After Ye Ruchuan reported the news, he spent the night in the capital that night and didn't sleep much. He got up before dawn and then went to the county town. He rushed to Baoning County that day and saw Ye Yunjin. He didn't have time to drink a sip of tea. He entered the house and immediately told the news.

Ye Yunjin's heart was thundering when she heard this, and she sat on the chair without speaking. Ye Ruchuan was frowning.

"I have been thinking about this matter on the way these days. I have been in peace for so many years. Not only that, Governor Xue also wants to sell Zheng Longwang for some face. Why did he suddenly become so tough? This is a life-threatening situation. He is not afraid of causing a big mess? Is something wrong behind it? "

He paused, "By the way, He Hanzhu! He was just busy with the road, how could he forget him!"

Ye Ruchuan patted his forehead and stood up.

"Hurry up, I'll send another telegram to Xuezhi and ask her to help ask."

Ye Ruchuan came like a gust of wind, and another gust of wind came out.

Ye Yunjin called Su Zhong and asked him to rush to stay there immediately. If there was any movement, he would send someone to send a message back. Su Zhong set out in a hurry.

After Ye Ruchuan went to the only post office in the county town to take the telegram, he felt that the leg that had been injured last year had a vague pain again. He was helped onto the carriage and returned to Ye Yunjin, saying that he would stay in the palace again and ask for information. Ye Yunjin suppressed his worries and told him to rest and stop running. It would be useless to go. He had sent Su Zhong to guard it, and Ye Ruchuan gave up.

In theory, her niece should have received his telegram the next day. She would not delay such an urgent matter. She could receive a reply within a week of the slowest back and forth.

Of course Ye Ruchuan didn't know that the telegram he sent to his niece didn't reach her, and he was intercepted directly. He was standing here with his neck up, unable to wait for the post office to come to the door, and sent his servants to ask every day. He went by sooner or later, and seven or eight days passed, and there was no reply from his niece. In the mansion, Su Zhong had the news first this day, which was bad news.

Ye Ruchuan was worried: "What's wrong? Something happened to the youngest master of Shuihui?"

The servant trotted in all the way, stopped and gasped: "No! It's not a water club! But it's related..."

Ye Ruchuan became anxious and pressed the person on the stool.

"What the hell is it? Say it!"

The servant took a sip of water, straightened his tongue, and finally said it.

Yesterday morning, the Taxation Bureau of the Syrian Government issued an announcement without warning, saying that the previous taxes of the government were too low and very unreasonable, and planned to increase the tax amount of each tax to be equal to the provincial level. After full investigation and accounting, we will now collect from the waterways, and increase the relevant head tax and vehicle and ship tax by 30%. We will start from the beginning of the year, and limit all relevant persons to pay the full tax within three days of issuing the notice. Otherwise, in addition to the additional late interest, we will also be punished.

After the notice was issued, the people in the city complained.

Originally, all kinds of harsh and complicated taxes were endless, and many of them were inconspicuous. The family donated several thresholds, those who were not working, those who were lazy to donate, those who were not working, those who opened their business, and those who had to pay for lanterns, and those who hung two lanterns at the gate were extremely absurd. The people were dissatisfied, and now they came here again, especially those families who made a living by the waterway were even more furious. Countless people rushed to the government from all directions to ask for an explanation. Hu Zhengdao, the garrison officer and official in the Syrian Palace, naturally did not show up, and only transferred the military and police to block the street intersection. The two sides finally had a conflict and were arrested dozens of people. The people went to the water club to seek help.

"I heard that King Zheng Long has already made an appointment with the official."

"How is it? What's the result?"

"I don't know yet! Uncle Zhong is afraid that you will be anxious, so I will come back and report the news first!"

Ye Ruchuan paused: "What kind of half-finishing news! Why don't you say it! Are you trying to be anxious to death? Forget it, I'll go and wait by myself!" After that, he was about to go out, but was stopped by Ye Yunjin.

It's strange to say that my sister had always been anxious. When this happened, Ye Ruchuan saw that she was so calm that he didn't ask for any news these days, and said, "Yun Jin, they came for King Zheng Long. If something happened, the water would dissipate. The sky in the Xu Mansion would probably collapse halfway. In addition, we will not have a good life in the future! Don't stop me, I'll go find the third master of Wang Niqiu! You can't talk to King Zheng Long, but I can still say a few words to that third master!"

"Su Zhong will inquire about the news. If you don't have good legs and feet, then go and torture your body. What's the use of not only causing trouble for them?"

"What should I do? Water Conservancy, Zheng Longwang, there will be a number. Let's just wait."

There was endless worry hidden in her eyes, she turned her head, looked in the direction of the city, and said slowly.

...

It was past ten o'clock that night. Although most of the people had been persuaded to leave, hundreds of Mito gathered outside the Water Club at this time, waiting for news inside. On the side were the families of people arrested three days ago. One of the women in coarse cloth patched clothes hugged the child who had fallen asleep in their arms, sat under the old locust tree outside the Water Club door, lowered their heads and wiped their tears silently.

Everyone was no longer as excited as they were the previous few days, and instead they were silence. Everyone had anger that was almost desperate, and this anger was like charcoal fire, as if only one spark could ignite at any time.

The open hall of Shuihui was brightly lit at this moment. The head of the company who arrived urgently and dozens of Mizuto representatives gathered here, discussing things, some cursed Xue Daofu and Hu Zhengdao, and some discussed how to save people. A gray-haired old man gritted his teeth and accused: "A few months ago, we built a bridge. The mud and wood material was paid by the female shopkeeper of Tiandexing and several other big-name households. We helped to do the work. After the bridge was repaired, guess what, I actually wanted me.

The residents on both sides of the Taiwan Strait paid the Happy Tax. We asked what the Happy Tax is, and they said that the bridge was repaired. Everyone was happy. Isn’t this the Happy Tax? How could there be such a shameless official in the world! Now we have to pay the tax in 30% more. We will pay it within three days. We will go to reason, beat us, and arrest my son! Now that people are not allowed, tomorrow’s deadline is here again. Where can we pay the tax before we have money? This is forcing us not to live! Dragon King, please, please help us!"

The old man said, tears flowing out, and he led the dozens of people behind him to kneel down at King Zheng Long.

King Zheng Long stood up from his seat and helped the old man up.

"The boss, they are here for us! They have guns, and we have one too! At worst, you can fight for ten, don't want to do anything, take the government office, and forget about it!" The youngest stood up suddenly and shouted loudly.

"Reverse! Reverse!" Everyone shouted one after another. The dozens of Mito were also very excited.

"The boss, all the bosses! As long as the bosses give their orders, we will go back and call people immediately! I am the first to go!"

"I have three sons, and I let them all follow the boss!"

"Me too!"

...

In the synagogue, the crowd was excited and the noise was loud.

Wang Niqiu glanced at King Zheng. He looked at the direction of the door, as if waiting for something. He didn't notice all the noise around him, so he came up, raised his hand to suppress the voices of everyone, and said loudly: "Shui will thank the help of many elders and brothers, but this matter is not a trivial matter, the Dragon King has his own concerns. Although Hu Zhengdao is dragging him down and does not see the Dragon King, we have already handled the guards in the prison cell, and the arresters are not seriously injured. Everyone is at ease and make a long-term plan."

At this time, a gang member hurried in and shouted: "The boss, there is someone outside, calling himself Xun Dashou, saying that he is the representative of the provincial chairman, and he is here to meet the boss. There is also the police chief, come together!"

The hall became quiet and everyone looked at King Zheng Long.

King Zheng Long looked calm and signaled to put the person in.

Soon, Xun Dashou walked in swayingly. A fellow traveler behind him was the local police chief. The man was very familiar with the people from the Shuihui Association on weekdays and called him brothers. Now he followed him with a smile on his face, but he kept scolding Xun Dashou's mother in his heart.

He was trying to show off his power, but was afraid that he would not be able to go in and out, so he appointed himself to go with him. He was a senior official and crushed people to death. Although he was full of unwillingness, he could only obey his orders.

Xun Dashou had never seen King Zheng Long before, but now he was entrusted with an important task. He consciously became a man of the world and became a superior person. He naturally felt contemptuous towards the legendary King Zheng Long. When he walked into the lobby, he saw a man sitting on the opposite seat with a sharp expression, and his eyes were like lightning. He swept to himself without anger. He knew that it should be the King Zheng Long, so he could not help but feel angry and looked out. He glanced at the police chief behind him. The other party lowered his eyes and did not want to support him at all. He had to laugh twice and bowed to the person on the seat: "Not talented Xun Dashou, the specialist appointed by Chairman Xue himself, inspected the local area and supported the people's livelihood..."

After he finished speaking, he saw that the people dressed up in the people around him were all glaring at him, and the strong men looked even more ferocious and wanted to eat their own flesh. After all, he was guilty and said the bragging words he had prepared later and stopped.

The youngest Shuihui cursed her mother, pushed the person away, grabbed his collar, raised it up, and immediately carried him off the ground.

"Is it the idea that you, a bitch, came to the door? I'll hit you to death with one punch!"

Xun Dashou was shocked. While struggling desperately, he shouted "You dare" and turned his head to look for the police chief. The director hurriedly came up to persuade him, and Wang Niqiu also came to pull him. The youngest still refused to let go. Until King Zheng Long on the seat shouted and stopped, and he let go of his fist. Xun Dashou finally landed on the ground, but he didn't stand firmly and almost fell down. He was in a mess. He raised his head and saw that King Zheng Long had already spoken: "The subordinates are rude and offend the commissioner. The commissioner is here tonight, so what are you doing?"

Xun Dashou was extremely angry, but when he thought of his task, he did not dare to have an attack. He stared at the youngest man in the Water Society, tidied up his clothes, and smiled on his face: "No, I am afraid of a misunderstanding. I am responsible for the heavy responsibility of the governor's instructions and dare not slack off, so I came here specially and wanted to have a good talk with you, Dragon King. If there is any misunderstanding, it will be eliminated as soon as possible, so everyone will be fine."

Zheng Longwang brushed his hand, and Wang Niqiu and others understood what he meant. The people sitting also got up and retreated with all the people in the field. In the blink of an eye, the hall that was originally full of people became empty.

Xun Dashou calmed down his spirit and asked the police chief who acted as a bodyguard to go out, leaving only himself and Zheng Longwang. The arrogant look on his face disappeared and changed to a smile. He stepped forward and bowed again, saying that he had long admired Daqie and finally met today, and was lucky in his three lives.

King Zheng Long smiled faintly: "You are polite, just a false reputation, I dare not accept it. If you have anything to do, just say it."

Xun Dashou took out a letter with a fire paint from his arms and delivered it to him with both hands, saying, "This is a handwritten secret letter from Governor Xue. Before I set off, I was told to hand it over to your hands by Dragon King. Of course, I don't know what happened, but Governor is so serious, it must be an extraordinary and important thing. I hope you don't take it lightly."

"I also know what happened locally these days. As a special commissioner, I have a message to you, as long as you follow Governor Xue, let alone those who are locked up, in the future, not only this waterway, but you are the Dragon King. If you want to be a higher official, you can also choose!"

"The governor said, as long as you nod your head, you don't have to work with the Dragon King, the governor comes to visit the Dragon King in person. How about it, such an honor, let alone the Xu Mansion, even if you look at the entire Sichuan, it is probably the first one?"

certainly--"

His tone changed.

"If the Dragon King is stubborn, then no one can tell what the waterway will be like after tomorrow. I have never been there recently, just wait for news from you, Dragon King."

He bowed to King Zheng with a smile and retreated.

After the man left, King Zheng Long opened the letter, took a look, and slowly put it down.

Late at night, Wang Niqiu, who was waiting outside, looked at the lights behind the window, worried. Suddenly, he saw the door open. King Zheng Long stood behind the door and hurriedly walked in.

"Master, what is the letter?" he asked.

King Zheng Longshi signaled him to see it himself.

Wang Niqiu immediately picked up the letter, and after reading it, anger ejaculated in his eyes. He looked up and saw that Zheng Longwang's expression was still very calm, and he tried his best to suppress his anger: "What should I do now?"

"There is no airtight wall in the world. It's just here, and it's later than I expected. Xue Daofu has the support of his superiors, so he is so unscrupulous. I've already thought about it and follow his wishes. He doesn't need him to come. Why don't I go there by myself..."

"Big boss!" Wang Niqiu immediately understood what he meant, and Jiaosheng stopped him, "You can't go! At worst, we are just like the brothers said-" He gritted his teeth, his expression suddenly turned cruel, and two fierce lights shot out from his eyes.

King Zheng Long coughed, smiled, and sighed: "I am old, I may have considered it ten years ago. Such a big event concerns the livelihoods of thousands of brothers and countless young people behind them. I am not sure, I cannot take risks, and I cannot make unnecessary sacrifices. It is better to leave the people from the Water Society to the more suitable people!"

"We can delay any more, so I will send someone to contact Commander He immediately. No, I will go in person-"

"He is also in trouble now, not to mention that the distance cannot relieve the near thirst. Can't you tell me that Xue Daofu has been instructed and will not give us a chance to delay. Tomorrow is the deadline. If you don't agree, there will be a bloody storm. Xue Daofu wants something, so I will take him there in person."

"The boss--" Wang Niqiu's eyes were red and his voice trembled.

"As soon as a person dies, I have lived for these decades, and I have enough money."

King Zheng Long walked over, took out a sealed thick thing from a drawer and handed it over.

"San, please help me to send this to the female boss."
Chapter completed!