In Dali City,
A small peddler fell to the ground,
His face was filled with fear. Chen Yudao was leading people,
He blocked in front of him,
He glared at the steward of the Ding family.
The steward of the Ding family was Ding Shihao's trusted aide,
He had a goatee, and he smiled bitterly, "Master Chen, please be kind.
Don't meddle in other people's business. Everyone is also doing business,
Harmony brings wealth. "
Ever since Yunnan changed its flag, Chen Yudao
So he shaved off his beard without hesitation.
He loved beauty, and he never liked the beard that made him look old. However, under the rule of the former dynasty,
They paid attention to "the body, hair, and skin were given to their parents",
Although Chen Yudao was very reluctant,
But in order not to let the scholars point at him and gossip about him, he
It would hinder his business. He could only grow a beard.
The world turned upside down,
Chen Yudao immediately shaved off his beard when he realized that the words of those imperial scholars could not be trusted in Yunnan.
His youthful and lovely baby face gleamed triumphantly.
At this moment, the young baby's face was stern. His eyes were round and big,
And his innocent eyes,
Did not back down. "You also said,
"'harmony brings wealth,
Everyone is doing business'. Then, why did you chase brother Bai away? You asked President Ding, a person who has read a lot, to explain. Heh, I never knew that the guy who brought a stick to smash the shop was called 'harmony'! "
The steward of the Ding family could not help but feel very embarrassed. Because the person in front of him was also a member of the Yunnan New Chamber of Commerce, he had no choice but to swallow his anger. "Master Chen, we admire your righteousness. Look, why don't we each take a step back. For your sake, we won't confiscate his belongings and won't make a move. However, this Bai also has to abide by our rules. From now on, he is not allowed to sell medicinal herbs on the street. "
The face of the peddler surnamed Bai became as pale as his surname. "Master, my family members are either sick or disabled. They all rely on this bit of medicinal herb money to live. I don't have any skills, so I only know how to pick herbs. Please do me a favor … "
More and more people gathered on the street.
The peddler's pleas were of no use. Manager Ding mocked him, "These days, even the five or six year old child beggars on the street know that they have 'elders and children to take care of'. Could it be that just because you said a few words, the rules could be broken? No matter how hard life was at home, he still had to pay with his life for killing someone. No matter how hard life was at home, the rules had to be obeyed. Otherwise, if no one follows the rules, how can business continue … "
"Whose rules? What rules? "Chen Yudao suddenly interrupted him and asked.
Manager Ding stared blankly for a moment, thinking that he had really forgotten. He hurriedly said with a smile, "Did you forget? All along, the medicinal herbs business in Dali City has belonged to my Ding Family. We have an agreement with all the herb-gatherers: All the herbs are to be sold to my family's medicine shop. They are not to be sold privately or in bulk. "
In the past, the Ding Family had an illustrious reputation in Yunnan. They cooperated with the imperial merchants to purchase goods for the imperial court and monopolized many businesses.
Dali's medicine business was just one of them.
His family's domineering behavior had always been like this. It had almost become a habit in the industry for a long time.
However, Chen Yudao said, "I've never heard of this' rule '. I only know that when we formed the Chamber of Commerce and raised the revolutionary army, we made a three-point agreement: If one day, the oppression of the imperial court no longer hangs over our heads, then from then on, trade is free, and the industry will rely on their own skills to make a living. "
Manager Ding's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned green. He forced a smile and said, "What are you saying … Do you really want to ruin everyone's relationship today for a little drug peddler?"
Many of the youths around Chen Yudao who had been peddlers and craftsmen immediately looked displeased.
A short youth didn't wait for Chen Yudao to speak and directly rebutted, "How impressive! What, only your Ding Family is allowed to 'trade freely', but this big brother surnamed Bai is not allowed to 'trade freely'? No matter how high or low we are, we are all people of industry and commerce. It's not like we only signed the agreement with your Bai Family! "
From the crowd of onlookers who had gathered at some point, someone who looked like a manager shouted, "Only the officials are allowed to set fires, but the common people are not allowed to light lamps." The crowd started to whisper.
The Ding Family's manager and his entourage saw that they were surrounded by sharp gazes and had no choice but to leave with their tails between their legs.
.....
This afternoon, Li Yulang and the others were discussing matters regarding the factory when a youth suddenly came over. "Mr. Li, Mr. Chen, Second Bai is dead!"
"Which Second Bai?" Chen Yudao stood up abruptly, and his expression suddenly turned gloomy.
"The Second Bai whose family is disabled, and he relies on picking herbs to make a living. Today, he crashed his head and died in front of one of the Ding Family's medicine shops … I heard from the witnesses that Second Bai had a mental breakdown before he died, and he kept shouting 'mother'. "
The youth went to Second Bai's house and found out that Second Bai only had one mother. His crippled mother raised him alone since he was young. Her health was always poor, and she relied on medicine to keep her going.
This time, when she fell ill, Second Bai went to buy medicine and get a doctor as usual.
"Who knows? That doctor just watched her die and didn't save her. He went all over the city, but no doctor came to see her. He went to buy medicine, but no shop was willing to sell it to him. That medicinal herb was not something that could be harvested. His mother … died of illness just like that. "
Second Bai and his mother depended on each other for survival. Seeing that his mother was about to die, he couldn't live on either.
When Chen Yudao heard this, he was so angry that his baby face scrunched up. He slammed his fist on the table, and the teacups fell to the ground. "Old Ding is too much!"
All the medicine shops in the city belonged to the Ding Family. There was no second family when it came to purchasing and purchasing. If those doctors still wanted to use medicine, they had no choice but to submit to the Ding Family.
Who was the one behind this? It was clear as day.
The Ding Family had always kept the price of medicinal herbs extremely low. The herb-pickers dared not speak up. Second Bai's family was poor, and his family was old and weak. He had no choice but to bypass the Ding Family and secretly sell medicine in fear. He didn't expect to bring about such a calamity.
Seeing that Chen Yudao was about to explode in anger, he rolled up his sleeves and called for a strong man to go out.
Li Yulang stood up. "Don't be rash. I'll go with you."
In front of the Ding Mansion, carriages and horses were set up to drive the pedestrians away. The nobles took their leave one by one. However, they were suddenly surrounded by the soldiers of the volunteer army and the young men with blue silk tied around their necks.
The butler recognized these people and muttered in his heart. He put on a fawning smile. "Soldiers and gentlemen from the Chamber of Commerce, what brings you here today?"
No one said a word. The young men with blue silk tied around their necks pursed their lips and stared coldly at the Ding Mansion.
The baby-faced young man in the lead looked angry. The pale handsome man, on the other hand, was amiable. "We're here to invite President Ding for a chat."
Seeing that they were blocking the way, the butler had no choice but to report to his master.
After a while, there was a commotion. Many servants carried a soft sedan chair. A scholarly man was carried over on the sedan chair. "Little Brother Yudao, it's only been three days since we met. How come you've changed so much today?"
The man was Ding Shihao.
Chen Yudao hated his style and disliked his double entendre. He stared at him without saying a word.
Ding Shihao looked at him and then looked at Li Yulang. He smiled. "How can you talk at the door? The sun is scorching. Why don't you come in … "
"No need," Li Yulang said. "It's broad daylight. Everyone can hear what you say. Let's talk here. "
Seeing that he insisted, Ding Shihao ordered the butler to invite the guests back to the mansion to sit for a while. He stayed at the door to confront Li Yulang and the others.
When everyone had left, Ding Shihao tapped his palm. "It's not the first day we've known each other. Old Brother, if you have something to say, just say it directly. You and I have been in the Common-Elected Business League ever since we formed an alliance with the volunteer army. We can be considered old acquaintances. Do me a favor. Why do you have to stand up for a stranger? This is a good time. Without the Dynasty's layers of extortion, why don't you think about your own factories? "
He had to be polite.
There were a few factions in the Chamber of Commerce.
The small and medium-sized businesses followed Li Yulang and the others.
"I want to interfere in this matter. I want to stand up for this. "
Li Yulang's tone was gentle, but it was slow and firm.
"President Ding, this doesn't just concern the lives of Second Brother Bai's family. It also concerns the freedom of trade. As the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, how can you take the lead to break the agreement? "
"Today, because of your Ding Family, the Bai Family died. In the future, if we had a conflict in another business, would you want all of us to die in vain? "
At this moment, the carriages rumbled.
Many merchants, workers, and generals of the volunteer army had arrived.
The generals of the volunteer army rode their horses over.
Ah Kun jumped down from the carriage while wiping his sweat. He shouted, "Brother Li, what's wrong?"
The elegant uncle and nephew of the Lin Family, Lin Ruoshan, had a clear smile on their faces. Lin Daiyu held the curtain hat that blocked the sun. Her figure was slender. They came together.
When Li Yulang saw that everyone had arrived, he cupped his hands and turned around. "I invited everyone here today because I have something important to discuss."
Ding Shihao looked at the people who had come. Other than a few generals of the volunteer army who had been invited symbolically, the rest were either mid-level businessmen or small businessmen who were constantly complaining all day. None of his good friends had come.
He instantly felt that something was wrong. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Yulang say, "The sun shines brightly, and the world is overturned. In the past, we were lowly people, businessmen, and businessmen. We formed an alliance and swore to buy and sell freely. Since we can buy and sell freely, and the dynasty has been overturned, why do we have to leave the purchasing power left behind by the old dynasty here? I suggest that we abolish the purchasing power left behind by the dynasty and truly buy and sell freely. "
…
Jiaxing had just been sunny for a few days, but it started to rain again.
"General, you can't kill him!" The old scholar wiped his tears and snot in front of Luo Hongfei.
"We conquered the world, but in the end, we still have to rely on scholars to govern. It's fine if you kill one or two people who read until their brains are damaged, but how can you kill your father for your son? This is corrupting the fundamental principles, and this is going against all the scholars in the world! The reputation of the volunteer army will be tarnished! "
Luo Hongfei helped him up. "You're old, don't sit on the stone floor. Be careful of rheumatism. "
The old scholar was about to shed tears of gratitude and continue to bravely "advise" when Luo Hongfei pushed open the door and left.
When Li Baiquan saw this scene, he almost laughed out loud. "Come on, old rotten scholar, General Luo only cares about your identity as an old man, not your identity as a scholar. Save it. "
The old scholar scolded him, "You reek of money, you shameless traitors! It's you who instigated the volunteer army to use the ethical case to establish their might … and ruin the reputation of the volunteer army! "
Li Baiquan spat at him. "That kind of reputation, it's fine if we don't want it. Huh? We're rebels, who doesn't call us traitors? If you want reputation, you have to weigh your weight and eat it in two places? "
There was an endless argument inside the door.
Outside the door, Yuan Du was sitting on the steps, deeply worried. She was in a daze with her hands supporting her face.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Why isn't the blood drying yet?" Yuan Du muttered.
"Blood?"
Yuan Du didn't say anything.
Although she supported the various actions of the volunteer army, she couldn't forget that time when the volunteer army had directly killed dozens of people and dragged the district chief to the execution platform.
The district chief's head fell to the ground, blood splattered everywhere, and the district chief's seven-year-old son rushed over and cried for his father.
The bloodstain didn't dry for a long time.
Luo Hongfei roughly understood and turned to look at her. "You're too soft-hearted."
In the beginning, when Yuan Du had just joined the volunteer army, Luo Hongfei always remembered that although she had suffered a lot along the way, her nature was still naive and affectionate. She sang, wrote beautiful poems, and said that every life was honorable.
So when those people were judged, she clearly knew that they deserved to die, but she would even grieve for the head of an evil gentry and shed tears for the death of an evil tyrant.
"I'm thinking about their families …"
A rare trace of disapproval appeared on Luo Hongfei's indifferent face. He patted Yuan Du's shoulder. "Don't just think about the families of the criminals. Think about the families of the dead. Think about the people who died. Do you still remember the skinning grandson we met when we were in the north? "
In some places in the north, the land was barren. In order to exploit the land, the landlords there were extremely vicious. There was a custom of peeling off the skin of farmers who owed debts and marinating them before hanging them in front of their own houses to deter the debtors.
When Yuan Du first saw these human skins, she had nightmares for a few days. How could she not remember?
Luo Hongfei said in a low voice, "That little girl ran out and pointed at the human skins and said, 'They deserve to be skinned!' Do you still remember?"
That was what happened when the volunteer army captured a town and tied up the local evil gentry who was extremely angry with the people. They were going to leave him to the peasants to vent their anger.
The evil gentry tied him up on the stage and was going to be executed. Suddenly, his youngest daughter ran out and shouted, "My father is right. They deserve to be skinned if they owe a debt!"
Even though the volunteer army tried their best to stop them, the angry peasants still caught the youngest daughter and smashed her to death on the spot. Even the volunteer army who tried to stop them was punched a few times by the peasants.
This was also another material for the people of the dynasty at that time to accuse the volunteer army of being bloody: they did not even let off a little girl.
"However," Luo Hongfei said, "when I peeled off those human skins that had long dried from the wind in front of the evil gentry's house, the blind woman was blind. The beggar old lady was blind in both eyes, and only one leg was not broken by the landlord. She crawled on the muddy ground, touching the wrinkled human skin, and called out the name of her only son. "
"The three-year-old boy was as thin as a match. He threw himself on two human skins and thought that his parents were still alive. He called his mother and father."
"In the evil gentry's dungeon, he even rescued two virgin girls who had been captured by him to be harmed."
Luo Hongfei said, "Who are you soft-hearted to? Du, I hope you can distinguish clearly. "
Yuan Du did not speak for a long time. After a long while, he forced a smile and made a face. "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Second sister, do you know that there have been some strange voices in the volunteer army recently? "
"Hmm?"
"The opinions of those in the south are very different from those who originally joined us. It started when you decided to listen to Mr. Bai Quan and the others from the south and deal with this murder case publicly. The scribes who originally joined us expressed their dissatisfaction. Recently, I even heard … "
"General!" A soldier rushed in to report and interrupted her. "Our brothers have quarreled. They fought with the gentry's group. "
"Where did they quarrel?" Luo Hongfei suddenly stood up and asked sternly.
The soldier stammered. After a long while, he replied in a low voice, "In the brothel …"
When Luo Hongfei heard this word, she turned around and ran out almost instantly.
The soldier quickly followed.
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