Chapter 453: Clues Exposed

The people of the Cao Gang handed over a few people from the Yangzhou branch to the Huazhou fleet at sea, if it weren't for Huazhou's name to live, I am afraid that the people of the Cao Gang themselves would have killed a few people who caused trouble.

Several people who were completely unconscious were transported to land by dinghy at night after being loaded onto the sea ship, because Jiang Feng's request was alive, and despite the trouble, the soldiers of Huazhou's fleet did as he asked.

With a hood on their faces, a few people who were frightened by the Cao Gang Yangzhou rudder were directly twisted to the outskirts of Yangzhou, and after tearing off the cloth cover outside, several former outlaws were so frightened that they almost fainted.

Those civilians are buried here, usually there are ghosts inside, and there is not even a single figure in the solar terms such as Qingming.

Two new graves are in front of them, in addition to incense, candles and wax offerings, there are dozens of heads neatly placed in front of the tomb, although these heads look extremely hideous, but for these leaders of the Cao Gang Yangzhou rudder, they are familiar with these people.

These heads are clearly their subordinates, seeing the miserable end of the people they are familiar with, and the big men around them with weapons in their hands and murderous faces, this scene. It was really chilling, and the leader who said before he fell into a coma that he had a set of great wealth and wanted to exchange for his life shouted at the top of his voice:

"Spare my life, I know a great fortune, which is 100,000 taels of silver."

The soldiers who were standing there and were preparing to execute their companions, after hearing this person's shout, they all hesitated, and looked back at Feng Yong and Jiang Feng on the side, Jiang Feng nodded at that person, and ordered:

"Keep him, the others will cut it!"

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Feng's subordinates did not hesitate to cut off their heads, and saw their companions beside them, struggling there, or begging for mercy there, or scolding with swear words, but they were overturned without resistance, and then pressed in front of the grave and cut off their heads with a knife.

The person who was left behind, on the one hand, was lucky, and on the other hand, he was getting more and more afraid, Jiang Feng slowly walked up to him and squatted down, just at the level of this kneeling person, Jiang Feng said leisurely:

"Your luck is not good, look at the people around you are still dying happily!"

As soon as he heard this, the leader of the Cao Gang, who had just felt that he might be alive, was cold all over his body, but fortunately, he was still calm, and he supported himself there and said:

"This is a hundred thousand taels of silver, kill... Kill me, and you'll get nothing. ”

Jiang Feng, who heard this, grinned and said coldly:

"Tell me what happened, and give you a happy death, or you will unload the bits and pieces on your body one by one."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Feng turned out a dagger in his hand and stabbed it fiercely on the shoulders of the leader, the sudden huge pain suddenly made the leader shout loudly, and it took a long time before he recovered in a cold sweat with a panting breath, looking at Jiang Feng with a calm face, he understood that the other party was not joking with him, and he couldn't allow him to hesitate, Jiang Feng had already reached out to pull out the dagger.

"I know Deng Min, I know Deng Min's whereabouts, that is, the Deng Min who was arrested by the Thirteen Chamber of Commerce for a reward of 100,000 taels of silver, he is hiding in Jinfeng Village on the edge of Taihu Lake, but I don't know where it is."

After hearing this, Jiang Feng stood up, and the two guards behind him walked over, raising and dropping their knives, which could be regarded as giving this person a good time.

Jiang Feng's guards poured fire oil on the heads after all the ceremonies were completed, Jiang Feng took the torch, looked at the new grave in front of him, and said:

"The sacrifice of 100 people's lives is enough, within ten years, I, Jiang Feng, will definitely set up a monument for the two brothers, and I will be wronged first."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Feng threw the torch in his hand on the top of the human head, which was originally made of nitrate, was poured with fire oil, which was more easy to burn, and the fire burned fiercely all of a sudden, and the guards and soldiers on both sides threw it with large bundles of firewood and grass.

Let the flame burn more fully, although it is a wilderness, but more than a hundred heads, it will also cause a big storm, and after burning, it will be a hundred.

After Jiang Feng returned to the courtyard that the Sanjiang Commercial Bank had placed for him, he immediately issued an order to prepare horses and carriages for him, and now the guards he brought plus Feng Yong's group of veterans, a total of more than 80 people, when they came to Yangzhou in Shandong, they all took boats on the road.

Yangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou, Songjiang, because they are the richest prefectures and counties in the world, each other have quite convenient smooth roads, at this time, if you are in a hurry, the horse is always faster than the speed of the ship.

More than a hundred horses are extremely simple to purchase for a shop of the level of Sanjiang Commercial Bank, Jiang Feng's order was conveyed, and after two hours, the horses were already prepared and handed over to Jiang Feng and his men, and they were all suitable horses for riding.

As a northern business, trafficking horses to the south of the Yangtze River is also an important source of income for Sanjiang Commercial Bank, the Ming Dynasty was originally a horse monopoly, especially for the traffic control of military horses is stricter, but now, many rules are in name only, and no one abides by them.

Jiang Feng and his subordinates took a brief rest, and immediately headed towards Jinfeng Village, Deng Min was in Jinfeng Village on the edge of Taihu Lake, this information was enough.

Cao Gang because Yangzhou rudder is a big hornet's nest, so in Yangzhou City is extremely careful, especially the Yangzhou branch of Sanjiang Commercial Bank, specially arranged people to keep an eye on it, not that there is any bad attempt, but something good to respond as soon as possible, so as not to be caught off guard, of course, this also has the meaning of protection, if Sanjiang Commercial Bank encounters any troubled things, their Cao Gang is really not clear.

Seeing more than a hundred fierce men riding out on horseback, the Cao Gang who was staring at them immediately ran to report to their bosses.

The Cao Gang's manpower in Yangzhou was almost swept away by Jiang Feng, and the newly sent manpower of the Cao Gang was warned in advance, that is, to be cautious in everything, not to offend people who should not be offended, because the Yangzhou rudder went out to loot in private, which had already made the people of the Thirteen Chamber of Commerce angry.

Be careful, the newly sent person is also a thoughtful character, nearly 100 people rode away outside the city, for the people, this is not a small-scale transfer, you know, even if it is a big gang like the Cao Gang, in a city, the people who can be mobilized at any time are about 200 people.

More than 100 people were operating in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, and who knew what would happen, on the one hand, he arranged for people to go to the chief helm in Suzhou to report the news, and on the other hand, he arranged for people to go over to keep an eye on them.

Jiang Feng's men and horses hurried out of the city in a hurry, that is, they didn't care about any hidden traces, and the people who were watching the Cao Gang were hanging far behind, so they didn't have to worry about being discovered.

Jinfengzhuang was originally a fishing village on the edge of Taihu Lake, on the edge of the official road, originally there was not even a name, later, the business was prosperous, some businessmen opened a weaving handicraft workshop here, because the back of Taihu Lake, connected to the official road, the transportation is quite convenient, the business of this small village is also becoming more and more prosperous, I don't know that it is the literati and ink writers, to name this place is Jinfengzhuang. It vaguely means that Chengdu was called "Jinguan City" in those years.

The business has gradually developed, and naturally there are people with flexible brains who open businesses here to make money, and wine shops, green buildings, inns, warehouses, carriages and horses and so on have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

There is also an advantage here, it is precisely the junction of Suzhou and several other prefectures and counties, to put it bluntly, it is a place where three things are not regarded, and the tax payment is also very light, of course, this is also the reason why businessmen have chosen to open their business here, because there is no government, dragons and snakes are mixed.

Therefore, it is natural for Deng Min to hide here, but there are a lot of people in the rivers and lakes here, and it is not uncommon for Deng Min's traces to leak into the hands of the Cao Gang.

In fact, Deng Min took one of his long entourages to run to Jinfeng Village, I don't know what way, that long entourage actually knew that his master was worth 100,000 taels, so he ran to report the news, and the person who received his report was the leader of the Yangzhou rudder of the Cao Gang, this person was a ruthless person, and the huge amount of 100,000 taels of silver was also coveted.

The Cao Gang is a subordinate of the Thirteen Chamber of Commerce, and it is within their duty to find Deng Min's traces, and even if they find it, there is no silver to take. The leader of this rudder wanted to know the news first, and when the time came, he could find some outsiders to catch him, and he could make a fortune, who would have thought that by chance, this news fell on Jiang Feng's ears.

When Jiang Feng and his party were resting in the tea shop on the way, the stalkers of the Cao Gang had already followed, and he was native to his hometown, so some things were naturally convenient.

After Jiang Feng and his party finished resting and got back on the road, the guy in the shop came over, and the person who was watching the Cao Gang threw him a string of money, and the guy suddenly said with a smile:

"Just now those guests asked how to go to Jinfeng Village in the tea shop, and some people were talking about Deng or something, those northerners spoke, and they didn't understand it, it should be Deng Min."

The stalker nodded, ready to get on his horse and continue to follow, and halfway through, his movements suddenly stopped there, and he turned back in amazement and said:

"Deng Min, Deng Min?"