Just as Hou Junhao said these words, a group of officers and soldiers walked in quickly, frightening the people on the left and right. They screamed in panic. Hou Junhao reacted and quickly turned around to look.
Yunze and Wen Ming were seen walking in. The moment he saw Yunze, Hou Junhao's eyes filled with hatred, and he almost rushed over and killed Yunze on the spot.
However, he still maintained his rationality and looked at Wen Ming, who came in together, with a joyful look on his face.
Hou Junhao instinctively thought that Yunze had been captured by Wen Ming. Thinking that he could collect some interest for his son immediately, his heart beat wildly and his expression became a little ferocious.
"Brother-in-law, you caught that kid. Just in time, let him come over and kowtow to me, Dong'er, to apologize, and let him admit his mistake to me, Dong'er!" Hou Hao said in a cold voice. While gritting his teeth, he seemed to want to tear Yunze into pieces.
If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to ask about the craftsmanship of refined salt from Yunze, he would have had Yunze escorted to his son's grave and beheaded with a thousand swords!
Having said this, he did not forget to wave to the servants behind him, preparing to take Yunze to his son's grave and kowtow to apologize to his son.
Hou Junhao was also shameless and arrogant. It was his son who attacked Ye Ziyan first. It was he who first had the ambition to seize Yunze's refined salt craftsmanship, and that was why his son ended up like this.
But he actually felt that all of this was caused by Yunze, which showed that he was used to being arrogant and domineering, and he was also used to being shameless and arrogant!
However, as soon as several of his servants walked in front of Yunze, Wen Ming's soldiers kicked them to the ground. Wen Ming snorted coldly, looked at Hou Junhao with cold eyes and said:
"Hou Junhao, you are so brave. You dare to be rude to Brother Yun. Are you looking for death?"
As soon as Wen Ming said these words, Hou Junhao stood frozen on the spot, his eyes full of shock and disbelief. Yunze was obviously against them, and Wen Ming said countless times that he wanted to get Yunze.
But why is he helping Yunze now? He calls Brother Yun as if Yunze is his biological father. How is this possible! What happened! ?
In shock and disbelief, he quickly pointed at Yun Ze and said: "Uncle, this kid caused Dong'er's death, why do you still call him Brother Yun? Besides, didn't we agree..."
Hou Junhao quickly spoke up to correct Wen Ming. He felt that Wen Ming might have forgotten the agreement with him and that Yunze had killed Hou Dong. After all, Hou Dong was the nephew of the Wen family.
However, as soon as he said this, Wen Ming suddenly shouted, interrupting what he wanted to say.
"Shut up, what did I tell you? Don't slander me here. Your son Houdong is nothing but a ruthless man. He wants to rob people's daughters. Moreover, your son has done all kinds of evil and harmed the entire Danyang City. You still have the face to do it. This means that he is to blame for his death. Don't throw dirty water on Brother Yun. Today, my official is here to find out that when you, Hou Junhao, took over the salt dealer business in Chaoting, you sold poisonous salt and harmed the people. You should be punished for your crime! Now, I'm here to get you...you still want to resist!"
When Hou Junhao heard this, he looked at Wen Ming and then Yunze in shock. No matter how stupid he was, he could still tell that he was abandoned by Wen Ming.
He just couldn't figure out how Yunze used it to make Wen Ming abandon him without hesitation. However, it is somewhat certain that Wen Ming is probably aware of the relationship between Yunze, Prince Danyang, and Luo Xuan.
Moreover, it may even be that he thought too simply about Yunze's relationship with Prince Danyang and Luo Xuan. He opened his mouth to refute, and also wanted to remind Wen Ming that he was the son-in-law of the Wen family. He mastered many of Wen Ming’s ulterior secrets.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Wen Ming's confidant punched Hou Junhao in the mouth, knocking his teeth to the ground.
How could Wen Ming let Hou Junhao talk again? Whether it was about his secrets or the things he had conspired to harm Yunze, if he told these things, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself?
Who knows if Yunze will cause trouble for him or stop cooperating with him after hearing that he wants to harm Yunze. If this is the case, he is afraid that his family will abandon him.
Hou Junhao was stunned by the punch. The intense pain made his nose sore and at the same time, he felt dizzy. Before Junhao could react, he was dragged into the inner hall.
The officers and soldiers drove the Hou family members out, and the mourning hall was overturned. Hou Dong and Yunze have a grudge, can Wen Ming allow Hou Dong to die peacefully?
His body was lifted out of the coffin and lay on the ground like a dead dog. The servants of the Hou family were driven away. In the entire Hou family compound, only Hou Junhao was left.
After being brought into the inner hall, Hou Junhao was forced to kneel on the ground, while Yunze and Wen Ming sat on the main seats. The officers and soldiers searched Hou's house. Soon, the officers and soldiers found the Hou family's salt mine deed.
Wen Ming's confidant took the deed and handed it to Wen Ming. Wen Ming looked at the deed and handed it to Yunze with a smile.
"Brother Yun, take this deed. At that time, all you have to do is go to the Yanzheng Yamen to transfer the salt mine. From now on, the salt mine will belong to me."
Yunze took the deed and put it away calmly. Hou Junhao, who was kneeling in front, saw this and his eyes widened with anger. He looked at Yunze with an angry face, then looked at Wen Ming, mouthing There was a whining sound.
Unfortunately, most of his teeth were knocked out and his speech was unclear, but it could be heard that he was angrily cursing Yun Ze and Wen Ming.
At this time, Hou Junhao looked very unwilling, and the hatred in his eyes reached the extreme. He just couldn't figure out how Yunze could get involved with Wen Ming.
Wen Ming was even more submissive to Yunze. Compared with the superior person in front of him, Wen Ming at this time looked very much like a dog under Yunze.
Seeing Hou Junhao's angry eyes and unclear words in his mouth, even if Yunze didn't have murderous intention towards Hou Junhao, Wen Ming also had murderous intention towards Hou Junhao. This person in front of me cannot be kept!
He winked at his confidant, who immediately walked up to Hou Junhao, grabbed his neck, and twisted him hard. With a crisp sound, Hou Junhao's neck was broken on the spot.
He looked at Wen Ming with wide eyes, full of disbelief. He seemed to have never imagined that Wen Ming would kill him so decisively. He wasn't given any chance.
He couldn't even imagine how Yunze could let Wen Ming kill him, and he suddenly felt regretful in his heart. If he had known that Yunze couldn't afford to offend him, why would he?
The fate of the Huang family and the fate of the Zheng family, although he didn't know the specific details of how these two families died. But he knew that these two families had offended Yunze and died miserably in the end.
Although he was a little jealous and afraid of Yunze, in the end, it was because of the huge benefits that he had murderous intentions towards Yunze. However, in the end, he didn't get any benefit at all, and instead gave up his life. regret!
Looking at Hou Junhao who was falling straight down, Wen Ming looked cold and said to his subordinates calmly: "Take the person back to Ningzhou and throw him down the cliff on the way. At that time, he will be reported as a criminal who tried to escape and was eventually killed." Forced to the cliff, he finally jumped to his death!"
Upon hearing this, his confidants picked up Hou Junhao's limp body and walked out.
The reason why Wen Ming killed Hou Junhao in front of Yunze was to give Yunze an explanation. He was afraid that if he took the person away, Yunze would think that he had let Hou Junhao go. There must be no rift between him and Yunze.
Hou Junhao was tortured by his henchman, his neck was twisted to the back, and he couldn't die anymore. He didn't believe that Yunze didn't believe that he killed Hou Junhao.
"Master Yun, the property of the Yun family will be entrusted to you... Brother Yu can be considered as apologizing to you for being rude before! Please stay out of sight, brother!"
Wen Ming took a pile of land deed documents from his hands. They were all the property of the Hou family. Except for money, everything else was fixed assets.
These fixed assets are more valuable than money. Wen Ming was willing to give it up. He actually gave all the Hou family's property to Yunze.
But, having said that, he has no choice. It's not that he doesn't want to keep these assets. In fact, he, an official who just killed Hou Junhao, will seize the Hou family's assets again. That would be very detrimental to him.
"Brother Wen is so polite, and the younger brother accepted it. As for the contract between us, it will take effect immediately! I will send someone to take over the salt mine, so I won't accompany my brother!"
Yunze put away the contract documents, stood up and walked out calmly. Wen Ming smiled and sent Yunze out of the Hou family.
The confidants behind him looked at Yunze's leaving figure with regret on their faces.
"Sir, you can actually keep those assets for yourself..." the confidant said.
"What do you know? Keeping those things is a hot potato. It's better to just be a favor. Moreover, although the Hou family has a lot of property, it is still far behind the benefits he has given me."
"You have to understand that if I take advantage of the Hou family's assets, the family will probably make me spit out 90% of it, and I may not even get 10% of it. But if I give it to Yunze, I will get even more benefits. ."
"As for the family, even if they feel that they have suffered a dumb loss, do they dare to go to Yunze and ask for those things!? At most, they will be unhappy. By then, as long as Yunze delivers the benefits they deserve, they will probably Not only will I not care about this matter, but I will also be glad that I became friends with Yunze because of this matter."
"This person must not be your enemy!" At the end of the sentence, he murmured softly, seeming to be telling his men, and also seeming to be warning himself.
The more he knew about Yunze, the more afraid and jealous he became of Yunze, not only because of Yunze's background, but also Yunze's methods. As long as the three major families in Danyang went against him, they would not end well in the end.
This is just one of them. The most important thing is Yunze's business acumen. Such a profitable business as refined salt is only the most inconspicuous business in his hands.
Others, such as cloth, perfume, soap, and alcohol! Recently I heard that Yunze also made some porcelain and ceramic tiles. Nothing is a business that makes people want to do it.
Of course, what shocked him even more was that Yunze resettled the victims in several prefectures in Ningzhou Prefecture with just one person's strength. Not only did it not cause any panic, it even provided food, shelter and clothing to the victims!
There are tens of thousands of victims. If a civil uprising occurs, the consequences will be disastrous.
Such people, even if they only cooperate in the refined salt business for the time being, they might be able to cooperate with Yunze in other businesses in the future. Don’t forget, their family is more than just Shiodao.
He believed that the people in the family would not be short-sighted. Giving the Hou family's property as a favor to Yunze can get Yunze's favor. Why not.
Hearing Wen Ming's words, his confidants couldn't help but be shocked. Wen Ming's method would not only accomplish things that were completely harmful to him, but in turn, he could definitely be said to be the one who benefited the most.
In addition to the 10% profit that Yunze alone gave him, he also provided Yunze's connection to the family. The Hou family's property, which he had not been able to obtain, was given to Yunze as a favor, and he also allowed other members of the family to Man, I have nothing to say!
"Let's go... After settling the matter with the Hou family, we should return to Ningzhou Mansion. In the future, if brother Yun needs it, you must remember to do your best to satisfy him, do you hear me!"
Wen Ming said to the dozen or so confidants beside him, and all the confidants responded quickly.
When they came back again, Hou Junhao's body was thrown on the prison car. His eyes, which were originally wide open, were closed and he seemed to have passed out.
When the group of people went out, most of the Hou family's money was taken away by their officers and soldiers. As for other things at home, they didn't take anything.
When they arrived at the door, looking at Hou's family being rushed to the door, one of Wen Ming's confidants said coldly: "Someone reported that your master was selling poisonous salt. The evidence is conclusive. Now, if your master is brought back to Ningzhou for trial, your master You will be betrayed and executed. If you don't want to die, please leave the Hou family as soon as possible and don't be implicated!"
With a word from his confidant, the entire Hou family fell into disarray. Many people were so frightened that they ran away. Some people were brave enough to enter the waiting house.
When the officers and soldiers left, all the people in the waiting house ran back. They took their gold and silver coins and fled overnight. The entire Hou family was ransacked by a group of Hou slaves.
Compared to the Huang and Zheng families, they were even more miserable. Even Hou Dong's body was left in the courtyard without anyone taking care of it. Originally, everyone didn't have a good impression of Hou Dong. How could anyone collect his body?
There are no loyal servants in the Hou family. After all, the Hou family father and son were harsh to people, and no one in the Hou family returned home.
Even if he couldn't bear it and wanted to collect Hou Dong's body, others stopped him. It was night in Hou's house, and it looked like a ghost land. A few wild dogs broke in for some unknown reason, and they ate up Hou Dong's body.
The next day, neighbors who saw the mess in front of Hou's house came over to take a look. Then he saw Hou Dong's bitten corpse. The wild dogs had eaten most of the flesh and blood on his body.
The tragic scene was so unbearable that many people vomited after seeing it. However, no one in the surrounding neighborhood sympathized with Hou Dong. In fact, he is just a hypocrite, doing one thing before others and another after others.
Although Hou Dong was not a thing, not all of these people were cold-hearted. Some people rolled Hou Dong's body into a straw mat and threw it into a mass grave outside the city.
In the end, Hou Dong became food in the mouths of wild beasts. In the end, there was no corpse left. The Danyang family, which was once a good family, fell into decline. Both father and son died tragically! Got the comeuppance he deserved.
Regarding the deaths of the Hou family and his son, no one in Danyang City felt sorry for them, but some still cursed with itching teeth. Ever since they found out that Hou's family was selling poisonous salt, many people almost went to overthrow Hou's family.
It's a pity that those who went to expose the Hou family were beaten up by the Hou family and his son in the end, and even lost their lives.
Speaking of the poisonous salt, most people thought that their relatives would die after eating the Hou family's poisonous salt.
The Hou family actually sold poisonous salt in Danyang City three years ago. As for the harm of poisonous salt, if you eat this poisonous salt every day, many people will definitely die from the poisonous salt within ten years.
