Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 78
This is already the hinterland of Wu Xing, and he was able to avoid the eyes and ears of all parties and mobilize hundreds of troops to attack and kill him. Shen Zhezi had already locked the target in his heart, and asking questions now was just to confirm.

"It's probably Wu Chengyan's family."

Liu Meng pulled a corpse and opened its clenched fists. From the back of the hand to the nails, there was a pale white color of long-term soaking: "This hand looks like it has been soaked in bittern for a long time."

It really is the Yan family!
Shen Zhezi's eyes turned cold, he still underestimated the greed of these rich families for huge profits.Even if they don't know the inside story of Liquan Zhenjiang, the Yan family dared to dispatch hundreds of people to attack and plunder him.The so-called crime of being pregnant, fortunately the Shen family is not weak, otherwise I would really be murdered because of this distillation method.

"It's actually those thieves from the Yan family! Qing Que, why don't you go back to Wucheng and avenge that old Yan Ping every inch of him!"

Shen Mu said angrily after hearing this.Being attacked and killed within the sphere of influence of his own family, he felt extremely ashamed and indignant.

Shen Zhezi knew that the Yan family had feuded with the Shen family for generations, and he also had a secret plan against the Yan family in his heart.Therefore, even though he was angry about the attack on the Yan family, it would not overwhelm his reason.The logic of his behavior is that if he really can't coexist peacefully with someone and tolerate each other, or he doesn't do it, once there is a counterattack, the other party will have no power to parry, and there will be no place to die!
There are more than a hundred guards around, and there are still many wounded, even if they return to Wucheng, they may not be able to seriously injure Yan's family.What's more, the opponent's attack and killing this time was obviously a hasty decision. He probably didn't expect that he would return to Wukang so soon, so although there were many people gathered, there were not many strong soldiers.If you go back, the situation will be different.

But it was not Shen Zhezi's style to return to Wukang so disheartened.After pondering for a while, Shen Zhezi said: "Chop off the right hand of the opponent's corpse!"

Long Xizu followed his words, and soon dozens of bloody hands were collected into a wooden box, which made people feel chills when they saw it.

At this time, another group of troops from the south rushed forward and signaled with torches from a distance. It was the Longxi pawns sent earlier to bring reinforcements.When his side responded, the other party approached, and a knight shouted: "Zhezi Xiaolang, are you all right?"

Liu Meng introduced Shen Zhezi's identity to Shen Zhezi's side. In the early years, the Shen family's trilogy would be released to establish their own family, named Ma Cheng, and it was also the host family where they expected to stay.

Ma Cheng led the crowd to rush up the high slope, and still paid homage to Shen Zhezi, and then confessed: "You let Mr. Xiaolang be attacked outside my house. Fortunately, Mr. Xiaolang is safe, otherwise I really don't know what to do." How to apologize to the lord!"

Then, he turned to Liu Meng again, and asked, "Do you know who did it? Did the intruders be wiped out?"

Liu Meng explained the situation to Ma Cheng in a low voice. After listening, Ma Cheng cursed: "The year before last, we should have killed all the thieves of the Yan family!"

The year before last, the Shen family raised troops from Wang Dun and killed the Yan family by the way, but in the end it was the Lu family who came forward to protect him, and the Yan family fled to the sea, so my father had no choice but to stop.In this section, Shen Zhezi already knew that there was no justice at all for Wu Zong's local tyrants to kill him.This time, the Yan family once again showed their presence in front of Shen Zhezi, and he no longer intends to let this family go.

Seeing Shen Zhezi groaning silently, Ma Cheng said that the young man was still in shock, and quickly said: "Don't be alarmed, Mr. Xiaolang, go to my village to rest tonight. I will recruit my subordinates tomorrow, and I will avenge this young man!"

Shen Zhezi sneered, and then said: "There is no need to be in a hurry, the owner of the building will put away the box of palms first, and send someone together with an empty box to Wucheng Yanping's residence tomorrow, and at the same time send a letter to everyone in my family, asking them to be careful .The head of the old man, and leave it on his neck, and take it off sooner or later!"

Although happy and enmity is refreshing, there are many consequences to consider.Now that the Shen family's food crisis is still unsolved, Yan Ping must have inquired about other families staying in Wucheng, and he was sure that the Shen family did not have new food in storage to support the big consumption, so he was eager to attack him.

Right now, Zhu Gong hasn't solved the problem, so it's really inappropriate to make a big fuss about it.Shen Zhezi couldn't help being a little thankful that he forced Zhu Gong away first, so as to prevent him from colluding with the Yan family.He forced Zhugong with Liquan real syrup, and he ignored the greed and malice of the other family, which was unexpected.No matter how good the plan is, there will always be changes in the implementation. This time is also a lesson.

After weighing the pros and cons, Shen Zhezi still decided to suppress the matter first.The person he sent to monitor Zhu Gong's movements reported that Zhu Gong went to Wukang yesterday.The most important thing right now is to return to Wukang as soon as possible, to control Zhugong and block his sources of news.As long as Zhu Gong's hoarded food enters his own warehouse, he can make arrangements against Yan's family without any scruples.

Once this decision was made, Shen Zhezi didn't intend to waste any more time, and handed over Shen Mu and a group of wounded Longxi soldiers to Ma Cheng's care, while he, Liu Meng and the others changed to a carriage and set off on the road overnight.

Mercedes all the way, and returned to Longxi Manor the next evening.Shen Zhezi was too tired to hold on, and said to Qian Feng who came over after hearing the news: "Control Zhu Gong, don't let him communicate with the outside world!"

Qian Feng didn't know the specific situation yet, but he still replied: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhugong, Zhu Gong returned to Wukang at noon, and his mansion has been sealed off. Even the two gentlemen of his family have been invited to Wukang by me earlier." , now stays with Fourth Lady in the old house."

Hearing this, Shen Zhezi was completely relieved.Before he went to Wucheng, he communicated with Qian Feng, but he didn't explain too much about the details.Qian Feng actually thought of controlling all the relatives of the Zhu family first, as expected of being good at conspiracy.With this guy picking up the omissions for himself, the impact of sudden variables can be minimized.

After Shen Zhezi returned to his room to rest, Qian Feng asked why Liu Meng came back so hastily.When Liu Meng finished talking about Wu Cheng's trip and the attacks and killings he encountered on the way home, Qian Feng pondered for a long time before sighing: "Although Mr. Xiao Lang is still young, he can speak eloquently in the bright hall and plan in the dark room, and he has made great achievements. , really has the talent to help the world!"

Liu Meng knew Shen Zhezi's many deeds in detail the most, and he was deeply touched after hearing the words, and nodded seriously.

Qian Feng was still a little puzzled, that is why Shen Zhezi refused to discuss the matter of Liquan Zhenjiang with other families, and hurried back to Wukang.With the miraculous power of Liquan Zhenjiang and the power of Mr. Xiaolang, it is possible to smash all the families in Wucheng and disintegrate them.When the situation becomes clearer, the Yan family will never dare to attack and kill along the way.

Since they have different thinking points, it is difficult for Qian Feng to understand Shen Zhezi's negligence that should not have occurred.But one thing he understood was that Shen Zhezi responded to the Yan family in that bloody way, and there was absolutely no reason to give up.So he also paid attention here, preparing to sort out the information about the Yan family, and leave it to Shen Zhezi to use and plan.

In a blink of an eye, Shen Zhezi had already returned to Longxizhuang for a few days. During this period, he chose another place for the artisans in charge of distilling liquor, and strictly ordered not to disclose anything to the outside world.Such a move is also in line with the behavior of various aristocratic families to block advanced technology to ensure industry advantages.The craftsmen had no objection, but the elder Zuo Dan was very dissatisfied with Shen Zhezi's reduction in the supply of raw materials.

This old man has been immersed in the art of wine all his life, and when he is very old, he has entered a new world, and he has found a second spring without hesitating in his life.After fighting several times, Shen Zhezi simply resumed the supply of raw materials and let him study the skills.

At the same time, he also assigned a recorder to Zuo Dan to record various experimental procedures and effects at any time, and sort out and preserve these valuable experiences.Although he does not intend to increase investment to obtain large output in order to make profits, it does not mean that Shen Zhezi will completely give up this weapon.

Clothes are common nowadays, and this distilled liquor is held in the hand, so it is not stingy with the most valuable hard currency. It is easy to cash or barter, and a batch can be reserved for emergency use.

In fact, Shen Zhezi is more interested in how to reduce costs and produce various alcohols in large quantities than those high-alcohol wines with different flavors.It's a pity that the old man Zuo Dan's ambition is not here, and Shen Zhezi can only temporarily suppress this matter, and wait until he finds time to form a technical team to specialize in research.

Not long after Shen Zhezi came back, the Yan family responded.The empty box was sent back, but it was filled with gold cakes, weighing tens of catties, which was a huge sum of money.Under the gold ingot, there are still two land deeds, located in two salt fields in Jiaxing Haiyan.

Such a reaction is straightforward, and it can be seen that Wuzong's way of dealing with local tyrants is also straightforward, and there is no such thing as arbitrariness and buck-passing between nobles.Dare to take reckless risks, but if you work hard and fail, then bow your head and accept the punishment. Both of us have local resources and interest alliances. Anyway, you can't drive me to death.

This is the so-called barefoot people who are not afraid of wearing shoes. In comparison, the Shen family considers themselves a noble family, so they have a lot of worries when doing things.But this kind of tyrannical style can't be put on the table after all. The Yan family can only rule the roost in a difficult way. It's not for no reason.From this point of view, Dad destroys his family to relieve difficulties and is keen on rebellion instead of trying to dominate the village, so he can be regarded as an outlier among tyrants.

Seeing this huge amount of compensation, Shen Zhezi sneered in his heart, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.That guy Ma Cheng didn't do things with grandeur, and the box he sent was just a square wooden box, which was only big enough to hold a head.If he had known this, he should have told him to build a coffin and send it to see if the Yan family would still be so heroic.

Shen Zhezi is also happy to accept the Yan family's local tyrant style of throwing money at others. His family has spent more than half a year in ruins, and at the end of the new year, he finally sees money back once.It can also be seen from this that the salt industry is indeed profitable, and the Yan family's name is to make amends, but in fact it does not lack the meaning of showing financial resources, and it seems that they have not given up their plan to cooperate with the Shen family.

He only kept the two land deeds for the salt field, and as for the money, he distributed all the money to the dead and injured Longxi soldiers, doubling the compensation.After all, it was his negligence that led to the attack.

Knowing Shen Zhezi's intentions, Qian Feng compiled the situation of Yan's family into a document and handed it over to Shen Zhezi.

The Yan family has been cooking salt for generations, and the salt fields are all over the coast of Jiaxing.In addition to the power at the bottom of the salt people, the main partner of the high-level is the Lu family in Wu County.The two families have been friendly for generations. There are rumors that the ancestor of the Yan family was a general under the command of Lu Xun, the former governor of Wu.

Although the Yan family tried their best to deny this, but seeing that they had good relations with the Lu family but had no in-laws, the rumors should be groundless.According to rumors about this matter, although the Yan family is already a rich man in Wuzhong, they have always been looked down upon by others.This point Shen Zhezi can see from the township meeting in Bianshan Villa. Although Yan Ping occupies the seat of county chief history, he doesn't have much say. .

From this point of view, if you want to move the Yan family, force confrontation is the next best thing, and the Lu family, its political backer, cannot be bypassed.It will take ten days to eradicate the Yan family, a deeply rooted family of salt owls. Although Shen Zhezi has some plans, he still needs time to prepare.

Right now there is one more urgent matter to be dealt with, that is Zhu Gong, who has been silent for a long time, finally came to the door.

(End of this chapter)