"What? What do you mean a committee?" Master Su, one of the rice merchants, frowned when he heard the Governor's man.
He had just gotten the news of the Governor planning to set up a committee for the Rice Merchant Association instead of appointing someone to take over Magistrate Ho.
That would be bad news for him right now.
Master Su knew what the Governor was up to, but he didn't show his displeasure on his face.
It would ensure that the Governor had a seat on the committee for controlling the future direction of the association and entice the other rice merchants to release their rice supplies to have an advantage for getting the seat.
"Please inform the Governor that I will consider it carefully," Master Su said with a smile to the Governor's man.
The Governor's man bowed and said, "Consider it carefully, Master Su.
