Chapter 167 The Aftermath! Next Stop Is Linqing!

Zong Yue was skinned.

This process lasted a whole day, from day to night.

Many onlookers left, but there were still a large number of people who chose to continue watching the execution.

They are not psychopaths, but they are waiting for a result.

They are waiting to see if the grass will really grow after peeling off the skin!

They wanted to witness with their own eyes whether the "Da Gao" made by Emperor Taizu Gao was useful!

Tang Hao never left. Instead, he ordered someone to find a chair and sat down majestically.

The little girl had already fallen asleep on his shoulder. The other girls who had suffered were also sent to receive treatment for their injuries, and then tried to find their family members.

If they can't be found, Tang Hao is going to send them all back to the Hou Mansion.

With the current financial resources of the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion, there are no less than twenty or thirty mouths to eat, and they can just keep the little girl company.

As for officials such as Han Wen and Tu Jian, they stood honestly and witnessed the entire skinning process with their own eyes.

There was no way they could do it. They had never seen such brutal, brutal and inhuman torture in their entire lives. At first, they only heard about it from other people's mouths, or read it in the "Da Gao".

After seeing it with my own eyes, the shock is unimaginable!

At least Tang Hao can be sure that when they engage in corruption and bribery in the future, they will more or less recall the cruel scene of skinning today!

As for the Transportation Department officials, they were already so frightened that most of them could not even stand firmly. Some even had inexplicable liquid leaking out, and some even fainted from the fright.

After all, Zong Yue was their immediate boss and their backbone, but now he was skinned abruptly on the spot. Any ordinary person would not be able to bear such a shocking and cruel scene.

I don’t know how much time passed, but it was already late at night.

Zong Yue had died a long time ago, and his screams became weaker and weaker, until finally they were completely silent. He didn't know whether he died of excessive blood loss or was hurt to death.

Just when Tang Hao was getting a little impatient, two Jinyi guards held a piece of freshly baked human skin and walked up to Tang Hao with a smile.

"Master Marquis, look, this skin is intact!"

"..."

Tang Hao just glanced at it and almost vomited out his overnight meal.

When Han Wen and Tu Yan saw it, they closed their eyes in pain. Thinking about it, they would never forget this scene in their lives!

"Get out!"

"Take it quickly!"

The two Jinyi guards looked at Tang Hao with innocent faces.

We obeyed your orders and worked carefully for a long time, and then we peeled off such a good human skin. It's okay if you don't praise the reward. Why do you still have such disgust on your face?

It’s unreasonable!

"Get it done quickly!"

"Then ask the leader of your family to receive a hundred taels of silver from each person!"

Zuo Yidao: "???"

Damn it?

Do I give them money?

You use my money to reward others?

The man with facial paralysis was stunned immediately, but he did not dare to speak, so he could only nod his head without tears.

As soon as the two Jinyi guards heard this, they immediately retreated from exhaustion, and then began the next operation.

After peeling off the skin, there is "real grass", also called "sweeping straw", which is to stuff straw into the human skin to make the skin bulge like a human being, in order to achieve a deterrent effect.

This step was relatively easy. Two Jinyi guards processed the human skin and took some antiseptic measures. In less than a moment, a lifelike human skin straw bag was ready.

It's just that Tang Hao really didn't hold back this time. He felt that after seeing this, he would be left with a psychological shadow for the rest of his life.

The people watching were screaming strangely, and many were so frightened that they retched. This time they really regretted not running away earlier.

As for the officials of the Transportation Department, their livers and gallbladders were split apart, they cried for their fathers and mothers, and wished they could just hit them to death.

Two Jinyi guards walked around happily carrying human skin straw bags, and then came to Tang Hao.

"Master Hou, how is our craft?"

"This is the pinnacle of work!"

"One knife, and one hundred taels per person, get out of here!"

Tang Hao's mouth twitched and he roared, he almost couldn't help but vomit.

However, the two Jin Yiwei were in trouble and were confused as they held up the human skin straw bags.

"No, Lord Marquis, where can I put it?"

"There used to be two places: first, a human skin bag filled with straw was hung on both sides of the public seat of the government yamen to warn the serving officials to "work hard"; second, the human skin bag was hung on a special yamen building In the Tutu Temple on the left, also called Pichang Temple, various torture instruments are listed as ceremonial guards in the temple and are used to warn officials. "

"But that was the rule during the Hongwu period, and the Pichang Temple has long been abandoned!"

Tang Hao closed his eyes and chose to be out of sight.

"Put it in the Changluyun Department Office!"

"Get out of here!"

This time, the two royal guards happily carried away the human skin straw bag.

It's not in vain that they have been busy for so long. Two hundred taels of silver is worth their salary for several years!

Naturally, this human skin straw bag must be placed at the Changlu Transportation Department Office, so that it can truly warn the subsequent Transportation Department officials.

Even Zong Yue, a third-grade city transport envoy, was skinned and killed for accepting bribes. If you dare to do such a corrupt act again, you'd better weigh your own weight first!

It was not until the two Jin Yiwei left with the human skin bag that Han Wen, the Minister of Household Affairs, finally couldn't hold it in any longer, turned around and retched crazily.

Tu Yu, the censor of Youdu, was not much better either. His face was as pale as paper and he looked extremely weak.

After all, that is a living person!

Zong Yue was forcibly skinned and turned into a straw bag made of human skin!

Even though the two court officials were used to seeing strong winds and waves, they were also feeling fear from the bottom of their hearts at this moment!

Tang Hao also breathed a long sigh of relief when the peeling process was over.

At this moment, Zuo Yidao took out an account book and handed it to Tang Hao.

"Tang Hou, this was found from the secret compartment of Zong Yue's study."

Tang Hao took the account book and opened a few pages, and his heart suddenly settled.

It contains detailed records of the annual income and expenditure of the Changlu Salt Field, as well as the specific amount of profits distributed to the court and various forces.

It is worth noting that this ratio has reached an astonishing 50%!

In other words, half of the output of the Changlu Salt Field was turned over to the court, and the remaining half was divided among various forces!

From such a large salt field, the imperial court only took half of the proceeds, and this was the Changlu Salt Field at the entrance to the capital!

One can only imagine what will happen to the other salt fields, and the court may not even get half of the proceeds!

Gee, I don’t know what the leader of Ming Dynasty’s ZTE would think when he saw this account book.

Do you hate yourself for wanting less, or do you hate yourself for not being able to withstand the pressure and support Wang Shu's restructuring of Yunsi?

With this account book, the next thing will be much simpler.

Tang Hao put away the account books, then stood up and looked at Han Wen and Tu Yu.

"You two, I will give you a face to the remaining officials of the Transportation Department and I will not do anything to them again."

"The rest of the finishing work of cleaning the floor will be left to you!"

"I am still very busy, so let's just say goodbye!"

Tang Hao hugged the little girl and turned around to leave without giving the two of them a chance to interrupt.

Han Wen and Tu Yu looked at each other in confusion, looking at the strange eyes of the people around them, feeling unspeakable pain in their hearts.

The whole family of the Zong family was exterminated, Zong Wen had his head displayed to the public, Zong Yue was skinned and made into grass, and there were also riots in the salt field by the salt and stove households...

Tang Hao, Tang Hao, you are really nothing!

This time, Tang Hao asked someone to find a carriage and took the little girl back to the dock camp.

Outside the carriage, Tang Mu's voice came.

"Master Hou, what should we do with the three guards commanders Chen Bao, Chen Lang, and Chen Hu?"

Chen Bao, commander of Tianjin Right Guards.

Chen Lang, commander of Tianjin Zuowei.

Chen Hu, commander of Tianjin Guards.

Coupled with Pingjiang Bo Chen Xiong, it is really a big deal.

There is no doubt that by virtue of the power of controlling water transportation and colluding with the officials of the Changlu Transportation Department, the Pingjiang Prefecture has made a lot of money over the years, and has made a lot of money!

Bears, wolves, tigers and leopards, a whole bunch of beasts!

"One knife, let your people go check and see if these three people have any human lives on their hands. Some of them will be killed directly. If not, let's keep them for the time being. We will be guilty and meritorious!"

Hearing this, Zuo Yidao's expression changed visibly.

He had not forgotten that the Marquis of Zhongshan had previously recommended Chen Long to be Pingjiang Bo, and now he left the Chen brothers to continue to be in charge of Tianjin Wei...

"Marquis Zhongshan, do you want to take the water transport into your own hands?"

As soon as these words came out, the carriage came to an abrupt stop. Tang Mu and Chang Kuohai looked at Zuoyida with unkind expressions. The soldiers on both sides also noticed the strangeness, and each put their hands on the handles of the swords, as if they would start fighting if they disagreed. !

Tang Hao opened the car curtain and looked at Zuo Yidao expressionlessly.

"First, His Majesty ordered you to obey my orders, so you should do whatever I say!"

"This time, I will not hold you accountable. Next time, I will destroy you!"

Zuo Yidao's face turned cold when he heard this, but he still did not dare to say a word.

Because Tang Hao told the truth, His Majesty indeed ordered him to obey the orders of the Marquis of Zhongshan!

Moreover, when Tang Hao refers to himself as "wasted", he refers to the kind of person who has his hands and feet broken off!

"Second, water transportation is not controlled by this prince, but by His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty wants to enrich the country and strengthen the army, so he must have money and food in hand. Water transportation is very important, so Pingjiang County House is very important. Chen Long is just a lonely man. If he doesn't leave one or two of the three brothers, he will not be able to do anything." He may succeed Chen Xiong in charge of water transportation in a short period of time. Do you understand now? "

"If I really want money, I can just keep Zong Yue as a dog. Why bother?"

Why can Pingjiang Bofu make a fortune every day and travel all over the world?

Because of water transportation, to be precise, because of Tianjin Wei!

As long as Tianjin Sanwei is in the hands of his own people, in addition to controlling water transportation, he can also radiate the Changlu Saltworks. Therefore, Tang Hao recommended Chen Long to the position and also cultivated Chen Long's confidants!

Zuo Yidao took a deep look at Tang Hao, turned over and dismounted with conviction, lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

"Forgive me, Mr. Marquis, for being humble and rude!"

"Well..." Tang Hao was about to say something, but the little girl in his arms let out a cry and opened his big eyes.

"Zuo Yida, I really want to destroy you!"

"..."

It's okay now, the baby is awake.

But after the little girl woke up, she didn't cry or fuss, and curled up silently in Tang Hao's arms.

"Nanny, are you hungry?"

Tang Hao tried his best to control his expression and make himself look kinder.

Seeing him like this, the little girl suddenly burst into laughter.

"Brother, you are so stupid!"

"How can you smile like this? You're so ugly!"

Tang Hao: "()д`()"

After a brief silence, the little girl suddenly lowered her head and spoke in a low voice.

"Big brother, my parents..."

Tang Hao was startled when he heard this, and then stretched out his big hand to touch her little head.

"They have become stars in the sky and are watching you!"

"Look, that flickering star is my sister-in-law talking to you..."

Hearing the conversation inside the carriage, Zuo Yidao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tang Mu, I didn't realize that the Marquis has the ability to coax children!"

"Master Hou is very capable!" Tang Mu sneered: "It will definitely not be a problem to cripple you with one hand!"

Left knife: "→_→"

Can you chat?

The long night finally passed.

The Tianjin Wei incident has finally come to an end.

The soldiers lined up to board the ship again and continue the next stage of the journey.

But Tang Hao is very distressed now, because after he took his little girl to pay homage to Liu Dashan and his wife, the little girl refused to leave and insisted on going with Tang Hao no matter what.

"Nanny, I'll take you to my house. There are a lot of delicious food and fun things, a lot of beautiful clothes, and a lot of children to play with you..."

"I'm not going! I'm not going anywhere! I just want to stay with my big brother!"

The little girl cried so hard that she asked with tears in her eyes: "Brother, don't you want a daughter? You just said in front of my parents that you will take good care of me for the rest of your life!"

Tang Hao felt a headache when he saw this, and then looked at Zuo Yidao and Tang Mu.

This time, the two of them looked up at the sky at the same time with a tacit understanding.

Seeing this situation, Tang Hao could only smile bitterly and stretched out his big hand.

"Okay, okay, then just follow me!"

He could understand Nannan's psychology. She had just experienced the pain of the death of her parents and would be subconsciously afraid when facing anyone.

If he really sent her back to the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion, in an unfamiliar place, the little girl might go crazy.

Seeing this, the little girl hurriedly stretched out her two small hands, tightly grasped Tang Hao's big hand, and then showed a bright smile.

Tang Hao also smiled, very happily.

He stretched out his hands to hold the little girl in his arms, and then strode onto the official ship.

"Come on board!"

Following the order from Marquis Zhongshan, the fleet was immediately ready to set off.

On the dock, Han Wen and Tu Fu watched the fleet go away.

"Da Sinong, where do you think this Tang Hou will go next?"

"I don't know!" Han Wen shook his head repeatedly with a distressed look on his face, "He's just here to cause trouble!"

"What bullshit "Japanese suppression" is all a fucking excuse. As soon as we arrive in Tianjin, we get off the ship and go straight to the Changlu Saltworks. The goal is very clear, we are here for water transportation and the saltworks!"

Thanks to the trouble caused by the Marquis of Zhongshan, Han Wen, the gentle and elegant Minister of Household Affairs, could not help but use foul language.

Hearing this, Tu Yu glanced at Han Wen in surprise, and then fell into deep thought.

"Although Marquis Zhongshan acted ruthlessly, he really thought about the country."

"I think the strategy he mentioned for targeting Zaohu Salters is feasible. What do you think of it, Da Sinong?"

Han Wen looked at the fleet of official ships that were gradually leaving, his eyes deep and distant.

"This time, Marquis Tang is forcing the court to reform the salt administration!"

"His Majesty the Emperor has probably also received the news and is probably negotiating with three adults!"

"So, it won't work if we don't change it, but the problem is, will those people behind the salt field transportation department just watch like this?"

The huge profits from salt are known all over the world.

It is precisely because Yunsi is corrupt that those people can profit from it.

Now Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao has wiped out the entire Changlu Yun Division in one fell swoop, and has sent Zong Yue, the envoy of Du Yun, to peel off the skin and make grass in public. Once this news comes out, it will definitely cause an uproar in the world!

Once Changlu Saltworks moves, the other five major saltworks will follow suit.

This involves not just the forces of a certain party or place, but almost the entire world of gentry and gentry!

When Wang Shu reorganized the system, he only targeted the Lianghuai Saltworks and the officials of the Transportation Department. But in the end, he failed to withstand the pressure and had to take up his official position and sadly left the court!

Now, Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, has directly targeted the six major salt fields in the world. Can he withstand the pressure?

In other words, can the little emperor in the capital court withstand the pressure?

Han Wen sighed heavily.

"You and I are well aware of the shortcomings of the Yunsi and the salt administration."

"Let's submit the report first according to what Marquis Tang said! If Your Majesty can agree, then we will change the system accordingly!"

"But if Your Majesty...can't withstand the pressure, then there's nothing we can do!"

When Wang Shu reorganized the system, if the late emperor had withstood the pressure and stood firmly on Wang Shu's side, wouldn't Yunsi have been corrupted to this day?

This idea appeared in the minds of the two of them.

But none of them mentioned it, because trouble comes from their mouths.

Tang Hao stood on the deck, facing the sea breeze and looking into the distance.

It was actually the first time for the little girl to ride on a boat, so she quickly forgot her pain and happily ran and jumped on the deck. From time to time, she could hear laughter like silver bells, which added a different brilliance to the journey. .

Zuo Yidao and Tang Mu came to Tang Hao and reported on the overall situation of Tianjin Wei.

"Master Marquis, after diagnosis and treatment, those girls are not in good condition, and their families...are gone!"

Zuo Yidao spoke in a low voice and revealed this cruel fact.

Tang Hao was silent after hearing this. He regretted showing Zong Wen's head to the public.

Because killing that beast like this would be too advantageous for him.

"Tang Mu, send someone to send these poor children back to the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion and tell my second uncle to take good care of them."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Zuo Yidao's stern face.

"Master Marquis is kind, I humbly thank you for them!"

"Oh, it turns out you can laugh! Why were you so serious that day?"

"..."

It’s true, that fellow Tang Mu learned from Tang Hou!

Each one speaks more rudely than the other, and none of them know how to talk!

Seeing that Zuo Yida was deflated, Tang Mu burst into laughter.

"By the way, Lord Marquis, where should we go next?"

Tang Hao looked into the distance with deep eyes.

"Next stop, Linqing!"