Chapter 291

"Fear of death and wealth are only one aspect."

"What they fear even more is actually their own enterprises being shattered and ruined."

"The merchants, at least for now, do not seem to desire or seek war."

"Everything will be made as safe and stable as possible."

"Thus, at most, there will only be matters of deposing and appointing an emperor."

Merchants, no matter how wealthy.

They are ultimately common people.

Scholars look down on them.

The Emperor dislikes them.

Once war breaks out.

What restaurants earning a bushel of gold a day.

What weaving looms and carriages.

Are nothing but a pile of rubble.

This is also why merchants have never participated in rebellions since ancient times.

Hearing this.

The Emperor in the chat group immediately fell silent.

Taizu Gao Emperor:

"Could it be that there truly is no better way?"

Jiajing nodded slightly and said,

"Your son thinks it should be so..."

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly closed his eyes.

He could not help but let out a long sigh.

"Release him!"

162, Jin Ling still has many good people!

Inside the Imperial Prison.

Su Qiao could not help but be stunned.

Before Su Qiao could come to his senses.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already left the Imperial Prison.

Only the open Lao Sect door remained before Su Qiao.

Chengtian Sect Baochao Office of Currency Exchange

When Su Qiao appeared outside Chengtian Sect wearing the official robes of the Baochao Office of Currency Exchange.

The originally crowded Chengtian Sect.

Instantly fell silent.

Su Qiao said nothing.

Looking at the Deputy Director at the entrance of the Currency Exchange Office, he said leisurely,

"Issue an order: from today on, resume all lending matters of the Baochao Office of Currency Exchange."

"Resume exchanging Baochao for silver."

As soon as the words fell.

The officials of the Baochao Office of Currency Exchange immediately clasped their hands and said,

"Your subordinate accepts the order."

Very quickly.

The window of the Currency Exchange Office, which had been closed for who knows how long, opened again.

Soon, someone poked their head out and asked the common people outside,

"Who wants to exchange for silver?"

After the Baochao Office of Currency Exchange resumed silver exchanges.

The common people outside could not help but stop in their tracks.

Looking at the clerk in the window, they smiled and said,

"Uh, we don't want to exchange anymore. My Lord Su has returned."

"Who still wants silver!"

The Baochao, which had originally plummeted.

Stabilized almost overnight.

The Grand Camp in the Suburbs.

Since Su Qiao fell from power.

The mouths of Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and a host of other scholar-officials were nearly smiling crooked.

"Did you hear?"

"Several merchants outside the city submitted a memorial to Your Majesty, asking Your Majesty to release Su Qiao."

"Hahaha, 'commoner, commoner'—truly, you do not understand our Your Majesty!"

"Is our Your Majesty the kind of person easy to deal with?"

"He already looked down on these merchants; with this memorial to the throne, they've probably buried Su Qiao's coffin even deeper!"

Qi Tai forced back the smile on his face and said leisurely,

"This time, we've finally crushed that brat Su Qiao."

"In a few more days, we'll submit another memorial to the throne to annul the accounts issued by the Precious Note Administration."

"By then, what awaits Su Qiao will be the entire city full of homeless people."

"Even if the man surnamed Su has three heads and six arms, he cannot withstand such overwhelming public resentment."

Hearing this,

Huang Zicheng's heart immediately tightened.

Looking at Qi Tai, he asked,

"Scholar Qi, if those accounts are annulled, what will become of our residences?"

Qi Tai was stunned upon hearing this.

Then he smiled and said,

"What should be done, will be done. What else could be done?"

"Take back the accounts, return the land to the people who were conscripted, and at worst, the court will simply pay to rebuild the people's houses!"

Huang Zicheng's eyes darted about nervously.

"So all that silver is just to be abandoned?"

Qi Tai looked at Huang Zicheng before him, lifted his tea cup, leaned in, and whispered,

"My lord Huang, since we are both officials serving the Crown Prince, do not blame me for not warning you."

"Do you know where the residence my family bought with borrowed money on Qianmen Street went?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Zicheng was momentarily stunned.

Immediately, he looked at Qi Tai with tension and asked,

"My lord Qi, you...?"

Qi Tai forced back the smile on his face and whispered,

"Hehe, a few days ago I met a fool who had just arrived in Jin Ling."

"The price offered was suitable, so I sold it directly."

"Although I only got half the price, once our memorial to the throne is submitted in a few days, that money will be as good as found for free."

"Even if Your Majesty finds out, he will have nothing to say."

Hearing this,