The reason why the third son of the Gu family was tortured was of course not to find any evidence. The [Jia Lian Legion] group of murderers simply wanted to make sure that they would not kill fewer people!
Jia Lian was really resting at this time. Yesterday afternoon, Lin Daiyu and Xiao Linyong, who had a good sleep and quickly recovered under the nourishment of "Praise of Life", discovered his arrival. The first and second children who had just lost their mother
The two cute babies hugged him and cried hard.
Jia Lian, who had been comforting the two children for half the afternoon, was really exhausted mentally and physically. At night, his spiritual consciousness possessed Dahei and Ahu. By this time, his body had already fallen into a deep sleep.
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In the early morning, Jia Lian had just woken up. He was changing and washing himself under the service of several pretty maids dispatched by the steward of the Lin Mansion. Jia Lian, who had been accustomed to being served since he was a child, naturally had no intention of being uncomfortable at all.
But with what happened to Jia Min at the moment, he had no intention of getting close to the beauty, and let the maids manipulate him with a calm expression.
I had breakfast with six-year-old Lin Daiyu and three-year-old Lin Yong. After the meal, I took the siblings to practice "Jia Style Tai Chi" in the yard. Finally, I gave them some homework to avoid
The two little guys started to think randomly again when they were free.
Before leaving, he ordered their wet nurse to take good care of them and the maids and women. When Jia Lian listened to the information compiled by Jia Xiazhou and others, he came to the outside of the courtyard where Jia Min's mourning hall was located. Jia Min's mourning hall was already far larger than
Yesterday's visitors came in an endless stream to pay homage to Jia Min.
Jia Lian was about to enter the mourning hall. A middle-aged man wearing a magistrate's official robe and a piece of white gauze tied on his arm, who looked a bit nondescript, came to Jia Lian and bowed first.
"Huang Jun, the magistrate of Yangzhou, paid homage to General Wuwei. I didn't know that the general was coming to Yangzhou, so I missed him from afar. Please forgive me, general."
Jia Lian glanced at this man with an expressionless face. The white jade sword [Moonlight] on his waist was slightly lit up with a faint light as fine as mist. He seemed to be slowly but urgently looking at Huang Zhifu and the people around him who were dressed similarly.
People are forced to leave.
[Moonlight] The ice-cold sword intent instantly aroused goosebumps all over these people's bodies, making their hairs stand on end, and the feeling of being sharpened by a sharp blade. But few of these officials who have been pampered for many years have tried it.
"My noble daughter of the Jia family died in Yangzhou. You, the prefect, really need your forgiveness from me!"
"..."
"General Jia clearly understands that this matter has nothing to do with this government!"
"Of course it's not you, otherwise how could you have the chance to appear in front of this general."
Magistrate Huang wiped the cold sweat that had suddenly appeared on his head and was about to say something to try to gain some favor from the killer star.
"Sir Huang, you are the magistrate of Yangzhou. The affairs of Yangzhou should be left to you. I hope you will not disappoint me."
"Yes...please give me your instructions, General."
"Last night, the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou sounded very arrogant! Each of them said that they were willing to compensate three to five million taels of silver, but they didn't even think about it. If they eliminate these cancers, wouldn't the silver still belong to me?
Now, I will ask you Yangzhou Prefecture to handle all the properties of these salt merchant families. According to the tone of these people's clamor last night, there should be 350 million taels of silver!
Half of the collected silver will be turned over to the national treasury or His Majesty's internal funds, and Yangzhou Prefecture can retain 10% for local use, and 20% will be paid to the general's cousin and cousin, and the last two costs will be used for their own purposes!"
"General, this...isn't this inappropriate?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. Before dawn today, not one of the eight major salt merchant families is left! If anyone has any objections to this matter, you can let them come to me on their own!
In addition, you scholars have a lot of eyes. I will make it clear in advance that the total assets of the eight major salt merchant families in Yangzhou must not be less than ten million taels of silver!
You can take care of the rest by yourself!"
After hearing this, Huang Jun, the prefect of Yangzhou, still had a bitter look on his face, but secretly he was already happy!
Unexpectedly, such a catastrophic disaster that happened in his own jurisdiction would turn into an extremely fat errand in the blink of an eye!
With a big boss like Jia Lian at the front, he only needs to be responsible for copying and selling various assets of the eight major salt merchant families. According to what Jia Lian just said, wouldn't he be able to get more than five million taels of silver?
Although less than one-tenth of the more than five million taels of silver would end up in his hands, the five million taels of silver were already the savings of his Huang family over several lifetimes.
Besides, how could those who benefited from the money scattered through his hands not praise him as Huang Jiajun?
So in an instant, the Yangzhou magistrate was full of energy and led his people to work eagerly!
I am afraid that someone in the court will come to stop and interfere with Jia Lian's actions. This matter of confiscating the property and dividing the money must be handled as quickly as possible!
Jia Lian watched the Yangzhou government officials leave under the leadership of the prefect Huang Jun, then turned to Jia Xiazhou beside him and said:
"Let people watch, don't let people swallow our spoils."
"Yes! General. But why do we still give half of the spoils to the emperor?"
"Those two fathers and sons, the older one has a close relationship with our old man. Otherwise, do you think the old man would be willing to sacrifice his life to preserve the old emperor's life just because of some family crisis?
Also, the current Emperor Baode is Keqing’s adoptive father after all. Before he clearly reveals that he wants to target us, I will not be willing to take the initiative to take action against the royal family!”
Jia Lian actually understood that he was just an ordinary person, no matter in his previous life or in this life!
He can't be decisive in killing, nor can he be ruthless, nor can he develop a heroic heart. If there is no system, he is probably nothing, but who is to say that this time he is really a loser?
Well, of course it’s up to you to feel comfortable!
Of course, not taking action first is just Jia Lian's current idea. What will happen next depends on what the two emperors of the Yang family do.
Being able to get money quickly made all the yamen in Yangzhou Prefecture from the prefecture down to the magistrate's office, including the large military camp guarding Yangzhou, work hard!
In just three days, Huang Jun, the prefect of Yangzhou, led his people and carried thick books to the Lin Mansion to meet Jia Lian.
The magistrate's respectful demeanor, like that of a lackey, attracted the attention of the Lin family's servants.
"General, all the assets of the eight rebel families have been accounted for. In the past two days, Xiaguan has disposed of most of their fields, shops, manors and mansions at 80% of the market price, giving a total of 48.9 million yuan in silver.
Two, nearly 30% of the assets still need some time to be sold, and it is expected that more than ten million taels of silver will be obtained."
"Well, you did a good job! Mr. Huang can still do something good. I will naturally speak kindly to you in front of His Majesty when I return to the capital one day. Do your best, Mr. Huang."
"Yes, I would like to thank the general for cultivating it. In addition, the Wu family has an excellent garden on the bank of the Qinhuai River in Yangzhou. When I saw it, I was reluctant to sell it. General, you have not yet found a place to stay in Yangzhou, so why not arrange it for you?"
After all, it can be regarded as a small thank you from the people of Yangzhou for getting rid of the cancerous tumors like Bani."
The meaning of flattery and surrender in these words was self-evident, and Jia Lian did not refuse. The Yangzhou magistrate did have a good official reputation, and the things he did this time were quite reliable. Although the people under him were bound to commit petty theft, they could not avoid it.
It's not too much. Overall, Jia Lian is satisfied with his ability to do things.
Accepting him is more reliable than someone like Jia Yucun!
