Chapter 65: Who is robbing whom?

"That's all it really is." Seeing Yue Su's disbelief, Zhao Ke quickly said in a positive tone.

Seeing that the expression on Zhao Ke's face didn't look like he was lying, Yue Su was even more puzzled as to why Li Yuchun had just concealed the truth. He pondered for a moment, and then asked: "How long have you been dating Spanish people, and how many transactions have you made?

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"It's been nearly three years. It seems that there are other partners in Spain, so we only trade with them about four times a year." Zhao Ke replied, "We trade four times a year. How many goods can we carry at one time? It's the same as today."

Do you trade a lot with the British?" Yue Su asked

"Absolutely. Each transaction usually involves four or five shipments of goods. It's not easy for foreigners to make a trip, so the goods they bring each time are not too few," said Zhao Ke

Yue Su nodded and said: "So that's it, then you go down first." After saying that, he waved his hand and motioned to his men to take Zhao Ke down.

After Zhao Ke went down, Yue Su was about to send word that Li Yuchun was back, but at this time, Mao Youjian came to report that the goods of the Li family and the British had been checked, and the boxes were all normal property, and there was nothing prohibited.

But according to Mao Youjian, the goods brought by the British are really valuable. If sold in the market, they would be worth at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

As soon as he heard that it was worth so much money, Yue Su's eyes suddenly lit up. He remembered something and immediately asked: "Mao Youjian, I remember when I reported it the night before yesterday, I said that these four large ships seemed to have a very deep draft.

Is there something wrong?"

"There is indeed an uprising." Mao You didn't understand why Yue Su mentioned it again.

Yue Su just nodded slightly without explaining, and continued to ask: "I remember that after they moved their goods to the ship yesterday, the warehouses on the ship were all piled up, and many of them were placed on the deck during the day.

While sailing, the speed of the ship was extremely slow. It was supposed to arrive in Quanzhou before evening, but it turned out that it didn't arrive until the second watch of the day."

"My lord, you have observed very carefully. It is true. According to common sense, if such a large sea-going ship does not carry much cargo, it will take three hours from Quanzhou to Zhangzhou, which is enough to arrive. But because the Englishmen brought too much cargo,

Only then did we affect the speed of the ship. We also loaded the other party's cargo onto the ship, so the ship's speed was even slower. But it's really puzzling. There is so much cargo on the Yingyi ship, and they continue to rob it.

Don’t be afraid to hold on.” Mao Youjian’s last words were purely lip service.

But what he said was exactly what Yue Su was thinking about just now.

When a robber goes out to rob, even if he wants to bring bait, he will not really bring all the bait. It would be good if he can bring a small part. How could he bring so much? This is one of the doubts.

The second suspicion point is that compared with the goods brought by the British and the goods of the Li family, in addition to the goods off the ship, the British also had some uncarried goods on the ship, and the price of the British goods was obviously higher than that of the Li family.

If the goods of the Li family are valuable and exchanged at equal value, the goods of the Li family should be more than that of the other party. But why is it that the goods of the Li family are less and that of the British are more?

If the Li family still has goods that have not been moved out nearby, then the British should wait until all the goods are moved out before robbing them.

The third suspicion is that after the British ship loaded their own goods, there was not much room left. If they really robbed all the Li family's goods, where would they load it?

Yue Su could see clearly that the Li family's goods were obviously insufficient. After loading, there was no room left. If they had to be placed on the deck, the space on the deck would probably not be enough. Would the ship still be able to run?

Move, that’s another story

Taking these three points into consideration, Yue Su realized a question: whether the British came to rob the Li family, or the Li family came to rob the British. Now it is really two questions.

Saying that the British were robbing was just one-sided words from the Li family. What the British said was just the translator and narration of the Li family. Anyway, it was the Li family who said to follow. Yue Su thought of William's excited expression again, and he became more suspicious.

What's going on? It seems we need to check again.

If you want to find out the matter, you must at least be able to understand what the British are saying. Neither he nor his subordinates can understand. Yue Su thought about it and thought that there should be churches for foreigners to preach in coastal cities.

Why not send people to Quanzhou City to look for them and see if they can find two people who can speak English?

So Yue Su immediately ordered that Dang Tongzhou take his fire sign and go to Quanzhou City to find the cooperation of the Quanzhou prefect to find people who can speak English in the city.

Tong Zhou took the order and left. Yue Su was not idle either. Although it was getting late, Mr. Yue was working at any time. There was no such thing as eight in the morning and one on May 1st. Working overtime was commonplace and anyone could do it casually.

After getting some food, everyone ate randomly in the big tent. Yue Su once again summoned Li Yuchun to come to the court.

After Li Yuchun was brought to the hall, he behaved well this time. Without waiting for the soldiers to raise his legs, he knelt down directly and said, "Young man, I'm here to greet you."

Yue Su chuckled lightly and said: "I remember you said before that you have never had business dealings with the Spaniards or the Dutch on Taiwan Island. However, the governor just asked Chen Ming and Zhao Ke what their answers were.

Yes, I have dealt with the Spaniards several times and done business. How do you explain this?

You know, those who dare to deceive the governor will never end well."

"This..." Li Yuchun really didn't expect that Chen Ming and Zhao Ke would be tricked so easily. If he had known this, he might as well have been honest from the beginning. Now that others have exposed it, what should he do? He hesitated for a long time, still

He looks like a bitter gourd and can't say another word

"Hmph!" Yue Su snorted and said sternly: "I will argue with you later about what you deceived me just now. Now I ask you, what items did you buy from the Spaniards?

This time, if you dare to lie again, no wonder I will punish you severely!"

"Yes, yes...it's all ivory, gemstones, spices, and occasionally some African diamonds. Apart from that, there's nothing else..." Li Yuchun's answer was similar to that of Chen Ming and Zhao Ke.

Same

"Is this really all there is?" Yue Su asked in a deep voice.

"It's really just these..." Li Yuchun said with a bitter face.

"If there are only these and no other prohibited items, why did you deceive the governor before?" Yue Su asked coldly

"Just now... I was just thinking that it would be better to have one less thing to do than to have one more thing to do, so I didn't..."

"Bang!" As soon as Li Yuchun said this, Yue Su slammed the table and shouted angrily: "That's nonsense! Li Yuchun, I want to ask you, do you believe the explanation you made? At this moment

, if you don't give me a reasonable explanation, then don't blame me for being unable to get out of this big tent! Come on, give him a beating!" Yue Su's temper has always been like this.

During the interrogation process, once the prisoner's answers are inconsistent, it can be concluded that there must be something hidden. At this time, he will not care about anything else, and he will definitely be punished until the things you concealed are revealed truthfully.

The soldier who slapped him walked up to Li Yuchun with a military stick, pushed him to the ground, and pretended to hit him. Who had seen this? Li Yuchun was shocked and shouted hurriedly: "Sir, please don't hit..."

Don't fight, adults..."

Yue Su waved his hand, said "Slow down", stared at Li Yuchun and asked: "Since you don't want to be beaten, then just do it truthfully."

"What I just said is indeed true. There is really nothing to do. I hope you will..."

"Bastard!" Before Li Yuchun could finish what he said, Yue Su gave a loud shout and cursed: "You really can't shed tears until you see the coffin! At this moment, you are still thinking about prevaricating the governor! Beat! Beat me to death,

Until he gives in, if he insists on enduring the punishment and refuses to do so, I will beat him to death here!"

At this time, Yue Su was really angry. He had already issued such a slogan. If he didn't fight, he would be beaten to death. Master Yue had no basis for beating him. Even if he was really beaten to death, it would be reasonable and legal. But

You, Li Yuchun, are guilty of gathering a crowd to fight with weapons, which is enough for you to die.

You said you were acting in self-defense, but any serious businessman would be armed with thousands of weapons when doing business. This point cannot be explained by any explanation. If Yue Su really takes action, he can kill his father-in-law and his whole family.

This is called secretly raising a large number of armed forces with evil intentions.

"Yes!" the soldier yelled, swung his military stick, and hit Li Yuchun on the back. "Bah!"

Mom, by the time she was in her twenties, Li Yuchun was already in excruciating pain.

There has always been knowledge in hitting the stick. Whether it is a yamen, a military camp, or even a palace, the stick is basically the same. Hitting hard usually means that you don’t need to hit too hard, just hit it hard, then just hit it hard.

It's a beating to the grave, a beating to the death. That's really a beating to the death.

However, in Master Yue's court, there has never been so much emphasis. If you say a beating, you should beat it hard. If the officer wants to show mercy, the one who is being beaten is the officer. Now Master Yue says that beating him to death is common across the country. Who dares to show mercy?

, once the board is down, it is so strong that it can make people's skin and flesh burst open in just a few strokes.

How could Li Yuchun bear this? After he received more than forty blows, he could no longer bear it and shouted: "Stop fighting, stop fighting...I'll attack...I'll attack..."

Seeing that Li Yuchun was willing to attack, Yue Su shouted "stop" and signaled the soldiers to retreat first. Then he snorted coldly and said: "You are really a cheap person. If you don't fight, you won't be honest! But I have something to say first. If you still dare to talk nonsense,

When your term is over, I will let you experience a more severe punishment!"

"Yes, yes..." Li Yuchun gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and kept saying

"My lord, all transactions in the past were indeed legitimate transactions, but before March..."

Chapter 65: Who is robbing whom?
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