Towards the end of the year, all kinds of business are more prosperous. National tradition, at the end of the year, you must buy a few things that you are reluctant to buy on weekdays, or meat, or new clothes, or rouge gouache. Even Yang Bailao had to pull a few feet of red head rope for Xi'er.

The town of Jiu'an is developing at a speed that can be seen by the naked eye, with more and more people, houses and roads changing with each passing day, shops opening one after another, and factories working all night long, and people working hard but full of energy.

There are not many scholars in the entire Jiu'an Town, only some pragmatic people such as literate shopkeepers, so they are not deeply affected by the shackles of tradition. In addition, Zhu Shunming, a member of the family, has been planning the infrastructure, humanities, superstructure, and economic structure of Jiu'an Town according to his own thinking and ideas, so the entire Jiu'an Town is very different from other places in Daming, showing a youthful vitality.

Businessmen, fellows, workers, peasants...... One by one, they hold their heads high, and live each day with full confidence and confidence. Even sex workers who were looked down upon in the past can raise their heads.

They need a license to do this, and they need regular check-ups. In Zhu Shunming's thoughts, this regulation is somewhat difficult for strong people, and many practitioners may resist it.

The actual situation was a big surprise to Zhu Shunming. Practitioners took the initiative to apply for qualification certificates, and the inspections were more frequent than the specified dates.

With a qualification certificate, practitioners are recognized by the society and have the social status they dream of. Although this status is somewhat lowly in the eyes of the world, at least the official recognition of their status and their dedication and contribution to society are seen.

Jiu'an Town is becoming more and more prosperous, but Zhu Shunming sees the bottleneck of development - transportation.

Poor roads are one thing.

The roads of the Ming Dynasty, only the official roads are quite flat. In a small place like Jiu'an Town, it's good to have a sheep intestine path, don't talk about any Sanhe hard roads and stone streets.

The transport capacity of the means of transport is insufficient. There are not many horse-drawn carts and ox-carts, and most of the goods are transported by the hands of the people. Jobs are provided, but they are simply too inefficient.

The third is safety. Don't look at Huguang, it seems that there are no big rogue thieves, but where is there no strong man in the world of the Ming Dynasty? A group of strongmen randomly appeared, kidnapped and killed several porters, which immediately made people panic.

Zhu Shunming decided to transfer people and set up a dart bureau - Shunfeng Dart Bureau. It is a military organization, but it is open to the public, providing vehicle transportation, security, courier and other services.

In Zhu Shunming's conception, Shunfeng Dart Bureau is the tentacle of Jiu'an Town's external affairs, the vanguard of economic expansion, the vanguard of political influence, and an important source of intelligence collection. Therefore, Zhu Shunming attaches great importance to this matter.

The Shunfeng Dart Bureau was composed of personnel jointly transferred from Liu Wenxiu's 2,000th household office and Shi Lei's Military Intelligence Department.

The 2,000th household transferred 100 households Zhou Zhou as the director of the Shunfeng Dart Bureau.

At the beginning of Zhou Zhou's tenure, he integrated manpower and material resources and went to Maoping Town, east of Chengbu County, to set up a yamen.

That's right, it's Maoping, the dock where Zhu Shunming's brigade got off the boat from the water.

With the vigorous development of Jiu'an Town, the volume of goods in and out is increasing, and Maoping Town, the water transport wharf, is also becoming more and more prosperous.

In particular, the cotton cloth, cotton, porcelain, salt, building materials and other materials transported from Baoqing Mansion were assembled in Maoping Town, and people picked up vehicles to transport them to Jiu'an Town.

Merchants flowed endlessly on the road, and a large amount of wealth continued to circulate, and there were naturally a lot of red-eyed people. Charging for a wooden pole, robbing with a mask, and openly collecting protection money...... Everybody has a crush on this piece of fat.

There were many businessmen who sued the Yamen of Jiu'an Town, and Zhu Shunming naturally couldn't ignore them. A freak with the nature of law enforcement, logistics, intelligence gathering, and military - Shunfeng Dart Bureau was born under such circumstances.

Zhou Zhou is in his twenties and has been wandering for several years, not knowing where his ancestral home is. was able to wander on the land of Shaanxi for a few years, still alive and healthy, and was able to pass Zhu Shunming's conscription test in Xixiang, which shows that he has his own way of survival.

Zhou Zhou was grateful to Zhu Shunming. Since joining Zhu Shunming's team, he can finally be fed and clothed, and he can finally sleep peacefully without worrying that he will unknowingly become someone else's stomach when he falls asleep.

Zhou Zhou's way to save his life entered Zhu Shunming's eyes. Zhu Shunming is different from most people in this era. He doesn't think that only brave and fearless warriors are good warriors, and warriors who can use their brains to save their lives are also good boys.

Liu Wenxiu didn't like Zhou Zhou, who was a little sleek, and once wanted to kick Zhou Zhou out of his team. But Zhou Zhou survived every battle, and he did it repeatedly.

With the accumulation of military merits and Zhu Shunming's expansion of the army, Zhou Zhou was actually promoted to the position of 100 households. A guy who was disgusted by his direct boss actually had to be promoted, which shows that he really has unique abilities.

Of course, this is also directly related to Liu Wenxiu's integrity and adherence to principles.

A new broom sweeps clean. Zhou Zhou's first fire burned to the three chaos on the road that the masses were most concerned about and hated.

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"One mile ahead is the Chengbu Banknote Pass, please slow down." Several large signs are erected on both sides of the road, which is very conspicuous.

Two or three miles away from the county seat of Chengbu, a long bamboo pole lies horizontally in the middle of the road, and there are seven or eight big cars parked on the road, and more than a dozen porters carrying burdens. There was a thatched house on the side of the road, surrounded by a bunch of people, noisy and noisy.

"If you don't pay the money, all the goods will be confiscated, and all the people will be arrested and put in prison, so that my brother-in-law will beat your ass and send them to Lingnan." Tian Bao'er shouted.

The merchant was very angry. Someone muttered later: "What brother-in-law, isn't it just that there are two sisters who give ** chicken (Hu County Order) a room." Now it's the world of the Zhu Demon King, be careful of the Zhu Demon King Naer and other black hearts to drink......"

After staying in Jiu'an Town for a long time, the businessman naturally has the confidence to bully him as well as before. Even when the porter encounters injustice, he dares to fight on the basis of reason.

Tian Baoer also sighed that "the world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient"! Why are there more and more Diao people?

"Rebellion? Yes? Don't want to live anymore? Yes? Qiu Gouzi and Lai Litou, let you come to the play? ”

The two of them hurriedly drew the scimitar with a gap in rust, and scared fiercely: "Do you know who Lao Tzu is?" I'm not afraid of scaring you when I say it, Zhu Demon King has to shout brother when he sees Lao Tzu. You people, don't want to live anymore? ”

"Really?" A lukewarm voice came.

"Of course it's true, Demon King Zhu also said 'thank you' to me...... Belch...... Master Jun...... Master Jun, you're joking, joking......"

Zhou Zhou looked at the two with a smile. The people of the downwind dart bureau surrounded everyone, and the soldiers fought against each other, and they were slaughtered.

"You have set up private checkpoints, forcibly collected tolls, and molested and insulted women, so come with us. Resist stubbornly and correct the Fa on the spot. Take. ”

Tian Baoer and the others were so frightened that their legs were weak, how dare they resist? The army of the Zhu Demon King kills people without blinking, dares to resist, and is impatient.

"My brother-in-law is Hu County, and my brother-in-law is Hu County...... Don't scratch me, don't scratch me...... Don't dig my heart......" Tian Bao'er was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.

It seems that the rumors that the Zhu Demon King likes to eat people's hearts and drink human blood have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After all, the slaughter of the three cottages was too shocking.

Zhou Zhou raised his voice and said to the businessmen: "The Shunfeng Dart Bureau of Jiu'an Town has been established, which is dedicated to solving problems such as transportation, letter delivery, and security for everyone, and is also responsible for the security of our area. If you have transportation and security problems, you can go to the headquarters of the Shunfeng Dart Bureau in Maoping Town. If there is a grievance that needs to be redressed, it can also be suered. ”

"Good ......"

"Great, help me transport the porcelain to Simaoling......"

"Blue sky...... Sanya, open your eyes and see, your revenge has been avenged......"

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Wu Chengye was originally a smuggler of salt. He bought illicit salt from the big smuggled salt dealers in Wugang Prefecture and sold it around the county seat of Chengbu County, and sometimes to nearby mountain people.

Selling illicit salt is a head-killing business. Although Chengbu County is far away from the emperor, it is always under the governance of the Ming court. The imperial court occasionally thinks of the management of private salt, or the princes such as the second generation of the Yanai are short of money, and it is always a small private salt dealer like Wu Chengye who suffers. The light penalty is silver and the board, and the heavy is the killing of the head and the nine clans.

In addition to the government, bandits and strongmen are also a threat to smugglers.

Illicit salt dealers are sneaky and usually trade at night or in remote places. Bandits and strongmen kill people and sell goods, and they don't have to worry about being seen at all.

Wu Chengye is nearly thirty years old, has a family, has a wife and children, and has long wanted to live this kind of life of licking blood on the knife, but he can't find a suitable livelihood.

In these days, life is a luxury, let alone live an easy, simple and wealthy life?

Zhu Shunming settled in Jiu'an Town and purchased materials on a large scale, including Wu Chengye's private salt. Zhu Shunming doesn't care about private salt and official salt, as long as the quality is reliable, of course, the lower the price, the better.

Official salt costs three dollars per catty, and private salt costs only sixty yuan, five times the difference. Of course, Zhu Shunming chose private salt.

Wu Chengye's private salt trade ushered in spring. In the past, he not only needed to buy goods, but also focused on dangerous bulk cargo. Now that Zhu Shunming has done dangerous things, his risks have been greatly reduced, but his profits have increased greatly.

Most importantly, Zhu Shunming invited him to open a salt shop in Jiu'an Town and sell illicit salt openly. He is no longer a salt rat, but Boss Wu who has a social status and is recognized by the government and the people of Jiu'an Town. His wife and children finally raised their heads and talked and walked.

When a man is rich, he becomes bad. With money and social status, Wu Chengye took three concubines in half a year, and it seemed that he wanted to vent his previous anger through concubines.

Take a concubine, buy a house, open a shop...... Wu Chengye's expenses have skyrocketed, and he urgently needs to expand his business and increase the amount of goods purchased.

The Shunfeng Dart Bureau was established, and Wu Chengye tentatively went to ask if he could escort the goods back to Jiu'an from Wugang Prefecture. I didn't expect there to be this business.

Wu Chengye was overjoyed. I didn't expect this kind of business to exist. Although the fee for Shunfeng Dart is not cheap, it is too cost-effective compared to your own profits.

Sometimes he wondered, Zhu Demon King had soldiers and territory, why didn't he sell illicit salt himself, and give this profit to himself?

Standing in Wu Chengye's position, of course he didn't know that Zhu Shunming was deliberately cultivating his own businessman team and the middle class of the Ming Dynasty.