The fifth update is here!

Song Bantou is also a local tyrant. He doesn’t know the identity of the grain merchants in Xiangyang City. To put it bluntly, they are the wealthy families and powerful people in Xiangyang. After all, Xiangyang City has been built for more than 800 years. This most important transportation route in the north and south guards the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. More than half of the grain transported to Chang'an every year passes here.

Whether it is the Ziyu River heading north to Luoyang, or through Danjiang to Bashang, Shangzhou, this is a must-pass place.

The unique geographical location makes Xiangyang an important water and land wharf and a famous grain transport storage place in the country.

When Song Bantou heard Xiao Wang say a few words, he already knew it in his heart.

He began to curse in his heart, and these powerful men were really not afraid of death. Shang Luo had killed thirteen people, and he dared to commit crimes against the wind. The old birthday boy was hanged and thought he had a long life.

"Hurry up, something really is going to happen today."

Song's wife chased her out in the house, "I'm already down here, eat before leaving."

"What else can I eat? It's so hot." Song Bantu was helpless. Although he was very happy to see someone coming out to make a fuss, he felt that in the current season, whoever comes out to make a fuss will die. "When King Li Yan came, we became bull-headed and horse-faced, and we had to fight outside to catch people. Today, I guess we would be hungry."

Xiao Wang said excitedly, "I heard that all the major grain merchants in Xiangyang City have almost gone to Hefenglou. It seems that they are quite famous. No matter how cruel Li Xiangguo is, he can't arrest all the grain merchants in Xiangyang at once. After all, the law does not blame the public."

"Do not punish the people?" Song Bantu sneered a few times, "Don't underestimate the ruthlessness and determination of the court. Think about the time of the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court became more and more ruthless every time in the late Sui Dynasty. What kind of things cannot be done? It's only ten years since then. You have become sensible at that time, and you have forgotten?"

Xiao Wang said, "But Sui Heng's extortion of heavy taxes will soon die."

"It's not entirely because of this. In short, if the common people don't fight against the powerful, the rich don't fight against the officials. If you go against the court and the government, you're looking for death. What's more, the government is the crown prince and the prime minister Li this time, so there's no chance to sue."

"How dare you be that ruthless?"

"You should ask the Shisan family of Shangluo." Song Bantou snorted.

Xiangyang City, Xiangzhou Governor's Office, and several plaques were added outside the yamen, Shannan East Road Pacification Envoy, Shannan East Road Observation Envoy, Shannan East Road Grand Governor's Office, Shannan East Road Transfer Envoy, Shannan East Road Salt and Iron Envoy, Shannan East Road Temperature Envoy, Shannan East Road Temperature Envoy, Xiangzhou Governor's Office...

There are more than a dozen signs hanging in a yamen.

The plaques alone are enough to make people who come here feel awe.

What's more, there are two larger flag trees on one side, one with the prince's flag and the other with the prime minister's flag of Li Chao.

In the yamen, a group of officials were trying to persuade Li Chao.

"The Prime Minister, I just took office today and have issued several new regulations in succession, and the people have not adapted. Now local grain merchants are having a banquet with Hefeng grain, so there is no need to raise troops to question."

"Send a few people to inform them and let them go home early after drinking."

"The grain merchants in Hefenglou are all wealthy families in Xiangfan, so they should not be moved lightly!"

Not only the local officials persuaded Li Chao, but even the officials brought by Li Chao were also persuaded Li Chao. Most of the local officials advised him because they had complicated relationships with local grain merchants and powerful people. The people brought by Li Chao advised him because they thought this was a big deal. After all, there were many grain merchants in Fenglou, so they had to be hard. Once the relationship was broken, it would be difficult to deal with later.

Li Chao sneered, can this matter be exposed if a single sentence does not blame the public?

Will he sit idly?

He just issued a curfew and alcohol ban today, but the group of grain merchants openly held a banquet in Hefeng Building, and blatantly violated the curfew and alcohol ban. This did not take him seriously at all.

And it is obvious that the gathering of these grain merchants must have come to the new regulations he just issued.

These people want to openly comply with the new regulations, but are not prepared to implement a unified grain price with excessive luggage, and plan to provide regular grain quantity.

If Li Chao forgets today, they will think Li Chao is cowardly. He will definitely be more aggressive in the future, and this is something that cannot be given up.

"You don't need to say anything. The minister has announced new rules when he takes office, but they openly trampled on it. Since they ignore it so much, they will bear the consequences."

"Cheng Chumo, the cow sees the tiger!"

"The last one will be here!"

The two of them were wearing helmets and armor, and they were ready. Li Chao just asked them to order all their troops, and they had already called each other No. 200 people under their command and put on their equipment.

The Northern Imperial Guard No. 400 is very powerful.

It is very cool to put it in a military city like Xiangyang.

When a group of officials saw that Li Chao had called out the two counts, they couldn't help but change their color. It seems that today's matter cannot be done well.

"You two immediately led the headquarters to Hefeng Building, sealed the prohibited restaurant, and took all the people in the restaurant who violated the curfew order back to the yamen prison."

Niu saw Hu knocking on the large bronze mirror with his iron gloves, making a clanging sound.

"Please rest assured, but what if the people in the restaurant disobey and do not cooperate with us?"

Li Chao said lightly, "If you dare to disobey your orders, you will fight, and if you dare to resist, you will know what to do. If someone dares to hold weapons, he will rectify the Dharma on the spot!"

A faint tone, but what he said was extremely fierce.

Someone wanted to persuade him, but Li Chao stopped listening. With a wave of his hand, Niu saw that Cheng Chumo had already gone out.

Hefeng Restaurant.

The owner of the largest restaurant in Xiangyang City is the owner of the Hefeng Guild Hall in Xiangyang City, and the owner of Hefeng Grain Store.

The owner of Hefenglou is also a large household in Xiangyang. The family has 10,000 mu of fertile land. The Hefeng Grain Store is operated with a very large scale. Their grain ships buy grain from Shuzhong and southeastern areas every year. Where there are big rivers, there are grain ships from Hefeng Grain Store. There are Hefeng Grain Stores in many big cities.

Xiangyang is the grain transport warehouse of Hefeng Grain Store. Many grains are finally collected and stored here, and then transported to Guanzhong, Henan and other places in batches.

Li Chao’s three new regulations, especially the third one, are to directly grab all the Feng family, the Feng family, the boss of Hefenglou. How could they be willing to do so?

As soon as he came back from the dock, Feng Xiaoan, the head of the Feng family, asked the manager to post to each family and invited them to come and talk to Fenglou.

The Feng family still has a great reputation in Xiangyang, especially now this matter involves the vital interests of the powerful grain merchants. Although the Shangluo Thirteen families had encountered it first, they still came to Hefenglou at this time.

"Three new regulations are more excessive than each other, especially the third one. This is a robbery. We have already bought half of the food, so the court still refuses to give up?"

"That's right, this time, I can't agree no matter what!"
Chapter completed!