Chapter 65: Who robbed whom

"That's really all there is to it," Zhao Ke saw Yue Su's disbelief, and hurriedly said in an affirmative tone

Seeing that the expression on Zhao Ke's face didn't look like he was lying, Yue Su wondered even more, why Li Yuchun was just about to hide the truth He pondered for a moment, and then asked, "How long have you been dating the Spaniards, and how many transactions have you made?" ”

"It's been almost three years, and it seems that there are other partners on the Spanish side, so we trade with them about four times a year," Zhao Ke replied, "Four times a year, how many goods can there be at one time, and how many things can be traded with the English today?" Yue Su asked

"It's almost, every time you trade, it's basically four or five ships of cargo and it's not easy for foreigners to make a trip, so every time you bring too little goods," Zhao Ke said

Yue Su nodded and said, "So that's the case, then you go down first" After speaking, he waved his hand and motioned to his subordinates to take Zhao Ke down

After Zhao Ke went down, Yue Su followed and was about to pass on Li Yuchun to come again, but this effort, Mao Youjian came to report, the Li family and the British goods have now been checked, the boxes are all normal property, there is no contraband, but according to Mao's words, these goods brought by the English are really valuable, if they are to be sold in the market, they can at least be worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver

As soon as he heard that it was worth so much money, Yue Su's eyes suddenly lit up, and he remembered something and hurriedly asked: "Mao Youjian, I remember that when I reported the night before yesterday, I said that these four big ships seemed to have a deep draft, is there anything wrong?" ”

"There is indeed an incident" Mao didn't know what to do, and he couldn't understand why Yue Su wanted to mention it again

Yue Su just nodded slightly, without explanation, and continued to ask: "I remember that after the goods of the two of them were moved to the ship yesterday, the warehouses on the ship were all piled up, and many of them were placed on the deck during the day, and the speed of the ship was extremely slow, and it was supposed to arrive in Quanzhou in less than the evening, but it turned out that it was nearly two watches in the day."

"My lord, you have observed very carefully, it is true, according to common sense, such a large sea ship, if there are not many goods, from Quanzhou to Zhangzhou, there are three hours, enough to arrive, but because the English people bring too many goods, it affects the speed of the ship, and we also moved the goods of the other side on the ship, so the speed of the ship is even slower, but it is really enough to wonder, Yingyi's ship has so many goods, and continue to rob, and I am not afraid to hold on" Mao Youjian's last sentence was purely a lie

However, what he said was exactly what Yue Su was thinking about just now

A robber goes out to rob, even if he wants to bring bait, he won't really bring all the bait, it's good to be able to bring a small part, how can he bring so much? This is one of the doubts

The second suspicion is that in the comparison between the goods brought by the English and the goods of the Li family, in addition to the goods under the ship, the British have some unmoved goods on the ship, and the price of the British goods is obviously worth more than the goods of the Li family.

If the Li family still has goods that have been placed near the left and have not been moved out, then the British should wait until all the goods are moved out before robbing them

The third suspicion is that after the British ship is loaded with its own goods, there are not many remaining positions, if they really rob all the goods of the Li family, where will they be loaded?

Yue Su saw that the Li family's goods were obviously insufficient, and after they were loaded, there was no room left, and if they were all on the deck, it was estimated that the place on the deck would be far from enough, and whether the ship could still run was another matter

Considering these three points, Yue Su realized a problem, whether the British came to rob the Li family, or the Li family robbed the British, now there are really two words

said that the British robbed it, but it was the Li family's one-sided words, the words of the British were just a translation of the Li family, and the Li family themselves said to follow, Yue Su remembered William's excited expression again, and he was even more suspicious in his heart, what was going on, it seemed that he had to check it again

If you want to find out the matter, you must at least be able to understand the words of the British, and no one can understand him and his subordinates Yue Su thought about it, and thought that there should be a church for foreigners to preach in the coastal city, so it was better to send someone to Quanzhou City to find out if he could find out two people who could speak English

So, Yue Su immediately ordered that Tong Xuan take his fire pick and go to Quanzhou City to find the cooperation of the Quanzhou prefect to find people who can speak English in the city

Tong Zhou took the order and left, Yue Su was not idle here, although it was late, but Lord Yue worked, that is regardless of time, there is no morning eight to five day to say, overtime is commonplace to ask people to get some food casually, everyone is full in the big tent, Yue Su once again passed Li Yuchun to the court

After Li Yuchun was brought to the hall, he learned to be obedient this time, and without waiting for the soldiers to raise their legs, he knelt down first, and called him "the little one who knocks to see the adult"

Yue Su chuckled lightly and said, "I remember that you said earlier that you have not had any business dealings with the Spaniards or the Dutch on the island of Taiwan, but this governor just asked Chen Ming and Zhao Ke, and the answer of the two of them is that they have dealt with the Spaniards several times and have done business, how do you explain this?"

You know, those who dare to deceive Ben Governor will never come to a good end."

"This ......" Li Yuchun really didn't expect that Chen Ming and Zhao Ke would be recruited so easily, he knew that this was the case, it was better to be honest at the beginning and now he was poked by others, so how could it be good? He hesitated for a long time, but he still looked like a bitter melon, and he couldn't say half a word

"Humph!" Yue Su snorted and said sternly: "You are only suitable to deceive the governor, and the governor will deal with you later, and now the governor asks you, what items have you bought in the transaction with the Spaniards This time, if you dare to lie again, don't blame the governor for serving you with a big punishment!" ”

"Yes, yes....... it's all some ivory, gemstones, spices, and the like, and occasionally some African diamonds, but other than that, there's nothing else...... Li Yuchun's answer is the same as Chen Ming and Zhao Ke

"Is that really all there is?" Yue Su asked in a deep voice

"That's really all there ......," Li Yuchun said with a bitter face

"If that's all there is to it, and nothing else forbidden, why did you deceive the Governor in the first place?" Yue Su asked coldly

"Just now...... Just now, I was thinking about it, more things are better than less things, so there is no ......"

"Smack!" As soon as Li Yuchun's words came to this, Yue Su slapped the table case heavily and shouted angrily: "What nonsense! Li Yuchun, this governor asks you, do you believe such an explanation you have made? At this moment, if you don't give Ben Du a reasonable explanation, then don't blame Ben Du for being ruthless, so that you can't get out of this big tent! Come on, beat him to forty boards! Yue Su's temper has always been like this, during the interrogation process, once the prisoner's answer is inconsistent, then it can be concluded that there must be a hidden secret at this time, he will not care about anything else, he will definitely be punished until you will conceal the matter, truthfully summon a slap The soldier walked to Li Yuchun's side with a military stick, pressed him to the ground, and was about to start beating Li Yuchun Who has seen this, Deng Shi was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't fight, my lord...... Don't ...... adults."

Yue Su waved his hand, said "slow", stared at Li Yuchun, and asked, "Since you don't want to be beaten, let's do it truthfully."

"What the little one just said is indeed the truth, there is really nothing to recruit, and I hope the adults ......"

"Bastard!" Without waiting for Li Yuchun to finish speaking, Yue Su broke off and scolded: "You really don't cry when you don't see the coffin!" At this moment, I am still thinking about prevaricating the Governor! Beat! Beat me to death until he stops, and if he insists on not recruiting, he will beat me to death here! ”

This time, Yue Su is really on fire, he has already shown such a slogan, if he doesn't move, he will be beaten to death, but Lord Yue has a basis for beating him, even if he is really killed, it is reasonable and legal not to say anything else, but the crime of you Li Yuchun gathering a crowd to fight is enough for you to die

You say that you are justified in defense, but which serious businessman will bring thousands of weapons to do business, this point, the explanation is not clear, based on this alone, if Yue Su really does it, he can destroy the whole family of the old man

This is called raising a large number of armed forces in the shadows and plotting against them

"Yes!" The soldier shouted, picked up his military stick, and hit Li Yuchun's back, "Bang!" "Smack!" "Smack!" …… After more than a dozen boards in a row, Li Yuchun was beaten to cry his father and mother, and when he reached more than 20 boards, Li Yuchun was already in pain

Playing boards has always been learned, whether it is a yamen or a military camp, or even a court staff in the palace, it is basically about the same as hitting the court staff, which generally means that you don't need to hit too hard, you can almost hit hard, that is to hit hard, to fight to death, that is really to fight to death

However, in Lord Yue's court, there has never been so much attention, saying that beating is beating hard, the errand officer wants to be merciful, and the one who is beaten is the errand officer Now Lord Yue says to fight to the death, that is common throughout the country, who dares to show mercy to his subordinates, a board down, it is sturdy, and a few strokes can make people's skin open

Where could Li Yuchun stand this, when he was beaten by more than 40 boards, he couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted loudly: "Don't fight, don't fight...... I'm ...... I'll recruit ......"

Seeing Li Yuchun's willingness to move, Yue Su shouted "stop", signaled the soldiers to retreat first, and then snorted coldly and said, "It's really a cheap bone, don't fight it, don't be honest!" However, if you still dare to talk nonsense, the governor will let you taste a heavier criminal law when the term expires! ”

"Yes, yes......" Li Yuchun gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and said repeatedly

"If you go back to your lordship, the past transactions are indeed all legitimate transactions, but they will be ...... before March."