Su Shu, the magistrate of Shuntian, was sitting in the government office, looking through the information reported by lower-level officials.
It has been more than three months since he became the prefect of Sunchon, and he is still not used to the high-intensity work every day.
Even his mother has found a team of staff to assist.
On the first day Su Shu took office, he pledged to control all documents, files, and account books in his own hands.
He immediately punished a group of corrupt officials and reprimanded officials with minor problems.
Su Shu established his supreme authority by establishing his authority.
He officially obtained the relevant rights as the prefect of Sunchon, and then realized that he wanted to be a prefect and had to learn a lot.
Most of the elites who passed the imperial examination started their career as officials of the seventh or eighth rank.
After years of hard work, these people have eliminated a group of unqualified people, and only a small number of them can serve as prefects.
After years of ups and downs in officialdom, they have mastered the ability to deal with various matters in officialdom.
Su Shu had never been trained in grassroots official circles. Even if he had a team of staff to help him, he still got frustrated in some things.
He never thought that some ninth-grade officials would conspire to deceive him.
He has also repeatedly fallen into the impossible choice of having his cake and eat it too.
In the field of culture and education, which was the most important area of the empire, the people under the emperor's feet like Shuntian Mansion were generally wealthy.
The primary school enrollment rate for school-age children is less than 50%.
Many families would rather send their children directly to small workshops than to send their children to school.
The annual tuition fee is only one or two silver coins, which is not even enough for teachers' salaries. The empire has subsidized most of it.
Families in need can also apply for student loans from banks, which offer no interest before graduation and low interest after graduation.
After graduating from elementary school, most people work for one or two years, and then they can pay off their student loans.
In order to educate more talents, the empire has introduced so many good policies, but the people still don't accept them.
Su Shu was glad that the current magistrate did not need to deal with prison issues.
Otherwise, the complicated Xing Prison issue would involve his energy and he would not be able to work normally at all.
Su Shu rubbed his aching head. Now it was just a matter for one house, and he was already very worried.
He really couldn't imagine how his father could be so relaxed and at ease when facing so many things in the empire.
Su Shu looked at the report sent from Yongfang in Da Shi, and he felt even more headache.
There are many hidden mobile smoking dens in this place.
They do not smoke tobacco grown in Yunnan and Guizhou. This kind of tobacco has certain effects on the body, but it is very popular among the people.
Especially men, many of them like to take a puff of cigarettes.
The Royal Tobacco Company pays more than five hundred taels of silver coins in taxes per year.
When this number came out, Su Shu believed that many people with the previous names would not dare to imagine it.
The taxes paid by a tobacco company were actually more than the annual income of the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen period.
What the opium shop smokes is not this ordinary tobacco, they smoke something spread from Europe.
This is from something called opium.
Su Shu didn't know much about this kind of thing, but he knew that his father hated this kind of thing.
Anyone who dares to cheat in the officialdom will be dismissed immediately without making any mistakes and will never be hired.
This kind of punishment is comparable to the crime of bullying the emperor, and it is one of the most extreme punishments in the imperial officialdom.
People who smoked this kind of stuff would also be sentenced to exile and go to farm in the most difficult frontier areas of the empire.
Even with such strict penalties, opium dens are still banned repeatedly.
Su Shu could not imagine before that this kind of thing could have astonishing appeal.
Until he was in prison and saw the miserable state of people who took this kind of stuff after they stopped taking it.
Su Shu could never forget that scene for the rest of his life, as if he was in hell.
The man's wailing was like a ghost demanding his life.
He cried bitterly and his body was convulsing.
It was so painful that I hit my head against the wall, and the bloody look was terrible.
When the man saw the visitor, he immediately knelt down and cried bitterly. He agreed to anything just to take a breath.
Su Shu also saw someone even selling his wife and daughter for that thing.
Looking back on the scene now, he still shudders.
Queen Mother Wang Wenjun hired Wei Daxun, an aide who had worked in the Military Intelligence Bureau.
When the Empire was at war with Russia, this kind of thing was used to obtain intelligence when the traitors from the Military Intelligence Agency broke into Russia.
The empire also used this kind of thing when interrogating spies.
This kind of thing is simply not something that human willpower can resist.
Even the most determined enemy cannot resist this kind of thing.
After Su Shu understood it, he admired his father for preventing the spread of this kind of thing in the empire in advance.
When he looked through the English intelligence, he saw the terrible scene of the proliferation of this kind of thing.
Many people in England live like zombies because of this kind of thing.
The empire adopted a licensing system and strictly controlled brothels and casinos.
But regarding the opium den, the attitude is very firm and there is no possibility of compromise.
What Su Shu is worried about now is that criminal gangs that opened opium dens appeared before he took office.
After more than three months, it has not been aborted.
They were in Yongfang, Dashi, and there were still signs of spreading.
Where was Yongfang at that time? It was the university town of Shuntian Prefecture in the empire, and the Royal Academy of Sciences was also located here.
Once opium dens spread here, the impact will be extremely bad.
He, the prefect of Shuntian, has reached his end.
When Su Shu became the prefect, he had always worked hard to learn how to handle government affairs and become a qualified prefect.
With his sensitive sense of smell, he noticed something was wrong.
This criminal gang is so concealed that there must be a protective umbrella behind it.
This criminal gang is most likely supported by caring people who specifically hate him.
My father's dislike of opium dens was well known to all officials, both civil and military.
But few people know how much my father disliked opium dens.
Su Shu understood his father's attitude. Regarding the peasant rebellion, his father would smile and say that it might be the government forcing the people to rebel and strict investigation of local officials.
Once it comes to opium dens, my father will never show mercy.
When his uncle Wang Bonuo was selling tobacco, his father warned him more than once that he was never allowed to get involved in that kind of thing.
Once involved, there will be no mercy.
Su Shu's prediction was good. This was a powerful move and they didn't want him to become the prince of the empire.
But the method they chose has offended their father.
As long as Su Shu finds out these people, the people behind the scenes will definitely be severely punished.
"grown ups."
A strong man with a dark face who looked like an iron tower approached the room.
When Su Shu saw the person coming, he smiled and said: "Daxun, look at your smile, you are a criminal gang that has locked up the opium shop."
Wei Daxun said happily: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. Some of my comrades before asking for advice have already targeted this criminal gang.
He is part of a criminal gang called the Tigers. "
When Su Shu heard this, he slammed the table angrily.
"When my father conquered the world, he would wipe out the gangs that committed crimes when he entered the city.
In just a few years, gangs have already resurfaced in the empire's capital, and will be even more serious in other places.
This government will never tolerate this situation.
Wei Daxun, I will issue a warrant for you right now and mobilize the power of the Shuntian Prefecture Criminal Bureau to wipe out this gang and the people behind it. "
Wei Daxun received the warrant issued by Su Shu, and he immediately went to the Criminal Bureau, mobilized hundreds of police officers, and went to the Tiger Gang's headquarters with loaded weapons and ammunition.
Hundreds of policemen wearing official uniforms and carrying standard rifles on their backs made a thumping sound as their leather boots stepped on the asphalt road.
At the entrance of Huaxia University, several college students were riding bicycles, preparing to enter the school.
They saw hundreds of police officers running past on the street in front of the school.
"What's going on? The policemen I usually see only carry some sticks and knives. It's too rare to see policemen with guns.
At the emperor's feet were hundreds of armed men.
This was running near Huaxia University. If he ran towards the Forbidden City, it would be a huge movement. "
"I have been in school for three years and I have never seen such a big movement."
A bicycle parked nearby, and a teacher in his thirties looked towards the street with a surprised expression.
"Don't talk about you, I have been living in the capital and have never seen such a scene.
Being able to mobilize so many people in the capital, how much power that has, it is simply unimaginable. "
Wei Daxun led a group of patrolmen and surrounded a large house.
"Director Hao, ahead is the Tiger Gang's station. According to my investigation, they have some homemade flintlock guns. Please pay attention to safety when attacking."
Hao Dafang nodded and gave the order: "Everyone has their guns loaded, first throw a batch of pepper tear gas grenades, and then launch a strong attack.
Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death immediately. "
Most of the patrolmen in Shuntian Mansion are soldiers who have returned to their jobs, and they have all experienced the iron-blooded battlefield.
Attacking a small gang is completely easy.
Patrol officers began throwing tear gas using chili peppers, a type of chili pepper found in India that is extremely spicy.
The pepper is inedible, but it is mixed with gunpowder to make tear gas, which most people can't stand.
Several muffled sounds ended, and thick smoke with a pungent smell came out of the yard.
There were coughing sounds one after another in the hospital, as well as bursts of painful wails.
Director Hao Dafang gave an order, and the patrol officers who had already put on gas masks rushed into the courtyard with guns in hand.
After a few crisp gunshots, only the patrolman's shouts and curses could be heard in the courtyard.
The patrol quickly carried out a bald man with a big tiger tattoo on his chest and a bullet hole in his forehead.
Then there was another patrol, and a middle-aged man with a tiger head tattooed on his forehead and a fierce expression was arrested.
After these two people, a group of people tied with ropes appeared. They were all leaders of the Tiger Gang.
After the gunfire stopped, the surrounding people came out to watch the fun.
When they saw this scene, many people took a breath.
“The sky has eyes, and this great master of the sky is making decisions for the people.
The Tiger Gang did a lot of evil, and my man went to the casino run by the Tiger Gang to gamble, which resulted in him losing everything. "
“The Tiger Gang is so abominable, they set up casinos and brothels.
Wang Erniu lost money in gambling and put his wife and daughter on the gambling table.
The Tiger Gang broke into Wang Erniu's home, took his wife and daughter, and sent them to a brothel they opened to pick up clients.
Wang Erniu went to the government to report, but his leg was broken instead. "
"Look, is this man a passerby? The leader of the Tiger Gang was shot to death directly."
"It is indeed a mountain tiger. The person being dragged behind is the second leader of the Tiger Gang, Iron Touhu.
These two people have done many evil things, and now they have finally been dealt with. "
When Wei Daxun saw the people watching, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Fellows and fellow villagers, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture has ordered that the Tiger Gang be dealt with for its evil deeds.
If you have any grievances, please go to Shuntianfu Yamen immediately.
The Criminal Bureau and Dali Temple of Shuntian Prefecture will jointly handle the case. "
The news spread quickly, and the people who had been harmed by the tiger gang immediately set off for Shuntian Mansion.
Su Shu was furious when he saw Wei Daxun's preliminary summary of information.
“This Tiger Gang must be completely wiped out, otherwise the people will not be angry enough.
Who knew they would be so bold at the feet of the Emperor.
The person behind the Tiger Gang turned out to be Tian Guangsheng, the Minister of Punishment.
The Tian family in Yuyao was very famous among scholars, and he should be a Confucian.
I want to see how many people will jump out. This is a good opportunity to kill with a borrowed knife. "
Su Shu was very confused. Normally, Confucianism should support him as the eldest son.
Staff Zhou Baixin reminded: "Sir, I think this should be a dispute between old Confucianism and new Confucianism, and you have been affected by the aftermath.
Today's New Confucianism focuses on practice, and the backbone of the theory is the study of mind.
Your Excellency admires New Confucianism and opposes the old Confucianism with Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism and the interaction between heaven and man as its main doctrines.
The Tian family was formerly a member of the Donglin Party and believed in Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism.
Tian Guangsheng took refuge in Xin Xue, but he may not recognize Xin Xue in his heart. "
Su Shu nodded and said: "What Bai Xin said makes sense, these scumbags who are unwilling to be buried want to fight.
These rotten scholars have no hope at all when our government inherits the throne. "
Su Shu was influenced by his father, who supported technology and industry.
As the great master of Xin Xue, his uncle Wang Zhongce left the team he left to Su Shu to be basically all the backbone of the new Xue Xue.
The people around Su Shu were New Confucians who had undergone theoretical transformation and turned to support industrial development.
There is no old Confucianism around Su Shu who thinks he is orthodox but has been eliminated by the times.
Su Shu has confirmed that this should be the real situation.
Only those who have outlived the times would use such low-end methods to deal with him.
These people are better at manipulating public opinion, and he knows what these people will do.
The Tiger Gang is an outcast, they just want Su Shu to send people to attack the Tiger Gang.
Su Shu's identity is sensitive, and mobilizing hundreds of heavily armed people in the capital will scare many people.
These people can use this as a reason to criticize Su Shu.
They thought they had the situation under control, but they didn't know that they had jumped into the trap set by Su Shu.
Su Shu ordered: "Inform Director Hao to crack down on the gangs in Shuntian Prefecture.
Don't worry about who is behind these gangs, catch them all.
I supported him from behind and let him do it with confidence. "
Su Shu knew that Hao Dafang had always wanted to seek refuge with him.
But not everyone can take refuge in him. This incident is a test for Hao Dafang.
If a person cannot do a small thing well, his talent is very limited.
Su Shu returned to his study. He wrote a memorial about the relevant matters and reported it to his father.
He has sounded the clarion call to attack these scum that have been abandoned by the times, and completely clean them out of the officialdom.
Su Shu also used this chicken to warn other cases that he was by no means a prince to be slaughtered. (End of chapter)
