Chapter 593: Asking for the life of the people (seeking a silver note)
In the main hall of the Lin family's house, Qian Sihai and four other people sat respectfully at Jiang Fan's desk.
Among the four people, two were elderly, and the other two were a middle-aged man and a young woman.
The young woman is Su Meiniang, and the middle-aged man is Sun Youfu, the shopkeeper of Dingxiang Tower.
As for the two ancient men, they were secretly elected representatives by the people in the city.
He has great prestige among the people of Heyang City.
The fact that Su Meiniang was chosen as the business representative had nothing to do with the size of her own silk shop, but simply because Su Meiniang was the first to take advantage of the situation when Jiang Fan promulgated the refund regulations.
In the following months, Su Meiniang has always been the staunchest supporter of the regulations promulgated by Jiang Fan. In addition, during the refund process, Su Meiniang was fortunate enough to have a few words with Jiang Fan, and the major shopkeepers then
Su Meiniang was selected as one of the representatives.
Of course, there is another reason that is not common to outsiders, and that is... Su Meiniang is undoubtedly a very beautiful girl.
And Jiang Fan Jiang Chengwei is a man in his prime, a slender lady, and a gentleman. I think when Jiang Chengwei saw Su Meiniang, even if he didn't have any excessive thoughts, his attitude should have softened.
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This was a tacit agreement quickly reached by the other shopkeepers without any discussion.
Su Meiniang usually greets people and sends them off in the silk shop. She is not a young lady who is ignorant of the world. She can guess some of the thoughts of other shopkeepers.
But strictly speaking, she found that she was not disgusted with this idea, and even... she was a little bit happy?
In any case, if Jiang Chengwei can be made willing to rebel for the whole city of Heyang, then even if it requires her... she needs to sacrifice a little bit of her lust... it's... no big deal!
Besides, if something happens with Jiang Chengwei...it doesn't seem to be a loss...
Thinking of this, Su Meiniang lowered her head and blushed.
In comparison, it is somewhat of a coincidence that Sun Youfu of Dingxiang House will become the representative.
There must not be too many people who come to ask for help as representatives, otherwise there will be too much noise, and once the news leaks out, it will be a disaster for everyone.
Therefore, two businessmen representatives, two people's representatives, plus Qian Sihai were finally determined, making a total of five people.
After Su Meiniang's quota was determined, the last spot of the business representative was fiercely contested.
Although the most promising shopkeepers refused to give in to each other and were dissatisfied with each other, in the end, Sun Youfu, who was extremely popular and relatively had the kindest temperament, won unanimous recognition.
This was pie in the sky, so he followed Qian Sihai into the Lin family's house and sat down in the main hall. Sun Youfu was even a little dizzy.
Being able to become the representative of a businessman is of course equivalent to losing face in front of Jiang Fan. Once Jiang Fan really agrees to their bold request, of course he will only give priority to the representative if he needs to contact him on some matters in the future.
Therefore, even if he saw Jiang Fan appear in the main hall with his own eyes, Sun Youfu still couldn't believe that such a good thing would happen to him.
"Mr. Qian paid a sudden visit. I don't know why. These guys..."
Jiang Fan entered the main hall accompanied by Tieniu. After bowing his hands towards Qian Sihai, he turned to look at the other four people.
When her eyes fell on Su Meiniang, she was obviously startled and said with a smile: "I remember you, Miss Su, right? A few months ago, when I promulgated the refund regulations, you were the first one to come to the government office to handle a refund.
Formal."
"Your Excellency has an extraordinary memory, and he can actually remember the daughter of the people. It is really admirable for the women of the people."
Su Meiniang's heart skipped a beat and she quickly stood up and saluted.
"You're welcome, Miss Su. For a stunning beauty like Miss Su, you will be deeply impressed if you meet her once, and it will be difficult to forget her."
Jiang Fan said with a smile and motioned for Su Meiniang to sit down.
In his world, this was just a common greeting.
Complimenting a woman on her beauty does not mean that she has any thoughts, but is a basic courtesy.
But in this world...such words are quite explicit.
Jiang Fan himself felt nothing, but Su Meiniang's face became even more rosy, as if she could bleed.
"Master Jiang, let me introduce you to something. Miss Su, do you know this one... His name is Sun Youfu, he is the shopkeeper of Dingxiang Building in the east of the city. Shopkeeper Sun and Shopkeeper Su are the representatives elected by all the shopkeepers in the city. As for these two
Su Lao is the representative elected by all the people in the city, and the two Su Lao came with the Wanmin Book."
Qian Sihai stood up and introduced with a smile.
"Book of All Nations?"
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment. Of course, he knew in advance about this visit. In the past few days, corresponding rumors had been spreading in Heyang City in order to promote this drama of asking for life for the people.
But what's going on with Wanminshu? He didn't arrange for anyone to fool him...
"Master Jiang! Please make the decision for the millions of people in Heyang!"
The two old men suddenly stood up at the same time. After taking out the thick silk cloth from their arms, they bent their knees and knelt directly in front of Jiang Fan.
This really startled Jiang Fan, who quickly supported the two old men and prevented them from kneeling down.
Just kidding...this thing will cost you your life!
"Two old men, please tell me what you have to say. You two are so old. I really can't bear it if you kneel in front of me."
Jiang Fan helped the two of them sit back on the chairs, smiling bitterly as he finished off the two thick pieces of silk.
The inner energy was secretly exhaled, and the two pieces of silk cloth were instantly unfolded. They were more than ten meters long and more than one meter wide. The two pieces of cloth were completely spread out, and densely packed names and fingerprints were immediately revealed on them!
At first glance, I'm afraid it's no less than tens of thousands?
"Mr. Jiang, you can bear it. I have lived to be seventy-two years old. I have lived through the previous dynasties and the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past few decades. I have met hundreds of officials, both big and small. I can truly serve us ordinary people.
It is no exaggeration to say that the only official who cares about you is you!"
One of the two old men looked at Jiang Fan solemnly, and then said: "This time, the two of us were entrusted by millions of people in Heyang to come to ask for your orders. I hope that you can take care of me, the people of Heyang, and do something for us."
Find a way out!"
"Why do you say it's so serious?"
Jiang Fan smiled, put away the two copies of the Book of All Nations, and then solemnly handed them to Tieniu beside him.
"Master Jiang, we are not being alarmist. In fact, since the Liu family settled in Heyang, in just more than ten days, they have already cornered the whole of Heyang with no way out! If it was not a last resort, we would not come here today to find someone.
Your Majesty, please order me!"
The old man said extremely helplessly.
Jiang Fan was silent for a moment and then said: "You should know that although I am still the city guard in name, in fact..."
"We know, so... we want to ask Mr. Jiang to stand up for the people of Heyang and stand on their own feet!"