Fang Yuegong's invitation has arrived, but Xu Ji and others still haven't made up their minds.
Seeing this, Xu Erjue became increasingly anxious and unbearable.
He looked at Wang Ruixian.
"Mr. Wang, how should we deal with this matter?"
Wang Ruixian is very calm.
"We have to go to this invitation, otherwise we will lose the excuse. Since we want to fight, we must fight thoroughly. We must let everyone in the world see clearly that we have a righteous heart. We cannot lose the public opinion of the people in the world.
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Pan Xiaona beat his chest and stamped his feet.
"I'm afraid this is the Hongmen Banquet, and if we go there, it will be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth."
Wang Ruixian's eyes were full of teasing.
"It's not yet certain who is the sheep and who is the tiger."
He looked at Xu Ji.
"Mr. Xu, I will accompany you personally from the government office. Please rest assured that as long as Wang is here, no one in the world can hurt you."
Such domineering words made everyone in Songjiang Mansion look askance at him. They really didn't know what his confidence was.
But the matter has come to this, and there is no other way.
After everyone discussed it, led by Xu Ji and Pan Yunlong, they went to the prefect's Yamen together with several shareholders.
Wang Ruixian brought five people with him.
Before leaving, he pointed to a subordinate of Xu Erjue.
Xu Erjue understood and immediately asked that person for advice after everyone left.
"Director Li, what should we do?"
The person Wang Ruixian left behind was named Li Chongtian, who had a dual identity, being from the Intelligence Department and the Training Department.
"Second Young Master, don't worry. We have already prepared a unified response."
Xu Erjue, Pan Xiaona and others finally found the backbone and waited for Li Chongtian's orders.
Li Chongtian first said: "Immediately send someone to monitor outside the magistrate's office. If anything happens, come back and report immediately."
Xu Erjue quickly sent someone.
The Xu family is a wealthy family in Songjiang Mansion, and it is easy to find information in this area.
After arranging this, Li Chongtian took everyone to the backyard of Xu Mansion.
A remote courtyard is always guarded, and today the door is finally opened.
When he saw the wooden boxes being moved out one by one, Xu Er felt his blood surge.
"Do you really need to take action?"
Li Chongtian pried open the box and said: "We can't pin our fate on other people's ideas. If the government wants to fight, then we will fight to the end. We have Shandong's support behind us, and the final victory must belong to us.
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These people from Shandong have the most determined attitude.
Because they have witnessed Shandong's victories too many times, in their minds, there is no rival in the world.
Although Songjiang Prefecture is far away from Shandong, plans have already been made for the changes here.
Now that the news has been passed back, Shandong's army will definitely arrive at Songjiang in less than a month.
The Ming Dynasty's military preparedness in Jiangnan was depleted, and Li Chongtian didn't think the officers and soldiers here were of any use.
Unsurprisingly, the box contained all kinds of firearms.
In order to prevent unexpected events, Shandong has been continuously transporting weapons here during repeated transactions with Songjiang Mansion, and they were all piled up in Xu Mansion.
Now that something unexpected happened, these weapons came in handy.
A total of four hundred muskets and two rifles were distributed to everyone under the leadership of Li Chongtian.
People from the Xu family and the Pan family all picked trustworthy ones and had practiced with them a long time ago. Now that they have the muskets, there is no need to worry about not being able to use them.
Looking at this small musketeer team, everyone in Songjiang Mansion gained more or less confidence.
They know very well what kind of virtue Songjiang Prefecture's armament is.
To say that those things are soldiers, it is better to say that they are street gangsters.
Fighting with such an army, maybe these servants will be better.
I just don’t know if Fang Yuegong has any other follow-up methods?
Inside the prefect's Yamen, the atmosphere was tense from the beginning.
"I think you all know what happened in recent days. Countless people in the local area have lost their families and their lives because of what you have done. This is truly a human tragedy. In view of this, this government has decided to strictly prohibit all kinds of textile factories from today to restore life to the people.
I also hope that you will obey the overall situation, do good things, never forget your own interests, and isolate yourself from the world."
Xu Ji and others had no idea that Fang Yuegong would be so decisive as soon as he came up, leaving no room for maneuver.
"Master Fang, now textile factories are blooming all over Songjiang, and everyone makes a living from it. Sincerity is the key to the livelihood of all people. Are you biased and biased, do you want to cause the people of Songjiang to die without a burial place?"
Xu Ji asked loudly, no longer intending to be polite.
He couldn't figure out why Fang Yuegong hated textile factories so much.
From a local perspective, Fang Yuegong was actually a good official.
He is as honest as water, diligent in government and loves the people, cleans up the market, severely punishes lawbreakers, and diligently builds various projects that benefit the people.
Even in the case of textile factories, we must kill them all.
Obviously this is a move that benefits the country and the people.
It can be said that the textile factory has made a great contribution to the prosperity of Songjiang Prefecture today.
As a local official, Fang Yuegong could rise to prominence based on his political achievements. Why did he want to destroy the Great Wall?
Fang Yuegong's answer told him the answer.
"Since ancient times, men farm and women weave, and living and working in peace and contentment is the right way. However, you and other merchants talk about profit and pursue money and bad reputation, which makes people's hearts become unruly and society is unstable. I am responsible for education, how can I allow you to corrupt the principles?
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Pan Yunlong couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha, Mr. Fang, how can you deceive knowledgeable people like us with your self-deception? There is no such reason in the world for hating the people for profit."
Fang Yuegong is very stubborn.
"The debate between benefit and justice has long been concluded. How can your perverse theories deceive the wise people in the world? If you continue to be stubborn, don't blame me for my thunderbolt tactics."
Knowing that they could not reach an agreement, Xu Ji and others were secretly upset.
Why not follow the advice of Xu Erjue and others and insist on coming here?
"Since Mr. Fang insists on going his own way and ruining the people, let's see how the government ends."
Fang Yuegong was filled with anger, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Are you really not going to obey?"
Xu Ji cupped his hands and refused to give in.
"Although we are penniless, we are responsible for the livelihood of tens of thousands of people in Songjiang Prefecture. Naturally, we bear in mind that the people are the most precious, so I will not be able to obey our orders."
Fang Yuegong slapped his hand on the table.
"Xu Ji, your son-in-law plotted a rebellion in Shandong, and the court did not hold you accountable, which is an act of mercy outside the law. Now that you are still stubborn, do you still have your father's court in your heart?"
Xu Ji let out a long breath.
It was only at this moment that I finally fully understood the class distinction Zuo Menggeng mentioned.
"The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important. Mr. Fang, your reading skills are bad."
Fang Yuegong never expected that Xu Ji would use Confucianism to refute him, which would not hesitate to stab him in the heart.
"Fang Mou is loyal to the emperor and serves the country, and he has no regrets even though he died a hundred times. Others are afraid that your son-in-law is a powerful soldier, but Fang Mou has a strong body and would rather break than bend."
He finally showed his cards.
"Someone is coming!"
Outside the hall, chaotic footsteps came one after another.
Immediately, the hall door was knocked open, and dozens of soldiers were seen holding swords. It was obvious that they had been planning for a long time.
Fang Yuegong was very proud of his arrangement.
"Today I will arrest you and others first, then burn down the factory and destroy the machines. The people of the world will return to peace. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty be saved."