After coming out of the ministry, Jin Taiming was so angry that his whole body was trembling, and his steps were a little staggering. He was confident and outstanding, but he didn't expect to suffer such a great humiliation today.

"Brother Jin, let's open some. You're right before, that's what this officialdom is. Qian Jin comforted.

"Yicheng...... He actually asked me to go to Yunnan to be a post boy. Jin Taiming said sadly.

"This time I didn't think about it. Looking at the surname Lin, it is estimated that the more gift money is given, the fatter the errand will be. ”

Although Qian Jin knew that he would definitely need to be dealt with when he went to the Ministry of Officials, he didn't expect that this market was much worse than he imagined. Before going out, he calculated an account, and a county order only had 45 taels of silver a year. If you can't be a county order, the officials can only arrange an official position such as a county minister or a master for Jin Taiming at most. Therefore, these 20 taels are almost half a year of ordinary errands.

Jin Taiming sighed and said, "That's it...... Let's do it. Brother Qian has done his best to me, and I blame the black-hearted master, who has read the books of sages, but has done reluctantly things. ”

"Just now, the man surnamed Lin smashed out the silver two, but I'm afraid that I won't even have a post when I go back now." Although Qian Jin can't bear to make matters worse, as a friend, he still has to be reminded.

When Jin Taiming heard this, his face was gloomy. Qian Jin also began to think about how to move and help him find a better errand. The two of them walked out of the Daming Gate in silence.

When I arrived at Qianmen Street, the street began to be lively. This is the commercial street of the capital, with endless shops on both sides of the street, and many street vendors carrying goods to solicit business, and the air is filled with a busy atmosphere.

Looking at the busy crowd, Jin Taiming suddenly stopped and said: "The world is bustling, all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. This Lin is originally a layman, and I am the one who looks at it myself. ”

Qian Jin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Jin Taiming finally spoke. Seeing him say that 'the world is bustling', I can't help but think of the first time I met him in Linhai Mansion before the township test. Thinking about it, Jin Taiming should have seen through the world a long time ago, if it wasn't for the compulsion of his livelihood, he would definitely not come out to take this imperial examination for this official position.

At this moment, more than a dozen teams of archers and firemen from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division came in front, each team was led by a general armor, and all the armor was led by an officer. I saw that the official gave an order, and these soldiers and armor kicked and smashed the food guys of those vendors like robbers, and the entire Qianmen Street became a pot of porridge for a while. The slightest disobedience or escape, men and women, young and old, are served with the back of a sword.

Qian Jin and the two were dumbfounded, and hurriedly pulled over a man who ran away and asked, "Brother, what's wrong?" ”

The man hurriedly replied, "The people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division drove You Shi away......

Qian Jin and Jin Taiming glanced at each other, and there was confusion in their eyes.

After about half an hour, the commotion in the streets had almost stopped, except for the occasional cry. The soldiers drove the captured people together, and then checked the household stickers one by one, and those who did not have them were all driven to the side.

In a short time, the crowd without household stickers gathered as many as two or three hundred people. After the search, the soldiers formed a long line of the unregistered people, including old men, women, and children, and drove them out of the city.

Qian Jin and Jin Taiming followed from afar.

When they reached the Yongding Gate, they saw that there were also people in other streets who were driven out of the city in long groups, and when they arrived at the city gate, they had gathered into a team of several thousand people, most of whom were carrying burdens.

When the armor drove the people out of the city, they paid no attention to them, but guarded the gates, and if anyone forced their way into the city, they were whipped into it.

When Qian Jin and the two of them went out of the city gate, they saw a clearing outside the city, full of people who had been driven out of the city. So they found a man in decent clothes and asked, "Brother, what happened?" Why did the men of the Five Cities drive you out of the city? ”

The man was in his thirties, with a bloody mark on his face, presumably whipped, and a woman and a girl of seven or eight years old were standing beside him. Seeing that Qian Jin and the two were scholars, the man made a gesture and replied, "If you go back to the master, this is the government driving away Youshi." ”

"What the hell is this food for?" Qian Jinqi said.

"Hi...... To put it bluntly, it is the bitterness of going to the capital to beg for life. In recent years, the north has been a disaster year every three or five days, and many people have come to the capital to find a way to survive. At the feet of the Son of Heaven, no one will starve to death. If there is too much food, the price of rice in the capital will be expensive, and the lord of the government will drive it away if he does not want to take out the rice (1). The man replied.

"Then what will you do with your livelihood in the future?" Kim Tae-myung asked.

"Back to this old man's words, generally in May and June, after the new wheat is harvested in the north, the government will no longer drive it away, and we can still come back to do the old business. Normally, it was April to drive away the food, and we would hide out of the city early. It is estimated that the snow and ice in the north last year caused a shorter harvest in many places, so this year's time has been brought forward. ”

Qian Jin saw that he was so familiar with the situation in the capital, so he asked: "Why don't you set up a household post, it's better than being forcibly driven away?" ”

The man said sadly: "If you go back to the master, it's not that the grass people don't want to handle this household sticker. Without gift money, the grass people can't even see the faces of those officials. Besides, with the money to go through the door, the grass people can live outside the city for months. ”

After hearing this, Qian Jin couldn't help but ponder. To put it bluntly, these wandering people are people from other places who do not have a hukou, and the government thinks that they occupy rations and are not easy to manage, so they blindly drive them away. Qian Jin has been thinking about ways to make money, but he has not yet released the list when he comes to the test, and he has no manpower, so he has been dragging it out. There are many skilled people in these foods, and if they are used well, it will be a great help.

Thinking of this, Qian Jin inquired about the man's origin again.

This man's surname is Ding, and his single name is a 'Wei', and he is originally from Henan and has been in the capital for two or three years. The family has been farming for generations, and in their spare time, they help others make wine to earn some living money. Because the harvest was unstable in the past few years, the common people did not have enough to eat, and where would they use grain to make wine. happened to encounter the tyrants in the township occupying the fields, and he couldn't fight with the people, so he simply sold the land and brought his wife and daughter to the capital to beg for a living.

When Qian Jin heard that Ding Wei could make wine, his eyes couldn't help but light up. He made a few pots of high-grade wine when he was in Guanhai City, and if he seriously pondered the process and asked Ding Wei to help, he could open a winery. Thinking of this, Qian Jin said: "Brother Ding, I have a livelihood here that can save you from the pain of being driven away. ”

When Ding Wei heard this, his heart was shocked. At first, he thought that Qian Jin was just curious to inquire so much, where did he think that he still cared about his livelihood. He hurriedly knelt down and said, "This lord, if you have such a livelihood, who wants to be driven here and there all the time. If the lord is useful to the grass people, but listen to the sent. ”

Qian Jin hurriedly helped him up, and then handed the twenty taels of silver thrown out by Chief Lin to Ding Wei, and said, "These twenty taels of silver should be enough for your family to support until May and June." You'll help me find some artisans among these foods. At the end of May, you will go to the Chunfeng Building to wait for me, and I will explain to you when the time comes. ”

Ding Wei saw that he hadn't started working yet, and Qian Jin would pay so much wages, so he was a little hesitant to take it.

Qian Jin said softly: "Go and rent a better house outside the city, so that your women and daughters can live better." With that, he stuffed the money bag into Ding Wei's hand.

Ding Wei's family hurriedly knelt down to thank him, Qian Jin held him up, and then he and Jin Taiming left without looking back.

On the way, Jin Taiming asked with a smile: "Brother, aren't you afraid that Ding Wei will take the money and fly away?" ”

"I don't look at his face, and he doesn't look like a cheater. If the twenty taels of silver can discern his loyalty, it will be worth it. ”

"My brother is very knowledgeable, and he is so familiar with these things about knowing and employing people, I admire and admire." Jin Taiming has already left the shadow of the important officials behind him at this moment.

Qian Jin suddenly remembered to help Jin Taiming find an errand, and said in his heart that this wine shop is not short of a manager, and he is afraid that Jin Taiming will be wronged. So he asked: "Brother Jin, your official position has not yet been secured." I have a livelihood here, but I have wronged you, I don't know if you are interested? ”

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

"I'm going to open a sake brewery that specializes in selling wine that has been harvested with water. If Brother Jin is free, just help me make some accounts, this salary is definitely not lower than that of a county master. ”

Jin Taiming exclaimed: "There is such a good errand? Brother still knows how to drink? It is estimated that seeing that he was a little out of shape, Jin Taiming smiled wryly and continued: "Brother, I am not a person who eats the ancients, but I can't do some things in the officialdom. During this time, I ate and drank yours for nothing, and I was a little unhappy. Thanks to my brother, I accepted this errand. ”

"Brother Tai is out of sight. When the time comes, we'll take a look at the opening of the brewery. ”

"Listen to my brother's ......"

Note: (1) Pingguang: refers to the government opening a position to stabilize the price of rice.