"It's amazing." Xi Yazhou was eye-opening as he looked at the items being moved out of the mansion. "Why does he have so many things?"
"The owner of the nest." Wu De answered his question briefly. Although Hainan is located at the heart of China's ocean trade, it has never been known for its ocean trade. Instead, it is a place frequented by pirates, who use it as a hunting ground, a supply ground, and a place to hide stolen goods. Because the people here are poor, the population is sparse, and the government's administrative capabilities are very weak. As the pirates' den owners and handlers of stolen goods, it is normal for the Gou family to have so many things at home. Just look at the weapons and equipment of ordinary regiments in his village. There are six small cannons on the wall of the village, and more than 20 carrying guns. The number of various shotguns and firecrackers is simply more than the number of Xiangyong servants. The warehouse There are five to six thousand kilograms of black powder in it, as well as a large number of arrows, swords, guns, and iron. It seems that he also has a business of buying and storing weapons and equipment for pirates.
"Normal people, except for high-level corrupt officials like He Shen, would store tens of thousands of pieces of porcelain at home." Wu De pointed to the porcelain being moved out of the warehouse and cleaned, "These should be from the sea. Robbed from a merchant's ship."
"No wonder he has everything here, just like Alibaba's cave." Xi Yazhou sighed, "Let's just talk about these porcelain and hardwood. How many RMB are they worth?"
"If you can't exchange it for RMB, you will make a lot of money now." Wu De's unhappiness at this time has faded a lot. After this victory, Chuanzhong can be considered to have completely established a foothold in Lingao. With enough food, control The salt field. Everyone’s combat effectiveness has also been verified. He knew very well from the beginning that without such a big eater, the traversers would not be able to get off to a smooth start. Even if this was to land on the American continent in the wilderness, they would have to start by massacring the Indians.
"That's right, Yanchang Village can provide more relief now. The people are very miserable. They are half hungry and half full. If they don't have enough food, their labor productivity will not increase. But Wang Gong has designed a new concentrated brine equipment. , should be able to improve a lot.”
"Gong Wang is really an all-rounder. With so much cloth, my production team can completely change their clothes. In the past, I always felt that there was not enough cloth, so I just used it. Now I can help them purchase underwear and outerwear. , and two more can be replaced.”
"Will your production team members come back?"
"We have fought this battle. Not only will everyone come back, but we may even attract a lot of people." Wu De's worries and unhappiness have been swept away. He laughed so heartily that it seemed that being rich meant being brave.
"Let's set up a clothing factory. Not only will we build a production team, but we will also build a new army in the future. We also need to replace our own clothes."
"There are women in your village. Can you use them to do side jobs?"
"This is a good idea -" Xi Yazhou had just finished his words when he suddenly heard a commotion nearby. He saw Zhang Xingjiao dragging a stick and chasing and beating an old man who was in a state of embarrassment. He was wearing a silk shirt and quilt. Torn, covered in mud, and miserable. Several time-travelling beings were pulling at him, but they couldn't overpower this frail scholar.
Just when Xi Yazhou wanted to stop him, Wu De shook his head: "Forget it, Zhang Xingjiao's family will be destroyed in the hands of the Gou family. This old man is probably not a good person."
"No wonder he had to come today." Xi Yazhou didn't plan to ask him to come, but when he heard that he was going to Goujiazhuang, he had to come and couldn't stop him - it turned out that he was here to avenge himself.
This old man is a guest of the Gou family, and it was he who came up with the idea of occupying the Zhang family's cemetery. What is the "feng shui" saying? In any case, this "feng shui" is obviously seriously detrimental to the Gou family, and it is also not good for the Gou family. he. The old man received countless blows with sticks. If Zhang Xingjiao hadn't been weak and weak, his head would have been blown open long ago.
After a while of commotion, Zhang Xingjiao finally suppressed him, crying and laughing, seemingly crazy, wandering around the Gou family's house. Wu De was worried that he would get angry and burn the Gou family's house, which would cause a big problem. He quickly asked two people to follow him and arrest him.
Xi Yazhou visited the Gou family's house again, and went on inspection tours with Wu De, especially to inspect the situation. The Zhuangzi was so rich in supplies that it would be a disaster if the inspections were messed up.
Dai Xie, who was sent by the Planning Commission, was responsible for all the inspection work. I don’t know if this is considered as the expertise of this person who majored in computing and statistics. He was carrying a beloved sacrificial bow, and he didn’t even get a chance to shoot an arrow today. Now that he is fully manned, he is sitting behind his laptop, constantly processing the newly added data. There are also some helpers around, all of whom are very busy.
After a preliminary inspection of the situation in the warehouse and the house, Dai Xie divided the inspection personnel into various groups. One group was dedicated to copying grain and cloth, one group was dedicated to copying money, and one group was dedicated to copying various valuables, including jewelry, jewelry, etc. Antiques and ornaments, a group of people specializes in copying various goods. After taking out the items, immediately register and pack them. These boxes were made by Bobu's woodwork factory for this "hunting" and were specially used to hold gold, silver, jewelry, and copper coins. After being filled with silver, they usually weighed about a hundred kilograms including the skin, making it easier to load, unload, and transport. This thing is indeed useful. A large number of jewelry and other items are easily scattered. Such centralized placement is reliable and safe, and it is also convenient for inspection. Many copper coins in the warehouse are scattered, so it is more convenient to pack them directly into boxes.
For bulky and heavy goods such as porcelain and wood that cannot be shipped at the moment, only the numerical items are checked and the goods are not shipped out of the warehouse. They are directly sealed and wait for transportation to be moved later.
The cleaning work also gradually moved into the soft things in the mansion. Compared to the huge amount of goods, the gold and silver money was not too much, only more than 3,000 taels of silver of various qualities and more than a hundred taels of gold. There are more than 4,000 copper coins of various years. What was a little surprising was that thousands of silver coins of different styles from various countries were also seized, with the largest number of Spanish silver coins minted in Manila, as well as some small gold coins. Numerous gold and silver jewels of all kinds were also seized.
Xi Yazhou knew that the consciousness of the people was not that high, so the villagers he brought were only responsible for carrying the items and were not allowed to take them privately. All entry and exit into the house are supervised. The place here is large and there are many things to check. Just counting the porcelain in one warehouse is enough to keep people busy for a while. If things go wrong, a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and other valuable things will fall into private hands. Food will be scattered randomly. Many things that are fragile and breakable will also be smashed - sometimes people just want to show their desire for destruction, especially the villagers of Yanchang Village who are full of hatred for the Gou family. They don't like everything they see and want to see everything. As a matter of fact, when they first entered the village, someone tried to smash up the houses in the village. They even smashed several water tanks outside the house. If Xi Yazhou hadn't asked Tan Chengqing to lead people to stop them, many people would have started a bloodbath in Goujiazhuang on the spot. .
"If something like this happens again, kill it immediately!" Xi Yazhou said unceremoniously to Tan Chengqing, "Don't think that I don't know what your intentions are. I tell you, no!"
"Everyone is so depressed. The Gou family has harmed us for so many years-"
"You are harmed by the Gou family, not the common people of the Gou family!" Xi Yazhou reprimanded, "They are also common people who are responsible for their duties. They are oppressed and driven by the Gou family, and their lives are only harder than yours. You are better off. The Gou family is stronger. At that time, I didn’t even dare to fart, and now that the Gou family is finished, I want to be a hero to the poor people!"
Tan Chengqing blushed and quickly promised that she would restrain the villagers. Xi Yazhou softened his expression and said, "The village chief and several elders in the village have been rescued. You should take good care of these elderly people first - they have suffered a lot."
In the blink of an eye, it was already noon, and the rubble and corpses were almost cleared. Reports from various places have also come out. The total casualties of the time-travelers were nineteen people injured. Except for the one who fell and was injured, the others were not serious. In the end, nearly half of the more than 200 men, women, and children who gathered in the mansion died. Many women committed suicide. There were no less than 20 or 30 people who jumped over the village wall to escape, but most of them fell to snipers along the way. Only three or four people escaped. In addition, almost no one of the more than 200 heroic servants from the township survived, most of them were killed, and a few were captured alive.
The most critical two brothers of the Gou family did not show up. A servant confessed that after Gou Xunli was attacked on the road that day, he went to the manor to talk with the owner of the manor overnight and left early the next morning. But no one knew where Gou Xunyi was. The bodies had been identified one by one, and none of them belonged to him. However, the whereabouts of most of his wives, concubines, and children were found. Some were killed or committed suicide, and some were caught. In addition, many members of the Gou family and Qingke were also captured. Wu De has not yet decided how to deal with them. This may have to be decided by the executive committee.
Although the two main family heads were not caught, Wu De and Xi Yazhou didn't take it to heart - they were vulnerable when they were rich and powerful, not to mention that they are now destitute.
Now that order was stable, Wu De asked Zhang Xingjiao to come forward and call out several important figures in the village. They then went to beat gongs to notify each household to gather in front of Gou's house for a meeting. The meeting was held firstly to reassure the people, and secondly to find out whether there were any fish that had slipped through the net or any other clues to the hidden property.
To put it bluntly, this is preparation for a struggle meeting. This is our party’s tried and tested method of mobilizing the masses to make revolution. Because Zhang Xingjiao is from this village, the members of the Chuan Chuan family know the details of each family very well. He made a list of who was the scoundrel of the Gou family, who was at odds with the eldest and second son Gou, who was the blacksmith, who was the carpenter... and so on, and he made it clear one by one. Of course, his personal grudges are also included. For example, someone who once called him a "sour man who deserves to starve to death" became the Gou family's loser on the list.
