Chapter 584: Chaos in Fangshi, Shen Mansion seeks justice
After posting the notice, it took two full days, but no one came to apply.
Geng Wang was sitting in the small courtyard, almost looking through Qiushui. He was very suspicious. Although the person he recruited did not have any formal officials, it was basically a good position, so why didn't anyone come forward?
In fact, Geng Wang didn't understand at all that the composition of the people in Lianli City was completely different from other cities.
Some of Lianli City are refugees recruited by Shen Tang. These people are illiterate and cannot become officials even if they want to.
Secondly, there are merchants, shopkeepers, and servants! There are no gentry in this Lienli City, so it is naturally not easy to recruit people.
Furthermore, Zhao Ling had previously secretly announced that Lianli City would change hands.
Although Lianli City was not built by Shen Tang, almost every part of it is closely related to Shen Mansion.
Moreover, the Shen Mansion controls Lienli City and is not harsh on these people, not even taxing them. Therefore, these people naturally have a high level of recognition for the Shen Mansion.
As for these merchants, they don't know how much benefit they have received from the Shen Mansion.
Although the taxes in Lianli City are extremely high, there is no deduction or exploitation, and there are no officials coming to make money. In addition, with the flag of Shen Mansion, they can travel north and south unimpeded, so in total , the profit is much higher.
Under such circumstances, almost no one would want Lianli City to become like other cities! In this way, although everyone did not say it, the resistance to Geng Wang and his group came from the heart...
This is why, for two or three days, except for a few idle men, there were no available people to apply.
This extremely weird atmosphere made Geng Wang angry and extremely helpless.
Finally, he gritted his teeth. In that case, let's use the people he brought first. At any rate, these people are still loyal to him, right?
There are not many people in Lianli City, so the civil affairs are naturally very few.
After Geng Wang thought about it, he set his sights on the east and west markets.
This is not only the lifeblood of Lianli City, but also the place with the most oil and water. Therefore, as long as these two places are controlled, Lianli City will also be under control.
A group of personal followers were gathered together, and they were first given a 'reward'. Then, these personal followers, the young men, went to the east and west cities and began to perform their 'duties'.
It's a pity that, first of all, these followers and servants are good at flattering others and can do some chores. However, managing such two huge markets is beyond their ability.
Moreover, Geng Wang wanted to be an official for thousands of miles just for money. How can these people under him be any better?
Geng Zhong! is the young man who has followed Geng Wang for the longest time. This time, of course, the chicken and the dog ascended to heaven, and he was also reused by Geng Wang.
The entire East Market is managed by this young man Geng Zhong.
He came to Dongshi with a group of idle men. Looking at the lively and prosperous trading scene in front of him, Geng Zhongdang even turned red! What is this?
This is all money. Even if you only extract some oil and water, it is enough to make people rich and wealthy, okay?
With a roll of his eyes, Geng Zhong whispered a few words to the crowd of idle men and followers behind him, and then, these people swarmed forward.
"Have you paid the stall fee for this stall?"
An idle man said to a stall owner.
The stall owner was stunned when he heard this, "What stall fee?
The Shen Mansion has already stipulated that you only need to pay the normal transaction tax, and there has never been any mention of stall fees?"
Hearing the stall owner mentioning the Shen Mansion, Geng Zhongdang felt angry from the bottom of his heart! After following his master for a long time at the Shen Mansion and being rejected, he had long hated the Shen Mansion in his heart.
"boom!"
Geng Wang slapped the stall directly, and the goods on the stall fell to the ground in a mess.
"Stop talking nonsense, don't you know that the imperial court has just appointed a new magistrate to manage Lianli City?
We didn't say it before, but now it's the county magistrate who has the final say.
From today on, each stall will pay a stall fee of fifty cents per day.
Otherwise, get out of Lianli City."
Geng Zhong said fiercely.
Fifty coins is certainly not much, but there are more than a hundred of these scattered stalls?
Even if the stall fee is only a few dozen taels a day, it is definitely not a small amount.
"Go and convey the Lord's order. Anyone who doesn't pay will be driven out of the city directly.
In addition, those who are businessmen with shops are entitled to two taels of silver per day."
Geng Zhong said to the idle men beside him.
Suddenly, Dongshi is in chaos! Who is willing to hand over the money for no reason?
Immediately, many people started to make trouble.
Geng Zhong was also tough. He led a group of idle men to retreat, push, beat or scold them, making the entire Dongshi City a mess!
Although Geng Zhong's manpower was small, they looked vicious. In addition, they were backed by the magistrate, so although these merchants made trouble, they were at a disadvantage for a while.
"Let's go to the Shen Mansion and ask the master of the Shen Mansion to comment!"
I don't know who it was, but suddenly shouted.
On weekdays, there are naturally a lot of disputes in this city, but under the handling of the Shen Mansion, they have basically been fairly judged. Therefore, the Shen Mansion has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
At this moment, looking at the arrogant and domineering Geng Wang and others, the merchants finally couldn't bear it anymore and crowded towards Shen's mansion.
When these people arrived at the door of Shen's Mansion, they saw many people coming from the other direction towards Shen's Mansion in a noisy manner.
These comers are naturally those from the West Market!
The people under Geng Wang basically had the same temperament, and what they did in the West Market was very similar to Geng Zhong. Therefore, the merchants were displeased and finally remembered how kind the Shen Mansion was to them.
Hundreds of people gathered in front of Shen's mansion, but the noisy voice suddenly stopped.
I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly, a person stepped forward and bowed towards the door of Shen’s Mansion, “Please, Master of Shen’s Mansion, please come out and make the decision for us!”
When other people saw this, they also followed suit and bowed their heads and shouted.
Not long after, the door to Shen's mansion opened.
Mr. Shao and Sheng Yongde walked out together.
"Everyone, what's going on?"
Mr. Shao looked at everyone in front of him in surprise.
"Master Shao, make the decision for us..."
"Mr. Shao, those people destroyed our stall and they still have to collect money..."
Seeing the appearance of these two people, everyone finally saw their "relatives", and everyone started talking about the evil deeds of Geng Zhong and others.
After a long while, Shao Xun and the two finally understood.
Smiling wryly and waving his hands to suppress his venting, Shao Xun smiled helplessly and said, "Everyone, you should also know that the imperial court has sent the magistrate here. From now on, the magistrate will naturally have the final say in Lianli City.
Before, our Shen Mansion was in charge, but now we no longer have the qualifications..."