Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 143 Call Me Leader
"The matter of food and fodder is simple. Let's go, it's time for a snack. Let's go to the restaurant for a feast and talk about the shortage of troops in your army!"

Bai Wencheng extended an invitation to Xing Honghai and the other three with a big smile on his face. The other nine families also smiled. They definitely could not get involved in Chen Jue's main force, but as for the Green Camp, it would be much simpler.

Food and fodder are their responsibility, but food and fodder can be good or bad, there are new rice and old rice, meat and vegetables. There is more room for operation, so naturally they have to be used to exchange for some benefits.

And now is the best time for them to infiltrate the military. Even if Chen Gu knew about it, he would only be happy to see it happen, because Chen Gu could not be completely confident in the Green Camp.

After leaving the county government office, Chen Gu asked someone to notify Wang Jian to bring the Cao Gang members, while he returned to the outside of the city to summon the Buddhist army into the city.

Half an hour later, all the opium dens in Jiangjin County were sealed off, including two brothels, five restaurants, and more than a dozen gambling dens. More than 100 people selling opium were arrested, as well as more than 300 people engaged in prostitution, gambling, and drug-related activities, and more than 300 customers who consumed the goods.

Faced with regular troops, these people had no room for resistance and could only surrender. However, any resistance would be a bullet to them.

In the end, more than 800 people were brought back and knelt in a large crowd in front of the yamen gate.

The whole Jiangjin County was shaken. Even the ten major clans and Xing Honghai and others who were feasting at the Bai Family Restaurant ran back to the government office.

Bai Wencheng naturally knew that Chen Gou would definitely attack the opium dens when he entered the city. Bian Shichun also knew it, and the other people from the ten major clans basically knew it as well. However, they did not expect that Chen Gou's attack this time would actually include brothels and gambling dens.

Although brothels and gambling dens were indeed secretly selling opium, they did it very covertly. After all, Chen Gu, the killer, was extremely disgusted with opium and was particularly ruthless when he took action, so naturally no one dared to offend him openly.

Therefore, even if brothels and gambling dens provided opium, they did so covertly, not to mention the five restaurants. Everyone knew that Chen Gu asked Wang Jian to secretly investigate the opium dens, but Wang Jian was just a dog of these big families and would never dare to betray them.

Unless Chen Gu secretly arranges other people to investigate, there is nothing we can do.

But can't you just let me know if something happens?

Can't we correct our mistakes?

Is it necessary to use such cruel means to deal with us?

Chen Gu’s answer is useful!

Amid the pleading looks of the others, Bai Wencheng had no choice but to stand up. He had no choice but to do so because among those arrested were people from his gambling den and a brothel.

"Leave the mountain!"

"Call the leader!"

Bai Wencheng couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart, and he became more respectful and shouted, "Leader!"

"What is the first sentence of the sixteen-character foundation of our China?" asked Chen Gu.

"People first!" Bai Wencheng replied immediately. He felt that he was extremely stupid for standing up and facing Chen Gu at this time.

"Yes, it is people-oriented, but places like opium, gambling dens, and brothels all make profits by harming others. Do you think they should exist?" Chen Gu asked in a cold voice.

"Smoking opium turns people into something neither human nor ghost. It should be banned. The Bai family has completely withdrawn from the opium business. The subordinates are ignorant. Please let the leader deal with it!"

Bai Wencheng gritted his teeth and continued, "But gambling dens have existed since ancient times and are not very harmful. They can also make people relax. Brothels are just a place for entertainment. It can't be said that the two are harming others to make profits, right?" "Really?" Chen Gu raised his eyebrows and sneered, "Whether it is true or not, it doesn't matter what you say, and it doesn't matter what I say, Yunhua!"

"I'm here!" Yunhua stepped out and gave Chen Gu a standard military salute.

"Interrogate them and find out their relationship first. I want accurate information that matches that of others!" Chen Gu ordered.

"I understand!" Yun Hua saluted again, turned around and ran to the front of the special forces company, shouting, "The leader has ordered that we torture the criminals for their identity information. We need someone to corroborate their identity information. Go ahead!"

The special forces company immediately removed the bayonets from their rifles, and in groups of two they pulled out the shop owners, thugs and other key personnel from each store.

Soon screams were heard. Each of the more than 70 main personnel had two little fingers cut off and were stabbed in the thigh.

"Name?"

"family address?"

"What industry do you work in, and what is your specific position?"

The cruel means shocked everyone, and it was easy to question others afterwards, as everyone answered whatever was asked.

They have already seen that the young generations of the ten major clans in Jiangjin County are all here. It is useless for Bai Wencheng to step forward and negotiate. There are also a thousand regular troops nearby. If they resist now, they will probably die without a happy death.

It didn't take long for the 800 people to be questioned. Chen Jue ordered again: "Ask those smokers, gamblers, and prostitutes why they smoke, gamble, and become prostitutes?"

At this time, anyone who is not a fool will not say that he wants to smoke, gamble, or become a prostitute. Many of them have indeed been tricked by others and gradually become addicted.

Most of the women in brothels are trafficked women, and after entering the brothels they are subjected to various means of coercion.

After asking for the confession, Chen looked at Bai Wencheng and asked, "Is this what you mean by the two of them not harming others to make a profit?"

Everyone is actually well aware of the methods used in gambling dens and brothels, but such things certainly cannot be brought to light. Not to mention that Chen Ke would be in trouble, even in the face of Confucian culture, he would definitely be condemned.

Bai Wencheng was already sweating profusely, so he had no choice but to admit his mistake and said, "I failed to detect the person, and I am willing to accept the punishment!"

"Then deduct one year's salary!" Chen the executioner raised the board high but then put it down gently. After all, he still needed Bai Wencheng.

Bai Wencheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Salary has never been something that officials who came from wealthy families valued.

"From today on, sex, gambling and drug-related industries are not allowed to exist, even secret prostitution is not allowed. All debts related to the three will be written off. Victims can file complaints with the government, and the officials handling the cases must handle them impartially.

All IOUs related to the three parties will be invalidated. Even for normal loans, the annual interest rate cannot exceed 10%. Any interest rate higher than 10% is considered usury. In any case of usury, only the principal must be repaid, and the interest will not count.

This order is not only valid in Jiangjin County, but also in all towns and cities. Officials at all levels must handle it impartially! "

In order to remove the shackles from the people, land transactions must be banned, pornography, gambling, drugs must be banned, and usury must also be banned. Only in this way can the people recover as soon as possible and recognize Chen Jue's power.

(End of this chapter)