The Beijing Beggars Clan never imagined what kind of person they were provoking.
At Zhu Ying's order, Song Zhong returned to the Jinyi Guards and led the team straight to the Beggar Gang's lair.
"His Royal Highness Taisun has decreed that anyone in the Beggar Clan who is related to harvesting and cutting of raw materials can be directly executed."
"I know that many of you have sworn friendships with the elders in the Beggar Clan, but now you have to understand whether your own family is more important, or whether you will be sent to prison together with them."
Song Zhong said coldly, which made all the Baihu and Qianhu who led the team tremble in their hearts.
Will the beggar gang that has occupied the capital since the founding of the Ming Dynasty be completely destroyed from today?
Everyone could understand the implication of Song Zhenfu's envoy. It was precisely because of understanding that they knew the stakes involved.
But those who hang out in the Jinyiwei Yamen will know just this sentence.
This is to tell everyone not to worry about being involved with the Beggar Clan. His Highness Taisun will forget the blame and find those who have anything to do with him and silence them.
It has nothing to do with you.
On the other hand, if you want to be safe and are found out, you will have no choice but to go along with them.
At the same time, there was the Beggar Clan.
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
The gang leader looked calm and shouted in a deep voice.
"Gang leader, a lot of government officials came from the Public Security Department. They started arresting people indiscriminately. As long as they were members of our Beggar Gang, they arrested them on sight. Many brothers were arrested."
The gang members who came to report said hurriedly.
The gang leader was shocked, his eyelids were twitching, and he said quickly: "Notify all brothers in the gang immediately, hide immediately, and go quickly!"
"I have the order." The accomplice who reported the situation hurriedly left.
As soon as the gang left, Mr. Chen got up.
"Gang leader, it is a huge disaster for our Beggar Gang right now. We don't understand the current situation. The Public Security Department has just been established. To be able to arrest people like this, I guess it is in cahoots with the Soldiers and Horses Division."
"Why don't everyone go to the inner city first to avoid the limelight? We can also inquire about the news and see what the general situation is."
"The new year is approaching, I think this wave will not last long."
After Mr. Chen finished speaking, he immediately walked outside without caring about the people in the room. His agility was unlike that of an old man.
Another handsome young man quickly followed and walked with him.
When the gang leader saw this, he cursed in his heart: This old guy has a first-class ability to escape. If there is any trouble, he will be the first to run away, and he will lose his face.
But in this situation, with Mr. Chen taking the lead to leave, basically everyone understood that the situation was not very good.
At first glance, the gang leader seemed to be ready to make a move, so naturally he didn't bother to stay longer.
After saying a few words, they dispersed like birds and beasts.
The beggar gang has no core cohesion. Most of these elders are beggars. The wandering life they once had has long since smoothed their edges, and their dignity has long been forgotten.
Only those who have experienced it will know how to cherish themselves.
Some of the elders are not beggars in a trance, but are just some children from wealthy families who come to this beggar gang to get a share of the pie.
Everyone has their own thoughts, and the leader of the gang is also clear.
In the face of such a severe blow, of course they would fly away when the disaster approaches.
"Grandpa, how about we go back to the family directly? Do you want your grandson to stay and wait and see the situation?"
The handsome young man next to Mr. Chen asked as he walked, his voice seemed a little crisp.
The grandfather and grandson walked quickly and shuttled quickly through the streets, as if they were familiar with the road.
"No, just go back. From now on, we don't need to mention our identity as a Beggar Clan. After we go back, we will immediately instruct my servants to destroy all relevant letters and accounts."
"This time, it seems that the matter is not that simple. Not only is Liang Guogong involved, there are also Jin Yiwei who have come forward. Behind him, there must be a big man who has taken action against the Beggar Gang."
"If such a person turns his attention away from our Lu family, I'm afraid the entire Lu family will turn into powder in an instant."
Mr. Chen, or rather Mr. Lu, said with a regretful tone.
While talking, the two came to a small room in an alley. The handsome young man looked around, took out the key and opened the lock. The grandfather and grandson entered immediately.
The room was not big, and it even seemed to be squeezed out from the narrow cracks of several nearby rooms.
After entering the house, the young man quickly took out a set of clothes from the cabinet and put them on Mr. Lu.
And he got into another room next to him, took off his clothes and put on new clothes.
When she came out again, she had become a young girl.
The girl looks like a boy, and there is a heroic spirit lingering between her eyebrows.
She has a light green dress, a slim figure, and her eyes are flowing.
Her dignified and virtuous appearance makes her look like a lady.
"It's a pity, it's a pity. If Shuang'er were a man, our Lu family would be in your hands. Why should I worry about being unhappy in the future?"
Looking at his granddaughter's posture, Mr. Lu sighed.
There are not many young men in the clan who stand out, but this granddaughter has been smart since she was a child, and is good at both civil and military affairs. She is not weak to men.
"Whatever Grandpa said, my two sons should also work for the Lu family."
Lu Shuang's voice at this moment was completely different from before, more delicate and charming, even with a hint of charm.
Mr. Lu nodded and said: "Go back to the clan. If you think about it carefully now, the person behind this is probably the great grandson of the current generation."
"The young man in fine clothes in the dyeing workshop is facing off against the grandson. Only he can send out the Jinyi Guards and the Public Security Department at the same time."
Speaking of His Highness Taisun, Mr. Lu's eyes flashed with very obvious fear.
The Eight Great Masters of Jiangnan are Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang, Shen Wu and Zhou Xu.
Now that the Gu family has been in trouble because of Gu Shuanggui's matter, there are not many people in the capital who have slipped through the net.
I'm afraid it's not going to be easy for me back home in Jiangnan.
Now everyone is protecting their own safety and dare not get involved in anything related to His Highness the Grand Sun.
This is the reason why Mr. Lu ran away immediately when he heard that the Department of Public Security was taking action, without even losing face.
While talking, the grandfather and grandson did not pause. After finishing, they left quickly.
There was already some chaos on the streets. A large number of military and security officers searched everywhere, and groups of ragged beggars were arrested.
The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and their steps became even more hurried.
"stop!"
A loud shout came from behind. The grandfather and grandson just stopped for a moment and continued to move forward without caring.
"Why are you running away? You can't hear what the man wearing the green dress and the old man said. If you dare to run away again, you will be arrested directly."
An arrogant voice made the grandfather and grandson stop their movements.
Mr. Lu turned around and saw a young man wearing a uniform from the Public Security Department looking at him and his granddaughter fiercely.
"This little brother, I don't know what I have to say to you if you stop me."
Mr. Lu replied calmly.
He just didn't want to cause trouble at this juncture, but it didn't mean that he would be afraid of a small government servant.
Even if this government official is from the Public Security Department.
When the yamen officer saw this, some uncertainty flashed in his eyes, and he asked: "Just now, I saw you sneaking out of the alley. Why should you act so nervously? Could it be that there is something wrong in your heart?"
When Mr. Lu and Lu Shuang heard this, their hearts fell to the ground.
Faced with the speculation, Mr. Lu naturally explained: "I just went to the weaving workshop to look at the fabrics. The old man and the young man heard that there were changes in the street and didn't want to get involved. Of course it was better to leave early."
"I live in the western section of Qinhuai. If this little brother has any questions, feel free to ask."
Listening to the Western Section of Qinhuai, a hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the official from the Department of Public Security.
After a slight hesitation, he said: "Okay, leave early, there is a bit of chaos here, just don't get involved."
Mr. Lu bowed and said, "Thank you very much, little brother."
Then he took Lu Shuang and accelerated away.
"Brother, I just looked at them. They are clearly coming from the south. Are you going to let them go like this? It must be a big fish." A government official next to him came over and said.
Previously, the young government official shook his head slightly and said: "Those who can live in the western section of Qinhuai are all high-ranking officials. We still have less involvement in these upper-level matters. Now that Liang Guogong is reorganizing the Public Security Department, it is better for us to do less than to do more."
The Yamen servant who spoke last heard the words and nodded in agreement.
The actions of the Public Security Department were much faster than that of Jin Yiwei.
This is related to the timing of Zhu Ying's orders. Before he returned to the palace, he had already sent an order to the Public Security Department.
At this moment, in Kunning Palace.
Zhu Ying sneered and said: "You are really brave if you dare to raise the price. The Communication Chamber of Commerce bought firewood from retail investors on a large scale, buying it for 40 cents per load and selling it for 30 cents per load."
"Let me see what they compare with."
The people in the capital did not have gas or coal, so they mainly burned firewood for cooking and heating.
The firewood in this city is carried by the people living on the outskirts of the city and sold in the city.
Seeing this, some businessmen bought firewood on a large scale and drove up prices.
Businesses like buying and selling firewood are too cheap, and the Qunying Chamber of Commerce would not normally touch them, which gave others an opportunity to take advantage of them.
Ye Yueqing was not surprised at all when he heard this.
His Royal Highness Taisun cares about the people, so there is no harm in losing some money.
Then he said: "A message came from Datong, Shanxi Province, saying that a huge coal mine has been discovered, and manpower is being organized to dig it. However, the labor force is somewhat lacking, and I would like to request an order from His Majesty to recruit corvee labor."
Zhu Ying shook his head slightly and said: "Forget it about the corvée work, just carry the wages and people will come to you."
"At the same time, an order was sent to the Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province to inform the government, prefecture, and county. Anyone who violates the law will be punished with hard labor and paid for coal."
At this point, Zhu Ying paused and continued: "I am enclosing a secret letter asking the Shanxi Chief Envoy to capture all the beggars in Shanxi Province to work in the coal mines, so as to avoid causing chaos in the local area."
"It's the Spring Festival, and these people from the Beggar Clan love to do some sneaky things."
Now Zhu Ying has decided to crack down on the beggar gangs all over the world.
The main practitioners of illegal human trafficking are in the Beggar Clan, where there is a mixed bag of good and bad.
Without beggar gangs, illegal human trafficking would be reduced by at least 80 to 90 percent.
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