Chapter 331 Seizure of Assets
Inside the prison.
With red eyes, the group looked at Wei Shuyu as if they had seen their father's killer.
"Wei Shuyu, you bastard, you've finally arrived!" Qiu Gai cursed through gritted teeth.
"Please don't be so temperamental."
Wei Shuyu had the jailer open the cell door and walked in, saying, "I'm here to discuss some important matters with you all."
"You bastard, we will never believe you again."
The man with the thumb ring shouted, "Let us leave immediately! We're going to His Majesty to file a complaint!"
"I really admire you all."
Wei Shuyu smiled and shook his head: "You've already become a prisoner, and you still dare to talk back to me?"
Wei Shuyu waved his hand.
The group of friends came in, eager to get started.
"It's up to you now."
Wei Shuyu said with a smile.
"Don't worry, boss, I'll make sure they behave themselves."
Choi Shin-ki patted his chest and assured him.
Then they used bricks and sticks, giving him a good beating.
"Ahhh..."
The languid woman screamed loudly from the side.
Her friends didn't notice her at first.
But your constant yelling is affecting our performance.
After a long while...
The lazy woman's face was swollen, turning her into a pig's head.
My friends have eyes for women.
But this absolutely does not include older women!
"Can we talk properly now?"
Seeing that his friends were all tired from playing, Wei Shuyu smiled and said.
The men blushed and lowered their heads, not daring to respond.
As he spoke...
Wei Shuyu snapped his fingers, and one of his friends immediately handed him a stack of papers.
"Qiu Gai is from Lantian County. His ancestors have been in the jade business for generations..."
"Zhao Hua".
As he spoke, Wei Shuyu glanced at the old man with the walnut and said, "That's quite a fancy name."
The old man's eye twitched.
But there was no reply.
His parents gave him his name, what could he do about it?
"Zhao Hua is from Xingping County and mainly runs a pastry business..."
"Fan Nan, a native of Sanyuan County, mainly deals in timber..."
"Liu Xuchi, a native of Yunyang County, is a professional 'husband-killer,' having caused the deaths of three husbands. She inherited a vast fortune and now mainly deals in silk..."
After Wei Shuyu finished speaking, he pointed to his friend and asked, "Did I say anything wrong?"
Why are you asking this?
Qiu Gai grunted, still somewhat afraid of Wei Shuyu.
He was very lucky.
Because he was slashed a few times by Wei Shuyu, he wasn't beaten up by his friends.
"It's nothing, you can leave now."
Wei Shuyu waved his hand.
The jailer immediately made way for them.
"You...you're just letting us go like this?" Qiu Gai asked in disbelief.
"What? Don't you want to leave?"
Wei Shuyu smiled and said, "If you want to stay in prison, I don't mind. Just pay some food fees regularly."
Um?
Wei Shuyu's strange behavior was truly incomprehensible.
"Is there any point in discussing monopolies?"
The old man with the walnut looked at Wei Shuyu.
"hehe……"
Wei Shuyu scoffed, "Do you think you're qualified to talk to me?"
"remember……"
"The reason your status has been elevated, and the reason you have value to be exploited..."
"It's all because of me!"
"Without me, no matter how much money you have, it will fall into the hands of others!"
The expressions on their faces changed drastically.
Then they remembered that the reason they were valued was because of Wei Shuyu.
"Alright, everyone, go."
"Remember to start anew."
Wei Shuyu waved his hand dismissively.
A fresh start?
The group was puzzled.
But they still made a quick getaway.
Along the way.
All the yamen runners and jailers acted as if they hadn't seen them, letting them pass by.
At the city gate.
The merchants who had gathered together had already been dispersed.
A mere thousand or so merchants dared to riot?
As soon as the army arrived, they all vanished without a trace.
"Big brother."
As soon as they stepped out of the city gate, Qiu Gai's second-in-command came to greet them.
Why are you here?
Qiu Gai retorted angrily, "Didn't I tell you to look after our hometown in Lantian County?"
"It's over, it's all over..."
The second-in-command was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan: "Big brother, who did you offend? Our entire business in Lantian is ruined!"
"Don't joke around."
Qiu Gai glared and shouted, "I've only been gone for a day, who dares to touch my property?"
"I'm not lying to you."
The second-in-command cried and said, "We have terminated all our cooperation with the merchants we have been working with."
"Now, even if we want to buy soy sauce and vinegar, nobody will sell them to us."
"Not only that..."
"The government has ordered the seizure of our jade mountain, and it will be resold soon."
The group was shocked.
Only then did I understand why Wei Shuyu told them to start anew.
This uprooted their entire foundation.
If I want to make a living, I have to go to other states!
"Bullshit! I bought that Jade Mountain, and I still have the land deed!" Qiu Gai roared furiously.
"..."
The second-in-command said, on the verge of tears, "The government is lying and saying they won't sell it anymore."
"To hell with it, I won't sell it! That's my private property!" Qiu Gai roared angrily.
The second-in-command's mouth moved, unsure of what to say.
The government can just find any excuse, like someone died in your mountains and they need to investigate.
What can you do about it?
To sue an official? To appeal to the emperor?
Who cares about you?
"drive."
Just then, a fast horse came galloping from afar.
"It was him, he was the one who orchestrated it."
The second-in-command saw Fu Cheng and accused him with eyes blazing with fury.
"Fu Cheng!"
Qiu Gai gritted his teeth.
He immediately spread his arms and blocked the way.
"Hoo."
Fu Cheng yanked the reins hard, and the horse reared up on its back: "You bandit leader, are you out of your mind?!"
"Fu Cheng, you've taken my Jade Mountain?"
Qiu Gai's face was cold, and the bloodstains all over his body made him look somewhat creepy.
"Sorry, that's not called stealing."
Fu Cheng suddenly laughed: "I bought it with money."
"Buying a jade mountain that can be carved out for three thousand strings of cash is practically robbery."
"You're asking for it!"
Qiu Gai rebuked him with a cold face.
"Find what?!"
Fu Cheng pulled out his spear and pointed it at Qiu Gai's face: "Do you want to spar with me?"
Well……
Qiu Gai was embarrassed.
Fu Cheng is very strong, let alone being injured.
Even if they weren't injured, they would still be no match for him.
"Have you thought it through?"
Qiu Gai said coldly, "That Jade Mountain is not something a merchant like you can handle."
Fu Cheng, however, did not care.
There are certain things that everyone knows.
If Qiu Gai didn't have a powerful backer, how could he have maintained control of Yushan for so long and become the richest man in Lantian County?
"You want to compete with me in terms of backing?"
Fu Cheng burst into laughter.
"Qiu Gai, Qiu Gai, your brain is still as stupid as ever."
"If your backer is reliable, would the magistrate of Lantian County have defected?"
Qiu Gai's expression changed drastically.
That's when I remembered this terrible fact.
"Want to know who my backer is?" Fu Cheng put away his spear and grinned.
"who?"
Qiu Gai asked subconsciously.
"idiot."
Fu Cheng cursed angrily: "My backer is the Ministry of Commerce, of course!"
"Please use your blockhead to think this through. What is the Ministry of Commerce?"
"The Ministry of Commerce is the backing of all merchants!"
"You think you can defy the entire Ministry of Commerce with just a lowly fifth-rank official behind you?"
"Have you slept in too many women's beds and forgotten that your brain is on top of your head?"
Swish.
Qiu Gai's pupils suddenly contracted.
Only then did I realize that I had made a terrible mistake.
In his pursuit of a monopoly, he squandered his entire fortune...
It's important to know that the Tang Dynasty didn't have many banks or banknotes.
If you dare to move your entire family and take your wealth with you...
It was snatched away in a matter of minutes.
The others also had drastic changes in expression.
"Master, something terrible has happened! The family's businesses have been seized."
"Madam, something has happened at home."
As expected.
Soon after, people from their families arrived, each one crying and complaining that their family businesses had been seized.
"Stop talking."
The old man with the walnuts shouted angrily, then turned and left.
"Where are you going, sir?"
Qiu Gai couldn't help but shout and ask.
"Nonsense, of course we should plead with Physician Wei!"
As if struck by a morning bell, the group rushed back to Hu County.
As long as Wei Shuyu is willing to let him go, anything is negotiable.
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