Chapter 357 (1/2)
Chapter 357
Chapter 357: Choking The Throat Of Life
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
There were not e to visit Chen Garden, where Director Chen Pingping of the Overwatch Council livedIn their eyes, the Li Palace in Xinyang, the Sword House in Donggu, and the Ming fanan were the three most beautiful and expensive private constructionsThis ranking did not take into account the i Royal Palace in Shangjing, Northern Qi
nobility lived in the Li Palace, and a great grandmaster lived in the Sword HouseTheir existences were both far re Garden, not far froave the common people a chance to ad fath, and they did not purposely e fanan scholars and travelers would, after they had wandered around Suzhou, followed the wide road beside the trees and wound their ay frolih they could not enjoy it up close, a look fro fa Garden, which had been built alo, still maintained the clear rass and tree, every step and pavilion, were not eye-piercingly extravagant, on the contrary, they exuded a faint sense of inti the foot of theon the official road could easily see the soaring roofs withinStanding slightly closer, they could hear the sound of running water from inside
Intimate did not mean domestic, and concise, of course, did not eable people, they were certain to see that there were no criticisardenAll the ly clever and skillfulYet, in the eyes of a soldier, they could see that this garden did not have any defense capabilitiesWith a few sies, it could quickly becoe
Due to a spring chill and dense, thin rain, as Youngthe road heading hoirls taking walks on the green
The carriage arrived at the side door and stopped strangelyYoung e curtains to reveal a slice of a dark and so thesent off thereAtoward his own carriage with an angry expression
Ming Lanshi+ released the carriage curtainsHe turned to look at Zou Lei and angrily said, ”Speak of Guo Zheng, and Guo Zheng arrivesWhy does your superior have no sense of discretion?”
Zou Lei was silentGuo Zheng was his direct superior and had served as Idou last yearAfter the spring exa questioned Fan Xian under a mixed division in the Ministry of JusticeAt the time, he relied on the Eldest Princess' support and beat Fan Xian a few ti to force a confession froround to be so powerfulNot only did they not topple the Fan fa offended Prime Minister Lin, the Fan faiants struck outWithoutmuch noise, they easily had the Minister of Justice, Han Zhiwei, lose his positionAt the saest loss Imperial Censorate Guo Zhen suffered in this lifetieNow that Fan Xian had co wanted to incite the Ming fa Lanshi+'s expression was very unpleasantHe thought the foolish old Guo was acting out of a private angerHe had come to his home today probably to add some kind of pressure
”Father, the orders have been sent down” Ming Lanshi+ stood respectfully at the botto Garden and spoke toward the inside of the room
From inside ca faet through this year before we talk of anything elseReet hold of anything that can be used against theh…Lanshi+, you have always been steady, now you need to be evenLanshi+ quickly nodded his head in acknowledgeda walked slowly from the roomThere was a trace of tiredness on his face”Did you see Guo Zheng earlier?”
Ming Lanshi+ furrowed his brows and replied, ”Yes, fatherI'm afraid that his brazen visit to our door will be noticed by the ih”Never hIf ant to shed our relationshi+p with that matter now, it is impossible, and no one would believe itDon't think about these problems anymore”
”Did he come for hi Lanshi+ asked hesitantly
Hearing these words, the lines around Ming Qingda's eyes deepenedA hed and said, ”When can these officials ever have their own identities?”
Ming Lanshi+'s felt his heart clenchHe understood thewas here to pass on the Eldest Princess and His Highness' suggestionsHe looked at his father nervously
”Don't worry, and don't pay attention to the intentions of the capitalHis Highness wants us to hinder the ieneration, smiled coldly and said”This is to use us as a knifeCould I be so stupid? Of course, on the surface ill still have to do as they say because no one knoill happen or ill sit on that dragon chair”
Ming Lanshi+ slightly furrowed his brows”The order has already been sent outAs long as the inan, ill stay quiet, only…always shoeakness is not a long-terood idea” A faint sda's face”Com out the bonesIf he can't find anything to use against us publically and is worried about the backlash froentlemen officials, then he cannot carry a bowl of water and sholeAs long as we are well-behaved and give hiive us soive His Second Highness face,” Ming Lanshi+ said with a pained sly and said, ”Historically, the merchant identity has always been too inferior to be shown in public, but right now it is the oppositeSir Fan is the son of Lady YeLooking at the way he acts, he always harms the officials but not the people, and he does not have any prejudice toward hness any face, does not ive us some faceWhen is all said and done, no matter how the Second Prince retaliated, it would ata trap for hie the power of the people”
”Of course, untileach other with swords drawn, be sure to not provoke hi Lanshi+ was irritatedHis father had said this countless of ti overly careful and cautious on this h he knew the reason, he still found it difficult to acceptSeeing the faint worry on his father's face, he couldn't help but be co”Father, if it won't work then let's pull back”
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It was silent for a da slowly shook his headA h the eyes of this half-century old elder
”There are sos from which I cannot pull back my hand just because I want to,” he smiled coldly and said”If I pull back, ill the tens of thousands in our faet the shares nobility in the capital have takenEven if we stopped, are they not going to stretch their hands out to us for silver? The Eldest Princess, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and a nurown used to eating from us all these yearsIf we really pulled back this tiether, who knohat they will do? Never underesti Lanshi+ gazed at his father and felt a thread of sy s he had no choice but to do
With a face full of hatred, Ming Qingda said, ”The Ming fahen in their eyesIf the hen can no longer lay eggs, then those people who supported us will probably want to kill us even more than the imperial envoy to have one lastLanshi+'s face was immediately hiddenHe cursed in a low voice, ”If those people in Jingdou didn't take so much silver every year, we could honestly export the palace treasury goods and wouldn't be ht nowEven if the palace treasury side is intercepted by the inan, we could still continue to support the fada waved his hands to show that he was not going to continue this topic of conversationHe s fa shady business so we can fill in those people's appetitesPerhaps Sir Fan junior coiven to me by the heavens to allow radually decrease the tribute we send to the capital, and the Eldest Princess and the as we can win at least 60 percent of last year's at the opening this time, it will be fineWe shouldn't be like the Cui fa business legally, can the Ming fahtly and said, ”What you say iven up the s their overseas pirates, they were going to lose out on a huge amount of silver this year outside of the account booksThe shareholders would still have to be paid their dividendsWith this, at least for this year, the family would have a lossThey would also need to use their principal nan, then was the fa in the silver themselves? No ainst antswhat his son orried about, Ming Qingda did not want to explain more or provide assurances because the reality was just as it wasIf the Ming family had to be cut apart to protect itself, then the sacrifices of these two yearsof the palace treasury, Ming Lanshi+ said quietly, ”I met with everyone these two days”
The ”everyone” he referred to was the official nan area ere at least a little fa
He continued to report, ”I've asked the fanan and Sun fah it seeht to sell on behalf of the palace treasury, their targets were still on the portions the Cui family had left behindThey also proainst us”
Ming Qingda nodded and said, ”This is a golden rice bowl, and everyone wants to hold oneHowever, since we are early in the order, they cannot act in opposition against us openly, unless they don't want to do business anynan”
It was only now that thefamily faintly showed a few threads of the confidence and pride that the leading nan should have
”Most ida furrowed his brows slightly”Those salt dealers are ruthless figures who scoop money out between the space of life and deathThey have enough spare , it will cause so to be afraid off, it will just use ulations are fixed at a 40 percent deposit…” He shook his head and continued, ”If we take too much, I'h during the first half of the year”
The wealthiest people in Jiangnan were the so-called royal merchants and salt merchantsThe two minded their own businesses, but now that the Cui family had fallen, who knehether or not the salt reedily at the palace treasury businessThe salt merchants held a robust amount of capital in their hands, and had supporters in courtThe Ming family were someorried about this
”I've paid a visit to all the salt ht about all that he had seen and heard over the last few days and said with surprise, ”They said very straightforwardly that this year they will definitely not enter the palace treasury…I don't knohat this is all about”