Lu Ming

Chapter 527 The Daily Life of Shopkeeper Wu ([-])

After listening to Manager He's narration about the corvee, shopkeeper Wu here has not expressed his position yet, but Master He, who has been worrying about this for a long time, became more and more angry. He slammed the porcelain wine bowl on the table and said angrily: " I can't see our men living a comfortable life for two days, they are really bastards! Hmph, I don't think this Daming government will last long with such disabled people!"

"Wine talk, drink talk."

Seeing the middle-aged master getting angry, the two "old men" beside him quickly comforted him with a few words of comfort, and calmed the master down.

After being relieved, shopkeeper Wu pondered for a moment, thinking that it is better to tell the whole story, after all, He Jiazhai is an old friend and old customer, it is bad luck not to see old customers, isn't it?

So shopkeeper Wu told the inside story about the corvee.

The corvee matter has developed to the present, and seeing that the people who applied for the service have been sent to Huangpu Port one after another, and everyone inquires a little at the county government, it is clear at a glance who is behind the push.

This new force wiped out all the armed forces in the county overnight. Even in the face of the toughest copycat, Cao's soldiers and horses took it down without hesitation, showing strong combat effectiveness.

If you can capture the hardest cottage, you can also capture ordinary farms. Everyone understands this hidden meaning.In addition, the collection and issuance of corvee is, after all, an upright political matter of the government, and it is both soft and hard, so no one dares to interfere with this matter.After careful consideration, the big households around the county finally cooperated honestly with the corvee.

When shopkeeper Wu told all this, the two of the He family suddenly realized: it turned out that the two biggest incidents that happened to the He family recently were actually done by the same group of people!

The He family suffers from poor information.He Tong and the others knew about bandit suppression and corvee service, but they didn't connect these two things together.

"I wondered why they were so kind. They sent troops and horses to fight the bandits. So they were waiting here."

That's how people are. Before, Mr. He was very fond of suppressing the bandits, but once he found out that Mr. Cao had violated his interests, he immediately changed his face: "In this way, Mr. Cao sent troops to Zengcheng for the wrong purpose. Pure, hmph, is this plundering the people? Such an absurd thing, the court actually allows this generation to do it, this stupid official Gu Tai really deserves to die!"

"Well, my Master He, you can't do it, you can't do it!"

Hearing Mr. He's nonsense, he was afraid that this young and energetic man in the landlord class would confront Mr. Cao. The shopkeeper Wu who was caught in the middle suddenly became anxious, and quickly stretched out his hands and shook: "Today is different from the past. Say no more!"

Shopkeeper Wu, who knew the inside story, quickly analyzed the current situation for Mr. He, introduced in detail the strength of Mr. Cao in the political and military circles, and urged Mr. He not to try to use eggs to touch stones: "The people in the south of the county The Zhao family and Master Ma of the Yan Gang were charged with banditry before, and they were wiped out overnight, and the family will be exiled to Yizhou."

"Master He, the situation is finally improving now. If you have a small profit, you will give up if you give up. If you take a step back, the sea and the sky will be brighter, but you must not fight against the imperial army generals. Maybe they will be picking their children to show their power. Woolen cloth!"

After some counseling from shopkeeper Wu, He Tong, who was originally aggrieved by the strength of wine, came to his senses and realized the crux of the problem: this time the government is surprisingly powerful. The big players looked like they had no choice.

After understanding this point, He Tong suppressed his previous thoughts of "delaying to see the situation", and planned to follow the advice of shopkeeper Wu, first reluctantly sending the number of corvee workers far exceeding the number in previous years to the county government up.

After learning of Mr. He's plan, shopkeeper Wu repeatedly praised the other party for his courage and resilience. Naturally, he was the last thing to see his customers stepping on the thunder. Now that the channel is king, it is so difficult to develop an old customer.

Shopkeeper Wu has a deep understanding of the current Zengcheng situation.He is a person who has had in-depth contact with the hard and soft power of the Cao family. In his opinion, it is best not to go against the commander-in-chief. In comparison, it seems cloudy, but if you follow along, maybe There are still some benefits.

Facts have proved that shopkeeper Wu's feelings are accurate.In the long years before and in the future, all those who endured the strange rules made by the time-traversing people at the beginning, enjoyed the benefits afterwards, and gained a head start in the new country.

Everyone was in high spirits that night and talked about a lot of topics.In the end, shopkeeper Wu and the He family drank until late at night, and finally they all got drunk and took a rest.

The next morning, after saying goodbye to his old friend, shopkeeper Wu rode a black donkey, led the caravan, and left Hejiazhai with ease.

This time when he came to deliver goods in the mountains, shopkeeper Wu not only met old friends, but also consolidated the sales channels of his own business, and conveyed information to help old friends recognize the situation. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as helping Mr. Cao The soldiers are busy, everyone is happy - all of this makes shopkeeper Wu very satisfied.

After the caravan came out of the mountain, they went down the mountain along the forest path that they were afraid to walk in the past, and arrived at Paitan Ferry safely.After that, the team rented a boat and went down the river all the way. It took two days to get there, and only half a day to return. Before closing the city gate at night, they entered Zengcheng County, which is close to the river and water.

Today's Zengcheng County was rebuilt during the Yongle period.There used to be an old county town in the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty respectively. Now, after hundreds of years, the abandoned old town has long been turned into ordinary cottages and farmland, and there is no trace of the past.

Baiji grocery with a walnut black lacquer plaque hanging on it is located at the entrance of Dacai City in the county seat, which is a prime commercial location.

After shopkeeper Wu returned to the firm, he first ordered the waiters who came out to quickly weigh the goods he had brought into the warehouse. After that, he delivered the payment and account books brought back with the big shopkeeper who was in charge of the firm. Finally, he dragged his exhausted The body returned to the home not far from the business.

Shopkeeper Wu's home is a four-room tile-roofed house with Spring Festival couplets pasted in front of the door, obviously looking like a well-to-do middle-class family.

In addition to his wife and a pair of children, there are relatives from the countryside who have come to seek refuge in his family, so the four rooms are packed to the brim and he is not rich.

After returning home, shopkeeper Wu hurriedly washed and took a rest.

The next morning, after waking up full of energy, he first drank a bowl of fish porridge, cleaned himself up neatly, and went straight to the Bai family's mansion on the west side of the county seat.

Shopkeeper Wu's owner, Bai Juren Bai Shenming, is the owner of the mansion.

After entering the house, he didn't have to wait for a long time. Bai Juren, who was slightly fat and had a good demeanor, came out to welcome him, and brought shopkeeper Wu to the study.

(End of this chapter)