Chapter 296: Kuai Peng is on the throne
"Let's go, there's nothing to see here." Since there is a big shot, Du Qian doesn't want to run into the other party. Because of Sikong Yi, Du Qian has the honor to meet several city lords in Pingchuan City, none of them are worry-free, including his cheap uncle. It's better not to see him if he can see him.
Although his face was a little fat at that time, even if he saw it, the other party might not be able to recognize him, but these people's eyes were quite poisonous and had many hearts. Who knows? Du Qian doesn't want people to know that he has returned to Pingchuan City for the time being.
That cheap uncle has a great influence in Pingchuan City. His aunt is not a good wife. If you want to see the truest side, it is better to see it yourself.
The Zhenbao District is a bit messy, and the central area is strictly inspected. After repeated consideration, Du Qian decided to take everyone to Zhoushan District. In fact, Zhoushan District is not that clean. Small places like Pingchuan, except for the central area where high-ranking officials live, the situation in the other four districts is similar.
Du Qian had never left Pingchuan before, so he naturally didn't think anything. After living in Shangjing for a few months, he found that Pingchuan's central area is not only small, but also really not very good. It is incomparable in sanitation, environment, business, and politics.
Zhoushan District is close to the Zhoushan Mountains. Most of the people living here are mountain monsters. Of course, they are not real monsters. They are a joke saying that they rely on the mountains to eat the mountains. Most of the people living here go to the mountains to make a living. The most common ones in the mountain are naturally wild beasts. If you go deep into Zhoushan and encounter spiritual beasts, you can only blame your bad luck.
The mountain monster is a joke, saying that it is a hunter and a herb collector is more precise. Unlike sailing at sea, going to the mountains to make a living requires more individual strength. Compared with the other three districts, there are obviously more martial monks living in Zhoushan District.
The survival ability of martial monks is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people. With a high income, they naturally have better life. Even the conditions of hotels are a little better than the other three districts. Of course, in Pingchuan City, the best hotels are in the central area, which is incomparable.
Fortunately, everyone has been sleeping in the stone mansion in the past few months. No matter how bad the hotel is, it is much better than the underground temporary camp. Even the Yonggu camp in the Magic City is not as good as the Yonggu camp in the Magic City. This difference is like a transport ship and a shuttle ship. The two have different purposes and the difference in comfort is naturally large.
The hotel in Zhoushan District has a large room, hot water all day, plus the unique food of Pingchuan, relaxing, making people feel weak all over, and even the tight skin is a little softer.
"I'll go out." After dinner and showering, Du Qian said to Zhu Ke.
Zhu Ke glanced at Du Qian and was sure that he didn't want to take him with him. He was a little hesitant. The smaller the place, the less the kingly law. The laws of the empire cannot cover the entire territory. Many remote town lords are local local emperors. Even if they send people to go to Beijing to supervise, it is useless. If they take a little longer, they will definitely be attracted to it.
For an inconspicuous second-level city, it is impossible to send people with more identity capabilities. As long as the city lord agrees with the jurisdiction of the Zhoushan Empire, he pays taxes as usual every year, and usually turns a blind eye and is too lazy to take care of it.
For His Majesty the Emperor, it is impossible to take such a large empire into the palm of your hand. After all, people's hearts are the most complicated. As long as you manage the army and taxes well, it is enough.
"It's okay, I'll take Yao Jing and Ruan Yu with me." Seeing Zhu Ke's hesitation, Du Qian said. Yao Jing had known about his aunt for a long time. Ruan Yu was planned to stay here to protect his aunt's family. I'll meet her sooner or later, so it's just right to take her there.
In Pingchuan City, the strongest martial monk is the warrior, who is comparable to Ruan Yu. Even when facing several city lords, Du Qian doesn't need to worry about safety.
"Well, be careful. If there is anything, let them come back and call me." Zhu Ke thought about it and nodded. This place was originally Du Qian's hometown. He was more familiar with Ruan Yu's strength. He knew Ruan Yu's strength. Although he had not been promoted to the warrior for a long time, his strength was not weak at all. Among the same level, there were no people who could win her. There should be no such person in a small place like Pingchuan.
As long as Du Qian is not killed on the spot, there will be a way to deal with the other party afterwards. Let’s take a step back and say, is Du Qian so easy to kill? What a joke, Du Qian is Zhu Ke’s boss, and he is a soul master himself. Even if he is not good at using the ability of the soul master, he will be fine to protect himself. Just the reduced version of the stone puppet, no one can handle Pingchuan City.
I called a car and entered the central area. Not far from my aunt's house, I found a teahouse, sat upstairs, and looked at the Zhang Mansion from afar. Today is a holiday, and my aunt shouldn't be at work. Anyway, her job is usually very easy, and no one cares whether she is actually working.
After watching for a while, Du Qian frowned. On the surface, there seemed to be no change in the Zhang Mansion, but Du Qian always felt that the colors revealed in the Zhang Mansion were a little different, and it was too festive. Could it be that there were any happy events in the Zhang Mansion recently?
"Doctor, let's have a pot of green leaves again." Du Qian waved and shouted. He had just read the tea brand. Green leaves are the most expensive tea in this teahouse.
"Come soon, wait." When Du Qian asked Luye, he knew that this was a rich man, so he naturally greeted him with all his heart.
"Doctor, what's new about Pingchuan in the past year?" Du Qian asked, and the Zhoushan coins placed on the table were pushed towards Dr. Tea. In the eyes of martial monks, the Zhoushan coins have limited effects. Among the common people, the Zhoushan coins are still quite strong and have great purchasing power.
Zhoushan coins with a face value of 20 yuan were at least half a month's salary. This is because this teahouse is located in the central area, and if it is replaced by another four districts, the monthly salary is normal. When Du Qian first joined the patrol team, he was only 40 yuan a month. Public officials received a standard high salary, which is far from comparable to those of the teahouse's shopkeeper.
"This year? There are so many things happening. What do you want to hear?" Dr. Tea generously took Zhou Shan coins and was allowed to receive tips here. Of course, he had to hand over the big head to the boss, and he could get a part of it. It turns out that he was a noble man, and he only had twenty yuan to take action. Such a wealthy man is rare.
"Who is the city lord now? Or is it the city lord Zhu? I haven't been to Pingchuan for a year." Du Qianxiao said with a sneer.
"It's not long since. I've been replaced half a year ago." Dr. Cha rushed to Luye in front of the three of them and said softly.
Before Du Qian asked again, he continued, "Now our Pingchuan City Lord is Kuai Peng and Kuai City Lord. He took over half a year ago and surpassed Zhang and Ming, the two deputy city lords, which are very surprised."
Since Du Qianneng asked Lord Zhu, he thought he was not unfamiliar with Pingchuan City, so Dr. Cha didn't say more in detail.
"Oh! It's Kuai Peng? How is this possible?" Du Qian was quite surprised. Although Du Qian was not gossipy in normal times, everyone knew about Pingchuan City. Mingren had the strongest combat power and showed his edge. Zhang Yu was very scheming and not weak. In comparison, Kuai Peng was the worst among the three deputy city lords. He represented local forces. If it weren't for the many business companies behind him, he wouldn't even be qualified to be the deputy city lord.
As for Zhu Zhenqing, after all, he is from outside. He is already quite skilled in being able to sit in the city lord of Yijie. No matter what, in a small place like Pingchuan, there are complex interpersonal relationships and too many benefits inside. How can outsiders never allow them to occupy the city lord for a long time?
"Accident, we were also quite surprised when we heard about it. Although the business company behind Lord Kuai was promoted, his ability was really weaker. Who would have thought that he had a good son, and the second young master came out of the back, and forced him to take a bloody path among the two deputy city lords of Zhang and Ming, and pushed him to the top." Dr. Cha's voice became smaller and smaller, and he couldn't hear it clearly when the distance was a little farther away. After all, he was talking about his own city lord. There was no problem keeping some words in his heart, and it would be bad if he said them and let people hear them.
There is also this? Du Qian looked confused. In a year, many surprising things will happen. In fact, you really can't say that it is too surprising. The ability of Lord Kuai is indeed a big problem, but the local business bank cannot offer a second suitable candidate, so he can only support him with all his strength. In addition, there is an excellent strategist who is innately competing with Zhang and Ming. The two of them have an advantage. Those two are too strong. If they become the Lord of the City, it will definitely not be a good thing for the local business bank.
As for foreign big business companies, Ru Piaoxue, Lei Mo, Buzhou, they are just branches here, and they care about making money. No one who is the city lord dares to attack them. Naturally, they don’t care. You can play for yourself.
"After Lord Kuaicheng took office, did Pingchuan change any major changes?"
"The changes are really not big. Everything is going well, the business is getting better and better, and the tax revenue is also more than before. In terms of public welfare, it not only did not increase, but it has decreased a little." Dr. Tea said calmly, as if the public welfare investment decreased, and he was not surprised.
Du Qian's mind turned around and understood the reason. Everyone knew that the Hundred Years War was approaching, and preparations for war would inevitably increase investment. Although Pingchuan was inland and reliable, and there was also a navy, it was inevitable that it would be transported to the front line by sea.
Although the news about ordinary people is relatively closed, there are not many people with brains and vision. Even if someone had any opinions at the beginning, it would quickly make it clear to those who understand.
In this way, Kuai Peng's rise to power is a good thing for Pingchuan City. If it were Zhang Yu, I was afraid that the lives of civilians would be even harder. If it were Ming Ren, something might happen.
"Zhang, the two deputy city lords of Ming, don't have any ideas?" Du Qian led the Zhang family little by little.
"How could it be? But it's useless. There are too many people who support City Lord Kuai, accounting for more than 80%. Even if they keep making small moves in private, they are still suppressed in the end. The people above hope that Pingchuan City will be stable." As he said that, he pointed to the sky.
"Is there a happy event in the house of Lord Zhang?" Du Qian asked casually.
"It's true. Three days later, Lord Zhang will marry his daughter and marry Lord Kuai's family. This Lord Zhang is definitely a cruel person." Dr. Cha chuckled.
It is obvious that you cannot force yourself, you can only detour.
Chapter completed!