"Yes, seven or eight aristocratic families have contacted Chen Shishi!"

Zhu Youde sighed and said: "I ask myself, I am not treating them lightly, why do I still do this?"

"The people's hearts are not enough!" Zhou Fang sat on the stool and smiled, "Your Majesty, you have a grand plan in your heart. It's better to give it up. Why don't you let me come?"

"One Liang Zan has already called me a foolish king to all the famous families in the world. How about one more like you? I'm afraid my reputation will be ruined!"

Zhou Fang smiled and said: "I, as a businessman, I am extremely honored to be able to help your majesty. There are many beauties in the aristocratic families, so I am here to find beauties for your majesty. I will only persecute the aristocratic families. Anyway, I don't care about reputation."

"I feel wronged, sir!"

"I am not Zhao Yong, I will not be wronged!"

Zhu Youde nodded: "There will be a war later, and the government needs someone at the helm. You wait for the cabinet to take charge. When I pacify the southeast, the southeast will be divided into land. Each person can only own twenty-five acres of land. There will be no rich family in the future.

!”

"Your Majesty is wise in reorganizing the Southeast. Please start with the Zhou family. The big clans in the Southeast should be divided and relocated. Those who don't comply will be killed!"

Zhu Youde never thought of killing people to solve the problem. Zhou Fang was even more ruthless than him.

Is this to prove your loyalty?

No need to!

Zhu Youde smiled and said: "The land in the southeast is enough, killing people is a low-grade method. I really hope the people in the southeast can understand the benefits of using business to replace the people!"

"Your Majesty, why should you be so soft-hearted?" Zhou Fang said a bit reproachfully: "If you disobey, you will be killed. Anyone who opposes will be gone, and the rest will be obedient."

Zhou Fang felt that there was no need to be reasonable. People were just like leeks, they would grow again after being killed.

The emperor is the representative of God. Those people should be killed, that is fate.

Zhu Youde couldn't stand listening anymore. This old guy is really cruel and shameless. Can he find another one in the world?

I have to say that Zhu Youde was very moved by Zhou Fang's suggestion.

But no!

"Things in the southeast will be discussed later!" Zhu Youde decided not to talk about it now: "The person behind this rebellion in the capital must be dug out. This person must be from the royal family of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

Zhou Fang nodded, glanced at the emperor, and felt that he was still being soft.

Old thing!

It's so cruel. Do you know how many people are going to be killed?

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Zhu Youde entered the city the next day, the capital had been pacified, and the new army took over the entire capital!

Secretly, Zhu Youde’s people are still looking for the mastermind!

The riots in the capital were put down overnight. The people of Daliang felt completely different, and they clearly felt the power of Daliang.

The next day, people who knew what had happened dared to talk about it, and restaurants everywhere were overcrowded.

"How can a group of thieves be the emperor's opponent? They can't even defeat retired veterans!"

"Yes, yes, someone also participated in the battle last night. It was really lively!"

"The veterans near my home are so awesome. I heard that the imperial court is going to reward them."

"Oh, does the court give money?"

"As the saying goes, it is said that plaques are to be issued, and His Majesty praises and bestows honors on brave people. Money is a small matter, but this is a matter of honoring the ancestors!"

"Yes, yes, you can make money, but the volunteers in the imperial court have nowhere to go. I don't know if I can get a share. I also took a kitchen knife yesterday and planned to fight for it!"

"That's not enough for you, you have to behead me!"

"Where can I go to behead someone? I can't get it!"

Just as he was talking, a man ran in from outside and shouted: "Your Majesty has just issued an order that the people of the capital will heroically defend their home and country. From now on, the people of the capital will be exempted from the capitation tax and only need to pay 30% of the agricultural tax!"

"Your Majesty is so wise. From now on, you only need to pay 30% of the tax."

"What about this year? What should I do if I have already paid it in?"

"What are you thinking about? Of course, starting from next year, as long as 30% of the agricultural tax is paid, the lives of the people like me will be better. This is a benefit that the people of our capital have won by themselves!"

"Isn't it? That's what His Majesty said!"

The person who brought the message smiled and said: "Your Majesty said this is the glory of the people of my capital!"

"In this way, no one in the world would want to come to the capital. We can make a fortune just by renting a house..."

The clever people had already thought of the benefits of this, and they were extremely happy. Zhu Youde canceled some taxes, and of course these taxes were passed on to business.

The capital of Daliang now has many factories and can implement the new taxes. He does not lose at all. The common people only have a few dollars, but only the businessmen have money.

A small number of merchants performed well on the day of the riots and spent money to encourage people to resist the Brotherhood. Naturally, they were rewarded by Zhu Youde.

However, most merchants still hide themselves when they have something to do. The imposition of business tax can be said to be a punishment for these people.

The merchants had nothing to say, they just regretted it. If they had known that the emperor was nearby, of course they would have been willing to pay to play with the brotherhood until they died!

It's a pity that there is no chance.

Zhu Youde rewarded all the merchants who performed well with the title of Lord.

This is a knight. Although he has no salary or power, he has a knighthood medal. The medal is made of sapphire. When you wear it on your chest, you feel superior. You don't have to kneel down when you see the nobles of the court. There is also the benefit of tax exemption.

"Mr. Zhu, is this a medal?"

In the brothel on the Qinhuai River, rich people were gathering. Zhu Liang, a local rich man, proudly touched the medal on his chest. When someone reached out, he slapped it away.

Just looking at it is enough. If you still want to touch it, do you have that destiny?

He was extremely proud in his heart, but he was very humble in his words: "I just did something trivial, but I didn't expect His Majesty to reward me like this. I really deserve it!"

Don't give it to me.

The other rich people were very unhappy and regretted it so much. Didn't Zhu Liang organize his servants to fight against the rebels? Several servants died, and there were rewards for this!

"Mr. Zhu, how much tax reduction can you get with this medal?"

"There is some tax reduction, but not much. The biggest benefit of this medal is not the tax reduction!"

Zhu Liang said proudly: "That's what some ignorant people said. The biggest advantage of this medal is that it can give priority to purchase things from Shang Fang Mansion. Priority! Priority! I wanted to set up a textile factory before, but I had a hard time buying a shuttle.

It will be different after you can do it!”

Zhu Liang laughed and said: "I will take this medal and then go to Shang Fang Mansion. I can buy all the good things from Shang Fang Mansion. Recently, Shang Fang Mansion got a new machine. I'm afraid you don't know that it can be used to squeeze sugar and make cream."

Regarding sugar, most people are not qualified to enter this sugar industry, but I am. After finishing this meal, I will go to Shang Fang Mansion to buy machines."

"What, frosting sugar, frosting sugar? Master Zhu can do this job with a medal. Oh my god, this..."

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Zhu, can you sell this medal?"

"Go away, can I sell such good things? But don't worry, there were many people who made meritorious deeds yesterday, and some ordinary people also received medals. You can cooperate with them and use their medals to buy machines. This

But my friend in the Ministry of Finance secretly told me, be careful, this medal has a name, you can just go find those people to cooperate!"

The merchants' eyes lit up and they stopped eating and said goodbye to Zhu Liang one after another.

You're still eating shitty food, so hurry up and buy machinery and get into the sugar industry.
Chapter completed!