I'm really not the carpenter emperor

A Jin Yiwei Qianhu stood on the street, and naturally found the people looking out through the window eaves, so Da Ma stood in place with a golden knife and declared:

"The Fan family had an affair with Jiannu and sold military resources outside the customs. The supervisory department ordered me to seal down all the shops, code names, and acres of the Fan family!"

"The Fan family betrayed the country and kidnapped captives. The crime is unforgivable. The whole family was copied and beheaded, and their heads were hung in the market!"

At the end of the sentence, a group of school captains smashed open the door of a shop, rushed in and grabbed the shopkeeper, carried them to the street, and went down without saying a word.

With a sound of "噗嗤", blood was dripping, and a frightened head rolled to the ground.

"Fan's family ransacked all the captives, and the shopkeepers of shops all over the country also committed the crime of not reporting what they knew, so they will be executed together!"

"The Supervision Department and the East Factory are ordered to seal down Fan's family, and no one who has done nothing should not go to the streets!"

At the same time, other factory guards, local yamen servants, and officers and soldiers announced in various streets, and the people at home who heard these words were all terrified.

In a certain residential house, a woman with a child in her arms looked at her man through the window eaves.

The sound of announcements and footsteps from the street made the woman uneasy, and also made the crying baby gradually quiet down.

After a while, the woman asked:

"Did you hear me clearly, who is the supervisory department going to arrest this time?"

The man closed the window tightly, went to pull the door again, and then came back and sat on the couch, sighed and said: "I can't hear you clearly, someone outside is calling, it seems to be Fan's family."

"What, the Fan family?" The woman gasped when she heard that, "Two days ago I heard that the son of the Fan family hit someone while riding a horse on the street. I didn't expect the retribution to come so soon."

"It's not like this, it happens every day, and it's not just the Fan family who did it, so how can they be executed slowly? This time, the court wants to seal up all the shops of the Fan family. It must be a felony!"

"I heard that the Fan family had an affair with the Tartars. This time, the Tatars were defeated in the great victory in Liaodong. The Fan family exported grain and grass outside the customs to make huge profits, and was caught by the supervisory office!"

When the man said this, he still seemed a little excited. He clenched his fists and said to the woman: "If this is the case, the Fan family should really be arrested!"

"Hey, if you can't catch it, what are we doing!" The woman had a different idea, and he sighed while putting the child to sleep:

"During this period of time, the imperial court was dealing with major cases and arresting people. There must have been hundreds of severed heads. What is this for?"

"In my opinion, this Daming is going to change soon!"

"We just want to live in peace and stability..."

Chapter 442 Retribution is never absent

It's night, Zhangjiakou Wharf.

More than a dozen large Cangshan cargo ships with the Chinese character "Fan" waving their flags quietly docked aside, and the crescent moon in the sky was reflected on the sparkling river.

Accompanied by the sound of the sea breeze, the sea merchants are also gathering on their respective boats for dinner.

A sea merchant who had just returned from the island country looked at the goods of the Fan family and couldn't help feeling a little envious.

"Where do the Fan family ship more than a dozen large ships every day, and where can they find such a good financial backer?"

Someone jumped out to answer this question immediately.

"You don't know that. The Fan family will transport them to Denglai, and then go to sea from Penglai Water City. There must be some agreement with the Fanyi."

Hearing this, someone suddenly realized and sighed:

"Indeed, the Panyi people have always spent a lot of money in business."

Hearing these words, a sea merchant came over with vigilant eyes, and warned, "Don't you know that the imperial court established the Imperial Chamber of Commerce in Suzhou to manage the business with the Fanyi?"

Someone gave a disdainful cut and said:

"It is because I know that I have to hurry up and run a few more times. When the Emperor Chamber of Commerce covers Zhangjiakou, it will not be so easy to get out."

Soon, all the sea merchants started chatting with each other.

As soon as the sun set, a curfew was imposed in the city, and the joint action of the Supervisory Office and Dongchang made people's hearts slapped and buzzed, but it didn't affect the businessmen who came from south to north.

Most of the people here are not from the local area, they just passed by and docked at the pier in Zhangjiakou overnight. Even if there is something going on in the city, it is none of their business.

At this time, a businessman looked towards the Fan family's fleet, and found that many hired people were patrolling with swords and sticks. They didn't know what they were transporting, making it so mysterious.

A sailor was lying on the deck, shaking with the hull.

This was an unbearable jolt for ordinary people, but he was moaning comfortably, and he was about to fall asleep.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps in the distance, and the sailor turned over and subconsciously wanted to touch the waist knife beside him, but when he looked up, he was stunned.

What came was a group of officers and soldiers in armor, headed by a general.

When the officers and soldiers arrived at the pier, they got ready for battle, and pointed their guns at the side of the Fan family's fleet from afar. Mr. Qian stepped forward and shouted:

"Listen up, it has been found out that the Fan family is connected to the captives. This is full of food, grass and military supplies, and it cannot be transported out of the customs!"

"Right now, my officer Paul is fine!"

Speaking of this, Mr. Qian's eyes moved slightly, and he held his hand on the handle of the wild goose-wing knife, and said coldly: "If you dare to resist, you will be punished as a felony of cooperating with captives. The whole family, young and old, will be executed!"

Hearing this, the sailors above all panicked.

After all, although they were licking blood with knives and rolling among the dead, they took this job just to make money to support their family.

If you fight against the officers and soldiers because of this, it's not just your own business.

Besides, the formation of officers and soldiers doesn't look like a joke. It's just two words to say that they have fought well. What's more, even if they win this time, what will they win?

To win an ending for the whole family, old and young?

Run, is it the king's land in the whole world, where can these people whose roots grow in the land of Ming Dynasty drag their families with them?

It’s not like those who have a family think so. Those who can eat enough for one person and the whole family is not hungry also have to ponder whether it is worthwhile or not.

Even the officers and soldiers of the imperial court were mobilized, which shows the determination to punish the Fan family.

Fan Jiatonglu, that's their own business. They are the only ones hired to protect the fleet when they go to sea. It's not worth fighting the officers and soldiers.

The sailors were still thinking about it, and a person came out of the cabin in a hurry, but it was Fan Yongdou, the eldest son of the Fan family who killed someone on horseback two days ago.

Do you think this guy seems to be in the slightest after killing someone?

If Zhu Youxiao hadn't directly issued an imperial decree to destroy the Fan family, this kid might still be alive in the cabin now.

The current head of the Fan family is not Fan Yongdou, because the old man Fan Dengku is not dead yet.

Fan Yongdou is only in his early twenties this year, and he has already shown the kind of "foresight" that will be very business-minded in the future.

Who is Fan Yongdou?

This guy made his fortune by transporting grain, grass, and military resources outside the customs during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and thus became the first Shanxi merchant, and was bestowed the first of the eight imperial merchants by Emperor Kangxi!

In fact, before Fan Yongdou became the head of the family, the Fan family was a relatively powerful family among the Shanxi merchants, and it also occupied a place among the merchants in the whole country, belonging to the "veteran rich family".

As early as the Hongwu period, the Fan family had been doing business in Zhangjiakou and Mongolia. It has gone through six generations, and Fan Yongdou is the eldest son of the seventh generation.

Putting this aside for future generations, they will be the second-generation children who will inherit a family business worth hundreds of billions in the future.

The Fan family has lived in Zhangjiakou for many generations. Zhangjiakou flows through the canal, and it can reach Penglai in the east, enter the sea through Penglai, and it is very convenient to transport goods in Shanxi and Shaanxi in the west.

Establishing a family in this place was indeed a wise decision made by the Fan family in the early years. It is very convenient to do business with Mongolians and foreigners.

During Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, the Fan family was an honest child, doing business in China according to their duties, and did not dare to have any unreasonable thoughts.

What a joke, Emperor Hongwu's swiftness in killing people was just kidding with you?

It was the same after that. Fan Lan, the fourth-generation Patriarch, was even praised by Emperor Jiajing because he was very supportive of the imperial court's disaster relief. He almost became the first imperial merchant in history.

But when it was passed down to the sixth generation, that is, the generation of Fan Yongdou's father Fan Dengku, something went wrong.

To be precise, it was because the old man was too indulgent when he was young, he was out and about all day long, and he didn't pay much attention to educating his son, which caused Fan Yongdou's whole thoughts to go astray, thinking about crooked ways all day long.

After Fan Yongdou heard the news of Daming's victory and Jiannu's disastrous defeat, he expected that Jiannu would need a lot of food and military supplies.

In fact, any businessman with some skills can't guess it, but no one wants to be the first person to eat crabs.

Fan Yongdou was a stunned young man who directly suggested to Fan Dengku to secretly transport food and supplies outside the customs.

Fan Dengku wondered if this was courting death, and at first he severely reprimanded Fan Yongdou, telling him to save himself from worrying about it and practice business in a down-to-earth manner.

Fan Yongdou was naturally dissatisfied. He felt that this was a god-sent opportunity to start a business, so he privately formed a fleet to sell goods through customs, and finally made a lot of money, but he has not been discovered yet.

As a result, Fan Yongdou's prestige in the Fan family rose greatly.

Fan Dengku was so confused that he actually thought that this was a feasible method, so he released the rest of the Fan family's children to manage the shop.

That is to say, Fan Yongdou officially became the heir of the Fan family at that time.

Because of what, because he made a lot of money by bringing goods to Jiannu. Although Fan Dengku was worried, he still couldn't resist the unprecedented huge profits brought by this method of bringing goods.

As long as they are "undiscovered" like that time, it's fine.

When many businessmen present heard that Fan's family was ransacked because they brought goods outside the customs, they felt it was inconceivable, but they also felt a sense of irony.

Fan Dengku has been honest all his life, but he didn't expect to lose his life at the end of the day, and his son who failed to live up to expectations was severely tricked.

The merchants didn't understand that although the Fan family was not the first Shanxi merchant, they were now also famous for their trade outside the customs.

The four words "Jia Yu Biancheng, written with faith" are the praises passed down by merchants to the Fan family in Zhangjiakou, which is the foundation laid by the past generation heads.

Unexpectedly, by the time of the sixth generation of Fan Dengku, he transformed himself into a traitor who controlled the captives and betrayed the country. The savings of the seven generations were burned, and all became the small coffers of the imperial court.

Many people just wanted to watch the fun, they couldn't figure it out, the Fan family was already a "big businessman", why would they want to touch this thunder?

Speaking of it, it is surprising that the imperial court handled things quickly this time.

The imperial decree of Emperor Tianqi came down directly the next day, and it was given in one sentence: all the families were copied and executed, and the assets of the whole country were seized.

Where are you going to justify this matter, saying that you used to do business in a dutiful way, but this time you are out of your mind?

Could it be said that the murderer was impulsive, but he was actually a good person before?

There is nothing to say. The merchants felt that it was a pity, and they didn't think there was anything that should not be sealed or killed. Tonglu is already a certainty. Since your Fan family has done it, don't blame the court for being cruel.

When the apocalypse comes, although retribution will be late, it will never be absent.

Volume [-] Rise of the East

Chapter 443 Fan's End

The night at the pier was very dark, but it was brightly illuminated by the torches in the hands of the officers and soldiers.

The shouts awakened many merchants and sailors who were already asleep, and they all looked this way. Fan Yongdou, who was standing on the deck of the ship, had a gloomy expression, and he had a bad feeling.

He rolled his eyes, signaled his trusted sailors to get ready, and forced a smile:

"Mr. Zheng Qian, what are you doing?"

"My Fan family has always been doing business according to its duties. It is known to the whole world that it is a good business for border families...Your Majesty must have been deceived by some treachery!"

"Besides, even if it is the imperial court, it should pay attention to the law in doing things, right?"

"You say that my Fan family is traitorous. This is just a one-sided statement. There is no evidence. Just based on this sentence, I will be executed. What's the reason?"

Zhangjiakou Qianzong Zheng Li had already led his team to the shore of the pier under the boat, and said with a gloomy face:

"Fan Yongdou, don't make such a verbal argument!"

As Zheng Li said, he cupped his fists far away to the north, and said loudly: "This time, His Majesty issued an order. By saying this, aren't you implying that His Majesty is self-willed?"

"If this is the case, I should invite the imperial court to kill your nine clans to thank the emperor for his kindness!"

Having said this, Fan Yongdou couldn't continue, his face changed again and again, cloudy or sunny, he stepped forward after a while and said in a low voice:

"Mr. Zheng Qian, I will give you 1 taels of silver, how about letting me go?"

"This is 1 taels of silver!"

"Zheng Li, even if you spend your whole life as a soldier, you still won't get half of this!" Fan Yongdou's face suddenly became serious, and he laughed again after saying this.

Seeing Zheng Li's expression hesitated, Fan Yongdou suddenly felt something was going on, leaned over and said:

"With this money, you can buy land, marry a wife and concubines, and take care of the house. You can do whatever you want."

"Aren't you happy on such a day?"

When Fan Yongdou said this, the smile on his face gradually stagnated. Looking at Zheng Li's hesitant expression, the corners of his mouth curled up, and said again:

"How about it, 1 taels of silver, isn't it enough to buy my life?"

"Not enough, I'll add another 5000 taels, no, add another 1 taels, 2 taels!"