On the way, a messenger rode up to Zhu Cijiong from behind and clasped his hands together: "Your Highness, Yangzhou Prefect Zhang Huangyan and Guerrilla General Zhang Mingzhen request to see you."
Zhu Cijiong thought for a moment and said, "Let them come over."
"yes."
Amid the sound of horse hooves, Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Mingzhen came to Zhu Cijiong.
After the ceremony, Zhu Cijiong took the initiative to ask, "Do you two need anything?"
Zhang Mingzhen looked at Zhang Huangyan.
Zhang Huangyan hesitated for a moment before mustering up the courage to say, "Your Highness, I have something important to tell you."
"Go ahead."
"In order to raise money and food, the governor of the East Factory, Zhang Rong, not only imposed various charges on the people, but also allowed his soldiers to kill, rob, and confiscate property! The nature of this is extremely serious, and the impact is extremely bad. There are complaints everywhere, and the people are living in misery. If it weren't for the pressure of your highness's military power, the people in various places would have rebelled long ago."
"If we don't stop it in time, there will be a big mess sooner or later!"
"I ask Your Highness to rule for the people and restore the reputation of the court!"
Zhu Cijiong looked at Zhang Huangyan expressionlessly, with mixed feelings.
He had known about what Zhang Rong had done for a long time.
Zhang Rong seemed to be raising money and grain, but in fact he was redistributing wealth.
The policy was to deal only with those gentry and landlords who were disobedient.
In actual implementation, everyone is treated equally.
Whether the other party was good or bad, they all suffered.
Many ordinary people were also affected.
By the time Zhu Cixiong realized this problem, there was no turning back.
If Zhang Rong is not stopped, things will only get worse.
Stopping Zhang Rong would not complete the task of redistributing wealth.
Zhu Cijiong encountered a big problem.
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