Chapter 313 Going to Make Money
Cao Gang
Their Cao Gang has been doing really booming business lately.
This time, in order to transport this batch of grain, Xue Xu and Qin Sheng mobilized a large number of Cao Gang personnel through Ji Wuyin.
For the Cao Gang, the workers, sailors and trackers all worked together and were busy all night.
After finishing the job, Xue Xu not only paid the full wages and asked Ji Wuyin to pass it on, but also gave the Cao Gang a few boxes of pills.
Lin Shan, the deputy leader of the Cao Gang, saw that the pills were the popular Jinkui Shenqi Pills, Xiaoyao Pills, and Liushen Pills in the south, with Jinkui Shenqi Pills accounting for the majority. Lin Shan thought to himself that these people really understood what was going on.
Everyone was laughing and joking as the medicine was distributed. Many sailors, boatmen, and singles took Jinkui Shenqi Pills, while those with families took Xiaoyao Pills and Liushen Pills for their wives and children.
Liaodong Commandery, Fang County
At this time, it was about to dawn, and the Fang County port terminal, which was heavily guarded, was very busy.
Three large ships were anchored at the shore, waiting to be loaded.
On the shore, goods ready to be shipped to the south were stacked in an orderly manner.
"Let's get to work!"
Following Qin Yan's order, the soldiers began to carry the goods onto the ship in an orderly manner.
First, the threshing wheel and various parts of the harvester were loaded onto the ship, followed by boxes of medicinal herbs and pills, and finally boxes of books and papers.
Wu Ren led seven or eight members of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce to come forward to help, but was regarded as a hindrance.
"Manager Wu, you guys are smart and need to be well protected. These goods are more than enough for our brothers to keep busy." The speaker was a centurion who used to be Qin Yan's personal soldier. He knew that Wu Ren and his group were going to the South to make money, so he especially valued them.
Wu Ren: ...He came from a security company, so he used to do these jobs a lot.
There is strength in numbers, and if those who work don't slack off, then the work will be done quickly.
Not long after, someone came to report that all the goods had been loaded onto the ship and they could set off.
Wu Ren did not delay and boarded the ship immediately, "Guys, let's go!"
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After a busy night, Zhu Changnian was very tired when he returned home.
Zhu Changning also had not slept all night, and his eyes were bloodshot at this time.
Seeing Zhu Changnian coming back, he couldn't help but stand up and asked, "Brother, have they sent everyone over?"
Zhu Changnian nodded. This time they sent out a total of ten children. Originally there were thirteen, but three were rejected by Zhu Changnian.
"I have sent someone to pick up Hua Ting, and have instructed them to send him to Ji Mansion quietly." Zhu Changning's expression was full of stubbornness at this time.
Zhu Huating is the smartest of the twelve-year-old children in the Zhu family's direct line. Zhu Changning really can't bear to see him perish with the family.
Fortunately, he was visiting relatives recently, so Zhu Changning simply sent someone to pick him up secretly, and then pretended to drown himself, preparing to send him away as well.
"You...never mind." Zhu Changnian was also reluctant to part with that smart child.
"Brother, I really want to send someone to kill Xie Zhan." Zhu Changning really couldn't swallow this.
Zhu Changnian looked at him helplessly. Ever since Zhu Congwen entered the game, their Zhu family had become a piece of cake for others.
If their entire clan was truly wiped out, then it would be a complete disaster. For now, to preserve the little hope they had, they had to endure it.
So what they need to show is hindsight rather than foresight.
Xie Zhan is very smart, and Zhu Changnian doesn't want to gamble.
At this moment, the doorman came running in with a panicked look on his face, "Master, Second Master, it's bad, our Zhu Mansion has been surrounded by soldiers."
Zhu Changnian and Zhu Changning looked at each other. They had only one feeling: the government officials came so quickly. Fortunately, they did not delay last night, otherwise their Zhu family would really be wiped out.
Mrs. Zhu asked in panic, "What happened?"
Zhu Changnian shook his head. It would be better for him to say nothing now.
The Zhu family was surrounded by soldiers and officers, and no one could enter but leave.
Such a scene made the other members of the Zhu family who were unaware of the situation feel panic-stricken.
The imperial envoy who came to the South this time was none other than Zuo Anmin.
As the saying goes, don't bother two people with the same matter. Since the news was passed on by Xie Zhan through Zuo Anmin, Song Mo sent Zuo Anmin to make a trip, and he waited for their good news.
On the first day, the Zhu family was simply surrounded by soldiers, seemingly surrounded but not attacked.
Zhu Changnian quickly realized that the government was doing this to prevent the loss of the Zhu family's wealth.
For three days, neither the imperial envoy nor the county magistrate showed up.
Before this, the Chen and Lu tribes were fighting each other to a standstill.
Originally, the Chen family was no match for the Lu family. After all, the Lu family was the second most powerful family among the six major families.
Moreover, the Lu family mainly deals in paper and books, and is known as a family of scholars. The Lu family originally had a good reputation among the literati and was highly respected by scholars.
But who made the Lu family wrong at this time? Public opinion was all on the side of the Chen family.
During this period, because of Lu Xihua's actions and Lu Yuan's protection of Lu Xihua, the Lu family has suffered a lot of public attacks.
Many of the Lu family's shops were boycotted by scholars.
This allowed the Chen family and the Lu family to fight on equal terms.
The Liu and Zhang families also took action from time to time to pick up bargains.
Only the Gu family, under the constraints of the head of the family and the young master, both the Gu family members and in-laws were able to restrain themselves.
At this time, the whole situation was still under control, at least it did not become a mess.
As soon as the Zhu family was surrounded, everyone was calm and alert for a moment.
Lu Yuan, in particular, wanted to stop and wait and see what would happen. He had a bad feeling.
However, because Lu Xihua had not been dealt with for a long time, the Chen family was furious and directed all their anger at the Lu family. They didn't care what happened to the Zhu family. They just wanted revenge and they couldn't let go of their anger until the Lu family got the retribution they deserved.
The Lu family was also forced to fight back, and the two families continued to fight fiercely.
As the Zhu family was besieged for three days, the situation gradually changed.
During these three days, all the businesses and shops of the Zhu family were forced to close and cease operations.
From then on, in addition to the Chen family who were attacking the Lu family with all their might, the Lu family, the Liu and Zhang families who were busy with their own affairs, as well as some of the Gu family's relatives and friends could not help but take action.
The Liu and Zhang families' attempts to profit from the situation became more frequent and aggressive. In fact, by this point, they had already stepped into the chaos. They were prying at the Zhu family's resources, and occasionally stepping on the Chen and Lu families, who were fighting each other.
On the fourth day, the imperial envoy and the county magistrate finally showed up.
They came to Zhu's house together.
Zhu Changnian looked at Zhu Congwen who was detained next to them, and knew that they must have gone to Xiaozhuya Island to check and arrest people in the past two days.
Zuo Anmin asked Zhu Changnian, who was kneeling in the front, "Zhu Changnian, do you admit your guilt?"
"I don't know what crime I have committed."
"You, the Zhu family, are illegally mining gold. The evidence is irrefutable, yet you still want to deny it?"
"Sir, this is impossible! There is no gold mine in our Zhu family's property!"
"Your son Zhu Congwen has already gathered people to mine gold, and you still deny it?"
Zhu Congwen now seemed to be extremely frightened and collapsed to the ground.
Zhu Changnian knelt down and took two steps forward, then raised his hand and slapped his son twice.
"Evil son, why don't you tell me where you got the gold mine? Where did our Zhu family get the gold mine?" Zhu Changnian asked sternly.
The two slaps from his father brought Zhu Congwen back to his senses. He cried out heart-wrenchingly, "Xie Zhan sold me out! Xie Zhan sold me that gold mine!" He didn't dare to say that he forced Xie Zhan to sell it, but it happened to be an accident.
He now knew he had gotten into serious trouble. Mining gold privately was nothing, as long as it remained undiscovered. But if it was discovered, it would be a serious crime! He had assumed that no one knew about the gold mine, which was why he was so bold.
"You are confused. This is clearly a trap set by others. You thought it was a pie in the sky, but it is a trap that will ruin our Zhu family!" Zhu Changnian burst into tears when he said this.
"Dad, my son has been deceived by Xie Zhan and has brought disaster to our family!" Zhu Congwen also reacted at this time. It was mainly because the people from the court came too quickly. It was as if he had just fallen into the trap and taken the bait, and others immediately closed the net.
Zhu Changnian shouted loudly, "Xie Zhan, you killed two hundred people in my Zhu family. Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go!"
Zuo Anmin's face changed when he heard this. He immediately said, "Stop talking nonsense! Come, take the entire Zhu family to jail!"
The final conversation between Zhu Changnian and Zhu Congwen was so loud that people from other families who had sent people to inquire about the news heard it.
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