Chapter 606

Tang Yin looked at the indignant Cao Hai, chuckled, and said faintly: "It seems that your Excellency did not come to drink with me today, but to deliberately make me angry!"

Cao Hai said tit for tat: "There is only one great king in Hedong, but that great king is definitely not you, His Highness the Wind King!"

"Haha, who is it?"

"Prince Ning!"

"Haha -" Tang Yin laughed on his back, but then he stopped laughing and said grimly: "Since Your Excellency is so loyal to Prince Ning, then you should go on the road and wait for him!"

While speaking, Tang Yin suddenly waved his arm, and a cold light suddenly appeared, drawing a half-moon arc in the air. At the same time, a spiritual wave flew out. Before everyone in the hall could react, the spiritual wave flew out. It hit Cao Hai right between the eyebrows.

flutter! With a short muffled sound, Cao Hai's body suddenly stiffened. He looked at Tang Yin dumbfounded. After a full second, half of his head slowly fell down, and his body turned upward. He fell to the ground, a huge pool of blood and brains splattered out.

"ah?"

This sudden change caused screams of exclamation in the lobby. Wang Kai was dumbfounded on the spot. The other seven wealthy people were trembling in fear, their faces were pale, and they were covered in cold sweat.

Tang Yin didn't even look at the others. He had already put back the scimitar he had just drawn. He raised his eyes and said in a deep voice to the door: "Here comes someone!"

"What are your orders, Your Majesty?" As soon as he finished speaking, several guards came running towards him from outside.

Tang Yin pointed to the body on the ground and said, "Drag it out."

"Yes! Your Majesty!" The guards swarmed up, dragged Cao Hai's body, and walked away quickly. As soon as they left, the servants on both sides hurried forward, knelt on the ground one by one, and quickly wiped away the blood on the ground.

The blood can be wiped away, but the smell of blood floating in the lobby cannot be eliminated. The scene of Cao Hai's tragic death has also been fixed in people's minds and cannot be shaken off for a long time.

"Your Majesty... have mercy on me..." Deng Ping, Peng Yu, Zeng An, Xiao Qing, Tian Ju, Dong Jian, and Yuan Chunan all knelt down tremblingly at the same time, with their foreheads on the ground, not even daring to raise their heads. I didn't dare to see Tang Yin.

Tang Yin looked around at everyone, the murderous intent on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a harmless and kind smile. He waved his hands and said, "What are you doing? Please get up quickly."

At this time, everyone dared to get up, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... I will wait... I will prepare the silver tomorrow and deliver it personally..." Asking them to give out one hundred thousand taels of silver is like cutting their heart out, but Compared with life, one hundred thousand taels of silver is nothing.

But what surprised them was that Tang Yin shook his head and said, "No need!"

"Your Majesty... you..."

Tang Yin picked up the wine glass with a smile and said softly: "I asked each of you to take out one hundred thousand taels of silver. It was just a test by Gu to test your loyalty to Feng Guo and Gu. As a result, Cao Hai was tested. You will never tolerate sycophants, traitors, and the like, and you will definitely kill them all, Mr. Wang?"

After Wang Kai heard Tang Yin's call, he finally came to his senses. At this time, his heart was as uncomfortable as a knife. Cao Hai didn't want to come, but he dragged him here by force. In the end, it was self-defeating and Cao Hai lost his life. , how can I bear such a big responsibility, and how can I explain it to Cao Hai’s family?

He took a step forward without any emotion, mechanically bowed his hands to Tang Yin and asked in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, I am here!"

Looking at Wang Kai who was holding back his grief, Tang Yin sneered in his heart, but kept a calm expression on his face. He said with a smile: "Don't tolerate the thief's family. Mr. Wang, go there personally and take people to Cao Hai's house immediately. All his family members will be arrested and taken to prison. Remember, don’t let anyone go. "

Wang Kai looked at Tang Yin in disbelief. He had already killed Cao Hai. Could it be that this was not the end and he wanted to kill Cao Hai's whole family? Tang Yin indeed had this plan. He turned his head and said, "Cheng Jin?"

"I'm here!"

Cheng Jin, who was standing aside, quickly stepped forward and bowed to salute. Tang Yin smiled and said: "You go with Mr. Wang to help Mr. Wang and make sure to get things done."

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Cheng Jin agreed, walked up to Wang Kai who was still stunned, and said expressionlessly: "Master Wang, let's go!"

Wang Kai still wanted to speak, but Cheng Jin took his arm first and dragged him out of the lobby. When they got outside, Cheng Jinfang put his hand away and said slowly: "Master Wang, you have seen what Cao Hai did just now, and you have heard what he said. Such a rebellious and unscrupulous person will not regret death. If you intercede for him, It is undoubtedly asking for trouble and ruining your future, Mr. Wang should think twice!"

Wang Kai is not afraid of death, but now he cannot die. He must keep a useful body and save more Ning Ren's lives. He took a deep breath, nodded, bowed to Cheng Jinshen, and said, "Thank you, General Cheng, for the reminder."

Cheng Jincai is not so kind and cares about Wang Kai's life and death. He just considers that his side still has to reuse Wang Kai. Once he quarrels with the king in public, the king might kill him too, which would be a loss to his side. .

After Cheng Jin took Wang Kai away, Tang Yin looked at the seven rich men with extremely ugly faces and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you are loyal to Dafeng, I will not only not hurt you, but also reward you heavily. I have said just now that the 100,000 taels of silver I asked for from you is just a test, you don't have to take it seriously, but in the future, in addition to paying taxes, you must pay 100,000 shi of grain each year. I think this should be easy for you, right?!"

At that time, one tael of silver could buy four to eight shi of grain, and 100,000 shi of grain was equivalent to 10,000 to 20,000 shi of silver. For the seven rich men, 100,000 shi of grain per year was really nothing. People looked at each other, kowtowed in unison, and said in unison: "Thank you, King, for your kindness!"

Compared with 100,000 taels of silver, 100,000 shi of grain was indeed several times less, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Tang Yin suddenly remembered something, waved to Yuan Wu behind him, and then whispered: "Distribute it!"

"Yes!"

Shangguan Yuan Wu responded, took out a stack of official documents from his arms, and then walked up to Deng Ping and the other seven people, and distributed them one by one according to the names on the official documents. The seven rich people didn't know what this was, and they didn't dare to look at it carefully after taking it. They looked at Tang Yin in confusion.

The latter smiled and said: "This is the official document issued by me personally. With this, you can enter Tongmen freely in the future. You should also know that now my country is suffering from famine, food shortages, and high food prices. You can use the official document issued by me to transport the grain from Hedong to the inland through Tongmen. The profit is much higher than selling it in Ningguo!"

Ah? ! After hearing this, everyone was shocked. They were all businessmen and were very sensitive to business opportunities. At this time, they could enter the east of Tongmen to sell grain, and the profit was endless. In the past, Feng and Ning were at odds, and Tongmen had always been closed, and the people were strictly prohibited from entering and leaving. Now Tang Yin actually gave him an official document to enter and leave. This was incredible. People could hardly believe that this was true. Deng Ping asked uncertainly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty allows us to pass through Tongmen at any time without any obstruction?"

"That's right!"

"We... We can enter Fengguo... No, no, can we enter the inland of Dafeng to do business?" Deng Ping asked again.

"That's right." Tang Yin smiled and answered.

After Tang Yin's personal confirmation, everyone finally believed that this was true. The fear on the faces of the seven people was swept away, replaced by ecstasy.

Being able to freely enter and exit Fengguo to do business means that it is not only about selling grain to make money, but also selling many other things. The business opportunities are difficult to estimate. More importantly, only the seven of them are allowed to enter Fengguo, with fewer competitors, which is more conducive to obtaining high profits.

"Villains... I thank you very much, Your Majesty!" This time, everyone's gratitude was sincere, and the voices were much louder than before. Most businessmen are like this, they are only interested in profit and they are loyal to whoever feeds them. Tang Yin can provide them with convenience and create favorable business conditions. Their hostility and vigilance towards Tang Yin will be immediately replaced by benefits, and they are willing to obey Tang Yin and accept his control. At this time, everyone turned around and looked at Cao Hai who had just been killed. They all felt very dissatisfied in their hearts, and secretly laughed at Cao Hai for not knowing the consequences of opposing Tang Yin, and ended up having the opportunity to make a lot of money but not being able to enjoy it.

How could they know that Tang Yin gave them the convenience and the opportunity to make profits, which was entirely to appease and win them over in order to stabilize the situation in Hedong. Once the situation in Hedong was completely stabilized, Fengguo's control over Hedong was deeply rooted, and they, the big businessmen in Ningguo, would become the first to be persecuted by Tang Yin. No matter how much money they made in Fengguo, they would only temporarily deposit it in their respective homes, and in the end they could not escape Tang Yin's palm.

Tang Yin killed Cao Hai with a knife, which first served as a deterrent to others, and then used the Tongmen pass to please and win over the seven big businessmen. This is a strategy of giving a slap in the face first and then giving a sweet date, but the simplest method is often the most direct and effective.

After the banquet, the seven rich people no longer heard a word of dissatisfaction with Tang Yin. On the contrary, they often praised Tang Yin in front of others as a young, promising, kind and magnanimous sage.

The change in their attitude had a huge impact on the Hedong region, directly leading to a considerable number of Ning people starting to change their impression of Tang Yin.

The people of Hedong were gradually accepting the fact that they were ruled by Feng State. In fact, their lives had not changed much compared to before, but that did not mean that the voices against Tang Yin and Feng State had disappeared. In fact, under the calm surface of Hedong, the murderous intentions against Tang Yin were everywhere.