The words of the county order are only good in the county office. When you leave the yamen, half of it is left. When he gets out of town, no one cares about him! Therefore, when he was a magistrate in the Ming Dynasty, the official had to visit the local gentry when he took office. And the gentry will also be ready to meet the gifts. For example, to ensure that the first grain collection after the new official takes office is smooth, or simply to offer bribes. The future will depend on whether this official knows each other or not!

Later, if he is acquainted and can help the gentry and big families maintain their interests and exploit the small people, then he will not only be able to fill his own purse, but also become a capable official and a cadre in the mouth of the "people"! Promotion and wealth are no longer a problem!

If he fails to satisfy these gentry, he will find himself in a situation where he has nowhere to go, no one to obey, and no one to go out! No matter how serious it is, there will be a series of oolong incidents in the yamen, which will be irritating at best, or notorious and disgraced! Therefore, it is not unusual for the county order to choose not to help each other at this time, and even favor the Bloody Hand Gang. After all, no one wants to be held hostage!

Moreover, the county government has collected enough red envelopes from the Bloody Hands Gang this time, so naturally it will not interfere easily. I'm afraid that the county order is still thinking of taking the opportunity of the battle between the two parties to regain its rights! And these rights are one of the fundamentals of these gentry families to settle their lives in the local area, where they will easily let go!

When the strong man heard this, he said viciously: "If the county government doesn't care, I will organize my own family to level the Bloody Hand Gang!" ”

Huo Lao squinted his eyes and said, "How can you be flat?" The fat yellow man in the dice shop was originally a thug, and there were more than a dozen brothers under his hands. Or was he not broken by the Bloody Hand gang of each of them! Can your subordinates compare to the Yellow Fat Man's subordinates? ”

When the strong man heard this, his momentum suddenly leaked. said: "What then?" You can't really pay them, can you? ”

Huo Lao sighed and said, "I'm afraid the losses caused by the battle between the two sides during this period of time are far beyond the amount of money we have to pay, right?" Do they want a lot of money? Not much! We can't help the people of the county government anymore, and we can't fight them ourselves. What should I do if I don't pay? Is it just going to keep going on and on? ”

The strong man's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "That's right! We can pay to hire soldiers from the guard to fight the Bloody Hand Gang! ”

Huo Lao sneered and said, "Doesn't it cost you money to hire people from the guard?" And how long can you hire them? If the people are gone, and the Bloody Hand Gang comes to make trouble again, do you have to spend money to hire people again? And I think the Bloody Hand Gang has never been heavy-handed, and they have kept face. What if they poison the food? That series of lawsuits is enough for us to have a headache! Why don't we take a step back? And if the Bloody Hand Gang can really calm the market and protect our interests, we who take care of the home can be dismissed. This saves more money than you hand over! ”

The people present began to discuss again, and indeed many people were moved. But there are also people who resolutely refuse and are determined to fight with the Bloody Hand Gang! In their opinion, it is impossible to lose face! This affects their voice on the ground.

So everyone discussed and decided to delay it for a while longer, and then fight with the Bloody Hand Gang. So everyone went back to check on their own families, and searched around for the Bloody Hand Gang. The Bloody Hand Gang has been smashed to pieces, but it's useless if you don't find anyone. Who knows where these elusive people are?

Not long after, as the battle between the two sides became more and more intense, the methods of the Bloody Hand Gang became more and more serious. Anyone who has been raided by them will have their legs or arms broken. At the same time, the salt merchants in the city suddenly stopped selling salt to these wealthy families! These wealthy families panicked.

Their families have a large population, so they naturally use a large amount of salt. Especially those who have a restaurant business are the most panicked! Who would eat a meal without salt? And the Bloody Hand Gang did so well that they couldn't even buy salt elsewhere. They relied on the past to hand over to the salt merchant for questioning, and the salt merchant just smiled bitterly and shook his head, without saying a word more!

Because the surrounding salt roads are in Liu Pei's hands, those salt merchants naturally have to be obedient! Otherwise they won't even be able to buy salt! Liu Pei said that he was not allowed to sell to those gentry, so they naturally did not dare to sell it. And the power of those salt merchants is not small, and these wealthy families are not willing to tear their faces with them. So now they have no choice but to do it.

In that box, it was the same people as last time. But this time, they were just discussing how to convince themselves. After all, face is still needed! It was impossible for them to give in directly to the Bloody Hand Gang, which would shake their local strength.

After discussing for a long time, there was no good way, so they still asked Huo Lao to give everyone an idea. They don't want to be entangled with the Bloody Hand anymore now. Because if it continues to be entangled, the county order will really find a way to gradually take back some power, and the county order has already made some moves during this time. This is an outcome they never wanted.

Huo Lao said: "If you want to say a way, there is also a way. ”

Everyone asked Huo Lao what he could do? Huo Lao said: "We can ask the county government to come forward and donate a batch of silver taels to the Bloody Hand Gang to thank them for their actions in calming the place." ”

The people present applauded. In this way, although it is said that it is equivalent to paying the money, the face is retained, and the fight between the two sides is ended. That's good for everybody.

Huo Lao said: "Today, even if you count how much silver each family should pay, and then send the silver to my house." I'm going to talk to the prefectural order. If he wants to go so far, we will be more than Ck! Everyone nodded yes.

So a few days later, there was such a scene on the street. A group of people came out of the county office, and the first one was a gong and drum team, blowing and beating well. The sedan chair of the county order followed, and then the carriage and horses of a group of gentry followed. At the end was a group of housekeepers carrying a plaque covered with a red cloth. Along the way, they walked noisily towards the main altar of the Bloody Hand Gang. Curious people on the roadside followed.

Wait until you get closer. Liu Jiang, who has been hiding these days, has already appeared at the gate of the main altar. Today he did not wear a short dress in Hirasato, but a foreign suit. It's funny to wear a staff outfit on her somewhat skinny body! But no one present dared to laugh, because everyone knew that after today, Liu Jiang would be a hero in Jiaozhou City!

Liu Jiang stepped forward to greet the county magistrates and gentry. After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, the county magistrate first spoke impassionedly to the people. Then Huo Lao, the representative of the gentry, also spoke. This means that although the Bloody Hand Gang is a gang, they do not harm the local area, but actively maintain local law and order. The contribution to the local community is huge! In order to allow such a gang to continue to maintain, the local gentry and big families each donated a sum of silver to the Bloody Hand Gang, so that the Bloody Hand Gang could continue to maintain law and order.

Liu Jiang, who was in a foreign service, hurriedly stepped forward to thank the county order and the gentry for their maintenance, and said that he would definitely take it as his responsibility to maintain order in the market! So after everyone had a visit, the county magistrate personally removed the red silk on the plaque, and the black lacquer plaque revealed four big golden characters: Stable place!

Since then, Liu Pei has thoroughly mastered the two counties of Jiaozhou and Jimo. If you look at the map, you will find that the entire Jiaozhou Bay is wrapped under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhou, that is, the two counties. As long as he masters these two counties, no one will find out what he is doing in Jiaozhou Bay in the future.

PS: Today, I will never break my promise! Ask for a monthly pass for encouragement!