Li Zhen helped the young man up, and the onlookers moved out of the way.
Except for one or two who really cared about the boy, the rest of the people were just watching the show. Li Zhen's appearance made the play more interesting. They regarded Li Zhen and the boy's followers and slowly walked towards the county government office.
Li Zhen supported the young man and asked softly, "Little brother, what's your name?" while walking slowly.
The boy replied: "My name is Ye Chengzhong, and I am a clerk in a grocery store."
Li Zhen raised his brows, and a person named Ye Chengzhong in history suddenly appeared in his mind. However, Li Zhen did not express his thoughts and asked tentatively: "Is Xiaoye from Cixi, Zhejiang, born in Zhenhai?"
The young man looked strange and said, "Uncle, how do you know?"
Hearing the word "uncle", the corners of Li Zhen's mouth twitched slightly.
He was only in his early twenties, only twenty-three years old. Even if he had a mustache and two light beards on his lips, he would not be so old! Li Zhen looked at the young man's clear and flawless eyes and said:
"Uncle can do calculations. He knows five hundred years before and five hundred years later. He naturally knows where you were born. It is precisely because of this that uncle will seek justice for you!"
In fact, Ye Chengzhong is definitely a famous person in the history of the late Qing Dynasty.
However, Ye Chengzhi is in the business world, not the political world.
Historically, Ye Chengzhong can be described as a legendary figure in the business world.
When he was less than ten years old, Ye Chengzhong dropped out of school due to poverty at home and worked as an apprentice in an oil mill. When he was about fourteen years old, he went to Shanghai and worked as a clerk in a grocery store, which is now Ye Chengzhong.
Not long after, Ye Chengzhong quit his job and drove a sampan to transport goods and sell goods to make money. Although Ye Chengzhong did not read much, he was eager to learn and had a flexible mind. He learned English and got to know some foreigners.
When he was twenty-two years old, Ye Chengzhong opened his own shop, selling hardware parts.
Within a few years, he had become extremely wealthy.
After Ye Chengzhong became successful, he was not satisfied with the status quo. He expanded Ye's business scope and began to deal in kerosene. At that time, most places still used oil lamps. Ye Chengzhong used this to make money and became a kerosene tycoon. Even Ye Chengzhong
Chengzhong's business also involves military supplies, steel and coal, shipping, land, matches, silk reeling (sao), and finance.
The scope of coverage is staggering.
Such a person has unlimited glory.
In history, someone once counted the property of the Ye family and combined the money from all aspects of Ye Chengzhong's business. The movable property amounted to more than 8 million. Adding the real estate owned by Ye Chengzhong, it already exceeded more than 1,000 yuan.
Ten thousand, it cannot be said that it is not huge.
It is a miracle that a young boy who dropped out of school became a millionaire.
Not only that, Ye Chengzhong also won praise both before and after his death. He was praised as "a man like Ye Chengzhong", which is evident from this. Li Zhen looked at the skinny Ye Chengzhong standing next to him, with blood stains on his body.
, I was extremely excited. I accidentally saved an outstanding person, and I couldn't help but have the idea of changing this outstanding person's historical destiny.
"Xiaoye, you are here to redress your grievances. Do you have any grievances?" Li Zhen asked in a harmonious voice.
Ye Chengzhong said: "The owner of the grocery store where I worked was robbed by officers and soldiers, and was beaten to death by officers and soldiers. I went to County Magistrate Lan to redress my grievances. After hearing my description, Magistrate Lan actually asked the government officials to beat me out.
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Having said this, Ye Chengzhong showed a determined look on his young face and said: "I will not give up. If Magistrate Lan doesn't care, I will go to Lord Daotai. If Lord Daotai doesn't care, I will go to the governor."
grown ups."
Li Zhen asked: "You are a child, aren't you afraid?"
Ye Chengzhong puffed up his chest and said, "I am already a man!"
Li Zhen's mind flew to the officers and soldiers Ye Chengzhong mentioned, and asked: "Since you said they were officers and soldiers, do you remember their appearance? Are there any unforgettable features?"
"Of course I remember!" Ye Chengzhong said excitedly: "The four officers and soldiers all carried guns and shaved the hair on their heads. They looked fierce. They came to the grocery store to buy things, took them and left without paying. The boss asked
The officers and soldiers were beaten to death for their reasoning. I must make them pay with their lives for these people who have killed a thousand people."
After hearing this, Li Zhen didn't believe it and asked again: "Did he really shave his head?"
Ye Cheng nodded and said, "Well, this is true for all four soldiers."
Li Zhen patted Ye Chengzhong on the shoulder and said: "Xiaoye, you are not afraid of power, and you are loyal to seek justice for your employer. That's good. Come on, I will redress your injustice. Killing people will pay for their lives. The person who killed your employer will definitely get what he wants."
Punitive."
"Really?" Ye Chengzhong asked again.
Li Zhen nodded and said: "Really!"
While talking, the two of them had already climbed the steps and arrived at the gate.
"Boy, why are you here again? Get out!"
When the yamen guard guarding the door saw Ye Chengzhong coming, his face suddenly fell. When he looked at Li Zhen, he became even more fierce. In fact, the yamen servant's hand was already pressed on the handle of the knife, and he had a strong tendency to draw the sword.
Ye Chengzhong was a little scared and said: "Uncle, what should I do?"
Li Zhendao: "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
When the yamen servant saw this, he yelled: "Boy, you don't want a dog to meddle in other people's business. Get out of here and don't make the uncle unhappy." This yamen servant didn't even have an official rank, but he relied on the county government to dominate.
Li Zhen said coldly: "When did you open the county government office? Do you still have the law?"
"Wang Fa?"
The yamen servant laughed and said: "The county magistrate is Wang Fa, and Mr. Li from Shanghai Daotai is Wang Fa."
Li Zhen felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
However, Li Zhen couldn't be happy. He didn't expect Lan Weiwen to be such a bastard! Li Zhen shouted: "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Let Lan Weiwen come to see me immediately."
"Who do you think you are, can you see me whenever you want?"
The yamen officer sneered twice, with a look of disdain on his face.
The quarrel between the two caused all the government servants who were resting in the county government to come out, including a catcher. This catcher had met Li Zhen, because when Li Zhen beat Yang Fugui, the catcher was present, so he naturally forgot about it.
It couldn't be dropped. When the head catcher saw Li Zhen supporting the boy standing at the door, his feet went weak and his body staggered and almost fell.
Fortunately, with the help of the government servants beside him, he was able to stabilize his body. The head catcher broke out in a cold sweat and hurried to the gate, knelt down and saluted, and said, "I have seen Master Daotai!"
This salute stunned the government servant standing at the door.
"thump!"
The Yamen servant's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Sir, I was ignorant and bumped into you. Please forgive me." As he spoke, the Yamen servant's body trembled and he kept kowtowing to admit his mistake.
The people who followed Li Zhen were dumbfounded. This person was Qiang Daotai from Shanghai.
Ye Chengzhong is young but has a flexible mind. Knowing that the person next to him is Li Zhen, he is even more confident. This time, his boss's revenge will definitely be avenged. Ye Chengzhong also knelt down and said loudly: "Master Li,
Please make the decision for the common people."
Li Zhen helped Ye Chengzhong up and said, "I will make the decision for you. Come on, follow me to the county government office."