People in the world don't know how to say auspicious words, but that's not because they are forced to do so. Faced with unknown possibilities, all the bosses with arrogant faces have learned auspicious words.
Li Mu got off the horse, and Bai Nao'er hurriedly greeted him. When outsiders were present, Li Mu was always respectful to Bai Nao'er. In the social environment of the Tang Dynasty, he could only do this. This was a man who advocated filial piety, benevolence and righteousness.
In this era, no matter what reasons he has, Bai Naoer is his father-in-law after all. If he is disrespectful, he will be criticized.
Li Mu asked Bai Nao'er to sit down and motioned for everyone to sit down. For today's 'grand gathering', Bai Nao'er got dozens of benches from nowhere, so there was no need to worry about not being able to sit down.
Li Mu did not sit down, but stood beside Bai Nao'er, which made Bai Nao'er very uncomfortable.
"I have called you all here today to inform you of several things."
Everyone's ears immediately stood up. Some smart people noticed the wording used by Li Mu. He said "notification", not "discussion". Everyone present was at least a big boss in Yifang. How could they not understand the word?
What's the purpose of the difference? It seems that Zhulu Hou is hosting the Hongmen Banquet today, and he has never thought about discussing it with anyone.
"The neighborhoods in Chang'an City are so chaotic now." Li Mu waved his hands in disappointment and said, "The chaos is so chilling. For example, a few days ago, the urban management brigade under the Imperial Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was cleaning up businesses that were occupying the road.
At that time, some unscrupulous people appeared to fight against him!"
Hearing the word 'unruly people', many people's expressions changed. These people all knew exactly what was going on. Because the emergence of the 'urban management brigade' disrupted their originally peaceful 'watching the market' business.
Some people were unhappy and ordered their subordinates to make trouble. But they all knew that the general trend was unavoidable, so they resisted symbolically for a few times, and finally gave in.
Unexpectedly, Li Mu actually brought it up at the beginning.
"I am a person who wants to be honest. I just did a casual investigation. The results of the investigation made me very disappointed." Li Mu waved his hand, and suddenly heard the sound of uniform footsteps all around. I don't know how many people came together.
To make such a loud noise, everyone was frightened and stood up to look around. Only then did they see that Jingdongji had been surrounded by the Forbidden Army at some unknown time.
Although they all claim to be the 'Big Boss', in the final analysis they are just gangsters. Who has experienced such a battle? No matter how calm the person is, he has lost his soul at this time. Some people said in horror: "Master Hou!
What does this mean? I have never offended Mr. Hou!"
"I know, I didn't say that you offended me." Li Mu raised a smile and said, "If you had offended me, your life would have been long gone. This is to let you have a better memory first and teach you the truth.
Don't take chances. If you do something you shouldn't do, you will come to your door sooner or later."
As soon as the voice fell, the imperial army surrounded them, and the situation became increasingly tight. Several imperial guards walked out of the queue, holding portraits in their hands. They searched among the "big men" and found the person in the portrait. They tied up their hands with their hands cut behind their backs.
When someone tried to scream, he was punched, several teeth were knocked out, and his mouth was stuffed with linen cloth.
After arresting them all, a school captain ran to Li Mu and said: "Master Hou, according to the people in the picture, we have arrested a total of twelve people, and one is still missing."
"Yeah." Li Mu nodded and bared his teeth and said with a smile: "It's very good. I sent a message to ask people to come over, but some people dare not come. It seems that the foundation behind it is very strong. But I am a person who just likes to fight head-on.
, Colonel, send a team of people over and catch all the people who didn’t come. Just say it was me who said it. Anyone who dares to protect you is going against me, Li Mu. Whether you have the ability or not, you can weigh it yourself!"
The school captain took the order and left, and several of the tied 'big men' were pushed to their knees on the ground. Fang Yiai led his team members, came in from the road that the imperial army had left, took over the tied people, and escorted
With these people.
Li Mu saw Li Chengqian at the end of the queue. He was still so dark and thin, but his whole temperament had quietly changed. Seeing such a scene, he was no longer panicked.
"Everyone, don't panic. Those who have been arrested are all guilty. You have not committed any crime, so there is no need to worry." He walked up to the tied people, looked at them, and said to Fang Yiai: "Fang Yiai
Captain, Chang'an City Management Regulations, what should be the sentencing method for the crimes they committed?"
Fang Yiai said loudly: "If I tell you, these people have violated the law by inciting people from the market to illegally oppose the Chang'an city planning. According to the management regulations, they should be detained for half a month and fined twenty guan!"
"Detention," Li Mu asked knowingly, "What does detention mean? Please explain."
"Detention, detention, imprisonment, servitude, corvée. Detention for half a month, that is, servitude for fifteen days, and must be held in prison."
"Oh, so is there any alternative? Look at these people, they are all respectable people. Working on the street may not be consistent with their status."
Fang Yiai kept his eyes straight and continued to answer: "Report to the Marquis, there is a way to solve this problem in the law. Short-term imprisonment for less than three months is regarded as a minor offence. For minor offenders, money can be used in lieu of criminal detention. The standard is, daily accounting
Ten guan, for their crime, as long as no one pays 150 guan, they can be exempted from the crime. But if they commit it again within one year, they will be punished for both crimes, and the imprisonment and fine will be doubled."
"Is there such a good thing?" Li Mu looked down at one of them and said, "Brother, what do you think? Are you going to be detained, or are you going to pay money?"
This man was so frightened that his two sides were fighting, but one hundred and seventy coins was really not a small amount of money for him. Although he had a land as his territory and made a lot of money every year, he also needed to manage his up and down operations.
There were a bunch of scoundrels down there who were counting on him for food, but in fact not much fell into his pocket, one hundred and seventy, which was really painful.
"We have offended Mr. Hou, and we accept the punishment. But these one hundred and seventy are too many. Mr. Hou, can you please have less?"
"Less?"
",Less."
"Pa!" A big mouth slapped the man, causing him to stagger and spit out a mouthful of blood. Everyone was frightened, and all of them looked away and did not dare to speak.
"Less? If you can't afford it, don't offend me. If you offend me, you still want to bargain? I'm doing business with you?" Li Mu spat and said, "I tell you, I can collect your money today.
This is because I am merciful, and I also want you to offend me for the first time. If you do it again next time, I will throw you under the Ba Bridge to feed the fish. I will practice what I say. If you don’t believe me, you can try it!"
No one dared to speak. Li Mu snorted and continued: "This is the first thing. The second thing is to tell you. From today on, there will no longer be any territory in the markets of Chang'an City. Those who obey me will prosper."
, Those who oppose me will perish. No matter who is the force behind you, whether it is a dragon you coil up, a tiger you lie down, or a fart you hold in, you all have to listen to me, and I will allocate the interests of all aspects."
Still no one said anything. When they first heard this, everyone thought Li Mu was crazy, but after thinking about it, he did have this strength. This was just the launch of the New Deal, which made it impossible for the five surnames, Qi Wang and all the officials in the court to do anything to him.
He's a character, he's just a scoundrel, who can stop him? Even if there is someone behind him, who is his opponent?
"From now on, the 108 buildings in Chang'an City will be managed in a unified manner. The interests will also be divided into unified areas to avoid internal friction."
"As you all know, I am from the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry is the yamen that builds houses. Doing things is the same as building a house. The emphasis is on building a tall building from the ground. Whether the foundation is stable and how to build a house is a matter of knowledge.
."
"Most houses have three bays, which means the three talents of heaven, earth and man. Add two beams in the middle, add the front beam, and the back beam totals four beams, and there is a pillar at each end of each beam. This way
Even the eight pillars represent all directions. Three bays, four beams, and eight pillars form the foundation of a house. The jargon is called 'four beams and eight pillars'."
"The same will be true for Chang'an City in the future. The east city and the west city are each divided into half, with two beams and four pillars. One beam and two pillars are in charge of things. On top of the four beams and eight pillars, there are three talents from heaven, earth and people, who are in charge of things. The three talents are in charge of things.
Above, there is a dragon head, and everyone must respect the dragon head as the master and cannot disobey it. Anyone who disobeys the dragon head will be punished together."
"Today, I meet with you brothers to inform you of the news. In three days, we will gather again to elect four beams and eight pillars. During these three days, you can contact each other and fight for yourself, or you can think of ways to get rid of me.
In this way, you will be the same as before and do not need to be controlled by me. I will give you time, but if I am still standing here after three days, then it is inevitable. If you continue to oppose me, you will die.
No one can save you!"
After saying that, Li Mu waved his hand and the Imperial Army made way for them: "That's it, let's go."
The bosses stood up silently. No one said anything. They were already stunned by the impact. Who can bear this sudden change? After more than ten years of work, it was smashed and broken in one day.
I can't even pick it up, who can accept this!
Everyone wanted to kill Li Mu, but they had no choice but to do it. This helpless feeling mixed with humiliation almost caused them to have a nervous breakdown. Many people's feet were weak when they walked out of Jingdong Market.
Fang Yiai took the tied people to collect the money. Li Mu also told them that those who did not come today would be beaten up and given double fines. It would be enough to destroy their power. There was no need to kill them all.
If they have a brain and save money, they can still become a rich man. But if they don't have a brain and still want to resist, then just throw them into the river to feed the fish. There is nothing to say.
After everyone dispersed, Bai Naoer welcomed Li Mu into the grocery store to drink tea, and Ergou also accompanied him. Bai Naoer felt itchy in his heart and couldn't help it. He watched Li Mu put down the teacup, rubbed his hands and asked: "
Good uncle, you just said that Longtou didn’t know, do you have any plans?"
Li Mu glanced at him and said deliberately: "I told you, of course there is."
"Then me"
"My father-in-law, when you look in the mirror, do you think you look like a dragon?"
"Uh," Bai Nao'er choked and murmured, "It doesn't look like, it doesn't look like..."
"Why don't you look the same!" Li Mu suddenly smiled and said: "My father-in-law, you should be a little more confident. You are my father-in-law, Li Mu. Although you are not a good person, you have given birth to a good daughter. It doesn't matter whether you look like a dragon or not.
, I'll let you be the leader, but you have to remember one thing, the leader can be the leader, but you can't pretend to understand and point fingers. If you can do this, it doesn't matter if you are the leader."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Bai Nao'er didn't expect such a reversal, and he was so happy that his molars came out: "Uncle, I will definitely not talk nonsense. I will do whatever you ask me to do. You ask me
Whatever you say, I will say whatever you say, I just act as a decoration for you, there is nothing to say."
"Okay, then it's settled. Bai Longtou, congratulations first."
"Hey, thank you, uncle."
Li Mu got up and Bai Naoer walked to the door. Watching him get on the horse, he still refused to go back to the house. He watched Li Mu walk out of the house and then reluctantly looked back.
…
Since Li Mu mobilized the imperial army, the news quickly reached Li Shimin's ears. After hearing Eunuch Gao tell the story from beginning to end, Li Shimin frowned and said, "What is Li Mu going to do? Isn't he going to take a vacation?"
Why did he cause trouble again? This kid really can’t calm down."
Eunuch Gao noticed Li Shimin's expression. Although he was puzzled, he did not get angry. He said cautiously: "Your Majesty, this old slave seems to think that Zhulu Hou has his own intentions this time."
Li Shimin looked at him and said, "Speak for that kid again?"
"How dare you, old slave? I'm just telling the truth." Seeing that Li Shimin was not angry, Eunuch Gao became more courageous and continued: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that last time you saw the prince being embarrassed by some unruly people? Old slave
Later, after inquiring, I learned that someone was behind that unruly couple."
"Instruction?"
"Yes." Eunuch Gao explained: "It turns out that there are unwritten rules in this market. For example, on a street, who can set up stalls where, it seems chaotic, but in fact it is orderly. There are special gangsters.
If you pay these protection fees, you can do business safely. If you don't, they will come to make trouble and make your business fail. If you pay more, the location will be good. If you pay less, the location will be bad.
"
"The urban management team cleared the roads, which affected the income of many people, so they instigated some unruly people to make things difficult for them. The prince was just angry about this. When he heard about what Zhulu Hou did today, the old slave thought, maybe Zhulu
By doing this, Hou is venting his anger on the prince."
"Haha," Li Shimin snorted and said, "I think you are thinking too simply."
Eunuch Gao asked strangely: "Is there any deeper meaning?"
"Li Mu never does anything without hesitation. If he vents his anger on the prince, he will vent his anger by beating him up. Why go to such trouble?" Li Shimin said firmly: "Although I don't know what his plan is, I can be sure.
, He definitely has a purpose, don’t worry about it for now, you will know it in three days.”