Speaking of this, the Jiangnan nobles naturally knew it well.
Yang Fan's purpose is to make money. As long as everyone turns over the stolen money, everything will be fine.
Although it hurts a little, it is still acceptable compared to the cost of one's life.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
Alas, just think of it as the money earned from cooperating with the pirates and give it to Yang Fan for free!
As for the fine, just think of it as a tribute to Yang Fan.
And Wang Yu, the leader, could not help but secretly take a deep breath when he heard that he could buy his life with money.
To be honest, what he was afraid of was not Yang Fan's official position, but Yang Fan's wanton style!
This person doesn't act according to common sense at all. He just pursues the goal and does not justify the means. He is like a gangster. Who wouldn't be frightened?
Seeing everyone's expressions, Yang Fan smiled knowingly, looked around, and said with a smile: "Everyone, what do you think about it? You won't risk your life for money, right?"
"I have something to say first. You must not only hand over the full amount of money stated in your confession, but also pay a fine of 50%."
"Of course, you don't have to pay. Since His Majesty has appointed this governor as the governor of Jiangnan Province, and you don't allow me to make political achievements in Jiangnan, you will not be much better off once I am punished by the emperor."
"Today, for the sake of His Highness, as long as you contribute to the construction of Jiangnan, I promise that the past matters will not be pursued again. Otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind..."
This threat shocked the people of the aristocratic family present. Huang Wanxi quickly said: "Grand Governor, I pledge to pay the penalty. How about this, I will hand over as much stolen money as the pirates confessed. As for the fine, it is up to the Grand Governor to decide." Forget it, I promise to pay it all within three days, what does the Governor think?"
Wang Yu also nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, brother Huang's words are reasonable. If we accept the punishment and accept the punishment, we will definitely not lose a penny."
Seeing Wang Yu and Huang Wanxi's behavior, everyone despised them and despised their conduct.
You took the lead in starting this matter, but now you are timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
Even every word of flattery to Yang Fan is treated as if he is a weakling, which is a bit despising.
Although the old saying goes well.
People under the eaves have to bow their heads.
But not only did you bow your head, you also knelt down and licked me. You completely lost the face of the Jiangnan gentry.
But Wang Yu knows his own suffering!
He is different from others. As the leader of the opposition to Yang Fan, if Yang Fan really allows Yang Fan to continue to argue, it is possible for everyone to be executed.
Being able to spend money to quell the trouble is definitely the best way now.
Once he confronts Yang Fan, the Wang family will be in danger, unless Wang Yu is really crazy.
The Huang family behind Huang Wanxi was a former Sui Dynasty noble. Although he had some background in Jiangnan, he had lost his former glory after all.
If Yang Fan really wanted to deal with their Huang family, it wouldn't take much effort.
If Yang Fan accuses them of wanting to restore the former Sui Dynasty, it is possible that their families will be confiscated and their families exterminated.
Now, as long as the Huang family wants to stay in Jiangnan, they will not hesitate.
More importantly, Huang Wanxi knew.
Since then, Jiangnan has been Yang Fan's world, and this is a fact that no one can change.
What's more, if Yang Fan is offended, once Yang Fan raises the butcher's knife, there is nothing anyone can do!
As for whether the Jiangnan nobles will unite again to fight Yang Fan in the future, it is obviously an unrealistic question.
Judging from everyone's performance just now, the Jiangnan Gentry Alliance will fall apart from now on, and it will never be possible to return to the monolithic past.
Besides, Yang Fan is not the kind of person who is soft-hearted.
Haha, look at the fate of the Jiangnan gentry who opposed Yang Fan in Huating County before. Who dares to be tough again?
The reason why I opposed Yang Fan before was that I could see the hope of driving Yang Fan out of Jiangnan.
But the successive failures have caused the Jiangnan nobles to collapse. Do they have the foundation to compete with Yang Fan again?
Wang Yu and Huang Wanxi finally understood!
You can’t rely on anyone but yourself!
Now that Yang Fan has achieved great success, he now takes the opportunity to suppress and alienate the relationship between the Jiangnan nobles, which is a severe blow to the arrogance of the Jiangnan nobles.
From now on, even if the Jiangnan nobles occasionally do something dirty, no one dares to bring it to light.
Many people will even take the opportunity to get close to the big tree called Yang Fan.
In this case, why didn't they make a decisive decision?
As for whether Yang Fan would leave Jiangnan in the future and the Jiangnan nobles would lose their support, no one would consider it at all.
Not to mention that Yang Fan obviously has a bright future, and he will at least be a person who will enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister in the future.
Whoever relies on this thick leg will make a lot of money. Although there may be some bleeding now, it is definitely worth it.
Looking at the flattering Wang Yu and Huang Wanxi, Yang Fan cast a sidelong glance.
I thought to myself that although these two people looked timid and timid, they were actually smart people.
It's not easy to cause trouble for these two guys now, so he chuckled and said: "In that case, please write a handwritten letter. The governor will send someone to deliver it personally. Don't worry, as soon as the money arrives, everyone will You can go back.”
Now that the Jiangnan nobles have surrendered, Yang Fan certainly will not kill them all, and he has accepted everyone's overtures.
Besides, there is no end to the aristocratic family’s killing!
Even if all the aristocratic families present are eliminated, it won't take long before there will still be many high-ranking families in the future. This is inevitable.
Just like some high-ranking people in later generations, there is actually no difference between this group of people and the aristocratic families of this era.
After hearing Yang Fan's final decision, Xi Junmai immediately stood up and said, "I'm going to ask someone to prepare a pen and ink."
After saying that, he walked out happily, his legs and feet feeling much lighter.
Xi Junmai knows the best about Yang Fan's plan.
The purpose is to get a large amount of money from these aristocratic families to build Jiangnan.
Otherwise, with Yang Fan's methods and temperament, these Jiangnan nobles would have been exterminated long ago, why would there be so many tricks.
When I first discovered Zhang Liang and the Jiangnan nobles' actions, the reason why I didn't alert them was because of this day.
Li Tai and the people from the aristocratic families present looked at each other and remained silent.
He couldn't help but distance himself from Wang Yu and Huang Wanxi.
On the one hand, he despised the two people's immorality, but on the other hand, he was also secretly worried.
People like Wang Yu and Huang Wanxi who have no position at all, if they cooperate with such people again in the future, it is very likely that they will be tricked.
After this incident, the Jiangnan nobles must have suffered a great loss in strength.
Although the Jiangnan nobles seemed to bow their heads to Yang Fan, they would never obey Yang Fan's orders.
Especially wealthy families like the Xiao family will never swallow their anger once their own family interests are touched.
Of course, there are also a large number of people who see the benefits of switching to Yang Fan and will inevitably not be cautious.
Of course, these are things to consider later.
For now, it is better to calm down Yang Fan's anger and settle the matter with money. It will be better to get out of the situation as soon as possible.
The participating aristocratic families have acquiesced in the method of redeeming lives with money.
After a while, Xi Junmai turned around and returned. Behind him, servants came in holding pens and ink.
Asking someone to hand the pen and ink into the hands of the gentry disciples present, Xi Junmai looked serious and shouted: "The Governor has a lot, hurry up and write the letter so that I can send it to you. You all should be honest. If you dare to play tricks, What a trick, I will kill all your people if I don’t lead the troops."
Seeing Xi Junmai's fierce look, everyone didn't dare to delay. They picked up their pens and ink and wrote quickly, for fear that they would be beaten up by Xi Junmai if they were late.
Yang Fan was a little surprised: "Xi Junmai, this guy is getting better and better. He actually learned psychological tactics. One is a good face, and the other is a bad face. It is definitely the best way to scare people?"
However, these Jiangnan nobles have also seen the world.
There is no reason to be so frightened by Xi Jun. Is there any hidden secret?
While thinking, Wang Yu and others wrote the letters one after another, smiled slightly awkwardly at Yang Fan, and said: "Grand Governor, why don't we have someone come with us to get the money? You also know that these amounts It’s not small, if we don’t show up, maybe the clan members won’t come up with this money easily, what do you think?”
Now that Yang Fan has strong soldiers and horses, he is not afraid of these people playing tricks. After thinking about it, he nodded and said: "That's all right, Junmai, notify General Su and let the soldiers gather. Each family will send 500 soldiers to send people over. If they dare to make any move, , shoot to death without mercy!"
"promise!"
Xi Junmai left quickly.
Soon, Wang Yu and others left overnight under the escort of soldiers.
The building was empty, and everything in Dadu Mansion fell silent.
Apart from Li Tai and Zhang Liang, there are just some servants...
However, the rope on Zhang Liang's body was not untied at this time, which seemed a bit strange.
Seeing Yang Fan leaving him alone, Zhang Liang said displeasedly: "Yang Fan, if you want to kill, just kill him. Just do it to your heart's content. Why bother to show off."
"You first instigated discord and made the Jiangnan nobles hate me. You are too insidious. Just now, I was tied up with my hands. So what if you beat me? Do you dare to let me go and let's fight again?"
Yang Fan picked his ears and looked at the angry Zhang Liang, not bothering to pay attention to him at all.
The reason why I took action to knock this guy down just now was just to scare Li Taishao into intervening.
Now Yang Fan has no interest in fighting this guy.
So Yang Fan waved his hand to the soldiers on the side and said: "Go, take this guy to the pig house and see that his mouth is full of excrement. He is most suitable for sharing the pig house."
Hearing this, Zhang Liang became anxious and cursed loudly: "Yang Fan, you are so bullying, I..."
Before he finished speaking, Yang Fan interrupted Zhang Liang and said to the soldiers on the side: "Take him down immediately. If this guy dares to curse again, go find the smelliest foot wrap in the army. Block his mouth and see if he still dares to spit shit out of his mouth."
"promise!"
The soldier responded and prepared to drive Zhang Liang away.
However, the flushed face made the soldier look cheerful.
This move of my own Grand Governor is simply too powerful.
Didn’t you see that Zhang Liang was already frightened?
But this move is still quite powerful.
In the military camp, apart from confinement, this punishment may be the most unacceptable.
Any soldier who fails to observe military discipline is afraid of being punished in this way. It will definitely be an unforgettable memory.
This also leads to strict military discipline in the army, and absolutely no one dares to make mistakes easily.
By the way, the most uncomfortable thing in the army is Zhai Changsun's athlete's foot.
It is said that Zhai Changsun once made the maid who washed his feet faint.
As soon as General Zhai's foot-binding cloth was mentioned, all the soldiers' expressions changed.
I would rather have a knife or ax thrown at me than smell those Athlete's Foot...
Naturally, Zhang Liang had never heard of such tricks.
But just thinking about it, you can guess how terrible the taste is, and his expression suddenly changed: "Yang Fan, you..."
Yang Fan said calmly: "You can try scolding me!"
Zhang Liang's expression changed, but he finally did not dare to curse.
But those bull's eyes stared at Yang Fan angrily, obviously feeling very aggrieved inside.
Li Tai on the side was directly stunned by Yang Fan's actions.
Yang Fan is so wicked.
Close the pigsty, bind your feet and gag your mouth...
Ni sister, just thinking about it makes me sick!
At this time, Yang Fan was simply a devil in Li Tai's heart.
After all, Zhang Liang is also the Duke of the current dynasty, so treating a Duke like this is too...
As expected, the only evil people are the evil ones.
I originally wanted to persuade him, but the corners of Li Tai's mouth moved several times, but no sound came out.
Because he knew that Yang Fan would not listen to him.
However, Li Tai once again listed Yang Fan as the most unprovoked person.
Thinking about it, if this guy does this to me in the future, will he let others live?
Thinking of the sour taste of the foot wrap, Li Tai's stomach churns.
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In the next few days, everyone subscribed one after another. These wealthy families in Jiangnan were really heroic, and Yang Fan's construction funds suddenly increased by more than 10 million yuan.
Looking at the carts of money being delivered to the warehouse, Li Tai's eyes widened even though he was used to big scenes.
These Jiangnan gentry are indeed big business owners!
However, after paying the money, the incident disappeared and no one seemed to mention it again.
Although the Jiangnan nobles were once again tricked by Yang Fan, who told them to plot against others first?
If we continue to take this seriously, no one will be able to reap the benefits.
The Jiangnan nobles trembled in their hearts just thinking about Yang Fan accusing them of "treason".
That is a serious crime of decapitation, who is not afraid of it.
Especially Wang Yu, has now become the god of plague in the eyes of the Jiangnan nobles.
Everyone is afraid of getting involved with this guy, for fear that he will cause even greater trouble in the future.
As a result, all the Jiangnan noble families openly or covertly excluded the Jiangnan Wang family.
It can be foreseen that the decline of the Jiangnan Wang family is a foregone conclusion.
After this incident, almost all the Jiangnan nobles saw Yang Fan's methods, and no longer dared to make the slightest move, and all of them turned their tails between their legs.
But it also provided Yang Fan with a good opportunity for his great reforms in Jiangnan.
Next, Yang Fan had money and food... Jiangnan entered a period of rapid development.
Shipping yamen, docks, schools...
Neat houses and cement roads extending in all directions connect the entire Jiangnan.
Everyone in Jiangnan has something to do, their wallets are gradually bulging, they no longer worry about money, and their lives are naturally more promising.
This is absolute support for Yang Fan, the governor.
After all, for hundreds of years in Jiangnan, the people have never lived such a prosperous life.
With hope in life, people are naturally more motivated.
As time went by, the bellies of Wu Meiniang and others were getting bigger and bigger, and the due date was getting closer and closer. Yang Fan took a break from the busy schedule and started to work as a hands-off shopkeeper.
It seems like everything in Jiangnan has nothing to do with him!
Except for some procedures that had to be signed by him, everything else was delegated to officials like Quan Wanji.
Although Yang Fan is willing to delegate power and allow his subordinates to have great autonomy, it also makes Pei Xingjian, Di Renjie and others happy but also feel great pressure.
Getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog is a reflection of their current life.
It has only been more than a month since the Jiangnan gentry was conquered. Di Renjie, a little fat man, has obviously lost a lot of weight, and Pei Xingjian and others have also lost a lot of weight.
However, it seems that these guys are in good spirits and they are obviously enjoying themselves.
This made Yang Fan sigh, no wonder everyone wanted to recruit a few talents in ancient times!
Having these talents saves me a lot of trouble.
(End of chapter)
