Zheng Qing didn't speak, and Qi Lian's soldiers rushed into Xiong's house like wolves.

Xiong Shiyuan was even knocked down by a group of officials, handcuffed, shackled, and tied up solidly.

Xiong Shiyuan also understood at this time, and looked at Zheng Qing and roared urgently: "Brother Zheng, you have to understand that Zhou Zhengyun is doing something perverse, and the court will not let him go!" If you follow him, it won't end well, and it's too late to turn back! ”

Zheng Qing is not stupid, he naturally knows that there will be consequences for doing this, but that is in the future, and it will be easy for Zhou Zheng to clean him up now!

Die now or drag it out for a while?

It's a person who will choose to drag!

Zheng Qing's face was tense, he didn't say a word, and let the soldiers take Xiong Shiyuan and rush into Xiong's mansion.

Countless voices soon came from the Xiong family's compound, the servants resisted, the women cried, and the children cried, resounding all over the place.

Qi Lian walked out from behind Zheng Qing and entered the Xiong Mansion, directing his soldiers to raid the house.

Xiong Shiyuan listened to the movement inside, his eyes were hideous, he stared at Zheng Qing, gritted his teeth and said: "Zheng Qing, you should know that our Xiong family has a lot of old things in the capital!" ”

Zheng Qing glanced at him, but still didn't speak.

No matter how old your family is, it is beyond the reach of the whip, and if you have the ability, you can suppress Zhou Zheng now, otherwise it will be nonsense!

It didn't take long for the confiscated things of the Xiong family to be placed in the big courtyard.

A soldier took an account book and whispered to Qi Lian: "My lord, the Xiong family is really rich, these gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings are worth tens of thousands of taels, and there are nearly 20,000 acres of land, and the furniture is all fine sandalwood and pear wood...... The family property is 100,000 ......."

Before Qi Lian could speak, another soldier sent over and said, "My lord, several servants of the Xiong family have explained that they have beaten people's lives, and they colluded with the bandits, everything that Xiong Shiyuan looks at, as long as it can't be bought cheaply, all of them will be robbed by the bandits, and the Xiong family also helps the robbers sell the stolen goods, and the relationship with Zhang Yonglian ......is unpredictable."

Qi Lian has been in Yongping Mansion for a long time, and he knows these things, and said expressionlessly: "Implement the case, human and material evidence, and confessions must be true!" ”

"Yes!" The two soldiers responded.

Xiong's compound cried and cursed, Xiong Shiyuan stood not far away, looking at the things that had been copied, the corners of his face kept agitating, and his eyes were open angrily, as if he wanted to eat people.

Qi Lian turned a blind eye, commanded the soldiers to raid the house, and then looked at the data one by one, secretly speechless.

After more than an hour, Qi Lian looked at the sorted account book, handed it to Zheng Qing, and said, "Lord Zheng, can you take a look?" ”

After such a long time, Zheng Qing finally calmed down, glanced at Qi Lian, took it with an indifferent look, and looked at it a few times.

After a while, Zheng Qing's expression changed, he knew that the Xiong family was rich, but he didn't expect it to be so rich!

Not to mention that there are 20,000 taels of silver in this compound, and other treasures are as high as 50,000 or 60,000, acres of fields, shops are not only in Yongping Mansion, but also in Suzhou and Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, there are nearly 30,000 acres of fields, and there are more than 10 shops.

Zheng Qing looked at it for a while, his throat moved, he looked up at Qi Lian, and said in a somewhat low voice: "This ......"

Qi Lian looked at Zheng Qing's expression, and immediately knew what he was thinking, so he decisively extinguished it, and said, "Lord Zheng is responsible for coming to raid the house, so naturally Lord Zheng should report to Lord Patrol." ”

The corners of Zheng Qing's mouth moved, but he didn't speak. He originally thought that he could divide a part of it according to the rules.

Qi Lian sneered in his heart, this one really couldn't tell the situation, and said: "My lord, there are four more families, which is today's task." ”

Zheng Qing's eyebrows furrowed, his head hurt a little, but he had nothing to say, but he didn't know whether it was 'um' or 'hum' in his nasal cavity.

After a while, some of the people returned to the mansion with their things, and Zheng Qing 'carried' Qi Lian and the others to the other four.

These big families are all doing a lot of evil, and the people dare not speak out in anger, and they use all means to accumulate wealth, and they are so rich that the people can't even eat, and sometimes they can't even guarantee the basic safety of life.

These wealthy families also used all means to resist, and even ordered their servants to rebel against the officers and soldiers.

Qi Lian was not soft, and the swords and soldiers of the official were not rusty, and after killing more than a dozen people, they finally got acquainted.

It wasn't until late at night that today's raid was over.

Zheng Qing stood in Zhou Zheng's room, respectfully handed over the five account books, and said, "My lord, this is the account book that was confiscated today, please take a look." ”

Zhou Zheng actually knew the general idea before he came, took it, and said with a smile: "Well, Lord Zheng is resolute and decisive, the official is very satisfied, go to rest early, and go to the countryside tomorrow." ”

Zheng Qing's expression stiffened, but he still raised his hand and said, "Yes, the lower official will retire." ”

In Zhou Zheng's class room, a group of people watched Zheng Qing leave.

Ding Qi said: "My lord, I can't trust this person. ”

Shangguan Lie hurriedly said: "My lord, I think so, this person has no idea of doing things at all, there is no court and no people in his eyes, he is completely different from us, we can't let him follow us anymore......"

Zhou Zheng looked at the almost identical expressions of several people, and said with a smile: "Well, let's let him do something for us for the time being, if he does well, I will recommend him a good position in the capital." If he wants to fight back, just take him down! ”

A few people were relieved, Zhang Heyi said: "My lord, what I didn't get today is really terrifying to the lower officials, just five big households, the family assets are more than one million, and the tax of the entire Yongping Mansion is less than 20,000 taels a year......"

Qi Lian, Yao Tongshun and the others' expressions changed slightly, but they did not speak.

This gap between the rich and the poor is so terrible that they dare not squeak!

Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea gently.

There are many problems in the Ming Dynasty, but for more than two hundred years, wealth has been flowing to the gentry, and by now, it has been the extreme.

The official gentry class controlled more than ninety percent of the wealth of the Ming Dynasty, which not only led to the people having nothing to rely on, but also caused the loss of more than eighty percent of the imperial court's taxes.

And the imperial court can only ask for money from these helpless people.

In the long run, how can it continue?

Zhou Zheng knew this, pondered for a moment, and said: "We are fighting corruption and crime, this is superficial work, and the most important thing is to rebuild a fair order: the people have land to plant, food to eat, this is the root; Merchants can do business, and there is no disagreement, this is the pillar; The court has taxes and can be stable, this is the sky; This is a necessary condition for the normal development and progress of a country, and I have too many bad policies, and I am also in the local court and in the local government, and we are now in the locality, that is, we must do things in earnest, do a steady and solid job, and lay a good foundation......"

A group of people listened to Zhou Zheng's words with solemn expressions.

Ding Qi raised his hand and said, "Xia Guan is willing to follow the adults forever, for my Ming, for my people, go to the soup and go to the fire, and I will not give up!" ”

Yao Tongshun, Shangguan Lie, Zhang Heyi, Qi Lian and others hurriedly raised their hands and said in a deep voice: "Xiaguan is willing to go to the soup for the adults, and he will not give up!" ”

Zhou Zheng looked at everyone, nodded slightly, and said, "We are working for the country, just be ordinary." Let's talk about it. ”

Seeing that Zhou Zheng was not arrogant, everyone admired it more and more.

Qi Lian raised his hand and said, "Yes." My lord, today I confiscated five big households, which has a great shock to the entire Yongping Mansion, and many people have already told the lower officials through people that they will abide by the orders of the patrol lord and have no heart to resist. ”

Shangguan Lie also said: "Me too, many people also gave me gifts, and said that they were willing to help adults......

Yao Tong said: "My lord, some former officials also found me, saying that they wanted to do something for the court and share their worries for adults......

Zhou Zheng smiled with satisfaction and said: "These are people with a heart, you are so appeased, if necessary, I will also see you, they will help us a lot." ”

"Yes." A group of people responded.

Speaking of this, Zhou Zhengdao: "For a few villages, you can't stop, you must be deterred, at this time, you can only advance, you can't retreat, and you can't stand still!" ”

Everyone responded, but it was Zhang Heyi, who said with a slightly condensed expression: "My lord, there is news from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, saying that someone has already impeached the adult." ”

Zhang Heyi was originally a small official in Zhou Zheng's squad in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so it was not surprising that he could receive the news.

Yao Tongshun told Zhou Zheng earlier than him.

Zhou Zheng snorted and said, "I'll deal with it, you concentrate on doing things, even if there is a disaster in the future, I will guarantee you a future, this is my promise." ”

Everyone's faces changed in unison, and they raised their hands one after another, saying, "We are willing to follow your lordship, share blessings and woes, and never deviate!" ”

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