"Can't wait any longer. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "On the outskirts of the imperial capital, in a luxurious manor under the name of Liang Guogong, more than a dozen core members of the forces who fought against Zhang Cheng were plotting to discuss matters against Zhang Cheng. The vast majority of these people are elites from all walks of life, especially in business.

As the initiator of the meeting, Wu Jin, the contemporary Liang Guogong who is over seventy years old this year, looked at these accomplices in the conference room with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice with sharp eyes, "Zhang Cheng's prestige and power are getting bigger and bigger. He also gained more and more control over the country and the army. Having just won the battle of Italy and brought the flames back to Europe, he had already pushed his prestige to the peak. If we continue to wait, we will simply disband it directly, and we will beg for a living under Zhang Cheng in the future. ”

Wu Jin's words made the expressions of several people in the conference room look difficult to see. As an opponent, Zhang Cheng is undoubtedly extremely powerful. It is not an easy task for them to fight against such a powerful and powerful person. If it fails, it means doom.

None of these people here are barefoot, all of them have great power and power, enjoy a luxurious life and a status of envy and reverence. And they are also not alone, behind each of them is a whole powerful force, and no one dares to make up their minds easily.

"Is there any room for negotiation?" After an unspeakable silence, an old man in fancy clothes asked aloud.

This old man in Chinese clothes is named Yang Mi, and he is the president of the Daming Chamber of Commerce. After the family consortium that previously held the lifeblood of Daming's commerce was swept away by Zhang Cheng, a new group of people quickly came out to take over the Chamber of Commerce. These people are also wealthy families with a lot of money, but they are not up to the standard of the family consortium.

For these new big businessmen, what they are pursuing is naturally the momentum of the family consortium that was swept away by Zhang Cheng before. However, in the face of Zhang Cheng's strong suppression and the previous tragic experience, he was very honest for the time being.

In fact, the reason why Zhang Cheng kept these little shrimps in the last storm was because the stall spread out was too big when he did it to the family consortium last time, and he couldn't clean up all the huge forces that had lasted for hundreds of years at once. At that time, he was not able to contend with all the forces.

It's just that people's desires are endless, and in the face of huge interests, even if the smell of blood some time ago has just dissipated, these businessmen still can't help but stand on the opposite side of Zhang Cheng. They are eager to make huge profits. Zhang Cheng's strict control of commerce, the severe crackdown on speculation, and the strict control measures in the name of war all pushed all profit-seeking businessmen down against him.

"Talk?" Wu Jin sneered, and looked at Yang Mi indifferently, "How do you want to talk?" Go to Zhang Cheng and ask him to allow you to throw money into the stock market to speculate? Let him allow you to increase the price of the general's offerings as you like to be next? Let him remove the wartime control? Speaking of this, Wu Jin sneered and leaned closer to Yang Mi, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly with sarcasm in his eyes, "Or, are you going to ask Zhang Cheng to let him cancel the business tax?" ”

The reason why these new big businessmen and meritorious families like Wu Jin oppose Zhang Cheng is, of course, not to repay the emperor's grace, or to have an unreliable feud with Zhang Cheng for killing his father and wife. The most fundamental reason is the pursuit of profits, and everything else is just an excuse and reason to deceive the world and oneself on the surface. And one of the biggest entanglements of interests between Zhang Cheng and these people is commercial taxes.

After Zhu Hongwu founded the country, he set a national policy, that is, not to levy taxes on people with meritorious reputation. This national policy has lasted for hundreds of years. As the Ming Dynasty entered the Age of Discovery, crazy business began to break out, and many famous scholars joined the business sea and became a wealthy family. Those big families will also not lack a great opportunity to seize this loophole, and countless people will use this loophole to desperately dig into the corners of the Ming Dynasty and pocket the huge profits earned in the Age of Discovery.

If it weren't for the fact that Daming had too many colonies to scrape and squeeze, if it weren't for Daming's crazy collection of colonies everywhere and blood transfusion for Daming with everything in the colonies, Daming would have gone bankrupt long ago. Behind the rich family consortium is a huge lack of tax revenue in the Ming Dynasty, and generations of people in power have not been able to fill this loophole. But Zhang Cheng made up for it strongly.

After sweeping away the upper echelons of the family consortium, the emperor, who had the same interests as Zhang Cheng, announced with Zhang Cheng's support that he would abolish the previous policy that Zhu Hongwu did not have to pay taxes for scholars, thus throwing this vampire who had been lying on the body of the Ming Empire for hundreds of years into the garbage heap of history.

This action has touched the interests and cakes of countless people, and it is very important, and it is regarded by all as a conventional interest that has lasted for hundreds of years. If it weren't for the brutal war going on at that time, if it weren't for the domineering family consortium being swept away in one go, if it weren't for the fact that Zhang Cheng and the emperor also supported the abolition and had an advantage in strength and name, if it weren't for the panic in the political environment at that time, no one dared to take the initiative to block the bullets, if it weren't for the fact that the political environment at that time was in a panic, and no one dared to take the initiative to block the bullets, if it wasn't for the ......

In short, Zhang Cheng, who is not bound by this world, has moved the cake of countless people, which is the fundamental reason why so many people dare to resist him when he is already so strong. No one wants to pay taxes, even if he is emperor.

Yang Mi meant to talk to Zhang Cheng about giving up collecting business taxes, but Wu Jin clearly told the people in the house that Zhang Cheng would not give up. This is no longer a simple policy, it represents whether Zhang Cheng's prestige can be suppressed.

"His Majesty the Emperor has promised that if we can succeed, then he will continue to implement the policy formulated by Emperor Taizu not to collect taxes from people with meritorious reputation." Wu Jin looked at the bright eyes of the conspirators around him, and smiled indifferently, "Everyone, it's time for you to make up your minds." ”

Although the emperor was young, his wrists were very flexible. Except for his father-in-law's stupid jump out before, the emperor has always succeeded in hiding himself in the darkness that no one is watching.

The emperor was originally unwilling to go against Zhang Cheng. Because he can feel that Zhang Cheng is a powerful and invincible strongman. However, Zhang Cheng intended to abolish the constitutional monarchy, which touched the emperor's rebellion. Without a constitutional monarchy, what would be the emperor? As for supporting these opponents, let alone a policy, as long as it can be successful, it is not a great thing to rip the soil and seal the king. The emperor had already given He Ziqiu and others a reassurance.

The people in the room looked at each other. Determined? Where is it so easy? That's Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng, who has a prominent reputation, swept the family consortium, and holds the power of the military state! Why did they fight against Zhang Cheng? Do you use the money in your hand to smash it? Who doesn't know that Zhang Cheng is the richest person on the planet?

"We have a plan, and we have the ability to do it." Wu Jin saw everyone's hesitation, sneered in his heart, stood up and looked at the people present, and said in a deep voice, "I know what you are hesitating about. But I'm going to introduce you to someone now. ”

"General He, please come out." As soon as Wu Jin's words fell, a secret door next to the conference room was opened. A man who was tall and tall, with a white face and beard, wearing a major general's uniform, with a pimple on his face, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses but in his twenties, walked out.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Wu Jin smiled and said, "This is the nephew of General He Ziqiu, the supreme commander of the Russian theater of operations, Major General He Jun. He came to the meeting on behalf of General He Ziqiu. ”

"You're polite." He Jun, who looked arrogant, raised his chin and said with a cold and arrogant expression, "I am General He's nephew, and this time I am here on behalf of General He." ”

'Hiss~~~' After hearing the identity of this young man, everyone in the conference room couldn't help but gasp. Naturally, they couldn't have been frightened by hearing the identity of this young man. He Jun doesn't have that qualification yet. None of the people who can come here are stupid, everyone is an elite. They knew very well the significance of He Jun's presence here.

He Ziqiu, who held the largest group army group of the Ming Empire in his hands, couldn't help it.

Zhang Cheng attaches great importance to military power, and forces like He Ziqiu, who listen to tunes and do not listen to propaganda, are a thorn in Zhang Cheng's eyes, and they want to get rid of them quickly. And for He Ziqiu, Zhang Cheng, who has swelled rapidly in a short period of time, is also his great enemy. Originally, they were just using each other, but the rapid expansion of the power in Zhang Cheng's hands made He Ziqiu, who thought that he could support his troops and watch the tiger fight, dumbfounded. Things changed so fast that he couldn't even react. Unconsciously, Zhang Cheng had completely grasped the power of the entire Ming Empire.

Zhang Cheng neatly sorted out the country, and then used brilliant victories to stabilize his rights in the army. After having enough strength in his hands, it was absolutely impossible for Zhang Cheng to allow a warlord like He Ziqiu to exist. As for the tacit agreement reached between the two parties before, it no longer has any meaning after the passage of time.

"I'm here today to reassure you that with my uncle, you will be able to do something." He Jun, whose nostrils were facing the sky, snorted, and then said, "Let's work together to kill that guy Zhang Cheng, and our He family will definitely not treat everyone badly afterwards." ”

Everyone in the room frowned. It's not that they think He Jun is a fool, but they can see that this He Jun is not pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. That is, he is really an idiot. Does He Ziqiu have Alzheimer's? How could such a stupid bird be sent as a liaison? (To be continued.) )