Chapter 1305 - 355: It’s a Saint_2

Chapter 1305: Chapter 355: It’s a Saint_2

"In this situation, we must acquire what belongs to us from the Jiangnan United Commerce Association. We cannot allow them to take our people without leaving us with anything; otherwise, wouldn’t the Jiangnan United Commerce Association be nothing more than a bandit? All of you present here are famous figures. Are we, such distinguished figures, meant to endure this kind of humiliation?"

"We cannot tolerate this, and we cannot accept this happening. We are the City Lords, and we are the County Magistrates; we absolutely can’t allow this to occur! So, when the President of the Jiangnan United Commerce Association, Yuchi, appears, we must immediately hold him accountable, and no matter what actions he might take, he must sign a guarantee with us!"

"Not just a guarantee, but the Jiangnan United Commerce Association must also compensate us! This compensation must be based on the number of people we’ve lost! We calculate one person to be worth one hundred taels of silver, and haven’t we lost at least two hundred thousand people already? So, they must compensate us at least twenty million taels of silver! Otherwise, they are openly declaring war on us!"

"When it really comes down to it, if the State Capital decides to investigate, we can definitely satisfy them. When someone from the State Capital arrives, Yuchi is just a small-time president of the Jiangnan United Commerce Association. What can he possibly do in the State Capital? Who can he know in the State Capital? Hahaha, that’s out of the question!"

"Friends, remember my words: in facing such tyranny from the Jiangnan United Commerce Association, we must unite. If we don’t band together against this threat, the ones who will suffer will be us!"

"And all of you present here, let us not forget how we wholeheartedly serve the people, let us not forget the countless deeds we’ve done for them along the way, and let us not forget their expectations and respect for us. These are tangible achievements we can proudly mark on our epitaphs!"

The City Lord leader gave a fervent and impassioned speech, and after it finished, some City Lords and County Magistrates embraced each other and started crying. They genuinely wept, feeling deeply wronged and even moved by their own words!

"..."

Standing outside the discussion chamber, the County Magistrate of Jiangnan’s yamen was quite speechless. He had many matters to attend to himself, and even though Jiangzhou City’s Imperial Decree Department had been entirely integrated into the yamen, there were still numerous tasks to handle. They were working overtime, focusing all their energy on processing various procedures, their heads spinning.

Unexpectedly, this group of people suddenly showed up unannounced. And had they just come over, that would have been one thing, but they spoke incessantly, saying who knows what. He had been standing outside for a whole teapot’s worth of time. Using Yuchi’s words, was this like writing a lengthy narrative?

Goodness, all this noise—is this writing an essay with ridiculous logic? The County Magistrate was very frustrated, and seeing no alternative, he entered the discussion chamber. Over the next stick of incense time, he explained the situation over and over again.

The point he wanted to express was simple: they currently had no time to deal with such matters, they didn’t know where Yuchi precisely was, and whether they could stop idling in the discussion chamber. Thirty people, thirty mouths to feed; although the yamen could handle that many pairs of chopsticks, it was very annoying.

They were all acting pretentious.

Others stubbornly refused to heed the County Magistrate’s words. Their position was very simple: either the County Magistrate finds Yuchi for them, or they’ll just stay in the yamen and make a scene!

As the County Magistrate’s face darkened, the leading City Lord sneered and said, "One more thing to remind you, our lowest rank among us is County Magistrate. According to the Imperial Decree Department’s regulations, your side must provide us with an exceptionally decent living environment. We can’t be randomly placed in just any rooms; you need to prepare properly for us!"

"Otherwise, your Jiangnan yamen will be violating the promise made with our Imperial Decree Department. You’re implying you want a showdown with us, that you don’t want to be friends. We’ll be very upset, and who knows what we might do when we’re upset!"

Threat!

This was a blatant threat!

The County Magistrate, rendered speechless, had no choice but to say, "Alright, everyone, please wait here. I will send someone to the Wei Family."