v3 Chapter 208： This is not your decision (1/2)
”Are you threatening us?” The middle-aged Jew seemed to hear a very funny joke, ”On the strength of your patrol now, even if you add those forces that fall down on you or are secretly controlled by you, How many people can you get together? Do you know how many people there are in the Jewish gang? If necessary, we can even turn the 30,000 Jews living here into ours. What capital do you have to threaten us? ”
”The threat I said didn't come from us,” Zhang Hengdao said. ”I believe that some of you also heard some wind during this time. Our young emperor has just returned from the battlefield and ascended to the throne. He is urgent. He wants to do something that can win the praise and support of the people. Holding a gladiator show is only the first step. Next, he intends to turn his attention to the issue of law and order. His Majesty noticed the long-term extrajudicial status of the Southeastern District. The people of the Empire living here expressed concern. No matter what you think, in the eyes of His Majesty, you are ultimately the people of the Empire, and the situation here has indeed affected the surrounding areas, otherwise you think why I joined the patrol here. ”
Zhang Heng said that he paused here, and then continued, ”My arrival is only the first step. If I fail to improve the security environment here, then a thousand guards will be stationed to take over the security work here. You are facing the spear and dagger of the Guard, so are you sure you want to drive me away? ”
The words of Zhang Heng immediately caused an uproar.
The forces of all sizes did not expect that this incident would even involve the Guards, especially when they heard that the new emperor was ready to take action in the Southeastern District. Everyone's heart was tight. They could bully before. If you want money, you have no money, you need a patrol without people, but if the opponents are replaced by the Guards, and the Guards with a thousand people, at least all the small and medium forces can't eat it.
As for the top forces such as the Jewish Gang, they can indeed mobilize 30,000 Jews, but let ’s not say whether these civilians can fight the Guards, even if they do, are they trying to rebel? Although they are all criminals, they are engaged in criminal activities in Rome, but they are only trying to make money for stuttering and have no treason. The Spartacus group is a living example.
What's more, now that Rome's national strength is at its peak, the war with the Germans has ended, and a group of veteran veterans have returned to Rome to defeat the Germans. There is nothing wrong with suppressing a civilian uprising.
However, everyone is skeptical about this matter. The law and order in the Southeastern District has existed since the first Jews settled in Rome. It has a longer history than the Jewish gang, but none of the emperors could solve it. It's not because they can't solve it, but because it's a laborious and less pleasing thing.
Although the Southeastern District is a stubborn disease of Rome, it also provides a continuous supply of cheap labor for Rome. Sometimes their labor costs are even cheaper than the slaves. After all, the slaves die, and the master is equivalent to a loss. Property, and no one cares about the death of civilians here, such as cleaning up the sewers, and the unloading and dredging of workers on the Tiber River are basically from the Southeastern District.
Many of them are businesses of the criminal force such as the Jewish Gang. They have wiped out the criminals here, not to mention whether it can be done and how many people are left. It is estimated that the cost of labor in the city of Rome will rise afterwards. The situation that nobles of the industry did not want to see.
Therefore, this problem has been put on hold, but now that Kang Maode has just come to power, most people still can't figure out the temper of this young emperor, and no one knows what he is thinking. Will he suddenly have a head blow and want to face the southeast? Urban hands-on.
Their investigation of Zhang Heng during this time was already very clear. Knowing that he was indeed a valued person of Kang Maode, it would be strange that he would be assigned to the patrol here. If Kang Maode wanted to deal with the Southeast, The crime problem in urban areas can explain why Zhang Heng came here.
One thousand forbidden guards? If one thousand guards are stationed here in the future, everyone ’s business will not be affected, but the question of whether they can go on, so all the forces in the tavern will hear the news after the explosion. They whispered.
The middle-aged Jew gently coughed when he saw it, and let everyone hear it. Then he shook his head and said, ”With the news of catching the wind, I want to frighten us. It's too easy for you to think about it. We haven't had any storms for so many years. I've seen it, but this place always belongs to us. ”