Chapter 630. House raiding frenzy (5).
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"Please also ask Lord Qincha to make the decision for us!"
Seeing Lin Yunpu leading thirty-seven Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen to kneel in front of Huang Yourong one after another, and asked Huang Yourong to administer justice for them in unison, everyone present changed their faces slightly. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Such uniform movements and sounds were obviously rehearsed in advance, and it seemed that Lin Yunpu and them had been planning for a long time.
Moreover, at such a time, in front of so many people, all the merchants of Huizhou and Zhejiang who joined the "United Ship Company" asked for their lives together, and the plot must not be a trivial matter!
Faintly, many people smelled the smell of conspiracy and calculation, and felt that today's founding ceremony was by no means simple.
And Huang Yourong was surprised and said, "Oh? What is it that makes everyone feel powerless and want to complain to the old man one after another? β
Then, Huang Yourong's face became cautious and serious, and he nodded: "Just say it, don't have any worries, as long as it is within the scope of the old man's power, I will definitely try my best to make decisions for you." β
Lin Yunpu, the chief shopkeeper of the "United Boat Company", was full of indignation, and looked up to Huang Yourong and said: "Lord Qincha, I and other thirty-seven merchants from Huizhejiang Province want to serve the imperial court wholeheartedly, and after hearing the call of Lord Zhao, the head of the household department, they have joined the 'United Boat Company', just wanting to contribute their own strength to the imperial court!" However, after we joined the 'United Shipping Company', because the 'United Shipping Company' threatened the smuggling business of some people, we were suppressed, excluded, and made difficult by those people! He was even threatened with his life! Let me wait all the time and worry! It doesn't matter if our lives are safe, but if the operation of the 'United Ship Company' is affected, it will inevitably affect the great cause of the imperial court to rectify commercial taxes, so I hope that Lord Qincha will definitely make decisions for us!" β
Lin Yunpu, who was once one of the largest smugglers in the Ming Dynasty, showed a righteous appearance at this time, and simply stood on the opposite side of all the smugglers in the Ming Dynasty, and betrayed his former colleagues without hesitation.
On the other side, the surprise on Huang Yourong's face was even heavier, and he said, "Oh? The act of smuggling and tax evasion has seriously violated the laws and regulations of the imperial court, but these smugglers not only did not act carefully and secretly, but were so bold and rampant? How dare you make things difficult for the 'United Ship Tour' supported by the imperial court? β
After hearing Huang Yourong's inquiry, Bai Mingyu, the second shopkeeper of the "United Boat Company", hurriedly said: "Lord Qincha, those smugglers are far more daring and reckless than you imagined!" Ever since we joined the 'United Shipping Company', these smugglers have released rumors that the 'United Shipping Company' will go bankrupt at a loss within half a year, which has greatly shaken the determination of businessmen from all over the world to cooperate with the 'United Shipping Company'! And also threatened the coolies at the docks everywhere and forbade them to carry the cargo of the 'United Boat Line'! also paid a lot of money to maliciously poach the crew and sailors of the 'United Boat Line'! Now that the 'United Ship Company' is already struggling because of these things, we are all businessmen, where have we seen such dirty methods? Now we can only ask Lord Qincha to administer justice for us! β
Hearing Bai Mingyu's accusation, all those who were familiar with Bai Mingyu had strange facesβwasn't this Bai Mingyu's method of suppressing competitors? Why is it that there are still people who use this method against the "United Boat Company" today? Isn't it playing with a big knife in front of the public gate and not measuring his own strength?
What's more, if Bai Mingyu, who has always been uncompromising, can also be regarded as a "businessman", then I am afraid that there is no businessman in the world who is a profiteer.
However, now Bai Mingyu's expression is full of righteous indignation, but he has also deceived many uninformed people.
As Bai Mingyu's words fell, Dai Fengfu, the third shopkeeper of the "United Boat Company", was full of sadness, twisted his fat body, and cried to Huang Yourong: "Lord Qincha, those smugglers have done far more than that! Ever since we joined the United Ship Company, they have united with officials from all over the world, made things difficult for us at every turn, and hired some ruffians to harass us from time to time! Chincha-sama! Just because they joined the 'United Boat Company', as long as the servants in the grass people's mansion went outside, they would encounter the threat of beatings by some ruffians and hooligans! Because of these things, the grass people have not eaten well or slept well during this time, and they have been sick several times in a row, and they are already exhausted and emaciated, and they don't know how long they can last......
Then, the rest of the merchants of Huizhou and Zhejiang also rushed to talk about their persecution.
"Lord Qincha, the villain was maliciously set on fire in two warehouses in Hangzhou Mansion, and the losses were serious, according to the villain, these things must also be a warning to the villain by those smugglers! Please also ask Lord Qincha to administer justice for the villain! β
"Because the villain joined the 'United Boat Company', not only is his relatives often beaten and threatened by gangsters, but even the villain's ancestral grave didn't know who dug it up a few days ago!"
"Lord Qincha, some time ago the villain received a threatening letter, according to the letter, if the villain dares not to quit the 'United Boat Trip', he will kill the villain's entire family!"
"Lord Chincha, you must be the villain......"
In this way, thirty-seven wealthy merchants from Huizhejiang told their miserable circumstances, all with sad and angry expressions, as if they were the most pitiful honest people in the world, but they were helpless and powerless to resist when they encountered the cruel oppression of evil forces.
On the other side, after hearing the speeches of the Hui and Zhejiang businessmen, Huang Yourong's face was full of anger, and he said angrily: "These smugglers are really bold! On weekdays, smuggling and tax evasion and damaging the interests of the court are just that, when they see other people serving the court, they do not repent and feel guilty, but also threaten persecution! Such an act is truly abominable! β
Then, Huang Yourong's expression became extremely cold, and he said: "Don't worry, everyone, you are willing to support the imperial court, and the imperial court will naturally not let you be bullied!" It's just that Ben Chin doesn't know about these things! Now that I know it, I will never sit idly by! I will definitely uphold justice for you! Make those daring smugglers pay! Su Changyi is the governor of Nanzhili, and he has always covered the sky with one hand in the territory of Nanzhili, but so what? He violated the laws and discipline of the imperial court, and Ben Qincha still investigated him according to the law! A few smugglers, can they still turn the world upside down? β
Speaking of this, Huang Yourong turned his head to look at Lin Yunpu and asked, "Shopkeeper Lin, do you know which smugglers are secretly persecuting you?" Do you have concrete evidence of their smuggling, tax evasion, or persecution of you? β
Lin Yunpu immediately said: "The villain is not waiting to be killed, naturally he has found out the identities of those people behind the scenes, and has also collected some of their relevant criminal evidence, and now these lists and criminal evidence have been prepared, just wait for you to administer justice for us!" β
As he spoke, Lin Yunpu waved his hand, and saw two servants carrying a large box, which was full of books recording various criminal evidence.
With such a large box full of incriminating evidence, I am afraid that there are not a few smugglers involved!
Huang Yourong took out a random book from the box, and after flipping through the two pages, he nodded with a serious expression: "Since you have collected the evidence, then things will be easy to do!" Rest assured, in less than a month, this official will make these smugglers who do whatever they want pay the price they deserve! β
Hearing Huang Yourong's decision, the 37 merchants from Huizhou and Zhejiang who joined the "United Shipping Company" all cheered in unison and praised Huang Yourong's wisdom and decisiveness!
At the same time, the faces of the onlookers changed drastically.
They know that Nan Zhili is afraid that he will experience another strong turmoil next! This time, I don't know how many smugglers will be unlucky!
In this way, the first round of house raiding frenzy has not long stopped, and the second round of house raiding frenzy is about to begin!
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I'm sorry, I have something to do at home, and I didn't get home until eight o'clock in the evening, so the word count of today's two chapters will be relatively small, only about 3,000 words, forgive me!
Well, the first update!
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