The streets are bustling with people coming and going, and the business atmosphere is quite strong.
Due to its geographical location, the prosperity here is not as prosperous as that of the provincial capital Huacheng. However, Chancheng has one advantage that the provincial capital Huacheng cannot compare with, and that is that the public security environment in half of the city is extremely good.
There are no green-skinned gangsters running around, and there are no government officials who want to take cards. Teams of young militiamen patrol the streets from time to time, and there are also Zhongyi Hall good men who wander around to check the public sentiment. Once they find that someone dares to do such damage,
An act of order, the consequences will definitely be worrying.
With Zhongyi Tang helping to negotiate with the yamen officials, the shops and businesses on the street have reduced their expenses a lot. Although the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are still heavy, they do not have to pay extra for excessive exploitation by the yamen people.
For this reason alone, the business atmosphere in the half of Chan City controlled by Zhongyi Hall is quite good, and all merchants with some strength are willing to do business here.
There is no other reason than peace of mind!
The other half of the city, the businessmen and civilians who are not under the control of Zhongyi Tang, have long been jealous of the prosperity and stability of the opposite city, and they often clamor for Zhongyi Tang to come over to maintain order in the market.
Because of this matter, gang members in half of the city were nervous for a while, and their relationship with Zhongyi Hall quickly became cold. Even if they were secretly colluding, they had to draw clear lines openly.
Destroying a person's wealth is like killing his parents!
Chancheng's market is only so big. The gangs in the other half of the city don't have the management capabilities of Zhongyi Tang. Their main means of revenue are still the same.
These old methods of gang revenue are very serious exploitation of businessmen and people, and they have also destroyed the market order, seriously affecting the business atmosphere in the market and further reducing income.
But the more income is squeezed, the more powerful these gang leaders are in exploiting the businessmen and civilians in their territory. This is a very serious vicious circle, and the situation will only get worse if it goes on like this.
Fortunately, Zhongyi Tang came forward and fed almost all the officials in the yamen. These guys who were like wolves and tigers in the past did not come forward to scrape another layer of land. Otherwise, the days of businessmen and common people in the city would have been miserable unless Zhongyi Tang controlled the city.
More sad.
"Don't act recklessly. Being able to control half of the world of Chan City is already the limit that the government can tolerate!"
Facing the wavering, or rather ambitious, senior officials of Zhongyi Hall, Lei Hu poured cold water on him unceremoniously: "Do you really think we have the final say in Chancheng?"
At this time in the Qing Dynasty, the old witch is in charge of the world. Although the prestige of the court is not as good as it used to be, the local situation has not collapsed to the point where each is acting independently.
After the so-called "Tongzhi ZTE", even though we had a fierce fight with the French not long ago, and even though we lost completely at the negotiation table, the actual losses were still within the tolerance of the imperial court.
The imperial court's suppression of local forces, especially Jianghu forces, was very severe. Due to its connection with the Revolutionary Party, the southern coast was extremely suppressed. Anyone who showed up would inevitably be suppressed.
Lei Hu explained this to the gang of idiots at Zhongyi Hall, but the interests were so attractive that from time to time there were always senior officials who wanted to extend their hands to the other half of the city.
Fortunately, Qin Bao always paid great attention to Lei Hu's reminders, and with his strong suppression, even though there were voices of expansion from time to time inside Zhongyi Hall, they were all suppressed by him in the end.
"If anyone can't bear it anymore, then leave Zhongyi Hall and set up his own business. I will never retaliate!"
He even said such harsh words, which immediately extinguished some of the bad thoughts of the higher-ups in the hall.
Just kidding, seeing half of the Chan city under the control of Zhongyi Hall developing in full swing, with prosperous streets and prosperous commerce, and increasingly prosperous docks, as senior officials of the hall, they followed them to eat meat and drink soup, and their monthly income was hundreds of taels.
Only a fool would give up such a great opportunity.
The group below, who have experienced the ring competition and have extraordinary martial arts skills, are all eager to take their place with their eyes wide open. No one will give up all the benefits.
Of course, no matter what era you are in, if you have money and powerful people, your influence will never be strong.
Although Zhongyi Hall has not directly intervened in the competition for interests in the other half of the city, its influence has long penetrated. Especially those who follow Zhongyi Hall to make a living, respect the senior officials of Zhongyi Hall, even a little bit.
A cocky attitude.
These are all trivial matters, but Lei Hu did not forget to remind Qin Bao that he had better buy an official status, such as a false title such as general, which would be of great benefit to Zhongyi Hall in maintaining stable development.
As half of Chan City becomes more and more prosperous, as well as the more prosperous docks, some people will definitely be jealous, especially those in the government must be more vigilant.
To describe our officials in the Qing Dynasty as greedy is not an exaggeration at all.
Although Zhongyi Tang is a local snake in Chancheng, no matter which official is in Chancheng and wants to secure his position, he must ask Zhongyi Tang not to cause trouble secretly, otherwise he will not even be able to secure his official position.
Moreover, the Zhongyi Hall also has the means and energy to bring down Chancheng officials who do not deal with it, but such a thing is very taboo, so it is best not to use it.
When competing with two masters, only the fist that has not been fired is the most fearful. Once the fist is punched, this deterrent effect will be lost.
The financial resources in Zhongyi Tang's hands are really enviable, and we can't keep fighting with others. If we really want to annoy the government, the situation will only get worse when the matter is spread to the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi.
At this time, if Qin Bao, as the leader of the Loyalty Hall, had a layer of official cover, it would be much easier to do many things.
Not only Qin Bao, but also the high-ranking officials at the hall had better buy an official status, the kind that does not require actual work. With this layer of skin, no matter who comes to Chancheng as an official in the future, if they want to use the interests of Zhongyi Hall, they have to weigh it.
Weigh the consequences.
Qin Bao heard this and is currently asking someone to take care of the relationship. He is planning to change all the senior officials in the hall, including Lei Hu.
Naturally, these things have nothing to do with ordinary people. As Chancheng and the wharf became more and more prosperous, the city culture became richer and more colorful. Chancheng city suddenly gathered a lot of theater troupes, storytellers, and all kinds of other things.
A man from a miscellaneous family who makes a living by performing sideshows.
Among them, there are naturally those guys who use their strength to wield machetes, or show off their chests with broken stones. They live a pretty good life in the territory controlled by Zhongyi Hall.
Among them, there was such a man with a strong Qilu accent. He was dressed in a very impressive way. He danced with a big knife in his hand and made a whirring sound. He also had very powerful horizontal kung fu skills that shocked people...