Chapter 681 Just Do as I Say

"Your Majesty, please have mercy. Please forgive me... Pang Zhuo was young and ignorant. He listened to the slander and made a big mistake... Please spare his life for the sake of my official building Xuanwu City for you!"

Pang Yuande begged.

Ning Chen snorted coldly, "I spared him, but who spared those abducted women?"

Ning Chen stretched out his hand and pointed at Young Master Pang, and said in a deep voice: "Come here, capture him and execute him Lingchi!"

"Pang Yuande's discipline is poor and his personal ethics have been compromised... Capture them together and escort them back to Beijing. Your Majesty will make your decision."

Master Pang's face was ashen.

Pang Yuande collapsed on the ground like mud.

Yuan Long led his men forward and captured both uncle and nephew.

People around him burst into cheers.

Every family has children, and everyone hates such a heartless thing like Ren Yazi.

Ren Yazi is hateful, and this bitch who provides convenience to Ren Yazi is even more hateful.

As for Master Pang's lackeys, they were directly killed and forced to work as coolies.

Ning Chen told them to take special care of these people... in a word, life or death.

Ning Chen looked at the people around him and said: "Xuanwu City welcomes everyone to do business, but there is absolutely zero tolerance for violations of laws and disciplines. I hope everyone can abide by their duties... Finally, I wish everyone a prosperous business. !”

Later, Ning Chen led Diao Chan to the hotel.

A middle-aged man wearing a crimson official robe quickly came out with a group of people to greet him.

"Jiang Hui, the Minister of Household Affairs, is here to see the prince!"

Ning Chen raised his hand, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ning Chen said: "Master Jiang, I will stay here for a few days and help me arrange a place to stay."

Jiang Hui said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the hotel next to it is empty. I will send someone to clean it out immediately."

Ning Chen said yes!

At this moment, another group of people came in a hurry.

Ning Chen turned his head and looked around, with a slight smile on his lips. It was an old acquaintance... Fu Lu, the Minister of Household Affairs of the State of Wu.

"I've met the prince!"

Ning Chen smiled and said: "No need to be polite, I didn't expect the empress to send you here!"

The household department is in charge of money and food.

The cost of building Xuanwu City was half that of Daxuan and half that of Wuguo.

So both sides sent people from the Ministry of Revenue.

Fu Lu said with a smile: "This Xuanwu City was built for the prince, and your majesty is very considerate of it...so it is my honor to send this official here to serve the prince."

The man in front of him is not only the king of Daxuan, but also his master. This flattery must be done well.

Jiang Hui said: "Your Majesty has been working hard all the way, so I ordered people to prepare a banquet to welcome the Prince and wash away his dust."

Ning Chen waved his hand, "Let's talk about it tonight, we just ate so much at Fangshi!"

Jiang Hui nodded and said: "Your Majesty, let's go in and have a cup of tea and have a rest... I'm afraid it will take a while before the hotel is cleaned up!"

"good!"

The hotel is just a temporary residence, not big.

After entering the hotel and sitting down, Ning Chen looked at Jiang Hui and said, "Master Jiang, hand over the account books of all money expenditures to Master Fu."

Both of them were startled.

Ning Chen continued: "Master Fu, hand your account book to Master Jiang... for mutual review."

Building Xuanwu City is a bad job.

He paid for half of Wu Guo's money himself, so of course he had to check the accounts.

Although Daxuan and Wuguo cooperated to build Xuanwu City, they were not harmonious in private. Both sides wanted to save money and hoped that the other party would pay more... Sometimes they would quarrel for a long time just over a handful of leeks.

It would be most appropriate for them to check each other's accounts.

Fu Lu said with a smile: "Okay!"

After saying that, he immediately sent someone to get the account book.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at Jiang Hui, thinking that he must find out something wrong. The last batch of wood shipped from Daxuan was quoted at a very high price. This old boy must have been embezzled.

When he came, the empress warned him, save what you can, and the rest will belong to our country of Wu.

Not to be outdone, Jiang Hui also asked someone to get the account book.

He was also harboring evil thoughts in his heart. He felt that the price quoted for the rocks shipped from the Wu Kingdom last time was exaggerated, and Fu Lu must have been embezzled... He just took this opportunity to find out the problem and sent him back to the Wu Kingdom. This old boy was not What a good bird.

Ning Chen looked at the two people's reactions and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

At this moment, Pan Yucheng came.

Ning Chen asked: "Have you been caught?"

Pan Yucheng nodded, "I caught him... I can do anything with a little scare."

"According to her account, Hongfu Ban is a member of Hongsifang, and in the recent period, Hongfu Ban will return to Daxuan from Wu Kingdom."

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Do you both know about Pang Yuande's uncle and nephew?"

Jiang Hui and Fu Lu nodded. Someone had come back to report before Ning Chen arrived.

Ning Chen said: "I won't be able to stay here for long. You two will work together on the Hongfu Class matter... As long as they return, we will capture them all without trial and kill them on the spot!"

"yes!"

Jiang Hui and Fu Lu said in unison.

Ning Chen continued: "In the future, caravans traveling to and from Daxuan and Wu Kingdom must be strictly investigated...I don't want to hear about human trafficking anymore!"

"Next, I will say a few things, please listen carefully!"

"First, pass my order and tell those Xiliang coolies that I will let them go home when Xuanwu City is built."

Tantai Qingyue's cold eyes sparkled.

Jiang Hui and Fu Lu looked shocked.

Jiang Hui said: "Your Majesty, please report this matter to Your Majesty!"

Ning Chen said, "I'll tell my father after I return to Beijing."

Jiang Hui stopped talking, thinking that he was already my father, what else could I say?

Ning Chen continued, "Second, except for the people from Xiliang, the remaining coolies are criminals... Tell them that I promise them to redeem their sins with merit, and when Xuanwu City is built, their sentences will be reduced based on their merits."

"Third, they will be paid for their daily work... They can get 100 coins per month, and these will be distributed uniformly after Xuanwu City is built."

Jiang Hui and Fu Lu were stunned again.

This is the first time I heard that prisoners of war and criminals were paid.

The current market wage is about 500 to 600 coins per month... 100 coins is not much, but there are 200,000 coolies here, and a little bit of money makes a big deal... In the end, this expenditure will be a lot of money.

Ning Chen thought differently from them.

Most of these coolies will be released in the future. So many people are penniless... As the saying goes, poverty breeds evil. When these people can't even eat, they can only commit crimes again.

Jiang Hui said: "Your Majesty, should we put this matter aside for now? I have never heard of paying prisoners of war and criminals."

Ning Chen frowned and said: "You have heard it now... Just do as I say, there is no need to discuss this matter. And tell them that after Xuanwu City is built, they can go home or stay in Xuanwu City."

Jiang Hui bowed his head, "Your subordinate obeys your order!"

At this time, the servant came to report that the next door inn had been cleaned.

Ning Chen stood up and said: "Okay, you guys are busy... I am a little tired, I will go back to rest first!"