Outside the Mo family's shop.
There were many people here today who were all here to purchase grain seeds. After all, all the places in Jingzhou needed grain seeds. Some hawkers came to buy them so that they could resell them after buying them. However, the grain seeds in the Mo family's shop were suddenly sold at double prices. The price was much more expensive. According to the price, even if these hawkers bought them, it would not be easy to sell them. Therefore, there were some disputes in the shop.
The hawkers kept bargaining, hoping to lower the price of the grain seeds so that they could buy them cheaper. However, the shopkeeper of the Mo family's shop refused to lower the price. Moreover, his tone was very aggressive. He directly said that if they were willing to buy, they could pay. If not, they could leave.
Even so, many hawkers did not leave. They were still fighting for a slim chance. In such a dispute, although there were many hawkers, the volume of transactions was very small.
Many hawkers did not dare to buy.
They were afraid that if they paid, they would lose money and not be able to sell the grain seeds in their hands.
While they were arguing, a waiter suddenly rushed in and shouted, "Shopkeeper, it's not good. The authorities are here."
The shopkeeper of the shop was called Mo Jiu.
He was from Mo Feng's family.
When Mo Jiu heard the waiter's voice, he snorted and scolded, "What are you panicking for? What are you panicking for? The family head has already expected this. There's no need to worry. All of you, listen up. Keep your spirits up and follow me to deal with the officials. "
Raising the price was equivalent to going against the orders of the officials.
Mo Feng had already considered it.
Therefore, he had already sent letters to the shopkeepers of the various shops. Now that Mo Jiu received the news, he did not panic at all. Instead, he calmly led the waiter in the shop and the people who maintained order in the shop straight to the door.
Coincidentally, Lan Changhe arrived with his men at this moment. Mo Jiu knew Lan Changhe. When he saw Lan Changhe coming over aggressively, he wasn't afraid at all. With a smile on his face, he said in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing, "Provincial Governor Lan, what brings you to my humble store?"
Lan Changhe was dressed in official robes and looked dignified. He said in a deep voice, "I received a report that your Mo family's shop is selling grain seeds at a high price. Therefore, I'm here to investigate this matter. "
Mo Jiu already had a plan in mind. When he heard Lan Changhe's words, he said, "Provincial Governor Lan, you've misunderstood me. Our Mo Family's shops have always been selling grain at a reasonable price. There has never been any high prices. "
As soon as he said that, the surrounding peddlers all chimed in.
"Shopkeeper Jiu, you have to be fair. Compared to yesterday's grain prices, it had doubled. The price of the seeds yesterday was already very expensive. It was several times more expensive than the previous years. Now that it's doubled on yesterday's foundation, how can we bear it?! "
"That's right. Shopkeeper Jiu, don't speak without thinking."
"Shopkeeper Jiu, you have to tell the truth!"
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One by one, the merchants continued to speak, all of them criticizing the Mo Clan's shop. All the peddlers, as well as the commoners who came to buy grain seeds, thought that the price was too expensive. If it wasn't for the poor health of the people, they wouldn't have to buy grain from the merchants.
When Lan Changhe heard the words of the surrounding commoners and peddlers, he sneered in his heart. The evils he brought upon himself were the hardest to bear. He turned to look at Mo Jiu and said in a deep voice, "Mo Jiu, there are so many witnesses. What do you want to say?"
Mo Jiu was still calm and composed as he said directly, "Provincial Governor Lan, whether or not the seeds were sold at a high price is not something that these people can decide with just a few words. Only we know. Everything in Jingzhou is expensive now, and the prices have started to rise. On this basis, don't our shops need costs? "
"Don't we need costs to preserve our grain seeds? Don't we need costs to hire people in our shops? The increase in various costs makes it very difficult to do business now. In my opinion, although the price has doubled now, it's actually a reasonable price. "
Mo Jiu said, "Provincial Governor Lan, you don't know the cost of living until you're in charge. It's not easy to do business now! These people who come to buy grain seeds only know how to say that it's expensive, but who will understand our difficulties? "
Lan Changhe chuckled and said, "It seems that it's really difficult for the Mo Clan's shop!"
Mo Jiu raised his head and said, "Of course."
The surrounding peddlers and commoners revealed angry expressions, because Mo Jiu's words were too much of a bully. What did he mean by increased costs? This shop was originally the Mo Clan's, and the staff were also the Mo Clan's. The granary that preserved the grain seeds was also the Mo Clan's. There was no expenditure at all.
But now, Mo Jiu singled out all of them, and it was really abominable.
It was obviously an excuse.
Lan Changhe saw that Mo Jiu was still self-righteous, and he shook his head and said, "One can still survive a heavenly disaster, but one cannot survive a self-inflicted disaster. You, Mo Jiu, are such a person. Forget it, since you're being unreasonable, I can't be bothered to be reasonable. Anyway, you won't understand if I'm reasonable. The best way to deal with people like you is to use a rod. "
"Men, take Mo Jiu down."
Lan Changhe waved his sleeves and gave the order to capture. At this moment, Lan Changhe's authority was fully displayed, and he no longer considered anything else. He wanted to take down Mo Jiu and the Mo Clan's shop directly.
Mo Jiu raised his head and did not retreat at all. He raised his head and said firmly, "Provincial Governor Lan, the Mo Clan's shop has never violated the law. In addition, the Mo Clan has also helped His Majesty to seize Chang 'an, and we are meritorious people. "
"If you deal with the Mo Clan's shop so rudely, the patriarch will definitely complain to His Majesty. At that time, you'll be in deep trouble. As an official of the imperial court, you don't think about how to stabilize the people's hearts or how to restore the market. Instead, you specifically deal with law-abiding people like us. What you have done will only make your enemies happy and your loved ones grieve. "
Mo Jiu said, "Lan Changhe, if you dare to touch me, you'll be in deep trouble."
Lan Changhe waved his sleeves and said, "You talk too much nonsense. Men, take Mo Jiu down."
"Yes!"
The guards went forward directly.
Mo Jiu immediately ordered the people in the shop to resist.
This resistance was already using force. Lan Changhe did not care about this at all and directly gave the order to counterattack. The guards no longer had any scruples and attacked with all their might. Especially with Mo Jiu's actions, even the guards could not stand it and were very angry. Therefore, the guards did not hold back at all when they attacked. In a short time, they defeated all the guards in the shop.
The crowd of peddlers and commoners had already hidden far away and watched from afar, afraid that they would be implicated.
Mo Jiu was stunned when he saw that his people were all knocked to the ground. The current situation was not what he expected. Because now, Lan Changhe directly gave the order to arrest him. After the people in the shop were knocked to the ground, Lan Changhe asked someone to arrest Mo Jiu and then seal the shop. As for everything in the shop, it was all under control.
Seeing this, Mo Jiu shouted, "Lan Changhe, you'll definitely regret it. You're simply too audacious. Patriarch, you'll regret this if you bring this matter to His Majesty. "
Lan Changhe said, "I'll wait and see."
"Let's go to the next shop."
Immediately, Lan Changhe gave another order. He led the guards to the other shops of the Mo Clan in Chang 'an City. On this day, Lan Changhe sealed all the shops of the Mo Clan. In addition, he also took down all the shops of the grain merchants who had raised the price of grain seeds like the Mo Clan. None of them escaped. They were all directly thrown into prison.
For a moment, the entire Chang 'an City was in turmoil, and a storm was brewing.
When Mo Feng heard the news, he was even more furious.
Lan Changhe was really daring.
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