Capital Datang

In Linyi City, there is a very special open space, surrounded by people watching the excitement, and in the middle of this open space, there are hundreds of ragged criminals kneeling. The legs of these criminals are tied, and there is a rope connected The iron rings on the ground made it impossible for them to stand up, let alone run away.

These prisoners are all accomplices who participated in the rebellion of Maha Mandaga alone. Last time, the five chiefs joined forces and captured Linyi City with the army loyal to the royal family. Among them, the sons of Maha Mandaga alone had no time to escape. , the entire family, both men and women, were slaughtered, and although the main party members like Yitai escaped from Linyi City, they were already lingering and did not dare to show their faces at all. All were caught, and now the criminals in this clearing are part of it, and have been sentenced to death.

However, Lin Yiguo is different from Datang. The death penalty here will not be beheaded, but will be punished with a very special method of death.For example, in the open space now serving as the execution ground, except for the tied criminals who cannot move, there are no people preparing to execute the execution. Just in front of these criminals, there is a row of majestic elephants standing side by side. There is also an elephant slave standing beside the elephant, but there are only a few Linyi officials sitting on the elephant.

"Execution!" With the shout of a highest-ranking official, the elephant slaves under the elephants began to drive the elephants, and let the elephants start to move forward. It seemed that they wanted to trample the prisoner to death with these elephants.This method of executing prisoners should be regarded as a "feature" of Lin Yiguo, to be precise, it is not just Lin Yiguo.Some tribes or countries on the Indochina Peninsula also have this custom.

As the herd of elephants advanced, the criminals, who were tied to the ground, were out of fear.And began to struggle desperately, but the rope on his body was extremely strong.Moreover, it was submerged in water beforehand, so it was impossible to break free with human power. As a result, I could only watch the elephant like a mountain of meat galloping towards me, and at the same time let out a mournful howl, as if it was an excuse This is to vent the fear in my heart.Capital Datang 442

"Pfft~" As the front elephant stepped on a criminal's stomach, it squeezed out the other's intestines, liver and other things at once, and at the same time, blood was flowing from his mouth and nose, but at this time the prisoner But he didn't die immediately, but his eyes were full of disbelief staring at his trampled stomach.The screams in the mouth could not come out, only a low moan remained.

However, the prisoner’s suffering ended soon. Another elephant stepped on his head cruelly. As a result, the prisoner’s head was smashed to pieces like a rotten apple, bloodshot His brains splattered all over the floor, looking extremely disgusting.And the fate of the other prisoners is similar to the first prisoner who died tragically. Even if the lucky ones are not trampled to death in the first round, then there will be a second and third round.Until all the prisoners died under the elephant's hooves.

In a restaurant not far from this open space, Cui Yu looked at the prisoners who died tragically with a wine glass, and muttered in his mouth: "This barbaric country, it seems that in the future, we will carry out the teachings of saints in Linyi. Let them understand what is the most important thing." called mercy?"

But as soon as Cui Yu's words fell, Yanbei next to him laughed lightly and said, "Brother Cui, we control Linyi just to make money. We're not here to carry out the teachings of saints."

Cui Yu has always been obsessed with Yan Bei thinking about his wife, and now he hears Yan Bei refute his words.At the moment, he retorted again: "Of course earning money is a big deal, but Liu Lang spent so much effort to control Linyi. He didn't just want to make money, so in order to control Linyi for a long time in the future, it is imperative to promote Sinicization here. Okay, maybe even in order to control Linyi, a food producing area, Liulang may encourage immigrants on a large scale, and then open large-scale plantations here."

Yan Bei didn't think so far, and couldn't think of how to refute for a while.Fortunately, Wang Kuang next to him was afraid that the two of them would hurt their peace, so he hurriedly said with a smile: "It's his business to do what Liu Lang wants to do. If he needs our help, then of course he has nothing to say, but for us now, the most important thing is We must hold that Fan Zhen'e in our hands, so that we can realize our future plans."

Hearing Wang Kuang's words, Yan Bei and Cui Yu nodded in agreement.Just a few days ago, they and a group of merchants from the Tang Dynasty, together with an army composed of Taiwanese slave catchers, escorted Fan Zhen'e back to Linyi City, and spread the news of Fan Zhen'e's return with great fanfare. Naturally, it attracted the attention of ministers loyal to the royal family.

The next thing was very simple. Although Fan Zhen'e was imprisoned by his brother, there were still quite a few people who knew him, so his identity was quickly confirmed.This made those ministers who were worried about finding no one to inherit the throne overjoyed, they rushed to see Fan Zhen'e, and sincerely invited him to be the king of Linyi Kingdom.

Originally, according to the rules, Fan Zhen'e should say three times and make three concessions before he can sit on the throne, but Fan Zhen'e didn't have so much time to play games of concessions with these ministers, so he immediately agreed to become Lin Lin's boss at the first time. Then, with the support of the slave-hunting army brought by Yanbei, he entered the palace and held a ceremony, officially becoming the lord of a country.

However, although Fan Zhen'e became the king of Linyi Kingdom, he was surrounded by Han people, and even the guards in the palace were replaced by Yanbei's slave hunting team. Although some Linyi ministers expressed objections to this, Fan Zhen'e Don't listen at all.It's not that Fan Zhen'e is willing to be a puppet, but that his wife and children are in the hands of Yang Jiu and the others. In addition, Yang Jiu got a handle on the other party before, and he has all the witnesses and evidence in his hands. Fan Zhen'e had no choice but to obey Yan Bei's orders.

"Brother Yan, who the hell is that Yang Jiu? How could he be so powerful that he could subdue Fan Zhen'e?" Wang Kuang said suddenly.Although he knew that Fan Zhen'e had a handle in his hands, he didn't know what the handle was, so that the ruler of a country would not dare to disobey in the slightest?

"Brother Wang is a good question. I am also surprised at this point. It is said that although Fan Zhen'e was supported by us alone, he is the lord of a country after all. It is hard to guarantee that he will have something different. These days I also I have been worrying about this matter, but now it seems that although the other party sits on the throne of the king, he is extremely obedient. No matter what conditions we propose, he will agree without caring, as if Linyi is not his country at all. .” At this moment, Cui Yu also spoke.

Cui Yu's words were not exaggerating. After Fan Zhen'e ascended the throne, he was indeed extremely obedient. For example, the export price of Linyi's grain has dropped to an extremely low range, and all the major granaries in Linyi have already paid for Tang Dynasty The grain merchants in the city are open, as long as the grain merchants can eat, then Linyi's grain is allowed to be purchased by them.

In addition, there are also some aspects that take great care of the Han people. For example, the Linyi port has reduced the tax on Han merchant ships, and at the same time added many special care provisions for the Han people in the law.Moreover, Fan Zhen'e didn't show the slightest resistance to this, which made Cui Yu a little strange.

But Yan Bei laughed a few times after hearing this, and then said in a low voice: "I don't know who that Yang Jiu is, but I do know that Fan Zhen'e has some secrets that Yang Jiu has. Actually, this secret It's also very simple, nothing more than that before the five chiefs broke through Linyi City, Fan Zhen'e was sent back to the city by Yang Jiu, and then he personally killed the previous king Fan Zhenlong, and Yang Jiu not only left personal and physical evidence of this incident, but even "Forcing" Fan Zhen'e to write the confession, it is precisely because of this that the other party dare not make any changes, otherwise if we publish the evidence, then he will not be able to keep the throne, it is estimated that even his life will be difficult. Complete."

Yan Bei spoke up to this point, and then said solemnly: "Brother Wang and Brother Cui are neither outsiders, so I told them about this matter, but this matter is very confidential after all, and very few people know about it. Not much, so after the two of you have heard about it, don’t spread it to the outside world, otherwise I’m afraid there will be some troubles!”

Both Wang Kuang and Cui Yu also understood, and they nodded in agreement after hearing this, but at the same time they became more curious about Yang Jiu's identity. It can be seen that there is likely to be a secret army in Li Yin's hands, which is dedicated to doing things for him that he cannot do on the surface.Although this may seem unsightly to some people, Wang Kuang and Cui Yu are not ordinary people, so they don't think there is anything wrong with it.

While the three of them were chatting, all the prisoners had been executed on the execution ground outside the window. There was a piece of trampled meat sauce on the ground, which looked extremely disgusting. This made the three of Yanbei no longer have the appetite to eat, so they just drank a few sips Wine, and then began to chat about some business matters.

Speaking of which, Yanbei, Wang Kuang, and Cui Yu are all big businessmen in Li Min's territory. Among them, Yanbei's industries are mainly in slave hunting, mining, and transportation, while Wang Kuang and Cui Yu are not only big grain merchants, but also One of the best large plantation owners, and they also have huge investments in food processing, textiles, etc., they can be described as industrial and commercial giants.Capital Datang 442

In addition to these, the three of Yanbei also have a common business, that is, shipping merchants. They all have large-scale fleets traveling between various ports, not only dumping various goods from Datang to foreign countries, but also importing large quantities of All kinds of in-demand commodities abroad, and make huge profits from them.However, it is worth mentioning that although they are all leading figures in industry and commerce, they are far worse than Li Yin, and even the three people's industries combined may be less than one-third of the industry under Li Yin's name. First, after all, Li Yin has to support the huge navy and army. In addition, he also needs to contribute money to various reforms in governing the subordinate areas, so although he earns more, he also spends more.

Just when the three of them were chatting vigorously, someone knocked on the door outside. When I opened the door, it was Yan Bei's confidant. I saw the other party whispering a few words to Yan Bei, which made Yan Bei overjoyed, and then laughed at Wang Kuang and Cui Yu said: "You two, do you want to go back to Taiwan with my younger brother? It is estimated that Liu Lang will come this time, so let's have a good gathering then!"