SFS Chapter 345 I am the king of tricks
Chapter 345 I am the king of tricks
In order to have a deterrent effect of killing one person as a warning to others, Zhu Youjian ordered a public trial, and the trial was held on the grass outside the east city gate.
On the day of the public trial, a large crowd of people came to watch, filling the broad grassland.
The thirty-five strong men who made trouble all admitted that they were Qing spies, lurking in the capital to spy on intelligence, and were eventually sent to the mining areas to perform hard labor.
They were about to die, and before they died, they had to endure various horrific tortures from Jin Yiwei. No one could bear it, so they all signed and stamped the confession paper, admitting that they were spies of the Qing Dynasty.
This public trial greatly shocked those people who had evil intentions and were ready to act. It also made them understand that the emperor would never compromise on taxing merchants and had to find another way.
Although those with evil intentions have temporarily calmed down, the shock caused by the public trial is still brewing.
With the promotion and spread by some well-informed people, the simple and simple people knew the ins and outs and truth of the matter. It was the Donglin Party members, wealthy merchants of the Chamber of Commerce, and aristocratic clans who instigated the thirty strong men to deliberately cause trouble and force the small businessmen who opened their doors for business. Close the door and follow them to continue the strike, preventing people from buying all kinds of daily necessities, and want to starve people to death.
The real purpose was to force the emperor to cancel the tax reduction and exemption for the people and tax the merchants.
Those so-called well-informed people were sent by Zhu Youjian to spread the news among the people intentionally or unintentionally, so that ordinary people could understand the truth of the matter. Although it was exaggerated, it spoke to the hearts of ordinary people.
Many people suddenly realized that Emperor Chongzhen was not the bad emperor in the rumors, but a good emperor who cared about the people. Those Donglin Party members, merchants, and family members were the bad guys, and they actually opposed the emperor's reduction of taxes and corvee. Not only did they oppose it, but they also increased their tax burden and their conscience was greatly damaged.
In the past, the Donglin Party members disguised themselves too well and established a tall image in the hearts of the people. Now, this image has suddenly collapsed in the hearts of the people. Although many people are still half-convinced, the trend is already one-sided.
There are even some grumpy people who spit directly when the Donglin Party is mentioned and greet their eighteenth generation ancestors.
The reaction of the people made Zhu Youjian Longyan very happy. He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. This is a wise saying. Even if Li Zicheng is reborn, he may not be able to fool the people into rebelling with him.
Play tricks with me, hehe, I will let you know how powerful the tricks from another time and space are.
"Your Majesty, I think we can actually force those businessmen and aristocratic families." Gu Junming said with a smile.
"Huh? Please tell me, military advisor."
Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up. It would be great if he could force those merchants and aristocratic clans to reopen their businesses. After all, those guys closed down their businesses and went on strike, which put a lot of pressure on him, forcing him to spend a lot of money before. He had stored up a lot of gold and silver with his thoughts and prepared food reserves for the decisive battle with the Qing Empire.
If those guys can hold on for another ten days and a half, his grain storage will be clean, cleaner than his face.
"Your Majesty, I think we can do something with the industrial and commercial business license." Gu Junming said with a smile. Perhaps due to the influence of the Emperor, he felt that his tone of voice was a bit ruffian.
Oh, it’s true that those who are close to ink are black, and those who are close to vermilion are red.
Gu Junming's trick is very simple. He is to say that because the industrial and commercial administration regulations are not perfect and need to be revised, or for any reason, he will temporarily stop applying for industrial and commercial business licenses in the short term. The time is tentatively one year later, and he will definitely be able to return them. The merchants and aristocrats who were closing down the market were forced to jump up and down.
Think about not being able to sell things for a year, how much of a loss is this?
In order to prevent those guys from still closing down the market for various reasons after obtaining the industrial and commercial business license, we must give them a time limit of three to five days. If they still fail to open for business after the time limit, the industrial and commercial business license will be revoked, and they can be reopened after one year. Apply for an industrial and commercial business license.
In order to make it more difficult to apply for an industrial and commercial business license, a merchant integrity assessment indicator system can be set up. If the businessman violates it three times in a row, the industrial and commercial business license will be revoked.