Gui Zi Scroll Chapter 494: Plowing the courtyard and sweeping holes, great gains
The sky finally turned white. Feng Ziying yawned. Looking at the two censors who were also a little depressed, she smiled and said: "There is no way, the night attack has the best effect. It can minimize the confrontation and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop."
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The two censors also responded with a smile, "It should be so. This battle went 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 dissatisfied with the two of you. I'm a little uneasy now. If I go to Huating and catch turtles in the jar, I can still 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 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 defeat and is willing to obey the court's handling. 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 have to know that one of them is still a married woman, but I heard that she was divorced.
Although they would not report or impeach her, they still disapproved of Feng Ziying's behavior of loving the country but not the beauty.
You have a bright future, why waste it for a few women? No matter how young you are, no matter how great your achievements, and no matter how solid your background is, if you do this, the cabinet bosses will definitely know about it. Even if they don't deal with you, the impression will still be there.
broken.
What's more, now that there are two more people in the cabinet, Tang Mu, they will inevitably jump out to criticize you. Even if they can't deal with you in the end, your achievements may be compromised.
As for women, they are nowhere to be found. Isn’t it good to be a thin horse in Yangzhou? Isn’t it good to be a boat girl in West Lake? Isn’t it good to be a mother-in-law in Datong? Why bother to seek 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 was overjoyed. 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
Captain 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..."
The three of them listened carefully, but 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 is 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 North Korea...
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The 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, the number one pirate in the East China Sea who was killed more than fifty years ago - Wang Zhi's adopted son Wang Ji (Mao Haifeng).
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"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 at the same time as Wang Zhi, and was also 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 pirates' 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.
This has become the current situation.
"Hmph, it turns out that he is the descendant of this gang of remnants. He is so evil that he actually intends to invade Jiangnan." Feng Ziying said coldly.
He snorted, "Have you taken down 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 you have transferred the Otomo family in the middle, I'm afraid you also know
Tachibana family,··」
"Well, the Tachibana family is the most loyal retainer family of the Otomo family. I didn't expect that fifty years later, they would still be working for their daughter." Feng Ziying nodded, "Just take it and give it a good trial to see if you can get rid of it."
They dug out some of the things they wanted from their mouths, and they know how to deal with them at the Long Quan Lieutenant side."
"The Lord's cellar is guarded by Long Jinwei and Beizhi. I would like to invite you to 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 censor in person and then counted. No rash actions are allowed, otherwise it will be regarded as having evil intentions.
"Two adults, let's go and take a look. We should know something better so that we don't embarrass others. We are also worried. The court is waiting for us, and we have to explain ourselves. It's not easy." Feng Ziying
He 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 Long Jinwei to secretly devour the property that should have been handed over to the court.
Everyone in the imperial court was waiting for the rice to be put into the pot. If they were all swallowed up by these warriors, how could the imperial court calculate the millions spent on this battle?
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.
Almost all the houses had their doors open, and the houses in the yards had been turned upside down.
The imperial court naturally looked down upon ordinary objects, and even the soldiers in the naval 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, while gunmen on both sides were lined up, ready to fight.
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 had to face the hateful gazes of hundreds of men, women, old and children who were almost ready to eat their flesh and bones, and they were really unable to withstand it.
The fireworks in the house have been extinguished, but there are still curls of 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, but 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 the pavilion."
Feng Ziying nodded.
The goods in the cellar are important, but the accounts and letters are equally valuable.
He came to Jiangnan not only to seize property for the imperial court, but also to clean up the entire officialdom of Jiangnan. This was something Qi Shi also specially instructed.
Of course, there will inevitably be some competition in the appointment and removal of officials in the future, but first the position must be vacated, and then there can be talk of sharing.
These accounts and correspondence are the most important basis. It is difficult to make a conclusion based solely on the prisoners' confessions.
After all, at this time, they all know that they are afraid that they will not survive. They will make random accusations and bite you for a while, creating chaos for you. Who can stand it?
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 it is very likely
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 magistrates, the general magistrates, and the magistrates? What about the county magistrates below? It's hard to say.
"Part of the attic was burned down, so 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 but didn't read any further. You may have to come and review them in person." Qi Xianzong shook his head.
Feng Ziying knew there was something fishy in it as soon as he heard it, but it 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 been burned to the inside. However, the bookcase, library shelves, 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 layer is some scattered accounts. Feng Ziying looked at them and was not very interested. The descriptions 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 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, seven, which add up to more than 30,000 taels. There are also banknotes from several banks such as Jiangnan Bank, Daxing Bank, Huitong Bank, etc., which add up to 30,000 taels.
Two silver coins.
There are also several land deeds, including land deeds 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's heart moved. She picked up one, opened it and looked at it. Then she closed it and put all the letters into her sleeve.