"Traitor, you're a traitor!"
Sima Chang Sheng clenched his teeth and said, "You purposely gathered everyone here so that Du Ruhui could catch us all in one fell swoop. Su Jiang, you'll definitely regret betraying the Wang Clan. "
Su Jiang said, "I don't know if I'll regret it, but I do know that if I let you assassinate the common people, there will be no more peaceful days in Dai Province. An official like you isn't fit to be the governor of a province. "
"Traitor, traitor!"
Sima Chang Sheng kept cursing, his face flushed red with anger.
Sima Chang Sheng didn't admit defeat, but the others did.
"Manager Du, we're innocent. Manager Du, please let us go. "
Another official spoke from the crowd.
"Please let us go, Manager Du."
"Manager Du, we just happened to be here."
One by one, they spoke.
Du Ruhui listened to their words and said indifferently, "Since we're already here, it would be boring if we didn't take a trip to the Manager's Residence's prison. Men, take Sima Chang Sheng and the rest of the people into the prison and watch over them. "
"Yes!"
Xu Youwen received the order and led the soldiers into action.
In less than a quarter of an hour, everyone was taken away. The Sima Clan's direct descendants were also taken away, while the Sima Clan's commoners were dismissed. The huge Sima Clan was emptied in an instant.
Xu Youwen's subordinates took inventory of the Sima Clan's assets. An hour later, they finished taking inventory of the Sima Clan's assets.
Compared to Zhou Yunhe's Clan, the Sima Clan was even more wealthy. The Sima Clan had more than twenty residences in Yanmen City. Outside of Yanmen City, the Sima Clan had more than sixty residences of various sizes in the other counties of Dai Province.
Not to mention other things, this was already a huge sum of money. Apart from the deed to the manor, the Sima family's fertile land, including the other counties, amounted to nearly sixty to seventy thousand mu in the entire Dai Zhou. This was an enormous sum of money.
The Sima Clan's cash flow wasn't much, only a hundred thousand or so.
But the Sima Clan had abundant resources.
Du Qi finished listening to the soldier's report and looked at Du Ruhui, "Congratulations, Father. Now that we've taken over the Sima family, just the Sima family's wealth, land deeds, and fertile fields are enough for father to open up the entire Dai Zhou. "
"With this wealth, it will be even easier to publicly kill Sima Chang Sheng and the others. In particular, other than Sima Chang Sheng, even many officials from the School of Yan are involved. "
"If we raid house by house, we can get a lot of money."
Du Qi had a smile on his face. In his heart, he was genuinely happy for Du Qi.
Du Ruhui said, "Detaining so many officials will definitely have a huge impact. I reckon that in the future, your father will be scolded as Du Xuan. This is a bad name. "
Du Qi said seriously, "Father, the Sima Clan, the Zhou Clan, and the other clans' properties are taken from the people. If you use the money for the people, you will not be the Du Family that the people scolded. You will be Du Qingtian. Because of my father, Daizhou was given a bright future. "
Du Ruhui thought for a moment and understood. After thanking the commanding officer, he led everyone back to the yamen.
Du Qi personally escorted the thousand soldiers out of the city. After another trip to the barracks, Du Qi returned to the General Manager's Residence under the protection of Mordor. Du Qi believed in Du Ruhui's ability. Even if taking down so many officials at once would shake the entire Dai Zhou, Du Ruhui could solve the problem.
Especially with the help of the garrison, it would not be difficult for Du Ruhui to deal with it.
After all, the military and political power were in Du Ruhui's hands. In fact, Du Ruhui could handle these things easily. Especially with Du Qi's help, it would not be too difficult.
Everything was even easier.
While Du Ruhui was busy, Du Qi was relaxed. Because the business side was led by Qianxue and Li Yanyun, while his father was in charge of the officialdom.
Everything was going smoothly.
Time also flew by in a hurry.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
In these three days, the Gate of Yan underwent a great change. Many officials were killed every day. Starting from Sima Changsheng, to the lieutenants and other officials, almost all of them were killed.
However, every official's death was announced for corruption. When the people heard the announcement, not only were they not angry, but they were also very happy that another corrupt official was killed.
Most importantly, when Du Ruhui killed these corrupt officials, he announced the reform of Daizhou. Daizhou's taxes were reduced. Although the taxes set by the imperial court were reduced, the difference would be made up by the government. This gave the people a discount and made their lives easier.
Food was the most important thing for the people.
For the people, if they could live a better life, they would not rebel. These were the people at the bottom of society.
The situation in Daizhou was quickly stabilized.
Taiyuan Prefecture, Wang Family.
In the study.
While Wang Zongxi was dealing with government affairs, there was a sudden knock on the door of the study. Along with the knock, the housekeeper's urgent voice was heard. "Master, there is an urgent report from Daizhou!"
"Come in!"
Wang Zongxi ordered.
Wang Zongxi's study had been refurbished. After he became the master, he inherited Wang Zongzhou's study and residence. Everything had changed.
The housekeeper pushed the door open and entered. He quickly came to Wang Zongxi's side and handed him a letter. "Master, this is the most urgent letter."
The expression on Wang Zongxi's face turned solemn as he took the letter and quickly skimmed through it.
By the time Wang Zongxi finished reading, his face was ashen. He clenched his fists and ordered, "Arrange for the people of each branch to gather. Tell them to come immediately, no matter what they are doing. Anyone who doesn't come will be expelled from the Wang Family. "
"Yes, Master!"
The housekeeper immediately went to inform them.
About half an hour later, the people of each branch of the Wang Family were gathered.
They all looked at Wang Zongxi.
Their gazes were inquisitive.
They didn't understand why Wang Zongxi had summoned them in the strictest tone.
Wang Zongxi said in a low voice, "I've gathered all of you here today because there is news from the Du father and son in Daizhou. As soon as Du Ruhui arrived in Daizhou, he mobilized his army and killed all of the Wang Family faction's officials, led by Sima Changsheng. "
Boom!!
The hall was in an uproar.
Everyone was talking about it. Their faces were filled with shock and even astonishment.
Du Ruhui was too bold.
He had actually killed countless officials of the Wang Family faction.
Wang Zongxi continued, "The Wang Family no longer has any influence in Daizhou. When Sima Changsheng and the others were killed, they were accused of corruption and bribery. They were all hated by everyone. The Wang Family's operations in Daizhou are completely gone. "
Wang Yu said, "Family Head, Du Ruhui has such gall, to actually kill so many of my Wang Family's people in one go. Is he not afraid of being impeached or causing unrest? "
Wang Zongxi said, "It doesn't matter if he's afraid or not. In short, the Wang Family's power in Daizhou is gone. Du Ruhui has arranged for many of his trusted aides to take up posts in the army, filling in all the vacancies. Du Ruhui has stabilized all of Daizhou and has everything under his control. "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
