Lord Moyu was forced to open

The moon is like water.

In the depths of Taipo Mountain late at night, a ship slowly docked at the shore, and a shipload of goods from overseas slowly entered the mainland from the harbor of Taipo Mountain.

A mere small harbor behind the mountains has become a paradise for many smugglers.

While many smugglers were still discussing how much money they had made without having to pay taxes this time, the sea in the middle of the night was quietly surrounded by countless looming warships.

When everyone was stunned, the outside of the harbor was actually blocked by the warships of the East China Sea Fleet!
"No! The East China Sea Fleet is coming from the sea! Run away from the land!"

"No! Someone from the government is here!"

"Damn it, our shipment has just arrived!"

"Don't worry about the goods. If you don't run away and get caught, your whole family will end up badly!"

The sudden appearance of the warships caused chaos in the entire Taipo Mountain Bay. The merchants who were happily waiting for their own fleets and ships full of duty-free goods immediately ran away.

However, before these merchants could escape, groups of Song troops wearing military uniforms suddenly appeared in the mountains and forests around Taipo Mountain, blocking the retreat of these merchants. .

It turned out that the local garrison of Haiford County had arrived.

For this siege, Zhou Zhongren specially borrowed 5,000 troops from the Haifu County garrison and surrounded the entire Taipo Mountain Harbor tightly.

"No! It's over! There are officers and soldiers on land too! The government is serious this time! We can't run away!"

"Damn it! Didn't you say that several big families have inside information? How come we are surrounded now and we don't see any action from big families like the An family?"

"If I had known better, I would not have evaded taxes, but now I am dying here!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

There are hundreds of people, and merchants who smuggled all kinds of things began to regret it. They were worried about the possible impact if they were discovered.

But no matter what they thought, the facts were revealed, and they were discovered on the spot participating in smuggling.

The Taipo Mountain Bay area has also begun to be included in the patrol points of the East China Sea Fleet.

At the same time, large-scale smuggling in Taipo Mountain Bay Area has currently caught some merchants, but this is not enough for the secret guards.

It is true that after these tax evasion and tax smuggling merchants were caught and fined and dealt with, the Customs and Excise Department's revenue this quarter has indeed increased a lot.

However, no one behind the scenes has been caught.

Those who were caught were biting and refusing to let go.

After the four major families in Haifu County, Ningde Zhang Family, Nanping Wan Family, Sanming Chang Family and Jindao An Family learned that smuggling was discovered, they immediately drew a clear line with the discovered smuggling members and removed the families.

At this time, the governor's office of Haifu County was located.

Late at night, in the quiet back house of the Yamen, Haifu County Sheriff Lei Xingshan had just fallen asleep when he was suddenly awakened by a violent knock on the door.

When he was awakened and opened the door of the back office, he suddenly saw his career standing at the door with an anxious look on his face.

Seeing the look on his face, Lei Xingshan immediately judged that something must be wrong.

He was immediately taken into a public room in the Yamen.

As soon as he sat down, the master immediately told the news that had just been returned from Taiposhan Bay Area.

"Lord Sheriff, news has just been reported from the Taipo Mountain Bay Area. The Customs and Excise Department, together with the East China Sea Fleet and the garrison, conducted a raid on our smuggling port in Taipo Mountain. A large amount of smuggled items were found at once, and even more so on the spot. Many people have been caught. Now every family is trying to have nothing to do with this matter, and students are worried that the matter may involve us."

As soon as the master heard the news that smuggling had been discovered, he immediately rushed to the government office without stopping, because he was worried that the matter would involve the county governor's office.

Although he is just a master of the county governor's mansion, he is the so-called seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister. As long as the county governor Lei Xingshan remains standing, in this Haifu County, he will be one person below ten thousand people.

If Lei Xingshan loses his official title or is even convicted because of smuggling, it will be a big loss.

However, what surprised him was that after hearing the news, Lei Xingshan did not panic. On the contrary, he was much calmer than he imagined.

Seeing that he was panicking, he scolded him: "Okay, no big deal, it won't be a big deal."

"Master Taishou?"

The master is puzzled.

Lei Xingshan smiled and said: "I have known for a long time that smuggling cannot be hidden from the court for long, and I didn't want to hide it for long. The people participating on our behalf at Taipo Mountain Harbor are all people who have gone around the world. No, It will involve us.

As for the four major families, they are not that stupid. They asked their direct relatives to do this, and they must have gone through many twists and turns. Now I am afraid that they have all cleared the relationship.

Nowadays, at most, a loss of income will not affect us. "

The master was relieved when he heard this, but he was still a little uneasy and said: "Master Taishou, is there really no problem with the manpower we have arranged in Taipo Mountain?"

Lei Xingshan said confidently: "Don't worry, their wives, children, and children are all in my hands, and they know exactly what they should do."

When the master heard this, his heart suddenly trembled!
……

Bang bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!
The whip soaked in salt water was struck hard on the scarred flesh again and again. The prisoner on the wooden frame kept screaming in agony, but it could not stop the whip from falling again.

"Tell me! Who is the person behind you!"

The jailer holding a whip fiercely waved the whip in his hand, lashing it on the prisoner in front of him and demanding information.

This group of prisoners were all captured by the garrison from Taipo Mountain Harbor. When they first raided Taipo Mountain Harbor, these people were maintaining the order of Taipo Mountain Harbor and seemed to be the management here.

However, after they were captured, no matter how they acted, these people's mouths were as hard as rocks. They said that they discovered this harbor accidentally and jointly built this private harbor in order to make money. And earn a certain amount of benefits so that other merchants can use this place for smuggling.

Standing not far away, Zhou Zhongren, Wang Minghua and other officials from the Customs and Excise Department watched with extremely ugly expressions as they watched the interrogation for a long time without finding any information.

Seeing that it was almost dawn, Zhou Zhongren immediately said to Wang Minghua:

"No matter what, we must find out the real mastermind from their mouths, otherwise smuggling will not be truly banned!"

Wang Minghua said worriedly:
"Director, we have just sent people to check the relevant information of these people. They are all from Xiamen in Haifu County. However, their families all disappeared mysteriously half a month ago. The official guessed that their family members may be here. In the hands of the mastermind behind this, I’m afraid they won’t speak easily for the sake of their family.”

Hearing this, Zhou Zhongren's face became even uglier, but after thinking about the information he had not found out from the secret guards and the trash of his men, he still gritted his teeth and said fiercely:

"No matter how difficult it is, I don't care what you do! I just want a result! A result that satisfies me!
otherwise……"

As he spoke, Zhou Zhongren glanced at everyone present and said coldly: "You should all wait to be demoted in this year's assessment!"

When the officials heard this, their expressions suddenly changed!
However, Zhou Zhongren ignored them and walked out of the prison, leaving a group of people looking at each other with wry smiles and speechless.

……

(End of this chapter)