Chapter 361 No right to speak without investigation!
After hearing Wu Zong's words, the man in front of him gradually stopped crying.
With a hint of hesitation in his eyes, he glanced at Wu Zong in front of him and Hou Fangyu beside him.
"You two are..."
"We are merchants from other places who came here. Because we heard that there was some problem in Hejian Mansion, we wanted to come here to see if there is any chance!"
Wu Yan said to the man in front of him with a smile on his face.
"My name is Wu Zong, and his name is Hou Fang."
Wu Di quickly said to the man in front of him.
At this time, the man mustered up his energy and saluted Wu Yan in front of him: "Li Yu, I have met the two young masters!"
Wu Di and Hou Fangyu returned a salute to the man in front of them.
At this time, Li Yu sighed slightly and said to Wu Di in front of him: "Mr. Wu, it's what you said before. That dog official Hou Fangyu who just took office soon started doing the opposite! My family was ruined!"
After hearing Li Yu's words, Hou Fangyu's expression was very unnatural, and he was a little angry in his heart. However, considering that Mr. Wu Ge was still beside him, he couldn't say much and could only stand aside with a stiff expression.
"How to say??"
Wu Di curiously continued to ask Li Yu in front of him.
At this time, Li Yu sighed slightly. He looked at Wu Di in front of him and said: "My family originally ran a small mill, and I could barely get by. I bought some soybeans from farmers every day, and then
Get up early every day and wait till late at night, letting the mules grind soy milk and make tofu.
Relying on the craftsmanship passed down from our ancestors and the conscience of running a small business dutifully, life was always going well!
I originally thought life would be like this, but I didn't expect that the prefect Hou came and started to increase taxes.
The tofu I originally made had to be sold, otherwise it would go bad. As a result, it would be sold at a loss, and the tax revenue would be directly robbed by those wolf-like officials.
Then, there are our family’s expenses and food expenses. For a few days, our family was completely unable to do business, but our food, clothing, housing and transportation were several times higher than before.
In the end, I was forced to sell my mill to a big family in the city and get some rice and noodles. However, I didn’t expect that not long after the deduction, the god damn Master Hou revoked the commercial tax! Then he apologized lightly!
"
As he spoke, Li Yu's eyes were full of anger.
"What he doesn't know is that with his frivolous apology, all my family's meager wealth has been wiped out, including the ancestral mill!!!"
After hearing Li Yu's words, Hou Fangyu's expression became very unnatural. He wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and fell into silence.
“Are there many merchants like you in the city??”
"Quite a lot!"
Li Yu sighed slightly.
He looked at Wu Di in front of him and said: "As far as I know, many of the craftsmen in the city went bankrupt due to the skyrocketing prices and the lack of business these days!
Many of the craftsmen are from poor families. Food prices have skyrocketed these days, and the things they make must also rise. But once they rise, no one can afford them!
As a result, there is no income, but we have to bear the high price of food!"
As he spoke, Li Yu's eyes were full of bitterness.
Looking at Li Yu, Hou Fangyu looked a little unnatural at this time, but at this time, he couldn't say anything.
"Thank you! Brother! Take your time, everything will be fine!"
With a smile in his eyes, Wu Di said to Li Yu in front of him.
Li Yu nodded.
He arched his hands towards Wu Di in front of him and lost interest in talking.
After finishing speaking, Wu Yan took Hou Fangyu and left the place.
When he walked to the side, Hou Fangyu's expression changed for a while. At this time, Wu Yan looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him expressionlessly.
"How?? How do you feel??"
Wu Yan looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him calmly.
At this time, Hou Fangyu had a wry smile on his face. He hesitated for a moment, looked at Wu Hong in front of him and said, "Mr. Wu Ge, I will immediately give an order to have the big families in the city return these mills and the like to them immediately!"
Hou Fangyu quickly said to Wu Di in front of him.
“Do you think this can fundamentally solve the problem??”
Wu Di asked back to Hou Fangyu in front of him.
Hou Fangyu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Wu Yi in front of him with some confusion.
Looking at Hou Fangyu's expression, Wu Yan showed a hint of disappointment in his eyes. He looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him coldly.
"Why did they end up like this? Normally, under ordinary circumstances, would they be able to at least ensure that they have enough food and clothing?"
Hou Fangyu nodded.
"It's because of my policy..."
Hou Fangyu was silent for a while.
“What is the nature of your policy??”
Upon hearing Wu Di's question, Hou Fangyu looked at Wu Di in front of him with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"Use administrative orders! Force the natural laws of the economy to change!"
Wu Di said loudly towards Hou Fangyu in front of him.
"Collecting commercial tax is not a problem. His Royal Highness has always advocated commercial tax. This is definitely not a problem, but have you really investigated before collecting commercial tax?
Is this so-called 30% commercial tax the appropriate result of your investigation, or is it the result of your imagination???"
Wu Di looked solemnly at Hou Fangyu in front of him.
There was hesitation in Hou Fangyu's eyes.
"I came up with it... After all, the profits of businessmen are so high, I think they..."
"absurd!!"
After hearing Hou Fangyu's words, Wu Gang's eyes were full of disappointment.
"Businessmen have high profits. Did you hear this from what the market said, or did you get the result after doing business yourself???"
Hou Fangyu hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
It's obviously the former!
"His Royal Highness the Prince said something very good! I hope you can remember it clearly!"
Wu Yan looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him seriously.
“If you don’t investigate, you have no right to speak! If you don’t even understand the underlying situation before implementing policies, how do you know what changes will happen to the policy you implement?
I know that your policy is to suppress some big businessmen, but before you implement it, can you think of ordinary people and the lives of small businessmen and hawkers?
Do you think your goal can be achieved??? You don’t know any of this! If you don’t know these things, what kind of prefect do you think you are????”
Wu Gang's eyes were full of coldness and he said to Hou Fangyu in front of him.
At this time, Hou Fangyu's eyes changed for a while, with a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
