Cao Thief

Chapter 147 Who is in favor and who is against ([-])
"Zishan, you said that this thing created by Youxue really works?"

In the public room on the side of the Yatang, Puyang Kai frowned, looking at Bu Zhi with some concern.In his eyes, there was a trace of dissatisfaction and a trace of worry.

Bu Zhi took a sip of water and shook his head.

"It's really hard to say.

At first glance, it seems absurd, but if you think about it, it seems to make sense.I'm not worried about whether this thing will work, but whether it can be implemented.If it can be implemented, it may be effective; but the question is, will those businessmen agree?Youxue is still a little young, whether he can calm down those people is indeed a big question! "

Pu Yangkai got up and walked out of the public room.

Standing on the porch, looking at the setting sun in the sky with his hands behind his back, he fell into deep thought.

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At the beginning of the day, the North Market has returned to its former vitality after several days of depression.

Feiyang Pavilion is Chen Sheng's property and is now owned by the government.After a few days of rectification, Feiyang Pavilion reopened.However, compared with the previous Feiyang Pavilion where fish and dragons were mixed together, the newly opened Feiyang Pavilion is obviously different.First of all, after the reorganization of the museum, it has become much more spacious and quieter.The food tables on the mats are arranged in an orderly manner. The distance between each table is wider than before, and there is a simple screen in the middle.In this way, even if someone is noisy, it will not affect other guests.

It can be said that the new layout of Feiyang Pavilion is more considerate and humane.

However, this place is no longer an ordinary restaurant where anyone can come in.It transformed itself and seemed to be a noble place.

The various waiters all put on brand-new and uniform clothes, which appeared more standardized.

After entering the Feiyang Pavilion, what greets us is no longer the hustle and bustle, but a kind of elegance and charm.A pool was built in the center, and a pavilion was built in the middle of the pool.There are singers and dancers performing in the gazebo, which not only does not disturb the guests, but also allows the guests to feel a kind of elegance.On the whole, Feiyang Pavilion has not undergone major construction projects, but it is completely different from the previous one.

The shopkeeper Huang of Jinshi couldn't help sighing, "Ma Gong, this is the place where we should come."

Shopkeeper Ma also nodded repeatedly, "I think Chen Sheng ran this place, but it was just a place where a group of vulgar people lived. Now Feiyang Pavilion can be regarded as the best in Shanghai West. It will probably cost a lot.”

He looked at the waiter leading the way, and recognized that this waiter was actually a servant from Chen Sheng's family earlier.

The waiter quickly replied: "If you go back to Master Ma, County Magistrate Deng has ordered that Feiyang Pavilion will not be open to the public. Only local members can enter."

"member?"

This is a brand new term.

The waiter said, "Exactly."

"Then how do you get this member? How much does it cost?" Shopkeeper Huang looked down on Shopkeeper Ma, so he stepped forward and asked.

"This member doesn't mean that you can just pay the money.

First of all, to become a member, you must have a certain identity and status, and you must report to the head of the village, and then you will be eligible after the approval of the government. "

"Huh? So troublesome?"

The horse shopkeeper shook his head, showing a look of disdain, "Who wants to suffer such troubles."

"It's status!" The waiter replied, "It's a status symbol."

There was also disdain on his face, embarrassing Ma Treasurer.

"How many people in Haixi can get this status? In the future, the masters will discuss business and take guests to sit here, which is a status symbol in itself. Master Ma, this is not a cumbersome task! The glory that can be obtained..."

The implication is that people like you may not be qualified.

Shopkeeper Huang was immediately happy, and nodded repeatedly, "That's right, this status cannot be bought with money."

Since ancient times, the status of merchants is not high, and they are even called one of the five beetles.

No matter how rich you are, you may not be popular.For these businessmen, it is undoubtedly an honor to be recognized and valued by the society.Just like what the waiter said, you can't get this thing with money!That's right, if you deal with people in the future and take those people to sit here, that will be your status, your status, you will be different, you will have more face.

Well, I'll go to the village chief to discuss this later...

The same thing happens over and over again over time.

The musicians in the gazebo in the pool, playing the piano and playing music, add a bit of charm to Feiyang Pavilion.

Climbing to the second-floor platform is refreshing.

In the empty hall, there is a main seat in the middle, and food table seats are arranged on both sides.

"Master, you can have dinner here when you discuss things in the future.

The downstairs will not disturb the upstairs, and there is no need to worry, someone will disturb... Please take a seat, the young master will come over soon. "

Shopkeeper Ma and the others sat down tremblingly and looked around.

The atmosphere on the second floor is obviously different from the first floor.

A horizontal plaque of "Great Wind Song" hangs on the front wall, dancing like dragons and phoenixes, with outstanding skills.

It was Deng Ji who begged for this big wind song from Chen Gui in Guangling County.The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying!It fits the name of Feiyang Pavilion.

"Everyone, you said Mr. Cao summoned us, what exactly do you want to say?"

"I said Mr. Ma, aren't you asking nonsense? None of us have talked to Mr. Cao, and even Mr. Wang has never seen Mr. Cao. How could we know what is going on? But, I guess Mr. Cao, Be proud! When Mr. Wang visited Magistrate Deng in the past, the magistrate Deng personally received him. But this time, Mr. Wang sent a gift and kept the gift. Mr. Cao didn’t even see him.

Later, everyone, be careful, pay more attention to your words, don't offend Mr. Cao, it will be troublesome..."

The person who spoke was Pan Yongpan, the shopkeeper of Mu Zuohang. He was not tall, with a round face, short and fat, and looked very friendly.

But Ke shouldn't underestimate him just because he looks kind.

Pan Yong owns the largest woodworking firm in the North Market. It is said that he also has contacts with pirates and bandits, and is responsible for selling stolen goods for those people.

In fact, there are prominent businessmen in the North Market, but their backgrounds are not clean.

It's just that on the surface, he still looks like a dog...

"Pan Gong, aren't you talking nonsense?" Shopkeeper Huang said disapprovingly, "Everyone is sitting here today, who will offend Mr. Cao?"

"The surname Huang, I also kindly remind you, why are you talking so rudely?"

"I just can't get used to your nonsense."

Seeing that the two sides were about to have a dispute, they suddenly heard someone shouting loudly from downstairs: "Young Master Cao is here!"

The man's voice was so loud that it immediately suppressed the quarrels of the people upstairs.At the same time, the elegant sound of the piano echoing downstairs came to an abrupt end.Sitting upstairs, you can clearly hear the sound of horseshoes downstairs.Immediately afterwards, the sound of footsteps came, not one person, but many people marching.But if you don't listen carefully, many people think that it is the footsteps of a person...

Neat and consistent!
Cao Peng was wearing a black padded robe with a white jade belt on which hung a dark purple sachet.

With a pair of white-bottomed and black-faced literary shoes under her feet, and her skirts fluttering, she climbed up to the Feiyang Pavilion.Behind him, there are Dian Man and Xu Yi, with hulking backs and fierce looks.After the three of them went upstairs, everyone upstairs got up one after another, with flattering smiles on their faces.

Looking at these people in front of him, Cao Peng suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart.

A year ago, he was still a sick and dying poor boy; but a year later, he has become the yamen of Haixi County.

This change in identity made Cao Peng feel like a dream.

Taking a deep breath, he nodded towards the crowd and walked to the main seat.

Dianman and Xu Yi are behind Cao Peng, and together with Cao Peng, sit on both sides of the main seat.Immediately, ten strong men boarded the restaurant, two of them stood at the stairs, and the other eight stood on both sides.All of them have broad arms and round waists, and they all wear weapons...

These ten strong men are all generals of the Xu family.

As soon as he stood there, there was a fierce air.

"Young Master Cao, this is Huang Zheng, Jinshi."

"The villain made Pan Yong."

"The villain Buzhuang Ma Tao."

"..."

The Jia people stood up one after another, bowed their waists, and greeted Cao Peng.

Cao Peng remained expressionless, nodding his head one by one in return.

Yes, he is young!
But the more so, the more this shelf will be put up.

This is all about helping old oily people, if you give them a little good looks, they will get their noses in the face.

Sometimes, a necessary silence is more useful than a thousand words.Cao Peng knew this truth very well, and he didn't need to be courteous to these people.If it were Deng Ji, there might be some haggling on the scene.But Cao Peng doesn't need to worry about it, what he's doing now is the identity of the No. 200 yamen in Haixi.Moreover, he is a real government official, holding the military power in Haixi... Although, he has less than [-] people in his hands.

"You are all old Haixi, and you are also a respectable figure in this Haixi County."

Cao Peng spoke slowly, but the Jia people immediately stopped talking.

"Everyone, take a look and see if everyone is here."

"All here, all here!"

"Well, from now on, no one can come up again."

As soon as Cao Peng finished speaking, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps downstairs.

A middle-aged man ran up panting. In the cold weather, he was sweating profusely, clapping his hands repeatedly while running.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Ye Mou is late, one step late, I still look at Haihan."

"Who is this……"

Cao Peng frowned and asked slowly.

"Ah, the villain is Mishi Ye Bei. Some things were delayed in the store, so I came late, so please invite Cao Gongzi Haihan."

While talking, Ye Bei was about to sit down.

Xu Yi's face sank, and as soon as she waved her hands, two strong men came up and moved the food table in front of Ye Bei away.

"Master Ye, when did you leave the door?"

Ye Bei looked at the emptiness in front of him, and he couldn't help shivering when he heard Cao Peng's question.

"Little man..."

"Shopkeeper Huang, right?"

"The little guy is here!"

"When did you leave the door?"

"Returning to the young master, the villain learned that the young master is hosting a banquet, so he closed the store in the afternoon. He went out after the afternoon and arrived at the unitary hour."

"Where's the horse shopkeeper?"

"Oh, the villain is similar to Huang Gong, and they both arrived before You hour."

Cao Peng laughed, "Treasurer Ye, look at Shopkeeper Huang, Shopkeeper Ma, and everyone present here before you hour. A certain store also arrived at you hour, but you were late, so you were the last to come...Since you are so busy , then go back, we are all free."

"Yes, yes, at this time, how can there be any business?"

A group of Jia people responded quickly, completely ignoring Ye Bei's pleading eyes.

"Young master Cao, villain..."

"Shut up!" Cao Peng's voice suddenly rose, "At the beginning, Magistrate Deng invited you to drink, but you didn't come; now I invite you to drink, but you are late. It's impossible, all the gentlemen here Don't you be noble? You are a little millet beetle, what a big show."

Cao Peng's face was gloomy.

Even if someone wanted to intercede for Ye Bei, they couldn't help swallowing and shut their mouths obediently.

"Since you look down on everyone, there is no place for you here... Somebody, get this rice beetle out of here for me."

"Here!"

Two strong men stepped forward, without any explanation, set up Ye Bei and left.

"Ma Gong, Huang Gong, I was wronged..."

Before Ye Bei could finish speaking, the general took him to the stairs and threw him down.

Ye Bei screamed and rolled down the stairs.But in the restaurant, there was no sound at this time, and everyone's faces were as pale as paper.

"I have a bad temper!"

Instead of drinking, Cao Peng poured a bowl of water to moisten his throat.

He looked at the merchants present, his face changed, and he immediately smiled, "There are some things that Magistrate Deng can bear, but I can't... Maybe some of you will say that you are just the wife and brother of County Magistrate Deng, and you are more arrogant than others." Magistrate Deng is older and has a worse temper than Magistrate Deng?"

"Ah, dare not, dare not!"

"Hehe, listen to me." Cao Peng said, "What I want to say is that I am just like this...People respect me a foot, and I respect others. If people disrespect me, I will ruin their family. Man You should be kind and friendly, so there are so many rules? Second brother, third brother, am I right?"

Xu Yidian nodded again and again, "That's right, that's exactly what a man should do."

"If Shopkeeper Ye doesn't give me face, it doesn't give face to County Magistrate Deng, it doesn't give face to Prefect Chen, it doesn't give face to the court!"

The merchants swallowed at the same time: You are the most fucking unreasonable!
This big hat is well buttoned, so it's cruel...

What do you mean not giving the court face?

Isn't it tantamount to rebellion if you don't give the court face?
"Shopkeeper Ye's rice line, I don't think there is any need to keep it!" Cao Peng tapped the food table lightly with his fingers, looking around everyone with piercing eyes.

This kid is really killing everyone!

"Treasurer Huang!"

"Ah, the villain is here."

Shopkeeper Huang was terrified when he heard Cao Peng calling him, and immediately came out and prostrated himself on the ground.

Cao Peng didn't seem to notice it, and took a sip of water by himself, "In the past three years, shopkeeper Ye has made a fortune in Haixi and made a lot of money. There is a saying, it's not easy to think about where you come from. I think this sentence is wrong! As a human being, we must have a heart of gratitude. Of course, it is not easy to think about where it comes from, but if there is no imperial court, how can we have porridge and rice?"

"That's, that's..."

"But shopkeeper Ye has not paid any taxes to the imperial court in the past three years!"

"This one……"

"So I think that this kind of tax evasion should be severely punished!" Cao Peng's face softened a lot, he looked at shopkeeper Huang and said, "Treasurer Huang, if I asked you to take over the rice shop from shopkeeper Ye, what would you do?" Woolen cloth?"

When Cao Peng talked about the tax issue, everyone present was silent.

Shopkeeper Huang was even more frightened and trembling, his face turned pale.You know, in the past three years, Haixi didn't even have a county government, so where can I pay taxes?On the contrary, a lot of Ping An money was paid, but they were all handed over to Chen Sheng, not to the court.But Cao Peng's last words made shopkeeper Huang overjoyed.He raised his head in surprise and looked at Cao Peng, while the others looked at him enviously.

"The villain will do his best to serve the court."

Great sadness and great joy, the transition was so fast that Shopkeeper Huang felt as if he had fallen into a dream.

Cao Peng nodded in satisfaction, "What I want is Shopkeeper Huang's attitude!"

While talking, he clapped his hands, "Hu Ban, bring everything up."

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