This time is different from the past. When these teams entered the city, people from the county government came forward to explain.
These goods are not allowed to be scattered in various residences, so as to avoid disturbing the people and fire, but should be stored in a unified manner, and the government can provide warehouses.
After hearing this, many people were confused.
What is this doing
Xue Zhixian, who eats people and doesn't spit out bones, has collected too much money, and his conscience is uneasy. He plans to spit out some to benefit the common people
However, after going through all the things before, no one thinks that way now. The major commercial firms that have been scammed several times have been very petty and earnestly inquired about various matters about the government's provision of warehouses.
After I asked, I found out that I still had to collect money. I knew that Xue Zhixian, who eats people and doesn't spit out bones, will not let go of such a good opportunity to make money.
"You guys are forced to buy and sell! What if we don't need the warehouse you provided?" A middle-aged man in dark blue robes reasoned with the yamen guarding the city gate.
There was a convoy behind him, about a dozen cars, and after these cars, there were many people waiting to enter the city.
Today, Dinghai County has changed a lot. Although the city gate has not changed much, it has been cleaned up. The city walls that were originally gray and black and covered with rotten moss were shoveled clean, and the square in front of the city gate was leveled, looking extraordinarily brighter than before.
Not only that, but now the gatekeepers and yamen uniforms are all newly changed, Yishui's Tsing Yi, soap cap, red cloth armor, and a red tassel broadsword around his waist, he looks extraordinarily majestic.
"It's not that we are forced to buy or sell. Our master ordered the people below to check the old files. In the past year alone, there have been four fires, burning down more than ten houses, and burning more than 20 people. You all know why these are, so our master specially ordered people to build a warehouse. There are no residential houses near the warehouse, and it is specially equipped with a fire wall and fire ditch to ensure the safety of the goods. Of course, if you don't want to use it Alright, then wait outside, don't go into the city." A doorman said.
"you-"
"If you don't want to go in, get out of the way quickly. There are still many people waiting to enter the city. This steward, don't say that we are bad for you. Our Dinghai County has always been rainy, and now it's the rainy season. Great, it's not worth the loss."
The blue-clothed middle-aged man tensed his face and didn't speak, obviously annoyed.
Seeing this, the yamen led them to the side to let them go. If it was replaced by the previous city gate, it would definitely be blocked at the moment, but now the square in front of the city gate has been widened, and if you move it to the side, it can still be vacated. There is room for people behind to enter early.
Many people who were waiting to enter the city behind had seen this scene.
Some people are unwilling to use the government's warehouse due to their worries, but some people travel long distances to deliver goods, and they are already very tired and just want to find a place to rest for a while. After asking the price, I felt that it was almost the same as the usual rental housing, so I nodded and agreed.
At this time, a yamen came with a deed. The text on the deed was concise and to the point, about how many warehouses were rented, how long it took, and what the price was. There are lessors, there are lessees, and of course there are obligations of the lessors. For example, they will ensure that the other party's goods will not go wrong. If there is an incident of being stolen or burned, the price will be compensated.
The renter is naturally in the name of the government.
Seeing this deed, some people cheered: "You guys still pay a lot of attention."
The yamen who took the deed to sign for him smiled and said, "This is the rule set by the adults of my family. The adults of my family have said that collecting money from people and eliminating disasters with others is a matter of their own accord. Words have no basis, and words are the basis. , let you feel at ease with your money."
The man couldn't stop laughing, took the deed, signed his name with a swipe of a pen, and paid the rent, and then someone specially led them into the city gate.
There is no doubt that this is like opening a special passage. Originally, there were two places in front of the city gate. On one side, ordinary people passed by, and the motorcade was on the other side.
The rent is paid here, and there are yamen there who will push the ordinary people back and make a special way for the motorcade to pass. Just a short while later, the convoy entered the city, making those who were still waiting in the queue behind them with envy.
Out of the city gate, the scene in front of me is different.
I saw a large road that could accommodate six carriages in parallel without crowding, facing the crowd. The road is wide, and the place looks open and bright, which is particularly refreshing.
The leader of the convoy spoke to the yamen who was in charge of leading the way: "Look at this situation, I am afraid that your county magistrate has spent a lot of time?"
"Then what you said, for this renovation of the county seat, our master made a lot of effort, and we hired thousands of people just to work. Let's talk about this road, but it took five or six days to repair thousands of people without food or sleep. ."
"That's a lot of work."
The yamen glanced at the other party, and when he saw the man dressed like a manager, he started chatting with him: "Don't think I don't know you business people, how can we be shabby behind the scenes, saying that he eats people and doesn't spit out bones. I want to be fair. Our master made the money, but he didn’t get it alone. With so many people below, who’s family doesn’t support the family for three generations. There are also roads and warehouses and those The wages of the laborers are all purses paid by our masters themselves."
As soon as this topic was mentioned, the other party naturally didn't want to talk to the yamen again, but he also didn't want to offend the other party, he just said haha with a look of disapproval on his face.
As soon as the yamen saw the face of this man, he knew what the other party was thinking, and he didn't bother to explain any further.
Soon he reached the west of the city, and he saw a towering stone wall at the end of his line of sight.
This stone wall is about two feet high, and there is a gate in the middle. The gate is also an enlarged version. People who don't know think which city they have reached.
When they got to the gate, the yamen jumped out of the car and shouted at the observation deck on the stone wall, and then something was thrown down, only to find that it was a bamboo basket tied with a rope.
The yamen took out a sign from his body and said to the leader: "If you come again in the future, after paying the rent, someone will give you such a wooden sign. On it is written the number of the warehouse you rented. , and the lease time. Only if you give this wooden sign to the person above, someone will open the door for you, and only with this wooden sign can you transport the goods out."
As he spoke, he put the wooden sign into the bamboo basket.
When he released his hand, the bamboo basket was pulled up, and the huge wooden door opened from the inside after a while.
After passing this door, it is considered to be truly entering the warehouse.
I saw rows of tall and towering warehouses standing there, each of which was bigger than people imagined. There is no window on the barn, only one door, all of which are made of blue bricks, which are very solid and solid at first glance.
"This barn is nice."
The yamen smiled smugly and said, "Unfortunately, the time is urgent, so only these twenty buildings were built first. I didn't say that you should come in early and feel at ease. Those who are reluctant to give up money will suffer sooner or later."
When he mentioned this, the other party was too lazy to pay attention to him, and then he moved the goods in one by one for placement.
At this time, it is necessary to use coolies, and the yamen said calmly: "Don't worry, people will be here soon."
As soon as the voice fell, a group of men in short brown clothes came.
Generally, the coolies are dressed like this. But today it's a little more fancy than ever. I saw that these people were wearing short brown and also had a vest over it, and the two characters Dinghai were written on the vest.
There was no need for the leader to speak, the yamen winked, and these men silently stepped forward to unload the goods.
The team leader smacked his mouth: "Could it be that your master made this again? It's a good way to make money." This man's face was half-smiling, and when he heard the words, there was a bit of sarcasm.
The yamen seemed to have not heard it, and replied with a smile: "It's really arranged by our master. Our master said that as a parent official, we naturally have to guard the herdsmen and the people. Don't think that this does not cost money, and the wages that should be given can be divided into two parts. The points can’t be less, but the county government doesn’t take a penny, it’s the laborers who get it.”
This leader thinks it's strange, and Xue Zhixian is not too plucked
Seeing to see this person's thoughts, the yamen said again: "Every time you come here, there are always people in the county beating people because of robbing workers, and there are even countless bloodshed between the two villages. People set up a Dinghai labor union to manage the work of these people. Don’t blame me for talking too much, now in Dinghai County, without going through the Dinghai labor union, you probably can’t find labor to work for you.”
Hearing this, the leader was immediately stunned, not because of the previous words, but because he couldn't find labor to work for you.
At the same time, at the city gate.
Some people entered the city, and some people did not.
The reason for not entering the city is because of prudence, and in addition to being unable to be the master of the house, I want to wait for a message from above.
These people who escort goods are usually used to traveling around, and naturally they are not afraid of sleeping in the wild. Since he made up his mind not to enter the city, he ordered people to camp on the spot near the city gate, intending to survive the day.
As time went by, it gradually approached the afternoon.
There are more and more people camping near the city gate, but they are separated from each other and do not talk to each other.
The gate of the city was already empty, and a gatekeeper came over and shouted: "If you want to enter the city, hurry in. Our master said this early in the morning that it will rain in the afternoon. If the goods get in the rain, I'm afraid they will be destroyed."
No one paid any attention to him, but they all looked at him with sarcasm.
Now that it's the summer of June, the sky is only about to catch fire, and then look at the sky without clouds, and there are still violent storms, and again with the phrase 'our master said', your masters will only die for money!
At this time, a black and thin old man with a backpack came over and said, "Listen to this official, the old man has been in Dinghai for decades, and he is familiar with the weather here. Gale."
It's a pity that no one paid any attention to him. He just thought it was Xue Zhixian, who eats people and doesn't spit out his bones.
Seeing the appearance of these people, the doorman immediately got angry, and it was the old man who persevered and told these teams about the abnormal weather one by one.
After talking for a while, seeing that these people were indifferent, the old man sighed and walked away slowly.
Someone in the team looked at his back with a heavy expression.
After a while, a convoy suddenly moved, and the tents that had been pitched were dismantled, planning to enter the city.
"I didn't expect the Jinhua Zhou family to be so timid, they were actually scared off by an old man."
This Jinhua Zhou family refers to the people from the Zhou family of Jinhua House, which is also the leading family in Jinhua. Originally, according to the usual practice, even if everyone tacitly agreed, they would not nominate the Dao surname, and the person who spoke this obviously broke the rules.
But if you understand the relationship between the Liu family and the Zhou family where this person is located, you can probably understand why the needle is pointed at Maimang.
"I'm just a delivery manager, and I can't bear the responsibility of damaging the goods. If your Liu family is not afraid, just continue to stay, why bother with me."
After speaking, the convoy gradually drove towards the city gate, but the steward of the Liu family turned around and returned to the tent with a sneering look.
Seeing that the Zhou family moved, a few more teams also hesitated and followed into the city, leaving only seven or eight teams left. The rest of these people, because of the previous departure of the convoy, were inevitably a little uneasy and discussed in private.
"Steward, if we don't go in, it will take at least two days for the people above to speak. And there are still goods from other places in the past few days, so we can't put all the goods here. Dinghai is near the sea, the weather at sea is ever-changing, and it is rainy in summer, even if we survive this day, who would dare to say that it will not rain in the next few days.”
This is also the main reason why some teams have changed their minds before.
Generally, in order to conceal people's eyes and ears, they do not ship the goods at one time, but go in several batches. Today is only the first batch. In the days to come, there will be a lot of goods shipped from all over the world, and they can't all be piled here.
Zuo But every time he has to rent residential houses as warehouses, whoever rents is not renting, it is better to rent the government. Although he knew it in his heart, the surnamed Xue succeeded again, but in the end each family had their own concerns.
Today, the name of Xuezhi County, Dinghai County, is known to many people. Anyone in the Zhejiang area who is involved in this smuggling business will not know the deeds of this person.
Mention him with hatred, but the key point is that this person is the local parental official, and no one can pass him. When it comes to this, some people naturally miss the former Liu magistrate, but that magistrate is more obedient, so how can so many things happen.
Next, two more teams entered the city, leaving only five.
And the fewer people there are, the more uneasy these people are, but the Liu family's steward still sneered.
But soon, he was beaten in the face.
Just after Shen Shi was halfway through, the sunny sky suddenly became overcast.
It was cloudy and gloomy all at once, and a manic factor reverberated in the air, signaling the coming storm.
Immediately, someone jumped up and greeted his men to quickly set up and enter the city. Some smart people just let people drive the car to the city gate, but they don't even plan to ask for those tents.
Only the steward of the Liu family still said stubbornly: "What a panic, it won't rain."