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Seeing this situation, both of them were slightly surprised. When I looked carefully, I found that many officials, accompanied by soldiers, seemed to be inspecting the ships in front, and then pointing and something...

"Master Liao, they seem to be collecting taxes!" Wu Kuida was familiar with these scenes. After watching them for a while, he immediately turned to Liao Juren and said.

Liao Juren listened, looked at it for a while, and agreed with his statement. He immediately comforted Wu Kuida and said: "Look over there, see those people are nodding and bowing to the officials and soldiers. They are obviously just ordinary businessmen. Those minions are also We can only bully them!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Kuida came back to his senses, breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the ship docked, and an official led a group of soldiers to greet it. When they got close, they loudly asked: "Who is the owner of the ship? I see that this ship has a very deep draft. It must be something on the ship." It’s a lot, it’s time to check and pay taxes!”

"My master is Liao Juren from Minqing County, and this is him!" A servant on the side of the boat pointed at Liao Juren and immediately introduced him proudly.

Without realizing it, Liao Juren straightened his waist a little more, and asked with an attitude that was neither arrogant nor humble, "Do you still want to check again?"

When the young official heard this, an inexplicable look suddenly flashed across his face, and he asked: "May I ask Master Liao, do you know what is on this ship, cargo or personal property?"

"Porcelain!" Liao Juren said calmly, "They are all my personal property. Why do you still want to collect taxes?"

"Come on, get on the boat and check to see if what Liao Juren said is true!" After hearing this, the junior official immediately ordered the group of tall soldiers around him.

The soldiers had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. When they heard it, they immediately rushed onto the ship and started to inspect it.

Wu Kuida was a little worried when he saw it, but when he saw that although Liao Juren looked a little unswerving, he still didn't stop him, so he didn't say anything. I just hope that after the soldiers inspect it and confirm that it is Liao Juren's personal property, they will let it go quickly!

The porcelain in the cabin was neatly placed, and there was no concealment at all. The soldiers who boarded the ship to inspect it only took a cursory look and replied to the officer that this was indeed the case.

After hearing this, the clerk turned to look at Liao Juren and asked very solemnly: "Master Liao, we have been ordered to verify and need to verify again. Is this ship of porcelain personal property or cargo?"

"Are you deaf? I just said it once!" When Liao Juren heard this, his face was very ugly, and he said almost word for word, "This is my private property, do you still want to collect taxes?"

After hearing this, the clerk led the soldiers back out of the boat without hesitation. But he didn't leave, only one soldier ran away.

"Humph, did you see that if we were ordinary people, these cunning people would have to forcibly tax them!" Liao Juren looked at the people on the shore with disdain, who seemed a little unwilling, and then turned to Wu Kuida and said.

"That's right, that's right!" Wu Kuida was happy in his heart and nodded quickly, "Mr. Liao, you have a reputation for raising people, who dares to mess around!"

The two talked for a while, and then Wu Kuida was going to find the next delivery company, while Liao Tianyou was going to Fuzhou City to deliver some paperwork, and then prepared to say goodbye and leave. He was coming here on a business trip, otherwise, there would be no need for him to personally escort the ship.

But at this moment, I saw a general riding a horse in the distance leading a group of soldiers. When he arrived in front of their ship, he asked coldly: "Who is Liao Tianyou and Liao Juren?"

"Huh?" When Liao Juren heard this, he was a little surprised and a little unhappy and replied: "I am!"

"This ship's porcelain is your personal property, not for sale?" The general sat still on his horse, stared at him and shouted coldly, "Is this true?"

When Liao Juren heard this, he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't bear to change his words, so he confirmed it again.

After hearing this, the general wanted to verify Liao Juren's identity. This made Liao Juren very angry. He thought that these people were jealous after seeing a ship of porcelain and wanted to verify their identity again and again. If they were not the real ones, they would have to pay taxes again.

So, although Liao Juren was angry, he still showed the relevant identity certificate and official documents to the general.

After he finished reading, Liao Juren asked in a somewhat unkind tone: "How are you doing? Do you have any more questions? If not, don't stop me from getting off the boat!"

"Of course!" The general immediately heard this and did not return the information to him. He just looked at him and shouted coldly, "Come on, take him down and take him away!"

Upon hearing this, Liao Juren, Wu Kuida and others thought they had heard wrongly. But those soldiers were already prepared. When given the order, the northern soldiers rushed over like wolves and tigers, like an eagle catching a chicken. They easily tied up Liao Juren and pushed him away.

"What are you doing? Is there any royal law? I am a member of Minqing County, and I am on official business under the orders of the county magistrate. What are you going to do? Is there any royal law..."

Liao Juren's mouth was not blocked. It was impossible to escape from the soldiers, so he had no choice but to shout loudly.

The sound was so loud that people coming and going near the dock, and boats entering and exiting, could all be heard clearly. For a moment, everyone stopped what they were doing, stared at the scene on the shore, and talked in low voices.

"Why are these big-headed soldiers so bold? They just brazenly arrested the master? Who is that man?"

"That man is so tall, he seems to be from the north. He should be General Liu Guoneng, right?"

"What do you mean? What's wrong with the general? It's not easy to use force on the master of the people, right?"

"Could it be that all the notices are true, are they going to be taken seriously?"

"What, you want to beat the master of Juren? You don't know how to do it. Go and have a look!"

"..."

Without exception, those who saw the situation rushed over and followed the group of soldiers to a small square on the dock.

"Hey, there seems to be the flag of Master Zhongcheng!"

"No way, do you really want to take action?"

"Now there's something good to watch, haha!"

"..."

Sun Chuanting was here. Liu Guoneng escorted people to him and reported the actual situation.

Liao Tianyou was a little scared when he saw it. Seeing Master Zhongcheng's expressionless face, he was afraid and wanted to change his words.

Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting did not give him this opportunity, and shouted in a cold voice: "You are an official, but you have no king's laws. My official announcement has been issued, and I kindly reminded him. I even sent soldiers to the upper reaches to inform you, but you still knowingly committed the crime." , The king's law is ruthless, come on, follow the law and stick!"

A shipload of porcelain far exceeds the prescribed amount. According to the provisions of the Ming Dynasty Code, it will be directly punished with the maximum penalty, that is, the staff will stop at seventy, and a shipload of porcelain will be confiscated and sent to the official.

When Liao Juren heard this, he was shocked and wanted to tell the difference. But the soldiers on the side had already received orders and did not give him a chance. They dragged him down like a wolf and immediately began to execute him in full view of everyone.

The screams of "Ah...ah..." resounded near the pier, and everyone who was discussing in low voices immediately shut up. On the pier, the only sound left was Liao Juren's screams.