Wang Youzhen finished processing the summary of this period of time, and when the ink on the mulberry paper was dry, he put it in a fine-grained red box.

Locked the copper lock, handed it to the eldest disciple Jiao Miao, and left the thatched house.

Go back and bring the second disciple Bo Jue, and begin to teach the second disciple Bo Jue junior high school mathematics, physics and chemistry knowledge.

It's still summer, and it's hot.

The salters of the three villages were exposed to the sun and bare their black and yellow backs in the salt pans.

Fortunately, on the seaside of Changyi County, the sea breeze is stronger in summer, and it is much cooler than the inland state capital.

During this time, Wang Youzhen taught his second disciple Bo Jue seriously and gently.

The other party's learning speed of mathematics, physics and chemistry knowledge also made him feel gratified.

It is worthy of being a mathematical, physical and chemical talent who exploded in the late Ming Dynasty.

Seven or eight days later.

Wang Changmu changed into a clean and tidy cotton shirt and found Wang Youzhen.

The father and son left Yanchi Village and went to the county government of Changyi County.

This time, it was the first time that Wang Youzhen left Yanchi Village and went to the county government of Changyi County to see what the ancient county government was like.

On the official road, the father and son got on a mule cart and walked in the direction of the county office.

After sitting for a day, I arrived at the county seat of Changyi County.

The county seat of Changyi County.

It doesn't look like what Wang Youzhen has seen on TV and in movies.

It is a castle made of bricks and tiles, and it is a county town built with rammed earth.

The main gate of the county seat of Changyi County was not opened, and merchants and pedestrians entered Changyi County through the side gates on both sides of the main gate.

There were many officers and soldiers in shabby military uniforms at the gates of the city, collecting entry taxes that should not be paid.

When Wang Changmu passed by the city gate, he took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers first weighed the weight of the broken silver with a scale, and then put it in the cloth bag next to it with clippers: "You can enter." ”

Wang Youzhen followed his father to Changyi County, although he had already arrived in the county seat, there were dirt roads everywhere.

The teahouses, restaurants, and silk villages on both sides are all wooden buildings of the Ming Dynasty.

However, due to the relatively long period of time, the tung oil lacquer brushed on it has basically fallen off.

The merchants in Changyi County are not like the merchants in the state capital, who will repaint the tung oil lacquer every few years.

It looks very shabby, but for the people in the countryside, it is quite magnificent.

Wang Youzhen was accustomed to seeing all kinds of thatched houses, and the first time he saw the rows of wooden buildings in the Ming Dynasty, he didn't feel very shabby.

I think it's very ancient, after all, these are genuine Ming Dynasty buildings.

It's just that there is one thing that Wang Youzhen can't stand it, that is, when passing by some small alleys and alleys, there is an unpleasant smell from time to time.

In the corners of those small alleys, there are a lot of excrement of county people.

Wang Changmu, father and son, traveled in the county seat for a while in a mule cart and came to the vicinity of the county government in the center of the county.

This trip is to operate a grain chief for Old Man Wang.

However, they did not go directly to the county office, because with their identity, they could not contact the scrivener of the third class and six rooms.

If Wang Changmu can be admitted to Xiucai, it will be completely different.

It's a pity that Wang Changmu didn't go to the imperial examination and didn't become a respected showman, so he could only go to the street in front of the county government.

Wang Youzhen followed his father off the mule cart and came to the street in front of the county office, where the scene was completely different.

Before I got close to this side of the street, I heard the sound of people buzzing.

On both sides of the street in front of the county office, there are only five or six teahouses.

Around these five or six teahouses, a large number of merchants and wealthy families walked back and forth, and even bureaucratic squires dressed in satin.

Wang Changmu brought Wang Youzhen over this time, just to increase his knowledge and start to introduce the situation here.

Through his father's introduction, Wang Youzhen understood what was going on.

Why have these five or six teahouses become the most lively places in the county?

These five or six teahouses are all shops run by relatives in charge of the three hundred and six rooms, and they are not engaged in the tea business, but collect and sell on behalf of them.

This collection and sale includes helping people write pleadings and petitions, which are petitions to others, and petitions are petitions to a certain clerk or even the head of the case.

Most of the owners of the teahouses who peddled these businesses were officials and lawyers in the county government, and even one or two clerks would personally sit here.

Responsible for communicating news with the wealthy squires outside the county government, taking over the salt class, colluding with the floating harvest, etc.

If you want to do something in the county government, you must first get the teahouse here, and first be scraped a layer of oil and water by the relatives under the hands of the third class and the sixth room.

Although Wang Changmu said that it was the first time to come, he had already inquired clearly before he came.

directly took Wang Youzhen to the first teahouse, which was a teahouse with three classes and six rooms.

The three classes and six rooms of the county government are the same as the six departments in the capital, and each party has the functions of each party.

The appointment and dismissal, performance evaluation, and promotion of officials in charge of the bureaucracy.

Handle the promotion and transfer of officials, and register the county's Jinshi and other officials in other places.

The appointment and dismissal of the grain chief naturally had to go to the teahouse in the official's room.

Wang Changmu Wang Youzhen, father and son, came over this time and wore clean and tidy cotton clothes, without a patch on their bodies, and they were not harassed by the cousins when they came to the door of the teahouse.

Instead, the cousin warmly welcomed the two of them in and asked, "Do you want tea before the rain or tea after the rain?" ”

Wang Youzhen didn't understand what he said that was similar to a black incision, and looked at his father who was sitting next to him.

Wang Changmu replied very blandly: "Tea before the rain." ”

When the cousin heard a sentence of tea before the rain, the expression on his face became even warmer.

Immediately walked to the counter with a handkerchief and whispered a few words to the shopkeeper.

Taking advantage of the conversation between the hall and the shopkeeper, Wang Changmu explained to Wang Youzhen: "The tea leaves in all parts of the Yangtze River are generally picked before the rain. ”

"The tea leaves after the rain are older, and the taste will bring a hint of bitterness."

"Therefore, tea before the rain is more expensive than tea medicine after the rain."

"When the cousin asked us if we were tea before the rain or after the rain, he was asking how much silver we could give this time."

Wang Youzhen probably understood when he heard his father's explanation, tea before the rain is a big business, and tea after the rain is a small business.

The shopkeeper heard the muttering, walked over in person, and said, "I don't know what this gentleman is going to do?" ”

Wang Changmu said in a low voice: "The grain chief of the three villages north of Yu'er Town. ”

When the shopkeeper heard a sentence from the grain chief, the expression on his face suddenly became a little strange.

He never thought that this year, there would be someone to buy a grain chief.

But there has never been a reason to push the business outward, as long as the other party is willing to pay money, it is okay to buy grain.

The shopkeeper nodded and gave the amount: "Ten." ”

Ten is ten taels of silver, Wang Changmu is quite satisfied with this silver price, and he didn't slaughter them because they were raw faces.