Chapter 111: Treasure Land
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Xu Dingguo was thrown to the shore, and Gu Zhenhua sneered: "Come on, tie up the old thing!" ”
"Yes!" Several soldiers rushed up and tied up Xu Dingguo. Yue Poyu personally came to the front, and the old thing was still in a half-coma, his stomach was filled with water, and he was bulging high.
Yue Poyu suddenly raised his fist and smashed it hard against the old thief's stomach, his fist sinking deep into the flesh. The old thing opened his mouth, and with a whoop, muddy water squirted out. There was also a half-finger-long crucian carp, bouncing happily on the ground.
One punch was not enough, and Yue Poyu smashed three more punches, making the old thing howl in pain.
"I let you collude with the Tartars, make you a traitor, let you buy food, and let you have no conscience......"
Xu Dingguo fell into his hands, there was no problem with what to do, what really made Gu Zhenhua interested was the boatman. He smiled and said, "This ship boss, why did you think of helping us arrest Xu Dingguo?" ”
"Returning to the military master, the villain is not the person here, the villain is from Xuzhou, called Wu Shouye. Not long ago, I negotiated with the purchasing master of An ** to help buy fat pigs. The pigs around Xuzhou were sold to An**, and the villain went to the territory of Guide to buy pigs. How do you know that the pig didn't buy it, but it ran into this old thing, and the villain saw that it was An's ** master chasing after him, so he did his best. ”
Gu Zhenhua smiled and nodded: "This is not the power of Mianshu, this Xu Dingguo secretly colluded with the Tartars to sell 200,000 quintals of grain to the Tartars, he is a complete traitor!" ”
"Huh?" Wu Shouye was also taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The villain knows that An's master is Quan Daming. The biggest loyal general, sure enough. ”
"Oh? Is Ann ** really so famous, you've heard of it. Or do you think it yourself? ”
"Do you still need to hear about this, the pig that the villain sells to An **, one or two pieces of silver, two pieces of money, and two clear money, never a cent. The villain worked for a month, and earned more than three taels of silver, which was more than the silver of the previous year. The villain is looking forward to it. Work for a few more years, save some silver, and send your son to An**. Let that kid have a bright future. ”
"Aren't you afraid of danger?"
"I'm afraid, but what's the solution, now in this troubled world, sitting at home. The head may be gone. Give it a go. If you are lucky, you can follow the right person like Grandpa Xu Da, Tang and Grandpa, and you will earn a few lifetimes of wealth and glory! ”
"Hahaha!" Gu Zhenhua laughed loudly: "Wu Shouye, I see that you are quick thinking, and you have lost talents in the business of collecting pigs, so I will make some money." Let's do a business together. Also, how old is your son? ”
"Twelve, that kid is in spirit."
"Hmm. It's not small, send it to the youth camp of An**, experience a few years, and improve your skills. ”
When Wu Shouye heard this, he was immediately taken aback, but he heard that An ** is strict, no matter who it is, don't think about inserting it lightly, the person in front of him agreed without hesitation, is it reliable!
Yue Poyu, who had flattened Xu Dingguo, walked over, looked at Wu Shouye, who was stunned, and said with a smile: "This is Ji Guogong, the head of An**'s family, he has spoken, don't hurry up and thank you!" ”
Wu Shouye came to his senses at this time, and regardless of the sand and gravel on the riverbank, he was so excited that he kowtowed: "Thank you Grandpa Guo, thank you Grandpa Guo!" ”
"Get up. An** stationed in Guide requires a lot of materials, so you can help purchase it first. ”
"Hey!" Wu Shouye hurriedly agreed, from an ordinary farmer to a special businessman, this is simply a step to the sky. Don't talk about any nonsense such as agriculture and industry, this kind of world, being able to earn silver is the king's way.
Wu Shouye went down with a thousand thanks, and Gu Zhenhua escorted Xu Dingguo and returned to Juzhou.
At this time, Guo Yunlong had been ordered to firmly control Juzhou, the whole city was under martial law, all the prisoners were sent outside the city to be guarded, and the soldiers in the city were constantly patrolling back and forth, in an orderly manner.
However, Gu Zhenhua knows that this is only a temporary peace, although Xu Dingguo has fallen into his hands, but in Juzhou, and even in the entire Guide Mansion, there are still a large number of Xu Dingguo's old departments, and there are more people who have dealings with him.
Taking Xu Dingguo is only the first step in the long march, and the following things are the real trouble. If you don't handle it well, you're going to be in big trouble.
When Gu Zhenhua escorted Xu Dingguo into the city, Guo Yunlong and Zhou Yingjie came to greet him. Zhou Yingjie was young and vigorous, and when he saw that Xu Dingguo was caught, he was so angry that his facial features moved, he suddenly pulled out his waist knife, gritted his teeth and said: "Guogong, let me chop this old man now!" ”
"The duck in hand, I'm still afraid that he will run away, let's say, what have you all found, hate this old thing so much?"
"I can't hide anything from the eyes of the Guogong, this old thing is really hateful!"
Zhou Yingjie said, took out an account book from his arms and sent it to Gu Zhenhua.
"This is what we found at the bedside of the old thing, their father and son have been greedy for huge profits since the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, just like Li Zicheng sold grain, 120,000 quintals before and after, as well as a large number of medicines, ironware, charcoal and other things. When the Manchus invaded Beijing, the old things intensified again, colluded with the Manchus, and did not hesitate to loot the grain of the people of Henan and give it to the Tartars. For this reason, he and his son slaughtered no less than ten villages, and thousands of people died tragically at the hands of the old thing! ”
Zhou Yingjie said while staring at Xu Dingguo, his sharp eyes seemed to be ripping off his flesh.
"Old horseman, what else do you have to say, a thousand knives are not enough to comfort the people who were killed by you."
"Hmph, become a king and lose a coward, Huangkou's son, if you have the ability, you will kill the old man, you will kill all the people who have colluded with the Tartars, the old man is just following the trend. But God is not on my side, but don't be too happy, just rely on your little men, you can't bear the iron cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, the old man is just waiting for you in front! Little brute, when the time comes, don't surrender to the Manchus, and save the old man more waiting! ”
"I'll kill you!"
"Kill him like this, cheap old horseman, you go and arrest all his family, one by one. All of them were cut in front of the old horseman, and I want to let them cut off their children and grandchildren, and cut the grass and eradicate the roots! ”
"Gu Zhenhua. You are so ruthless, the old man will not let you go if he becomes a ghost. There are many people who collude with the Manchus, and if you have the ability, you will kill them all, and destroy all the nine clans, so that you can be regarded as a man......"
Gu Zhenhua didn't want to listen to the old thing shouting at all, so he waved his hand in disgust. Let people drag him down. Yue Poyu on the side couldn't help but say: "The old thing is really harmful, and when he dies, he is still climbing and biting. Did he want to pull a few pads? ”
"It's really not a random climb." Guo Yunlong said worriedly: "The old thing's words still make sense, Guogong, you follow me to Xu Dingguo's mansion to have a look!" ”
Gu Zhenhua and the others followed closely and came to Xu Dingguo's mansion. The soldiers had been in battle for a long time. All the way to the second courtyard. Two vermilion wooden boxes were placed in front of Gu Zhenhua.
Guo Yunlong pointed to the wooden box and said: "These two boxes are all secret letter ledgers that have been searched, and the small box is Xu Dingguo's letter of collusion with Tartar. As for the big box, it is evidence of Xu Dingguo's crime of buying goods and selling stolen goods to accumulate money, some of them helped Li Zicheng do it, and some of them helped the Manchu Qing Dynasty to do it. There are too many things, and there is no one Xu Dingguo can handle at all, which involves officials of all sizes in Henan. and a large number of wealthy businessmen, if you count them. These people are traitors! ”
"If they are all traitors, they will all be killed, and this scourge cannot be kept!"
Gu Zhenhua closed his eyes slightly and thought for a while, and then said: "Go and invite all the gentry and merchants with heads and faces in Juzhou, and Benjue will also meet them." ”
Guo Yunlong and the others didn't know what medicine Gu Zhenhua was selling in the gourd, so they could only nod and agree. In a short time, dozens of gentry merchants dressed in silk were brought over.
All of them were trembling, shaking, and their legs were shaking. He didn't dare to look up at Gu Zhenhua at all. Xu Dingguo, a tiger, has been entrenched in the Central Plains for many years, and he was solved by Gu Zhenhua after dividing five by two, and they can't be afraid. In particular, some people are even more trembling when they feel guilty.
Gu Zhenhua glanced at them, in all fairness, if it was peaceful, none of these people Gu Zhenhua wanted to let go. However, the Manchus were about to go south, and if there were too many killings, forcing these people to the side of the Tartars, and acting as a leading party for the Manchus, it would be too bad, and of course they could not be cheapened.
"You are all gentry from Juzhou, and you are highly respected. At present, there are traitors from Juzhou who are connected to foreign countries, that is, Xu Dingguo's father and son! Benjue was entrusted by the emperor to be the governor of the Central Plains Military Affairs, and he was not merciful to such a black sheep, the scum of the nation, and more than 100 members of the Xu family were being executed one by one. ”
A few words decided the lives of hundreds of people, this is power, the power that makes people tremble, and these people present tremble one by one, for fear that the butcher's knife will fall on their heads.
Gu Zhenhua looked around, and then sneered: "Benjue has found some gadgets from Xu Dingguo's mansion, please take your eyes!" ”
Everyone's eyes followed Gu Zhenhua's fingers and saw the large box of account letters. When some timid people saw this thing, they were so frightened that their legs and feet were weak, and they almost fell to the ground.
An old businessman shuddered, and suddenly his body fell limply. The people next to them are not helping, they are not helping, they may not be clean, and their heads are full of white sweat.
Seeing these guys react like this, Gu Zhenhua was also quite satisfied, first give them a lesson, if they don't know what to do, there will only be a dead end.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Xu Dingguo has covered the sky with one hand and has done too many evil deeds, don't you think?"
"Yes, yes, Guogong Mingjian."
"The old thing tricked everyone, got supplies from you, and then sold them to the Tartars, everyone doesn't know about this kind of thing, right?"
"I don't know, I don't know!" The eyes of these frightened businessmen suddenly lit up, they seemed to know what Gu Zhenhua meant, and they scrambled to say one by one.
Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly, and said to the soldiers on both sides: "Don't burn these random memorable accounts, so as not to frame good people!" ”
The flames rose, and a large box of accounts was all ablaze, and the flames jumped to the top. When the gentry saw this, they were all grateful.
"Thank you Guogong for your grace, I can't thank you enough!"
"Now that you know how to be grateful, you should write letters to your relatives and friends. From now on, Benjue will officially enter the Guide Mansion and pass through the Central Plains. Everyone follows Benjue, there are many benefits, if they are obsessed and continue to go wrong, Benjue will let them go to Xu Dingguo as a companion! ”
"Don't worry, we are absolutely loyal to the Guogong wholeheartedly, and we will never dare to do anything wrong."
Dead and alive, these gentry were very frightened, and immediately wrote letters to their relatives and friends in the surrounding prefectures and counties, asking them to honestly obey Gu Zhenhua's orders.
Along with the letter sent, there were more than 100 heads of Xu Dingguo's whole family, both grace and power, and the gentry and businessmen who returned to Germany knew how to choose, and this group of people was stable, and Guide was also stable!
Gu Zhenhua was busy, and found Xu Fang and Ge Craftsman, since they were rescued, they ate well and lived well, and both of them recovered their spirits.
"Master Ge, Xu Dingguo, this old horseman, can't do anything else, his ability to make money is good, and he found more than 200,000 taels of silver from his house, as well as 200,000 taels of silver tickets. Looking at the accounts, more than 30% of them are fished from the coal, is this the charcoal of Germany really so good? ”
"Yes, of course!" Master Ge's old eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile: "Sir, there is a large reserve of charcoal here, and there is no smoke when it is burned, so it is best to use it for iron smelting." ”
"So you can build a weapons workshop in Juzhou?"
"Not only is it a workshop, the north of Juzhou is Jushui, the river is not big, just build a dam, and install a few large water wheels, whether it is to make guns or cannons, all are no problem!"
When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he patted his thigh excitedly and said with a smile: "So we got a piece of treasure land!" (To be continued!)