This Sun Cheng really had a good plan, directly kicking Sun Wen and his son out of the Sun family. This way, wouldn't the five thousand gold be his?
Directly sending off the guests, several Sun family guards also stood up, because the new family head had already promised that as long as they were from the Sun family, they would be able to get a share of the five thousand gold.
Five thousand gold, these guards would be able to get at least ten to twenty.
"Mister Sun Wen, Young Master Sun Wu, please!" A few guards came forward and were about to drive Sun Wen and Sun Wu out.
Over there was the Imperial Jade Seal of South Yue, it seemed that Sun Cheng was not prepared to return it. Two people who had already lost all their wealth, no one would bother with them.
Helping the rich but not the poor had always been the case since ancient times. Other than those emperors who had nothing better to do and came to visit incognito, the rest were useless. Even if it was useful, it would only be used by the rich to attack the other party.
As long as Sun Cheng got his hands on the five thousand gold, he could spend over a hundred gold, and Sun Wen and his son would completely disappear from this world.
"Sun Cheng, you really are poisonous!" Sun Wen was originally the head of the Sun family, how could he not know the filth in this matter?
He stared straight at Sun Cheng.
"This General, I believe that His Highness the King of Han is looking for my father, Sun Wen, and not the Sun family. If that's the case, then I ask this General to give the five thousand gold that His Highness the King of Han bestowed to my father!" Sun Wu and his son were weak, so they could only look for outside help, which is the people from the King of Han's residence.
The people from the King of Han's residence nodded, the name written on it was Sun Wen, Jiaozhou's merchant Sun Wen.
"How can you say that, there are millions of merchants in Jiaozhou, the only one who can make Sun Wen famous is my Sun family, only the Sun family is the only one!" Sun Cheng immediately refuted, "This General, don't listen to the nonsense of that kid over there, only the Sun family is the only one! Wasn't it just going out to sea? Only the Sun family Trading Company can go out to sea. Previously, it was the father and son who were in charge of it. Now that the father and son of the Sun family have been expelled from the Sun family, the matters of going out to sea will be handled by my Sun family. Therefore, this general, please hand over these 5000 gold to my Sun family! "Sun Cheng's words mean that the father and son of the Sun family are like stray dogs. If such a person wants money, he has no money, and if he wants people, will your King of Han choose him?
"This! The general of the Han King's Mansion was also hesitating.
Sun Wen and his son's faces were ashen. Sun Wen shook his head helplessly.
This was because he, Sun Wen, had really lost everything this time. After getting the 5000 gold, Sun Cheng would definitely not go out to sea. The first thing he would do would probably be to get rid of him and his son.
He, Sun Wen, was worthless.
In contrast to Sun Wen and his son, Sun Cheng and the others were full of smiles. This was because the 5000 gold was in their hands. No matter where they went, the Sun family would be rich.
"Men, quickly take these two traitors of the Sun family out for me. They have dirtied my Sun family and blinded the eyes of the two generals of the Han King!" Sun Cheng waved his hand and said.
"Yes!" Several guards on the other side were about to step forward.
"Let's see who dares!" A tough voice sounded.
Another pair of people walked into the Sun family's residence.
Sun Cheng and the others raised their heads and saw a middle-aged man in casual clothes. Behind him were two servants.
"Humph, where did these two clowns come from? My Sun family's matters are not something you can interfere with!" Sun Cheng still had a good eye for people. With a glance, he could tell that the person in the lead should be a merchant. This was because the merchant's aura could not be concealed.
Behind him were two servants. He should be just a small merchant. He might have come to the Sun family as a good friend of Sun Wen. This Sun Wen often moved around and had some merchant friends.
"By the way, throw them out for me! Can't you see that I am greeting a distinguished guest here? " "Sun Cheng didn't care at all. It was just a merchant friend. Merchants were people who would forget righteousness in the face of profit. As long as there were benefits, they would even give up their lives. This merchant friend must have found out from somewhere that his Sun family was favored by His Highness, King of Han, and wanted to come here to take advantage of this opportunity to hitch a ride.
Unfortunately, they had made the wrong decision. Sun Wen had no chance of making a comeback. He had been kicked out of the competition by Sun Cheng. As long as they had the five thousand gold and the favor of the King of Han's residence, the Sun family would have a long way to go.
Such a merchant friend was not a problem at all.
However, the Sun family head's idea was good, but the reality was cruel.
"This general greets the Minister!" The generals of the King of Han's Mansion saw this person and directly bowed their heads and cupped their fists.
"Minister?" Sun Cheng stared for a moment, then he shook his head. This person couldn't be a Minister. His body was filled with the aura of a merchant. How could a merchant be a Minister? Impossible, impossible. Merchants were lowly.
"Minister Mi, why are you here?" Sun Wen's words completely shattered Sun Cheng's fantasy.
"Minister Mi?" Sun Cheng was completely dumbfounded. Yes, if this person was Mi Zhu, then with such a strong merchant aura, he would have a lot to say.
After all, Mi Zhu was born a merchant. Not only that, Mi Zhu was also the Minister of Revenue. He was in charge of the merchants' finances.
He, Sun Cheng, had really misjudged this time.
Mi Zhu nodded at Sun Wen. "Brother Sun Wen, if I hadn't come, you would've been kicked out of the house!" Mi Zhu said with a smile.
"Ahhh!" Sun Cheng was so frightened that he fell to his knees. "This lowly one deserves to die. This lowly one deserves to die. I didn't know Minister Mi was coming. This lowly one deserves to die! " “
Mi Zhu was one of the people Sun Cheng didn't dare to offend.
Mi Zhu was Yangzhou's Minister of Revenue. He was in charge of Yangzhou's finances. He was the source of Yangzhou's money. He also had businesses in both the north and south of Yangzhou. If the Sun family was a big merchant family, it would be fine.
However, they were just a small merchant family with only a few thousand taels of gold.
Mi Zhu didn't even need to do anything. With just a few glances, a pair of business tycoons could kill the Sun family.
"You really deserve to die!" Mi Zhu narrowed his eyes and said.
Mi Zhu came to the Sun family on a whim. After all, the King of Han was very interested in going out to sea. Thus, Mi Zhu also started to pay attention to the matters of going out to sea.
He also began to pay attention to the trade routes on the sea. The development of the Silk Road was really unintentionally developed.
Back then, it was Emperor Wu of Han who sent people there. To put it bluntly, Emperor Wu of Han was bored and wanted to show off. When he found out that there were other countries beyond Yanmen Pass, he wanted to show off and show off.
That was why he sent an envoy. When the envoy went out, he brought with him silk and porcelain. These things caused a sensation.
In the end, those old clothes, broken porcelain, or old porcelain were sold at sky-high prices.
These people were dumbfounded. It turned out that these barbarians had never seen porcelain and silk before. If these broken porcelain and silk could be sold at such a high price, then what about the good ones? What if they were transported in large quantities?
Slowly, the first batch of people appeared. Slowly, the second batch appeared, and the third batch appeared. In the end, the trade route was completely developed. Tens of thousands of countries came to visit, and Yanmen Pass became an important trade route. However, the outbreak of war, the decline of the Great Han Dynasty, and the rise of the Western Empire, the Silk Road was cut off. However, all the merchants wanted to develop it.
This was because it represented a huge amount of wealth. There was a saying that if you leave Yanmen Pass, you won't be able to return even ten thousand gold.
Even if you lead a team out of Yanmen Pass, if you don't bring back ten thousand gold, you would be too embarrassed to come back.
As a person of this era, Mi Zhu's vision was limited. But there was one thing that he couldn't doubt.
That was, once opened up, it would truly be a golden road.
He thought about the consequences of developing the Silk Road. If he were to develop the Silk Road, then what would history say about him?
At that time, he would no longer be a lowly merchant, but a Minister of Civilization.
Mi Zhu's interest was piqued. He couldn't bother the King of Han about this trade route anymore. He could only find a like-minded person who had faith in the trade route and could see the future of the trade route.
Sun Wen was one of them.
After finishing his official duties, Mi Zhu changed into casual clothes and went to the Sun family.
When he arrived at the Sun family, he saw that Sun Wen, who wanted to develop the Silk Road, was being ostracized by the Sun family. Now, he was being expelled from the Sun family. Mi Zhu hadn't even heard of the Sun family before. Not only that, he was also going to take away the 5,000 gold.
Mi Zhu was furious. He looked at Sun Cheng, whose face was full of anger. He could see a trace of killing intent in Sun Cheng's eyes.
"General Wu!" Mi Zhu said to the King of Han's guard.
"This general is here!" "Although the Military Ministry and the Six Ministries are under different jurisdictions, we still have to give face to the Ministers of the Six Ministries, especially the Ministry of Revenue. This is because the Ministry of Revenue is Yangzhou's money bag. If you offend the Minister of Revenue, he will lower your annual military budget a little bit, or lower your military budget during the military budget proposal. Then the Military Ministry should prepare to cry.
Furthermore, the Minister of Revenue was a frequent guest of the King of Han's Residence. General Wu was naturally respectful to him.
"His Highness King of Han wanted you to give the 5,000 gold to Sun Wen, a merchant from Jiao Province. Is he Sun Wen?" Mi Zhu said. The 5,000 gold was given to Sun Wen by His Highness Liu Mang, not to the Sun family.
General Wu's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Minister Mi Zhu didn't look happy at all.
If only he had directly given the 5000 gold to Sun Wen, it would have been much better.
Although General Wu's face was covered in cold sweat and his heart was filled with regret, he still replied to Mi Zhu, "Reporting to Minister Mi, no!" "Sure! "How dare you impersonate Sun Wen to swindle Yangzhou's money and deceive His Highness King of Han's guards. You don't have any respect for Yangzhou and His Highness King of Han. You're deceiving the monarch! General Wu, you don't need me to teach you what to do, right? "Mi Zhu said to General Wu.
Hearing this, General Wu let out a sigh of relief. This was because Minister Mi Zhu Mi wasn't angry at him, but at the Sun family's head, Sun Cheng.
If it was just this kind of flower, it would be easy to deal with. He just had to deal with Sun Cheng. As the saying went, it was better to die than to die. Moreover, he wasn't familiar with Sun Cheng. If he died, so be it. It had nothing to do with him.
"Yes, this general was deceived by a vile person. How dare you falsely claim His Highness King of Han's reward? Men, arrest this traitor and send him to Shouchun for trial! Arrest everyone else! " General Wu was ready to make a move. The soldiers he brought were all elites in the army. Even if they couldn't fight against ten people, three to five ordinary people wouldn't be able to get close to them. What's more, each of them had a sword in their hands. The Sun family's guards suddenly panicked.
Who would dare to fight against the Han King's guards? Wasn't that courting death? However, even if they didn't do anything, they would still be caught. In the end, they would still be miserable.
Sun Cheng was scared silly. He was just a little greedy. He just wanted the location of the Sun family's residence. He didn't expect that his carelessness would lead to this.
Even Yangzhou's Minister of Revenue came in person. What did his younger brother, Sun Wen, do?
Shouchun Magistrate. If he was arrested, he would be punished for deceiving His Highness King of Han. Even if he didn't die, he would be skinned alive.
"Minister Mi, spare me, spare me!" Although Sun Cheng was scared, he wasn't completely stupid. He begged for mercy.
Mi Zhu used to be a businessman. Although businessmen didn't commit all kinds of crimes, they were all cunning. If he wanted to make money, he had to crush his enemies.
In Xuzhou, Mi Zhu suppressed many of his opponents until their families were ruined. However, he didn't even bat an eye.
No matter where it was, it was true that a general's success was built on thousands of bones.
Sun Cheng's begging was useless against Mi Zhu. If an apology was useful, why would there be a magistrate?
"General, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I didn't mean to take the 5,000 gold. I don't want it. I don't want it. Is that okay?" Sun Cheng looked at the general of the Hanwang Residence and said with a sad face.
This was even more useless. General Wu was a veteran of the battlefield. He didn't even blink when killing people. He didn't have the slightest thought of capturing people.
"Third Brother, I beg you, I beg you. I can't be captured. If I'm captured, my son!" Sun Cheng still had a bit of conscience. No matter how bad a person was, they would only spoil their own children.
"Third Brother, I beg you. I don't want this position anymore. I beg you, let me go. Let me go!" Sun Cheng looked at Sun Wen and the others pitifully.
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