"Don't they understand that the fate of an individual is closely linked to the fate of the country. Only when the country is prosperous can individuals live a good life. When the country declines, even the gentry will not live a good life."

"Every time the dynasty changes, in the years of famine and turbulent, even the gentry is hard to escape the disaster."

"I, the Ming Dynasty, have today's prosperous era, and the country is strong and the people are rich, which is not the only confirmation of this."

"In the past, the imperial treasury was empty, the border troops were in a difficult situation, and the combat power was low. The Tatars went south to plunder every year, and Japanese pirates were rampant along the southeast coast. The Jurchens in Liaodong dared to plunder our border residents wantonly, and the chieftains in the southwest were capricious."

"The people in China are struggling to survive. There are some famines and starving people all over the ground. They change their children and eat, but they want to make money from the country. The entire Ming Dynasty eventually made them rich, and they are the borers."

"The wealth is as good as a country. I don't know how many gold and silver are buried in the soil and become iron lumps. They are not satisfied with this, and they even have to control the entire Ming Dynasty, but they have no home and country to the world, just for their own selfish desires."

The more Wang Shouren said, the more excited he became, the more heartbroken he felt.

"Well said!"

Liu Jin applauded.

I have to admire Wang Shouren, a great man. He can always see clearly when looking at problems and things, and suddenly reveals the faces of these gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan.

They are just a group of borers who only know to keep eroding the entire country for their own benefit.

"Liu Jin, I actually admire you very much."

"Looking at what you have done over the years, even though you have run a huge industry for yourself, you are equally rich."

"But you are essentially different from them. While you make money, you lead more people to prosperity. The wealth you create nourishes the entire Ming Dynasty. You are not only rich, but also the entire Ming Dynasty."

"Because of you, the Ming Dynasty has become stronger, sweeping across the world and expanding territory, this is where you have today's vast territory, with granaries, Liaodong, rivers, pastures, grasslands, Western Regions and Central Asia, the Golden Continent of gold mines, Australia, and the beautiful Nanyang,"

"Because of you, countless poor Ming people, have rebirth, they have their own vast land and their own wealth."

"Because of you, our Ming Dynasty, can truly stand out in the world, look at the world, and carry on the past and open up the future."

Wang Shouren looked at Liu Jin with admiration, and he really admired Liu Jin.

"Haha, it's my honor to be admired by Lao Wang."

When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help laughing happily.

Who is Lao Wang? He is known as the last saint and is a neighbor that everyone in later generations fears.

It is undoubtedly something that can make Lao Wang admire.

"Really, I don't mean to flatter you."

Wang Shouren said very seriously.

"It's useless to flatter me. Let's talk about how to rectify Jiangnan first."

"You know what Your Majesty meant, let me tell you what you think."

Liu Jin did not continue to chat with Lao Wang anymore, and returned the topic to Jiangnan now.

"If you want to govern Jiangnan, the first thing you need to do is to organize the officialdom of Jiangnan."

"This time, they calculated the matter in Nanjing that I was able to do when I left Nanjing. The officials who stayed in Nanjing have close ties with them."

"Even though I am the governor of Southern Zhili, I am often constrained by the following officials. They will know what happens immediately."

"If we don't severely rectify the Jiangnan officialdom, there will be no secret in our actions, and they can easily deal with us."

"It was actually a very small thing. At that time, the officials in Nanjing were justified by justice for these workers, asked the factory owner to pay the money, and then imprisoned the gangsters, and the matter would not be a big deal."

"But these officials were in the same group as those people, and they were in a gang of trouble and helped the evil, which led to a turmoil of hundreds of thousands of workers, which almost turned into a huge disaster."

"These officials are unavoidable!"

Wang Shouren replied without thinking.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you~"

Liu Jin nodded, thought for a while and said, "It's okay to replace the entire Jiangnan officialdom."

"The rest are easy to deal with, but the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing is not easy to deal with. Many people have a much higher official position than me, and they are on the same level as you."

"And I don't know how many disciples and old officials are. It can be said that they are spread throughout the Ming Dynasty officialdom. At that time, there will probably be huge pressure."

Wang Shouren nodded and then said in distress.

"I will carry the pressure when I am under pressure, but I can't bear it anymore. Your Majesty, just let go of your hands and feet."

"Those who should be dismissed will be dismissed, those who should be dismissed will be dismissed, those who should be killed will be killed, and those who should be exiled will be exiled. The Shilin in Jiangnan has been sorted out several times, and now they can no longer make any waves."

Liu Jin said confidently that in the past, the power of Jiangnan Shilin was very powerful, but after several blows, Jiangnan's power in the court was greatly weakened.

"I'll feel relieved if you say this~"

Wang Shouren immediately laughed. Thinking about it carefully, I don’t know how many people have been impeached and attacked by what Liu Jin has done, but it’s not because Emperor Hongzhi behind him has always supported him and trusted him. He is on top of him and can do it.

...

In the mansion of the Southern Zhili Administration, many officials from various prefectures and government offices of the Southern Zhili government were already here at this moment, and everyone's faces were filled with undetectable dissatisfaction and a hint of uneasiness and fear.

"This is the New Year, when you are on annual leave, I don't know what happened to the governor summoning me to come here."

Jiangnan River Censor Luo Xi said to his colleagues around him with some dissatisfaction.spanstyle>Gu/spanstyle>

It is a rare annual holiday, so they can rest well as officials. Although there is actually not much to do, this kind of legitimate rest is naturally what everyone likes.

Luo Xi was originally drunk and dreaming about the flower boat on the Qinhuai River, and was preparing to pass by the flower boat for many years, but now he was ordered by Wang Shouren to get into the cold yamen, which was very unhappy.

Although Luo Xi, who is in charge of the river channel, is not of high grade, he is a real fat. The entire lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the southern section of the canal are under his jurisdiction, as well as the ports and docks of cities along the river, along the river, etc.

Judging from the current development of the Ming Dynasty shipping, I don’t know how huge the benefits involved are. Even if he, the river censor, lived on a flower boat that spent money like water all year round, he didn’t need to spend a penny of silver. Naturally, someone would have to pay him a bag and even give him the money.

"Yes, this is the New Year, and it's a good New Year, but I have to call everyone here at this time."

Li Zhixue, the governor of Suzhou Prefecture, also said that for this matter, he hurriedly rode over from Suzhou, and the coldest days left his nose.

"It's not for this matter in Nanjing."

"This matter has been over. Just do whatever you need to do. I have to call everyone over for whatever you want."

"Yes, yes, it's all calmed down, so there's no need to continue making trouble."

"This matter is so big that even the emperor is very angry. It is not easy to pass it. There are a few people who come out as scapegoats."

Everyone was talking and talking, but only Zhou Wei, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, said nothing at this moment.

Such a huge thing happened in Nanjing, and he could not escape the responsibility of the prefect. Of course, he was also one of his accomplices. When a worker went to complain, he asked him to take these workers back.

Now things have not developed as expected. Wang Shouren directly cooperated with the local garrison to strongly arrest Zhang Yuanting, Zeng Qing, Jiang Cheng and others, and quickly took out enough money to pay these workers, calming the storm.

Moreover, the court has never had any information. It was said that even if Wang Shouren could pacify this matter, the black hat would definitely not be able to be kept, and he, the prefect, could easily turn off the responsibility.

But now, Wang Shouren has not been punished at all. Although news has been heard from the capital, the memorials impeaching Wang Shouren can fill Emperor Hongzhi's Shangshu Room.

But Emperor Hongzhi did not mean to sue Wang Shouren, and it seemed that he wanted to leave the full power to Liu Jin for handling. Now it was over, and Wang Shouren was definitely the first to attack himself.

Although Zhou Wei is a third-rank official, Wang Shouren is only one level higher than him and has no right to deal with him, there is also Liu Jin on his hand, and he has the right to take action first and then report, so it is okay to kill him.

Other officials complained that they came to have a meeting during the New Year, but the prefect, the prefect was living like the New Year, suffering all the time, waiting for his destiny.

Everyone didn't wait too long, and Liu Jin and Wang Shouren, who were wearing crimson robe, walked over with cold faces.

"Mr. Liu, Prince~"

Seeing Liu Jin and Wang Shouren, everyone shouted in unison.

"Sit all~"

Liu Jin looked around with a cold face and saw that everyone was here. Even the people from the farthest prefecture rushed over at night. Many people could still see the wind and snow on their bodies, and their faces were very cold.

"Yingtian Prefecture Prefecture Prize Zhou Wei~"

When Liu Jin saw that everyone sat down, he immediately pointed out one person.

"Ah~ The official is here~"

Hearing Liu Jin's words, the other party had just sat down and immediately stood up and said, "As soon as he was sitting down, he was like a conditioned reflex."

Liu Jin looked at the other party and was already very old, in his fifties, his hair and beard began to turn white.

"The emperor repeatedly declared the orders, and the court also emphasized many times that during the New Year, local governments must ensure that factories, workshops, trading banks, etc. pay the workers' wages in full to ensure that workers can go home happily for the New Year."

"Hundreds of thousands of workers here in Nanjing were deliberately not paid, and even hired gangsters to beat workers who asked for money. The workers went to the yamen to report to the officials. Not only did they not receive justice from the government, but they were also beaten by the government's yamen runners and officials."

"What are you, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, for food?"

"Where were you then?"

Liu Jin asked coldly.

"Xiaguan, Xiaguan was already resting at that time and was about to go home for the New Year, so I didn't pay attention to this matter."

Zhou Wei replied tremblingly.

"I've already rested and prepared to go home for the New Year?"

"Hmph~"

"I think you are planning to celebrate the New Year in prison."

"The person who came, Zhou Wei, the prefect of the Heavenly Prefecture, was a corpse and was useless. He was dereliction of duty and did nothing, did not respect the emperor's will, the imperial court's instructions, and ignored the life and death of the people."

"Take off his official hat, take off his official uniform, throw him into prison, and wait for trial!"

Liu Jin snorted coldly, counted his crimes, and directly dismissed him from his post and investigated him.

“Ah~”

"Liu Jin, I am a third-rank official at least. Even if you are the Minister of Personnel, you have no right to deal with me directly."

When Zhou Wei heard Liu Jin's words, he immediately shouted excitedly.

"This time, I came to Nanjing under the will of the emperor. I have the right to behead first and then report. Do you believe it or not, I will kill you now?"

Liu Jin said lightly with his eyes as he was like a torch.
Chapter completed!