Dang~!

Accompanied by the sound of bells.

Liu Fu appeared on the steps and shouted: "The meeting is about to begin, and all the officials have entered the palace."

There was a rustling sound, and everyone lined up according to their rank and walked silently towards the palace.

Just like in previous court meetings, hundreds of officials entered the palace, Emperor Wu appeared immediately, and then the monarch and his ministers paid tribute...

"Everyone is safe."

Emperor Wu sat on the throne, his tiger eyes swept over everyone present, especially Nan Chuan, Nan Yu, Wei Tao and others, and paused for a moment.

An official stepped out of the queue and said loudly: "My lord, I have something to report."

"speak."

Emperor Wu hummed and motioned for him to continue.

The official said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, not long after the six ministries implemented the new legal policy, the forces in various places have been restrained."

"However, in the past half month, memorials have been heard from various places, and they have come up with ways to deal with it, which are more excessive than before."

Emperor Wu frowned slightly: "How to deal with it?"

The official said: "The six ministries have drawn up a new law. For merchants, chambers of commerce, etc., the official tax will be three out of ten. If the merchant is related to warriors, the official tax will be six out of ten, and..."

The method proposed by the Sixth Department is very crude in nature.

To put it bluntly, it is to use high-pressure taxation to force those warriors to retreat and no longer bully ordinary merchants.

For ordinary businessmen, the imperial court lowered taxes from four out of ten to three out of ten, giving ordinary businessmen the motivation to do business...

Taking this as the main point, supplemented by many balancing provisions, the New Deal is woven into a large web, striving to prevent opportunities for loopholes to be exploited...

However, you have a good plan, and I have a wall ladder.

No matter how dense the network is, there are still gaps in it.

Just about a month after the New Deal was implemented, warrior forces from all over the country came up with a new method - to imitate the business alliance of Xiyun Mansion.

To put it bluntly, this method is also very crude.

To put it simply, martial arts forces such as sects and aristocratic families have changed from direct dealers to second-tier dealers, and have retreated to the second-tier background.

After they get the agency rights, they are only responsible for transporting the goods back to the local area, and then selling them to ordinary merchants, caravans, chambers of commerce for extra money...

After layers of subcontracting, the goods no longer have anything to do with the warrior influence, so ordinary merchants will pay a tax of 3 out of 10 when selling goods.

In this way, ordinary businessmen can do business and make money. The warrior forces behind them can make even more, and they are not afraid of being held accountable by the court.

Reasonable, reasonable, legal….

Emperor Wu frowned when he heard this, slapped the table and yelled: "You are so sneaky and sneaky? Where is the Zhenfu Division?"

The people from the Zhenfu Division came out and reported: "Reporting to the Holy Sage, the other party has not violated the law, whether in accordance with the old law or the new policy. According to the law, the Zhenfu Division cannot interfere."

Emperor Wu's eyes widened slightly, about to get angry: "You are not allowed to interfere?"

The people in the Zhenfu Division smiled bitterly: "Yes, and in the face of interests, these warrior forces rarely put aside their grudges and united into a business alliance."

"Even if the local police department intervenes forcefully, without sufficient reasons, the other party will definitely not sit back and wait for death, but will..."

The underlying meaning of this statement is that if the power of the local police departments is sufficient, it is indeed no problem to do this. At worst, it will be a head-on confrontation.

But the problem is that disasters occur frequently in various places, and the town and government departments are chronically short of manpower.

The power of the Zhenfu bureaus in various places is generally not as strong as the local warriors. This is an irrefutable fact.

Looking at Ping'an County, where Zuo Chongming made his fortune, and later Xiyun Mansion, it is not difficult to see that the local warriors are in an advantageous position.

Even Zuo Chongming spent a long time and various methods to gradually weaken their advantage and finally captured it.

Emperor Wu heard his concerns and said in a deep voice: "Mobilize the support of the Zhenfu Division..."

"Your Majesty, think twice."

When the officials of the Zhenfu Division heard this, they quickly came out and said: "There have been constant sea disasters in the South China Sea recently, ghosts have appeared in the north, and demons and evil spirits are ready to move around."

"If we mobilize manpower at this juncture, I'm afraid it will cause heavy casualties in various places and cause irreparable consequences, unless..."

In fact, this is a simple comparison question.

If the overall strength of the imperial court is 1000, the sectarian families are generally at 3,5,8...

Overall, the imperial court is indeed strong.

But the territory of the imperial court is too large, and the strength of 1,000 people is spread all over the place. On average, it is naturally not as good as the sect family.

The most important thing is that the main enemies of the imperial court are demons and evil cultivators, which further disperses the power.

Therefore, except for super big cities such as Beijing and Zhoucheng, other places are generally at odds with each other.

However, this local coward is not a fool, and he will not really break up with the court and bring disaster to himself.

"cough……"

Emperor Wu coughed dryly, interrupted the other party's words, and turned to Zuo Chongming: "Zuo Qing, you are the champion of our dynasty, and you have extraordinary abilities in both civil and military affairs. Do you have any good strategies to deal with it?"

From the words of an official from the Zhenfu Department, he naturally understood what it was about.

It is nothing more than mobilizing experts from the capital to go to various places to provide assistance.

But is now the time to move?

If the imperial masters are transferred out of the capital, who will guarantee the safety of Emperor Wu and the royal family?

So Emperor Wu directly interrupted him and threw the ball to Zuo Chongming.

Zuo Chongming was speechless regarding his deliberate attempts to make things difficult.

Nmlgb, I am a prince, not a prime minister, and I am not from the Bachelor's Pavilion. Does making suggestions have anything to do with me?

He was scolded, but since the other party was the emperor, there was nothing he could do.

With his mind racing, Zuo Chongming said calmly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, there is a way, but..."

Emperor Wu's eyes lit up and he said in a deep voice: "Don't hesitate when you speak."

Zuo Chongming grinned and glanced at the ministers playfully: "It's just that I'm afraid that if I speak out, I will be beaten to death by my colleagues on the spot."

Emperor Wu's heart skipped a beat, but he still wanted to hear: "Huh? Tell me, I forgive your innocence."

Zuo Chongming lowered his eyelids and said quietly: "It's very simple. Add a stipulation to the new policy to give the Town and Fu Department the power to supervise and punish. In this way..."

Well, it can be understood as an enhanced version of organizations like Dongchang and Jinyiwei in martial arts novels.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It can be summed up in six words - the right to do things cheaply.

as expected.

As soon as he said this, the court was in an uproar.

Before the words could even be finished, someone jumped up and asked, "Zuo Chongming, what's your motive for proposing such a ridiculous plan?"

The people in the Bachelor's Pavilion quickly asked for orders: "Holy Master, this gap cannot be opened, otherwise it will be like a river bursting its embankment..."

The people from the Prime Minister's faction echoed: "Your Majesty, once such power is granted to the Zhenfu Secretary, without legal taboos, I don't know how many tragedies will result."

Just because of Zuo Chongming's words, the two incompatible factions unexpectedly held the same opinion.

This scene is... quite funny to watch.

"enough!!"

Emperor Wu shouted violently with a dark face and glared at the officials and courtiers: "This won't work, that won't work, what use do I need from you?"

"You can eat your salary and share your worries with me. Ask yourselves, can you do this? Instead of crying and wailing here, it is better to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible."

The ministers were pointed at their noses and scolded, and they immediately wilted.

Are they really helpless?

How can it be!!

They are afraid of taking the blame.

If the people in the Bachelor's Pavilion come up with a plan, but something goes wrong in its implementation, Emperor Wu will definitely hold him accountable, and the Prime Minister's faction will also add insult to injury.

The consequences are too serious!

Who can afford to carry this pot? Who dares to carry it?

Therefore, everyone pretended to be a grandson with a tacit understanding. After all, there is no risk in pretending to be a grandson...

"A bunch of losers, a bunch of losers."

Emperor Wu became angrier as he watched, and couldn't help but look at his sons: "What about you? Sooner or later, the country and the country will be handed over to you. Is there any idea on this matter?"

All the princes looked at each other and lowered their heads in unison.

It is not difficult to let them come up with the solution, but in the end it is the ministers who implement it.

If something goes wrong when the officials implement it, who should be blamed?
To be continued...