After scolding Wang Xuandao, Li Yuan's gaze turned to Du Qi. The expression on his face instantly turned bright, and he said pleasantly, "Du Qi, tell me what's going on and make it clear."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Du Qi bowed and answered.
Facing Wang Xuandao, Du Qi continued, "In fact, Imperial Censor Wang's point of view can be summed up in one point. County Magistrate Du bribed Zhang Jingping and made him his hired thug. He even ordered Zhang Jingping to collect money in South City for personal gain to oppress the people. Of course, in Imperial Censor Wang's opinion, since Zhang Jingping brought people to force the people to pay, it meant that there must be resistance and casualties. Therefore, he was a businessman who harmed the people. "
"Imperial Censor Wang, am I right?"
Du Qi looked very calm in front of Wang Xuandao. Because this was a trap he set from the beginning, waiting for the East Palace to take the bait. Now, the East Palace had indeed fallen into the trap.
Wang Xuandao was also cautious. After thinking for a while, he said, "You can say that."
"Good!"
Du Qi nodded and continued, "In that case, let's explain it according to this theory. As for Zhang Jingping, I still need to talk about this person first. "
"Zhang Jingping is a Wanderer, the so-called ruffian. But in fact, Zhang Jingping is a very righteous person. He helped the poor people and solved many people's livelihood problems. "
"Although he is a Wanderer, he can't be treated as one."
"Zhang Jingping and I have met once, so I was the one who facilitated the connection between Zhang Jingping and County Magistrate Du. In the original South City of Chang 'an, there were actually many ruffians. Zhang Jingping only took care of his small area and ensured the safety of some merchants, so the merchants gave him money. "
Du Qi said frankly and with assurance, "But I told Zhang Jingping to act cautiously and to keep a low profile. He can't be unscrupulous and ignore the lives of others just because it's beneficial to the people."
"After I said it, Zhang Jingping also agreed, but he raised a question. He has to support so many people. After all, these people are all vagrants and have no skills, so he has no choice. If he doesn't collect money, he will have no source of income. "
"After some thought, I decided to change my way of thinking."
"In other words, the government will take the lead and implement this policy in the south of the city. The government had designated some areas for small peddlers to do their business. At the same time, these peddlers will have to hand over a certain amount of money to maintain the government. "
"As for the shops, in order to ensure that they operate well, they have to pay a small fee to ensure that they are not affected by other ruffians."
"Overall, this is a good thing for the shops."
Du Qi explained the plan and continued, "This plan does seem a little unreasonable. But in fact, the government only authorized Zhang Jingping, and did not participate in the management and collection of the money. Moreover, the government did not take a single cent of the money collected, and did not care about money at all. "
"Zhang Jingping is responsible for all the money."
"The money collected by Zhang Jingping is mainly arranged in three aspects."
"First, there are so many people under Zhang Jingping's command. They cannot be scattered and need to be supported. They consume a lot of money every day. So the money collected must be used to pay these people to ensure that they can live. "
"Second, after having money, Zhang Jingping began to take in some vagrants and took the initiative to support the lonely old people, the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled who have no one to rely on. The expenses in this aspect alone are not small. "
"Third, Zhang Jingping's security team needs to have a certain amount of reserve funds. Once something happens, it has to involve the use of money. So in this aspect, Zhang Jingping's actions are beyond reproach. "
Du Qi looked at Li Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, this is your subject's explanation. Because by doing this, on the one hand, the public order in the south of Chang 'an is maintained. On the other hand, it solves the problem of vagrants wandering around. Moreover, Zhang Jingping can be used to comfort many lonely old people. This arrangement does not increase the expenses of the imperial court, and does not increase the burden of the Chang 'an county yamen. I think this is feasible. Since it's a pilot program, naturally, we have to give it a try. "
Hearing this, Li Yuan also nodded.
However, Li Yuan did not express his opinion for the time being. He was thinking about this problem in his heart. Because Du Qi's pilot program did sound very helpful and alleviated the chaos in the south of Chang 'an.
At least in Chang 'an, it would not be so chaotic. In fact, as far as Li Yuan knew, the development of Chang' an during this period was indeed good.
Li Yuan did not express his opinion, but Wang Xuandao was anxious.
Wang Xuandao snorted and said, "Du Qi, don't change the concept. You said that Zhang Jingping took in a lot of vagrants like vagrants and supported many lonely old people. "
"All of this is just superficial. It's done on purpose to fool people. In fact, you forgot one thing, that is, because of the existence of people like Zhang Jingping, the merchants complain and the people are dissatisfied. "
"The people's lives are difficult because of the existence of local villains like Zhang Jingping."
"This is the most important thing."
Wang Xuandao gritted his teeth and said with a look of abhorrence, "You deliberately generalize and deliberately confuse right and wrong. You think others don't know, then you're wrong. In this world, you're not the only smart one. There are others who can see through your tricks. "
"Hahaha …"
Du Qi heard this and laughed.
Wang Xuandao snorted and said disdainfully, "Du Qi, don't deliberately mystify by laughing. It's impossible for you to avoid the past. Because of Zhang Jingping's existence, the local people complain and complain. This is the biggest problem. Do you think you can cover up your crimes with just a little favor? "
Du Qi said, "I've never wanted to cover up anything. Besides, I, Du Qi, have done nothing that can't be told to others. I also think that since I'm born as a human, I should not avoid doing good and evil. Only in this way can I be worthy of a person. "
Wang Xuandao said disdainfully, "Deliberately mystifying. You haven't even considered how the people who have been bullied because of Zhang Jingping live and how they have been bullied."
Du Qi said, "You're wrong!"
Wang Xuandao asked, "How am I wrong?"
Du Qi said, "Wang Xuandao, you just heard some rumors, or someone told you something, and you believed it. If you really went to the place and really understood the situation in South City, you wouldn't say such things. "
"Before County Magistrate Du took charge of Chang 'an, there were fights every day in the South City area. Although few people died, it was extremely difficult for the people to do business. They were often extorted. "
"Now that County Magistrate Du is in charge, there are no more fights in South City. No one dares to make trouble for the people when they do business. You, Wang Xuandao, must say that you've been paid. "
"Although the security team has been paid, in fact, the people have benefited."
"I'm talking about a statistic."
"Compared to the past, the number of people doing business in South City has increased by about 30%. These people know that South City is stable, so they have come to do business in South City. "
"Compared to the past, the business income of the people doing business in South City has increased by more than 15% on average."
Du Qi said seriously, "The most important thing is that the taxes collected by the Southern City these days have increased by more than 30% compared to the past. Just the Southern City alone has increased by such a huge amount. In the long run, this increase is extremely considerable."
Whoosh!
Wang Xuandao's expression changed instantly.
Du Qi's statistics were detailed and accurate, and his rebuttal was even stronger. He said with certainty that Zhang Jingping and Du Chuke had harmed the people and caused chaos in the place. However, Du Qi said that the changes in the place were actually getting better and better.
This was a direct slap in the face.
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