"Important taxation, open the door!"
"Open the door!"
"Open the door! If you don't open it, you will be resisting the decree and resisting the tax!"
In Yangzhou Prefecture, it was the home of Jia Cunren, the former Minister of Rites of Nanjing.
Luo Shangzhi, the commander-in-chief of Jinwu Guards, led his officers and soldiers to come here under Hu Shouren's order.
But when Jia Cunren's servants saw the emperor's troops coming, they hid directly in and closed the door, so that the officers and soldiers had to smash the door and yell.
Luo Shangzhi couldn't help it when he saw this, so he said: "Pull the cannon up and blast it!"
boom!
Not long after, there was a loud noise.
A light iron-core, copper-tyred cannon modified by Qi Changguofeng based on the Folang machine gun spit out 16 kilograms of shells when it retreated violently.
Suddenly, when a puff of white smoke rose, making Luo Shangzhi choke to tears, the black door of Jia's mansion suddenly collapsed to the ground.
The domestic slaves inside immediately ran away in fear.
"It's the other way around! It's really the other way around!"
"If you guys like you from a run-down military household dare to break into my house, fight me out!"
At this time, Jia Cunren's grandson Jia Wuliang, who had already heard the news, was educated, but because of the pampering of his grandmother and grandfather, he was always a playboy who did not know the heights of the world and would not even take murder seriously. In addition, the guards in the south The military households in the army now had a very low status in the south, and they were looked down upon and called shabby households, so they started to scold them even more disdainfully at this time.
Not long after Jia Wuliang cursed, his slaves rushed out with long spears and knives.
"The Bojia Mansion of Nanzong in Yangzhou created a rebellion tax. Report it to the general and the ministry!"
Seeing this, Luo Shangzhi hurriedly gave instructions to the ordering soldiers around him, and then drew his sword: "Line up and fire guns! Kill these rebels for me!"
The firearms team under Luo Shangzhi immediately came to the front.
Captain A also skillfully took out the tinder jar at this time and blew out the tinder in a leisurely manner.
At the same time, the firearmsmen who had loaded the ammunition in advance and compacted the gunpowder with prods quickly and orderly came over to light the match ropes, and then lined up to shoot at the Jia Haonu who was rushing from the opposite side.
Then, a row of bullets came over.
Many big holes suddenly appeared in Jia Wuliang's silk robe.
Jia Wuliang himself also took a few steps back. He couldn't help but look down and saw blood pouring from his chest. Only then did he feel scared.
But it was too late, he himself fell to the ground soon after.
And the evil slaves of Jia Mansion also fell down in rows, their swords and guns rolled to the ground, and there were also casualties all over the place.
"My minister, Jia Cunren, does not dare to rebel! He has absolutely no intention of rebellion. Please ask the heavenly soldiers to warn you!"
At this time, Jia Cunren was also leaning on crutches and came with a group of servants and maids. When he heard Luo Shangzhi saying that his family had rebelled, he had to kneel down and deny it. After all, if this was really the name of rebellion, the whole Jia Cunren The whole family will be ransacked and beheaded.
"Why did you go there earlier? I've already reported it, and I've said what I said. There's no reason to take it back!"
Luo Shangzhi said after that: "Everyone will be arrested for conspiracy and rebellion, and those who resist will be killed without mercy! Then their homes will be ransacked!"
After Luo Shangzhi gave the order, a soldier skillfully came over and cut off Jia Wuliang's head first.
Jia Cunren saw that his grandson was beheaded by a soldier. Not long after, the bloody head was held in the hands of a soldier. He suddenly stood aside, as if he had been soaked in ice water, shaking like chaff. After a long while, he Suddenly he shouted in pain: "My grandson!"
Then, Jia Cunren sat on the ground and couldn't help but cursed: "You arrogant soldiers, you abuse the gentry in this way, it is simply lawless!"
…
at the same time.
King Rulong, the commander-in-chief of Jinwu Guards, was ordered to come to the home of Qian Xingyu, the former governor of Henan, and also used a cannon to smash open the door of his home.
Then, Wang Rulong ordered the officers and soldiers to rush in and came to Qian Xingyu in person.
Seeing this, Qian Xingyu trembled all over and pointed at Wang Rulong: "You, how dare you, how dare you break into the scholar-bureaucrat's residence?!"
"I have been ordered to do so, why don't you dare!"
After Wang Rulong said this, he ordered: "Copy it for me! Remember to copy it according to the amount of taxes they owe provided by the government. Copy the grain first, then the silver. If the money is not enough, copy the silk and satin!"
"yes!"
So, these Jinwu Guard officers and soldiers rushed to the Qian family's warehouse first.
"You guys, stop it!"
Qian Xingyu shouted anxiously and stamped his feet on the spot, but the officers and soldiers of Jinwu Guard did not listen to him at all.
At that moment, Qian Xingyu cried bitterly when he saw a large amount of grain being forcibly taken out by the Jinwu Guard's tax collection officers and soldiers, and each bag was inspected, put on a large scale and carried away, and he cried bitterly: "Lawlessness, lawlessness! "
The officers and soldiers ignored him, and since they all knew how to read and had learned arithmetic in the army, they ransacked the house in an orderly manner.
No coincidence.
The family of Ye Qi, the Minister of Household Affairs of the Hongzhi Dynasty.
Chief Qian Chen Ziluan came here with the officers and soldiers of the Jinwu Guard.
The head of the family, Ye Cheng, who was the former right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice, took the initiative to order his slaves to reopen the gate when Chen Ziluan led the Jinwu Guard officers and soldiers, and waited for Chen Ziluan at the gate.
Chen Ziluan was quite polite when he saw this, and said to Ye Cheng:
"Shilang Ye, according to the results of the Qing Dynasty, your mansion has more than 33,000 acres of land in Fengyang, Dongchang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, and Zhenjiang. In addition to the 22,000 acres of original land, the total is 50,000 acres. The more than 5,000 acres are all pledged by your signature. Now that the exemption has been cancelled, your government should pay the miscellaneous fees and overdue fees for the more than 55,000 acres."
"I know, but I really have no food or money. If you don't believe it, you can go and steal as much as you like."
As Ye Cheng said this, he put his hands behind his patchwork clothes and then stepped aside.
Chen Ziluan laughed when he saw this: "Shilang Ye, why are you doing this and wearing patchwork clothes in front of us? Could it be that you can't produce anything from your more than 55,000 acres of land?"
"Of course it will happen, but who can make me be kind-hearted?"
"Because I was worried that my tenants would not be able to survive and study, I basically did not charge them rent. I only agreed that if any of them had a good harvest, they would be able to provide for their children to study and feed themselves and their families, and they would pay the rent only after they had a surplus. As a result, , maybe because the output of this land is limited, or maybe because the tenants are multiplying, and the old man is not good at managing the family, so now he is increasingly impoverished. Although the family has tens of thousands of acres of land, it is only enough for the mouth of the lake."
Ye Cheng said.
Chen Ziluan sneered.
Naturally, he didn't believe it, so he waved his hand and said, "Copy!"
So, the Jinwu Guard officers and soldiers under his command really started copying.
Not long after, a group of chief residents under Chen Ziluan came over and said: "Report! Nothing was found, only a few baskets of rags."
"I got these rags from my neighbors to use as clothing materials for the people in the house. If you think it's okay, you can use them to pay taxes."
Ye Cheng said with a proud smile.
"This is not enough!"
Chen Ziluan replied.
Ye Cheng still smiled proudly and said: "Then ask the general to take whatever tax credits the family has that are valuable."
"In that case, according to the order of the Ministry, take away all the adult men of the Ye family!"
Chen Ziluan gave an order.
"yes!"
So, some soldiers took Ye Cheng into custody.
Ye Cheng was shocked, struggling and shouting: "You, what are you doing? I am also a minister, good or bad. You are here to collect taxes, and I have asked you to collect taxes. Why are you taking me to prison? I am here again." I haven’t committed any crime, it’s just that I really don’t have much money!”
"Don't be surprised, Mr. Ye. This is Haibutang's order. If you can't copy the money or food, you can only take someone to interrogate him personally!"
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Chen Ziluan said with a smile.
Hai Rui had already received the report of the rebellion of Jia Cunren, the former Minister of Rites of Nanjing, and his family. His face was as dark as water and he said nothing.
Hai Rui naturally didn't believe that Jia Cunren dared to rebel.
But he did not question it, because he knew that Luo Shanggong would not acquit the Anjia family of treason. There must be something wrong with the Jia family themselves.
Therefore, Hai Rui only planned to wait for Jia Cunren and others to be taken into custody before interrogating him carefully.
Not long after, Jia Cunren was taken into custody.
Hai Rui also asked Jia Cunren: "Why did Jia Zongbo rebel?"
"How dare I rebel? It's just false accusations made by these arrogant and powerful generals under your command at Haigang Peak!"
"They killed people as soon as they broke in. They beheaded my son alive and killed and injured many members of my family. They were just like bandits."
Naturally, Jia Cunren did not admit it, and instead complained to Luo Shanggong and others, saying that Luo Shanggong and others were arrogant and powerful generals, no different from bandits, and then asked Hai Rui:
"Hai Gangfeng, you are also a scholar-official. Do you really want to allow these arrogant generals to abuse the gentry for the sake of the black gauze hat on your head?! Don't you want to kill them to vent the resentment of the people?!"
