Chapter 275: Why Collect Peace Money?

On the fifth day of the seventh month of the fifth year of Wanli, Yang Sichen, who had left Beijing, was still on the way, but the news of the heated debate between the DPRK and China had already spread to Tianjin.

In fact, two days after the court meeting, there was already news about the Tianjin Acropolis.

Because everyone is in a different position, they see different things, and what Zhang Juzheng and the bigwigs in the court see is that this matter should be blurred in the past and cannot be generalized into a precedent.

How did Wang Tong hang this peace sign in Tianjin Wei, everyone thought they didn't know, and he did it, anyway, Wang Tong was just in Tianjin.

But in the eyes of some people in Tianjin Wei, this shows that the peace brand hung everywhere in Jinyiwei has no legal surname, and the incense burner was hung up before, everyone thought that this was the law of the country, and it turned out that the imperial court did not have relevant rules and regulations, but Tianjin Jinyiwei thousands of households collected money by themselves.

The Ming Dynasty collects money and collects taxes, which is the law of heaven and the country, and the bow incense collects money, relying on the fist and the big heart, you will collect money when you hang a sign in Jinyiwei?

When Wang Tong killed the ferocity of the head of the boat incense on the street, and led the troops into the city to drive the boat head incense people out of Tianjin, the power has almost been forgotten.

There are always 600 guards in brocade clothes in Tianjin, but they practice in the courtyard every day, and occasionally there are people who go out and they are very regular, and there has never been a thing of beating and scolding the people, and the matter of extortion and molesting women from good families has never been seen.

People are forgetful, and they are all bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, the soldiers of Tianjin Jinyi Guard are so duty, and the awe of everyone at the beginning gradually disappears.

Wang Tong's personnel assignment is that the family members and teenagers in his hands do not participate in the general affairs and do their best to practice, while the original more than 200 people from Tianjin Jinyi Wei Qianhu plus those who came back later are used to do the follow-up work of the Ping An brand in the city.

These people have been soft for a long time, and their temper is good, Wang Tong set a death rule for them, that is, to be kind and make money, and to be kind when collecting money, every day they have to walk from store to store, and ask if there is anything they need help with.

Since the merchants have paid the peace money, they should make the other party feel that the money is worth it, and this job is just suitable for the people of Hangdaqiao, who went politely and gave a smile.

People are good at being bullied, Jinyiwei is too polite and bullied, since Wang Tong led the troops into the city to drive people out of the city for half a month, many merchants have more rumors.

By the time the news of the fierce debate came over, the bold merchants had already dared to mock in person, and Jinyiwei Baihu Hangqiao remembered Wang Tong's instructions, not to lose his temper with the people who gave him money, to treat them politely, they turned out that the old people of Tianjin Jinyiwei were afraid of Wang Tong, and naturally did not dare to disobey the order.

On the fifth day of the seventh month, things are a little wrong, unlike the annual payment of Jingshi, the city of Tianjin is small, for everyone's convenience, Wang Tong uses to pay silver money on a monthly basis, if the store's business stops or something, there is no need to pay more than the remaining months of the year's safe silver.

The time of the monthly cashier is the fifth day of the seventh month, each time the money is collected by the hundred households Hang Daqiao personally led the team, in the words of the Hangzhou hundred households, in this city by the air nest bag for a few years, finally raised eyebrows once, although the money is collected when their own family to lose a smile, but the other party is both hands to send the money up, receive a family, iron once in the heart.

Tianjin Jinyi Wei Qianhu official office went out to the right more than 100 steps, there are three warehouses on the street, this side by the west gate, the location is very general, the warehouse is also a cheap house.

Hang Daqiao was accompanied by four soldiers, all of whom were local indigenous soldiers in Tianjin, and they were all relaxed, with smiles on their faces.

Do this job has face and inside, hundreds of brocade guards have to catch lots in shifts, the first store to come today is called "Deyi Xuan", this shop is a little different, but it is a calligraphy, painting and stationery store.

Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, calligraphy and painting ornaments, all kinds of literati-related things, can be found here, it is said that several counties in the north of Tianjin will come here to buy.

The people who went to Beijing in the south to get off the ship in Tianjin wanted to buy any supplies, and some people would recommend them to come here to buy things, because this place is famous.

The proprietor of the shop, Li Yang, is a forty-five-year-old old Xiucai, who has not been in the examination, but has a good heart, but has done a clerk for the former Bing Beidao, which is very appreciated, and is also quite famous on the ground in Tianjin.

Because of this relationship, although his family also had an incense burner, the bow incense did not collect money from him, and when the incense burner was smashed for a peace brand, he had to pay the money.

When he looked at the brocade-clothed guard with a fierce sword in his hand, no matter what righteous indignation he said, he swallowed it into his stomach and obediently took the brand.

Only after paying a month's worth of silver, this Li Yang began to write articles in private and scolded, and when the news of the court meeting came, this Li Yang even publicly criticized Wang Tong, although there was no clear word to spread out, but the four words of "annihilating the villain" are said to have been spoken.

"Wishing you prosperity to the treasurer of Proud Xuan, it's time to pay peace money today!?"

Hang Daqiao led the people to the door, and shouted angrily, I still remember the last time I collected the money, I shouted this voice, and the shopkeeper and the guys ran out politely, and really flattered a few words, which made him feel very comfortable.

When he was waiting for humility, he found that the guy at the door and the shopkeeper at the counter had cold faces, but Hang Daqiao reacted quickly, and immediately knew that something was not right.

The news of the heated debate between the DPRK and China has already come, and Hang Daqiao also noticed the actions of his boss, and the thousand households are not afraid of this matter, and no one said alone to let them stop collecting money or something, what, are you going to be in trouble in this store!?

Thinking of this, Hang Daqiao hesitated and shouted:

"Proud, it's time to pay!"

Before the words fell, suddenly something smashed over with the sound of the wind, Hang Daqiao subconsciously dodged to the side, and a wooden sign with black and red letters was thrown on the ground, which was the peace brand.

"How dare you smash the Ping An brand, bastard things, don't you want to open a store!?"

As soon as he saw the sign on the ground, Hang Daqiao immediately shouted out, but his voice was a little lacking, since he heard the news of Jingshi, he has always been afraid of this, but he didn't expect to meet the first store today.

"Li Mou opened a store in a dignified manner, bought stationery, paper and pencils, and never did bad things, why should I pay this Laoshizi peace money with you Jinyiwei!?"

As soon as Hang Daqiao finished shouting, a person in the store shouted back angrily, and while he was talking, a middle-aged man wearing a green silk scribe's robe walked out.

This person is Li Yang, who is familiar with all the yamen in Tianjin, and is also the number one person on the ground in Tianjin, Hang Daqiao was a little panicked when he saw this master come out, and Li Yang's three locks of beard looked like a great Confucian, and after walking to the door, he looked at Hang Daqiao coldly and said:

"The Jinyi pro-army is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, who obeys the saint and supervises and destroys evil, when will you have the authority to collect money from this good people!?"

Hang Daqiao was asked like this, and his momentum suddenly disappeared without a trace, he was not so reasonable, and he snorted a few times before he spoke:

"This is the rule of our Thousand Households! Mr. Li, you don't want it."

"You Qianhu is just a five-grade official, and a martial artist, on the ground in Tianjin, Gao Tongzhi of the Qing Military Hall is the fifth grade, and Master Pan is the fourth grade, they haven't spoken, the rules of your thousand households can still beat them, and this peace silver, the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, you tell Li, which one says that there is this peace money!"

Baihuhang Bridge took a step back, and the soldiers behind him didn't dare to step forward, and the people from the two shops on the side also came around, with gloating expressions on their faces.

"What rules do you say, the Son of Heaven Shengming, all the elders in the court are loyal, a few elders, a few heavenly officials, didn't that say that this peace money is messy, there is no such rule, you crazy rats, do you think we don't know the right theory of the court, we have known each other for many years, Li Mou advised, or wake up in time, are you when Lord Pan and Lord Gao have not moved, that is to see if you will repent, otherwise wait until the sword of Shang Fang, the flag of the king's order comes, and a thousand knives cut the villain, and a few of you will also lose your heads!"

When these words came out, Hang Daqiao and several companions behind him all shuddered, this Li Yang's words are Master Pan, Lord Gao, and the Son of Heaven and the monk Fang Baojian, think about the rumors these days, and then think about this Li Yang is originally a person who has a wide range of contacts and deals with the government a lot, this does not seem to be a lie, these original brocade guards in Tianjin, the waist pole is as soft as noodles, this fear, the only resentment in my heart has disappeared without a trace.

Hang Daqiao took two steps back in Li Yang's cold eyes, was stunned, and then said with a smile:

"Why is Mr. Li so angry, we are also on an errand, and we can't help ourselves!"

Li Yang snorted, ignored it, and turned around and entered the store directly, Hang Daqiao and the others stood outside the store, looking left and right, this one was deflated, and the guys in the other two warehouses naturally didn't give them a good face, and went back to their respective stores directly.

After listening to Fang Cai's words, it was a little difficult to go to the other two to collect money, but he was deflated and stood on the street like this, and he couldn't get off the stage.

Just when he was embarrassed, someone ran briskly from the south, and it was the soldier who went to collect money elsewhere, and shouted with panic on his face:

"Brother Hang, Lord Hang, it's not good, Yang stammered and was beaten at the door of Jinhe Warehouse, and several brothers who followed him were surrounded and beaten, go quickly"

(To be continued)