Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 857: Smuggling along the Yangtze River, the West Factory took over!

"Since the factory master has been ordered to go south to rectify Caojiang, I don't quite understand what he has done."

As soon as Fang Zhenghua finished speaking, Su Maoxiang frowned slightly and expressed his doubts.

Su Maoxiang had been an official before. He had served in the central government and in local positions. Moreover, being an official in the Wanli Dynasty was not an easy thing.

The dispute over the foundation of the country during the Wanli Dynasty involved so many people and forces, which gave rise to various problems, contradictions, and even conflicts!

In the eyes of the world, party struggles became increasingly fierce in the middle and late Wanli period, but many people did not see how many people were fanning the flames and watching secretly. Once this atmosphere was corrupted, it would not be as easy as imagined to restore it to its original state.

After all, there are so many people involved, and numerous interests are involved. Unless the whole nest is wiped out, there will be no major changes.

But this is easier said than done!!
"Grandfather Hong is referring to the area outside the Meridian Gate..." Fang Zhenghua looked at Su Maoxiang and said, but he intentionally stopped here.

"Exactly!"

Su Maoxiang said with a serious expression: "It is indeed not wrong to want to rectify the twelve prisons, four departments and eight bureaus under Nanjing's jurisdiction and to want to rectify the imperial guards. Because of them, some customs have been completely corrupted."

"But we also need to understand the situation!"

"The factory owner executed him with such a thundering method. What would everyone in Nanjing and the rest of Nanzhili think when they knew about it?"

"Who can ensure that those involved in these things will not do radical things? What will those who commit other crimes think?!"

Su Maoxiang was not a rookie in officialdom. He was an old man in the Wanli Dynasty who had experienced the ups and downs of officialdom and had gone through countless storms and setbacks. Therefore, he had a thorough understanding of many things. It was precisely because of this that Su Maoxiang felt despair deep in his heart.

We clearly know where the problem lies, but there is no way to change it. This is the general trend and it cannot be changed by any individual!
"This is not what our family wants to do."

After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua smiled faintly and said, "It was the Emperor's clear order that we should do this after arriving in Nanjing City."

Ok?
After hearing this, Su Maoxiang became even more confused. Why would the emperor do this?
“In order to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home!”

Fang Zhenghua said with an arrogant look: "There are unrests in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places now, and the entire southeast is greatly affected by this."

"In order to properly resolve this matter, the Emperor has dispatched a large number of troops and mobilized civil and military personnel from all over the country, including our Western Factory, from the capital to various provinces in the southeast!"

"The Emperor said that some abscesses can be easily squeezed out, but some are hidden very deep, and if you don't look carefully, you can't find them at all. But they really hurt!"

"So the officials assigned to various places have their own responsibilities to take care of, and what we have to do is to squeeze out all the abscesses, take good care of Nanjing City, and put Caojiang in order!"

Su Maoxiang frowned and said, "But have you ever thought about this, Mr. Factory? If you do this, it will cause chaos in Nanjing City and Southern Zhili. If things go wrong, there will be a military riot!"

"Then make a scene."

Fang Zhenghua smiled and said, "It's better to make trouble early than late. Don't wait until Zhejiang, Fujian and other places become stalemate. Nanjing City and South Zhili, which were not in chaos at the beginning, have been stirred up by some things and are in chaos."

"If it really comes to that, things will become troublesome."

"I also want to take a good look at how many arrogant people who violate the law are hiding in Nanjing and Nanzhili!!"

At this point, Fang Zhenghua's eyes became fierce. Since he had decided to do this, Fang Zhenghua had never regretted it. In Fang Zhenghua's opinion, regret could not solve anything. People should not be frightened by unknown things. If this were the case, nothing would be accomplished in their lifetime!

What's more, when he was the governor of the Western Factory, he was in charge of the major case of Shanxi merchants colluding with the enemy. The situation at that time was much more dangerous than it is now. If things went wrong, the entire Nine Borders would be in chaos.

But now?

The imperial court has so many elite troops at its disposal that even if there is a major chaos in the southeast in the end, it will not be as passive as before.

"But in this case, it may not be easy to gather all the people working in Caojiang." Su Maoxiang sighed lightly.

"The corruption in Caojiang is not caused by the lower part, but by the upper part. If we want to solve the problem of Caojiang quickly, we must solve the upper part first, and then the lower part will be easy to solve."

"Mr. Hong doesn't need to worry about this."

Fang Zhenghua smiled and said, "I heard that Caojiang has a lot of military pay in arrears when I came to Nanjing. Since I am going south by the emperor's order, I have to solve these problems."

"But after all, I am not familiar with all the places in Caojiang. If anyone wants to collect the overdue military pay, it is best to go to Nanjing City. I have already ordered the people from the Western Factory to convey the message!"

This squareness is not easy.

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Su Maoxiang's face changed slightly when he heard this. He looked at Fang Zhenghua in surprise, feeling secretly moved in his heart. This was using justice to coerce the people of Cao Jiang.

In this case, even those officials in Cao Jiang's position, whether civil or military, will be forced to come even if they do not want to.

Have no idea.

If you don't come, the overdue military salaries won't be paid, and the people under you will not only curse in secret.

Especially when people know that some of those who went there actually received their military pay, they would definitely be very excited.

"If we want to revamp Caojiang and give it a new lease of life, these are not enough."

Su Maoxiang thought about this, looked at Fang Zhenghua and said, "Caojiang is the foundation of the country. If you want to make great changes in Caojiang, you must work hard, but this will inevitably involve money and grain."

"The factory owner wants to pay the overdue military pay, so he has to keep his word. But has the factory owner thought about how to solve the subsequent supply of money and food?"

Fang Zhenghua likes to work with smart people, which really helps him avoid a lot of troubles.

"The smuggling in the Yangtze River that was discovered by the Integrity Bureau has been taken over by the West Factory!"

Fang Zhenghua hesitated for a moment, then looked at Su Maoxiang and said, "Since we are in charge of Caojiang, we cannot shirk our responsibilities. We want to see who is so bold as to encroach on the interests of the court and ignore its laws!"

At this moment, Su Maoxiang completely understood how determined the emperor, who was thousands of miles away, was. He was willing to risk the entire southeast being thrown into chaos in order to completely eradicate all the existing problems and cancers!

Once the smuggling along the Yangtze River that the Integrity Commission is investigating is taken over by the Western Factory, there is no doubt that the situation will inevitably undergo new changes!

(End of this chapter)