allonlinenovel Chapter 226 Demolition
Chapter 226 Demolition
"These people are so fussy, they don't look rich, and they think ten taels a day is too much."
The people from the caravan made sarcastic remarks.
Hearing this, the people behind Chen Xiu suddenly became furious and were about to argue with the people from the caravan.
Chen Xiu stretched out his hand and said calmly, "Give it to them. They can stay for five days."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper regained his smile and said, "Boss, please come this way."
The room in front of me is quite spacious and the decoration is quite novel.
"Master, it seems that Jiang Zuo has concealed a lot of things. Why don't you write a letter to the emperor and send the Thousand Cavalry Division to conduct a thorough investigation."
Meng Cheng whispered in Chen Xiu's ear.
"The Qianqi Division seems to have investigated Jiangzuo before, but they didn't find anything."
Chen Xiu said in a low voice.
He had been in Pingcheng before and had only heard a little about what was happening in the court.
As for Jiang Zuo, I don't know much about him.
"I want to go and see for myself how many things there are in Jiangzhou City that I have not seen..."
Through the window, Chen Xiu's gaze rested on the crowd outside.
"Let's go for a walk."
Chen Xiu stood up.
At this time, on the other side of the street.
The officials from Jiangzhou County Government were currently discussing the demolition matters with the people.
"Without two hundred taels, I will never demolish this room."
A middle-aged man screamed.
Standing in front of him at this moment was Song Gaolang, the current magistrate of Jiangzhou County.
After hearing that some people were unwilling to be relocated, he personally came to persuade them: "Don't be so greedy. People in this area are all charged 100 taels. You are the only one who wants to be treated specially, right?"
"I don't care. They are who they are. I want two hundred taels."
The middle-aged man stood in front of the yamen runners and did not give the county magistrate Song Gaolang any face at all.
"You have such a shabby house and such a small piece of land. I'll be content with a hundred taels."
Song Gaolang's patience has run out.
The guy in front of them had already wasted several days of their time, but he still stayed here and refused to compromise with the government.
Under normal circumstances, Song Gaolang would have thrown this unruly citizen into jail long ago, but Inspector Jiang had specifically ordered that the common people must not be attacked. Song Gaolang did not dare to go against Jiang Zuo's wishes, so he had to negotiate with the people in a friendly manner.
"Two hundred taels, no room for negotiation."
The man was between two fingers, still blocking the door of his house.
"Hey, you troublemaker, you are rebelling, right? We have to demolish it even if we don't want to."
Song Gaolang seemed a little impatient.
The man was not afraid at all. Instead, he said arrogantly, "If you dare to demolish it, I will complain to Inspector Jiang."
"What are you complaining about? You are delaying the progress of the project. Lord Jiang will be the first to punish you!"
Song Gaolang said angrily.
Nowadays, almost all the houses in this area have been demolished, and they are preparing to flatten some of them to build a wide road. However, this one family still refuses to accept the demolition and stands in the middle.
"Someone, drag him away."
Song Gaolang ordered.
Once the order was given, the runners behind him had to get to work.
"The government is beating people!"
But at this moment, the man fell to the ground and started rolling around.
This commotion immediately attracted the attention of onlookers.
"The government wants to demolish my house. This is unjust!"
The man spoke with a tearful tone, and his performance was very vivid.
At this time, Chen Xiu was also attracted by their quarrel and came to the side to watch.
"Don't worry about this troublemaker. Continue the demolition. If you hinder the progress, I will punish you first."
Song Gaolang said in a condescending tone.
The man was not afraid, and continued to cry bitterly, "Is there anyone who can help me? The government wants to demolish my house by force!"
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiu frowned and suddenly felt a little angry.
In his opinion, these local officials who rode on the heads of the common people were truly lawless.
Meng Cheng said: "Master, these local officials dare to oppress the people like this! It's really abominable."
"It's not easy for me to show up, so you go forward and stop me."
Chen Xiu said in a low voice.
At this time, the yamen runners had already stepped forward and were about to carry the man away.
"stop."
Meng Cheng stepped forward to stop him.
Song Gaolang looked unhappy, turned around and said, "Who are you?"
Meng Cheng did not reveal his identity, but only asked: "Why do you officials occupy the houses of ordinary people?"
"You are from another place, right? Who wants to occupy their houses? We want to demolish all these old houses and build roads. Inspector Jiang said that the urban planning of our Jiangzhou City is too chaotic, and we must overturn and rebuild it. All expenses will be borne by Inspector Jiang, and not a single ounce of government silver will be spent."
Song Gaolang explained rather impatiently.
Chen Xiu obviously didn't understand these words.
"If you demolish someone's house, won't that make them homeless and left on the streets?"
There was a hint of displeasure in Meng Cheng's expression.
"You are a young master from another place, why are you meddling in other people's business? This is an order from Inspector Jiang."
Song Gaolang didn't have the patience to explain so much to them.
Hearing the name of Inspector Jiang again, Chen Xiu was immediately furious.
You have to know that Jiang Zuo, who is now in an important position, would actually appoint local officials to do such things to oppress the people.
Chen Xiu could never tolerate this, as it touched his bottom line.
Even though Jiang Zuo had some talent, Chen Xiu was not willing to work with such a person without moral integrity.
"Sir, you have to make the decision for me."
The man was still throwing a tantrum and crying out in pain.
"Sir, since this guy won't demolish it, why don't you demolish our side first?"
At this time, someone suddenly said.
"Yeah, actually our house is pretty old."
Hearing these words, Chen Xiu was stunned.
“Why would these people let others demolish their houses?”
Chen Xiu didn't understand at all.
All the houses have been demolished, where can they live?
"This guy is so greedy that he doesn't know how to appreciate the good things he has."
Someone else said again.
"Sir, please put him in jail immediately."
When Chen Xiu heard these words, he became even more confused.
The county magistrate oppressed the people so much, and these civilians actually spoke up for them?
"What the hell is going on? Why is no one speaking up for him?"
Chen Xiu asked the person next to him in a low voice.
Others explained: "You are from another place, you don't know, our demolished houses are all compensated. This small house in front of us has 100 taels of silver, but this guy is greedy and insists on 200 taels. Isn't this a conflict with the government..."
"This broken house, can it be worth one hundred taels of silver?"
Chen Xiu was surprised.
At this time, a yamen runner said to Song Gaolang, "Master Song, please be patient. Inspector Jiang has ordered that if someone deliberately raises the demolition fee, then we will not demolish his house and let him go."
Hearing this, Chen Xiu was stunned.
"It turns out that this person is deliberately raising the price."
Could it be that I really misunderstood?
While Chen Xiu was thinking about it, the group of officers had dispersed, leaving only the middle-aged man, still acting like a rogue on the ground.
But obviously, no one spoke up for it.