Lin Chujiu's way to deal with the Zhang family was simple and rude. After finding Su Cha, Lin Chujiu asked him to gather all the guards available in Xiao Wangfu. She wanted these soldiers to rob!
No, it shouldn't be called robbery. It should be called robbing the rich to help the poor!
That's right, Lin Chujiu was acting on behalf of the common people, to get back what belongs to them.
"Wangfei, isn't this too high-profile?" Su Cha had a cold sweat after hearing Lin Chujiu's plan.
Is their wangfei really a woman? Why does she do things so rough?
"Do you have a better way?" Lin Chujiu said carelessly, while her left hand was on her cheek and her right hand was tapping the table.
"None, none." Su Cha decisively shook his head, but still felt it was inappropriate: "If we do this, won't this make people think that our Xiao Wangfu is bully?"
"What's wrong with bullying?" Lin Chujiu said disapprovingly: "If everyone is like us bullying the evil and promoting good conduct, I'm sure a lot of common people will have hope and courage, and less evil people will bully others."
As a small fart who had struggled at the bottom of the society, Lin Chujiu also had a bit of inferiority complex deep inside her heart. So when she saw corrupt officials or black-hearted businessmen get unlucky, she would secretly feel happy, even if she couldn't get any benefits.
"What wangfei said also makes sense." Su Cha admits that he couldn't stand firm, Lin Chujiu could easily persuade him.
With Su Cha's consent, things get even better. Lin Chujiu marked the Zhang Family's shop in the capital one by one, focusing on a few pawnshops and banks.
"There are many good things in the pawnshop, but there is no way to change them to silver. It's best to find someone to buy them after they are carried out. The Futian Bank is good. They are from the Central Empire, they are definitely not afraid of the Zhang family." When Lin Chujiu saw the name of Futian Bank, she guessed that it's not small pry.
Futian, means the richest in the world, the only person in this world who will arrogantly dare to say that he is the richest, would be the emperor of the Central Empire. Although no one speaks of it, she can see that the Futian Bank has spread throughout the four countries. So she can guess that it was related to the royal family of the Central Empire.
Su Cha saw that Lin Chujiu had already carefully thought everything, so he had no other opinion. He organized the private people that Xiao Tianyao left behind, sorted their information and presented it to Lin Chujiu for inspection.
Su Cha's work was very meticulous, not only the names but also their family's background, the weapons they are good at, and even the people they have a good relationship with.
Seeing the information handed by Su Cha, Lin Chujiu understood a little bit why Xiao Tianyao valued Su Cha so much. Su Cha was indeed capable and very caring. Having an assistant like him can save many things.
There was manpower and the goal was set, so Lin Chujiu didn't delay further. The next day, 300 Xiao Wangfu's guards were divided into 10 teams. Each team had 30 people, and a captain was chosen to lead the team.
"This is the list of the shops that you have to seal up. After controlling the shopkeeper and the servants in the shop, write down the contents of the shop and carried them to the gate of the government office." Lin Chujiu handed over the note on her hand to the 10 captains.
"The 10 of you are in charge of this matter. Remember, you can hurt people but you must not kill people." Lin Chujiu emphasized again, to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"This subordinate understand." The 300 guards unanimously said. Lin Chujiu nodded her head in satisfaction: "Okay, you can start, Su Cha arranged people to help you carry out things. You just need to seal the store, control people, and record the stuff."
"This subordinate understand." Although the guards were not proficient in sealing shops, the soldiers only need to listen to the orders and carry it out.
There were 30 people in the line, and also slaves responsible for moving goods behind them. More than 50 people were lining up in a row. When these ten teams walked from Xiao Wangfu to the street, they immediately attracted the attention of passers-by.
"What's going on? Aren't they Xiao Wangfu's guard? Where are they going in a hurry?" The people in the capital were knowledgeable. As soon as they saw the armor that the guards were wearing, they could tell the other party's identity.
"I don't know. They look terrible as if they will kill people."
The onlookers don't know what was going on, so they exchanged opinions with each other. Then some bold and idle people quietly followed up, wanting to see where the people of Xiao Wangfu going, it's just… …
As soon as they walked out of Zhuque Street, the ten teams dispersed and walked in different directions, making the lively people tangled and confused about who they will go follow. Some people ran two steps to the left but then turned back to the right. Some who went to right turned left. The two group who were having difficulties to choose collided with each other.
"Ouch …" Loud cries sounded. But before they could scold each other, they saw Xiao Wangfu's guards rushing to Qiming Business Firm on Youmin Street. They tied up the shopkeeper and servants. Then they moved outside the items in the shop one by one. While moving, someone was recording it.
"Hey, what's going on? Is Xiao Wangfu robbing people?" The onlookers were frightened. In broad daylight, Xiao Wangfu's guards directly entered a shop and moved out things. Can they be more arrogant?
However, it's not only the Qiming business firm but also the Weimin Grain Shop across the road. They also encountered the same treatment. The shopkeeper and the servants of the were tied up. After the grains were weighed, they were all put on the carriage.
"Hey, what the hell are you doing?" Some people asked boldly. The Xiao Wangfu's guard who counted the rice grains looked at people. He didn't try to conceal things, he bluntly said: "These unscrupulous traders took advantage of the chaos of war, they raise the price of grain and squeezed out the people's hard-earned money, and frame our Xiao Wangye. Xiao Wangfei couldn't accept it. Wangye is risking his life and fighting in the front line, but these unscrupulous merchants ruined our prince's reputation. Our Wangfei investigated these merchants. After finding the evidence, Xiao Wangfei sought the emperor's consent to check the money obtained by these traders after the price increase, and use it to compensate the people in their loss."
"Wha, what? Brother, what are you talking about?" A few old men thought they had heard it wrong.
How is that possible?
Over the years, they have been suffering from these price increase of grain every 3 to 5 years, so how could they return the difference to them?
The guard was not angry, he patiently said: "Our wangye is loyal to the country, and will never collude with unscrupulous businessmen during the war to extract the hard-earned money of the people. The specific situation can be seen at the gate of the government office. The specific measures for compensation have also been posted outside the government office. "
"Compensation? Can we really get back the money we have spent?" Although the price of food this time was not ridiculously high and it fell back after a week. However, the difference also costs a few silvers. Each family bought a lot of grains. If they really compensate the people, it will not be a small amount.
The guard ordered the people to stop talking and then said: "You can." After that, he no longer answers people's questions. He let them go the Yamen to check the compensation process.
"Go, go, go. If there is money to get, what are we waiting for!" The people were not afraid to be fooled. One by one, they notify the people close to them, and then they quickly ran to the entrance of the government office. Soon, the entrance of the government office was surrounded by ordinary people, asking for compensation… …