My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 107 The Real Qixia Ferry

  At this moment, Zhu Di was in a daze.

  Here...is not within the jurisdiction of Qixia Ferry?

   Or Shangyuan County?

  But after thinking about it, it makes sense. Zhu Di only let Zhang Anshi town the Qixia Ferry. The area under his jurisdiction is actually the ferry plus the land near Shenjiazhuang.

  It looks like this place is facing Qixia Ferry across a small stream, but in fact...the distance between them is thousands of miles.

  Zhu Di didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

   Immediately, he became furious, turned around and said, "Who said this place is Qixia Ferry just now?"

The guard, who had moved a foot away, was so frightened that he trembled, but when he was asked at this moment, he didn't dare to hide any more, so he hurried forward and said: "Humble... low... ten thousand deaths, this... here used to be true." It's also called Qixia Ferry, it's humble and inappropriate, please...please..."

  Zhu Di had nothing to say for a while.

  If this guy is under his feet, I'm afraid he will have to kick him.

  But at this time, she could only curse at him: "Fuck your mother!"

   After all, he no longer paid attention to the half-dead Huang Renyi on the ground, and didn't bother to pay attention to the servants who were still begging for mercy, and the dead dog on the ground.

  He simply asked someone to lead the horse, got on the horse directly, and said: "Cross the stream!"

   With an order, everyone got on their horses and galloped away with Zhu Di.

  After crossing the stream, at first glance, the scene here seems to be a little different from the previous village.

  Of course, Zhu Di couldn't say what was different.

  His face was flushed from the cold, and he didn't drink the porridge just now, but he was hungry. Seeing that the market at the ferry was ahead, he immediately took people in.

  There are already many shops here. The market that was originally palm-sized is now even more crowded. There are also many new shops that seem to be built nearby.

  The muddy road was paved with snow, but it was soon muddy again.

  A boatload of stones was pulled from the pier, and many laborers dug ditches along the street or laid stones.

  Zhu Di frowned slightly when he saw the mess and noise here.

  Yao Guangxiao said with a smile: "That inn over there, the poor monk knows each other well, the vegetarian food tastes good, and the roast duck is also very delicious, why don't you invite... the owner to sit there for a while and fill your stomach first."

  After hearing this, Zhu Di got off his horse, handed the horse over to the guards behind him, and then walked towards that shop with a galloping pace.

  But I saw that because it was noon, the place was extremely lively, there were so many people coming in and out, and even many diners had to stand by the side, waiting for others to finish eating before serving the table.

  Zhu Di was very surprised when he saw this. He looked back at Yao Guangxiao and couldn't help saying: "The business here is better than that in Nanjing!"

  Yao Guangxiao smiled and said: "Yes, the poor monk is also very difficult to understand."

After waiting for a long time, there was an empty seat, but the seat was empty, and there was a man sitting on the opposite side. Although it was a severe cold day, this man seemed to feel hot and dry, so he unbuttoned his clothes a little to expose his clothes. The dark half of the chest appeared.

   What the man ate was very simple, just one dish with three bowls of rice. This man had a huge appetite, so he ate a bowl of rice.

   So much so that Zhu Di sat across from him and watched, and couldn't help being surprised.

   This man ate three bowls in a row, and the dishes were all gone. There was still a little soup left on the dish, and he was reluctant to leave it, so he picked it up and dripped it into his mouth.

  After eating, there seemed to be a few partners with him on the nearby table, and they all stood up together, shouting: "Zhao San, let's go, go to work."

   This man named Zhao San touched his belly, but said in a rough voice: "Go, go, fuck, I always feel that I haven't eaten enough, and I won't be able to work hard later."

  Others laughed at him: "Don't be lazy, if you don't finish cutting the stone today, we will be sorry for Zhang's wages."

   After finishing speaking, the group left quickly.

Not long after, the empty seat was occupied by another man, who was still yelling: "Tell me to wait, I'm afraid I will miss work later, Xiao Er, Xiao Er, serve the food, hurry up. "

  The waiter shuttled around the store like a spinning top.

  Seeing this, Zhu Di twitched his index finger and felt extremely hungry.

  When Xiao Er came, the Xiao Er still remembered Yao Guangxiao, and said with a big smile, "Does the monk still eat Vegetarian food today?"

  Yao Guangxiao said with a smile: "Go ahead, as for me...the benefactor, you need to serve good food."

  The little one looked at Zhu Di: "Oh, this is also a respected guest, what would the honored guest want to eat?"

   "Everyone who is good at it." Zhu Di said boldly and dryly.

  Xiao Er responded, then smiled wryly at Yao Guangxiao again: "Oh, this time is the busiest. If there is any negligence, I will make up for it first."

   After finishing speaking, he left happily.

  Zhu Di was more and more surprised. He found that the diners here were completely different from the diners he usually had in Beijing.

The diners here... are mostly rough men. These men may not be able to order too many dishes. If they are in a group, it is enough for three or five people to order two or three dishes. However, they order a lot of rice. Occasionally... I will also order a cup of rice wine, and if there is only one person, I will only order one dish.

  The most important thing is that they eat, and it is definitely not the kind of banquet where they sit for a long time and eat slowly.

  These people often come in a hurry, eat very quickly, and then leave in a hurry.

  Occasionally, I saw a few people dressed as farmers timidly coming with their children. They would be slower, but they didn't dare to stay for long.

   Zhu Di's food and drink were served quickly.

  Yao Guangxiao happily ate his vegetarian food.

  But Zhu Di has a lot of dishes, all of which are big fish and meat, and there are very few people who order a table of dishes as extravagantly as him.

  The man opposite obviously felt very restrained, so he ate in a hurry and left.

   Even though there were people on the opposite side who were still waiting for a seat, they didn't dare to sit opposite Zhu Di.

  Zhu Di was really hungry, not to mention seeing the people around him eating deliciously, so he also ate heartily.

   After a hearty meal, time seems to be running out, and finally the bustling inn, people are gradually cooling down.

   Later, only Zhu Di and his followers were left in the inn.

  Xiaoer came over to clean up in a hurry, and took a cautious look at Zhu Di. It was really rare for this person to order so many dishes alone.

  Xiaoer first said to Yao Guangxiao: "Zen Master, today's taste is okay."

  Yao Guangxiao smiled and said, "It's okay."

  Xiaoer said to Zhu Di again: "There are so many dishes, I'm afraid the distinguished guests won't be able to eat them all. How about I wrap them in lotus leaves for you later and eat them at home?"

  Zhu Di said lightly: "No need."

  Xiao Er smiled mischievously: "It's a little troublesome."

  Zhu Di suddenly said: "Your business here, why is it so good?"

  Xiao Er is now also at leisure, with nothing to do, and said: "It's not just this inn, it's the same with every place to eat in this market now, as long as there are no evil people, three meals a day are full."

  Zhu Di was surprised, and couldn't help asking: "There are so many people coming to eat?"

Xiaoer smiled and said: "Guest officer, you don't know. Now, when it comes to business at Qixia Ferry, no one is as good as here. When I was last year, there were only three inns here, but now... there are eight. But it is still full of customers every day, did the guest officer see a few shops built 40 zhang away? Many people have bought land and are eager to come here to open for business."

  Zhu Di suddenly became curious, and asked, "Why?"

Xiaoer became interested, and while wiping the oil stains on the table, he said with a smile: "What else could be the reason? Let me tell you, do you know that all the households at this ferry are exempted from rent, and every household gets Dozens of acres of land? At this year, only the land tax was collected, but the crops in the field...do not need to collect rent."

"Think about it, without the rent, it's really different! The younger brothers are farmers. Usually, after a year, four or five out of ten of the grain grown have to be confiscated. Go! In addition, you have to pay taxes. When the Shen family is here, the head of the security has to be appointed by their family. In this way, throughout the year, 70% to 80% of the food... will be gone."

Xiao Er is a person who has seen the world, with a glib tongue, and at this time he said with gusto: "There are two or three tenths of grain left over to feed the whole family. It would be nice if we don't starve to death. If it's because of a famine, we can return it to the Shen family. If you have borrowed grain, you will have to use a large amount of grain to repay the loan in the coming year, nine out of ten and thirteen out, you know? That’s what it means to be kind.”

"So it would be nice for everyone not to starve to death on weekdays. But it's different now." Speaking of this, Xiao Er's face turned red: "Now there is no rent, even if it is tax, it will be paid as it is. In the past, the money and food owed on credit It’s all written off! Let’s just talk about a brother in my family. After harvesting the crops in the field this year, he digs up the family’s rations and the grain seeds for the next year, and finds that there are more than 400 catties of surplus grain in the family. Yu Liang, don't you have confidence?"

  The more Zhu Di listened, the more surprised he became. He didn't interrupt Xiao Er at this time, but continued to listen carefully.

I only heard Xiaoer continue: "With confidence, I will go to the market once or twice a month, take the children to pull a few feet of cloth back, or feed some chickens and ducks with leftover grain, and bring them to the market to sell. , to buy a hairpin for the mother-in-law, or... to buy some farm tools, you see... our inn, there are quite a few people like this who come to try something new, don't look at them only coming once or twice a month, but they can add up. Ah, once there are more diners here, and the owner earns money, he will be willing to hire one or two more clerks and cooks."

  Zhu Di seemed to understand, he nodded hurriedly: "That's the truth, and who are those men?"

   "Those men?" Xiao Er was stunned for a moment, and then he understood who Zhu Di was asking, and said, "Oh, they are in corvée."

   "A person in corvée service?"

"Isn't it slack now? So I recruited a large number of strong men to build bridges, pave roads, and repair the pier. In addition, I also said to dig ditches to divert water. In fact, it is similar to repairing embankments." Xiao Er said: " But this year is different from previous years.”

  Zhu Di asked in surprise: "What's the difference?"

"In other places, when you serve corvée, you bring your own dry food, but here is different. Although there is no food here, you will be paid according to the type of work. If you have a craft, you can get a hundred and fifty yuan a day. Understood, even ordinary coolies still have a hundred coins!"

"Think about it, the big guy has surplus food at home, so he has confidence in his heart. Now that he comes to work during the slack season, he can still get money. Although the money is not much, after all, what he sells is dead energy, and the energy consumed is not enough. Small, so I used to have two meals a day, and when I went to work, I always had to eat three meals a day to have strength, and everyone was motivated enough to be willing to come to the inn for a meal at noon. In fact, it is not expensive after all."

  After hearing this, Zhu Di suddenly realized.

   I just thought about it carefully, and felt that the cost was not small. In fact, the imperial court expropriated people's power. In fact, it is reasonable to give some money and food, but I didn't expect... When this policy reaches the local level, the government simply asks you to bring your own dry food.

   And here...if you give money...it seems...the government may not be able to afford it, but this Qixia Ferry is the first of its kind.

   Seeing Zhu Di pondering, he seemed to have doubts in his heart, but Xiaoer said cheerfully: "The guest officer must be thinking, this cost so much money, it is not a small expense, in fact, I heard..."

   Speaking of this, he lowered his voice: "Actually, I made money..."

  Zhu Di was even more surprised: "Earn?"

The little Ertou said in a straightforward manner, "Guest officer, you don't know that people are hungry, eat twice a day, and still eat bran swallowed vegetables. To be honest, how many people have the strength to work? You may not know this, guest officer." What is it like to be hungry, but if a person is full of food and drink, full of strength, this is different!"

"Many merchants in the past have been talking about this. They say that the men here at our ferry can be worth three people in other places. If it is more detailed work, the cowards in other places can't do it, but here at our ferry. , I can really do it, there is no way, after eating enough, my brain will work better, and I can learn everything quickly."

  After hearing this, Zhu Di suddenly came to his senses. He just realized that this is the trick.

  In this era, there is no so-called concept of labor productivity, but Zhu Di also knows that this is actually the same as leading troops.

An ordinary group of malnourished soldiers, no matter how many people there are, will have no combat effectiveness. Those elite soldiers who are full of food and drink are also practicing on weekdays. Even if there are only a few hundred or thousands of soldiers, they can play a huge role on the battlefield. , Become an important force to defeat the opponent's front.

  Zhu Di nodded and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, I didn't expect that this ferry... the people are still living so comfortably."

Xiaoer said: "It's not just that, it's also easy to do business here, and many merchants are also moved by the news. Just think about it, not to mention the goods coming in and out here, but just saying that so many people here want to come to the market to have a good meal. To buy a new pair of shoes, you are willing to tear a few pieces of cloth back, these things add up to a lot, and the business is easy to do!"

  "Don't talk about other things, let's just talk about the butcher Zhang who sells meat in the market. Last year, he only slaughtered one pig a month. This year, if he doesn't slaughter seven or eight pigs, he won't be able to supply."

  After hearing this, Zhu Di suddenly thought of something, and then said: "But I heard outside that there are people killing innocent people here?"

"Murder? That's really killing several people." Hearing this, Xiaoer became more excited, and said: "The first one to kill was a man named Zhentianhu. This person used to open a gambling house. The man at the ferry is really walking sideways. He has committed many murders, but he is familiar with everyone in Shangyuan County, so no one dares to take care of him. But when Cheng Enbo comes, the first one will be the He was tied up, beaten half to death, and put to death. Later... arrested a few more..."

Xiaoer continued eagerly: "One of them is an old lady. She abducts and sells women and dolls, and specially lures them to sell them in Nanjing! When he abducted dolls, he was caught on the spot. Cheng Enbo knew I came here overnight, and even if I taught someone to beat me, I was beaten to death."

  After listening to Zhu Di, he understood everything at once.

   "In this way, what Cheng Enbo is the sky?"

As soon as Xiaoer heard Cheng Enbo, he raised his voice and said: "This is not only Qingtian, Qingtian doesn't pay people wages, this is Qingtian plus the God of Wealth, we all owe to his protection, and live here. "

  Zhu Di laughed loudly, straightened his waist, and said in his mouth: "Haha... In fact, he is not so powerful, he is just some heretics."

  In fact, Zhu Di is also modest.

After hearing this, Xiao Er said with a straight face: "What is this talk? Which one is not stupid, I haven't read any books, maybe I can't compare with you, guest officer, to understand the truth, but all I know is that everyone's life is better than before, it is a great truth .Others, you can tell the truth, there is a bird for it.”

  Zhu Di laughed again, and in his heart...suddenly, he felt a sense of enlightenment: "You are right, but you are still right. I think you can be a doctor of the Imperial College."

   "Don't dare, don't dare." Xiaoer also scratched his head happily.

   Right at this moment, suddenly...

   There was a bang, and the earth shook. Zhu Di's face suddenly changed...

  Yao Guangxiao also wavered.

  The waiter was still calm and composed, and even smiled and said: "Guest officer, it's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this is a common thing, here at our ferry... it's like this, just get used to it."

  Zhu Di: "..."

   "Is the guest officer leaving? Sincerely three hundred and seventy dollars..."

  Zhu Di smiled, and winked at Yi Shiha at the other table.

  Yi Shiha laughed dryly, he seemed to realize that all the silver he was carrying was given to the old woman, so he looked at the guards unhurriedly.

   All the guards, you look at me, and I look at you.

   "..."

  Zhu Di: "..."

  Yao Guangxiao seemed to have realized something, and loudly proclaimed the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, so good!"

  ………

  Shenjiazhuang...

  After the roar, a ball of flames rose up, and the remaining half of the Shenjiazhuang mansion was immediately engulfed in billowing thick smoke.

  Qiu Songzheng raised his head slightly, crossed his hands, and shook his nose, but looked at the ball of fireworks with joy, his clear eyes were shining.

  After the deafening roar.

  Different from Mound Pine.

  Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu were like conditioned reflexes, they directly framed Zhang Anshi, dragged them and ran away.

  Zhu Yong yelled: "Brother, the wind is blowing, run!"

   Zhang Anshi was dragged away by them, and he cursed in his mouth: "Damn it, **** you, what are you doing, this is my land."

  Zhu Yong suddenly realized, yes, this is not blowing up people’s latrines, nor is it throwing gunpowder kits at other people’s houses, it’s us blowing up ourselves.

  So, he hurriedly put Zhang Anshi down again.

Zhang Anshi was out of breath, busy looking for his shoes after being dragged off by them like ants in a hot pot, and cursed: "No future, I knew you had no future, I don't bother to talk to you. Look at you This kind of virtue, alas, I am blind..."

  Finally found the shoes, took them off, looked up at the last ruins of Shenjiazhuang, and fell into a sea of ​​flames.

  The fire soared into the sky, and there was nothing to burn, only countless ashes and smoke filled the sky.

   Zhang Anshi just adjusted his clothes.

   Not far away, hundreds of organized laborers and craftsmen are standing by here.

  Zhang Anshi walked over and waved his hand: "Listen to my orders, clean up!"

   "Here!"

   All the laborers were full of energy. When they heard the order, they immediately uttered an overwhelming cry: 'here! "

   After finishing speaking, everyone rushed forward with shovels, shovels, or hammers.

  This Zhuangzi of the Shen family... is indeed useless.

  Especially Qiu Song has been thinking about the remaining half of the building that was not blown up.

Zhang Anshi weighed it over and over again, it's all up to this point, let's blow up the rest, and just razed to the ground, his new prison, ah no, his new school, will naturally be built on this piece of scorched earth rise.

  Although he had made up his mind, when Qiu Song succeeded in the end, Zhang Anshi's heart was still bleeding.

  I'm having a hard time.

   blew myself up twice.

   And both times I, Zhang Anshi, did it willingly.

  Zhang Anshi felt in a cloud of fireworks, as if his child had been killed.

   And died a damned twice.

   Taking a breath, he turned around and cursed at Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu again.

  Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu drooped their heads, not daring to talk back, and only muttered softly.

   Turning back again, I found that Qiu Song was gone. Looking carefully, I found that Qiu Song was the first to rush into the scene. In all likelihood, he wanted to see his masterpiece again and check the power of the explosion.

   At this moment, a man rushed over and shouted: "Uncle, Uncle, it's terrible, it's terrible, something big happened."

  Zhang Anshi calmly said: "What's the matter?"

  The man said: "At the Laifu Inn, some people didn't pay for their meals today, alas...several of them were carrying knives, very fierce."

Zhang Anshi scolded: "Damn it, since I came here, I have never seen anyone who dares to be so arrogant. I usually don't even see theft. Now there are people who dare not pay for meals. He thought he was Who?"

   "Let's go." Zhang Anshi waved his hand and suddenly thought of something: "They still carry knives?"

"Yes."

  Zhang Anshi was furious: "Caller, gather a hundred or eighty people for me, and bring a guy, whether he has a **** or a shovel, take them all, everyone protect me, and follow me."

   Zhang Anshi really received a lot of response at this ferry.

   As soon as the order was given, many men followed with their fellows. The team grew stronger and stronger, and the crowd was terrifying.

   When we arrived at the inn, there was already a crowd around here.

  Inside, people said: "Whoever said no money, just didn't bring it, I'll ask someone to pick it up."

"Guest officer, you eat free food for free, but you are still denying something here. I thought you were a distinguished guest at first, and then I saw this monk with you. No wonder you ordered so many dishes, and you didn't plan to pay. I don't care. No matter what you say, don’t let any of you leave, I have already told people to inform our Uncle Zhang, wait for Uncle Zhang to come, and see how to deal with you.”

   "You call him."

   "Ah, you still dare to say such hard words, I think you won't cry until you see the coffin."

   "Bold, you are so brave!"

   There is a lot of scolding in it.

  Zhang Anshi waited for the first leader to enter first, and the leader turned around and said, "I haven't moved the knife yet, I haven't moved the knife yet."

  Zhang Anshi suddenly became proud, and shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, I, Zhang Anshi, are here."

   After finishing speaking, Zhang Anshi stepped out of the crowd and appeared with a step of disapproval.

  As soon as I entered the inn, my eyes seemed to be stabbed blind, and my first reaction was to want to oil the soles of my feet.

  But seeing Zhu Di staring in the direction of the door under the eyes of everyone, Zhang Anshi and Zhu Di looked at each other for a while, and knew that they couldn't escape.

  Zhang Anshi's legs changed from big strides to small strides. Just now, he held his head high and his chest akimbo, but in a blink of an eye his hands dropped, and his back bowed slightly.

  Bowing his head and ears, he stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know Taishan with my eyes, I was wrong."

When Zhu Di saw Zhang Anshi, his eyes lit up. It was really embarrassing to be surrounded by so many people. He was even more afraid that someone would know his identity. Rumors of eating X are no different.

  When Zhang Anshi meekly came in front of him, Zhu Di squinted at Zhang Anshi, and said to the waiter, "Look, this Anshi is here, what do you want to say?"

  Xiao Er was taken aback for a moment, and the others were also dumbfounded.

   Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu rolled up their sleeves and followed Zhang Anshi to rush in. When they looked inside, they disappeared without a trace.

  Zhang Anshi said to Xiao Er: "This is my elder brother, you know? He never pays for meals, and he always follows this rule wherever he goes."

  When Zhu Di heard it, he didn't know whether Zhang Anshi's words were good or bad. It seemed to be aimed at himself, but why did it seem to be ironic?

  Xiao Er was at a loss, and hurriedly said: "Zhang...Uncle Zhang, little... little..."

Zhang Anshi was very embarrassed. With so many people watching, he hurriedly took out the silver from his arms without counting it, and stuffed it directly into Xiaoer's hand: "Take it, take it, everyone is gone, give it to everyone." I'm leaving. Damn, are they all idlers? Calling you to go to work!"

   After listening to everyone, if they dared to stay, they scattered.

  Zhang Anshi was so embarrassed that he immediately wanted to find a crack in the ground, but he could only bite the bullet and stand still.

  In fact, Zhu Di was also very embarrassed. Being grabbed by the waiter to pay and being watched by so many people was absolutely unprecedented in his life.

   "Ah... ah... brother, are you here?" Zhang Anshi hesitated in front of Xiaoer.

  Zhu Di turned his eyes to other places, for fear of showing his face, he just said lightly: "Well... yes, here we come to see you."

  In order to hide the embarrassment, Zhang Anshi had nothing to say: "Eat...have you eaten?"

   This was an ordinary greeting, but as soon as these words came out, Zhu Di broke his guard and returned to his original nature: "Your mother. I didn't eat it, so that's why?"

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

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