kingnovel Chapter 1240 Repeating the same trick
Chapter 1240 Repeating the same trick
There was a big commotion in the cell behind him, with both sides cursing at each other and making a huge noise.
Zhou Guo used the same trick again, just like in Huguang, in order to dispel the concerns of the common people, the first group of people brought to court were those in prison, and their verdicts were overturned on the spot. Not only that, they could also get compensation from the Chen family, which was a considerable sum.
A few dozen taels are enough for a family to live for half their lives.
As a result, all the people in the city rushed to the county government office and dumped everything out. If the Chen family occasionally bought things from them but didn't pay, they would spit it out. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still a piece of meat, right?
After all, Jinling has a lot of ordinary people, and there are many more people who hope that the Chen family will fall than the Chen family’s relatives and old friends.
After a few days of arguing, it was found that most of the in-laws and old friends had clean hands, and those who had committed murder had to go to jail and be imprisoned together with the Chen family.
At this time, there was nowhere to run. Zhou Guo had blocked the city gates tightly and could only wait to be caught.
Some of them were smart and tried to crawl through the dog holes and escaped.
Zhou Guo knew about it but didn't care. She didn't want to kill them all. Apart from the Chen family, there weren't many families with serious crimes among them. The rest could get out by paying money and handing over their things.
If we really can't let them go, we can only kill the civilians out of anger. There are so many bloody lives on our hands. If we don't kill them now, there will never be retribution.
In just a few days, the Chen family's building collapsed, taking out even the roots.
As the Lord of the Mansion looked at the growing list of crimes committed by the Chen family, he admired Zhou Guo very much. He was indeed a man who could do great things. He was swift and decisive. It had only been a short time, and the Chen family was gone.
Everything in his hands was spit out, especially the silver shop, silver store and cloth shop here, everything he took out was good stuff.
Once the Chen family was raided, the government treasury surged in size.
No wonder kings like to confiscate property when they are broke. Money comes so quickly.
Ten days later, the case came to a close.
The people got what they wanted and left happily.
All members of the Chen family, young and old, were imprisoned, awaiting their punishment next spring.
The Lord of the Mansion asked, "Sir, has this Chen family been imprisoned here?"
Zhou Guo said: "Put him in jail first, and we will make arrangements next spring."
By the beginning of next spring, the capital should have changed hands, and we will be able to free up our hands.
The Lord had no choice but to nod, thinking that this was not an easy task.
After resolving the Chen family’s issues, Zhou Guo no longer had any major concerns.
I visited several shops and rented a piece of lake surface in Gucheng Lake, Hongze Lake, Yangcheng Lake, Taihu Lake and several other lakes, intending to raise crabs.
The rent is not cheap, but the location she chose was not good, it was quite remote, and an acre of land only cost one or two taels of silver a year. If she rented a hundred acres, the cost would be one hundred taels a year.
There are only a few lakes with an area of 100 acres in the north, and these few that are rented are the largest.
Hundreds of thousands of crabs can be raised there.
I definitely can’t eat all these crabs myself, so I’ll have to sell them.
These crabs are much more delicious than the crabs in the north. The roe is more delicious, the meat is more tender, and each one is huge. If the best ones are shipped to the capital, wouldn't you become rich even if it costs only two taels of silver per crab?
She was excited to make money from these people and she didn't hesitate to spend any money.
Chu Dangjia reminded her, "There are so many capable people in the world, but you are allowed to raise crabs here, but others can't come?"
Zhou Guo said: "Come on, there are so many people in the world. If it doesn't work, we can eat by ourselves. There are so many brothers, eat as much as you can."
We raise crabs ourselves, plus those from the north, so there must be millions of crabs every year. It’s cost-effective to eat the small and medium-sized ones at home.
Chu Dangjia said: "You are really rich. You spent so much just to add one more dish for your brothers?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "If you can't finish it, just sell it. As long as I can make back the rent every year, I'll be satisfied."
As long as she doesn't have to spend any money on it, she would be willing to do it even if she doesn't make any money. She can eat as much as she wants every year.
They have just arrived and are unfamiliar with the place. It is difficult to find people to raise crabs, so it is best to transfer them from the north.
Zhou Guo did what he said and wrote a letter to the north as soon as he returned to Jinling. However, it was crab season in the north and it was very busy. After this busy period, the staff could move south.
Jinling is a prosperous city, so there must be many people willing to come.
It doesn't take a lot of people, just three or two people for a piece of lake, and the rest of them can slowly look for crabs locally. They may know better how to raise crabs here.
Chu Dangjia sighed, "You really do whatever you think of. Whatever you think of in the morning, you do in the afternoon."
Zhou Guo shook his head. "This is not a whim. I thought about it when I first started raising crabs in the north. If the escort agency Feizhuang can settle down in the south of the Yangtze River one day, I will rent one of these famous lakes and raise hundreds of thousands of crabs every year."
The crabs in several lakes are tributes, and ordinary people really can't rent them. But now the imperial court has almost run out of them, so she can rent as many as she wants.
After resolving this matter, she left Jinling and wandered around the south of the Yangtze River.
She took everything the Chen family compensated her with. In fact, sometimes when she thought about it, the meal she had in prison was worth it. During this time, she gained access to tea gardens, cloth shops, mulberry gardens, and even land. The land in the south of the Yangtze River is not comparable to that in the north, and its value is quadrupled.
Although she also has a tea garden and cloth shop, they are not big as the Wang family is far away after all.
The Chen family is different. They live in the south of the Yangtze River and have high-ranking officials in the family. These tea gardens and cloth shops are good things. They are large, have good geographical locations, and the land is fertile, so they can make a lot of money every year.
It's like holding a golden rice bowl.
The cloth shop had 300 looms, and the cloth produced every year was enough to sell in her several shops in the north.
There aren't many good ones.
But there are only a few people in this world who can afford good things, and the fewer the better.
She looked at all her properties and realized that they were all acquired for free, which was great.
Although Jiangnan is a nice place, one cannot stay there for long, so Zhou Guo starts heading north.
Winter wheat has been planted in many places in the north and is growing well. Wherever I go, the share of households buying fertilizer is almost 50-50.
There is still a big difference between the fields with fertilizer and those without fertilizer.
Someone regretted, "I thought it was a scam, so I asked for two acres of land. It turned out that the fertilizer was really good. Look, the seedlings from these two acres of land are better than those from other fields."
"I told you you were stupid but you still refused to give in. I asked you to ask for more but you refused to listen. Didn't they tell us that we can pay back the money when the grain is harvested next year? They told us to pay back the money after we have paid taxes and have enough for our own food. Even if it's not enough, we can still pay it back the year after next, right? You are just a coward!"
Those who bought less regretted it, and those who didn’t buy anything regretted it even more.
When the group arrived at the area where Feizhuang was built last year, the situation was different. Eighty percent of the households had bought fertilizer.
The wheat seedlings are growing well.
Some families have a lot of land, and they use a few acres to grow wheat and a few acres to grow rice. Some even use new grain seeds from the north.
The growth is different from the seeds I saved in previous years.
With the addition of fertilizer, even children can see that this year's seedlings are much better than last year's.
The common people all had smiles on their faces. Their biggest wish was for their family to have enough food and clothing. If they had enough food, they would no longer suffer.
Zhou Guo received nothing but smiles along the way.
She wandered around, went everywhere, and lived a leisurely life.
In the depths of winter, one day she suddenly received an express letter from Zhou Dacang, which was sent eight hundred miles away.