I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 15 Pulling the tiger's skin as a banner!

Cyclops continued to drink on his own, without responding.

And that sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked Lin San'er, because he mentioned a sentence just now that everyone has a share, but no one responded to his proposal, at this time also bowed his head in anger and remained silent.

Seeing this, the short middle-aged man scratched his head full of melancholy, and turned to look at another gray-haired old man who had been silent all this time.

The old man's clothes were shabby, but they were washed very cleanly, and his gray hair was combed in an uncluttered way, full of elegance.

At this time, the body is sitting upright, squinting and taking a nap.As if sensing someone looking at him, he opened his eyes and met the short middle-aged man who was looking over.

There was no joy or sadness in his eyes, neither rush nor impatience, very indifferent.

After looking at each other for two breaths, they stretched their waists and took a long breath.

"what…!"

"Wait a little longer, it will be the end of the new year soon. Let's see what kind of waves the old Yang family's big bird that flew back from the big city can make."

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Jiangling, also known as Jingzhou City, is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the west of the Jianghan Plain.

The historical status of Jiangling City is very important. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the capital of the Chu State, and it was the largest and most prosperous city in the south.

The political, economic, and cultural center of the Chu State in its heyday was always in Jiangling.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was as famous as Jiankang, the governing body of Yangzhou at that time, and was known as "Jiangzuo big town, no better than Jingyang".

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Qi State was relocated to Jiangling County, and the government was also located in Jiangling.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, 34 generations of emperors successively established their capitals here, which lasted 515 years.Since the Han Dynasty, Jiangling City has existed as the seat of Jingzhou for a long time, so Jiangling is often called "Jingzhou".

Since the Five Dynasties, the ruling center of the Central Plains dynasty has been between Henan and Shaanxi. Jiangling controls Bashu in the west, connects Xianghan in the north, and connects the rivers and lakes with its arms. ".

Jiangling City is narrow and long from east to west, conforming to the water town environment where lakes, rivers and ports are interlaced, and it is appropriate to follow the trend of the river and follow the "water".Asymmetric geometric layout, no axis, the space form is extremely free to stretch.

The whole city is irregularly rectangular, with a city wall of 380 miles and [-] steps per week, [-] feet [-] feet [-] inches high, with six gates, the city wall is [-] foot [-] feet wide, and [-] foot deep.

The east gate is named Yinbinmen, the south is Nanji Gate, the west gate is called Anlan Gate, the north gate is called Gongji Gate, the small north gate is located in the northeast and is named Yuan'an Gate, and the small east gate is located in the southeast and is named Gong'an Gate (Shuimen).

In the past, Gonganmen (Shuimen) had no land connection with the outside world, and the entry and exit were all by boat.Entering the city from here, there are lively markets on both sides of the river bank.

Prosperity has many handicraft workshops, shops, hotels, tile shops, and stalls, and people come and go.

The goods are mainly agricultural crops and handmade crops.Such as rice, grains, wheat, soybeans, chickens and ducks, as well as hand-woven cloth and bamboo products, as well as farm tools and livestock.

There are not only local products for sale, but also aquatic products, cattle and sheep, tea and wine from all over the world, as well as products from Xixia, Korea, and Dashi that have traveled across the ocean.

After entering the water gate, drifting along the Jingzhou River that flows into the city, passing through the bustling market, it becomes more and more cold behind.

The grocery store of Uncle Guo Yi's "Yang Ligong" is at the end of the market.

Toys, musical instruments, mother-of-pearl lacquer boxes, daily necessities, needles and threads, sachet ornaments, etc., are all available.

Ge because it is far away from the pier, far away from the traffic arteries, and the geographical location is a bit remote, so the business is deserted.

But now it is different from the desertedness of the past. People are coming and going, coming and going in and out of the shop, which is very noisy and lively.

They are all here to buy carbon.

In front of the originally empty door, two large hearths were built with bricks, and the charcoal inside was red and burning vigorously.

In one of them, a huge kettle was burning, and the water in the kettle was boiling and the heat was rising.

At the same time, the table next to it was filled with large white porcelain bowls filled with hot water for free drinking for passers-by.

This was Guo Yi's idea.

The physical advertisement of the rotten street in later generations.

The groceries placed in the room were all emptied by Yang Ligong, and they were piled up with pitch-black coal.

In his forties, Yang Ligong, who is a bit fat, is leading three young men to load and weigh stone carbon for the guests in line.

Busy.

The eldest aunt Yang Hanshi, with a clerk, is responsible for keeping accounts and collecting money.

The smile on his face never stopped.

Moreover, she will tirelessly instruct every customer who comes to buy coal: Burning coal will produce poisonous gas, so be sure to open the windows for ventilation.

This is what Guo Yi repeatedly told.

Lao Yang's family allocated five donkey carts, and more than a dozen strong men set off in the dark when the rooster crowed three times a day.

Pulled on the cart and carried on the shoulders, there were a total of more than 3000 catties of rock carbon. After a journey of more than 50 miles, they were sent to Yang Ligong's grocery store in Jiangling City.

Because it had only snowed a few days ago, the road was slippery and extremely difficult. A journey of more than 50 miles will take more than an hour.

For several days in a row, the two thousand catties of carbon dioxide delivered in the morning were basically sold out by the evening.

The remaining 1000 catties were sent to the 'Chu Palace'.

No money, free gift.

because…

In the Zhou Dynasty, the division of administrative divisions was greatly adjusted on the basis of the Tang Dynasty, and the "road" system appeared.

Road, as the name suggests, is related to transportation and marching, and its source is related to the unification war.During the unification process of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the central government dispatched various armies to the local areas, and later called the areas controlled by the armies of the No. [-] route "roads".

The entire territory of the Great Zhou was divided into 23 roads.

And Jingzhou Mansion is the fiefdom of Chu King 'Guo Yongjia'.Naturally, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is the magistrate of Jingzhou Prefecture.

When the prince holds office, he is called Mu.

Jingzhou animal husbandry.

At the same time, according to the practice of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhizhou also served as a pacifier along the way.

Since the first day when Yang Laoliu led the team to send stone carbon into the city, more than 1000 catties of stone carbon were sent to the Chu Palace every day.

As for the reason,

Mr. Yang's uncle and brother Yang Laosi, also known as Yang Ligong's fourth uncle, is an old scholar who failed the examination.

Because he failed the imperial examination five times in a row, he gave up disheartened and worked as an accountant for a wealthy family.

After years of operation, the family's property is also slightly thin, and they even bought a house in Jiangling City and settled down.

Just last year, his youngest daughter 'Yang Xu' was bought into the mansion by the king of Chu to be his concubine.

And Yang Laoliu's reason for sending the stone carbon to the Prince Chu's Mansion: This stone carbon is his own business, and it is not worth a lot of money. He specially sent some to the Prince's Mansion to keep everyone warm.Although there is nothing lacking in the palace, this is at least a little wishful thinking of the 'Chu Yang' family.

This is the truth. Although the Chu Palace is extremely rich and lacks everything, it is about the prince and concubine.

As for the servants below, they didn't get much carbon and charcoal.As for Lao Yang's family, more than 1000 catties of stone carbon is produced every day, and everyone has benefited from it.

Although a concubine's house does not have much status in the palace, since it can gain a relationship with the palace, it can be regarded as pulling the tiger skin of the palace of Chu as a banner.

Guo Yi's idea is very straightforward, but it is also a helpless move.

Gein, Luming Mountain, which produces carbon dioxide, does not belong to Yanglin Village.And Lao Yang's family has no power or power, so they can't guard this ownerless thing.

Although I don't know whether the tiger skin tube will work or not, but it's a trick for a while.

(End of this chapter)