The dignified governor was forced to be so wolf by a group of people who beat the line, and Wang Fulin once again had a deep understanding of the market hooligans of the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, he just stopped in moderation today, and did not press the head snake Zhong Nanfeng hard, but just knocked this guy a little, otherwise he would have to face dozens of thugs in a while. And Huo Zheng and another old pawn, Yang Tao, are all farmers from Yiwu, Jinhua Mansion, these messy things in the city are far away from them, and Qi Jiguang is even more strictly governed by military law.

Therefore, under the repeated requests of Steward Zhao, everyone did not continue to stay nearby, but continued to move in the direction of Beixinguan. At this time, the night is already very deep, if it is in Huizhou City, not only is there a night ban, but there will also be a people's patrol, and there is a chance that people who commit night will go to the class room. But at this moment, there is an endless stream of people in this vicinity, which makes Wang Fulin feel like he has returned to the modern night market. And as Beixinguan approached, he found that there were a lot of shops selling grain in the evening, but compared to the bustle of the rest of the places, there were many people here, and no one cared about it at all. He thought about it and jumped off the horse, only leading Yu Wen forward.

In the front of one shop, all the white rice is milled, and in the back of the shop, you can see several large bags open, also white rice. Wang Fulin stretched out his hand and took a handful of rice to see the color, and then asked, "How to sell this rice?" ”

Probably seeing that there were rare guests coming to the door, Luo Kang, who had been guarding the store at night, woke up suddenly, and saw that it was a young man with a small servant, but he was a little disappointed. Which grain merchant in the city will send such a young man to discuss business? And it looks like a reader, maybe it's just a pastime for yourself. So, he nodded his chin weakly. Said listlessly: "The milled white rice is fifty-five dollars a bucket." ”

"What if you buy a stone?"

One stone is more than 100 catties. There was enough food for a family of three for almost two months. Hearing such a question. Luo Kang glanced at Wang Fulin with some suspicion, but he still replied: "If you buy one stone, it will be cheaper, five hundred yuan." ”

This price is simply amazingly low, Wang Fu Lin clearly remembers that when his previous batch of grain was shipped to Hangzhou, the price was one stone of rice and one or two or five dollars of silver, even if the ratio of copper money to silver has been fluctuating up and down. There is also at least a threefold difference. So, rubbing his beardless chin, he groaned. Seeing him in such a situation, Luo Kang was too lazy to perfunctory, and sat back to take another nap. But at this moment, I only heard a commotion not far away.

"This is it, this is it!"

Whether it is Wang Fulin who is thinking about it, or Luo Kang who is about to take a nap, or Yu Wen, Huo Zheng and Yang Tao who have not dismounted. Steward Zhao and the entourage all looked towards where the voice came from. Seeing that it was dozens of people, they were menacing. Or with a stick, or with a knife, he went straight to a shop not far away. In an instant, the pedestrians on the road scattered in a hurry, and even Huo Zheng and Yang Tao were urged by Steward Zhao to lead their horses to escape. I saw that these dozens of people directly surrounded the store, and the few people led by them rushed in and smashed it all in, wailing and begging for mercy, but the sound of ping-pong never stopped.

Wang Fulin saw that Luo Kang, who had perfunctory himself before, had a blue face and his teeth chattered, so he asked in a low voice: "Dare to ask the shopkeeper, what's going on?" ”

"What's going on? It's not blackmail yet! Luo Kang burst out a few words from between his teeth, and after a long breath, he finally came to his senses, "This time, so many grain merchants transported rice to sell, but I didn't expect the price of rice in Hangzhou to fall to the bottom, and it was about to lose the old capital, so we had to rent these stores, hoping to at least sell some grain in a piecemeal manner, but I didn't expect these people to blackmail and blackmail every once in a while." If you don't give it, it's just such a big group of people running to make a big fuss. People say that the rice you sell is mixed with sand, and no one will pay attention to you even if you sue the official. ”

I had only seen Zhong Nanfeng before, although Steward Zhao explained it, but Wang Fulin didn't have any real sense of it, and at this moment, he witnessed this scene with his own eyes, and saw someone being dragged out of the store to be punched and kicked, and he had deep heart palpitations. Seeing that those thugs who were either holding sticks or carrying rice moved a lot of rice and grain from the store, and after carrying them on their shoulders, they scattered in a hurry, and he suddenly had a completely different perception of this seemingly rich and prosperous Hangzhou city. But coldly, Luo Kang came out with another sentence.

"The lake villa outside Hangzhou is always good, and it won't cause trouble, if it's in Suzhou, this kind of guy will make trouble himself, and he will ask for a lawsuit to rely on others......"

Wang Fulin thought of the Suzhou case that Steward Zhao said, and believed it in his heart. But at this moment, he only heard a loud whistle, and after a while, there was a loud shout. Surprised, he turned his head to look again, only to find that this time it was the thugs who had just ransacked the shop after the smashing, and had been forced back by another group of people. Although the number of people on both sides is equal, the first to come has grabbed the things to carry the weight of the burden, while the later people are all lightly armed and in full swing. Just as the two sides were facing each other, he suddenly heard a shout.

"Zhong Nanfeng, this is our land, do you dare to cross the line?"

"Your land? Ahh Zhong Nanfeng, whom Wang Fulin had just met before, appeared vividly at this moment, but he changed into a short fight, with a Pu knife pinned to the waist of his trousers, and a white scarf on his head, which was neatly tied. He crossed his waist with one hand and shouted fiercely, "This lake villa has never heard of a real division of territory, whose arms are thick and whose knives and sticks are ruthless, that is territory!" What you just smashed and robbed was the shop that Lao Tzu Zhong Nanfeng let out to protect, but if you have to commit it, don't think about going out! Brethren, copy guys, on! ”

The door of the store that had just experienced a lot of smashing was a scene of group beating at this moment, and Wang Fulin only felt dizzy and couldn't see it. And Steward Zhao was already trembling a little, and he grabbed Wang Fulin's sleeve and whispered: "Little official, if those two groups of people fight to rise, no matter what passers-by or innocent, they will all be implicated." What's more, we just had something to do with that Zhong Nanfeng, and it would be even more troublesome for him to see it, so let's leave quickly! ”

When he said this, the attendant beside him muttered, "I should have brought everyone with me when I knew I would have come out!" ”

Wang Fulin only had this idea slightly, and immediately suppressed it. Not to mention that what he doesn't like the most is to take regret medicine, even if he really brings everyone out? That's the Cheng family and the Xu family, don't look at the strong, you really have to deal with these guys who fight and make trouble all day long, then there is only one result, and you have to drag it back. But he didn't hang up a sword when he came out by himself, which was really a bit big. However, it was still too late to leave at this time, and he listened to Steward Zhao's advice, and planned to quietly stay away from the two sides of the melee. But at this moment, Na Luokang, who had been lukewarm before, suddenly opened his mouth.

"A few guests, these guys are not finished as soon as they fight, and it is not for nothing that they carry knives to chase irrelevant people, if you don't dislike it, why don't you hide in the shop? The horses can also be brought in first, let's get off the door panel together, and they won't break the door and come in! ”

That Luo Kang also thought that as soon as Wang Fulin and the others left, he would guard the store alone, and he hoped that those guys who hit the beginning would take the sheep by the hand, and then he would suffer from the pond fish. At this moment, seeing that Wang Fulin hesitated for a moment and nodded, he hurriedly removed his things and let people in, and saw that there were four horses and six people, four of whom helped him to lower the door panel, and his movements were fast, obviously he was also in the business of opening a shop, he was even more relieved. Until all the beards were tightly sealed, he immediately wiped the sweat on his forehead, and went up to thank him with a smile on his face, but he didn't want Wang Fulin to look at the grain in those grain bags.

This time, he was not as lazy as he was just now, and stepped forward and asked earnestly: "Does the little official really want it?" If that were the case, I could have sold it cheaper. ”

"How much food do you have?"

Luo Kang was a little puzzled by Wang Fulin's question, but there was nothing to hide, he directly stretched out a slap and said with a wry smile: "A thousand stones." I specially milled the rice at the mill over there and sent it by boat, and it has been almost ten days. ”

"If I wanted them all, how much would you give?"

If it weren't for the fact that there was not the slightest hint of banter in Wang Fulin's expression when he said this, Luo Kang would have thought that this young man was looking for fun. He glanced at the other people crowded in his shop, and seeing that the person who looked like a housekeeper before didn't say anything about it, he asked tentatively, "This little official's family is engaged in grain trading?" ”

"This is a digression, you just need to say clearly how much you are willing to sell it to me for a thousand stone rice."

Although he was still not sure whether Wang Fulin's words were true or false, Luo Kang still decided to believe it. He thought about it carefully, and finally said bluntly: "For a fixed price, a thousand stones is four hundred and fifty taels." This is already a loss, if it weren't for the bad business here, and the troubles of these people, I would have to hold on until the time when the price of grain in Hangzhou rose. Alas, these prefectures in the southeast hand over so much money every year, but in the end, the price of rice rises and falls, in the final analysis, there are too many people, otherwise, there will be no such idlers to cause trouble everywhere! ”

Wang Fulin listened to the emotion of the second half, but knew that this was not something he could manage at the moment, so he could only selectively put it aside. As for the price of four hundred and fifty taels of silver for one thousand stone grains, he felt very fair, and immediately nodded and said, "Then the deal, Steward Zhao, you can come forward to handle this matter, and this thousand stone rice will be loaded and shipped back on the ship." ”

Luo Kang is just a pure dead horse as a live horse doctor, quoting a price to try, but he never thought that Wang Fulin would agree so straightforwardly! He stared at this young man who was only fifteen or sixteen in disbelief, and said in a ghostly manner: "The little official really wants to buy it? It's not a small deal......"

At this time, Steward Zhao suddenly smiled: "Petty officials have always been good at talking, not to mention that your price is indeed fair, you don't have to worry about regretting it." Take stock of all the grain after dawn, and I will call for delivery at once. ”

PS: On the second day of August, the monthly pass successfully broke 100, I don't know if it can break through 120 before the evening? Maybe not a hundred more readers, but it's a great motivation for me, thank you! (To be continued......)