Qin Zhongtang put up such a grand formation and led his troops to Ningbo Mansion aggressively, as if he was going to start a fight. In fact, he did not encounter any frontal resistance at all.
The prefect Shen Kai even led local officials out of the city to greet Qin Zhongtang in accordance with the normal etiquette for superiors arriving at officialdom.
Qin Zhongtang could not ignore etiquette. After receiving an audience from Magistrate Shen, he looked around and found that there were only officials and no representatives of the local gentry.
So he asked: "Why don't we see the local gentry coming to greet me?"
Magistrate Shen was speechless. How could you, Qin Zhongtang, have the nerve to ask this? Why are the local gentry unwilling to attend the welcoming ceremony? Don't you, Qin Zhongtang, have any idea?
You, Qin Zhongtang, are so aggressive and your relationship with the local wealthy family is on fire. How do you expect others to greet you with courtesy?
Qin Dewei asked again: "Has the criminal surnamed Zhang who attempted to kill the shogunate commissioner and set fire to the official ship ever been captured and brought to justice?"
Magistrate Shen didn't want to answer this question, but he had to answer it. He said helplessly: "The criminal named Zhang has fled and his whereabouts are currently unknown."
For local wealthy families, it is not a big deal to hide someone.
Qin Zhongtang said angrily: "This criminal named Zhang has burned down the official ship of the shogunate for the second time, and he even intensified his efforts and attempted to kill the shogunate commissioner!
How could such a crazed felon escape so easily? Was he being hidden and sheltered by the Zhang family?"
Magistrate Shen still said helplessly: "There is no real evidence to prove that the Zhang family assisted the criminal named Zhang to escape."
The most important thing is that Zhang Qishu has a good relationship with Zhang Shixing, the person in charge of the Zhang family.
Zhang Shixing had an elder brother named Zhang Shiche, who was an official of the third rank, and an uncle named Zhang Bangqi who had just become a bachelor.
So how can a mere prefect go to investigate the Zhang family?
However, Magistrate Shen also understood Qin Zhongtang's temper very well. When he was feeling uneasy, Qin Zhongtang did not dwell on the issue of the prisoner's escape and asked about other things.
"Earlier, I ordered Ningbo Prefecture to disband the rural soldiers, but have they been implemented?" Qin Dewei asked again.
Magistrate Shen replied bravely: "The team of rural soldiers who beat the shogunate commissioner and were suspected of burning the shogunate's official ship have all been disbanded."
Now it was Qin Zhongtang's turn to be speechless. He had imagined many answers, but he still didn't expect to hear such an answer. This was simply an insult to his own IQ!
Qin Dewei suppressed his anger and asked coldly: "Where are the other country soldiers who are doing evil?"
Magistrate Shen felt that instead of answering this question, it would be better to continue talking about the escape of a felon named Zhang.
He copied the original words of the local wealthy family: "Those leaders believed that the formation of rural soldiers was under the order of the imperial court and they raised donations on their own without spending any official money. The shogunate had no right to dissolve them."
Qin Dewei was not angry. Instead, he sighed and asked Magistrate Shen: "Is this Zhongtang too kind-hearted, causing some people to have misconceptions that they shouldn't have?"
Magistrate Shen couldn't help but asked: "What can you do, Qin Zhongtang?"
If you think about it more carefully, the current behavior of the local wealthy families is indeed a bit like bachelors.
Anyway, no matter how good you are, Qin Zhongtang, you are still an official of the imperial court. It is impossible to chop down all the gentry like them or set them on fire.
Anyway, these local wealthy families don't expect to get any benefits from you, Qin Zhongtang, so just be strong without desire!
After Qin Zhongtang entered the city, he directly led 500 Liaodong soldiers to the former Ningbo Guard's government office. Chen Feng, the shogunate representative in front of the station, had already almost renovated the government office.
The rest of the troops are arranged in various barracks, and they basically belong to the Ningbo Guard.
No local celebrities came to visit, and the front gate of Qin Zhongtang's palace was quite deserted. No one in the local area paid any attention to Qin Zhongtang, and only a few old acquaintances came to talk with him.
Master Feng of the Shipping Department held a tea cup and shook his head and said: "Qin Banqiao, your strategy against Ningbo Prefecture this time is wrong."
Qin Dewei looked at Feng En in shock. Have you, Mr. Feng, been distracted recently? How dare you accuse yourself of being wrong?
Then I heard Mr. Feng say: "Based on my many years of experience as a local official, I have to advise you that it is not advisable to be high-pressure."
Qin Dewei asked curiously: "Then what do you have to say?"
Mr. Feng said without hesitation: "I have also thought deeply about this issue. I think that pulling a group of people, beating a group of people, and provoking a fight is the right way to go!"
Qin Dewei snorted coldly and borrowed a phrase that Mr. Feng often said back then: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Mr. Feng said quickly: "Even if you didn't do it, someone would have done it long ago! According to my monitoring, Yan Shifan has been in frequent contact with the Yang family recently!
In my opinion, this is what Yan Shifan is trying to win over the Yang family! Even Yan Shifan can understand, why are you so stubborn?"
Qin Dewei was a little confused. Master Feng said all this. What was his purpose?
Feng En continued: "What I mean is that Yan Shifan is just a pickpocket! While enjoying the benefits you gave him, he is also hooking up with outsiders.
Why don't you give me the power to issue and write off the ship's invoices? I will definitely be more reassuring than Yan Shifan!"
Qin Dewei: "."
After thinking about it for a long time, it turned out that this was what it meant? To report Yan Shifan and apply eye drops?
Unexpectedly, I never expected that you, Master Feng, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually learned to fight for power and gain.
Feng En was embarrassed by Qin Dewei, "Actually, it's not that I have to do anything, I actually have my own reasons.
My hometown, Songjiang Prefecture, is also close to the sea, and the weaving industry is developed, so it is not far from Ningbo Prefecture.
So some villagers came over and said that they also wanted to make a living on the sea and wanted some convenience and benefits, at least more boat guides."
Qin Dewei was in a daze. The officialdom was really a big mess, and Mr. Feng had actually learned to use power for personal gain.
Mr. Feng was still a little embarrassed, so he changed the topic and said, "Although I am a little selfish, what I said is also true.
If you continue to pressurize Ningbo like this, you may lose more than you gain, and the situation in the future will be riddled with holes.
There is a saying that if you want to take something, you must give it to him first. You, Qin Banqiao, can't let go of any interests at all. Only when you have a connection of interests can you manipulate others!
I have heard that the local wealthy families in Ningbo will not confront you head-on, but they will not obey your orders or have any cooperation with you.
If you want to break the situation in Ningbo and open up a new situation, you can only do what I say."
At this time, the soldier guarding the gate came in and reported: "There is a man who calls himself Xu Quan, and he has posted a message outside the gate asking for an audience!"
Xu Quan is another name of Xu Weixue, and he is a chess piece laid out by Qin Zhongtang.
However, Qin Zhongtang was still stunned. He didn't expect Xu Wei Xue to come to see him now. He must have urgent matters.
Could it be said that there is a flaw in the defense of Shuangyu Island? But if this is the case, Xu Weixue can just send a letter. He himself has to be responsible for the internal response, so why go to Ningbo City in person to claim credit in advance?
I know there is a word count difference between these two days. I will make up for it during the day tomorrow.
