Chapter 26 Recruitment
Zhu Shun, who is proficient in the history of the Ming Dynasty, of course knows how much the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty pay a month, and also knows the conversion unit of Ming silver.
One tael of silver is equal to ten pieces of silver, and one penny of silver is equal to ten pieces of silver.
The three coins and silver that Zhu Shun said had far exceeded Zhu Zhongli's expectations, and of course the third uncle would not agree to this matter.
Before the uncle and nephew had finished discussing the monthly money, Zhu Shun's father rushed over with a group of masons and began to build an earthen wall on the periphery of the spinning mill.
Zhu Shun's father heard the third child say this, but he also disagreed, even if he could earn more than 20 taels of silver a month, he couldn't waste money like this.
Zhu Shun didn't know that the monthly money was high, and with the continuous occurrence of various droughts and locust plagues, less and less grain could grow in the field, and grain merchants began to raise grain prices.
Now the price of grain has reached the point where one penny and one bucket of silver can be bought, and three dollars of silver cannot buy three buckets of grain.
During the Chenghua period, the imperial court gave relief to the displaced people in the capital, ensuring that each person ate three buckets of rice a month, which was the minimum standard for a person to be fed.
Zhu Shun looked at the Jenny spinning machine, which was claimed to have started the first industrial revolution, and said something in a daze.
"Dad, I'm not a great man, nor am I a saint, but I want to use my limited strength to try to change the world."
"I don't know if I can make it, but Dad."
"I want to try."
Zhu Zhongren has never read a book, so he doesn't know what his son means by this, but he knows one thing, as long as it is something that his son likes, he absolutely supports it.
Zhu Zhongren smiled happily: "Okay, son, you can do whatever you want, and your father will support you." ”
After saying this, Zhu Zhongren happily ran to help, and built the earthen wall as soon as possible, and their old Zhu family will also have an industry in the future.
After earning money, see which matchmaker still says that their family is poor, and when the time comes, maybe they can really marry their son to the daughter of a scholarly family.
Zhu Zhongli heard that his eldest brother agreed, and he couldn't insist anymore, so he thought that he must find three women from good families, who knew about Entu, and couldn't say that his nephew saved their family's life, and he didn't know how to be grateful.
Huangcun is not like other villages in the Ming Dynasty, it is basically a clan village, and most of the people living in the village are people with the same surname.
Huangcun is a scattered village, there are a few small clans, the number is not large, there are dozens or hundreds of people, and most of the remaining villagers are artisan households or military households.
Working in the capital, the house price is too expensive, so you can only move to the suburbs close to the capital, and the days of being a soldier are not easy these years, so you can only move to the suburbs of the capital like a craftsman.
The third uncle Zhu Zhongli was about to recommend three good families, and the second uncle Zhu Zhongyi, who was working silently, suddenly spoke: "Shun'er, the second uncle recommends three women, do you think it's okay." ”
In Zhu Shun's opinion, it is okay to give these three chances to live, as long as it is a poor family who can't eat, there is no problem: "Second uncle, this kind of matter is sooner rather than later, let's go now." ”
The second uncle, Zhu Zhongyi, didn't like to talk, put down the shovel in his hand, and took Zhu Shun silently towards Huangcun.
Bypassing the blue brick and green tile house where the chief lived, which was also the most imposing house in Huang Village, he turned a few corners along the dirt road and stopped next to an old locust tree.
Near the old locust tree, it is almost out of Huangcun, but there are patches of thatched houses here.
It is said that it is a thatched house, but the dilapidated one is actually no different from a thatched shed, but fortunately, it is just autumn, and if it is winter, I don't know how many people will freeze to death.
The taciturn second uncle Zhu Zhongyi spoke again: "The people who live here are basically military households, and the men of the three families behind the old locust tree have died in battle. ”
"The pension was also greedy by Kong Yougui, and there are still a few children to support at home."
Zhu Shun knows very well that in this world, there is no strong labor in the family, and there is no pension, and it is difficult to support himself, let alone support his family: "Then how to feed the whole family." ”
Second Uncle Zhu Zhongyi suddenly fell silent.
At this moment, several lamas came out of the thatched hut refreshed.
Several women dressed in tattered clothes wrapped their clothes tightly, as if they were going to wrap themselves up with their tattered clothes.
Just as a few lamas were about to walk past the old locust tree, a woman biting her lip wiped a handful of tears and said, "A few masters, you haven't given the money yet." ”
The leading lama bluffed, opened his mouth and spat on the ground: "Give money? What kind of money to give, it's your honor to play with you, and you still want money for a cheap bastard like you? ”
Second uncle Zhu Zhongyi immediately blocked the way of several lamas, and subconsciously touched the Yanling knife on his waist, but unfortunately touched an empty space, so he could only clench his fists.
When the lamas saw a lame man blocking their way, they were immediately happy, and they wanted to be heroes like this.
Before they could beat Zhu Zhongyi viciously, they saw the official uniform embroidered with quails, and quickly nodded and stood beside him and got out of the way.
The leader of the lama bluffed, hunched over, and flattered: "The official also came here to play?" Do you want to introduce you to a small one, the women here are a little older, but a few of them are really good. ”
Zhu Shun said lightly: "Give money." ”
The leading lama was stunned when he heard this, how could this official be different from the official they had seen in the past.
A few lamas bluffed you look at me and I look at you, thinking that the people don't fight with the officials, they honestly gave the money to a few women.
When encountering such scumbags, even if they gave money, Zhu Shun would not easily spare them, and besides, these people happened to be those who had blackmailed the third uncle at the beginning.
The leading lama was about to leave, but he heard a word that made him angry.
"Take your clothes off."
The leading lama is also a figure in Liangxiang County, just give money, let them take off their clothes is an insult to them.
If this matter spreads, the leading lama will not have to mix in the territory of Liangxiang County in the future.
The leading lama didn't speak, waiting for more than a dozen brothers to arrive one after another, and raised his hand to pat Zhu Shun's shoulder: "You kid, don't think that if you are an official from the ninth grade, you will ........"
As soon as the palm of his hand landed on Zhu Shun's shoulder, it was so light that he couldn't even kill a fly, who knew that Zhu Shun actually fell to the ground.
All the lamas were stunned on the spot, they used to blackmail others, but today it is good, they were actually blackmailed by others by the same means.
What made them stunned was still behind, and nearby, where there was not even a dog, two characters who could scare them to death suddenly appeared.
Two brocade guards.
Even more terrifying is still to come, and then two more terrifying characters than Jinyiwei appeared.
He wears a pointed hat on his head, brown clothes, and a pair of white leather boots on his feet, and a small silk belt around his waist.
Dongchang Fanzi!