The prosperity of Wheat City is not lost to Cloud City.

But it's a little smaller than Cloud City.

It didn't take long for Zhang Xiaolei to leave the city and rush to the villages he was going to behind.

After driving three villages in a row, there were only 2,500 taels of money left on his body.

After a long journey, instead of feeling tired, he became more and more energetic.

One-person walk.

With the sun and the moon as companions.

Although somewhat lonely.

But it's good to do things that aren't lonely.

After driving through the three villages, around Maicheng, it can be regarded as almost gone.

Further on, you have to cross the river.

Going down Maicheng Avenue, there are some boatmen gathered here, all of whom sent people across the river.

Zhang Xiaolei picked a boat at random, and after he got in, he asked the boatman: "The boatman, how many people are waiting?" ”

"If you want to go directly by yourself, you can give the money to the five people...... the boatman smiled, "What do you say?" ”

Zhang Xiaolei smiled: "Then wait, I can't afford to pay for five people." ”

He sat on the bow of the boat, looking at the calm Yangtze River, and suddenly felt a little comfortable in his heart as the breeze blew on the river.

"Boatman, go down the river, can you get to Wuchang?"

"Yes, when there is a tailwind, it won't take long to arrive."

"Can you go to Jiangnan?"

The boatman laughed: "Where are you going?" ”

"Nanjing."

"What's good about Nanjing? What, do you want to take a look at Ying Tianfu from afar? ”

Zhang Xiaolei shook his head: "No, I have a friend from there, and if I want to have a chance, maybe I can go and see what kind of water and soil raise people like him." ”

The boatman was curious: "What kind of person is he?" Gentle and elegant, knowledgeable, rich and rich, and exported? ”

Zhang Xiaolei pondered carefully, and finally replied: "Insidious, cunning, full of lies, and people who don't know where their cheeks are." ”

"Obviously, when I met this kind of person, I still want to go to Nanjing to have a look, my brother is really ...... Larger than life? ”

Zhang Xiaolei smiled slightly: "People inevitably want to go to a rich land to have a look." ”

At this time, the boat was full of five people, and the boatman said while rowing: "My Jiangdong is also a rich land, and my brother will go to Wuchang and Hankou to have a look when he has time." ”

Zhang Xiaolei muttered: "What can you know when you row a boat?" ”

"Nonsense, although I am a rower, I am also a person who has read books...... "if you go straight down the Yangtze River, you will see this Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, the terrain is excellent, and the life is rich." If you want me to say, if these three places can come together, they will definitely become a world. ”

Zhang Xiaolei scratched his ears and said impatiently: "You can think of something that a boatman can think of, can't you think of it today?" Paddle well and don't talk about the Arabian Nights. ”

The boatman said seriously: "I only hate that I don't have a chance to get famous, and I make a living rowing here, if I can be admitted, I will definitely mention this idea to the saint, I have thought about it, and then I will take a word from each of these three places, named Wuhan Yangfu!" The whole two words are fine, just call Wuhan Mansion. ”

"It's ridiculous, it's just a fool's dream......," Zhang Xiaolei said with emotion, "If you don't have any skills, don't brag about yourself." I don't think it's pointy for these three places to get together, if I can really get out of Wuhan, I will strip naked and swim from Jiangdong to Jiangnan. ”

People also ridiculed: "The rowers still want to talk about national affairs, I'm afraid they drink too much, right?" ”

"Brother, is it interesting for you to talk to him about this as a rower?"

Zhang Xiaolei said with emotion: "If there is turmoil today, there are too many fools like you. If there were fewer fools like you, how could I have today's situation? ”

The boatman said seriously: "Daming's situation today is estimated to be difficult to save...... I'm afraid that the Ming Dynasty will soon die. ”

One of them sneered: "Then tell me, if you become an official, how can you assist the saint?" ”

"Start with the money," said the boatman, "...... Ming treasure banknotes are not worth much, and people trade them in silver." In a big country, there is no one to use the money, and there will definitely be problems. People carry silver, and it is inconvenient to trade, so they should follow the example of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty and issue silver tickets......"

"Silver ticket?"

"Yes, now the people have tickets, but there are many drawbacks, and silver tickets should be issued by the imperial court. Stabilizing the money first is the foundation of a country, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will ...... sooner or later."

"Nonsense, although Daming has some problems, it can also be ...... for generations" Zhang Xiaolei interrupted him, shook his head and said, "That's it, don't talk nonsense with you rowing, if you really have that ability and knowledge, why don't you take the exam?" ”

The boatman sighed deeply and muttered, "Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say that I want ......"

When the boat rowed to the other side, people went ashore one after another, and ridiculed the boatman again.

"If you are rowing, go back and study more, and take the test early."

"My Ming Dynasty can last another 800 years."

Zhang Xiaolei also scolded: "If you are admitted to fame, I am afraid that you will also be a fool and mislead the country!" ”

The boatman did not answer, he sat down, sighed, and said: "The whole world is turbid, I am alone, and the world is drunk and I am awake." ”

After Zhang Xiaolei got off the boat, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

He thought that he should have slapped the boatman in the face just now to wake him up.

That's it.

He thought about it, there are countless passers-by in this world, and the most people are meeting in Pingshui.

There's no need to get along with a fool.

If you really care about every fool in life, you will not live as well as you want.

It's better to hurry as soon as possible!

At this time, Zhang Xiaolei was a little panicked.

The next village he was going to was called Qianma Village.

The former horse villagers are very strong.

They don't plow, they don't log, they don't fish, and the village is full of lazy people who like to go to the city to steal.

Having a child with this group of people really made Zhang Xiaolei not know how to start.

It's just that there are the most children here.

The people of Qianma Village like to train children to steal from childhood, because children are mixed in the crowd and steal things easily.

If a child disobeys, they will break their legs or cut off their palms and force them to beg for food on the streets.

In such a village, if he makes the slightest mistake, I am afraid that he will have to give his life here.

"If you want Qianma Village to return the children, I'm afraid you can't use the money......," he muttered secretly, "It's better to bypass this village first, find the children's parents, and let them wait for someone to save them." ”

He thought about it and thought it was feasible.

Just as he had an idea, there was a sudden noise in the forest next to him.

He was shocked, but saw a few men rushing out of the forest, holding a sickle in their hands, and smiled at him: "Brother, the rivers and lakes are in emergency, can you borrow some money?" ”

It's not good, it's a robbery!

On his own, he carried more than 2,000 taels of silver!

Zhang Xiaolei hurriedly said: "A few friends, I am also a poor person, and I am about to find someone to take refuge, but I don't have much money on me." Brothers, if I can take it out, I am certainly not ambiguous. ”

"Tell me how to do it, a body search is definitely necessary...... one of them cried, "do you think that we are too lazy to even have the strength to search our bodies?" We didn't fall like that! ”

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