Dongfang Wangfu, in a main hall!
In three days, Wang Xiong had already learned about what happened in the Eastern Fiefdom during this period. Whether it was Wang Tiance's report or Wang Zhong's report, Wang Xiong sorted it out carefully.
At this moment, Wang Xiong was sitting on a golden dragon chair in the main hall, with a group of important subordinates standing in front of him.
In the main hall, there were twenty-six people standing, all of whom were the most powerful officials in Zhendong City.
"Your Majesty, this is the situation!" Wang Tiance reported respectfully.
Wang Xiong stared at the twenty-six people with narrowed eyes. Twenty-two of them are all descendants of the Wang family. The remaining four people include Wang Zhongquan.
Wang Xiong was slightly silent. It's not that the children of the Wang family are reluctant to take power. After all, the children of the Wang family are capable and can win Wang Xiong's trust. The main reason is that there are too many children in the Wang family. Twenty-six people, twenty-two are all descendants of the Wang family? This is undesirable in any regime.
Just like the Great Qin court, there are many Ying family members, but most of them are excluded from the court. Why
Because there is only one emperor, and he must use the civil and military power of the dynasty to govern the world. The emperor needed to have absolute control over the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.
This kind of control does not mean that all the officials are in unison. On the contrary, the emperor needs all the officials to be in unison. In this way, they can check and balance each other, and the emperor can deal with it in the middle, so that he can follow the law.
For example, some emperors clearly knew that a certain minister was a corrupt official, but the emperor just protected him. Why? Isn't it just to use corrupt officials to check and balance honest officials? It's not that being an upright official is bad, but sometimes it conflicts with the emperor's ideas.
The interests of the emperor and the interests of the officials were sometimes not consistent.
Therefore, Wang Xiong hopes that there is not only one voice among his subordinates.
Not to mention killing the donkey, but it is the most basic political technique.
However, the Dongfang Palace has just stabilized, and Wang Xiong has to rely on the cooperation of the Wang family's children. It's just that as a king, Wang Xiong had to guard against the situation of hundreds of officials forcing the palace. You don’t have to deal with the Wang family’s children, but you can’t let them sit too big.
"What do you mean, Captain Pang has been doing a lot in the Eastern Fiefdom during this period?" Wang Xiong narrowed his eyes and looked at everyone.
"Yes, for the remaining thirty-five cities, my palace's control was originally weak. Some important official positions were replaced by Taiwei Pang. During the prince's absence, Taiwei Pang even took over all the financial and taxation powers. Now, our people are walking on thin ice in those cities!" Wang Tiance said bitterly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Lieutenant Pang is clinging to his power. I heard that he is now beginning to infiltrate the defenders of various cities."
"Pang Taiwei himself has a certain power of personnel appointment, and he has seized the power of finance and taxation. Now he wants to seize the military power. Once he succeeds, it will be difficult to take back the thirty-five cities! "
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A group of officials said anxiously.
"Your Majesty, why don't you write to the Emperor and ask him to evacuate Captain Pang?" Wang Tiance said anxiously.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please write to the Human Emperor!"
"Your Majesty, please write to the Human Emperor!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
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All the Wang family disciples spoke one after another.
Wang Xiong looked at the disciples of the Wang family and made sure that at this meeting, the officials had only one voice, which really made him unhappy. Each one seemed to be making suggestions for Wang Xiong, but the voices of all the officials were unanimous. , but it feels like teaching Wang Xiong how to do things.
Do you want to teach me how to do things by yourself
"No need! It's just to deal with Captain Pang, I won't go to ask the Human Emperor!" Wang Xiong said lightly.
"Oh?" All the officials looked happy.
Everyone looked at Wang Xiong expectantly.
Wang Xiong, on the other hand, was running with thoughts in his mind, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk in front of him, and everyone was waiting quietly.
"Pang Taiwei has the power of finance and taxation, and uses his salary to control hundreds of officials? Then he threatens and lures the defenders?" Wang Xiong said with a sneer.
"Yes!" Everyone nodded.
"In this case, I can cut off his finances with just one step!" Wang Xiong said in a deep voice.
"Abandon Taiwei Pang's power of finance and taxation? Prince, how can we do this? Those tax officials are all Taiwei Pang's people!" Wang Tiance said worriedly.
"The decree is passed that there are thirty-six cities in the Eastern Fiefdom. This king will inherit the title of his father and be recognized by the True God and the Human Emperor. He will be the new King of the East. From today on, he will bestow favors on the world. Within one year, the Eastern Fiefdom, thirty-six cities and all the people will be , tax-free for one year!" Wang Xiong said calmly.
"Ah?" Everyone's expressions changed.
"Tax-free for one year? Your Majesty, how will the major cities operate like this?" an official asked worriedly.
"Didn't I take away 200,000 spirit stones before I left?" Wang Xiong said calmly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, those two hundred thousand spiritual stones are all the money that Dongfang Prince's Palace and the thirty-six cities can get. Two hundred thousand spiritual stones are not enough to consume in one year!" Wang Tiance said worriedly.
"Now, it has become 10 million spiritual stones. Is it enough to consume all the cities for a year?" Wang Xiong said with a smile.
"Ten million spirit stones?" Everyone's expressions changed, and then they showed ecstasy and confusion.
"I made a gamble in the City of Gods. Two hundred thousand spirit stones turned into ten million spirit stones!" Wang Xiong explained.
"Really? That's great, hahahaha, that's really great. Captain Pang is going to be in trouble this time!" an official said excitedly.
"Yes, with the power of finance and taxation, if this happens, Taiwei Pang will be deprived of food!"
"Your Majesty, that's great! In this way, we don't have to contact Pang Taiwei's people. As long as this policy is promulgated, the people will definitely respond. If you don't pay taxes, who wouldn't be willing?"
"Your Majesty has put the common people and Taiwei Pang on opposite sides, leaving Taiwei Pang at his wits' end in an instant!"
"Yes, it's useless even if those officials who collect taxes act arrogantly. The prince is the legitimate owner of the Eastern fiefdom. The common people will definitely not pay attention to them if they are just and righteous!"
"Killing two birds with one stone not only cut off Taiwei Pang's financial resources, but also left Taiwei Pang with no money to lure the defenders. The prince's ten million spirit stones are the key to the reshuffle of the fiefdom's officialdom. Officials who listen to my prince's words will have a salary. Take, the officials who listen to Taiwei Pang, tell them to go to Taiwei Pang. If Taiwei Pang’s subordinates don’t have a salary, they will definitely force Taiwei Pang. If Taiwei Pang has no money to use, his power will definitely plummet." Wang Tiance said excitedly.
"No, it's killing three birds with one stone. Once the prince does good governance, the people will naturally be grateful to the prince. After four years of losing their faith in the prince, they can all come back in one day. The prestige of the Dongfang Prince can be instantly erected! The influence of the Dongfang Prince can be enhanced instantly. Countless!" Wang Zhongquan laughed.
Wang Xiong smiled slightly, not killing three birds with one stone, but killing four birds with one stone. In this way, the gratitude of the people will be transformed into wisps of luck. The luck will make the Eye of Heaven more powerful, and his power will be greater.
"Your Majesty, we have money now anyway. Otherwise, why don't we allow the people to ask the government for the taxes they paid this year? In this way, all the money in Taiwei Pang's hands can be wiped out in an instant, leaving him with no money to use immediately. Yes!" Wang Tiance laughed.
"Yes, there is still some money left in the treasury of each city. If we empty out this little money, we cannot give Captain Pang a chance to breathe!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
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All the officials came forward one after another and were very excited.
Wang Xiong looked at the unanimous tone of the officials and felt a little unhappy in his heart, but he did not show it. He just smiled and shook his head: "No need, too much is never enough. We must deal with Taiwei Pang step by step. Don't force him." The dog jumped over the wall in a hurry!"
"Huh? But!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The officials roared with worry, and they all nodded.
"My lord, you just said that this is the first step? Could it be...!" Wang Tiance's eyes lit up.
"Dealing with Captain Pang is not something that happens overnight. There is a first step, and naturally there is a second step. Let's implement this first step first!" Wang Xiong said solemnly.
"Yes!" everyone responded.
Wang Xiong gave an order, and the Wang family's children quickly moved. King Dongfang's first decree spread towards the thirty-six cities at an extremely terrifying speed.
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East Heart City. City Lord's Mansion. A large hall.
Taiwei Pang sat in the main seat, and in front of him sat a group of officials close to Taiwei Pang.
"Wang Xiong's son is back. I heard that the Wang family's children have been gearing up to deal with the Taiwei during this period!" an official laughed.
"Haha, how can a bunch of ignorant juniors be the match for a Taiwei!" Another official laughed.
"But Wang Xiong has been canonized by the Emperor of the People, and he is already the legitimate King of the East. If a government order is issued to deal with us...!" the official said worriedly.
"Hahahahahaha, the King of the East is just a young boy issuing a government order? What is the use of a government order? Isn't it enough if we don't respect it?"
"Yes, if a government order is issued and all our cities unite and do not respect the government order, then what King Dongfang says is just nonsense. Who will listen? If you don't listen once or twice, who will take King Dongfang's words seriously in the future? Let him amuse himself in Zhendong City!"
"Hahahahaha!"
The officials around him burst into laughter. All the officials were the confidants of Taiwei Pang, and they also held the power of the eastern fiefdom. If they did not respect Wang Xiong's orders, then Wang Xiong was nothing, and they all laughed arrogantly.
Taiwei Pang was drinking tea with a smile on his face. Yes, in a political struggle, how can you, Wang Xiong, be my opponent? Government order? Any government decree that is not implemented is nonsense.
"Report!" A guard quickly rushed into the hall.
"Captain Taiwei, the first decree issued by the Dongfang Prince's Palace has now been conveyed to all the cities in the Eastern Fiefdom!" The guard stepped forward, grabbing a scroll.
"Hahaha, the decree is here? What kind of joke is this?" All the officials burst into laughter.
Wouldn't it be a joke if a government decree that cannot be implemented is issued
"Wang Xiong issued the first decree. Thirty-six cities in the Eastern Fiefdom will be tax-free for one year. The people will not have to pay taxes!" The guard handed the scroll to Taiwei Pang.
The moment Taiwei Pang took the scroll, his expression froze.
"What?" All the officials' expressions changed.
Taiwei Pang also quickly unfolded the scroll, and his expression changed drastically.
Tax free for one year? Do we need the government to supervise its implementation? unnecessary. When the people saw the decree, they spontaneously implemented it, and they also worked hard to implement it. Who wouldn't want to get a free advantage? Who doesn't want it
For a moment, Captain Pang seemed to see all the people in the Eastern Fiefdom suddenly standing opposite him. Everyone stood on Wang Xiong's side.
"Impossible, impossible, Wang Xiong is crazy?" Pang Taiwei's face changed wildly.
The decree has not yet started to be implemented, and everyone can feel that it is unimpeded. How can we block it, how can we make fun of it
"I understand, in that gambling game in Shendu, Wang Xiong won 10 million spiritual stones!" An official's expression changed.
"What?"
"This, this is going to cut off our fiscal path!"
Cutting off someone's wealth is like killing one's parents, and all the officials immediately become furious.
"Wang Xiong, you are seeking death!" Pang Taiwei glared.
"boom!"
The coffee table in front of him was instantly smashed to pieces by Taiwei Pang with an angry palm.