Chapter 66: Rebellion

And the development of things was by no means as Zhang Shuting expected. In other words, Zhang Shuting only felt that he had participated in a meeting in the morning, and he was bored, but how did he know that except for Zhang Lianqi's close ministers, in fact, many people who attended the meeting were not happy.

Therefore, many people not only did not go to the banquet of Qingchunyong outside the north gate, because it was the end of the month in five days, and if there was a good relationship on weekdays, they would gather in one place in the afternoon to discuss how to deal with it.

However, if everyone didn't get together to discuss, it was nothing, and when everyone got together to discuss, someone inquired from the county office and said that the reason why the new governor set up the county chamber of commerce in such a hurry and wanted to increase the business surcharge was Zhang Lianqi's idea.

Not only was Zhang Lianqi's idea, but the sudden increase in taxes this time was not entirely aimed at strengthening domestic law and order and increasing police funds, but had other plans. For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the territory.

However, Zhang Shuting didn't know all this. Zhang Shuting was still bored in his heart, Zhang Lianqi became the president of this temporary chamber of commerce, and he probably needed to be extra cautious in dealing with things in the future.

Therefore, after the end of the day, Zhang Shuting sat for a long time, smoked for an unknown number of pots, made the room full of smoke, and did not come up with a good way, but after a few bags of cigarettes, his mood calmed down a lot.

After his mood calmed down, he seriously thought about the current matter, and finally decided that he would talk about it slowly when he went abroad to collect sorghum, and as for whether he had to pay more additional tax, he would have to wait to see the attitude of the big guys.

However, what he never expected was that before he could see the attitude of the big guy, the next morning, Zhang Lianqi brought a section chief surnamed Yao from the second section of the county office to the door.

When Zhang Shuting saw it, he was stunned, but before he could talk, he saw Zhang Lianqi first hug his fist, and spoke to him with a smile.

"The temporary chamber of commerce had a treat outside the north gate yesterday, and Brother Zhang, as a major member of the chamber of commerce, was not invited to the banquet, I don't know if I have an opinion on Zhang, or on the arrangement of the county office. Just listen to Zhang Lianqi said.

If it is said that Zhang Shuting was nominated as the main member of the Chamber of Commerce this time, it is not false, but Zhang Shuting is not interested in the Chamber of Commerce, and he is even more opposed to Zhang Lianqi's character as the president. So, of course, he wouldn't take it to heart that he was a major member of the Chamber of Commerce.

However, when he saw Zhang Lianqi hugging his fist, he also politely hugged Zhang Lianqi and said politely:

"At that time, the younger brother had something important to do on the pot, so he couldn't go to the banquet. If there is anything wrong, please forgive Brother Zhang! ”

When Zhang Lianqi heard this, he laughed again:

"Since Brother Zhang is busy, then we will avoid being polite, and the family will no longer talk to the two families, and it will save Brother Zhang from being delayed for too long!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly stopped laughing, and pointed to Section Chief Yao of the Second Section beside him with a serious face:

"I am here today with Section Chief Yao completely on the orders of Governor Gu. Guzhi County said that Brother Zhang's South Burning Pot is the largest burning pot in Ansu Realm, with a good reputation and far-reaching influence. I want Section Chief Yao and I to come to do the work of Brother Zhang, hoping that the elder brother can understand the difficulties of the county office and take the lead in setting an example in the increase in additional tax silver. ”

When Zhang Shuting heard Zhang Lianqi say this, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, knowing that this time, Zhang Lianqi really wanted to rush at him first.

But when he was hesitating and thinking about how to reply to Zhang Lianqi next, he listened to Section Chief Yao, who had been standing on the side and had not spoken.

"To say that the first to set an example, yesterday afternoon, President Zhang was the first to take the lead in paying the part of the tax that should be paid for his own pot to the second section, the income of Zhang's shopkeeper on the pot is better than the income of President Zhang's pot, and this flood is also the lightest among the owners, so it should take the lead!" I heard the second section chief Yao interject with a smile.

When Zhang Shuting heard this, his heart became more and more troubled, but he still smiled slightly:

"Section Chief Yao's words are a little wrong. This time, I lost more than 100,000 buckets of sorghum, how can I say that the loss is the lightest, and I am not the one with the best income among the owners, why should I take the lead in taking the lead? ”

As soon as Zhang Lianqi heard Zhang Shuting's words, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was exposed to death in a gentle manner, so he laughed and said:

"It's useless to talk too much to each other, let's come to the south to burn the pot, it is completely on the orders of Governor Gu, and we will act completely according to his instructions, as for Brother Zhang's big loss, small or small, whether it is with this head or without this head, only Brother Zhang thinks about it himself!"

After speaking, he said:

"We deliberately ran this trip, and it was all for Brother Zhang's good!"

When Zhang Shuting heard this, he was so angry that his nose almost didn't tilt to the side. Not only was his nose almost crooked, but the key was that when he heard Zhang Lianqi take a solid governor and a solid governor, he was disgusted in his heart. Not only was he disgusted, but he also suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation.

In other words, Zhang Lianqi didn't come to the pot, he still had luck and was ready to act when the time came. Seeing Zhang Lianqi's sudden visit, he faintly felt that this time, if it was really as the merchants said, they would not pay this part of the tax silver, and the first one to take it for the knife would probably be him Zhang Shuting and Runquanyong Pot.

Therefore, after Zhang Lianqi and the surname Yao left, Zhang Shuting discussed with Qi Zhankui's grandson or Mr. Zhang again.

But for such a thing, there is no better way than to honestly hand over the tax money. In other words, if it is not handed over at that time, once the county office deals with it in accordance with the revolutionary military law, I am afraid that the unlucky person can only be himself.

Therefore, discussions come and go, and there is really no better way to discuss. Therefore, in the end, Zhang Shuting couldn't help but sigh subconsciously.

But Zhang Shuting didn't lament this, because he couldn't think of a good way, and he was at the mercy of others, Qi Zhankui and Mr. Zhang only complained about the darkness of the world, while Lao Sun was more indignant. After Zhang Shuting finished lamenting this, he saw Lao Sun angrily slap the table and said:

"What's the use of lamenting the owner, I want to say, instead of waiting for Zhang Lianqi to rectify us like this, it's better for us to turn against him first!"

When Zhang Shuting, Qi Zhankui, and Mr. Zhang heard this, they were shocked again. After coming back to his senses, Zhang Shuting couldn't help but ask helplessly:

"You said it lightly, he opened and closed his mouth to be a solid governor, how can he rebel?"

When Lao Sun heard this, he was a little unconvinced:

"If you want to say that my grandson has also lived a lot of age, I don't understand the big reason, but I understand that the officials force the people, and the people will oppose this truth."

As he spoke, he said:

"As early as the year of Gengzi, Yangmaozi bullied many of us so much that we couldn't raise our heads, aren't we also the opposite, although we have killed a lot of people, but in the end, Yangmaozi is still afraid of us!"

It's good that Lao Sun didn't mention the Boxer Rebellion back then, but this mention only scared Mr. Zhang and shook his hand at him angrily and said:

"I said Lao Sun, don't mention the Boxer Rebellion back then, if it wasn't for the old boss who asked the guy to bury you in the cellar in time, I'm afraid you would have died!"

After speaking, he said:

"If Ermaozi found you out of the cellar at that time, I am afraid that you would not have died at that time, including the old boss and those of us who were buddies, I am afraid that you will die with you!"

Seeing that Mr. Zhang was angry, Lao Sun was a little cautious and said:

"My grandson is just talking about this truth. I didn't say that I wanted to kill Governor Gu and Zhang Lianqi like I did when I killed Yang Maozi and Ermaozi! ”

Zhang Shuting didn't say anything when he heard him, but when he saw Lao Sun talking about this, he couldn't help but look at everyone and said:

"I think Lao Sun is right, the officials force the people, and the people will rebel Since ancient times, this is the principle, we might as well simply make trouble and make him the governor rebel!"

When everyone heard this, they were so shocked that they all looked at Zhang Shuting, and even Lao Sun was surprised when he heard it and asked:

"Rebellion, you won't be angry, right?!"