Daming heir

The establishment of Zhili Road did not immediately change the situation of scattered 18 prefectures in Zhili.

Or in a certain sense, the Zhili territory has had a non-confrontational relationship with each other since a long time ago.

In the Lianghuai area, salt, an important commodity, has created many giant businessmen who are as wealthy as the country.

Suzhou and Hangzhou are full of famous families, and the prosperous handicraft industry has created a number of merchants who are famous for their exquisite skills. Such as Suzhou embroidery, it can be called a monopoly industry.In addition, they like marriage, are keen on making friends, and are good at cultivating the children of the clan.

I feel that people outside Suzhou and Hangzhou are all from the countryside.

This is one of the reasons why the imperial court has never wanted to bring the 18 Zhili prefectures together for a long time.

However, once the Zhili 18th Prefecture came under external pressure, they would become closely united for various reasons.

Interest has become the driving force throughout.

With the establishment of the Governor's Office of Zhili and the official orders Zou Xueyu issued to the 18th Prefecture of Zhili at the beginning of his tenure, a commotion was immediately caused in the Zhili territory.

The Governor's Yamen did not hide anything.

As for the contents of the three official documents, the governor's office also took the initiative to disseminate them to the people.

Today's Ming Dynasty is like a pan of oil, being burned by fire. It seems to be prosperous and its prosperity is approaching.

However, when Zou Xueyu, the governor-general of Zhili, signed the official document and distributed it to the 18th Prefecture of Zhili, it was as if a bowl of cold water had been poured into the hot oil pan of Ming Dynasty, and the pot exploded immediately.

There is no turmoil at the government level. No matter which government office it is, they all follow the orders of the governor's office and publicize the latest policies.

Afterwards, the government offices in various places seemed to have closed their doors, silently watching the activities outside the yamen.

at first.

People thought this was a power struggle within the officialdom.

However, a few businessmen were dissatisfied with the new policy and angrily swore in public that they would never do business in Zhili Road again in their lives.

Just a few families cried out and claimed that the government was going to take away their fields.

The chaos was not big, it happened from time to time even in the past.

If we deal with it in the same way as in the past, it will just be the government stepping in to suppress it.

But this time, the entire Zhili Road became silent.

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"bang bang bang bang..."

"bang bang bang..."

"Boom boom... boom boom boom..."

Zou Xueyu's ears were full of noise. Yingtian Magistrate Yu Dalian followed him closely, followed by several officials from the Zhili Governor's Yamen.

A servant from the yamen trotted to Yu Dalian's side, covered his mouth with his hand and whispered a few times into the governor's ear, and then stepped back cautiously.

Yu Dalian looked up at Zou Xueyu who was walking in front, and quickly followed him two steps.

"Dutai!"

"Dutai!"

Yu Dalian shouted loudly several times, but received no response.

He couldn't help but look around anxiously.

This is a private workshop outside Yingtian City.

The things they made were not artillery or supplies needed by the army, but just some agricultural tools.

Either a rake, a shovel, or a sickle.

It's really not worth seeing. Yu Dalian doesn't understand why Master Dutai seems to have a special liking for this place.

But the news he just got made the Yingtian magistrate a little uneasy.

He gritted his teeth, stepped forward quickly, and stopped in front of Zou Xueyu, who was watching with great interest.

"Dutai!"

Yu Dalian shouted in a heavy tone.

Zou Xueyu frowned slightly: "Why are you so uneasy?"

It has been some time since he took office as the Governor-General of Zhili, and Zou Xueyu has not done much during this time.

Except for the initial official document requirements issued by the 18th Prefecture of Zhili, he almost always stayed in Yingtian Prefecture to inspect various workshops and farmhouses outside the city.

No one knows why the Governor-General, who has already taken the lead in seizing power in the 18th House of Zhili, is so calm, and no one knows what the Governor-General will do next.

Looking at Yu Dalian's appearance, Zou Xueyu had some suspicions in his heart.

According to time estimates, now is the time for me to see the response from the prefectures and counties below.

Yu Dalian took a deep breath and then said in a deep voice: "The merchants under Zhili are withdrawing from the counties under Zhili, and those with land have also begun to besiege local government offices to ask for explanations. There are also some soldiers who were killed and disabled in the Northern Expedition. The home was attacked by unknown persons at night."

"presumptuous!"

As Yu Dalian explained, Zou Xueyu's expression remained unchanged.

Until Yu Dalian revealed that there were unidentified people harassing the homes of the soldiers killed and disabled in the Northern Expedition at night.

Zou Xueyu was really angry now.

With a gloomy face, he shouted coldly again: "Bold!"

Yu Dalian immediately clasped his hands into his fists, took two steps back and bent down, terrified.

The subordinate officers who followed the governor's office to inspect the governor's Yamen also stopped one after another, nodded and looked down at their toes.

Zou Dutai has the sword from above in his hand. He will kill first and then show off. No one dares to mess with him.

Everyone had begun to silently pray for the group of people who had offended Zou Dutai.

I'm afraid that next, someone will be pulled out by the governor to establish his authority.

The people from the surrounding Zhuangzi who were busy in the workshop also stopped their work because of Zou Xueyu's two consecutive roars.

The boss, who was hanging far away, got angry when he saw the supervisor.

He immediately bent over and stepped forward to his workers, preparing to drive them out.

Zou Xueyu coughed lightly and raised his hand: "You guys continue to work, I've pretty much figured it out. If there's anything I don't understand when I look back, I hope my master can give me some pointers."

Give advice to Lord Dutai, who is in charge of Zhili?

The boss, who was also a farmer, trembled all over and hurried forward with a smile on his face.

"The Dutai's words are serious. If the Dutai had not been appointed as the magistrate of Yingtian before, there would be no villain today. Whatever the Dutai wants the villain to do, the villain will do it. He will never delay the Dutai for even an hour."

This is the reverence that ordinary people have for the government.Awe is a good thing, but if it turns into fear, it is a bad thing.

Zou Xueyu thought, so he nodded casually and waved his hand: "I've delayed your stay today, I'll leave first."

After saying that, Zou Xueyu took the lead to walk out of the workshop.

The owner of the workshop naturally followed from a distance and carefully sent the gang of yamen out of the workshop gate.

Looking at the backs of Zou Xueyu and others walking towards the official road from a distance.

The owner of the workshop couldn't help but show a bit of annoyance on his face.

"I don't know which damn things actually made Dutai angry. They are all bitches who forget their mother when they are full!"

After a few curses, the workshop owner felt that he couldn't do much to help, so he could only kick the dirt under his feet in annoyance.

Then he muttered silently, cursing the bitches he didn't know, hoping that the governor, who would make his family and the people in the surrounding Zhuangzi live a good life, would punish those bitches early and severely. .

on the official road.

Zou Xueyu's complexion has returned to its original state, but Yu Dalian and others are still cautious.

Lord Dutai seemed to be considering the situation currently facing the Zhili Governor's Yamen.

Yu Dalian, the magistrate of Yingtian, who felt that he was the number one follower under Lord Dutai, followed closely behind Zou Xueyu.

After Yu Dalian thought for a long time, he spoke in a low voice: "Governor, if this matter is not handled well, let alone the opinion of the court on the Governor's Yamen. It is also local. Because the merchants leave, there will inevitably be consequences. There is a shortage of goods needed by all types of people, which leads to resentment among the people.”

Zou Xueyu stopped and turned around.

Yu Dalian, who was still thinking about how to deal with the current situation if he were Lord Dutai, almost threw himself into Zou Xueyu's arms without paying attention.

Yu Dalian stopped in embarrassment and moved to one side, but his eyes were fixed on Zou Xueyu in confusion.

In Zou Xueyu's sight.

On the border of Yingtian Mansion, people are still busy in the fields.

Everything around is so full of life, even in this season that has passed the middle of the year.

"What else did they do?"

Zou Xueyu suddenly spoke, making Yu Dalian gasp.

After realizing that he was distracted, Yu Dalian quickly lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "It is an indisputable fact that merchants are leaving, especially those giant merchants with complex industries. Not only are the people gone, but also the goods they prepared are gone. They are already on their way out. I think that in order to stabilize the people's sentiments, I can issue an order to intercept these goods that have not yet left the Zhili Road."

"This is stupid." Zou Xueyu immediately said decisively, and then explained: "If the government is so strong, it will only sit back and watch the government's misbehavior, which triggers the fact that these merchants left."

Yu Dalian paused and whispered: "Then... let them go like this?"

"Did I say that I would let them leave freely like this?" Zou Xueyu asked again.

This time, Yu Dalian completely lost his ability.

Neither staying nor leaving.

So how on earth is the governor's office going to deal with these businessmen who have already announced that they will never make a living in Zhili again?

Zou Xueyu didn't let Yu Dalian wonder for too long, and he already said: "I issued an official document at the Governor's Yamen before, but I require that all merchants bring goods to and from Zhili to be taxed according to the price?"

Yu Dalian was stunned again.

Is there such a thing?

The accompanying governor's yamen officials came forward, clasped their fists and nodded: "Back to the governor's platform, there is indeed this rule. Compared with the previous official document, all merchants entering and exiting Zhili Road must pay additional taxes. According to the goods they bring, according to the category and goods The tax payable is levied in proportion to the value from [-]% to [-]%.”

The three-cent tax is not much. For goods worth 100 taels, you only need to pay three taels of silver.

But the 100% tax is too much. For goods priced at 50 taels, a full [-] taels of silver must be paid.

Zou Xueyu snorted: "Since the government has clearly informed me, let's act in accordance with the regulations. The governor's office has been established not long ago, and the officials are not familiar with it yet. I will return to the office as soon as possible to draft documents for myself and prepare the tax office. The Department is aware that the Governor's Yamen of Zhili Road would like to request the tax soldiers of the Zhili Road Branch of the Taxation Department to set up customs duties at various official roads, waterways, trails, etc. on the border with Zhili Road, and collect the taxes in accordance with the categories and proportions determined by the Governor's Yamen. The merchants who come and go pay the goods tax with money."

You can leave, but you have to pay money in accordance with the regulations of the Zhili Governor's Yamen before leaving.

Zou Xueyu's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing traces of murderous intent.

He doesn't want to invite the Emperor's Sword to kill people yet, but that doesn't mean he can't let those who dare to resist shed a layer of skin.

Yu Dalian just wanted to shout loudly at this moment.

The governor is wise.

Then Yu Dalian realized that when the governor issued the official document, he had already thought that such a day would come.

He was just waiting for the businessmen to leave.

But what if those businessmen left after paying the taxes?

Yu Dalian could no longer think of what he would do next.

Zou Xueyu, however, was still arranging things: "The Cultural and Taxation Office is now aware that the Zhili Governor's Yamen wants to use the tax soldiers of the Zhili Road Tax Division of the Taxation Office to inform the Governor in the counties and villages under the control of the 18th Prefecture of Zhili. The notice written by the yamen warns the people that the governor's yamen will only check the properties of households with more than [-] acres of land. Whenever there are reports from the people that large households have encroached on fertile land, the governor's yamen should take over the case. If this yamen cannot plead for the people , I will bring the faces raised by the people to present to His Majesty the Emperor."

In the first round of Zhili Dao's confrontation, Master Dutai resolved it without any injuries.

Yu Dalian's reverence doubled in his heart.

Although the Governor's Yamen has not yet taken action, he knows that as long as the matter is explained, all the things happening on Zhili Road will be resolved immediately.

Even the governor can use this incident to continue to dig deeper, take away the authority of the 18th Zhili Prefecture, and then give those people a heavy blow.

Yu Dalian smiled happily, cupped his hands and stepped forward and said: "The governor is wise! Now let the public know that the governor's office will only inspect those with more than [-] acres. The local people will definitely stand with the governor. After all, ordinary people No one can own hundreds of acres of land, but it is the greedy gentry, the so-called famous families, who have thousands of acres of fertile land at home!"

Those people in Zhili Road wanted to use the people to provoke a confrontation between the people and the Governor's Yamen, so as to make the Governor's Yamen afraid, and even let the court see the local unrest caused by the Governor's Yamen.

But Zou Xueyu's move immediately divided the local people from those people.

He just told everyone in the Zhili Dao Realm who he wanted to target in such a fair and just way.

Magistrate Yingtian seemed to have seen the scene of those people being slapped in the face.

Zou Xueyu was not happy.

This is just the beginning. Those people below Zhili Road can do things such as merchants leaving the business and instigating the common people to confront the governor's office.

Who can be sure whether those people will have backup plans?

Right now, it's all just a test.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of Yingtian City.

Maybe I should go to the palace and ask His Highness the Grand Sun.

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