Influenced by Qian Shaoyuan, the grain merchants had no intention of selling grain at a low price, so they put on horse-drawn carriages and prepared to transport the grain out of the city.

Mo Zizai, Zhou Qi and Tang Weilu were sitting on the top floor of Baixiang Building at this time. They sat down next to the window of the private room, and the scene of Zhuque Street was immediately visible.

Looking at the endless grain transport fleet, Mo Zizai's expression was slightly cold, "If you don't want toast, you will be punished for wine."

He had asked Song Hui to send news to these grain merchants before, saying that he could collect grain at a fair price. Although he would not allow them to make money, at least he would not let them lose money.

After all, I have money now, so there is no need to cheat these grain merchants until they die for this little thing. In this way, it would be difficult to cheat other merchants again.

Unexpectedly, these people were so tough that they would rather pay money to transport the food back to the original county than sell it to him.

"Since I want to pay for it, I'll let you pay enough."

Mo Zizai turned around and spoke to Zhou Qi: "Notify Song Hui and tell him that all the grains that were out of stock will not be allowed to be re-entered."

"Then tell Chen Ying and Xue Wanche that after these grain merchants are stopped from the city, they will stare at them to death. Some traders will close their stores, some will deal with them at will, and they will be punished with huge amounts of money. Anyone who dares to damage the grain will be dealt with on the spot."

Mo Zizai's words were filled with coldness, "I don't care about their wealth in the country, but they have brought it on it. I want to see how long they can take it."

"When they have no place to put their food and have no place to sell it, and if they want to give me the food, then it's not that I give them money, but that they give me money."

"I understand, I will inform them now."

Zhou Qi looked at the food team below and couldn't help but show a sympathetic look, but what does this have to do with him? And as Mo Zizai said, these people were originally aimed at making money from the national crisis, and it would not be an exaggeration to deal with such people even if they were harsh.

...

Manager Wu from the grain store was the fastest, so he led the grain team to the city gate first. As a result, when he was about to leave the city, he was stopped by the city gate guards.

"What's installed on the car?"

The headed city gate official tilted his head and glanced at the grain team behind. Although he had guessed in his heart that there must be food behind, he still asked a question knowingly.

"Sir, it's filled with food."

Although Manager Wu has a backstage, he can't take this small city gate official seriously, as a businessman, it's better to have less things than to do more. After hearing the question, he still smiled and said, "The market in Beijing is not very good now, so I'm going to transport the grain back to sell it."

"Oh, food."

The city gate official said in a long tone, then pretended to be regretful and said, "If it's food, you can't leave the city."

After hearing what the city gate official said, Manager Wu thought the city gate official wanted to see their grain team large and wanted to fight for Qiu Feng. He couldn't help but look a little ugly, but he did not attack, but waved his hand to ask his servants to bring five ingots of silver and handed it to the city gate official.

"I have worked hard to guard the city gate. This is for you to drink with me. I hope I can give you my best efforts."

"Drinking?"

The city gate official was not polite, and directly reached out and took the silver. "It weighed pounds, fifty taels, and the shopkeeper's move was so generous."

After playing with it for a while, the city gate official handed the silver to the guards behind him, "Since the shopkeeper's affection is hard to stop, then I will not be polite. I thank the shopkeeper on behalf of my brothers."

"You are kind to you, sir."

Seeing that the city gate official had accepted the money, Manager Wu couldn't help but smile. As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem. "Then I will go there first. I will come to the capital again next day. I will definitely invite you all to drink."

"In the past? That won't work."

What Manager Wu didn't expect was that after he said he wanted to pass, the city gate official shook his head like a rattle, "The capital is now short of food, and there are strict orders on it, so no grain is allowed to be released."

"So people can go out, but food can't go out."

"this……"

After hearing what the city gate official said, Manager Wu couldn't help but be anxious, "You have already collected the money..."

"Um?"

Before Manager Wu finished speaking, the city gate official suddenly snorted and interrupted him. He stared at Manager Wu coldly and said, "Didn't the money you just rewarded your brothers?"

"What, was the money I just bribed me?"

Speaking of this, the city gate official looked at the shopkeeper Wu with some fun expression, "Shopkeeper, you have to think clearly. Bribery officials will be sentenced to fifty at least. I think with your small body, let alone fifty, you can't even bear the twenty, right?"

"you……"

After hearing what the city gate official said, Manager Wu’s angry expression couldn’t help but stagnate. He glared at the city gate official fiercely, no longer mentioned the silver, but threatened: “Mr. Cao, the Minister of Rites, has a good relationship with me. I advise you not to make mistakes!”

"What are you saying?"

Seeing that Manager Wu had revealed the backstage, the city gate official immediately put away the arrogant face on his face, changed into a fake smile and said, "I didn't say it earlier, why bother so much? A person like Lord Cao can't afford to offend him."

Looking at the city gate official's arrogant appearance, there was a trace of disdain in his eyes. Before he could speak, he heard the city gate official continue, "But the lower-ranking official also gave a death order. If the food is released today, I will not be able to keep my head tomorrow."

"Why don't you see what this is. Go and ask Lord Cao to talk to us Lord Xue. As long as Lord Xue says he will let you go without saying a word."

Seeing that the city gate officer still insisted on letting go, Manager Wu was furious, "What a courageous thing. Xue Wanche is just a guard of the Tianjing Guard. How dare you say what you want Lord Cao to see him!"

"I tell you, today you have to let go if you are willing, and even if you are not willing."

After hearing what the shopkeeper Wu said, the city gate official put away the disguised smile on his face and looked at the shopkeeper Wu coldly and said, "For the sake of the fifty taels of silver, I might as well tell you."

"The order that the food is not allowed to leave the city was that King Zizai personally gave the order to Lord Xue. Don't say that you have a good relationship with Lord Cao, even if Lord Cao himself comes, you can't take a grain of food out."

"King of Freedom?"

Hearing Mo Zizai's name, Manager Wu's face turned pale. After a moment of stunnedness, he murmured: "What a cruel method, he is forcing us to sell the food to him!"

Thinking of this, Manager Wu was a little excited. The people did not fight with the officials. He was a businessman and was now targeted by Mo Zizai. What can he do even if there were some backstages?

"Stop it, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Isn't it just that they want food? I'll sell it to him."

After saying that, Manager Wu did not bother with the city gate officer anymore, and directly directed the convoy to return on the same route.

Looking at the shopkeeper Wu who was leaving, the city gate official spoke in confusion: "Boss, is it appropriate to collect money and not do anything?"

"Of course it's appropriate. It's not that we can't collect money when guarding the city gate, but we should keep our eyes lighter and know who can't collect money."

As he said that, the city gate official looked back at the young soldier, shook his head and said, "Of course, if you don't have enough experience, don't learn it, just guard your city gate honestly."
Chapter completed!