I saw the guard, with everyone watching, take out 4 strange stick-like objects less than a foot long, tie them together with a rope, unscrew the back cover and hang them on the copper ring of the Fan Mansion gate. .
Then he made a pulling motion and quickly ran back with his shield in hand.
"boom."
Only a loud bang was heard, and the solid door in front of him was blown to pieces.
Then the guard rushed in without hesitation, followed by the elite elite from the Beijing camp next to him, rushing in with shields in hand.
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The people in Fan's mansion obviously knew what crime they had committed, so they all resisted.
Fortunately, it was Jingying who took over the task of attacking Fan Mansion. Otherwise, the Jinyiwei who were used to a good life would definitely suffer a big loss if they were seriously lacking in training and had no experience in actual combat.
But even so, five soldiers from the Beijing camp were wounded before the front yard was defeated.
The bodyguard with bloodstains on his body returned to the door and reported to Zhu Dingguo: "The thieves' firearms exceeded our expectations. The shields and armors could not fully protect the soldiers...!"
"Take the injured soldier back and treat his wounds properly."
Before Zhu Dingguo finished speaking, he saw a thick smoke coming out.
"Sir, hurry up and organize people to put out the fire." Baihu, the Jin Yiwei guard next to him, shouted hurriedly.
He is here to arrest someone, and the six major Shanxi merchants are here. If he sets fire to himself and dies, it will be difficult for him to return to the capital!
"It's okay, don't worry." Zhu Dingguo waved his hand.
He didn't believe that the 8 people who were so decisive must have escaped through a secret passage.
At the other entrance of the secret passage, Zhu Dingguo had already set up an ambush.
Want to escape? It's better to wash up and sleep.
It was obvious that the fire was deliberately set, and it started very quickly. By the time the officers and soldiers found the water source and prepared to put out the fire, the inner courtyard of Fan Mansion was already in flames, and even spread to the front yard. Jingying and others who had just entered , and had to withdraw from Fan Mansion.
When the fire broke out, nothing was found except for a few guards who were burned out and two slaves who surrendered.
The hundred members of the Jin Yiwei looked at the burning Fan Mansion with livid faces. They just stared at it and did not care about the prisoners, let alone directing others to put out the fire and prevent the fire from burning other houses.
Obviously, under the intensity of the fire, everything was probably burnt to charcoal. How could we communicate? There is no way to do business at all!
These Shanxi merchants are indeed in the business of beheading, they are really ruthless!
Seeing that he couldn't resist and was about to be arrested, he actually set fire to himself!
"It's okay, the other party can't escape. There is a tunnel in the Fan family. I guess everyone got into it when they set the fire."
"Where is the tunnel entrance?"
"You don't have to worry about this anymore. Go down and get 20 lashes yourself. Remember what you came here for? Even if you are the commander of the Royal Guards, Li Zhong would not dare to be so presumptuous when he comes to my side."
Zhu Dingguo was slightly unhappy. These Jin Yiwei were really spoiled and couldn't do anything without knocking them.
I don't have much ability, but my temper is quite big, if you don't deal with it. How to serve the master.
"You, you, you. My father is..."
""What are you doing standing still? Call me"
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In addition, the other seven mansions and the warehouses of Shanxi merchants were successfully captured.
In two warehouses, someone tried to set fire to them, but the secret guards took care of them. In order to smoothly deal with the Shanxi merchants, most of the elite secret guards came to Zhangjiakou. If the Fan family was not too cautious and rarely recruited other people, otherwise the Fan family would not be able to spread the fire at all.
The story of Zhu Dingguo's violent beating of hundreds of Jinyi Guards quickly spread throughout the entire Zhangjiakou army through the channels of the secret guards.
The soldiers in the Beijing camp were better. After all, Zhu Dingguo dared to kidnap even the prince, let alone a small royal guard.
Those original soldiers from Zhangjiakou were all shocked. To them, the Jin Yiwei was a high-ranking presence even though the emperor personally joined the army.
Beating them means not giving your Majesty face. ...
But why does it feel so good for no reason? From now on, everyone will be under the control of Mr. Zhu. If other people want to bully me, should they weigh it carefully? .
Just when Zhu Dingguo was investigating the eight Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou, the hometowns of the eight Shanxi merchants were also found.
All the shops and banks of major Shanxi merchants were taken over by the army.
Suddenly, rumors spread across the north. ,
It was said that His Majesty raided eight people for money, which made many wealthy businessmen feel uneasy.
Most of the banks owned by the eight major Shanxi merchants serve wealthy businessmen and officials, and many of those wealthy businessmen and officials have a lot of bank notes in their hands.
Now that the bank is closed, the banknote has become a piece of waste paper. How could they be happy?
They did a lot to create public opinion and force the court to make concessions.
But after these rumors started, they were quickly diluted by the rumors that His Majesty planned to exempt 30% of the salary.
"What, the emperor wants money? How much is the three-year salary per year? Your Majesty is exempt from this. Does this mean your Majesty wants money?"
"The three-month salary exemption is unreliable. You don't ask where the news came from. Qiming Chamber of Commerce, do you know? Yes, it is the Qiming Chamber of Commerce that buys grain at high prices and does not increase prices in winter.
The grandson of the third uncle next door to me works at the Qiming Chamber of Commerce. He heard it personally from the shopkeeper of the Qiming Chamber of Commerce. How can this be false? "
People are selfish. Ordinary people are no exception.
Why do the words of those landlords and wealthy people hold a higher weight in their hearts than those of the government?
In addition to the great costumes of the landlords and wealthy people, what is more important is the divine assistance from the government.
Let’s not mention the dog officials for now. In the past few years, the government has run out of money. What is the first thing to do?
Instead of thoroughly investigating tax evasion, we are looking for ordinary people to increase taxes.
How much income can those people who rely on the sky and the earth earn in a year?
When a year of hard work comes to an end and you find that you no longer have any money in your hands, but you have eaten up your capital, how can the people still trust the government?
If 2 or 3 things happen that the government promised, but then turn around and deny the person, how can the government still have credibility?
Without credibility, even if the people don't say anything about the government's words now, there will always be a question mark in their minds.
The reason why ordinary people are willing to follow the local tyrants is simply because they can gain benefits.
At least in the eyes of ordinary people, they can gain benefits.
Although these interests are based on the damage to the national interests, for the common people, they can hardly survive, so the national interests are none of their business?
What's more, what qualifications does a government with a bunch of dog officials have to mention national interests in front of the people?
But things are different now. Your Majesty wants to exempt 30% of the salary. How many people’s interests does this involve?
Are the people stupid? Who would choose to come out to cause trouble for His Majesty at this time?
What if His Majesty is displeased and is not exempted?
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