Chapter 547 Coal Mines Need Renovation
Zuo Liangchen, who was beside Zhao Yulin, flashed out and slapped the sturdy man in fancy clothes several times, making him dizzy.
He immediately roared: "How dare you to humiliate my young lady? You are courting death. It is rare for my master to accompany my young lady for dinner. If you continue to harass me, I will kill you." Then he slapped him hard in the face, making him spin like a top.
Zuo Liangchen shouted to the shopkeeper: Serve the food, serve it quickly, we have to hurry on our way after we finish eating.
Everyone in the hall was shocked. Where did this person come from? He actually treated Liao Heitan as nothing. Not only did he not give Liao Heitan any face, but he also caught him and beat him without any mercy. Who on earth was he?
Seeing the stunned crowds on both sides, Zhao Yulin said with a smile: It's rare for Zhao to come to Yujin for a meal, sorry to bother you, please go on.
Then he asked Guangchen: How was Uncle Zuo's move just now?
Guangchen said with a cold face: Uncle Zuo's move was clean and neat, and his speed was even faster than hers.
Zuo Liangchen immediately bowed to Zhao Guangchen, and said in fear that how could his humble trick be compared with that of the young lady, and he was making a fool of himself. He then clasped his fists and bowed around the stage, shouting that he was making a fool of himself.
The diners were already stunned.
The burly man who beat Liao Heitan just now was very respectful to the little girl. The handsome man next to her who looked like a scholar was definitely of high status. Where did these people in front of them come from?
The fire at the city gate affected everyone in the pond, and everyone began to retreat carefully, standing aside to watch the show.
Liao Heitan is the boss of the individual business owners in Yujin Coal Mine. This guy is strong and good at fighting. He gathered a group of hooligans who were involved in gangs in the past as guards and thugs in the mine and set up a mining protection team. Recently, he got a very capable person from somewhere to support him. He walks sideways every time he goes out and doesn't take the county magistrate of Jianwei seriously at all.
This guy half sat on the ground and asked fiercely who Zuo Liangchen was. If anyone dared to hit him, Uncle Liao, he would be dead. He asked someone to tear down Zuixianlou.
Damn, we’ve offended the bully in Jiading, the consequences are serious, Liao Heitan is going to order people to demolish the building.
The diners stood up with a bang and pretended to run away.
Zhao Yulin said calmly: "Be patient, the guest must be drunk and talking nonsense. In Yujing Town, which is governed by Jianwei of the New Song State, who dares to violate the law?"
The diners didn't care that Zhao Yulin was talking about the law. The Liao Heitan in front of them was the law of Qianwei, and they couldn't afford to offend him, so they all pushed towards the door.
At this time, the female shopkeeper of Zuixianlou came over with a serving tray and a smiling beggar's chicken. Liao Heitan rushed over and slapped the female shopkeeper, knocking the tray to the ground, and yelled: Eat, eat, eat shit, tell them to lie on the ground and eat shit for me.
The female shopkeeper was so frightened that she quickly hid in the corner.
Zhao Yulin was extremely displeased and stopped pretending to be cool. He asked Guangchen: That guy humiliated our little princess, do you want to vent your anger?
The little girl's eyes were already emitting a cold sword light. She drew out her sword and nodded vigorously.
He said: Go ahead and do it, but don't beat the prisoner to death.
The little girl flew out and kicked Liao Heitan to the ground with one kick, and her small leather boots kicked Liao Heitan in the face like a series of kicks.
Liao Heitan rolled on the ground, howling with his hands on his head, and his head soon became a bloody mess.
Zhao Yulin thought to himself: This little girl is so cruel. How did her mother teach her to be like that?
Everyone was so scared that they scattered and hid in the corners, and some quickly came to Zhao Yulin to seek protection.
Liao Heitan's son, the skinny boy, was so scared that he hid behind the crowd and shouted: Someone is being beaten to death, come on, catch that crazy woman , please save our father.
Two warriors rushed over to grab Zhao Guangchen, but she dodged them easily, turned around and struck out with both palms, knocking the two ruffians to the ground like dogs eating shit. The little girl stepped forward and kicked each of them, and the two guys screamed in pain and vomited blood.
The diners around had no idea that the girl who looked like a fairy was actually a little devil. They were so scared that they didn't know what to do. They tried to escape, but were blocked by the guards outside the door and forced to return.
When Zhao Yulin saw Liao Heitan's son curled up on the ground like a steamed shrimp after being kicked twice by Guangchen, she told Guangchen to stop. It was okay, but the princess couldn't be so unreasonable and take people's lives lightly.
He asked Liangchen to handle the case here, and asked the accountant of Zuixianlou to bring pen, ink and paper upstairs to do the secretary work, and we continued to have our meal.
A group of guards immediately came in from outside the door and dragged the few melon peels lying on the ground upstairs like dead pigs.
The female shopkeeper was terrified and kept shouting: "Soldier, please leave quickly, don't cause any trouble in her shop." The guards from the mine would come later, but they couldn't afford to offend them. There were more than a hundred of them, all of them were tough guys with thick flesh.
Zhao Yulin found it strange. Why did bandits and bullies gather together again?
Zuo Liangchen said loudly: Commander of the Shenwei Army, can't our third young master and the little princess have a meal in Zuixianlou?
The Shenwei Army is investigating a case, and outsiders should keep out of the way.
Then he took out Zhao Yulin's commuter token and held it high. The big word "Zhao" on the glittering gold medal was particularly eye-catching.
Everyone exclaimed: "Wow, it turns out that the person in front of us is the Third Young Master." One by one, they slowly returned to their seats and sat down.
Zhao Yulin smiled at the female shopkeeper and said: "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and serve the food. The previous portion will be counted on Liao Heitan. I'll ask him to lie down and eat for you to see."
Someone laughed immediately. Liao Heitan actually wanted the Third Young Master to lie on the ground and eat. Wasn't that courting death? Just wait and see how that guy eats.
Guangchen looked like a chivalrous woman and shouted to the waiter: Bring me a cup of tea.
The waiter immediately started to trot.
The diners slowly sat back down and looked at Zhao Guangchen in surprise. She was not a fairy at all; she was simply a little evil star.
Zhao Yulin said slowly: Now that there is no emperor, we ordinary people can stand up straight. It is not against the law for a brave woman to call herself a princess or this concubine.
Our Guangchen's mother is the current queen, Zhao Feiyan, so it's right for her to call herself a princess.
Everyone was already stunned. The man in front of them was definitely the Third Young Master. His wife was the current ruler, and his daughter was naturally a princess. Liao Heitan was so blind that he actually bullied the Third Young Master. He deserved to die.
Zhao Yulin said: That fellow actually dared to tease a common girl in public in front of our parents. It shows how arrogant he is. I don't know how many decent girls he has harmed. Isn't it too much for our little princess to beat them up?
Everyone said that the princess was getting rid of harm for the people.
That guy relies on his wealth and good relations with the government to not take us ordinary people into consideration at all. He forces and extorts things from anyone he likes. He should have been dealt with long ago.
The diners from upstairs and downstairs gradually crowded into the hall. Some brave young people even came over with wine glasses to toast the third young master and thank the little princess for punishing the bully.
Zhao Guangchen was delighted. He looked at Zhao Yulin proudly, then raised his glass, took a sip and thanked everyone.
Everyone began to talk about Liao Heitan's crimes, such as occupying the mine and squeezing out the Wang and Yang families from the neighboring villages:
The people who died in the coal mine collapse are considered missing, and no compensation is given to their families;
There are crimes such as intentionally beating to death family members who came to ask for explanations.
Even worse was that they instigated the villagers to compete with the official kiln for coal, and dug mines towards the official kiln, causing water seepage, and even scrapping two mines of the official kiln.
This will help Zuo Liangchen and others find clues.
The county government of Jianwei has moved to Yujin. The guards contacted Shunfeng to handle the case. Zhao Yulin asked them to go upstairs to report clues. If the information is true, there will be a huge reward.
Immediately, a group of people rushed upstairs.
The freshly made beggar's chicken arrived. He tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Guangchen. The two masters finally started eating.
Zhao Yulin ate two pieces of chicken and exclaimed, "Wow wow!" This is the taste. He asked the shopkeeper to serve another chicken to each table in the hall, and charge it to Liao Heitan's account.
The shopkeeper was delighted, agreed with a nod, and quickly went out to get busy.
Not long after, the county lieutenant stumbled in and shouted: Third Young Master, I deserve to die for condoning Liao Heitan's crime. I beg you to punish me.
Zhao Yulin was eating chicken and was asked to stand up and talk.
That guy didn't dare to stand up and continued to lie on the ground and talk nonsense.
Zuo Liangchen came downstairs and said: Liao Heitan couldn't bear the punishment and had confessed that the county lieutenant was of the same kind as him. Zhao Yulin didn't even look at it, waved the chicken wings in his hand, and asked him to drag him upstairs for a detailed examination.
The two guards immediately picked up the county lieutenant and carried him upstairs like a chicken.
Soon, the county magistrate came in again, knelt on the ground from a distance and cried about his incompetence. He failed to manage the coal mine well and let the bad guys take power, which frightened the third young master and humiliated the princess.
Zhao Yulin waved his hand and asked the county magistrate to stand up and speak, as kneeling was not a custom in the New Song Dynasty.
He said: "There are many ways to make money in Jianwei, so why is there such a mess? It is obvious that the government is not doing its job, allowing evil people to take power and the world is going downhill. It is like a rat shit spoiling the whole pot of soup. The county magistrate needs to reflect on himself."
He asked: Liao Heitan is shouting that the prefect of Jiazhou asked him to do something, what is it that he is asked to do?
The county magistrate trembled and said: See, the court promoted Xuzhou to a prefecture, Jiazhou lost an important source of income, the prefect was worried about money, so he recommended Liao Heitan, who made a living as a charcoal businessman, to expand his coal business and make money. He didn't expect that this man turned out to be a jackal with a beast in human form.
Zhao Yulin threw the chicken bones onto the plate with a clatter and cursed, "Stupid! If the government has problems, report them to your superiors."
Who is that guy?
Is he an enlightened gentleman or a great philanthropist?
His face is full of roguery and bully, can't you see it?
After all this going on, it was almost dawn.
The person in charge of Shunfeng came in to report: they had been keeping an eye on Liao Heitan for a long time, but they could not infiltrate because of the tight defense of this fellow's mining protection team. Today, he angered the Third Young Master, so they had to catch the evil thief directly and only then had the opportunity to punish him, making this fellow confess all his evil deeds.
Zhao Yulin asked: Who allowed the establishment of the mining protection team? He banned it.
All the property related to Liao Heitan 's family was confiscated, and private small coal mines in Yujin were no longer allowed to open. All of them were merged into government-run kilns, and taxes were collected based on the amount of coal produced.
The county magistrate was overjoyed and quickly bowed to thank the third young master.
Zhao Yulin waved his hand and left.
