Ming politicians

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. The woman babbled a lot, and the shopkeeper on one side, from time to time, paid attention to the expressions of Su Tiancheng and the others to see if they were impatient. After all, women are famous for their nagging, and some words were repeated several times. Over and over again, but it doesn't matter depending on the situation, Su Tiancheng and the others showed no signs of impatience.

The food and drinks were served quickly. At this time, the proprietress of the shopkeeper smiled and left, with a respectful smile on her face. Both of them bowed. You know, the ingot of silver that Su Tiancheng took out was worth a lot of money. There are five taels. In this small town, even if they worked hard for two months, they still couldn't earn so much money.

After walking to the kitchen at the back, the shopkeeper spoke hesitantly.

"The head of the family, you said that they paid for their meals, will we still charge them?"

The woman obviously didn't think about this question. After the man spoke, the woman froze for a moment, then nodded the man's head and spoke.

"Why are you so worthless? Meals are meals. If the guest officer gives you money, of course you will take it."

"What if the guest officer doesn't mention the money."

"Idiot, it's fine if they don't give it. A meal costs less than two taels of silver, which is a full five taels of silver. God just blessed us. Look at us poorly, and sent us a great God of Wealth. "

While the woman was talking, she was chanting Amitabha Buddha. She probably thought that her family's luck was starting to improve. With such a big customer, she must start to make a lot of money.

Su Tiancheng basically didn't move his chopsticks, but he still drank some wine.

To say that his appetite is a bit tricky, the craftsmanship in the small town is average, and some of them are not in his eyes.Eating is secondary, the key is the many situations mentioned by the shopkeeper and the proprietress. It seems that there are many things in Shaanxi.He still doesn't quite understand that the officials here are greedy for ink, no matter what it is, they will stretch out their hands and get benefits, and the market is just one aspect.The biggest threat comes from officials' awareness.

Once the officials get into the eyes of the money, the consequences will be terrible. The rogues in Shaanxi are plundering, and the government has been fighting against the rogues for a long time. If the officials are all for money and oppressing the people, as long as the people resist a little, they will be treated as rogues. , Wouldn't that put an end to the people's way of life?

The encounter between the shopkeeper and the proprietress is obvious.The two of them used to run a good restaurant in the county town, and they paid the so-called protection fee as required, and they could still maintain it. But later, the government couldn't collect taxes, and it was hard to live, so they set their sights on these merchants. , especially those merchants who have no power or influence.It has become a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of officials, and officials continue to increase expenses.Exploiting merchants, merchants dare not resist, otherwise they will be called rogues. Under such circumstances, who can stay in the county.

This may seem like a single case, but the problems it reflects are huge.

As for officials intervening in the market.Even acting directly as a trafficker is inevitable.

If this kind of situation continues to exist, then it is impossible for the rogues in Shaanxi to be wiped out.Many ordinary people are the development targets of the rogues. Sometimes, they don't even need to be developed. These people will take the initiative to join the team of the rogues.

The proprietress also mentioned a very sensitive issue. Maybe she felt talkative, or maybe she didn't dare to say it. After only a few words, she changed the topic, which was the issue of the guards in Shaanxi.

The treatment of sergeants in the guard station is not much better than that of beggars. After all, sergeants mainly rely on farming to obtain income. However, due to continuous famines, the income in the fields is pitifully small, and the discipline of the army is strict. Some sergeants had no income in the fields, so they had no choice but to sell all their belongings, even their wives and children, to hand over the grain, otherwise they would lose their heads.

Some helpless sergeants began to kill good people, or massacred and plundered the people. They often pushed such things to the rogues. In fact, the common people knew that many farmers were killed, and even the whole family was killed. It was all done by the sergeants of the guards, so the common people hated the sergeants of the guards. Sometimes when the rogues came to fight, many ordinary people took the initiative to lead the way for the rogues to kill the sergeants of the guards.

This kind of problem makes Su Tiancheng feel chilling. This is obviously a problem in the system. If we don't grasp the root cause and only make a fuss about it on the surface, it may not be effective.

Everyone finished eating quickly.

Wang Dazhi got up and went to the shopkeeper to pay the bill.

At this moment, there was a loud noise at the door, and several people in official uniforms entered.

Su Tiancheng could tell at a glance that these people were government servants, and their official uniforms were all plain without patches.

One of them walked up to Su Tiancheng and spoke carelessly.

"Who are you, there is a guide, take it out, the official will check."

Before Su Tiancheng and others could speak, the shopkeeper hurried over and spoke with a smiling face.

"Officials, these people come to eat in the restaurant. Sit down, I'll arrange the kitchen right away and prepare the food and drinks..."

While the shopkeeper was talking, he handed over the meal money that Wang Dazhi had just given to the yamen servant.

The yamen servant didn't hesitate at all, he weighed the silver with his hand, and smiled on his face.

"Shopkeeper, you have nothing to do here. The rogues are plundering. We are ordered to strictly investigate the people who come and go. These people behave suspiciously. You must check carefully, otherwise the rogues will be let go. Can you afford it?"

The shopkeeper showed an embarrassing expression on his face. He had a good impression of Su Tiancheng and others. He originally wanted to help and say a few words, but unfortunately they didn't agree. It's been a long time since such a generous guest came in the small town.

There was no expression on Su Tiancheng's face, and he motioned for Qu Qingze to take out the road guide opened by the government.

The yamen servant took Lu Yin and made a shocking move, he tore off Lu Yin conveniently.

"Hmph, I think you are rogues, come here, take these people to the county seat, and wait for the county magistrate to interrogate them."

The so-called master magistrate's interrogation was actually a feint. Thinking of the county government and being locked in a prison, how could it be possible to see the magistrate? I am afraid that the money on his body will be searched and it will be over. If you are lucky, you will be released. Come out and save a life. If you are unlucky, you may die in the prison.

Su Tiancheng's face was as still as water. He was leading more than 30 people. It is said that everyone showed a tough look. Facing so many people, these few yamen servants dared to do something. Don't they want to live, or do they want to die? Yin Zi went crazy and wanted to die.

In front of so many people, they blatantly tore off the road guides issued by the government, without even looking at where they were issued. It can be seen how crazy these yamen servants have become.

Wang Dazhi had already walked over, and everyone stood up.

The yamen servant sensed something was wrong, and opened his mouth loudly.

"Why, do you want to rebel..."

Su Tiancheng waved his hand to stop everyone.

"My lord, we are all scholars, passing by here, and going to the capital, you called us rogues for no reason, and tore off our road guide, something is wrong, I don't know what you want like."

Su Tiancheng's words shocked the yamen servant.

The yamen servant didn't answer Su Tiancheng right away, he took a few steps back and discussed in low voice with the people who came in.

"Hmph, I see you are a rogue. It is easy to prove that you are not a rogue. Each bet ten taels of silver. There are 32 of you in total. Take out 320 taels of silver..."

The face of the shopkeeper on one side changed, not only the shopkeeper, but also Qu Qingze's face.

Su Tiancheng's expression remained unchanged.

"If we don't pay the 320 taels of silver, what are you going to do?"

Outside the restaurant, there were quite a few people watching the excitement, some shook their heads secretly, sighing for Su Tiancheng and others, while some didn't show much, probably because they watched too much of such things.

The yamen servant's expression changed, and he drew out the steel knife.

"Damn, I just said that you are rogues, and you are not young. If you are sensible, follow us to the county seat. We will speak good words for you in front of the county magistrate. You can still save your life. If you resist, today is your death date." .”

The yamen servant was also smart, he could tell that Su Tiancheng was the leader of this group of people, and was about to fasten Su Tiancheng's skirt, as long as he caught Su Tiancheng, the rest would naturally dare not resist.

It's a pity that his wishful thinking was discovered by Wang Dazhi long ago.

Wang Dazhi buckled thousands of times, twisted the yamen servant's arm, and snatched the steel knife.

The yamen servant's face instantly turned into a pig's liver color, Wang Dazhi must have how much strength, how could he be able to bear it.

Seeing that something was wrong, the rest of the yamen servants pulled out their steel knives one after another, and two of the yamen servants quickly ran out of the restaurant, apparently to send for rescuers.

The shopkeeper's face also turned into a liver color. If Su Tiancheng and the others were really designated as rogues, he would be in trouble. Even if he could save his life, the restaurant would probably be ruined.

"bang"

Su Tiancheng punched the table, and many yamen servants immediately became nervous.

Outside the restaurant, the onlookers did not leave, as if the scene in front of them was commonplace.

"You bastards, the world is bright, you dare to frame others casually, thinking that I don't know your purpose, you are just thinking about extorting money, it seems that you want money but not life, Dazhi, take everyone down, I will Let's see how many heads they have and whether they are enough to chop off."

In just 2 minutes, all the yamen servants were subdued.

In front of Wang Dazhi and others, they were not even lambs and had no chance to resist.

Some people in the crowd cheered, and some people shouted loudly, telling Su Tiancheng and others to leave quickly, otherwise there will be big troubles later, Su Tiancheng clasped his fists at the people outside, and also replied loudly, one person does things and one person is in charge, today is We must rectify these government servants who bully others and act recklessly.

After Su Tiancheng said these few words, the crowd quickly fell silent.

The eyes of everyone changed, and they vaguely guessed that Su Tiancheng must have a big background. (To be continued..)