Daming 1805

Chapter 295 The wind is roaring, and the grass and trees are all soldiers

When Chunxiang led Aoxue to the warehouse, Zhu Jingyuan wrote a simple explanation and asked Dongmei to send it to Lin Zexu.

Let Lin Zexu and Niu Jian start to act according to the plan, mainly to start to tighten the control on welfare goods and smuggling.

Start to thoroughly clean up the smugglers. If you have not been caught before, or if the situation is not serious enough, you should go and catch them now.

Increase the punishment for violators and lawbreakers to a level that makes ordinary people daunting.

Remind Lin Zexu, although everyone may feel that it is impossible to completely eradicate smuggling activities.

But when we actually do things, we must do it with the goal of completely eradicating them.

Sun Tzu's Art of War says: "If you seek the top, you will get the middle; if you seek the middle, you will get the bottom; if you seek the bottom, you will lose!"

If you don't use your best energy and strength to do it, you may end up working in vain.

In the end, I also informed Lin Zexu of the task I gave to Aoxue, so that he could provide the necessary cooperation when necessary.

If there is a special emergency, you can also contact the people in the West Factory for help.

After Lin Zexu saw Zhu Jingyuan's news, he fully agreed with other arrangements.

Only the arrangement for Aoxue surprised Lin Zexu, but also made him a little annoyed.

"I still misunderstood His Highness, but in retrospect, His Highness has never directly accepted a civilian girl.

"Counting Chunxiang and Qiuyue, who have been with her personal servants since childhood, there are only four concubines who have been formally confiscated..."

Lin Zexu shook his head to organize his thoughts, and quickly made arrangements according to the plan discussed before.

Order the patrol fleet to strengthen its vigilance and completely block all large and small public and private docks, otherwise the entire waters around Mengxian Island.

Any ship that goes out to sea without permission, who does not respond to warnings, and who responds but does not stop the action, will be sunk directly.

Meng County is an island with bays in all directions, and the water depth on the north, south and east sides is more than 20 meters.

If you want to leave Meng County privately, you have to cross the sea by boat besides taking the bridge controlled by the military.

There are no shelters on the beach and water, as long as there are enough armed patrol boats, regardless of the personal rights of smugglers, it is much easier to catch smugglers than land borders.

At the same time, the peer inspection level of docks and bridges is raised to the highest level, and all items must be fully unpacked for inspection.

Next, an order was issued to drag all the foreign smugglers out to be executed publicly.

Release the formed militia guards to arrest people.

In the Meng County market, there are still many small-scale resellers, similar to Lin Na who Aoxue came into contact with.

The smugglers asked them to help find the goods, and they induced the workers they came into contact with to help buy and resell employee welfare products.

Many workers, unable to bear the temptation of money, went to pay back the money with welfare goods.

But there are also quite a few workers who, after listening to Zhu Jingyuan's broadcast script all day long, have a certain basic sense of ownership, and go to report and report after being contacted.

There are also some workers who know the punishment range for violations and expect rewards for reporting, so they also report.

Therefore, the Meng County Industrial Zone and the county government actually have a lot of information on small businessmen.

Considering that they are not professional businessmen, they just captured the relatively large amount of money involved.

It has only been resold once or twice, and the amount involved is relatively small, and they have not been caught yet.

Now there is a unified order to arrest all of them and bring them back for trial. They will be sentenced to at least one year of forced labor and all illegal gains will be confiscated.

At the same time, those with more serious plots were selected as the targets of the second batch of public shootings.

When giving this order, Lin Zexu looked at Zhu Jingyuan's arrangement, and went to read the surrender message left by Aoxue.

After thinking about it for a while, he circled the name Lin Na and instructed the relevant personnel not to arrest her for the time being.

If Aoxue wants to find a higher-level smuggling channel, Lin Na, the trafficker who has contacted her, is a ready entry point.

When the other party's mission is almost completed, Lin Na's tool is useless, and it's not too late to catch it.

At the same time, an order was issued to the industrial park, and all factories and product stores were closed for inventory.

After the inventory is completed, the price and sales quota will be adjusted, and the price of all pantyhose will be increased to ten times the original price, and the purchase limit will be one piece per month.

Stricterly manage the registers of stores and employees. Employees who purchase welfare products must register both sides simultaneously.

The inventory reconciliation cycle is shortened to four times a month. If there is a discrepancy between the sales register and the inventory data, the management personnel will be dealt with.

In industrial parks and county districts, the revised park management regulations are announced on circular broadcasts.

Those who resell welfare products will be fined three times the market price, will no longer enjoy any employee benefits within three years, will not be allowed to take general education exams, and will not be allowed to increase their salary.

Purchasing and reselling welfare goods for profit shall be punished with ten times the fine and expulsion, and shall be punished with three years of forced labor.

Penalties at higher levels are also increased in turn.

The three-year hard labor is changed to seven years, the seven-year hard labor is changed to 20 years, and the 20-year hard labor is directly changed to the death penalty.

Meng County is an island with a length of five kilometers and a width of three kilometers. The built-up area is smaller and concentrated in the east of the island.

With the signal amplifier invented by Zhu Jingyuan and the high-power electric speaker, the news that needs to be broadcast can be quickly spread throughout the entire built-up area of ​​Meng County.

Relevant news spread rapidly along with the radio waves, and related practical actions were carried out simultaneously.

A large number of soldiers with guns and live ammunition took to the streets, running in formation on the street to arrest people, and people were constantly escorted to the county government.

The electric horns in the county town and the industrial park continuously broadcast the latest warnings and reminders.

The atmosphere inside and outside the entire Meng County quickly turned to a state where the mountains and rain are about to come.

Almost everyone felt that the king was really angry this time.

Those who have done reselling are praying to God and Buddha, hoping that they will not be discovered or caught.

Those who still have goods in their hands are trying to transfer, hide, or even destroy them.

The real smugglers also panicked and immediately moved, ran away or tried to clear up the relationship.

Find your own channels to inquire around, wanting to know how long this strict investigation will last.

The wind is rumbling, and the grass and trees are all soldiers.

On the street in front of the Yamen in Mengxian County, the original "large-scale" smugglers finally ushered in the last bright moment of their lives after there were enough onlookers around them, and their crimes were continuously broadcast at least many times.

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

Gunshots rang out one after another, and the bullets shot into the criminal's body from behind, leaving a small hole.

But in front of their bodies, a huge hole was torn open.

The splattered blood quickly stained the ground red, and there were continuous screams from the surrounding crowd.

Today is a day off for wages, and the streets of the county town are full of factory workers.

Knowing that these people are all smugglers who have smuggled their own products, they feel different emotions.

Some applauded loudly from the onlookers, while many people were terrified and worried that they would be implicated too.

It turns out that smuggling more than one catty of elastic silk will be sentenced to death!

If you smuggle a few pairs of pantyhose, you have to be shot. It turns out that the things you usually make are so important!
Aoxue at the edge of the crowd subconsciously turned her head when she heard the gunshot.

As a result, I happened to see a very tiny lump of something, drawing a flat parabola, and landed on the tip of my high-heeled shoe.

Borrowing the sunlight in the afternoon, Aoxue saw clearly that it was a drop of blood.

Aoxue was stunned for a few seconds, then she was so startled that she almost jumped up, pushed her bicycle and fled from the edge of the execution ground.

After finding an open space, I stopped the bicycle and quickly checked my clothes carefully.

Mainly the pantyhose on her legs that cost more than gold.

Aoxue felt that if she was splashed with the dirty blood of those disgusting barbarian criminals, she would really cry in pain and disgust and despair.

Aoxue's shock and nervousness just now were not frightened by the splash of blood at all.

Instead, the blood on the tip of the high-heeled shoes reminded him that the blood might splash elsewhere, perhaps splashing on his precious pantyhose!
Aoxue checked several times to make sure that there was no blood on her legs, nor on her clothes.

The little blood on the toe of the leather shoe disappeared after wiping it off with a paper towel.

After confirming the safety of the pantyhose, Aoxue breathed a long sigh of relief, secretly sighed at her luck, and blamed herself for her recklessness.

Then I didn’t dare to stay to watch the fun, and rode a bicycle to Dashi Clothing Firm:

"I didn't expect the county government to act so quickly. I hope Lin Na hasn't been arrested, otherwise I don't know where to start."

As a result, when Aoxue came to the door of the firm, she happened to find that several soldiers pushed out two shop assistants from inside.

"Lin Na..."

Aoxue was confused by her concern and almost screamed out on the spot, and immediately found out that Lin Na was not among the two shop assistants.

Aoxue breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stopped the car and walked into the shop.

Most of the clerks were watching, and one of them was shivering in the crowd.

Seeing Aoxue appearing, Lin Na subconsciously thought that she was here to testify against her, and almost jumped up and ran away on the spot.

But Lin Na quickly confirmed that there were no soldiers following Aoxue.

This time Aoxue took a coat by herself and pushed Lin Na into a fitting room.

Lin Na locked the door immediately after entering the room, and then leaned her back against the door, panting heavily.

Barely calming down the flustered mood, he questioned Aoxue with some annoyance:
"What are you doing again!"

Aoxue opened the package on her body:

"I got another batch of goods, a large number of goods, and it can even be regarded as a stable supply of goods..."

Lin Na looked at the goods sent by Aoxue in the morning, and it can be said that her eyes were shining
Now I saw more goods, but I was in a panic:
"You are looking for death, even a fool can see that the king is going to strictly investigate reselling and smuggling.

"I heard that in front of the gate of the county government, people have started shooting people directly, blood, brains, flying everywhere...

"Are you crazy, why do you dare to come out at this time!"

Aoxue said of course:

"Why don't I do it if I can make money? Isn't it right to take some risks with such a big profit?

"I know you have no money on you, so I guess you don't have the guts to continue receiving the goods now.

"So you take me to find your next family today, and I'll give it to him directly."

Lin Na felt that Aoxue was really crazy:
"I think you should calm down, observe and wait for a while, and see the direction of the wind."

Aoxue said of course:

"When you see the direction of the wind, maybe your next home will be gone, and all the goods in your hands will be smashed into your hands.

"A piece of clothes worth dozens of silver bills, are you willing to wear them yourself?
"Take a step back, this time the arrest did not arrest you, what will you do next time when you are found? Are you not calling yourself when you wear it?

"Now that you are carrying those items with you, when you are discovered, don't you steal them and get them?

"I think the most correct course of action for you now is to immediately find your next home at this most dangerous time.

"Give him the things and exchange them for money, so that even if you are investigated later, you will have a certain chance of getting off the hook.

"Or simply burn it, destroy it, in short, don't leave any evidence on your body."

Lin Na felt that she was convinced by Aoxue again.

Of course Lin Na wanted to eliminate the evidence, but after all, it was worth hundreds of silver bills.

Let her be burned directly to ashes, it is really too difficult to start.

It is of course the best choice to quickly ship the goods and exchange them for money.

But the fear in Lin Na's heart was hard to contain:

"I don't dare to go... If you go to deliver the goods now, you will be caught if you get caught..."

Aoxue immediately continued to add fuel to the fire:

"If you dare not go, just tell me the situation of the other party, and I will find him to ship the goods myself.

"If you trust me, you can also give me your goods and send them to your next channel.

"It eliminates the possibility of you being stolen in the first place.

"I found you to go home, successfully sold the goods, and returned the money to you.

"It's equivalent to me taking this risk for you, in exchange for you telling me your channel news."

Lin Na was immediately moved:

"How can I trust you? I... will deliver the goods to you directly?
"Counting the four pieces I took from you, I have a total of six items in stock here.

"I'll give you thirty silver bills a piece, which is 180 silver bills in total.

"You give me sixty silver bills in cash, and an IOU for 120 silver bills.

"After you get there, one can sell forty silver bills, and you can make money right away..."

Lin Na could tell that Aoxue had no money before.

The cash on this woman should only be the money I gave her, so I asked her to give me an IOU.

As a result, Aoxue said as a matter of course:

"I have no money, not a penny."

In fact, Aoxue still has more than a dozen silver bills left, but it is impossible to give it to Lin Na, not even a single copper.

Lin Na was obviously taken aback:
"It's impossible. I gave seventy silver bills back then. After you bought all the clothes, you still have more than sixty silver bills left!"

Aoxue said casually:

"The sixty has already been spent. I bought bicycles, jewelry, and cosmetics. These things are too expensive..."

Lin Na was stunned:
"Seventy silver bills... spend it in one day, you..."

Aoxue directly interrupted Lin Na:
"You don't need to say that I'm prodigal, and it's not your family that I've lost. Now my parents can't control me.

"I spend money lavishly, otherwise why do you think I would take the risk of continuing to resell?"

In desperation, Lin Na had to take another step back and refused to accept cash:
"Then you write an IOU for 180 silver notes."

Aoxue shook her head decisively:
"I don't know how to read, and I'm afraid you'll trick me, so I can't write you an IOU.

"I have my own source of goods now, and it is impossible to buy from you at an outrageous price of thirty silver bills.

"I am willing to give you free goods, just in exchange for your channel information.

"It's absolutely impossible for me to owe you money."

Aoxue actually knows a lot of characters, especially the characters used to write IOUs and paper documents, and she knows all of them.

But usually he declared that he was completely illiterate, and now he directly cheated Lin Na without hesitation.

Lin Na was a bit devastated:
"You don't give me anything, but you want to take away my goods worth more than 200 silver bills, and you want me to tell you the channel information. What if you run away with the goods?"

Aoxue said in a very bachelor way:

"You have my label information, you can go to the yamen and report on me, the amount of goods I have now, if you catch them, you will have to shoot them directly."

Lin Na suddenly realized:

"Yes... yes yes yes..."

Lin Na was finally fooled by Aoxue.

The main reason is that the safety of life is now threatened, and they may be arrested and shot directly at any time.

In Lin Na's opinion, Aoxue's behavior is equivalent to helping her transfer the evidence.

Lin Na handed over the goods in her hand to Aoxue, and told her where and how to connect the downstream channels
He also took the initiative to write a note to explain the situation to his next channel and prove Aoxue's identity.

It is also to prove to the next family that those goods belong to them.

I told Aoxue the price of her own shipment, which used to be around [-] silver bills.

Now the situation is urgent, try to sell [-] silver bills, at least [-] can be sold.

Hurry up and exchange the evidence for money, thank God if you don't lose money.

After Aoxue got the note and the goods, she immediately left Dashi Clothing Firm.

There was no criminal evidence on Lin Na, and she gradually calmed down.

And then it started to feel like something wasn't quite right.

I can report Aoxue, and when Aoxue is caught, I will definitely bite myself.

Although I no longer have stolen goods, I wrote a note to her!
And she is just an orchid, but this Aoxue is a harem.

Daming officials will naturally favor her.

She may not be shot, she may just be forced labor, but she may die directly.

If Aoxue really didn't come back to pay back the money, would he really dare to report her?

I don't have the guts to gamble with my life!
Otherwise, I wouldn't panic and let Aoxue take the goods away!

I was deceived by this little bitch!

At the same time, Aoxue was riding a bicycle, walking through the street with a smile on her face.

This idiot, how can I give you money, I won't give you a single copper.

You can report me, maybe I can see the king again because of this.

I should only need to hand over the payment for this batch of goods, but you may not even be able to save your life.

If you dare not report it, then this batch of payment is mine.

At least 240 silver notes, now completely developed.

But...Although this was cheated from Lin Na, in the final analysis, it stole the profits of the king and the factory.

But I really want money now, so I can't just hand it over directly.

Otherwise, use it for yourself first, and return it to the king when you earn enough normal money.

With mixed feelings, Aoxue rode along the main street of the county town for a while, and found the meeting point given by Lin Na.

The Thai-Western style stone building, the interior and facade decoration are all in Ming style, and the seating arrangement has obvious Dashi characteristics.

A sign reads "The New Roman Tea Shop," and a gramophone sits on the counter, playing traditional Ottoman music.

The manager of the tea shop is an old Persian lady. Her original name is unknown, but everyone calls her Aunt An.

The painting style of this tea shop can actually be regarded as the characteristics of Meng County.

Cultures from all over the world converge here to form a dazzling and wonderful style.

The tea store sells both tea and hot tea on site, and provides a place to discuss business.

A few unfinished guests were being invited out by the guys, and Aunt An nervously directed the other guys to prepare to close the door.

Obviously, this side is also preparing to avoid the limelight.

(End of this chapter)