"I have heard a saying that the poor are not as good as the work, and the industry is not as good as the business."

"I also heard that businessmen seek profits, and the east, west, north and south use their wisdom and ingenuity, good clothes and food, and there are twelve benefits for the year. The Fourth Clan has been engaged in business for a hundred years, so why not. ”

That is, what is the poverty of having a mine at home?

The fifth Lun asked, but the fourth Xian shook his head and sighed: "What are the twelve benefits, it's just talking, my family is doing a business with small profits......"

When he said this, he lowered his voice, glanced outside, and leaned closer to the fifth Lun: "In the previous dynasty, you could still make a little money, but in the current dynasty, Shang Jia is almost cut off from living." ”

Then the fourth salt complained of bitter water, the ban of the six reels, not only iron, iron, wine monopoly, but also the products of the famous mountains and Daze also had to be levied a heavy tax, and the lime mines operated by the fourth clan were naturally in the list, so they could only pay a heavy tax in distress.

In addition to the mining rights, the government also received one-tenth of its profits as a "tribute", and according to him, with the benefits given to the localities, in fact, it had already received 12 or 13. If they are secretly mined and sold, they do not have to do any business, they will be confiscated, and they will be punished with one year of hard labor.

This is completely different from the lax laws and regulations in the late Han Dynasty, and Kawasawa was occupied and used by local tyrants and large industrial and commercial enterprises. But doesn't it sound natural to the Fifth Lun? Do you still want to exploit state-owned resources for free - after Wang Mang's reform, these things were indeed nationalized.

"What's worse is that treasures are more frequent."

Speaking of the fourth clan's anger: "I remember more than ten years ago, when the son of heaven was still surnamed Liu, and now as the emperor, he added a deed knife and a wrong knife in addition to the five baht coins. ”

It was the kind of long sword coin of the Warring States Qi State, but after the establishment of the new dynasty, Wang Mang actually turned his face and refused to admit it.

"It is said that Mao, gold, and knife are Liu characters, and they can no longer be used, and the knife and coin will be scrapped after only two years."

But what's even more bizarre is still to come: "In the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (9 years), treasure goods were issued, counting five things, gold, silver, turtles, shells, and copper, and six were money, gold, silver, turtles, shells, and cloth, adding up, a total of 28 currencies!" ”

"Twenty-eight." Si Xian's tone was exaggerated, and he stretched out ten fingers: "As a big man, I am known as a shrewd person, I can read and count, and I can't remember how to exchange different treasures, let alone ordinary people who can't read big characters?" ”

The conversion is not all decimal, binary, ternac, and pentacimal, how complicated is how to come. Such a strange monetary system is like a mixture of American knives, yen, euros, pounds and renminbi, from banknotes to coins put into the market, adding up to hundreds of exchange relationships, even the fifth Lun feels big when he hears it.

Fortunately, those messy treasures were abolished again a few years ago, and changed to three new coins: large, medium and small.

However, this is the fourth monetary reform after Wang Mang came to power, it is simply a change of order overnight, and the money that can still be used today may be illegal if it is taken out tomorrow, so how can it be reasonable!

Sixian sighed with emotion: "Every time money is changed, many people in the people break their jobs and fall into prison. I remember clearly that the last time I changed money, those fellow businessmen who had already spent a lot of money and saved a lot of turtle shells and seashells wanted to hoard and make a fortune, wept directly in the market, and some even hanged themselves when they went home. ”

He had a relative: "So in private, the people dislike the new currency is complicated, and there are still people who trade it with five baht coins in the Han Dynasty." ”

After Si Xian finished speaking, he hurriedly denied: "Of course, an honest businessman like me will never dare, the imperial court has a ban, and if you dare to hide five baht coins or traders privately, you will be punished with a heavy fine." ”

"Fortunately, in the fifth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the law of carrying copper and charcoal was abolished, otherwise, my family would not even be able to burn mirage, and I am afraid that I can only go to Boyu's house to beg for food."

Fourth Xian smiled bitterly and finished his experience, now all kinds of business can not be done, and if you want to transform into a landlord, you can find that you can't turn back, after all, you can't combine land, slaves can't be sold, and even usury is contracted by the government.

He could only survive by operating lime mines to provide mirage for the government, and because of the damn "five equals" system, the officials' bids were often very low, and the profits were so thin that they were almost unable to do so.

Wu Lun heard that he was quite dissatisfied with the imperial court in his words, and it seemed that not only the landlords, but also the merchants hated the new policy.

And the fifth Lun couldn't help but smile bitterly, the new dynasty has its own national conditions here, and it seems that it is a dead end if it wants to engage in grain and iron through commerce.

When the night came, the guests said goodbye one after another, and after the fifth tyrant waited for the fourth salty to leave, he immediately called the house supervisor: "The people brought by the fourth salty are still honest?" ”

The fifth grid that has been monitoring the people of the fourth clan has reported: "After eating, he lay down on the pu mat and slept, and there was no abnormal movement. ”

Fifth Lun became vigilant: "Why does the eldest father believe in the fourth salty so much? ”

"Hmph, what this person says, only one percent can be trusted, and you should be more careful when dealing with him." The fifth tyrant didn't want to say more about the reason, which made the fifth Lun even more curious, couldn't his grandfather have been pitted by the fourth salt? How miserable the pit is, let him hold a grudge until now.

And the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Sixian had really changed his outfit and sat in the courtyard of the first family in Linqu Township.

"I asked you to send someone to still have things in the fifth mile, but can you put them away?" The first willow still pretended to hold the book and did not squint, but the fourth salty words made him not calm.

"I didn't."

Fourth Xian picked up a heavy bag of things and placed it on the table between the two.

This white-clothed businessman Jia lost yesterday's ramblings, and made his position succinctly and concisely: "Sifu, I have thought clearly, this thing can't be done!" ”

……

The cloth bag was not filled with wine jars, but many small metal pieces, making a pleasant sound, and after being torn open, it turned out to be a full bag of money - five baht coins of the Han Dynasty!

The fourth Xian said to the fifth Lun yesterday that under the system of the new dynasty, those who used five baht coins in the Han Dynasty violated the law and prohibited, and civilians were punished with one year of service and dismissed from office.

But he didn't say that he still has a lot of hidden things!

This is the idea of the first Liu to take revenge on the fifth Lun: let the fourth clan come to the door to help the sacrifice, carry the five baht coins and bury them in the hidden place in the fifth mile, and then send someone to trick the foolish people of the fifth clan into taking the five baht coins and going to the market to use them, so that the city officials can catch them on the spot......

Then, the first Liu could not come forward himself, but asked the county magistrate to lead someone to search the fifth mile, and he sent someone as a guide, and after a random search, he found these five baht coins, and confirmed the crime of the fifth clan's non-depressed treasure and instigating the people to use the currency of the previous dynasty.

It will not make the ancestors of the fifth clan lose their lives, but because of the seriousness of the circumstances, the county and the country will lock the car with iron locks, and it is indispensable to teleport Chang'an Zhongguan to do coolies. At that time, whether it is the reputation of the Fifth Clan or the family business, it will definitely be hit hard.

But the first Liu never expected that as the most critical part of the plan, the fourth Xian would actually pick a pick.

That's a whole thing.

"Fourth salt!" First Liu was furious, lowered his voice and reprimanded: "Didn't you say it before? ”

"I just promised to try." The fourth Xian lowered his eyes and said: "But the fifth tyrant holds a grudge, and still remembers that I sold him inferior and evil iron when I was young, and he refuses to even accept the wine, and sends people to keep an eye on the clansmen I brought, if they secretly bury money, they will be discovered." ”

"Even if I don't catch it red-handed, the county will send someone to inquire at that time, and the Fifth Clan will definitely suspect my family. After all, apart from businessmen these days, who would have so much Han five baht? His family is in prison, and I'm afraid I'll be implicated in it. ”

Therefore, it was really stupid for the first willow to come up with this flawed strategy, and the fourth Xiancai didn't want to put his own house in for his resentment, and began to persuade bitterly: "Even if it is done, what good will it do to the first and fourth families?" It's just that harming others is not good for myself, but as a businessman, I will never touch anything that is not profitable. ”

"Of course, it's no good to do it, but if you don't do it, it's not a small harm to your family!"

The first Liu glared at the fourth Xian and said: "Your family has had a lot of violations of the law and prohibition in the past ten years, if it weren't for my protection everywhere, let people let the carriages and horses full of prohibited goods pass at night, and they would have been arrested by the county and thrown into Siyi!" ”

Just kidding, the decrees of the new dynasty are so harsh and absurd that they are simply forbidden by raising their hands, and those industrialists who honestly abide by them have long been bankrupt, and the fourth clan can live to this day, of course, it is not clean.

The fourth Xian is not afraid: "The fourth clan can survive so far, thanks to the help of the husband, but you and I are closely related, if the fourth clan is blamed for the forbidden things, can the first clan be cleared?" ”

The first Liu slapped the bamboo slip in his hand on the table: "I won't blame you, but don't think about doing business in the future!" First or fifth, you choose! ”

I thought I had caught the lifeblood of the fourth clan, but unexpectedly, the fourth Xian sighed and said: "Sifu, I tell you the truth today, this commodity is too risky, and the profit is very small. I couldn't sleep all day and night, for fear that I would be caught by the iron lock of the car for violating the ban. ”

"It's just right, I'll wash my hands today, this goods, don't do it!"

As he spoke, he pushed the five-baht money over.

"You ......" the first Liu was dumbfounded, how could one or two be like this, the fifth Lun resigned and didn't come to be filial, and now the fourth Xian is going to give up the goods again, let him punch the air, and there is no way to take the two of them.

"But after many years of friendship, I still hope that Sifu will listen to me say a few words."

The fourth Xian avoided the seat and bowed again, raised his head and asked, "Sifu, how long have you not left this county?" It's been almost two or three years, right? ”

"Do you know what this outside has become?"

"One word, messy!"

"I often travel around the counties, and what I see is vivid."

Si Xian's face showed a trace of fear: "The common people raised their hands to touch the ban, complaining again and again, and they couldn't take advantage of the land at the same time, so they secretly gnashed their teeth. In addition, the flood and drought are impermanent, the Jingshui is diverted today, the Yellow River will burst tomorrow, the locusts will increase year by year, and there will even be cannibalism in some places! ”

"The people affected by the disaster were confined to their own orders, and could not even sell themselves as slaves and maids, so they could only take risks and become thieves. Now east of Hangu Pass, there are large and small thieves everywhere, few dozens, many thousands. Merchants on the road are often robbed, and Hugh said that he made money, and his life could not be guaranteed. The price of grain in the vicinity of Chang'an is getting more and more expensive, rising fivefold in ten years, and money is getting cheaper and cheaper. ”

The prophets of Chunjiang plumbing ducks, businessmen who traveled all over the world, cared about the market price, and were more aware of the subtle changes in various places than the farmers who relocated to the thick soil or even the officials who ate the corpses.

Although the fourth salt is not like the fifth lun, the world is expected to be in chaos in a few years, but he also understands that the world is becoming more and more difficult.

"In this case, we are the same ancestors and ancestors, so we should huddle together to keep warm."

"It just so happened that there was a young talent like Fifth Lun in the clan, who was young and whose fame spread all over the county, so he should be happy. Looking at his words and deeds today, I should also want to gather the clan, the world respects filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, he alone comes out and is famous, it is beneficial to all of us, how can I harm him to break the ban? ”

The first willow only listened to it, and scolded after a long time: "Fourth salt, sure enough, even you want to betray my family?" ”

Why did he suppress the Fifth Clan? Of course, he felt the ambition of the fifth Lun ancestor and the threat to his "great sect", and it was a fact that the family was in the middle of the road, but the last dignity of the surname in the township must be defended.

As for whether there is chaos outside or not, what does it matter to him! This big new can still die!

He only wants to maintain one thing: the ditch is not chaotic, and the first thing to say!

Fourth, Xian saw that when he talked about this, the first Liu thought about the battle of snails and horns, and he only felt ridiculous.

It's no wonder that the First Clan was once so prosperous, but in his generation, it could only be mixed with the countrymen. And the ancestors of the fifth clan, both in vision and wisdom, are much stronger than the first clan, and it is really time for the first willow to give way.

At this moment, Xiangsa knocked on the door again.

"Sif, someone from the county is here!"

……

"The county government sent someone to Hongo?"

The first Liu and the fourth Xian were both very stunned, and the fourth Xian looked at each other incredulously and asked in a low voice: "Sifu, you won't have sued this matter!" ”

The matter of framing the Fifth Clan has not been skimmed yet, how stupid it must be to be so anxious!

"It's not me, I don't."

The first Liu was also stunned, he only communicated with Jun Gongcao, who was related by marriage, hoping to get his support, but the other party hadn't replied yet, so it was impossible to send someone to check so quickly.

So it has nothing to do with the fact that the county government is here? Although the county government of Liewei is also located in Changling County, Linqu Township, as a township-level administrative unit, rarely has direct contact with the county government except for occasional postal inspectors.

Unless...... Something is wrong!

The first Liu didn't care about guessing, so he asked the fourth Xian to go back first, he tidied up his clothes, and took everyone in the township temple to greet him.

The comet is the broom, as the so-called "with the clothes of the broom but walk, fear of dust and the elderly", is the etiquette when meeting the distinguished guests and officials.

As soon as they stood up, a carriage came from the north side of the road, with a carriage and a canopy, and the paint color of the carriage was neither high nor low, and there were two knights on the side of the carriage to escort them.

After the car stopped, an official walked down, he wore a cloth crown on his head, a black official robe, and a yellow ribbon with a copper seal on his waist—this was the symbol of the 200 to 500 stone officials of the new dynasty, which was much larger than the half-seal of the village husband.

This person's appearance is not very unusual, but as soon as he speaks, the magnetic baritone voice is impressive.

"Where is the husband of Linqu Township?"

The first willow stepped forward and bowed his hand apprehensively: "The subordinate is here." ”

The county official said: "I am the county literary Peng, Jingdan." ”

The county literature Peng, but Cao Peng, who ranks 300 stones, is in charge of education and etiquette in the county, and he is not too powerful. But the first Liu remembers hearing that this Jing Dan is a close confidant celebrity around Jun Dayin.

The first willow head hung lower.

"I am here on the order of Da Yin Zhang Jun, and I want to go to the fifth mile of Ruxiang."

Hearing this familiar place name, the first Liu couldn't help but be surprised, but Jing Dan said: "Sifu is familiar with Hongxiang, and I heard that he is related to the fifth clan, so take a road and go with me!" ”

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PS: I recommend the new book "One Man Achieves the Way" of Xianxia, which is stained with blood.

I edited Huya's book everywhere in Amway, and it looks very good.