Idle courtiers

Chapter 488 It's just a cannon

Shi Wenjiang: "Zhou Hanlin, let me explain the clues in detail."

Zhou Nan: "Okay, don't worry, just speak slowly."

Shi Wenjiang said that on the surface, the manure industry is earning hard money, and it seems that there is nothing to do.And because of their inferiority, anyone in the capital looked down on anyone with a certain status, but it couldn't stand the crowds in the city, and the accumulation of a small amount made a huge amount of income.

That's right, in ancient times without chemical fertilizers and pesticides, human and animal manure was a treasure.The so-called: A flower in a crop depends entirely on fertilizer.It usually takes one or two generations to develop a piece of raw land into a mature land, and tens of thousands of catties of manure are applied.You go to other people's houses to pull shit, and they won't give you money if you don't pay them.

But this is only in the outside, and the capital city is a different situation. Not only do you not have to buy dung, but others have to pay you twenty cents for it.The reason is simple. In a metropolis like Beijing with a population of one million, the newly born citizen class does not have land. For them, feces not only have no value, but become a burden.

Once the latrine is full of pits, if you don't take them away and dispose of them as soon as possible, you will wait until the smell is so bad that you can't stay at home.

Thus, the business of manure operation was born.

The excrement merchants collected twenty renminbi from the common people to transport the excrement out of the city, and sold it to the manors outside for another ten renminbi, so there was an income of [-] renminbi.After deducting ten Wen for the expenses of eating dry food on the road, there will be a net profit of Twenty Wen.

It seems that there are not many, but the population base of the capital is large, and covering up is a big business after careful calculation.

Therefore, the Daxing Bank in Beijing has dominated this industry and is a stable source of income.

The magistrate of Wanping didn't know when he discovered the oil and water in it, and stretched out his hand.

After hearing this, Zhou Nan suddenly realized, and thought: This kind of public service industry is like the water and electricity in the later generations. It looks inconspicuous, but it is a highly profitable business, let alone a monopoly operation.However, the ancients did not have the concept of this aspect. It seems that the consciousness of the county magistrate of Wanping is very advanced!

He asked again: "Since your county magistrate is doing this kind of thing, and this business is considered a good thing to serve the people, why does everyone scold you, saying that there are corrupt officials in the Wanping county government?"

Shi Wenjiang answered very simply: "Because the county magistrate has monopolized the excrement removal for several blocks, and the price has also increased."

It turned out that since the magistrate of Wanping intervened in this industry, he used the power at hand to gradually squeeze out the former dung industry and implement a monopoly.

Monopoly without competition has always been a very bad thing for the common people. After controlling a certain market, the first thing Wanping county magistrate did was to raise prices.In the past, each household was charged [-] cents for removing the excrement of a family, but then it began to rise shamelessly.Thirty, fifty, and now it has risen to an astonishing one hundred.

If you think it's too expensive, it's fine. What matters in business is your willingness, and if you think it's too expensive, I won't do it.

What, you want to find other dung workers to come over, no, that is to make the old man unhappy.Although the people in my county government can't do anything about you, but the people in the dung shop can't just watch outsiders come to grab their jobs.If they beat you, there's nothing I can do about it.

Even if the trouble comes to the county government, I'm sorry, the county magistrate will definitely not bend his elbows and beat you with fifty killing sticks first.

Summer is here, it stinks to death you rascals, no one dares to come here to poop, let's see who can survive who?

Speaking of this, Shi Wen said: "For the outsiders to come to the county to clean up the excrement, the county magistrate killed four excrement workers last month. There are poor people who cannot pay wages and dare not go Looking for someone else, you can only let the feces from the house flood the street."

Zhou Nan took a deep breath: "Killed four people in one month, this...is this too vicious?"

It is perfectly normal for you to be beaten to death in the yamen, Shi Wenjiang sighed: "This is against the harmony of nature. Although I am not a gentleman, I still cannot accept this kind of money. I cannot bear it with my conscience. So , Lai Wanping has been at odds with the county magistrate these days."

Zhou Nan suddenly remembered about Fourth Brother Jin, and asked, "Wen Jiang, that Dragon Master in Fourth Brother Jin's murder case should be the county magistrate's subordinate?"

Shi Wenjiang nodded: "It's the thugs in the dung shop in Baizhi County. The brothers of the Jin family don't know the reason for this. They came here to collect the dung, but they violated the magistrate's taboo. Even if the fourth brother Jin didn't accidentally kill him Master Long, if there is a quarrel and goes to the yamen, it is estimated that he will be killed on the spot."

The county magistrate of Wanping, surnamed Bai, was born as a Jinshi Citong in the early years of Jiajing, and he has only been the county magistrate for one year.

"So that's the case. I said that Lord Long is so arrogant and dared to kill people in the street. So there is Baizhi County behind him!" Zhou Nan nodded, and his heart was moved again: Where is the capital? With the background, this could be an article.

Thinking of this, he continued: "Baizhi County can be the magistrate of Wanping County, but do you know who his chief teacher and house teacher are, and who has supported him after entering the officialdom?"

Shi Wenjiang mentioned the names of two officials, both of whom had retired, and Zhou Nan didn't recognize them either.

As for Baizhi County being able to be the magistrate of Wanping County, it was through step-by-step qualifications.If you really have a background, how can you be a Beijing official.Isn't there such a saying: Sansheng is unlucky, the county magistrate attaches to Guo; does Sansheng do evil and attach to Guo's provincial capital?This Baizhi County is attached to Guo Jingcheng, so unlucky.

With a real background, it is impossible to come here to be the magistrate.

In this way, Zhou Nan has nothing to worry about. This is a bold and black cannon.

Are you afraid of being noticed if you do this kind of thing in the capital?Yes, the nobles and rich families in the capital don't know the benefits of dung.If you know that there is so much oil and water in it, will it be your turn?
Just imagine, Baizhi County also controls three manure shops, which can get thousands of taels of benefits every year.What would it be like if they monopolized the entire capital city? By that time, everyone would raise prices wildly. Wouldn't this capital city be turned into a rotten city?

Baizhi County has done such a nasty thing, and the people are very angry. It is really courting death.

Zhou Nan: "Wen Jiang, where is the Fourth Brother Jin being detained now, can I see him?"

Shi Wenjiang: "The evidence of the case is convincing. It has been reported to the Ministry of Punishment. Now he is being held in the county office. It is easy to see him. Zhou Hanlin, what do you want to see him for?"

Zhou Nan didn't answer this question, but instead asked, "When will the Ministry of Punishment's approval come?"

Shi Wenjiang: "The Ministry of Criminal Justice has always been slow in doing things, especially for this kind of murder case. From receiving the file, to verifying the facts of the case, to careful punishment and sentencing, it took less than two months to finish it. After all, human life is at stake."

Zhou Nan nodded: "Okay, take me to the classroom."

Shi Wenjiang's expression changed, as if he felt something: "It's not far away, just a few steps away, Zimu please follow me."

　I was too tired yesterday, and I didn't have much energy. Today is a small chapter. Sorry, sorry!

　　
　
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