The late Ming Dynasty in the living room

Chapter 21 Wang Dianshi sheds tears

What's more, there are big bandits and small bandits roaming everywhere, and a businessman can only deliver food there.

People don't have the habit of spending money to buy food.

Although there is no war in Laishui County, it is still inland. The price of food is increased several times from the canal, and several times when it is transported by land...

Mrs. Qiao smiled bitterly and said: "The people in Laishui County secretly say that our Qiao family is evil, but how do they know that the profits of three rice stores are not as good as one restaurant, and they are just barely able to survive."

Fang Yu said: "What if there is no need to transport it from the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a large amount of grain in Laishui County?"

Mrs. Qiao shook her head: "This county has no excess food to sell."

Fang Yu hesitated for a while and then said: "I want to do a business with your Qiao family. I have rice here, a lot of rice, ranging from 100 shi to [-] million shi, and the price is the same as or even lower than Jiangnan rice." Woolen cloth.

Mrs. Qiao's face changed slightly, she looked at Fang Yu and said, "Is Mr. Fang joking?"

Fang Yu ignored her and continued: "But I have two conditions. The first is that this rice cannot be sold to Jiannu, nor can it be transported to Monan.

The second is that your Qiao family should build a large rice shop outside the city and transfer the business of the rice shop in the city to the outside. "

There are millions of kilo of rice in Laishui County, and the price is much lower than that of Jiangnan rice... If it weren't for the sake of face (and business), Mrs. Qiao would really want to drive this person out.

Seeing Mrs. Qiao's unkind expression, Fang Yu winked at the dog leg behind him.

The sophomores and seniors in high school said quickly: "My young master said there are 100 million shi, so there are 100 million shi!"

Mrs. Qiao ignored it, but looked at the city gate order, thinking to herself, Pang Tiande is a member of the royal family, so you won't follow their nonsense, right?
Pang Tiande nodded heavily and said, "There is no need to doubt Young Master Fang's promise!"

Now Mrs. Qiao really didn't know what to say. She just sat there quietly and didn't speak.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Fang Yu stood up gently (Axiu was asleep) and said, "If Mrs. Qiao doesn't believe it, you can come outside the city and have a look tomorrow. It's not far anyway, right?"

Mrs. Qiao just smiled without rejecting or nodding.

Fang Yu hugged Axiu and was about to leave. When he came to the door, he suddenly came back. Fang Yu pointed at a plate of mung bean cake on the table and asked, "Do you want Mrs. Qiao to eat this mung bean cake?"

Mrs. Qiao shook her head stiffly.

Fang Yu took out a small cloth bag and put the mung bean cake in it while explaining: "Axiu said that this mung bean cake is more delicious than the ones sold outside, but she fell asleep before eating two pieces. She will definitely regret it when she wakes up, so I have to bring some back for her to eat at night."

Several people returned to the livestock farm again. Old Zhao and the others had picked out twenty cows and forty horses and mules.

After completing the transaction with Boss Ma, the group returned to the West Market to join the others. Fang Yu took the shopping list and asked one by one to prevent him from missing what he bought.

At dusk, Fang Yu and his party walked out of the county gate. Fang Yu pulled Pang Tiande and said, "Brother Pang, thank you for your hard work today."

Pang Tiande, with tears in his eyes, shook his head and said, "Young Master Fang took action to save the hungry people all over the world. How can I, Pang Tiande, have the dignity to say it's hard work."

Fang Yu was polite, but he was actually thinking: Brother Pang Pang can only be a city gate commander in this life.

Anyone who thinks that having endless food can save the hungry people in the world is really naive.

When Fang Yu returned to the refugee camp, a simple warehouse had already been set up in the camp, and things sent by merchants in the city were already piled up outside.

The refugees have put down their work and become porters, trying to put them all into storage before dark.

Old Man Zhao, Liu Ji and others were extremely busy, shouting at the top of their lungs which one they should move first and where they should put it after moving it.

Even so, the scene was still as chaotic as a pot of porridge.

Fang Yu looked at it and shook his head. It would be great if a scholar came to help, even a rotten scholar.Fang Yu was about to step forward to act as the commander-in-chief when he saw a man wearing a long gown and a dejected expression walking over from a distance.

This person is Yan Jingshengyan Xiucai from Shiting Village.

The reason why he looked depressed was because he was tied up with a rope, and there was a tough old man behind him holding a long whip, and he would swing it violently beside him from time to time.

"Hurry up!"

The old man scolded, like driving an animal...

Alas, Yan Jingsheng, who loves face so much, happened to fall in love with his father-in-law, who didn't care about his face the least. This time, he lost all his face.

Of course, when it comes to the root cause, it must be Lao Cai and Liu Ji.

Lao Cai had a bad idea, and Liu Ji was very angry after being kicked out by Yan Jingsheng.

He didn't like Yan Jingsheng in the first place, so he simply went to his father-in-law and laid out the conditions: food and accommodation, meat, 20 taels of silver per month, and subsidies during New Years and holidays.

So it became what it is today.

Fang Yu looked at Yan Jingsheng's helpless look, with deep sympathy on his face.

He personally walked over and helped Yan Jingsheng untie the rope, then thrust the [Warehouse Planning Book] he drew last night into his hand and said: "The scholar is here just in time, go and explain it to those illiterate people. "

Laishui County.

Dian Shi Wang Ci had the same look of defeat. He asked to see several superior officials and told them the news that the refugees outside the city might rebel.

The county magistrate Min Wengong was taken aback and scolded him for "talking nonsense". The county magistrate made no statement and only tried to make peace with him.

The most irritating thing was the chief clerk, who said that Wang Ci had "a problem with his head."

Wang Ci was so angry that he was shaking all over. He knew that the chief clerk had three shops in the West Market, and they had already been fed with money today. He was still counting on the gang of bandits to come again next time!
As for the county magistrate Min and the county magistrate, Wang Ci also knew that they were afraid of taking responsibility.

Just because there are so many rebellious refugees in the world, the Ming Dynasty now has an "unspoken rule", that is: wherever refugees rebel, local officials there will be dealt with first.

It ranges from beheading to exile. Do you think Magistrate Min is not afraid?

But what's the use of being afraid?The more Wang Ci thought about it, the more heartbroken he felt. If he didn't take precautions now, it would be too late when the bandits gathered together and prepared to attack the city!

Well, Wang Ci thinks that the refugees outside the city are only part of the population, and there are thousands of people who don't know where the cat is.

After Wang Dianshi witnessed Fang Yu and his party in the morning, he also visited the iron shop and the carpenter shop. He learned that Fang Yu and the others had ordered a large number of hoes, hammers, and mountain axes...

Suddenly I felt like a disaster was coming, this could be used as a weapon!

He also learned that Fang Yu asked blacksmiths and carpenters to open temporary shops outside the city, saying that it would be convenient for repairs.

Wang Dianshi became anxious when he heard this. They would definitely be captured by the gang of bandits when they arrived outside the city. By then, they would have all the bows, arrows and siege ladders.

He wanted to prevent the blacksmith and carpenter from going outside the city, but they were not prisoners, so they couldn't be caught in prison and guarded against them, right?
Moreover, the blacksmith also said that it was okay not to let me go, but the county would have to compensate for my losses, and I would have to pay money every month in the future...

Listen, what are these words!

Wang Dianshi now feels the pain of being sober when everyone is drunk.

Businessmen are busy making money, and officials are busy protecting their positions, but no one cares about the dangers that are just around the corner.

I know what's going on!Wang Dianshi stood at the gate of the county government office, filled with grief and anger, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)