When Fan Jin's sedan chair returned to Shangyuan County, the thunder and lightning finally came to an end temporarily, but it was still raining in the sky, and the dark clouds were piling up like before, obviously the rain would not stop for a while and a half. Outside the eight-character wall of the county yamen, a large number of people gathered. Wind, rain or thunder and lightning did not play a role in expelling them, and the crowd was still huge.

Most of these people are in rags, and it can be seen at a glance that most of them belong to the bottom of society, and life may be more difficult than those slaves of high-ranking families. On weekdays, these people have little influence on the yamen. Even if they are close to the people, the "people" they are close to are also the middle level with a certain voice in the pyramid structure, and as for the pedestal part, it is an existence that can be sacrificed and abandoned at any time, without considering their thoughts and attitudes at all.

In addition to collecting taxes and sending servants, the yamen generally do not deal with these people. Even if the above work is done, the tasks are assigned casually and completed by the officials. As for what means are used in the process and whether the rights and interests of these people can be protected, the government also does not care.

To these people, the county yamen is no less than the Senluo Treasure Palace, and no one wants to stay here, let alone look inside. Or if you stay for a while, you may have no place to avenge the calamity you have suffered, and you can run as far as you can. But today, these people took the initiative to gather and confront the government outside the yamen. In the past, the high-ranking public caught fast as if facing a great enemy, holding the water and fire stick in his hand, and the water droplets flowed down his forehead, I don't know if it was rain or sweat.

The slavery in the city has not yet subsided, and who knows if there will be a riot among the people, and no one dares to take it lightly. Even the officers and men of the Soldiers and Horses Division were transferred over, ready to be pressed at any time.

Fan Jin stepped down from the sedan chair at this time and arranged the idea that Feng Si wanted to be his guard, so he walked in front of the people and saluted to the people:

"Fellow villagers, this official Fan Jin Fan retreats and thinks about it, and he is the magistrate of Shangyuan County. There may be Shangyuan people among you, and there may also be Jiangning people. But no matter what, you are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, long live the people, and this official is the shepherd of the Son of Heaven, and you have the obligation to uphold justice for you. I also know what you are here for, please rest assured, this official will definitely give you an explanation, and will not let you be wronged in vain! ”

The unfamiliar faces looked over, and there was silence for a long time, and suddenly someone knelt down, grabbed the ground with his head, and shouted hoarsely: "Wronged! Big lord, the little people are wronged! ”

With this shout, more and more people knelt down, and one after another unjustly converged into a huge thunderbolt that was more amazing than the thunderbolt of the mill, roaring between heaven and earth, shaking the city.

In the yamen, the hair on the restless Feng Bangning stood inexplicably, like an invisible whip, and he was whipped heavily. He even sat down in his chair, got up and walked out. But as soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by Guan Qing. Guan Qing's Cantonese, Feng Bangning couldn't understand half a word, and his language was also unable to communicate with the other party, the angry Feng Bangning tore his neck and shouted: "Someone! Someone who can understand the official language! Otherwise, you're welcome! But no matter how much he shouted, no one answered.

In the second hall, dozens of boxes are lined up, and each box is full, either gold and silver, or pearls, gemstones, coral cat's eyes, and some are fine silk. A few bright yellow satin horses inside are particularly conspicuous, even if they have not been woven and dyed, just look at the color of the fabric, you will know that it is satin.

The Ming Dynasty is now arrogant, even if it is Ming Huang, it is far from the high-voltage line of the year. It is not too strange that the above satin appeared in Feng Bangning's box.

Looking at the lifelike dragon-shaped embroidery on it, Ryanstein's big hand carefully touched it, and he was afraid that the calluses on his hands would damage the surface of the silk, so he quickly withdrew his hand, and his mouth couldn't help but praise:

"It is simply the work of God, and I believe that all the noble ladies will go crazy for it when such a silk horse appears in a high party. If you give it to the king, you will receive the title immediately...... Of course, I don't need that, I have a knighthood myself. All I need is His Majesty's sponsorship of a grant to me to reclaim the lands and honours that belong to the House of Reinstein. ”

"Well, Your Excellency, I promise you will get what you want, and you will not have to bow to your king. The Lin fleet can give you everything you want, work well here, and you'll be back in value in no time. ”

Fan Jin glanced at him and said, "Are those fellow villagers of yours still satisfied with this deal?" Although the silk and satin currently stored by the Yang family were damaged in the slavery change, most of them were not missing, and it was always enough to complete this transaction. If they want, I can fold a few of these toppings to them......"

"No, it's absolutely not going to work! Dealing this silk with those busy, thieves, drunkards, and beggars is the greatest desecration of these treasures! To hell with their deals! As long as there is this silk, who cares about the ivory? We have such fine silk that even the governor of Luzon will take the initiative to scold us, so why bother with a few robbers. If these precious treasures are to be traded, they should also be done by our Lin fleet, please don't forget that our commander is still pregnant with your child! ”

Fan Jin smiled at him, "The earl has the consciousness that he thinks he is a member of the Lin Clan's fleet, which is very good, based on this awareness, this official decided to express it." This silk belongs to His Excellency the Count from now on. ”

Ryanstein looked at Fan Jin with wide eyes, "You...... You mean this horse? Not something else? Those red or green ......"

Fan Jin smiled and pointed to the bright yellow silk satin, "That's it." From now on, it's yours. If you want, you can use it to sew a robe, and live an emperor's life at sea, and hopefully there are so good tailors on the island who can do the job. ”

"No, no...... That's stupid, I'm going to make it a family heirloom for the Reinstein family, a memorial to my adventures in the East. It will henceforth be displayed in the Reinstein family's castle alongside my portrait and other trophies, spurring my children and grandchildren to continue the great adventures of their ancestors. Speaking of which, Your Excellency seems to be a master of portraiture as well, and if you have the chance, I hope you can paint a portrait of me. ”

"Willing to serve."

As he spoke, Ryanstein had rolled up the satin in his arms, and his well-trimmed beard was showing joy. Fan Jin asked again: "...... those Spanish robbers?"

"Please rest assured, I'll take care of those stupid pigs." Ryan Stein firmly stated, "With the Yang family's current inventory, it is enough to complete this transaction." If they're insatiable, my lads and I are responsible for teaching them the new rules of business, and you don't have to worry about that. But these things seem to belong to another nobleman, will he ......"

Obviously, what this tall foreigner is most worried about is that the silk in his hand will be asked back, if it weren't for the relationship between Fan Jin and Lin Haishan, he might have sailed overnight in order to keep this silk, and the farther away from Jiangning the better.

Fan Jin smiled and said: "You don't need to think about what he thinks, these things will belong to me, and I have the final say on how to dispose of them, and his opinion doesn't matter." Moreover, the Great Tomorrow Dynasty has everything, and although the value of this silk is high, it will not make people turn their faces. The two of us can only cooperate, and we will not be too nervous about how many things like this will be in the future. Even if you do make a robe out of it, it's not a big deal. I support Haishan's idea, we want to open a road in Jiangning, and the things you get at sea have a place to sell, and there is one more silk here. Of course, this is not easy to do, it has to be done little by little, but the first step is to cooperate with each other. ”

Reinstein's face became serious, and when it came to the business field, this seemingly rough military team became as cunning as a fox. "Your Excellency's offer is very attractive, and I think Your Excellency Commander would be willing to work with you as well. But I wondered, what do we need to do with such a business? ”

"Sincerity, some sincerity enough to impress some officials. We'll talk about this later, but now we'll solve the current problems, such as the former owners of these things, and the people who are complaining outside. ”

Ryan Stein said, "If Your Excellency needs to, I can organize a surprise attack to solve the trouble outside." ”

"Earl, you are wrong, those people outside cannot be solved by one or ten raids. I believe that you and your people are elite soldiers who have been through a lot of battles, but if you are against them, you will only be the one who will be dealt with in the end. Believe me, their wrath is enough to turn this city to nothing, and my job is to put them out before they burn. This job is not easy to do at all, even more difficult than fighting and killing, and there is no shortage of wise and capable officials in this city, but most of them only look upward, not down. In their eyes, they can only see the holy will above, and they can't see the raging emotions below, so once a fire starts, they don't know what to do. Someone has to do this kind of bad luck, so I have to do it. Lord Rui just needs to remember that it is appropriate to cooperate with me to do things, and the identity of you Yiren will be very useful in the right place. ”

He looked at the boxes again and shook his head. Although Jiang Ning is rich, Feng Bangning's looting is too much. The gold and silver treasures in these 20 or so chests are worth no less than tens of thousands of taels of silver. Fan Jin is not a Taoist gentleman, and he doesn't want to use Hongwu Dahu to ask anyone, but in such a short time, such a large number, and in the most simple and crude way, it can be imagined how exploited the gentry and wealthy families in the city were. Even the entire Ying Tianfu is afraid that it will be affected.

Feng Bangning can lift his legs and leave after the destruction, but the magistrate wants to clean up the aftermath for him, no matter what happens this time, he must be treated well.

In addition to sending Feng Bangning to the ya, Fan Jin sent another group of people to raid Feng Bangning's residence. In order to prevent accidents, Mali also brought a few proud disciples under Feng Mingqi to prepare to fight with the other party. However, the raid went more smoothly than Fan Jin imagined, and the guards from Beijing did not conflict with the officials, but were very cooperative with the raid. As for the reason, it is not difficult to imagine: they are afraid.

These people usually do a lot of evil, and the people are extremely angry, and now the people are in danger of their lives at any time. They are not Feng Bangning, the government will not send troops to protect them, and those angry people are enough to tear them to pieces. In contrast, it is safer to hand over the gold and silver treasures to the officials and follow them into the yamen.

Thinking about the accusations of the people, especially the angry and aggrieved faces of the men who lost their daughters and wives, and seeing these treasures, Fan Jin knew that Feng Bangning was angry this time. These people were pushed to the forefront, and behind them were the gentry and merchants of the city. Feng Bangning, who was rejected by a city, has indeed come to pay the price.

Walking out of the room, Fan Jin didn't wait to come to the place where Feng Bangning was being held, but saw Zheng Chan running over with a pale face, and as soon as he saw him, he threw himself into Fan Jin's arms without saying a word, hugged his waist tightly with both hands, buried his head in Fan Jin's arms and shouted, "Be in charge!" Then he sobbed quietly.

Because he knew the news of the slave mutiny, even the Youlanju side had made preparations, and the family did not need to say anything. The inside and outside are heavily guarded, and it is said that Zheng Chan cannot suffer losses. Even if she was recently divided into rain and dew, she wouldn't be like this. Could it be that the Song family's incident happened, and this beautiful chef turned her face?

Just when Fan Jin was full of suspicion, he heard Zheng Chan say: "Boss, I saw him again." That bastard! That's him! Zhu Guochen arrested me in Beijing and gave it to him...... I was about to deliver tea to your guest, but I saw his face outside the door...... I'll never forget that face in my life. I'm afraid of being in charge...... Don't leave me, don't let me be like the women who came out of his dwelling, I don't want to be like that. ”

Being kidnapped by Zhu Guochen and distorted is the biggest pain in Zheng Chan's heart, and it is also the biggest shortcoming. She always thought that if it weren't for this inglorious past, she should be able to be an aunt, not just a room like now. In fact, in Zhu Guochen's case, Fan Jin had already guessed that his backer was Feng Bangning, but because of Feng Bao, he couldn't investigate deeply. Zheng Chan also knew this and was not overly demanding. But it's one thing to know, it's another thing to meet, this time I saw the man who destroyed her purity, plus I saw the woman rescued from Feng Bangning's residence, it is not surprising that her emotions are out of control.

Fan Jin hugged her tightly and comforted her with kind words, "Don't be afraid, Xianggong has always been here, and he won't let people bully you anymore." Don't worry, Xianggong will give you anger. ”

"Don't! Don't go...... We can't afford to mess with him...... As long as the head doesn't dislike me, hug me, whatever. ”

Fan Jin gently patted her on the back to comfort her, and then pulled her straight to the room where Feng Bangning was. In the room, Feng Bangning walked back and forth like a trapped beast, and when he saw Fan Jin coming in, he said angrily: "What the hell are you doing?" Let me wait so long to come. I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the entire Jiangning officialdom, all! Be! Waste! Thing! It's just a group of ordinary people, what's so scary? If this is in Jingshi, I can just write a famous thorn and clean them all up, how can it be so embarrassing as now. This kind of garbage is useless at all. These people are waiting for me to see how I clean them up when I turn around! You also have a heart, at this time you know to help me, this favor is considered I owe you, and I will pay you back slowly in a few days. By the way, you find me a boat, and I will leave Jiangning as soon as possible. What do you mean by bringing a woman to make amends for me? It's pretty pretty. I am the most righteous person, and I have never taken advantage of others. You can pick one of my women, and you can pick anyone...... Why are you looking at me like this, trying to eat people. I didn't ask you for a woman, you brought it yourself, if you don't want to send it, forget it, I don't have to...... What are you doing so close? I warn you, don't mess around, I'm ......"

Before the words fell, Feng Bangning's shirt had been grabbed, and then the whole person rose into the air again, and in an exclamation, the person was thrown out heavily, smashed on the wall of the room and bounced back, and fell to the ground heavily. The person was smashed to pieces, barely got up, and before he could turn his face and scold, Fan Jin had already taken the lead and bullied forward, waving his fist and smashing down on Feng Bangning's face!