I, the strongest poisoner, am called the living king of hell by the empress

The king of the city, the king of the city.

As soon as these words came out, Du Jiang's face changed.

He looked at the extremely confident face in front of him, his face was ashen.

In his opinion, Gao Yang must be a person who seeks fame and reputation. He didn't know what means he used to gain the trust of the empress.

How could the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in a city be so reckless!

Once the people are really living in poverty, what's the use of your life?

Du Jiang made up his mind in his heart that if the situation is out of control, he will take this man down even if he has to fight for this black hat!

Even if the empress is behind him, even if he has overwhelming power!

But in his heart, the lives of the people are above everything else!

Only now, he will see what Gao Yang is going to do!

Gao Yang looked at Du Jiang and said, "Bring the map of Linjiang City."

Du Jiang gave a look, and one of his men quickly brought a map.

The map was spread out on the table, and the geographical location of the entire Linjiang City was clear at a glance.

Gao Yang took a quick look and frowned, "How is the food in Linjiang City generally transported?"

Hearing this question, Du Jiang despised Gao Yang even more in his heart.

He said coldly, "Of course, it is transported by land and water, but Linjiang City is famous for being close to the Qingshui River, so there are more water transportation, which is fast and has less loss."

"Does Mr. Gao have a good plan in mind?"

Du Jiang spoke directly, looking at Gao Yang with a pair of hawk-like eyes.

Gao Yang's fingers passed over the places where the Qingshui River flows one by one, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

He did not directly answer Du Jiang's question, but asked, "Does County Magistrate Du know the biggest grain merchants in Linjiang City?"

"The four families of Qian, Zhao, Han, and Lin have been entrenched in Linjiang City for a hundred years and are very powerful. Taking advantage of this disaster, they frantically swept up the grain on the market, causing some local small grain merchants to follow suit and hoard grain, making a fortune in the national crisis!"

"This also caused the grain price in Linjiang City to almost double in just a few dozen days!"

"But now that your majesty has just ascended the throne, the people of Linjiang City are tough and cannot be forced Suppress them, otherwise there will be chaos. At that time, I am afraid that no one can bear the consequences. "

Gao Yang smiled faintly, "Please ask County Magistrate Du to prepare a table of good wine and food for this young master to entertain the four families of Zhao, Han, and Lin!"

Du Jiang shook his head more and more, "Young Master Gao, to be honest, I have used this trick before, but it has little effect. Merchants value profit and seize this God-given opportunity to hoard grain. They will never let go so easily."

"Just do it." Gao Yang said, and walked directly into the government office.

Du Jiang stared at Gao Yang's back, and walked away angrily, "Then I'll see what Young Master Gao can do!"

On the side, Shangguan Wan'er looked at Gao Yang and didn't say anything.

But she was curious in her heart, what exactly Gao Yang wanted to do.

"..."

Linjiang City.

Lin Family.

As a century-old family in Linjiang City, the Lin family mansion has a deep courtyard, with rockeries and water in a staggered manner, like a miniature mountain and river painting.

The pavilion in the center of the lake is located in the center of the pool. It has an octagonal eaves and an antique style. The pavilion is beautifully decorated with carved beams and painted buildings. Carps are vying to jump out, showing the prosperity.

"Mr. Lin, Lord Du has sent news that the court has sent an imperial censor to take over all affairs of Linjiang City. He has specially summoned us to go. I'm afraid it is to reduce the price of grain. What should we do?"

In the pavilion in the center of the lake.

The three middle-aged people are centered around an old man who is wearing a luxurious robe with precious jewels and gold threads on the collar and cuffs.

The head of the Qian family couldn't help but speak with a look of sadness on his face.

Hearing the news, Elder Lin looked calm and said, "What are you afraid of for just attending the banquet?"

"He said to lower the grain price, so we lower the grain price?"

Elder Lin sneered and glanced at the three people: "As long as we work together, Daqian has suffered from natural disasters for many years, and there is not much grain in the grain warehouse in Linjiang City. We will eat as much as the grain in the grain warehouse. Not only will the grain price in Linjiang City not fall, it can rise to 110 coins per bucket!"

"As long as we seize this opportunity, it will be enough for our descendants!"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes showed a trace of greed.

110 coins per bucket, according to the grain they have now, that is a sky-high price of silver!

"Mr. Lin is right. As long as we are united, the empress has just ascended the throne, how dare they force their way in?"

But the head of the Zhao family, who had a big mole on his face, was a little worried. "I heard that the new censor is very young and came from Chang'an. I'm afraid he has a big background. If we don't give him face, what if he gets angry?"

If you are a big shot in Chang'an, I'm afraid you will be annihilated!"

When Elder Lin heard this, his face changed.

But he still said, "The empress ascended the throne, and the world is finally governed by law, but what the head of the Zhao family said makes sense. The arrival of the Supervisory Censor should be given some face."

"Now the price of grain in Linjiang City is 100 coins per bucket. At the dinner later, we will reduce it by 5 coins. This 5 coins is the face given to the Supervisory Censor!"

"But I have said in advance that if anyone blocks my way to wealth, I will never give up."

A sharp light flashed in Elder Lin's eyes.

"What Elder Lin said is right!"

"We will follow Elder Lin's lead. As long as we are determined, the price of grain in Linjiang City will be decided by us! "

The three of them agreed.

A smile appeared in Elder Lin's eyes, and he straightened his slightly wrinkled robe.

"Change into an ordinary robe and come with me to the banquet."

Everyone looked down at the luxurious robes on their bodies, and they were suddenly enlightened.

"What Elder Lin said is very true!"

"It is still Elder Lin who has superb skills!"

"..."

The backyard of the county government office.

Gao Yang sat in the main seat, Shangguan Wan'er and Du Jiang sat on his left and right, and Luluo stood behind him.

The table in front of them was filled with the best wine and meat, with good color, fragrance and taste.

Gao Yang tapped the table with his fingers, slowly and rhythmically.

Du Jiang couldn't help but say, "Mr. Gao, these grain merchants are all old foxes. It is more difficult to get them to lower the price than to kill them. The maximum reduction is five cents!"

"Five cents is their limit! "

Du Jiang stretched out his palm, his expression excited.

"Du County Magistrate, calm down. As the father and mother of a county, if even you are in a panic, how can you stabilize the grain price?"

Gao Yang said lightly. This Du Jiang is a good father and mother, but too impatient.

This time, it can be regarded as a lesson for him.

Du Jiang was suddenly scolded, his face was livid, "Then I will wait and see what Gao Yushi will do!"

At this time, the accompanying soldiers walked in quickly and said, "Your Excellency Yushi, the four heads of the Qian, Zhao, Han and Lin families are here."

"Send!"

Following Gao Yang's voice, the heads of the four major families of Qian, Zhao, Han and Lin walked in soon.

"We greet Gao Yushi!"

"We greet Gao Yushi! "

Several people shouted in unison.

Gao Yang glanced over and couldn't help laughing.

"I've heard that the four major families of Qian, Zhao, Han and Lin have been in Linjiang City for a hundred years. They are well-known wealthy merchants in the vicinity. How come I see them so destitute today?"

Shangguan Wan'er also had a look of disgust. She was obviously wealthy, but she deliberately wore a simple robe that only ordinary people wore.

This intention was too obvious.

But she was also a little worried. Gao Yang's idea of ​​lowering grain prices today might be ruined.

Old Lin bent down and said, "You don't know, Gao Yushi, Linjiang City was hit by heavy rains, and the fertile fields were destroyed, resulting in refugees everywhere. The people have no food to eat. We are really sad."

"During this period, we have been giving out porridge and taking out a large sum of money for disaster relief. Now we are already out of money! "

Seeing Elder Lin speak, the other three heads of the family echoed, "In recent years, Daqian has suffered from natural disasters one after another, and the people have suffered. We are local gentry and are loved by the people. How can we sit back and watch? But after generous donations, we are almost out of ammunition and food!"

"Censor Gao has arrived, and the pressure on us is much less!"

These words made Du Jiang want to walk away in anger.

Too shameless!

The mansions of these families are extremely prosperous, and are not inferior to the Duke's Mansion in Chang'an. There are hundreds of people in the mansion. As long as they take out the stored food, the people of Linjiang City will not be without food!

Shameless!

These merchants are damned!

Du Jiang was about to explode.

But Gao Yang was not angry at all.

He just said lightly, "The four heads of the family are noble and have a heart of compassion for the world. Gao Yang admires them! "

"It's just that this young master was appointed by the empress to take over all the affairs of Linjiang City."

Lin Lao realized something, looked at the other three, and spoke first, "Since the censor has come to Linjiang City, my Lin family must show sincerity and is willing to reduce the price by five cents and sell grain at a loss!"

"The Qian family is the same!"

"The Zhao family is the same!"

"The Han family is the same!"

Several people gritted their teeth and looked like they had suffered a great loss.

Du Jiang was not surprised at all. No one knew the faces of these wealthy businessmen better than him.

Gao Yang shook his head.

"Reduced by five cents?"

Lin Lao looked unhappy. He didn't expect Gao Yang to have such a big appetite.

A bushel of grain was reduced by five cents, which means tens of thousands of taels of silver were wasted!

"Eight cents!"

"What do you think, censor? "

Lin Lao said in a deep voice.

Gao Yang still shook his head.

Hiss!

The faces of the four major grain merchants were extremely ugly!

Gao Yang is forcing them to tear their faces apart!

Du

Jiang looked at Gao Yang with a sneer on his face. This was not much different from what he expected!

He wanted to see what Gao Yang would do!

Just when Elder Lin was about to walk away, Gao Yang said coldly, "I want all the grain in your hands to be raised to 150 wen per dou. Only higher prices are allowed, no lower prices. If anyone dares to sell grain below 150 wen per dou, I will kill him!"