Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 200 These Shanxi merchants are simply omnipotent (Add more rewards for 200 times)

Soon, in Zhangjiakou Fort, there were teams of soldiers of the Ming army everywhere, smashing open the door, rushing in with weapons in combat, and shouting loudly, telling everyone in the house to go out immediately.

Of course, some mansion gates have already been locked from the inside.Regarding this situation, some soldiers of the Ming army shouted loudly to the inside: "Listen inside, the imperial court arrests the criminals, and you will open the door immediately. Otherwise, it will be regarded as resisting arrest, and swords and guns will have no eyes."

Some mansion doors, after shouting like this, finally opened.However, some mansion doors are still closed.In this regard, the soldiers of the Ming army were not polite, and if they could be knocked away, they would hit them directly;

For those who took the initiative to open the door, the soldiers of the Ming army just drove everyone out, which was generally considered polite.

But for those who were knocked open, they were not so polite.As long as they are men, they will all be driven out after being beaten.

The action continued as it slowly darkened.There are torches lit everywhere, and they move all night.Everyone waiting, all have to be driven out of the house and rushed to the square in the castle to be guarded.There are no people's houses, and there are soldiers who will search again to make sure nothing is missed.It can be said that Zhangjiakou Fort has never been so lively and frightening!
In front of a mansion gate, two big stone lions were sitting and lying there with their teeth and claws open.The word "Liang Mansion" is written on the plaque at the door.

At the door of the mansion, groups of Ming army soldiers were already standing in formation, holding torches. The burning fire made the door of the mansion red.A Ming army commander reported to a Qianhu official: "Sir, it's stuck inside and can't be knocked open."

The Qianhu listened, looked at the word "Liangfu", and sneered when he heard the movement from behind the door, "Do you still want to die?"

With a bah sound, he immediately ordered: "The archers go to the roof, and if they see any resisters, shoot them!"

"Obey!" The general flag responded loudly, and immediately waved his hand, and archers climbed up from the houses on both sides.Meanwhile, the ram continued to strike.

"Boom, bang, bang..."

Soon, some archers climbed to the roof, saw a group of servants pushing the door behind the gate, and started shooting arrows without hesitation.

"Bang bang bang" the sound of bowstrings sounded, and screams immediately followed.

The archers of the Ming army obviously didn't aim at the vital parts, they just shot and wounded them, making them roll on the ground and scream.

With just that, the servants behind the door scattered away.Immediately, with a "bang", the door lost the support behind it, and was knocked open by a ram.

Seeing this scene, Qianhu sneered and said, "You can't control yourself!"

The soldiers of the Ming army who had been waiting for a long time rushed in like a torrent.

In the backyard of the mansion, Liang Jiajie, one of the eight great Shanxi merchants, looked terrified and was busy. He was annoyed by the crying concubines around him, so he stepped forward and kicked them all down. At the same time, he shouted sharply: "My lord, I'm not dead yet! Howl again, believe it or not, kill you bastards first?"

Immediately, the crying stopped.Because they know that their master is not a good man and a believer, and if he says to kill, he will really kill!
Although there was no cry, the noise outside could be heard more clearly.Guest Liang was very anxious, so he made a fool of himself, and hurried out of the room, and said to the housekeeper who was waiting at the door, "Quick, find a place to hide."

The housekeeper saw him, and when he was about to speak, a servant suddenly ran over, very embarrassed, and at the same time shouted: "Master, it's not good, master..."

But when he saw Guest Liang, it was as if someone had strangled his neck, and his shouting stopped abruptly, with a stunned expression on his face.

When Liang Binbin saw him and knew why he had such an expression, he immediately shouted sternly: "You are not allowed to call me master, you don't know me, do you understand?"

The servant nodded subconsciously, just like this, one can tell what the master wants to do at a glance?

Liang Jiabin recalled how the servant came running in panic, and said quickly: "What is it, how long can the front door last?"

As soon as he asked this, he heard a bunch of footsteps, and when he looked up, his legs went limp, and his face was full of despair.

The soldiers of the Ming army rushed forward, ordered them to lie down, and at the same time asked sharply, "Where is Guest Liang? Tell me!"

Asking by name, Liang Jiajie, who was already on the ground, couldn't help but tremble with fear. Could it be that the Ming army came for him?

From the beginning to the end, he only knew that the Ming army was arresting imperial criminals.Although he feels that there may be his share, but after all, people have a fluke mentality and don't think that they are the primary target.

But for a while, he was a little sure that he was one of the prisoners that the Ming army said.

Just as he was thinking, his butler suddenly pointed to another doorway: "My lord, Guest Liang ran away from there."

Upon hearing this, the leading officer immediately waved his hand and said, "Leave a few people to watch, and others will search with me!"

Hearing this, Guest Liang breathed a sigh of relief, and hid as long as he could.

But at this moment, a woman's shrill voice suddenly sounded from inside the room: "My lord, that person in women's clothes is Guest Liang!"

When the officer heard this, he immediately stared at Liang Jiabin, with a sneer on his face and said, "I'm also surprised, it's really weird for a gentleman to wear women's clothes!"

While talking, he suddenly stepped on the butler's hand lying on the ground, and said again: "You are so courageous, you must be Liang thief's best friend?"

However, the only answer to him was the butler's screams.

The officer didn't care, turned his head to look at the famous servant, and said coldly: "Say, who is Guest Liang?"

That servant is actually one of Guest Liang's confidantes, otherwise, he wouldn't be qualified to come to the backyard to report.But at this moment, he looked at the butler's miserable situation, without any hesitation, pointed at Liang Jiajie who was wearing a woman's clothes, and said, "It's him, it's him, he is Liang Jiajie!"

The officer was obviously very cautious, and immediately asked several people to identify him. After the final confirmation, he ordered: "Go and report to the Governor that the imperial convict Liang Jiajin has been captured!"

The mansions of the other seven Shanxi merchants all received the same treatment as Liang Jiajia's mansion.The people inside were not driven out, but the Ming army controlled all the gates of the house, and searched and detained people on the spot.Their task is to catch the imperially appointed criminals, namely the eight major Shanxi merchants, as soon as possible.

About an hour later, one piece of news was reported to Hong Chengchou one after another.

The prisoner Liang Jiajie, dressed in women's clothes, tried to evade, but was captured.

The prisoner Wang Dengku hid in the latrine. When he was hunted by the officers and soldiers, he fell into the latrine, was salvaged and captured.

The prisoner Tian Shenglan hid in a secret room and was reported by his subordinates. He has been caught and arrested.

Jin Liangyu, the Qin prisoner, hid on the beam. During the search, he fell off the beam and hurt his foot. He was captured.

There are still four emperor-appointed criminals, but there is no news yet.

Hong Chengchou was not in a hurry. In such a chaotic situation, being able to catch four at once was already beyond expectations.Others may not be in their own mansion, or they may be in the mansion, but they may not necessarily be hiding deep. The time is too short, and it is normal not to be caught.

The most important thing after entering the city, the first is to keep all the food and supplies, and the second is to catch the eight criminals headed by him.Therefore, Hong Chengchou's attention was more focused on food and materials.

Now in his hand, he already has a lot of lists related to grain and grass materials.There are many more, still being counted, and it is likely to last for a few days before all the grain and grass materials can be counted.

Looking at the list in his hand, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but marvel.These Shanxi merchants are really rich and can hoard so many supplies. It is estimated that they have collected all the grain and grass supplies from several surrounding provinces.

Looking back, at this time, he also understood why the emperor said that these Shanxi merchants deserved to die, that no one would have any objection to copying their homes and destroying their clans.

These large amounts of food and grass materials were sent to Liaodong by them, so the shortage of materials in the territory of Daming, especially in the north where there were few supplies, would be exacerbated, which would cause more Ming people to either starve to death or revolt in desperation.

On the Liaodong Jianlu side, with so many supplies, not only do they not have to worry about starvation, but they can also strengthen their strength.Looking back, he was able to deal with Daming with a stronger military force.

I don't know how many people of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, will die indirectly on the captives of the Shanxi merchants.

Judging from their scale, their transactions with Liaodong Jianlu should have been more than once or twice. Seeing that they have so many supplies and so many ordnance iron materials and gunpowder, they are all-encompassing. No wonder after so many years. In the war, Jianlu not only did not drag down, but became stronger as he fought!
Damn these Shanxi merchants!
Thinking about these things, Hong Chengchou stood up from his seat, and said to the leader of the factory guard who was waiting beside him: "Go, interrogate immediately, ask the details of these imperial convicts and captives, and explain to their accomplices."

Interrogating prisoners is the specialty of factory guards.The purpose of their coming together, apart from ransacking the families of Shanxi merchants together, their more important duty is to interrogate these Shanxi merchants.

Therefore, after hearing Hong Chengchou's agreement, they immediately accepted the order excitedly, and then went down the arrow tower.

As for Hong Chengchou himself, he walked to the window and saw the Zhangjiakou Fort illuminated red by torches. He looked at countless figures with cold eyes.

The people in this castle should all have fallen in the eyes of money.In their eyes, there is no sense of sagehood or sense of shame!
The people in this castle should be killed more than those thieves!

At least there are many thieves who really can't survive, so they have to rebel, and they have no choice.

However, the people in this fort, for their own selfishness and money, have killed countless wives and families!
Hong Chengchou thought about the red circle marked by the emperor on the map in the Yumajian yamen. It can be said that almost all the prefectures near the border in Shanxi are rotten.

This time, the powerful army of the Son of Heaven entered the country quietly and was arrested for the crime of treason. It should be retaliation for retaliation!

Therefore, Hong Chengchou didn't care about the faint crying at all, turned around the archery tower, and went to rest by himself.

When it was dawn the next day, the emperor's army began to change the guard.The overnight results were also presented to Hong Chengchou.

Not to mention the reports of more grain and grass supplies, the four major Shanxi merchants that have been captured have basically been recruited under the "entertainment" of the factory guards.There are also confessions by their confidants, which is a complete chain of evidence, not just a single person's confession.

These Shanxi merchants have already had a relationship with the Liaodong Jianlu since the wild boar skin period.It was Fan Yongdou who took the lead in doing business with Jianlu, because Jianlu spent a lot of money and had extremely high profits, so the scale of their transactions with Jianlu became larger and more diverse.It can be said that most of their wealth was accumulated through smuggling with Jianlu.

No accident, they also confessed that they were the ones who fell in love with the Juren Chen Xinjia, and used money to open the way, supporting Chen Xinjia all the way to the position of governor of the Xuanfu.Then, he bribed Yang Sichang, who was the governor of Xuanda at the time, to make him the umbrella of Shanxi merchants.Later, through the way of Yang Sichang, he recommended Chen Xinjia as the governor of Xuanda.

In addition, there are many officials in the DPRK and China who accept bribes from them.It's just that there are not as many as Yang Sichang's side.

Looking at these confessions, Hong Chengchou felt that these Shanxi merchants used a lot of money in their hands to weave a very large network.In the officialdom and in the army, they all have their people.Especially under Governor Xuanda, all the masters and generals belong to them.

Among these confessions, what surprised Hong Chengchou the most was a piece of news about Lu Xiangsheng.

During Lu Xiangsheng's tenure as the governor of Xuanda, he kept oil and salt and reorganized his armaments, which hindered the smuggling plans of these Shanxi merchants, especially because of the food policy, requiring rich people like them to pay more for food, which made them feel worse.

Therefore, after they tried to bring down Lu Xiangsheng in the officialdom and failed, they used dirty tricks and sent people to Lu Xiangsheng's hometown to secretly kill Lu Xiangsheng's father.Under Ding You, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to resign from the position of Governor of Xuanda, thus giving Chen Xinjia the opportunity to take over as Governor of Xuanda.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou was very angry.These Shanxi merchants, for the sake of money in their eyes, simply use all means, and they can use any means, and they have reached the point of madness.

After reading the confession, Hong Chengchou asked someone to send the confession back to the capital immediately.At the same time, it was ordered that the remaining four major Shanxi merchants must be found, especially that Fan Yongdou, who was the leader, must be found out, and he must not be allowed to slip away.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Son of Heaven's powerful army immediately started to act again.

On the one hand, for the mansions of the four major Shanxi merchants, dig three feet and continue to search to see if there are undiscovered secret rooms or secret passages; Everyone, and a reward has been offered, as long as they are not the main criminals, they can be exonerated if they identify the four major Shanxi merchants.

In this way, it is really rewarding.

　I was temporarily called to work overtime tonight, so the update is late.

　　
　
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