Chapter 303 The Rich Zhang Family

Everyone had different looks when they heard this.

Pang Tang, who had been silent all this time, stepped forward, bowed to Yang Zhengshan, and said, "Since General Yang has already submitted a petition, let's wait for your majesty's decision on this matter. I just hope that General Yang will not casually use his sword in the city!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Don't worry, Mr. Pang, I will not kill innocent people indiscriminately. As for the soldiers behind me, please give them directions, my colleagues, they are all well-trained soldiers!"

Pang Tang was worried that Yang Zhengshan would kill people in the city and cause unrest. In this way, even if the Salt Transport Bureau's affairs did not concern him, he would still be to blame.

Now after hearing Yang Zhengshan's assurance, Pang Tang nodded and bowed again, "I am busy with official duties, so I will leave first!"

After that, he turned and left.

Yang Zhengshan also returned the greeting with a fist.

Obviously, this matter should have nothing to do with Pang Tang, otherwise he would not leave so easily.

Along with Pang Tang, there were also a group of officials from the Provincial Administration and the prefectural government who left.

Of course, whether these people were involved or not is up for debate, anyway, they won't show up now.

After Pang Tang left, Dong Yanhe stood up and said, "Order, all soldiers of Liaoan Vanguard to return to the camp!"

The soldiers looked at each other, and many of them looked at Xu Huazhen in front of them.

Dong Yanhe said with a cold face, "Those who dare to disobey military orders will be punished according to military law!"

Xu Huazhen was sweating profusely. He was the commander of Liaoan Vanguard, but Dong Yanhe was the commander of Liaodong. The soldiers in front of him should obey Dong Yanhe's orders.

And the soldiers of Liaoan Vanguard on the street, many smart lower-level flag officers and soldiers had secretly retreated.

What a joke, this kind of thing is obviously not something they should participate in.

They didn't know what Xu Huazhen had done. Xu Huazhen was greedy for money, and they didn't get a penny. Besides, the commander had already given the order, so they didn't need to worry about it. They just had to obey the order.

Of course, Xu Huazhen also had many confidants. These confidants were full of anxiety at this time. They just looked at Xu Huazhen in front of them and didn't care about the soldiers who left behind.

As many soldiers left, officials from other yamen also left quietly.

Now is not the time to join in the fun. Don't worry about your own business and leave quickly, so as not to be implicated.

Seeing that most of the soldiers had left, Dong Yanhe saluted Yang Zhengshan with a fist, "General Yang, I will invite General Yang to drink some other day!"

"No problem!" Yang Zhengshan smiled.

Then, Dong Yanhe left, not caring about Xu Huazhen who was still struggling.

Well, the censor Tang Bo also left.

He was probably a little involved, but it was useless for him to stay here at this time, so he chose to slip away first.

Luo Fu took a deep breath, looked at Yang Zhengshan deeply, and turned to leave.

It was no use staying here any longer. He should go back and think of a way to see if there was any room for recovery.

However, he wanted to leave, but Yang Zhengshan didn't want him to leave.

"Lord Luo, don't leave in a hurry!"

Yang Zhengshan shouted.

There was another noise outside the city gate, and the infantry behind finally arrived.

More than a thousand soldiers, a forced march was a big test for them.

However, Yang Zhengshan was still very satisfied that they arrived on time.

"General Yang, what else?" Luo Fu looked at Yang Zhengshan with a cold look.

Yang Zhengshan patted Hongyun's mane, and Hongyun stepped forward in small steps, with a pair of big eyes like Kazilan, as if examining Luo Fu.

"You are the principal offender, you can't leave!"

"And you, hehe, should be considered an accomplice!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Luo Fu first, and then at Xu Huazhen, who was sweating profusely next to him.

"Catch him!"

"You have no right to arrest me!" Luo Fu's face changed drastically and he said sternly.

"Please, it's already now, what's the right or not! This general has no right to bring troops to Liao'an Prefecture!" Yang Zhengshan said disdainfully.

Several followers immediately stepped forward, and Xu Huazhen showed a struggling look on his face, he wanted to resist.

"Well!"

Yang Zhengshan handed the spear to him, "Why, do you want to fight with this general?"

It's not that Yang Zhengshan looked down on Xu Huazhen, a commander of a garrison was not good enough in front of him.

If the garrison commander of the border town still had some strength, the garrison of Darong Mansion was seriously abandoned, and many of the officials of the garrison were just scumbags.

Xu Huazhen should not be considered a scumbag, if he didn't have some strength, Luo Fu would not value him.

But even if he had some strength, what would it matter? In front of Yang Zhengshan, he was just a scumbag.

Xu Huazhen looked at the spear tip in front of him, and his breath was lost all of a sudden. His body collapsed a little, and his face was pale. He allowed two followers to capture him, and two short knives stabbed into his scapula fiercely.

"Ah~~"

A shrill scream sounded, and Luo Fu's face turned pale.

Xu Huazhen didn't dare to resist, and he didn't dare to resist even more.

Although he knew that he was captured by Yang Zhengshan, he might be judged by the emperor and the court, but he still didn't have the courage to resist.

In terms of ability, he was better than Xu Huazhen, but in terms of blood, he was probably not as good as Xu Huazhen.

As Xu Huazhen and Luo Fu were captured, the remaining soldiers of Liao'an Vanguard were also disarmed and captured. The smart soldiers had already run away, and the remaining people were a little stupid, or perhaps they were close to Xu Huazhen.

Anyway, no matter what, Yang Zhengshan couldn't let them go, and captured them first.

After everyone was captured, Yang Zhengshan drove his horse into the city.

"Song Dashan!"

"grown ups!"

"Replace the Liao'an vanguard, take over the city defense, guard the four city gates, strictly check people coming in and out, and kill anyone who resists on the spot!"

"Order another team to go to the Salt Transportation Department's Yamen, seize the Salt Transportation Department's account rooms and warehouses, and imprison all the Salt Transportation Department officials!"

Yang Zhengshan ordered.

The Liao'an avant-garde men will definitely be useless, and Yang Zhengshan must take over the city defense.

As for the Salt Transportation Department's Yamen, it must also be sealed. The account books, bank deposits, etc. in the Salt Transportation Department will all be evidence of Luofu's corruption, bribery, and pre-sale of salt. Of course, this also includes Luofu's mansion.

"We will also seize Datong Pawnshop and all the Zhang family's properties!"

Speaking of the Zhang family, Yang Zhengshan's expression became more solemn.

The Zhang family is the top wealthy businessman in Liaodong. Their businesses include banks, pawnshops, salt industry, tea industry, grain, cloth, etc.

The Zhang family's salt business must be related to Luofu, and the Zhang family's pawnshop is where Luofu lends money.

However, in Yang Zhengshan's view, the most troublesome place for the Zhang family is not the pawnshop and salt business, but the bank.

Datong Bank is the largest bank in Liaodong and the bank that issues the most banknotes in Liaodong.

The Yang family now has a lot of banknotes from Chase Bank.

After Yang Zhengshan came to this world, the first banknote he came into contact with was a banknote from Chase Bank. At that time, Yang Zhengshan was still in Anning County.

In other words, Datong Bank's business covers almost all prefectures and counties in Liaodong, and it is unknown how many banknotes it issues.

If something went wrong at Chase Bank, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In Yang Zhengshan's view, sealing down the Zhang family is more troublesome than sealing down the Salt Transportation Department's Yamen.

But he had to seal up the Zhang family because all the dirty money Luo Fu had embezzled and bribed was in the hands of the Zhang family.

Song Dashan didn't care about anything else. After hearing Yang Zhengshan's order, he immediately dispatched the soldiers behind him.

It is easy to take over the city defense. Dusi Yamen has retreated and Xu Huazhen has been captured. The remaining soldiers of the Liao'an vanguard will definitely not let go of the city defense.

Song Dashan's fifty cavalrymen led four hundred soldiers to take over the city defense, and then asked fifty cavalrymen to lead three hundred soldiers to seize the Salt Transportation Department, and finally personally led the remaining soldiers to seize the wealthy businessman Zhang's family.

And Yang Zhengshan came to the Zheng family's mansion with his personal entourage.

At this time, the officers and soldiers in the Zheng family's mansion had already disappeared without a trace, and Zheng Xiao was standing in front of the mansion, looking around.

Seeing Yang Zhengshan coming, Zheng Xiao let out a long breath.

"Master Yang, Master Yang, you are finally here!"

Zheng Xiao had been really frustrated these past two days. A group of large-scale soldiers imprisoned him and his family in the mansion. Xu Huazhen was even more abominable and dared to kill his servants.

This is the first time Zheng Xiao has encountered such an aggrieved situation.

However, as frustrated as she was before, Zheng Xiao felt so grateful when she saw Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "Master Zheng, I feel relieved to see that you are okay!"

"Master Yang, thank you so much!" Zheng Xiao grabbed Yang Zhengshan's arm and said sincerely.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said: "Let's go to the house to talk. This matter is still over!"

When Zheng Xiao heard this, he immediately came to his senses and said, "Yes, yes, this matter is still over!"

"Master Yang, please!"

After that, the two entered the Zheng family's mansion.

Zheng Xiao greeted his servants to serve tea and fruits and snacks. After a lot of busy work, he sat down.

"Master Yang, how is the situation?"

At this time, his mind had calmed down and he began to consider the situation at hand.

Yang Zhengshan took a sip of tea and asked, "Does Master Zheng know which prince is behind Luo Fu?"

"Prince?"

Zheng Xiao was startled, then frowned.

"Master Yang said that everything Luofu did was ordered by a certain prince?"

He had no idea that there were other people behind Luo Fu. He had only been in Liao'an Mansion for three months, and he didn't even understand the internal affairs of the Salt Transportation Department, let alone the people and forces behind Luo Fu.

But he is also a smart man. When Yang Zhengshan mentioned it, he immediately thought that there must be other people behind Luo Fu.

"I don't know, this is my guess!" Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly.

Zheng Xiao held the tea and fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said: "Based on the current situation, the prince, the third prince, the fifth prince and the sixth prince are all possible!"

Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly and did not dwell on this matter anymore, because issues involving the prince were not something he could interfere with now.

"Then how much do you know about the Zhang family?"

Zheng Xiao thought for a while and said: "The Zhang family has many properties, and its business covers all walks of life, all over the Liaodong region, and there are countless officials and dignitaries who have good relations with the Zhang family."

"The Zhang family must have contributed a lot to Luofu's success!"

"As for the rest, I don't know much! After all, I've only been in Liaodong for three months!"

Yang Zhengshan took a sip of tea and said, "It seems that the biggest trouble is not Luofu, but the Zhang family!"

"Yeah!" Zheng Xiao nodded in agreement.

Among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants had the lowest status, but when their wealth reached a terrifying scale, the energy they unleashed was absolutely terrifying.

Money can make ghosts push mills. Yang Zhengshan doesn't know whether ghosts can push mills. But Yang Zhengshan knows that money can make officials push mills, powerful people and warriors push mills.

Thinking of the martial artists, a cold light flashed in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

"I'll go to Zhang's house first!"

After saying that, he stood up and walked quickly toward the door.

"Master Yang!" Zheng Xiao was stunned, and quickly stood up and followed him.