Chapter 137 New Inspector (4)

Although Wei Ping was a little ignorant, he was not a fool. He basically had a clue as to what the Haihan people had planned for doing this.

The Haihan people hope to use generous treatment to bribe these people sent by the Yazhou government. This kind of bribery does not require the inspection department to do something for the Haihan people. On the contrary, the purpose of the Haihan people is to hope that they will do something in Victory Port.

Don't do it, don't even go out of this designated yard. Rather than confining it, it's more accurate to say it's captive breeding.

There are patrolling soldiers walking around on the nearby wall from time to time, and there are also people standing guard outside the small courtyard. Coupled with the low fence surrounding the courtyard, it is clear that this place was specially designed by the Haihan people to facilitate surveillance of the inspection department.

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Wei Ping suddenly remembered that Luo Shengdong had emphasized several times before that it was not difficult to make a little fortune as long as you followed the arrangements of the Haihan people. And the situation he was encountering now seemed to confirm Luo Shengdong's words.

Do as the Haihan people say, just stay in this courtyard and don’t have to do anything. Even three meals will be cooked and delivered. You can be a comfortable uncle without being exposed to the wind and sun, and you will still have hundreds of taels of silver every year.

Making money is indeed a hundred times better than working as an errand in a desolate place like Tianya Town.

Wei Ping had never heard of this kind of treatment in the past, and the temptation of the Haihan people offering fifty taels per month was really hard to resist. But Wei Ping still felt uncomfortable. Why should I listen to a bunch of Haihan people when I inspect the inspection of Ming Dynasty?

What is the arrangement of the dealer? Is it enough to have a few bad money?

When Wei Ping thought about this, he was about to get angry. Luo Shengdong gently pulled his sleeve. As he was distracted, he heard Ning Qi continue to say: "If Inspector Wei feels that the conditions here are not suitable, then just go back to the cliff."

You can go to the state and we will never stop you. But if you want to stay here and live here, you must abide by our rules."

"What will happen if I don't follow your rules?" Wei Ping finally couldn't hold back and asked angrily.

"I won't do anything to you." Yan Chujie, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "But there have been pirates cruising nearby recently, and they might land here in two days. In order to protect the local people, Inspector Wei led his men to fight hard.

If you die of exhaustion, we will definitely send people to Yazhou to ask for your credit."

Threat! This is simply an unconcealed threat! Wei Ping was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. Just when he was about to turn his face and deny anyone, he saw Yan Chujie take the copper whistle hanging around his neck to his mouth and blow it.

Immediately, dozens of green-clad soldiers with matchlock guns appeared outside the fence, surrounding the small courtyard. The leading officer gave an order, and dozens of guns were immediately aimed at the patrol from several directions.

There are more than a dozen people in charge.

When Wei Ping saw this, he yelled: "I am the Yulin Inspection Department inspecting Wei Ping. Why don't you and other rioters retreat quickly!"

The soldiers had numb faces and stood there without even the slightest reaction, as if they had not heard his roar at all.

"You are training your troops privately and do not obey the law, so you are not afraid that the Ming Dynasty will send troops to suppress you!" Wei Ping knew that he would not be able to leave here safely with his skills, so he simply broke out in the hope of scaring the other party.

"It's useless." Luo Shengdong patted Wei Ping on the shoulder with sympathy: "If I could scare them with just one mouth, I would have scared them to death several times!"

Tao Donglai said slowly: "Inspector Wei, why are you doing this? There is no justice in business. If you speak so harshly, we will not be able to let you go back to Yazhou. So, let's give it to you

You have two choices. One is to stay in this yard and do your inspection in Yulin. We will raise you with good food and a good place to live, and then let you go back in a year or two."

"What's the second way?" Wei Ping asked unwillingly.

"The second way...you should have seen those hard workers on the dock just now, right? If you are unwilling to adopt the first method, then we will have to reluctantly send you to work on the construction site. Of course, on

The inspection department is not as comfortable there. If you don't work hard enough, you will be whipped!" Tao Donglai's tone was very calm, as if he was saying something that was taken for granted: "But there is no need for this hard worker.

Do it for a lifetime, and after one or two years, we will let you go back to Yazhou."

Tao Donglai looked at Wei Ping who was gritting his teeth in anger, and continued: "As for your subordinates, if you choose to enjoy happiness, then they can all enjoy happiness with you. If you choose to do hard work, then they will also have to go with you.

Two years of hard work!”

Wei Ping looked at the expressions of the people on the left and right. Most of them lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him, but no one stood up and said anything to support him. Wei Ping sighed, knowing that with such a huge difference in conditions, if

If there are still people who support themselves in going against the Haihan people, then that’s really crazy.

"If I obey you, can I keep the thirteen people in my group safe?" Wei Ping knew that a hard fight was hopeless, so he could only give in.

"Of course. Let me reiterate, we don't want to hurt you. As long as you obey the arrangements and live a good life here. We don't want outsiders to interfere in the affairs here, including the Ming government." Tao Dong came to see him and convinced him.

After he softened, he no longer threatened him with words.

"We are just the Inspection Department, but what about their errands?" Wei Ping pointed at the two officials: "They are here to measure the cultivated land, how can they do things in this place?"

Tao Donglai looked back at Schneider, who seemed to have been prepared for this, and said: "Don't bother with the measurement, we can measure the land ourselves. As for the registration... you can write it down casually.

One hundred acres is enough."

One hundred acres? Wei Ping felt the deep malice in these words. In a place where thousands of people live, there are only one hundred acres of cultivated land? Even though I have little education, I didn’t let you fool me like this!

Before Wei Ping could change this thought, he heard Schneider continue: "As for the grain tax, don't think about it. We don't have enough food here to eat ourselves, and we can no longer pay grain taxes to the Ming Dynasty."

Schneider blocked the job with just a few words. Although Wei Ping was dissatisfied, he had long since lost the courage to fight under the aim of dozens of muskets. What's more, even if he wanted to fight, the gang under him

But people may not be willing to help him, and they might be knocked down by the people around him before they even take out the sword. These people are willing to follow Wei Ping to this Victory Port, but they are all here for money, and no one can go.

He was risking his life with this group of Haihan people who even equipped their militia with firecrackers. If Wei Ping really fell out with the Haihan people and took action, then most of his subordinates would choose to fall out with him instead of the Haihan people.

Then soldiers came forward and took away the weapons they carried. They even checked their luggage carefully and collected almost all metal objects. However, the money these people carried with them was not touched at all.

Tao Donglai finally pointed to the courtyard gate and said: "Your activity range is in this courtyard. You can't go into the river casually, you can't climb over this fence, and you can't leave this courtyard gate without permission. If you are found guilty of the above behaviors, you will be given a warning once, and if you are caught twice, you will be punished.

Sent directly to the construction site to do hard work."

Ning Qi added: "If you have family letters or belongings that need to be brought back to Yazhou, you can notify our sentinels. We have ships that go to Yazhou regularly and will help you deliver them to your home. The next day, someone will organize a bath for you and provide you with a toilet.

You must pour it in the designated place, and you are not allowed to pour it into the river!"

Wei Ping listened to these admonitions with a livid face and watched the group of people file out of the yard. Luo Shengdong walked at the end and lowered his voice and said: "Inspector Wei, please be more honest. They won't shut you up if they see that you have a good attitude."

You took too long, so take care of yourself!"

After advising Wei Ping, Luo Shengdong hurriedly followed the team. He still had to hand over the cargo on the ship to Schneider and Ning Qi. This time he transported a total of 88 prisoners from Yazhou for hard labor, and another

There are also some goods purchased by the Cliff Office and sent back to Port of Victory. Last time, I took a batch of salt to Lingshui, Wanzhou, and Wenchang and sold it very well. I almost sold it as soon as the ship arrived there. Luo Sheng

Dong planned to take advantage of this trip to visit the east coast again and seize the time to sell as much cheap refined salt produced by the Haihan people as possible to these places. Luo Shengdong heard Schneider talk about it last time, and this behavior is called "seizing the market."

, as long as consumption habits can be formed locally, the salt market in these places will be firmly in hand in the future.

However, the people in the Inspection Department were not relieved from their uneasy mood. As soon as the executive committee members left, they immediately began to discuss how to escape from here.

When asked about Wei Ping's place, Wei Ping just sneered and said: "Escape? Where to escape? There are sentries on the front, back, left and right of this courtyard. We will be discovered as long as we make the slightest movement. As soon as the copper whistles on the necks of those sentries blow,

There will be no escape for us.”

"Perhaps we can go into the mountains at night, or go to the pier to grab a boat." Someone suggested.

"This is the only inhabited area within a few dozen miles. If we go into the mountains, we might have to hide for days. What will we eat?" Someone immediately retorted.

"It's useless to seize the boat. We don't even have a boatman among us." Someone soon refuted another escape route.

"How about we stay for a few days and see? Anyway, the Haihan leader also said that as long as we don't cause trouble, our lives will not be harmed." Some timid people began to suggest another option.

"Yes, the Haihan people also said that they would pay double our original salary, as well as any 'office expenses' every month. Of course, Inspector Wei will take the bulk of this money, but we can also drink some as well.

Soup!" Some people who had just understood the policy more carefully have begun to wonder how much money they can get.

After discussing for a long time, the group still could not come to a unified conclusion, but it seemed that escaping was not feasible, so they stayed to wait and see the situation, which naturally became their only choice. Wei Ping stood in front of the fence and watched.

Looking at the busy crowds on the pier in the distance, I was thinking about another thing - these Haihan people are so generous, how did they get their money? To build a port and build a fort here, they also have to feed people.

Thousands of hired workers, how on earth did they do it?
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