There have always been problems with taxation in Ming Dynasty, and as the economically developed southern region, it is even more problematic.
For a long time, the emperor of Ming Dynasty sent his cronies south to collect taxes more than once, but whether it was collecting business taxes or mining taxes, civil unrest always occurred.
It can be said that the person employed was unknown once or twice, but there must be something fishy in it every time.
Zhu Youjian is not a fool, so he can naturally detect the problem.
So before Wei Zhongxian went south, he asked the secret guards to focus on the south.
After Wei Zhongxian went south, more secret guards took the opportunity to sneak into southern Zhili.
It can be seen that Zhu Youjian was worried about civil unrest.
The anomalies in the Su and Yang mansions quickly attracted the attention of the secret guards. A large number of elite secret guards quietly entered the Su and Yang mansions.
When Zhang Mazi's situation report came up, it quickly reached the hands of Yang Tiexin, the head of the Suzhou Secret Guard.
"On the 15th, you go notify the Suzhou Guard and ask them to block Suzhou. On the 16th, you report the situation to the superiors.
On the 17th, you take Shang Fang’s sword to take over Jinyiwei.
On the 18th, after the Suzhou Guards blocked Wan Suzhou, you led people to take over the large and small yamen of Suzhou Prefecture.
On the 20th, you take people to Changshu... "
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After Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, the secret guards developed vigorously.
The strength has expanded more than ten times compared to before.
Unlike the hereditary Jinyi Guards, admission to the Secret Guards all requires rigorous training.
A large number of people poured into the secret guards, which greatly enhanced the secret guards' grasp of local intelligence.
And the current secret guards can only be regarded as a new force. Although they have formed large and small factions, they are still firmly in the hands of Zhu Youjian.
Under strict disciplinary requirements, the efficiency of the secret guards far exceeds that of the already bloated Jin Yiwei.
'Get out of the way and look for the imperial criminal. No one is allowed to go out at will. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed. '
Suzhou Guard, the first thing they did after entering Suzhou was to enforce martial law throughout the city.
Everyone was quarantined in the nearest house.
Half an hour later, the blockade was lifted.
When the people of Suzhou came out, they found that many shops that often cheated people had been sealed up, and the local gangsters had been taken away.
Some wealthy households with a bad reputation were also seized. What pleased the people the most was that the prefect of Suzhou was also arrested. .....
Suzhou is different from Zhangjiakou.
Suzhou's business was prosperous and it was a very important tax revenue place for the imperial court.
A long-term blockade will greatly affect Suzhou's business.
This in turn had an impact on the court's tax revenue.
And half an hour is enough for the secret guard to do his work.
In this operation, many people with a bad reputation among hundreds of people were arrested.
Although these people may not necessarily have anything to do with what happened in Wangjiacun, it is enough to achieve the purpose of killing chickens to scare monkeys.
The most important purpose at the moment is to ensure that no civil unrest is caused and at the same time complete the tax collection work.
For these two purposes, it is not too much to sacrifice the interests of some scum.
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'Your Majesty has decreed that the three rates have been waived and taxes will never be increased. Anyone found collecting taxes indiscriminately will be killed. 'Teams of Jin Yiwei quickly passed through the villages and towns outside Suzhou.
"Long live your Majesty."
"Long live the Ming Dynasty."
Wherever Jin Yiwei passed, many villagers cheered.
Although it has been half a year since the three-year salary exemption was implemented, except for those well-informed villages and towns, many villages and towns in remote places did not even know that the imperial court had waived the three-year salary payment.
After Jin Yiwei roared like this, all the people finally knew it. If their pockets weren't cleaner than their faces, they would have gone out to cheer.
Jin Yiwei's move completely destroyed the opponent's conspiracy.
The other party's plan to launch civil unrest was aborted.
After the villagers who were deceived learned the truth, they reported to Jinyiwei one after another, and many village chiefs were arrested.
Although we have not found out who is behind the scenes, it is enough to kill the chicken and respect the monkey.
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At this moment in Changshu, the Qian family was in a panic.
As a core figure of the Donglin Party, Qian Qianyi even served as the "leader of Donglin" for a time.
At this moment, he was hanging at the gate of Qian's house. There was also a piece of smelly cloth stuffed inside.
Qian Qianyi could only roar.
Su Yun, No. 20 of the Suzhou Branch of the Secret Guard, came to Changshu just to keep an eye on Qian Qianyi.
Who would have thought that as soon as he arrived in Changshu, a secret guard in Changshu who was responsible for supervising Qian Qianyi reported 12 pieces of evidence against Qian Qianyi to Su Yun.
After knowing this information, Su Yun immediately ordered a search of Qian's mansion.
Long before coming to South Zhili, in addition to ensuring the stability of South Zhili, these secret guards also had an important task of investigating the illegal and disciplinary behavior of the Donglin Party.
Zhu Youjian was very afraid of the Donglin Party, which was able to control public opinion.
But as a time traveler, Zhu Youjian knew very well that the Donglin Party was not a good thing.
Otherwise, Emperor Chongzhen would not have been forced to commit suicide.
At present, the foreign troubles are not over yet, and the Donglin Party members are particularly good at pretending, and they have a good reputation among the people.
Zhu Youjian didn't want to break up with the other party right now.
However, the Donglin Party represents the interests of Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats.
Wei Zhongxian went south to collect taxes, which would definitely harm the interests of the scholar-bureaucrats in Jiangnan.
In order to prevent the Donglin Party from causing trouble, Zhu Youjian still gave the secret guards the right to act expediently.
After all, Nanjing is nearly 2,000 miles away from the capital. If you wait to make your decision, the day lilies will be rancid by then.
However, it was also explained in advance and communicated clearly to the secret guards. To deal with the Donglin Party, evidence must be produced, and it should not be moved. If it is moved, it must be completely eradicated.
It was not easy to catch so many of Qian Qianyi's pigtails.
Su Yun would not let this opportunity to attack the Donglin Party go in vain.
Qian Qianyi originally wanted to rely on his identity to prevent Su Yun from leading troops into the Qian family.
But Su Yun is a secret guard who only obeys His Majesty, and his purpose this time is for the Donglin Party.
How could he ignore Qian Qianyi?
"Go and gather the people around you to see how honest and upright Mr. Qian really is."
Although the secret guards have not fully grasped Qian Qianyi's family wealth, they still have some understanding.
There are as many as 100,000 acres of farmland under the Qian family's name alone.
The most hateful thing is that these fields have not been handed over in recent years. At least the taxes didn't fall into the hands of the imperial court.
Including the Qian family's shops, etc., it is roughly estimated that the Qian family's wealth is at least 300,000 taels.
Qian Qianyi also ignored court laws and regulations many times and went in and out of the hook fence.
Dealing with him will definitely be regarded as conclusive evidence of guilt.
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The secret guard was very fast, and the people around the Qian Mansion were "invited" to the gate of the Qian Mansion.
Seeing Mr. Qian being hung up, all the people became quiet.
"Master Qian, what's wrong? Is the court planning to raid rich people's homes?"
Although they didn't dare to speak, the people around him felt particularly uneasy.
Especially those with money are afraid that this is just the beginning.
"The person who was hung up must be known to everyone without my introduction."
"Master Qian, in the thirty-eighth year of his reign (1610), he passed the first and third Jinshi examinations and was awarded the title of Editor of the Hanlin Academy.
In the first year of Tianqi (1621), he served as the chief examiner of the Zhejiang Provincial Examination and transferred to Youchunfang Zhongyun.
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"Before Mr. Qian was in high school, the Qian family had ten thousand acres of fertile land and several shops. But now, there are one hundred thousand acres of fertile land alone and countless shops. I would like to ask Mr. Qian how he did this. ."、
As he said this, Su Yun removed the smelly cloth from Qian Qianyi's mouth.
"You, after all, I have been a court official. If you do this, I will take part in it."
Qian Qianyi knew very well where those fields came from. Ever since he was in high school, people had been bringing fields under his name.
Although he knew in his heart that this would cut off the imperial court's financial path, Qian Qianyi happily chose to accept it under the temptation of free money.
However, for the sake of his reputation, Qian Qianyi gave this job to his housekeeper.
Qian Qianyi was shocked when he heard the other party talking about 100,000 acres of fertile land, but then he thought about it. Even Wang Huazhen, who had lost his land thousands of miles away, was not sentenced to death, so why should he worry about this little thing?
