I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

"Fart?"

Seeing these words, Li Yang's face suddenly turned ugly, "This Jiang Zuo has such great power! I want to see, who dies first, him or me!"

Liu Sheng on the side quickly comforted him: "Boss Li, calm down. I also said that we must not rush to deal with this person. We have tried all kinds of tricks, but he still escaped. Otherwise, just be patient. After some time, he will leave. I don't believe that he will stay in Yecheng."

Li Yang had a bad temper, so how could he possibly tolerate such anger?

A governor-general dared to be so arrogant and did not take the Jiangnan families seriously at all.

Which official in the court dares to speak to the Jiangnan Li family so brazenly?

Ever since his ancestor Li accompanied Emperor Gaozu to Beijing and conquered the world, the Li family has never suffered such evil.

"Okay, okay, if you want to go against the Li family, then I'll show you what will happen to the entire Ye City without the Li family."

Li Yang said harshly.

"What does Boss Li plan to do?" Liu Sheng wondered, worried that Li Yang might go too far.

Complaints to the emperor, impeachment by officials, all these have been done. Is there any other way?

Li Yang said: "Just wait and see."

……

The next day.

There were suddenly fewer businesses in the entire Yecheng market.

Many shops are closed and not doing business.

Jiang Zuo was walking on the street and wanted to eat a bowl of noodles, but couldn't find a place.

"What's going on here?"

Jiang Zuo was puzzled.

Yecheng is the most populous city in the north, but at this moment there are only a few people on the streets.

"Sir, I will go and ask."

Master Guo took the initiative to go and ask.

After a while, Master Guo came back and said, "Sir, after my unremitting efforts, someone finally gave in. These merchants are not opening their shops today because they have received death threats."

"Death threats?"

Jiang Zuo frowned immediately.

"It's the same trick again."

The influence of the Jiangnan family is still too great.

Ordinary people dare not offend them at all.

Not only that, all the shops that opened today have increased their prices. The reason is very simple, because these shops are all leased from the Li family. The Li family increased the rent and threatened these merchants that if they did not increase the prices, they would take back all the shops.

These common people who are just trying to survive cannot fight against the rich businessmen and can only obey them.

Jiang Zuo rarely found a store and had a bowl of noodles, but when he paid the bill, he found that he spent twice as much as usual.

Moreover, the prices of other commodities in the city have also increased.

This time, it's not just about food.

The price of salt, the most important commodity, has risen to one ounce per catty.

The prices of rice, oil, salt and other daily necessities have all increased.

Jiang Zuo had to worry about it, as he once again had to face the encirclement and suppression of unscrupulous businessmen.

These merchant families who monopolize the market are much more ruthless in making money than Jiang Zuo.

"Since you want to fight a business war, I will accompany you to the end."

Jiang Zuo did not retreat at all.

Anding County is rich in resources, even the most scarce salt is now helped by the Huoquan Salt Gang.

"Master Guo, is the market ready?"

Jiang Zuo asked. Ever since he received the emperor's edict to suppress the Jiangnan families, he had a plan in mind.

"It will take another two days. Once Huoquan delivers the salt and the other supplies from Anding County are delivered, we can open the business."

Master Guo said.

The best way to deal with a large family like the Jiangnan family, which comes from a merchant background, is to make it collapse financially.

After dealing with these matters, Jiang Zuo thought of another thing.

"The few people we captured yesterday will be executed at noon."

These were all members of the Jiangnan Li Family. They were beheaded in public to warn the restless Li Family.

Meridian Gate.

There were crowds of people.

When the people heard that someone was being beheaded, they had already crowded around the scene in the hope of watching the fun.

"Master Jiang really wants to kill the Li family? That's impossible..."

"The notice has already been issued, so how can it be false?"

"That's the Jiangnan Li family!"

The onlookers expressed disbelief.

Jiang Zuo came to the scene in person to supervise everything.

Soon, noon has arrived.

The prisoner was taken to the execution ground.

"He really is from the Li family!"

"Isn't this the arrogant butler Hu? Hehe, he is really in a mess."

"It seems that Lord Jiang is serious."

The people exclaimed.

As the liquor was spilled, the knife flashed.

The executioner raised his knife and the head fell to the ground.

"Wow!"

"Really killed him!"

The people watching were surprised and a little frightened.

After the execution, Jiang Zuo shouted to the people below the stage: "These villains, who oppress the people and disregard the law, should be executed! I am the governor-general of Zhenbei, and I came to Jizhou Prefecture for only one purpose, and that is for fairness!"

fair?

The people below were all stunned.

This word is completely unfamiliar to them.

"These evil people are usually tyrannical. What do you think? Should they be killed?"

Jiang Zuo asked loudly.

The audience looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Should I?"

Jiang Zuo shouted again.

"Deserves to be killed!"

I don't know who shouted, and then everyone responded.

"Good kill."

Driven by the herd mentality, no one was afraid of the Jiangnan Li family anymore.

"This group of evil people are all from the so-called Jiangnan noble families, and they often commit crimes."

Jiang Zuo slowly walked down the stage and moved closer to the people.

"They are born into a life of luxury, yet they exploit us ordinary people. Is this fair?"

When asked this question, the people were stunned again.

On weekdays, these children of wealthy families, nobles and gentry often exploited the people, but few dared to resist.

Jiang Zuo's words immediately made some people feel the same way.

"unfair!"

Someone shouted, and a hundred people responded.

"They annexed the land and forced the poor to sell their children. Is this fair?"

"unfair!"

"They are cruel, bullying the market, monopolizing supplies, and driving up prices. Is this fair?"

"unfair!"

The emotions of the people were directly ignited by Jiang Zuo.

"From today on, anyone who dares to oppress the people will end up like these people!"

Jiang Zuo said with righteousness.

"it is good!"

The people clapped and shouted.

The gentry, headed by the Jiangnan families, have long since oppressed these common people to the point where they can't breathe. Now that there's an official from the imperial court willing to stand up for them, how can they not be moved?

"Master Jiang is wise!"

Someone took the lead and shouted.

In an instant, the people became enthusiastic.

"I came to Yecheng just for this matter. It has to be fair, and it has to be fair!"

Jiang Zuo said with great emotion.

The people applauded and cheered.

They had never seen such an official appointed by the imperial court.

"In Yecheng now, grain is expensive, salt is expensive, everything is expensive, do you agree?"

"No!"

Because the Jiangnan families monopolized the market and raised the prices of all goods, the people had long since become unable to tolerate it.

Now that someone has spoken up for it, I am naturally quite excited.

"Okay, now our government is going to reopen the market and sell all goods at low prices. I want to make sure that all the people in the world can afford to eat and use good things!"