Chapter 1247 Ye Mingsheng in the eyes of the lady!

Lin'an, Plum Blossom House

In the study room in the evening, Ye Mingsheng looked solemn, looking at the account book in his hand very attentively. Just two hours ago, Zhu Damao, the boss of the second largest underground QZ in Jiangnan, wanted to escape from Lin'an. So even though Ye Mingsheng had not ordered a large-scale crackdown, Wang Hui, a captain of the Coordination Office who had already arranged for the arrest, also arrested Zhu Damao.

The underground QZ account book that Zhu Damao carried with him was seized by Wang Hui and sent to Ye Mingsheng. The problem of underground QZ lending at high interest rates was not unique to the Jiangnan region. Ye Mingsheng had encountered this problem as early as in Liaoyang. In Youyan, Qilu and other places, Ye Mingsheng also constantly dealt with these problems.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng had a certain understanding and experience in dealing with this issue. Therefore, after seeing that the shop owners and bosses hated these underground QZs that lent money at high interest rates, Ye Mingsheng immediately prepared to deal with this issue. He was confident that he could make the business environment in Jiangnan better.

Ye Mingsheng knew that the commercial economy in Jiangnan was much better than that in Liaoyang, Youyan, Qilu, etc., and this group of people thought they were protected by someone, and they always acted as they pleased and disregarded the laws of the Great Zhou.

Therefore, the problems of Jiangnan QZ will be much bigger. Ye Mingsheng has made certain mental preparations for this. However, when Ye Mingsheng saw this account book, he still felt shocked and was shocked by the cruelty of these people!

Compared with Jiangnan, the people Ye Mingsheng encountered in Liaoyang, Youyan, Qilu in the past were simply child’s play. Every entry in this account book was a destruction of the business environment in Jiangnan and a trampling of the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty...
You have to know that this is only the second largest underground QZ, and the size of the first Cai De QZ can be said to be several times that of Zhu Damao. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but show a chill in his eyes!
Before seeing the account book, Ye Mingsheng had been struggling with a question, which was how to control the scope of this incident.

Although the main bodies of this incident are these underground QZs, they have taken root in Jiangnan for many years and have flourished and deep roots. Therefore, if they are dealt with, many people will inevitably be involved. If the matter becomes too big, it will inevitably cause some negative impact on the economy of Jiangnan.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng was a little unsure about how to control the scope of the matter and whether to let go of those with less serious crimes!
However, after seeing this account book, Ye Mingsheng made up his final decision. Jiangnan is the locomotive of the economic development of the entire Da Zhou, so for long-term considerations, it is necessary to scrape the bone to cure the poison. Ye Mingsheng believes that even if there are some negative impacts, they are only short-term pains and will not affect the long-term positive prospects of Da Zhou.

Just as Ye Mingsheng made up his mind, there was a knock on the door. Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:

"Enter!"

After getting Ye Mingsheng's permission, Song Haibo walked in. Seeing that it was him, Ye Mingsheng immediately asked:
"Did Zhu Damao speak?"

"Your Excellency, Zhu Damao is dead!"

Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but frown after hearing this. When the account book was delivered to him just now, he was told that Zhu Damao was captured alive. How come this bastard died a few hours later?
Seeing Ye Mingsheng frown, Song Haibo continued to explain:
"Sir, this is what happened. During the process of arresting Zhu Damao by the Coordination Office, the musketeer shot Zhu Damao in the right leg. During the interrogation of Zhu Damao just now, Zhu Damao had a bad attitude and refused to confess, so the Coordination Office used some means on him..."

Hearing what Song Haibo said, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while and asked again:
"What brings you here?"

Song Haibo heard this and whispered:

"Just now the Royal Guard Battalion reported that someone was stalking the street outside Plum Blossom Villa!"

Ye Mingsheng was also stunned when Song Haibo finished speaking. He really didn't expect these people to be so bold. He immediately continued to ask:
"Who is following you?"

"We still don't know. The person who was following us disguised himself as a fruit vendor and hid at the street entrance. After the Royal Guard Battalion captured him, he bit the poison in his mouth and committed suicide!"

"Sir, do you think we should inform the Jiangnan Provincial Procuratorate and the General Coordination Office about this matter?"

Hearing this answer, Ye Mingsheng's expression became amused. The water in the south of the Yangtze River is really deep. No wonder the two former governors and three former provincial judges all failed here. He even came here in person, but he didn't expect that there are still people who dare to take advantage of the fire. This is really audacious!

Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while and then ordered:
"Don't tell the Jiangnan Censorate about this for now. Let the Coordination Office and the Internal Security Department intervene!"

"I understand the humble position!"

"How's the control going over there, Cai De?"

"According to Captain Lin's report, the main situation has been clarified, but some details have not yet been clarified..."

"Zhu Damao's death should have alerted the enemy. Let Lin Kun close the net!"

"Yes! I will notify Captain Lin right away!" After saying this, Song Haibo bowed and left the study.

After Song Haibo left, Ye Mingsheng did not continue looking at the account book, but thought for a while and then took out a file from the drawer of the desk.

This file is the current personnel list of the Jiangnan Censorate, as well as the list of officials at all levels in the past ten years. Because the list has not changed much in the past ten years, and Ye Mingsheng had already read the list before, Ye Mingsheng quickly locked on a name in the list.

His name is Xie Fan. In the past ten years, he has served as a Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue of the Luoan court, the prefect of Chishan, and the councilor of the Jiangnan Provincial Administration. In the past year, he was promoted by Ye Mingsheng to the position of Censor of the Jiangnan Censorate!
And now Ye Mingsheng suspects that this person is Zhu Damao's behind-the-scenes boss. In addition, Ye Mingsheng believes that he has a deep relationship with Cai De. Cai De's QZ was able to expand rapidly in Jiangnan after Feng Hanlin fell. Xie Fan must have made a lot of efforts behind the scenes!
Of course, Xie Fan’s efforts were rewarded. According to the intelligence from the Coordination Office, the cellar of Xie’s mansion contained at least 200,000 taels of silver, as well as a large number of gold and silver objects, and antiques!
Xie Fan was also Ye Mingsheng's biggest target in his previous plan to rectify the administration in Jiangnan. However, judging from the various clues that have emerged so far, Ye Mingsheng always feels that someone seems to be controlling something in secret!
Although there is currently no evidence to prove Ye Mingsheng’s idea and to prove that the mastermind really exists, this feeling makes Ye Mingsheng feel very uncomfortable·······················

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Yijing, Ye Mansion

In the room, An Miaoyi frowned slightly, thinking of Qiqige, and asked, "Is Xiao Lingyu really going to retire?"

Qiqige nodded and said:
"This is true. This news came out yesterday and has spread throughout the court!"

"I heard that Xiao Lingyu has already written a petition to the Marshal requesting retirement, and someone has already sent it to Jiangnan!"

An Miaoyi didn't say anything after hearing this, but she looked a little unhappy. The Censorate held the power to supervise all officials and was a very critical institution. The Left Censor-in-Chief, as the head of the Censorate, was also a frequent visitor to the cabinet during the three hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

There is not much connection between An Miaoyi and the current Left Censor-in-Chief Xiao Lingyu, but the Censorate under Xiao Lingyu's leadership has never caused trouble for An Miaoyi.

In addition, Xiao Lingyu is from Liaoyang and was once Cui Shao's old subordinate. So even though they don't have much contact, An Miaoyi thinks Xiao Lingyu has always been a candidate worth winning over, at least not someone who stands against her. Therefore, An Miaoyi is also happy to see Xiao Lingyu lead the Censorate.

Therefore, if Xiao Lingyu left the Censorate, the future of the Censorate would be uncertain, after all, the Right Censor-in-Chief was Wang Huaiyi!
This person's resume in the Fengwu Army is rather mysterious. We only know that he worked in the Internal Security before, so it is an unknown what the situation of the Censorate will be like under the leadership of Wang Huaiyi after Xiao Lingyu leaves.

After pondering for a while, An Miaoyi asked Qiqige:
"Do you know why Xiao Lingyu retired?"

“It is said that Xiao Lingyu retired due to illness. He said that he was old, lacked energy, and his health was deteriorating. He was not competent for the work of Zuodu Yushi, so he wanted to retire…”

"But people in the court generally believe that health problems are just an excuse for Xiao Lingyu. Xiao Lingyu just married a young and beautiful concubine at the beginning of the year, and now I heard that the concubine is pregnant. It is also said that Xiao Lingyu can eat two large bowls of rice at noon when she has lunch in the government office. It doesn't look like she has any health problems at all!"

"They said that the real reason Xiao Lingyu retired was that the Ministry of Justice proposed a draft of the work law according to the order of the Marshal. This draft required the opinions of the Censorate, and this draft was opposed by many people in the court. They all hoped that Xiao Lingyu could speak out against the draft!"

"But Xiao Lingyu didn't want to take on this responsibility, so he wanted to retire!"

An Miaoyi was also a little surprised when she heard this. She didn't know what kind of draft this was that could allow a member of the Great Zhou cabinet, the second-rank Left Censor-in-Chief, to escape by retiring. Seeing the change in An Miaoyi's expression, Qiqige immediately said:
"Ma'am, I have already found out the details of the draft. Would you like to take a look at it?"

"Well! Qiqige, you bring it here!"

After drinking a cup of tea, An Miaoyi couldn't help but shook her head after reading the contents of the draft. She had never heard of the specific content of this draft, and she believed that it had never appeared in history!

So to be honest, An Miaoyi should have been surprised when she saw the contents of these drafts, but at this moment An Miaoyi did not feel any surprise.

An Miaoyi knew that although this draft was proposed by the Ministry of Justice, Li Jian, as the Minister of Justice, definitely did not have this idea. He would never take the initiative to consider the interests of the grassroots people...
So there is only one answer. Although this draft was proposed by Li Jian, the real idea was proposed by Ye Mingsheng!
After Ye Mingsheng proposed the idea of ​​a tiered tax rate, An Miaoyi felt that she would not be surprised no matter what Ye Mingsheng did in the future!
As Ye Mingsheng's bedside companion, An Miaoyi can sometimes guess Ye Mingsheng's thoughts through her understanding of Ye Mingsheng, but sometimes she really can't understand Ye Mingsheng's thoughts, let alone why Ye Mingsheng does this!

Although Ye Mingsheng's previous reform measures solved some problems and brought some benefits to the people, in the eyes of An Miaoyi, his bedmate, Ye Mingsheng's reforms were not really for the benefit of the people. Ye Mingsheng's real purpose was to fulfill his own ambition to dominate the world.

The reforms that Ye Mingsheng had implemented in the past were aimed at improving the strength of the Fengwu Army better and faster, so that the Fengwu Army could better compete for world dominance. Therefore, An Miaoyi has always been more supportive of Ye Mingsheng's reform measures in the past, and also contributed to Ye Mingsheng's reforms through the wife route!
However, now the world has been unified, and Ye Mingsheng can become emperor at any time as long as he wants. So An Miaoyi can't understand why Ye Mingsheng continues to deepen the reform and proposes the idea of ​​a tiered tax rate that would shake the foundation of the country?

Although this working method is not as explosive as the last step-by-step tax rate, An Miaoyi knows that once this thing spreads to the public, it will definitely cause an uproar in the world...

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but doubt herself. Isn't the purpose of Ye Mingsheng's reform to dominate the world?

Could it be that the true face of this man is not an ambitious man who usurps power and plots to seize power, but a saint who cares about the people of the world?
Ye Mingsheng? Saint?

An Miaoyi couldn't help but shook her head. Based on her understanding of Ye Mingsheng, this idea felt a little ridiculous to her!
After a moment of silence, An Miaoyi asked Qiqige:

"Does the Dali Temple know about this?"

"Of course I know. Li Jian personally went to see Xiao Lingyu, and Zhu Xiaowen held a meeting and sent the draft to the two of them. However, Zhu Xiaowen did not give an answer immediately. Instead, he asked for three days to take a good look at the draft! Tomorrow is the third day!"

"I heard that the wife of Vice Minister Zhang Xiong, the wife of Vice Minister Zhang Juning, and several other wives have gone to see Cui Mingzhu!"

"Madam, once this draft is implemented, the Ye family's properties will spend thousands of taels of silver every year. Do you want to talk to the adults about it?"

Listening to Qiqige's advice, An Miaoyi's eyes flashed with a gleam of light and then he instructed Qiqige:

“Notify all the businesses under the Ye family to implement the contents of this draft without any compromise…”

(End of this chapter)