The hall was silent, no one dared to speak, only Li Jing's footsteps spread in the hall, whether it was Zhao Ding or Cao Jing, there was a trace of apprehension on his face, the fate of the world's businessmen was in the hands of everyone in the hall at this moment. Whether these people live or die, it is decided in the mouths of these people.

"Zhou Yuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Transmission, and Chen Long, the deputy commander of the secret guard." Li Jing suddenly turned around, and the majesty flashed in the tiger's eyes, which shook the hearts of everyone in the hall, and Zhao Ding and the others changed color.

"Your Majesty." Cao Jing couldn't help but shout.

"It's easy to evaluate a person, it's not easy to evaluate a class, any class is effective, and it's also flawed, the same is true for these merchants, if there are businessmen, you won't have to worry about no taxes, the court can't have no silver, but businessmen interfere in politics, which is a big taboo." Li Jing waved his hand and said: "If a businessman has money and power, and there are still people in his hands, what is the next step will breed ambition, I can allow them to make money, but I must not allow them to have power, or buy officials through money, this is a big taboo." ”

Cao Jing stopped talking for a while when he heard this, Li Jing is an example, after having money, he soon had power, and after having power, he had ambitions, and finally killed Da Song very simply, and now it is the same, if these people are given power, who knows if it will be the second Li Jing! Even Cao Jing didn't dare to guarantee it.

"Minister Zhou Yuan pays a visit to Your Majesty." After half a ring, Zhou Yuan walked in, but Zhou Yuan, who was in his thirties, was already the secretary of the criminal department of the Tang Dynasty, which was enviable, and I saw that the momentum on his body had changed a lot, but the only thing that remained unchanged was his dead face.

"Has there been a big case in the Criminal Department recently? Collusion between officials and business? Li Jing smiled: "I believe there are many such cases!" ”

"Your Majesty, as long as there are merchants, there will be such a thing, and the minister thinks that His Majesty already knows about it." Zhou Yuan said without thinking. Cao Jing next to him suddenly frowned, this sentence is not a good evaluation.

"Any businessman, at the beginning, will adopt one or another means to obtain money, some people rely on their relatives who are officials, some people use all kinds of connections, get all kinds of opportunities, and some people Although the money comes above board, but sometimes, it is inevitable that because of a certain thing, let themselves and the interests of the officials be combined, which is the most profitable way." Li Jing pointed to the fold in front of him and said: "Look at these more than 80 people, their families are rich, and 30 million taels of money were taken out in a few days, and the imperial court is probably not so atmospheric!" ”

"Your Majesty is very true." Wang Mu's face showed joy.

"Actually, these people are better, some people are even more hateful, their families are officials, there has been collusion between officials and businessmen from the beginning, compared to ordinary businessmen, they have no way, so they donate money to officials to keep their own property, and the families of officials are not allowed to do business, at least not in their own jurisdiction, what do you think?" Li Jing looked at everyone faintly.

Wang Mu's face suddenly deteriorated, and there was even a look of panic in his eyes, Li Jing's sentence was not just referring to those ordinary businessmen, but directly aimed at officials. Do the family members of officials do a lot of business? There are countless of these people who use their duties to make a restaurant or something outside the county office, and they can make a lot of money.

"Minister Chen Long greets Your Majesty." Long Chen walked in with a body of wind and snow, and there was a hint of confusion on his face. He never imagined that such a meeting would summon him.

"Do you have any files on these people?" Li Jing threw the fold over and said: "The secret guards are divided into inside and outside, you are in charge of the imperial court, these people are also regarded as the leading figures in Bianjing City, do you have any news about them?" ”

Long Chen didn't dare to slack off, and quickly took the fold over, looking at the dense names on it, his face showed a slight red light, and his eyes flashed with excitement, so many people mean a big case, if the secret guard can intervene in this matter, it must be a great achievement.

"Back to Your Majesty, if the minister guesses wrong, some of the names here are very familiar, but the minister doesn't dare to guarantee that everyone has them, Your Majesty can give the minister a little time, and the minister will definitely be able to check these people carefully." Chen Long put down the fold in his hand and said loudly. These people are all from Bianjing, and they are all people with a lot of money, although they are not officials, but they are also under the surveillance of the secret guards.

"Go down! Check it out to see if there is any collusion between officials and businessmen among these people, not only these people, but also other businessmen. Li Jing snorted coldly: "Whether it is those businessmen or those officials, they also need to be checked. Now that the Tang Dynasty has unified the world, after a few imperial examinations, we have also reserved a lot of officials, and after these officials have been trained, they are enough to take on heavy responsibilities, replace some mediocre and incompetent people, replace some insidious and cunning people, and let those talented and honest officials come up. ”

Zhao Ding and the others changed their faces when they heard this, and at first they thought that Li Jing just wanted to deal with these businessmen, but they didn't expect that this turmoil would sweep the whole world.

"Your Majesty." Zhao Ding hurriedly said: "This matter involves a wide range of things, so it is better to be careful." "There are so many officials in the whole world, who of those officials has no shit behind their butts, once the news comes out, isn't it a big mess in the world?

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Zhao said is very true, this matter is very relevant and involves a wide range of things, and the minister thinks it is better to slow down." Wang Mu's face was pale and he hurriedly said, even if he was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Ding, he still stood together at this time.

"The minister thinks that you can check the merchants first, and then slowly try to do it, after all, the world has just stabilized, and there are still a few wars in the south of the Yangtze River, and the minister thinks that it is better to appease the officials of the previous dynasty." Although Zhang Xiaochun is dissatisfied with the corruption of officials, he still considers the overall situation.

"Your Majesty, the merchants do not produce, they earn a lot, and these merchants should be punished, and the officials are diligent in the king's affairs, and occasionally there are mistakes, and the ministers think it is better to reprimand." Wang Mu said again.

"Are the officials bitter? Zhou Yuan, what do you say? Li Jing suddenly asked with a smile.

"No matter how bitter it is, can the people suffer?" Zhou Yuan said faintly.

Wang Mu and others' faces changed, how great the pressure of this sentence was, Wang Mu and others had nothing to refute, Zhou Yuan's words made sense, although the tax in Datang was very low, but in some places, the common people couldn't even eat, and the officials could always eat enough! No matter how bitter it is, it can't be bitter for the common people!

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