"Husband, what is this?"

Cao Wanrong pointed to a strange-looking building on the road, not like a shop, not a stall, just placed here, there is also a person who looks like an officer and soldier sitting in it, passing carriages, merchants, all came here one by one to visit, stayed for a while, I don't know what to write, after writing, they left.

Walked in a hurry, no one stopped them, before leaving, they had an extra token-like thing in their hands, with a word written on it, the isolation was too far, Cao Wanrong couldn't see the words on it, those people took the token and went into the surrounding shops, and the owner of the shop saw their token, let them see it, not afraid that they would steal their things.

Not satisfied with one, and went to another, the merchants hurriedly walked, went from shop to store, found what they liked, took the goods, signed an agreement, gave silver, and left here in a hurry, many of them were so, and a few because they were too far away, they found an inn to live here, waiting for the arrival of tomorrow.

Many local businessmen smiled, looking at the guests outside, all of them were big rich people, making a business, for them, but making a lot of money, warmly receiving them, no matter whether the business was done or not, respectfully welcoming them in or out, maybe they were in a good mood and came back, such a thing has not happened.

"This is the toll booth we have here, specially used to collect fees, if you want to walk on the road in our Fang County, you must pay the money, so that you can drive on it, in addition to this, that token is a symbol of your identity, recognized by the government, only people with this kind of token, people here will do business with you."

"Without the token, it is impossible for outsiders to do business here, after all, our Fang County is not another place, there are our rules, and that token can be used in all our stores, which means that in our stores in other places, we can still do business."

Li Zhou explained to Cao Wanrong the role of this building, those tokens are equivalent to an ID card, a symbol, it can be said to be a member, it can also be said to be a certificate, there is this easy to say, without this, while going, no one will take care of you.

This is made by Li Zhou, in order to restrain the four major families here from monopolizing prices, and also to completely control here, not to let the government control it, nor to let private control it, it is the four major families and the government, as well as him Li Zhou, who are jointly managed by Li Zhou, and take turns to be in charge of this place, which is like an association.

This idea has been recognized by the four major families, they don't want to deal with the government, although they are not afraid, but it is very troublesome, with this, it saves a lot of effort, they do their business, they are not afraid of the government exploiting them, there are clear regulations, they pay a part of the tax, the government has no right to restrain them, as long as a little silver, you can sit back and relax, why not.

Moreover, in Fang County, many policies are in favor of businessmen, much better than other places, businessmen here will not be despised, will not be scolded, can do business with peace of mind, the people here are very harmonious, officials will not deliberately look for trouble for them, as long as they do not commit crimes, officers and soldiers will not look at you.

The businessmen who came here for the first time felt that this place was different, and took the initiative to join this "association" and became one of them, while those businessmen who did not join were very tragic, they were ruthlessly driven away by the officers and soldiers, and they were not at ease wherever they went.

In this way, the time is wasted, and the silver is useless, and the people of the government collect money, and they will not help you if they are busy, because they don't have the courage to swallow it alone, and they handed it over to the government account office, a lot, and at the end of the month, they will take out a part of it and give it to you according to the silver you handed over, which makes those officers and soldiers more enthusiastic about monopoly.

However, they don't dare to take it for themselves, Li Zhou's prestige is not something that ordinary people can violate, killing people without blinking, pinching them to death is like pinching an ant to death, but they are very good, with Ke'er to manage the account office, their wages are a lot, and they are much more than other counties, almost more than double.

Counting their usual overtime income, it is even more incredible, compared to those master books, they can envy officials in other places for such wages, there must be brave men under the heavy money, and many people rushed to sign up, just to become an officer and soldier.

Putting these aside for the time being, things are back on the road, Cao Wanrong's eyes lit up after listening to Li Zhou's explanation, how much silver can be earned, it is uncountable, it looks very little silver in a day, not much in a month, and it is a lot in a year.

Moreover, the silver is available every year, there is no need to do anything, the silver keeps appearing, once and for all, Cao Wanrong glanced at her husband who was talking eloquently, her eyes exuded a fine light, illuminating the surroundings, Li Zhou felt the blazing eyes, looked back at Cao Wanrong, was frightened by her eyes, reached out and touched her forehead, and said nervously: "Not sick?" ”

"How so? It's not like you're sick, it's not like you're evil, why are you like this? ”

Li Zhou sighed, constantly teasing Cao Wanrong, Cao Wanrong glanced at Li Zhou with disgust, and pouted: "Husband, what are you talking about?" When did people get sick, huh. ”

Angry, Cao Wanrong stomped her feet, Li Zhou frowned, and said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, let's continue walking." ”

"Yes."

The anger came, and it quickly dissipated, Cao Wanrong followed Li Zhou for everything, whatever he said, he regained his gentle appearance, snuggled up to Li Zhou's body, walked on the street, passed through the "toll station", and pedestrians continued.

Cao Wanrong's eyes widened, staring at the new-style street in front of her, the neat shops, looking very feeling, not like other places are messy, pedestrians have horse-drawn carriages, there are many stalls, all gathered together, very chaotic, this place is separated, shops on a street, stalls on a street, there are many hawkers, and there is a road for horse-drawn carriages.

Several roads were specially arranged, each performing its own duties, not letting each other disturb left and right, and walked to the front of one of the shops, Cao Wanrong stopped, stopped, her eyes locked on one of them, Li Zhou looked up, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Surprised, right?" The spring building has opened here, and I was surprised at first, but I think it's nothing. ”

Yes, they are all here, why can't Chun Manlou appear here, Cao Wanrong nodded with emotion, seeing Chun Manlou, she saw her miserable life in the first half of her life, and saw her lonely figure before, so lonely and helpless, only Qing'er was around her, giving her strength, otherwise, she would not be able to support it until now.

The half-dead shop in the past, under the power of Li Zhou's devastating and decaying, got up, and in less than a year, the income exceeded the peak of her previous contact, remember, it was so many years, when she saw the account book, she cried.

It's not that she's not angry, it's not that she's sad, but excited, happy, happy, Chunmanlou has flourished again in her hands, and it has spread to every corner, and almost everyone knows that there is this shop, and it didn't disappoint her father.

"Husband."

"Yes."

"Thank you."

"Thanks for what? You are my wife, your business is my business, if you are happy, your husband will naturally be happy, if you are not happy, how can your husband be happy! ”

"So, husband, I want to see you happy every day, see your beautiful smile, I don't want to see your sad face, you have to remember, no matter at any time, anywhere, husband and I will accompany you."

Li Zhou said these words plainly, very plain, without a little fluctuation, such unenthusiastic words, in Cao Wanrong's eyes, turned into the most affectionate language, eyes flashed with tears, moved again and again, leaning on Li Zhou's body, his hands around his waist, regardless of the people around him pointing and pointing, impulse is the devil, impulsive, Cao Wanrong will not care about the words of those people.

To hell with them.

Li Zhou was a little unnatural, shy, many people around looked at them, people who passed by stopped here, looked at it, shook their heads and left, and sighed that the world is going down, some people have been watching, Li Zhou is not separated, they will not leave.

Some people are holding the jewelry they just bought, and when they see this scene, they are broken, dumbfounded, and can't come back to their senses for a long time, and some people are abused dogs, and single dogs are walking while not daring to go this way.

"Ma'am, is it okay? A lot of people are watching. ”

Li Zhou couldn't help but ask out loud, Cao Wanrong turned his head to look around, and said indifferently: "Don't be afraid, whatever they look at." ”

The domineering side leakage, the momentum was invincible, and Li Zhou was shocked all of a sudden, Li Zhou found that he was cowardly, that's right, cowardly, he was shocked by Cao Wanrong's domineering, and asked weakly: "Madam, aren't you afraid?" ”

Cao Wanrong said disdainfully: "What are you afraid of, don't you often say it, husband?" Go your own way and let others die. ”

Go your own way and let others die!

Li Zhou touched his nose, when did I say such domineering words, impossible, why can't I remember, it won't be to deceive me, right?

Cao Wanrong continued: "Husband, not only did you say it, but you also said it very domineeringly, I still remember that you also said another sentence at that time, that is, mother, it seems to be that sentence, husband, who were you scolding at that time?" ”

Li Zhou covered her face, how could she remember it so clearly, I don't remember such a thing, she was still .......

"Ma'am, shall we go?"

Li Zhou doesn't want to stay here anymore, if he continues like this, he will be a tragedy.

"Where are you going?"

Cao Wanrong beat him back to his original form with a word.