Chapter 276: Fueling the Flames

Zhao Junsheng stopped after listening to Cao Jiao's question, thought for a moment and said: "Many of the people who set up stalls here are the families of soldiers in the army. The money must be collected, but you can't beat people or overturn the stall! The resistance and resistance of these people will not be too great, as long as you make them unable to do business, they will pay for it! ”

After Zhao Junsheng finished speaking, the stall owners' tone changed: "But those shopkeepers are different from the owners, they have some backers big or small, if you show weakness to them, then you, the security team, will become a decoration!" ”

Cao Jiao hugged his fists and said: "My subordinates understand!" ”

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a while, and said to Cao Jiao: "That's it, tonight, I'll come over to meet the shopkeepers and proprietors of those shops, and stand on the platform for you, presumably they should be more scruples about me!" ”

"Thank you, Dutong!"

After Zhao Junsheng and some others left, there were bursts of discussion in the bazaar.

"I said it a long time ago, sooner or later someone will take care of this place!"

"Just take care of it, why do you want to take our money! I have to collect ten copper plates a day, if the business is not good, isn't the day in vain? ”

"Liu Mazi, you have it, your stall sells out of goods every day, will you have a bad business?"

"Even if the business is good, it is our own ability, but how can they see that our business is good and come to the wool? Isn't that bullying? ”

Zhao Junsheng and Cao Jiao also knew that the establishment of the security team and the collection of security fees and health fees would definitely cause many people to be dissatisfied, but he didn't care, even if he didn't do it, there would definitely be others who would do it in the future, but he had a vicious eye and discovered this way to get money first, and he was justified.

After dinner that night, Zhao Junsheng was about to go to the market security team, and just took Li Bao and others out of the camp gate when he met Mulan.

"Brother Junsheng, where are you going?"

Zhao Junsheng saw that it was Mulan, "It's Mulan, I have newly set up a market security team, which is located next to the market, and tonight I will call all the shopkeepers in the market to announce some matters, and I am about to go over!" ”

"Why haven't you told me about this? I'll check it out too! ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "Aren't you heavy on military affairs these days, I didn't tell you, so as not to worry you!" ”

"Now that I know, can I not worry? You're offending people! Do you know that those shopkeepers are all from here? They all have people behind them! You're setting up the security team purely to get yourself in trouble! Mulan said with some concern.

Zhao Junsheng smiled and comforted: "Mulan, you don't have to worry, unless they can remove me from my official position as the capital, they will have nothing to do with me!" ”

As the two spoke, they took Li Bao and the others to the wooden house of the security team, which was quite large, with a yard outside, and a stable next to it with more than a dozen horses tethered, which was the mount of the patrol.

At this time, the courtyard of the security team was already full of shopkeepers, and there were soldiers holding torches around them, illuminating the whole courtyard.

Cao Jiao, who was in the house, got a report from the soldiers that Zhao Junsheng was coming and immediately greeted him.

"Subordinates meet the generals and generals!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "Excuse me, are all the shopkeepers here?" ”

"Back to the capital, it's almost here!"

"Let's get started!" After Zhao Junsheng finished speaking, he walked to the platform set up in front of the wooden house, and Hua Mulan, Cao Jiao, Li Bao and others also walked up in turn.

Zhao Junsheng walked to the front of the stage and shook hands with the handle of the knife to look at the shopkeepers and proprietors under the stage, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am Zhao Junsheng, the commander of the Jinling camp appointed by the emperor, and on the orders of Marshal An, Bendu has set up a bazaar security team to strengthen the management of public order in the bazaar. ”

No one in the audience applauded, only non-stop discussions, and even whispered abuse.

After Zhao Junsheng stepped aside, Cao Jiao stepped forward and said loudly: "Everyone, the security team now announces a few precautions to you, please pay attention to listen: First, no store is allowed to contain fugitives, deserters, Jiangyang thieves and bandits who are wanted by the government, if you find traces of these people, I hope you can report to the security team in time!" Those who deliberately shelter or conceal the above persons will be punished for the same crime once discovered! ”

"Second, the security team will send someone to put a dirty bucket next to the front of each store, and someone will go to collect the stolen goods in the morning and evening, so you need to clean up the stolen goods in front of the door and in the store in time and pour them into the dirty bucket! If the security team finds stolen goods in front of a shop during inspection, they will be fined! ”

"Third, if there are people in the store who fight, make trouble, kill people, or set fires, you must send someone to report to the security team in time, and the security team will immediately send troops to deal with it!"

"Fourth, each shop is required to pay a security fee and a sanitation fee to the security team every month. The average store pays 1,000 dollars per month; Restaurants, inns, and carriage and horse shops pay 2,000 yuan per month; Luxury goods shops, such as jewellery and jade, gold and silver jewellery shops, and silk and satin cloth shops, pay 5,000 yuan per month; The Qinglou brothel pays a gold every month! ”

As soon as Cao Jiao's words fell, someone below immediately shouted: "You guys are robbing money!" I think you're crazy about money! I'm going to General Tuoba to sue you! ”

"Yes, I will also go to King Yongchang to sue you!"

"I'm going to General Pi to sue you too!"

Zhao Junsheng stood up at this time and said, "Yes, you are welcome to sue!" General Tuoba can only manage his Woye Town, and King Yongchang can only manage his right guard, they can't control me, the commander of the Jinling battalion, although my commander is a small official, but he is appointed by the emperor, and he directly obeys the orders of An Dashuai, and the security team was established with the permission of An Dashuai, and you have the ability to go to the emperor to complain, to find An Dashuai to sue! ”

Some of the shopkeepers and proprietors who were still clamoring in the audience just now were silent at this time, and the others were just talking to each other in low voices.

Zhao Junsheng has already sent someone to check, the backstage of these shopkeepers are all generals or officers in the army, or there are backers in nearby counties, he collects public security management fees and health fees from these people, without the slightest psychological burden and guilt, as for looking for those stall owners to collect money, it just means, it doesn't add up much in a month, and the main income still comes from these shopkeepers.

"Okay, that's all for today, you remember to send someone tomorrow to hand over this month's security management fee and health fee, and they're all gone!"

The shopkeepers and proprietors left one after another.

Zhao Junsheng asked Cao Jiao: "How many people do you estimate will not pay tomorrow?" ”

"The subordinates can't estimate it, but someone will definitely not pay it tomorrow!"

"Then let's get ready, as long as someone doesn't pay, go to the door to collect it, and close the door if you don't give it!"

It didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the camp of the three armies.

Right Guard camp.

Liu Jizong and Xi Yan had just heard a businessman under them come to report that Zhao Junsheng and Cao Jiao had set up a security team to collect security and sanitation fees.

Liu Jizong asked Xi Yan: "Brother Xi, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Xi Yan sneered and said: "I think Zhao Junsheng thought that the emperor had sealed him a capital, and he would have his tail up to the sky, and the establishment of the security team was nothing more than wanting to play official prestige, and by the way, make some money to spend." Look at it, tomorrow those shopkeepers will definitely complain to the generals of the various armies, and even to the marshal, I will see how he ends up with Zhao Junsheng! ”

Liu Jizong's eyes rolled, "Brother Xi, why don't we add fuel to the fire?" ”

"What do you meanΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Got it, that's it! ”

"Hey, hey, heyΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·" The two of them let out a wicked laugh at the same time.

Early the next morning, Zhao Junsheng was practicing martial arts and archery next to the school field, and a soldier of the security team ran over panting and reported: "Dutong, the master of the Cao team asked the villain to come and report to the capital, and many shops and merchants in the market were divided into several groups to block the gate of the garrison army and the right guard army camp in Huaishuo Town, and they gathered together and seemed to shout loudly to sue you and the Cao team master, saying that they would ask the marshal and General Pi to come forward to administer justice!" ”

When Zhao Junsheng heard this, he said angrily: "Hey, these people have fought back first, what about Cao Jiaoren?" ”

"Team Master Cao is leading people to block the gate of the town garrison, the right guard army and the marshal's camp, so as not to let them storm the camp gate!"

Zhao Junsheng listened to the report, and immediately felt that these people were only afraid that someone was agitating behind their backs, otherwise how could some businessmen and shopkeepers dare to shout outside the barracks gate?

He immediately shouted: "Li Bao, go and ask Xue Andu to order three hundred men and horses to go with me!" ”

"Yes, Totong!"

When Zhao Junsheng came to the gate of the marshal with his men and horses, Cao Jiaozhen led ten soldiers of the security team to try their best to block those merchants and shopkeepers and prevent them from coming into contact with the soldiers guarding the camp gate.

When Zhao Junsheng saw that these merchants and shopkeepers were noisy and many people were trying their best to squeeze forward, he immediately shouted: "Come on, arrest all these people!" ”

The merchants and shopkeepers turned their heads and saw that many soldiers had pounced on them, and they all panicked and turned to flee, and when they were soon thrown to the ground by the soldiers.

Within a moment's effort, dozens of merchants and shopkeepers were arrested one by one, and some even resisted and were beaten to the point that their noses were blue and their faces were swollen.

"Bring it back to the security team and keep it under strict guard, if anyone resists and tries to escape, I will be beaten to death!" Zhao Junsheng waved his hand and shouted.

The soldiers escorted the troublesome merchants and shopkeepers, and in a blink of an eye, they were all gone.

At this time, the same scene also happened outside the gate of the military camp in Huaishuo Town and outside the gate of the right guard barracks, Li Bao and Gao Xiu respectively took some soldiers to arrest all the troublesome merchants and shopkeepers.

While the marshal was in the middle of the camp, An Yuan walked out of the camp tent and asked the guards: "Why did this marshal hear someone shouting outside the camp just now, what happened?" ”

The soldier replied: "Back to Dashuai, there are some merchants and shopkeepers in the bazaar shouting outside the gate, I want you to uphold justice!" ”

Yasuhara frowned: "What the hell is going on?" ”

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