After saying that, Zhang Shan hesitated slightly and continued, I believe that the reason why Hangzhou has collusion between officials and gentry and the local power is huge is because it is too rich!
Just say what you want to say! Zhu Yunxi smiled.
Zhang Shan really made the right choice, and he could see at a glance the root cause of why all the litters in Hangzhou were rotten. He said he was too rich, which was actually an implicit statement. The subtext in his heart should be...
A major case has occurred in Hangzhou. On the surface, it seems to be a frame-up, but in fact it is caused by the collusion of officials! Zhang Shan organized the speech, and His Highness said that the officials and gentry there are too entangled. The officials are stupid, and it is probably all because of interests.
Consistent!
In addition to the case of Sun Guoguo, there is also a thirty-year-old bully in Hangzhou! The Sun family is an official and has a little power. But a bully who has been running rampant for more than thirty years must have bribed everyone in the yamen to make the local officials pretend to be deaf and dumb!
How to get through? It's just a word for money! But where does this money come from? In the Hangzhou Yellow Book, the well-known gentry are not big landlords, but businessmen. The Sun family and the bully's family also have their financial resources from bullying and dominating business.
All turmoil in the world is beneficial. If local businessmen want to become big, they must have the support of the government. If bad businessmen and bad officials form an alliance, the people will be ruined!
As he said this, Zhang Shan paused again, just like the case of workers being burned to death in a Suzhou weaving factory in His Majesty's imperial edict announced to the world!
At some point, the old man put down the memorial and listened carefully.
The emperor's grandson went to Hangzhou in person, and now the Jinyiwei began to follow the confessions of the officials in Yingtian Mansion, settle old scores in various places, and kill people in large numbers.
Zhang Shan is a traditional official, and he still has some contempt for businessmen, a group that only values profits and does whatever it takes to achieve profits. Although what he said is not necessarily correct, it cannot be said to be unreasonable. And from an economic perspective, he explains the root causes of local corruption.
The perspective is very novel.
Zhu Yunxi also expected such a reaction from Zhang Shan. To establish a new order, the original order must be broken. Hangzhou and even Jiaxing, Suzhou, Songjiang and other places were the most important cotton production areas in the Ming Dynasty. How many wealthy merchants were there?
There is no government support behind it? How many people are clean behind the scenes?
The Sun Guanbu case was just an introduction, which led to potential hidden dangers in the entire fiscal and taxation area. Officials protecting each other, officialdom collusion, local forces doing evil, etc.
These people are now making all the decisions in the local area. Once tax laws are implemented in the future, these people will be the biggest obstacle.
The fact that you can think so proves that I have chosen the right person! Zhu Yunxi said slowly, asking you to go to Hangzhou, Gu Ye has the intention of rectifying your roots. However, Gu also wants to warn you. Business is also an important matter for the country, and you cannot do it just because of it.
If you are biased, you will deliberately focus on agriculture and suppress business. Merchants who do their duty must be protected. Profiteers who do evil and unscrupulous businessmen who collude with officials must be investigated and punished according to the law.
This thread, I know, is difficult to measure. But the bowl of water in your heart must be balanced. The collusion between officials and businessmen, evil forces like the Sun family, are not allowed to have a second thread. But we cannot stop eating because of choking and let the business wither!
Sir, I have something to ask of Your Majesty, Your Majesty, with your permission! Zhang Shan said again.
Say! Zhu Yunxi leaned his mouth slightly and leaned on the chair.
I just went to Hangzhou, and I don’t know where I am. If I want to gain a foothold and level that bowl of water... I should resort to thunderbolt tactics! Zhang Shan raised his head and said.
That's right! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, you go boldly and boldly in Hangzhou. Hangzhou has been a bit ruthless this time. You can promote the officials who are lacking.
Minister, I will not choose officials who have collusion with the local government!
Zhang Shan! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, Great Shan!