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Chapter seven hundred and nineteen.

No wonder the headmaster was scared and paralyzed. The scene at the Honglianfang was comparable to a horror movie. The entire shop, a large family of more than 30 people hung on the beams like sandbags, from an old woman in her seventies to a child of a few years old.

I thought I was avoiding the government's urge to get money and stayed away, but I never expected that the Wang family would end it with such a tragic appearance. What is even more irritating is that the broken red coral, the precious tortoiseshell, and a large number of expensive southern goods were thrown all over the ground, forming a sharp contrast with these Wang family members who were desperate and forced to death. The weird feeling made people feel cold.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Pu was confused and dizzy for a few seconds. The next moment, he suddenly seemed to be crazy, not even a car. He rushed towards the government office by snatching the horse. This scene scared the yamen runners behind him trembled and shouted that the Governor had been caught in evil!

Is Zhang Pu really evil?

That's not. After all, unlike those scholars who are arrogant and have a higher position with their family background, Zhang Pu was a failed scholar who was unsuccessful for most of his life. The experience of establishing a resumption of the society tempered him, and he was more decisive than those scholars who were so thrilled about his affairs.

When he returned to the yamen, he copied the official documents. He wrote them impatiently and crazily. After a few minutes, before the ink was dry, Zhang Pu carried a few more yamen runners and ordered them to post the official documents to the fourth gate of Wenzhou City.

These days, a storm was suppressed by the storm. It was always judged that it was over the sky of Wenzhou. Seeing the government issued a notice, a large number of merchants rushed over. After a while, a shrill cry suddenly rang among the crowd.

"Master Qingtian!!!"

The donkey's hair comes from the donkey! Zhang Pu also understands this truth. If the merchant dies, what kind of fun can he, the governor of the port, sing? Seeing the tragic situation of the Wang family, Zhang Pu hurriedly ordered to cancel all the debts that the merchants in Wenzhou had owed to the government ships, and after posting the notice, he directly ordered people to burn the account books he had finally made these days in the street.

A stream of flames were squirting black smoke, burning at the intersection of the cross street. The status of merchants in this era was indeed the lowest. With such a small favor, the merchants who rushed through the four gates came to Xie En and kowtowed. However, sitting at the yamen gate, Zhang Pu couldn't laugh as he heard the sound of Master Qingtian. Instead, a stream of cold sweat kept flowing down his forehead.

Wenzhou Prefecture can be slightly more stable for the time being, but it’s time to get angry on the other side of the sky!

…………

Zhang Pu's strategy of rescuing the market was still a little late, and the effect was quite limited. After burning the account book, the officials from the yamen searched around the city again. Just like the financial crisis in later generations, there were more than a dozen famous and surnamed Jiangnan giant merchants who committed suicide due to bankruptcy, and more than a dozen super-large families disappeared. As for the family bankruptcy and the shopkeeper committed suicide, there were hundreds of commercial banks leaving Wenzhou City. Jiangnan industry and commerce, which had already shrunk due to the Beiming seizure, were killed by one-third of the number.

If this continues, the once brilliant Jiangnan capitalism will be completely destroyed.

Moreover, the fight between the two classes that really affected the old and new has just begun.

On October 11, when people in later generations were still immersed in the post-holiday syndrome during the long holiday, the rapid sound of horse hooves had already sounded outside Wenzhou City.

Just like during the Tianqi period of Wanli, the tik horse in a brocade cloak, with the sound of iron leaves armor, suddenly broke into the Wenzhou Admiral's Office. Two rows of brocade tikages lined up on both wings. As soon as they ran out quickly, the Wenzhou Governor Zhang Pu, who was kneeling on the ground, was arrogant and suddenly pulled out the golden imperial edict and read it loudly.

"The emperor's decree is in charge of the will of heaven. The emperor's decree said! The governor of Wenzhou, Zhang Pu, was ordered by the governor to start maritime affairs. However, he acted erratic, stubborn, corrupt, and even the maritime affairs were corrupt. The businessmen and travelers lived in poverty. He was deeply disappointed. He immediately took the Jinyiwei Lock back to Beijing and handed it over to the Three Courts for trial! I admire this!"

"Mr. Zhang, please accept the order!"

He said that, but before Zhang Pu could say anything, several Jinyiwei had already carried his official clothes and collars and pulled them outwards.

With arrogance and pride, Tian Cheng walked out of the yamen with the imperial edict again with the imperial guards. But as soon as they arrived at the gate of Wenzhou Prefecture, they couldn't help but stop. The Jinyi Guard in front of them pressed his hand on the knife in fear and vigilance. The eunuch Tian Cheng couldn't help but show a sense of fear on his face, and shouted in horror.

"You unruly people will not be able to rebel. Get out of here quickly, otherwise our family will convict you of corruption and kill your nine clans!"

At some point, the business trips in Wenzhou City were crowded with soldiers and peddlers and robbers, blocking the yamen gates, and the number of people was still increasing, increasing.

Listening to Tian Cheng's scolding, the Wenzhou merchants in the front row did show a look of fear, fear and hesitation. However, I don't know who saw Zhang Pu being carried behind, but the anger could no longer be suppressed. I don't know who trembled, but I roared first.

"Let Lord Zhang go!!!"

A sound was enough to be a fuse, full of anger. The next moment, the raindrops of stones, debris, and messy things were smashed over. While throwing things, the anger of these business travelers with heavy losses broke out one after another, roaring like madmen.

"If it weren't for the agreement signed by the dog officials in the court and Beiming, the commercial tax would be 30%! How could I have compensated!"

"The goods from his East India Company were stolen. The court in the north immediately sent gunboats to stand out. My goods were detained. Where is our court? Now you still want to arrest Lord Zhang! Never agree!"

"Kill these lackeys who are mixed officials!"

Facing the overwhelming stones and roars, even the mighty Jinyiwei was frightened. He covered his head in front and let go of the knife, screaming behind and running back. This cowardly scene further encouraged these already out of control. Suddenly, he suddenly stretched out a hand from the nearest crowd, grabbed the Jinyiwei and pulled it into the crowd. Then, the overwhelming fists smashed down. In an instant, the screams and howlings came out like a pig.

Furious is a terrible beast. The crowd of people who saw blood was like a shark, and could no longer control them. The frightened Jinyiwei finally howled and pulled out the knife and slashed at the crowd. The knife wounds splashed blood, but they did not intimidate the rioters. Many hands grabbed the knife, hugged the Jinyiwei's arms and thighs, and pressed them to the ground. They howled with bricks, stones, or even weights, and hit them in the face. In the sound of the sniff, blood stained the noble python robe.

Bang~

The iron gate of the yamen was closed down fiercely, and the Jinyiwei locked outside slapped the door panel in fear. But not long after, it was replaced by the sound of fists and bricks blowing by the mobizing Wenzhou people. Inside, the lingering fearful Tiqi brought the table in panic, and the big tank blocked the door. The eunuch who was originally looking tall and looked tall, also lost its majesty, and turned with his hands behind his back like an ant on a heat.

Suddenly, the eunuch saw Zhang Pu's sneer on his handcuffs again, and he became mournful in an instant. He rushed over and hugged Zhang Pu's thighs.

"Mr. Zhang, please save our life! Our family is also under the order of Grand Secretary Gao. Please spare your life!"

"Father-in-law, let go first!"

The old god is there, and Zhang Pu shook the iron chains cobbled on his wrist.

…………

For example, according to the plot of the TV series, the loyal minister who was wronged and arrested went out helplessly to persuade the people who disobeyed for him to calm down. Then he was arrested by the treacherous ministers and beaten and tortured him in various ways, and finally died unjustly, but that was a TV series.

First of all, Zhang Pu is not a loyal minister. He is a politician. When the Minister of Revenue Wang Cha committed suicide in Hongbaofang, he knew that direct conflict with Lin Gong from the Middle East of the Court was inevitable! Zhang Pu naturally would not wait for death! The Wenzhou merchants and civilians in front of him were the ones he sent to incite!

However, it is ironic that the Fushe was firmly supported by Donglin at that time. The two sides worked together as one to resist the eunuch party. In order to fight against Wei Zhongxian, a heroic riot broke out in Yangzhou. However, this time, the Donglin Fushe, which advocated Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confushe, started to fight against each other. Donglin, a big landlord, and the petty bourgeoisie, who depended on feudal landlord bureaucrats, finally stood on the opposite side.

After getting rid of the shackles, Zhang Pu climbed up the wall in Tian Cheng's hopeful gaze, but looking at the crowd that suddenly became quiet, Zhang Pu suddenly raised his fist with anger.

"Everyone! Why do you pay so much this year? It's not the bullshit agreement signed by the ministers in the court and Mao Manzi. Our Nanshang has to pay 30% of the silver to them Beishang! Let our capital increase, and we can't sell those Beishang!"

"Everyone suffered heavy losses. The court not only ignored it, but also chased everyone to ask for ships to attract money. After my official burned the account book, the imperial court's lords would take the official position and replace them to continue to plunder the people!"

"I am not willing to die! But I cannot watch the treacherous ministers in the court abuse the people for their own selfish interests! I am willing to risk the death of the entire clan and go to the capital to avenge the people from the emperor!"

People were talking one by one. In Tian Cheng's eyes, Zhang Pu suddenly flipped over the courtyard wall. Then, the rioters outside made another loud cheers, surrounded by dense footsteps and ran out. After a few seconds, Tian Cheng's face suddenly became gloomy and he slapped his forehead sadly.

"The disaster is a disaster!"
Chapter completed!
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