Zhou Chaozong had no choice but to say to Zhou Fang, "I won't do it. I am now a minister. It would be too embarrassing to do such a thing again."
"Then I'll do it myself!"
Zhou Fang felt that she couldn't keep this nephew anymore, and started to lose face.
Are you just a minister but not a prime minister?
This starts to stop seeking improvement. How can people be like this?
After standing up and leaving Zhou Chaozong's house, Zhou Fang turned around and went to inspect the Si Yamen.
"Master Zhou, why do you have time to come to inspect the Yamen on official business?"
"I reported that there are people who are hoarding money and making it difficult for the country to make money. Now my country is at war, and there are some beasts who don't want to serve the king and take advantage of the opportunity to make money. You said that these things are inferior to pigs and dogs. How can I let them go? I want to report them.
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Oops, when I go, the people in the inspection department are shocked.
Everyone knows Zhou Fang!
Because Zhou Fang is Zhou Chaozong's uncle, he has an easy job. He always likes to go to the teahouse to drink tea and brag about himself and Zhou Chaozong every day.
Naturally, the one who boasted the most was the emperor. He was very famous in the capital, and people from the Inspection Department often met him, so they naturally became familiar with him.
We usually meet up and have a drink together, and Zhou Fang is the one treating us.
In his words, he is a rich man, so how can he be embarrassed to let others treat him?
Wouldn’t that look down on him!
But everyone's attitude towards Zhou Fang is actually just for fun.
"Master Zhou, are you kidding me?"
"Do you think I'm joking? Zhang Xiaoyi, don't you know me? I usually like to brag, but how can I be joking about something like this? Quickly write it down for me. I'll report to the Pang family, Zhang family, Lin family, and Qiu family in the southeast."
Zhang Xiaoyi became serious when he saw it, "Mr. Zhou, our inspection department will take it seriously once you report it!"
"You must be serious. If you are not serious, I will never be done with you!"
In this case, Zhang Xiaoyi was no longer polite. He immediately registered, took it back and handed it to a clerk inside.
"Mr. Zhang, look at this big case!"
The scholar took a look at the report registration form and saw the person's name on it and Zhou Fang's signature below.
Suddenly my face twitched!
"Are the Southeastern wealthy families going to fight among themselves?"
Zhang Xiaoyi said with a smile: "Master Zhou is very serious this time and is not bragging. He really wants to report him. I have asked him again and again!"
"In that case, let's follow the rules, mobilize manpower, and investigate. The prices in the capital are indeed too expensive now. It is indeed outrageous that they are twice as expensive as the previous peak!"
Zhang Xiaoyi hurriedly went to do something. The scholar stood up and went outside to invite Zhou Fang in.
The scholar's name is Zhang Ming, which is his pseudonym. He was originally snatched away by people from the Inspection Department.
The boss of the local inspection department, Zhang Ye, known as Zhang Yanluo, met him by chance and saw that he was very talented, so he kidnapped him directly.
Originally he was not willing to work in the Inspection Department, but he accepted the job because the treatment was so good.
"Master Zhou is having tea, the Inspection Department has already gone to arrest someone. If the report is true, the Inspection Department will ask for credit!"
"It must be true. I know those wealthy families in the southeast very well. Don't worry, I will definitely kill them if I dare to report them."
You are also from a wealthy family in the Southeast!
Zhang Ming couldn't stand it anymore. He always felt that Mr. Zhou didn't seem like a shameless person.
"Do you know Mr. Zhou and those people?"
"We know each other, we are very familiar with each other. We have been to a brothel together before, and some of them are considered family friends!"
Then if you still report it, it will be life-threatening for people to be friends with you.
If it is true, according to the emperor's regulations, the skin will be peeled off even if you die, and the inspection department will not be polite.
Don’t you feel guilty?
As if she knew what Zhang Ming was thinking, Zhou Fang smiled slightly: "But since I have friendship with them, reporting like this seems to be like betraying my friends!"
Zhang Ming smiled awkwardly: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"
"Well, it doesn't matter. It's normal for you to have such thoughts!" Zhou Fang said with a smile: "You are still young, just like my useless nephew. Is this me betraying my friends? Wrong!"
"I am exterminating relatives for the sake of justice. As a citizen of Daliang, what is the most important thing? Of course it is Your Majesty!"
Zhou Fang raised her hands to the sky and said righteously: "I am loyal to Your Majesty wholeheartedly, but these people are driving up prices and disrupting people's livelihood. This is to make Your Majesty look bad. As a loyal minister of the imperial court, how can I know about them but turn a blind eye."
"If you turn a blind eye, wouldn't I be a pig or a dog? What's the difference between me and those people? I choose justice!"
"Yes, Mr. Zhou is right!" Zhang Ming couldn't stand it anymore.
Stop bragging, okay?
He feels that there is a reason why he failed as a human being. Look at Zhou Fang!
He is simply a role model in life.
His face was full of justice, and his sense of justice was overwhelming. If he hadn't known what kind of person this old man was, he would have almost believed it.
Are you the one who gave women to the emperor?
Zhang Ming realized why he was just a clerk, while the other party was already an official. Apart from having a tough background, he was of course loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
"Juniors must learn from adults!"
"The boy is teachable!"
After waiting for a while, the inspection department became lively, and all the merchants who had been reported were arrested!
These people were still stubborn and refused to admit it, but when they saw Zhou Fang, they were dumbfounded.
"Zhou Fang, what grudge do we have against you? You betrayed us!"
"Zhou Fang, you beast, we respect you so much and you betrayed us."
Zhou Fang's face remained unchanged: "You are pigs and dogs, just for a little money, you disregard the lives of the people, disobey His Majesty's orders, drive up prices, and disrupt the market. How can I turn a blind eye to such a pig and dog!"
"Zhou Fang, you beast!"
"You...Zhou Fang, are you right..."
It’s so annoying!
Forget about other people, but Zhou Fang really knows them Southeast merchants very well.
Once the report was made, one could not escape even if he wanted to, and then Zhou Fang told them all the places where these people hid their goods!
The eyes of these merchants were red, and they were wanted to die.
"Zhou Fang, you beast, beast... you will not die well!"
Zhou Fang snorted coldly, "How can I give your daughter to the emperor without killing you?"
As for doing bad things, that’s nothing. It’s not because these people committed crimes first.
When the inspection department found these people's warehouse, the matter stopped.
Zhang Ming ordered the man to be put in prison.
Zhou Fang asked: "How will the inspection department deal with it?"
Zhang Ming originally wanted to say that he would follow the rules and be fined for a few years, but when he saw Zhou Fang's eyes, he hesitated: "What do you mean, Mr. Zhou?"
"Disturbing people's livelihood is what your Majesty hates the most. I think I should put him to death so that your Majesty won't have to worry about it!"
"This... it's not that serious. According to the rules, confiscation of materials, fines, and imprisonment for a few years are enough."
"This time is different!" Zhou Fang saw that the young man was disobedient and had to say: "Your Majesty is going to clean up the southeast!"
Zhang Ming understood immediately, "That's the death penalty, listen to the boss!"