"I believe that the government cannot ignore this matter and must resort to thunderous means so as to deter the unwilling landlords."
"We should send officials to arrest everyone and imprison them, investigate and interrogate them rigorously, and punish those masterminds severely."
Although Li Zhongzheng was a scholar, his thoughts and heart were not Confucianized.
What he said also greatly exceeded Zhu Youxiao's views and expectations of him.
I thought Li Zhongzheng was just a man who could see things clearly and was willing to do things, but now it seems that he must be a cruel official.
It seems that my idea is right. To deal with the powerful landlords and old interest groups, we have to use people from the bottom or poor families.
The implementation of the New Deal also requires such cruel officials in order to be better implemented and improved.
"You are the chief officer of Datong Mansion. You can just make your own decisions on these matters. You don't have to report everything to me."
"But it shouldn't go too far, it should be reasonable and legal, so that the courtiers in the capital have nothing to say."
"They organized the tenant farmers to find a few thorns to punish them severely and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. Only in this way can they be dismantled."
There are honest and corrupt officials, and there are also good and cunning people among the people.
Zhu Youxiao would not show mercy to them just because they were farmers.
The most indispensable thing in the Ming Dynasty was people. Whether they were deceived or coerced, as long as they dared to go against the imperial government, these people could be kept or not.
"I understand, I will leave."
With the emperor's instructions, Li Zhongzheng hurriedly left to run his errands.
He was too lazy to take care of this kind of thing, and he didn't have the leisure time to take care of it. He had already prepared for the worst, and it would only lead to a few civil commotions.
He didn't bother to accuse the landlords and powerful people, so he just killed them all at once to save time and effort. It was up to them to see if they dared.
After Li Zhongzheng returned to the government office, he immediately discussed specific matters with Sun Chuanting.
Although there were troops to cooperate with them, they could not command without the emperor's order.
Therefore, this matter is not easy to handle. Those government officials are all bully and shy of the strong.
If they were allowed to oppress ordinary people, they would be like tigers and wolves.
But it's different when it comes to rich and powerful men. Let alone asking them to do anything, I'm afraid they don't even dare to speak louder.
Especially since there were many students and gentry sitting outside who were scholars or famous scholars.
"Listen up, those people sitting outside, no matter who they are or what their status is, they have all been arrested and imprisoned by this officer."
"If one of you escapes, not only will your imperial food be exhausted, but your life will also be in danger."
"But if the errand is done well, I will not hesitate to reward you. I will tell your subordinates to do their best."
The leaders of the government officials were not fools. Sun Chuanting's words did not threaten or deceive them, so they all took it seriously.
The arrests began quickly, and the government gathered more than a hundred police officers and officials.
Seeing this formation, the crowd who had been sitting silently lost their composure and looked frightened as they looked at the government officials who had surrounded them.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. We have neither broken any laws nor caused any trouble. The government cannot convict us."
An old man with a cane said.
He is sixty-five years old this year and has only a few more years to live. He originally wanted to retire peacefully and wait until death.
But I didn't expect that the government would implement some bullshit new policy, requiring them to take back the acres of land they had accumulated and inherited for generations, and they would also have to pay taxes.
Just because his children and grandchildren dare not resist the government does not mean that he does not dare. After all, he is already buried up to his neck in loess, so what else is there to be afraid of?
"It seems that you, the old man, are the one who started this matter, right?"
Seeing someone speaking, the head catcher also noticed it and immediately led a few people around him and said.
But who would have thought that the old man didn't even look at him. After speaking, he sat back down with the help of his servant.
This boss is so angry. Damn it, I am a member of the royal family after all. I am also a member of the government. How dare you ignore me?
It would have been fine in the past, but now you are all reduced to rats on the street, and I have the support of the prefect behind me, so why are you afraid of an old boy like you?
The head catcher became more and more angry as he thought about it, and shouted loudly to his subordinates:
"Take it."
The yamen officers and police officers who were already well prepared and ready to go heard the Shangguan's order, and without thinking much, they rushed forward with their swords in hand.
"How dare you? We are all famous scholars. What qualifications do you unworthy bitches have to arrest me?"
A gentleman who was pinned to the ground shouted loudly.
But these government officials are no longer what they used to be. As long as someone dares to say similar words, they will immediately punch them and beat them until they beg for mercy.
As for those tenant farmers who didn't know anything and were deceived, they panicked on the spot and began to flee.
But the government has already laid a dragnet, so how can they escape?
"My lord, the villain was forced to come here. He doesn't know anything. The lord is just a bit open. If the villain is caught, the villain and his family will not be able to survive."
A rough man hugged a government servant's leg and cried loudly.
The officer ignored his begging for mercy at all and stepped on him with both feet. The panting man lay on the ground holding his stomach and wailing.
"Damn it, are you scared now? If you dare to go against the government, I think you are getting tired of living."
After speaking, he spat on the man and turned around to leave.
Because of the instructions from Sun Chuanting, the chief envoy, and Li Zhongzheng, the prefect, the efficiency of the government officials has reached its limit.
Whether it's arresting people or interrogating people, everything is as smooth as flowing water.
Soon the government notice was posted here, and those who dared to resist the New Deal or gather in crowds to cause trouble were all sentenced to death.
Of course, those who were killed were mainly the old gentry and gentry. Tenant peasants accounted for a very small proportion, and most of them were sent to Liaodong and sent to the army.
Looking at the pile of heads on the execution ground, the people who came to watch the execution finally realized the intensity of the imperial court's implementation of the New Deal.
Not only did the common people have no objections, they also raised their hands in support.
The only ones who objected were the powerful landlords. Even though the whole of Datong had been slaughtered and shed blood, they were unwilling and unwilling to compromise on this and give up the family business that had been passed down from generation to generation.
The Xu family is a well-known powerful person in Datong, and in their circle, their words carry some weight.
Now that those big families no longer exist, the Xu family has naturally become the backbone of Datong's powerful people.
"There is no need to panic. I have already contacted the companies in the south of the city. As long as we work together and make a unified plan."
"As long as the officials of the capital are taking the lead for us, even if the emperor has more troops, it will not help."
"Unless he kills all of us and the officials in the capital, this tyranny will never continue."