There have been people who are very dissatisfied with this mode of transportation, which most intuitively embodies "people riding people", and want to ban it through the committee. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But Mr. Li suggested that he investigate first and then make a conclusion. And the results of the investigation are that this kind of vehicle is actually very much in line with the trend of the times - with the dual support of hardened roads and rubber tires, rickshaws are faster than sedan chairs, more stable and comfortable than mule and horse vehicles, and the biggest advantage is that they are very light - as long as one person can drag two guests, the coachman is of course much more profitable than the sedan car driver and coachman.

In fact, in today's Qiongzhou Mansion, if there is no certain economic foundation or social credit, it is generally impossible to do this work in extreme poverty. If you want to be a rickshaw driver, you must at least be able to afford a rickshaw, or pay for a temporary rental from the guild.

And in people's cognition, the status of rickshaw drivers is by no means low, and even a bit similar to later generations, taxi drivers in the early days of reform and opening up, belonging to the absolute high-income group - due to the existence of the Qionghai market, the circulation of wealth here is quite frequent, and the number is also quite large. The guests often come in and out of hundreds of thousands of taels, and in addition to making a lot of money, they will not care much about throwing a few silver horns to the coachman.

After running down in such a day, it is not uncommon to have an income of more than one dollar, which is more than a dozen taels of silver a month, which is higher than the salary of the county master of the Ming Dynasty! It is common for a rickshaw driver to drink a little wine, cut some pork head meat, beef water and other meat dishes to beat the teeth after a day's hard work, and white rice and white flour steamed buns are used as a daily staple food. And such a level of food, in the northern regions of this era, even those landlords with thin land may not be able to enjoy it often. The advantages of the urban citizen class are reflected here.

Mr. Lao She's camel Xiangzi, whose biggest wish in life is to have a rickshaw of his own, and in today's Qiongzhou Mansion, there are many young people who hold such a "good wish" and can finally realize it - such as the young man in front of him, who happens to be called Xiangzi.

Chi Zhengjie chatted with him all the way, but he learned more about their industry - like the camel Xiangzi, when he first entered this industry, he could only rent a car from the car dealer and pay his share of the money every day. At that time, it was really hard, and at least half of the daily income had to be paid. The rest has to be maintained, and if the society is not stable enough, it will not be easy to save money.

Fortunately, after all, the Qiongzhou Mansion under the jurisdiction of the Qiong Navy is not the warlord-controlled Beijing of the Republic of China, and the social order here is quite stable, except for the small amount of management fees that need to be paid normally, there are no extortion gangs on the street -- those who have similar behaviors are sent to labor reform, and the mine is the most welcoming for this kind of labor -- the prisoners have no human rights, even if they unfortunately die in an accident, no one will come to the mines, and the most dangerous work is basically for the prisoners to do.

The streets are stable, the income expectations are controllable, people work harder, and if there are no vices such as gambling and alcoholism, life is basically not a problem, and if you are lucky enough to meet a generous person who is willing to give extra tips, you can also save some money.

For example, this Xiangzi classmate from Qiongzhou Mansion, after nearly a year of hard accumulation, finally saved enough funds to purchase this rickshaw of his own. And since then, he has lived a good life of running to a well-off life - the car is his own, and all the income from the day belongs to himself, and this income is quite powerful. If you are willing to pay for the car, you can also rent it to others or lend it to the car dealership, and the income is higher.

"But I don't plan to rent out the car, it's not that my own car doesn't feel distressed, those rental car owners are running desperately, so it doesn't matter if your rubber is bad or not - how do you know? I was like that myself. How can you save money otherwise? ”

Looking at the clean back seat, the shiny metal parts, and the spotless leather parts, Chi Zhengjie can probably understand Xiangzi's heart - he thought that he also cherished it when he first got the new car, and if a small piece of paint was rubbed off, he would feel distressed for a long time.

The young man's mind was active, and Shoko's words soon turned to other areas—and as the amount of money on hand increased, his options were much wider. As a rickshaw driver, I often deal with all kinds of people, and I am well-informed and naturally have many ideas.

"In about half a year, I can save enough money to buy a new car, and then I can lend it to the car dealership...... It's not good, let's lend out the new one, and keep the car for yourself. ”

"Well, if you save one car in half a year, you can save two cars in the next year...... In a few years, I will be able to open a car dealership. Then you can ask someone to propose to the tofu girl on South Street......"

Later, it was no longer a conversation, but it was completely Shoko muttering to herself alone. Chi Zhengjie sat in the back and listened to his ambition with a smile, and he seemed to be able to clearly see how this young man had gone from his bare hands when he first arrived in Hainan to a little savings now, and the struggle to slowly accumulate a family business in the future - in today's Qiongzhou Mansion, there are many, many young people like this.

After a while, the car arrived at the gate of Hongbin Building, and after Chi Zhengjie got out of the car, in addition to the car money, he also gave the driver an extra tip.

"Good job, Shoko, I hope your wish will come true soon."

In the city, rickshaw drivers are still only at the bottom of the ladder, and they can easily earn a living standard that exceeds that of ordinary small landowners, and other people who have more culture, wisdom, or wealth accumulation...... Their means of livelihood are naturally more and better.

When Chi Zhengjie walked into the largest and most luxurious private room in Hongbin Building, he was faced with such a group of people - the people who had the most wealth accumulation in the territory of Qiongzhou Mansion, and of course, they were also the group of people who had the closest relationship with their short hair.

"This is Speaker Xu, Vice Speaker Mo, Councilor Yu, well, as well as these two Zhang Yuanwai and Li Yuanwai, they all own the most fields in the suburbs of our Qiongzhou Prefecture, and the tenant farmers employed by the family are also the most large. Applejack, you're going to do some fieldwork, and it's best to ask them to cooperate. ”

In the private room, as the host of tonight's treat, Zhao Lide smiled and introduced tonight's special guests to the guest of honor Chi Zhengjie, and the few people who were named were all sincerely afraid - having the opportunity to eat at the same table with a "real man" is a good thing that many people outside can't think of. Not to mention that this post was personally ordered by Zhao Lide and Lord Zhao - at present, Qiongzhou Mansion is still nominally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the prefect appointed by the imperial court, Master Cheng Ye Gaocheng, cannot be regarded as a complete puppet. But even a child in Qiongzhou knows that this place really has the final say, followed by the local council. As for the imperial court...... It can't be said that there is no power at all, but in front of the "real man", it is not ranked at all.

The group greeted each other, and then sat down for a feast. After a few rounds of toasting, Chi Zhengjie explained his visit to these landlords -- he really needed their cooperation.

Chi Zhengjie came to investigate the impact of his "Rabbit Storm" program on local agriculture. This plan began to be implemented in early 1633, and it has been more than a year now, and it should be said that the initial results have been achieved - rabbit meat has gradually become the most common source of meat for local farmers along with chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, pigs and other poultry and livestock, and some places have even begun to sell all kinds of rabbit products as local specialties.

However, Chi Zhengjie is from an academic background and is more rigorous in doing things, and he doesn't want to fool the past with a sentence of "how does it look" about the effect of the implementation of the plan. Instead, it needs to be supported by specific data, so you have to do your own investigation. Chi Zhengjie needs to use the actual survey results in these two places to decide the next action plan - whether to continue to vigorously promote it, or not to interfere and let it develop naturally, or to think about it...... In short, it's all about data.

After hearing his intentions, the landlords first looked at each other, and after a while, someone said carefully:

"This, Chi ...... Sir, our tenants are rough people, and they don't know that those rabbits are actually free-range by the old men. They thought it was wild, and if they caught it, they would be fine......"

As soon as Chi Zhengjie heard it, he knew that these people had misunderstood, and hurriedly smiled and waved his hand:

"Of course it's okay to catch it, we keep rabbits in the hope that they can be given to the masses...... Hmmm, add some sources of meat to the common people. It's just that you may not know very well, this rabbit is like a mouse, as long as the food is sufficient, it will give birth to a litter of cubs, give birth to many and grow quickly. If it is not well controlled, it will become a disaster when they are flooded, and it will become a bad thing to eat rice seedlings everywhere. That's why I'm going to do some research......"

Hearing Chi Zhengjie say this, those landlords were relieved, and many people laughed on the spot.

"You're really worried, as long as it's something to eat, how can it be flooded - they have a litter of cubs, and we are also digging out a litter of cubs!"

"Yes, even children in our tenants' houses will find all the holes, and fill the rest except for two, and pour smoke into one end, and put a basket on the other side to be caught in the net. If you are skilled, you can dig several litters a day, and catch dozens of ...... No matter how fast those rabbit cubs are born, they can't resist catching them like this! It's still a disaster, thank God if you don't exterminate it! ”