Chapter 117: The Young Man in Cloth stepped forward
But I'm not as bullying as them, and I can't afford this crime, so I'm sorry for my ancestors and ancestors, after all, it's not easy for them to conquer this big country, how dare you rebel when you come to me. So he replied to the county magistrate of Tangyin County: What the county magistrate said is not right, although I am a grain merchant, but I am also a citizen of the Great Song Empire. The imperial court has repeatedly issued repeated orders to uphold the principle of voluntary loans, strictly prohibit the compulsory apportionment of quotas by prefectures, prefectures, prisons, military units, and counties, and implement the 20 percent annual interest rate, of which 5 percent of the county-level finance has 5 percent of the revenue, which is reserved for local finance and does not need to be supplied to the imperial court. But why did your county force the people under its rule to take out loans, and why did you privately raise the loan interest rate to 40 percent?
In the face of my words, the people behind me burst into warm applause to show their support and recognition. Seeing this formation, the county order was obviously a little embarrassed, because it was not easy to refute, but the county order was worthy of being a county order, and after being in the officialdom for so long, he naturally had rich experience in dealing with this kind of thing on the spot, and then coughed and shouted loudly: Give me silence. After all, it is a local parent official, and for ordinary people, there is still a huge majesty, and in the face of the anger of the parent official, the people naturally quickly quieted down. Then the county order continued: You and the others gathered at the gate of the county government, which has seriously interfered with the normal operation of the chaotic official mansion. This official once again affirmed that this loan matter is related to the promotion of the new policy of the imperial court, regarding the security of national defense, and now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the whole world is celebrating, in order to consolidate national defense construction and develop the local economy, the imperial court adheres to the original intention of taking it from the people to the people, so it implements this tax office (industrial and commercial money village) and Chang Ping (agricultural money bank). The purpose is to let the people avoid the suffering of private usury, and solve the worries of having no capital for farming and no capital for business. With such a good policy, you and others openly gathered at the door of the government to make trouble, isn't this a contempt for the imperial court? If it doesn't disperse quickly, the official will not blame the past, and if he is obsessed with it again, the official will deal with it seriously. After speaking, he raised his big hand, and then the official raised his gun forward and made an attack.
I have to admire the eloquence of this county magistrate, who can explain the atrocities so perfectly, and also talk about the new deal, national defense construction, the development of the local economy, and other high-level hats, and also speak out about private usury and so on. Indeed, I also feel that the Oscar winner owes this county magistrate a little golden man. But often things are like this, the people who say the government basically believe it, even if they don't believe it, they will also put their doubts in their hearts, after all, there is a powerful state apparatus there, although the righteousness is desirable, but when it comes to their own interests, it will completely stop the fire, with the action of the official lifting a single hook gun, the people behind him involuntarily took a few steps back, and then began to whisper, as if what the county commander said also makes sense, yes, the king in our village will charge an interest rate of 40% for half a year, and the government is only 40 percent a year, yes, yes, yes, we are the same, the interest rate of usury in the private sector is indeed much higher than that of the government, if you can't pay it off, you will violently collect it, and even directly detain your family, it's too terrifying. Yes, yes, the loan is still a housekeeper, after all, it is also a contribution to the country, we want loans, we want to be patriotic......
For the sudden change of words, I was also drunk, but I could only shake my head helplessly, it was really not as fast as the plan was not as fast as the change, the words that were indignant just now were still warm, and now they are all changing their faces, thinking about it is also after all, this is human nature, and the words are divided into two ends. Looking around, the guards were still reliableNo matter how the officers and soldiers changed and intimidated, they directly chose to ignore them, and they kept surrounding me in the center of the circle. Just when I was disheartened and about to go back, suddenly a young man in cloth squeezed out of the crowd, quickly came to the front of the mansion, and then turned to the crowd and shouted: Fellow villagers, please be quiet, I have something to say, everyone please be quiet. In an instant, the crowd fell silent, and at this time, the eyes of the county commander, me, and others were focused on this cloth-clothed young man.
The cloth-clothed young man standing in front obviously had the courage to stand up, his face was a little ruddy at this time, and then he paused and said: Fellow villagers, I am Gao Laozhuang, my name is Gao Yingjun, and my three aunts in the suburbs of Beijing wrote that the interest rate of this pawnhouse (industrial and commercial bank) and Changping (agricultural bank) is indeed 20%, and it is not mandatory. What this official said is right, don't be misled by the government. I can testify, don't be fooled, with such a high interest, we farmers are busy all year round, and the more we farm, the more we lose money, the villagers say yes! These words also directly hit the key point of the people, yes, such a high interest, this land is also white, if there is a disaster or God does not reward food, it will be a big loss. Then someone responded, this brother is right, we don't say it, and in the end, there is the interest money from the government. This thing is so obedient, there are one and there are two, Chinese has always been united, but it is just a leader who is missing, the so-called spark can start a prairie fire, maybe this young man in cloth is like that flame at this time, igniting the anger in everyone's hearts, and then more people will pick it up, and finally it will become a state of excitement, and the onlookers will be ignited instantly, and then the sound of scolding will sound at the gate of the mansion, wearing a long and far away......
As soon as the county magistrate saw that the good guy had finally appeased the people's emotions, he was disturbed by this cloth-clothed young man Gao Yingjun, so he was furious, his face changed suddenly, and then he whispered to the county lieutenant beside him: Such a bad people, if they are not punished, I am afraid it will be difficult to calm down, take down this person. As soon as the county lieutenant heard this, he led a team of officials to come over to the cloth-clothed young man Gao Yingjun, which had to admire the government's skills in taking people, that is, he tied up the cloth-clothed young man Gao Yingjun in a moment, and at this time, the cloth-clothed young man Gao Yingjun shouted loudly: Why arrest me, let go of me, let go of me. But it was useless, the government didn't bird him at all, and then he was taken into custody in the government office, and then the county order shouted to the crowd again: Quiet, quiet, if you dare to gather to make trouble, the official will arrest and put you in prison. As he spoke, he pointed at everyone menacingly. As the cloth-clothed young man was arrested by the officers and soldiers, a lot of anger suddenly broke out in the crowd, and the sound of letting people go was endless, and the anger of the county order added fuel to the fire, and then the crowd was a little out of control, and the little six sons beside me saw this and said: Huang shopkeeper, or let's go back first and see the development of the gaffe behind, after all, there are too many people on the scene, I'm afraid there will be changes. In addition, Steward Wang is behind the crowd, and he must be worried about the abnormality, otherwise we will go and stay first.
I saw that what Xiao Liuzi said made sense, so I nodded, and then said to the four King Kongs: Let's go back first. So I was under the escort of everyone, slowly left and squeezed to the back, to the back of the crowd, I saw the long-eyed Steward Wang and others, seeing us squeezing out of the crowd, Steward Wang quickly ran towards me, panting and said: Huang Shopkeeper, you finally came out, it was so chaotic just now, but the old slave and others were worried. I smiled and said, it's okay, it's okay, let's go find an inn to stay in first. Then he instructed the Eastern Evil Yuan Minfeng to stay and check the specific situation and then come over to report, and then Steward Wang nodded, and then ordered the convoy to turn around and follow us.
Then we came to a hotel called Yuelai Inn to stay, and when I got to the room, I called Wang Er, the head of the guards of the Imperial City Division, and said: "Er, today we are going to live in Tangyin County, you contact the local Imperial City Department personnel, and inquire specifically about the situation of the county order in Tangyin County and the loan policy interest rate. Wang Er was stunned and had no extra words, after listening to my instructions, he turned around and left, and I was also stunned, could it be that people who practice martial arts are so withdrawn? Then he instructed the steward Wang to arrange everyone's lives, after all, there are still some girls and young and old, and then ordered Qinglong to coordinate the guards on duty tonight, I see that the county order has noticed us today, just in case, tonight's guards should arrange light and dark sentinels. After arranging the specific affairs, I still feel a little uneasy in my heart, and I always feel that today's events are not so easy to pass. Then I simply didn't want to, after all, I was a little tired today, so I just rested first.
When I woke up, I felt a lot better, probably because I went to the government with many people just now, and I was tired of shouting and shouting. Immediately called Xiao Liuzi, Xiao Liuzi heard the call and gently pushed the door, and said with a smile on his face: Huang Shopkeeper, you are awake, I will fetch water for you, by the way, Steward Wang and Yuan Minfeng of the East Evil came just now, and I saw that the Huang shopkeeper was resting, so I didn't let them disturb you. I nodded and said, "Wait a minute, call them over." Xiao Liuzi responded and left.
Soon after I washed up, I saw Steward Wang and Yuan Minfeng, the Eastern Evil, come to salute and greet him, so I asked directly: What is the specific situation over there. The eastern evil Yuan Minfeng immediately saluted and said: Qi Yu Huang shopkeeper, after all of you left, the people around the gate of the county government are still excited, and at this time, the county order saw that everyone had not retreated, so he was anxious, so he ordered the officials to take people, and then the county government gate was a chaos, the officers and soldiers and many people were entangled with each other, the scene was out of control for a while, due to the large number of onlookers, and the county officials injured people, it further intensified the contradictions, and then began to take the roadside stones and began to throw them at the officers and soldiers, Later, more and more people picked up all kinds of items and threw them at the gate of the county office, and the officers and soldiers also directly used single-hook guns against the people when they saw this, and the onlookers ran while throwing them, and they confronted each other like this.
But after all, the officers and men were obviously inferior in numbers, and after arresting a few people, they devoted their main energies to guarding the county office. Just as the next official was about to return, suddenly a lot of officers and soldiers came from outside the city, and then they began to arrest people in the streets, and the people scattered when they saw this, and the officers and soldiers chased along the streets. According to the subordinate officials, the officers and soldiers who came were the officers and soldiers of the state capital, as well as some of the van troops.