My life skills in Daming Liver

Su Ze also thought about letting Chang Ningwei pretend to be a Japanese pirate and directly burn Cai Yuanwai's Zhuangzi.

However, the killing of an official from the countryside is no small matter. Even if he was killed by "Japanese pirates", the government must conduct a detailed investigation, and it is absolutely impossible to close the case hastily.

Once Changning Wei's head is exposed, he will rebel if he doesn't rebel.

What's more, Lin Mojun might not agree to do so.

Leading the soldiers of the guard to kill the Ming gentry is completely different from leading a fleet to plunder and smuggle maritime merchants.

Su Ze sighed. In the final analysis, it was the completely different operating logic of land power and sea power that prevented him from using sea power.

The operating logic of land power countries is completely different from that of sea power countries.

No matter what political system it is, what Lu Quan pursues is political "sense of security."

Expansion of land power requires a sense of security. The people are tied to the land for a sense of security, and the prohibition of the sea is also for a sense of security.

Occupy every pass, every city, if it is not for the lack of administrative technology and communication technology, land power countries even want to manage every inch of land and all the people on the land.

Lin Mojun can pretend to be a Japanese pirate and make waves at sea, but once she goes ashore, it will be different, and it will be tantamount to provoking the entire empire's sense of security.

Now the Ming court has mobilized materials from the southeast of the country, and mobilized half of the country's elite soldiers to clear up the Japanese pirates who came ashore. It is because these Japanese pirates captured the city and killed the people, seriously threatening the stability of the empire. In the end, the Japanese rebellion was put down.

Su Ze had no intention of challenging the military strength of the entire Ming Empire. You must know that although the Ming army was bad in the Jiajing year, it was not to the point where it could be defeated by a mere few hundred people.

If it really rotted like this, then Jiajing should hang himself from an old crooked neck tree.

What Lu Quan pursued was ultimate control, and a large part of the wealth obtained through layer upon layer search was used to maintain the stability of the empire.

Stability is the most important thing, and actions that challenge the order of the empire will be severely suppressed.

When the empire's control declines, or when the empire loses its ruling authority, that's when the empire falls apart.

But the logic of sea power is completely different.

The ocean is vast, and it is impossible to control all areas on the sea.

Even controlling a route is out of the question.

Just like the Portuguese, they want to control the route of oriental spices, but a large part of the spices are still smuggled into Europe by the Ottomans, and they have been unable to monopolize the sales of spices for so many years.

The same is true for the South American route. Spain established a colony, but it could not stop the British and the Dutch from prying his corner.

Sea power attaches great importance to influence. By controlling each node and weaving a network, sea power countries count more on benefits.

How much is the investment to maintain the rule, how much is the additional investment to suppress the rebellion, and what is the benefit of occupying this area.

This is why Britain after World War II could give up Indian rule so decisively.

Although the United States and the Soviet Union intervened, it is undeniable that Gandhi's struggle movement at that time had caused the cost of British colonization in India to outweigh the benefits.

As a country with continental rights, it is difficult to imagine such an act of casually giving up territory.

But in sea power countries, this kind of thing is very normal.

Colonization is here to make money, not to spread money.

If you can't make money, you will naturally withdraw your capital.

All in all, on land there are rules on the road, and on the sea there are rules at sea.

Except for the complete collapse of order in the last years of the dynasty, in the 33rd year of Jiajing, bandits were the most disciplined organization.

The Zhuangzi of those families in the city cannot be robbed, and the clansmen of those families cannot be kidnapped. These must be firmly remembered.

But even if he doesn't use Changningwei's people, Su Ze still has a lot of ways to deal with the Cai family.

Almost all the people in Feihu Gambling Shop were arrested and put in prison cells, while Cai Bangzhuang, the shopkeeper of the gambling shop, was imprisoned in the county government prison for less than two days, and Chen Shufei asked his family to carry him back with a high fever all over his body.

Cai Bangzhuang died the very night he returned home. His family members went to the county government to sue, but they were told that those who fought at the gambling stall that day were all "thieves" who came to Nanping County from other counties.

Cai Bangzhuang's family is naturally dissatisfied with this result, but our Ming Dynasty is also a society ruled by law, and we must pay attention to evidence when doing things.

The gamblers who were in the casino that day all dispersed, and it was impossible to testify.

The members of the casino who were taken into prison couldn't tell who they had offended.

Even who made the first move at that time, these people couldn't tell clearly.

The gambling house was originally illegal. The shopkeeper of an illegal gambling house would die if he died. He sent the pleadings back to Cai's family and asked the government officials to intimidate them and not allow them to sue again.

What makes Cai Yuanwai uncomfortable is that the gambling house is just the beginning.

The Cai family received a large number of arrest tickets at once.

Several Cai family managers who were in charge of going out to buy have received arrest warrants from the county government in the past few days, and someone sued them for cutting raw materials.

Harvesting and mutilating is Ling Chi's serious crime, so naturally he must first be detained in a cell.

Cai Yuanwai asked people to inquire, and found that the people who sued his family steward were all children from the nursing home.

These children sued the government, saying that their brothers and sisters were abducted and trafficked by the stewards of the Cai Mansion, and there was a lot of circumstantial evidence that they saw the stewards of the Cai Mansion talking to these children and taking some of them away.

"It's unreasonable! Does Baizhi County understand the law of the Ming Dynasty? The lawsuits of these street children are also accepted?"

Cai Yuanwai is a white and fat old man, and his long-term pampering cannot tell his exact age.

However, according to the retirement age stipulated by Ming Dynasty, Cai Yuanwai is over sixty years old.

Mr. Cai wore a Jinxian crown on his head. Although he was complaining, he was still working non-stop. He was carefully rebinding an ancient book.

Standing opposite Cai Yuanwai was a middle-aged man in silk and satin. He did not wear a crown, but tied a square scarf around his head, and said to Cai Yuanwai:

"These children have been complained, and the county government will naturally accept it."

Cai Yuanwai put down the ancient book in his hand and said: "Then go to court! I will obey the law, and the accuser will be guilty of the same crime! False accusation is a serious crime!"

The middle-aged man sighed. His name was Fang Jing, and he was a well-known barrister in Yanping Mansion.

On weekdays, the Cai family's lawsuits are basically handled by Fang Jing.

Fang Jing is well-informed in the government office and county office, and is also a well-known person in Yanping Mansion, but he still looks like a junior student in front of Cai Yuanwai.

There is no way, who made Yuanwai Cai an official, Fang Jing is just a scholar.

Fang Jing said: "Well, the one who sued these children this time is the prefect's family."

Cai Yuanwai finally put down the ancient book in his hand, he frowned and said, "Master Fang?"

Fang Jing nodded bitterly. Although he was a servant of the magistrate's family, he was also a member of the eunuch's family book. The magistrate's family came forward to complain to these children, how dare the county refuse to accept it.

Not to mention that these complaints are all witnesses, and the pleadings are all written. If the county refuses to accept it, they can directly sue the government.

Hearing that Fang Zhifu had intervened in this matter, Cai Yuanwai finally changed his face, not as calm as before.

"The gambling house, these lawsuits, are all done by the same person?"

Fang Jing nodded, the Feihu Gambling House incident was obviously planned by someone, Cai Bangzhuang spent two days in the county yamen prison, and he died, and the people in the gamble house are still detained in the county yamen.

Now so many false accusations have been made out of thin air, and all the important managers of the Cai family were arrested. It is obvious that someone is targeting the Cai family.

"Check! Who is it that makes things difficult for this old man!"

Cai Yuanwai threw down the ancient book and ordered with a grim face.

On the second day, Fang Jing didn't need to use his connections to investigate, and he knew who did it.

The issue of "Surprise" at the beginning of October was not published on time due to the Japanese invasion, and a reissue was issued on October 7.

The front page is still the serial Peony Pavilion, but the second page is a murder case in the county.

Although Xiong and Cai were used to replace the characters, as long as they are people, they can tell who Cai is referring to.

The case described Xiong's father's addiction to gambling, the distribution of tribute from the tea garden, Xiong's going to the gambling shop to argue, his body being dumped in a tributary of the Minjiang River, and then Xiong's father suing and committing suicide after signing the knot. All the processes were written out in detail.

The names of people and places in this article, and even the name of the gambling house, are all local to Nanping County. The writing style is also easy to understand, but the plot is full of twists and turns, and it involves life lawsuits, which soon became the topic of discussion in Nanping County. hotspot.

It is self-evident who this Cai is.

Cai's family is afraid to go out to buy vegetables.

The scholars in Nanping County have cut off from the Cai family, for fear of losing their reputation.

That's the thing about reputation, some things just can't be left in the sun.

Many big families in the county have done it to force people to die to occupy other's property.

Strong buying and strong selling, contract traps, these are also common operations.

But you can only do it secretly, and you can't do it publicly.

Once it is made public, it will be cast aside by everyone.

Now the reputation of the Cai family is like this, the families that used to communicate with him are afraid to associate with his family, the Cai family will be stared at by people when they go to the street, and the Cai family's house will also be smashed and thrown.

The Cai family is afraid to even leave the house now, and the Cai family children are afraid to go to school.

In the nursing home, Su Ze was teaching arithmetic to the children.

In future generations, these children will be at the age of elementary school, but now they have to sell newspapers for a living.

Although Peng An, the leader, still refused to move into the nursing home, he would attend classes every time the nursing home started.

Su Ze's Enlightenment skills are already at level 5, and he can give lectures to these children at his fingertips. After finishing the lecture in simple terms, as soon as Su Ze announced that he was dismissed from school, these children rushed out of the classroom.

Su Ze smiled, and "Master Fang" in brocade clothes stepped into the classroom.

Fang Ruolan looked at Su Ze with a half-smile and said, "As soon as today's newspaper comes out, the Cai family will know who is dealing with them. Are you really going to jump out and fight Cai Yuanwai?"

After finishing the textbooks, Su Ze lowered his head and said, "The Cai family killed my friend, so Su will naturally avenge my friend."

Fang Ruolan sighed and said, "Isn't Cai Bangzhuang already dead?"

Su Ze said: "Cai Bangzhuang? That's just a running dog. Isn't it obvious who really killed the Xiong family?"

Fang Ruolan sighed and said: "The Cai family has a tea garden and a dyeing workshop, and they are a powerful family in Nanping County for many years. Although you Changningwei also has a business, it is impossible to continue fighting like this."

Su Ze heard Fang Ruolan's voice-over: "Is there any language in the government office?"

Fang Ruolan nodded and said: "Mr. Cai is also related to the Fujian Provincial Procuratorate. I found someone to say hello to the government office."

Su Ze immediately understood what Fang Ruolan meant. On the same day, he asked Fang Ruolan for help, so that people from the government office would come forward to complain to the children, and imprisoned several stewards of Cai's mansion in the county government office.

Now Cai Yuanwai has also made connections. A province’s procuratorate is in charge of the judicial work of a province, and he is in charge of the criminal name and impeachment of a province.

Now the procuratorate is only greeting the government in private. If the procuratorate raises the case, the yamen at the prefecture and county levels will not be able to hold it.

Su Ze smiled slightly, this move was nothing more than an idler outside the market, it was just to make the Cai family sick, it was not a real killer move.

Even the articles published in the newspapers were not Su Ze's ultimate move.

Fang Ruolan looked at Su Ze: "Is there any other way?"

Su Ze picked up an abacus: "The two villages outside Caijiacheng both grow indigo, and the tea gardens will not produce until next spring."

"There are so many people in the Cai family, and Cai Yuanwai bought two concubines at a low price during the Japanese invasion this year. How much does it cost for food and clothing for a month?"

The salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were not high, and Cai Yuanwai was just a member of the Nanjing household department, Wai Lang, and the oil and water were just like that.

The money accumulated as an official over the years has basically been exchanged for real estate, that is, farms and tea gardens.

The first choice for officials of the Ming Dynasty to buy real estate is naturally to buy land.

In a place like Fujian where land is scarce, buying land is even more urgent. As a new generation of country gentry, the Cai family naturally spent all their money on buying land.

Yes, the Cai family was still the first generation of squires in Yanping Mansion, and Yuanwai Cai was actually just a juren, who was promoted to Yuanwailang of the Nanjing Household Department through hard work.

Wai Lang, a member of the household department, is an official from the fifth rank, and the Cai family has never had a Jinshi Juren, so it is not a family with deep roots in Nanping County.

Su Ze quickly used skills such as "valuation" and "mathematics" to calculate the Cai family's property and daily income in detail.

"Look, the Cai family's property is only so much, and most of it is on the farm land, and his family's farm does not grow food, and the daily income depends on the income of the gambling and dyeing workshops in the county."

"Mr. Cai's two sons go to school and spend no less than 500 taels of silver a year. A few days ago, Cai's residence even held a wedding banquet, which was another huge expense."

"It's also because the expenses are increasing day by day, that's why the Cai family came up with these despicable methods to take away my brother Xiong's property."

In fact, Xiong Yue also said that the family wanted to sell the tea garden.

Tea tribute is required to open a tea garden, and hired labor is required during the tea picking period, which is actually higher than the income from farming.

The Cai family also thought about buying tea gardens, but the market price was too high, so they decided to use this method.

Su Ze said: "The gambling workshop has been closed, and the dyeing workshop is next."

Of course, Su Ze is not so cheap that Cai Yuanwai, he must make him pay for his life.

But just like in war, if you want to behead an enemy general, you must first cut off his minions, drain the blood of the Cai family first, and then it's time for revenge.

If the Cai family wants to see the tricks, or even retaliate against Su Ze, it will naturally cost money.

Then cut off his source of income first!

Su Ze looked in the direction of the Cai family. He wanted to tie the Cai family to an altar, drain the blood slowly and finish him off, so that he could pay homage to Xiong Yue's spirit in heaven.

And dealing with the Cai family this time also contained a little selfishness of Su Ze.

After the rebellion in the future, it is necessary to unite some progressive gentry, attack evil gentry and local tyrants like the Cai family, and dismember their influence. The Cai family is Su Ze's first training target.

Fang Ruolan felt a chill, but felt a little joy in her heart.

She couldn't help clapping her hands,

If you love to watch, you have to watch blood flow into rivers!