Chapter 2029:

"Boss, you are looking for something to me, nonsense, of course I am looking for something to do with you. Looking at your frizzy appearance just now, there must be something wrong. Now I leave you to do something. The Eastern Empire does not have them in this city. Are they your own people? Didn’t they come to monitor us? Do you know where they are?
Li Cong thought for a while and said, can’t afford to be near and far, if you go far away, this time will definitely be delayed. No one, it's really hard to find someone who has weight. It's better to start with the person here.
"Of course I know this. Boss, although I came here with you, I know everything in this city very well. Otherwise, how can I be your guard." This guy wants to continue to show himself What's great, Li Cong, then you can stop this guy quickly. You can't handle this guy if he is playing tricks. He has been in the army for a long time and has told soldiers everywhere that this mouth is really broken and cannot be broken. It’s done, it’s done, I know what you said, you’ve worked hard to send you more than a month’s salary this month, okay, now I have something to leave to you, you go out and take a few Ten people went to the office in this city in the Eastern Empire, and then you went in to find something. Usually they do a lot of evil. No matter what you do, you have to get rid of their anger and take things to make them lose face, as long as they dare to give Our resistance is the end of their war. We are about to fight with them. From this moment, Li had to be a shameless person, otherwise the Linghu family would be in danger.
If this war was initiated by the Eastern Empire, there would be no pressure on Li Cong at all. For the people in the fifteen cities under Li Cong’s rule, you don’t feel any pressure. They would think that the Eastern Empire wanted to find this for no reason. We just rose up to fight back against you. Such things will be in their hearts. Let me know, even if the eastern empire's army comes, they will not do anything to open the city gates from inside and outside, although they will not help Li Cong these Cao's business troops, after all, they were originally a country. People? We also need to take care of other people’s considerations. As long as they remain neutral, Li Cong’s army will be able to block the Eastern Empire’s troops outside. Li Cong can still guarantee such a thing, and the Cao’s army’s combat effectiveness is not good. It's a joke. They can also guarantee this. The guard who spoke just now was stunned at first, but then he understood it, didn’t he just go to find something? We are the best at this thing.
"Sir, if you want to ask me to do other things, maybe I really can't do it for you, but you can rest assured that you are looking for something to fight. We will definitely do it for you. I will take someone there right away. See if I won't do it. It's weird that they were broken. This guy said with a smile, but Li Cong stopped him when he was leaving. Not only did you ask you to find something to fight, but I also have bigger things to ask you. Do you want to kill me the boss inside. Remember that the boss in there is not me. Li Cong smiled and said, this guy shuddered in his eyes when he looked at Li Cong, why would he kill someone? We didn’t do anything less, but we killed an ordinary person for no reason. Forget it, don’t think about it. There are still conflicts in the Eastern Empire. The Eastern Empire did not kill our people on the northern battlefield. Kill them one. What happened to the two government officials? At this time, we can do anything.
Indeed, it can be said that they are very clear about this kind of thing. If they can't do other things, they may need to find someone to learn, but if they can't do this kind of thing, it means that there is a problem in their brains. At that time, they already had their own ideas in their hearts. The Eastern Empire had its own office in every city occupied by the Cao’s Commercial Army’s army. This was also stated in the original treaty. After all, the entire city is Eastern. The people of the empire, the officials of the Eastern Empire can also give them peace of mind, telling them that this place is still under the rule of the Eastern Empire, but what rights do you have? You have your own rights to live in this big house, you are nothing if you leave this house, and we won't recognize your rights in this city? This is what the representative of Cao's House of Commercial Company said to Dong at the beginning, which made them very depressed. It was too uncomfortable for them to be unable to be the master in their own territory.
But now that time has passed for so long, they have gotten used to it. They feel that they are just ordinary people in this city, and they are not the original so-called officials. There are not many people who go out. Looking at them, the official costumes of the Eastern Empire on their bodies have become a bit commonplace. In the past, as long as they went out, they were all going to clear the way, but now they can only go out because according to the treaty. They can ride horse-drawn carriages in the city, but there are strict restrictions on horse-drawn carriages. As before, it’s impossible to go out so mightily, because you are officials on the territory of the Eastern Empire, not here. Officials are just ordinary people. It is a very good thing to let you ride in a carriage.
If you don’t want to, it’s okay. You can leave here. We didn’t even think about asking you to come here. You can go to your own territory. You are the court officials in your own territory. Do whatever you want? How to oppress the common people is your business, and the common people here also feel this. In the past, these officials came out, let alone these officials, even their entourage can intimidate themselves. Yes, but now they don’t have that ability. They are the same when they come out to the common people. What if there is a dispute on the street? If you go to the government, maybe the people are still taking advantage. The people of Cao’s house have no good feelings about the officials of the Eastern Empire. It’s very unpleasant that these officials of the Eastern Empire are also waiting here. Do some activities on it, you have to leave this place by yourself.
For them, everything here is not so important anymore. Originally, they didn’t think that this would be the case when I came here. Although Cao’s family firm was talking about lease, it was still the territory of the Eastern Empire, and they would exercise some power here. Of course, now they Also exercise power. For example, officials at Cao’s house would regularly ask them to report on the situation. It’s just that when they are not equal at all, when people ask you, it’s the people you do sit and they think. Ask you what you ask? And you will be closely monitored 24 hours a day. Such a life is unimaginable for them. They don't want to stay in this place anymore. If there is a chance to escape from here, they will leave here without hesitation. As for the so-called national interests? This is nothing in their eyes. We are the happiest thing to live happily.
Not only in this city. It can be said that the officials of the Middle East Empire who occupied fifteen air defense cities in the Caojia Commercial House are in the current situation. They only have the official name given to them by the Eastern Empire, and nothing else is left, so they can continue to live at home. But there is nothing up and down in the house, do they want to get the house right? Of course not, because in their hearts this place is like a fighting place. I don’t know when the Cao’s business will take over the army and the army will really take over. What use is it to make the whole family so magnificent? So now they have something like this. They come here during the day to work, and in the evening to rest in a neighboring process. Some officials just don't come for several days. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with them. What are you doing here? It's not as good as a common people living comfortably, which leads to the fact that there are not many people here in their government in normal times.
The Cao’s House of Commerce has its own bureaucracy in this city, and the Eastern Empire has its own bureaucracy in this city. At this moment, the bureaucracy of the Eastern Empire is the original city lord’s mansion. According to the agreement established at the time, this is It must be returned to the city lord of the Eastern Empire who was originally here, and that city lord is not a fool. He moved around among the students and gave a lot of money, so he was transferred from here, and then went to another county town to the city lord. Although the level of economic development there is incomparable with here, but after all, there is the Eastern Empire’s own territory. Although Li Cong has detailed the details, there are no people from Caojiaxiang, only Cao’s commercial firm has hurt people. Relatively speaking, living there is better than living here. This is also the idea of ​​most city owners. Now a person from here to Chengdu is a very small official before. He saw that the city owner needs to bow his head. , But now, she turned out to be the lord here, but is he really happy? Impossible, nothing to be happy about.
But in normal times, the same very small official was directly promoted to a powerful party like the city lord. He was really very happy, and felt that this was a glorious lintel. Maybe he would have to return to his hometown to give himself. The family’s ancestral grave has been talking hard for a while, but now, he feels that this thing is really no good, what will he do every day after he arrives at this city lord, even the entourage around him is only two or three people, unable to recruit That’s it. After the Cao’s House was established, the people here began to provide full services to the Cao’s House. The entire city’s economy was built around the Cao’s House. If you don’t have enough to live by yourself, why would anyone come here? Even if they followed their two entourages, they were all officials appointed by the Eastern Empire. They were also dreaming that one day the Eastern Empire could regain this place. It's better.
At the beginning, they thought it was only a few days, and then these few days passed quickly, and they thought that it might be a few months. After all, it was impossible for the Eastern Empire to proceed with such a big battle. , That also requires some necessary preparations, but now that a few months have passed, the entire city is under the control of Cao’s house. They also see that the people on the street have a different mental outlook from before. The business cooperation is very good. If this situation continues to develop, it is possible that the army of the Eastern Empire will arrive here in a few years. The ordinary people will forget that they were the ordinary people of the empire. They will only believe that they are members of the Cao family business. All this has been posted by the officials, but the people above don't listen to this and they don't want to care about the affairs of these cities. They still remember the tragedy of the last war, and they don't want to continue to happen like this.
Will Li from those guards come here to make trouble? After all, this is the highest institution in the entire city. This is the City Lord’s Mansion. In the past, people didn’t dare to look directly at this place when they came here. They would turn around or walk with their eyes closed and head down. The guards at the door were not It's a joke, but now you can't even see the shadow of the guard at the door. Even if you look at it, there are not many people inside? It’s just two manifestations of the previous traffic situation. People even stop when they get here. Together with the people beside him, he started pointing at the house. It was so beautiful here before, but what has become now? Even if we were invited in, we disappeared. Of course, there will be some curious ordinary people who went in. Go in and see if no one stops you when you are picked up at the door. But you can't enter other people's houses. This is the private property of others.
In the past, the City Lord’s Mansion was a place for litigation. If you have any disputes with neighbors, friends or even strangers. Just pick up the drum and beat it for a while, but will anyone come here to fight a lawsuit now? Absolutely not, even two or three-year-old children know that the drums here have not drifted out for nearly a year. No one came here. There was a war here a year ago, and even a year later they didn’t come here. They all know that if they want to do things now, they will go to the court of Cao’s House of Business, and that’s where they do things. , If there is any dispute that is mediated for you, it is considered legally effective. Whoever dares to disobey will be arrested immediately. What is the effect of mediating here? No one would admit that even the suffering lord himself is unwilling to come to this place to fight for a while. The lawsuit has wasted his money, ability and energy. What is there in the end? Nothing?
As a result, the City Lord’s Mansion, the highest authority here, is already what it is now, so other places are naturally even more needless to say. Other places can now tell that the official appointed by the court is playing there, and there is no other one. There are people, a big official yamen now has only one person in the office, and that person is not in the office when he enters, because there is nothing at all? Most of them come here at noon to walk around and perform their duties, but in the afternoon they can’t find anyone. If they are not in the city at home, they may still find it for several days. If there are no people, such bureaucrats can be said to be useless. Of course there are some people whose homes are in this city, and they will still come here. Is this someone asking where they work? They will not say that they are some officials of the Eastern Empire government? This will be despised, and it is slightly better than the beggar, but it is completely different from the previous time.
Another very important thing is that if you are an official of the Eastern Empire, you have to wait for the people from Cao Jiashan to look for things. They will also come here to talk about some trivial things, just for other things or to embarrass you. Every time they come to look for things, they will follow a large number of ordinary people behind them. The ordinary people see that the authority of the Eastern Empire government has been reduced to this level. Why do they still have illusions about the winter national flower? That is absolutely impossible. They will think that the Eastern Empire is no longer good. They have been bullied like this by the people of Cao Jiashan. We still need to wait for them to come back. Of course it is impossible to wait for them to come back. It can’t change our current life, and our current life is much better than before. At least we won’t starve to death now. There will also be rice in the rice tank at home. Food is important, and other things are important. Slowly struggle on your own, and the Cao family firm can't take care of you in everything.
It seems that some workers working on the wharf said that they were very tired from doing such things before, but they only had about one hundred yuan a day. They went out to eat and drink and other things, so they took the money back. Family, a month’s net income is only three taels of silver. It’s still a whole day’s time to not get sick, and you can’t be lazy and work all the time to get such income. If you get sick for some reason, the family will even eat. It’s impossible. This is the life these porters lived during the Eastern Empire, and there are other things such as the government and how he pays taxes and part of his income. It's very good. They will not come to collect taxes. As long as your income exceeds ten taels of silver, they will come back to collect taxes. If they do not exceed them, they will give you some subsidies instead. Such things are never dreamed of.
That’s because the life of dockers is different from before. Although they are still working, their hearts are different from before, and their mental outlook is also different. Many things they think about are how to deal with this in the future. Live better, make yourself better. Make your family better. They come to work in the morning full of energy, and even though they dragged their bodies to go home in the evening, their current income has doubled compared to the previous time. What about this income? For example, people who came to collect protection fees before I didn't dare to come. As long as they were the soldiers on the Tao's family who improved the entrance to the dock, they would invite them to the house over there to enjoy the whip. We welcome you people who want to come out to work. It would be great if you came to find something. We are not afraid anymore, we are just looking for something. I don't know how many fish in this sea want to eat human flesh. If you want to go in and try, we will never stop you, he will send a boat to send you in.
When they come, half of their income will be taken away by these punks. They all belong to various organizations. Li Cong does not want to ban these organizations absolutely, but these organizations that drink human blood must be banned. You can do some For other things, it is of course possible to collect protection fees, but this protection fee must be limited, 10% per month is fine, if more, it is absolutely impossible, of course you receive the money too We have to do certain things for others. This city has established a huge police system, that is, the previous patrols and other things, but they also have some places they can't see, and they can't recruit the police for a little thing. This is the words of the people under Li Cong's education. The association has existed for so long, and there is a basic reason for its existence. It is also possible for them to develop slowly, but they must become government dogs under the supervision of the government.
In addition to these things, the frequent beating and scolding of workers on the dock is gone. In the past, as long as you did things a little slower, or did not agree with the people above, you immediately came over with a stick. There is nothing good about the whole body. These people beat people to death, but now those people are gone. The Cao’s House of Business’s rule is that it’s not allowed to beat or scold if there is something to do. It’s fine. For example, you don’t make so much money from laziness. All are billed by piece. If you do well, you will make more. If you don’t do well, we will make less. This makes the terminal The enthusiasm of the workers began to grow rapidly. Those who have more energy will naturally earn more and those who understand less will earn less. The people who used to collect protection fees were directly dumbfounded. Why didn't they think of this? Unexpectedly, Cao's Commercial Bank is much better than them in terms of management. It's no wonder that people can go up and we can't go up.
The interests of the Eastern Empire in this sea are very powerful. Just like in this city, their most important people are not in that office at all, but in another place. This place is at the dock. The empire has huge interests on the docks. How many islands are there on the southern coast? Li Cong didn't know. He hadn't had the opportunity to let his team go to the southern coast to take a look. Even if you look at it, it is estimated that the Eastern Empire has its own way of coping. His Eastern Empire has developed very large on the sea these years. Yes, his own strength is absolutely impossible for him to give up all of these things. If he gives up, he will give up the advantages of the Eastern Empire. So when they signed the contract, they asked for a very independent small dock on the dock. This place is where Li Cong is looking for things today. The officials appointed here are the officials actually appointed by the Eastern Empire, and those in the city are basically used to block the eyes and are of little use.
It can be said that there are not many private merchant ships entering and exiting. Most of them are some official ships in the Eastern Empire. These ships roam around between the islands overseas of the Eastern Empire and the mainland of the Empire, transporting some overseas things to the main road. , To transport the things needed on overseas islands from the mainland, this is their task. In the past, because of the pirates played by Li Cong, they suffered a lot of losses. The overseas islands have also been anxious for a while. Development mainly means that various resources can be transported in the past and can be transported back. Only if the trade between the two sides strengthens, they will have such good things. If Li reappears from Shanghai, they may have some problems with these islands and lose contact. This is not good for both parties. Yes, it can be said that various things on both sides are proceeding slowly. Many people believe that the development is affirmative, and it just depends on the development of the city owner.
The court did not use a contract to trap Cao's merchants. So they didn't leave much army here? The court also had some debates on this matter. How many troops are appropriate? If the flow is less, it is of no use at all. If the flow is too much, the surrounding people are retreating. These troops are stationed here alone, and the daily cost is a very alarming figure. It is very difficult for the court. So simply not staying in the army. Even what happened? So now there are just a few officials here, just like this city has a few hundred people? At this moment, Li Cong's guard was already here. If you want to make trouble, you should start from here. Those places in the city have no effect at all. Even if those people are all dead, the Eastern Empire government will not ask more. At most, a few people will be sent to continue to take their place.
The several Eastern Empire officials upstairs were still drinking morning tea on the rooftop as before, and they saw a dozen cavalry erected upstairs. The clothes on their bodies were all from the Cao family firm. They were a little confused. How is this going? In the past, the population of Cao’s Commercial Bank would never come to this place. Even if they do, they will report some official documents. Their place is completely different from those in the city and countries. They are here. Those who have their own ideas also have their own strength. If they can't, they can go out to sea immediately. The vast sea Cao's firm has nothing to do with them. What are these people doing here today? The leader suddenly thought that there are two very important ships in the port, and they are all loaded with more important things. These things are all shipped back from overseas. If something really happens, they can't afford it. Thinking of this, he put on a smiling face and prepared to go down and ask what happened?
This fat man walked down at his fastest speed. Li Cong's guard was a little impatient. The concierge always said that their master will come down soon, and how long it will take to go anytime soon. It’s true that the time has passed. It’s impossible to watch me being taken care of by a few brothers and just a guard. Even if it is a guard, you can see clearly that we are also the guards of the boss of Cao’s business, even the lord here. We also need to save face. Your little concierge dared to stop us. He was originally looking for trouble. Now that this kind of thing happens, I feel even more unhappy. I slapped the concierge aside. What tmd you dare to stop Lao Tzu from coming here today is something, your boss will not come out, I will light you up without looking at who is Lao Tzu? The guy said arrogantly, he looked like a very powerful person, the person in charge hurried down when he heard this, and even crawled over.
"The military master, don't get angry, don't get angry, look at us here, it's just a small office, if you have anything to tell me, I will go and bring you big things right away, but I dare not say that as long as it is within our ability, we will take you there to drink tea at once. Don’t be familiar with these people. Who are they? It is a family that opens the door. Of course, I don’t know how much you are. It’s precious. This guy is very talkative. The guards should go inside as soon as possible. Although she doesn’t know what these people do? It’s not because of their clothes that they are very luxurious, but this body The clothes are already tens of taels of silver. Does an ordinary soldier have such a suit? It is absolutely impossible. They should be the guards next to a big man. The highest official of the Cao’s family firm here has also seen them. It seems that they don't have this kind of aura, it should be someone from their headquarters.
Just like those imperial ministers, when they come down, they can see who is in the place. The top officials of the place are like the tubaozi in their eyes. They want to do whatever they want to pull out their Shangfang sword. Lao Tzu is the headquarters. Lao Tzu is the one who came by the emperor. You people should listen to what Lao Tzu said. Lao Tzu represents the highest will. These people must have the same idea. They must be very beautiful in the Cao family firm. The Eastern Empire was defeated by the Cao family firm. Although the people are now I'm still wondering, but all his officials know. How did the Eastern Empire bow and kneel in that war? How was it driven by others to run across the street? How was it caused by others? It was very clear, so even if it was for the benefit of the empire, he would throw his face directly on the ground. It depends on whether they are happy or not. How could there be other thoughts in my heart?
You guy is the person in charge here. Next time you look for this door to open your eyes, you should polish your eyes. Opening the door represents the face of your yamen and what they did at the door. But it's very bad to meet the common people and call them vigorously. People like us are not humbling. If you want someone like this to open the door for you, you can just find things for you. Explain it clearly. We are the people next to Mr. Cao Ke, the owner of the Cao's House of Business, and we are their guards. Today we are here for something to do with you. As you know, the strength of our Cao Family Commercial Bank is also very strong. I don’t need to say more about this. Of course, we can do this thing better, but now I don’t give you a chance, I will give you a flattery. Our boss’s opportunity, let this matter be done by you, how can I take care of you enough, but I will leave this matter to you only when you speak well. This guy’s words are really beautiful.
The official of the Eastern Empire felt miserable, and he wanted to go up and beat up this smiling guy. What the did you say? You can look to me for your affairs. Why doesn't Laozi feel that way? The war between our two parties just now cannot be regarded as a bloodshed, and that is also a lot of damage on both sides. Now you guys say such things, but this guy’s heart and face are really good. I want to tear them apart, but I still can’t do that on my face. I still have my own smile on my face. Just say it. No matter what the matter is, I will do it for you. , He didn't say any concessions but printed the matter directly, no matter what? I have to do it myself. The things that people say are definitely embarrassing for themselves. If they don't make themselves embarrassed, they won't say it. It seems that everything you do now to the time you are doing is difficult.
That’s not a big deal. I know that you are in charge of these ships. It’s up to you what goods they transport every day and when they go out every day. You have the final say. I’m talking about these official fleets of the Eastern Empire. On our side, recently there was a batch of goods to be delivered to the Southern Empire. I don’t know if your ship can only help me, and the time is not long. At your speed, it’s about one and a half years. That’s not too much. About 50,000 ships are enough. Oh, don’t you refuse me, but do you know how many ships you have? It seems that you have more than 60,000 ships under your control. You can pull out these ships and there are more than 10,000 left. First of all, if you feel that the transportation capacity cannot keep up, our Caojia Commercial Bank may have some possibility that our speed is better than that. Yours is much faster. One boat can provide you with ten boats. After this guy got in, he sat in the seat of the highest person in charge. This kind of anti-personality made the people in the house uncomfortable.
This statement seems trivial, but in fact this is what the Eastern Empire feared the most. When the Eastern Empire established this office here, the bottom line was that they were never allowed to use their own ships to help Cao’s commercial firm transport things. , And you definitely can’t go to Cao’s house to help yourself transport things, although the facts are the same as this guy said. Cao’s house’s boats are very fast and ten times as efficient as their work. But what are these islands on the sea? The local Cao’s house firm doesn’t know at all. If you let them know, this matter will be very difficult. If these people rush over, their island will become the territory of the Cao’s house. After being drugged by the Eastern Empire, the Eastern Empire knew what Cao's firm thought of? The Cao’s family firm knew that they would one day be enemies of the four empires. At that time, there would be absolutely no place for them on the whole continent. They had to find a foothold on the sea. For the firm, it is an urgent matter.
There are some rich minerals on that island? It can be said that gold, silver, platinum, and copper are all available. If the Cao’s merchants rush to this, it will be their wealth. This is absolutely impossible for the Eastern Empire. The Eastern Empire has all these years. There are so many things circulated because these islands were excavated. The Eastern Empire Continent is actually similar to other empires, and there are only so many minerals. But why every soldier in the Eastern Empire can use iron The armor covered the whole body. Where did the Eastern Empire get so much iron? Li Cong’s Cao’s house also deals in iron ore trading. UU Reading www. But they don’t have so many iron ore to carry out uukanshu.com, let them realize that the Eastern Empire is different. The islands discovered by the Eastern Empire have a lot of such resources, which can be said to be inexhaustible. Of course, it is calculated at the current speed. If modern technology is used to dig out, what kind of downfall can be discovered.
Minerals are very important at all times. Other empires didn’t see this in the past, so they all fell behind a lot. But the people in the Eastern Empire saw this. Now they There are a lot of minerals, which can be said to be more than the other three empires combined. The islands on the sea are rich in minerals. Many people there come to mine for their daily work. They are all prisoners of the Eastern Empire. If they are changed to other people, they will not be able to stay in that place when they sleep. That is to say, they can endure the loneliness on the island. If they change to other people, they will definitely be noisy. After making a fuss, they all have their own ideas in their hearts. They all know that even if they go back, they may not be as good as living here. At least they can save their lives here. If they go back, even themselves. In the history of the Eastern Empire, they were all fugitives. Such people can only be killed. Apart from being killed, they will have no other results. (To be continued...)