Tan Jianyu hurriedly agreed, reluctantly saluted and left. Liu Haojia then took people to a few more places and saw similar situations. All the small traders were happy and eager to pay. The person who came to collect the money was also covered with his belongings.
However, Liu Haojia also found that some people were serious in refusing, and only accepted after they couldn't refuse. Some people were perfunctory, and some simply took what they liked. Liu Haojia wrote down all these things one by one, waiting to be sorted out slowly in the future.
When collecting money this time, except for the joy of the vendors, the entire capital was extremely peaceful. Of course, everyone knows that no one makes a fuss about collecting money. Moreover, because Liu Haojia had a notorious reputation and successfully impeached thirty officials at one time, which was extremely cruel, no one wanted to get into trouble.
In addition, it is also because I heard that the action has not affected the interests of those big merchants. Although everyone has been notified that they have to pay, most people feel that Liu Haojia is just talking and does not dare to take action, so they do not care. Some people are just watching with cold eyes, waiting for his misfortune.
However, none of this affected Liu Haojia. He still directed the military police to advance step by step. Five days later, all the vendors' money had been collected and the accounts had been checked. A total of more than fourteen thousand taels of silver were collected!
This figure made Wu Shilang and others who came to check the accounts stunned in surprise! Because this number is close to more than half of what they collected in previous years! Although the money received now is much less from the accounts, don't forget that in the past, several families collected the money together, and only received less than 30,000 taels of silver. It can be seen that the middlemen lined their own pockets and how much wasted!
Wu Shilang's eyes turned red when he thought of this result, and he kept muttering, "Damn it! Damn it!" General Sun Shen even cursed directly, scolding the people below for actually being greedy for his money. It seemed that he was going to do well. Lessons learned. Liu Shou said nothing, but his red face showed his great displeasure.
Liu Haojia waved his hand to signal them to come out of their anger, and then said: "These ten thousand taels of silver have fascinated you? The big head is still behind!"
Several people woke up after hearing this, but they all refused to say anything. Because the next step is to collect money from merchants with backgrounds. As for whether they are willing to pay, the result is already clear! Moreover, they did not have the courage to go against such a large group of bureaucrats, so they could only express their inner thoughts through silence.
Liu Haojia felt extremely contemptuous of these people in his heart. He wanted to eat meat, but he was also afraid of burning his hands, so he had no courage! But he still asked: "The next step is the most difficult part. Are any of you interested in going with me?"
Naturally, several people said that they were busy with work and had no time. However, they said they could distribute the money first. Naturally, Liu Haojia refused. And they still needed Liu Haojia's help, so they had no choice but to suppress their thoughts.
After sending these people away, Liu Haojia called his men over and made detailed arrangements, then gave them a day off as a reward for their hard work these days.
After dinner the next day, he gathered a large number of royal guards and headed straight for Chunfeng Tower. Chunfeng Tower is the largest brothel in the capital, and it can be said that there are so many beauties inside. Let all the patrons who come and go never want to leave!
Liu Haojia and his group were walking on the road in a mighty manner, and passers-by couldn't help but look on. They all thought that Jin Yiwei had to run some errands to gather so many people. But the way they walked didn't look like they had anything to do, but it made people a little confused, and made them more concerned about their whereabouts.
Under the spotlight of everyone, Liu Haojia and others finally arrived at Chunfeng Tower before the curfew. At this time, Chunfeng Tower is full of life, the lights are brightly lit, and cars and sedans are coming and going in front of the door, which is very lively! But fortunately, these people also know how to cover up. After people get off the sedan, these sedans will go around to the back and enter the backyard of Chunfeng Building, where there is a special parking place for sedans.
Liu Haojia and a large group of royal guards came to the door, which naturally attracted the attention of the thugs and turtle men in front of the door. However, they thought that these Jin Yiwei were just passing by, so they didn't do anything special.
But what I didn't expect was that these Jinyi guards led people straight to the gate. The turtle man in front of the door was about to step forward to inquire about the purpose of these people, but Liu Haojia waved his hand and said: "Keep an eye on these thugs and the turtle man! After I entered the building, I sealed the door and prohibited entry and exit. A few more people came in Block the back door too!”
When Turtle Master heard what Liu Hao's family said, he felt something was wrong. He turned around and was about to run inside, but he was caught up by a Jin Yiwei, who grabbed the back of his clothes and dragged him to the ground. He was still struggling while lying on the ground, but immediately lay down after being kicked by Jin Yiwei. As for the thugs, they knew better. They stood still and did not move until they obeyed the order and knelt in a row beside the door.
Seeing that the place was under control, Liu Haojia ordered four people to enter with him. As soon as he entered the door, a strong fragrance of powder wafted over, and at the same time he saw six mountains of candles lighting up the entire hall! There are even some colorful lanterns interspersed among them, casting a layer of ambiguous color into the entire hall.
The entire hall is very large, and if it is fully utilized, it can hold almost forty round tables at the same time. But now there are only twenty tables arranged. The purpose is to prevent guests from disturbing each other.
On the stage deep in the hall, several dancers were performing songs and dances. Moreover, these dancers are not afraid of not revealing enough like ordinary brothels. Instead, they are dressed very normally, and even dance is a normal dance. Liu Haojia knew by looking at their spinning and swinging that they had put in hard work.
At this time, there were more than a dozen tables of guests in the lobby on the first floor, and each guest was accompanied by a girl from the building. They all smiled sweetly, making the atmosphere extremely lively! Looking at the guests around them, all of them are well-dressed, which shows that they are all high-rollers who spend a lot of money!
Liu Haojia looked at the surrounding environment as he walked. He admired in his heart that the Chunfeng Building was indeed the largest and best brothel in the capital. Even the decoration inside the building was magnificent, but not gaudy. It could be seen that it had been given guidance by an expert. .
While he was walking around, the madam in the building had already spotted the five of them. She was stunned when she saw the official uniforms of Liu Haojia and others, and then hurriedly came over to greet them. Before this person arrived, the laughter had already spread over! When he came closer and knelt down to salute, he said, "This gentleman is very cool! But why are you here wearing official uniform?"
