On the official road of Liangxiang,

The Zhang brothers saw several caravans along the way, and they were quite moved, and when they were about to arrive in Liangxiang, the brothers looked at the landmarks of Liangxiang: "Brother, what a big waterwheel." ”

From a distance, the huge waterwheel and the good township are integrated, and I suddenly found that the folding fans in the capital were drawn from here.

"There seems to be someone on the waterwheel."

The Zhang brothers couldn't wait to rush to the county seat.

Liangxiang is still as small as I remember, in tatters, but it is very lively, and there are many more merchants.

Zhang Heling found that there were many objects that they had all seen in the capital, and they turned out to be flowing from here.

"Brother, there is really someone on that waterwheel!"

Zhang Heling looked up, and the huge waterwheel was overhead, and there were people chanting above.

The brothers hurried to see it.

I saw many gentry surrounding the waterwheel, waiting in line one by one to hand over the silver.

No matter how stupid Zhang Heling is, he can see it, "This method is the same as the method we use the Song Astronomical Telescope to collect cash!" ”

Which stinky shameless person stole his way of doing business.

Zhang Heling took a look, isn't this the profiteer who ran errands for Yan Chengjin?

"How much silver do you need to go up?"

"Go back to the lord, fifty dollars for two circles." Wang Busui said with a smile.

Zhang Heling's face darkened, and he walked to the side angrily, only to see many young gentry, competing for money.

"Brother, Yan Chengjin caused our brother to eat the cane, let's steal this waterwheel?"

Hearing that someone was going to steal the Ferris wheel, Yan Chengjin looked confused and turned his head to look.

The Zhang brothers also came to Liangxiang.

These brothers are quite honest, and they dare to be greedy for some silver if they don't have any other guts.

"The lower officials have asked His Majesty to play, the princes and ministers are not allowed to come to Liangxiang, the two lords don't know?"

"I don't know, anyway, our brother is here, virtuous nephew, do you sell this Ferris waterwheel?" Zhang Yanling said with a smile.

I didn't expect that manuscript paper could still be wasted, Yan Chengjin said: "Selling drawings, it is cheaper for the two lords, two thousand taels of silver." ”

The price of this dog thing should be cut by at least half, Zhang Heling stretched out his hand: "Eight hundred taels!" ”

"The lord is refreshing, and it will be boring for the lower officials to shirk it again."

The brothers looked at each other and were ecstatic.

The three agreed that they would trade when they returned to the capital.

At night, the stars are bright and envelop the earth.

Liangxiang gradually quieted down.

Two black shadows sneaked to the side of the Ferris waterwheel, there was no one here, Zhang Heling said: "Let's sit at night and save a sum of silver." ”

"Brother is smart."

Zhang Yanling climbed up, and Zhang Heling also climbed up, but the brothers were in trouble, no one pushed it, how could the waterwheel move?

"Brother, will you go down and push it?"

Zhang Yanling jumped down and pushed the waterwheel hard, but there was no movement at all, "Brother, you come down too, I can't push it alone." ”

Zhang Heling then jumped down, the brothers used their strength to eat, the waterwheel finally moved slightly, the brothers continued to push, the waterwheel slowly turned faster and faster, and when it was the fastest, the brothers jumped on the waterwheel.

"Haha, it's finally moving."

The brothers were excited, but before they could laugh for long, the waterwheel gradually slowed down, and when it reached its highest point, it didn't move?

"Brother...... Don't move! Zhang Yanling was so frightened that his face was bloodless.

Zhang Heling was also dumbfounded.

"I said that if I ran into Yan Chengjin, that guy would be unlucky!"

The brothers shivered and hugged each other, the wind was very strong on the Ferris waterwheel, and the wind in the middle of the night was so cold that it almost didn't freeze them into fools.

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Busui brought the craftsman to the front of the Ferris waterwheel, and after being famous far and wide, many gentry who came to Liangxiang wanted to experience it, and they could collect dozens of taels to hundreds of taels of silver a day.

"Haqiu!" After spending the night on the waterwheel, the brothers suffered from a cold.

Wang Busui followed the sound and looked up, but he didn't expect that there were two people on it, and when he saw the faces of the two of them, his face darkened, it was the Zhang family brothers who came to Liangxiang yesterday.

"These two brothers are very rich, but they always like to take advantage."

Wang Busui didn't like them, but he didn't dare to offend, if he fell, he would have to pay for the silver, so he hurriedly asked the craftsmen to turn the Ferris waterwheel.

Brother Zhang felt that the waterwheel was moving again, and when he looked down and saw Wang Busui, he was so moved that he cried bitterly, and only put his heart back in his stomach after he landed.

"This waterwheel, we won't sit on it for silver."

"Well, I won't sit on Yan Chengjin anymore, let's do one in the capital."

The Zhang brothers stayed on the top for a night in fear, but they still felt comfortable down-to-earth, fell to the ground, and counted the number of Wang Busui.

Wang Busui ordered two people to guard here, and no one was allowed to approach at night.

If you don't damage the Ferris waterwheel, it may also cause death.

The fields of the good country have been divided, the harvest has begun, and the homeless people are happily working in the fields.

Liang Zhong's family was also given a field, a full half acre of land, and the family was grateful to the unknown adult.

Liang Zhong didn't know what kind of official that adult was, only that he looked white and clean.

Even Lord Zhang was always polite and taught-minded in front of that adult.

He guessed that the official position of the adult was not small, and he didn't know who his name was.

So, he privately called him Lord Qingtian.

Liang Zhong's family lived in a straw hut, during the day, he went to the streets of Liangxiang to sell cooking cakes, his daughters-in-law Liu and Huang went to the field to plow, at night, he made baked cakes, and his two daughters-in-law weaved straw mats and bamboo baskets in exchange for some silver.

Although life is very difficult, I finally have hope, and I don't know how much better than being a homeless person, having no fixed place to live, and not having enough to eat.

In Liangxiang, the cakes are very easy to sell, and the gentry who come to Liangxiang are reluctant to let the men go to the restaurant to eat, so they buy them cakes to eat, and they buy a few or even dozens of them.

In such a month, you can earn a lot of silver.

"Put a little more stuffing, maybe that adult will come to Liangxiang tomorrow." Liang Zhong commanded with a smile.

"Dad, that lord has a noble status, will he eat our bread?" Liang Zhong's son Liang 13 asked.

"Whether to eat or not is an adult's business, whether to send it or not is our business, without Lord Qingtian, can you have a livelihood in the workshop?"

Liang Zhong scolded his son.

Early the next morning, Liang Zhong picked up the baked cakes to sell at the street entrance, the street entrance of Liangxiang was deserted, and the merchants did not get up, I don't know if the adult will come to Liangxiang today.

Two hours passed, only to see the palanquin drivers carrying a dilapidated palanquin and slowly walking over.

Liang Zhong hurriedly took a few steps forward: "My lord, the villain Liang Zhong made some baked cakes, and I am grateful for my kindness." ”

"My young master doesn't eat things outside, you can keep them and sell them yourself." How can you send him away?

"This ......"

Liang Zhong looked at the sedan chair with an embarrassed face.

"Take it for Young Master Ben and thank the old man."

How can he mutter, doesn't the young master not eat things outside, but at this time, the rules of the Yan Mansion sounded in his heart, and he silently accepted the baked cakes.

Today, Yan Chengjin came to Liangxiang to see the summer tax.

It's the beginning of August, and the crops that can be harvested in Liangxiang have begun to be harvested, and it's time to pay the summer tax.

The Ming Dynasty stipulated that the summer tax should be collected by the end of August.

Liangxiang has no tax supervisors, and has become a land of freedom, and taxes must be collected by the yamen.

Zhang Xian calculated the amount of tax payable and handed it to Yan Chengjin for review.

Yan Chengjin glanced at it and shook his head: "I have made too many friends." ”

Zhang Xian's eyes fell on the tax amount: "What do you mean is wrong?" ”