What the emperor is like is not important to these people. They still have to live and make money.
A group of murderous men in black armor suddenly appeared in the capital, escorting a group of prisoners into the city after it had just rained. When the people saw their posture, they quickly dodged to the sides.
"What's going on? Who are these people? Where did they come from?"
"Who knows? These soldiers look so fierce, as if they want to eat people."
"Oh my god, didn't you see there was blood on their knives?"
"I'm afraid someone has been arrested for committing a crime again. Caishikou will be bustling again in a few days."
A day later, the people knew who the people were.
After hearing that these were corrupt officials from the north, the people spat at them, threw rotten vegetables at them, and some even wanted to throw feces. If the soldiers nearby had not stopped them in time, the feces would have been poured on top.
The soldiers didn't sympathize with the corrupt officials, but they were standing right next to them, so wouldn't the manure splash onto them? Wouldn't that make them the innocent victims?
According to An Jingzhi's order, the soldiers paraded this group of people through the city and then dragged them to Caishikou to be executed on the spot.
That night, countless people were woken up by the loud noise in their sleep, and then dragged into the prison and tortured.
That group of corrupt officials eventually fell into the hands of Wei Li, a well-known sycophant. Although it was not clear where those people served in the north, they also had people in the court. After finding out about Wei Li's character, they were very confident and thought they had fooled him with money and women.
They even tried to indirectly drag Wei Li into their warship. Wei Li took advantage of the situation and joined them. After figuring out the situation, he took his troops and escorted this group of people to Beijing.
This group of people originally wanted to hold on and wait for the higher-ups to rescue them, but they underestimated An Jingzhi's stinginess and overestimated their own ability to withstand beatings. They couldn't bear the torture instruments in the prison and confessed one after another. Then their homes were searched, and they were beheaded. This was repeated for a full half month, and the sky over Kyoto was filled with the smell of blood.
In addition to being called a foolish ruler, An Jingzhi was also called a tyrant.
Although he produced all the evidence to prove that those people were corrupt and had embezzled his money, some people still thought that his methods were excessive. Did An Jingzhi care? He didn't care!
He was happily counting the silver and grain confiscated in the company of Chang Bo.
"Great! With this money, I can implement my future plans!"
Chang Bo handed the account book to An Jingzhi and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have almost finished investigating the whereabouts of the money you asked me to investigate."
An Jingzhi took the account book, flipped it open briefly, and handed it back with a satisfied smile.
"Very good, you really didn't disappoint me. I didn't make a mistake in choosing you."
Three days later, the supervisory guards took the account books and found these people.
The Supervisory Guards were able to be so efficient thanks to An Jingzhi's training. He taught them all the methods he had learned, including reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance, assassination, tracking and hiding.
Although they haven't mastered it yet, their work efficiency has indeed improved a lot. The fact that they were able to track down the person in three days proves that they have indeed gained something.
Then there was another round of house searches, beheadings and exiles.
An Jingzhi's treasury became increasingly abundant.
His series of actions shocked the government and the public and made everyone panic.
The original owner was just incompetent and did not kill people at will unless they deliberately contradicted him. But An Jingzhi has started to take charge of things now. For some people, an emperor who does not take charge of things is better than an emperor who does.
Although An Jingzhi's series of actions ruined his reputation among the court officials, his reputation was not good to begin with, and he didn't care about it.
In contrast, people began to praise An Jingzhi's action of killing corrupt officials.
Everyone shouted that the emperor was wise.
Especially in the north, some people even set up tablets for An Jingzhili and worship them every day.
In their place, Wei Li, who was considered a traitor by the court officials, also became a great official.
The whole of Licheng was telling the story of Wei Li's disaster relief.
The group of newly promoted officials who had originally followed Wei Li to provide disaster relief naturally filled in the vacancies when Wei Li brought the corrupt officials to Beijing for trial. However, they were still interns, but in view of their contributions to disaster relief, their internship was changed to half a year.
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Ever since returning from the disaster relief mission, Wei Li's power has been at its peak. The current emperor doesn't listen to anyone but has great trust in Wei Li, this treacherous minister.
Wei Li knew where his power came from, and he always remained humble in front of the young emperor.
"These blast furnaces are for me to start building on a large scale."
"The glass manufacturing process must be strictly guarded. Anyone who dares to disclose it will be killed."
"How's the research on the cannon barrel going? Are we short on manpower? Five hundred craftsmen will be arriving in a few days. Hurry up and research! If we succeed, everyone will get a reward!"
Wei Li accompanied An Jingzhi on his tour. It had only been a month, and he felt the world was moving so fast. When had so many things appeared in the Ministry of Industry? And why were there so many soldiers stationed around it?
If the emperor had not brought him in, he would have been killed by the soldiers the moment he came in.
When was the blast furnace built? How could he not know that swords and armor could be forged so quickly? Just let them cool in the mold and then hammer them twice?
When he came back, he had heard that His Majesty's preferences had changed. He went to the Ministry of Works every day and drove out all the officials of the Ministry of Works.
He had originally thought An Jingzhi was working on some novelty in the Ministry of Works, but he actually had so many hidden gems? He was certain that if he made the situation known to the public, everyone in the court would think he was hysterical!
"Your Majesty is so talented that he can turn sand and stones into treasures!" Wei Li turned the words over in his stomach for a few times and didn't know what to say in praise. Seeing An Jingzhi playing with the glass in his hand, he simply pointed at the glass and admired it.
"After you look at what's in here, swallow it. Don't reveal a single word to anyone." An Jingzhi put down the glass in his hand and warned.
The emperor's tone was calm, but Wei Li could hear the murderous intent in it. He quickly bowed and said, "I obey your command!"
"You're in charge of selling glass these days."
Wei Li did not ask the reason. It was nothing more than that as an emperor, it was not good for him to end up competing with the people for profit. "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best. My wife's family is engaged in business."
It was because An Jingzhi knew that Madam Wei Li's family was a wealthy businessman that he gave this job to her.
"It will be sold at a high price initially, and then gradually become more common. I plan to make it a daily necessity."
In the early stage, they made money from the rich, and later they popularized it to the people, allowing glass to enter thousands of households and improve people's living conditions.
Perfect!
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