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When Qin An, the Chief of the Yunxi Government Affairs Office, personally sat in Zhangjiazhuang to thoroughly investigate the tragedy of the 25th Task Force.
In Wujiabao not far from Zhangjiazhuang, a hurried man walked straight into the house of Wu Youcai, the biggest rich man in Wujiazhuang.
"How is the situation in Zhangjiazhuang?"
The middle-aged man was soon invited to Wu Youcai's spacious living room. The gray-haired Wu Youcai couldn't wait to inquire about Zhangjiazhuang.
The middle-aged man raised his head and drank two bowls of water with a grunt, and wiped the water stains at the corners of his mouth. Only then did he feel a lot more comfortable in his throat.
"Master Wu, now Zhangjiazhuang has been surrounded by soldiers from the Qinghe Army, and now it is only necessary to enter and not to exit." The middle-aged man replied.
After hearing this, Wu Youcai was also startled, and then continued to ask: "How many soldiers are there?"
"There are cavalry and infantry. It is estimated that there are thousands of people. They are all murderous. They are not easy to provoke."
"So many soldiers?"
The middle-aged man said: "I heard that a big man came from Yunxi Mansion to personally investigate the tragedy that happened in Zhangjiazhuang."
"The Qinghe army has released news that dozens of their people died. This time, they will investigate and find out the truth, and they will have to pay for it with blood!"
"Besides, the bandits from Tongshan have been captured by their cavalry, leaving only five alive, and the rest were all beheaded."
The middle-aged man told Wu Youcai all the news he had seen and heard, which shocked the old rich man who was over sixty years old. He didn't expect that the Qinghe army would actually be serious.
"Father, the Zhang family is rampant in the countryside. I'm afraid they have hit the iron plate this time."
After hearing the report from the middle-aged man, a respectful and elegant young man in the living room became serious.
Relying on their intricate clan relations in the village, the Zhang family not only embezzled a large amount of fertile land, but even ignored the government.
Every time there was a conflict of interest between the officials of the government and the Zhang family, the Zhang family relied on various dark means to settle it.
Especially once there was a newly appointed official who coveted the wealth of the Zhang family, but who knew that he could not make a fortune by stealing the chicken, but died inexplicably.
Since then, the Zhang family's power in the local area has been at its peak. Although they are not as good as those high-ranking and wealthy officials in Yunxi Mansion, they say exactly what they say on the one-third-acre land in Zhangjiazhuang.
Moreover, the previous admirals of Yunxi Mansion were also quite afraid of these powerful squires who controlled the rural areas, and they always focused on appeasing them.
After going back and forth, the Zhang family became more and more unscrupulous. In Zhangjiazhuang, what they said was even more effective than the government.
It is precisely because of long-term habit of arrogance that this time Chen Ziang and his Qinghe army wanted to divide their land, they still followed the old thinking and used their own means to solve it.
After all, they paid the bandits from Tongshan to disarm the Qinghe army. They hid behind the scenes, and even if the Qinghe army suspected them, they could do nothing about them.
After all, dealing with a powerful local clan for no reason will cause a panic-like chain reaction, causing the local clans to join forces to resist.
The Qinghe army has just arrived, and if they want to gain a foothold in the local area, they must have a good relationship with the ethnic groups in these places.
But this time the Zhang family was confused, because the Qinghe army was not those court officials who just wanted to make money and keep their caps.
What the Qinghe army wanted was to make this area their base camp. Now that someone is against them, they will naturally punish them severely.
"The Zhang family has been in business for so many years, and the clan relationship is intricate. The so-called strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake. I reckon that this time, the Qinghe Army is just making a show."
Wu Youcai is over sixty years old, and has experienced many storms and waves in his life, so he also has his own views on this matter.
At the beginning, Yunxi Mansion also had several rather powerful admirals, and these powerful admirals also wanted to break the monopoly of the clan power in the villages and towns.
But in the final result, all these powerful governors left in despair, while they, the local gentry clans, still lived their own happy days.
"Father, I think the Qinghe army will not let it go this time."
Wu Youcai's son, Wu Zhenrui, also inquired about some information about the Qinghe Army.Because of the situation, he made a completely different judgment from his father.
"Let's just wait and see what happens. Don't look at the Qinghe army's turmoil now. Maybe one day the imperial army will fight back."
Wu Youcai has experienced so many things in his life, and the Wang Banner at the head of the city has changed countless times, and he has long been used to it.
"Continue to keep an eye on Zhangjiazhuang, and report back as soon as there is news."
After Wu Youcai finished speaking, he turned his attention to the middle-aged man who came back to report.
"Master Wu, don't worry, I will come back as soon as I have news." After the middle-aged man cupped his hands, he was about to leave.
"By the way, go to the cashier to get a silver coin when you leave. You have worked hard." Wu Youcai added.
"Master Wu, how dare you"
Wu Zhenrui smiled and said: "My father told you to take it, so you can take it. You deserve it."
"Then thank you, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu."
After the middle-aged man thanked again, he left the living room happily.
When Wu Youcai of Wujiabao was paying attention to the progress of the Zhangjiazhuang incident, the gentry and rich men in the villages and towns around Yunxi Mansion were also watching the situation of Zhangjiazhuang.
There are even quite a few gentry and rich men who have ordered their servants to pack up and salute, and if the situation is not right, they will run away immediately.
Although they own a large amount of land locally, they are also very clear that if the Qinghe Army takes action against them, it is more important to save their lives.
The Qinghe army led by Qin An was stationed in Zhangjiazhuang, and the rangers were also patrolling around. Facing those who came to inquire about the news, they also pretended to turn a blind eye and did not drive them away.
Because Qin An wanted to take advantage of this incident in Zhangjiazhuang to make an example to others, and let those who obstructed the Qinghe army's land division policy have a look, offending their Qinghe army's fate.
Now that the bandits have been captured, after some interrogation, they revealed all the things that the Zhang family bought them.
Even if these bandits don't confess, Qin An can guess that what happened in Zhangjiazhuang is probably related to the Zhang family.
It's just that after learning that the mastermind behind the scenes was the Zhang family, Qin An did not immediately launch an operation against the Zhang family, but let the people from the Intelligence Investigation Department continue to dig deeper.
The members of the Zhang family are now almost under house arrest in Zhuangzi. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Zhang family has been defeated this time.
The officials of the Intelligence and Investigation Division went deep into the surrounding villages and people, and began to collect the bad things the Zhang family had done over the years.
The people used to be afraid of the Zhang family, so naturally they dared not speak out. Now that the Zhang family can no longer leave Zhuangzi, the people from the intelligence and investigation department even told them clearly that the Zhang family is finished. Who wants to talk about the bad things they did? , At that time, more land can be divided.
The so-called trees fell and the monkeys scattered, the people were hesitant at first, but after some people from various villages who worked for the Zhang family secretly were taken away inexplicably, they found that the Zhang family seemed to be really about to fall. , all the courage grew up.
In just a few days, officials from the Intelligence and Investigation Department collected hundreds of criminal charges against the Zhang family, and most of the Zhang family members were involved. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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