And in this process.
The nobles also began to give some of their small profits to the people.
At the same time, he also began to connect with officials, preparing to push the father-in-law of the emperor to the opposite side of the entire Longyang Prefecture.
Things went just as they planned, and there was more and more discussion.
In the blink of an eye.
The entire Longyang Prefecture was in an uproar because of the issue of dividing the land tax into land taxes.
But at this moment, Song Gongwen finally took action.
The list that Li Fang had previously listed.
It also came in handy.
He immediately gave the order to once again kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
However, he knew that the local yamen runners were unreliable, but Wang Jin's East Factory had not yet withdrawn.
Although there are not many people, they are all elites from the Imperial Camp.
So almost overnight.
Song Gongwen began to arrest a large number of people from the aristocratic factions, and even the local officials who were making trouble behind the scenes were not spared. They were thrown into jail without any trial. It can be said that his actions were swift and decisive.
This made the local nobles and some officials silent and start to panic.
In desperation, they began looking for someone who could solve the problem.
That is the chief officer of Longyang Prefecture, Wang Shouyuan!
Thanks to five years of hard work.
Almost everyone knows it.
He was from the aristocratic faction and was absolutely reliable, so many people went to him for help.
Wang Shouyuan naturally did not disappoint everyone's expectations.
Stand up directly and fight against the land-based tax system.
He immediately won the favor of many people.
Moreover, Wang Shouyuan also declared that he would unite officials at all levels to write a letter to His Majesty and impeach Song Gongwen!
The aristocratic landlords were ecstatic for a moment, knowing that things were turning around.
Everyone only saw that Wang Shouyuan was speaking up for the gentry.
He submitted the petitions one by one to the capital.
For a time, the Longyang gentry were extremely grateful to the new prefect, saying that he inherited the legacy of the Wang family and praised him highly.
But in fact.
No one knew that all this was actually part of the plan of Song Gongwen and Wang Shouyuan.
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