I did evil in the feudal land, but I was called a virtuous king

Of course, not all wealthy businessmen, there are still a few wealthy businessmen sitting in their seats, motionless as a mountain.

The ones signed are all rotten fish and rotten shrimps, and those who are sitting are the big ones.

"I haven't heard your answer yet." Li An looked coldly.

Hearing this, a wealthy businessman clasped his fists at Li An: "Although the prince is the king of Southern Border, Southern Border is also the territory of Dahua, and it is also protected by Dahua's laws.

The prince said that we evaded customs duties privately, so we can report to the capital, right and wrong, and the imperial court will give us justice! "

The evidence is all in front of them, and these people are still fair.

There is no other reason, they have a background in the capital, and the background is not small.

Even if it is revealed, they have found a scapegoat, and they can perfectly avoid the punishment of the law.

So they are not afraid of Li An, a new king who has just arrived!

"Hehe~" Li An smiled, and looked at one person coldly.

"Tang Feng, people from Fulin County, you fell in love with the eldest daughter of Li's daughter in Lijia Village, Fulin County last twelfth lunar month, so you forcibly took Li's eldest and younger daughter to your home and violated you.

Boss Li went to the county government to file a lawsuit. You gave 2000 taels of silver to the magistrate of Fulin County, and the magistrate found you innocent.

Afterwards, you sent people to threaten and intimidate Mr. Li's family, and the case was closed.

Three days later, Mr. Li's family was attacked by bandits, and all ten members of his family were disemboweled and died tragically at home! "

After all, Li An looked at Tang Feng coldly.

Tang Feng felt like sitting on pins and needles, his body trembling uncontrollably.

But he still forced himself to calm down: "The banditry in southern Xinjiang is serious, and bandits go down the mountain to rob houses frequently. Doesn't the prince want to pin this matter on the grassroots as well?"

"Yes, banditry is serious in southern Xinjiang, but why did the bandits only slaughter Mr. Li's family?"

Tang Feng wanted to explain, but Li An raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Three days later, the body of Mrs. Li's youngest daughter was also found in the ice and snow. When she was found, she was naked, covered in bruises and had no human figure. These have nothing to do with you?"

Liu Yiyi bit her lips lightly, and clenched her fists secretly. The status of Dahua women is low, and she is only one of the wealth of the head of the family.

Such tragedies have happened too many times, if I hadn't been saved by the prince, the next person to die miserably in the ice and snow might be me!

She knows very well that in such a society, a beautiful face and a graceful figure are opportunities for prosperity, but also disasters for falling into the abyss!

Tang Feng was sweating profusely, "This was also done by the bandits, Mrs. Li's youngest daughter stole my money, she was kicked out of the house a long time ago, and she has nothing to do with my Tang family anymore!

I'm afraid he was taken captive by the bandits halfway. The hateful bandits actually did such an outrageous thing!

For these, the prince can go to the Fulin County Government to collect evidence! "

Tang Feng spoke impassionedly.

Li An pinched his chin as if lost in thought.

"You are right, these are indeed the work of bandits."

Hearing this, Tang Feng breathed a sigh of relief, as long as everything was blamed on the bandits.

Li An looked at Tang Feng, and smiled coldly: "Aren't you beasts in clothes and clothes, are you no different from bandits? You oppress and humiliate the people, in the eyes of this king, you are also bandits!"

Tang Feng's eyes widened, and he looked at Li An in disbelief.

The faces of the other wealthy businessmen were also very ugly, looking at Li An, faint anger rose in their eyes.

"Now the king announces the sentence against you. Tang Feng colluded with officials and businessmen to oppress the fish and meat people in the village. You should be sentenced to death!"

Li An's voice fell slowly, and he immediately sentenced Tang Feng to death.

Tang Feng's face was pale, and he fell to the ground, backing away in fear: "You can't kill me, you can't kill me!"

Several guards pressed Tang Feng to the ground, Liu Qing took out the long sword in his hand with a cold face, and walked slowly towards Tang Feng.

He is the dead man next to Li An, the person Li An wants to kill, he doesn't ask right or wrong, he only raises the sword in his hand!

"No, don't come here." Seeing Liu Qing approaching step by step, Tang Feng hissed, "I want to see the County Magistrate Luo of Fulin County, and the County Magistrate Luo can clear my name!"

"Do you think Luo can survive after doing such a thing? You want to see him? He has been waiting for you at Naihe Bridge!"

Li An sneered, killing corrupt officials, he would not be merciful at all, counting the time, the head of Luo County Magistrate should have been hung on the gate of Fulin County!

Hearing this, Tang Feng's face was ashen, his whole body seemed to be sucked away in an instant, and he froze in place, speechless.

"Shu~"

A cold light flashed, and blood spattered.

Tang Feng's blood was splashed on the faces of several wealthy businessmen who were close, and there was a smell from their buttocks!

Chapter 9

Tang Feng's throat was sealed with a sword, and Li An didn't let his body be carried down.

This trick is still very useful to kill chickens and monkeys.

With Tang Feng's precedent, these wealthy businessmen and gentry were all intimidated by Li An's decisive and cruel methods.

Li An coldly glanced at the other people who did not kneel down: "What about you, is this money paid or not?"

"Shua, Shua, Shua~" The rest of the wealthy businessmen all knelt on the ground: "We're out, we're out!"

Li An nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand.

Liu Yiyi was about to send over the rest of the contract, but Li An grabbed her hand: "Wang Hu, send them over."

"Okay!" Wang Hu grinned, and respectfully accepted the contract from Liu Yiyi.

Li An had long noticed that Liu Yiyi's face turned pale. Obviously, Liu Qing's murder in court had a great impact on her as a weak woman.

Liu Yiyi was smart, and instantly understood Li An's intentions, and bowed deeply to Li An gratefully.

Wang Hu walked towards the rest of the rich merchants with a disapproving pace.

Walking up to him, he threw the contract directly on everyone's faces.

"Crack~"

Everyone's cheeks hurt from the beating, but they didn't dare to complain, and quickly picked up the contract to check.

Seeing this, Wang Hu drew out his sword impatiently: "Hurry up and sign for me, I'm already hungry and thirsty for my big sword!"

Hearing this, the frightened wealthy businessman could only nod his head repeatedly, without looking at the specific content of the contract, he hurriedly signed and signed it, and then signed it.

"Your name is Qian Lin, right?" Li An looked at one person.

"My lord, Xiaomin is Qian Lin."

Qian Lin's trembling answer, being called by Li An's name, he knew it was not a good thing.

"You are the largest grain merchant in Qingshui County, and today's Domi Baiwen in Qingshui County is from your handwriting, right?" Li An sneered.

Qian Lin tensed up instantly, sweating profusely, and quickly explained: "My lord, Xiaomin is not trying to raise prices to make the country rich, but Qingshui County is currently in short supply of food, and there are serious bandits along the way.

The villain transported the grain to Qingshui County, and several people were intercepted and killed by bandits along the way. There was very little grain that could be safely transported to Qingshui County!

That's why the price of food has risen so high, but the villain definitely didn't make any ill-gotten gains from food! "

Qian Lin's impassioned words made Tian Qi stunned for a moment. Tian Qi knew that the caravans transporting grain to Qingshui County were often robbed by bandits and suffered heavy casualties.

He also thought about sending troops to suppress the bandits, but he was suppressed by the people above him.

Just one sentence: "You, Tian Qi, should take care of the disaster situation in Qingshui County first, find a way to resettle the people first, and then bring up the matter of suppressing bandits!"

But if the banditry is not eliminated, the food cannot be brought in, and the price of food has skyrocketed, how will he resettle the victims?

Tian Qi only knew this, but Li An discovered the clues from Liu Qing's investigation.

Qian Lin had an affair with the bandits a long time ago, and he paid the bandits to plunder the grain of other grain merchants, so that other people's grain could not be transported in.

Qingshui County only has grain for his family, and the price of grain is not up to him to set.

Not all businessmen are as swayed by interests as they are, and many businessmen transport food for free to Qingshui County for disaster relief.

It's just that the food for these people was all intercepted by the bandits, and they died tragically not long after!

Over time, no one dared to visit the muddy water in Qingshui County anymore.

"Then what if the king sends someone to escort you to transport food?"

Li An looked directly at Qian Lin.

Qian Lin trembled, and said unwillingly: "If the prince is willing to send troops to escort the villain to transport grain, the villain will definitely restore the price of grain to the price before the disaster."

Li An shook his head.

Qian Lin gritted his teeth: "Xiaomin is willing to lower the food price to the lowest level!"

Li An still shook his head, and without waiting for Qian Lin to speak, he continued: "You have to sell the food yourself, that's so troublesome. I'm a good man, and I'll take all your food!"

"Then what price does the prince plan to charge?" Qian Lin asked tentatively. He knew that he would definitely lose money this time, but he only hoped that the loss would not be too much.

"More money?" Li An frowned.

"The guards I send out don't want to eat or drink? You plan to let me pay for the expenses along the way?

Besides, this king spared your life, so you don't need to repay this king? "

The corner of Qian Lin's mouth twitched violently. Isn't this too dark, and he doesn't want to pay a penny?

But the situation was stronger than people, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

"You are also a well-known grain merchant in the Jiangnan area, so this king has decided that after the water conservancy project starts, you will also provide all the food for the workers."

Li An's words directly made Qian Lin stand up angrily.

Why do you want to pluck the wool from yourself?Can't you just change it to another one?

"Xiaomin is also willing to contribute more to the prince's water conservancy project, but there is not much food in the villa's warehouse, so I am afraid it will be difficult to take on this important task!"

Qian Lin cupped his fists.

"Boss Qian is being humble. I know you still have dozens of private warehouses, and your private warehouses are full of food."

Qian Lin glared angrily, deceiving people too much!

Just as he was about to reply sternly, Li An directly pulled out the long knife from the guard beside him, and wiped the blade with a white cloth.

"I don't know if this knife is good or bad? How about cutting something to try?"

Li An muttered to himself.

"It's all up to the prince's orders." Qian Lin said this sentence in tears.

The food matter was settled, Li An looked at Li Fu.

"Your uncle is the servant of the household department?"

Li Fu was not too shocked when he heard this. Although few people knew about it, Li An knew all about his other details, so he was not surprised to know this.

The reason why he can become one of the best salt merchants in Dahua today is that his uncle, the servant of the household department, is secretly helping to operate.

"Although Mr. Li, the Minister of the Household Department, is a relative of Xiaomin, he is far away and has little contact with him. It is just a few letters from home every year to ask about his health."

The implication is that the Minister of the Household Department is my uncle, but we haven't had much contact with each other, and I have never bribed him or anything, so don't try to get me.

But after all, they are relatives, if there is any disaster in the family, he will not turn a blind eye.

The servant of the household department is also an important figure in the court. He does not believe that Li An, a new king who has just taken office, will tear himself apart with the household department of the court.

"Yeah." Li An nodded and said nothing.

Seeing this, Li Fu breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that today he is the only one who can take care of himself alone.

Although he also signed the contract given by Li An, it was only a few 10 taels of silver. For a salt merchant like him, this amount of money was still affordable.

Can't hurt at all.

"Do you think the investment I raised today is enough to repair the water conservancy project?" Li An asked again.

Li Fu frowned and looked at Li An.

"Water conservancy projects are spread all over Qingshui County and the eight counties below it. It is really too huge. The prince's money today may not be enough to repair the water conservancy projects."

"Da~" Li An snapped his fingers, "I also feel that the money is not enough, so I still need a good person to invest for me when the follow-up funds are insufficient."

After finishing speaking, Li An looked at Li Fu with a sinister expression.