Chapter 0296 Home search, public trial, beheading!
Zhang Haogu didn't know anything about what happened in Liaodong.
Whether it's poisoning or assassination, this kind of thing is too random.
The best thing is to poison their whole family.
If the poison doesn't kill you, there's nothing you can do except wait slowly.
Use despicable tricks first.
The internal problems of Ming Dynasty must also be dealt with first.
Especially now.
Zhang Haogu's whole mind was focused on Shanxi.
When it comes to this group of Shanxi merchants, this group of people secretly did business with the Mongols. Looking back, it can even be traced back to the period of Renxuan's rule. However, at that time, they still did not dare to be presumptuous.
However, after the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty was completely disgraced. The Shanxi merchants naturally became more courageous, and by the end of the Ming Dynasty they became more and more blatant.
Because, there is really no risk.
The local officials have been bribed, and there are even soldiers who help them transport goods. Why, because the court does not pay the soldiers, but even if they do, the local officials directly embezzle them.
On the contrary, as long as the goods are shipped once, the profit will be at least three times.
Three hundred percent profit, who can not be tempted by this?
Because of this, it can be said that the entire Shanxi Shanxi merchants have accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. Zhang Haogu would have felt sorry for himself if he did not plunder all the money of these Shanxi merchants.
There are thousands of close relatives among the eight major Shanxi merchants.
When it really came to this point, Zhang Haogu stopped hiding and asked the court to mobilize another 5,000 new troops. He arrested all these thousands of people and then began to sort out their wealth bit by bit.
In addition, Zhang Haogu also made full use of family members of the eight major Shanxi merchants.
Now, the opportunity for meritorious deeds is placed in front of you.
Have you seen the imperial edict?
Some people will be pardoned. As long as you confess quickly enough, you will be pardoned sooner.
Especially this Fan Hongtang, who seemed to be the new generation head of the Fan family, took the lead and first found all the Fan family's account books and then verified them one by one.
Fan Yongdou was so angry that he kept yelling and cursing. Fan Hongtang was simply a beast who forgot his ancestors.
These are all the wealth that our ancestors have accumulated with great difficulty. That's one tael of silver and one tael of silver. You are so stupid that you have to sell all your family now.
Zhang Haogu still adhered to his principles.
There was no torture, but even so, Fan Yongdou felt like his heart, liver, and lungs were trembling with pain.
When every piece of property and wealth in the Fan family was dug out, Fan Yongdou felt like his heart was being dug out.
"Fan Yongdou, you are a criminal in the imperial court. You don't know how to repent now, and you are still talking nonsense here!" Fan Hongtang said coldly: "You, a traitor, have what qualifications do you have to shout and be arrogant in front of me?"
Fan Yongdou was furious and Fan Hongtang then gritted his teeth and said: "This is all the money our ancestors gave us that we have saved so hard, you, you just dig it all out?"
Fan Hongtang looked at Fan Yongdou, smiled and said, "What does the money saved by our ancestors have to do with me?"
Fan Yongdou was shocked.
Fan Hongtang said coldly: "Fan Yongdou, do you still remember? Four years ago, a batch of goods in our hands was robbed by the Mongols from Ulianghai. Who, who, went to steal this batch of goods?"
Is the batch coming back?"
Fan Hongtang gritted his teeth and said: "It's me. The Mongolian sword was almost pressed against my neck. I went to get the goods back. I also established trade between my family and Wuliang Hai. But, take the lead, you
How much did Fan Yongdou give me?"
"I worked hard to earn back the family business. What did you give me? It's less than 300 taels of silver. You can buy a mink velvet for a fucking thousand taels of silver!"
Fan Hongtang sneered and said, "Why? Just because I'm not a direct descendant of the family?"
Fan Yongdou was shocked.
Fan Hongtang said calmly: "So, what does the family's so much money have to do with me? Now, thanks to the love of Prime Minister Zhang, I have been given this opportunity, and I will definitely dig out every piece of money from the Fan family.
come out!"
"You are simply crazy!" Fan Yongdou couldn't help shouting.
Fan Hongtang laughed loudly: "I'm crazy, Fan Yongdou, I'll tell you. It's not that I'm crazy, but if I can't dig out all the Fan family's wealth, if I hide one or two things, if
The other Fan family dug out the money, so I will be the unlucky one!"
Fan Yongdou felt that his heart was cold.
Does this still require interrogation by Jin Yiwei?
There is no need at all, let the Fan family interrogate their own people, let them expose and accuse their own family, nothing can be concealed, nothing can be hidden.
Taiyuan Prefecture
Zhang Haogu is writing a memorial.
The situation in Shanxi can be described as earth-shattering.
If Shanxi merchants want to do this business safely, the relationship between the top and bottom must be managed well. The entire officialdom is almost corrupt.
Especially the commander-in-chief of Datong, who occupies Datong, and has the final say on everyone who comes in and out.
These people were all infiltrated by Shanxi merchants.
Both low-level officers and high-ranking officers in the army have been infiltrated, including Qu Jiazhen, the commander-in-chief of Datong.
After reading the information, Zhang Haogu narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Okay, okay, Commander-in-Chief of Datong, this position is so important. Now, he is also part of the chain of interests in the hands of Shanxi merchants. How brave, how brave!"
Cui Chengxiu immediately said: "Second uncle, this has already involved the general of Datong, and it is causing great trouble!"
"Yes, what you said is absolutely correct, it will cause great trouble!" Zhang Haogu leaned slightly on his chair: "If the Datong General Soldier makes a little trouble, things will be big. This Qu Jiazhen must
It’s coming out!”
While talking, Zhang Haogu still took out the imperial edict, shook it casually, and said calmly: "To find out how many remaining members of these people, let them dig up all the people they usually make friends with.
come out."
Having said this, Zhang Haogu smiled, clenched his fist casually, and said calmly: "Let Cao Wenzhao come over!"
"General Datong!" Cao Wenzhao suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhang Haogu in disbelief: "This, is this impossible?"
"Nothing is impossible, don't overestimate the bottom line of this group of people!" Zhang Haogu looked at Cao Wenzhao and said: "Go and capture Qu Jiazhen, don't have any worries, just capture it, the Ming Dynasty
I dare to touch the prince, let alone a small general of Datong. Remember, don’t be afraid, I will take care of everything!"
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will definitely not let you down!" Cao Wenzhao immediately said, "I will go to Datong now!"
"Go with the imperial edict!" Zhang Haogu pointed to the imperial edict on one side: "Just say that you are only here to pursue Qu Jiazhen alone. All other officials in Datong will not be punished. If they dare to join forces with Qu Jiazhen
, that is treason, no need to be polite!"
The content of this imperial edict stated that Zhang Haogu should be fully responsible for all matters in Shanxi.
You, Commander-in-Chief of Datong, also want to listen to me.
Cao Wenzhao took the imperial edict with both hands and said quickly: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, your humble position will definitely fulfill your mission!"
Later, Cao Wenzhao led 2,000 new troops to Datong to capture Qu Jiazhen. After discovering that his affairs were exposed, Qu Jiazhen took advantage of his large numbers and tried to capture him on the spot.
Cao Wenzhao.
The worst case scenario is that they will directly rebel and join the Jiannu slaves.
Then, the new army fought a real battle with the defenders of Datong.
In this battle, the new army's fighting bravery, strength, and firearms' destructive power really shocked the Datong border troops. They never expected that the fighting power of these new recruits was so strong.
The result of the battle was that the Datong garrison was completely defeated. It would have taken a lot of effort to defeat the Mongols in ordinary times, let alone deal with the new army now, not to mention that they still had an imperial edict.
The soldiers had no fighting spirit, and Qu Jiazhen, the commander-in-chief of Datong, was captured alive by Cao Wenzhao. This also shows the combat effectiveness of the new army.
For the time being, Zhang Haogu still asked Cao Wenzhao to temporarily act as the Datong General Soldier, and the new army was stationed to stabilize the situation. At the same time, it was also necessary to arrange for a new Datong General Soldier to come over and stabilize Datong.
Zhang Haogu spent a lot of time writing to Zhu Youxiao, temporarily asking Xiong Tingbi to come over and serve as the commander-in-chief of Datong.
In this way, Xiong Tingbi has temporarily recovered.
Originally, after Qu Jiazhen, the next commander-in-chief of Datong should be Man Gui. However, Zhang Haogu and Man Gui were not familiar with each other, so he asked Xiong Tingbi to temporarily take over.
The General Army of Datong controls the gateway to Shanxi, and its position is very important. Cao Wenzhao may not be able to suppress this group of traitors. Secondly, Cao Wenzhao can be of great use. Zhang Haogu also wants to
Cao Wenzhao should be left in the New Army to train hard for a few years before being entrusted with important responsibilities.
Now let Cao Wenzhao serve as the commander-in-chief of Datong, which is a disgrace.
Today, the position of Datong Commander-in-Chief is quite suitable for Xiong Tingbi. This guy's identity and status are quite enough to suppress these gangsters. Secondly, he is good at defense but not good at offense, and he is still very good at fighting defensive battles.
Cao Wenzhao is now a complete new army. His tactics, ideas, and combat methods are all new. It will definitely not work for him to control the Datong garrison.
Xiong Tingbi naturally came over quickly, Cao Wenzhao and Xiong Tingbi made a simple handover, and the situation in Datong was naturally stabilized.
Qu Jiazhen was also arranged directly to the capital by Zhang Haogu, leaving Zhu Youxiao to deal with this guy himself.
Later, Zhang Haogu was not idle at all.
Quickly clean up the wealth of the eight major Shanxi merchants.
Zhang Haogu still had to come up with a list of what kind of people could be used and what kind of people should have their sentences reduced appropriately, and it took a lot of thought.
Then, he will kill people.
What kind of person he is and what kind of crime he has committed will be explained clearly to you.
Then, Tiqi and the captains escorted them through the city and conducted a massive public trial.
Everyone was dejected, feeling as if their souls had been taken away.
It has to be said that Zhang Haogu is already very good at public trials.
Killing people and killing people's hearts, it works!
Along the way, a large number of people came out of their homes to watch this massive trial.
Seeing the miserable appearance of these people, no one sympathized with them. The eight major Shanxi merchants were not ordinary rich, and they still couldn't empathize with the landlords.
also.
During the public trial, their charges were laid out one by one.
Fornicating slaves and smuggling Mongolia are relatively small things.
The most damn outrageous thing is that these people actually united with the Mongols and the Jiannu to rob their own people. The Mongols and the Jiannu plundered the nine sides, plundered the population, plundered the women, and I don’t know how much they robbed.
The Shanxi merchants wanted them to rob. If they didn't rob, how would they get the money to buy Shanxi merchants' goods?
All of a sudden... many people were angry.
Kill them, kill them!
Angry voices broke out. Shanxi has always been a key area harassed by the Mongols. Who knows how ferocious the Mongols are? They have been looted many times.
There is also Liaodong. Many of them went to Liaodong at the beginning, but in the end they never came back.
It turns out that these bastards colluded with the Mongols, they colluded with the slave builders, and they were doing harm to themselves for the sake of money?
Scattered curses were heard throughout the public trial. At first, the curses were sporadic, but later, some people started to swear wildly.
Fan Yongdou panicked.
He was extremely frightened.
The Fan family's property has been completely plundered, and Fan Yongdou's crime has been completely exposed to everyone's sight.
"Fan Yongdou, do you admit to your crime?" Cui Chengxiu was stunned, and then said coldly.
Fan Yongdou was shocked and said tremblingly: "I'm just a businessman, a businessman. What's wrong with me? I'm just doing business..."
"merchant?"
Cui Chengxiu snorted coldly and said coldly: "Is this the reason why you colluded with the Mongols, colluded with the Jian slaves, and allowed them to enter the country to rob the people? The imperial court has strictly prohibited the sale of certain things to the Mongols and Jian slaves. You guys Ignoring the imperial decree and selling these contrabands to the slaves and Mongols without authorization, you still have the nerve to say that you are just a businessman? What's wrong with you?"
"You are wrong in killing the people. There are thousands of people in Ming Dynasty, how innocent they are!"
Cui Chengxiu said righteously: "Today is the time for you to pay for your blood debt!"
Fan Yongdou was trembling all over.
After today's public trial, they will be executed thoroughly, that is, they will all be beheaded in Taiyuan Prefecture.
First, there are the eight major Shanxi merchants, and then there are the officials who were colluded with by the eight major Shanxi merchants. Overall, the number is about one hundred and sixty-five.
If it were an ordinary person, they really wouldn't have such courage.
But who is Zhang Haogu?
They really fought all the way. Starting from Liu Changgeng and Chen Daoheng, the eunuchs around the Dog Emperor, a large number of dog officials who increased their allocation, and Zhao Nanxing of Zhending Mansion were clearly dealt with by Zhang Haogu. .
In Zhang Haogu's own words, don't have any worries, punish those who deserve to be punished, and those who deserve to die, die.
This group of insects is a sore in my Ming Dynasty. They always think that because they have a large number of people, they can act unscrupulously, and if something goes wrong, they can just say whatever they want without blaming everyone.
I just want to tell them that, by coincidence, I, Zhang Haogu, really like to deal with a lot of movies.
How about the Donglin Party?
The biological mother who was tortured by Zhang Haogu exploded.
What about these princes of the Ming Dynasty? In the end, they were all docile and obedient to me, obviously.
Don't always think that the law does not punish everyone, and don't think that because the so-called seriousness of the matter means that we dare not do anything to you. I, Zhang Haogu, just like to let you fully understand what torture is.
After the interrogation, go straight to the killing.
After the interrogation, Fan Yongdou was taken directly to the execution ground, and the next person to be interrogated was Qu Jiazhen, the commander-in-chief of Datong.
How much money did Qu Jiazhen take from these Shanxi merchants? Secondly, as the general soldier of Datong, how could you, Qu Jiazhen, let these Mongolians in and rob them?
Moreover, Qu Jiazhen himself even pretended to be Mongolians and robbed people in Shanxi.
When the imperial court wanted to search, Qujiazhen also had a reason to say that the Mongols had cut through the Great Wall and sneaked in. The number of people each time was only about a few hundred, and they came and went like the wind. I can guard Datong and prevent the generals from letting in.
The large-scale Mongols came in, which was already amazing.
Now, Qu Jiazhen honestly explained how he let people in to rob. As long as the scale was not large, the imperial court could explain it.
In addition, Shanxi merchants give themselves a lot of money every year. Over the years, Qu Jiazhen has also accumulated a lot of wealth.
After hearing this, many people already felt that a cerebral hemorrhage was about to break out.
Countless people burst into shouts and curses, demanding that Qu Jiazhen be immediately delayed. As an official of the imperial court, you actually colluded with the Mongols. Even if you colluded with the Mongols, you actually pretended to be a Mongolian to rob me?
Aren't you a court official?
It's not noon, it's the biggest injustice for such a heinous person to live for one more minute.
Cui Chengxiu restrained himself strongly, fearing that he would chop off Qu Jiazhen if he couldn't control himself. He felt that he was despicable and shameless, and he always wanted to make money occasionally, but compared with this Qu Jiazhen, he was simply a Ming Dynasty.
Zhongliang was simply the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty.
After the interrogation, he will be cut off directly. Qu Jiazhen's salary will be higher, and he will be sentenced directly to Chi.
Then, Fan Yongdou watched helplessly as the eight Shanxi merchants were dragged to the guillotine one after another.
The blade of the knife fell, and one head after another detached directly from their bodies.
Fan Yongdou's whole body began to tremble.
Then, he raised the knife and dropped it.
Fan Yongdou's head flew up, and then he saw his body, which had no head and was spurting blood. After rolling a few times, Fan Yongdou simply died and could no longer die.
"What a pity. I wish I had been more cautious at the beginning!" - This was Fan Yongdou's last thought.
