and a considerable part of them were cheap grains previously sold from major granaries.

    This time, all the food returned to Huang Mingyuan's hands and was used to make up for the previous deficit.

    One after another, the famous grain merchants in Luoyang City were beheaded by Huang Mingyuan's direct order and hung on the city wall.  Starting from today, there are almost no grain merchants in Luoyang City.

    There was chaos all night, troops were everywhere, and no one knew what was going on.

    When everyone walked out of their homes at dawn the next day, they saw the heads one after another hanging on the city gate tower. They were all the heads of grain merchants.  The head of Dugu Ke, the most famous grain merchant in Luoyang City, hangs in the middle of the city gate. His huge head is so conspicuous.

    Everyone was shocked and frightened, and soon there were officers and soldiers on horseback, beating gongs and drums, and shouting in the streets.

    "The government's new grain is cheap. It only costs 40 yuan for a bucket of rice. It has everything you need."

    ¡° Only then did everyone realize that Huang Mingyuan was really ruthless. These grains were probably not shipped from rice shops everywhere, but were stained with the blood of major grain merchants.

    At this time, no one dares to hoard these cheap grains. Everyone is worried that they will end up like Dugu Ke and become a fat pig slaughtered by the imperial court.  Only the poor who are truly short of food dare to buy food, and this is exactly what Huang Mingyuan wants to see.

    Sometimes, a butcher's knife is always more effective than preaching.

    Unlike the rich who are sad and sad when the rabbit dies and the fox dies, the ordinary people are happy.  It was these traders who caused them no food a few days ago.  This time, Duke Wei killed all these profiteers to see if they dared to continue hoarding at high prices.

    Many people blamed these merchants for their lack of food.  Unexpectedly, after Duke Wei killed these profiteers, they immediately no longer lacked food, and the price of food dropped.  In particular, Huang Mingyuan promised everyone that before the end of the year, the food supply would be reduced to less than 30 yuan per bucket of rice, which made the people even more happy.

    Duke Wei is truly serving the people.

    Dozens of grain merchants were killed, but not only these grain merchants were involved, but countless major families were affected behind it. Otherwise, how could a group of merchants dare to act against the imperial court.  Dealing with them is like pulling out the carrot and bringing out the mud.

    Soon, Dugu Zheng, Yang Jian and even some people from other families came to ask for help.  At this time, Huang Mingyuan was waiting for this group of people in the Ministry of Internal History.

    "Huang Mingyuan, what do you mean?"

    Qi Wang Yang Jian was the most aggressive. Huang Mingyuan overturned the grain merchant's table. Apart from the Dugu family, he suffered the most misfortune.  He paid a lot of money to buy cheap food from the court, which cost up to 70 yuan per bucket of rice. This time, Huang Mingyuan had everything confiscated.

    Huang Mingyuan looked at these people who were raising troops and mobilized the crowd, but he was not afraid at all.  Huang Mingyuan knows very well that there is no way to make sense with these old guys, what matters is momentum.

    Huang Mingyuan's face became angry, and he immediately shouted: "Yang Jian, what kind of place is this? The Ministry of Internal Affairs and History of the imperial court does not allow you to act wildly."

    Huang Mingyuan shouted loudly, making Yang Xian tremble. He had always been very afraid of Huang Mingyuan.

    Seeing that Yang Jian was frightened into giving in by Huang Mingyuan's sharp shout, Dugu Zheng had to curse his nephew in his heart for being a loser.

    Dugu Zheng could only say: "Huang Xiangguo, hereThe province of internal history is true, but it is also the province of internal history of the Sui Dynasty.  Huang Xiangguo scolded a prince here, which is the duty of a minister.  "

    Seeing that Dugu Zheng was approaching fiercely, Huang Mingyuan replied: "The Marquis of Pingxiang gave me a big hat. This Ministry of Internal History does not belong to me, Huang Mingyuan, but I, Huang Mingyuan, am the Prime Minister of the Sui Dynasty. Could it be that the King of Qi violated the imperial decree?  I, the Prime Minister of the Great Sui Dynasty, can¡¯t say anything? On the other hand, Marquis Pingxiang, this Province of Internal History is not the place you should come.¡±

    "you!"

    Dugu swung his sleeves, and Huang Mingyuan was very angry.  He is the younger brother of Empress Dugu. No one in the court or outside the court would not respect him. I didn't expect Huang Mingyuan to be so merciless.

    Behind Dugu Zheng, Dugu Huai'en gently pulled Dugu Zheng's sleeve and whispered, "Yeah, it's business."

    Only then did Dugu Zheng realize that he was confused by Huang Mingyuan's anger, and he quickly said seriously: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is so arrogant, I shouldn't have come here. But I couldn't stand up to the fair people, so Huang Xiangguo killed dozens of good businessmen in the court overnight, causing trouble.  People in Luoyang City are in panic, shouldn't I, as an official of the imperial court, take care of it?"

    Huang Mingyuan glanced at Dugu Zheng and said, "Who told Marquis Pingxiang that these people are good businessmen?"

    Dugu Zheng was so angry that he laughed and said, "I have been in Luoyang for many years. I don't know whether these people are kind or not. Just because the court is short of food, they kill people and take wealth without distinguishing between good and bad. What will the world think if this is spread?  "

    Huang Mingyuan smiled.

    "I'm afraid Pingxiang Hou made a mistake. These people have all committed serious crimes, and I will deal with them in accordance with the law!"

    "What crime did they commit?"

    "Hoarding. I issued an order on November 5th that all those who hoard and raise prices at rice stores and grain stations in various places will be severely punished. These people ignore the laws of the imperial court and still sell grain at high prices. These people are clearly against the imperial court, and I will kill them.  It¡¯s not an exaggeration to save them.¡±

    Dugu Zheng was a little dumbfounded when he heard this.

    "It's the merchant who has the final say on how to price the food. How can the imperial court interfere with the price?"

    Huang Mingyuan sneered and said: "In the whole world, is it the king's land? Is it the king's ministers who are on the shore of the land? The emperor is rich all over the world, so it is natural to set prices for goods. If merchants are unwilling to accept the court's pricing, they don't have to do this.  If you do this business, the court will not force you to do it. But if you do this business, you must follow the court's laws. Otherwise, if you violate it, don't blame the court for killing you." (Remember the website address: www  .hlnovel.com
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