And just when everyone had been discussing for a few days and still had no clue, a fight broke out outside Tianjin, and it quickly spread throughout Tianjin! The reason is said to be that the people from the He Gang blocked the people from the Cangzhou Gang who came to spy on the news, so a fight broke out outside the city.
The Cangzhou Gang is also a gang like the River Gang, and they all rely on waterways for their livelihood. Moreover, the two sides are about the same size, so although there is some minor friction between the two sides, it is always controlled within a small range. Moreover, gang members from both sides will never approach the other side's core area unless absolutely necessary. This time, the Cangzhou Gang was able to reach the outskirts of Tianjin. It seems that there has been a major change!
Just when everyone was talking about it, there were several armed fights in the city! The scale is not large, but the rumors are the same. It is the people from the Cangzhou Gang who came to test the quality of the He Gang! If the He Gang cannot resist it, they will invade in large numbers and drive the He Gang out!
The people were a little commotion after hearing the news! Because they feel that their current life is very good and they don’t want any change at all. But then there was news that the River Gang had begun to use the old roster to look for former gang members and let them rejoin the gang.
However, they did not force these people to leave, but only repeatedly persuaded them. But now these people have their own businesses. The wages are higher than before and they are not being deducted, so naturally they are not willing to do so. So the matter was settled. But it makes the people worried!
Just more than ten days after Liu Haojia left, two major events happened in Tianjin! The first big thing is that the people left by Liu Haojia start to collect taxes normally! There were not many tax collectors, but they acted very methodically. They went through the streets one by one and collected a lot of silver and copper coins!
However, those small traders who were originally worried found that the money they charged was not much and was quite reasonable. At least there were fewer people being blackmailed by those gangsters and servants than before, so they took it to heart.
The second thing is that there were many armed fights outside the city that morning. The two parties in the fight were members of the He Gang and the Cangzhou Gang! Moreover, the people of the He Gang obviously suffered a loss, as they all hunkered down in the city and stopped coming out.
According to the news on the street, the people from the He Gang were beaten very badly this time, with their heads bruised and bleeding, and many of them were carried back. I'm afraid they suffered a big loss!
And in the afternoon, some people from the Cangzhou Gang appeared in the dock warehouse area and other places, openly announcing that this place would be taken over by the Cangzhou Gang in the next few days, and that all those doing river and sea transportation would be subject to their management, and they would also pump water. !
Many of those who worked were originally members of the River Gang, and they were relatively fierce in nature. Naturally, they refused to agree, so some minor conflicts broke out between the two sides. But then the Cangzhou Gang withdrew.
Although these people finally withdrew, the impact was huge! People throughout Tianjin and its surrounding areas are somewhat panicked. At this time, the people felt how peaceful Tianjin was with Marquis Wu Ning and his Wu An Army!
But a day later, things took a complicated turn! The tax collectors had a relatively smooth time collecting taxes from small businesses and hawkers on the first day, but today it has become difficult to collect taxes from those merchants!
The merchant with a good attitude said with a smile that he didn't have enough money today and would definitely get it together in two or three days. Those with a bad attitude just yelled, saying that this city of Tianjin has no rules for collecting taxes, and your Marquis cannot collect taxes, and so on. What's even worse is that they won't even let you in! The tax collectors argued for a while, but in the end they could only hate and leave.
By the afternoon, there were new changes in the city! That is, people from the Cangzhou Gang actually entered the city and fought with people from the He Gang! The two sides fought fiercely, and it was obvious that the people from the He Gang were outmatched! Many people were carried back, their heads and faces covered with blood!
Since Magistrate Sun was imprisoned in jail with no one in charge, and the county magistrate suddenly reported illness, the entire county government was leaderless! The officers also seemed to feel that the storm was coming, and they all took their time in doing things. Often after the two sides have finished fighting for a long time, they rush to the scene timidly, then turn around and disappear!
Moreover, rumors spread that night that Mr. Hou had done something wrong! The He Gang has been very effective in maintaining local security over the years, but being targeted by the Marquis has made it worse every day! Now Tianjin is invaded by other gangs
, I’m afraid there will be chaos in Tianjin for a while again!
In the following days, the entire Tianjin city began to become chaotic. There were countless petty thefts, and there were also many gangsters who came from other places to run rampant in and around Tianjin city, eating for nothing, extorting money, and doing everything. Qian, but I want to turn Tianjin into my own territory!
And there was also the largest conflict, with more than 200 people! The conflict first started near the pier. It seemed that the Cangzhou Gang wanted to seize control of the pier, but the He Gang was blocking it!
But the Cangzhou Gang had a large number of people, and they beat the He Gang people back step by step! At this time, the people in the river gang asked for help from their former companions, who were now working on the dock! Those who were being asked for help, because of the face of acquaintances, some of them went out and punched, and ended up getting involved!
But you still didn't save the He Gang from defeat! The two sides fought all the way into the city, and it was not until the River Gang retreated to the vicinity of their main altar that they held their position!
In this fight, the inspection personnel at the dock were also involved! Originally, they wanted to confess to the two sides, but they were inexplicably mistaken for opponents by both sides, and were attacked by both sides at the same time! As a result, many people were injured, and the injuries were quite serious!
During the final count, they found that none of them were seriously injured or dead, but they did need to train for ten days and a half! The result was that Liu Haojia's local armed forces were completely wiped out!
It was quiet for a day afterwards, but all kinds of complaints about Liu Haojia became louder! "Aiming at the He Gang but attracting outside gangs, it's not as good as when the He Gang was there!"
"The money the tax collectors collected the first time was just to fool the court. The money they collect again should be theirs!"
Some people even say that Liu Haojia designed to imprison Magistrate Sun and forced him to pretend to be ill, just to mess up the situation and make it appear that Tianjin cannot do without him!
There were also many other strange rumors circulating, causing people in and outside the city to panic! Even the surrounding villages have been affected! The village chiefs of each village organized young men to patrol the villages, as if the police had invaded!
