Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 454 Want to add a crime
"This is Zhang's private dock, don't get close, get away from me!"

"You are too domineering. The government has announced that there is no private pier here. Why do you still occupy it?"

"Why? Just because my master is the grand master, what do you think? Whoever dares to approach the pier, I will overturn his boat!"

The sound of quarreling was faintly visible, and after turning a corner, the situation in the pier and the river was immediately clear.

Although it is called a grain wharf, it is actually composed of four wharfs, which can berth eight grain ships to unload at the same time. Three of the wharves are parked with unloading ships, while the other wharf is empty, but the river is crowded. At least two or three hundred boats lined up in the river, waiting to unload the full boats of grain packages.

The quarrel was about boarding a ship from an empty pier, and several grain ships wanted to get close to unload, but there were five or six big men standing on that pier, holding ash sticks in their hands, and they were aggressive. The leader was a middle-aged man with a thin build , but the voice is loud, and the pair of triangular eyes are particularly cunning.

He stood on the pier and glared at the ships that wanted to approach. Obviously they didn't have any ships, otherwise even empty ships would fill up the pier and not give other grain ships a chance.

Fan Ning frowned, and asked, "What's the deal with that pier? I remember not long ago that a government order prohibiting the private occupation of commercial pier was signed, why did someone occupy it again?"

When Yang Du was in power, the grain, tea and salt docks in Songcheng County were all monopolized by the Zhang family, and they monopolized the market by monopolizing the docks.

After Fan Ning overthrew Yang Du, the first government order issued was to abolish the private monopoly of commercial docks. Why is the Zhang family still resisting the order?

Fan Ning was not in a hurry to go forward, but said to Zhang Bo: "You go and find out the situation, did the Zhang family build that pier by themselves?"

Zhang Bo nodded and walked forward quickly.

He went to other docks to inquire about the situation, and came back shortly to report: "Your Majesty, the four grain docks here are all built by the government. The Zhang family was forced to give up three, but they still monopolize one of them. Whoever dares to use it, they will use it." Threats of violence, very arrogant!"

Fan Ning snorted, and walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back. He was not wearing an official uniform, but a scribe. He wore a gauze cap, a white satin scholar's gown, a leather belt around his waist, and a folding fan in his hand. Looks polite.

He came to the pier, pointed at the steward and several big men with a folding fan, and said, "The government has issued a pier ban, and you dare to resist the order, you are too courageous."

The steward didn't know Fan Ning, so he gave Fan Ning a squinting look, and a puff of cold air came out of his nose, "You sour scholar, don't go to study for exams, why come here to talk nonsense, if you dare to talk nonsense, I will break your arm and let you Can't hold a pen, can't write!"

"Why are you so unreasonable, Lang Lang Qiankun dared to openly resist the law, do you think the master is Zhang Yaozuo and can be rampant? This is Yingtian Mansion, not Zhang Yaozuo's back garden!"

Hearing that Zhang Yaozuo was on the left and Zhang Yaozuo on the right, the steward was furious in his heart, and ordered to the left and right: "Break one of his legs and throw him into the river!"

The first strong man jumped ashore and beat Fan Ning fiercely with a stick. Unexpectedly, the stick was still in the air, and there was a flash of cold light, 'Crack! With a sound, the stick was split in two, Zhu Long's four guards rushed out from behind Fan Ning, Zhu Long kicked hard on the big man's chest, three ribs were broken immediately, and his body flew into the air, "Plop!" ' fell into the river.

The other big men who had just jumped ashore suddenly took a step back in fright, and were momentarily stunned.

Fan Ning's face turned cold, and he ordered: "Kick them all into the river!"

The martial arts skills of the four guards were no less than Xu Qing's, and Zhu Long's martial arts skills were even higher than Xu Qing's. How could a few big men be their opponents?

The steward turned pale with fright, pointed at Fan Ning and said tremblingly, "I'm the seventh steward in Zhang Taishi's mansion, who are you, dare to stroke Zhang Taishi's tiger beard? Be careful. Be careful that you will lose your life!"

Seeing that he was trembling with fright, Fan Ning still kept his mouth stiff, so he couldn't help snorting: "Slap him ten times and throw him into the river!"

Zhu Long strode forward, grabbed the steward by the neck, lifted him up in the air, and then slapped him across the face with a palm as big as a cattail fan. After ten slaps, his cheeks were black and swollen , bleeding from the mouth, most of the teeth fell out, Zhu Long threw the steward five or six feet away into the river, and there was cheers and applause on the pier.

However, Fan Ning said coldly to a follower: "Go and inform Gu Changwu that the Zhang family's grain store is openly resisting the government's ban, and is attempting to violently attack the court officials, and seal up all the grain stores of the Zhang family!"

Fan Ning finally attacked Zhang Yaozuo's grain store, on the grounds of "openly confronting the government and violently attacking the officials", hundreds of people on the dock can testify.

Confronting Zhang Yaozuo directly, it seems a bit irrational and easy to get angry, but everything has its two sides, just like the risk is great, the reward is also the same, if Zhang Yaozuo completely admits cowardice in Yingtianfu this time, it will be a big deal. Improve Fan Ning's reputation in Zhao Zongshi's faction. After all, he has been at home for three years, which has a great impact on his reputation. He needs to do one thing to increase the attention of the government and the public.

Yingtianfu is undoubtedly a very good platform, it is not as sensitive as the capital, and cannot easily act to restrict business, and at the same time, Zhang Yaozuo is beyond the reach of Tianfu, and cannot do whatever he wants like the capital.

On the other hand, Yingtian Mansion is not far from the Emperor Shan Gao, it is very close to the capital, the news will soon spread to the capital, once Zhang Yaozuo is completely overthrown in Ying Tianfu, it will also weaken his influence in the capital.

There is another additional effect, which is the pressure on Zhao Qian. Fan Ning really wants to know how much influence Zhao Qian has in Ying Tianfu?
At noon, Fan Ning came to Songzhou Restaurant for a banquet on time. Today at noon, the second floor of Songzhou Restaurant was booked by Zhao Qian. In addition to inviting Fan Ning, Zhao Qian also invited more than [-] famous gentry from Yingtian Mansion. as an accompanying guest.

As the accompanying capital of the Great Song Dynasty, Ying Tianfu lived with many descendants of the founding heroes, including some clan members of the Chai family in the Later Zhou Dynasty. The mansion Fan Ning is currently renting is actually Chai Jing, the great-grandson of Chai Zongxun in the Later Zhou Dynasty. He just didn't want people to know about his house, so he entrusted his in-laws, the Liu family, to rent it out.

Fan Ning brought Zhu Long and the others to Songzhou Restaurant, Zhao Qian came out to welcome him after hearing the news, and said with a smile, "If Governor Fan doesn't come, I will go to the government office to invite him in person."

Fan Ning said with a slight smile: "Some things happened temporarily, so I'm a little late, please forgive me."

Zhao Qian's expression was a little unnatural, and he said with a dry smile, "Is it about Zhang's Grain Shop?"

"Your news is fast! I only sealed it in the morning, but you got the news at noon?"

"The whole city is a sensation, how could I not know about this?"

Fan Ning didn't give him a chance to speak, and waved his hand with a smile: "Today we don't talk about business, just enjoy drinking!"

Zhao Qian was secretly annoyed, and invited him to dinner at noon. Fan Ning sealed up Zhang Yaozuo's grain store in the morning, obviously not giving himself face.

Zhao Qian tried his best to conceal the embarrassment in his heart, introduced a group of guests to Fan Ning, and finally came to a tall and fat old man.

"This is the official of Ningling County, the Chai family. The Chai family has a great influence in our Yingtian Mansion, and will help the Fan Zhifu in the future."

This official Chai is Chai Jing, he is the grandson of Chai Yongxiao, the third son of Emperor Gong of Zhou, Chai Zongxun, how could Fan Ning not know him, he is his own landlord!

Chai Jing is a very funny and hearty old man. He winked at Fan Ning and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has done another great thing today!"

With this sentence alone, Fan Ning's affection for him doubled. It is estimated that the Chai family was also bullied by Zhang Yaozuo, and they have been daring to be angry and dare not speak out.

This is indeed the case. The Chai family also has many properties in Yingtianfu. For example, the current Songzhou restaurant is the property of the Chai family, and the Chai family is also in the tea business. After the tea market was monopolized by Zhang Yaozuo, the Chai family calmed down and withdrew from the tea market.

After Fan Ning forcefully abolished the market monopoly of Zhang and Yang a month ago, the Chai family quickly attacked and resumed the tea market, opened three grain shops at the same time, and competed for a liquor license, so I heard that Zhao Qian Inviting Fan Ning to the banquet, he accepted the invitation despite his attitude of not attending the banquet. It seemed that he was giving Zhao Qian face, but in fact he was giving Fan Ning face.

Zhao Qian was a little embarrassed when he heard his harsh words, but Fan Ning smiled slightly: "If they operate according to their duties, the government will not interfere with the market, but if they insist on going against the Yingtian government, then they are challenging the authority of the court. It insists on seeking death by itself, no wonder I!"

Zhao Qian couldn't bear to lose face, he endured and endured, and said loudly: "Everyone, please sit down for dinner, we won't say more!"

(End of this chapter)