Zuodao Changsheng: I can transfer the price

Chapter 13
Huashui County suffered a military disaster a few years ago, and it has not yet recovered, but it has finally lived a few years of peace and life, and it is somewhat lively and prosperous.

According to the original body's memory, Lin Shou walked through several streets, and finally arrived at the place where the original Lin Mansion was. However, the Lin Mansion had already been demolished and rebuilt, and a three-story restaurant was built.

Looking at the somewhat similar but completely different scenery in front of him, Lin Shou scratched his head and decided to find a place to settle down.

Randomly found a small shop selling wontons on the side of the road, took out a crumpled five-cent Qianbao banknote from the bag, and ordered a wonton.

The shopkeeper took the money, retrieved two copper coins, and then served a large bowl of wontons.

While eating, Lin Shou witnessed the bustling pedestrians on the street.

It has been eight years since he came to this world, but he spent all his time in the gloomy Taoist temple, that is to say, Lin Shou is more optimistic, otherwise he might be driven crazy.

Seeing so many people now made Lin Shou feel a little novel. Listening to all kinds of discussions, laughing and cursing, bargaining, and even some quarrels and quarrels on the street, Lin Shou enjoyed it very much.

"Candied haws~~ice candied haws~~"

"Vegetables, fresh vegetables just picked! Come and pick, come and choose!"

"The other courtyard in the south of the city only needs [-] treasure notes!"

"Xiaomi, whoever wants to buy Xiaomi, 160 treasures a stone!"

"Hey, today's holy decree to convert half of the farmland in Dongsheng Province to mulberry, the price of food has risen again..."

"Who says it's not? I don't know how many people will starve to death this year..."

"Hehe, who cares about the life and death of us common people above? The officials who converted the farmland to mulberry are getting a lot of money. Who cares about the people who open their mouths below?"

"Hey, don't say a few words, don't talk about state affairs..."

Whether it is a fixed storefront or a street stall, there are guys who yell from time to time, and some people even carry the banner of their own shop to attract customers on the street.

The people coming and going were noisy, but everyone's voices were weak, and there was a dead atmosphere in the entire county.

Listening to the conversations around, Lin Shou probably also understood what happened, which made all the people look dejected.

This year, the Daqian Dynasty decided to open the gateway to trade with the West. The silk from Daqian is the most popular among those foreigners. A piece of fine silk can be sold for six hundred Guizhou treasures. Sell ​​a thousand treasure notes.

Last year, the imperial court suffered a serious deficit, and the three princes and nine ministers were worried about how to fill the gap.

Converting agriculture to mulberry is one of the methods proposed by the officials, and several wealthy provinces in southern Guizhou have implemented this strategy.

This method is very good, and the income of planting mulberry is much higher than that of farming.

It's strange that the income from this kind of mulberry does not fall on the farmers, but the officials from the localities to the temples eat their heads full of fat.

It is the common people who are suffering, and the output of the converted agriculture to mulberry grains has dropped, and the price has naturally gone up.

Originally, eighty or ninety treasure bills could buy a stone of grain, but now the price has almost doubled.

The production of food has doubled, but its price will not only double, but will rise until half the people starve to death before stopping.

If there is not enough to eat, the people will rebel.

The surrounding areas of Dongsheng Province, including Dongsheng Province itself, set off uprisings again and again. Although most of them were suppressed, there were still some rebels who became successful.

The seven rebels, known as the Seven Holy Army, swept across the entire southern part of the Great Guizhou Dynasty.

Although Huashui County did not suffer any military disasters immediately, judging from the news from the front line, I am afraid that this day will not be long.

Although the military disaster did not come, the officials and gentlemen on the head didn't care about it. To keep their official positions, they had to prepare for the defense of the city. The defense of the city required money. Where did the money come from?The gentry are hard stubble, and the common people who are rushing down the street with their heads down can't speak.

After eating the wontons in the bowl, Lin Shou asked for a bowl of noodle soup to rinse his mouth. Satisfied, Lin Shou left the boss's change of two copper coins, got up and left.

Lin Shou stopped the broker who had just sold the house, and asked with a smile, "Where is the house you mentioned just now?"

The broker was taken aback, and quickly said, "Master Taoist, you are auspicious. This house is in the south of the city. Do you want to buy it or rent it?"

"Buy." Lin Shou planned to settle down here. He asked just now, and the current county magistrate is no longer the one he was eight years ago.

How does the general head of Guizhou know about the transfer of officials? If he wants to solve the grievances of this body, it may take some effort.

Turning east and west, the broker soon brought Lin Shou to the gate of the house.

Taking a quick look, there is a plaque on the gate of the house. Before Lin Shou could ask any questions, the broker introduced it carefully.

"Master Dao, this is the place. It's called the Peaceful Residence. The environment is quiet. There is a small shop next to it, and there is a garden behind it. If you don't like it, you can rebuild it on the garden. Even if you live in another eight, Ten people are no problem."

The broker was very enthusiastic. After all, in this chaotic world, many rich people fled to the temples with their families and belongings, and these houses were disposed of at a low price. It can be regarded as an oversupply. easy.

not to mention……

The broker looked up at the fiercest sunlight at noon, patted the amulet on his chest that he had obtained from a Taoist temple outside the city, and then took out the key and gently opened the iron lock on the gate, as if he was worried about disturbing something.

"Squeak~"

This house has been empty for a long time, and when the door is opened, there is a burst of dust.

"Ahem, this house has not been lived in for a long time, and it is very quiet. If the priest thinks it is dirty, he can hire someone to clean it, and it doesn't cost much."

Lin Shou observed for a while, and found that this house was really good, at least much better than the gloomy Taoist temple he lived in.

The outer wall of the yard is not high, and the door is not the kind of exquisite gate of a big family. There are a variety of jujube trees on both sides of the front yard, and there is a well in the backyard garden.

Something strange is that a house that has not been lived in for so long can't even see a single mouse.

In addition, there were some scratches on the windows of the main room and the side room, as well as on the beams. These scratches were not caused by sharp objects, but more like marks caused by animal claws.

There is also the most weird point, even in today's chaotic world, it is impossible to buy such a large courtyard for more than 1 yuan.

"I just said [-] treasure notes, isn't it a bit cheap?" Old God Lin Shou looked at the whole yard at ease, seeming very satisfied.

The broker's face froze, and he held back for a long time before he said: "Ahem, the Taoist priest doesn't know something... This place is relatively remote, but the reason why it's so cheap is that the previous owners said that they were evil, and some Huang Daxian asked for a seal, one day he woke up with poisonous snakes on the ground, and some said that there were always cobwebs on the windows that would never be cleaned... Cough, of course these are just rumors, just rumors."

(End of this chapter)