Is there anyone in the south who is worthy of the emperor's attention?
In Ye Chi's opinion, there are two kinds of people.
One type is those who make salt. These people are too rich and too unscrupulous. It is only right for the emperor to deal with them. The other type is those who engage in overseas trade.
Ye Chi came here today not so much to attend a meeting as to do some cutting.
Cao Bang looked at Ye Chi deeply, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Although Cao Bang didn't know what Ye Chi was thinking, he had a feeling that it was not a good thing. However, seeing that Ye Chi didn't intend to say anything, it was impossible to get anything out of him.
Cao Bang said, "Let's get started. Some people haven't arrived yet, and I guess they can't come either. So let's discuss it."
Cao Bang swept his eyes over everyone's faces and continued, "This matter concerns everyone, so we must unite as one. If anyone has any information, please speak up. Don't be stingy at this time."
Everyone turned their eyes to Ye Chi.
Obviously, Cao Bang's actions just now made everyone have some ideas.
Ye Chi frowned. He had indeed come here to turn against her, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Cao Bang had indeed attracted a lot of attention to him, but Ye Chi also knew that if he didn't turn hostile at this point, it would be over. Anyway, the opportunity was already in his hands, so he might as well go for it.
Ye Chi looked at everyone, stood up, and said slowly, "You don't have to look at me. I don't know anything. I came here just to tell you one thing, that is, our Ye family will not be involved in this matter, nor will we care."
"We are citizens of the Ming Dynasty. There's nothing wrong with doing business. But since we are citizens of the Ming Dynasty, we must not violate its laws. We should conduct business peacefully and be honest people. This is what we should do."
"You are all in a panic about the Han family's affairs. Are you afraid? What are you afraid of?"
"As long as we obey the law, the current emperor is extremely wise and will not wrong us, nor will he let us lose everything and die without a burial place."
"I believe in the court and His Majesty. There's no excuse for what the Han family did. They colluded with officials, bribed officials, committed illegal acts, and even smuggled salt. The Han family ended up like this. There's nothing to say."
Ye Chi clasped his fists and said to everyone, "Everyone, that's all I have to say. I came here today to tell you that I won't do anything with you, and you shouldn't get involved with me."
"Today's gathering is really a bit out of place. We were originally all drinking tea and chatting together, exchanging business experiences."
"What are you going to do now? Gather a crowd to fight against the court? I won't do such a thing. Our Ye family is loyal to the court and His Majesty. How could we do such an ungrateful thing?"
"Everyone, goodbye."
After saying that, Ye Chi clasped his fists, turned around and walked outside.
The room instantly became quiet, and everyone looked at Ye Chi with strange eyes.
What's wrong with this guy? Did he take the wrong medicine? Why is he talking nonsense at this time?
Cao Bang's pupils shrank slightly and his expression became very ugly.
This guy named Ye really knew something, but he said nothing.
However, Cao Bang had already understood some of the meaning. Ye Chi mentioned the emperor many times in his words just now. Why?
As a shrewd businessman, Cao Bang knew that flattery should be done in front of people, otherwise people will not know that your flattery has hit the horse's leg; if people don't know, you have to find a way to let them know.
Ye Chi is flattering the emperor here, which means that his words have reached the emperor's ears, which means that the emperor has already arrived in Yangzhou.
After this idea came to mind, Cao Bang suddenly stood up.
He thought of another thing. If Ye Chi could let the emperor know what he said here today, it would prove that the emperor's people were here.
Cao Bang was suddenly shocked. Is this possible?
The answer is yes, and it is very likely.
Although all of them were merchants from Huizhou, who knew who was behind them? No one knew if anyone was secretly supporting the imperial court.
Not everyone here today can be trusted.
Thinking of the omnipresent Jinyiwei, Cao Bang felt a chill running through his body straight to the top of his head.
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