Yan Shifan is very proud that in this situation where dragons swim in shallow waters and tigers fall on the plains, when there is no money, no power, no one, and when being held hostage, he can still strategize!
These fires were all lit by Yan Shifan himself!
But everyone will think that Qin Zhongtang’s goods were burned by members of the local wealthy Zhang family. This does not require any evidence at all!
If Qin Dewei didn't express his authority, what authority would he have in Zhejiang? He must take action to retaliate in order to maintain the majesty of the Zhongtang Grand Scholar.
Even if Qin Dewei comes to "solve the case" in person, he will only accuse local bullies of doing it, or Qin Zhongtang hopes so in his heart!
The four major families in Ningbo are related to each other. In recent years, Kejia has been at its peak, and many people have become officials! Especially Tu Qiao, the censor of Zuodu of the Tu family, and Zhang Bangqi, the assistant minister of Zhan Affairs of the Zhang family!
When the remaining silk is moved onto a ship tomorrow and transported to Shuangyu Island under the protection of Qin Dewei's party members, this blatant smuggling will become a handle!
It is impossible for the four major local families not to be aware of this kind of manipulation, and it is impossible not to obtain evidence, so they will definitely use this to criticize Qin Dewei!
If Qin Dewei and the Zhejiang Party are at war with each other, it is difficult to predict how things will develop, but it is certain that both sides will suffer losses! His father, Mr. Yan Ge, will definitely reap the benefits!
Just when he was secretly feeling proud, Yan Shifan suddenly noticed that Xu Weixue was squatting on the bank with his head in his hands, looking very painful.
"Now that the matter is over, let's be more open-minded!" Yan Shifan pretended to "persuade".
Xu Weixue seemed to be talking to himself: "The five thousand pieces of silk handed over by Qin Zhongtang were divided into five hundred pieces in Yuyao, and another fifteen hundred pieces were burned here!
Before it can be sold overseas, there are only more than half left! How can we live up to Qin Zhongtang’s trust?”
Yan Shifan ordered: "It's too dangerous, so don't stay here for a long time! When your ship arrives tomorrow, quickly transport all the remaining goods away!"
If you pat your butt and leave tomorrow, Qin Zhongtang will naturally clean up the mess left behind!
And to be honest, cleaning up a mess requires power. If you don't have power, you can't clean it up, so you can only let Qin Zhongtang come.
Tonight's fire shocked the entire Sanjiangkou. It has been many years since there has been such a serious incident in the local area where a ship and its cargo were burned together.
Immediately, rumors spread all over the place. Some people even said that it was a Japanese pirate girl cadre who sneaked into Sanjiangkou and deliberately set fire to create chaos.
Zhang Qishu, who had a conflict with Yan Shifan during the day, was definitely smart enough, otherwise he wouldn't have been sent out as a scapegoat.
After seeing the fire, Zhang Qishu realized on the spot that this was no longer something he could handle.
The person in charge of the Zhang family in Sanjiangkou is Zhang Shixing, Zhang Qishu's cousin, who is nominally just the head shopkeeper of the business.
Zhang Shixing may not have much himself, but his uncle is Zhang Bangqi, the leader of the Zhejiang Party, and he also has an elder brother named Zhang Shiche. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing, and his current official position has reached the third rank.
There is a saying that "imperial power does not go to the countryside", which refers to the influence of wealthy families at the local grassroots level, especially wealthy families with officials in the court.
Zhang Shiche, shopkeeper Zhang, was quarreled in the middle of the night. After hearing Zhang Qishu's report, he asked, "You really didn't light that fire?"
"Absolutely not!" Zhang Qishu replied.
After shopkeeper Zhang pondered for a moment, he spoke again: "Whether it was you or not, it doesn't actually matter. In other words, it doesn't matter who did it!
If we insist on who burned the cargo of these ships, we will definitely lead them by the nose!
No matter who owns this batch of goods, tomorrow we will first classify this batch of goods as smuggled goods, so that we can advance, attack, retreat and defend!
"What my uncle said is absolutely true!" Zhang Qishu agreed.
So Zhang Shixing, shopkeeper Zhang Da, gave another order: "After dawn, you quickly go to the city and go to the government office to find Inspector Yang and ask him to come over to arrest smuggling!"
On my side, I sent a message and ordered fifty rural soldiers to assemble and wait to cooperate with Yang on patrol!"
In recent years, Japanese pirates have loosened control in many places along the coast, allowing large local households to take the lead in organizing local brave soldiers to serve as rural soldiers, which can be regarded as a supplementary force to the coastal guards.
The big families have a monopoly on smuggling. How many things have they encountered in recent years? Haven't they all been dealt with smoothly?
The next day, Yan Shifan was still standing on the shore, guarding the remaining ships, waiting for all kinds of monsters to appear.
I just don't know where the dozen or so solid men under Xu Wei's example and leader Xu have gone. But Yan Shifan didn't mind this at all. There were still a dozen elite shogunate soldiers in the fleet, which were enough to ensure his own safety.
Not long after dawn, I saw two officials coming hand in hand. One was Mr. Feng Enfeng, the director of the Ministry of household affairs, and the other was Mr. Hu Zongxian, the patrol censor.
After receiving Yan Shifan's letter yesterday, the two of them left the North City Gate early this morning and headed for Sanjiangkou outside the city.
After all, someone claimed that it was the goods of Qin Dewei and Qin Zhongtang. It was the first time he passed through the territory and he had to observe it.
On the way, they met by chance at the North City Gate and walked together until they reached Sanjiangkou.
Yan Shifan did not greet them, but still stood on the shore, and then met the two of them on an equal footing.
Now Yan Shifan is here on behalf of Qin Zhongtang, and these two officials are Qin Zhongtang's party members and are not worthy of being welcomed by him!
Mr. Feng Enfeng didn't pay attention to Yan Shifan's attitude. He just looked at the boats in the river repeatedly and said as if he didn't believe it: "Did Qin Banqiao really send you to traffic in large quantities of silk?"
Yan Shifan patted his chest and said, "It's absolutely true, how can it be false? Without Qin Zhongtang's approval, how could I have brought so much silk out of Hangzhou City? How could I have borrowed the official ship of Qiantang County?"
At this time, Hu Zongxian added: "I also know a little bit about what happened between you and Qin Zhongtang. With Qin Zhongtang's wisdom, there must be a deep meaning in deliberately setting a price for selling silk."
There is a bit of yin and yang in it, but it is also a kind of temptation.
Yan Shifan laughed and said, "What's the deeper meaning? You just want to take advantage of my intelligence!"
Then he deliberately whispered: "Maybe Qin Zhongtang thinks that I, Yan Shifan, might be more suitable to deal with the big families here."
Mr. Feng Enfeng added: "But Qin Zhongtang did not tell us in advance that we would take care of this batch of goods.
Yan Shifan then said mysteriously: "Many things are not convenient to put on paper and can only be conveyed through oral messages. Can't I explain the situation clearly to you now?"
At this point, Uncle Yan's persuasion work has come to an end. After all, Feng En and Hu Zongxian are both members of the Qin Party, and they cannot delay things.
Just when Yan Shifan was thinking about what to eat for lunch, Feng En suddenly changed his face and shouted:
"Bah! Qin Dewei blocked me from entering the court and participating in the temple project, and left me on the far shore of the East China Sea without paying attention. You still want me to help him?"
Yan Shifan: "???"
Feng En, is this the tone a party member should have? Is this how you usually talk to Qin Dewei?
Before Yan Shifan could react, he heard Feng En say again: "Now that Qin Banqiao doesn't come to greet me in person and apologize, he just looks down on me, Feng En!
If you just want to go through you as an intermediary and just say a word to instruct me to do things, it is simply a fantasy! Besides, your reputation, Yan Shifan, is not that big!"
Yan Shifan was very angry. He originally thought that by using Qin Zhongtang's name, he would be able to do whatever he wanted, but he didn't expect Feng En to be so disrespectful!
So he scolded him in turn: "This is Qin Zhongtang's goods, do you really dare to abandon it?"
Mr. Feng Enfeng turned around and left proudly, saying that he didn't care and just didn't care! Who can not have a little temper?
Besides, who are you, Yan Shifan, who dares to pretend to be powerful? Even if Qin Dewei himself is here, he is just as upright!
Yan Shifan was so angry that Feng En was so angry that he still had to deal with the matter and said to Hu Zongxian:
"We will wait for the sea ship to arrive in a while, and the remaining cargo will have to be moved to the sea ship. But whether we can successfully cross the sea to Shuangyu Island depends on
is you!"
There are only two methods. One is to issue cards directly, which is simple and crude;
Another method is to use the censor's boat to guide Xu Weixue's boat into the sea. As long as it reaches the sea, the sky will be brighter and the sky will be brighter.
However, Hu Zongxian did not agree. After a moment, he only said: "I'm sorry, but I have to obey."
Yan Shifan suppressed his dissatisfaction and asked, "What's wrong with you, Mr. Hu?"
Hu Zongxian said wittily: "After thinking about this batch of goods, I can only understand that Qin Zhongtang wants to trick you!
Since I knew Qin Zhongtang was going to trick you, why would I jump in with you? So in order to protect myself, I can't get involved in your affairs!"
Hu Zongxian's logic was so reasonable that Yan Shifan was speechless.
As he watched him leave, Yan Shifan couldn't help but mutter to himself: "How could they do this?"
These two people are obviously Qin Dewei's gang members, why are they both so unique? What kind of human nature is this?
When Yan Shifan was worried, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Xu Weixue, the leader next to him, and couldn't help but said angrily: "Why don't you speak?"
Leader Xu said: "I don't know how to deal with officials, so I learned from the sidelines, and I have nothing to say to Uncle Yan."
Yan Shifan got angry and said, "What do you mean you have nothing to say to me?"
Leader Xu replied very matter-of-factly: "Since I have been in contact with you, Uncle Yan, I have found that your judgment has never been accurate. What else can I say?"
Yan Shifan said irritably: "Never mind that! When your ship arrives, load all the silk on it first!"
What to do next is to take advantage of the large number of people on the boat and seize the waterway. Once out of the sea, it will be safe.
Leader Xu visually checked the safe distance, and then said cautiously: "The ship will not come again!"
Yan Shifan frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Xu Weixue replied: "Because I didn't let my sea ship come over at all."
Yan Shifan instantly felt like he was going to explode and shouted at Leader Xu, "Why don't you obey my orders!"
Xu Weixue replied: "As I said before, you, Uncle Yan, have not been very smart recently and your judgments have not been correct. How can I dare to obey your orders?"
If you, Uncle Yan, are really not smart, what will you do if my ship comes and gets stuck here? I only have two ships under my command and I really cannot afford to lose them!"
Yan Shifan lost his temper and yelled: "They are all bastards!"
A fire was burned last night, which will definitely attract the attention of the local wealthy family, and then they will react violently on their side.
And he should have boarded the ship and sailed away under the cover of officialdom! Leaving only a piece of chicken feathers for those big families and Qin Dewei to bite!
Who would have thought that the two powerful party members would actually ignore the overall situation and remain indifferent, even under the banner of Qin Dewei?
However, Xu Wei learned from Leader Xu and also violated the regulations and did not move the sea ships over!
In this way, Sanjiangkou is a dead place with nowhere to go for me!
"Go back the way you came!" Yan Shifan suddenly said.
Leader Xu was stunned, "Why do you want to go back again?"
Yan Shifan said bitterly: "You fools are here, why don't you go back and wait to be dealt with by others?"
Xu Weixue stopped Yan Shifan who was trying to board the ship: "You are running away from the battle! We are entrusted by Qin Zhongtang, how can we give up halfway!"
Then Yan Shifan had no chance to leave, because another sixty or seventy people appeared and surrounded Yan Shifan and a few personal guards.
At a glance, among the sixty or seventy people, about a dozen looked like government officials and the rest looked like local brave men.
A middle-aged man dressed as an official, with wings on his turban, said loudly: "I'm patrolling Yang Heng in the lower government office, and Zhang Shixing, the leader of the local soldiers, is here to search for smuggled goods!"
Yan Shifan shouted: "Get out of here, uncle! The goods here have not left the land or rivers, so how can we talk about smuggling? We just smuggle them to Ningbo Prefecture for sale!"
Another arrogant Zhang Qishu stood up, pointed at Yan Shifan, and exposed that
: "This is the same person who was searching everywhere for a ferry to launch into the sea yesterday, violating the imperial ban!"
Inspector Yang didn't have the patience to talk nonsense with Yan Shifan, so he waved his hand and said, "Take it first!"
So the government officials and the local soldiers dispersed a little, and first surrounded Yan Shifan and a dozen of his ship's escorts.
Yan Shifan was a little anxious and was thinking about whether to take on the identity of his father.
At this moment, a sharp and piercing whistle sounded from Leader Xu, and then he saw one or two hundred people sparsely emerging from behind the nearby small mound and from the reeds on the other side.
They quickly surrounded this side from two directions, forming a siege around more than sixty government agents and local soldiers.
Yan Shifan was stunned, where did this manpower come from?
Leader Xu sneered: "Although I didn't bring the ships, I did bring all the guys!"
The fighting power of the government officials and rural soldiers was just that, and they could only bully the people. Upon seeing this, their expressions changed greatly, and they stopped involuntarily.
Today I just wanted to make some money, and I wasn't mentally prepared for the battle.
Yan Shifan laughed loudly, I really have the advantage this time, and I am still in control of everything after all! He quickly thought about how to leverage his strength and use his strategy.
But then I saw Leader Xu draw his big sword and shouted extremely fiercely: "Such unruly people dare to disrespect Qin Zhongtang! Not one of them will be let go, and they will all be maimed!"
Yan Shifan is a bit strange. You, Leader Xu, are just a pirate, but you are really determined to be Qin Dewei's dog? What kind of human nature is this?
He quickly added: "Well, we are government officials and businessmen, so we have to resolve it from the official side!"
Leader Xu pushed Yan Shifan away: "Get out of the way and stay out of the way!"
Immediately he took the lead, flipped the long knife in his hand, rushed forward with long strides, and slashed at the tooth Zhang Qishu with the back of the knife. This chapter has been completed!