Chapter 131: What I Saw and Heard
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Wulizhai originally had a population of more than 10,000, but after just two years of exhibition, it has become a large town with a population of nearly 60,000.
Of these 60,000 people, more than 30,000 are strong laborers between the ages of eighteen and forty, and more than 10,000 are old people and women who can do things. There are also children between the ages of ten and fifteen who can do things. And most of these people also work in farms and factories all over Wuzhaibao. There is no such thing as child labor these days, as long as they can fill their stomachs, people will do anything.
In addition to the 60,000 people who settled in Wulizhai, there are also more than 10,000 displaced people and households from other places working in factories and mines in Maoshan and other places. If Wulizhai is compared to a large farm and a large factory, there are some stable workers in it, who have a fixed salary and food every month, and food every day, which is equivalent to the food and accommodation of the big factories in later generations.
These tens of thousands of people have formed a large market, and it is also a market with relatively high spending power. Especially now Wulizhai is still in the production stage, in addition to the food accident, cloth, vegetables, meat and other materials are insufficient, these need to be purchased from the outside world, so this year, has attracted many businessmen to come.
Merchants have always been well-informed, Shanxi Jin merchants are particularly prominent, especially those who are well-informed, keen sense of the big businessmen, immediately perceived the business opportunities of Wuli Village, these people are like wolves smelling the smell of blood continue to pour into Wuli Village, build houses and shops in Wuli Village, and settle down. Nowadays, the land around Wulizhai that was originally worthless on weekdays has been like a rocket, and the price has risen one by one day like a rocket.
But what made these businessmen most helpless was that Yue Yang, who had expected this for a long time, had already expected it. As early as a year ago, the surrounding land for dozens of miles was bought at the price of cabbage, and now the price of these land has long been compared to gold. The merchants who heard the news had no choice but to tearfully buy the land from Yue Yang at a high price.
Today's three most prosperous streets in Wulizhai are open every few days with a new store of Jin merchants, and the dazzling commercial streets make Wulizhai change in a variety of degrees every day. Grain, cotton, salt, cloth, coal, bamboo, tea, tung oil, lacquer, medicinal herbs, koji wine and other materials gathered here for trade, making Wulizhai more and more lively.
Today's Wulizhai can be described as full of business opportunities, as long as you are willing to do it, you don't have to worry about hunger. Whether it is planting vegetables, sweeping the streets or working in the factory, these jobs can fill your stomach, and the continuous harvest of Wulizhai has attracted a lot of grain merchants to come.
Lu Xiangsheng and the others became more and more surprised as they walked. The current situation of Wulizhai is only slightly inferior to Taiyuan and Datong, and this is only a change caused in just two years, which is very shocking for people who are used to using time to precipitate the Ming Dynasty.
When Lu Xiangsheng walked to an alley, there was a clamor of selling around them, and they fixed their eyes to see that there were all places selling vegetables, meat and grain in front of them.
Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng quickly stepped forward and walked up to an old woman selling vegetables and asked, "This lady, how do you sell your vegetables?" ”
I saw the clothes on Lu Xiangsheng's body and several attendants standing behind him. The old lady smiled on her face: "Let this official know that leeks here cost one penny per catty, green vegetables cost three pennies per catty, garlic one penny per three pennies, and fennel white costs two pennies per catty." ”
"Oh, it's still pretty cheap!" Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin beside him glanced at each other. A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.
"That is, if the officials don't believe it, if you go around and take a look, it belongs to the old body here The food is the freshest and the cheapest, the old body has been buying vegetables here for decades, and there is never a shortage of catties or two. The folks around know it. The old woman replied proudly.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the old lady's clothes again, it was obvious that they were newly cut. Seeing that her face was not as good as the homeless people and farmers with vegetables she had seen along the way, she nodded secretly in her heart and asked, "Auntie, this Wuli Village has really changed a lot in the past two years, your life should be much better than it should be, right?" ”
"Not really." Speaking of this, the old woman's face was full of pride, "Speaking of which, the changes in Wulizhai in the past two years are in my eyes, and it is thanks to Lord Yue." In previous years, when there was no green and yellow, everyone except for hunger was thinking about the law all day long to dig wild vegetables and bark to satisfy hunger, since the year before the fight, Lord Yue got good seeds, repaired canals, and dug wells, the grain grew wildly, and this year didn't get a bumper harvest? The peasants' homes were full of grain, and I never dreamed of such a situation before. ”
In the nagging of the old woman, Lu Xiangsheng and the others continued to walk forward......
When Lu Xiang and the others walked to the most prosperous East Street, there was a rather interesting scene, a rather bright-looking carriage was driving in the middle of the street, and an oncoming carriage that looked quite dilapidated was about to collide, but fortunately it was avoided in time so that there was no accident.
And the driver of the dilapidated carriage actually stopped, pointed to the shiny carriage and reprimanded: "Where did the dirt buns come from, they can't even walk, haven't you heard of driving on the right?" ”
People who can afford to sit in such a bright carriage are naturally not good at stubble, and they will naturally not be convinced when they are scolded, and the groom who drove the car stopped the car and scolded back: "Grandpa, I have been driving the car for so many years, and I have never seen anything to walk on the right." If you want to slander people, just say, grandpa, I'm not afraid of you! ”
The other driver glanced at the other party and sneered, "Hehe...... It's a big breath, and when the patrol on the street comes, you look good, I hope you can still be so tough when the time comes. ”
"Come on, grandpa, I want to see who dares to touch my master!"
The two quarreled like this, and the two carriages stopped on the street and scolded each other, which naturally attracted everyone's attention. The good-looking and lively nature of the Chinese people was immediately revealed at this moment, and in less than a few minutes, a group of people surrounded the three layers and the outer three layers.
Seeing such a situation, Yang Tinglin and the others couldn't help but be curious, Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the front and said with a smile: "Boxiang, how about we go and join in the fun?" ”
Yang Tinglin smiled slightly: "Since the adult has this intention, how can the foolish brother not obey it!" ”
"Let's go!"
Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand, and several people immediately came up, Lu Xiangsheng relied on his height and strength, and quickly squeezed out a gap in the layers of crowds.
The quarrel continued, and soon the street was clogged with horse-drawn carriages and crowds of onlookers. In less than a quarter of an hour, with a few sharp whistles, two patrolmen dressed in black and carrying iron rulers at their waists came running over while blowing their whistles.
A young patrolman shouted and asked, "What the hell is going on, why are you blocking the carriage here, don't you know that the carriage is not allowed to park on the street?" ”
A groom pointed to another colleague and said, "My lord, not only did he occupy the road without permission in this carriage, but he was also unreasonable, and the villain told him that he was not convinced." ”
The patrol turned his gaze to the other groom and asked, "Is that so?" ”
"This official errand lord, this matter is clearly this guy is unreasonable, the villain has traveled all over Shanxi, and he has always walked in the middle, and I have never seen anyone who wants to go on the right." The other groom still looked like he was in a good mood.
When the surrounding onlookers heard this, they immediately booed, "Damn, what kind of person should I be, my feelings are the first time I came to Wulizhai Tubaozi!" ”
As soon as the patrol heard this, he immediately understood the whole story, he glared at the horseman and said, "You must be the first time to come to Wulizhai, and it is understandable that you don't know the rules here." We won't punish you this time, but you have to remember that you have to follow the rules here. There are rules in Wulizhai, whether it is a pedestrian or a carriage, you must keep to the right when walking, and all horses must put a dung pocket behind them, these two rules must be followed by whoever wants to abide by them, if anyone dares to violate the first fine of ten cents of silver, the second time of the fine of one hundred cents, the third time will be educated by the yamen and punished with hard labor, do you understand? ”
"What? There is also this kind of rule...... "The driver and the people in the car immediately stopped, originally he thought that the patrol was scaring himself, but after seeing the disdainful eyes of the people around him, he immediately realized that it was very likely to be true, and finally he honestly took out ten cents and walked away.
After everyone dispersed, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the back of the groom thoughtfully, and said to Yang Tinglin for a long time: "Boxiang, it seems that this Wuli Village is not simple. ”
"Hmm...... It's really interesting. Yang Tinglin nodded and said: "It is a bit ridiculous to look at the rule of Wuli Village, but after thinking about it, it is now that both pedestrians and carriages must keep to the right, which avoids the possibility of pedestrians crowding and colliding and stampeding, and installing dung pockets behind the horses can make the streets cleaner, just these two small regulations are not simple." ”
Lu Xiangsheng praised: "Well, Boxiang is right, as the saying goes, there are no rules in life, don't look at these two rules are inconspicuous, but they are very meaningful." I have long heard that this Yueyang is good at training, but I didn't expect that this Wuli Village was also made by him to be as disciplined as a barracks, which is really rare. ”
Looking at Lu Xiangsheng, who had been talking for a long time, Yang Tinglin couldn't help but smile and said, "My lord, do you still want to inspect the corporal of Yueyang?" ”
"Well, of course it's going to be patrolled." Lu Xiangsheng's eyes flashed with a hint of essence, "Since the Holy Lord has handed over the safety of the land of the Three Jin Dynasty to this official, Yue Yang, as a guerrilla on the North Road, is naturally under the control of this official, since he has eight thousand strong troops under him, it would not be a big crime for this official to turn a blind eye." ”
Speaking of this, Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go to Yingzhou City to meet this General Mingwei!" ”
With that, he took the reins from one of his attendants, jumped on his horse, and trotted towards the way he came......