Wang Dachuan stood aside, watching the guards flying past him one after another. He was extremely angry, but there was nothing he could do.
Although he had an in-law who was the prefect of Hangzhou Prefecture, Wang Dachuan still did not have the courage to bring dozens of his servants into a head-on fight with the well-trained guards.
As the door of the first house opened, Xiao Chen's suspicions finally came true.
He guessed correctly, this was Wang Dachuan's private warehouse.
In the room, tea leaves of different grades are densely placed.
A rough estimate is that the tea in this house weighs more than 5,000 kilograms.
The second house still contains tea leaves.
The third house is full of exquisite blue and white porcelain.
The fourth house is full of coarse cloth.
...
After inspecting all ninety-eight houses, Wei Qi was completely shocked.
This compound contains almost all the commodities on the market in Hangzhou Prefecture. Even the government's salt storehouse contains countless kilograms.
Wei Qixing hurried back and whispered in Xiao Chen's ear: "This is really Wang Dachuan's private warehouse. It not only contains a large amount of goods, but also a lot of real money."
"Okay, count all the goods and make a list for me." Xiao Chen nodded slightly.
"Yes." Wei Qi hurriedly left again.
Looking at Wang Dachuan who was standing aside, not knowing what to do, Xiao Chen walked up.
"Master Wang, your private warehouse is quite hidden. Even the prefect is kept in the dark."
"Who are you? This is my personal place. There is no need to tell others in a big way." Wang Dachuan said coldly.
"Yes, are all your things in here?" Xiao Chen asked.
"My place, of course, is my stuff." Turning his face to the side, Wang Dachuan didn't even want to look at the person in front of him, let alone talk to him.
His private warehouse was exposed under the eyes of the guards, which meant that his background was exposed. Wang Dachuan was already very angry. Now that a stranger wanted to make irresponsible remarks to him, how could he be in the mood to answer every one of them.
"As long as it's yours, otherwise, there will be no owner when these things are handed over to the court. Things that appear out of thin air always feel bad." Xiao Chen said calmly.
Wang Dachuan was stunned and secretly felt something was wrong.
Turn it over to the imperial court. All my things must be handed over to the imperial court. What on earth is going on? Although I was thinking this in my heart, I did not show weakness at all.
"Why should the private finances of my Wang family be turned over to the court? Is it illegal for people of the Ming Dynasty to do some business?"
"Of course it is not illegal to do some business. But if you pay for a murder, it is a crime of beheading. What's more, the head of the Wang family bought all the silk and silk in the market in Hangzhou and hoarded it privately, while fooling the superiors by reducing the production of mulberry fields.
.Your in-laws are at fault for this, but the head of the Wang family is also to blame."
"As for the head of the Wang family, he braved the imperial court's sea ban and used the Water Tiger Gang's watercraft to transport Ming goods to the East for maritime trade. He also dragged many officials from the imperial court into the water and brought them the crime of beheading.
.Although you are just an ordinary citizen without an official position in Hangzhou Prefecture, the consequences you have caused are huge."
Stepping on a pebble dangling on the ground, Xiao Chen said calmly like an old friend chatting.
Wang Dachuan was horrified and staggered, almost unable to stand.
A servant next to him hurriedly walked up and reached out to hold his arm to prevent him from falling to the ground.
After taking a few deep breaths, Wang Dachuan tried his best to calm down his emotions and looked at Xiao Chen with fear in his eyes: "Who are you?"
He raised his right foot and kicked the stones on the ground away. Xiao Chen slowly raised his head and smiled faintly: "I am the person you hired the Water Tiger Gang to 'kill'."
"Are you from the imperial court?"
"Yes, I am from the imperial court. Don't tell me, you are very brave. You dare to bring hatred to the Water Tiger Gang without even asking about our origins." Staring at the other party, Xiao Chen shook his head involuntarily.
Wang Dachuan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but nothing came out.
"By the way, you may have left the city early and don't know what is going on in the city. The leader and deputy leaders of the Shuihu Gang, as well as the hundreds of gang members stationed there, have been executed by me for trying to kill court personnel. Your in-laws and the Hangzhou Guards
The army was preparing to encircle and suppress the court personnel, but I also captured it. If he hadn't confessed, I wouldn't have guessed that your warehouse was built here."
"Impossible, Yang Hu doesn't know the location of my warehouse at all." Wang Dachuan yelled.
"Don't deceive yourself. Do you think you are the only one guarding against Yang Hu? He has been guarding against you for a long time. How many goods circulated in Hangzhou were all monopolized by you, and he did not know how much money he brought to the East for maritime trade.
?Although he is not in business, he has achieved fame based on his true talents and studies. Head of the Wang family, no one is stupid."
Xiao Chen said with a smile.
Wang Dachuan shook his head, seemingly endlessly disappointed.
"So, he has known about my private warehouse for a long time, and he has been guarding against me for a long time..."
"Think about it for yourself, how much is the dividend you give him every year, and is it 30% of all profits? Yang Hu is not a fool. He took the risk of annihilating the nine tribes to protect you, and in the end he only got 30% of the dividend.
Is he feeling comfortable? To tell you the truth, he was already dissatisfied when you gave him the bonus for the first time. He arranged for his cronies to follow you to Xiangji Temple to burn incense, and then followed you to this warehouse."
"Master Wang, you are so clever that you are misled by your cleverness. The most important thing is that you are a little selfish and too greedy."
Xiao Chen sighed and said.
"I'm selfish and greedy. How can Yang Hu be any better? If he hadn't fallen in love with my Wang family, which has a lot of property, he would have married his daughter to the Wang family? Yes, my annual dividends are just
Thirty percent, but doesn’t the imperial court need to be managed? Doesn’t the coastal guard post need to be managed? As a member of the imperial court, you should know better than me how much the imperial court’s annual salary is. If they only live on these salaries, what will they get?
Are you enjoying the hot food, drinking spicy food, and having a great time?"
"If you want to make a business, which yamen will not pluck out its feathers? Rather than creating a family fortune for myself, it is better to seek benefits for these corrupt officials. After a year of hard work, Yang Hu gets 30%, and the other yamen add up.
The bribe is 50%, and in my hands, at most 20% is left. Since my Wang family is finished, I will also surrender all those who took my money, and I will not let them live a good life."
Wang Dachuan's chest rose and fell sharply, as if he was angry and ashamed.
"Okay." Xiao Chen shouted softly, "According to the evil consequences you caused, it is the crime of annihilating the nine tribes. But if you can prove all the officials who collected your money, and confiscate all your property, I can
I guarantee that you and your family will live safely." Xiao Chen smiled lightly, his face full of confidence.
