Zhou Chao took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I know my mistake. Now it seems that there is indeed someone raising the price of grain. It is because I am dereliction of duty. Please punish me!"

"It's not good to do things! You must be punished! But is the punishment over? I'll give you three days, and you only have three days to suppress the price of food for me. Don't always wait for me to speak about this murder. If I speak, you won't be able to survive!"

"Abide by the order! Thank you for your kindness! I will do it now!"

"You have fined you half a year's salary, and you, Xu Churen, have already fined you before. I will punish you for another half a year. Do you have any objection?"

Xu Churen hurriedly said, "I dare not, thank Your Majesty for not killing you."

When Xu Churen and Zhou Dynasty left the emperor's imperial study, their backs were already soaked in cold sweat.

The two prime ministers didn't even eat lunch.

At present, these merchants must have made it clear that they were forced to raise prices for various reasons. Zhou Chao and Xu Churen only had three days, so they could not find anyone to investigate the hoarding of goods by grain merchants. The other party would definitely not tell them the real place of stockpiling.

Now it seems that as the emperor said, we can only be tough.

Anyway, even if we don’t kill you, the emperor will do it. If the emperor takes action, we two prime ministers will die with you.

So, you'd better die.

In the side room of the Zhengshi Hall, all six wealthy businessmen in Tokyo came.

Among them, there is a wealthy businessman named Gao Chengyi. Not only does it contain food collected from major landlords, but it also involves restaurants, brothels, tea, etc.

In the upper-class business districts in Tokyo, almost no one does not know Gao Chengyi. Business people are somewhat related to the underworld and usually give money to many people in the government.

Naturally, I dare to raise prices blatantly now, because those officials are fed by them anyway.

Besides, grain merchants in the entire Tokyo city are now raising prices.

There is a saying that does not blame the public.

Even if the prime minister of the dynasty comes to talk to them now, they dare to plunder the courage to say that they have no food reserves. If the price is not raised, they will be robbed soon. After the robbery, everyone will have no food to eat.

Look, what a high-sounding reason.

We are also considering the overall situation.

However, this time, Seo Chu-in and Zhou Chao did not give them a chance. When they were just invited to the Political Affairs Hall and before their butts were hot, Seo Chu-in turned against him.

Originally, they thought they were honored to be invited to the Political Affairs Hall and there must be a big deal to do, but when they saw that Seo Chu-in's attitude seemed to be wrong.

Xu Churen pointed at Gao Chengyi and said to Yao Xiping, the minister of Dali Temple, and Zhang Shaoze, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, said: "This person is Gao Chengyi!"

Yao Xiping said straight to the point: "It was you who deliberately stored grain and raised prices. This is a serious crime that harms the heavens and the country and the people, and the three tribes!"

Gao Chengyi was slightly stunned and was about to refute, Zhang Shaoze, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, said: "Come on, capture this person and take him out of the gate of the Five Dynasties and behead him and show him to the public!"

Gao Chengyi looked confused, and the other wealthy businessmen were also confused. This is a political affairs hall, and the prime minister's office place feels like it has become a yamen?

Seeing Xu Churen and Zhou Chao sitting there with a solemn look on their faces, Gao Chengyi immediately struggled: "You have no evidence and accused me of deliberately storing grain, raising prices, and killing me. I am not convinced, I want to sue the emperor!"

Haha, are you going to sue the imperial court?

It is already polite enough to only involve your three tribes. If you go to sue the emperor, the emperor would say that you will be the ten tribes.

Don’t think that the emperor can’t do it. He has a trick in his mind and can really do it.

"evidence?"

Yao Xiping picked up the crime placed on the table and sneered: "This is the evidence!"

Before Gao Chengyi could speak, two big men from the Ministry of Justice came in. The big men closed the door, regardless of Gao Chengyi's shouting, tied Gao Chengyi with a rope, then stuffed his mouth and beat him up.

The wealthy businessmen on the other side were frightened. This... this is the Political Affairs Hall, why does it feel like the Ministry of Justice’s Prison!

After being beaten violently, Gao Chengyi was beaten to death, then he was convicted of the crime and was dragged out.

Xu Churen glanced at the others and said in a deep voice: "Gao Chengyi raised the price of food, harming the country and the people, and he should be killed!"

When he said the word "should be killed", the other five wealthy businessmen all took a breath.

The Zhou Dynasty on the side added: "The house is confiscated, and the three tribes are sent to the northwest!"

The five wealthy businessmen even turned pale and their whole bodies were trembling because they were also involved in price gouging.

Xu Churen said: "I believe that you have not participated. It is best not to participate. Don't follow the path of Gao Chengyi, otherwise the court's law will be merciless!"

This is the case immediately after Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. Because it is a civil case, only the case is required for Dali Temple to file, the Ministry of Justice will be tried, and the Political Affairs Hall will complete the final approval.

Strangely, this incident was published in the Tokyo Express the next day. At noon the next day, Gao Chengyi was pulled outside the Five Dynasties Gate and chopped it. The wealthy businessmen even sent people to watch and confirmed that Gao Chengyi was really dead. All three tribes were sent to the northwest. Only then did they know the seriousness of the problem.

At night, someone went to buy rice and found that the rice price in Tokyo suddenly fell a little lower than before, reaching three jin of 500 jin per stone.

This is a forced method to reduce the price. The price reduction is not enough. A large amount of grain is purchased into the restaurant, which causes serious waste. At that time, the food is still insufficient, so it must be handled.

If you ignore it, Tokyo will not have enough food at that time, and you may not be able to suppress it any longer.

Everyone has to die!

So the Zhou Dynasty immediately sent people to find all the owners of major restaurants and check with them one by one the rice, wheat, fish, meat and other foods purchased by each restaurant every day.

We started to sort out from the end. According to the Zhou Dynasty's intention, each customer could not have more than two bowls of meals at most. On average, each dish should not be more than one person. No matter how many, you will have to be kidnapped.

Don’t talk to Lao Tzu about the law, now Lao Tzu is the law.

If you don’t want to die, be obedient!

Under the pressure of the prime minister, these people will of course cooperate obediently, and also pressed their handprints on the letter of commitment to express their determination to cooperate with the prime ministers' call.

But the next day, extravagance and waste appeared again.

However, Xu Churen and Zhou Dynasty were not vegetarians, it was related to their lives. You are trying to kill me like this.

This matter is imminent, otherwise, with my identity as prime minister, how could I see you in person?

Therefore, Xu Churen and Zhou Dynasty adopted the same method and called these people over again.

Then he found a typical example on the spot and asked Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to cooperate. The man was dragged out and his head was chopped off the next day.

This scared the owners of restaurants in Tokyo, and they only signed and stamped with the government affairs hall and were obediently obediently and would never dare to go even more.

Even a restaurant made an exception in private and was beaten after being caught by the boss.

You want to kill my whole family!

Get out! You have been fired now. Not only have you been fired, but I will also sue you!

As a result, the extravagance and food prices in Tokyo City have temporarily stabilized.

Perhaps Shen Tuxin never expected in his life that officials of the Song Dynasty would use such decisive means to curb the grain prices in Tokyo.

Of course, when their heads hang on their belts and may fall off at any time, they will no longer talk about the rule of the country with kindness and righteousness.

Solving problems is the best way.

In Zhao Huan's words, if you can use murder to solve problems, don't hesitate and kill quickly.

A few days later, the emperor received a letter from Han Shizhong that Han Shizhong needed a warship.

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