Datang: Royal Tyrant, Slaughtered Five Surnames and Seven Wang at the Beginning

　　These people often used to be domineering figures in the entire waterway, but now seeing the officers and soldiers obediently like quails, no one dared to resist.

　　Everyone has a rope in their heart, knows what to touch and what not to touch, and what the consequences of resistance are. Now that the prosperous world can make money and live well, why do you have to court death.

　　They honestly listened to the words of the officers and soldiers, crouched down and held their heads in their hands.

　　With a flattering face, Chief Zhang smiled at the guards: "Do you think this is okay? I'll listen to you."

　　"Listen to me?" Gao Guard's face showed a smile that was not a smile.

　　"What are you looking at, bring them back quickly, to know that His Highness can be waiting there."

　　"His Royal Highness?" This time, the leader was frightened. Who doesn't know the means of this Highness, and the deeds of the bloodbath in Yangzhou can be vividly remembered.

　　There are still many people who use His Highness's example to scare children at home.

　　Not only was he panicked now, he was trembling with fear, and tremblingly ordered his subordinates: "Quick!"

　　"quick!"

　　"Go!"

　　"These guys are all tied up and brought back to the city."

　　Up to now, Cao Wang has not realized what happened. Why did he suddenly say yes, the officers and soldiers who were bought suddenly changed, and he and Ma Tianming were tied together, and the two were tied together by a rope. , back to back.

　　Ma Tianming also mocked him: "Yo, Gang Master Cao, this is the help you said? Did you pay for it to hurt yourself?" Cao Wang was so angry.

　　But he was powerless to refute. The fact was as Ma Tianming said, he invited an ancestor to take care of him. After the money was collected, nothing could be done, and he even tied himself up.

　　There is no such absurd thing in the whole world, if it is spread out, it is estimated that it will be a big laugh.

　　The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he directly slammed an elbow on Ma Tianming's back. Ma Tianming cried out in pain.The officers and soldiers who were tying people in front heard the screams, turned their heads and shouted fiercely: "Be honest, what are you doing to eat, and then screaming, gag both of you."

　　This time, the two were so frightened that neither dared to toss, and followed the officers and soldiers honestly.

　　But Li Chengqian didn't let anyone take them back to the city. There are too many eyes and ears in the city. As soon as they enter the city, someone will spread the news. If they want to catch the big fish behind them, it will probably be more difficult.

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　　He directly had all the people who were caught tied up in a dilapidated temple outside the city. It was in disrepair for a long time, and few people passed by. The interrogation here is the best.

　　The anxious leader was sweating all over. He naturally knew the reason for coming out this time. He originally wanted to wait for Li Chengqian and others to enter the city, someone would deliver the news in time, and then he would have nothing to do with him.

　　It's good now, I was asked by Li Chengqian's guards to tie this bunch of bandits to the ruined temple outside the city. If there is news after the incident and I didn't pass it on, I'm afraid the person above will blame it.

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　　If Li Chengqian failed to deal with the clean people at one time, he would suffer in the future. He has seen all kinds of revenge methods, which are terrifying.

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Chapter 479

　　But Li Chengqian and others looked at them too closely, and five hundred people waited for them all, taking them seriously.There is no escape from the wings.There is really no other way. Boss Zhang can only secretly think of other ideas, or else honestly explain everything he knows?Can still do great work.

　　The mastermind naturally wanted to interrogate. Originally, the first interrogators were Ma Tianming and Cao Wang, but Ma Tianming has always been loved by his brothers and quarreled to replace him, but Cao Wang's brother was silent.

　　Looking at the real old people, Gao Shiwei shouted at the people in the temple that you are honest, now in a peaceful and prosperous world, if you work honestly, you will get money. Do these sneaky things.

　　The following people all showed their dissatisfaction.

　　Those people below haven't figured out what Li Chengqian's identity is, but one person saw Li Chengqian dressed in splendid clothes, kneeling on the ground and shouting.

　　"You were born in a rich family, how do you know our hardships? Although we don't get a lot of wages for a year running Caoyun, we have something to do, and we don't dare to complain if we get paid."

　　"But how much is in our hands if we manage the court up and down? At the end of the year, it's not as good as being a coolie to earn more money, let alone supporting a family."

　　"How can we live without blocking the way in this waterway to get some money?"

　　Li Chengqian frowned. He had read the Caoyun memorial before, and naturally knew that every year in order to transport food, the imperial court would sow a large amount of silver to pay Cao Ding.

　　Even if it is not much, even if it is averaged, each person has dozens of taels of silver a year. Ordinary people have enough to eat and drink, how can they not be enough?

　　Could it be that in order to alleviate his crimes, why bother to bite at will.

　　Li Chengqian knew the inside story: "Every year, everyone allocates dozens of taels of silver. A little tightness can be enough for a family to live. How could the situation you said happen?"

　　"It's enough not to deduct our money, but if you want to deduct our money, you can do anything."

　　The man showed resentment: "Since there was the Governor of Water Transport, he said every day that there were a lot of gaps in the treaty, and asked me to wait for the water transporter to compensate him, and to extort food from the shipping sailors in every possible way, to make up for the shortfall for him."

　　"We must make up for the shortfall when it expires, and we must make up for the shortfall when we pass by each grain station, no matter how big or small the reason is.

　　It takes as much as seven or eight taels of money to make up the shortfall in a year. If you work hard in a year, you can only get one tael of silver. How do you think we can live? "

　　Ma Tianming was also helpless. Few of the governors who came before had clean hands, but such harshness was rare.

　　"In recent days, his methods have become more and more vicious."

　　"I suddenly want to check the accounts of previous years, saying that I owe taxes for more than ten years, and there are millions of taels of silver, so I have to make up for it from us..."

　　"From Jiangnan to Chang'an, two buckets of grain were lost for one stone of grain, but there are actually as many as three buckets and four buckets, and we have to make up for the extra damage."

　　Speaking of resentment, everyone couldn't help but spit out bitterness.

　　"In order to save money and trouble, this person gave us the purchase of grain at a low price. Everyone has a share of responsibilities. Originally, they paid according to the government's market price, but since he came, he has always paid the original price. Half of it is lost, and we make up the extra money.”

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Chapter 480

　　"We had no choice but to get together and make up for everyone by asking for some tolls."

　　Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel sad when he heard the words reflected by the people below. In previous years, he also handled Caoyun's accounts. All the numbers in the accounts were normal, and there were no false or missed accounts, so he didn't take it seriously.

　　I let it go after I checked it normally. I didn’t expect that this time, there would be such a big mistake. That person took advantage of his official position to exploit these boatmen.

　　If they continue to act recklessly, I am afraid that in the future the people will not be able to live.

　　Originally, the people along the Yangtze River were hired as Caoyun 15 personnel in order to relieve their burden, but now it seems that they have become a shackle on these people, tightly strangling their throats and forcing them to spit money out.

　　Ma Tianming looked helpless and said to Li Chengqian, "My lord, I don't know. Originally, we transported grain from the south to the north. Originally, everyone would bring some things from their body to the north, and by the way, they can earn a little money to subsidize their household."

　　"Because we have to go to various granaries to receive water grains around December every year, we will not be able to transport them to Chang'an until April or May of last year, and we will not be able to go back until October. After resting for less than a month, we have to pick up new water transport tasks. When it comes to food, you can bring your own private goods along the way, and there is no other way to subsidize your family.”

　　"But since the new governor of water transport came to power, a lot of officials have been added to inspect the waterways along the way. The more cargo on this ship is, the less grain and rice are transported. Therefore, once the transporter of water transport brings goods illegally, the officials will be on the spot. The goods are confiscated and punished.”

　　"But the officials of all sizes along the road, from the governor, the censor to the censor of the press, to the escort, to the censor of the river, as well as the officers of the army and ration management along the river, anyone can intervene in it, at any time. Check the cargo on board and seize the grain ship."

　　"If you don't pay them, the boat will be detained there. Not only will you be fined, but it will be a serious crime if you miss the time to pay the grain."

　　"There's no way, we're in a hurry, we can only resort to this, and collect river crossing fees from other boats along the way. And in order to ensure everyone's safety, we have to pay at least [-]% to [-]% of the river crossing fees to the people above. Otherwise how could they turn a blind eye to us."

　　The guard, who was originally prejudiced against the Black Tiger Gang because of the black-faced man, couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, the suffering of water transportation is really unimaginable. After layers of exploitation, I'm afraid there is not enough for one person to eat and drink."

　　Speaking of this, even Cao Wang, who has always been invincible, has a lot of sympathy. If it wasn't for the serious deduction, he would not be willing to take the road of Cao Gang.

　　This is all a brainless thing. If you can work safely and make money, no one wants to rob houses and rob people along the road. Although you can earn money from such shameless things, what you earn is black money.

　　But for the sake of the family's livelihood, no one can do anything, so they can only bite the bullet and go on, and don't even think about getting on the pirate ship.

　　The little bosses and the officers and soldiers who stayed beside them listened to the accusations of these bandits, and they all shivered with fright. This is obviously an accusation against the newly appointed governor, but the actual things are inseparable from them, and they are directly responsible. People are just a few of them.

　　Many of them have taken filial piety money from Ma Tianming and Cao Wang.

　　Everyone does this, and they don't think it's a big deal, but today the 320 emotions were broken apart and told one by one.

　　Suddenly they felt the hairs on their backs stand upright.

Chapter 481

　　This must have violated the taboo above.

　　Everyone's face is ashen, like a concubine who is in mourning, and they all know that once they go back to the city to investigate thoroughly, no one can escape this matter, and I am afraid they will all have to be dismissed for a thorough investigation.

　　Compared with the faces of the gangsters next to them, everyone's face was ashen, and it was hard to tell which one was more ugly.

　　The rest of the bandits, although their situation is not much better now, and their wrists are tightly bound, but they can't help but feel a little joy in their hearts when they see the gloomy appearance of the usually flamboyant and powerful officials.

　　There is a kind of energy that I want to drag a person into the water even if I die, and I talk more vigorously. For a while, the scene is full of talk, like a boiling market, and I can't hear anything.

　　Seeing Li Chengqian's unfazed expression, the guard Gao shouted, "Quiet! One by one, he continued, explaining everything he knew. If the signature and deposit are found to be true, he might even be able to make a contribution to the crime."

　　At the beginning, everyone looked at each other in dismay, for fear that if they said it out, they would be checked later.

　　Ma Tianming's brain is the most flexible. At first glance, he knows that Li Chengqian must be a great person, and looking at the respectful appearance of the little leader, I am afraid that he has a higher status than the governor on the waterway.

　　He seized the opportunity, if he hated the Great Governor deeply, if it wasn't for him, he would not have fallen to this point, and his brothers and sisters can now live a happy and peaceful life on the Caodao.

　　After thinking about it, there is no way to escape, so he might as well be bold, there is a new turning point, he is the first to stand up: "I have something to explain~". "

　　He was very cruel: "I want to report the Governor of Caodao, arbitrarily deducting the silver taels from the people below, and exploiting them in layers. Over the years, I have taken at least [-]% of the money allocated from above."

　　Looking at Ma Tianming, Li Chengqian scrutinized it carefully: "Are you sure? You have to know that the citizen sued the official and can't find any evidence of his crime, and you will be punished more severely."

　　Ma Tianming nodded ruthlessly. When things came to an end, there was nothing to regret: "I'm sure, I'll guarantee it with my life."

　　Li Chengqian recalled what he found when he explored the Black Tiger Gang's nest before, and asked him with interest: "Did you set up the Black Tiger Gang's nest?"

　　Ma Tianming didn't expect the topic to turn to this side all of a sudden, and he was vigilant. Could it be that his old nest has been discovered?Did you deliberately test yourself?

　　He was vague and didn't want to mention it: "Old nest? What nest?" He wanted to divert the topic.

　　"Do you know the place Majiazhuang?"

　　Hearing this, Ma Tianming turned pale with fright.

　　On the bright side, because of his being a bandit, he fell out with the elders of Majiazhuang, and went out of the house and expelled from the clan.But who would have thought that it was actually a scene he played with the old man in the family, the purpose was to separate him from Majiazhuang, and no matter what happened, the other side could secretly rescue him.

　　He didn't dare to look up, he could only stare at the shoes in front of him.

　　Although this pair of shoes looks inconspicuous, when you take a closer look, you will find that they are silk shoes made of precious leather and silk.