Chapter 20 The petty trader is depressed, and the master is abusing the helper

said that this Tan Zhi County, due to road congestion, blocked the way of Lord Yu Fu, and was hung on the street for most of the day, so that the people did not tell the jokes, and they were still angry.

Tan Zhixian accompanied people, he was both rich and beautiful, and he took great pains and lost a lot, so the matter was settled.

If you want to say why this street is so congested, it is only because the street is lined with hawkers who are engaged in trading, and the street is not too spacious in the first place, and the vendors' tables, chairs, benches and shelves take up a lot of space. Coupled with the crowd of people shopping, even if you don't buy anything, take a look around here, and the speed will naturally slow down.

After sending away the "immortals" on this road, Tan Zhixian did not stop for a moment, so he ordered the rectification of the vendors on both sides of the street.

He didn't have any good ideas himself, he just did what Yu Fu said. First, they found a vacant land around the county government to accommodate these small traders, and then divided them according to the items they sold, and then divided the stalls in turn.

This Tan Zhixian is greedy for money, and he also hates those traders, otherwise he would not have been wronged in vain. Therefore, when you divide the stalls again, you have a crooked eye, and the place you measure, you are not enough to rent one stall, and two are not enough, but you get the silver of two stalls, which is really cunning.

After the place was cleaned up, the master wrote the notice and prepared to post it, which roughly meant as follows:

In recent days, due to congestion on the streets, everyone's travel has been blocked, so the Yamen decided to make the following rectifications in order to facilitate the people's travel and facilitate trading. All the vendors who bought and sold on both sides of the street were unified to the market east of the Yamen to buy and sell, and their stalls were circled with white lines in the market, and they were still free to operate. In order to facilitate unified management, each stall is charged the corresponding management fee, within three days, all vendors go to the yamen to register and pay silver, the payment of silver two, the yamen will be unified arrangement, unpaid silver two, not allowed to enter the market, not allowed to buy and sell on the street, violators, will be confiscated by the yamen furnishing tools, I hope you will inform one by one.

The master prepared the notice and said, "My lord, it has been prepared according to the adult's will, please take a look,"

Tan Zhixian took the notice, looked at it, and nodded his head, there was no problem.

The master said: "My lord, in this way, the vast majority of the vendors will definitely be dissatisfied, and they will definitely make trouble in front of the yamen, when the time comes, how will the adults solve it?"

Tan Zhixian said: "This official has also considered this matter, but he hasn't thought of a countermeasure yet, the master has always had a lot of ideas, and he must have already thought of a perfect plan, so don't go around in circles with the official, let's listen to it,"

The master laughed and said, "My lord, you have won the prize." And listen to the villain's foolishness, this is not a difficult thing, among these people, the vast majority of them are people who rely on a day's trading to support their families, if they really come to make trouble, the yamen will be appeased on the surface. ”

The master stroked his beard and continued: "First, let those traders who have frequent contacts with the yamen on weekdays come to register, go to the market first, and give them exemption from paying silver in private, these people are people who love to watch the excitement, a new circle of a market, they will go to the market to have a look, there are fewer people doing business, business is naturally better than before, anyone who sees it will be envious." Second, you can let people disguise themselves as vendors and go to the street to buy and sell, and the adults can send officials to investigate and inform the officials that when confiscating the vendors' things, the movement should be larger, so that the neighbors will come out to see the excitement, and then the people who pretend to be traders can be shackled and escorted back to the yamen, so as to deter the real vendors. One, everyone is interested in buying and selling in the market, and second, there will always be people who can't stand it, if they don't go out of the stall today, the people in the family may starve, and they are not afraid that no one will come to register, as long as one person comes, they will not worry about the second,"

Tan Zhixian heard this, laughed a lot, and said: "If you want to say that the smartest person in Dongjiang County is none other than the master, this official really didn't misunderstand you, and when this matter is over, this official will definitely reward you for meritorious deeds,"

The master let go of his hand and arched: "My lord's eyes, you are humble, the adults have already had a countermeasure, and I have understood the villain for a while, the adult has drawn the snake, and the villain has added enough,"

Tan Zhixian said: "Okay, just follow what the master said, you will be fully responsible for this matter, and the official will sit and wait for your good news,"

The master replied: "Obey the order, please be good, my lord, I will live up to my expectations,"

After the notice was posted, it attracted a large number of people to watch, and there were not many literate people, and it took a few days in the private school to read it out to everyone, so that everyone could understand the notice.

When the traders heard such news, they were like a fried pot, and their hearts suddenly became angry, most of the traders got up early and were greedy for the dark wind and sun, but they relied on their hard-working hands to earn some hard and small profits, so as to support their families, hey, the yamen didn't care about the hardships and humility of the life at the bottom. In this way, part of the money earned by the busy outside has to be handed over to the yamen, and if you don't want to hand it over, the street must not be allowed to be placed, unified planning, unified management, don't say how difficult your life is, that's your business, the county government doesn't give you sympathy, how can this be good, it's just that these vendors are suffering, shaking their heads, sighing and sighing.

After seeing it, the people also talked a lot, this was originally when they went to the street to do things, they could buy back what they needed by the way, but now it was good, and they had to make a special trip to the market. But everyone understands why this is happening, and the streets have always been like this before, and they are congested without seeing anywhere.

After that, these vendors gathered together to discuss whether there was a good solution, not to go to the market to operate, but whether to avoid the unreasonable silver.

After some discussion, the people of Wuyang and Wuyang walked towards the yamen, planning to reason with Tan Zhixian, some to ask for explanations, and some to go to see the excitement when they had nothing to do.

"Knock knock" "Knock knock", there was a drum sound in front of the yamen, Tan Zhixian listened to the report of the official on the situation outside the door, which was expected, Tan Zhixian stretched his waist and ignored it, so he sent the master forward.

Everyone shouted to see Tan Zhixian and give an explanation, and the master told everyone: "You don't have to panic, listen to me, Tan Zhixian went out to do business, and he hasn't come back yet." Tan Zhixian is very concerned about everyone, understands that it is not easy to do a small business, and also knows that everyone will be dissatisfied with this matter, so before leaving, he specially instructed me to treat each other with courtesy. This is the Yamen after deliberation and decision, not Hu Lai, everyone will do it according to the notice for the time being, time will prove that the Yamen is right to do this, knowing that everyone is most concerned about paying the silver every month, this is only a temporary decision, it does not mean that everyone has been receiving silver, and then the Yamen will naturally give everyone a certain amount of compensation,"

The master said a few empty words and sent these vendors away, and everyone looked at each other, not knowing whether it was true or not.

Then, the master acted according to his plan, found a few vendors who were usually more familiar, and explained the intention, which was beneficial, and the vendors naturally agreed, pushing their own small carts, and went straight to the market. He also found a vendor who was acting and staged a good show with the officials on the street, which naturally attracted many onlookers.

The performance was good, so that everyone felt that this was going to be serious, and no trader dared to go to the yamen to make trouble, changed his thinking line, and his eyes were staring at the market, and his eyes were red at other people's transactions.

Yes, all of this was said by the master, and within a few days, those who couldn't hold it back, some people in the family were still hungry. Three, three, two, two, and two, people began to bring silver to the yamen to register, it was a plate of loose sand, and there was no backbone, how could it withstand this time consumption, first take care of today's stomach, as for the future, it can only be a matter of the future.