Chapter six hundred and eighty seventh head rolling
There were busy figures everywhere in Quanzhou Wharf. In order to catch people, Li Zhang had to block the wharf. As a result, many ships and cargo were piled up on the wharf. Fortunately, the blockade was quickly lifted, which made merchants work overtime to send goods, and sea boats sailed from the wharf to the sea.
However, the busy wharf today is a little different. Except for those who are busy making money, most of the people who have time follow the open space in the middle of the wharf. They see a high platform set up here, and rows of Hu people were escorted behind the platform, and they all refused to raise their heads dejectedly.
"Look, that one seems to be a sea merchant?" At this time, someone onlookers pointed at one of the Hu people in surprise.
"It seems that it's just that. Didn't you see that the one next to you is Male? In addition, there are also Kegler and others. It can be said that all the Hu merchants in Quanzhou City are here, and they are all their subordinates and family behind them!" At this time, a well-informed person directly corrected.
"A few days ago, was it just to arrest people everywhere in the city?" Someone also asked curiously. Although there was a lot of noise when arresting people, in order to avoid too much riots, Li Zhang still asked someone to block the news. Of course, this kind of blocking news was useless for the upper class, but it was enough for ordinary people.
"You don't know this. I caught people a few days ago, not only these Hu merchants. To be honest, these Hu merchants are just a bunch of shrimps, and the real big fish were all caught that day." The well-informed guy also replied with a smile again, enjoying the awe of others.
"Silent!" At this moment, suddenly, the yamen runners on the high platform shouted together, which also made the people who were talking in the audience slowly calm down. Then an official walked forward and someone recognized that the official was Ren Fang, the judge of Quanzhou. Ren Fang coughed dryly and said solemnly, "Dashi merchant Ajise, Male and a hundred and three others..."
Ren Fang held the testimony in his hand and read out the crimes of Aguse and others word by word, including the Dong family massacre, which also made many people look stunned. After all, the Dong family, which was the first major maritime merchant, was suddenly destroyed. This was a strange case, and there were many speculations among the people. Now the truth is finally revealed.
In addition to the case of the Dong family, Ah Guse and others often commit bad deeds and dominate the market, and even indulge their subordinates to hurt others. Moreover, their family is in great power and colludes with the government behind them. Not to mention ordinary people, even other businessmen dare not provoke them. They can only endure the losses after suffering losses. Now seeing Ah Guse and other people finally surrender, many people applaud.
"In view of the great crimes of Ah Guesse and others, I am here to pronounce the sentence, and Ah Guesse and others will be executed immediately!" Finally, Ren Fang finally announced the verdict on Ah Guesse and others, which also shocked everyone below, because there are many Hu people in the audience, and so many people were executed, wouldn't it mean that hundreds of heads fell to the ground?
The actions of the yamen runners on the stage also proved the speculations of the people below. They saw Aguse and Male, the first prisoners, were taken to the high platform as the first prisoners. Then the executioner went on stage, holding a ghost-headed knife in his arms. With Ren Fang's order, these executioners also raised their swords and fell. More than a dozen heads fell to the ground, and blood splashed out more than a foot, and the people close to them were sprayed all over, which made many people scream in shock, and the onlookers were also frightened and retreated.
However, the execution had just begun. Then rows of prisoners were taken to the high platform, and then heads fell to the ground one by one, and were picked up by the yamen runners with bamboo poles to stand on the dock to warn those latecomers.
Don’t think that this behavior is cruel. In fact, in ancient ports, almost every port would have a means of establishing authority to shock merchants who returned from the sea. After all, the sea is an illegal place, and no one will care about anything they do. However, when they go to land, they must abide by the laws, otherwise the demonstrators will be their example.
As Ah Guesse and others were beheaded, although some of his family members were innocent, this era was a priority for the ranks. Therefore, the families of Ah Guesse were either exiled or sold to official slaves. This was also a waste of the Hu people in Quanzhou. Even if there were a few fish that had escaped the net, they had already quietly escaped from the sea.
However, Quanzhou was only Li Zhang's first stop. After executing Ah Guse and others, Li Zhang immediately set off for Guangzhou. In addition to the wild dogs and the imperial guards, as well as the Hangzhou Navy and some of the navy drawn from Quanzhou, there was also Dong Qing, a miser. After the Dong family's massacre was cleared, most of the Dong family's property was returned to Dong Qing. It can be said that Dong Qing can now rebuild the Dong family, but he insisted on following Li Zhang.
"Do you want the Dong family's business?" Li Zhang sat at the bow of the boat and looked at the distant skyline, then asked Dong Qing behind him. Although the Dong family's business has been returned, if Dong Qing wants to regain control, he also needs to install and cultivate his confidant. It can be said that it was his busiest time, but at this time he chose to follow Li Zhang south to Guangzhou.
"Marty, my parents, brothers, my wife, wife, and children are gone. What's the point of restoring the Dong family's business back then?" Dong Qing replied with a depressed expression at this time.
Dong Qing's biggest motivation for his life was to avenge his family, but when he really saw Aguse and others being killed and Sun Li and others being taken back to the capital for trial, he would definitely not be able to escape the ending of death, but he suddenly felt confused, not even knowing what he should do next, let alone where the future was?
"You are not old, and it's not too late to marry and have children now. Maybe it will take a few years to have a new home." Li Zhang said lightly.
"I... I can't forget my dead wife and children. I don't want to marry and have children yet. Maybe I may change my mind in a few years, right?" Dong Qing said confused again at this time. In fact, he didn't know why he wanted to follow Li Zhang. Maybe it was because the other party helped him avenge him, so he wanted to repay his kindness. But with Li Zhang's status, even if he wanted to repay his kindness, he didn't know what to do?
Chapter completed!