With Tian Ye's words, the soldiers below were much more restrained when they took action again, especially towards the maids, the ladies did not dare to be too presumptuous.
Jia Yucun stood aside and looked at Tian Ye. He was not angry at how much he had taken care of the Zhen family. Since he came to Jinling Mansion, the Zhen family had restricted him a lot, and even said he didn't look down on him at all. Until now,
Tian Ye also protected them. This time when he goes back, he must report Tian Ye to his master according to the report.
Things became easier to handle next. Almost all the servants and masters of the Zhen family were imprisoned in a small courtyard. Then the soldiers began to seal off all the rooms and warehouses and began to slowly conduct an inventory.
In the following days, Tian Ye and Jia Yucun were very busy. They had no idea that the Zhen family had such a huge property.
The amount of cash found in the warehouse alone amounted to nearly 7 to 8 million taels, and there were 5 to 6 million taels of gold. The Zhen family's warehouse has already caught up with the Ministry of Household's treasury.
Next, Tian Ye and Jia Yucun had a division of labor.
Tian Ye continued to be responsible for the confiscation of the Zhen family's property, while Jia Yucun's task was to purchase grain.
After Tian Ye finished allocating things, he immersed himself in various properties of the Zhen family.
It didn't matter if he didn't check it. After checking it, Tian Ye was frightened to the point of losing his mind. He didn't expect that the Zhen family had so much land.
Only in the vicinity of Jinling, there are 1.34 million acres of farmland, and there are more than 1 million acres of farms in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. Not counting these, including the fields donated to their families from various places, 1.56 million acres.
One hundred thousand acres.
The annual income from these properties alone is one to two million taels, and coupled with their various shops in Jiangnan, this income is almost as much as the national treasury.
Now Tian Ye also feels a chill. No wonder Jia Ke insists on disposing of their family. If the Zhen family is allowed to continue to develop, it will simply separate Jiangnan.
Now there is another thing that worries Tian Ye, and that is what to do with the donated land, whether to return it to its original owner, or to confiscate it and hand it over to the court.
These former owners of the land that had been donated to Zhen's family had gathered together in the past few days and had the courage to go to his imperial envoy's garden to cause trouble, hoping that the court would return the land to them.
Tian Ye had the intention to follow their wishes, but this time the Zhen family's affairs were not trivial. He could not take charge of it, so he could only write a memorial about the actual situation and send it to the capital for Jia Ke to deal with.
In Jiayu Village, grain merchants from all over the country did not sell grain to the imperial court because they had a tacit understanding with the Zhen family. Now the Zhen family fell directly, and the grain merchants from all over the country were frightened to the point of beating their hearts.
Now they saw Jia Yu Village and started collecting grain again. In order to get leniency from the court, these people each pushed the grain directly to the yamen of Jia Yu Village and begged Jia Yu Village to collect grain.
Jia Yucun was also considered an official, and this time he tried his best to lower the price. Although the grain merchants all had their mouths twisted in distress, none of them refuted, and they gritted their teeth and persisted.
Therefore, the price of grain harvested in Jiayu Village was 30% lower than that on the market, allowing him to receive millions of tons of grain in seven days.
After Jia Yucun collected the grain, he did not neglect it and immediately went to the capital to report to Jia Ke.
After receiving the report from Jia Yucun, Jia Ke in the capital was overjoyed. With these grains, Shaanxi can safely survive this year.
Shaanxi is also strange. Last year, there was a drought for a whole year, and there was almost no harvest. This year, as soon as Jia Ke came to power, spring just started, and it rained continuously, sweeping last year's drought into the gutter.
The news from various newspapers in Shaanxi is very exciting, because judging from the situation, Shaanxi should have good weather this year. As long as this batch of grain arrives and the people can survive the lean period, Shaanxi will be able to be stable next year.
As for Jia Ke, he was relieved at the center. The famine in various places was now beginning to end. According to this, as long as this year is over, he will be able to deal with his own affairs in a big way.
Tian Ye was still in Jiangnan at this time, dealing with the affairs of the Zhen family.
This time, Tian Ye not only received a huge amount of gold and silver, but also property from Zhen's house. He also copied letters from Zhen Zhenxian to officials from various places in the south of the Yangtze River.
It turns out that these letters were kept in a secret room in the Zhen family compound, and few people knew about them.
However, among the elders of the Zhen family, there was one who was greedy for life and afraid of death. When he saw that the Zhen family was completely ruined, if he didn't have those contributions, he might not even be able to save his life, so he secretly attacked Tian Ye.
After receiving the news, Tian Ye did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered the secret room to be sealed, and he went down to investigate in person.
After Tian Ye went down to the secret room, he quickly found a pile of letters in the secret room. Tian Ye flipped through it casually and saw cold sweat flowing from his head to the soles of his feet.
These are all letters exchanged between Zhen Zhenxian and the officials under the Zhen family in Jiangnan. Among them, Zhen Zhenxian treated these officials like the organization treated its slaves. Some of the letters even contained rebellious words. Now these letters became the Zhen family's
evidence of guilt.
Tian Ye did not seek selfishness this time, because he knew that if he had any contact with the Zhen family again, he might not be able to protect himself.
So these letters were sent directly to the capital by Tian Ye in an expedited 800 miles.
After receiving these letters, Jia Ke sneered. This time he had grasped the handle. Now Jiangnan has to rectify it, so that it can become his rear from now on.
So that afternoon, Jia Ke gathered everyone from the Military Aircraft Department and held a meeting at the Prime Minister's Yamen to discuss how to deal with these matters in Jiangnan.
When everyone from the Military Aircraft Department came to the lobby, Jia Ke had not arrived yet.
So these people started talking among themselves below.
"Master Sun, have you heard about what happened in Jiangnan this time?" Zhang Chaoxin first came to Sun Yan's side.
Sun Yan said to him with a smile: "I did hear about it, but I didn't expect that the Zhen family would be so bold and dare to bargain with our master."
When Fan Kang heard what they said, he also came up and said, "Isn't this just what our lord wants? Now Jiangnan can be considered stable."
While they were chatting lively there, Jia Ke and Li Deshan walked in from the back hall.
When these people saw Jia Ke coming in, they immediately stood on both sides. Jia Ke first sat down in the middle, and then said: "Everyone, please sit down."
So the military ministers thanked Jia Ke and sat down on both sides.
"I think you all have heard about the Zhen family's affairs. What do you think we should do this time?"
Zhang Chaoxin just listened to Jia Ke's inquiry and immediately stood up and said: "My lord, the Zhen family has gone against the imperial court this time. The crime is serious and cannot be spared lightly. I will kill everyone in the family and give them a happy ending."
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After hearing this, Sun Yan felt a little unbearable. After all, it was hundreds of lives. "My lord, this method is a bit excessive. You and I think it is better to behead the main criminal and exile the other felons to Hainan. As for the female relatives, sell them to the Jiaofang Division."
That’s it.”
Jia Ke did not decide immediately, but still looked at Fan Kang next to him.
Fan Kang understood what Jia Ke meant, so he stood up and said: "Master Sun's method is good, but it is a bit too tolerant. I think it is better to kill all the men and send the women to the Jiaofang Department.
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Fan Kang made peace with the situation and adopted a middle-of-the-road policy from the strategies of Zhang Chaoxin and Sun Yan.
Jia Ke nodded after hearing this. Fan Kang's golden mean is also good.
"In that case, in the name of the Military Aircraft Department, send the documents to Jinling Mansion. All the boys in the Zhen family who are three years old and above will be beheaded, and all the girls will be sent to the Jiaofang Department."
At this time, Old Meng Ming had been silent since he entered the hall, but now he frowned after hearing Jia Ke's words.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, wait a minute. Although the Zhen family has made mistakes, what does it have to do with those innocent children? Please be patient and not involve too much."
Jia Ke said unhappily: "What are you talking about? His Zhen family did not sell food to the court, which delayed the disaster relief work in Shaanxi. Has Zhen Zhenxian ever considered the children in Shaanxi who are crying for food? Is the life of his family more valuable than others?
Is it expensive?”
When Lao Mengming saw Jia Ke's expression change, he immediately shut up and retreated to his seat, not daring to speak again.
Old Meng Ming is really scared now. Ever since Jia Ke took over the imperial court, his temper has become more and more violent and he kills people frequently. He should keep his old bones.
Others looked at Old Meng Ming's attitude and sneered. The old man still can't see the situation clearly. Does he really think that Jia Ke is just punishing the Zhen family for the victims? This is just an excuse to deal with Jiangnan.
Those officials so that Master Jia Ke can completely control Jiangnan.
"Let's not mention this matter again. Let's talk about how to deal with the officials in Jiangnan who colluded with the Zhen family?"
When the several military and aircraft ministers below heard what Jia Ke said, they thought in their hearts that they had indeed come, and this was the big one.
As the foreman of the military aircraft, Sun Yan first replied: "I don't think it's easy to be too implicated this time, otherwise people in Jiangnan will be panicked."
Fan Kang agreed with Sun Yan this time, "Master Sun is right, I think it's better to be more liberal and not to kill everyone."
Zhang Chaoxin was not as radical as before this time, "My lord, it is just a common thing to deal with these people, but they have implicated many gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. I think it is better to deal with them in a low-key manner."
When Jia Ke saw the three ministers of the Military Aircraft Department, they all had similar opinions. He thought about it for a while. The situation was not stable now, and it was not appropriate to intensify the conflict with those in Jiangnan. He would wait until the training of his army was completed, and then settle matters with them.
When doing the general ledger.
"Since your opinions are similar, let's do this. All these officials who colluded with the Zhen family will be dismissed from their posts."
After Sun Yan and the other four people listened, they immediately stood up and bowed to Jia Ke, and then said, "I will obey your orders."
"Those gentry grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, this time they are wise and will not deal with them for the time being. If they happen again, they will be punished for both crimes and they will be punished severely."
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Zhang Chaoxin immediately came out and replied with a smile on his face: "My lord is still kind. These people are not going to ruin their fortunes, but they are going to shed their skin. That is my lord. How can other people be so gentle?"
Let them go."
After hearing the compliment, Jia Ke also had a smile on his face, but he immediately restrained it, and then asked: "How much property did the Zhen family steal?"