Academician Zhou chatted idly with Xu Qing about household matters, and he also mentioned Inspector Li's river inspection office. It turned out that the Reform Faction, in order to increase fiscal revenue, planned to set up a major checkpoint at the ferry crossing from the Jiangning River to Black Water Lake, right below Qixia Mountain, named the Huli Pass.
This place is bustling with boat traffic and is a critical commercial hub of South Zhili.
If a checkpoint could be established here, it could significantly increase the country's tax revenue.
Especially since the matter of the official boat smuggling salt came to light, it further strengthened their resolve to set up the checkpoint.
Moreover, the core concept of the Reform Faction is to strengthen the military and enrich the country.
