Villager of Daming

Chapter 97

A few days later, Zhao Li returned to the village with three boats and 59 villagers.

Their village is called Kujing Village, drinking water must be taken from the river, and when a well is dug in the village, it is called a bitter bittern well.

I was poorer than Xiaqiu Village, but this time I couldn't bear it anymore, so I took the risk to buy a salt guide, took the salt, and brought my own salt to sell outside.

On the way back, Zhao Li and others didn't dare to stop at all, and drank the river water when they were thirsty.

When I was hungry, I ate the dry biscuits and pickles sent by Xiaqiu Village. They were very delicious and better than the normal meals in my own village.

After rushing all the way, everyone was dumbfounded when they returned to the village. People from the imperial court came and asked someone to dig a well there, and the original well was boiled with stew.

On the way back, passing through Dangtu County, Zhao Li asked the officials, and the officials said one thing, after the city was closed at night, the convoy from Xiaqiu Village could enter the city.

Zhao Li was in a hurry, it turned out that Xiaqiu Village had a connection with the imperial court, and asked him to sell it again, hurry up!

Unexpectedly, it was still not as fast as the imperial court. What about the last time it was agreed?

"Zhao Li?" An official brought someone up to him.

"Sun Zhizhou?" Zhao Li looked at the other party's official uniform, and at the official uniform of the person next to him, thinking about the information he knew, and asked guessing.

"Well! The local area has been confiscated by the imperial court. You are allowed to sell bitter salt once every half a month, and three times. If you dare to sell it after three times, it is considered as private salt."

Sun Zhizhou didn't want to say more, according to his own opinion, he didn't give him a chance, but it's a pity that someone from the palace was standing by!
The person who came didn't say his identity, but he was actually the eunuch next to Empress Ma.

Empress Ma is careful, she is afraid that the local officials will mess around, other things are good, if this village does not send bitter salt to Xiaqiu Village, how will the trust between the two parties be rebuilt?

In fact, it is not to protect the village, but to protect Sun Zhizhou and other officials. You are disobedient and make decisions without authorization, so you can only borrow your heads for use.

The eunuch next to Empress Ma knew very well what he should do. He brought four men himself, and recruited 200 people in Ruzhou under the pretext of the imperial court's forced labor.

These 200 people agreed that they would be considered as serving this year's labor, and at the same time, each person would be given [-] Wen per day.

The money comes from Kujing Village, and 200 people help to extract and cook the stew, so that the village can earn more.

The recruited people are crazy with joy, and there are such good things?Pay for service, so much?
After Zhao Li questioned, the matter was clarified. His clothes were wet with sweat, and it will be very cold tomorrow.

Once again, he deeply understood the strength of Xiaqiu Village, and he really didn't care about [-] Wen.

The head of the village, who seemed very friendly, was able to mobilize the court officials and eunuchs in the palace.

At the same time, he doesn't understand that you can ask the officials of Ningguo Mansion to come to your village for meals and lodging, and ask the officials of Taiping Mansion to open the city gate for you.

You still have contacts with the imperial court and people in the palace, why are you only a village chief?
I am also the head of the village, why can't I?I saw that none of the prefects in my state knew each other, so I could only guess.

After thinking about it, he gave up looking for the final answer, and took out the money to show to his villagers. He earned more than 5 Wen!

"Hurry up, go pick out the stew and cook the stew, just three times, one time for half a month, you don't need to buy salt, you will get money when you send it over.

Listen to me, everyone should not cook for themselves, and those who are selected to cook will cook for everyone every day.

Pull people out to work, don't worry about things at home, where we sell bitter salt, every village has a second-story building!There are more than 600 large animals, and glazed lamps are lit..."

Zhao Li was so excited that he yelled to tell his friends.

He was stimulated and anxious, and there was no harm without comparison.

The villagers in Kujing Village also suffered from shortness of breath, but some people still held back.

"How do you know it's okay? When we talked about chartering a boat, I felt...hey, you hit me, you all hit me, you forget me...don't fight..."

There are thorns, and I used to be domineering in the village before, but the 59 people who went out from the village came up and beat them.

It turned out that they didn't want to provoke this person, but now it's different, they have seen the prosperity outside and the wealth and wealth of Xiaqiu Village.

Who dares to stop them from making money, they will fight desperately, so what about the seven brothers in your family?Kill them all.

Sun Zhizhou saw that his face was on the line, took a step forward, and was stopped by the eunuch: "Sun Zhizhou! It's hard for an upright official to break up housework, and the village's own affairs have not been reported to the officials. You say the queen beat the prince, I dare to stop you!" ?"

"Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince safe?" Sun Zhizhou turned his head, full of concern.

"Slap your butt twice, don't tell others!" The eunuch lowered his voice.

"Who should I tell? No one will believe it! Come on, go over there and see where the brine wells are drilled."

Sun Zhizhou turned around and left, he was just looking for an excuse, he didn't think the queen would spank the prince's ass at all, the prince probably was spanked when he was a child.

Wow cry, very funny kind.It's like when I was beaten when I was a child, and when I beat my child again.

The stab head and his six brothers were beaten up, and the village chief took out a knife and threatened to kill them. They finally understood the consequences of preventing the rest of the village from living a good life.

One by one expressed their willingness to join, work hard, and don't kill them.

……

Sixteen days later, Zhao Li arrived at Xiaqiu Village with a thousand stones of relatively pure bitter salt. This time, more villagers came.

The people hired by the eunuch help to cook the stew, so everyone has to take a look, including the previous seven thorn-headed brothers.

One stone is one hundred liters, according to the specific gravity of salt and the capacity of one liter in the current dynasty, it is almost four hundred catties.

A thousand stones is 40 catties, and two catties is one penny, these are 20 pennies.

All the houses in Xiaqiu Village had just been completed, and the houses of the four families in Xihe Village were all built. The head of the village also sent some good coal to the eleven families who had been piled up with firewood, and told them how to prevent charcoal poisoning.

Except for the people in Kujing Village who have been here before, others still doubt that there is a village that can produce 20 Wen?
They came at the right time, about ten o'clock.

The people in Xiaqiu Village are busy cooking to celebrate, so don’t leave the workers, eat together, and look for them when you have other jobs.

The magistrates of Ningguo Mansion have all come, and Xiaqiu Village belongs to the family who moved to a new house today to burn the stove, which means that no one will eat there.

The officials from the Taiping Mansion didn't come, but they gave congratulatory gifts, mainly written calligraphy and paintings, which were not framed. The people from Xiaqiu Village went to Xuancheng to find someone to frame them.

Zhu Wentian knows how to frame it, but he won't waste that time. People declare that the city is a city of culture and has everything.

Pen, ink, paper and inkstone have been popular here in Anhui for thousands of years, and Zhu Wentian doesn't think he is better than a professional in this area.

Today, it is mainly pig offal, which was purchased from Xuancheng and Dangtu. The notice was posted the day before yesterday, and pig offal from other counties in the two prefectures were purchased at high prices.

The ones from Ningguo Mansion are naturally taken with you when you leave, and Taiping Mansion arranges people to deliver them, and they are always ready.

When the people from Kujing Village came and docked at the pier, they all felt guilty.

Today is a festive day. People in Xiaqiu Village have changed into silk and satin clothes, and no longer wear silk. Silk is also a kind of silk, but it is not as good-looking as silk and satin.

Silk has patterns, while silk has a simple texture, the same as silk, which is a white scarf, and silk is not cotton or linen, but silk.

"He, aren't they afraid of exceeding the limit?" One of the seven people who were beaten wished he could change into that suit by himself.

(End of this chapter)