Su Qi'an disembarked from the dock, accompanied by about a hundred or so people. According to the plan for coming to Dongzhou, the direct team of about a thousand people turned into ten caravans.
Keeping a certain distance in front and back, it is not surprising for a caravan of more than a hundred people like Su Qi'an to walk on the streets of Yanglai County.
Yanglai County is the first stop for trade between the two states, and there are all kinds of caravans.
Before entering the city, you can see many small vendors on both sides of the road, which looks quite lively.
As Su Qi'an's caravan was walking, he was a little surprised. In such a dense place, especially where a large number of people gathered, they would worry about disorder.
But after Su Qi'an walked for so long, he didn't see any local soldiers except for a few government servants who were in charge of this group of traders.
Although there was a lot of traffic and noisy noise, there were no troublemakers and the public security situation was pretty good.
Just relying on a few government servants to take charge of management and arranging these floating personnel is enough to show that the Yanglai County Magistrate is quite capable.
Su Qi'an took Tong Zhan with him and went straight to Yanglai County without stopping on the outskirts of the city.
After paying an entry fee, everyone entered the city smoothly. Compared with the noisy and bustling outside the city, the inside of the city was more orderly.
Whether it is shops or walking vendors, they have their own specific areas. There will be a wide main road in the middle, which looks relatively clean at first glance.
The shops opened by vendors in the city are much better than those in the suburbs, both in terms of the things they sell and the way they speak.
Obviously, those who can enter the city still have some real things in their hands.
This division shows the county magistrate's intentions. He does not drive away or discriminate against cheap vendors, but arranges them on the outskirts of the city to form a market.
If you can't buy suitable products in suburban markets, you can go to the city to choose high-end products.
The cheap and high-end are divided into two parts with the city gate as the boundary, and no one interferes or interferes with each other.
As we learn more about it, we will find that there will be no forced buying or selling here. If you don't like it, you can leave on your own. If there is any coercion, you can complain to the manager.
This kind of management gave Su Qi'an a feeling of familiarity, but because it lasted so long, the impression of someone's appearance was vague and could not be remembered.
Su Qi'an was not in a hurry to find an inn to stay at, but instead found a gourmet restaurant with great interest.
In Yanglai County, in addition to various products for sale, there is also a so-called food street.
This made Su Qi'an very novel. Although they were all local snacks, there were still some special snacks that were refreshing to Su Qi'an, so she took Tong Zhan and his group to taste them specially.
Fortunately, the food court is big enough, not to mention the hundreds of people around Su Qi'an, even thousands of people are more than enough.
The opening of this food street was also the work of the county magistrate, and it took about a year to establish.
In just one year, the commercial tax from the food street has added a lot of financial revenue to Yanglai County.
While Su Qi'an was eating, various news about the Yanglai County Magistrate came to his ears from time to time.
The Yanglai County Magistrate was transferred from the nine frontline counties two years ago. Generally, county magistrates who serve in the nine frontline counties have an iron-blooded temperament.
I heard that the people under his rule were very strict. Two years after the arrival of Fang County Magistrate, the local people felt his severity.
In the past, Yanglai County was relatively chaotic. Various officials and businessmen colluded, making the people miserable. But since the arrival of Fang County Magistrate, he has directly eliminated a large number of corrupt officials in the county government.
Various unscrupulous businessmen were punished, and banditry in the suburbs was also vigorously eradicated. In just one year, Yanglai County had a completely new look, but at least there had been changes.
This magistrate Fang earned the title of an iron-blooded magistrate.
His bold moves made the local rich and powerful families very unhappy, but due to this man's strong iron-bloodedness, he was much more restrained than before.
This is a drastic move internally, and externally, in order to develop the economy, not only the docks are renovated, but also commerce is developed in the suburbs and within the city.
The establishment of markets and food streets, small changes like this, gave local people hope for survival.
Gradually, they felt that this parent official was not only strict, but also kind.
How come such a parent official is not loved by the people, but the local people will feel sorry for him. The transferred county magistrate is basically changed every three years. The only way to prevent the change is to establish a good relationship with the local wealthy dignitaries and superiors.
But this iron-blooded county magistrate is not afraid of power or superiority, which makes him very unpopular.
The reason why the local wealthy and powerful people restrained themselves and did not cause too much trouble was to wait for the end of the three-year term. By then, the iron-blooded county magistrate would be transferred without them taking action.
By then, the industries left behind by this iron-blooded magistrate in Yanglai County, which he built in three years, will belong to them.
This is what the local people regret most. All they can do is wait until next year's term is up to see if they can ask for permission to allow their parent official to continue to serve.
Of course, these are all things for later, there is still one year left, and they still have time to prepare.
Su Qi'an was sitting on the street, eating delicious food and hearing various conversations in her ears.
He had a certain fondness for the county magistrate in his heart. As soon as he stepped into the territory of Dongzhou, he met a pretty good parent official at his first stop.
If possible, Su Qi'an can help a little. Complying with public opinion is also part of the way to be an official.
The noise in his ears continued, and just when Su Qian finished tasting the food and was about to get up and leave, suddenly, at the end of the road, several abusive scoldings slowly sounded.
Su Qi'an looked around and saw several strong men with strong bodies, holding riding whips and lashing out at the passers-by who were blocking the road in front of them.
Behind the big man is a rather luxurious carriage, which is pulled by four horses. The body is entirely made of nanmu, and there are exquisite patterns engraved on both sides of the windows.
There were golden tassels hanging on the edge of the eaves, and the carriage drove slowly, exuding a faint scent of sandalwood.
Just a look at this kind of carriage, you can tell that it is not for ordinary people, even ordinary merchants, it is difficult to get it. A rough estimate is that it is worth at least 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.
The most expensive thing is not the carriage, but the four horses that pull the carriage. You can tell at a glance that these four horses are high-quality goods. As long as they are properly trained, they can be used as military horses.
You know, the raising of a military horse is worth the life of an ordinary family.
There were four horses in front of him. After thinking about it for a moment, he knew that the people in the carriage were not something ordinary people could afford to offend.
Just looking at the ferocious man opening the way in front of him, the people affected were too angry to speak out.
They all gave in and occasionally glanced at the carriage, clearly feeling a little fear.
While clearing the way in such a forceful manner, an accident suddenly happened. For some unknown reason, one of the four horses roared violently, and then uncontrollably stepped on all fours and ran forward fiercely.
The three horses around him also seemed to be frightened, and they went crazy together and ran wildly forward.
This scene caught the big men leading the way by surprise. Before they could react, they were knocked over by four crazy horses.
After being knocked over, the four horses showed no intention of stopping and ran forward desperately.
Seeing this, the people around him ran for cover, and all of a sudden, the food street was in chaos.
When the people are in chaos. A child was frightened and sat in the middle of the road, crying.
And the four crazy horses ran straight towards the child, looking at a tragedy about to happen.
The next moment, the four people rushed out from the crowd. Without any hesitation, they each grabbed the reins of the horse's head and controlled it with force.
One of them yelled at the coachman, "Why are you so dazed? Why don't you take action!"
The dazed coachman came to his senses and quickly controlled the reins. With the cooperation of the four people, he forced the crazy horse to stop after a while.
The scattered people looked at this scene and stopped. Among the crowd, a woman rushed out, hugged the crying child, and quickly
He kowtowed to the four people who took action and thanked him.
The four people who took action were none other than the direct team members headed by Tong Zhan.
Helping is engraved in the Dongshan Army's bones. All it takes is a look from Su Qian and they will take action without hesitation.
Tong Zhan waved his hand, helped the woman up, and watched the woman leave with the cheers of many people.
After doing this, before Tong Zhan and the others left, a faint cold snort sounded from the carriage behind them.
"Humph, what a great helper. You stole the limelight, frightened my young master's horse, and left like this. It can't be justified."
As soon as these words came out, the cheers of the people watching suddenly stopped. Their faces were a little ugly. Everyone could see that the horse was frightened just now. It was completely self-inflicted. What does it have to do with the four righteous men who took action?
The man in the carriage was just looking for trouble, but if you think about it, the third son of the Shen family has always been like this, arrogant and arrogant.
Who gave him a good father, and who gave him the surname Shen.
Even if the people's faces were ugly, they dared not speak out in anger. They knew how powerful this Shen Laosan's background was, and they were definitely not someone they could offend.
The big man who was knocked over came tremblingly at this time and cursed Tong Zhan and the four others.
"That's right, you brats are very arrogant. Are you seeking death if you act bravely and train with Mr. Shen?"
"Boy, you dare to offend our Shen family. You are about to die today, and you don't even bother to inquire. Is my Shen family's status in Dongzhou something that you guys can offend?"
"I'll give you two choices. One, you can either kneel down, kowtow, confess your sins, and become a servant of Mr. Shen. Maybe you can be saved from death."
"Two, either you will be beaten to death by us!"
The words of these big men suddenly made the people present realize the true purpose of Mr. Shen Xiaosan.
He probably saw that the four of them had good skills and wanted to accept him as a thug, but he couldn't make it too obvious, otherwise he would lose his identity.
Just let the thugs come forward, without losing face, and with that condescending attitude, give these four people a way to survive, a kind of charity for them.
