Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

"Death penalty!"

Sun Tong pointed out the problems in his family directly. How could Zhao Zhichao sit still at this moment?

Although Sun Tong has not taken action against meritorious officials over the years, that is because these people have shown absolute loyalty to Sun Tong and the empire.

If Sun Tong really wants to investigate what happened in the Zhao family this time, the matter could be big or small.

This depends not only on Sun Tong's thoughts, but also on the attitude of the Zhao family.

If his attitude is sincere and Sun Tong takes into account the Zhao family's past contributions, the final result will most likely be that they will be let off lightly.

But if he is proud of his own contributions and does not express anything, then even if Sun Tong really takes ruthless action against the Zhao family, he will be the one that his family deserves.

No one would think that Sun Tong can't lift a knife, right?

On the surface, Sun Tong, the founding emperor of Nanhua, seems to be a kind person, but those who truly know him know that Sun Tong is a man with a cruel heart and ruthless hands.

Not to mention the Zhao family, even if Karl, Qu Hongxi, Jiao Hongguang, Hu Cheng, Fang Zhiyuan and others touched Sun Tong's taboo, killing them would be a matter of just a word from Sun Tong.

"Why are you doing this? I don't remember ever mistreating your family in the past. Now your family has enough money to live a wealthy life for several lifetimes. Why do you have to resort to such a trick?"

"Death penalty!"

What else can Zhao Zhichao say at this time?

What else dare you say?

Everyone present knew that Sun Tong rarely called himself "I" even during his reign, but every time he called himself that, it meant that he was not in a very good mood.

"Stand up, you have been my old servant for so many years. If I punish you severely for such a small matter, it would seem that I am too harsh. You should pay the fine of 1 billion yuan to the national treasury. After you pay the fine, this matter will end here."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Zhao Zhichao knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Sun Tong, then stood up tremblingly.

The big show that just happened scared Carl and his group. No one expected that Sun Tong would do this to them.

However, after listening to the conversation between Sun Tong and Zhao Zhichao, this group of shrewd people finally figured out what was going on. It should be that the Zhao family did something in the Ugly Country behind the back of the empire, which made Sun Tong unhappy, which led to the scene just now.

As imperial nobles, Carl and his gang not only maintain absolute loyalty to the country and Sun Tong, but are also busy taking care of their own family affairs after retirement.

In fact, the reason why these people can become rich and powerful is naturally because their influence in the country is great enough, so their business can flourish.

But even so, few of these people dare to do things behind the back of the royal family and the government. They are very clear about the capabilities of the Nanhua royal family and the government. If they use small tricks, they may hurt themselves. Isn’t Zhao Zhichao in front of them an obvious example?

"I hope you remember that what I give you is yours. You can't steal it if I don't give it to you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your teachings!"

"Alright, alright, get up! After you go back today, you must all check your own businesses carefully, and don't let the same thing as Lao Zhao happen again! I know Lao Zhao didn't do it on purpose this time, it was all caused by his youngest son. But Lao Zhao, you have to practice your skills as a housekeeper, how can you manage the people under you? We are all old, and we are all old brothers who fought with me to conquer the world. I don't want any of you to lose your integrity in your later years! Do you remember what I said?"

"We, the ministers, will keep this in mind and stay alert at all times, and will never slack off in the slightest!"

"That's all for today. Jingwen will be inspecting the Zhangwu Naval Base tomorrow. Lao Jiao, Lao Xue, don't just sit around. Follow Jingwen."

Sun Tong's words may seem ordinary, but they are very serious when heard by other people present.

When Sun Tong abdicated, what he handed over to Sun Jingwen was actually just the Nanhua government and several divisions of the Royal Guard. Apart from that, the military power of Nanhua was still in the hands of the old emperor Sun Tong.

The reason why he did this was naturally not because he did not trust his eldest son. In fact, he even threw the throne to his eldest son, so there was no need to keep the military power or anything like that.

The problem is that Sun Tong is afraid that Sun Jingwen cannot suppress the arrogant and powerful generals in Nanhua. Although the generals of the Nanhua military remain absolutely loyal to Sun Tong and the country, this does not mean that they are a group of yes-men. In fact, they still have their own ideas.

Therefore, if Sun Jingwen wanted to subdue the military, he would naturally need to improve his prestige bit by bit if he did not have enough military merits to suppress them.

Speaking of this issue, it is mainly because Sun Tong handed over the power too suddenly. If Sun Jingwen had stayed in the position of crown prince for a few more years, he would have naturally solved the military problems.

After several years of hard work, Sun Jingwen has now completely taken control of the military group with the help of Sun Jingwu, so it is naturally time for Sun Tong to hand over military power.