Wang Dalang weighed the radish for the buyer, saw Mo Tai and the two people coming over, and said, "Brother Mo, Sixth Brother Yao has been in the yamen for two or three days, is there any news?" Suddenly there was no him here, and I was not used to it. ”

Mo Tai said: "Which of us who is doing this business has not done anything?" I heard that I've been investigating, it's nothing more than who I fought with today, and no one was allowed to come in to sell vegetables yesterday, and so on, it's all trivial, nothing. ”

Wang Dalang said: "That's the case. Sixth Brother Yao is the person we watch every day, what big deal can it be? ”

The two of them gossiped for a while, and Motai went around the stalls with the others.

Wang Dalang sighed: "What a happy day, why was the sixth brother arrested?" Without him here to watch, the huge vegetable market doesn't know what to mess up with. Alas—"

A citrus seller next to him said: "Big brother, don't say that, the sixth brother is here, we are happy, but there are also people who are unhappy." ”

Wang Dalang said: "How can there be? As long as we pay a consistent amount of money every month here, the sixth brother will ensure that everything is okay for us. You don't know, there are a lot of idle people in the market now, and there is no Sixth Brother Town, so I don't know how many people in this market are going to mess up! ”

The man said: "What the eldest brother said is right, you can pay a lot of money, not a small amount." According to the rules set by the Emperor Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty, the melons, fruits and vegetables grown by the farmers themselves do not pay taxes when they are sold. The government still doesn't collect our taxes, but the sixth brother wants to collect our usual money. ”

Wang Dalang said: "The sixth brother works hard, and he should receive the same money. Without him, we would not be able to do business with peace of mind, and we would only be more troubled at that time. You don't know, since ancient times, when doing business, you have to have a tooth people's guild to manage it, otherwise there will be countless chaos. The government abolished the Tooth People's Guild, but only people like Sixth Brother came out and managed the market. ”

The man said: "Brother, we are all the same, there are nearly 100 vendors in this market, and it can be nearly 100 yuan a month, not a small amount of money!" There is a sixth brother in charge of this place, and those poor families who can't afford the usual money for this month can't do business. There are six brothers, and within a mile or two of the surroundings, they are not allowed to set up stalls outside. Not everyone is like Da Lang, who has a lot of land at home and doesn't pay attention to the usual money. ”

Wang Dalang said: "I can't even get the usual money out for a month, what kind of business do I have?" It naturally makes sense for the sixth brother to do this. ”

The man shook his head, ignored Wang Dalang, and sold oranges to passers-by.

The market is close to a residential area with many residents and business is excellent. By selling vegetables here, Wang Dalang's family lived a very comfortable life. The fourth brother is just studying, ignoring his livelihood, and his life is still very relaxed. In his heart, Yao Aliu, who protects the peace here, is a great character, and the government arrested him, but the chief didn't have long eyes.

In fact, of course, this is not the case, and not every vendor can afford it. Especially for those who sell fruits and vegetables, the business is not accurate, and sometimes it is inevitable that there will be difficulties. The sixth brother said that if you can't pay the money, you are not allowed to set up a stall, and there are many troubles.

More importantly, in order to ensure business here, within a mile or two of the surroundings, Yao Aliu does not allow small vendors to increase melons, fruits and vegetables. was caught by him, and he was beaten lightly, and the important ones were collected and driven out of the scope of his control. Because of these things, I don't usually know how many conflicts there are.

When local forces carve up the market, they must have the means to ensure their spheres of influence. Yao Aliu collects 100 yuan of protection money here a month, plus other businesses, and has seven or eight good men under his command, who specialize in fighting with people, and is not a good family.

Just when Wang Dalang sighed, he saw a few public servants enter the vegetable market, walked quickly to Mo Tai, and said sharply: "Your lawsuit has been committed, go back to the yamen with us!" ”

Mo Tai was about to argue when he was kicked to the ground, and several men came up and tied up.

Seeing that several of Motai's subordinates around him were about to make a move, the leading public said: "A few years ago, a villager went to the neighborhood to sell winter lotus root, and was robbed of the goods by Yao Aliu and Motai, and lured to a remote place to kill. Whoever dares to openly make trouble will be regarded as an accomplice and taken to the yamen! ”

As soon as these words came out, the people around were stunned, but they didn't expect Yao Aliu and these people to be involved in a life lawsuit, so they didn't dare to speak again. Watching the public take Motai, tie their arms, push and shove away.

When the people were far away, Wang Dalang closed his mouth and said, "Oh my God, why is the sixth brother still involved in a life lawsuit!" ”

The citrus seller said coldly: "This market, with an interest of one or two thousand yuan a year, what is it to kill someone!" ”

Wang Dalang closed his mouth and didn't dare to say anything. I see Yao Aliu walking around here every day, but I don't want him to make such a big case. A person who can kill people is certainly not a good person, and Wang Dalang doesn't want to get involved anymore.

In the county office, Bao Ke looked at the shape in his hand and wrinkled his head. After the public servants were transferred from the iron supervisor, and after the poor treatment of the Ye County officials involved, many major cases were suddenly dug up. Among them, there were as many as one or two dozen life lawsuits, which scared Bao Ke terribly.

The city fox society rat that was caught was originally a cruel meal, and its mouth was extremely strict. What to say and what not to say, they are very clear. No matter how you ask, it's all trifles. Public officials are different, they are taken to prison, punished for a long time, and say everything. What happened in Ye County, how could the big case be hidden from the eyes of the public officials? Not to mention, local powerful people need them to calm down the incident.

In most cases, the public officials only helped to cover up with the government, but did not participate, and their stakes in confessing were not great. Not to mention that in recent years, public officials have ceased to be on a rotational basis, and the original big households in Ye County are not rich at all compared with the current outsiders. The local powerful factions have combined with them, some of them have become the way of playing for big households, and some are blackmailing big households.

Thinking of what Du Zhongxiao said to himself the day before yesterday, Bao Ke only felt that his head was big. Judging from the current situation, if all the cases are investigated, not to mention the local city fox and society rats, even most of the public officials in Ye County are trapped.

Sighing, Bao Ke sat in his seat, not knowing what to do for a while. I am being sentenced, and I should have tried the case strictly, but in Ye County, there are no officials, and there is no local governing power, what should I do?

After thinking for a long time, Bao Ke said: "Go and invite Li Zhixian to come, I have something to say to him." ”

The guards promised to go out, and after a while, they invited Li Qi, the magistrate of Ye County.

The guest and host sat down, and Bao Ke said: "Zhixian, in the past two days, I have begun to treat officials poorly, and many big cases have appeared at once. If it's an ordinary case, it's just that, there are many life lawsuits in it, but you can't be careless. Now that the public has been transferred from the iron prison, they are just helping to do things, and after the case is heard, they will return to the iron prison. There are almost no officials here in Ye County, and the cattle and snakes on the market have been caught again, you have to be prepared, it won't take many days to be chaotic. At that time, what did you rely on to govern the place, did the county know in his heart? ”

Li Qi shook his head: "To govern the place, it is nothing more than to use local officials and errands. Here in Ye County, there are many and chaotic households, and it is difficult to use errands. Arresting so many officials at once, it is really difficult to treat the back. I will play the superintendent and prepare early. ”

Bao Ke shook his head: "What's the use of playing the eunuch?" Wu Zhijian was outside. I think it's best for you to go to Zhongcheng and ask what to do. ”

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