Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

At least the tens of thousands of rolling heads in Nanzhili are the proof.

However, I have been the magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture for several years, and I think I can see clearly the virtues of these wealthy businessmen.

He doesn't have the guts to rebel, but if he says that these people don't make trouble secretly, then a fool will believe it.

Liu Jingzhou looked at Kou Shen's sad face, and said with a smile, "Master Kou, why are you panicking? Don't you have a distant nephew?"

Kou Shen's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "What does Eunuch Liu mean?"

Liu Jingzhou said with a smile: "It is said that Qin Hui has three good friends, but our family doesn't believe that your distant nephew doesn't know some big businessmen?

It is a good thing that your nephew's accounts are clear, and his taxes are not a penny.

Ask him to contact some of these businessmen. If these bastards in Suzhou City treat tax payment as a trifling matter, our family will treat them as a trifling matter. If he pays well, merchants who can pay taxes honestly will do it.

Even if the strength of these merchants is a little bit small, there is no problem, with our family protecting them, there will be no problems! "

Kou Shen stopped being polite at the moment, and went out of the study directly and said: "Go, call Zhao Yihai to my residence."

Liu Jingzhou, the dead eunuch, revealed too much information, so much that it frightened him.

The only thing he is looking forward to now is that Zhao Yihai knows something good and doesn't want to die.

At this time, Zhao Yihai was drinking in the Eight Immortals Building with dozens of well-known wealthy businessmen from Suzhou.

The atmosphere of drinking is not very good, basically they are discussing the tax issue this time.

The dog emperor said that he would collect business tax, and the big guy would pay the business tax, but who would have thought that the dog emperor would send out such things as tax inspectors again?

What else does the tax inspector have?Isn't it coming to knock the bone and suck the marrow?

Hearing the group's increasingly outrageous discussions, Zhao Yihai became more and more disdainful.

Uncle Biao is right, this group of people has no guts to rebel, playing these dirty tricks is tantamount to causing disaster for themselves, and now they have simply discussed the strike.

Coughing his throat, Zhao Yihai spoke after waiting for the others to quiet down.

Chapter 4 and Four Are They Probably Dead?

Zhao Yihai glanced around at the dozens of prominent and wealthy merchants present, and said with a smile: "In my humble opinion, it's better to pay the business tax honestly, it's convenient for the court, and it's also convenient for me to wait.

Just like this running account, the imperial court sorts it out slowly, and it can always be sorted out. Wouldn't it be a disaster for me to wait for myself? "

Han Xufeng looked at Zhao Yihai, who was talking eloquently, and said, "Brother Zhao is of course nothing. He is from a family background and is related to the magistrate. No matter how much this tax is collected, it will not affect Master Zhao too much, will it?"

Zhao Yihai said: "Brother Han really wronged my younger brother. There are three grain shops, one oil shop, and two silk and satin shops in my younger brother's house. Like the elder brothers, you should pay the autumn tax of 970 three taels according to the law to make up for this year. The spring tax of 660 taels has been paid in full, and the tax of a penny has not been missed."

Han Xufeng wondered: "Are you willing? This tax is not collected at once. After paying this year, it will still have to be paid next year."

The others present all cast their eyes on Zhao Yihai, waiting to see how he would answer.

Zhao Yihai thought for a long time before uttering three words: "Nanzhili!"

As soon as the words "Nanzhili" came out, it seemed that there was some kind of irresistible magic power. The entire second floor of the restaurant was safely quiet, and no one made a sound.

Is Suzhou Mansion far from Nanzhili?

It's not far, it's not close.

But what happened in Nanzhili has now spread all over the world. Tens of thousands of heads were chopped off as soon as they were mentioned. Who dares to take it seriously.

And who belonged to these tens of thousands of heads?

The answer is obvious, basically it is the Donglin Party and those related to it, as well as some unlucky people from the Fushe who participated in it.

The headquarters of Fushe is Taicang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture.

In good conscience, Fushe was in trouble, and the businessmen in Suzhou Prefecture were also very happy.

Although Fushe was basically supported by businessmen, Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai are not easy to get along with, and the property of the two is not small.

Moreover, Zhang Pu is very ambitious, and he has the intention of controlling these businessmen in reverse.

The merchants originally supported Zhang Pu in order to have someone to speak for themselves in the court, whether it was for taxes or for other interests.

However, on the one hand, Zhang Pu made a voice for the businessmen, such as the tax resistance incident at the beginning, and the incident of five people's tombstones. progress.

Zhang Pu is not a good thing, and businessmen are not a good thing, and Zhang Pu has no official status, so the two have become a situation of collaborating in the end.

On the one hand, they guard against and suppress each other, and on the other hand, they are each other's horns, opening eyes for each other.

Zhang Pu always thinks about controlling these businessmen, and at the same time keeps playing some tricks to resist taxes.

The merchants, while engaged in business battles with Zhang Pu, spread his name among the people for him.

But Zhang Pu got rid of it in the end, and was inexplicably planted for a crime of treason, and the planting was done by the people of Jinyiwei himself.

While the businessmen were celebrating each other, they had long been secretly wary of whether the court would attack people like themselves—who wouldn't worry about Zhang Pu saying something that shouldn't be said, and involving himself in it?

Fortunately in the misfortune, Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai and their good student Wu Weiye got away with it, but they didn't involve other people, and after this blow, Fushe, at least on the surface, ceased to exist.

The businessmen were not involved, but had greater freedom, and now they feel much better, and the small days are so beautiful.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. Emperor Chongzhen made a decision on the business tax, and it was after tens of thousands of heads were chopped off in Nanzhili.

The tens of thousands of heads in Nanzhili made the businessmen clearly realize one thing, that is, people like themselves can't beat the shameless Emperor Chongzhen no matter what.

But it doesn't matter if you can't fight, non-violent non-resistance, as soon as you hand over the journal, you will slowly review the tax, how about it?

If not, how about a strike?

But now Zhao Yihai's words made everyone present lost in thought once again.

This tax payment, distressed, not to pay, risky.

It wasn't until there was a bang, and with the sound of the chopsticks in the hand of a certain elder, that the people present woke up from the silence.

Han Xudong asked: "Brother Zhao, we are all brothers of our own family. Ming people don't say dark words. If the tax is really not paid, what will happen?"

Zhao Yihai spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Brother, you've already talked about this, brother, I can't hide it, can I?

Don't look at my brother and the magistrate as distant cousins, but in fact, the magistrate can't play much role in this matter, and the brother's fame is of no use, and the tax that should be paid is still a lot of money .

It's not that I haven't thought about what you are discussing now, brother, but what are we?We are businessmen, according to the rules of Emperor Taizu Hongwu, which one of us can wear silk and satin clothes?

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, this businessman is ranked last.But now?Which old man is not Jinyi Yushi?Which brother is not covered in silk?

To put it bluntly, which of us didn't violate the law of the Ming Dynasty?If the imperial court really wants to deal with us, it won't even bother to make excuses.