Jiuquan County, back yard of the county office.
In the study.
The county magistrate of Jiuquan County, Jiang Zhengdao, sat on the main seat, looking relaxed. Jiang Zhengdao was in his early forties and was in the prime of his life. He had been the county magistrate of Jiuquan County for more than ten years. Because of this, Jiang Zhengdao was able to control the entire Jiuquan County.
The county magistrate of Jiuquan County was Ye Daosheng.
He was also a local of Jiuquan County.
Ye Daosheng was a businessman in his early years. Later, he made a lot of money and his business grew. However, Ye Daosheng was not interested in money. Instead, he wanted to make a name for himself and become an official.
With Jiang Zhengdao's help, Ye Daosheng became the county magistrate of Jiuquan County and was in charge of assisting Jiang Zhengdao.
Ye Daosheng sat below.
He had been the county magistrate for a few years.
Jiang Zhengdao and Ye Daosheng were in charge of the entire Jiuquan County. Of course, there were also some small families around them that formed the current situation.
Ye Daosheng looked at Jiang Zhengdao and said respectfully, "County Magistrate Jiang, a few shops belonging to the Du family of Chang 'an City have appeared in Jiuquan County recently. The first is a tea shop, the second is a down jacket shop, and there are also cement factories and restaurants. I have sent people to investigate the situation of these shops. "
"The roots of these shops are in Chang 'an City of the Tang dynasty. They are the properties of the Du family of the Tang dynasty. To be more specific, they are the properties of Du Qi, the son of Du Ruhui, the prime minister of the Tang dynasty. "
"These shops are operating in Jiuquan County. How do you think we should take a cut?"
Ye Daosheng said, "Do we follow the old rules or something?"
The old rules of Jiuquan County involved the operation of the shops. Anyone who did business in Jiuquan County had to pay 10% of the net profit to the county government. Jiang Zhengdao took 50%, Ye Daosheng took 30%, and other officials and families took 20%. It was called a tax, but it was actually a protection fee.
Jiang Zhengdao said, "We need to rearrange it."
Ye Daosheng said, "How do we divide it?"
Jiang Zhengdao stroked his beard and smiled. "The shops of the Du family have started operating in Jiuquan County. I know about this. Previously, these shops had just arrived and didn't have much of a reputation, so I didn't bother with them for the time being. "
Ye Daosheng said, "Magistrate, you can't underestimate them. Whether it was the tea shop or the down jacket shop, especially the cement shop, business was booming after it opened. Besides, countless people buy books from the bookstore in our Jiuquan County. It can be said that the bookstore makes a lot of money every day. "
Jiang Zhengdao thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, then we'll have to divide them carefully."
Ye Daosheng said, "That's what I meant."
Jiang Zhengdao stroked his beard and squinted his eyes. He said, "When it comes to the Du family's shops, we can't just judge them one by one. Every month, the Du family's shops would hand over 30% of their profits. Of the thirty percent net profit, I will take seventy percent, you will take twenty percent, and the rest will take ten percent. That's how we divide it. "
Ye Daosheng's expression changed slightly.
This division was a little inappropriate, because Jiang Zhengdao took up too much of the profits.
Ye Daosheng said, "County Magistrate Jiang, isn't this division a bit inappropriate? You see, we're taking thirty percent of the profits from the Du family's shops. Isn't it too much for you to take seventy percent? This has never been done before. "
Jiang Zhengdao's expression darkened when he heard that.
His eyes were filled with sternness.
Jiang Zhengdao put his hand on the table and tapped his middle finger on the table. He said, "County Magistrate Ye, I'm taking seventy percent. Tell me, how is it too much?"
Ye Daosheng's face twitched.
There was only so much profit, and Jiang Zhengdao was taking seventy percent. Was that too little?
Ye Daosheng was dissatisfied.
But he didn't dare to show it, because Jiang Zhengdao was much more powerful than him. Ye Daosheng didn't say anything, but Jiang Zhengdao continued, "Speaking of which, who is the reason why Jiuquan County can be so prosperous today, instead of having a small war every three days and a big war every five days?"
"It's me, Jiang Zhengdao."
"Without me, Jiuquan County couldn't have avoided the war. Those bandits and robbers would have killed their way into Jiuquan County. To put it bluntly, everything in Jiuquan County was built by me. "
Jiang Zhengdao said coldly, "Giving you twenty percent is already a great reward. Ye Daosheng, don't forget your roots as a human being! "
Ye Daosheng's expression changed again.
Jiang Zhengdao didn't treat him as a human being at all.
He was obviously trying to take advantage of him.
Ye Daosheng was extremely dissatisfied, but he didn't show any emotion. He had already restrained his emotions. He said with a smile on his face, "County Magistrate Jiang, you're right. I'm sorry for being rude. I'll make arrangements for this. "
"That's more like it."
Jiang Zhengdao nodded.
But when he looked at Ye Daosheng, he squinted his eyes and looked more like he was judging him.
Ye Daosheng was a little arrogant.
He should beat him up.
Jiang Zhengdao thought of that and continued, "County Magistrate Ye!"
"Yes, sir!"
Ye Daosheng answered.
Jiang Zhengdao continued to stroke his beard. His voice was a little more serious. He said in a deep voice, "Speaking of which, there have been people saying in front of me that County Magistrate Ye has been meddling a little too much."
"Meddling with things that you shouldn't meddle with."
"Meddling with things that you shouldn't meddle with."
"You're going overboard with what you're doing. In the past, I've always turned a blind eye to it. I didn't do anything to you. But recently, there have been a lot of people talking about you, so you have to be careful. "
Jiang Zhengdao said, "This is Jiuquan County, not your Ye Family. In Jiuquan County, the surname is still Jiang. If I can promote you, I can also promote other people as well. Do you understand? "
"Yes, sir!"
Ye Daosheng quickly stood up and answered.
Jiang Zhengdao's words were extremely serious. He didn't even take Ye Daosheng seriously.
The reason was simple. Jiang Zhengdao was the county magistrate.
Jiang Zhengdao had the power.
Especially when Jiang Zhengdao had an army in the county. There were about a thousand of them, and they were all elites.
Jiang Zhengdao waved his hand and said, "Go!"
"I'll take my leave!"
Ye Daosheng respectfully turned around and left.
After he left the study, he stood up straight. Coldness flashed across his eyes. If Jiang Zhengdao wanted to eat meat, he should at least leave some soup for his subordinates. But now, Jiang Zhengdao was obviously eyeing the profits of Du Family's shop. He wanted to take all the benefits and only leave them some leftovers.
Ye Daosheng left the county office and went back to the Ye Family. He invited the other big families and tycoons in Jiuquan County.
These were all people from Jiuquan County.
It was just that these people were not as powerful as Jiang Zhengdao.
Ye Daosheng looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, regarding the profits of Du Family's shop, we'll take 30% of the profits as tax. The county magistrate will take 70%, I will take 20%, and you will take 10%. "
When the crowd heard this, there was an uproar.
Among these people, there was a person called Yang Huaizhuang. He was also a merchant, but he was a slave trader. He specialized in capturing Kunlun slaves and some other Barbarians to sell.
Yang Huaizhuang said, "Deputy Ye, County Magistrate Jiang has gone overboard. You're the deputy, you have some power. We need you to step up for this matter! "
The rest of the people all agreed.
With 10% of the profits, the money they could earn was too little. It was just leftovers.
They could not even be considered leftovers from the meal.
Ye Daosheng sighed, "Everyone, it's not that I don't want to step up for this matter. I raised my objection to the county magistrate, but the county magistrate said that if he can promote me to be the deputy, he can also promote the rest. If I offend him, the county magistrate will settle the old scores with me. I have no choice, this is the county magistrate's arrangement. "
When the crowd heard this, they were all furious.
They were all angry at Jiang Zhengdao.
Ye Daosheng saw this and did not say anything. He only comforted these merchants. He only needed to unite these people and take them in for his own use. Only then could he have his own power.
By then, even if Jiang Zhengdao wanted to touch him, Ye Daosheng would have the power to protect himself.
Ye Daosheng's dissatisfaction with Jiang Zhengdao grew. He was even more furious. So when he spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally led the crowd to be angry at Jiang Zhengdao. They thought that Jiang Zhengdao was unreasonable and bullied people.
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