bookrebus Chapter 224 Building a Beautiful New Jiangzhou
Chapter 224 Building a Beautiful New Jiangzhou
"Three hundred coins a day?"
Hearing what the yamen runner said, Chen Xiu immediately looked displeased.
Meng Cheng became even more agitated and angrily said, "Damn it, isn't this just robbing money?"
They came here this time to assist the Jiang patrol envoy in preparing for the attack on the State of Chen. They would have to stay in Jiangzhou City for quite some time and keep 300 coins a day. If they wanted to take back the weapons on the day of leaving the city, wouldn't they have to empty their pockets?
"Then you don't need to keep it."
Chen Xiu said with a serious expression, controlling his inner anger and trying his best not to reveal his identity.
The officer frowned and said, "It's fine if you don't need us to keep it. Then you can go outside and find someone to keep it and then line up again."
"Queue again?" Chen Xiu looked back at the crowded queue behind him and said, "I want to take it into the city."
"Absolutely not. If you are carrying a weapon, you cannot enter the city."
The officer stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Why can't we bring these weapons in? Other counties can bring them in, but why can't you bring them in Jiangzhou City?"
Meng Cheng questioned.
In their eyes, these police officers clearly wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make money.
"This is our rule. If you don't agree, don't go in."
The officer was not polite to them at all.
"What bullshit rules?"
Chen Xiu was furious and almost couldn't help but reveal his identity and punish these officials who had amassed wealth.
The officer narrowed his eyes and said, "Be polite. This is the rule set by our Lord Jiang. Lord Jiang said that you, a group of people with weapons, are a destabilizing factor for our Jiangzhou City. If you don't hand in your weapons, you will never be allowed to enter the city."
Hearing the words "Lord Jiang", Chen Xiu's brows immediately furrowed.
"Was this way of making money thought up by Jiang Zuo?" Chen Xiu felt unhappy.
"If your weapons are lost, we will naturally compensate you. If you want to hand them over, then do so. If not, do not enter the city."
The officer's patience had run out, and he looked at Chen Xiu and the others with a helpless look.
"I think you are relying on the power in your hands to secretly make money."
Meng Cheng said bluntly.
"Hey, you're really brave."
The officer immediately looked displeased.
At this time, another yamen runner behind him stepped forward and said, "The master has ordered not to conflict with guests who have come from afar, and to pay attention to their manners."
After hearing this, the official calmed down a little and said, "So, do you still want to enter the city?"
Meng Cheng added: "It's good to earn money, but three hundred coins a day is too much."
"What are you arguing about? Go in quickly and don't waste our time."
The people behind the queue began to urge impatiently.
"If you can't even afford three hundred coins, what's the point of being a chivalrous hero?"
"If you don't want to give it, don't come into the city. What are you yelling about?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the rest of the crowd also started to make a fuss.
Chen Xiu frowned, snatched the credentials from the yamen runner, and walked towards the city gate.
"Take a look, this is our Jiangzhou City's latest brochure."
As the officer spoke, he handed things to Chen Xiu and others.
Chen Xiu took it in his hand and saw a line of big words written on it: "Build a beautiful new Jiangzhou and move towards a better life together."
"what?"
Chen Xiu frowned and stuffed the paper into Meng Cheng's hand.
"What on earth are these people doing?"
Chen Xiu murmured.
As soon as I entered the city, I was left with a bad impression.
There were rumors earlier that Jiang Zuo was extremely greedy for money. Seeing him today, it turned out to be true.
Chen Xiu sighed helplessly.
Jiang Zuo had just arrived in Jiangzhou City when he set down so many rules for making money. He was really not an honest official.
Meng Cheng also took a closer look at the thing in his hand and said, "Master, why not send someone to investigate? It won't be too late to go and see Jiang Zuo later."
Chen Xiu thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No need, let's go."
As soon as he entered the city, the scene in front of him made Chen Xiu feel a little surprised.
The street was crowded with people.
They rushed forward, fearing that they would be a step slower.
Chen Xiu suddenly became curious and stopped a passerby and asked, "Brother, what happened ahead?"
The passerby replied, "You must be from another place. They are recruiting workers. I won't say more to you. I'll go first."
After saying that, the man squeezed into the crowd.
too weird.
Chen Xiu traveled from north to south, passing through so many towns and villages, but had never seen such a strange place.
With some doubts, Chen Xiu also leaned forward to take a look.
"We are hiring 1,000 construction workers, paying 2 taels of silver per month. We still have more than 300 vacancies left, and those who are strong and healthy will be given priority."
All I heard was someone shouting loudly.
"I'll do it. I'm over seven feet tall."
"I want one tael and five hundred coins, please."
For a moment, the crowd was in chaos.
"Who recruits so many people?"
Chen Xiu asked.
A man in front of him turned around and said, "That was the recruitment notice issued by our Lord Jiang himself."
"Master Jiang again?"
Chen Xiu was puzzled and asked again: "What did Lord Jiang recruit so many people for?"
The man replied, "Lord Jiang said that the entire Jiangzhou City needs to develop and carry out a lot of infrastructure construction. Hiring a thousand people is considered a small number. It seems that they hired more than two thousand yesterday."
"Infrastructure?"
Chen Xiu had never heard of these terms before.
At this time, Meng Cheng also whispered in Chen Xiu's ear: "Master, why don't we go directly to Inspector Jiang and ask him about it."
Chen Xiu hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and then walked out of the crowd.
Leaving the noisy market, Chen Xiu and his group walked to another street.
Dust was flying on both sides of the street.
Looking around, I saw many people demolishing houses.
Chen Xiu had never heard of the scenes in Jiangzhou City before.
"First find a place to stay, then go meet Jiang Zuo."
Chen Xiu whispered.
At this time, a short and thin young man walked out of the crowd, came to Chen Xiu, and said respectfully: "Greetings, gentlemen, are you all from other places?"
He had a smile on his face and looked quite kind, in stark contrast to the runners at the city gate.
Chen Xiu looked at the young man in front of him, his eyes a little more alert, and said lightly: "That's right."
"My name is Lu San, and I am a government official in Jiangzhou City. I have been ordered by the Jiang Patrol Envoy to come here to entertain you all."
The young man said.
Hearing this, Chen Xiu was startled and asked tentatively: "Oh? Do you know who we are?"
His trip to Jiangzhou City was kept secret. Could it be that someone leaked the news in advance?
Lu San said, "I don't know your names yet. Since you are all guests coming from far away, please come over here. The best inns and restaurants in Jiangzhou City are all over there."
After hearing what this person said, Chen Xiu felt relieved. At the same time, he thought to himself, "What on earth is this Jiang Zuo doing in Jiangzhou City?"
No matter what, Chen Xiu must find out everything.