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Chapter 875 So Rampant
The man who came to seek justice was also furious: "When you see an official, you will see the official. Are you afraid of you? If your granary is not mixed with sand or empty chaff, I, Zhang Ahsan, will take your surname!"

"Forget it, I don't want an unfilial son when I'm old!" The shopkeeper of the rice shop looked like an old god, and he didn't seem to take this matter to heart!

Zhang Asan was furious: "Well, you are a plague-stricken businessman, how dare you take advantage of me?" He pretended to fight, but a few rough hired workers came out of the rice shop, and Zhang Asan was immediately frightened.Although he is not short and thin, but after all, he is unarmed and alone, how can he win?
"Hmph, if you dare to curse again, I'll tie you up to meet the officials! You, a mediocre man, can humiliate you as a dignified delivery envoy? Go, go, or my pole will be unrecognizable!" The shopkeeper of the rice shop sneered With a loud cry, I don't think the people around me gathered around to watch the excitement.

Lu Chengqi was beside him, and he was shocked when he heard the name "Cai Jing".

The six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty in the official history, the rest of Lu Chengqi's memory is not very clear, only Tong Guan is remembered, and the other is Cai Jing.

As a big corrupt official, Cai Jing made a rich Northern Song Dynasty poor.Song Huizong was an emperor who was ignorant of world affairs. How did he know the hard work of the people in accumulating food?Spending too much, setting up names such as Huashi Gang, extorting excessive taxes and extorting money, causing public resentment to boil.When the Jin soldiers came, not only did the imperial court have no soldiers to resist, but they couldn't even pay for the food and salaries. The depth of Cai Jing's misfortune can be seen.

Lu Chengqi handed Lu Xiu to Han Feng'er, walked to a crowd of onlookers, and asked in a low voice, "Which is right and wrong?"

"Of course it's the rice shop. Who doesn't know that his rice shop is mixed with sand and sold as second-best, and even [-]% of it is empty chaff?"

The onlookers knew it well, shook their heads and said.

Lu Chengqi thought it was true, and continued to ask: "Then why no one reported it to the officials?"

"What's the use of reporting to an official? They are officials and businessmen!" The commoner said bitterly, "Nowadays, who doesn't know that they have to detour when encountering officials and businessmen? It's just that there are still people who are greedy for cheap and continue to send money to their families!"

Lu Chengqi was taken aback: "Greed for cheap?"

"That's not right! People's rice shop costs one hundred and twenty coins for a bucket of rice. It is the best rice. It is shipped from Suhu Lake. The grains are full and crystal clear. It is suitable for cooking and soup. But the rice shop of the official business only costs eighty yuan for a bucket of rice." , It’s a full forty Wen, how can there be good things?” The commoner was also an insider, and said bitterly.

Lu Chengqi was taken aback: "Why is there such a big difference?"

"Nowadays, transportation is more expensive. Before, Doumi was just a hundred coins. Adding in taxes, one-in-thirty is still fair. But officials and businessmen don't have to pay taxes, and the price is cheap. What are you doing?" Having suffered enough from the profiteers, he kept accusing the profiteers of their crimes. "Not only rice shops, but also cloth shops, tea shops, porcelain shops, restaurants, tea shops... Which one is not run by government and businessmen? We ordinary people have no place to redress our grievances after suffering a loss!"

Lu Chengqi was inexplicably shocked: "The profiteers are so rampant?"

"That's not true! In the past, these officials were all corrupt officials. Now that the Holy Majesty has cracked down on them, they started to do business. Taking advantage of their position and doing whatever they want is a way to make a fortune, which is faster than being a corrupt official!" the commoner said. It also seems to know the inside story. "Except for "Dashun Min Bao" who dared not report, all other newspapers have written scripts to ridicule them, but it's a pity that the current emperor can't see it...Official man, I think you are either rich or expensive, and what I said today is also true If you don’t want to vomit, you won’t report on me, will you?”

Lu Chengqi smiled wryly: "Thank you before it's too late!"

After expressing his thanks, Lu Chengqi returned to Han Fenger's side, and said in a low voice, "Let's go to the Dashun Minbao Office!"

Han Feng'er is not the really romantic older girl back then. After sharing the same bed for so many years, knowing that the most unbearable thing Lu Chengqi can't tolerate is having sand in his eyes, she whispered, "You want to cut off their money?"

Lu Chengqi said coldly: "If we operate with integrity, I won't be bothered to care about them. If we don't care about them today, Dashun will be turned upside down! People's affairs are nothing small!"

The Dashun People's Newspaper is not far from this street. Han Feng'er led Lu Houxu, Lu Xiu and Lu Wei to watch the juggling, while Lu Chengqi turned around and entered the Dashun People's Newspaper.

"What about your editor-in-chief, let him come out!"

Lu Chengqi gave a low drink, anger flashed in his eyes.

"Who are you, dare to come here to act wildly? Ah, I'll go now..."

"No need, you're fired, leave immediately!" Lu Chengqi looked at this person coldly, showing no mercy.

The man fell to his knees with a "plop": "Officer, I have eyes but don't know Taishan. I have an old man and a young man. I can't lose this job! Just treat me as a fart and let me go!" "He would never have thought that Lu Chengqi, who was not dressed in ordinary clothes, would have such a big background.

"Indulge such scum like you in the Dashun Minbao, how to clear the team? Get lost!"

The man was carried out by the imperial guards who came in behind, but at this moment, the editor-in-chief arrived late.

The editor-in-chief of Dashun Minbao was not Zhang Yuanchong long ago, but Li Jizhong, a Hanlin direct scholar in the imperial court.Seeing the token in Lu Chengqi's hand, he immediately fell to his knees in fright: "I'm guilty!"

Lu Chengqi looked around coldly, and said: "Anyone who has relatives and friends of officials from the DPRK and China should immediately avoid suspicion and leave the Dashun Minbao. If I find out, it will not be as simple as resigning."

A moment after these words fell to the ground, someone had silently packed their things and left the Dashun Minbao office.

After counting, there are more than 20 resignations.

"Your crime of dereliction of duty, I will settle it later. I came today to find out why "Dashun People's Daily" has never seen any reports about the rampant businessmen in Beijing and China? Do you really regard "Dashun People's Daily" as your own? Is it open?"

Li Jizhong was so frightened that he was like sifting chaff, and said in a trembling voice: "The minister...has only been in office for half a year, but the newspaper office has... but a lot of power. The minister is no more than a small direct scholar of the Imperial Academy, really... really can't shake them..."

"I'll give you this power. As long as you are the editor-in-chief for one day, you have the right to fire anyone!" Lu Chengqi said coldly, "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will see the report on profiteers in Dashun Minbao, and it may even form a The series is like a storybook. If you can’t do it, go home and feed the pigs!”

After Lu Chengqi finished speaking, he turned and left the Dashun Minbao office.

Although the pork in Dashun no longer has that stinky smell, and the price is cheap, and the imperial court publicizes it, only ordinary people buy it and eat it.As for the dignitaries, they still dismissed them.

Li Jizhong knelt in a daze, and murmured, "Feed the pigs? No, I don't want to feed the pigs!" He stood up abruptly and shouted, "Write the manuscript quickly!"

At this time, a wind collector asked cautiously: "Editor-in-Chief, that person... who is that person, he is so majestic?"

Li Jizhong glanced at him and said, "Your majesty, do you think you are majestic?"

"hiss……"

Inside the newspaper office, everyone gasped, and began to mourn for those who entered the newspaper office by virtue of their connections, whoever offended them, how dare they offend the present majesty!If they didn't blindly cover up, the profiteers would have nowhere to hide!Today the emperor went on a tour in his micro-clothes, and if he happened to meet him, would they still be lucky?

They didn't dare to slack off anymore, and started to move quickly.If they lose their jobs because of laziness, no one can protect them!

(End of this chapter)