Chapter 259: The Resolute Mansion?
Originally, he thought that he was just a scholar who was curious about the price of rice, but in an instant, people ate all the grain he had transported from afar in one go, and Luo Kang only felt that it was like a dream. He couldn't care about the scene of the beating and killing outside, and his only hope was that these guys would finish the fight quickly, and then he could go to the stack of grain stored on the dock to count the grain, and hurry up to pay the rent of this shop and the cost of renting that stack. So, next Wang Fulin went to the door panel to see the excitement outside through the gap, but he pulled Steward Zhao aside.
"This is four or five hundred taels of silver, so the petty officials really don't have to discuss with their families?"
Steward Zhao didn't know why people were suspicious, even if he didn't have Master Cheng's instructions, and even according to Steward Xie's instructions, he cooperated with the few people who came to sell rice picked by Steward Xie, and made a batch of big business of tens of thousands of stones when the price of rice in Hangzhou was the highest, and he wouldn't believe the rumors in Huizhou. It's just that he didn't want to talk too much, so he just smiled and said: "You don't need to worry, in business, the petty officials say that one is one, and no one restricts it." As long as you move quickly, I'll transport it back to Huizhou. β
Huizhou?
Luo Kang is an old man who has been trading grain in the north and south, of course, he knows that to collect grain, Huguang is the most suitable, because there is a lot of farmland there, and there are few other industries, and farmers rely on grain to exchange money all year round, and in the south, the easiest places for grain to sell at high prices are mainly Suzhou, Hangzhou, Songjiang, and Changzhou, where these lands are the richest, but now the area of rice fields has been greatly reduced, and more cotton fields and mulberry fields are planted, and they live by silk and cotton spinning. The population is large. So food consumption is huge. In comparison. Huizhou is indeed a big house that needs to import grain, and now it is possible to lack grain now that spring ploughing is approaching.
With this thought, he temporarily threw the investigation of Wang Fulin's identity out of the clouds. And Wang Fulin continued to gossip about the crack in the door and watch the all-martial arts outside. He had only seen this kind of fight on TV before, but now when he watched the live broadcast so closely, he saw a hot scene and blood splashing. Zhong Nanfeng, who had a white scarf wrapped his head, was unstoppable, and a simple knife was invincible. Huo Zheng and Yang Tao on the side have really experienced the battle formation, and they have to explain it on the side.
"It looks scary, but because the attack is mainly chopping, it is inevitable to hurt the muscles and bones, but generally no one can die."
Yu Wen was completely stunned, and when he heard Huo Zheng's explanation, he turned his head sideways and stammered, "No one in the government cares?" β
At this time, Luo Kang, who was only happy, had come back to his senses, but he sneered and said, "Official? The government can't cure these guys. Su Song often added Hangzhou. There are too many landless peasants, look at how many people are there in and around Hangzhou today? There are a lot of people. It is naturally difficult to find a livelihood, and it is okay to be able to support yourself with a little craft, but more people can't find a job at all, and who doesn't have hot eyes when they see such a rich situation in the town? After coming and going, such a group of powerful guys will naturally form gangs, and businessmen like us are soft persimmons, and they have to be manipulated. As for those giant businessmen, the official face is going around, and there are also a group of such people under him, and they don't dare to provoke these people lightly. β
Wang Fulin found that the people led by Zhong Nanfeng outside had the absolute upper hand, but he still gave up very gracefully, letting the opponent take away all the wounded one by one, and then laughing and making noise on the street, celebrating the victory, he suddenly felt that his mind was full of black lines, and he only felt that he had seen the Ming Dynasty version of the gangster fight, but Luo Kang's explanation made him understand the root of the matter in a moment.
In a word, in fact, it is the disaster of overpopulation from the countryside pouring into the cities, and then it is difficult to get employment! I didn't expect that in this Longqing period, there has been such a problem that will be troubled by future generations.
The results of the group were struck, and the streets were cleaned up, but only for the wounded, the blood that had been spilled on the ground, and the strips of cloth that had been chopped or torn off their clothes, of course, no one would have the time to clean them up. And Zhong Nanfeng, as the winner, after wantonly celebrating his victory, opened his voice and shouted: "From now on, this street belongs to me Zhong Nanfeng." Just like this shop that has a meal for my little brother, my request is very simple, let them eat enough, and I will keep you safe, and the rest will not take you a stitch or a thread! β
Wang Fulin was angry and funny when he heard it, and secretly thought that this Zhong Nanfeng was really an unpredictable guy. It's just that of course he doesn't plan to go out and make friends with people at this time, and then wait until this gang of guys disperses before he asks someone to help Luo Kang put down the door panel. At this moment, there is still a smell of blood in the air outside, and there are many shops that want to re-do business by demolishing the door panels, some people sigh, and some people are accustomed to it, and after a while, there are pedestrians and cars and horses on the empty road, as if they do not care at all to trample on the blood stains that have not yet dried.
Wang Fulin, who had negotiated a small business, had no interest in shopping again, and Steward Zhao, who knew the way of the old horse, had to lead the way and led everyone to a resting house. Although it is also a hostel, it also doubles as a dental broker, if it weren't for Steward Zhao's skillful face, Wang Fulin would have been almost surrounded by business-seeking guys as soon as he stepped into it. This night, after eating supper and washing, although there was no noise around him from beginning to end, but the hard work along the way and what he saw and heard this night, he still slept on the pillow.
It's just that in a daze, he only feels that there is a thought in his mind, but he is too tired at the moment to think about it.
On the other side, Zhong Nanfeng, who didn't know Taishan at dinner, led a group of his brothers to happily return to an old house near the Beixinguan Canal, but he was shouting and screaming, so unhappy. From Wulinmen to Beixinguan this whole area, within a radius of more than 20 miles of Huzhou City, there are more than a dozen brands of trade, although they are not the most people, but they are definitely the most united, but also quite famous, one of the most important reasons is that Zhong Nanfeng once fought the Japanese Kou, people are crawling out of the pile of dead people outside the city.
So, I beat another group of people away and got back what had been stolen from the store that had suffered a lot of losses. And then he put down the cruel words of the territory. There can be more than ten or twenty more shops to eat in Ming'er. Everyone was immersed in joy and joy. Most of them have no land to cultivate in the countryside, and they can't find people to work in the city, and some people have also worked as coolies on the wharf and have done odd jobs, but because the population of Hangzhou is too large, everyone rushes to do the work on the wharf, and it is too difficult to maintain the odd job, so they entered the work. Follow Zhong Nanfeng, the head of the house, to eat.
At least in this line of work, they will be able to eat enough and not starve to death!
"Hour, you are powerful, Boss Li is usually such a ruthless person, but under your hands, he still runs away!"
"That's it, there are so many fights in Huzhou City, but if you want to find a second one who dared to fight the Japanese with a knife at the beginning, you will never be able to find it!"
"Let's just go all out and eat all this Huzhou City. In the future, you will no longer have to worry about food and clothing, and everyone can find a good daughter-in-law! β
This last naΓ―ve sentence. Of course, it came from the mouth of an eighteen-year-old hairy boy. The others burst into laughter, but none of them took it to heart. Don't look at Zhong Nanfeng and many bosses who are in the industry, but except for the unpopular boss Li, if he really has such expansion ambitions, he will definitely be suppressed by other families joining forces. However, even if people laugh so much that tears are about to flow out, they all know in their hearts that it's okay to live like this, but if you want to find a daughter-in-law, it depends on luck. That's not a fan of Huzhou City, who dares to talk to people like them?
Zhong Nanfeng's own face also sank, but it was not because of the nonsense of the little brother who didn't know the height of the sky, but because of the experience at night. He lifted the wine jar and drank a bad wine mixed with countless waters, but in his heart he was guessing what the identity of the young man who was protected by the old soldiers of the Qi family army. can think that people just came out to shop, and they had nothing to do with themselves, and in the end, he generously invited himself to have a good meal, and he gradually put aside this not very pleasant memory. However, just as he was half-drunk, there was a sudden shouting outside, and immediately after, a young man who was letting off the wind outside the door rushed in.
"Clock, it's not good!"
Subconsciously picked up the Pu knife resting next to the stool, Zhong Nanfeng got up and asked angrily, "What, someone came to the door?" β
"It's the officers and soldiers, clock, it's the officers and soldiers who surround us here!" The young man's sad voice actually brought out a bit of crying!
In an instant, the people around who were still indignant were all frightened. They claim to be not afraid of officials or management, but that is just lip service, and they are really blocked by the officials and soldiers, and this sense of oppression still exists after all. Zhong Nanfeng subconsciously shook his head, and then shouted: "Cold water!" β
When someone with quick hands and feet came over with a scoop of cold water, Zhong Nanfeng didn't care about the cold weather at night, so he directly scooped water with his hand and splashed it on his face, and his head suddenly cleared up a lot.
"How many people came? What did the leader say? Just surrounding this place? β
After all, the half-grown boy was too young, and he stammered for a while, but he only made it clear that all the people outside were holding torches, Zhong Nanfeng was impatient when he listened, and simply said stiffly: "Is it a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that can't be avoided, brothers, go out and have a look." Remember, do what I tell you to do! β
When Zhong Nanfeng led people out of the hall, the door outside had been kicked open, and a large group of officers and soldiers rushed in. The leader glanced at these poor men up and down, and immediately said in an extremely impatient tone: "This company's Jinyiwei Hangzhou Branch has 100 households Luo Bingyuan, and the tax customs Zhang's father-in-law has made a thief, and this company has to strictly investigate the idle people near Beixinguan. Who are you leading? Stand out! β
Faced with such a condescending tone, Zhong Nanfeng took a step forward with a cold face, and before he could answer anything, Luo Baihu, who was speaking, waved his big hand and asked people to come up without saying anything, holding him tightly on the left and right. At this moment, he finally couldn't hold back his anger and asked loudly, "Why did you arrest me?" β
"Why did you arrest you?" Luo Bingyuan sneered, and said with a gloomy face, "It's not just you, but many leaders in Huzhou City, all of whom have to go back to question." Be honest, I will naturally let you go when I turn around, otherwise some of you will suffer and take it away! β
PS: In the late Ming Dynasty, Susonghang became a major grain importer, and there was a surplus of labor...... Anyway, continue to ask for a monthly pass, and don't forget to vote for recommendations tomorrow Monday, thank you ^_^ (to be continued......)