Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chapter 878 Sentenced to Death
Chu Ze paused, glanced at the people around him, and his tone became more severe.

"Not only that, Jin Xuehai also colluded with the Liu family to squeeze and exploit the people, making the people of Fengyang Mansion miserable. They did not hesitate to use violent means to brutally attack those people who dared to resist, and even killed people to silence them. In Fengyang Mansion, because they could not bear it, Countless people died due to harsh governance.”

Chu Ze's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of everyone present.

You can almost hear the anger and pain in everyone's hearts.

"The Liu family and his son, as big families in Fengyang Mansion, have committed countless crimes. Relying on their relationship with Jin Xuehai, they acted wantonly and became the king of the land. Mr. Liu, as a so-called 'businessman', was actually behind the scenes. It’s all about making money.”

Chu Ze paused slightly and continued to expose the Liu family's crimes.

"The most heinous thing among them is that the Liu family used its power to use extremely cruel methods against those who disobeyed. The Liu family colluded with Jin Xuehai and jointly set up a scheme to kill many common people and righteous people who dared to speak the truth. . For example, the Li family and his son were originally kind-hearted merchants in Fengyang Mansion, but because they refused to succumb to the oppression of the Liu family and his son, their entire family was destroyed."

Chu Ze's tone was deep, his eyes full of determination, and he finally read out the final verdict.

"Based on the above crimes, after a rigorous trial, it is hereby sentenced that Jin Xuehai took bribes, abused power, and colluded with evil forces. The Liu family and his son killed innocent people indiscriminately and brought harm to the country and the people. They are all sentenced to execution! The family property was confiscated to appease more victims."

As soon as the verdict was read out, Fengyang Mansion was filled with solemnity, and everyone's heart was filled with complex emotions.

Obviously, seeing these evildoers finally get their comeuppance is both a relief and a new lease of life for them.

Chu Ze tried Jin Xuehai and the Liu family father and son in Fengyang Square. Their crimes were made public, arousing the anger and cheers of the people.

Chu Ze announced that their property would be confiscated for the development of Fengyang, which made the people watching all praise Chu Ze's wisdom and kindness.

The people's treasures and anointing confiscated from the Liu family's residence and Jin Xuehai's residence, as well as the antiques, calligraphy and paintings they collected, etc., have all been escorted to the Yamen lobby.

Chu Ze personally counted and found that the Liu family and his son alone had collected nearly one million taels of silver. Adding Jin Xuehai's corruption gains, the total amounted to a total of 2.2 million taels of silver.

"I didn't expect these scum to have plundered so many people's hard-earned money!" Li Xing said with a hint of contempt in his eyes: "My lord, what are you going to do with the money? It's time for the people to live a good life."

Chu Ze pondered for a moment, and said with a gleam of wisdom in his eyes: "You are right, this money must be used for the development of Fengyang and improve the people's lives."

Early the next morning, Chu Ze summoned all the local officials and wealthy businessmen in Fengyang to a meeting in the Yamen lobby to prepare to announce his economic construction plan.

Everyone was already in awe because of Jin Xuehai's fate. At this moment, they all stood respectfully on both sides waiting for Chu Ze's instructions.

Chu Ze walked slowly to the center of the venue, stroking his chin with both hands, scanning the audience deeply, and said: "Everyone, we already have more than two million silver on hand. For the development of Fengyang, we must make good use of this money. money to carry out large-scale economic construction."

After finishing speaking, Chu Ze clapped his hands and ordered his men to unfold the drawings.

I saw a complex train track design drawn on the drawing, as well as a planning sketch connecting various towns.

"This is our plan. Starting from Fengyang, we will build railways and trains connecting all important towns. This will greatly shorten transportation time and reduce transportation costs."

Everyone stared at the design drawings and were shocked by this unprecedented construction plan.

One of the wealthy businessmen couldn't help but exclaimed: "How can we complete such a construction? Even building a bridge will take several years to complete, let alone a railway?"

Others also expressed doubts and scorned Chu Ze's plan.

Chu Ze calmly waved his hand to stop everyone's discussion, then walked to the drawing and pointed at it. "It seems difficult, but it's actually not difficult." Chu Ze said with determination.

"We now have sufficient funds and manpower. As long as we organize and manage effectively, we will be able to complete this great undertaking step by step."

Everyone looked at each other, still a little skeptical, but it was hard to object openly.

Chu Ze continued: "Building a railway requires a lot of money. The section from Fengyang to a surrounding town alone requires hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This is just the beginning."

Having said this, Chu Ze glanced at everyone and said in a serious tone: "So, we must save money and increase revenue and reduce expenditure in order to complete this grand project."

“Officials must ensure that tax collection is legal and fair and eliminate corruption.”

The officials' faces darkened when they heard this, and they all felt guilty.

"Rich businessmen must mobilize funds to support this plan, which will be of long-term benefit to everyone." Chu Ze looked at the wealthy businessmen again.

The wealthy businessmen looked at each other with some reluctance, but they could only nod in agreement.

"Okay, we will make a detailed plan for the follow-up of the railway project. Everyone just needs to do their own work first."

Seeing that everyone's attitude had softened, Chu Ze nodded with satisfaction and continued: "In addition to building railways, agricultural development is also very critical. We must carry out land reform to allow more farmers to obtain land and increase their enthusiasm for production."

"Specific measures include tax reductions, technical guidance, improved planting methods, etc. Improving agricultural output is a major undertaking."

At this point, Chu Ze looked serious and said word by word: "Remember, the people are the foundation of the country. If the people cannot live a good life, there will be turmoil."

“Everyone here must keep this in mind at all times and must safeguard the interests of the people.”

Everyone sighed, deeply shocked by Chu Ze's words.

"Your Majesty's words really hit the nail on the head!" someone said with emotion.

"Yes, the people are suffering and the country will be in chaos. We must not forget it." Someone else echoed.

Chu Ze nodded with satisfaction and said: "In addition, the development of handicraft industry cannot be missing. We can use silver funds to support and support a group of powerful handicraft workshops and increase the scale of their workshops."

"This can increase employment opportunities and improve the quality and quantity of goods."

"If you have suitable candidates, you can recommend them to the court, and the court will provide financial and policy support."

The eyes of several wealthy businessmen in the venue immediately flashed with excitement. They exchanged glances with each other, and they were all thinking about how to get benefits from it.

"Everyone, this opportunity cannot be missed. Fengyang must develop in an all-round way to make the people rich. This is the foundation!"

Chu Ze's grand plan was so serious that everyone was impressed by it.

(End of this chapter)