After a quick breakfast, Zhang Mingtu walked on the streets of Jianyi. On the way to the Jinyiwei General Flag Office, the quietness on the road made Zhang Mingtu feel very uncomfortable.
The Ximen Market near the restaurant has become increasingly lively recently, with various transactions extremely busy.
The original county magistrate was purged, and all kinds of corruption were swept away. The tax collectors in Ximen Market now have an extremely good service attitude, and their whole appearance has been completely changed.
He helped the old man selling charcoal carry his basket, bought a fish caught by a nearby fisherman in a friendly manner, and was busy walking around the market. If there was a dispute in the market, he would immediately go over to mediate with a gentle and polite attitude.
It was very different from the previous tax collector who had a ferocious look and rough actions.
The overall harvest has not increased recently, there are no more fish in the water than before, and the demand for wood, charcoal, etc. is no greater than before.
But the overall market is extremely enthusiastic. Due to the downfall of the Wang and Li families, a large amount of fertile land was taken into Zhang Mingtu's pocket after being transformed, and then rented out at extremely low prices.
Many people in Jianyi and its surrounding areas eat more, wear better clothes, and have more goods to trade.
With the fall of the original Grain Ship Gang, the newly established Green Gang had no time to establish its reputation before Rui Hai arrived.
All the membership fees and protection fees collected in the past were cancelled, and the Qing Gang suddenly became clean and honest, completely free of any evil nature. They were very united, friendly, and helpful.
There are still the same people, and the supplies around are still the same supplies.
But the market inexplicably prospered, and everyone had some extra money in their hands.
Zhang Mingtu saw that there was light in the eyes of the charcoal seller. In the morning, he carried two large baskets of burned charcoal to the restaurant.
On the other side, the fisherman who had met Zhang Mingtu once and treated him warmly was also selling fish in the market. Two large baskets were filled with fish. His daughter-in-law was helping him, and her belly was already slightly pregnant.
The old fisherman's face was full of smiles, and there was a light in his eyes that Zhang Mingtu had never seen before.
Zhang Mingtu still remembers that at the beginning, the old fisherman was like Xianglin Sao, constantly muttering that he was the one who killed his two sons, and that there was something wrong with the dam and it would collapse soon.
At that time, all the land under the name of the old fisherman was taken away, his two sons died, and his pregnant daughter-in-law was probably killed in a flood.
At that time, the old man's eyes were completely empty and no light could be seen.
Today, the old man is not young, but he has a high and vigorous spirit.
It is an object called hope.
In a corner of the street, Zhang Mingtu also saw Wang Mazi shopping there.
Wang Mazi was pushing a wooden cart with a rather gentle smile on his face, which was rarely seen in the past.
On the cart was an old lady with silver hair. She had obvious problems with her legs and feet, but her clothes were quite clean and her appearance was well-groomed. It was obvious that she put a lot of effort into it.
Wang Mazi was accompanied by a pretty woman. The three of them were chatting and laughing as they strolled around Ximen Market.
Zhang Mingtu looked at it and was stunned for a moment.
Before, Wang Mazi had tried his best to practice martial arts, and worked hard to move up in the Grain Ship Gang and the Green Gang, wanting to climb higher.
At that time, he had a gloomy face and looked tense every day. Zhang Mingtu had never seen him so relaxed.
However, Zhang Mingtu did not take the initiative to come forward and talk at this time.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Mingtu returned to the Jinyiwei's residence and extracted the relevant information.
The reports from the Jinyiwei were still brief.
"The Qing Gang was involved in gang fights and was involved in taking commissions from each other. After being investigated by Ruihai, the relevant members were punished.
Those who were not punished were organized by Ruihai to transport goods at the docks, and they have a semi-official status. Now the Qing Gang exists in name only..."
The corresponding investigation report is not very long, on the contrary, it is quite brief.
The lighting diagram still requires some careful consideration before the situation can be roughly understood.
The Green Gang was investigated by Ruihai, and they learned to follow the same pattern as the Grain Ship Gang in the past, exploiting the people and helping the evildoers. Those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be arrested should be arrested.
If ordinary gangs were dealt with in this way, they would collapse one after another, but new gangs would emerge soon after. There is never a power vacuum. If you don't occupy other people's power, this part of the power will naturally be filled.
The report was very brief. Ruihai only took one more step than other officials, but it was able to fundamentally solve a huge problem.
The chaos at the docks stems from the competition among different groups for work and their respective spheres of influence. This creates numerous conflicts, with different villages, towns, and divisions of labor all leading to conflicts. These issues are so numerous that officials are often unwilling to intervene, often imposing arbitrary penalties. Over time, these groups avoid reporting violations to the authorities.
But these conflicts must be dealt with eventually, and since the authorities are unwilling to deal with them, gangs will naturally emerge.
Ruihai beat the Qing Gang to death, so I didn't kill them completely, I beat them half to death.
Supporting the establishment of an association to solve various problems and coordinate various conflicts is, in a sense, extending the government's hand into this matter, but at the same time the government does not need to put in too much effort.
In the past, those who did not stand out in gangs or did not have many criminal records were usually honest and loyal.
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