The young man's face was as white as paper. Twenty sticks was no joke. He was not knocked unconscious, so he was already strong.
Although the young man's eyes showed fear, they were more filled with resentment: "I am Fang Yu! My father, Fang Tingshan, is a grain merchant in Beixi County! Your Excellency distributes grain to the local people. Although it is a good deed, it will disrupt the price of grain." , endless disasters!”
As soon as he finished speaking, there were roars outside the door. It turned out to be Fang Yu's accompanying servant.
"Master Qin, how could you beat my young master indiscriminately!"
"My young master tore up the notice just to avenge the grain merchants of Beixi County. Mr. Qin punished them arbitrarily without asking the reason. Where should he place the grain merchants of Beixi? Where should he place the business community of Beixi? Mr. Qin did not want to purchase grains and give them as gifts. People? The support of Beixi grain merchants is indispensable."
"Does Lord Qin want to become an enemy of the Beixi business community?"
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake.
A small county magistrate cannot cover the sky with one hand. Whether he wants to gain a foothold in the local area, implement new regulations, or even impose the most basic taxes, he needs the support of the local gentry.
If you are an enemy of the local gentry and powerful families, this official position will definitely be unsecured.
Qin Feng finally figured out that the local gentry was planning to unite and give himself a blow.
Ah!
interesting.
Qin Feng looked at the noisy servants outside the door, and wrote lightly: "How can we allow you to make noise in the important place of the Yamen? Arrest all those who made the noise just now, and give each of them ten sticks."
The servants of the Fang Mansion did not expect that Qin Feng not only refused to give up, but also became more severe and a little weak.
Before the servants could react, they were already grabbed by the sturdy guards and pushed into the lobby together. Facing the water, fire and ruthless sticks, there was inevitably another burst of howling like ghosts and wolves.
Seeing the servant being beaten, Fang Yu's face became extremely gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "My lord has just taken office and will become enemies of the Beixi business community, so I'm not afraid..."
Before Fang Yu could finish speaking, Qin Feng interrupted with a smile: "I'm not afraid."
Fang Yu was stunned, a little caught off guard, and stammered: "I...I haven't finished speaking yet."
Qin Feng took out his ears and said lazily: "No matter what you say, I'm not afraid."
Under Fang Yu's stunned gaze, Qin Feng glanced at the side room and asked softly: "Where is the newly appointed county magistrate?"
Not long after, a scholar about thirty years old came over cautiously, bowed his hands and said, "What are your orders, sir?"
Qin Feng pointed at the small table next to him and motioned for the county magistrate to take a seat. Then he stared at Fang Yu and said bluntly: "Fang Yu tore up the notices, led all the evil servants, made noise in the yamen, and gathered people to make trouble. According to the "Daliang Law", use the two sticks 10. He will be imprisoned for two years. Now that he has been beaten with a cane, he can be imprisoned directly."
The county magistrate's face turned pale. After all, Fang Yu was the son of a local gentry. He was a big shot who made the whole Beixi tremble with every stomp of his feet.
In the past, the county magistrate would hide away when he saw Fang Yu, but now he is going to punish Fang Yu, which is really scary.
Fang Yu was stunned and couldn't believe his ears.
He wanted to take this opportunity to declare his sovereignty to Qin Feng.
It doesn't matter if Qin Feng wants to be the county magistrate, and it doesn't matter if he draws a clear line with Chen Li, but he must preserve the tradition and make good friends with the local gentry.
But now, Qin Feng doesn't show any face to the wealthy gentry at all.
As soon as they met, Fang Yu spent two years in prison, it was like...a dream.
Just as the county magistrate was copying the speeches, a low shout suddenly came from outside the door.
"Master Qin, you have such great authority!"
Qin Feng raised his eyebrows and looked for fame, but saw that the people at the door had automatically retreated to both sides. A group of men wearing brocade clothes and satin appeared outside the door. There were more than a dozen people. The leader was forty years old. Middle-aged men around.
This person walked directly into the lobby and looked at Fang Yu who was lying on the ground. His eyes showed a touch of distress, but more importantly, indignation.
Fang Tingshan slowly turned his head, stared at Qin Feng, and asked with a cold face: "Below Tingshan, Beixi Grain Merchant! Hearing that Master Qin was implementing new regulations, he kindly asked Dog to come to discuss the purchase of grain, but Master Qin was indiscriminate. , wouldn’t it chill the hearts of Beixi’s business community?”
Qin Feng had long expected that the wealthy gentry of Beixi must be complicit in what happened today.
Facing the menacing Fangting Mountain, Qin Feng shrugged and said disapprovingly: "Fang Dong's family, right? Haha, being able to become the largest grain merchant in Beixi shows that the business is good, but when it comes to educating people, it seems a bit shallow. Don't you? Didn't Fang Dong's family tell you that you should kneel down when you see the county magistrate and be cautious when entering the yamen? "
"Tearing up notices and making noise in the yamen, I enforce them in accordance with the "Daliang Code". What's wrong with that?"
Hearing this, Fang Tingshan couldn't help but snorted coldly, with a look of disdain in his eyes: "Don't mention this Beixi County government office. Even when you arrive at the state capital, dogs are not allowed to kneel. This is the permission of all previous state leaders."
"I know that Mr. Qin is the son of the Minister of War and is well-known in Kyoto, but this is Beixi, not Kyoto. If you want to settle down in Beixi, you must also taboo the principle of 'making many friends but few enemies'."
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng suddenly laughed and said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Seeing that Qin Feng didn't take him seriously at all, Fang Tingshan's face turned red and white, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Does Master Qin not even take him seriously?"
Ever since Qin Feng became this bullshit county magistrate, he would never be as comfortable as before.
Restricted by the officials, Qin Feng must be cautious in his words and deeds.
The state capital was several levels higher than him. Even if he was a son of an official, he still had to assess the situation and not be at odds with the state capital.
But looking at this posture, I'm afraid the Lord of the Prefecture is not a good bird either!
Facing the tall hat thrown by Fangtingshan, Qin Feng grinned: "Master of the state capital? If it had been left in the past, it would have been a bit difficult. But now that Daliang and Beidi are about to fight, the troops stationed everywhere are obeying orders. I am not talented, my father. The Minister of the Ministry of War is the minister supervising the war. If you move out of the state capital to suppress me, are you an old fool?"
Seeing that Fang Tingshan's face was red, Qin Feng struck while the iron was hot and continued to say with a playful smile: "Are you going to say again that if you offend the governor of the state, even if you can't cure my offence, you can also deduct the finances of my county government and make it difficult for me to move forward? Then? Let the governor save some money, I have enough money in my own pocket."
In the small Beixi County, there are only more than 30,000 registered residents.
A year's financial expenditure, at most, is only tens of thousands of taels of silver. This "little money" is not difficult for Qin Feng at all, and it can only be squeezed through his teeth.
But what happened today reminded Qin Feng.
Although Chen Li was brought to justice, the local tycoons were still a deep-rooted cancer. If they were not removed, Beixi County would still find it difficult to develop.
Seeing that the Lord of the Prefecture could not scare Qin Feng, Fang Tingshan could only resort to the ultimate strategy: "If Lord Qin insists on having his own way, our Fang family and the Beixi business community will join forces to resist the new county government regulations and refuse to cooperate! "
