From a freeloader to a world leader

Chapter 167 The Attitude of Hengzhou Officials

Suddenly, the order in Hengzhou City became chaotic.

Not only in the area under the jurisdiction of the Big Knife Gang, but also in the areas where various gangster gangs appeared and committed crimes, including home robberies.

There were even two rape and murder cases, leaving nearly ten people dead or injured.

Even in the area managed by the Datong Chamber of Commerce, there were stealth robberies in the middle of the night, and vicious cases of people being knocked unconscious, stripped of all their clothes and belongings, and abandoned on the streets.

This made the residents of Hengzhou, who had enjoyed two months of peace and prosperity where almost no one stole anything, suddenly return to the horrific days of a few months ago.

Even more terrifying.

For this reason, Prince Heng Yang Yuanqing was furious.

On the morning of the day after the incident, a joint meeting of the highest levels of Hengzhou city officials and non-governmental organizations was held.

Yang Yuanqing sat on the rostrum, his face grim as he scanned the faces of the Hengzhou officials headed by Zhang Pingan, all the way to Wang Deyun, the chief manager of Huaminglou, and finally stopped.

He said sternly: "I will not repeat the case, the method and purpose of the crime. This is definitely not an isolated crime. It can be said that it is 100% an organized crime action by a society."

"Although, at present, we are still unable to determine the target of the attack, as well as his criminal purpose."

"But I think that everything happens for a reason. Such a large-scale organized crime can only be done by a small number of people."

"If you say that the fighting between your societies is something we can turn a blind eye to, it's not a good thing anyway!"

"However, I, Yang Yuanqing, will never allow any arbitrary bullying of the people or any harm to the people in Hengzhou City!"

"Today, I, Yang Yuanqing, publicly declare here that within three days, this group of people must be caught in one fell swoop, no matter who they are or where they come from!"

As he spoke, Yang Yuanqing slammed the table and stared at Wang Deyun, whose face began to turn pale. "Manager Wang of Huaminglou, President Sun of Datong Chamber of Commerce, do you two have anything to say about this?"

I rely on!

Prince Heng has publicly pointed out that this was not done by the Big Knife Gang under Huaming Tower.

It was the Datong Chamber of Commerce that did it.

At present, there are only these two underground forces that have the ability to cause trouble openly.

Other small gangs, small organizations of thirty, fifty or ten people, have basically withdrawn from the underworld or joined the Big Knife Gang.

However, the person sitting in the most powerful conference room in Hengzhou City.

Which one is not a smart person?

Everyone knows that the biggest financial backer behind Datong Chamber of Commerce is you, the Prince of Hengzhou City.

"Report to the prince!"

Seeing that Wang Deyun did not speak, Sun Bing stood up and said loudly and passionately: "The original intention of our Datong Chamber of Commerce was to benefit the people and serve the people wholeheartedly! Since the establishment of our Chamber of Commerce, all the streets have been clean, and both the public security environment and the business environment are harmonious for all people!"

"Regarding this, Your Majesty can secretly investigate all the officials present and any residents in the community to see if there is any case of harming or injuring the people in our Datong Chamber of Commerce!"

"When Datong was founded, our policy advisor Sun Shan set up an internal supervision department for this purpose. Anyone can file a complaint to the supervision department or to him in person."

"The purpose of our Datong Chamber of Commerce is fairness, justice and equity, and we will solve every problem once we find it."

"If the series of cases last night were committed by my Datong Chamber of Commerce, I, Sun Shan, would publicly declare here that it will be dissolved from today, and I will bear all legal responsibilities!"

I rely on!

Sun Bing's firm statement was not an attempt to shirk responsibility, but rather an open and dignified one. It was the first time that he spoke about the responsibilities and dreams of Datong Chamber of Commerce at the highest-level meeting in Hengzhou City.

"it is good!"

Chen Kun, who was participating in the meeting, was the first to applaud: "I believe what President Sun said, because I have witnessed with my own eyes the earth-shaking improvement of Hengzhou City. It is all because of President Sun and the Datong Chamber of Commerce led by you that we have been doing this all the time."

This is true.

In just two or three months, Hengzhou experienced a dramatic improvement that was like a dream.

It was indeed the Datong Chamber of Commerce, led by Sun Bing, that was able to develop rapidly in a way that was groundbreaking for the times.

Not to mention other aspects.

The rapid increase in population alone caused the tax collection in Hengzhou City to increase from a little over 1000 taels per month before March to more than 1500 taels this month.

This is an increase of nearly half.

Moreover, with such a good development trend, by the end of this year, the population may exceed 40, and the annual tax revenue of Hengzhou City alone will be able to break the record of 20000 taels of tax silver.

By then, both in terms of population and taxation, it will be able to compete with Chuzhou City, the capital of a prefecture.

Maybe even surpass them!

For officials, the most important thing is political achievements.

It means that the area under its jurisdiction is peaceful, the population is increasing, the tax revenue is rising, and the students are doing well.

Now, the first three points are all done perfectly.

The last point is that students take the imperial examinations, which is a long process. Basically, there are only one examination at each level every two or three years.

It's not that success can be achieved overnight; it requires gradual accumulation and improvement.

I believe that with the rapid development of Hengzhou's economy and public security, it will naturally attract more outstanding students.

More families are also sending more students because of the improved economy.

Regarding the above three points, as the superior government office of Hengzhou City, Chuzhou prefect Chen Qingyun has repeatedly sent documents, expressed praise many times, and said that he will bring senior officials from the state to visit, study and exchange ideas in the near future.

This greatly encouraged officials at all levels in Hengzhou City.

As such, a top review during the term of office is a must.

By then, everyone will get promoted and become rich.

Therefore, so many vicious cases have suddenly appeared in Hengzhou City.

It is a slap in the face of all the officials present here and it is robbing them of their bright future.

"What Chen Jingli said makes sense!"

After Chen Kun spoke, Zhang Pingan directly defined the Datong Chamber of Commerce: "I have seen everything the Datong Chamber of Commerce has done. It is indeed as President Sun said, thinking about the people and worrying about the people's needs."

"Just the 20,000 taels of silver raised in charity last month has helped us to avoid a single death in Hengzhou since the fundraising began!"

"Moreover, with the help of this money, we cleaned up our Hengzhou City inside and out, and even placed flowers and plants everywhere."

At this point, Zhang Pingan laughed happily: "Hahahaha, a few days ago, when my classmate Huang Jinglu passed by us, he even wrote a poem for this, jokingly saying that our Hengzhou City should just be renamed Flower City or Brocade City!"

Everyone knows about Huang Jingzhi mentioned by Zhang Zhizhou.

This man was the Right Deputy Inspector-General of the Imperial Court, a third-rank official who controlled all official positions across the country.

This official position is equivalent to the deputy minister of the Discipline Inspection Department a thousand years later.

Although, I can't put a hat on you.

However, it is easy to pull you down from your current position.

This person may have been working as an inspector. He is very serious and difficult to talk to.

Now he is very supportive of the changes in Hengzhou. Doesn’t this mean that the imperial court also recognizes the development of Hengzhou!