The lack of salt and iron was widely spread in the city.
But the major merchants' families were as quiet as death.
The two are like two worlds.
Several days in a row.
The government has been taking action.
Nearly seven or eight people from each merchant's home were taken away.
This matter gradually spread in the city.
It’s just that there are relatively few people who care about the lack of salt and iron.
Feng's family home.
Feng Dong sat alone in the courtyard.
In the past few days, he had re-examined his actions, and gradually realized some truths about his actions.
I am a little too greedy.
If you are not greedy and do business in such a safe and sound manner, you may not suffer this disaster at all.
But he thought again and again, and finally shook his head.
Money moves people's hearts.
He is a businessman, and businessmen pursue profit as a matter of course.
What's really wrong with him?
If it were really my fault, it was just that I had gained too much in the past, and was robbed by the government again, which made my mentality directly unbalanced. In the end, I grew evil and had the idea of scheming against the government.
But they are businessmen.
How can businessmen have the ability to compete with the government?
It's just that the smooth sailing in the past made them lose themselves and gradually lose sight of their identity.
The final wrong step.
He ended up being betrayed and separated from his relatives.
Feng Dong sighed, looked at the green branches, and couldn't help but shake his head.
He whispered: "The government has probably found out some things now, and I'm afraid that in a few days, we will be held accountable. I, Feng, have been wandering for so many years, and I have gone through many ups and downs, but in the end I got through it safely. , and has always stood firm in the world, and I was even more proud of it in the past."
"But in the end, Feng's family will be destroyed by my hands."
"How ironic!"
Feng Dong sneered, his eyes even more lonely
At this time.
There were footsteps outside.
Feng Zhen walked in quickly, with obvious anger on his face.
Feng Dong said: "What happened to the clan again?"
Feng Zhen looked sullen, suppressing the anger in his heart and said: "Father, since yesterday, rumors have spread in the clan, and last night many clan members fled. Today, the rumors in the clan are even worse. Some people say that I, Feng If you offend the eldest son, the eldest son will exterminate the Feng family."
"There are many rumors among them that are directed at you, father."
"What a bunch of white-eyed wolves."
"My father treats them so favorably in vain, but when something happens, he adds insult to injury and blames all the problems on my father. I'm really angry."
Feng Dong frowned.
In the end, he chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter if you leave, it will be considered as leaving a legacy for the Feng family."
"Father." Feng Zhen was a little anxious.
Feng Dong raised his hand and said: "You have seen the situation in the clan in the past few days. Not only people are panicking, but Feng Wen, Feng Wu and others were taken away by the government and have not returned for several days. In addition, other News comes from the family from time to time, and the people in Huai County have heard about it, so it is understandable that they are panicked."
"There are now more and more signs that the shipwreck in Huai County is related to us."
"How can they not be afraid?"
"But this is no reason to be ungrateful." Feng Zhen still looked angry.
"Then what can you expect them to do?" Feng Dong asked back: "Do you expect the government to be merciful? Or do you expect them to change the government's mind? Neither of them will work. Escape is the best result, and isn't there no obstruction from the government? "
"This is enough to prove that the government acquiesces to this."
Feng Zhen's eyes were cold and he said: "The government may not have good intentions. I'm afraid they just want to take the opportunity to find out the whereabouts of the 'salt and iron'."
"Even so, what can be done about it?" Feng Dong said with emotion: "Even if all this is done by the government, but the situation in the clan is like this, who can we blame?"
"The situation is now becoming clearer."
"The government has arrested too many people. The more people there are, the easier it is for things to be exposed."
"I may no longer be able to hide the matter."
"The government is plotting against us this time."
"Don't give it any chance at all."
Feng Zhen said coldly: "Father, after all, we still have salt and iron in our hands. If the government really kills them all, we may not be able to fight the government to the death. Moreover, the lack of salt and iron in the city has been widely known to everyone. We can definitely Pour some more oil on top of this.”
"It's hard for me, Mrs. Feng, and the government won't even think about it!"
Feng Dong thought for a while.
Finally shook his head and said: "It's useless."
"Although I don't know the specific intentions of the government, they have ignored Yantie from beginning to end in the past few days and have allowed the situation to escalate. I'm afraid they have already made a foolproof plan. Now unless they instigate Guizhou leaders to rebel, they may not be able to do anything. It’s hard to shake the government even a little bit.”
"The government is well prepared this time."
"even."
“I felt like it was a game from start to finish.”
"A plot to plot against merchants!"
"It's just that we ended up falling in because of greed."
"Now that the situation is over, there is no need to waste any more efforts and there is no need to worry about it anymore."
"It doesn't make much sense."
"Now all we can do is wait."
"Wait until the government finds out about this matter, and then we will be punished."
"Father, can we just wait to die now?" Feng Zhen looked unwilling and gritted his teeth and said: "The government definitely doesn't have that much salt and iron. As long as we put all our efforts and conspire with other salt merchants and iron merchants, we may not be able to cause greater disasters. , then the government will probably be exhausted."
Feng Dong was silent.
He looked deeply at Feng Zhen and sighed softly: "If we use benefits to join, the benefits will be scattered; if we use power to join, we will fall apart; if the power is gone, we will fall; if we join with power, we will give up if the power is lost; to join with love, if the love dies, we will be hurt." "
"Businessmen and merchants have good relations with each other."
"Now the benefits have been exhausted."
"It's almost impossible to twist them together again."
"In the Neishi Mansion that day, everyone was already complaining. No one would agree if they were allowed to risk their lives again. I'm afraid that before we finally take action, we will be sued by the government."
"They have no way out now." Feng Zhenbu said with determination.
"Yes." Feng Dong shook his head and said: "This is the subtlety of the planners. They force merchants like us to the dead end at every turn, but they always give us a way out. It was like this last time, and it's the same this time. It's the same thing last time. The only way out is the money and food accumulated by each family in the past, this time it is to 'kill the relatives'."
"As long as you are determined, there will always be a way out."
"When there is a way out, especially when faced with such a high-pressure government, few people will really risk their lives to cause trouble."
"Don't think so."
"It can't be done."
Feng Zhen clenched his fists, his face extremely ugly.
My heart felt even more aggrieved.
He felt so uncomfortable that he didn't know where to turn.
Feng Dong was quite open-minded.
He said: "You have worked hard these days."
"Go down and take a rest."
"Those in the clan who want to run away, let them go."
“It’s quieter when there are fewer people.”
Feng Zhen's expression changed and he sighed dejectedly.
Three days later.
At noon, the weather is clear and bright.
The Feng family originally had hundreds of clan members, but now there are less than a hundred people in the family home.
Nuo Da's house suddenly seemed empty.
At this time.
There were footsteps outside the house.
Amidst the uneasy screams of the officials, several officials wearing Xiechi crowns stepped into Feng's house.
Everyone in the Feng family hurriedly came to greet him.
The leading official glanced at the declining Feng family, with a look of indifference and disdain in his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "On the order of the eldest son, I have come to invite Feng Dong's parents and Feng Zhen's parents to go to the Xianyang Prison Office to accept the official report. Please ask two parents for the trial of the shipwreck case in Huai County."
Finished.
Several people stepped aside to make way.
Feng Dong and Feng Zhen looked at each other, with a solemn look in their eyes.
There is also some relief.
These days have been really difficult for them.
The two of them bowed their hands to the officials and walked out of the house. However, after walking out of the house, they couldn't help but look back at the house, as if they were saying their final goodbyes, and then walked forward reluctantly.
It didn't take long.
The two were taken to Xianyang Prison.
In front of the prison lobby, there is a bronze mirror.
The mirror surface is not that smooth, but only slightly reflects the human face.
Feng Dong stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at himself in the mirror. It had only been less than ten days, but he had lost his previous energy, and he seemed to have aged several years.
"When a bright mirror shines upon oneself, evil is revealed."
There were jailers all around who read loudly.
After a brief search, the two were taken to the prison.
Two people entered it.
Other merchants had already arrived in the hall.
Everyone looked at each other with worries in their eyes.
After all five iron merchants and six salt merchants arrived, the warden outside the hall shouted: "The eldest son has arrived——"
When everyone bowed down to salute, Fu Su Xin stepped into the hall, followed closely by Tingwei Mengyi, Shaofu Du He, and Yushi Zhang Cang.
However, to everyone's surprise, Fusu did not sit in the main seat, but in the second seat.
This scene.
Not only the merchants were shocked.
Even Meng Yiduch, who followed him on the scene, was shocked.
Fusu looked at the uneasy expressions around him, chuckled, and said calmly: "I am indeed responsible for the shipwreck in Huai County, but this interrogation is not centered on me, but on someone else."
"This person is far more suitable than me."
Hear the words.
Feng Dong and Feng Zhen looked at each other, with a hint of understanding in their eyes.
They already guessed who it was.
But then there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.
If the eldest son interrogated them, they might be able to defend themselves, but if Mr. Zhong took action, I'm afraid other people's ideas would be in vain.
This man has a very deep mind.
It's simply not something they can calculate.
Think of this.
Feng Dong's expression became extremely alert and solemn.
He had to be very alert, otherwise he might be tricked.
At this time.
Footsteps sounded again outside the lobby.
A man in a gray shirt strolled into the lobby.
He has a wooden mask on his face.
Seeing this familiar outfit, Feng Dong was the first to greet him and said, "I've seen Mr. Zhong before."
Ji Heng looked over indifferently and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Feng. I never thought that we would meet again this time. It's cold in February. Let's prepare straw mats for all the old parents."
Finished.
Ji Heng sat directly on the main seat.
There was a hint of doubt in Fusu's eyes. He hesitated for a moment and waved his hand outward, indicating that he would do as Ji Heng said.
It didn't take long.
Straw mats were brought in.
Ji Heng glanced at it and said directly: "Parents, I have called you here this time to hear the shipwreck case in Huai County."
"Do you know your guilt for this important case?"
(End of chapter)
