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After resigning from his errand in the Yamen, Li Gongfu's father also came to talk to Xu Mo about this matter, saying that it's fine if he doesn't want to do this job, but he hopes that Xu Mo can pick up his books while he is young, so that he can study in the future. A fame, at the worst, you can find a serious job like a shopkeeper, don't waste your time on the pier anymore. In fact, no one mentioned it, and Xu Mo has already planned to change careers.

The reason why he had such an idea was, on the one hand, that the social status of a porter was too low in the Song Dynasty. In the past, he and Xu Xian'er depended on each other for life, and the two children only cared about what others thought of them as long as they had enough to eat.

But now that he has a family, and Li Gongfu shows up every day to work in the yamen, if he continues to be that coolie porter, it will inevitably make it difficult for Li Gongfu to raise his head in front of others.

On the other hand, it is also because of the situation.

During this period of time, the Kingdom of Jin suddenly changed its peaceful routine for some reason, and kept stirring up incidents at the junction of the two countries, assuming that it would rush across the Yangtze River and go down the Yangtze River at any time. [

Although people with a discerning eye can see that Jin Guo's actions are just posturing, such wise men are in the minority after all.Therefore, with the help of some people with good intentions, a large number of people along the Yangtze River flocked to the southern inland to avoid the military disaster. Suzhou and Hangzhou, where the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty is located, naturally became the choice of these fleeing people.

Although Qiantang County is not at the foot of Emperor Lin'an, there are [-] to [-] refugees who have fled, which is almost half of the local population in Qiantang County.There are so many refugees who always have to eat. Just counting on the government and local wealthy households to give porridge every day can only protect the elderly and children among them, and for the young and middle-aged, they can only use work as relief, except for recruiting some to repair the embankment , and the rest can only be digested by local businesses.

For the scholars among the refugees, it is good to say that the Song Dynasty, which established the country with business, has never lacked positions such as bookkeepers that require copying and writing, but it is not so easy for those low-level people with no professional skills to find a job.

Positions such as restaurant waiters and shop assistants generally only hire locals, while positions such as rich householders are too few and the requirements are too demanding. In desperation, most people aim at the prosperous water transport in Qiantang County pier.

Anyone with a little business knowledge knows that the price is determined by the relationship between supply and demand. If the supply exceeds the demand, the price will be high, and if the supply exceeds the demand, the price will be low.

The influx of a large number of refugees has directly caused the wages of porters at the Qiantang County Water Transport Wharf to plummet, from the original one penny per [-] catties to the current penny per penny per [-] catties. Even so, finding a job depends on luck. .

Under such a severe employment situation, Xu Mo also felt that it was time to change his career.

In fact, at his current age, it is still possible to work as a bookkeeper in any shop or restaurant, but he still remembers his purpose after all. He came to this world not purely for fun. The z yu altitude is too low, which is not conducive to his tracing work.

After investigating for a period of time, a very special job came into Xu Mo's sight-collecting "herbs".

There is no one who does not get sick from eating whole grains. If you get sick, you have to see a doctor. If you get a prescription, you have to go to a pharmacy to get medicine. People, what Xu Mo is optimistic about is the profession of this medicine picker.

Of course, Xu Mo didn't want to pick common herbs that can be seen everywhere like other herb pickers. On the one hand, it was because he didn't have much knowledge of medicinal materials, and it was difficult to distinguish the difference between herbs and weeds. On the other hand, there are too many such "medicinal" herbs, and they can only make hard money, and they can't be sold at any price.

What Xu Mo wants to collect are those animal medicines, especially the medicinal parts such as tiger bones, bear bile, and snake venom that are produced from beasts and poisonous insects... In addition to not touching non-medicinal animals, he is Orion actually makes sense.

Although there are hunters at this time, because the imperial court restricts strong bows and crossbows, it is okay to catch some pheasants and hares with only soft bows, hunting forks and traps. Tigers, black bears and other ferocious beasts, no matter how experienced hunters are, have to stay away from them, and few people dare to risk their lives.

Because of this, the prices of animal "medicines" such as tiger bones and bear bile from ferocious animals have remained high, and the market has been in short supply for a long time, so there is no need to worry about sales.

The only thing that is difficult to explain is the capture process, but after all, three or four years of career as a porter has already made Xu Mo famous as the "Master of Magical Power". Almost everyone in Qiantang County knows that he is very talented and powerful , Hunting beasts alone is a bit exaggerated, but it is not unacceptable.

The topography of this spiritual world is different from that of the real world. Qiantang County is surrounded by mountains, and there are no less than hundreds of large and small hills. In addition, the ancient hunting methods are backward, so the wild animal resources are extremely rich.

Perhaps it was the so-called good luck for novices, the first time Xu Mo entered the mountain, he found a colorful tiger.

The tiger seemed to have just had its fill, so it had no interest in Xu Mo, the intruder. It just bared its teeth and roared a few times at random when Xu Mo approached, as a symbol of expulsion, but was immediately caught by an ice crystal short blade. Shot from the mouth into the stomach, died suddenly after struggling for a while.

After cutting a small tree with the mouth of a bowl and cutting it into a long stick, Xu Mo tied the dead tiger to it with the thick hemp rope he carried with him, and went down the mountain carrying the stick. [

It's not that no one has sold tigers in Qiantang County, but most of them are tiger skins and bones that have been dismantled in advance. No one has ever brought a complete tiger carcass, let alone carried it back alone.

As soon as Xu Mo entered the city gate, the entire Qiantang County was in a commotion. Almost everyone ran over to see the dead tiger. The half of the main street directly opposite the city gate was surrounded by spectators.

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Xu Mo originally planned to sell the tiger directly to Renhetang, the largest "medicine" shop in Qiantang County, but the sensational effect in front of him was obviously beyond his expectations. Having experienced the information explosion in modern society, he naturally knew that this was a hype Good opportunity, simply put the wooden sticks tied with tigers on the ground for an on-site auction.

The Song Dynasty was founded on business, and there were always many smart people among the merchants. Xu Mo's on-the-spot auction immediately made the onlookers realize that this was a good opportunity to expand their influence, so they immediately scrambled to bid on the spot.

Generally speaking, the price of a tiger is about 3 guan, but Xu Mo's is a rare whole tiger after all. Due to the eyeball effect, the price quickly rose all the way, and finally it was sold at a sky-high price of 86 guan.

The wealthy businessman who bought this tiger did not lose money, so he held a "Full Tiger Banquet" in his restaurant that night, inviting various merchants and county magistrates to come and taste the banquet, and then the entire Qiantang County was held for more than half a month. Talking about this "Full Tiger Banquet", the wealthy businessman and the industry he operates have gradually become well-known to women and children, which can be regarded as an excellent corporate image advertisement.

Of course, this is all for later, and it is very important to Xu Mo.

860 strings may be just a little more for a meal in the eyes of those wealthy businessmen, but for the vast majority of ordinary people, it represents a huge wealth that may not be able to be accumulated in a lifetime.

In ancient times, there were not as many investment methods as in modern times. At the worst, you could deposit in a bank to earn interest, but in ancient times, not only did you have no interest, but you still had to pay a certain storage fee.

Xu Mo, who didn't know how to manage his money, simply handed over all the money to Li Gongfu, and Li Gongfu was no better than Xu Mo in this regard, and after asking many people, he chose Gu Pan's suggestion. Buying land is the safest and most common form of investment.

Ever since, Xu Mo stepped into the evil landlord class.

In fact, according to the current land price of ten to one mu in the Song Dynasty, Xu Mo is just a low-level small landlord with more than 80 mu of land. The part of the annual output that goes to the tenant farmers is only six or seven in the end. Ten guan, equivalent to a little more than five guan per month, not even as much as Xu Mo made as a porter.

But this is enough for a well-to-do family's living expenses, plus Xu Mo would go to the mountains from time to time to wander around, dragging back a leopard or black bear, and it would cost dozens or hundreds of dollars. The poor family situation also began to gradually improve.

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