Li Zhi frowned.

Obviously, what this old man said was on behalf of the local people, and Li Zhi couldn't believe it all.

The people of Jinghai County have cultivated culture for more than ten years under the education of Li Zhi, and it is possible that the level of public morality is higher. But even if the people of Shanxi have not received Li Zhi's cultural training, there will always be some individuals who speak of public morality and quality. It stands to reason that these high-quality individuals should be able to make reputable deals as bosses and manage businesses.

However, according to this old man, the actual situation is that Shanxi people can only do business in Shanxi Street outside the city, and no family can even do business in the county.

This is very strange, obviously the real situation is not as simple as this old man said.

The antagonism between Jinghai locals and Shanxi outsiders seems to be not only economic, but also political and cultural.

Li Zhi asked, "This ancestral hall does not allow outsiders to enter?" ”

The old man who was kneeling on the ground said: "Back to the prince's words, this ancestral hall was built eight years ago by the local people of Jinghai County who pooled money one by one and spent 13,600 taels of silver. This land was bought by our local people, and these ancestral halls were built at the expense of the local people. ”

"Our local people revere the prince and spend money to build such an ancestral hall. But migrant workers don't revere the prince as much as we do. In the past, there were outsiders who entered the ancestral hall, and they were very disrespectful. So then we set a rule that only the local people were allowed to enter the ancestral hall to worship incense. ”

Li Zhi frowned when he heard this, and felt more and more that the two groups of people in Jinghai County were highly torn.

The three old men on the ground kowtowed on the ground and said with tears in their eyes: "Lord Wang! The people of Jinghai County have followed the prince to fight the world since the ninth year of Chongzhen, and he is really a loyal minister of the prince! There are 11,000 people in Jinghai County who have joined the Tiger Army! ”

"Lord Wang, look at the ancestral hall that our local people have built for the prince! Rajah! We really follow the prince wholeheartedly! ”

Hearing the words of these three elders, none of the officials behind Li Zhi spoke.

Obviously, they were a little moved by the words of these old men. After all, Jinghai County can be said to be the first territory to follow Li Zhi in addition to Fanjiazhuang. At the beginning, Li Zhigang became a petty official, and he reclaimed wasteland on a large scale in Jinghai County. Li Zhi was a little powerful, so he collected business taxes in Jinghai, and actually controlled all kinds of power in Jinghai County.

The local people can be said to be Li Zhi's original people. Among the soldiers of the Tiger Army, the number from Jinghai County was the largest. Li Zhi set up a primary and secondary school in Jinghai County early on, and there were many talents here who became Li Zhi's officials after receiving systematic education.

And the migrant workers in Shanxi have little to do with Li Zhi.

For Li Zhi's contribution, these outsiders working in private factories are not the same as the people of Jinghai.

There was a conflict between the locals of Jinghai and the outsiders, and the officials under Li Zhi subconsciously chose to help the locals of Jinghai. After all, most of these officials are from Tianjin.

Li Zhi noticed the abnormality of the subordinates behind him and glanced at everyone.

Li Xing coughed and said, "Big brother! No matter what dissatisfaction or grievances Shanxi workers have, they can't start with your statue of big brother! The murderer of this statue can be punished! ”

"Big brother, I don't think I need to say much about this, first of all, I arrested the Yang brothers and shot them. The matter of the host-guest fight will be investigated in detail. ”

The three elders on the ground were very excited when they heard Li Xing's words. They kowtowed to Li Xing and said loudly: "The second general is wise! ”

Li Xing hasn't heard anyone call himself the second general for a long time, this is still the name of the people to Li Xing when Li Zhi was the chief soldier, and Li Xing felt very cordial when he heard it.

Li Xing waved his sleeves and said: "Don't worry, the prince will definitely give you a clean slate!" Don't worry! ”

When the people in the main hall heard Li Xing's words, they all kowtowed to Li Zhi and Li Xing.

"Chitose Wangye!"

"The prince has no borders!"

"The second general is wise!"

Li Zhi frowned and didn't speak for a long time.

Gao Ligong, as the governor, is now responsible for the accident, and he does not dare to speak. Cai Huaishui, who has always been calm, walked up and said: "Lord Wang, Jinghai County is the first place to follow the prince, and we can't help but consider the feelings of the local people..."

Li Zhi frowned and glanced at Cai Huaishui unhappily.

Cai Huaishui's face turned white, and he understood that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly retreated.

Li Zhi said in a deep voice: "This matter is a little strange, we must find out!" ”

After saying this, Li Zhi stopped caring about the people around him and strode out of the city.

"He Qianyi!"

The magistrate of Jinghai County heard Li Zhi's call and hurriedly chased after him.

"The minister is here!"

"Lead the way! Check it out on Shanxi Street! “

The officials in the main hall looked at each other for a while, but there was no way, so they chased after them.

Seeing that the situation was not quite right, the three elders trembled and chased after Li Xing, pulled the corner of Li Xing's clothes and said, "Second General, you are the most trusted person of the prince!" You have to say a few good words for the people of Jinghai County! “

Li Xing looked at these old men, did not speak, and hurried towards Li Zhi.

Li Zhi mounted his horse and rode towards the "Shanxi Street" outside the city.

Just now I entered the county from the east gate near the railway station, but I still felt that the road was too peaceful. But at this time, Li Zhi walked to the west gate near Shanxi Street, but he found that the local police on the city gate were like a great enemy. These policemen stood near the city gate with their handcuffs in handcuffs, and they were faintly in formation, as if to guard against the enemy's attack.

Lee Sik felt more and more that the situation was serious.

After walking three miles to the west, a small town appeared in front of it. The name of "Shanxi Street" is called Street, in fact, it has developed into a large town covering a large area over the years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a city. Jinghai Zhixian leaned over to Li Zhima and said: "Lord Wang, there is Shanxi Street in front, and the town is full of Shanxi migrant workers. ”

Li Zhi looked at the town and felt that although the town was big, it was obviously poorer than Jinghai County. The houses are all built very small and narrow, and the roads in the town are very narrow, and it does not look like the town of Tianjin from a distance.

The local people in Tianjin Town have become rich one by one, and the houses they have built are tall and decent, not to mention carved beams and paintings.

The town has clearly been mobilized, and the streets of the town are piled with dilapidated furniture, tables and chairs, and the roads have been cordoned off. Behind these "barricades" stood Shanxi workers armed with swords, on high alert. Even on the roof of the house, there were people standing on the lookout.

Li Xing suddenly caught up with a horse and said loudly: "Big brother! You can't pass like this, danger! ”

Li Zhi stopped his horse and stood outside the town to observe for a while.

The people in the town were a little panicked when they saw a large number of people in big red robes riding over. Many people ran out of the house and stood at the entrance of the town to look around, as if they didn't know what to do.

Li Zhi waved his horsewhip and said, "The widow even dares to break into the iron cavalry formation of the Tartars, don't they dare to enter the town of the factory workers?" ”

After saying this, Li Zhi threw his horsewhip and rode towards "Shanxi Street".

Li Xing didn't dare to slack off, and rushed up with more than two dozen guards and protected Li Zhi's side.

The guards behind Li Zhi beat out the guard of honor that had been wrapped all the way. All kinds of flags, golden melons, golden rods and the like were raised, and the most conspicuous one was the Qizi King Banner embroidered with a four-clawed golden dragon.

The workers in the "Shanxi Street" saw those flags and gradually understood that this was Li Zhi, the king of Qi.

Those "strongmen" with swords did not dare to confront King Qi, and one by one they knelt on both sides of the road and threw their swords on the ground.

Seeing that the "enemies" were all kneeling, Li Xingchang breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zhi rode slowly through the "barricades" and rode into the narrow-looking and dilapidated "Shanxi Street".