According to Changqingjiao Road, Mengding Mountain is only a hundred miles away from the nearest important place of Shangfu. Very close. Since there are many tax cards around, various yamen want to set up cards to collect taxes in important areas of Shangfu, so many merchants, especially large-scale merchants, will choose to take a detour and go to Mengding Mountain to avoid taxes. As a result, a smuggling line was naturally formed. Later, this smuggling line ran from north to south, with professionals responsible for each node, and it became a mature smuggling chain. There are so many talented people in the chain that no local thieves or bandits can shake them. Chang Qing said that he had seen people with Beijing accents smuggling goods, people wearing brocade clothes escorting goods, and even dozens of martial arts masters transporting goods. "They are all giant Buddhas that we cannot afford to offend. Over the years, everyone has a tacit understanding that the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river. When we were caught this time, it must have alarmed the people in the smuggling chain. I am afraid that no one will be caught in the six doors. As for the human smuggling that your Excellency asked about, as far as I know, people are mainly trafficked from the north to the south. The soil in the south is fertile and has four distinct seasons, requiring a lot of work. The north suffers from drought and water shortage all year round, and the land cannot be cultivated. One is willing to fight, the other is willing to suffer, so someone comes forward to organize human trafficking, transporting people from the north to the south to cultivate land and open up wasteland. Those with skills can work in workshops, and they can find a meal no matter what. It's much better than staying in the north and waiting to die. If you don't follow the official route, firstly, all places will collect poll taxes, and secondly, there may not be legal documents. If caught, not only the money and people will be confiscated, but the trafficker will also be put in a prison cell, ranging from exile to beheading. The student boldly said that human trafficking is the lightest form of smuggling, and there is really no problem. After all, those people went south voluntarily and signed the deed. The really powerful ones are grain smuggling and iron smuggling... The most powerful ones are undoubtedly the gang of private salt traders, who are hugely powerful. One smuggling trip is enough to last a lifetime. "
Chen Guanlou thought he would discover a criminal human trafficking chain, but it turned out that Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, and everyone was willing to beat and the other was willing to suffer. It can no longer simply be called human trafficking. To be precise, it should be called labor export. Just because there were too many tax cards on the road and the head tax added up to a huge amount, which was too terrifying, the labor agencies chose to take the smuggling route south to save money. It is obvious that the money spent on cracking down on people in the smuggling chain is far less than the taxes collected by the government. This is very interesting. The tax is actually higher than the gang protection fee. What is this! "You exposed the smuggling route, aren't you afraid of retaliation?" "There is a smuggling line in Mengding Mountain. The locals know it, and the local government also knows it. When I go to the local area and ask casually, I will say that there are goods that want to go south or north, and they want to avoid taxes. Someone has come forward to introduce them, and everything has been taken care of. It’s clear. Merchants only need to pay and don’t need to worry about anything else.” Ha ha! Chen Guanlou was happy when he heard this! It is indeed a mature industrial chain. "In this case, the information you provide will be worthless. Just wait to be beheaded." Chang Qing sighed, and even the sound of the sigh could catch everyone's ears instantly. "I did my best. If not, half of our gang of thieves would have been beheaded on the spot when they were caught that day. It would be good to live a few more days." "Do you want to live?" Chen Guanlou asked casually. "An ant can still survive, not to mention that I am a human being." Chang Qing smiled bitterly, "But I know that I cannot escape death. I have a life case on my hands, and I am the bandit leader. No one will let me go. I am ready to be beheaded on the execution ground." "It's good to be self-aware." Chen Guanlou nodded and left without making any indication or hint. Chang Qing didn't dare to have any hope, and his mentality was pretty good. Next, Chen Guanlou met another water bandit with a seventh-grade cultivation level. He was a master of water skills and was known as Langli Baitiao. No one can catch him in the water. "You can even be caught?" Chen Guanlou was surprised. The dignified water bandit was actually caught by those losers from Six Gates.
The thing six doors are least good at is working on the water. The water bandits imprisoned in Tianlao were basically sent by other yamen or even the army. The credit for picking up six doors for nothing. This water bandit with a seventh-grade cultivation level was unusually captured by Liu Men personally. So unexpected. The jailer hurriedly explained, "His woman lives on the shore." The reason is explained in one sentence. Woman, shore. have to! If you don't arrest him, who will? No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of being drugged. Once the drug is released, whoever drinks it will fall! Women are a scourge! Men can never escape beauty. Chen Guanlou smiled, he had no such worries. I passed through the flowers, but not a single leaf touched me. Everyone must learn from him, don’t be obsessed with one tree, and boldly embrace the entire forest. Don’t be too fixed on your aesthetics, whether you’re fat or thin, you can have it all. Don't sleep in the same style again and again. The aesthetic is too single and too boring. Chen Guanlou asked the water bandit curiously, "Do you regret it?" "What are you regretting? I'm sorry. I've never regretted anything in my life." The water bandit said confidently. He looked very ordinary, but his tone was tough. "You have the guts!" Chen Guanlou gave a thumbs up, "Don't cry when you go to the execution ground to be beheaded." "If I cry, I will be your grandson." Said the water bandit, patting his chest. Chen Guanlou laughed and said, "This is what he looked like before he entered the torture chamber. Write it all down. After he comes out of the torture chamber, I will ask him if he regrets it." The jailer agreed to it and was ready to find a painter to draw the bandit's rebellious appearance at the moment. After a trip to the torture room, he would make a comparison. In order to please Chen Yucheng in all aspects. "You want to send me to the torture room? This is not appropriate, I paid the money." The bandit knew the situation and changed his face immediately, put down his rebellious face, and said in a flattering way. "How much did you pay?" Chen Guanlou was happy. This guy gave people a much better impression than the three in the black shop. He was willing to say a few more words. The bandit gestured a few fingers, "Five hundred taels, all my belongings. Xu the jailer agreed not to go to the torture room." It was dark enough. Because he didn't see this account in the account book. Xu Fugui was doing something tricky in private, and he must be punished. Chen Guanlou looked at the jailer.
The jailer lowered his head and explained: "I don't know anything. I never touch money. All money matters are handled by Xu the jailer himself." Chen Guanlou laughed and said it was okay, asking the jailer not to be so nervous. "If you give me another two hundred taels, I will make sure you don't have to go to the torture room. How about it?" He asked the water bandit with a smile. The water bandit stepped back, observed carefully, and weighed the pros and cons, "Can you keep me from dying?" "You're asking too much." Chen Guanlou especially disliked people who were asking for more. "I can give money." "Didn't you say that you have lost all your belongings?" "I can borrow money from loan sharks. I can also borrow money from local rich people. If someone owes me a favor, I can repay the favor with silver. I think they should be very happy." The water bandit said so. Chen Guanlou became interested, "Tell me, how much money can you pay for your life?"