Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

Xiangjun has always been relatively isolated and self-contained, with little communication with the outside world.

This seems to be extremely common in the eyes of Gu Jiang and others!

Not to mention that few outsiders come in, even in Xiang County, few people go out.

"Is that really true?!"

"The business between Xiang County and the outside world is still going on?!"

Zhou Zheng opened his eyelids gently and his tone was quite solemn.

This question made Gu Jiang feel something bad.

As the governor of Xiang County, it can be said that Gu Jiang knows everything about Xiang County.

Although Xiangjun had little interaction with the outside world in the past, business exchanges were not uncommon and even somewhat prosperous.

Xiangjun is located in the extreme south and is short of supplies, so it needs to import a large amount of supplies from the outside world.

The five major families in the past controlled the voices in this area, so they could not lose their tail and became a behemoth.

But in the past two months, it seems that the business between the outside world and Xiangjun has been interrupted without warning.

"So what?!"

"Is it possible that if Xiang County does not do business with the outside world, the people of Xiang County will starve to death!?"

Zhou Ping originally thought that Zhou Zheng was talking about such a serious problem, but he didn't expect it to be like this, and he was speechless at the moment.

Not only Zhou Ping, but others also had the same attitude.

The Zhou Dynasty was, after all, a farming dynasty.

The small farmer economy is the mainstay and the commodity economy is the supplementary one.

The people are self-reliant and rely on their own efforts, so in the Zhou Dynasty, there has always been a ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants.

Doing business has always been considered the most despicable profession, and there is a saying that no one can do business without treachery.

Therefore, in Xiang County, countless people spent their entire lives hoping to become officials in the court and pursue an official career.

Then the imperial court vigorously encouraged agricultural development and production, because this is the foundation of the country!

Then came the craftsmen, and finally the businessmen.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were five major aristocratic families. Except for the Xiao family, which had gradually separated from the business family, the other four major aristocratic families still dominated the business of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, they are very rich, but they are not so respected by the court.

When the court has no money, it will find ways to get some from aristocratic families. Only then will the status of the aristocratic families be improved.

As for other times, there was no direct connection between the court and the aristocratic family, and the two lived in peace and harmony.

It seems that the aristocratic families are deep-rooted and powerful, but in fact it also implies that the imperial family does not think highly of these aristocratic families.

This is why princes like Zhou Ping don't care about business at all.

"The world doesn't know something."

"Once Xiangjun loses its business contacts with the outside world, the situation in Xiangjun may be quite bad."

At this time, Gu Jiang finally knew where the problem was.

The level of development in Xiang County is very low, and many indigenous people are still hidden in the mountains, with little communication with the outside world.

Although the land is cultivated by the people, apart from that, the people's basic necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation almost rely heavily on external support!

On weekdays, these things don’t seem to be important!

But if the outside world really cuts off these connections with Xiangjun, Xiangjun will probably fall into chaos without a fight!

"Master Gu, how can you be so exaggerated!?"

Zhou Ping frowned, obviously not aware of the seriousness of the problem, and even thought that Gu Jiang was exaggerating.

"Your Majesty, if the outside world does not supply salt, what will we do?"

Shaking his head, Gu Jiang gave a random example.

"Almost all the salt is transported by those businessmen."

"Xiang County doesn't have much salt, it can last for three months at most..."

At this time, the worry in Gu Jiang's heart was already quite obvious. And that’s just table salt!

At this time, Zhou Ping finally came to his senses!

"damn it!"

"Are all businessmen dead?!"

"How could they not do business with Xiangjun?!"

No matter how stupid Zhou Ping is, he knows that without salt, the people of Xiang County will not be able to survive for long!

By then, the peaceful life created by Xiang County will collapse without a single soldier!

Popular riots are not impossible!

"Because, the five great families!"

Zhou Zheng's eyes flashed, had the five major families finally taken action? !

For the five major families, their real ability is not military strength, but economic strength.

They almost monopolized or controlled nearly half of the economy of the Zhou Dynasty.

As long as the five major families give an order, no businessman in the Great Zhou Dynasty would dare to disobey the orders of the five major families! ?

Even if they are unwilling to give up Xiangjun's business, they are absolutely unwilling to offend the five major families.

"What the prince means is that the five major families are behind this!?"

There was a hint of chill in Mu Yun's turbid eyes.

But besides the five major families, who else has such ability? !

There is no enmity or enmity between Zhou Zheng and the five major families, so why do the five major families want to take action? !

Only Gong Tan vaguely realized that this matter might have something to do with the third prince and the Yin family.

"You really underestimate the five great families."

"It's so clever to kill someone so invisible."

Picking up the teacup on the side, Zhou Zhenghan said in a cold voice.

In Zhou Zheng's memory, the wars between countries in the world he lived in were not military wars, but economic wars.

If any country is isolated and subject to economic sanctions, it will be a devastating blow.

Now, what the five major families are doing is undoubtedly to completely isolate Xiangjun!

Basically, let Xiang County become chaotic and turbulent!

Even Zhou Zheng couldn't help but admire such methods and secretly shouted, "Brilliant!"

"What are you afraid of?!"

"They don't do business with us in Xiang County. It's okay for us to go out and buy it ourselves."

Zhou Ping frowned, disapproving.

"It's hard."

However, Gu Jiang directly poured a basin of cold water on him.

There are millions of people in Xiang County, a huge county. If we have to meet the needs of so many people, how can we just say we can solve it? !

Besides, who will pay for this money? !

The risks and difficulties involved are beyond imagination.

It should have been said that since the five major families took action, they must have been fully prepared.

Since the things are sold to Xiangjun, the people of Xiangjun will not be able to buy what they want!

"Male Gobi!"

"If it doesn't work, labor and management will rush in front of the five major families and destroy them all!"

Zhou Ping's anger rose instantly, and he shouted and cursed!

However, Gu Jiang shook his head at this kind of anger.

Because this is not the reason to take action against the five major families at all.

Moreover, the five major families were able to stand in the Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years, and the interests involved were beyond imagination.

Even His Majesty today cannot easily erase the five great families.

How could Zhou Ping be able to solve it in just a few words? !

"This won't work, that won't work either?!"

"Is it possible that we are just waiting to die like this?!"

Zhou Ping was so angry at this time!

He never expected that this matter would make him so frustrated.

"Boss, what do you think we should do?!"

"As long as you give the order, we will not even frown!"

"Damn it, how can I be grabbed by the throat by these so-called businessmen!"

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