The tradition in the old bureaucratic system has always been to do public affairs and private affairs specially, and this time, not only did they promise a big reward, but Xiang Yi's life was also at stake.
Therefore, several subordinate officials and a group of domestic servants all stalked the camp with all their strength.
People were thrown out in the morning, and before noon, news came back one after another.
First of all, after some interviews, it was found that someone had hoarded privately, and bought a considerable amount of materials to be used when going to sea, even pickles and grains.
It's just that the whereabouts of these materials are still unknown.
In addition, Sun Shaozong said before that all those sea merchants were in danger, but he just found a reason casually. Who knows what he said - the homes of the tycoons who have been raided in recent days, nearly half of them are engaged in maritime business. trade.
Although Jinmen Mansion is indeed by the sea, its main economic lifeline still relies on inland river transportation. It can be said that among the ten people who made their fortunes by shipping, one or two of them may not be able to find one or two by sea.
Therefore, this ratio seems extremely abnormal.
Sun Shaozong hurriedly ordered people to follow this line and pursued further, and found that not only the tycoons had their homes raided, but even many of the stewards and crew members who had gone to sea all the year round were thrown into the prison. .
However, because of a group of muddy legs, it is far less eye-catching than the lords and gentlemen, so there was not much rumors before.
And along this line, I found out that the prisoner was sent to the court, but he got a piece of news, saying that just after the noon, the soldiers and horses of the court sent all the sailors in the prison, as well as the family members and maids of the tyrants. to the Governor's Palace.
Hearing this news, Sun Shaozong showed a dignified look on his face, and asked in a deep voice, "Among those women, are there any elders?"
The servant of the Xiang family who came back to report was obviously a standard gossip party, and he inquired about these details quite clearly.
Yu Shi was busy and vividly said: "I heard people say that most of the hundred and ten are young ladies with water and spirit, and there are occasionally a few half-old women who are still charming. As for the old and fading, it is Didn't see half of it."
it is as expected!
Zhou Ruqing's work is really a series of links, and he will never waste any 'resources'!
When the servant was sent away, Xiang Yi couldn't help but curiously said: "Those sailors are nothing. What's the use of them getting a group of women in the past at this time?"
Sun Shaozong was silent for a while, and then he sneered: "Of course it is used as a certificate of vote!"
Many of these sailors were unwilling, and now Zhou Ruqing, relying on his official power, can still be suppressed, but once at sea, he, the governor who treasoned and fled, may not be stronger than a salted fish in the eyes of sailors!
Therefore, some means must be used in advance to force these sailors to have no home and can only be tied to him - and those women who were taken to the Governor's Palace were obviously the 'means' prepared by Zhou Ruqing.
Regardless of whether they voluntarily smeared the bodies of these noble families, or even caused a few more lives, the sailors could only be obedient and fled overseas with Zhou Ruqing.
"Nominations?"
After all, Xiang Yi is not a pure nerd. After pondering for a while, he suddenly realized: "So, he is actually going to take those women..."
"No!"
He jumped up abruptly, and said indignantly: "It's a shame that Zhou Ruqing is still a man who has read poetry and books, but he never imagined that he would be so conscientious! Waste it!"
Even if Xiang Yi didn't say this, Sun Shaozong wouldn't sit idly by.
Originally, he planned to find out the real evidence of Zhou Ruqing's 'fleeing with stolen money', and then ambushed on the pier to collect the stolen goods, so as not to be killed by the snake - after all, this 'Zhou Papi' is the governor of a province, and there is no evidence. According to how to move him
But now this situation...
ah~
Sure enough, you still have to speak with your fists!
Sun Shaozong stood up helplessly, and was about to say something when he heard someone shouting from outside: "Lord Qianhu, Lord Qianhu! Something has happened, something has happened!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a few dragon guards wearing the ink Jiao swallowing cloud robes, stumbled in, and as soon as they crossed the threshold, the head of the Hundred Households fell to the ground, crying like weeping: "Thousand Households Your Excellency! Governor Zhou, he... He transported all the firearms and crossbows in the arsenal to the Governor's Palace!"
"what?!"
Sun Shaozong was stunned and said, "How come there are still firearms in this Jinmen Mansion?!"
He did not pay attention to ordinary swords, spears, swords, and halberds, but this firearm was different from bows and crossbows.
But aren't firearms only available in the military
The personal soldiers of the Zhili Governor's Mansion may have training intensity higher than that of ordinary soldiers in the Beijing battalion, but they still can't be regarded as a legitimate army.
"Return to your lord."
That Jia Baihu hurriedly said: "There used to be a group of water bandits around here. When the Jinmen Mansion was first established, they fought a few battles with officers and soldiers. These things were left over from the bandit suppression!"
"There are about 40 arquebuses, more than 100 crossbows, and... and four tiger squat guns!"
"There are no bandits at the moment. The Governor-General is acting like this. It's a little... a little..."
Depend on!
When Sun Shaozong heard this, he couldn't help but scolded his mother. Compared with the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in the capital, these things were nothing, but they were enough to look down on in Jinmen Mansion!
"grown ups."
After telling the big news, Jia Shanyao felt much more at ease. Seeing that Sun Shaozong was speechless for a while, he couldn't help reminding him, "Should we send someone out of the city to get this news to the capital? "
Sun Shaozong glanced at him and said with a sneer, "Is there any use in spreading news to the capital now, other than shirking responsibility afterwards?"
Jia Shanyao was pierced by him, and he was busy and embarrassed.
Sun Shaozong paced back and forth in the living room for a few steps, and then asked, "How many people are there in the personal troops of the Governor's Mansion?"
"Originally there were only thirty or so, but after Master Zhou was promoted to governor, he has more than doubled the number of recruits. Now there are about eighty or ninety people, almost all of Master Zhou's township party, and they are the most loyal to him!"
Jia Shanyao said, suddenly remembered something again, and hurriedly added: "I heard that when the afternoon was heard, Lord Nangtai also brought dozens of his cronies there. If you add the two together, there are 134 people!"
"If you count the nurses in the nursing home, it is estimated that it will not be a problem to make up 200 people!"
tsk~
Two hundred well-trained soldiers, armed with muskets, bows and crossbows, and four tiger squat guns...
"How many of your hundred households can be beaten?"
"this… "
If he had heard Sun Shaozong ask about this before, Jia Shanyao would have assured him that every one of the forty or so brothers in the Hundred Houses could fight, and everyone dared to fight!
But now is not the time to brag and cover up, so he can only say embarrassingly: "Although there are more than 40 people in the hundreds of households under the label, I am afraid that there are only a dozen or so who can really fight, and those who dare to go all out... even less."
ok~
This ratio is close to twenty to one!
Even Xiang Yi, who knew nothing about military affairs, lost the impassioned expression on his face at this time, and stomped his feet with his sleeves shaking: "This...how is this good!"
"Do not worry."
Sun Shaozong was relatively calm, he patted his shoulder lightly, and said, "We don't have to attack from the front, as long as we can catch the thief first..."
"My lord, my lord!"
Before he could finish uttering the words 'catch the thief first, catch the king', he heard someone screaming like a wolf outside, "The personal soldiers of the Governor's Mansion are gathering on the street, as if they are coming towards us. !"
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