Wang Shouyuan thought it was a bit outrageous.
Previously, in Zhang Zhengming’s handwritten letter.
It already describes a lot of things about His Majesty.
For example, the decisions such as Prince Yan's enfeoffment, the establishment of the East Factory, and Li Fang's occupation of people's land.
Almost everyone was saying how wise and far-sighted the emperor was, which was truly astonishing.
When I saw these, I was shocked.
But he has great respect for his teachers.
I'm sure the other party won't do it without a purpose.
But now.
The Gongwen brothers and eunuch Wang present all said that Your Majesty had even thought of the details of how to deal with the gentry.
He couldn't help but doubt... Is His Majesty really that powerful?
Even this level can be thought of? It's incredible, right?
It is not an exaggeration to describe him as a god.
"Brother Shouyuan," Song Gongwen said with a smile, "You haven't been in contact with him before, so naturally you don't know the powerful methods his majesty used. I understand that, but you must believe that his majesty's wisdom is beyond words. He is destined to become a wise ruler through the ages!"
"Lord Song is right." Wang Jin also spoke up, saying, "It was because of your Majesty's words that we discovered something fishy about Li Fang. Further investigation has proven that your Majesty was absolutely right."
"Sir Wang, I can tell you clearly that every move His Majesty makes is meaningful."
"If you are fortunate enough to serve as an official in the capital in the future, remember to think carefully about every word His Majesty says."
After saying this, Song Gongwen and Wang Jin immediately turned around and smiled at each other.
Before this, he was just a small Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, and was frustrated.
The other one is a young eunuch whose life is in danger at any time.
But it was because of a word and a decision made by His Majesty.
Directly ascend to the sky in one step.
Not only has it achieved its current status.
There are also opportunities to realize the ideals and ambitions in your heart.
So in their eyes, no words can express the gratitude to His Majesty.
"Is...that so?" Wang Shouyuan fell into deep thought after hearing this.
Actually, I saw it in the teacher's letter.
He already believed it a little.
And now, two more people said the same thing, and they couldn't help but feel a little fascinated by the current emperor.
With such a wise ruler, the Wei Dynasty would surely prosper. Isn't it a blessing for me to be able to assist such an emperor?
"Alright, Brother Shouyuan," Song Gongwen said, "you'll understand after you meet His Majesty."
"Now, let's think about how to implement the land tax system!"
This is the most important thing for them now.
"That's right. Now that Eunuch Wang is here to solve the problems facing the people, I believe there will be no problems." Wang Shouyuan continued, "The only question left is where to start."
Although he didn't know Wang Jin very well, he knew that the other party had stayed in Longyang Prefecture for some time.
They found out almost everything about Li Fang and convicted her directly.
From this we can see that the Dongchang factory director was very capable.
But where to start.
It's a bit tricky.
The policy of distributing the tax based on the amount of land used was aimed at the gentry, so there was nothing wrong in directly posting the notice.
But the key lies in how to respond if the gentry fights back after the posting.
Now Li Fang has indeed been dealt with.
But there are four other powerful families in Longyang Prefecture.
There are more or less connections with some officials in the court, which makes it quite troublesome to deal with.
Even if we could choose to suppress them forcefully, we couldn't do that forever, could we? After all, we still needed their cooperation for what was to come.
"I understand what Brother Shouyuan means." Song Gongwen nodded, knowing the difficulty involved, and then said, "If we can get hold of something that might be used against them, that would be great, but..."
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Shouyuan.
But Wang Shouyuan shook his head at this moment.
Although he had penetrated the aristocratic circle, there were some things that he could not access, let alone any evidence against them.
Beside him, Wang Jin also frowned, wondering whether he should send out people from the East Factory to collect some information at this time.
But the East Factory had just been established, and there might be spies in the capital, but Longyang Prefecture...
"grown ups!"
However, at this time.
The yamen runner from before reappeared. He stood outside and bowed, saying, "There's another man outside claiming to be from the East Factory. He wants to see Eunuch Wang."
"Li Fang must have signed the indictment." Wang Jin said, "Sir Wang, can you please let him in?"
Wang Shouyuan naturally would not refuse, and asked the yamen runner to bring the person from the East Factory in.
Soon, a young eunuch walked in.
He was one of the top ten bosses of the East Factory who were selected earlier.
At Wang Jin's signal, he pulled out a statement of guilt and a booklet from his bosom and said, "Eunuch Wang, this is Li Fang's confession of guilt, signed and sealed. In addition, Li Fang has also written a list of informants, saying that he is thanking Your Majesty for sparing the lives of hundreds of members of the Li family and that he wants to redeem himself for meritorious service. He boasts that this list contains all kinds of secrets about Longyang and even some families in the Jiangnan area, and wants me to hand it over to Eunuch Wang!"
What? Li Fang wrote a list of informants, listing all the secrets of Longyang and the Jiangnan aristocracy?
When these words were spoken, Wang Jin, Song Gongwen, and Wang Shouyuan were all shocked.
Because they are very clear about the significance and importance of this list.
Especially Song Gongwen.
As if he had grasped a heavy burden, he immediately said excitedly: "Eunuch Wang, can you lend me this list?"
"Of course." Wang Jin nodded, and without saying anything, he took out the list booklet and handed it to the other party.
Song Gongwen did not hesitate and carefully checked the contents.
Soon, he burst into laughter and couldn't help saying, "Hahaha, with this list, we can definitely implement the tax-to-land system successfully in a short time. The gentry will no longer be an obstacle to us!"
After saying this, he turned and looked at Wang Jin and Wang Shouyuan, and immediately said, "I just took a look. It really does contain the secrets of the nobles in Longyang and Jiangnan, as well as the crimes they committed. It's almost all recorded clearly!"
When the two heard this, they immediately understood the meaning of this sentence!
Just now, they were still worrying about how to implement the land-based tax system.
But now, with the list of crimes confessed by Li Fang, it is equivalent to strangling the necks of those gentry.
National policies cannot cure you.
But can’t the national law punish you?
How to handle it depends almost entirely on their decision.
As for the authenticity of the list of accusations...
At this point, Li Fang still dares to lie? Isn't she afraid of being punished more severely?
At worst, we can just ask Eunuch Wang from the East Factory to verify it.
That’s my thoughts.
The three of them immediately showed excitement in their eyes, and they couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Because the list came so timely and was so good, it almost helped them overcome the biggest obstacle.
With the three of them working together and distributing the tax according to the land area, there is no need to worry about failure!
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