Domineering Daming

The entire hall became quieter. This quietness was different from their previous uneasiness, but a kind of panic, fear, and bewilderment.

Those people with ulterior motives were sweating coldly at the moment. They thought that letting Sun Chuanting see the "people's" opposition force and reality would make Sun Chuanting hesitate and not force him too much.

But he didn't expect that Sun Chuanting didn't pay attention at all, and aggressively laid out the bottom line.

Chen Qiyu frowned, looking serious.

He had to admit that what Sun Chuanting said was right. They were used to many things. No matter how much pressure the court put on them, they remained indifferent. They found reasons to shirk in various realistic situations, and then they never changed their mentality.

However, it is really too difficult to change, who is willing to go to the field to pick up a hoe when he is clearly overlooking everything?

Zheng Youyuan's heart is also heavy, but he thinks differently.

Sun Chuanting is really completely different from Bi Ge. Elder Bi knows how to stay with the light and stabilize the overall situation, but Sun Chuanting does not. He is as sharp as a sword, showing his sharpness and murderous aura.

Nanzhili, there will be no troubles, right?

The benefits brought about by the commercial reform are huge. The Price Bureau, the Law Enforcement Bureau and various new laws and regulations, the limitations of the monitoring mechanism, especially the taxation. Why do we have to pay the tax that could have been evaded?

Census, this matter involves all aspects, how can it be so easy to register, not to mention the hiding of large families, even small families are unwilling to report more heads, after all, it is all tax!

Besides Tianmu, this is a reform that is opposed by almost all the people. It is a powder keg if you touch it, and a large-scale reform will soon be carried out. It is conceivable that Nanzhili will be turned upside down.

The thoughts of the others were even more complicated, with their heads lowered, their eyes flickering under the cold sweat.

The so-called etiquette before soldiers, Sun Chuanting said so much earnestly, and finally showed his blade, saying: "This trip, I should see what I shouldn't, you all showed me, I will come again next year, when the time comes, my officer I won’t just stand here and talk, I have tripled the size of the prison in Yingtian Mansion, enough to send all the officials in Nanzhili!”

It's just the most direct and straightforward ultimatum, putting the knife on these people's necks.

As the governor of Nanzhili, Chen Qiyu looked solemn, raised his hand, and said: "The lower officials will immediately start to adjust the officials of Nanzhili, establish a complete inspection system, set goals for the progress of the 'New Deal', and implement the imperial court's regulations on Relevant regulations on 'malfeasance' and implementation of 'responsibility to the person'..."

Sun Chuanting's face remained motionless, but his heart was awe-inspiring.

These big officials in the borderlands are the source of lazy administration one by one, and they seem to have been ignored before.

Chen Qiyu issued a letter of guarantee with a forceful tone. It is not known whether Sun Chuanting's pressure played a role.

Other officials at all levels looked at each other quietly, their scalps tingling unbearably, and they had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

Sun Chuanting didn't express his satisfaction or dissatisfaction, and looked at the faces of everyone with a calm expression, as if he wanted to remember them.

These people are all local officials from the fifth rank to the third rank, and they are all as quiet as cicadas, not daring to lift their heads.

Sun Chuanting didn't say any more, and explained a few words to Chen Qiyu, turned into the Governor's Yamen, and got into the carriage.

As soon as he got into the carriage, he let out a long breath and patted his head with a headache.

It is not easy to put pressure on these local officials. If it is serious, I am afraid that they will rebound, and they will quit. If it is light, it will not work.

Chen Qiyu waited to see Sun Chuanting out, watched his carriage leave, and naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

When the emperor came out of Beijing, all the officials in the whole province were demoted three ranks in a row and stayed in their posts pending punishment. If Sun Chuanting did the same, it would be tantamount to cutting off their futures!

Fortunately, Sun Ge always talked a lot, and he didn't hit the board. I don't know how many people feel heavy and happy at the same time.

Chapter 1415 Serious Consequences

After Sun Chuanting left, Chen Qiyu and others were under pressure, and quickly took action.

The governor's yamen quickly called a meeting of the prefects of the eighteen prefectures of Nanzhili. Officials from the Governor's Council, the State Administration of Taxation, the Law Enforcement Bureau, and the Price Bureau went to Yingtianfu at the same time. In addition, the Nanzhili Police Department and even the Jiangsu General Soldier were also invited.

This meeting was a closed-door meeting, and it lasted for two hours. After coming out, almost everyone looked solemn and did not smile at all.

Then, out of the [-] prefectures in South Zhili, the prefects of six prefectures were left in Yingtian Mansion, six prefects made meritorious deeds, and the remaining six were released after they made a swearing military order. Rumors spread, and vigorous reforms quickly began.

The shock caused by this is naturally no small matter.There are very few pure merchants in the Ming Dynasty now. To touch a merchant is to touch a big landlord, and a big landlord is also a scholar, which means that it is inseparable from the system reform.

Going around, the reform seems to be complicated, but in fact the target group has always been the same group of people.

Under the pressure of Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu and others bit the bullet and began to overcome difficulties and promote the reform plan formulated by the cabinet. For a while, the whole of Nanzhili was like boiling water, and all kinds of strange things happened one after another.

Even Zhu Xu, who stayed in Shenlong Mansion, could not find peace, and Gong Yonggu came to him.

For this brother-in-law, Zhu Xu still admired it very much, and did not avoid it.

Gong Yonggu looked dignified, raised his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, the business of Shenlong Mansion has been seriously affected. Except for the merchants in Nanzhili, merchants and goods from other provinces can no longer enter Shenlong Mansion. If there is any delay, I'm afraid that all kinds of contracts will be affected. If the contract is breached, the compensation may exceed one million. This is still in China, and Xiyi and other places may be more..."

Zhu Xu was sitting on a chair, reading a book, when he heard this, he frowned and said, "Is someone blocking the way?"

Gong Yonggu looked up at Zhu Xu, probably thinking that he didn't understand folk affairs, and explained seriously: "The grain tax in Nanzhili accounts for more than half of the country, and the business tax exceeds [-]%. Li Gongyuan, the reforms in Nanzhili have had too much impact now, the whole Nanzhili is in chaos, no one wants to do business anymore, it has already affected all parts of the country..."

Most of the contracts for the World Trade Conference in Shenlong Mansion were completed by Nanzhili. Obviously, these people wanted to blackmail the court and Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu had already received the report, and knew more details than Gong Yonggu, put down the book in his hand, and said calmly: "Who asked you to be a lobbyist?"

Gong Yonggu's face changed slightly, and he knelt down with a plop and said, "The emperor forgives you!"

Zhu Xu leaned on the chair and said calmly: "You go and tell the General Administration of Commerce to add a law that imposes a fine of five to ten times the transaction amount on violations of contracts and dishonesty, and restricts business operations for five to ten years."

When Gong Yonggu heard this, he looked distressed, and said: "Your Majesty, if this happens, I'm afraid it will cause even greater chaos, which will seriously affect the stability of Nanzhili and the court's taxes."

Zhu Xu picked up the book casually, and said nonchalantly: "This is not a ploy for them to blackmail the court or me. The opening ports of Guangzhou and Tianjin are ready. Tell those law-abiding businessmen that their trading locations can be moved nearby. The trade with Xiyi can save a lot of sea routes in Guangzhou Prefecture..."

Gong Yonggu guessed before that Zhu Xu was behind the real action in Nanzhili this time, and now it seems to be true.

"I obey the order." Gong Yonggu said.

Zhu Xu could feel the pressure, let alone Chen Qiyu.

All the officials in Yangzhou prefecture collectively dismissed their officials on the grounds that "the magistrate has been detained in Yingtian Mansion" and "no one is in charge". All the shops on the street are closed, and even the small Qinhuai River is deserted at night.

A fire broke out in the government offices of Suzhou Prefecture. The registered population books, field mu books, and various tax account books were burned. The autumn grain that had been escorted was parked on the official road, and no one rescued it despite the heavy rain.

More than 30 officials in the Changzhou government who measured the acres of land were woken up the next morning and found lying naked on the street, countless people were watching, and they had not met a team of people from the county. They were robbed by bandits on a hilltop. Looted, begged and returned to the mansion.

One by one, it was quickly spread to Yingtian Mansion, the governor's yamen, and landed on Chen Qiyu's desk.

Chen Qiyu convened to participate in politics, to discuss and discuss, and the hall was solemn.

"Although it was expected, the development of the matter is still more serious than we expected." A councilor shook his head helplessly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the counselor Qin Zhengyi snorted coldly, and said, "If we had followed the imperial court's request many years ago, we have almost completed it today, so why are we struggling now, making people laugh at us all over the world!"

As an academic, Qin Zhengyi was very displeased with the conservative officials of the old school, and he was very angry when he opened his mouth.

The other councilor shook his head and said, "What's the point of saying this now? What we need to do is to resolve the chaos outside. If we continue, there will be chaos in Nanzhili."

"Isn't it considered a disturbance now? Yangzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture are already in depression. I don't know how many people are writing memorials to impeach us..."