Late Tang

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"Oh, why didn't the imperial court send us Marshal Li to lead the troops there? If Marshal Li takes Zhen [***] with him, all Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi will be ruined. Even if Wang Xianzhi has sorcery, I don't believe he still to live again."

A middle-aged businessman from Luoyang was full of worries when he heard that the grass thieves had attacked the gate of Luoyang.Although the newspaper said that the imperial court has mobilized all kinds of soldiers and horses, people with a heart can understand it as soon as they hear it.The mobilization of the imperial court was not at all to encircle and suppress grass bandits, although several troops were dispatched.But those groups of soldiers and horses, all the way to protect Luoyang, all the way to protect Tongguan, and all the way to guard the road leading to Ru and Deng, are also to prevent grass thieves from entering Shannan and pushing into Guanzhong from Wuguan.

The only one who really dealt with Huang Chao was the Zhongwu army led by Cui Anqian who pursued him from behind.

Of course, there are many considerations for the imperial court not to transfer Li Jing to Beijing.Firstly, the town [***] is too far away, and the distant water is hard to quench the near thirst, and Li Jing had already reported to the imperial court, saying that he was mobilizing to recover Liaodong.Tian Lingzi longed for Li Jing to go to that ghostly place in Liaodong, the farther away from the Central Plains the better.The mere grass thief just runs faster, and if Li Jing is called again, wouldn't it be a gift to Li Jing for nothing.Therefore, under the instruction of Tian Lingzi, the Zhengshitang headed by Lu Xie is determined not to adjust Li Jing and Zhen [***].Even Kang Chenghui and Cui Yunqing, the newly-appointed governors of the Tianping Army and Cui Yunqing, who were closely related to Li Jing, were not included in the transfer.

But when Li Jing received the news, not only was she not disappointed at all, but she was very happy.It would be best to go to the Central Plains without receiving an order. Even if the emperor ordered, he would still find excuses to delay.And judging from Tian Lingzi's attitude, it seems that although his actions in Ziqing Town were very violent, as long as he tolerated Wang Jingwu and the others and gave them half of the land, he would still focus on Dengzhou and Liaonan. However, Tian Lingzi's intention to guard against himself is much less.This proves that their plan has indeed succeeded.

The deployment of troops by the imperial court was not intended to wipe out these two bandits in Ruzhou, but to prevent them from attacking Luoyang and Chang'an, and to drive them back to the east of Henan.

"Someone will fight this battle!" The instructors sighed.

"Compared with the Central Plains, this Dengzhou is really like a paradise, full of vitality everywhere!" A businessman sighed, "When the chaos in the Central Plains subsides, we must immediately bring our families to Dengzhou, and we will build a new Dengzhou in the future." people!"

"Luoyang is so prosperous, are you willing to give it up so soon?" a fellow businessman asked.

"In today's world, prosperity is useless. Along the way, you can see that the cities that have been disturbed by grass thieves have all become ruins. Luoyang does not have guardians like Zhen [***] and Li Dashuai. It is better to stay in Dengzhou to be safe. .And, since entering Dengzhou, you have seen everything, don't you think that Dengzhou will be better in the future?"

The fellow merchants nodded involuntarily, and also had the idea of ​​moving.

Because it was the weekend, Guo Tao's two adopted brothers would also come back today. According to the usual practice, every Saturday night was the time when Guo Tao's foster family had a reunion dinner.Therefore, the dinner of this day is also extraordinarily rich.

After school, Guo Tao rushed home. Together with his adoptive mother, Wang, who had returned home early, they took the money, household registration booklet and ID card, and first went to the bank to exchange the money for banknotes.

Guo Tao put the large chain on his shoulders on the counter, and handed the 64 catties and ten strings of money inside to the salesperson on the bank counter in exchange for banknotes.

"Hello, can you exchange all the ten pennies for banknotes?" The salesperson was a young woman in her twenties, who was very attractive, and asked behind the counter with a smile.

Wang smiled and said: "Exchange 4000 yuan, 3000 yuan for one hundred, and another one thousand and one. The remaining six coins will be deposited in this passbook!" Wang's smile is full of pride.

The salesperson smiled and followed the instructions. After depositing Liuguan in the passbook, he took another thirty red 100-yuan banknotes, and exchanged the remaining 1000-yuan banknotes for zero bills.

"The aunt is so happy. The child is so old. This is saving money for him to marry a wife."

Mrs. Wang smiled, "This is Guo Tao, a child fostered by my family. He was a squadron leader in Dengzhou Military Academy. But he got married early, and he is only 12 years old now. He has two older brothers above him, but he is not as good as he is, the boss. I am 25 now, still a bachelor, and I am supporting the Japanese army. I wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that I have just been promoted to a sergeant and a corporal. Compared with this child, the second child is also twenty this year, and even more so. You're useless, and you're still in the United Army." She said this, but in her heart, Wang was very proud.

The boss has become a corporal sergeant in the town [***], surpassing the junior, third, second, first and upper class, and has become a corporal.I heard that kid say that their team officer thinks highly of him and wants to betroth his daughter to him. He also said that he will come to see him at home this weekend.This is a great thing, what a double happiness.No, hurry up and bring the family's salary for this month. In the past, only one thousand yuan was left, but this time, I left four thousand yuan, just to buy some good rice, noodles and meat in a while, and prepare to entertain Boss boss.

The salesperson's young woman chuckled: "My family also has a foster child, a ten-year-old girl who is very clever. She was admitted to the medical school last time. I heard that the little dean and the little doctor valued her, so I want to accept it directly. As for the students. I think that child is quite suitable for this child of yours. If there is a chance, let them meet. In a few years, as soon as the school graduates, they can directly hold a wedding. "

Mrs. Wang kept saying yes, recently the town [***] has issued new regulations to encourage early marriage.There is also a newly established marriage center. There are special official media and officials to manage the household registration records of all people. When a man reaches 25 and a woman reaches [-], the official marriage age is reached.Before getting married, it must be registered by the marriage office, and after the six rituals, it is considered a formal marriage.However, a man who is sixteen and a woman who is thirteen can also marry, but it has not been allowed for a long time.However, if the man is over [-] and the woman is over [-] and has not yet married, the marriage center will have an official media to arrange a partner, and before marriage, they have to pay a late marriage fine of [-] yuan per year.

If men are thirty and women are still unmarried, they will be forced to marry within a year.Even widows and widowers have to start getting married after five years of widowhood. If they are unmarried after five years, they have to pay a fine of thousands of dollars every year.

The boss is exactly 25 this year, after this year he will have to pay a fine, and the official media will directly intervene.Mrs. Wang and Lao Guo have been worrying about this for the past few days, but now it’s all right, the boss is valued by his boss and wants to betroth his daughter, which is the best thing.

Guo Tao couldn't help but feel a little blush when he heard them talking about his marriage.Although he is in the military academy, he is a squadron leader with 100 people, and he usually has a bit of prestige.But now, he is just a shy boy.

"Aniang, we still have to buy food." Guo Tao had no choice but to remind.

"Looking at the problem of forgetting time when I speak, sister, let's talk next time when we have time."

"Elder sister, go ahead."

After walking out of the bank, Guo Tao couldn't help but wiped his sweat lightly.

Taking the exchanged money, the two went straight to the grain management office, which is also a new government office, which is specialized in grain management.Recently, the prices of various commodities in Dengzhou have fallen sharply, especially the price of grain, which is only ten cents a catty of millet, twelve cents a catty of wheat, and fifteen cents a catty of rice.The prices of the others are also greatly reduced. A piece of silk is priced at [-] and cloth at [-] Wen.The price of silk rose a little, but the price of cloth fell a lot.

Prices have plummeted, even falling back to 20 years ago, but everyone's wages have not fallen. The minimum salary in Terengganu is still 150 yuan a month.Even with the lowest salary, [-] catties of millet can be exchanged for one month of work.

However, with the introduction of new prices, there are many new regulations.For example, when buying food, you can’t buy it casually. You have to get money from the food management office in exchange for food stamps.

According to the provisions of the Grain Management Office, food standards have been formulated according to five grades of yellow children, young boys, middle-aged boys, adults, and old people. The monthly standard for yellow children under the age of three is one bucket and five liters of food, and children over three years old and under ten years old are called young boys. , three buckets of food per month, those over ten years old and under 20 years old are called middle-aged men, and six buckets of food per month. Those over 20 years old and under 50 years old are called Chengding, and they are given nine buckets of grain per month. People over 50 years old are given five buckets of food per month.

According to this standard, the people registered in the town [***] can buy food stamps at a reasonable price as long as they have their household registration and identity cards, and then buy food at any grain store in Dengzhou.

However, the price of food in the town of [***] is a tiered price, and the standard is based on the par price. More than double the quota, that is a [-]% increase in price.If you go further up, you have to pay double the price of food.Every time it doubles, the price doubles.When the triple standard is reached, it is triple the price, and it is stipulated that the maximum shall not exceed three floors.If it exceeds, no amount of money will be given to food stamps.

And those restaurants and restaurants do not need food stamps to buy food, but they still have a share, and the price of food is much higher than that of ordinary people.Dining in restaurants does not require food stamps, but it will be expensive.

Especially for wine and tea, they are monopolized and heavily taxed.However, the price of salt has dropped a lot. A catty of salt only costs two Wen.

Moreover, Guo Tao heard that all the food in the town [***] mirror is not allowed to leave the country.Once investigated and dealt with, it is a serious crime and must be sent to reform through labor in southern Liaoning.And the grain purchased by other merchants from other places has to transit through Dengzhou, and heavy taxes are also levied.

In short, food is very cheap in Dengzhou and Liaonan now, but it is only relative.There is a ration of grain. Although there is a surplus of this amount, it is not allowed to resell the grain. If reselling more than one stone, it will be criminalized.If you can't finish eating, you can return the food stamps, and the food management office will even compensate a little interest.

With these detailed regulations, the price of grain can be dropped smoothly only after the abundant grain in the warehouse of Hezhen [***], and it has been maintained, and it has driven other prices to fall sharply, returning to the level of the Xuanzong Dynasty. The level at that time was even lower.

In today's town [***], food stamps are the most valuable and stable, followed by copper coins, silk, banknotes, and gold and silver coins.

One thousand Wen is equal to one gold coin and one bolt of silk, and one hundred catties of corn food stamps.One gold coin is also equal to five silver coins, and one silver coin is two hundred Wen.One bolt of silk is equal to two bolts of cloth.

Banknotes also come in five denominations: Ten Wen, Twenty Wen, Fifty Wen, Hundred Wen, and One Thousand Wen.

With food, gold and copper coins as guarantees, the prices are very stable now, and there is no need to carry a lot of silk or tiring copper coins when going out.The credit of gold and silver coins and banknotes is excellent, and everyone uses these coins with confidence.The people in Dengzhou all believe that Marshal Li is willing to sell the grain he bought for five guan and one shi to the people at a huge loss. Such a benevolent general, how can the people not believe him.

Guo Tao followed Wang to the rice store to buy a bag of large white rice. Wang even bought the most expensive red Champa on purpose. It is said that this rice was shipped from Champa in the far south, and Dengzhou and southern Liaoning are also available now. species, but the production is very small, so it is very expensive.There are three types of Champa rice: Red Champa, Early Champa, and Late Champa, but the red Champa is the most expensive, even [-] Wen per catty. Champa rice is not a food stamp supply variety.

In addition, Mrs. Wang also bought a small bag of tribute rice from Suzhou and Changzhou, tribute rice from Yangzhou, yellow rice from Yangzhou, and Orchard rice.I went to buy another bag of wheat and sent it to the windmill mill for grinding.

After that, I went to the vegetable market again, bought high-quality mutton, a big pig's hind leg, and even grabbed two catties of beef.I bought a few more fresh fish, plus radishes, Chinese cabbage, spinach, celery, and kelp.In the end, I went to the grocery store and bought a piece of bacon, two pieces of salted fish, and a few cans.

Guo Tao was dumbfounded as he watched it, and he said in his heart that his adoptive mother didn't remember the frugal way of running a family that she often said, which is the only thing.However, even though he was carrying these things, the young man was full of excitement. There would be a sumptuous meal tomorrow, such an opportunity was rare.

After walking a few steps, Mrs. Wang stomped her feet, and finally turned around and went back, walked past the grocery store, and came to the tea, wine, salt, monosodium glutamate, and perfume specialty store on the corner of the street.

"Give me two bottles of bayberry wine, another bottle of white wine, one piece of soap, one piece of soap, and some cream!" Wang gritted her teeth, and finally announced what she wanted to buy.

Guo Tao exclaimed, "Aniang, these are all luxuries, all of which are heavily taxed. A bottle of wine can buy a sheep."

Wang said distressedly: "Mother, how can I not know this, but this time is a big day for your elder brother. Tomorrow his boss will come to meet, and we have to treat him well. How can we do without wine. This soap and soap are said to be very good , After using it, not only can it be washed clean, but it also has a scent all over, just like spraying perfume. No matter what happens tomorrow, you must prepare properly. Tonight, you have to wash it with soap, and then use this Brush your teeth with toothpaste a few times, and apply this cream tomorrow, when the whole family is ready, so that no one will look down on your eldest brother."

For the sake of her son, Mrs. Wang, who usually eats fish once a few days at most, was so cruel this time that she directly paid for it. (To be continued.)