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Household Yamen.

No matter how busy Lang Wuxu is, he still has to go to Chu Huan's yard every day. This has become something Lang Wuxu is used to. At this time, Lang Wuxu has no scruples.

Ma Hong, Lin Yuanfang and others are considered rising stars in the officialdom, they are not members of the people, they are mainly a group of military people who the prince made friends with when he was marching and fighting, for example Lei Guheng who is now fighting in the southeast, although it cannot be said that they are members of the army. The staff, except for the officials promoted by An Guogong, are mainly from fellow villagers of Anyi Road.

Ma Hong, Lin Yuanfang and others do not belong to the military system, nor are they promoted by An Guogong, nor are they from the village of Anyi Road.

Whether it is the Taizidang or the Hanwang Party, although there are many party members, they are not indiscriminately recruiting party members. They do not trust officials who were later selected by the court like Ma Hong. Although it is not impossible for such officials to enter the system, it is Very difficult.

Ma Hong and others naturally thought of approaching the prince or An Guogong, but I put my heart on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch. It is difficult for this type of official to really integrate into the court party, so this type of official , often helping each other, forming another faction, but this force only wanted to protect itself in the early days, and never dared to offend the Taizi dang or any party of the Hanwang Party. It can only be said to be the weakest link in the court.

It was also because they were too weak that they had not been valued before. On the contrary, the emperor gradually favored Ma Hong and Lin Yuanfang, and made efforts to promote them. This gradually made the power of this party stronger and won the emperor's favor. On the contrary, the others no longer get close to the other two factions, and with the emperor's backing, they don't offend the other two factions, but they survived the court safely.

Lang Wuxu was originally a member of the Hanwang Party. Now that the three parties in the court and the Hanwang Party can be regarded as falling apart, it is naturally impossible for Lang Wuxu to join the Taizi Dang. It is impossible to have the position of Lang Wuxu. His only way is to follow Chu Huan honestly and become a member of the Qi Royal Party. Compared with the New Party, the Qi Royal Party is even weaker, and now it has not even been able to form a party with A powerful faction, but King Qi is a prince after all, even though there are not many followers, but Lang Wuxu understands that as long as he hugs the big tree of King Qi, even if he can't make a fortune, as long as he is careful, saving his life is not a problem.

So he made contact with Chu Huan in a high-profile manner, but the meaning was very obvious. Chu Huan is the core of the Qi Royal Party, and maintaining a good relationship with Chu Huan is like explaining to others that he, Lang Wuxu, is a member of the Qi Royal Party , with King Qi protecting him, anyone who touches him will have to weigh it.

Usually, when Lang Wuxu came, Chu Huan and him would just chat a few words boringly, but today Chu Huan said that he really had something to look for him, so when Lang Wuxu came over, Chu Huan showed some seriousness. He was very enthusiastic, but Lang Wuxu was used to Chu Huan's usual nonchalant attitude. Today, he suddenly became enthusiastic, and even poured him a cup of tea himself, which immediately made Lang Wuxu flattered and even said he was polite, but he was not ordinary. Senior, Chu Huan's attitude changed a little today, and Lang Wuxu sensed that there was something wrong. After sitting down, he asked, "Does your lord have any orders?"

Now he is worrying that he will not have the opportunity to do things for Chu Huan. If there is really something, as long as it is not too embarrassing, he will be right in his arms.

Chu Huan blew on the powdered tea and said with a smile, "Lord Lang, I haven't inquired about these few days. How will the court deal with Huang Ju's remnants?"

"Oh, they are all imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Lang Wuxu thought it was a big deal. Hearing Chu Huan's question, he immediately said: "The Yellow Party in Beijing has been imprisoned in the prison. I heard that most of them are He has been sentenced to death by the Ministry of Punishments and Dali Temple, but the term of the sentence has not yet been determined. Huang Ju also has many party members in the local area. Both the Ministry of Punishment and the Yamen of Dali Temple have sent people to the local area. Jing, I’m afraid he will be executed in a short time.” After a pause, he leaned forward and said in a low voice, “The guys in the Ministry of Punishment are all ruthless and merciless. If they find this opportunity, they wish their sentence would be later. I heard that Qiu Junyu recently wanted to Several types of criminal laws have been proposed, prepare to use them well, and if you go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, within a few miles, you can hear the howling of ghosts and wolves day and night."

Qiu Junyu is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments and the most famous cruel official in the empire. Although his criminal law may not be comparable to Shenyiwei in terms of technique or effect, once he entered Shenyiwei, almost no one came out alive, even if it was a high-ranking official of the court. , and it is impossible to know what Shenyiwei's torture looks like. On the contrary, many people know that there are as many criminal laws and countless tortures in the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, and most of them are thought up by the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Qiu Junyu. It is very loud, even mentioning Qiu Junyu's name, many people will get hairy.

Chu Huan said with a smile: "This group of rebellious traitors will be executed, so the family property...!"

Lang Wuxu said: "Master Da Chu doesn't know that since yesterday, he has already started ransacking the house!"

"Ah?" Chu Huan was taken aback, he really didn't know, he was not enthusiastic about dealing with the follow-up of the rebellion these days, and he didn't ask, "Has it already started?"

"The Ministry of Punishments sent people over the day before yesterday, and this search requires the cooperation of the Ministry of Punishments and our household department." Lang Wuxu said: "The yamen of the Ministry of Punishment sent people to search the house, and we sent people to take inventory. Yesterday, the Ministry sent more than a dozen people. It started from An Guogong's mansion... from early yesterday morning to midnight yesterday, the inventory has not been completed yet, no, someone from the ministry courtyard went over early in the morning...!"

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "I really don't know, why, Mr. Lang didn't go?"

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Lang Wuxu said: "The Lord of the Ministry sent people to go over this matter, and the head of the Cang Department to take people there. Since he arranged this way, we naturally have nothing to say...!"

In his words, there was a hint of dissatisfaction.

Chu Huan understood that the head of the Cangbu was promoted by Ma Hong and belonged to the New Party. Everyone knew that the ransacking of the house was a big deal, let alone the mansion of Duke Anguo, who was the richest man in the world. The oil and water in it are self-evident. Everyone wants to take such an errand. Ma Hong rejects Lang Wuxusu. Although he is polite to Chu Huan, he never regards Chu Huan as his own. For an errand, she would naturally send her cronies there.

If it was the past, Lang Wuxu would naturally be in high spirits at this time, but now it is different from the past, such a beautiful job is not his turn.

Chu Huan knew it well, smiled, and asked, "Master Lang, I heard that the Huang family is very rich in the capital. They have many properties in the capital. I don't know if it is true or not?"

"Of course it is true." Lang Wuxu said: "It is said that the family of An Guogong is as rich as an enemy. Some people think it is an exaggeration, but in fact it is really not an exaggeration. There are so many shops in the capital, as far as I know , An Guogong has a total of no less than seventy or eighty businesses in the capital, ranging from silk and cloth, to tea and porcelain, to calligraphy and painting in restaurants...!" He shook his head, his eyes showed envy, and he couldn't help it Said: "His family's wealth is too much to be used up in several lifetimes. I really don't understand why he embarked on the road of rebellion...!" Suddenly realizing that he was a little speechless, he smiled awkwardly.

Chu Huan sipped tea, but didn't seem to hear, put down the teacup, and asked with a smile: "I heard that after the house was confiscated, all the property was confiscated into the imperial court, that is, into the household department, and those storefronts also had to be handled by the household department. into silver?"

Lang Wuxu nodded, and said: "That's right, but if you want to confiscate all the Huang family's wealth, it's not a matter of ten days and a half months!"

Chu Huan was stunned, and Lang Wuxu had already said: "The confiscated property this time is only the property of the Huang family in Beijing, which is only part of the property of the Huang family. Their Huang family's property is located. Anyi Road has been known as the land of fish and rice since the previous dynasty. There are many lakes and abundant aquatic products. The Huang family is in Anyi Road. Here, that has already become the private lake of Huang's family, not to mention his property and shops in Anyi, the parallel imports produced by Yusuo Lake every year are a huge income, the industry in Beijing, The ledger has been searched from the Duke's Mansion, and it will take only two or three days to make a complete inventory. Even if there is a leak, it will not be too big. On the contrary, if it is copied from the other side of Anyi, it will not be ten days It can be sorted out in half a month."

Chu Huan was a little surprised. He knew that the Huang family was very powerful in Anyi, but after what Lang Wuxu said, Chu Huan knew that the Huang family had more wealth in Anyi than he had imagined.

"The Huang family has countless fertile fields in Anyi. Huang Ju's eldest son, Huang Tianyi, was granted the title of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in his early years. Qing, he is much more powerful than other officials in Anyi Road, and the governor of Anyi Road dare not offend Huang Tianyi, his words will be regarded as imperial orders in Anyi...!" After a pause, he immediately changed his words He said: "Those land properties come down every year, and the income is great. Moreover, Huang Ju himself is the Minister of the Household Department. The harvest is exempt from tax. Tell me, how much wealth has the Huang family's wealth after so many years? Those land properties are divided into more than 20. Every manor has a granary, and each manor has hundreds of guards. These dozens of manors add up, and there are thousands of servants. The Huang family is an official, so it’s not good to show it Running a business online, especially with so much grain every year, can't rot in the warehouse, so someone specially sells grain for their family, and the money they get from selling grain every year flows into their Huang family's silver treasury like water...! "

The more Chu Huan heard it, the more frightened he became. It seemed that the Huang family's claim to be as rich as an enemy was not in vain. He couldn't help asking, "Isn't the business in Anyi monopolized by the Huang family?"

"Out of ten percent, at least fifty percent." Lang Wuxu said: "Although they are the richest people, they can't let others have no way out, otherwise it's not a good thing if they really commit public outrage. Quite a few, but having said that, no matter what you do in Anyi, you have to get involved with the Huang family. If you want to set up a single household, you will be looking for a dead end. Back then, the Lu family, the number one grain merchant in Taiyuan, used to be They already manage food for a living, and they can be regarded as a first-class wealthy family in Anyi, but the wealth of the Huang family back then was not even as rich as that of the Lu family...!"

When Chu Huan heard the mention of "Taiyuan's No. [-] Grain Merchant Lu Family", he immediately felt very familiar, and suddenly remembered that he had a great connection with this Lu Family.

He was afraid that he would make a mistake, so before Lang Wuxu finished speaking, he immediately asked, "The Lu family? Does Mr. Lang know about Lu Shixun?"

"Lu Shixun?" Lang Wuxu was taken aback for a moment, then pondered for a moment, and said: "The head of the Lu family is called Lu Lengyue, but it is said that the next generation is the generation of Shizi. I haven't been back to Anyi for many years, but Lu Shixun didn't listen But, it must be Lu Lengyue's nephew, why, Master Chu knows about the Lu family in Taiyuan?" Then he patted his head and said with a smile: "Look I'm confused. My lord's hometown is on Xishan Road, this Anyi Road is close to Xishan Road, The reputation of the Lu family in Taiyuan prefecture is very resounding, the adults should have heard of it."

Only now is Chu Huan [-]% certain that the Lu family, the number one grain merchant in Taiyuan, is Lu Shixun's family.

As for Lu Shixun, Chu Huan never forgot that Linlang's Heshengquan was once in distress, and the Lu family had business dealings with the Su family. In order to suppress Heshengquan, Liu Juguang controlled the Xishan Road Chamber of Commerce and refused to sell grain to Heshengquan. Linlang had no choice. Now, I can only go to Taiyuan City, the Taoist city of Anyi, to find help from the Lu family.

This Lu Shixun, however, harbored evil intentions and coveted Linlang. He took this opportunity to get close to Linlang, and even wanted to force the two families to get married with food. After refusing, he even tried to rape Lin Lang, Chu Huan was so angry that he personally abolished the roots of his descendants and turned him into a eunuch.

Since then, the Su family has won the title of Royal Wine, so there is no need to do business with the Lu family. Chu Huan has never heard any news about the Lu family. There was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Lu Shixun should be Lu Lengyue's son. Not only have I heard of their reputation, but they have also had friendship. I remember that Lu Shixun seems to owe me 1 taels of silver!"

He remembered clearly that after Lu Shixun was abolished, Chu Huan forced him to write down an IOU of 1 taels of silver. The IOU should still be in Lin Lang's hands, but he didn't know if there was a chance to get the 1 taels of silver from the Lu family. Ask for money back.

Lang Wuxu was a little surprised, and wondered: "The Lu family owes Sir 1 taels of silver?" Fu Xu said: "The Lu family is one of the most wealthy households in Taiyuan, and this 1 taels of silver is nothing to the Lu family. The Huang family was even richer, but later An Guogong became the secretary of the household department, and the Huang family developed rapidly in Anyi. In the end, the Lu family could only invest in the Lu family. They managed the grain, and the Huang family's grain was sold by them. , is one of the capable merchants under the Huang family's command, even though it is not as beautiful as the Huang family in Anyi, it is still a first-class wealthy family!"