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Feng Ziying really thought so.

The Zhen family can become a good example, and then give the Zhen family certain guarantees and preferential treatment, which can stimulate other powerful families who will be included in the investigation to give some hope. As long as they cooperate with the imperial court, the imperial court may not necessarily drive them out. But the premise is that their cooperation must satisfy the court.

But this requires a process, and the early investigation of the Zhen family is necessary, otherwise it will not show the determination and means of the court, but in the later stage, it can be adjusted appropriately to show the principle of combining kindness with strength and learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones.

After handing over the second daughter of the Zhen family to Li Qi, Feng Ziying signaled Wang Wenyan, who had been hiding in another room, to come out.

"How is it?" Feng Ziying asked.

Wang Wenyan came to Nanjing a long time in advance to set up, and he and Wu Yaoqing carried out targeted intelligence gathering around the New Four Families in the entire Southern Zhili area, especially the Zhen family, combined with the Criminal Ministry, Long Jinwei, Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Jinling Mansion. Some clues and information on the side have been summarized, and it can be said that the various types of information on the new four masters are quite detailed.

But after getting all the information from Zhen Baochen, Wang Wenyan still felt that it was worth the money, and it was extremely cost-effective to plot against the Zhen family, even if he had to pay some price.

"It should be said that the Zhen family has confided most of it." Wang Wenyan held the stack of lists, quite satisfied, "Including those from other places, such as the capital, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, we have some, but not all, here It has all been shown, and it is estimated that the Zhen family is worried that if we consider it insincere and reject it."

This was brought out by Feng Ziying under the guise of changing clothes, and I gave it to him to read and check it with the clues I had.

"Classical, I did a rough calculation, and it was far beyond our expectations." Feng Ziying said, "Did we set our goals a little too low?"

"Hehe, my lord, it is better to be low than high. It will be a surprise in the future, and we can have more room for maneuver in it. What's more, the Ministry of Finance thinks that it has been set very high, and they are worried that we will not be able to achieve it. Isn't it just right?" Wang Wenyan smiled, "Don't you want to win orders and honors for the children and wives? The court is overjoyed, and it will definitely reward you."

"The classical Chinese is thoughtful." Feng Ziying sighed, "But it is indeed a bit of a surprise. The Zhen family is like this. What about the Zhou family, Hu family and Tao family? I thought maybe they could all give us a surprise."

"My lord, maybe don't have too much hope. The gap between these three families and the Zhen family is still very obvious. In terms of Yanli alone, it is not comparable to the other three families. However, some behaviors of these families are worse. For example, the Zhou family monopolizes shipping on the Yangtze River, colludes with water bandits, and robs merchant ships, which has become a major public nuisance. Their behavior is much worse than selling private salt, and there are countless times more human life lawsuits. It's very bad, but to say that their assets are on par with the Zhen family's is to think highly of them, it's far from it."

Wang Wenyan's words are moderate, and Feng Ziying also feels that she is a little optimistic.

"However, the Ding family and the Tang family, especially the Tang family, may be more lucrative than we imagined." Wang Wenyan continued: "Especially, we only knew about their collusion with Japanese pirates and pirates, but from the introduction of the Zhen family , I recalled the sea area from Liaojiaozui to Dinghai Zhongwei, including Chongming and even Nantongzhou and Jingjiang. Over the years, there have been some cases of merchant ships being attacked and missing, but the clues are very clear. Fuzzy, can only be pushed to the pirates,..."

"In addition, in Songjiang, Suzhou, Jiaxing, and Ningbo, there are one or two incidents of Japanese pirates landing and looting almost every year, and the selection of targets is extremely precise. One of them is the marriage of the richest man in Jiading and the richest man in Taicang. Lu Youcheng, the richest man in Jiading The daughter was married to the son of Shen Wanquan, the richest man in Taicang. It is said that the dowry was outside the storefront of the land, but the gold and jewelry were worth tens of thousands of liang. Said, and extorted 10 taels of silver,..."

Feng Ziying was taken aback by Wang Wenyan's words, and couldn't help but follow the case, "Why have I never heard of such a big matter in the court? There is no news from the Ministry of Punishment and the Denglai Navy?"

"My lord, because this kind of incident involves a newcomer being kidnapped and blackmailed, it is said that the two families collected the ransom money and redeemed him on the second day. They have not made any announcement to the outside world. It is only because of the special status of the two families that we know about it. ,..."

"And this kind of incident, I have only sorted out these four prefectures so far. From the 36th year of Yuanxi until now, these four prefectures have happened one after another for more than ten times. That is to say, these few prefectures, basically every It will happen once in three or four years, and the chosen targets are extremely precise, most of them are when rich people get married or celebrate birthdays, and when they receive a lot of gifts,..."

"The Wubao villages of these big families are also relatively strong, and the defense is not bad, but they were all breached by these so-called 'Japanese pirates' in one fell swoop. If there is no internal response, or even the guidance of someone in the government, it is difficult for outsiders to grasp the details. So I suspect that there should be internal agents and people in the government who are causing trouble,..."

"If the scope is expanded, such as including Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Hangzhou, and Ningbo, I guess there will be more discoveries..."

Feng Ziying was shocked by Wang Wenyan's words. If it was true as guessed, then the Tang family would almost be a pirate leader wearing a powerful mask.

No wonder the Tang family became the second largest shareholder of Taihe Yinzhuang.

You must know that if you want to become the major shareholder of Taihe Yinzhuang, you have to come up with real money. The Zhen family invested 80 in the past, so if the Tang family wants to be the second largest shareholder, it will be at least 60 to [-] in cash. If the farm or shop can be used as a discount, it must be in cash or equivalent gold, and the rest will not be accepted.

With channels for selling stolen goods from other cities, a strong network of contacts, and a superior geographical location, coupled with the cover of other industries, it is reasonable for the Tang family to expand rapidly. Normal.

Maybe give the Tang family a few more decades to cultivate a group of scholars, and it is not impossible for the Tang family to become a Songjiang scholar family that is close to [-]. At that time, it will be difficult to move the Tang family.

Looking at it now, this Tang family may be the biggest discovery this time, and maybe even an even more appalling invisible rich man can be dug out.

"From this point of view, the Tang family is the key target, even before the Zhen family." Feng Ziying said in a deep voice.

"This subordinate also means the same thing. The Zhen family has actually been put on the table now, and everyone is staring at him. It is impossible for him to slip away, but the Tang family is different. Songjiang is located in a corner, and he has his own fleet. , and there are foreign aid from Japanese pirates overseas, and they may even have bases overseas, if the news is accidentally leaked and a large amount of property is transferred away by them, we will lose a lot."

Wang Wenyan thought hard, "My lord, I'm afraid I want to say hello to my lord Sun. I have to use the Denglai navy to block off the waters off the Songjiang River, so as to prevent the Tang family and the Japanese pirates from escaping on the line, even if they sink the ship at sea. That's a pity, it's best to hold it down on land."

"It's not enough to rely on the Denglai Navy alone, and we need Captain Long. They have a whole set of methods to deal with the powerful in these places. In addition, the Ministry of Punishment also has enough informants in these places, which can also be used." Feng Ziying glanced at Wang Wenyan. , "Why, are you worried that Captain Long and the Ministry of Justice will compete for merit?"

"Hehe, no, my subordinates are not that narrow-minded. My lord has done enough to win Jiangnan, and my subordinates also understand the principle that meritorious deeds are not rewarded. Pull everyone in. People in bridal sedan chairs carry people, and the dragon ban Whether it’s the Wei, the Ministry of Punishment, or the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they can all play a role, if the adults give them this face and opportunity, smart people will know how to reciprocate.”

Wang Wenyan was born as a prison official, and he is even more proficient in these people's sophistication.

Feng Ziying agreed with Wang Wenyan's opinion.

We must strictly guard against the Tang family and take it down completely.

It may involve too many major cases, and it may involve more officials.

No matter which one it is, it will cause huge waves.

Bringing in Long Jinwei, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is enough to share the pressure on me, and at the same time give them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, and everyone will be happy when the time comes.

When arranging Jiangnan's personnel, he can win the support of these people, especially those from the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

And in the future, even if I have some out-of-the-ordinary actions after returning to Beijing, they can help explain and explain.

Feng Ziying went to find Sun Chengzong overnight, and when he introduced the situation, Sun Chengzong was also greatly shocked.

Disappearances of merchant ships in the south of the Yangtze River occur from time to time. It is normal for a year to lose [-] or [-] merchant ships due to bad weather.

However, most of these wrecked ships are concentrated in Liaojiaozui and Hangzhou Bay. In theory, the sea conditions and weather should be relatively good, which is a bit strange.

And what is even more suspicious is that many of these wrecked ships transported more valuable bulk materials, rather than general bulk cargo, such as spices, copper, silk, precious wood, etc. These situations are linked to the roadblocking attacks of pirates and Japanese pirates.

This is all in the second place. What is even more shocking is that the "Japanese pirates" have "cooperated with the inside and the outside".

It is too unacceptable for internal officials and officials in the government to rob big households, rob and extort, and most of them did not report to the officials because they were afraid of retaliation.

If this is the case even in the south of the Yangtze River, how can it be called the second best place after the capital city?

What are these local governments in the south of the Yangtze River doing?