"Master Steward, what should we do?"
"Yes, yes, tenfold compensation? We...we can't afford that!"
"...Maybe we should just forget about it!"
Several suppliers hurriedly went to the governor's mansion, found the Cui family's steward, and complained bitterly.
They all had long faces and pleading eyes—they were just nobody people.
They couldn't afford to offend either the governor's mansion or the Yue King's mansion!
"Let it go? What do you mean, let it go? Do you intend to disobey the governor's orders?"
The head butler's face instantly turned cold, and he swept his unfriendly gaze over the group.
laugh!
The head butler sneered, "Feeling sorry for them? Scared? Trying to please neither side? Trying to play both sides?"
They're all a bunch of opportunistic scoundrels. When there's something to gain, they all scramble for it, but when there's nothing to gain, they all become cowards.
"Innocent! Steward, we're innocent!"
"Yes, we only have the governor in our hearts, and we only obey the orders of the governor's office!"
"Yes! Yes, yes! We are in Yuezhou, and we have been under the protection of the governor's office for many years. How could we not distinguish between friend and foe, or between what is important and what is not?"
The men hurriedly shook their heads. They were all making a living in Yuezhou and dared not offend the governor's office.
"However, the Prince of Yue's mansion refused to budge, saying that either they would continue supplying goods, or they would have to pay ten times the compensation!"
"Please, Steward, put in a good word for us with the Governor. We are just small business owners, and we simply cannot afford ten times the compensation."
"...Please, head steward, have pity on us."
The group pleaded desperately, as they truly did not want to become cannon fodder between the governor's mansion and the Yue King's mansion.
"Hmph! What do you mean you can't afford to pay? I think you're just unwilling to part with it."
"They say they're grateful to us adults, but they won't help us solve our problems."
The head butler looked at them with disdain, as if they were a bunch of scoundrels!
Several suppliers: ...Yes, we are despicable, we are scoundrels!
You think you're so superior? Then come and pay us compensation!
They did nothing but talk, and they made us lose such a big client as the Prince Yue's Mansion, and now they're even causing us to pay huge sums in compensation.
The group tried their best to hide their emotions, but they were so grief-stricken that some of it showed on their faces.
The head butler wasn't blind or stupid, so he naturally saw the expressions on their faces.
He couldn't help but let out a cold snort, "What, you think our governor's mansion is dragging you down?"
Before the suppliers could offer their apologies in a flustered manner, the head steward continued, "Over the years, when you were making a fortune in Yuezhou by relying on the governor's mansion, why didn't you look down on the governor's mansion?"
They only want to eat meat with the governor's mansion, but they don't want to do any work for the governor's mansion. Is there such a cheap thing in the world?
No! No! We don't have any!
Several people shook their heads frantically.
They didn't want to pay the money to the Prince of Yue's mansion, but they dared not offend the governor's mansion either.
"Well, Steward, can't you think of a way to stop the Prince Yue's Mansion from forcing us to pay compensation?"
The group was still unwilling to give up.
They exchanged glances, and one of them spoke cautiously.
"You want me to figure out a solution?"
The head butler's face grew increasingly grim.
The governor's mansion certainly didn't take the Yue King's mansion seriously.
However, the other party was, after all, a royal residence.
Cui Boyong can use schemes, but he cannot openly suppress or humiliate others.
For example, they secretly instigated suppliers to cut off supplies to the Prince of Yue's residence, effectively starving everyone in the residence to death.
Even if this kind of thing gets out of hand, it's because the merchant himself didn't want it, and it has nothing to do with the governor's office.
Li'er is at the governor's mansion.
Unfortunately, the Yue King's Mansion was cunning and actually tried to use the compensation as a way to "counterattack" the supplier.
Her actions were reasonable and legal, and the governor's office could not easily interfere; otherwise, Li'er would have sided with the Prince of Yue.
This is a game between two parties, with several middlemen acting as pawns.
If they back down, the governor's office will lose!
The head steward, of course, would not allow them to do that.
"Ha, when you were making tons of money, why didn't you ask me to help you figure out how to spend it?"
The head steward, unwilling to waste words with these people, said, "I'll just ask you one question: are you truly willing to relieve the master's worries?"
The suppliers looked at each other, their faces full of confusion and hesitation.
snort!
The head butler let out another cold snort.
Everyone's heart trembled.
They knew that the head steward was angry.
The governor's office also made it very clear that they wanted them to take the lead.
If they back down, they won't have to pay the penalty for breach of contract, but their business will be ruined in Yuezhou in the future!
Gritting their teeth, the men nodded to each other, "We are willing!"
...
"Ten times the compensation, all paid in full!"
When Zheng Yurong came in, she was followed by several burly maids who were carrying several large boxes.
Inside the box were the copper coins that the suppliers had paid as compensation.
Upon seeing this, Xie Yuan couldn't help but laugh, "Not bad, you've made another fortune!"
"Indeed! Speaking of which, we really have to thank the Prefectural Governor's Office!"
Zheng Yurong also had a bright smile.
They got so much money for nothing, isn't that thanks to the governor's office?
Otherwise, those merchants would probably continue to hesitate, delay payment, and keep getting entangled with the Prince of Yue's mansion.
Unlike now, this is so enjoyable!
Standing on the porch outside the door, Zhao Jinxiu overheard Zheng Yurong and Xie Yuan's conversation and couldn't help but feel puzzled—
The supplier did pay compensation, but the Prince's Palace wasn't short of money; what it lacked was the supply of grain, meat, eggs, fruits, and vegetables.
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