Chapter 61 Qingzhou
In the Eastern Capital Alliance, the land of Qingzhou has always been a battleground for soldiers, and years of war have been pervasive, resulting in the loss of a large number of people and labor.
If it weren't for the developed commerce and the Guangjiangyan built by the new dynasty Taishou He Bing, which gradually regained some vitality here, it is possible that Honshu would have been in a primitive and backward wilderness background.
In fact, the land of Qingzhou is adjacent to the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties since Wu Yue, but it is geologically barren, coupled with three years of drought, five years of flooding of waterways, lakes and canals, resulting in four seasons of imbalance, the people have no harvest, under the influence of natural and man-made disasters for many years, at least forty percent of the vegetables and grain in this state are imported from neighboring Jizhou.
However, due to the Guangjiangyan established by He Bing, the Taishou of the New Dynasty, these are no longer a problem, and will even become the root of Qingzhou's prosperity! Qingzhou boundary, with the support of Bailu Academy, which is rich in teaching and learning, including the state pastor and the mansion, are all Wang Zuozhicai, and can govern the world!
No one doubts this point after the tax ratio at the beginning of the year has increased by no less than ten times compared with previous years.
However, everyone was puzzled as to why He Bingtaishou, who had outstanding talents and outstanding political achievements, would be a key member of one party.
The Purple Imperial City, located in the east of Qingzhou, is still one of the top three cities in Qingzhou, even if it is not as good as the first capital city of Qingzhou.
A Black Emperor Grand Canal, which crosses the east and west of the Eastern Capital Alliance, bypasses the Purple Imperial City to the east, and there are many tributaries of lakes that are distributed here, so water transportation is very convenient, whether it is for business and trade, or to transport guests.
The accumulation of people has caused the number of people to flow in the city every day to reach an astronomical number, so it has greatly promoted the commerce of Purple Imperial City.
Therefore, later the Purple Imperial City gradually became the first city in Qingzhou, which was expected by everyone.
Here in the Purple Imperial City, no matter passing through every car shop or wharf, you can see crowds of people, and the attics and flower halls built along the coast are even more numerous and countless.
Farther afield, fishing boaters and merchant liners alternate between each other.
Commerce is thriving, and inns and pubs can be found in every corner of the city. As for the coachmen, coolies, and shipwrights who were laborers, there were no less than seventy or eighty thousand, and unlike other cities, most of the laborers here were slaves, prisoners of war, or savages brought from Montenegro, among which Wang Tiezhu was a porter of a car dealership.
Speaking of this porter, there are eight sedan chairs, sixteen sedan chairs, twenty-four sedan chairs, thirty-six sedan chairs, forty-eight sedan chairs, eighty-one sedan chairs and one hundred and eight sedan chairs......
No matter who carries a sedan chair, there is a considerable salary. However, Wang Tiezhu obviously does not have such blessings, he does the lowest level of backering work, so he takes less money.
Except for the occasional few noble sons, who like to let him carry him to the Qinglou, he will enjoy some broken silver, and in ordinary times, he can't find a good job.
As for the real residents of the city, all of them are big lords, even if they work, at least they have a decent job, and it is impossible to do such a ninth-rate job.
Wang Tiezhu was born in the countryside, and his ancestors were ordinary mountain villagers, so he didn't feel wronged by the porter, after all, this was a serious job.
As for the acquisition of this cheap name, it is precisely because in order to make a good living when he was a child, he simply lived up to his name, and his appearance was not unsightly, but a ruffian with crooked melons and cracked dates.
However, because Wang Tiezhu has no ability to make money, but he is very good at observing words and feelings, he has always mixed well in the car dealership, and there are many disciples who follow him, relying on attracting merchants and introducing objects to make a living.
Therefore, in the early morning of this day, Wang Tiezhu came to the car shop early, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the disciples under him immediately came forward one after another and said hello seriously:
"Brother Tie is good!"
"Brother Tie is early!"
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When Wang Tiezhu saw them called him like this, he suddenly felt fluttering, so it seems that to be able to be called so respectfully, he is also a figure with a head and a face.
Therefore, he was full of energy, and let out a low hum slightly, which was a response to all of them.
"Hehe, Brother Tie, isn't that kid an iron dog?"
"Yes, the dog is addicted, and now I stand up, I think I can be a human!"
"It's really interesting, doesn't he think of himself as a dog if he walks upright? Hehe! Hehe! ……”
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There was a noisy mockery in the distance, completely mercilessly sarcastic at Wang Tiezhu, not taking him seriously at all.
Wang Tiezhu listened to their words, but his expression became gloomy, and his face instantly became ugly.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the seven or eight people standing at the other end of the car dealership, his pupils flashed with resentment, and in that group of people, the leader was a purple-haired man with five big and three thick, and his arms were as thick as ordinary people's thighs.
In the Purple Imperial City on the border of Qingzhou, the person Wang Tiezhu hated the most was the "three" of the car dealer headed by the purple-haired man.
If there is a killer organization in Qingzhou, I think Wang Tiezhu probably didn't even hesitate to bet all his belongings for the head of the purple-haired man, of course, it was impossible! Unless it is the head of their "three", maybe Wang Tiezhu will agree without frowning, but because he spends money lavishly, how much money does he still have.
It is said that he killed someone in the rivers and lakes, and he was afraid of being hunted down by the government, so he changed the word to "Yun Chang". Therefore, I got the care of many people, so I avoided that turmoil, took advantage of the limelight, and started a serious business, which is a relatively successful case of whitewashing from black to white.
However, because the "purple-haired man" always has a background in crime and likes to rob the property of guests, business has been bleak. It is also because of this that Wang Tiezhu has never dared to offend the other party too much, which has led to the "three" of the car dealer becoming more and more arrogant, and he does not put himself in his eyes at all.
In addition to his legitimate occupation in the car dealership, he is also the captain of another local gang, the "Iron Sand Gang", which is higher than Wang Tiezhu's influence in his gang "Quartet", so he can get such a fat gap as the car dealership.
However, on the side of the couch, it is impossible to allow others to sleep soundly, even if it is just such an ordinary car dealership, there are countless intrigues.
Therefore, they have never stopped with each other for several years, especially after the outbreak of several incidents of fighting for guests, and the situation of each other is even more incompatible.
At this moment, when they meet each other, they either taunt and laugh at each other, and even occasionally push and squeeze each other, and there is no large-scale fight, which is already for the sake of their respective jobs.
The atmosphere of the subordinates is naturally brought out by a leader like them, which shows that the relationship between the two is even more bitter when they meet each other.
Every time they meet, they will look at each other pleasantly, and even open their mouths to scold angrily, and they often do so. However, since they are important members of their respective gangs, they know very well that the "Iron Sand Gang" and the "Quadrangle" to which the two of them belong to the allied righteous gang, and it is impossible for conflicts to break out in a short period of time, and they are still joining forces to fight against the local big gang "Blood Iron Society".
Therefore, even if they don't see it right, they all want to drive the other person out of the car dealership and occupy the source of customers here, but they are worried about the general situation of the gang, so they have to forcibly endure it for a while. At this time, the conflict is not rational, and it may cause a scuffle between the respective gangs.
They don't have the courage to go against the gang leader's ban, and it won't be so pleasant to have three knives and six holes at that time.
However, the resentment and anger that the two have been accumulating cannot be vented, so they must be reluctantly vented through the swearing of their subordinates, which is their daily routine with each other, and it is also a large-scale war of words that will occur in the early hours of almost every day.
Right now, Wang Tiezhu's subordinates don't need him to command, as soon as they heard the other party's abuse, they exploded in an instant, and immediately there were a few people who were good at words, and they didn't leave the front at all to fight back.
"What kind of dog, do you know what is the stupidest thing?"
"Pigs!"
"Then what if you are a pig but you don't realize that you are stupid?"
"Stupid pigs, of course!"
"Haha...... They say they're stupid pigs, haha!"
"You ...... Looking for death, one by one has no fart, I'm embarrassed to be here blind!"
For a while, the abuse between the two sides continued, and Wang Tiezhu and his subordinates, who fought back, laughed together!
However, they are ruthless to each other, especially on the side of the "purple-haired man", who has been walking on the edge of the black road for many years, and does not care about the kindness of a woman at all, does not pay attention to etiquette, all kinds of dialects, what is unpleasant, what to pick up to scold, and the sky and the moon are boundless!
And the leader Wang Tiezhu and the "purple-haired man" were very calm, just watching from the sidelines, and did not join their war of words, anyway, they are already noble people in this car dealership, so they can't continue to participate in this shrew's war of words like scolding the street as usual.
Just when the lips and teeth of both sides were dry and their saliva was splashing, one of the subordinates of the fierce Wang Tiezhu shouted: "Boss, there is a big business!" ”
As soon as these words came out, dozens of strong men on both sides who were originally scolding them instantly buzzed, and all of them ran away, and they all went to the door to greet the distinguished guests.
Anyway, the real snowflake silver doesn't know how many times better than the first scolding battle, and if she is angry again, she can't get along with the silver, right?
However, when the purple-haired man looked at the mighty army at the door, he was overjoyed, usually only receiving three or five people, and at most no more than a dozen people, but this time, at least there are hundreds of people, isn't it a serious business?
Actually, I don't blame them for being cranky, after all, in these years, even if He Bing is too defensive to get through Jiangzuo, he can't quell this tired rebellion.
This is especially true in this chaotic year!
If you don't do well, you will encounter Jiang Yang thieves who lick blood from the knife edge, looting everywhere, as for whether anyone will take a fancy to their broken car dealership, anyway, they must be worried about the car dealership as their life!
It's no wonder that due to the geographical location of this place, there are no less than seven or eight car dealers alone, and the car dealership where they are located is still very famous. Although most of them were spelled out by the old club, after so many years, it has long been integrated into the daily life of the car dealership.