Acting for the gods

Chapter 138 Fan Wencheng

Anyway, most of these wealthy businessmen and gentry are ruthless for the sake of being rich. While collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, making money in national distress, while colluding with officials and businessmen to oppress the people, death is not a pity.

As for those serious businessmen, Jin Yiwei did not move.

It's not that businessmen can't make money, but some bottom lines can't be touched.

Although Wei Zhongxian's death has nothing to do with these wealthy businessmen, the crimes of collusion with the enemy, collusion between government and businessmen, and annexation of land are certain.

Anyway, they have to be beheaded, and the charge of assassinating Wei Zhongxian will be assigned to them, and then there will be no proof, then everything will be fine!
With the intervention of Jin Yiwei, many merchants who betrayed the country and sought profit were ransacked and wiped out, and some local officials were also sacked.

After the extensive rectification, the total value of the properties confiscated by Jin Yiwei exceeded 30 million taels of silver.

This is a very scary figure, considering that the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty is only a few million taels a year, and most of it is used for the military of Liaodong.

And these wealthy businessmen range from 100,000 taels to tens of millions of taels, which can be called a rich country.

It is hard to imagine how many people's blood and tears were stained in it.

Looking at the carts of gold and silver, Shen Lian couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He really said, "The wine and meat of the wealthy family stinks, and the road is frozen to death!"

Even so, the money that should be collected still has to be collected.

As usual, a small amount of money went into Jin Yiwei's own pocket.

After all, Jin Yiwei bleeds and works hard when he comes out to do errands, and there are still some damages. It is normal to pay a lot of hard work.

In addition, 2 million taels of silver were distributed to the poor in the name of the country to buy people's hearts.

No matter how extravagant the words are, there is no real money.

Usually, if the common people have a few taels of Wenyin, they will not take the risk of beheading to rebel.

Right now there are still quite a lot of civil uprisings in Daming territory, and now sending money to publicize can reduce unnecessary internal friction.

The remaining 30 million and [-] million taels of silver were sealed up and escorted back to Beijing by Jin Yiwei.

As the saying goes, blessings come without pairs, and misfortunes never come singly.

Not long after Wei Zhongxian's death, Hakka was "excessively sad" and died of illness in the palace.

After Ke's death, Zhu Youxiao was very sad at first, but someone soon reported it.

He told what Keshi had done in recent years, including raising male pets in captivity, having affairs with many guards, falsely preaching imperial edicts, poisoning the prince, and so on.

Hearing the news, he almost sent Zhu Youxiao away.

Zhu Youxiao is very affectionate. To Wei Zhongxian, the Hakka family is very good. He never thought that the Hakka family would be so vicious and wanted to kill him!
Fortunately, Concubine Wang is pregnant now, otherwise...

"Your Majesty, Concubine Wang Guifei had a miscarriage, bleeding profusely, and it's over!"

Just when Zhu Youxiao was rejoicing, another bad news came.

In fact, Concubine Wang Guifei was not pregnant at all, but just for the sake of favor, she and Wei Zhongxian worked hand in hand, planning to have a secret exchange.

But Wang Guifei never expected that Wei Zhongxian would die so suddenly.

Knowing that without Wei Zhongxian's cover, the fake pregnancy might not be hidden, Wang Guifei simply created an accident and pretended to have a miscarriage.

But the concubine Wang Guifei played off and put her own life in it!
When chickens and dogs are flying around in the palace.

Jiang Fan was relatively at ease.

Both Wei Zhongxian and Ke Shi were hired by him.

Wei Zhongxian can't be said to be a good person, nor can he be said to be a bad person. As far as Daming is concerned, Wei Zhongxian has indeed contributed a lot, but it is also true that he used power for personal gain and framed Zhongliang.

Originally, Jiang Fan didn't intend to kill Wei Zhongxian, but he didn't think that Wei Zhongxian would be dishonest when he was demoted to the south of the Yangtze River, and he actually wanted to use the Blackstone killer to assassinate him.

Isn't this the birthday old man eating arsenic and getting impatient?

Naturally, Jiang Fan would not be used to Wei Zhongxian's stink.

At the same time, it was also a test for Liansheng, Lei Bin, Ye Zhanqing and others.

If these people really took refuge in Wei Zhongxian, then Jiang Fan didn't mind getting rid of them together.

As for the Ke family, this woman is not a good person, and was sent by Jiang Fan to be Wei Zhongxian's companion.

What happened to Wang Guifei was really not Jiang Fan's doing, it was entirely her own doing.

Apocalypse seven years, June [-]th.

Jiang Fan's "King Kong Immortal Boy Skill" has reached the fifth level, and his strength has increased again.

At the same time, the Ministry of Industry produced [-] Godly Zhuge Crossbows and sent them to Jinyiwei.

After taking turns training some time ago, Sanqian Jinyiwei has fully mastered the skill of using the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and can shoot while galloping on horseback.

Now equipped with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, each person has two horses, which can be changed. The other horse stores ten crossbow clips. In addition, Jin Yiwei is only equipped with the Xiuchun Knife, and they are all wearing light flying fish suits. No.

This is all for better mobility.

Once on the battlefield, as long as they are not surrounded, the only thing that can threaten this army is artillery, so it doesn't matter if they can't wear armor.

At this time, the frontier army in Liaodong had fought several battles with the Houjin Eight Banners, each with casualties.

Mao Wenlong, Sun Chengzong and other generals could not hold out, relying on the high walls and thick walls and the advantages of firearms to guard the frontier.

The Eight Banners Army did not get any advantage from the frontier army, so they began to loot border towns and villages, burn, kill and loot.

Although Sun Chengzong and other generals of the frontier army wished to crush these ferocious Jiannu to ashes, they all knew that the frontier army was no match for the Eight Banners cavalry in a field battle, so they could only hold back!
Later Jin Wangting.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty had not yet been established, but under the leadership of Huang Taiji, Hou Jin became stronger and stronger day by day.

Later Jin's military force was mainly composed of Manchu nobles.

Every autumn and winter, they would plunder the border of Daming, plunder property, and rob people as slaves.

After the Han people are arrested, those with backbone usually don't live long.

Some people who are greedy for life and afraid of death choose to take refuge in Houjin and become traitors.

Of course, what they say to the outside world is that good birds choose trees to live in.

In order to get ahead, they will even be more enthusiastic about dealing with Daming than the post-Golden people, trying their best to express themselves and show their self-worth.

Looking at the civil servants and generals in the big tent, Huang Taiji was very satisfied.

"Let's go south to Daming's mansion, across the five prefectures and eighteen counties, and win a complete victory. As for the future strategy, I would like to hear your suggestions."

Aixinjueluo Hauge stood up and said, "Huang Ama, judging from the situation of this Southern Expedition, Daming is indeed in decline and vulnerable. He dare not fight our army head-on."

Other courtiers also began to make suggestions.

"I suggest that we continue to mobilize the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners, break through the pass and go south to fight against Ming Dynasty."

"The minister is willing to lead the red flag to be the vanguard."

"I believe that if we want to enter the Central Plains, the key is how to break through the city and enter the pass. The Ming army gathered in the city pass and acted like a tortoise. We wanted to break through the city, and the casualties were too great. We had to find a way to draw them out and wipe them out in one fell swoop. Just do it."

While the Houjin officials were discussing, Fan Wencheng, the only Han official present, stepped forward.

Fan Wencheng was originally a native of Liaodong, who had been a scholar. When he was fighting against Houjin, his father was captured by Houjin people, tied his hands, dragged by horses, and tortured to death.

But Fan Wencheng didn't think about avenging his father. Instead, he felt that he would not get a good official career in the Ming Dynasty, so he chose to join Houjin and serve Houjin wholeheartedly.

Because of his "excellent" performance, he was reused and highly relied on by Huang Taiji. He participated in the decision-making of all strategies to attack the Ming Dynasty, instigate rebellion against Ming Dynasty officials, attack North Korea, conquer Mongolia, and build the national system.

He became the first Hanchen who could discuss matters with the Manchu nobles.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, and dogs run happily with bells.

Fan Wencheng, who was wearing a Houjin official uniform, looked like a dog with a lowly attitude. He smiled obsequiously at the Houjin dignitaries around him, and said, "Your Majesty, my lords, I think that although the Ming Dynasty is declining day by day, After all, it has ruled the world for more than 200 years, whether it is land, population, or the number of troops, it is incomparable to Jin."

"In particular, Apocalypse appointed Mao Wenlong, and Sun Chengzong guarded the border. They were each other's horns, which was extremely detrimental to Houjin's entry into the customs."

"Your Majesty, facing Daming, Hou Jin is like cutting down a towering tree. You have to cut down slowly from all sides, remove its roots and pillars, and eat away slowly. In the end, this big tree will rot from the inside and collapse on its own. "

Traitors are not to be feared, but they are cultured.

As a Han Chinese, Fan Wencheng knew more about the situation and habits of the Han people than Huang Taiji and others.

But he didn't have any self-consciousness as a Han Chinese. Instead, he stood on Hou Jin's side both physically and mentally, and felt that it was good to be a dog to Hou Jin.

Not only did he not resist at all, on the contrary, he enjoyed it, making suggestions for Huang Taiji, and wholeheartedly wanted to destroy Ming Dynasty and promote gold.

As for his father's death, Fan Wencheng didn't take it seriously.

The mere vengeance of killing his father and the prosperity of Hou Jin are not worth mentioning.

Fan Wencheng's opinion moved Huang Taiji's mind.

In fact, he also knew that with Hou Jin's current military strength, it was somewhat unrealistic to enter the customs and occupy the Central Plains.

As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, even if the national power of Ming Dynasty is declining day by day, it is still not something that the current Houjin can shake.

Frozen three feet is not a one-day cold, Huang Taiji knows that he can't rush for success, and at the same time of steady development, he will continue to eat away at Daming and strengthen himself, so that he can realize his ambition of becoming the master of the Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)