I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1033 Songhe Hall is not simple

And the upper limit of this number is 500 people.

If you have less than 500 people, as long as you don't cause trouble, the court doesn't bother to take care of it, but as long as the number exceeds 500, if the manager doesn't look like the court's roster of filing personnel.

The crime is very serious. If it is more serious, it is not impossible to be charged with the crime of gathering a crowd to make trouble and plotting to commit crimes. It is not impossible to be charged directly as a traitor.

In the early days of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it was strongly supported by the non-governmental organization Mingjiao, and there were even rumors among the people that Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a small commander in Mingjiao.

There are truths and falsehoods in this statement, but no one can say exactly what it is.

But there is one thing, Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to be the emperor who has the strictest management of the forces in the rivers and lakes in all dynasties.

Back then, Jin Yiwei Ti rode out to monitor the world, and one of the important tasks was to monitor the movements of martial arts people all over the world.

At the beginning, there were still many gangs who opposed this monitoring and supervision system.

There was also quite a disturbance.

But under Zhu Yuanzhang's iron and blood suppression, they all disappeared.

Since then, people in Jianghu have been completely honest.

Each gang began to strictly control the number of underground gangs.

For those who don't want the court to find out all their details, the number of gangs is basically controlled within 500.

There are so-called strategies and countermeasures. Like Songhetang, splitting a large gang into countless small gangs, and then managing it by a person in charge is a means for larger gangs to fight against the laws of the court. .

In fact, the court is not unaware that they are using this method to fool the court.

The reason why no one in the imperial court came forward to take care of this was mainly because, as long as the separated gang became a small gang by itself, it was impossible to be selfish.

Since I can also make a fortune, and my scale is not smaller than yours, why should I make offerings to you every month and use my own hard-earned money to support you.

With such a state of mind, it is actually very easy for the people of the imperial court to deal with the gangs that exist in this situation.

You only need to recruit one or two branches, and you can indirectly control most of the voice of the opponent's entire gang.

It couldn't be easier to disintegrate the other party.

This is also the main reason why Songhetang has been able to exist in Cangzhou for nearly 20 years, but has not been suppressed by the court.

There is an old saying that goes well, where there are people, there will be fights, and where there are fights, there will be rivers and lakes.

Things like gangs will never disappear unless society evolves to a certain extent.

To put it bluntly, ordinary gangs are mostly a group of poor people who gather together and use collective strength to safeguard their own interests.

That kind of gang that doesn't do shit all day long and only cares about fighting fiercely is actually rare, and it won't exist for long.

It is only when a gang has developed to a certain level that they are no longer satisfied with the little profit they can earn, and they will do some shady tricks for more benefits and greater rights.

Songhetang, a gang that can indirectly control thousands of people, is already the limit allowed by the court.

If they were just a part of a larger organization, as long as the news was exposed, it would definitely attract the attention of the court.

The day of their demise is not far away.

Not to mention whether those local officials will allow an organization that they cannot control to appear in their own jurisdiction.

Even Li Tian would not allow such a huge organization to appear in Daming territory.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, the secret organization behind this may indeed exist, and it has become a fact.

Now Li Tian can't ignore it.

Especially when the situation in Nanjing is so urgent.

As an important transportation hub from the north to the south, if there are three or four thousand armed men who are not under the control of the imperial court, there are.

At that time, if the imperial court needs to increase its troops in Nanjing, these thousands of people suddenly make a surprise attack, but it can cause extremely serious consequences.

At first I thought it was just a vendetta or something, but I didn't realize that there might be a bigger conspiracy hidden behind it, so how could Li Tian not pay attention to it.

Li Tian's complexion gradually became serious, and he took out a big ingot from his sleeve.

Said to the waiter in the shop,

"Go ahead and tell me everything you know about Songhe Hall, word for word. As long as your answer satisfies me, the two ingots of silver will be yours."

The waiter in the shop swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, his eyes widened and he said,
"What else does the guest officer want to know, the little one will definitely know everything!"

Li Tian hesitated for a moment, then asked,

"Do you know where the old hall master of Songhe Hall has gone after he retired? Is he still in Cangzhou City?"

The shop clerk said with certainty,
"That's natural, Mr. Zhuang from Songhe Hall is one of the most respected people in Cangzhou City.

In recent years, they have fought for the injustices of the people in Cangzhou City. In private, everyone calls Mr. Zhuang the good man Zhuang! "

Hearing that the original head of Songhe Hall was still in the city, Li Tian was slightly relieved.

He thought very clearly, if this Songhe Hall and its current new hall master really have any evil plans, this old man Zhuang is definitely a character that cannot be avoided.

He has been in charge of Songhe Hall for so many years, and he definitely holds many secrets that ordinary people don't know.

They want to find out what conspiracy is behind this incident, and they probably will use this old man Zhuang as a breakthrough.

After inquiring and understanding the specific address of Mr. Zhuang, Li Tianyou asked a few questions, but seeing that the waiter in the shop really couldn't give any more useful information.

Li Tian planned to leave immediately.

But before leaving, Li Tian pushed two ingots of ingots towards the waiter in the shop, and a new question suddenly popped up in his mind.

"The last question, do you know what was added by the head catcher who was eating and letting go at your place this morning, and what is the origin of it!"

The waiter in the shop was stunned for a moment, but then suddenly burst out laughing,
"Hahaha, guest officer, you are asking the right person. In this city of Cangzhou, except for the villain, there are really few people who know the true origin of Tie Butou!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Li Tian was attracted, but even Zhang Qinghuan, Sun Ruowei and others were not attracted by his words.

"No way, that sloppy guy who smelled of alcohol was really a great person in the past?"

Li Tian smashed two ingots of ingots into the hands of the waiter.

(End of this chapter)