Liu Yanzong immediately said, "Your Majesty, I am foolish. I will immediately file a case. Qian Jin colluded with the rebel army and plotted a rebellion. He should be arrested and brought to the capital to be punished."

After speaking, Liu Yanzong remained silent, awaiting further instructions from the emperor.

“Arrest Qian Jin and others, strip the Qian family of their titles, demote them to commoners, and impose a heavy fine of two million strings of cash.”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Not long after Liu Yanzong left, Tang Ke rushed to the palace.

"The rebellion in the south has been suppressed. In your opinion, who should be supported in the southeast to become the first role model for merchants in the Song Dynasty?"

Tang Ke's heart stirred slightly. He was unaware of the Emperor's punishment of the Qian family, but the last time the Emperor summoned Qian Mu alone, it had already shown that the Emperor did not want to wipe out the Qian family.

Judging from the questions the emperor asked Qian Mu, the emperor had some expectations for Qian Mu.

At this time, Tang Ke was unaware of the emperor's decision regarding the Qian family. He mustered his courage and said, "Your Majesty, I believe we should still find someone from the Qian family."

Zhao Huan frowned, his tone turning cold: "Why?"

Seeing this, Tang Ke took a deep breath, his palms starting to sweat.

However, he was certain that the emperor had already made up his mind; it would definitely be Qian Mu.

"Your Majesty, Qian Yu has offended Tianyan in the capital city, which is a capital offense. The Qian family is popular in the southeast and cannot be eradicated. Your Majesty can execute Qian Yu and others, demote the rest of the Qian family to commoners, and severely punish the Qian family."

After speaking, Tang Ke remained silent, awaiting the emperor's response.

“Go on.”

"Doing business is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and it is also not something that can be accomplished overnight to quickly cultivate a successful businessman among the people."

"Your Majesty may punish the Qian family severely for their crimes, even to the point of execution, without any leniency. But afterwards, you can personally help the Qian family rise again. This way, the Qian family will be grateful to Your Majesty. Secondly, Your Majesty can achieve what Your Majesty wants in the shortest time. Thirdly, the people of the world will see Your Majesty's benevolence, and naturally more people will be willing to submit to Your Majesty."

"Besides the Qian family, are there no other candidates?"

"Your Majesty, if we want to revive the leading merchant family in the southeast, there is no better candidate than the Qian family."

Tang Ke added, "Furthermore, the court can fully support collateral relatives like Qian Mu. Even such low-status collateral relatives can become the richest in the southeast by responding to the court's call. When others in the community see this, they will naturally follow the court's lead."

P.S.: It's going to be released soon, I'm so anxious, how many people will be willing to subscribe?