This morning, the government issued a decree to strictly investigate all kinds of prohibited items and strictly investigate the crime of tax evasion.

Among the sixteen mansions in Huai'an, the most powerful Zhuang family is naturally the first to bear the brunt.

Inside Qianlong Villa.

Zhuang Ming sat in a wheelchair and closed his eyes slightly.

Beside him are his henchmen, responsible for all levels of Zhuang's firm.

It's just that at this moment, the atmosphere is extremely gloomy.

"It's easy to talk about taxes. ”

Bai Lao paused, and said in a deep voice: "Under normal circumstances, we have account books for every account, and we only need to let the people of the government check it and deal with it with the monthly tax vouchers, and we can also go over." Even if we deliberately make it difficult under the instruction of that Chen Wangye, our account office will be able to deal with it, but in this way, things will drag on and go on......"

"The heavier thing at the moment is to check for prohibited things. Lu He said: "Fortunately, the previous son's instructions were timely, and we checked ourselves inside, even if there were a few unaware contraband, they have all been cleaned up." ”

"You still need to be careful and not careless. Zhuang Ming said: "Our interior is clean, people may not be able to splash you with some dirty water and stuff you with some forbidden things, then it will be unclear." ”

"This ......" Lu He's face changed slightly, he had ignored this before.

"This king with a different surname, since he has made a move, he won't tell you anything about the morality of the rivers and lakes. Zhuang Ming said: "You are a person in the martial arts, chivalrous demeanor, and you feel that the Qing is self-purifying, but he is above the court, fighting openly and secretly for many years, unscrupulous means, these guys are very dark-hearted, and the things that are framed may not be able to be done." ”

"I'll order people to be on the lookout. Lu He Zhengse.

"In addition, at present, the government has only checked the Zhuang firm, and has not checked the others. Bai Lao said: "This is clearly to attack us, and it is also clear that all the merchants in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an know that he, the most powerful prince in charge of the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an, deliberately wants to attack our Zhuang Firm." ”

"In this way, the families who have already decided to stand on our side after the disaster of the Song family may not dare to stand with us easily. Zhuang Ming nodded and said: "Even if we will not be enemies, we will only watch from the sidelines, watch the changes, and isolate the Zhuang firm......"

Zhuang's firm has a huge influence and many outlets, and has business dealings with various merchants.

And if it is isolated by each family, on many levels, even the behemoth-like Zhuang firm will inevitably be unable to support it alone.

"In addition, now in the sixteen mansions of Huai'an, the shops and warehouses of my Zhuang firm that have been investigated cannot have any goods in and out, and they have to spend a lot of silver taels every day. ”

Zhuang Ming muttered: "And the business outside Huai'an, are initially opened, before only a steady stream of silver two, before the harvest time, my Zhuang business bank is now the source of money, the foundation is in Huai'an Sixteen Mansions." King Chen's blow is really right to the point......"

Bai Lao said in a low voice: "As Gongzi said, with the current situation of the Zhuang firm, even if the government can't find out the prohibited things, as long as it is delayed like this for a period of time, we will lose countless losses every day, and even if the Zhuang firm has a deep foundation, I am afraid it will not be able to support it for long." ”

"In addition......" Lu He said: "Steward Sun and the others who were sent to the government by us before, but now they are in the hands of that prince, and they have become witnesses, so the government is so fanfare and justifiably investigated." ”

"I'll figure it out. Zhuang Ming said: "Let Liu He urge Lord Zhao, and be sure to get the true intention of this prince to come to the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an before tomorrow." ”

"Yes. Bai Lao replied.

"Bai Lao, Lu He, you two work together, deal with internal matters, pay strict attention, can't make mistakes or omissions, if you are used by King Chen's men and framed, it will not be easy to explain. After a pause, Zhuang Ming said again: "In addition, Lu He, Bai Qing, Liu He, and others, each take their own tokens and hand them over to Yueyang, and Yueyang will come forward, borrow your connections, please mobilize the forces on the rivers and lakes to explore this prince's every move in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an." ”

"Good. Lu He said: "I'll let Yue Yang go." ”

"Be careful. Zhuang Ming said: "The people who offended this time are too powerful, and the situation is not the same as before. ”

——

Noon.

Zhuang Ming really felt a little headache this time.

"That's what Childe said, one force will drop ten?" asked the frost spirit.

"Yes, you said that this King Chen is not calculating, but he has such great power. Zhuang Ming sighed: "No matter how I prepare, self-inspect the inside, and clean up, but he doesn't even have to move, just find an excuse and give an order, he can still make Zhuang's firm turbulent." ”

After a pause, he whispered again: "This is the method of breaking with force." ”

As Shuang Ling said, Song Tianyuan can find out through clues about his own crackdown on illegal salt, but this Chen Wang Ye couldn't find it before, when it comes to wisdom, maybe Song Tianyuan is higher.

But the power of Prince Chen is far superior to that of Song Tianyuan.

Before, Song Tianyuan only relied on the power of the government.

And Chen Wang Ye symbolizes the power of the government!

He is powerful enough to cover the sky here, and he doesn't need to stir up any conspiracies and tricks like Song Tianyuan.

Just use the power of the government and give an order casually, so that the Zhuang family firm can't turn over.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhuang Ming had managed properly in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an over the years, I am afraid that it would have completely collapsed by now.

After all, over the years, he has been deeply entangled with the officials of the 16 prefectures of Huai'an, and he has a relationship of both glory and loss.

Therefore, nine times out of ten, these officials are still defending him openly and secretly, which did not make his Zhuang Ming's property collapse overnight.

But this king with a different surname was already so ruthless as soon as he made a move, and he didn't give a chance to breathe at all.

At present, although Zhuang's firm has a strong heritage, it may not be able to support it for long.

Merchants and the like, compared to the powerful ministers of the imperial court, are like clouds and mud after all.

"Childe seems to have already figured out what to do?" said Frost Spirit.

"Since in the Dongsheng Dynasty, Shang is invincible to officials, so use the rules of the court to restrict him. ”

Zhuang Ming said slowly: "How it is, it has to be decided separately, but tonight, maybe I should meet this king with a different surname......"

——

In the evening.

Bai Lao sent an invitation.

"Lord Zhao tonight in the east of Fengcheng Bailing Lake, prepared three large building boats, in the name of the government, to feast in Fengcheng, the upper class of people from all walks of life, just businessmen, as many as sixteen. ”

"But in fact, according to the old slave, I am afraid that it is the instruction of Lord Chen. ”

Moreover, when Chen Wang Ye came to Fengcheng that day, he said that it was important to have official business, and he refused Lord Zhao to take over the wind and wash the dust, and tonight it seems to have made up for this wind reception. ”

"This one is for Childe. ”

Veteran Bai put the invitation on the table.

Zhuang Ming laughed, shook his head, and said, "All the shops and warehouses under my name were seized in the morning, and they will invite me to a banquet tonight, I'm afraid it's not just to show off their might in front of me...... Maybe I'm just thinking about meeting him for a while to see how difficult this prince is. ”

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles.

Everything he has about this prince is only seen on paper.

The so-called hearing is better than seeing, rather than talking on paper, it is better to meet in person.

What's more, even out of superficial etiquette, he, the largest merchant in the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an, should meet with this prince who is in charge of the most powerful in Huai'an.

"Tonight, Qianyang, Yin Ming, and Bai Lao will go with me. ”

Zhuang Ming said: "As for Lu He, he will be used in many things next, and it is best not to show his face as much as possible." ”

Frost Spirit hesitated: "Childe, at the banquet, you only bring Bai Lao and them, but no one serves them......

Zhuang Ming raised his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, you are at home, and you have to prepare some things for me." ”