Ru Yan hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, I am. If you have anything to tell me, Joy Pavilion will definitely do it!"
In fact, everyone knew that Ru Yan couldn't be the owner of Joy Pavilion. How could a madam be the owner?
Ru Yan didn't dare to reveal the identity of the owner at this time, but no one dared to expose her, not even Fang Ming.
Fang Ming nodded and his attitude softened. "That's more like it!"
"Since you are the owner, it's good. I am Fang Ming, the tax official of the Tax Department. Take out your business license. I want to check it!" Fang Ming said as he sat down and turned to look at Ru Yan.
"Sir, we haven't had time to apply for the business license!" Ru Yan hurriedly said.
Fang Ming glanced at Ru Yan, but he didn't expose her. He nodded and said, "Show her the document, then arrest her and seal the shop!" After saying this, Fang Ming stood up and walked out. Since the other party was convinced, there was no point in continuing.
Ru Yan didn't dare to resist. She wasn't as stubborn as Fourth Master Qin, so she obediently followed the tax official.
After escorting Ru Yan away, the tax enforcer chased everyone out and sealed Wish Square with a piece of paper.
Within a day, 36 shops in the entire Daxing County were sealed, and all the shopkeepers were arrested.
On this day, countless people ran to the capital, and the news quickly spread to the capital. For a time, the capital was in an uproar.
The owners of these 36 shops were all kinds of people, including the Honours and civil officials. These people were angry when they heard the news.
In fact, they knew very well about applying for a business license, but they couldn't do it.
You can't register yourself, can you?
If you really registered yourself, you would lose your reputation.
They asked their subordinates to register, but the yamen said that servants were not allowed to register, and they had to be good citizens.
This was not easy to handle. Unless it was a family member that they especially trusted, no one dared to ask their subordinates to register such a big business.
The tax official made it clear that the business belonged to whoever registered it.
If you secretly sold your business, you wouldn't be able to reason with them.
Wu Qingbo's mansion.
Ever since Zhu Yijun ascended to the throne, Wu Qingbo's Mansion had been living a good life. In the past few years, Wu Qingbo's Mansion had made a lot of money from the greenhouses and the glass manufacturing business at the Imperial Plantation. Now that they had money, they were naturally in high spirits.
The entire Wu Qingbo's mansion had been renovated a long time ago, and it was magnificent.
He was also very extravagant in his actions. After all, Count Wuqing's residence was really rich. They could use money to kill many people.
In the backyard of Wu Qingbo's mansion, there was a very large and luxurious yard. Wu Qingbo's son, Li Gao, was sitting on a chair, holding a teacup in his hand, quietly listening to his subordinate's report.
"Young Master, our people have been arrested, and the shop has been sealed."
Li Gao put down the teacup in his hand and snappily said, "You're all trash. Is that Qin Si your brother-in-law?
You keep saying that you're doing things properly. Is this proper? "
Butler Li Cai had a helpless look on his face. "Young Master, who knew that the tax official would make such a big move!"
Glancing at Li Cai, Li Gao waved his hand and said, "That's it for now. Let me discuss it with my father!"
Since Wu Qingbo's Mansion became rich, the money naturally couldn't be left at home. Therefore, buying land and shops was naturally what they had to do.
In and out of the capital, Wu Qingbo's properties were everywhere.
The Ruyi Square and Joy House that were sealed this time were the properties of Wu Qingbo's Mansion, or rather, Li Gao's properties.
When the tax official wanted to register the trademark, Li Gao didn't care much. His identity really couldn't be disclosed. Could it be that he, the dignified imperial uncle, opened a brothel and a casino?
He didn't care about his reputation.
But he was a relative. How could he admit to doing such a lowly business? He couldn't afford to lose face.
The key was that if this matter was spread out, he didn't know what the emperor would think!
Li Gao didn't expect that this matter would become so big. The tax official was also direct. They directly arrested people and sealed the shop.
The loss was definitely not small. The key was that he also lost face. If he was suppressed by the tax official, where would he put his face?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Li Gao angrily threw the teacup in his hand out.
"What a good tax official. Even the Ministry of Revenue doesn't dare to touch the business of Wu Qingbo's Mansion. You, the tax official, actually bullied my Wu Qingbo's Mansion!"
Thinking of this, Li Gao directly walked forward angrily. He was going to complain to his father.
"Qinghuan, come and massage my legs!"
At this time, Wu Qingbo's Li Wei was being massaged by a little maid. He squinted his eyes and smiled happily. From time to time, he glanced at the little maid and reached out to pinch her body. The little maid was pretty and he liked her very much.
"Dad!"
Li Gao came in from outside and said loudly.
"What are you shouting for?" Wu Qingbo Li Wei glared at his son and said angrily, "I'm not dead yet!"
Don't you see that I'm enjoying it? What a fool!
Wu Qingbo added in his heart, and his face became darker. Glancing at his angry son, Wu Qingbo Li Wei asked directly, "What's wrong?
Who are you angry with again?
I've already told you, don't mess around. Calm down! "
Hearing his father's words, Li Gao suddenly became angrier and retorted, "Dad, I'm not making trouble. Someone is bullying our Wu Qingbo's Mansion."
"Our shop in Daxing was sealed. The shopkeeper was arrested. Butler Li's brother-in-law was beaten half to death and thrown directly into prison." Li Gao said angrily, "Isn't this a slap in our face?"
Hearing his son's words, Li Wei was stunned. There was such a thing?
Someone dared to mess with me?
"Who did it?"
"It's the people from the Tax Department!" Li Gao said angrily, "This time, we must not let them go."
Hearing the Tax Department, Li Wei frowned. He knew this Tax Department. The head of the Tax Department was Wang Yongji.
Although the Tax Department was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue, Li Wei knew that this Tax Department was created by his nephew, the emperor.
"What the hell is going on?" Li Wei looked at Li Gao and asked in a deep voice.
In fact, Li Wei didn't have much confidence in his nephew, the emperor. For so many years, his glass business had made a fortune. It was all because of his nephew, the emperor. If he made his nephew, the emperor, unhappy because of a small matter, it would not be worth it.
Seeing his father's attitude, Li Gao didn't dare to hide it. He told the whole story clearly.
So it was like this!
Hearing Li Gao's words, Li Wei frowned even more. He reached out and knocked on the table. He said, "Stay at home and don't mess around. I'll go to the palace and ask. Don't do anything before I come back."
"Yes, Dad!" Hearing that his father was going to the palace, Li Gao quickly agreed.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Yijun reached out and knocked on the memorial in his hand. He said with a smile, "This memorial came really fast. What did the cabinet say?" Putting down the memorial in his hand, Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and said.
"Your Majesty, the Tax Department arrested people and closed the shop. The cabinet thinks that since it is acting according to the law, no one has the right to question it."
Shen Shixing really didn't care about the matter of the Tax Department closing the shop. Such a rotten thing was not a big deal.
Although he knew that it involved the owner of the shop, the Tax Department was created by the emperor. Shen Shixing wouldn't believe that the emperor didn't know.
"Then let's follow the cabinet's report!" Zhu Yijun nodded and said lightly.
In Zhu Yijun's view, this matter was not a big deal. Anyway, he had to push it, and it was useless for anyone to oppose it.
Now that Shen Shixing had this idea, it couldn't be better.
"How is the situation in Liaodong?" Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and asked with concern.
Ever since Daming started the war with Wala on the western front, Chahar and the other tribes on the eastern front couldn't stand it anymore. Buyan Chechen gathered all the Mongolian tribes and directly sent troops to Liaodong, looking like he was going to have a decisive battle with Daming.
"Your Majesty, Governor Liang Menglong of Jiliao has already submitted a memorial. Buyan Chechen has already retreated with his people. Although there were a few battles, Buyan Chechen didn't attack.
After Hwang Tae-gil fled to Chahar, Buyan Chechen retreated, "Shen Shixing said.
Zhu Yijun nodded. In fact, this was already within Zhu Yijun's expectations.
In fact, the division of Mongolia was already irreversible. From then on, Mongolia was completely on the decline.
Chahar was indeed very powerful, and Buyan Chechen's son, Lindan Khan, was also an outstanding person. However, the Mongolian tribes had already formed a situation where no one was willing to submit to the other.
When Buyan Chechen led his people to leave Wala, he didn't respect Andahan as the Great Khan. In fact, this was a bad start.
With him doing this, the other tribes naturally followed suit. The five Nekhalka tribes, the Horqin tribes, and the other major tribes basically didn't submit to Chahar Chechen.
The Chahar tribe's eastward migration actually took away their pasture and living space. It would be strange if they were willing to submit to Buyan Chechen.
If they fought Daming together, no one would be careful. After all, if they lost their own people, they would probably be gone when they returned to their tribe.
If Daming lost on the western front, perhaps they would come and take advantage of it. Now that Daming won on the western front, and Hwang Tae-gil of Wala fled in panic, they didn't have the guts to rush up and bite Daming.
"Sooner or later, we'll destroy them!" Zhu Yijun snorted coldly.
Shen Shixing didn't comment on Zhu Yijun's words. He didn't reply either. In any case, the Emperor didn't intend to send troops at this time. As long as the Emperor was happy, it was fine.
"Let the Ministry of Rites make arrangements for you. Tomorrow, we will host a banquet in the palace for Lady Zhongshun!"
This matter couldn't be delayed. The northwest had to resume production as soon as possible. It couldn't be delayed for too long.