Chu Ze paused, his gaze swept over the people around him, and his tone became more severe.

Not only that, Jin Xuehai also colluded with the Liu family to jointly squeeze and exploit the people, causing the people of Fengyang Mansion to live in poverty. They did not hesitate to resort to violent means, brutally attacking those who dared to resist, and even killing people to kill them. In Fengyang Mansion, there are countless people who have died because of their harsh governance. ”

Chu Ze's words were like a hammer, hitting the hearts of everyone present.

The anger and pain in the hearts of the crowd could almost be heard.

"The father and son of the Liu family, as big families in Fengyang Mansion, their crimes are even more innumerable. With their relationship with Jin Xuehai, they acted recklessly and occupied the land as the king. As a so-called 'businessman', Mr. Liu is actually doing all the things behind his back to collect money. ”

Chu Ze's voice paused slightly, and he continued to expose the crimes of the Liu family.

"The most heinous of them is that the Liu family uses its power to inflict extremely cruel means on those who do not obey. The Liu family colluded with Jin Xuehai and jointly set up a situation to kill many people and righteous people who dared to tell the truth. For example, the Li family father and son, who were originally kind merchants in Fengyang Mansion, refused to succumb to the oppression of the Liu family father and son, and the whole family was wiped out. ”

Chu Ze's tone was deep, his eyes were full of determination, and he finally read out the final verdict.

"Based on the above crimes, after a rigorous trial, it is hereby judged that Jin Xuehai embezzled and accepted bribes, abused power, colluded with evil forces, and the Liu family father and son indiscriminately killed innocents and brought disaster to the country and the people, and they were all sentenced to be executed! Confiscation of family property to soothe more victimized people. ”

As soon as the verdict was read out, there was a solemnity in the Fengyang Mansion, and everyone's hearts were full of complicated emotions.

Obviously, seeing these wicked people get their reward is both a relief and a new life for them.

Chu Ze tried Jin Xuehai and the Liu family father and son in Fengyang Square, and their crimes were made public, causing anger and cheers among the people.

Chu Ze announced that their property would be confiscated for the development of Fengyang, which made the onlookers all praise Chu Ze's wisdom and benevolence.

The people and ointments confiscated from the Liu family's mansion and Jin Xuehai's mansion, as well as the antiques, calligraphy and paintings they looted, have all been escorted to the yamen lobby.

Chu Ze personally counted it, and the Liu family father and son alone looted nearly one million taels of silver, plus Jin Xuehai's embezzlement proceeds, totaling as much as 2.2 million taels of silver.

"I can't imagine that these scum have looted so many people's hard-earned money!" A trace of contempt flashed in Li Xing's eyes and said, "Lord Wang, what are you going to do with this money?" It's time for the people to live a good life. ”

Chu Ze pondered for a moment, and said with a light of wisdom in his eyes: "What you said is right, this money must be used for the development of Fengyang and improve the lives of the people." ”

In the early morning of the next day, Chu Ze summoned all the magistrates and wealthy businessmen in Fengyang to a meeting in the yamen hall to prepare to announce his economic construction plan.

Everyone was already in awe of Jin Xuehai's fate, and they were all standing respectfully on both sides at this moment waiting for Chu Ze's orders.

Chu Ze slowly walked to the center of the venue, stroked his chin with both hands, scanned the audience with a deep gaze, and said, "Everyone, we already have more than two million silver on hand. For the development of Fengyang, we must make good use of this money to carry out large-scale economic construction. ”

After speaking, Chu Ze clapped his hands and instructed his subordinates to unfold the drawings.

I saw that the paper was filled with intricate plans for train tracks and plans connecting the towns.

"That's our plan, starting with Fengyang, to build railways and trains connecting important towns. This will greatly shorten the shipping time and reduce the shipping cost. ”

Everyone stared intently at the blueprint, shocked by the never-before-seen construction plan.

One of the wealthy businessmen couldn't help but exclaim: "How can we be able to complete this, such a construction?" It would take years to build even a bridge, let alone a railway? ”

The others also expressed their suspicions, and they all scoffed at Chu Ze's plan.

Chu Ze was not in a hurry, waved his hand to stop everyone's discussion, and then paced to the drawing, pointing to the drawing.

"It may seem daunting, but it's not that hard." Chu Ze's tone was firm.

"We now have sufficient funds and manpower, as long as we organize and manage it effectively, step by step, we will be able to accomplish this great cause."

Everyone looked at each other, still a little skeptical, but it was not good to openly oppose it.

Chu Ze continued: "It takes a lot of money to build a railway, and the section from Fengyang to a surrounding town alone will cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and this is just the beginning. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Ze's gaze swept over everyone, and he said in a serious tone: "Therefore, we must save expenses and reduce expenditure in order to complete this grand project." ”

"Officials should ensure that taxes are levied legally and fairly, and that corruption is eradicated."

When all the officials heard this, their faces sank, and they were all a little weak-hearted.

"Wealthy businessmen need to mobilize funds to support this plan, which is in the long-term interest of everyone." Chu Ze looked at the rich businessmen again.

The wealthy businessmen looked at each other, a little reluctant, but they could only nod their heads in agreement.

"Okay, we will make a detailed plan for the follow-up of the railway project, and everyone will do their own work first."

Seeing that everyone's attitude softened, Chu Ze nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "In addition to building railways, agricultural development is also very crucial. We must carry out land reform so that more peasants can obtain land and increase their enthusiasm for production. ”

"Specific measures include tax cuts, technical guidance, improved planting methods, and so on. Increasing agricultural output is a great cause. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Ze looked serious and said word by word: "Remember, the people are the foundation of the country, and if the people can't live a good life, they will be in turmoil." ”

"Everyone here must always keep this in mind and must safeguard the interests of the people."

Everyone sighed for a while, and they were all deeply shocked by Chu Ze's words.

"What the prince said really hit the nail on the head!" Someone sighed.

"Yes, the people are suffering, the country will be in chaos, we must not forget." Someone else chimed in.

Chu Ze nodded with satisfaction, and said, "In addition, the development of the handicraft industry cannot be missing. We can use silver funds to support and support a number of powerful handicraft workshops and increase the scale of their workshops. ”

"This can increase employment opportunities and also improve the quality and quantity of goods."

"If you have a suitable candidate, you can recommend it to the imperial court, and the imperial court will give financial and policy support."

The eyes of several wealthy businessmen in the venue immediately flashed with excitement, and they exchanged glances with each other, all thinking about how to reap the benefits from it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no chance to be missed. Fengyang must develop in an all-round way to make the people rich. That's the fundamental! ”

Chu Ze's grand plan was very reasonable, and everyone was impressed.

(End of chapter)