After this person, several more people stood up in the crowd.
Hu Fei looked at these people and said to one of the fat men with a smile: "Manager Liu, I really didn't expect you to be here. You are the fish that slipped through the net. But you stood up, which is good."
The expression on Shopkeeper Liu's face was extremely ugly at this moment, with a hint of regret in his annoyance.
"But don't be upset, Manager Liu," Hu Fei continued with a smile, "you'll soon see someone in trouble. Someone wants to pretend to be the one who slipped through the net, but unfortunately, he's not the one."
As he spoke, Hu Fei waved his hand behind him and ordered with a cold face: "Arrest them."
The people who had been prepared behind him immediately rushed into the crowd and directly pulled several people out.
At this moment, those people suddenly shouted, "We speak, we speak, we speak!"
But it was too late now, and everyone just watched them being dragged out.
Hu Fei waited until everyone came to their senses before continuing slowly, "This is what happened. You all saw what happened. Afterwards, these people were arrested and exiled to Liaodong. Their belongings were confiscated."
"Don't worry about it anymore. This matter was decided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so you don't have to think about looking for anyone anymore, because no one can do anything about it."
"You need to know who is in charge of our Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is the father-in-law of the emperor! No matter who you ask for help, it will be useless. After all, we are not wronging you. You are just doing things without rules."
Listening to Hu Fei's words, Zhu Youxiao's expression was very strange, because Hu Fei directly put the blame on Zhang Guoji.
Is this the consensus within the Imperial Household Department?
If this is really the case, Zhang Guoji, the head minister of the Imperial Household Department, will not last long. He is being blamed for everything and blamed for everything.
As he spoke, Hu Fei looked at the few people standing not far away. They had come forward on their own initiative.
"As for you, bring over all the illicit money you've earned over the years, and I'll double the fine. Remember, I have the ledgers here. If you dare to pay less, you'll suffer the same fate as them."
Everyone was shocked by Hu Fei's words.
No one expected that Hu Fei, who was usually so amiable, would be in such a state at this moment. This was simply a life-threatening move, so cruel and ruthless!
"Do you think I'm cruel and ruthless?" Hu Fei's eyes slowly swept over the crowd and said with a smile, "I know you think so. It doesn't matter. I just want to tell everyone that from today on, the Imperial Household Department must follow the rules. If anyone dares to break the rules, then don't blame me, Hu Fei, for being ruthless."
Looking at the merchants below who were all silent as a mouse, Zhu Youxiao smiled.
As expected, only businessmen understand businessmen best. Now they should be given a blow, or a shock, and then they should be given a sweet reward after that.
Hu Fei's tactics are quite good, but I don't know if they will scare the businessmen below and make them afraid to step forward again.
Zhu Youxiao really had this doubt in his heart, so he decided to continue watching.
In later generations, Zhu Youxiao heard a very famous saying, which was from Marx's Capital.
In Capital, Marx wrote:
If there is a 20 percent profit, capital will be eager to move;
If there is a fifty percent profit, capital will be risked;
If there is a 100% profit, capital will dare to risk being hanged;
If there is a 300% profit, capital will dare to trample on all human laws.
Although Zhu Youxiao felt that this might be true, it was not necessarily so, so he wanted to see what the scene was like today.
At least Hu Fei has told everyone through his actions that doing business with the Imperial Household Department could cost you your life. So whether these people will still choose to do business with the Imperial Household Department is a big question.
However, as if to verify Zhu Youxiao's thoughts, those people did not turn against him on the spot.
This is not surprising. After all, they are all businessmen, and Hu Fei is now an official. It is normal that they dare not turn against him.
However, one thing was not normal, because these people began to flatter Hu Fei with a smile, obviously laying the foundation for future cooperation.
The businessmen present were not fools or idiots. On the contrary, those who could come here were all smart people. They also realized that Hu Fei was trying to intimidate them.
Since they had given him a warning, there would definitely be benefits later, so they were all waiting for those benefits. If the benefits were big enough, then the previous things would naturally not matter.
It wasn't me who was raided or killed. The key point was that in the eyes of others, those people were just asking for trouble. If it were me, I would definitely not do that. I don't need that little money, so wouldn't it be better to just run a stable business?
So I should flatter Hu Fei first, since flattery doesn't cost anything. If it works out in the end, there will naturally be many benefits; even if it doesn't, it doesn't matter.
So Zhu Youxiao saw this very lively scene. This time, Hu Fei no longer had a stern face, but was smiling and chatting politely with everyone, as if he was the businessman again.
After some pleasantries, Hu Fei said with a smile: "Let's talk about business now."
Hearing Hu Fei say this, everyone's expressions became serious. They knew that the main part of the play was finally about to begin, so they all listened quietly, waiting for Hu Fei to give them an explanation.
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