Poor family mother and son

There is a certain reason for the imperial court to first raise food from commercial groups.

The objects of the fundraising are mainly medium and large merchants and landlords.

In terms of social status, the social status of businessmen is low, and any policy towards businessmen, even if it is an exploitative policy, seems to be full of justice.

Although they belong to the propertied class, they are rich but not noble, at least on the surface. When there is a conflict between the rich and the noble, the rich can only succumb to the noble.

But on the other hand, the big merchants among the merchants, because of their strong economic strength, entered the officialdom at the top and asked for land and houses at the bottom.

Take the big merchants in central Beijing as an example, or there are noble people behind them as their bosses, and these noble people are usually high-ranking officials and dignitaries, such as Qin Erye, although they themselves are bosses, they secretly rely on the second prince.

Either the merchants not only have money, but also have land, so they have the perception of "double grain collection" by the owners of Qianzhuang.

The same is true for medium and large landlords. Starting out as a businessman and finally asking Tian Wenshe to change their household registration to farming is a transitional practice for many businessmen who have not been able to cultivate "scholars" in the second or third generation of their families.

This kind of people has money and means of production in their hands, and they are inexhaustible leeks and inexhaustible wool.

For the ruling class, everything they have is obtained on the platform built by the ruling class. Isn't it right for them to make some contributions?

But this wave of leeks grows old, and this wave of wool is so tight that it can't be cut or squeezed out.

The official messengers just sent written notices to the merchants on the list, telling them on which day and which grain depot to send the grain. It should be said that the movement was very small and did not cause any public opinion.

However, there was quite a disturbance in front of the grain depot.

There is no noise, but many people are watching——

"These are Voss jade ores, aren't they worth more than rice?"

"That's right! Five shi meters are only 20 taels of silver. I bought this piece of ore for 5000 taels, and I let you choose where you want to cut it. This is our sincerity in supporting the disaster area!"

"That's right, we don't care about the big and the small. Let you take advantage of it. It's for the benefit of the victims anyway."

"For disaster relief, if you have the money, you have the strength to contribute. We donated money a few days ago, and now we donate ore. What do we need? Do we have to take away all the rations of my family?"

"They are disaster victims, but you are not searching for food with us, are you trying to turn us into disaster victims?"

"It has been said that five shi rice is only 20 taels of silver, and we let you cut the ore at will. Such a large piece of jade ore is worth 50 taels of silver even if you cut a piece of stone skin;

If you cut out a piece of suet jade, wouldn't it be priceless?We spent all our money on disaster relief, why do you still blame it? "

The person in charge of registering grain requisition in the grain depot is only a small official, there are only three people in total, how can they deal with so many mouths?

In the restaurant not far away, the owner of the bank and the owner of the tea shop watched the bustle, a little bit happy, but also a little suspicious: "I thought it would be us who took the lead, so they could make a fuss, why did they all make a fuss as soon as it came up? "

The owner of the tea shop: "Who knows! However, it's better to fight together than to pick the leader ourselves, but who spread the word?"

The two looked at each other: The second owner of the pawnshop and the second master Qin have not shown up yet.

Could it be the two of them?
"Hey, I'm late, I'm late!" Qin Erye's voice sounded from the door of the private room: "What's going on today, the road is very blocked, I got out of the car and walked three streets, The carriage is still stuck on the road."

Then look out the window: "Huh? Why... why do they...?"

It is obvious and understands why the current situation has happened.

A few people were vacillating, and the second owner of the pawnshop's exasperated voice sounded: "What's going on outside?"

The second owner of the pawn shop was sweating. In the private room with the windows open in the winter, a circle of white mist emitted from under his fur hat, mixed with the white mist exhaled from his mouth, his whole head seemed to be wrapped in the white mist, and he looked alive. Braised lion head just out of the pan.

It seems that it was not passed on by these two people.

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The fourth prince's bedroom.

The uncle of the fourth prince suppressed his dissatisfaction and worry, watching the prince's nephew smash the teacups and teapots, but the report still had to be reported, and he had to count on the fourth prince to vent their anger on them.

The uncle said: "Our bookstore sent people to deliver food, directly transporting a hundred shi of rice, although the imperial court only collected five shi, didn't we want to not embarrass His Highness?

Unexpectedly, as soon as I went there, I was told that jade ore could be used instead of food;
The guy didn’t know why, so he just watched a lot of people holding stones and putting them in their grain bins, smashing their grain bins, and asking them whether they counted by weight or size;

We guys planned to run back to report in fear of accidents, but the guys who stayed behind wanted to pay the food, but were stopped by those who brought the stones, and asked our bookstore what kind of big-tailed wolf;
It is true that there are many books printed, and they know how to use their knowledge to get money from people, and they only get money from merchants;

If you really have that kind of heart, you shouldn't engage in deceitful things;
Said that we are changing the way to scrape the pockets of merchants;
Said that we cheated other people's money into our own pockets, and then took out a small part of it as a charitable deed... Anyway, it is close to saying that your highness sold those stones. "

The mother family of the fourth prince is engaged in business, but they are engaged in the cultural industry. Their family is Daxuan's largest publishing and printing chain enterprise - "Wuzhi Bookstore".

The fourth prince naturally couldn't let his family members engage in "Yushi Guanpu", so he encouraged Zheng Chunqiu to do it.

But who would have thought that Zheng Chunqiu would sell him out!He still can't catch it!
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The bedroom of the second prince.

The second prince, mother and concubine picked up a golden egg dumpling and put it into his son's bowl: "I asked the small kitchen to make this according to the method you said, let's see if it tastes to your liking?"

The second prince tasted it with great enjoyment, and took a spoonful of dried winter melon and mushroom soup to drink: "Mm, it's really delicious!"

At the beginning, Chu Ming made the egg dumplings, and he obviously ordered it first, but the fourth son, that bastard, directly dumped the silver ticket and took away the first pot!
Grab everything from yourself, let me see what you can grab this time!
"Mother and concubine, isn't Second Uncle Qin recognized?" The second prince asked, a little uneasy.

The second prince, mother and concubine: "Your second uncle has always done things safely, and he doesn't often show up in Beijing. It's okay. Besides, the owner of the tea shop doesn't just look for him, he looks for almost everyone who has bought stones."

The second prince: "I mean, didn't everyone go to the grain depot today? I'm afraid that there will be many people going, and there will always be someone who knows Second Uncle Qin."

The second prince, mother and concubine made another egg dumpling for her son, and said, "Don't worry, it's because there are so many people and cars, and the snow on the road is so thick, let alone cars slippery, people are slippery when walking;

Your second uncle also caused horse-drawn carriages to rub against several streets, blocking the roads. Not only would he be late, but it would also cause chaos at the grain depot for a while, making the noise even bigger. "

The second prince showed a satisfied smile: "Well, Second Uncle Qin is indeed safe."

After the matter is finished, eating and drinking is the most serious thing. The second prince, mother and concubine gave the son soup again: "It's just that the season is not right, there are no fresh mushrooms, so we can only use dried mushrooms, but I think the taste is not bad, do you want to try the authentic one?"

The second prince: "Well, it's very good."

Authentic is not authentic anymore. At the beginning, Chu Ming used pork foreleg, but now it is stuffed with mutton, which has a bit of smell, and there is no "monosodium glutamate" that is said to be unique to Cheong Wa Dae to enhance the freshness.

But the second prince is still very comfortable.