The prefects in the Gyeonggi region have all followed the orders of the Governor-General's Yamen. How should the officials of the 17th Prefecture of Zhili Province make decisions?

Zou Xueyu then said: "I have other plans. I want to reorganize all the commercial taxes that should be paid by each government except the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department into a book, and re-assess the tax amount for merchants and property owners in various places. Zhili

The junctions between Daoguan Road, small roads, waterways and other places outside will be handed over to the tax bureau as an agent to conduct business taxation. The self-established taxation checkpoints of the 18th Prefecture of Zhili will be cancelled. From then on, the business taxation of the 18th Zhili Road will be handled by

The governor's office manages the collection."

Seize the power of the 18th Prefecture of Zhili Road to set up its own tax gate to collect commercial taxes from past merchants, and transfer it to the Governor's Yamen for unified and direct management.

The taxes on merchants (those with shops) and industrialists (handicraft workshops in the early Ming Dynasty) within the country were reorganized and compiled into a book, and the tax quotas were re-established.

Just these two methods were enough to scrape off a large piece of meat from the body of Zhili Daoyibafu.

Government offices, merchant taxes and taxes.

Sitting in a side room of the main hall of the Zhili Governor's Yamen, Yu Dalian couldn't help clenching his hands.

He felt a little nervous.

Once these two official documents are issued to all governments, they will inevitably cause an uproar.

Zou Xueyu didn't take any action, but once he did, he wanted to suppress Zhili Dao 18th Mansion.

Just when Yu Dalian thought that the familiar Governor-General of Zhili in front of him had no other ideas.

Zou Xueyu sneered and continued: "I want to clarify the land acres in Zhili again! Find out the detailed number of landowners and tenants!"

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"Is Zou Xueyu crazy?"

In Suzhou Prefecture, in a courtyard on the Lion Mountain on the shore of Taihu Lake, an official in red robe had just received the news from the city's Yamen, and he immediately slapped the case and shouted angrily.

In front of him, there were people dressed in official uniforms and people in Confucian uniforms, old or young, gathered here.

"Zou Xueyu is so domineering! Do you really think that His Majesty trusts him and promotes him to the position of Governor-General of Zhili, so that he can be lawless and shake up the country?"

The deputy magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture cooperated with the magistrate and echoed, while his eyes swept towards everyone present.

These people are all prominent figures in Suzhou Prefecture.

"Governor Zou is not domineering. He wants to seize power and take the power from everyone. If you lose power, I and others will probably be prepared to get a knife in the neck."

An old man, perhaps the eldest and most powerful person here, spoke softly, looking senile, as if he would not be stabbed, and chatting with others.

The Suzhou magistrate's brows condensed and he glanced at the old man.

Think for a moment or two.

The prefect continued: "In Suzhou territory, people have always been loyal to the imperial court, working in the countryside, and working diligently in agriculture and business. When Zou Xueyu first became governor, he made such perverse and rebellious actions, which really harmed our territory in Suzhou. I am appointed as the governor of Suzhou.

There are no disasters for many years, which is the way of Huang Lao. But at this moment, I can't sit idly by and ignore it. I want to write a report to the court, but even if I fall under Zou Xueyu's domineering, it can be regarded as Suzhou Prefecture.

The earth has exerted some force."

This is a desperate preparation.

Everyone present fell silent and looked at each other in silence.

The old man smiled and said: "The presence of a government official in Suzhou is like spring breeze and rain. Suzhou cannot afford a government official, and the people of Suzhou cannot live without a government official. The government official cannot act rashly, and government officials must not speak out easily."

Suzhou Magistrate Fang Xuezhong's expression did not change, but he felt a little more hopeful in his heart.

His previous words about fighting Zou Xueyu to the death were actually just to get the old man in front of him to speak.

In the territory of Suzhou, among the squires, the Lu family is not the leader.

As the prefect of Suzhou, the first thing he did after taking office was to log in to the government gate.

Mr. Lu put his hands together on his lap, his head was full of white hair, but his face was still green.

"This matter has nothing to do with the imperial court or Governor Zou."

A click in the Fangxue Center.

Could it be that Mr. Lu doesn't intend to take action, but wants Suzhou Prefecture to comply with the request of Zhili Governor's Yamen?

Cao Lichang, a colleague beside him, asked: "Does Mr. Lu mean that we should just sit back and wait for death?"

Mr. Lu shook his head: "I never said that."

Say it, the head of the Lu family in Suzhou Prefecture looked around at the people around him.

"Since our governor-general of Zhili has already made a move, Suzhou Prefecture will naturally respond."

"The officials can't move, and the officials and servants can't move either."

"But the merchants, traders, and even the people farming on the territory of Suzhou Prefecture can be moved."

Fang Xuezhong's eyes sparkled.

The reason why he invited everyone to gather at Lion Rock on the shore of Taihu Lake today was to discuss how to deal with the newly established Zhili Governor's Yamen.

But I didn't expect that today the Yamen just received an official order from the Governor's Yamen.

Naturally, he hoped that the Lu family, a well-known family in Suzhou, could take the first action, so as to test the rumors of the Zhili Governor's Yamen.

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Chapter completed!