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Chapter 306 How much wealth did Wang Lin steal from Yangzhou?

This official residence of the magistrate's yamen in Yangzhou is actually much larger than Wang Lin's Prince's Mansion in Bohai County in Qingzhou.

Typical garden architecture in the south of the Yangtze River, the mansion has gorgeous furnishings, all kinds of luxury items, antique calligraphy and paintings, countless.

A fourth-rank official, how can he have such financial resources, he is nothing more than a salt merchant.

The prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River and the prosperity of the salt merchants can be seen from this.

When each family received the invitation, although they were frightened and hesitant, they all came in the end.

Except for Song Qinan, the Patriarch of the Song Family, all the other Patriarchs brought no less than 200 expert guards to the banquet.

The banquet was held in the flower hall of Wang Ping, the prefect of Yangzhou.

Wang Lin stood quietly at the entrance of the hall, and greeted Jiang Chun and others who came to the banquet one by one.

Wang Lin had a gentle attitude, dressed in a python robe and golden crown, gentle and elegant, without the authority and strength in the legend.

After the heads of the various families were seated, Wang Lin got up and smiled and said, "Everyone, I am alone to patrol the south of the Yangtze River, mainly focusing on the two Zhejiang provinces, but also taking into account the salt courses in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River."

"The Xu family in Yangzhou was involved in Liangzhe Road Qian Zhongshu's treason and embezzlement. The evidence has been verified and the evidence is solid. Therefore, Gu led the army to raid Yangzhou to arrest Xu's family and bring them to justice."

Jiang Chun clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I'm Jiang Chun at the Jiang family. Jiang dared to ask the lord for advice. The Xu family was arrested by the government, and Jiang and the others dared not intervene. However, salt merchants like us have always kept ourselves safe in Yangzhou and operated legally. Violating the laws of the Song Dynasty, I don't know what the prince's intention is to gather us here?"

Yan Qing angrily scolded: "Presumptuous! How dare you talk to the prince like that!"

Wang Lin waved his hand: "Patriarch Jiang, don't be nervous. I invite all of you to come here. There is mainly one thing to discuss."

Wang Lin got up and looked around the crowd and said indifferently: "The Xu family is involved in the case, and this time they have raised their troops to resist, which has become a rebellion. I have already killed Wang Ping, the magistrate of Yangzhou. As for the Xu family, he will be punished!"

"A mere salt merchant can support thousands of private soldiers, and he is like a slave to order the officials of the court at will... This is Yangzhou of the Song Dynasty, not the Yangzhou of the salt merchants. I have to get rid of it to imitate others! "

Jiang Chun and the others took a deep breath.

Wang Lin said again: "The Xu family's share in the salt industry, holding the emperor's sword alone, granted the gold medal, and took it on behalf of the Salt and Iron Division of the Ministry of Households! But the salt lesson is the most important thing in my Song Dynasty. In order to ensure the stability of the salt tax in the south of the Yangtze River, Gu decided to introduce the salt from the Xu family and distribute it equally among the various families in Yangzhou, what do you think?"

The head of the Cheng family, Cheng Yizhou's white beard was startled, and he stood up suddenly and said, "Is what the lord said true?"

Bai Yulin hesitated for a moment, and smiled reluctantly: "My lord, the Xu family is the first of the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou, and the share is also the largest. Will the lord really share the shares of the Xu family among the seven others?"

Wang Lin: "Gu is the king of the Song Dynasty, patrolling on behalf of the heavens, how can he just talk about it?"

The Patriarchs of the Seven Families looked at each other quickly, feeling ecstasy in their hearts.

The Xu family's share is so huge. If the Xu family's share can be divided up, it will be a huge benefit for each family.

But how could Wang Lin have such kindness, not only did not move the seven of them, but also gave them such a large piece of meat to eat?

To be honest, Jiang Chun was the first one not to believe it.

Jiang Chun sat there and said lightly: "Your Highness must have some conditions, why not say it clearly, so that I can rest assured."

Wang Lin laughed loudly: "The head of the Jiang family is really extraordinary and has a unique vision. No wonder I heard that the Jiang family has contacts with officials from various states in the south of the Yangtze River when I was alone in Hangzhou. It is said that if the Jiang family trembles, Jiangnan will tremble three times. Big family!"

"This letter from Xu Lan can make the Yangzhou magistrate dispatch troops to rescue him. If it is Patriarch Jiang, I'm afraid it will be no exception."

Jiang Chun's face froze.

Everyone could hear the sarcasm and hidden threats in Wang Lin's words.

But Wang Lin didn't give him a chance to defend himself, and said directly: "Yan Yin cannot be given for free, this is the regulation of the imperial court, I believe you know better than Gu.

In addition, Gu led the army to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress corruption and chaos. These tens of thousands of soldiers ate horse chews, which cost a lot of money. The officials allowed Gu to raise money by himself, but Gu really didn't want to disturb the place, so..."

As soon as Wang Lin's words fell, Jiang Chun and the others changed their complexions and felt hatred in their hearts.

Is this simply blatantly extorting money!

Jiang Chun suppressed his dissatisfaction, but said calmly: "My lord, although my Jiang family has been operating in Yangzhou for many years and has made some profits, but I have also bought properties, and I can't get much cash on hand... However, since my lord I have already opened my mouth, my Jiang family is willing to offer one hundred thousand guan in military resources, and please accept it with a smile."

Wang Lin's face remained unchanged, but he sneered in his heart: One hundred thousand dollars?Send beggars?

Wang Lin said calmly: "What does the Jiang family say? The funding of the imperial court army is purely voluntary by the salt merchants and cannot be forced. Since the Jiang family's financial resources are tight, it is not convenient for the lonely to force others."

Wang Lin turned his head to look at the other six people: "In this case, the Xu family's salt quotation share, then share it with you and the other six families."

Jiang Chun's countenance changed suddenly, did this directly eliminate the Jiang family?
Jiang Chun got up and said, "My lord, what is the meaning of this? The Xu family's salt quotation share, why don't I have the Jiang family's share?"

Wang Lin slowly turned his head to look at Jiang Chun, with a trace of indifference in the corner of his mouth.

The greed of these Yangzhou salt merchants is beyond imagination.

Wang Lin wondered: "Why does the Xu family's share have to belong to your Jiang family's share? I don't understand. The Jiang family master will explain it to Gu."

Jiang Chun sneered: "The other six families have some, and my Jiang family is also indispensable. Otherwise, this Yangzhou Salt Industry really doesn't know what kind of chaos it will be."

Wang Lin wondered again: "Jiang Chun, where do you have the courage to threaten Gu?"

Wang Lin slapped the table, and the green-glazed teacup on the table rolled down and smashed to the ground: "Take it, chop it!"

The two tiger god guards stepped forward one at a time, drew out the simple knives at their waists, and without waiting for Jiang Chun to yell and resist, they raised the knives and cut off Jiang Chun's head, spouting bright red blood all over the ground.

Cheng Yizhou and the others turned pale with fright, but they sat there and did not dare to move at all.

"Don't think that you are just trying to rip off your salt merchants, but...you have accumulated huge profits, endangered the local area, and committed countless evil deeds, but you are only thinking about the fact that you have been operating salt courses for the country for many years , deliberately lenient the net, and give you a chance to change your past mistakes and redeem your merits."

"All the salt merchants are so rich that they can rival the country... Think about it, all of you, take national policies and people's livelihood as huge profits, and the imperial court earns very little money, but you eat a lot, and your mouth is full of oil. If you are alone, you will report to the imperial court. , will you all have a good end? The house will be ransacked and the family will be wiped out, all your family assets will be put into the treasury, and everything will be wiped out!"

"Gu's income is not for personal gain, but for military funds. Of course, I don't want to hide it from you, the government's internal treasury is lacking, and when I came to Jiangnan this time, I also got a secret order from the government... How to do it, you can think for yourself. "

"Xiao Yi, order someone to investigate Jiang's family, be strict and fast, and don't miss anyone!"

Wang Lin shouted coldly.

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It is impossible to collectively eradicate all eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou.

Although the seven families other than the Xu family are not good things, they can even be said to have done a lot of evil, endangering the place for a hundred years.

But salt merchants are related to salt tax, and salt tax is related to wealth. Once there is turmoil, the already stretched Song Dynasty treasury may not last for half a year. How to prepare for the war against gold?

So Wang Lin made a strategy from the very beginning to get rid of Xu's family and kill chickens to frighten monkeys.

But we can't just let these salt merchants go so easily.

They must be made to bleed hard.

Facts have proved that to deal with this group of Yangzhou salt merchants who are unscrupulous, sinister and vicious, and do all kinds of evil, you can only be more ruthless, cruel and ruthless than them.

Wang Lin doesn't mind if someone jumps out again, he will show no mercy, even if he continues to kill a person in Yangzhou, he will not hesitate.

After the Tiger God Guard sent Jiang Chun's head back to the family, the Jiang family immediately elected a new patriarch to preside over the overall situation.

Cheng Yizhou took the initiative to offer the Cheng family to contribute 200 million yuan, and the rest of the families had no choice but to follow suit.

Although 200 million is a huge amount, for these salt merchants, it will hurt the muscles and bones at most, but it can't be said to shake the foundation.

But Wang Lin also knows the truth of accepting when he sees something good.

The income of the seven families was 400 million guan, plus the income from the search of the Xu family, it is estimated that it will not be less than 2000 million guan.

Coupled with the income from Hangzhou...

He finally understood why the emperors of all dynasties liked to punish corrupt officials every once in a while.

Wang Lin was excited. His long-planned plan to expand the Tiger Cavalry finally had capital, but he didn't know how many war horses Murong Wan'er could bring back this time.

Qingzhou's [-] iron cavalry looks like a lot, but thinking about the future anti-golden cause, the vast majority of Jinren's army and horses are cavalry, and these [-] iron cavalry alone cannot compete with the golden soldiers.

……

Without any suspense, Wu Song led the Tiger Guards to invade Xu's manor, slaughtering all of Xu's family, not as many as the side branches.

Outside the city, blood flowed like rivers in Xu's manor, and the salt merchants in Yangzhou kept silent.

Yangzhou shook.

No one knew exactly how much family property Wang Lin had confiscated from Xu's Manor. Anyway, the Tiger God Guard had spent almost a day and a night in transportation before burning Xu's Manor to ashes.

And the Tiger Guards who had already prepared well escorted hundreds of carts back with a full load, heading for Hangzhou by land.

As for the mansion, land and storefronts accumulated by the Xu family for hundreds of years, Wang Lin ordered Xue Dafeng, the magistrate of Yangzhou, to deal with them in accordance with the law.

The people of Yangzhou cheered thunderously.

The sixth day of the first month of the second year of Xuanhe.

Wu Song led most of the Tiger Guardians back to Hangzhou by land, while Wang Lin took the Ning Navy boat and slowly headed for Hangzhou along the river.

It was also on this day, in Bangyuan Cave, Qingxi County, Muzhou.

A man named Fang La was supported by thousands of followers of the Ming Cult, and his daughter Jin Zhi was made a saint.

The rosy rays of the sky sprinkled on the surface of the Grand Canal, and there was a slight north wind on the surface of the river. Wang Lin, Gu Qingchuan and others sat in the lobby of this magnificent boat, talking and laughing happily, admiring the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river. .

A flock of wild geese flits across the sky in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Wang Lin suddenly frowned, and felt an extremely complicated and indescribable palpitation in his heart.

The foot suddenly trembled violently!
With a loud bang, all the furniture and furnishings in the head hall slid obliquely onto the floor, and there was an even more intense bang, Wang Lin clung to the window of the hall beside him, and saw an explosion on the river. Big waves, and the ship rocking toward what seemed to be a cracking shore!

(End of this chapter)