HLnovel Chapter 533
Chapter 533
"Tell Xuan Yueyu to wake up the dead servant Lao Wu who was buried in the Duke of Qing's mansion by the Divine Machine."
"Proceed as originally planned."
"Yes!"
Just as Wang Qinian was about to order his men to do their work, Wang Wushang suddenly reported in a hoarse voice, "Sir, the man couldn't hold on and died."
'Wow.'
Upon hearing this, the huge West Market was in an uproar.
This is a real fatal move, no pretense at all!
Before, they kept their mouths shut, fearing that the Duke of Qing would retaliate later.
But now?
If you don't tell me, not only will your life be in danger, but your whole family will suffer.
"First day at the Imperial Guard?"
"After this one is killed, we'll try the next one!"
"Yes."
After saying this, Wang Wushang rushed to the second shopkeeper.
With a fierce look on his face, he tore the man's hair and dragged him towards the execution ground.
The previous incident made the shopkeeper really frightened and scared.
Halfway through the process, he was so frightened that he peed his pants, then he screamed hysterically, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything."
"The disaster relief grain that Yongchang Trading Company asked us to sell at a high price was all pulled from the government's granary."
"Also, the Jinyiwei bought grain in Suzhou at a price set by the government officials."
"I know, I told you everything."
"Moreover, every transaction is recorded. I will give you whatever you want."
'boom.'
When the shopkeeper finished shouting these words in a crying voice, the whole scene was completely boiling.
"So, the grain we bought at such high prices was actually disaster relief grain distributed to us free of charge by the imperial court?"
"They'd rather feed the pirates and let their grain rot in the granary than lower the price, just to rip off the people's blood and sweat."
"Even when the imperial envoy wanted to use the bounty to buy us food and give us free porridge, they secretly obstructed it?"
"Such a government office and such officials deserve divine punishment!"
When someone in the crowd of onlookers said these misleading words, the already angry people immediately became furious.
Gao Teng, who had been helped into the team by his servants, was at a loss for a moment in the face of the thunderous insults.
The main reason was that he was wary of Xu Shan and others who were whispering with Wang Qinian not far away.
"The quality of this group of water troops is pretty good!"
"Don't show off your abilities, but stand up and guide public opinion at critical moments."
“It’s becoming more and more professional.”
After hearing his master's praise, Wang Qinian, who led this group of "keyboard warriors", smiled happily and said, "Master, in order to cooperate with our trip to the south of the Yangtze River."
"I, your subordinates, specially mobilized the elite troops from the navy and broke into small groups to sneak into Suzhou a week ago."
After he finished speaking, Xu Shan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad!"
"Lord Xu, Imperial Envoy Xu, Justice Xu..."
"You have to make the decision for us!"
"Yes, Imperial Envoy Xu. We are almost unable to survive."
As someone took the lead, the people who had been watching the excitement followed suit and knelt on the ground, worshiping Xu Shan.
"Fellow villagers, please get up quickly, please get up quickly."
"How could I, Xu Shan, deserve such a great gift from you, my fellow countrymen?"
Xu Shan, speaking the local dialect, said this while pretending to help the nearest people.
Afterwards, he gave a rather sensational explanation of himself, saying that he was also born into a fisherman family in Jiangnan. What he hated most in his life was people who exploited the people's wealth.
Such dialect expressions instantly brought them closer to each other.
As a result, these people felt a great sense of belonging towards Xu Shan.
"Duke Qing has arrived!"
Just at this moment, an attendant from the Duke of Qing's Mansion who had gone ahead shouted at the top of his voice.
In the local area, the people who had been enslaved by the Duke of Qing’s Mansion for so many years subconsciously prepared to kneel down to greet him when they heard this.
"Why are you kneeling?"
"Envoy Xu, representing His Majesty, has granted us special permission to not kneel down."
"He's a duke, why is he so arrogant?"
"That's right. Everyone in Suzhou knows that Yongchang Trading Company is backed by the Duke of Qing's Mansion."
"The reason these profiteers dare to blatantly aid the enemy and resell disaster relief grain is because of the Duke of Qing's mansion's instructions, isn't it?"