Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 132 The Murder Case (Part [-])
Doubtful, extremely doubtful, if you lose the lawsuit, you have to take revenge, and if you kill someone, you still have an argument. If you win the lawsuit, you have a backing behind you, but you want to kill someone to silence you. How dare you commit such a felony by force and courage?Yinzuo didn't believe that things would be so simple, there must be something wrong, but it's a pity that Chen Yingying asked Chen Yingying again and again, but there was no result. During the discussion, besides, Chen Yingying was lucky to escape with her life—she escaped the search and fire by hiding in the abandoned well, and it is impossible to judge what kind of person came to her house to kill her. It is only based on speculation. It's a bandit.

Doubts are doubts, Yinzuo couldn't figure out the truth for a while, so he could only wait and wait for Liang Size's return. Of course, Yinzuo also ordered Lin Jiacheng to collect as much information as possible on Shandong officialdom for inquiries. Er is an impossible thing, firstly, there is no time, a lot of officials are waiting for him to summon, and secondly, no matter how much makeup is done, the accent cannot be changed.

The matter of shipping is not only the construction of the wharf, but also related supporting facilities, grain transfer, personnel arrangements, security agency setup, naval dispatch, etc. It is very complicated and involves many aspects. Yinzuo has been busy with interviews for several days Officials at all levels were very busy listening to the reports, and they didn't get some free time until five days later. It happened that Liang Size also rushed over with a few of his subordinates. No, they hurriedly listened to the situation report at the post station.

"Master, these two are the two generals under this servant, Wang Xiaotian and Zheng Qinghong, both of them are from Zhengjiaji, Shanghe County. If you have something, please listen to me, master." When Liang Size saw Yin Zuo entering the room, he immediately fell to his knees and respectfully reported the situation.

"The lower official Wang Xiaotian (Zheng Qinghong) has met the prince." The two generals knelt down and reported their families.

"No, just stand up and talk." Yinzuo raised his hand and said with a smile.

Wang Xiaotian and Zheng Qinghong stood up respectively, and after looking at each other, Zheng Qinghong spoke first: "My lord, this official is a member of the Zheng family, and it seems to be of the same clan as the Zheng family who made trouble, so I know a little about their family: this family The head of the family, Zheng Yang, has four sons and three daughters. Originally, his family was completely bare. Ten years ago, he suddenly made a fortune and bought up fertile land. In just ten years, he became one of the richest households in Shanghe County. The woman married Ling Yu, a native of Taiwan, and became the seventh concubine. She has always been rampant in the village, bullying the market, and no one dared to take care of her. This time, because she plotted against the Chen family's land, she deliberately provoked trouble, took advantage of the lawsuit, and took the opportunity to annex the Chen family. home estate."

Wang Xiaotian then added: "Zheng Qinghui and Zheng Qingliang, the second sons of the Zheng family's four sons, are not at home all the year round. According to the Zheng family, they are out to do business. However, when the officials were suppressing bandits, they happened to see his brothers in Zhangba. Tian's side, it seems that the status is not low, it should be the leader of the pirates, but because there is no evidence, the lower officials dare not determine the truth."

oh?Sudden fortune ten years ago?Pirates?Standard Taiwan?There must be something strange about this.Yinzuo walked around the room noncommittally, and then asked: "What kind of person is Zhang Batian?"

Zheng Qinghong bowed and replied: "It is extremely fierce, and its origin is unknown. It suddenly rose up more than ten years ago, annexed more than ten groups of small pirates in the surrounding area, entrenched in Nanchangshan Island as bandits, robbed passing merchant ships, and landed from time to time. Looting and raids by the Navy several times, but they were unable to find their whereabouts every time, and they all returned without success. The subordinates belonged to the Yantai Garrison Battalion. They fought against this group of pirates several times. Although they could repel them, they could not be wiped out."

"Well, how about its military equipment?" Yinzuo nodded and asked.

"Zhang Batian has more than a thousand men, more than a hundred ships of different sizes, and the number of cannons on board varies. Many of his men like to use Japanese knives, and many of them are suspected of being Japanese pirates." Wang Xiaotian replied.

"Japanese pirates?" As soon as Yinzuo heard this term, his heart became angry, and he wished to immediately send troops to kill Nanchangshan Island and clean up those bedbugs, but after thinking about it, Yinzuo was not so impulsive, so he snorted coldly Said: "Is the Zheng family a den for writing off accounts?"

"My lord, this matter is beyond our knowledge." Both Zheng and Wang shook their heads, expressing that they were not aware of this matter.Yinzuo thought for a while and said: "You should step back first, and this matter must not be mentioned to outsiders, otherwise don't blame me for being merciless, go."

After the three of Liang Size resigned, Yinzuo looked at Lin Xuanyi and said, "What do you think the matter should be?"

"It's hard to say. The navy has gone on several raids and returned without success. There must be something wrong here. There are also doubts about the Zheng family's sudden wealth, but we can't draw conclusions without evidence." Lin Xuanyi shook his head slightly and said.

That's right, even if you know there is something wrong here, but there is no real evidence at the moment. If you make a random move, it's not fun to get people to read a book.Yin Zuo paced around the room with some annoyance, constantly calculating gains and losses in his heart.

"My lord, this matter is actually not difficult, and the evidence is easy to handle, but you have to take some risks..." Lin Xuanyi said with a smile.

"Okay, according to what Mr. said, the king will do it immediately." Yin Zuo said with a cheerful smile.

On April 36th in the [-]th year of Kangxi, as soon as Qingming passed, the sky became hot in a blink of an eye, but Chen Xiaosan's heart was very cold. Seeing that his own shop was about to close, Chen Xiaosan had nothing to do If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for not having a rich and powerful relative.

Ever since Zheng's family opened a fabric store at the opposite door, Chen Xiaosan's fabric business has been unable to continue. Although the price of his own fabrics is cheaper than that of the opposite door, no one dares to come to his door to buy things. There are three black-faced men squatting in the daytime, which customer dares to come to the door?Alas, let's close the door, and if it drags on, let alone a business, I'm afraid I won't be able to save my old life.Chen Xiaosan is a sensible person, he dismissed all his staff early on, and today he is planning to close down his business just to make a final clean-up.

"Is the shopkeeper there?" With a voice, a burly man walked into the store.

"Yes, yes, yes, my surname is Chen, and I am the shopkeeper of this store. I wonder what you can teach me?" Chen Xiaosan looked at the stranger with unfamiliar eyes, and his accent was not from a local, so he hurriedly came forward with a smile on his face.

"Ah, you are the shopkeeper. Your surname is Wang, Wang Yaowu. You are also from Shanghe County, but you left home when you were young, and went out to eat and eat. You are tired. You plan to come back to do some small business. Seeing the attitude of the shopkeeper, it is necessary Pan shop?" The visitor asked with a smile.

"That's, that's, Mr. Wang intends to take over? The price is easy to say, easy to say. I don't know what kind of business you plan to do?" Chen Xiaosan immediately greeted someone enthusiastically as if picking up a life-saving straw.

"Ah, the shopkeeper's shop has been around for quite some time. It's better to be familiar with it than a raw one. I also have some knowledge in the fabric business. It's easy to open with a different storefront, haha." Wang Yaowu looked at the furnishings in the shop with satisfaction.

"Ah?" Chen Xiaosan rolled his eyes several times, he seemed to be hesitant, but he immediately smiled and said, "Sure, no problem, I will transfer all the goods from the store to Mr., a total of 800 taels of silver, okay? "

"800 taels?" Wang Yaowu was a little hesitant, as if he was not satisfied with the price. Chen Xiaosan was eager to let go, so he simply gritted his teeth and said, "If Mr. Wang really wants it, we can still negotiate the price."

"No need, just 800 taels. I'd like to trouble Shopkeeper Chen to find a middleman. How about paying for the money and the goods?" Wang Yaowu seemed to have no intention of haggling, and he agreed to Chen Xiaosan's proposal straightforwardly.

Chen Xiaosan ran out of the store in a hurry, and after a while, he brought a man who claimed to be the shopkeeper of the pharmacy next door, Lin, to act as an intermediary. After a while, shopkeeper Lin shook his head, looked at Wang Yaowu as if he was looking at a dead person, sighed, turned and left.

On April 36, the [-]th year of Kangxi, the closed Chenjia Cloth Shop reopened, but the door plaque was replaced with "Wang's Cloth Shop" and everything else remained unchanged. A large plaque with a big letter inscribed on it—this store is newly opened, and all products are [-]% off.The whole county was a sensation——the Wang family’s fabrics are complete, with everything from fabrics to silks and satins. The quantity is huge, and the prices are frighteningly cheap. If you don’t buy it now, why not wait?All of a sudden, not only the old and young men in the county were mobilized, but even men, women and children from all townships rushed to buy it.

Everyone was happy, but Zheng's shop was a little unhappy. At first, they didn't take it seriously, but they didn't expect that the supply of Wang's shop was very sufficient. After three consecutive days of sale, there was no shortage of goods. It's just that Zheng's shop is so empty.What if you are not happy?Finding fault, no, three burly men came to the door aggressively, drove away the customers without any explanation, and planned to smash the store with a straight face.

Someone wanted to smash the store, so the shop assistants would naturally quit. No, the two sides fought together, and the shop suddenly became a mess. After the fight, the county government servants appeared in time, without any hesitation. He quickly brought both parties back to the yamen. Of course, the shopkeeper of Wang's shop and the five staff members were all chained, and the three burly men followed happily by humming a little tune.

If someone commits a crime, the magistrate of the county will have to try the case, right?At this moment, Liu Dongbiao, the magistrate of Shanghe County, was sitting on the high ground in the lobby. He just picked up the gavel and planned to give the prisoner a blow, and hit him with a killing stick or something, but suddenly saw something in his eyes. Immediately, he couldn't turn anymore, and his jaw almost fell to the ground...

(End of this chapter)