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Volume One Songjiang Mansion Chapter 368 The Benefits Are Great

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    "That's so well said. I've been moved by you. For other people, I can spare their lives, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped. They don't have to die, but they still have to accept punishment. This is all  You brought them to them. And you will die in an extremely tragic and painful way. You have to think clearly. Originally, according to the emperor's wishes, if such a thing happens, the Nine Clans will definitely be killed. This is not  Said, but I also told you just now, I will never do anything like killing the Nine Clan, at most it will be your whole family, but I can be more merciful, how many people are in your family, I  Just let people chop you as many times as you want, even if you suffer it on their behalf. Although they can avoid the death penalty, they cannot escape the crime of living. They must become slaves under my hand. This is the most merciful thing I can do.  , you choose, do you want to die painfully just by yourself or do you want to kill them all with one knife, and then they will all be buried with you."

    As soon as Zhang Lei finished speaking, not only Chen Chu, but also Yang Yi beside him was slightly moved. He has been an official for so many years and has read poetry and books. There has never been anyone like Zhang Lei in any dynasty or generation.  made.

    "Master Zhang, what are you" Yang Yi said, "We should hand this matter over to the emperor for handling. After all, the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason is very serious. If Master Zhang handles it privately, the emperor will have something to do in the future.  If you notice it and investigate it, I'm afraid"

    Zhang Lei said with a smile: "What are you worried about, Mr. Yang? This matter was originally done by me alone and has nothing to do with you. I just asked you to be a witness. If the emperor blames it, it will not be blamed on you."  , just watch it. Besides, do you think if this matter is known to the emperor, then their family will still be alive? If I do this, I will pity those innocent people. "

    "This is not just for Yang Yi, but also for Chen Chu, asking him to make a choice before one person dies or the whole family dies.  And this choice is very difficult to say. Knowing that you are going to die, who doesn't want to die happily with a knife?  And such a big family, with hundreds of people

    After Zhang Lei said this, Yang Yi immediately remained silent.  He had nothing to say, and Zhang Lei was naturally waiting for Chen Chu to make his decision.

    After a long time, Chen Chu said: "I did it alone, so if you want to kill me, just kill me alone. I understand that Mr. Zhang is already the most kind. I can meet a good official like you."  , is the blessing I gained from my previous life.¡±

    Yang Yi was a little shocked. He had never heard of a person saying thank you to an enemy who wanted to kill him.

    Zhang Lei smiled happily, and he seemed to be relieved.  Said: "Very good, your choice is wise. Just now I was thinking that if you reject my proposal, then I will kill your whole family. This is so difficult for me.  It's the condemnation of conscience, and I can't take back what I said. I feel very rare. Fortunately, I can see from your choice that you actually still have a little bit of conscience deep in your heart.  Yes, okay, things have been happily decided now, Jiang Yuyang, come in."

    Jiang Yuyang was standing outside, waiting for calls. After listening to Zhang Lei's instructions, he immediately came in and said, "Master Zhang, what are your orders?"

    "Well, um, go and count the people in his family. How many there are, ranging from ninety-nine to those who can barely walk. As long as they are alive, count them for me and see how many there are." Zhang Lei said  , this number is equivalent to a knife cutting on Chen Chu.

    Jiang Yuyang asked: "Does the maid and slave count?"

    This issue is also of concern to Chen Chu. With a huge family business, it is inevitable that some maids and servants will be needed to take care of it. If they were all included Chen Chu felt shuddering just thinking about it.

    "I didn't think about this question just now. You raised it very timely. Think about it, hiss, this, yes, well, that's it. As for me, good people will do their best to the end, send Buddha to the West, those  As for the maids and servants we bought, go and send them all away now. Only the remaining ones who are related by blood will be considered. I will give you two hours to investigate." Zhang Lei finally decided, he was not sure how many people to kill.  Don't care, and treat businessmen differently from officials. It is necessary to kill Lu Guo's family, but Chen Chu's family does not need it. It is just to let businessmen all over the world have a long memory and let them know that people are here.  God is watching, don't think that God is unaware of it. As the saying goes, if others don't know, you have to do nothing. If you really mean it, the evidence will always be found.

    Jiang Yuyang responded and then went down to investigate. When the matter was settled, Chen Chu had no expression on his face and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, Zhang Lei said: "Hey, I have one more thing to ask you.  According to my investigation, you cannot do this alone. I don¡¯t know who else can do this.??¡±

    "No more. I was the one who contacted the Qing army in the first place, and then stole the military factory information and sold it to them. I did everything by myself." As soon as Zhang Lei finished speaking, Chen Chu did not hesitate.  He said with a righteous look.

    Zhang Lei smiled. He had already inquired about the specific details, and even the spies in the military factory had been found, but he had not taken action yet, so as not to alert the snake, even if Chen Chu denied it, it would be useless.  Yes, he just asked this question to test it out.

    "Oh, according to what you said, I have underestimated you. The amount of work involved in this matter is huge. You can actually do it by yourself. You are quite capable." Zhang Lepi smiled.  said with a smile.

    Chen Chu couldn't figure out Zhang Lei's details, so he naturally didn't say much. Although he was about to die, he was unwilling to drag his companions into the water and make others hate him in the underworld.

    No matter how Zhang Lei asked, Chen Chu insisted that he did this alone and had nothing to do with anyone else. Zhang Lei ignored him and just waited for the results from Jiang Yuyang.  An hour later, Jiang Yuyang finally arrived. He whispered in Zhang Lei's ear: "Sir, we have investigated clearly. There are a total of 147 people in their family."

    "One hundred and forty-seven people? That's really a lot. Hey, Chen Chu, let me ask you. He said that your family has one hundred and forty-seven people. What do you want to say about this number?" Zhang  Ray asked.

    Chen Chu didn't say anything, and Zhang Lei continued: "Very good, it seems that this number is true. I will pronounce the sentence now. Chen Chu will be beheaded at Caishikou at 3:00 noon tomorrow for public display. No, it is not beheading.  Alas, how do you calculate this? Death by a thousand cuts counts as the best. Alas, that's it anyway, Lao Qi, when you become the supervisor, you must kill him with the 147th knife.  , do you understand?"

    "Yeah, I understand." Jiang Yuyang said.

    Zhang Lei added: "Also, count their family's property and confiscate it all. Everyone in their family has to be slaves anyway. How can slaves have so much money? Right. Mr. Yang, you  What do you say?"

    "Ah, that's right. It is necessary to take back the treasury. Mr. Zhang is wise." Yang Yi said immediately.

    So Jiang Yuyang immediately went down again, and Zhang Lei asked Uncle Chen to go down again to cooperate with Jiang Yuyang's work.  From the moment Zhang Lei entered the door, Uncle Chen watched helplessly as the whole thing changed drastically. He was already stunned. He was involved in the whole incident, and he was present from the beginning of planning to the final completion.  , and Zhang Lei seems to have deliberately avoided the relationship between them, and only used Chen Chu to operate. The advantage of this is that it can make these people who escaped the disaster feel grateful. This is very important, and Zhang Lei values ????it very much.  , using both kindness and power is what a qualified leader should have.

    This matter is over here. Of course, it is over for Zhang Lei, but not for others. Zhang Lei ordered the people below to make posters about the truth about Chen Chu¡¯s downfall, and they were plastered all over the place overnight.  Throughout the streets of Taiyuan, by the next day, people were talking about this matter, condemning the traitorous behavior of the unscrupulous businessmen, and at the same time praising Zhang Lei's kindness.

    And Zhang Lei was naturally one of those tricks of killing first and telling later. After everything was settled, he wrote the whole story into a memorial to Chongzhen. He didn't need Chongzhen to give any instructions. He just wanted to let Chongzhen know.  Such a thing, nothing more.

    On the third day after Chen Chu was executed, Zhang Lei had completely taken over Chen Chu's property. The total value reached millions of taels of silver. He was so rich that Zhang Lei took all the cash.  He owns it, and the name is of course confiscation, and Yang Yi naturally gets a lot of benefits. For example, most of the shops under Chen Chu's name are let his men take over and continue to operate them.  As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. Zhang Lei understands this truth. When he is full, he always lets others drink some soup.

    After that, Zhang Lei followed the same method for the remaining seven major families, killing all the main members, and taking all the irrelevant family members as slaves, and confiscating all their properties.  But not all families are as successful as the Chen Chu family. For example, there is a family named Huang. In order to make his death more comfortable, his whole family was buried with him. There is nothing he can do about it. Zhang Lei  Don't break your own rules.

    All the eight major families were dealt with. Zhang Lei made a profit of tens of millions of taels of silver, plus hundreds of slaves. Zhang Lei transported these people to Taiping Island for construction.  The harvest from this trip was much greater than the harvest from dealing with Lu Guo's family.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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