Chapter 734: Do you have any murder case that I’m not aware of?

Although the loss of surviving by cutting off one's tail is heavy, compared to losing one's entire family, being alive is the biggest winner.

Sang Yanyou sniffed and snorted, "These were all ill-gotten gains looted from the people. Now he's voluntarily distributing them back to the people. This is what he should do."

"But since this guy is so sensible, wouldn't it be hard for my brother-in-law to find an excuse to settle the score later?"

Xu Mingyang was originally checking the hidden weapon on his waist. Upon hearing this, he immediately wrinkled his nose: "What should we do? How about we go and kill Gui Sheng right now?"

Sang Zhixia glanced at Xu Mingyang, and said with a smile, "You've been talking nonsense all day long."

"Although we must root out the weeds, there is also a science to not exterminate them completely."

"Gui Sheng will be more useful alive than dead."

Guisheng is quite prestigious among the four companies under the Nanxun Chamber of Commerce, and it is equivalent to a huge benchmark.

Now there is only one of the three companies left in the Chamber of Commerce. Even if the others want to make a comeback, they have to consider the consequences.

With Gui Sheng stepping forward in time to take the lead, the Nanxun Chamber of Commerce was completely defeated from the inside out.

Xu Yu didn't even have to bother searching the internal vaults of these families hidden in various places. In order to survive, these people would voluntarily give up most of their wealth.

That's enough.

Sang Zhixia stood up and said, "These families control the lifeline of the Jiangnan area's trade routes. It would be a quick and easy decision to destroy them all at once."

"But the guys working in these shops, the laborers carrying goods on the docks, the boatmen making a living on the ships, even the vendors setting up stalls on the roadside and the families selling goods all rely on the trade of the Chamber of Commerce for their livelihood."

"Without livelihoods and ways to make money, the number of people who go hungry will increase, and chaos will arise. This kind of chaos is absolutely not what we want to see. Do you understand?"

Destroying the Yan and Wei families and intimidating the Gui family was to scare the other wealthy and unkind gentry and to allow the merchants, big and small, who had suffered for many years, to get back some of their hard-earned money.

There is still a line of mercy under the blade, in order to protect the countless people tied to this rope.

There is no conflict between the two.

Xu Mingyang touched his chin thoughtfully and whispered, "So, protecting these people's livelihoods to the greatest extent possible is also part of Big Brother's plan?"

"certainly."

Sang Zhixia said gently, "A person's life depends on their mouth, not only to talk but also to eat. To rashly destroy someone's livelihood is a sin."

All we want in a peaceful and prosperous era is to keep the poor people from going hungry.

Since we are blessed with the conditions to have enough food to eat, why should we commit more sins?

Sang Yanyou picked up the thing he was going to take out with him and stuck to Sang Zhixia like a puppy.

"Sister, are we going there now to ensure that the Gui family doesn't cheat and return all the ill-gotten gains to others?"

"I'm not that free."

Sang Zhixia raised an eyebrow jokingly, "The Wei and Yan families have fallen apart, leaving many shops empty and unattended. Many people have suddenly lost their owners. These people have been left unchecked, and sooner or later, something else will happen."

"Let's go and eliminate this hidden danger, just as..."

"Help the young prince expand his business."

The Wei and Yan families had been rampant for many years. Even though all their members were dead, the treasury they had accumulated over the years was emptied out at once, and the various industries and shops left behind were so numerous that it was staggering.

If it were in the past, the other families would have rushed in like vicious dogs to grab a piece of the spoils.

However, the tragedies in these two families were strange. Anyone with a discerning eye knew what was going on but did not dare to pry into the matter rashly, which directly benefited Sang Zhixia.

Sang Zhixia had informed Qian An in advance, and using the name of the Water Transport Office, he began to take over the two families' remaining businesses in a legitimate manner.

From merchant ships to shops, and then to the people working in the shops and the goods, all were collected at once, regardless of their value.

Following Sang Zhixia was He Can, who was specially invited.

He Can was originally a chess piece planted by Jiang Yubai in Jiangnan in his early years. In recent years, he has also helped Sang Zhixia a lot in the canal transportation.

He Can was asked to help today, and he said with a smile: "Why do you have to do this?"

"The young prince has already instructed that everything here must be done according to the general and your wishes. As long as you feel it is acceptable, you can do whatever you want. Why..."

"What is is what is."

The base of industries left unowned and waiting to be harvested is huge and of staggering value, but Sang Zhixia has no intention of taking advantage of such places.

In order to avoid confusion in the future, it is better to find Jiang Yubai's people to serve as witnesses.

Sang Zhixia has no intention of getting involved in these industries.

Isn’t Jiang Yubai short of money?

It would be just right to use it to supplement military pay.

Sang Zhixia laughed and said, "My husband and I are just running errands for you. We still have to be clear about the accounts."

"The people I have are useless. Without your help, I'm afraid it will take a long time to sort these things out. Manager He is refusing like this. Could it be that you are trying to be lazy and not want to help me?"

He Can quickly waved his hands: "You are just joking."

"If you have the command, we will obey it even if it means death."

Sang Zhixia nodded and smiled when he heard this, but when he saw the various stewards who were at a loss after the death of their master, the smile on his face faded silently.

Ling Chu received Sang Zhixia's signal and took out a list and called out the names one by one: "Those whose names are called, please stand up."

A line of people stood out in the empty courtyard. Sang Zhixia glanced at them and said directly, "Expel them and never use them again."

One of the well-dressed stewards was horrified when he heard this: "Why?!"

"We are all born slaves of the Wei family, even if..."

"You also said that it was the Wei family."

Sang Zhixia chuckled and said mockingly, "But where is your master from the Wei family now?"

The steward's face changed drastically.

Sang Zhixia said impatiently, "If you are such a loyal servant, why don't you just run into a wall and die and follow your master?"

"What's the point of living?"

Seeing this, another steward gritted his teeth and said, "We have been working hard for many years, and even if we have no credit, we have made great contributions. Even if the master changes, we should not be expelled."

"I don't know what mistake we have made, it turned out to be..."

"presumptuous!"

Ling Chu's face turned cold and he said unhappily, "Do you think you can question the master's words?"

"But we have worked hard for our master for many years, why should we..."

"You've been relying on the power of your deceased master and never doing anything humane. Isn't that enough?"

Sang Zhixia interrupted the manager's dissatisfaction with one word.

Song Liu stepped forward, holding another, much thicker booklet, and said coldly, "Zhu Xiang, the manager of the silk shop, got drunk and rode his horse, killing an old man. Three years ago, he raped a woman, causing her to jump into the river and drown herself."

"Manager Zhu, are all of the above true?"

Zhu Xiang's face turned even paler, and in return, Sang Zhixia gave him an indifferent look: "I underestimated you. You actually have a murder case on your hands?"

“I…I am…”

"Since this involves human life, it is not my decision."

Sang Zhixia waved her hand with a look of regret: "Take him to the Water Transport Department and hand him over to Lord Qian for legal action."

Upon hearing this, the officers sent by the Water Transport Bureau took action immediately, gagging and tying the man up in one go.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Xiang, who was shouting the loudest, was tied up and dragged out, and the whole place was silent.

Sang Zhixia's eyes turned to the other person who had just screamed loudly, and she smiled and said, "What about you?"

"Do you have any murder case that I'm not aware of?"

"I... I dare not break the law. Thank you, Master, for your grace in letting me return home!"

The man didn't dare to make any more noise and knelt down on the ground. He no longer expressed any objection or dissatisfaction, and all that came out of his mouth was gratitude.

Sang Zhixia lowered her eyes, concealing the gloom in her eyes, and said slowly, "Does anyone else want to say anything?"

"Anyone who has opinions, dissatisfaction, or who wants to object can speak up and ask whatever you want now."

"If I can't give you an answer, you can discuss it in court. I must give you the full justice you deserve. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of your unwavering loyalty to your deceased master?"

As soon as Sang Zhixia finished speaking, nearly a hundred people present lowered their heads in fear and dared not say a word.

Sang Zhixia smiled and said, "Since you're all silent, I guess you don't have any objections."

"Are you waiting for me to send you off?"