Although the governor has a high status, he is an outsider, and these local gentry have a deep foundation in Datong.

From small officials at all yamen to rank-less officials to rank-level officials, they all have a close relationship with them, such as the local gentry.

It is impossible to say how afraid of the governor is. After all, if the governor wants to successfully guard the place, he needs the cooperation of these local gentry.

Hu Mingyi looked at the squires present one by one.

Those here obviously won't even donate a tael of silver.

"Mr. Hu, if you come to the Zeng family as a guest, I, Zeng, welcome me. If you come for other things, you don't have to speak up again." The Zeng family's master issued an order to expel guests.

Hu Mingyi looked at the Zeng family and said, "Mr. Zeng is going to drive me away!"

"No matter what, there are rioters outside the city to attack the city, and there must be a lot of things to be busy in the yamen. Mr. Hu is working with the governor, and there must be a lot of official duties to deal with. We will not delay Mr. Hu from doing things in the main business."

The Zeng family said.

Hu Mingyi shook his head slightly and said, "There are indeed many things in the yamen, but none of them are as important as what I am doing now. Dear gentry, as long as you take action to support the governor to guard Datong City, I will leave immediately.

, I will never disturb you."

After saying that, he looked at the squire present.

"Why do you have to force others to stay forcibly? If you force yourself to stay, you will eventually lose your demeanor as a scholar." The Zeng family said, looking at Hu Mingyi.

Hu Mingyi waved his hand gently and said, "The demeanor that Mr. Zeng said is not important to me. If Datong City is captured by bandits, no demeanor will be gone. The huge Zeng Mansion will probably become a thief."

nest."

"Fuck, the Zeng family is innocent, how could they be with the thieves?" Mr. Huang, who was sitting next to Mr. Zeng, spoke for the Zeng family.

Hu Mingyi laughed and said, "Old Master Zeng must be a loyal minister of my Ming Dynasty. As for whether Mr. Zeng is, I'd better wait until the governor sent someone to investigate! Everyone, say goodbye."

After saying that, he walked towards the door.

"What do you mean?" Mr. Zeng felt the malice in Hu Mingyi's words.

Unfortunately, Hu Mingyi did not answer his words.

When Hu Mingyi walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at the people in the room and said, "Everyone should go home early! Don't wait for the people from the yamen to come to your home, but you can't find them."

After saying that, he raised his left leg and stepped outside the threshold.

"If you do this, will the Li Xunfu not be afraid of being blamed by the court in the future?" said the Zeng family's master, looking at Hu Mingyi's back.

Hu Mingyi said without looking back: "Even if the court wants to blame it, it will have to wait until the bandits are destroyed. As long as the bandits are still besieging Datong City, the governor of my family will have the final say in the city."

While speaking, his legs had already arrived outside the threshold.

"Wait." The Zeng family shouted at Hu Mingyi, who was about to leave, "We agree and are willing to pay a sum of money to the yamen to use to defend the city."

"Brother Zhiwen, how could you agree to him?" The master of the Huang family said indifferently.

The other squire present didn't look good.

The Zeng family master said to them: "If I don't agree, the yamen will send someone to your homes and conduct a search. At that time, the losses of each company will only be greater."

"He dares, can it be that there is no king's law?" The master of the Huang family angrily patted the armrests of the seats.

Hu Mingyi, who was about to leave, turned around and retreated, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zeng is a sensible person, and all the money raised is used to defend the city, which is also a good thing for you. After all, the bandits outside the city

If you don’t get rid of it, it’s always a threat to you.”

"Brother Zhiwen, are you really willing to be coerced by him?" The Huang family master looked at the Zeng family and said, and he ignored Hu Mingyi.

"Yes, we cannot be coerced by him. At most, we can contact the censors in the capital and participate in them. In short, Datong cannot be covered by him, just a governor."

The other squire here shouted.

The Zeng family said helplessly: "I would like to do this, but have you ever thought about it? Datong City has been surrounded by bandits. Even if we want to find the censor to serve as the governor, we must be able to leave the city.

Before that, Datong City was the governor alone.

The person who had been clamoring to go to the capital to find the censor was not talking now.

"It's still Mr. Zeng who understands the matter." Hu Mingyi retreated to the house and looked at the people on the seat and said, "Actually, I don't mind whether the people are willing to donate money at all. It's the governor who wants to give you a chance."

Back to the previous main seat, he picked up the cover bowl on the table and drank the tea inside.

The Zeng family master said to Hu Mingyi: "We can donate a sum of silver to guard Datong City, but the governor must ensure that this is the last time and will never allow us to use this excuse to force us to donate silver."

"You can rest assured about this. Governor Li did not want to raise money for the money, but for the safety of Datong City, so he had to raise money for you." Hu Mingyi said.

After this time, he had no hope of paying money from these gentry again.

The Zeng family turned to look at other gentry and said, "Mr. Hu has agreed just now. This is the last time. For the safety of Datong City, everyone will pay another silver."

"The Huang family has 50 taels." The master of the Huang family said with a gloomy face.

"Twenty taels."

"Thirty taels."

"Fifteen taels."

As the squire present reported one by one the amount of silver he had donated, Hu Mingyi, who was sitting in the main seat, looked darker and darker.

The silver donated by each family is not as much as he received from the Yang family’s restaurant.

"Get aside, the Zeng family will pay 85 taels." After the Zeng family and others finished talking about the amount of silver donated, they finally reported a number.

Bang!

Hu Mingyi slapped the table.

The cup lid that was placed obliquely on the edge of the cup fell to the table, and a lot of tea in the cup was splashed out.

"If you don't want to accept the fundraising, I will never force you. However, when the people from the yamen come to you, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance." Hu Mingyi's eyes swept over these people one by one with cold eyes.

If these people were not tactful, he would ask the governor to allow the yamen runners to go to these people's homes to find evidence of their collusion with bandits outside the city.

He did not expect to find out any evidence of collusion with the bandits, but he promised that as long as the yamen runners entered these people's homes to search, the losses caused would be greater than the money donated by these gentry honestly.

"Mr. Hu, don't be angry first. If you think it's too small, then tell me the number." The Zeng family's master quickly spoke out to comfort Hu Mingyi.
Chapter completed!