At the entrance of the county government in Daimyo Prefecture, the people gathered more and more.

The road in front of the county office is paved with bluestone floor tiles and is a small square. On one side of the small square is the gate of the prefectural office, on which is hung a plaque of the Daimyo Prefectural Office. On the other side is a thick wall of blue bricks, on which are hung with two pairs of inscriptions: "Love the people like a son" and "Zhengda Guangming".

In the middle of the small square, there is a large flagpole, which is the place where the county government flag is hung.

Most of the people gathered in the small square were ordinary people, and their faces were full of angry expressions. That anger was not a momentary act of righteous indignation, but like an outburst of depression that had been building up for years.

At the beginning, there were only a dozen hawkers-like people standing on the periphery of the square, staring at the officials at the entrance of the yamen from a distance of dozens of meters. But as the news of the closure of the vegetable market spread, more and more people soon came, squeezing towards the door of the yamen little by little.

The officials at the gate of the yamen were a little flustered.

The officials standing at the door are called soap pawns, and the leader of these soap pawns is a middle-aged squad leader. Seeing that the people were gathering more and more, the face of the middle-aged team leader changed. He stood at the door for a moment, and began to shout at the gathered people:

"What are you doing standing here? This is the important place of the yamen! DID YOU KNOW? “

"Go back! Go back! Don't stand in front of the yamen. “

The people and the hawkers looked at each other for a while.

The head of this squad is surnamed Liu, called Liu Qiyi, and he is the leader of more than 20 government officials, and he can stand up and speak in front of the county magistrate on weekdays, and he is a figure in Daimyo County. Usually, he takes two followers with him wherever he goes, and he is known as Daddy Liu.

Some businessmen and businessmen asked the county order to do things, and even asked this Daddy Liu's relationship to send money to the county magistrate through Daddy Liu.

If anyone offends Daddy Liu, it will really be a lawsuit.

Daddy Liu took a step forward abruptly and shouted: "I'll come and see after a stick of incense, who dares to stand in the square, I'll drag him into the yamen to play the board!" “

The crowd gathered at the gate of the county government was silent when they heard this.

Liu Qiyi sneered, shook his hand and walked into the gate of the county office.

But after taking a few steps inside, Liu Qiyi's face turned white and showed a panicked expression. His feet became faster and faster, and he ran towards the third hall of the county government.

"Sir! Master! “

The county magistrate Wei Zubing had also heard about the situation outside, and stared at Liu Qiyi who rushed in.

"How many people have gathered?"

Liu Qiyi said in a panic: "Hundreds of people have come, and they are still gathering, more and more." “

The county magistrate said in a panic: "What's going on, isn't it just the closure of an illegal vegetable market?" “

Liu Qiyi rolled his eyes and said, "Master, things are not so simple. Our Daimyo Prefecture is adjacent to Henan Province and Shandong Province, and there are big problems here. “

The county commander Wei Zubing took a breath and was speechless.

Of course, Wei Zubing knew about the problem of Daiming County. This Daimyo Prefecture is bounded by Shandong Province to the east and Henan Province to the south, and is sandwiched between two provinces of one town and nine provinces. Originally, everyone was as poor in the early years of Chongzhen, and there was no problem. But after Li Zhi managed Shandong for a few years, Shandong Guan County, which was separated from Daming County by a small river, became richer and richer.

Originally, the miscellaneous guys in Guanxian County earned more than one or two months a month, but now they can earn five or two months.

To the south, the situation in Nanle County, Henan Province, is slightly worse, but it is about the same. Now the monthly income of the small girl in Nanle County is about four or five yuan, and the income of farmers in the countryside is about the same.

And the Daimyo County of Beizhili, which was not ruled by Li Zhi, still stayed on the poverty line year after year. So far, the miscellaneous vendors in the county town can only earn more than one or two a month, and the farmers in the countryside are even poorer.

Without contrast, there is no gap. Compared with Shandong and Henan, which are close at hand, the dissatisfaction of the people of Daimyo County is flourishing day by day. It's the same Central Plains people, why are the people of Daimyo County so poor?

Who wouldn't want to have more children? Who doesn't want to eat a few more pieces of meat?

In the teahouse inn of Daimyo County in recent years, the porters and dealers always said in their discussions that it would be good if Daimyo County was under the control of Li Zhi, the king of Qi.

It was a different day.

Liu Qiyi arched his hand and said, "Master! I'm afraid these people are going to make trouble! “

Wei Zubing's hand trembled, and said, "Trouble... What's going on? “

Liu Qiyi said: "In recent years, the Daimyo County has been too poor, and many people have starved to death every year. And the Shandong and Henan next to it are so rich, and these people are angry. I see that no one has organized the Diao people gathered outside, I'm afraid this time it's because the vegetable market built by the people was closed by you, master, and they spontaneously want to make a big deal! “

Wei Zubing's face turned white, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

After a while, he said: "You go out and shout, saying that the vegetable market is not closed!" “

Liu Zhiyi was stunned and said, "What about the silver sent by those related households in the old vegetable market?" “

The vegetable vendor in the old vegetable market knew Liu Zhiyi, and pooled the money to Liu Zhiyi and asked him to send it to the county order, asking the county order to close the new vegetable market formed by the people who spontaneously gathered outside the city. Without the new vegetable market, the related households in the old vegetable market can sell the vegetables at a very high price and earn monopoly profits.

Before, this was not a thing. But this time, the accumulation of public resentment was too deep, and things were stirred up.

Wei Zubing slapped the chair and shouted, "What is a few thousand taels of silver!" Let's talk about it! “

Liu Qiyi's face was stunned, and the secret county order didn't seem to be ready to return all the silver! When the money reached Wei Zubing's pocket, there was no reason to spit it out.

Liu Qiyi nodded and ran outside the county yamen.

However, the scene outside the county government made his eyes widen.

After a short incense stick, more people have gathered outside the county office. The ragged people of Daimyo County glared viciously at the officials at the entrance of the county government. At a glance, I saw only an angry crowd, and I couldn't count how many people were standing there.

From time to time, someone in the crowd roared.

"Why did the dog official seal our vegetable market?"

"Dog officer come out!"

Liu Qiyi walked up quickly, and was about to shout, but saw a thin man in the crowd shouting:

"Rush in and kill the dog officer Wei Zubing!"

"The people of our Daimyo County are gone, and we have occupied the county government by ourselves and defected to the King of Qi!"

When the angry people heard this, they immediately boiled.

"The people of our Daimyo County have defected to the King of Qi! Kill the dog officer! “

"Kill the dog officer!"

"Defect to the King of Qi! Eat your fill! “

"Daimyo Prefecture is one town and nine provinces!"

Thousands of people suddenly let out a huge roar and boiled.

The market vendors in the front row are vegetable vendors in the vegetable market outside the city, and they are the main victims of this closure. They seemed to be crazy, and pounced on the officials at the gate of the county government.

Where did those officials dare to confront so many people? They screamed, threw their sticks and ran.

The angry people rushed into the county office and went straight to Santang. Wherever the people went, the officials fled from the wind.

Liu Qiyi's head shrank, and he quickly ran out of the back door of a lottery room, and fled outside the county office, not daring to turn his head back. 2210