Gentleman
After solving the problem of the security team, Zhou Zheng went to find the local gentry.
In this era, if one wanted to do something below the county level, they basically couldn't bypass these gentry. They basically had high prestige. At the same time, they also controlled most of the wealth and power of the township area.
This situation was very difficult to break because China was still an agricultural country. Therefore, no matter which warlord it was, or the current central government, they had to give these people face.
And for these people, sometimes, it was not easy to give them face.
However, these people were still relatively generous when faced with the crisis of their lives and property. Therefore, when Zhou Zheng found them, basically everyone took out something.
From their looks, these people were more or less unwilling.
However, the gentry who had a relatively extensive intelligence network in the countryside also knew what the situation outside was like. Even some of the branches of their families had already received the punishment they deserved in the public hearing.
Of course, this was true for ordinary people, but for these gentry, such behavior was simply unforgivable.
Therefore, just like that, more than a dozen big families gathered more than 300 guns for Zhou Zheng. Although the process might not be very good for Zhou Zheng, overall, he was quite satisfied.
"Chief, these people are too unreasonable. We are also thinking about their safety, but they have such an attitude towards us. They really can't be bothered.”A young police officer beside Zhou Zheng looked at the attitude of the people in front of him and said with disdain.
"What can we do? It's not just a day or two since they've been so arrogant. To be honest, I can't stand it either, but I can only endure it!”Zhou Zheng said helplessly.
To be honest, Zhou Zheng was actually very helpless about this, but he was helpless.
"Oh, I mean, they're just bullying good people! Look at that Zhu guy. His attitude is so bad, but they're treating him like a master. They were a bunch of bullies!”The young policeman said angrily.
"Haha, not all of them are like that! Look at the Li family and the Liu family. Aren't the gentlemen of these two families very kind?”Zhou Zheng said helplessly.
The dissatisfaction on the young policeman's face slowly decreased after hearing this, but he still complained,"The two families are big families. They have been passed down for hundreds of years. The remaining few families were all nouveau riche in recent years. They were rich, but they were far inferior to others. Moreover, they were arrogant and domineering. However, they only bullied ordinary police officers like us and the commoners outside the city.”
"We have no choice. We are the police. We can only do things according to our rules. We have no evidence, so we naturally can't deal with them. However, do your best. Sooner or later, justice will come.”Zhou Zheng said very optimistically.
This was also the real reason why he had been strict with himself for so many years. In the end, it was because he could not let go of the bottom line in his heart.
"Forget it, let's go and prepare. No matter what they do? Our families are still in the city. We have to think of a way to stop the bandits from coming in!”Zhou Zheng shook his head and stopped thinking.
The young policeman beside them nodded after hearing this. The two of them then headed in the direction of the police station.
At this moment, some of the gentry in the city had also become active after receiving the news that the county might be attacked.
In fact, they also had their own network, so they had some understanding of the problems outside the city. Originally, they thought that it was just a normal bandit riot.
Who would have thought that these bandits would actually have the ability to attack the county? After all, the county had a city wall that was six to seven meters tall. Would the bandits without heavy weapons have to pay with their lives?
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In a family in Jiyuan County, the parents of this family were a little afraid after receiving the news from Zhou Zheng.
"This county might be destroyed by bandits. Forget it, forget it. It seems that I can't stay here anymore. I'd better pack up some money and go to the provincial capital!”Although the parents of this family were a little uncertain after receiving the news, they still planned to escape first.
As for the real estate at home, he would throw it away first. As for the more precious gold, silver, and jewelry, he had found a good place to bury them early on. Even if the bandits entered the county town, they would not dare to stay in the county town for long, so they should be able to protect themselves.
They did as they were told. Several large families in Jiyuan City began to prepare to escape.
Li Yan, the head of the Li family, the largest family in Jiyuan County, was very helpless after hearing this situation.
"These people really don't know what's going on. To be able to make Bureau Chief Zhou so worried, there must be a lot of bandits outside the city.”Li Yan said speechlessly after listening to the servant beside him.
After the servant at the side heard this, he asked curiously,"Master, what should we do now? Should we inform them?”
"Why should we care about them? If the bandits robbed them enough and returned to the mountain, wouldn't there be nothing on our side?”After hearing the servant's question, Li Yan said very calmly.
After hearing his words, the servants beside him also felt waves of relief. Immediately, he flattered her and said,"Old Master is wise. Those fellows are simply too far behind compared to you, Old Master!”
Li Yan, who was sitting on the chair, smiled in satisfaction when he heard this. Then, he said,"Alright, stop flattering me. Your Old Master, I have not fallen to the point where I have to compare myself to that group of people. Oh right, after returning, tell Young Miss not to run around these two days. The city is not very peaceful. If something happens, it will be troublesome.”
After the servant beside him heard this, his face revealed a somewhat distressed expression.
The Li family was a big family with hundreds of years of history. They had produced many capable people. However, when the family passed down to this generation, there was only one daughter left.
Other than that, Li Yan did not have any other children. Li Yan was naturally very pampered, but it did not matter. In Li Yan's opinion, he only needed to find a capable live-in son-in-law with his family business.
If it really didn't work out, she could adopt a nephew from a side family.
However, Li Yan was not in a hurry at this moment. Because he was still considered young, he was naturally not in a hurry for such things.
Moreover, the most important thing was that Li Yan's own standards were quite high. Ordinary people could not enter Li Yan's eyes at all!
However, these matters had nothing to do with the servants beside him. He could only bitterly look for his young miss.
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