He Bensheng knocked on the doors of these shops door to door along the wharf and publicized the policies of the Far Eastern Army. The shops in the city, now these shops dare not open, for a few days in a row, who knows when it will be a head.

When they heard He Bensheng knocking on the door, they all poked their heads out, they all knew the constitution of the Far Eastern Army, and the bold shopkeeper simply opened the door for business, and some of the timid ones saw that the shops around them were open, and the Far Eastern Army patrolling the street also ignored the shops that opened them, so they all sighed, and then opened their businesses one after another.

Before noon, the shops of all sizes in Linqingzhou City were opened. Although there are still few pedestrians on the streets, many shops are thriving, especially restaurants, casinos and Fengyue Street, which are even more crowded.

Nowadays, merchants from all over the city, because the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has been closed by the Far Eastern Army, a large number of goods can only be stacked in the warehouse at the wharf, and they can't leave it at all, so they simply live in Linqingzhou City.

These merchants and hawkers have been in fear in the inn for a few days, not eating and sleeping well, and now the situation in the city is gradually stabilizing, so they all invite three or five friends to have a good drink in the restaurant, or go to Fengyue Street to indulge completely. Others went to a gambling game in the city and stayed up all night and lost all their savings.

Anyway, after a few days of hard work, Linqing City has returned to its previous liveliness. Even the people at the bottom dared to go out into the streets, but the women still stayed in the house, for fear that the thieves in the city would see it.

Of course, there is still a curfew in the city every night, and no one is allowed to go out on the street unless there are special circumstances. If anyone who went out at night was discovered by the patrol of the Far Eastern Army, if they could not tell the reason, they would be arrested and locked up for a few days.

The Linqing garrison area of the Far Eastern Army also pasted a large number of notices in the city, clearly stating the various regulations stipulated by the Far Eastern Army. Every day these notices were crowded with people, and the Far Eastern Army hired some poor talents to give detailed explanations to everyone.

Because the working group of the Far East Military and Civilian Committee had not yet arrived, Qin Ergou and the other two battalion commanders in the garrison area decided to exercise military control over Linqingzhou City after research. At present, he continues to follow the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, and retrieves some of the original officials, and uses these local snakes to help the Far Eastern Army Linqing garrison maintain law and order in the city.

He Bensheng was still worried, because of the place where the porters, coachmen and boatmen on the dock came, but now these bitter haha have temporarily lost their livelihood, and they are idle at home every day, how can anyone come here to eat.

Unexpectedly, after a few days, the business of Fuyunlai Restaurant was getting better and better, and every day just preparing a lunch for hundreds of people for the Far Eastern Army had already earned a lot of money than before.

The Far Eastern Army not only acted generously, but also sent people to send back dishes and steamers every day, and washed them cleanly, which saved a lot of labor in the restaurant.

The Far Eastern Army blocked the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and all kinds of warehouses here in the wharf were temporarily sealed, so merchants from all over the city would gather at the wharf every day to wait anxiously for news.

Many merchants simply came to the Fuyunlai restaurant next to the wharf and gathered together to discuss countermeasures. Sometimes lunch and dinner are settled here, which makes the business of Fu Yun Lai Restaurant very good.

In the past, these merchants had never come to such a shabby place, but now they could not care about it, and they stayed on the wharf every day, hoping that the canal would be opened one day sooner, so that they could bring the goods stored on the wharf back to their hometown.

After a few days of contact, the people in the city also had a new understanding of the Far Eastern Army. All the people in the city found that although these thieves may seem fierce, as long as you don't violate the laws they have made, they will not care about you at all. Moreover, these thieves never disturbed the people, and even if they bought goods in the shops in the city, they would pay according to the price and never pay on credit.

Of course, some of the regulations of the Far Eastern Army did make the people in the city a little unacceptable. For example, no spitting, no littering, no littering, no open defecation, etc., in the eyes of people in this era, it is pure nitpicking.

But the Far Eastern Army is really not used to it, and if anyone violates it, they must be punished. The punishment is novel, and that is to make you wear a yellow vest and clean up in the city for a day. The punishment is not very severe, but it is a shame.

The Far Eastern Army doesn't care what class you are, what businessmen are rich, gentry and officials, as long as you dare to violate the rules of the Far Eastern Army, then I'm sorry, you can only put on a yellow vest and sweep the streets for a day.

The most ruthless thing is that when they were punished to sweep the streets, there were still a few officers and soldiers of the Far Eastern Army standing beside them, and if anyone dared to be lazy and slack off, he would immediately be beaten with a whip. At this time, the side is surrounded by idle people in the city, smiling and watching the excitement.

When Qin Ergou came to Fuyunlai Restaurant again, he was also taken aback by the scene in the store. The hall that was deserted a few days ago is now full, and the restaurant is also very noisy, and the noise is very lively.

The diners in the restaurant saw Qin Ergou and several officers and soldiers from the Far East, and they all closed their mouths, and the entire restaurant was suddenly silent. Qin Ergou shook his head with a wry smile, turned around and walked out of the restaurant.

He Bensheng, who was behind the counter, saw Qin Ergou, hurriedly trotted out of the shop, came to Qin Ergou's side and said with a respectful smile: "Master Jun, are you ......here?"

Qin Ergou smiled and said, "I haven't been here for a few days, and business is good." We order lunch from you every day, so be busy. If I'm too busy, I'll order a meal at another place. ”

He Bensheng panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't...... Master, no one can delay your errand. You can rest assured that the meals for 400 people a day are guaranteed to be properly prepared for you. ”

"These weren't the people you came to this shop before, did they?"

He Bensheng nodded and said: "In the past, how could these merchants look down on me here, my restaurant has small profits and quick turnover, and the amount is full, and those who come here to eat are all bitter on the dock haha." Now that the canal is closed, these people have no livelihood, and now they are not coming. ”

Qin Ergou frowned when he heard this, then turned around and asked, "Lao He, there are quite a few people who eat on the dock, right?" ”

"There are no more, but there are always eighteen thousand people, all of whom eat with their strength, and they can't earn a penny of silver. Now that the grain has been fried to sky-high prices, the little they earn, after a hard day's work, is only enough to buy some rice and grain for their families to eat half full. ”

Listening to He Bensheng's words, Qin Ergou nodded solemnly, then waved his hand to the side, and led several Far Eastern officers and soldiers to leave the Fuyun Restaurant. (To be continued.) )