All the servants inside the gate held weapons in their hands, but they didn't know what to do.
Seeing his butler being beaten to death, no one dared to stop him.
In the city of Hangzhou, the servants of the Wang family basically walked sideways. But how dare they continue to be arrogant in the face of the current emperor's "servants".
Under the stick, Butler Su's breathing gradually became weak, and finally he became completely motionless, and Xiao Chen's expression turned cold.
"Wei Qianhu, mobilize another three hundred people to come over and turn the entire Wang family compound upside down."
"Yes." Wei Qi turned around and left quickly.
After kicking away Butler Su's body, Duan Tianming glanced at the Wang family servants inside the gate who had not yet put down their weapons: "What should we do with these people inside?"
"Wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, and dogs travel thousands of miles to eat shit. Once they do evil, don't expect them to change their ways and abandon evil to do good. Kill them all." With a trace of determination on his face, Xiao Chen thrust his right hand towards
He waved forward and turned around, no longer watching the fight that was about to appear in the gate.
In half a stick of incense, Wei Qi left and returned, followed by a dark group of people, almost filling the spacious street.
"Sir, the Wang family's courtyard is quite large. I was afraid that three hundred people would not be enough, so I brought five hundred people here." Wei Qi raised his fists and said respectfully.
"Search, don't miss any corner." Xiao Chen said in a low voice with a gloomy face.
A local big family colluded with the government to act as an aide, and became so arrogant and domineering. Who would dare to believe it unless he had personal experience.
From this point of view, Eunuch Zheng's situation in Suzhou should not be much better. He must hurry up and find the silk.
Inside the gate, the captains of the East Factory have already lined up.
On the ground beside him, there were hundreds of servants holding weapons lying in various directions.
Wei Qi took a breath of air.
In his opinion, it was just a show of killing Steward Su, but he didn't expect that all the servants of a hundred or so people would also die.
Without daring to ask any more questions, Wei Qi stepped over the corpses on the ground and led his men to search inside.
"Should we go in and search too?" Duan Tianming raised his head and asked.
"No need, just wait for the news."
An hour passed, and Wei Qi searched every corner of the Wang family compound, but could not find any trace of Wang Dachuan and his wife. He only walked out with sixty or seventy servants and maids.
"Sir, after digging three feet, I didn't find Wang Dachuan or his wife. I only found these servants and maids." Wei Qi reported respectfully.
"It seems that the housekeeper didn't lie. Wang Dachuan did escape." After looking at the servants who lowered their heads and dared not show their anger, Xiao Chen said, "Disband these people on the spot.
Seal it first."
"Don't worry, Sir, the entire city of Hangzhou has been tightly controlled by me. Wang Dachuan can't escape," Wei Qi said.
"Well, since he ran away, let him hide for a while. Let's go to the Wang's warehouse."
...
Wang's Warehouse is located in the southeast corner of Hangzhou City, covering an area of thirty to forty acres. The interior is like a military camp, with houses one after another.
The difference is that the house is built very tall, more than two feet high. There are many windows on all sides, which should be designed for ventilation and to keep the goods from getting damp and moldy.
Inside the warehouse, there are twenty or thirty servants taking care of it. In order to avoid accidents, the door is closed on weekdays, and no one can get close to it.
And the people knew that this was the Wang family's warehouse, and no one dared to enter the guarded area easily.
Half an hour later, Xiao Chen and others arrived at the door of the warehouse.
As if hearing the movement outside, the warehouse door slowly opened.
A servant came out and was about to scold him. When he saw a team of several hundred people, he was stunned on the spot.
Xiao Chen waved his right hand lightly, and Wei Qi was the first to rush over. He pushed the servant at the door away and opened the entire door.
Looking at the tall houses inside, Xiao Chen thought to himself: I hope I can find silk here.
Although he knew this was the Wang family's warehouse, Xiao Chen was still shocked when the door of the first warehouse opened.
Inside the warehouse, there are rows of neat shelves, all made of bowl-thick wood. There are hundreds of rolls of various cloths on them. I don’t know how many rolls are placed.
On the shelf on the right, there are actually bags of warehouse salt, stacked high, and it’s hard to tell how many kilograms they weigh.
In such a warehouse alone, the goods in it can be converted into silver taels, which is at least 300,000 taels. If all the warehouses in this warehouse are added together, the wealth of the Wang family will be several blocks ahead of the Ouyang family in Yizhou.
However, after looking through all the goods, I didn't find a single piece of silk.
Xiao Chen was not discouraged and ordered Wei Qi beside him: "Open all the warehouses and count them one by one."
Only when they opened the last warehouse, everyone finally saw the smooth, soft and delicate Hangzhou silk that had almost disappeared from the market.
After an inventory, no more, no less, exactly half a million horses.
"The numbers are so accurate. Could it be that they bought the silk for the treasure ship and then didn't want to hand it over?" Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh.
Looking at the racks of fine silks, Xiao Chen looked to Wei Qi aside: "Wei Qianhu, you have been stationed in Hangzhou City for many years. Based on your judgment, are these silks all that Hangzhou City has acquired in the past few years?
?”
Wei Qi shook his head: "My subordinates don't understand these things. However, Hangzhou is a large area, and the farmers who come to the city to sell silk are also happy to do so. Although there seems to be a lot of silk here, it shouldn't be all of Hangzhou."
"Okay, I understand. At dawn, summon Eunuch Zheng to arrange for a treasure ship to load the goods. Wei Qi, leave a hundred people behind to guard the warehouse and wait for the court's decision." Xiao Chen said.
Glancing at the more than twenty servants of the Wang family who were gathered together to guard the warehouse, Duan Tianming asked in a low voice: "What should we do with these people?"
"There is no resistance. He is just responsible for guarding the warehouse. Each person will be given ten taels of silver and dismissed on the spot."
"Yes." Duan Tianming responded and walked towards the crowd.
...
When we returned to the Water Tiger Gang's headquarters, the sky had completely darkened.
Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming were sitting in the hall, feeling like they were falling apart.
On the first day in Hangzhou, I did so many things. Although I was a little tired, I found the silk, so it was not in vain.
"The richest man in Hangzhou is different. He is much richer than the Ouyang family in Yizhou City." Duan Tianming said with a smile while squeezing his thighs.
"What do you mean, you judged based on the goods in the warehouse?" Xiao Chen smiled lightly.
"Yes, there are only so many goods. Who knows how many properties, shops, and taverns he owns. His Wang Family Courtyard alone should be worth a lot of money."
"I feel that the Wang family warehouse we checked today is just a warehouse on the surface. Moreover, a large amount of money was not found in his house. If the guess is correct, Wang Dachuan should have his own private
Warehouse." Looking at the dark yard outside the door, Xiao Chen also rubbed his calf.
"Isn't this Wang Dachuan's private warehouse?" Duan Tianming was stunned.
"This is the joint warehouse between him and Yang Hu, the prefect of Hangzhou. He also has his own private warehouse."