Ma Zhou and Cai Sheng were so drunk that they were both "lose-lose" and no one took advantage. Liu Jingliu and Liu Jingliu slept soundly in Zuixiang Residence and left with Liu Zhu and Liu Liang.
"Ziming, you have a good drinking capacity." Liu Jing found that he was looking down on his neighbor's brother. Although Liu Liang was only fifteen years old, he drank more than ten glasses of wine in a row without even the slightest hint of drunkenness. You must know that he was not drunk at all.
The tasteless Chinese wine is a spirit developed by Liu Jing using the methods of later generations.
Liu Zhu nodded and agreed: "Ziming is indeed a big drinker. The subordinates grew up drinking with their elder brothers, and they don't dare to drink like him."
Liu Liang said with high spirits: "The wine drunk by the villagers is really strong. It's not like the wine at the clan banquet. You can't get drunk from the beginning to the end."
Liu Jing smiled and shook his head before stepping out of the gate of Zuixiangju. He saw several people holding wooden sticks and bamboo sticks at the entrance of Changleju not far away, surrounding a person and violently attacking him. As people around him continued to come forward to watch.
, and soon his sight was blocked.
Liu Jing felt angry. It was rare for him to take a break today, but he encountered such a bad thing. He immediately walked over with an unhappy look on his face.
Liu Zhu and Liu Liang glanced at each other and followed closely.
Liu Jing was wearing regular clothes today, and as the people's attention was focused on the attacker and the person being beaten, no one noticed him along the way.
Liu Jing squeezed into the crowd and found a middle-aged man with a mustache wearing a blue brocade robe standing in the field with his hands behind his back. Even though the beaten man's head was covered with blood, screaming and rolling around on the ground, he remained indifferent and directed six hand-held men.
The blue-turban thug with a wooden stick and a bamboo cane kept hitting the opponent hard.
There was no need for Liu Jing to end this scene personally. Liu Zhu unsheathed his sword, stepped forward and shouted: "Stop!"
The middle-aged man with a mustache glanced at Liu Zhu and saw that he was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. He couldn't help showing a contemptuous smile on his face and said: "Where did you come from, how dare you give orders to me? Don't you want to live anymore?"
When several young men squatting and watching the excitement at the entrance of Changle Residence saw Liu Zhu, they all jumped up and came to Liu Zhu to greet him.
Liu Zhu and his former companions nodded one by one, and then sneered at the middle-aged mustache: "I don't want to live anymore? I think you are the one who didn't realize that you were about to die. I am the city official Liu Zhu," and then he said to the man behind him
Liu Jingyi saluted and said: "This is Supervisor Liu Jun..."
Liu Jing's prestige in the market was unparalleled, and the people watching couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Liu Jun..."
"Liu Jun..."
"Liu Jun..."
Thousands of people bowed their heads, except for Liu Jing.
The six green scarf thugs were all stunned. Without waiting for the master's order, they threw away the wooden sticks and bamboo sticks in their hands and knelt down to apologize.
What kind of person is District Xiong? He led dozens of people to the market and whipped the city officials in public. The city was shocked. What was the result? He almost died in the market. It is said that he is now guarding the Yangtze River in Baqiu and will never be able to return to Linxiang in his life.
From this we can see Liu Jing’s terror.
The master might be able to save his life, but for little people like them, Liu Jing would just crush them to death.
The middle-aged man with a mustache secretly swallowed his saliva, came to Liu Jing tremblingly, and bowed: "This little man is blind, but he didn't see Liu Jun. His crime deserves death, he deserves death..."
Liu Jing stared directly at the middle-aged man with a mustache and said nothing. Although the other party looked frightened when he faced him, he did not panic. It seemed that he had someone behind him.
"The villain is confused. He hasn't introduced himself yet. His name is Pan Qin. He lends money and rice for a living. This thief refuses to pay back the money he owes. The villain has no choice but to have his men beat him up."
"It turned out to be usury." Liu Jing had a headache when he heard this. Usury has a long history in history. As early as the "Underground Palace" chapter of "Zhou Li", it was recorded: "Quan Mansion is in charge of collecting and distributing the market, and collecting the market without selling it."
, if the loan is stagnant for civilian use, use the dealer to buy it."
"Anyone who borrows money will be allowed to perform sacrifices for no more than ten days, and funerals will be commemorated for no more than three months. Anyone who lends money to the people will be granted a loan with a judge, and the interest will be paid by the state."
Entering the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, loan sharking became increasingly popular. "Historical Records" records: Mengchang Jun, one of the "Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period", once loaned money to farmers in Xue Yi, earning "one hundred thousand in interest" at a time.
The most famous loan shark in the Han Dynasty was undoubtedly the Wu Yan family during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. "Historical Records" records that the famous "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" broke out at that time. The court lacked military resources and borrowed money from the "Zi Qian Family" in Chang'an, that is, the loan sharks.
After the rebellion, the Qian family thought that the current situation was too chaotic, and they all said that they had no money. When Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was unable to do anything, the Wuyan family agreed to lend Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty a thousand gold coins, but on one condition, he would return it ten times as much.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty gritted his teeth and agreed to his request. After the court had money, it took only three months under the command of Zhou Yafu to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms. The Wuyan family successfully received ten times the interest, making a lot of money.
Full, he became the richest man in Guanzhong.
By the Eastern Han Dynasty, loan sharking was no longer limited to the "Zi Qian family". "Dongguan Han Ji" and "Huan Tan Biography" recorded: "Nowadays, wealthy merchants and large merchants lend more money, and the sons of middle families serve as security guards.
"Being diligent like his servants, collecting taxes and being like the king." If the sons of the middle family were like this, the lower class people would have no way to escape, so they had no choice but to "sell their land, houses, and descendants to repay the loan."
Liu Jing deeply hates loan sharking. It is definitely a serious harm to the people. Unfortunately, until modern society, loan sharking is still as difficult to eradicate as a gangrene on the bones.
There are three evils in the city, and there are also three evils among the people: loan sharks, tyrants, and petty officials. They are much more powerful than the three evils in the city. Each of them is an expert in destroying families. What is even more frightening is that these three can basically be regarded as one.
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At this time, Liu Zhu had already learned the whole story from his former companions, and whispered in his ear: "Liu Jun, this person's sister became the wife of Linxiang Commander Zhang Tingjun last year."
Liu Jing suddenly realized that he had felt that Pan Qin was not afraid of him before, and seemed to rely on him. It turned out that his sister had become Zhang Yi's mistress. His mistress was not his wife, but his concubine.
Liu Zhu added: "The name of the person who was beaten is Wang Qiang. His family is a merchant's family and has been running Jiaozhou for generations. His father passed away two years ago. Wang Qiang can barely survive, but he is a gambler by nature.
Since the opening of Changleju, he has lost hundreds of thousands of money, his family fortune has been completely ruined, and now he borrows money from his family..."
Liu Jing heard something in his heart and ordered Liu Zhu, Liu Liang said: "Wenxiu, Ziming, go and bring Wang Qiang over."
"promise."
Liu Zhu and Liu Liang helped Wang Qiang, who was badly beaten, to Liu Jing.
Wang Qiang was of medium height, with dark complexion and an unspectacular long face. If not for the support of Liu Zhu and Liu Liang, he might not even be able to stand. He reluctantly clasped his fists and bowed, "Thank you very much, Mr. Liu, for saving me.
Liu Jun, I am afraid that my life is in danger."
Liu Jing burst out laughing when he heard this and thought to himself: "This person is quite clever."