Chapter 236 – The Wall Falls Down

Zhu Di was immediately interested.

Everything is readily available.

Goods, channels, ships, even a lot of manpower.

Just take over and make a killing and it’s basically tantamount to a money grab.

Only the object of the robbery was the Pope family.

Zhu glanced at Pu Chengzhi.

This Pu Chengzhi was obviously a bit tense.

The Zhu family had killed a lot of his relatives, so it could be considered an undying hatred.

But now it seems that this Great Ming Royalty, but to glean on them again.

Kill your people, rob you, take everything you have.

But heard Zhang Anshi continue to joyfully said: “With these ready-made, there are several benefits, on the one hand, is to earn silver. Secondly, it is to stabilize those ‘Cao Gong’, these people used to rely on people like Pujia to survive, once there is no Pujia, will certainly lose their livelihood, only the merchant bank to replace the Pujia, so they can continue to rely on this for a living. This is the best of both worlds ……”

Zhu Di nodded and said, “What Zhang Qing said is not unreasonable. Since Zhang Qing is trying his best to present, I have no choice but to readily accept good advice, just to sort out such a big deal, I’m afraid it’s not easy.”

Zhang Anshi said, “The beginning of everything is difficult, the Pu family gave us a good start, I was thinking …… about their family smuggling, there must be a large number of accountants, stewards, and many, many purchasing, distribution of personnel, if we recruit to the merchant bank, things will be smoother.”

“I can guarantee that within less than three months, the merchant bank’s smuggling, no, sea trade business, can be put on the right track ……”

Zhu Di heard, came to the spirit, but also with a few points of hesitation said: “Will this Pu family of people …… all recruit? These people serve for private businessmen, is also considered a great crime …… so proper?”

Zhang Anshi said: “That’s why they will let the merits of the crime, not to mention the Pu family’s business is so big, for him to serve how many people, the court instead of all the punishment, rather than for the merchant bank to use. His Majesty is lenient and kind-hearted, and does not tolerate bloodshed, the first evil Po family, heinous crimes, to kill their entire family, it is right and proper. But what’s the use of killing these accomplices? Why not use them for the merchant bank, and also show His Majesty’s magnanimity. But if there are still people here who are stubborn, it will not be too late to dispose of them then.”

Between words, the lives of these countless people were counted as saved.

To know, such a sale, the number of people involved are too many to count, if the law according to the time of Emperor Taizu, set off a big case, I am afraid to kill tens of thousands of people, are light.

But to Zhang Anshi, people like the Pope family were indeed unforgivable, but the vast majority of them, after all, were just hired laborers making a living.

The reason why the Pu family dares to be so arrogant, nothing more than relying on the mastery of many people’s livelihood, but now …… if even these people are pardoned, and let them just change a proprietor, still give back a mouthful of rice to eat, the so-called Pu family, I’m afraid that in a moment, will be the tree to fall rats scattering ships.

When Pu Chengzhi heard this, he already knew that his last bit of hope was gone…

His face was miserable and he was dizzy.

After listening to Zhang Anshi’s words, Zhu Di, that point of residual anxiety also dissipated, nodded and said, “The merchant bank’s business, you first come to do, and after doing so, then continue to follow the map to catch the remaining members of the Pu Party. I want to make this business, but also to …… eradicate the Pope family completely clean!”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yes.”

Zhang Anshi revitalized his spirit, and at that moment he received the order to escort Pu Chengzhi out of the palace.

This Pu Chengzhi had a look of despair on his face.

Zhang Anshi imprisoned him to Qixia, but did not interrogate him, just smiled at him and said, “Within ten days, reunite with all your family members, all together.”

Pu Chengzhi stared Zhang Anshi dead in the face, his face twisted, showing his teeth in indignation, “When they learn of the change in the capital, they will surely escape, I’m afraid that I’ll have to teach you to be disappointed.”

Zhang Anshi smiled faintly and said calmly, “You guys, you just think too highly of yourselves, but that’s not surprising.”

Zhang Anshi paused, he showed his disgust towards Pu Chengzhi: “Your family, after hundreds of years, these hundreds of years, also encountered a lot of crises, precisely because of your chutzpah, as well as duplicity, always got through a difficult time, and even the family is becoming more and more prosperous, so when it came to the time of Emperor Taizu’s Gaozu, even if the Emperor Taizu painfully kills you, but you guys, after all, have extremely wide connections and can still escape.”

“It’s precisely because of this that you think you can definitely get lucky this time, too, right? But you’re too stupid, you’re stupid because your Pu Family can gain power, relying on the power of your Pu Family, but in reality, the so-called Pu Family, once you lose the sea trade, you’re nothing.”

Speaking here, Zhang Anshi gave him a very disdainful look and then said, “I’m too lazy to interrogate you today, everything will be decided when your whole family arrives here in one piece.”

Without saying anything else, Zhang Anshi returned to the Southern Zhenfu Division and summoned Zhu Jin.

Jurgen had actually been waiting nervously for news.

Zhang Anshi first looked deeply at Zhu Jin before saying, “Are you ready?”

“All ready.” Zhu Jin looked at Zhang Anshi full of expectations and said, “It’s just that His Majesty’s place …… can …… grant permission?”

Zhang Anshi grinned, ”With silver to earn, how could I not give permission? Your Majesty is a flexible and adaptable person, that’s what teaches me to admire. Alright, you do it.”

Zhu Jin was instantly delighted.

He couldn’t contain his inner excitement.

When they started to acquire porcelain and silk, the merchant bank made another hand of preparation under the authorization of Zhang Anshi, which was to prepare to take over Pu Chengzhi’s smuggling syndicate.

This is something that can’t be accomplished by sending out a bulletin.

The merchant houses have to deal with, tens of thousands of people, and they have to prepare early if they want to absorb them and merge the entire industry of smuggling merchant houses.

Zhu Jin struggled to hold down his excitement before he nodded and said, “I’ll start working on it.”

Three days later, the Qixia Merchant Bank began to announce the news that it would soon be operating a sea trade.

As soon as the news came out, a massive recruitment drive began immediately.

At the same time, purchases of silk, ships, and porcelain were increased.

If the previous ordering of silk and porcelain with big merchants was only carried out secretly, now, it is almost widely publicized.

In short, all silks and porcelains, bought in bulk.

Qixia merchant bank is rich and generous, directly take is the money and goods two clear mode, this and unusual trading, first take goods and then give silver different, but as long as the goods into the warehouse, will immediately clear the payment.

Zhenjiang.

A small, single-family home.

The owner of the place, at that moment, was waiting anxiously for news.

It was better to say that they were waiting for news than to say that they had already packed their fine things and were ready to flee.

The news coming from the capital was worse than ever.

First, the Green House was besieged, and then it was rumored that the Po family was also taken.

This was a bolt from the blue for the owner of this home.

As the saying goes, when a tree falls, almost everyone, now, is looking for their own way out.

But for this family, after all, it is one of the important stewards of the Pu family, also ran a few years in the overseas ship, quite some understanding of the overseas, in the event of an accident, even if the sea, but also be able to live in peace.

They didn’t know when it would reach them, but right now, it seemed that if they didn’t run, they might have to be buried with the Pu family then.

Just out to sea, but need to contact the ship, now the private boat is too tightly watched, can only patiently wait for the news to come from there.

Just when the jittery, the master of this house, Zeng Wenjie, pretended to be calm and sipped tea in the small hall.

He had read books and had taken the examination for the title of Xiu Cai, but because of his family’s decline, he was forced to give up the imperial examination and seek other ways out for himself.

It’s just that, as a reader, there is ultimately a side of attachment.

Just then, today’s diary arrived.

After betting a mouthful of tea, he sighed and taught his servant to fetch the diaper and looked at it absentmindedly.

Once upon a time, when he read the diary, it was just a habit, but these days, he was eager to peek into the diary to find out the progress of this big case.

His brother Zeng Wenbin came at this time, said, “The private boat’s Wu boss said, the day after tomorrow can be from the mouth of the Songjiang River …… out of a ship, to the Japanese, big brother …… big brother … …”

This Zeng Wenbin was happy, it is not easy to have the ship news, just waiting for the big brother to send word, the big guys will rush to run away.

But he was surprised to find that at this time, Zeng Wenjie but looked at the news in the Di Di newspaper, as if obsessed.

“Big Brother ……”

“Well ……,” Zeng Wenjie said as if he had just snapped back to his senses.

Zeng Wenbin then added, “There’s a message from the ship, Boss Wu, willing to take a risk …… out to sea ……”

“There’s no need to go to sea.” Zeng Wenjie folded the newspaper and looked up at his brother with eyes full of light, and the anxiety that would have been hard to hide seemed invisible.

Zeng Wenbin is a face of difficult color exclaimed: “If you do not go, wait until the official soldiers track down, can not get away, we gave the Pu family …… in the beginning.”

Zeng Wenjie spat out a mouthful of turbid rise, as if it would be many days since, the uneasiness of the heart and spit out the general, and then said, “There is no need to go, our Zeng family has been safe.”

Zeng Wenbin was again shocked, incredulously opened his eyes wide and said, “How is this …… possible? We’re coming from the reverse ……”

Zeng Wenjie said, “The di report, there has been an imperial decree down, only on the first offender, the rest regardless.”

Zeng Wenbin first eyes light up, then thought of something, and said with a bitter smile, “This may not be the case, when the time comes who is the first offender, is not the court to say? Brother …… I see ……”

Zeng Wenjie revealed a relaxed smile and said, “But have you seen this piece of news? Qixia merchant bank, now a large acquisition of porcelain and silk …… and here …… in the recruitment of manpower …… you guess what they want to do? The court’s decree, I may not be willing to believe, but now it seems that the Qixia merchant bank needs to borrow us, this news 80% is true.”

Zeng Wenbin still carries a few concerns, frowning, “Could it be …… a trick of the court, deliberately teaching us to throw ourselves into the net?”

Zeng Wenjie shook his head and said with certainty, “Never.”

Hearing Zeng Wenjie’s words with such certainty, Zeng Wenbin wondered, “Why is that?”

Zeng Wenjie then patiently said: ”Have you not realized that Qixia Trading House is acquiring silk and porcelain in a big way? Tell me, what is the point of acquiring so much porcelain and silk? In my opinion, Qixia merchant bank to replace the Pu family, is imminent, this Qixia merchant bank out of so much real money to buy porcelain and silk, if not sold overseas, where profitable? No matter what, they will not spend such a big price, just to let us throw ourselves into the net.”

When Zeng Wenbin heard this, he then also slowly rejoiced and raised his eyebrows, “Is this true?”

Zeng Wenjie has stood up: “The homeland is difficult to leave ah, if not really desperate, who would like to leave the home, the fence? Well, hurry to call people to prepare the car ……”

“Prepare the car?”

“Go to Qixia!” Zeng Wenjie long stood up, then peremptorily said, “Earlier to go, in the merchant bank there to occupy a good position, now this is also very good, the Qixia merchant bank if doing business, follow the Qixia merchant bank to do it, it is always better than to follow the Pope family to be bold and fearful. Now this Qixia merchant bank is employing people, our Zeng family followed the Pu family for so many years, the experience is still there, there is no worry about not having food to eat.”

Zeng Wenbin said, “Hey, big brother even said so …… then ……”

He was about to say more, but Zeng Wenjie looked at Zeng Wenbin with an odd face and said, “You said that Boss Wu s ship …… is going to go out to sea after three days?”

“Yeah, it was hard to get in touch.”

“This is strange.” Zeng Wenjie raised his eyebrows and said, “Now that the wind is so tight, that Boss Wu still dares to risk going out to sea, I don’t think …… it’s a simple matter …… unless …… someone is has promised heavy benefits.”

Zeng Wenbin said, “So many people want to escape …… Isn t it possible to earn a lot of silver?”

“No.” Zeng Wenjie shook his head, “Things aren’t that simple, even if there is a lot of silver, but after all, you have to have a life to earn it. Wu boss these years, silver has long earned enough, for this, hitched a big crime, is not blood money? Unless …… there are very important people …… must go out to sea can not, this Wu boss had to take the risk to go a trip, and after a little by the way with some people, from which to earn some silver.”

Zeng Wenbin’s face changed when he heard this, “What you mean is …… the Pope family ……”

Zeng Wenjie sank his eyebrows and nodded, said: “It should be, if it is not Pu family members, Wu boss’s nature, you know, unusual people can not instruct him. This Pu family and we are not the same, they must be the first offender, so at this time will certainly not count any cost …… fast, time is too late, this time, it is to the Qixia merchant bank, Na a pitch.”

The two brothers looked at each other, and then there was no more hesitation.

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A day later, Zeng Wenjie arrived at Qixia in a dusty state and first went to the Qixia Merchant Bank to seek employment.

After stating that he had experience in stewardship, especially of the sea trade, and giving his name, he was soon interviewed by Zhu Jin.

“I’ve long heard of Brother Zeng’s great name, haha ……” Zhu Jin said with a red face: “I’ve always known that your skills are not small, and this time you are willing to come, so I, Zhu, will be relaxed.”

Zeng Wenjie said humbly, “A man who wears a sin is ashamed to say so.”

Zhu Jin has always been delicate, at this time, then laughed: “To what crime? We are all just begging for a meal, this time, the Marquis of Annan is looking for a talent like brother Zeng, like brother Zeng, both escorted the ship, and speak the language, and know how to ship into the account of the person, but the lantern can not be found ah.”

Zeng Wenjie smiled, and in his heart he breathed a sigh of relief, then said, “I have a matter that I wish to report to Marquis Annan.”

“Hmm?” Jujin said, “Is it important?”

Zeng Wenjie nodded with a solemn face.

Zhu Jin was very generous: “Good, I will go to make arrangements, An Nan Hou’s favorite is to deal with people like Brother Zeng, haha, in the future they will all be a family, it’s good for you to go and meet them.”

After burning incense, Zeng Wenjie arrived at the Southern Zhenfu Division.

When he entered the place, he had a few chills in his heart, but he still fixed his mind, and then, in a small hall, he met Zhang Anshi.

“I’ve met the little man ……”

Zhang Anshi was currently carrying his back, slightly raising his head, looking at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.

This calligraphy and painting, which was just asked to be written, is inscribed with the four words: ‘benevolence, righteousness, honesty and shame’.

South Township Division now has a mold, but also the need for corporate culture, no, the need to have South Township Division heritage, and the four words of benevolence, justice, honesty and shame, it is Zhang Anshi’s most valued, and therefore teach people to write down, hanging around.

Turning back, Zhang Anshi said, “You are Zeng Wenjie? This Marquis has heard of you; they say you were in charge of Quanzhou’s trade routes to Japan and Luzon.”

Zeng Wenjie respectfully said, “Shame on you.”

Zhang Anshi said: ”There is no need to be ashamed, the former things have been forgiven, this is His Majesty’s will. If you can work in the Qixia merchant bank, in the future are also family members. People make a living is not easy ah, who is not in order to eat a full meal, do some of their own reluctance? After all, not everyone, have my Zhang Anshi’s luck, have a good brother-in-law ……”

Zhang Anshi’s words, said to Zeng Wenjie’s heart, sighed, he, after all, once upon a time is a scholar, once the ideal is the gold list, into the dynasty as an official.

If he had not been forced to live, he would not have gone to run a boat for the Pope family.

Zhang Anshi said at this time, “What is your business?”

Zeng Wenjie then said: “I heard a message, there is a small man called Wu boss, not a day is about to quietly out to sea, I thought …… that this boat, may be the remaining Pu family …… Pu family, although the small man was formerly the proprietor, can be The villain and they, but it is just a relationship of employment, the villain out of force, they spend money to hire, and now know that they have committed a heinous crime, I would not dare and they for the sake of the people? After learning this news, specially come to report to the marquis.”

Zeng Wenjie thought that Zhang Anshi would be greatly surprised when he heard about it, and that he would then pay particular attention to it.

But where did he think that Zhang Anshi looked at Zeng Wenjie with a strange look, “Well, it seems …… that you do intend to completely sever your relationship with the Pu family.”

Zeng Wenjie said, “At noon on the day after tomorrow, they are going to sail …… now to get people, I am afraid it is still too late.”

Zhang Anshi smiled, “I sent someone to get it last night.”

“Ah ……” Zeng Wenjie never expected that Zhang Anshi had actually learned of this news long ago.

Zhang Anshi continued with a smile, “From last night until now, you are the nineteenth to inform this news.”

Kevin Tsang: “……”

This Zeng Wenjie never expected that the news of that Pu family’s escape from the sea would actually leak like a sieve.

He originally thought that he was already considered to have a good ear, but where did he realize that he was actually the one who realized it after the fact.

Zhang Anshi laughed again, “Do you know who was the first person to come and inform this news?”

“This ……” Zeng Wenjie was stumped.

“It is that Wu boss …… ” Zhang Anshi smiled and said:” Wu boss false promise, then immediately sent his son, day and night to rush to Qixia to confess to the crime, said to be the merit of the crime. ”

Zeng Wenjie’s heart turned over, and then he couldn’t help but curse in his heart.

Boss Wu is really black-hearted! On the one hand, he informed Zhang Anshi, but on the other hand, he quietly solicited customers, if the Zeng family also fled at that time, not only have to pay a large sum of money to Boss Wu, I’m afraid that after boarding the ship, they will be taken down immediately by the inner Chitose.

This is not only one more offense, but also this ship’s capital, which has been directly hacked by Boss Wu.

Fortunately, he …… and Boss Wu made the same choice.

As for those who do not have a clear brain, I am afraid that it will be miserable, will be empty.

Zhang Anshi looked at Zeng Wenjie with a smile on his face and said: ”I’m afraid that at this time now, the captains of the Inner Chitou Office have already intercepted the entire ship. The people inside, has also been exhausted. This Pu family sins are heinous …… should be such an end.”

“However, you are willing to come to report, it is evident that you are willing to change your ways, in the future in the Qixia merchant bank, do a good job, the sea trade merchant bank this side, I want to set up a chief treasurer, three deputy chief treasurer, as well as the unusual treasurer, deputy treasurer thirty people. You are a talent, turn around this marquis will greet with Zhu Jin, you come to be a treasurer, responsible for a business.”

Zeng Wenjie hurriedly said: “I am the person who was convicted, and now that you have the honor of the marquis, how dare you not do your best, since the bow and exhaustion until death, never negatively Marquis hope.”

Then Zeng Wenjie excused himself and went out.

Zhang Anshi’s heart was not free of complacency.

Now the people who come to be recruited are like crucians in a river.

As for the Pope family, they are just fish and meat on the table.

There were countless reports sent around. Not to mention the core personnel of the Po family, even those of the same clan, there were news of reports coming in one after another.

Now the Inner Chitose, checking all around, is so busy.

That Chen Li had also rushed back to Qixia.

Although he took people to Ningbo House, in fact, it was a false alarm, halfway to the house, and then hit the road back.

At this time, he returned with great joy and met Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi had his hands behind his back and was pacing back and forth.

“Marquis ……”

Zhang Anshi nodded.

Chen Li said, “The Marquis seems to have something on his mind?”

“Yes.” Zhang Anshi sighed, “This marquis is worried to death right now.”

Chen Li could not help but raise his spirits and said, “This …… Please also ask the marquis to see, and my humble self can also share the worry for the marquis.”

Zhang Anshi sighed and said, “I was thinking …… about so many brothers in our South Zhenfu Division, all of them have old and young, and there are also merchant houses, and so many people in the merchant houses …… which do not want to feed their families? They serve for this marquis …… Well …… how can we teach them …… to work so hard for nothing?”

“Ah ……,” Chen Li was a bit confused.

Zhang Anshi said, “No, I have thought about it, but I still feel that I cannot treat them badly, no matter what, I have to report to His Majesty, and implore His Majesty to be gracious, and to give everyone together, and all settle down in this Qixia to have a home.”

“The Anns?”

Zhang Anshi smiled, ”Have you forgotten? At the beginning, I had people build a lot of courtyards in Qixia for Zhu Jin and those big and small shopkeepers, so I thought that this time, I want to benefit more people, but all those who have been in the merchant houses and the thousand household offices for more than three years, all of them will have to purchase a mansion to come. Of course, the place will be smaller, and it’s just to build a nest, the most important thing is to let everyone have one more place to shelter from the wind and rain.”

When Chen Li heard this, he was too shocked to speak for a moment and slowed down before saying, “How much silver will this cost?”

Zhang Anshi said without much concern, “The land is Qixia’s, the rest is the cost of camping, if the merchant bank side is unified to do, the cost can be minimized, this matter, what do you think?”

Chen Li’s eyebrows rose slightly, wanting to be happy.

But he was busy putting on an attitude, “Marquis, not really, we serve the court and the merchant bank, this is what we should do.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t be generous at the expense of others, I’m getting this, naturally I have my ideas. Back, you send me the roster of the Southern Zhenfu Division, from the thousand households down to the lieutenants.”

Chen Li was then relieved, it seemed that the Marquis was not testing him.

So busy joyfully said: “I’m afraid the news out, the whole South Township Division up and down, I’m afraid to gongs and drums. Indeed, there are a number of school lieutenants …… rented in the capital, in addition, there are a number of Qixia on duty, the night to walk many roads in order to rush home, if the marquis really can do this matter, is really a great merit.”

Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but laugh, “What merit do I, Zhang Anshi, want? If I really want merit, when I die in the future, I can burn out relics heavier than myself, alright, stop babbling.”

Zhang Anshi dismissed Chen Li and then began to conceptualize.

After a few more days, Zhang Anshi entered the palace, and when he did, he brought an account book with him.

I was so excited to meet Chu.

But he saw Zhu Di was sitting down, holding a zhangpu in his hand, revealing a sorrowful color.

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty ……”

Zhu Di slightly raised his head to look at him and casually put down the zhengshi before saying, “How is it? The matter of the merchant bank, is it done?”

Zhang Anshi then said: “done, manpower hired a lot, and a lot of private boats, and now also have been committed to our Qixia merchant bank, oh, and …… Pu family clansmen, but also all a net, a full hundred and ninety-three mouths, in all parts of the sea have been arrested to return to the case. ”

Zhu Di heard, that sad color only temporarily fade away, rejoiced: “Good very, I am still afraid …… that these people ran away.”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “They can’t get away, I have long prepared a dragnet waiting for them.”

Zhu Di nodded his head with satisfaction and said, “Other people can be regardless, just this Pu family, but must not stay, these colorful people, the crime deserves death.”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Your Majesty, I, here, have another matter to present.”

Zhu then said, “Tell me about it.”

Zhang Anshi said: “That Zhuangzi, that is, Ji Gang’s wealth, has been thoroughly investigated clearly. And …… the family property of the Po family, but also have been seized from all over the place, although it has not been counted clearly, but the Po family side of their own has a ledger, I think that their accounts, and deposits of gold and silver, should be barely able to match, at least eight or nine is not very close to the right.”

Hearing this, Zhu Di all of a sudden full of red light, eyes slightly open wide, exempted and said, “Into the motherfucker, why don’t you say earlier.”

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