Chapter 348: Secret Competition

The news that there were only ten days left to apply for business licenses spread all over the capital, causing great shock, and also made those merchants and aristocratic families who were still closing their shops and striking business panic. The Donglin Party members who were behind the scenes were so angry that they jumped up and down, cursing the tyrant.

These merchants and aristocratic families were financially strong, and they could still hold on for a month or so of closing their shops and striking business. After all, the return in the future would be greater than the income from a month of striking business, but if the business was closed for a year, the loss would be too great to bear.

Moreover, those small merchants applied for business licenses, and after opening their doors for business, their business was booming and their money was rolling in. People were jealous of them. The money should have been theirs, but now they could only watch others snatch it away. It would be strange if they didn't feel pain.

Feeling unhappy and resentful, the presidents and vice presidents of the various chambers of commerce, including the Donglin Party members who were behind the scenes, were silently cursed by them for their ancestors for thousands of times.

They naturally would not sit still and wait for death, and they all ran to the Chamber of Commerce to make a fuss. Those respected presidents and vice presidents could not bear the pressure and could only go to the bigwigs of the Donglin Party to complain.

It can be said that in one day, the powerful circles and the business community were all in chaos.

While the outside was in chaos, the royalists were harmonious and brought stools to watch the fun as spectators.

Dare to challenge the emperor, now you feel comfortable, right? Keep making trouble, the emperor's 30-meter sword has long been thirsty, just wait and see which unlucky guy will jump out to eat the sword, hehe.

Ruan Mansion.

"What, what did you say?" Ruan Dacheng returned home and heard the report from his trusted adviser. He thought he had heard it wrong, jumped up in surprise, and his face looked very strange.

"Is this true?"

"I have asked someone to check it out, and it is indeed true. This is a capital crime of deceiving the emperor. Qian Qianyi dare not make this joke." The adviser replied solemnly.

The spy he planted in Qian Qianyi's farm had a high status and could access the core secrets of the Qian family. In addition, Qian Qianyi ordered the transportation of nearly 50,000 shi of grain stored in the farm. It was a big move and could not be concealed.

"This old guy is willing to spend so much money..." Ruan Dacheng stroked his long beard and frowned in thought.

Qian Qianyi, the old guy, was willing to spend so much money to please the emperor, which really surprised him. He was one step ahead of him again.

"What do you think, sir?"

"Qian Qianyi is taking a different approach. It's really great." The confidant stroked his long beard and praised repeatedly.

Because of the merchants closing their shops and striking, the loyal royalist ministers and some aristocratic families competed to please the emperor and fought with those profiteers. It was also because there were too many people trying to please the emperor that the credit was diluted.

Qian Qianyi suddenly took a different approach and used a trick of donating grain. Although it was a big loss, it was really different and would definitely impress the emperor. His mind and courage were really admirable.

"Lord, if Qian Qianyi can do it, we can do it too." The confidant counselor said. Although it was just following the trend, as long as the amount of grain donated was twice that of Qian Qianyi's 50,000 shi of grain, the effect would not be bad.

Of course, it depends on whether Ruan Dacheng has the courage. After all, it is 100,000 shi of grain. Most people would definitely feel very painful.

"A lot of the grain that can be stored has been sold..." Ruan Dacheng hesitated. Donating 100,000 shi of grain did make him feel very painful, but in order to go further, he gritted his teeth and fought hard. He must not lose to Qian Qianyi.

"That's easy." The confidant counselor secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as you have the courage, are you still afraid of not making money in the future?

If they run out of food, they can buy from others. Many small and medium-sized landlords followed suit and went on strike. In fact, these people were so anxious. The longer they closed their shops and went on strike, the greater the losses would be. They must have regretted it and cursed the Donglin Party's ancestors ten thousand times.

Ruan Ge Lao secretly bought the food they had stored, which not only made them money and avoided unnecessary losses, but also allowed them to give an explanation to those people. Those people were too grateful to be grateful.

However, those idiots didn't even consider their own strengths and dared to follow the Donglin Party. Sooner or later, they would lose their heads.