"I just got the news that the county guard personally took people to the county escort office and confiscated all the weapons in the escort office. He also said that the escorts can no longer bring weapons into the city!"
Xiaoyu said: "There are also chambers of commerce that sell kitchen knives, sickles and the like. Each one needs to be marked, and then reported to the government every day to find out who it was sold to. If someone uses our kitchen knives or sickles to commit murder, we will also
Be responsible."
Nowadays, the scale of the Xihewan iron smelting workshop is getting bigger and bigger. The first batch of female apprentices led by Mancang have all left the apprenticeship, and they have also begun to lead apprentices.
In order to train these third-generation disciples, the iron smelting workshop will also produce some simpler daily utensils such as kitchen knives and sickles, which are sold at the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce.
Because the smelting process used in the iron smelting workshop is more advanced, although the kitchen knives and sickles produced are not as sharp and hard as black knives, they are much stronger than the kitchen knives and sickles made by other blacksmiths on the market.
The most important thing is that Jin Feng looked down on the little money in the hands of ordinary people, so the price was not high.
Once it was put on the market, it was welcomed by people all over the world.
Every time the escort agency delivers something, it will be sold out in a day at most.
With such a large volume of shipments, it would be too much work to record and track them one by one.
"how so?"
Guan Xiaorou panicked when she heard this, and looked at Tang Dongdong for help: "Dongdong, what should I do?"
"Xiaorou, don't worry, let Xiaoyu finish her words first."
Tang Dongdong stood up, patted Guan Xiaorou on the shoulder, and asked, "Has Zhong Ling'er gone to visit the new county governor Xie Xiguang?"
Zhong Ling'er was one of the first batch of female shopkeepers trained by Jin Feng and Tang Xiaobei. She was responsible for Guangyuan County and the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce in the county. Her abilities were outstanding among the female shopkeepers.
"Here we go, the news came back from Ling'er." Xiaoyu nodded.
"Since Xie Xiguang took office, he has always been at odds with us. There must be a reason for the sudden attack. Did Ling'er find out anything?" Tang Dongdong asked again.
"No," Xiaoyu shook her head: "Ling'er said in the letter that Xie Xiguang was very strict and refused to accept gifts. He just said that everything was done in accordance with court regulations."
"Have you asked the legal affairs department to check the regulations?" Tang Dongdong asked again.
In the feudal era, in addition to officially issued laws, the emperor's casual words may also become laws.
Therefore, the laws in the feudal era were more complicated than those in Jin Feng's previous life.
As a scientific engineer, although Jin Feng is a bit careless in his words and actions, he is thoughtful and pays great attention to details.
In order to avoid being caught in his pigtails, after Jin Feng became a noble, he not only did not act recklessly, but also selected a few careful and good memories from the girls he bought to study the laws of Dakang and the daily life notes of past emperors.
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These girls were called Xihewan Legal Department by Jin Fengxiao.
Later, for some reason, this name gradually spread, and other people started to call it that.
When Jin Feng encounters something he is unsure about and is not sure whether it is illegal, he will ask the girl from the legal department.
Slowly, Xiaoyu, Tang Dongdong, Tang Xiaobei and others also developed this habit.
So when Tang Dongdong heard about the law, his first thought was to ask Xiaoyu if he had consulted the legal affairs department.
"After checking, Dakang's laws do clearly stipulate that bodyguards cannot carry weapons more than one foot long into the city."
Xiaoyu said: "It's just that we had a good relationship with the old county governor and Captain Xiao before, but they turned a blind eye. The situation in other counties and cities is similar. Everyone is not willing to offend Mr. Xie, so no one
Go take care of it."
"Then why can't we bring kitchen knives and sickles into the city?" Tang Dongdong asked again.
She could understand that the law did not allow bringing weapons into the city, after all, it threatened the safety of the city.
However, kitchen knives and sickles are daily necessities, so it would be nonsense to not allow them to be brought into the city.
If this is the case, what do people in the city use to cut vegetables for cooking?
Are they all chewing with teeth?
"The Ministry of Justice investigated and found out that this is true. But it is not an express provision in the law. It is a case two hundred years ago in the capital where a commoner hacked a government official to death with a kitchen knife. The emperor at that time said at the court meeting that in the future, kitchen knives
Sharp weapons such as sickles must be registered and cannot be sold randomly."
Xiaoyu said helplessly: "The capital actually implemented tool control in this way for a period of time, but later it was found that it was too labor-intensive and had no great practical effect, so it was abandoned.
But if Xie Xiguang really talks about it, we really have nothing to do."
"In this case, we can only learn from the capital city." Tang Dongdong said: "Build a warehouse outside the city gate, and let the bodyguards unload their weapons and put them in the warehouse before entering the city, and then pick them up when they leave the city."
"That's what I'm going to say next."
Xiaoyu said: "Today, the bodyguards were transporting goods into the city and were stopped by the guards guarding the gate. They opened all the boxes and threw the things all over the floor. They didn't even let go of the salt bags. They were obviously ordered by others to deliberately
It’s embarrassing for us.”
"This is trouble." Tang Dongdong frowned slightly.
It would be okay if the bodyguards were not allowed to bring weapons into the city, after all, this has always been the case in the capital.
But the soldiers strictly inspect the goods every time, which is disgusting.
Not to mention wasting time, once many products are disassembled and soiled, they cannot be sold again.
For example, if table salt has been dumped on the ground, how can it be sold?
The new county governor's move was equivalent to driving the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce out of Guangyuan City.
Guangyuan is the birthplace of Jin Feng and one of the headquarters of Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce and Zhenyuan Escort Agency.
It can be said that its importance is second only to Xihewan, and more important than Beijing and Jiangnan.
If Guangyuan is lost, not to mention the loss of profits, it will also have a huge blow to morale.
"It would be great if Captain Xiao was still here." Xiaoyu sighed.
In the past, the leader of the government soldiers in Guangyuan County was Xiao Duwei. At that time, the government soldiers never took the escorts to transport goods in and out of the city.
But later, Captain Xiao led people to protect the Ninth Princess and went to Xichuan. On the way, they were robbed and killed by party members, and all the soldiers were scared away.
Captain Xiao was held accountable for this and lost his post as captain. Now he also joined the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and became a small squad leader.
Most of his soldiers fled at first, and the rest were fired like Captain Xiao when they came back.
The soldiers currently guarding the city are all members of the new county governor Xie Xiguang.
"This clearly shows that Xie Xiguang is targeting us. Even if Captain Xiao is still in charge of the army, it is useless. He has to listen to the county guard."
Tang Dongdong shook his head and said, "And it doesn't make much sense to talk about it now."
"Then what should we do now?" Guan Xiaorou grabbed Tang Dongdong's sleeve: "Dongdong, you are well-informed, think of a solution."
She has never read a book and has little knowledge. She is completely panicked at this time. Jin Feng and Tang Xiaobei are not here, so she can only count on Tang Dongdong.
[The author has something to say]
I only slept for more than four hours last night, and I didn't find a chance to catch up on sleep during the day. Now I can hardly open my eyes. That's all for today. Have a good dream, everyone.