Chapter 1905: Sensation in the City
It was impossible for Anzezhou to swallow all the huge benefits confiscated from the Fan family, even though the Anzezhou government was very short of money.
After the silver and other things were received, he had to ask someone to count them and send part of them to the prefectural government office.
Once this happened, there were a lot of related matters...
The Fan family was crying and wailing. When Old Mrs. Fan heard that the Fan family was punished so severely, she fainted on the spot out of pain.
The Fan family was in a panic and was in chaos again.
Fan Ruyin glared at Jia Heming and was about to say something when Master Fan, who had been staring at her, immediately pulled her sleeve and shouted in a deep voice, "What do you want to do? What do you want to say? Think about who caused all this before you say anything! If you don't understand, I'll tell you now. Collaborating with bandits is a serious crime punishable by death. The Fan family is now distributing wealth to avoid disaster. You better be quiet and stop causing trouble. The Fan family really can't stand it anymore..."
Fan Ruyin felt ashamed, angry, annoyed and regretful. She covered her face with her hands, choked with sobs, turned around and ran away.
Seeing her run away, Master Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The shops were easy to seal and the land deeds were easy to obtain. However, even a wealthy family like the Fan family could not come up with 300,000 taels of silver all at once.
There is only 100,000 taels of silver available in the public account, and there is no more.
Jia Heming asked them to use antiques, rare collectibles and jewelry as collateral.
The Fan family was being punished, not doing business. So many antiques and treasures were worth money. Who would accept the IOU and allow them to delay again and again? That didn't make sense.
Mr. Fan didn't dare to bargain and had to agree.
Jia Heming ordered a yamen runner to go to Ping An Pawnshop, the largest pawnshop in Anze City, and find the two managers there to help with the appraisal.
After registering everything one by one and estimating the price, they packed and sealed the items in boxes and carried them back to Shao Yunduan.
At this time, the leader of Hutouzhai, the second leader Min, and the two bandits who escaped with them were all imprisoned in the government prison.
The chief of Hutou Village cursed so harshly that he only became obedient after a cloth ball was stuffed in his mouth.
Notices about the Fan family's collusion with bandits, their subsequent repentance and voluntary apology to the government, as well as the punishment for the Fan family were posted all over the city.
It instantly caused a sensation in the whole city!
This is arguably the biggest news of the year!
The people all cursed and applauded the punishment of the Fan family.
The families knew that the local forces in Anzezhou would have to undergo a major reshuffle. The Fan family had been officially kicked out of the top three families. The Fan family had so many businesses that the government would definitely auction them off in the end. Everyone was eager to try and inquire with each other, hoping to get a piece of the pie.
Of course, everyone knew very well that how they wanted to share the pie depended on what Lord and Mrs. Shao thought.
They are so rich, and Lord Shao likes to buy land so much - haven't you seen that he has bought so much dry land in the wild mountains and wilderness? It would be strange if they don't like these well-cultivated good farmland and shops.
There is no choice but to wait for them to make their choice first before the rest can be everyone else's turn.
Many families were very depressed and regretful. They had a lot of money. If they could buy more shops and good farmland, they might be able to move up to a higher level soon. Maybe in a few years they could even replace the Fan family's position.
There were those who were unwilling but smart, so they packed up generous gifts, went to visit Qiao Xuan, and flattered her in various ways.
(End of this chapter)
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