Chapter Seventy-Four: The Evil Deal
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There is an old storefront on the corner, with a small faΓ§ade and only two rooms, but everyone knows about it. This is the grand ticket number of the Fan family, a business tycoon, and all businessmen who come and go from the south to the north have to come here to exchange for loans, which can be said to be like a market.
But right now, the Hongsheng ticket number is rarely closed door, just in the account room of the ticket number, Fan Dacheng is sighing, turning back and forth on the ground, almost wearing out the soles of his shoes.
At this moment, the old grandson of the account room slipped in quietly through the back door and ran to the account room.
"Boss, it's a big deal, our ships are all detained!"
"Ship, is it a grain ship from Tongzhou?"
"No, that's right!"
"What!"
Fan Dacheng seemed to have been struck by lightning, his whole body was cold, he sat on the chair, his eyes were red for a while, and he asked loudly: "Didn't I tell you, these ships are very important, and there must be no mistakes." When you meet an official, don't be afraid to spend money, I don't believe it, can't you sell a way with money? β
"Owner, I'm afraid it really won't be this time." Lao Sun said tremblingly: "An ** is indeed different from other armies, these people are simply smarter than dogs, after entering the city, they directly watched the canal, and they are only allowed to enter but not leave......"
Before Lao Sun finished speaking, Fan Dacheng waved his slap, opened his bow left and right, and slapped more than a dozen times in a row. beat Lao Sun until his cheeks were swollen, the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and even the molars were sent.
Fan Dacheng was still angry, flew up with a kick, and kicked Lao Sun to the ground.
"Rice bucket, full rice bucket, how can I explain, there must be no problems with the grain ship, why are you still so confused!" Fan Dacheng snorted angrily and said: "There is no one who is a soldier who does not love money, I think you don't have to care, I tell you, if something happens to this batch of ships, not only will your head have to move, but even I will not end well!" β
When Lao Sun heard this, he was so frightened that he almost fainted Fan Dacheng is Fan Yongdou's own brother, even he can't afford it, I'm afraid that I can't solve the problem if I cut myself!
Fan Dacheng barely calmed down his anger, frowned and asked, "Have you figured out the details of An **, what are their origins?" β
"The owner, it's not clear, it looks like it fell from the sky, but looking at their outfits, it should be a border army."
Fan Dacheng clenched his fists and slammed them on the table, and all the teapots and bowls fell to the ground, shattering to pieces. Fan Dacheng couldn't care about it, but just snorted angrily and said: "Damn, the Nine Princes will go south soon, if you don't come sooner or later, but at this time, we are not prepared at all!" β
As he was talking, a young man ran in in a panic, saw Fan Dacheng, and said breathlessly: "Dongjia, An ** has killed someone!" β
"Killed whom?"
"Yuan Yuzong, Lou Guangxian, and many prisoners, said to be Guanning Junhe, and ......"
"And what?"
"Tartars!"
"What?" Fan Dacheng jumped three feet high, his head shook like a rattle, and he couldn't believe it: "Impossible, impossible, how powerful the warriors of the Qing Dynasty are, how could they be captured by a group of troops who don't know their origins, this is simply nonsense." β
The young man trembled and trembled: "The owner, I really didn't lie, what is the name of Gu Zhenhua, and he also said that he will punish traitors, profiteers, and anyone who sells grain to the Qing Dynasty will not end well." β
Fan Dacheng finally felt scared at this moment, and cold sweat flowed down his neck.
"What you say is true?"
"That's right, the owner, don't you know, that Gu Zhenhua played a new trick, and he let the recruited recruits be responsible for killing. Many common people threw silver at the recruits, and asked them to cut down the flesh of the Tartar soldiers, one or two pieces of silver and a pound. Some people simply swallow the wine and swallow it raw! β
As soon as he heard this, Fan Dacheng trembled all over, and his eyes were full of horror, as if countless knives were stretched out to him, cutting his flesh on the one hand, and skimming the meat slices to the people on the side. Just like Yuan Chonghuan back then, only one head remains.
Thinking of this, Fan Dacheng trembled all over, like a sifting chaff, and his eyes were all gray and white.
Lao Sun, the accountant on the side, climbed over and hurriedly said: "The owner, An ** wants to punish the businessman, I think you might as well come forward, contact some people, and jointly come up with some money, as the so-called law does not blame the public, maybe they can let us go when they see the money!" β
"That's right, that's it, Lao Sun, hurry up and contact people, we can't sit still!"
After beating Lao Sun away, Fan Dacheng took out the account book in a cold sweat, which recorded all kinds of records of the Fan family's delivery of materials for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and unceremoniously said that every money earned by the Fan family was soaked in the blood of the common people!
Fan Dacheng was holding the account book and was about to send it to the stove, when at this moment, there was a sudden sound of slamming the door, and I heard someone shouting outside: "Is there anyone, the old customer, the old friend is here, open the door quickly!" β
Fan Dacheng was startled, and in a panic, he could only stuff the ledger into his sleeve and let the young man open the door. Sun Cheng and 6 Yong took the lead in walking in with dozens of soldiers.
As soon as he saw Fan Dacheng, 6 Yong smiled and said, "Mr. Fan, why are you here, we just met in Tongzhou." β
Fan Dacheng saw that it was the two of them, and his heart relaxed a little, but when he looked at the soldiers they brought, his heart suddenly hung again.
"Two, you, are you the people of An**?" Fan Dacheng asked in surprise.
Sun Cheng smiled and nodded: "That's right, the commander of An ** is our sworn brother, Gu Zhenhua, a loyal and brave uncle of the Ming Dynasty." β
Fan Dacheng was dumbfounded and asked: "Then, the property you sent to the ticket number is also safe?" β
"Of course, I would like to thank Mr. Fan for helping us keep our belongings."
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Fan Dacheng hurriedly said: "The villain really doesn't know, two generals, so be it, we don't charge commissions for those things, we should only make amends to you." β
Sun Cheng laughed: "Then how can you do business, it's not easy for you to do business, isn't it just to earn this money?" β
"That's right, if you don't have a conscience, how can you be a profiteer!" 6 Yong also teased.
"Damn the villain!" Fan Dacheng suddenly knelt on the ground, opened his bow left and right, and pumped his mouth wildly, as if his face was not his.
"The two generals, the villain has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, and is willing to dedicate 200,000 taels of military expenses to reward the brothers of An**, and ask the two military masters to give the villain a way to live, I am grateful!"
Saying that, Fan Dacheng knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Mr. Fan doesn't have to be like this, since we are old friends, we should be considerate and take care of each other, if there is anything we need help with, just say it."
Fan Dacheng saw that the two of them were a little softer when they spoke, but they only thought that 200,000 taels had played a role and bought off these two, so his heart was a little calmer.
"The two generals, to be honest, the villain has a batch of grain to be transported to the south, but the ship was seized by your army, as long as it can be released, the villain will definitely repay twice!"
"No problem, who called us friends. It's just that I'm a little puzzled, it's always been the grain from the south to the north, how can you do the opposite? β
"The general didn't know that there was a problem in the north, and the grain was hoarded in Tianjin, and as a result, the price of grain in the south skyrocketed, and the villain had to transport it back, and he also made a small profit."
"Small profits? I'm afraid not! A loud voice came from outside the door, and it was Gu Zhenhua who came, followed by Li Jibo and others.
Gu Zhenhua walked over with a tiger step, and nodded to Sun Cheng and 6 Yong with a smile: "I just went to the dock with Mr. Li, and now your Fan family's grain ships have a deeper draft than other people's, can you tell me why not?" β
When Fan Dacheng heard this, his legs suddenly weakened, and he almost fell to the ground, and he said with a change of face: "My lord doesn't know, the Fan family ship has a lot of food, and the draft is naturally deep." β
Gu Zhenhua sneered: "So far, are you still lying?" Benjue has already boarded the grain ship, and there is more than just grain in it! β
When Fan Dacheng heard this, he was like a balloon that had been punctured, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground, unable to say a word. Coincidentally, the account book in the cuffs fell out at this time, and Gu Zhenhua snatched it up.
As soon as he turned two pages, Gu Zhenhua's anger swelled up, and he kicked Fan Dacheng's crotch with a fierce kick, and with a cracking sound, this guy was kicked out two or three meters away, hit the wallboard, and immediately fainted.
"Why be so angry!"
"Mr. Li, take a look."
Li Jibo took the account book, also turned a few pages, and the old man stretched out his hand to grab the waist knife that Sun Cheng was carrying.
"Give me the knife, the old man is going to cut him!"
It's no wonder that Li Jibo is angry, this ledger reveals the darkest and most shameless transaction in the late Ming Dynasty, which is simply finger-inspiring!
During the war and peace in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, the markets on the border were also opened and closed by the orders of the imperial court. The Ming Dynasty had a lot of land and resources, maybe they didn't care, but the Mongols couldn't care, without tea, silk, ironware, and salt, they simply couldn't live.
Because of this, some merchants illegally engaged in smuggling, among which Jin merchants were the brunt, and with the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they replaced Mongolia and became the largest partners of Jin merchants.
The Ming Dynasty imposed economic sanctions on the Manchus, and Jin merchants such as Fan Yongdou sent the grain and iron tools that the Manchus urgently needed in exchange for huge profits, and even in order to maintain this lucrative trade route, they did not hesitate to sell intelligence, rebel against officials, and escort the bandit group!
In the history of later generations, there are also some clues, but when the evidence is really in front of him, Gu Zhenhua is still taken aback.
"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect them to dare to be so rampant." Li Jibo was even more angry: "See, this time they are pretending to transport grain in the name of transporting grain, but in fact, they are transporting all the treasures looted by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the south for sale, they are selling the stolen goods for the Manchu Qing Dynasty!" β
"Not only sell the stolen goods, but they also want to use this money to buy more food and iron tools for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and help the Manchu Qing Dynasty enter the Central Plains, these guys are the biggest moths in the world!"
Sun Cheng and 6 Yong's eyes were also red, and the two grabbed Fan Dacheng's shoulders and lifted him up from the ground.
"Seventh brother, give the order, let's chop him!"