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Chapter 33 Toss

Zou Yuanbiao still wanted to struggle, but heard a low shout: "Zou Yuanbiao! Don't kneel down and listen to the ginseng, when will you wait?"

Hearing the voice of the second assistant Zhang Siwei, Zou Yuanbiao's face was covered in desolation, and his knees softened and knelt on the hall.

Zhang Siwei, who had never spoken, stood up and he had no room for a turnaround.

This sentence is like a signal. The censors who have been ready to jump out one by one.

"Your Majesty! I impeach Zou Yuanbiao to frame his colleagues!"

"I impeach Zou Yuanbiao and despise the emperor!"

"I impeach Zou Yuanbiao for being incompetent and virtuous, and often go to and from the fireworks alleys and willows!"

"I impeached..."

Looking at the dozens of censors who jumped out in an instant, Li Fan was a little confused. This is the court of the Ming Dynasty, they are all so-called high-level trolls!

Hey! Why is the old man standing in front so familiar? Isn’t this the old man who eats and drinks for free in Pinxianlou!

I'll go! He won't be Zhang Juzheng!

At this moment, Zou Yuanbiao's face was full of bitterness. He finally felt the feeling of pounding the drums and pounding thousands of people. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly: It's over!

Comrade Xiao Zhu had a serious face, but he was very happy. He dared to impeach the Ming Dynasty's Royal disaster relief porridge shed, which was impeaching him as the emperor.

Just when everyone thought that the next step was to deal with Zou Yuanbiao, the second assistant Zhang Siwei went out to work and said, "Your Majesty! I impeach Wu Qing Bo as the best and exploit the victims!"

"Wow!" There was an uproar in the hall. No one expected that Zhang Siwei, who had always been steady, would impeach Wu Qingbo.

Wu Qing Bo is the father of Empress Dowager Li, and now he is a hot figure. I am afraid that he will impeach this person...

After Zhang Siwei finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Juzheng inadvertently, then kept his bow and stopped talking.

Zhang Juzheng did not hesitate at all, and then stood up and said, "Your Majesty! There are tens of thousands of victims outside the city. If it is not handled properly, civil rebellion may occur. Please make a decision!"

"This..., where is the mother!" Comrade Xiao Zhu also wanted to deal with Li Wei, but when he thought of the strict Empress Dowager Li, he couldn't help but feel a little timid.

"Your Majesty! I will go to the palace to explain to the Empress Dowager that Wu Qingwang will be punished!"

Zhang Juzheng's words were not allowed to be rejected by Comrade Xiao Zhu. Although he was determined to think about the Ming Dynasty, he had a commanding tone in his words.

...

The chaotic morning court did not end until near noon. Zou Yuanbiao impeached the royal family and Li Fan and was sent to the imperial prison. Three months later, he was sent to the south to be the county magistrate.

Although the grade has been reduced a lot, it has the real power of one party. It is hard to say whether this impeachment is a blessing or a disaster.

Zhang Juzheng went directly to the palace after the morning court and had a long talk with Empress Dowager Li. In the end, Li Wei, the uncle of Wuqing, was sentenced to half a year and was dismissed from the position of chief of the Tongzhou Grain Depot.

The scapegoat Bai Ronghe, who was pushed out, was beaten thirty boards and was directly sent to Hami Guard. As for where the Hami Guard is, I'm afraid even the escort officers don't know!

These are not the issues that Li Fan is concerned about. What he cares most about is the renovation of the streets where Pinxianlou is located.

The dredging of the East and West Daming trenches means a large amount of labor force is idle. With Li Fan's order, two streets from the West Daming trenches to Pinxianlou were dug up. Not to mention carriages and horses, it would be very difficult for pedestrians to pass through.

Regarding this, the shops and merchants on both sides of the street complained, but Li Fan was unmoved and dug the entire street into pieces.

...

"Mr. Li! You dug up the streets and prevent pedestrians from passing. It's a bit too much to disturb the people like this!" said Zhang Jiayin, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

Li Fan sat in the back hall of Shuntian Mansion and said disapprovingly: "Mr. Zhang! The lower official has followed His Majesty's order to renovate the pilot street. It's a little inconvenience and helpless!"

"Then you can't destroy all the roads. Look, how many people jointly sue you for disturbing the people?" Zhang Jiayin angrily threw a stack of paper on the table.

Li Fan picked up the paper, looked at it with interest, and said, "Mr. Zhang! The road was dug, and it was not only those businesses that lost, but there were no customers on Pinxianlou!"

"You...!" Zhang Jiayin scratched his head a little, Li Fan was a little uneasy, no matter what he said, he shook his head.

I wanted to participate in Li Fan's book, but when I thought of Zou Yuanbiao's fate, I felt a little guilty.

Just when he was in a dilemma, Li Fan put down the paper in his hand and smiled: "Since they are all idle to dig up the streets to disturb the people, how about selling the store to the officials?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiayin's face became gloomy and said coldly: "Li Fan! Are you planning to take advantage of other people's property? Are you not afraid that this official will go to the palace to study your book?"

In the past, Zhang Jiayin had seen many tricks of taking advantage of others. It was common for Zhang Jiayin to see who had no such kind of people in the capital to force the other party to a dead end and then buy the other party's land at the lowest price.

But he had never seen two streets like Li Fan swallowing them in one breath. This eating look was a bit ugly. Even the prefect of Shuntian did not dare to do so blatantly.

Li Fan was stunned at first, then shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang misunderstood! The officials are willing to buy these stores by 10% higher than the market price, and they have no intention of taking advantage of the situation!"

This time it was Zhang Jiayin's turn to be confused. Why did Li Fan do this for? He didn't believe that Li Fan would do a loss-making business, but he couldn't find any flaws.

In desperation, he said, "Take it seriously!"

"Really! More real than real money and silver!" Li Fan was so happy that he had to be true!

Zhang Jiayin nodded slightly and agreed with Li Fan's statement. He could open a shop in a prosperous area in the capital, and all of them had a little background.

Li Fan was really ruthless during this period, and he was already annoyed. Every family still had something to do behind him. He, the prefect of Shuntian, was named a third-rank official, but there were always people who could not afford to offend him.

Hearing that Li Fan was willing to buy the store at a high price, he nodded immediately. In a few days, Li Fan got most of the shops on these two streets, and only a few were still waiting and watching.

Li Fan didn't care about this. When eating meat himself, he had to leave some soup for others, otherwise he would probably be miserable if he ate alone!

The street in front of Pinxian Tower was beyond recognition, and the deep trench was a little scary. The sewer made of brick and stone concrete amazing everyone.

Only Li Fan was a little dissatisfied. According to his requirements, the sewer must be able to run to be considered qualified.

Cement pipe!

Li Fan could only think in his mind that if he used steel bars, the current steel output in the Ming Dynasty would not be enough for a year.

Steel! A symbol of a country's strength!

...

September has passed, and although the weather has become colder, it is not as cold as in previous years. Looking at the busy Zhou Xiu'e, Li Fan smiled and said, "Are you drying the quilt again?"

"Not! These days, there are so many weathers. If you don't take out the quilt to dry, it will get moldy!" Zhou Xiu'e said with her little mouth pouting.
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