Chapter 1209: Killing Chickens and Collecting Eggs
Said woke up the dreamer with a remark, and Abbas laughed, feeling that he had seen a way to make money.
The huge rich businessmen in Mulu City are basically Persians, and it has always been his mind to take the opportunity to rectify these unruly Persians on weekdays, but he suffers from no chance, and now that the opportunity has come, he naturally can't let it go.
"Okay, just from the Naseh family, this old donkey always lies with the governor's palace, and also fornicates with the enemy countries of the empire, how can he warn the world if his family is ruined if he doesn't rectify it this time?"
"Abbas Brothers!"
Saeed took the opportunity to say something nondescript, that the "Abbas brothers" had been chartered by Abbas, and that it was his honor to call them so. The word "Mingjian" comes from the Tang people, and it took a while to explain this transliterated word.
Abbas's mood changed for a while, so he nodded and said:
"The compliments of the Tang people are really fresh and diverse, but so many tricks will only breed political corruption, rampant corruption, and ineffective orders. ”
As he spoke, Abbas looked at Said squarely and said word by word:
"Brother Said, the empire has only been ten years now, and like a three-month-old teacher, it is getting stronger and stronger, and you can't blind your eyes and ears with these vicious words disguised as fine wine and delicacies, like arrows!
Looking at Abbas's serious face, Saeed was also secretly shocked in his heart, he already thought that this old donkey had evolved into a stupid and old donkey in just a few years.
Now it seems that he still thought wrong, although the decision made by Abbas is sometimes stupid and outrageous, but today's words show that this person still has enough sobriety in his heart.
Said has been in Anxi for more than 20 years, and has seen a lot of flies and dogs of Tang Dynasty officials, and the strong soldiers and prestige of the Tang Dynasty's border army are not enough to cover up these shortcomings.
What's more, after the rise of the Abbasid Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty's military strength and prestige have been declining year by year, especially after the large-scale rebellion within the Tang Dynasty that lasted for several years, this decline has become increasingly obvious, and the shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty officials are superficial and greedy.
It's just that this exposure period is very short, and before a bigger problem arises, Yusuf led the Eastern Expeditionary Army to level Anxi.
Then, Yusuf, who had no match for a while, was beaten in less than a year, and even betrayed Dashi, which eventually led to hundreds of wives and children left in Mulu City being sold into slavery.
If Abbas had been able to keep the mind of the situation at this juncture, as he is today, I am afraid that it would have been even more difficult for the Persians and the Tang people to cross Khorasan and attack the court of Ctesiphon.
However, Abbas's sobriety was only intermittent, and he had a clear sense of governance, but once the problem fell on the infidels, he was inexplicably irritable and stupid.
For example, he has always taken a tough stance on the disposal of the property of the big merchants in Mulu City.
In Abbas's subconscious, there were only two ways to deal with the infidels, either to die or to convert.
After more than 100 years of rule by the Umayyad dynasty, those who could have been converted in Khorasan have already been converted, and those who still adhere to their faith today are probably very difficult if they do not apply violent means.
Naseh was the leader of the Persian merchants in the city of Mulu, and at the height of the limelight, he could even compete with the governor's palace, after all, the merchants controlled the trade route from the city of Mulu to Ctesiphon. If trade routes are cut off and goods are blocked, it will be unacceptable for the empire to lose both short-term and long-term losses.
In the past, there was no chance, and Abbas would take into account many factors, but now that the crisis is coming, he can't take care of so much, and Nasech, who is in the limelight, has become the first choice.
Moreover, Naseh was a man of great foresight, having sent dozens of his own sons into the army as early as Abbas's conscription, so that he was spared in the first forced confiscation of assets.
This time, no matter how powerful Naseh was, he could not resist the temptation of those rare treasures, and took out a large sum of gold and silver to buy them.
According to rough statistics, at least two to three percent of the treasures that Abbas sold in the bazaar fell into the hands of Naseh.
Abbas hesitated.
"Naseh is cautious, and he also contributed to this fundraising, so what excuse is more reasonable?"
Said laughed.
"There is a saying in the Tang people, called 'There is no excuse for the crime that you want to add', as long as you confiscate the assets of the Nasaih family first, are you still afraid that you will not be charged?"
"Brother Said, tell me quickly, what kind of crime is used?"
Said whispered two words.
"Collaboration with the enemy!"
Hearing this, Abbas was overjoyed and praised again and again.
Many of the treasures that had just been taken into the Nasseh province were confiscated by the guards of the Governor's Palace before they had even been overnight.
Chickens and dogs were jumping in the mansion, women and children were crying, how had they ever seen these usually polite and polite guards so fierce?
All the women were individually concentrated in one yard, and all the men were also individually concentrated in one yard.
Most of Nasah's dozens of sons, with the exception of a few who were lay traders, were not spared.
This also includes the gray-haired and bearded Naseh.
"What are you doing here, don't you know how much tax revenue I contribute to the empire every year?"
The captain of the guard raised his eyebrows coldly and scolded:
"Let's not talk about contributions, you know what kind of punishment will be imposed on the enemies of the fornication empire, right?"
As he spoke, the Captain's gaze glanced at the dozens of women gathered in a group, intentionally or unintentionally.
Among them, there are a few old women, most of whom are beautiful young women and young girls, and just one glance makes people salivate.
Yusuf betrayed the empire and was severely punished by Abbas, and all his wives were sold into slavery at a bargain price, so that even the small workshop owners had the opportunity to taste the general's wife.
Now, that fate will soon fall on Nasseh's head.
Naseh has been in the turmoil for many years, has seen too many people and things, and of course is aware of his situation.
But after all, he still has the prestige that he has cultivated over many years of wealth, so he loudly reprimanded:
"This is slander, this is absolutely slander! I live in Mulu City, and I have dozens of sons in my family, and none of them have ever betrayed the empire!"
The captain of the guard laughed twice.
"It's easy to talk about it, but who knows what those hidden things are behind their backs? If you have any grievances, go to the governor and complain about them, and take them away!"
The news of the confiscation of Nasishh's wealth soon spread, and just before the merchants were mentally ready, a second unlucky man appeared.