Summary of the previous chapter: After careful consideration, Ma Xiaoquan decided to abandon the training ground project, and at the same time continued to carry out the development of the fief given to him by the emperor - the merchant gathering place project

+++++++++++++++++++++ tall and thin lewd man glanced at Ma Xiaoquan, and felt that Ma Xiaoquan seemed to have seen it somewhere, and seemed to be a little impressed, but he couldn't think clearly for a while.

"One person, one or two, less is not allowed to enter"

"One or two? You're robbing! Bei Ying Xue said angrily.

"Robbery? Hey, little girl, you're really right, I'm just robbing, less nonsense, either pay the money and go in or get out of the way right away! ”

"You!" Bei Mingxue took a step forward and was pulled by Ma Xiaoquan.

Ma Xiaoquan smiled, took out four pieces of broken silver, and handed them to the tall and thin lewd man, "Little brother, come, this is four taels of broken silver." ”

The tall and thin lewd man's eyes flashed, and he immediately changed his face, and said with a smile: "It's been like this for a long time, why bother scolding?" Alright, go in. ”

Ma Xiaoquan nodded and pulled the three girls into the door.

After some distance from the gate, Bei Mingxue finally couldn't help it, and shook off Ma Xiaoquan, Bei Mingxue crossed her hands on her waist and said: "It's really, it's so annoying, Ma Xiaoquan, why did you stop me just now, I really want to beat that guy to death!" ”

Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "I want to beat him more than you, but Bei Mingxue, the purpose of our trip is not to beat people, we are investigating." ”

Dongfang Qingxue nodded and said, "Yes, Beiming girl, you can't forget how you promised Ma Xiaoquan on the way here." ”

Bei Mingxue puffed out her mouth and muttered: "Of course I haven't forgotten it, it's just that I'm very uncomfortable, why is there such a person in the territory that the emperor rewarded Ma Xiaoquan, it's really annoying."

Ma Xiaoquan said: "I have just taken over this place, and many of them are not familiar with it, so well, in the recent days, I will often come to find out the news." ”

The three of them talked as they walked and came to the door of an archway.

A group of merchants was gathering downstairs, and everyone was in a circle, not knowing what they were doing. Ma Xiaoquan was curious, squeezed left and right into the crowd, and saw two tall and thin officials standing in the center of the crowd.

The two officials were evenly proportionate, dressed in purple red, and each wore a poor hat on his head, under which a long gilt was tied.

"The factory guards of the East Factory?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at the dress of these two people, and his heart suddenly tightened, why is the factory guard of the East Factory here?

The two factory guards looked around, and one of them said in a strange manner: "There is an order for the arrest of the lord, the emperor is going to get married in the near future, and I am specially ordered by the arrest of the lord to come to inspect you merchants, but anyone who brings in something suspicious will have all his property confiscated, and in addition, all the merchants who do business here will pay a protection fee according to ten taels of silver per day, and there must be no mistake."

As soon as the words fell, the crowd immediately exploded, and someone was dissatisfied: "Father-in-law, I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate, we are all businessmen who come to the capital to do business, we are law-abiding, and we have paid a lot of money, even the inexplicable money at the door We didn't say anything, these ten taels of silver, you have to give an explanation, right?" ”

"Yes, I'm doing a small business, and my income a day is not enough for ten taels, so I paid ten taels, and I still tell us how to do business?"

Another factory guard shouted: "Shut up, this is an order to arrest the adult, and you have the ability to find the arrest adult." ”

"You can't do this, this won't let people live."

"Yes, yes, if you don't give an explanation today, you can't go"

Seeing that a war was about to break out between the two sides, there was a sudden sound of drawing knives from behind the crowd, everyone stopped abruptly, turned their heads and looked back, and saw dozens of Dongchang factory guards ready to go, looking at the crowd sternly, each factory guard held a saber in his hand, and stared at the businessman in front of him with eyes like greedy wolves.

"Hmph~" In the crowd, the two factory guards walked out with a push, and said loudly, "I am here to tell you, the state has national laws and family rules, this place is the key inspection place of our East Factory from now on, if you want to do business, take ten taels of silver every day, and get out of the house as soon as you don't want to do it!" ”

A middle-aged man walked out of the merchant and retorted loudly: "The law of the land? Do you still have the law of the land in your eyes? Don't think we don't know, this gathering place has been given to the deacon of the Ma family, don't you be afraid that the deacon will be angry when you Dongchang intervenes? ”

As soon as this person mentioned Ma Xiaoquan's name, the two leading factory guards who were clamoring were stunned, and the two glanced at each other and said, "What's the matter, now is a special situation, don't you know that the emperor is about to get married?" Isn't the emperor's safety as good as that of a little deacon? Shut up for me, if anyone talks nonsense again, all property will be confiscated immediately and thrown into prison! ”

As soon as the threatening words came out, the scene immediately fell silent.

"Hmph~" The two leading factory guards nodded with satisfaction, pointed to the northwest direction, and said: "There is a statistical point there, you will obediently hand over the money now, you all bring the words if you don't know the situation, no one is allowed to leave today, check one by one, and if you don't pay the money, you can't eat and go around!" ”

After that, a group of factory guards left proudly.

"It's too much, and it's not going to let people do business?"

"If you don't do it, don't do it, ten taels a day, I can earn a tael a day at most, wouldn't ten taels cost me my life?"

"Let's go, let's go, don't do it"

"Hey, ten taels a day, let's pay it, it's really not good, let's not get it here, there is a gathering point in Beijing City, although the place is smaller, and the territory is not good, but it's much better than here, at least don't charge any money"

Ma Xiao was in the crowd, and he heard the conversations of the merchants clearly.

Walking out of the crowd, Ma Xiao was full of sadness, Li Qinghan stepped forward and asked, "Just now"

Ma Xiaoquan stretched out his hand to signal not to speak yet, Li Qinghan understood, and nodded.

Several people came to a remote place, and Ma Xiaoquan said: "The matter is basically clear, it should be the ghost of Wei Jinzhong's old guy." ”

Dongfang Qingxue said: "Ma Xiaoquan, what should I do?" Wei Jinzhong is arrested by Dongchang, and he is also responsible for the security of the capital, he is in the name of the emperor's wedding to be safe, if he doesn't stop it, it won't be long before this piece of land becomes a wasteland and no one comes."

Bei Mingxue said: "Yes, Ma Xiaoquan, you should think of a way"

Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin, thought for a moment, and said: "What you said is right, if you don't stop it, this piece of land will really become a wasteland, hmm~~ Wei Jinzhong, Wei Jinzhong, you are really ruthless, you want to hum at the bottom of the kettle~~"

In the evening, a group of factory guards in the East Factory began to inspect the merchants one by one, but if they found that something was wrong, they immediately confiscated everything, and for a while, the quarrels and scolding continued.

However, the arms could not reach the thighs, and these angry businessmen did not make much of a move, and they were all suppressed by the factory guards of the East Factory.