Huai'an City is the capital of Huaizhou.

At this moment, the left deputy general of the Nanfu Army stationed here is accepting the order of the eunuch from the Chief of Ceremonies.

After a while.

He said loudly: "My lord, I will obey your orders and I will not hesitate even to the death!"

Fang Jisheng's five major and three majors are crude in themselves, and he doesn't know how to speak, but this is the most true expression of his inner thoughts...

As long as you conscientiously implement His Majesty's decree and complete the collection of commercial taxes, you will have the opportunity to become king!

This opportunity does not come easily.

He has never been willing to be under Wang Lun. They were all the same, so why did Wang Lun come to his head?

Now is your chance!

An opportunity to surpass Wang Lun and even suppress him.

He definitely won't miss it.

"Get up."

The eunuch Mao Yi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, conveyed the order in a shrill voice.

Fang Chi stood up, approached Mao Yi, took off a money bag hanging from his waist and handed it to Mao Yi.

"You have come a long way and worked hard all the way. This is a token of your appreciation."

Mao Yi took it and weighed it without leaving a trace.

Although the purse is small, it contains gold. He has this ability and can weigh it out.

Seeing that Mao Yi was coming next, Fang Chi felt a little relieved. He said, "Can you go to Sun Pusheng a few days later to deliver the order, so that I can have a chance to perform?"

Sun Pusheng is based in Yongzhou, which is further to the southeast. By creating an information gap, he will know later and he can seize the opportunity.

Fang Jie knew Sun Pusheng very well. He had the same idea as him. He had always been dissatisfied with Wang Lun's suppression. If he had such an opportunity, he would definitely seize it.

They all have soldiers in their hands, but there is a gap between them and Wang Lun.

Now we jointly accept orders from the imperial court and run errands, and we are both inspectors, so we are on the same level...

"I can't help you with this."

Mao Yi shook his head and said: "The three of you have arranged your own communication, and basically received the order at the same time."

"So that's it."

Fang Jie felt a little regretful.

"But...I can reveal some news to you."

"oh?"

Fang Chi's eyes lit up, it was the gold he sent that worked.

Although the general eunuch has no rights, he can know a lot in advance and reveal it casually, which will be of great use to him.

"Thank you for your work, Eunuch Mao."

He moved a little closer.

Mao Yi whispered: "Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with the fact that Wang Lun took the initiative to ask for the title. Is it the king's land in the world, and the king's ministers are on the shore of the land. This throne is yours if your majesty gives it to you. If your majesty doesn't give it to you,

Instead, you take the initiative to ask for it. Doesn’t this embarrass His Majesty?”

"That's why His Majesty has made this rule. If you can compete with Sun Pusheng, he will be able to support you."

What he said was reasonable and reasonable, and Fang Jie had no doubt at all.

"The situation in the south is more complicated. You have been here for a long time and are familiar with it. Your Majesty intends to arrange for people to guard it. You must seize this opportunity!"

"clear!"

Fang Chi's heart was filled with heat, and he felt like there was a golden avenue in front of him!

"The collection of commercial taxes is a major matter that His Majesty wants to promote. Whoever can complete it will have achieved great success."

Mao Yi said in a low voice: "To do this, we must pay attention to methods and make full use of local officials..."

"clear."

"That's it. Now it depends on your personal performance."

Mao Yi said: "Our family will return to Beijing immediately to resume their duties, so you can take care of yourself."

He dropped a word and turned to leave with a sneer on his lips.

Before leaving Beijing, they were all summoned by His Majesty.

What to say to each person is personally determined by His Majesty.

The purpose is obvious.

It’s just to add fire to the original foundation!

We must divide them and give them hope. Only in this way will they go all out!

After sending Mao Yi away.

Fang Ji's Xianying expression returned to a stern look.

"Come here, call all the officials in Huai'an. If they don't come, tie them all over. We are going to collect business taxes!"

A person from a rough background who can reach this stage is not a good man or woman.

It’s just that I didn’t have the opportunity to show it before…

Soon, officials in Huai'an were summoned.

Fang Chi was actually very careful, and he also followed Mao Yi's advice to make good use of local officials.

These officials are the ones who really understand the local situation, which businessmen are rich, and which businessmen are better off.

They must be willing to do it.

Because of the commercial taxes collected, local officials can also keep 20% privately.

Fang Chi was not greedy at all in this regard. He was willing to give 10% of the 20% he could keep privately to individual officials.

In other words, Fang Jie established a reward mechanism by drawing inferences from one example.

As long as I can properly complete the errands assigned by His Majesty and be granted the title of king, this little money is nothing at all.

Once you have power, you will naturally have money.

Fang Jie made it very clear that from the state to the prefecture to the county, the tasks must be divided layer by layer to ensure that local officials are involved and can enjoy the dividends of this wave of commercial tax collection!

This mechanism is undoubtedly the most exciting.

Those officials who were hesitant at first have made up their minds. This is not only to collect taxes for the court, but also to generate income for themselves!

Of course, there are still some officials who collude with businessmen, but they are a minority after all and cannot affect the general trend at all.

And under this kind of temptation, no one will not be tempted...

The next day, notices were posted all over the city, and the content was to collect commercial taxes.

Immediately, it started from the prefecture and was distributed to the prefecture and then to the county.

It spread step by step and soon spread throughout the state.

All officials at all levels of government came together to do the same thing, which was rare in the entire history of Dakang.

Therefore, the efficiency is also terrifyingly high.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the status of merchants is the lowest.

In the past, it was especially because they colluded with the clan officials that they were protected.

Now this layer of protection is gone.

The dragon slayer eventually becomes the evil dragon.

Those who deal with them are the people who once protected them...

Chaos!

Total chaos!

When the news spread, there was an uproar everywhere. The businessmen were frightened by the news and could only seek help from higher-level business gangs, but these business gangs could not protect themselves!

In order to collect money, local officials acted like crazy and turned into bandits.

In the past, commercial taxes could not be collected, and the real resistance came from these officials.

They use the slogan that they cannot compete with the people for profit and impose restrictions on the moral level.

Now the money has gone into their pockets reasonably and legally, and they will never shout such slogans again.

From top to bottom, everyone is crazy.

In their eyes, these businessmen are just pigs fattened for slaughter, and now it's time to kill them.
Chapter completed!