Chapter 2437 Gui Zijuan plows the courtyard and sweeps holes, and gains a lot
The sky finally turned white, Feng Ziying yawned, looked at the two censors who were also a little depressed, and said with a smile: "There is no way, the night attack has the best effect, it can minimize the confrontation and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop. …”
The two censors also responded with a smile, "It should be so. This battle was fought so smoothly, all thanks to your master's planning..."
Feng Ziying smiled and waved her hand, "It went smoothly, but it still has to have enough results to be considered perfect. I'm not satisfied with the two of you. I'm a little uneasy now. Go to Huating and catch turtles in the jar. No matter what, you can gain something in Tangjiazhai, but here , it’s hard to say, maybe there are, but how many?”
The two censors also nodded in approval. The Tang family was placed there. As long as they were surrounded, no one could escape. They were pulled out and tortured for interrogation. How could they dig out all their property?
The Zhen family has already taken the initiative to admit their defeat and is willing to obey the court. How dare the Tang family disobey?
The two censors also vaguely knew that the daughter of the Zhen family seemed to have fallen into the hands of this gentleman again. They had also heard about the reputation of the Zhen family's three jewels in Nanjing. They were envious of this guy's boldness and were speechless. You must know that one of them is still a married woman, but it seems that I heard that she was divorced.
Although they would not report or impeach her, they still disapproved of Feng Ziying's attitude of loving the country but not the beauty.
You have a great future, why bother delaying it for a few women? No matter how young you are, no matter how great your achievements are, no matter how solid your background is, doing this will definitely be known to the cabinet bosses. Even if they don't deal with you, the impression will be bad.
What's more, now that there are two more people in the cabinet, Thomas and Mu, they will inevitably jump out to criticize you. Even if you can't be dealt with in the end, your credit may be compromised.
As for women, they can’t be found anywhere. Isn’t it good to be a thin horse in Yangzhou? Isn't the boat girl in West Lake good? Isn't the mother-in-law in Datong good? Why go to the limelight?
While chatting, Qi Xianzong came over in a hurry, with excitement on his face.
“My lord, we found a cellar.”
"Oh? I finally found it? Just one place? I can't stop looking at the three burrows of the cunning rabbit. I have to continue." Feng Ziying felt happy. It was worthy of Qi Xianzong's personal report. It must be of good quality.
"Of course, I will also report the entire battle situation to the three adults." Qi Xianzong cupped his fists and saluted, "In this battle, a total of 492 enemies were killed and 637 were captured, including 589 women and children. According to Lieutenant Long’s interrogation found out that he should have a very close relationship with the Songjiang Tang family, the leaders of which are Mao Jianda, Xie Chun, Dayou Sanhe and others..."
All three of them listened carefully. Feng Ziying paid more attention to the number of Japanese pirates. "Among the more than a thousand people, what is the approximate proportion of Japanese pirates?"
“After the final review, I calculated that it’s probably less than 30%.” Qi Xianzong’s tone remained unchanged, “However, these bandits basically speak Japanese, and many of the women and children are from Japan, and a small number are from Korea,…”
All three of them were silent, which was in line with the initial speculation. These Japanese pirates active along the coast were nominally Japanese, but in fact, in the later period, they were basically Han Chinese. There were also Japanese, but they were all in a subordinate position.
“What’s the relationship between Mao Jianda and Mao Haifeng?” Feng Ziying suddenly asked.
Qi Xianzong glanced at Feng Ziying in surprise. He did not expect that the other party would immediately think of Mao Haifeng, Wang Zhi's adopted son Wang Chuan (Mao Haifeng), the number one pirate in the East China Sea who was killed more than fifty years ago.
"Mao Jianda is Mao Haifeng's grandnephew, and Xie Chun is Xie He's grandson. As for Dayou Sanhe, he is from the Dayou family." Qi Xianzong replied.
Xie He was one of the pirate leaders of Wang Zhi's contemporaries and an important assistant to Wang Zhi. Needless to say, the Otomo family. Otomo Zonglin, who was originally based in Bungo and Chikugo, was the biggest backer behind the Japanese pirates.
It was also with the support of the Dayou family headed by Dayou Zonglin that the Japanese pirate power expanded day by day, and then began to invade the coast of Dazhou, and absorbed the local pirates of Dazhou, forming a merger of Dazhou and Japanese pirates and Japanese pirates. became the current situation.
“Hmph, it turns out that he is the descendant of this gang of remnants, and he is still determined to invade Jiangnan.” Feng Ziying snorted coldly, “Have you captured all three of them?”
"Mao Jianda was captured and seriously injured, Xie Chun died in the battle, Otomo Sanwa died in the battle, and another Tachibana Kanraku was captured." Qi Xianzong paused, "Since your lord is transferring the Otomo family in the middle, I'm afraid you also know Tachibana family,…”
"Well, the Tachibana family is probably the most loyal retainer family of the Otomo family. I didn't expect that fifty years later, they would still be colluding with each other." Feng Ziying nodded, "Just take it down and examine it carefully to see if you can get it out of their mouths." Dig out some of the things you want, and Longjing Lieutenant will know how to deal with them."
“Your Excellency, there are people guarding the Long Jinwei and Beizi’s areas in the cellar. Please go take a look.” Qi Xianzong glanced at Feng Ziying and the two censors behind him.
This was the original regulation. If any property is found, it must be inspected by the imperial censor in person, and then counted. No rash actions are allowed, otherwise it will be regarded as having evil intentions.
"My lords, let's go and take a look. We should have a good idea. Don't make things difficult for others. We are also worried. The court is waiting for us and we have to give an explanation. It is not easy." Feng Ziying stood up and said cheerfully.
The two censors also smiled awkwardly. Indeed, the purpose of their coming was to supervise, and they could not allow these big-headed soldiers and Longjing Lieutenants to privately devour the property that should have been handed over to the court.
Feng Ziying went first, accompanied by Qi Xianzong, and two censors followed. Li Guibao and others immediately dispersed and walked towards the stronghold surrounded by a group of people.
Nearly all the houses have their doors open, and the houses in the yards have been turned upside down.
The court naturally looked down upon ordinary objects, and even the soldiers in the navy camp would not let go of these items that were worth a few dollars after getting the approval of the commander.
Groups of prisoners were pulled to one side and stood motionless, with gunmen on both sides lined up, ready for battle.
Walking among these people, Feng Ziying and Qi Xianzong looked indifferent when faced with the hostile and vicious eyes, but the two censors were a little frightened.
After all, they were really unable to withstand the hateful gazes of hundreds of men, women, old and children who were almost ready to eat their flesh and bones.
The fireworks in the house have been extinguished, but there are still curls of green smoke. Feng Ziying frowned, "Is there a fire?"
"Well, Mao Jianda wanted to set fire to the house and burn it down. It was probably too late, so he wanted to burn down the attic. However, our people entered too quickly, and Long Quanwei's people killed two arsonists, so most of them were kept. When we came down, we dug a cellar under the pond in the garden behind this pavilion."
Feng Ziying nodded.
The treasures in the cellar are important, but the accounts and letters are equally valuable.
I came to Jiangnan not only to seize property for the imperial court, but also to clean up the officialdom of the entire Jiangnan. This is what Qi Shi also specially instructed.
Of course there will inevitably be some competition in the appointment and removal of officials in the future, but the position must be vacated first, and only then can we talk about sharing.
These accounts and correspondence are the most important basis. It is difficult to make a conclusion based solely on the oral confessions of the prisoners.
After all, at this time, they all know that they are afraid that they will not survive. Who can bear it if they make random accusations and bite you and create chaos for you?
The people between the Tang family and this group of Japanese pirates were by no means limited to officials from Songjiang Prefecture and Jinshan Guards Station. Are there any nearby prefectures?
Feng Ziying thinks the possibility is very high.
Ningbo, Suzhou, Jiaxing, and Hangzhou are the first to be affected. Even the prefects may not be dragged into the water, but what about the tongzhi, the general judge, and the official? What about the magistrate down below?
Hard to say.
“Part of the attic was burned down, what can be gained from the remaining part?” Feng Ziying raised her feet and walked inside.
"There are some things that I took a look at and didn't read any further. You may have to come and review them yourself." Qi Xianzong shook his head.
Feng Ziying knew there was something fishy in it as soon as he heard it, but this was exactly what he needed.
Stepping into the attic, two sailors and a dragon lieutenant stood outside the door supervising each other. At least a corner of the inside was broken and had not yet burned to the inside. However, the bookcases, bookcases, and bookcases were slightly messy, and it was obvious that they were a little messy during the arson. Confused.
After Feng Ziying entered, her eyes fell on a wooden cabinet next to the bookcase, which was locked with an iron lock on the outside. Feng Ziying signaled with her eyes, Qi Xianzong drew a knife and split the iron lock, and Feng Ziying opened the door of the cabinet, revealing three layers inside.
The first floor is some scattered accounts. Feng Ziying looked at them and was not very interested. The records were very obscure and messy. Without explanations from insiders, you would not be able to understand the inside story.
The second floor contained banknotes and some land deeds, but not many. Feng Ziying flipped through them casually. There were three banknotes from Haitong Bank, one for 10,000 taels, one for 5,000 taels, one for 500 taels, and one for Taihe Bank. There are slightly more banknotes from the bank, seven, which add up to more than 30,000 taels. In addition, there are banknotes from Jiangnan Bank, Daxing Bank, Huitong Bank and other banks. The total amount of these banknotes is also three. Ten thousand taels of silver.
There are also several land deeds, including those in Songjiang, Suzhou, and Huzhou, but none of them are in Mao Jianda's name. It is estimated that the names of his wives, concubines, or relatives should be used.
Feng Ziying pursed her lips, threw it aside, squatted down, and looked at the drawer on the last floor.
The drawer also has a lock.
Feng Ziying casually took the sailor's triangular thorn and pried it open.
There were about ten letters in it. Feng Ziying felt moved, picked up one, opened it and looked at it, then closed it and put all the letters into her sleeve.
(End of this chapter)