Call of Heroes: A History Only I Know

Chapter 189 Fines ransacked home, assigned to exile! (seeking subscription)
"Be careful, the things inside are more important than your lives! Move carefully!!"

Li Guanshi said viciously, and he directed a group of wrestlers to move goods continuously.

These boxes are very strong. They are made of the finest black iron wood. They cannot be burned by fire, cannot be damaged by knives, and will not rot for a thousand years. The only disadvantage is that they are very heavy and require special strongmen to carry them.

These boxes are filled with recently acquired treasure notes.

Because it is a large-scale acquisition, the price is very low.

As the price of treasure banknotes is getting lower and lower, this thing is simply a hot potato, and it will become worthless every once in a while. A treasure note worth [-] today may only be worth [-] next month.

In the situation of continuous decline, almost everyone has lost confidence in the holding of precious banknotes, and they all try to spend them as soon as possible. No one wants to keep a large amount of money in their hands?
It is also true that no matter what decree the court issues, it cannot stop the downward trend of treasure banknotes.

This is actually quite powerful.

The panic is so widespread that it has not yet triggered a large-scale sell-off, causing the price of treasure notes to evaporate completely.

After all, it's just a drop.

If it were not the early years of Hongwu, when the power of the Ming court was at its peak, and everything was thriving, this precious banknote would have already become something worse than waste paper, and no one would pick it up even if it fell on the ground.

Dare to buy precious banknotes wantonly under such circumstances, it is really a gamble.

but.

After knowing the policy direction of the imperial court in advance, there are not a few people who dare to gamble. As long as this decree is implemented, the price of treasure banknotes will immediately pick up, and quickly return to the original price, which is even higher than that of Lingshi and Lingyin at the same price. , Lingjin is still in demand!
In fact, these people also know that doing so is risky, and if they are targeted by the higher authorities, they will probably be unlucky, so they used a lot of connections to make this matter go smoothly in secret.

Unfortunately.

What they think of as concealment is obviously only what they think of as concealment.

Their whereabouts have long been followed.

No matter how concealed this matter is, it is impossible not to be discovered.

Purchasing precious banknotes under the condition of continuous downward trend is as conspicuous as a candle in the dark night, which will definitely cause a lot of discussion, and it will only be a matter of time before they are targeted.

and so.

Some people don't hide it at all.

For example, this manager Li.

Relying on his master's background, he didn't take this matter to heart at all. He moved in and out through the gate when he moved and delivered the goods, aiming at a high-sounding appearance.

In Li Guanshi's view, this is not a problem at all.

Is there any problem with purchasing Baochao?

Who stipulated that the purchase of banknotes is not allowed?

Which legal article prohibits the purchase of banknotes?

What they used was real treasures purchased from spirit stones, they didn't steal or rob, and they didn't commit crimes, so what's wrong?
After the wrestlers had moved all the goods on the carriage into the warehouse, they turned around and wanted to leave the mansion, but they were stopped directly.

A group of guards wearing gray clothes with knives surrounded the mansion. The leader was Mao Xiang, the commander of Jin Yiwei. At this moment, his eyes were wide open, and the corners of his mouth could not help but sneer, his whole body exuded a murderous and manic look breath.

These brocade guards didn't wear brocade clothes, and they looked like angry horses in fresh clothes, and they didn't have the standard equipment of flying fish clothes and embroidered spring knives.

The reason is very simple, not everyone is qualified to wear the flying fish suit, this suit is only eligible to be worn by officials in the third rank hall of Jinyiwei, but it is not absolute, there are also a few special cases of Jinyiwei who are lower than this rank are rewarded by the emperor.

The big red boa robe and the flying fish suit are all clothes bestowed by the emperor, and they are not something that can be worn if one wants to.

In short, the flying fish suit is a symbol of honor and status of Jin Yiwei, and the flying fish suit can only be worn on important occasions such as sacrificial activities or serving the emperor.

The four best costumes in the Ming Dynasty were python suits, flying fish suits, bullfighting suits, and kylin suits. Among them, the first rank was python, the second rank was flying fish, the third rank was bullfighting, and the fourth and fifth ranks were unicorns.

But no matter what it is, it is impossible to wear it when doing private affairs, it will be too conspicuous.

Therefore, most people don't know that they are Jinyiwei.

But they looked like this, and they knew that they were not easy to provoke.

The leader of the wrestlers quickly showed a flattering smile, bent down, and asked with a smile: "My lords, what can you do?"

"Where are the boxes you transported just now? Let's move them out now!"

Mao Xiang sneered and said directly.

As soon as these words came out, the leader of the Hercules suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, and he said helplessly: "My lord, we can't decide this matter, we are just hired servants of the Hercules, we are all poor men who cultivate our bodies, how can we have the qualifications?" To decide the affairs of the grown-ups? And..."

"Crap!"

Mao Xiang didn't have the patience to listen to this guy's explanation at all. With a flash of the knife, the head of the leader's wrestler had already rolled to the ground, blood from his neck sprayed out like a fountain, and then he fell straight to the ground.

"How dare you delay time in front of me? You really don't know how to live or die!"

Mao Xiang sneered, then glanced at the wrestlers not far away, and said lightly: "Either obey or die!"

These wrestlers looked at their leader's head in horror. They didn't even see how Mao Xiang pulled out the knife just now. The head of the boss had already rolled on the ground. With such strength, they couldn't resist at all.

"You must be the leader and look after the adults!" The wrestlers said one after another, how could they not be obedient and obedient.

At this moment, Guanshi Li noticed the movement here. Although he felt something was wrong, he still rushed over bravely.

Manager Li asked sternly, "Do you know what this place is? Do you know who the owner is?"

"Your master?" Mao Xiang said dismissively: "I know who your master is, and I also know who your master's backer is, Cao Tai, Marquis of Xuanning!"

"Then you still dare to...?!" Li Guanshi asked with his eyes widened in disbelief.

"What about Xuanninghou?" Mao Xiang sneered, "We will find out how much this matter has to do with Xuanninghou Cao Tai. If we find out the evidence, even he won't be able to escape!"

Cao Tai, Marquis of Xuanning, was the son of Cao Liangchen, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty.

Cao Liangchen gathered troops to protect his hometown in his early years, and later surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang. He successively served as a political adviser in Jianghuai Province, Zuo Cheng, and Pingzhang in Shanxi Province.

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he followed Xu Da in the Northern Expedition, broke the capital, guarded Tongzhou, made outstanding achievements, and was granted the title of Marquis of Xuanning.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, Cao Liangchen followed the army in the Northern Expedition again, and died in the battle at the Aluhun River.

After Cao Liangchen's death, his son Cao Tai inherited the title, and he was very close to Lan Yu, and he was considered a standard princeling.

It was also for this reason that Zhu Biao was the first to hear the news, and then accidentally told Su Che about it.

Otherwise, Su Che really couldn't find out so quickly.

It's not that Lao Zhu's control has declined, but that from the very beginning, he gave Zhu Biao a lot of power, and even supported the princelings openly, without worrying that the power of the princelings would affect him.

At this moment, when Guanshi Li heard Mao Xiang's words, his eyes widened in disbelief, "You... who are you?"

"Commander of Jinyiwei, Mao Xiang!"

Mao Xiang laughed, he didn't care about being retaliated at all, Jin Yiwei acted as long as he didn't make trouble for others, and it was his turn to make trouble for them? !
His plan from the beginning was to become famous, and this Xuan Ninghou is the best goal!

Hearing this harsh name, Guanshi Li felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't want to give up just like this. If the treasures in those boxes were confiscated by Jin Yiwei, he would not be willing to suffer such a huge loss. May survive!

Li Guanshi hurriedly said: "You can't do this, even if you don't give Hou Xuanning face, you can't help Liang Guogong!"

"Besides, whether it's Duke Liang or Marquis Xuan Ning, they are the wings of the current crown prince. You have to think about it before you act!"

Li Guanshi raised the banner, hoping that the Commander of Jinyiwei would save face, as long as nothing happened, then everything would be fine.

Who knows that even if Guanshi Li mentioned these names, Mao Xiang didn't care at all, he said with a smirk: "I don't care who your background is, Jin Yiwei only acts on the order of the emperor, if you dare to stop it, you will be killed without mercy!!"

These murderous words made Guanshi completely desperate. He slumped on the ground and couldn't help muttering: "It's over...it's all over..."

……

"After inspection, Xuanninghou Cao Tai, son-in-law Ouyang Lun, household servant Guo Heng, they are all buying treasure banknotes wantonly. This is their account book for buying treasure banknotes, and they are colluding with various wealthy businessmen, secretly protecting them, and colluding with each other. evidence of crime."

Mao Xiang, the commander of Jinyiwei, knelt down in front of Su Che, and said respectfully, the case of purchasing banknotes these days almost turned the entire Yingtian Mansion upside down, causing a lot of restlessness.

Those officials involved were dumbfounded when they heard the news, and the reaction speed of the court was much faster than they imagined.

And this kind of thing is easy to find out.

The most important thing now is - what is the emperor's attitude towards this case?

The answer is obvious, very bad!
The rich merchants colluded by Cao Tai, Marquis of Xuanning, Ouyang Lun, and Guo Heng, the minister of the household department, and their private purchases of treasures, the figures are shocking, and they are sure that this wave will make a lot of money.

Su Che looked at these criminal evidences seriously, and was in a good mood.

"Okay, these guys, it's fine."

Su Che said softly.

If it is according to Zhu Yuanzhang's character, most of the massacres will start at this moment. These moths of the country that harm the country and the people are really not a pity to die.

But Su Che wasn't going to do that.

Kill, definitely want to kill.

But it's not enough to kill the clan, and it's not enough to implicate countless people.

Not to mention killing people!
Su Che thought very simply.

First kill a wave of evildoers, then put all the treasures they bought back into the treasury, return them all to the public, and then fine them, and then send them all out as coolies and exile!
Aren't they doing this for money?
Well.

Fine them until they have no pants left, and then deprive them of their political rights!Send them away and exile them from the bitter cold land!

These people love money the most, even if they are killed, even if they are skinned and weeded, it is not deterrent enough!
But fines are different.

The property they have worked so hard to accumulate and everything under their name will be punished. It is not over yet. They must be sent into exile and let them become the labor force for developing the frontier!
It's a pity to just kill, so much labor wasted in vain!
Su Che is soft-hearted, he doesn't want to see blood, and he doesn't want to see people's heads rolling. It's the best way to deal with it.

a few days later.

In the imperial prison, Cao Tai, the Marquis of Xuanning, roared unwillingly: "I'm just buying precious banknotes. What's wrong with that? What's wrong with this? Why should I be arrested!"

"Send me a message quickly, let Liang Guogong come and save me!"

"Or send a message to the prince and ask him to come and see me!"

"It's been a few days, and no one has come to see me. You can't treat a Marquis like this!"

"Even if you're guilty, you can't treat me like this. People, people! Come on people!!"

Cao Ning's madness finally attracted a jailer.

The jailer looked at the embarrassed Cao Tai in front of him, and couldn't help showing a smile. As a jailer in the sky prison, he likes to see these big figures who used to be high above, fall into the clouds, and fall into the mud!
Of course, you can't offend them too much. What if someone else is released and makes a comeback?

The jailer smiled and said, "Master Hou, the court didn't send anyone to interrogate you. It should be that you have already been convicted, so there is no need to interrogate you."

"What?!" Cao Tai's eyes widened, and he said incoherently, "Why don't you try? I'm the Marquis of Xuan Ning, and I'm just selling precious banknotes. Such a trivial matter shouldn't directly convict me!!"

The jailer smiled and continued: "Then you are thinking wrong. Just now the court has announced your crimes. You bought precious banknotes and used the country's decrees to obtain income. This is a crime of obstructing the implementation of decrees and obstructing national policies. There is no pardon, this is a capital crime!"

Hearing this, Xuan Ninghou Cao Tai panicked immediately, and he obviously realized that this matter is not simple, otherwise he would not have been arrested directly, and there would not have been no interrogation for so many days.

Driven by a strong desire to survive, he shook the solid prison door and said unwillingly: "No, you can't kill me. I have an iron coupon in the book of pills at home, a gold medal for avoiding death, and can save me from death! I can't be killed. Execute!"

"I cannot be executed! Even if it is a capital crime!!"

Hearing this, the jailer smiled and said, "Yes, you are an honorable person, not an ordinary person, so of course you will not be executed."

Cao Tai just breathed a sigh of relief, but the jailer continued: "So the court said that all your family property will be fined, and then you will be sent into exile..."

As soon as these words came out, Cao Tai's face turned black, it was more uncomfortable than killing him! !
Not only Cao Tai, but also many wealthy businessmen involved in this matter were punished with their underpants left. Although there was no massacre this time and the heads were rolling, countless fines and exile were better than killing people.

Because this is an act of murder!
For these people who value money more than their own lives, fine them everything, and then send them into exile, which is not as much torture as cutting a knife!

(End of this chapter)