After those merchants had all left, Gu Chengyu rubbed his brow, ready to finally have a good rest. The rush of these past few days had truly left him utterly exhausted.
Who knew that Hu Maoshen, however, had no intention of letting him off. "Gu Shaoqing, this merchants' guild you just mentioned seems to be something the court has never discussed. I wonder, is this guild your own idea, or have you actually consulted with the Emperor about it?"
Hu Maoshen's eyes gleamed sharply. If he had been somewhat doubtful just now, he was now quite certain this was entirely Gu Chengyu acting on his own initiative.
He did not agree with Gu Chengyu's idea of setting up some merchants' guild just to control the rise in grain prices; and from what he had just heard Gu Chengyu say, this guild sounded extremely troublesome. With so many merchants gathered together, the court would find it very hard to keep them in hand.
