The Winter Solstice Dabao Festival was held as scheduled. Although it was a little rushed at the beginning, it was something that has been done smoothly for a hundred years without any mistakes.

Li Yu presided over the ceremony, and his identity as the successor was recognized by heaven and the people, paving the way for his subsequent succession to the throne. Within the Li Dynasty, this was regarded as destiny, and there was nothing to blame.

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Hong Jinglai entrusted the follow-up procedures to his eldest cousin Hong Shourong, and he devoted himself to investigating the major rebellion case of the Beijing merchant group. This was not only for the purpose of killing the chicken to show the monkey, but also for Hong Jinglai to better control the country's finances.

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Almost all the members of the Beijing merchant group who were about to shout "What" Li? and Hong Jinglai have been executed, and Li Yue will soon be welcomed into Hanyang again. The rest can't hide for too long because the four gates of Hanyang are closed.

As for the thugs who directly participated in the attack outside Changgyeonggung Palace, a total of 400 people were hacked to death, trampled to death, smashed to death and later died of serious injuries, and more than 700 people were arrested.

Zheng Jinhuan, who was commanding the attack, was half-cleaved in the face by an unknown cavalryman from the teaching corps because he took the lead, and was trampled by the cavalryman who came from behind. In the end, he was out of shape, still relying on his clothes.

And he was identified by the Jingshang talisman he wore.

The rest of the leaders who participated in the attack were either dead or captured. There was no possibility of escape in front of the six hundred cavalry. Even if they were lucky enough to escape and fled to Hanyang City, they would have nowhere to hide. Beijing merchants have been rooted in Hanyang for three to four hundred years. Who can

If you don't know anyone, it's impossible to disguise yourself and escape.

After one round of arrests, in addition to the more than 700 people arrested at the scene, Li Zaichao arrested more than 8,000 people. Most of them were family members of Beijing merchants who were unaware, and a small number were middle- and upper-class members of Beijing merchants who were aware or unaware.

, Zheng Jinhuan invited many of them to participate in the rebellion, but most of them refused. It was just out of loyalty that they did not report it to the government.

Whether you are guilty or not, you must first go to the robber hunting hall in Hanyang and go through the process. All the shipowners, shopkeepers, bookkeepers, and merchant captains of the Beijing merchants, as long as they are in Beijing, will be caught by Li Zaichao this time. For such a treacherous person who attacked the king,

, knowing but not doing anything is no different from participating in rebellion.

In this way, more than 400 people were imprisoned at once, and their families implicated more than 2,000 people, so that the prison of the Bureau of Robbery was simply not enough. In the end, it was necessary to borrow the main campus of the fifth military camp in the city. There were tens of thousands of men and women, like pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep.

, tied their necks with straw ropes, held them together, tied their hands behind their backs, and arrested and detained thousands of bandit soldiers to prevent unrest.

"About 1,100 people who were directly involved in the conspiracy and those who knew nothing and failed to report are all in prison. As for their family members, there are about 9,000 people who have no choice but to be tied up in the university grounds." Li was efficient in his work in the court.

Soon, not only were everyone arrested, but a list of names was also compiled.

"Thank you for your hard work." Hong Jinglai nodded, casually took a directory, and looked through it.

"All the ships, shops, warehouses, warehouses, houses and mansions of the entire Beijing merchant group have also been sealed up. The cash is still being counted. As for the goods, there are too many and it will take a lot of time." Cui Zhengji also said.

I rushed over. He was now in charge of Gouxuanhui Hall, and happened to be in charge of a collective search of the houses of Beijing merchants.

Because Lee Doo-hwan was seriously ill and Zheng Jinhuan secretly contacted him, most of the members of the Beijing Merchant League returned to Hanyang. At this moment, almost 100% of the middle- and upper-level members were killed or arrested, while the lower-level members were in chaos and at a loss what to do.

"Just count the houses and private residences. I will make my own arrangements for the goods and shops." Hong Jinglai knew that Beijing merchants had a large financial background, but the specific results still depended on the actual results of Cui Zhengji's house raid.

"In this case..." Li Zaichao pointed to the family members of the Beijing merchants who were not involved in the rebellion.

Men and women, old and young, crowded into groups, some were barefoot, and some had their hair down. Children were crying from hunger, and old people were sick and wailing. Most of them did not know that their men participated in the assassination of King Li.

It is against the law, but according to the laws of the feudal era, the family members of the assassin are all guilty of the same crime.

Those 1,100 members of the Beijing merchant group who wanted to kill Li Jing must be executed, and they must be tortured. Now that Hong Jinglai has come to power, his identity has changed, and he needs to maintain the order and law of the country. Moreover, he also needs to deal with Li Jing.

?There is an explanation.

The thugs who dared to assassinate King Li were no longer ordinary thugs!

Regarding this point, naturally no one would have any doubts or objections. However, if the family members were also killed, it would mean the execution of tens of thousands of people at once. This scene would be too exaggerated and bloody.

Hong Jinglai had difficulties in dealing with these family members. Should he follow the law or show mercy outside the law?

"When the Lord ascends the throne, as usual he will grant amnesty to the world!" Zhao Wanyong, who was helping to hunt down the rebels, rushed over.

"That makes sense!" Hong Jinglai made a decision in his heart as soon as he heard Zhao Wanyong's words.

If a crime is committed, it must be punished and punished! Hong Jinglai believes that this must be done! The country has laws, and they must be implemented in accordance with the law. We cannot trample and destroy the legal system at will. Therefore, these more than 9,000 family members must be sentenced to death and beheaded.

Don’t wait!

What does it mean to cut without waiting for the right time?

That is to say, the death penalty will be executed immediately!

However, after announcing their crimes and sentencing, in the name of Li?'s succession to the throne and amnesty for the world, the crime can be reduced by one level, and the death penalty can be changed to exile for two thousand miles! They will all go to the sparsely populated, relatively cold and desolate Xianjingdao area.

To explain, this is not stated here, there will be other uses in the future.

The vast number of lower-level members of the Beijing Merchant Group who were not involved in the assassination, as well as the fleet, shops, warehouses and other facilities owned by the Beijing Merchant Group, were directly transferred to the Gulf Merchant Group and the Lai Merchant Group after a certain amount of conversion. There was no need to pay cash for the purchase.

The money will be released after profits can be made. This can be regarded as a big gift package given to the two major business groups by Hong Jinglai after he fully supported his own army and did not receive any substantial returns.

Hong Dezhu, the head of the Bay merchants, and Liu Chengyong, the head of the Laishang merchants, came to Hanyang one after another to take over the entire inheritance of the Beijing merchants, and also settled and gathered the lower-level clerks of the Beijing merchants.

The most critical one is the Hanjiang fleet of Kyungshang, which is also a legacy of Kyungshang that affects Hanyang. However, after the proposal of the Jemulpo Canal was proposed, it became a hot potato, and neither Laishang nor Wanshang were willing to take over.

But Hanyang still needs the fleet to continue to transport supplies to Beijing to ensure that Hanyang's production and life are not affected. Now those navigators, old sailors and boatmen are ready-made. If the upper-level leaders and ship owners are lost, it will not be difficult to take over and reorganize them. They just have no use for a while.
Chapter completed!