Among the big men who beat people on the side, a scarred face came out, and respectfully saluted Lu Yunzhou with a fist: "Gongzi Qi, Fu Qing in Xiahou Mansion, this person is your old acquaintance?" ”

Lu Yunzhou pondered the word "Houfu" in his heart, turned his head to look him up and down, and suddenly glared at him: "Nonsense, my iron buddy, what is the contradiction between you and my brother, why do you want to beat my brother?" ”

Fu Qing wiped a handful of sweat, the scar on his face squirmed nervously, and quickly apologized: "The villain doesn't know this surname Lan...... Uncle Lan turned out to be Qi Gongzi's buddy, the villain was offended, Qi Gongzi, you have a lot of adults, don't be surprised! ”

Lu Yunzhou groaned: "Well, this son is not an unreasonable person, you tell me first, what is going on?" ”

Fu Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Young Master Qi, Uncle Lan owes us fifty taels of silver in the Houfu, we are just asking for debts, please don't blame Young Master Qi!" ”

Lu Yunzhou glanced at him and asked the middle-aged man surnamed Lan: "Brother, don't be afraid, tell me the truth, is what he said true?" ”

The man surnamed Lan glanced at Fu Qing in fear, shrunk his neck, and then stammered, "I only ...... I only owe 200 yuan. Fortunately, when answering this crucial question, the man surnamed Lan was finally able to speak clearly.

During the Warring States Period, the currency circulated in Qi was the knife coin, the Zhao State was the shovel coin, the Chu State was the ant-nose money, and the Qin State circulated the round square hole money that was commonly used after the unification of the world.

However, in practice, there is no clear boundary, and the currencies in circulation in each country are mixed together, and foreign minted currencies can also be used in the country.

The sword coin minted by the Qi State weighed twelve baht, which was half a tael.

According to the purchasing power at this time, one tael of silver is about equivalent to three hundred wen dao coins, and fifty taels of silver, which is a full seventy-five times that of two hundred wen coins!

Lu Yunzhou remembered what Chen Kexing said in the morning that the upper class of Qi was popular with usury, but he didn't expect him to see such a vivid scene.

Lu Yunzhou looked at Fu Qing and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?" Is it 200 cents or 50 taels of silver? ”

Fu Qing nervously explained: "Master Qi, it's not that we are strong, the rules are like this, this Uncle Lan is setting up a stall on the territory of our back family, and he has to pay the rent, Uncle Lan has not paid the rent in full, and he has been owing more than half a year, and it is inevitable that it will rise to fifty taels of silver!" ”

Lu Yunzhou frowned and asked Qi Xin behind him, "Xiaoxin, how much silver do you have on you?" ”

Qi Xin came up and said, "Young master, I have ten taels of silver here, if it's not enough, I'll go back and get it immediately!" ”

Lu Yunzhou touched his arms again, took out some broken silver, and unexpectedly found a small ingot of gold, about three or four taels, so he put the broken silver, a small ingot of gold and the ten taels of silver handed over by Qi Xin together, handed it to Fu Qing, and said: "Here you go, there must be more than fifty taels of silver here, and you are not allowed to trouble my brother again in the future, you know?" ”

At this time, the ratio of gold to silver was ten to one, so Lu Yunzhou's ingot of gold, plus a few taels of broken silver in his arms, and Qi Xin's ten taels of silver, together were slightly more than fifty taels of silver.

Fu Qing took the silver, hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and handed it back, and said, "Master Qi, since it is your friend, forget the silver you owe!" ”

Lu Yunzhou looked at him and said seriously: "Have you thought about it clearly?" ”

Fu Qing didn't hesitate this time, and immediately nodded: "Yes, I've thought about it clearly!" He turned around and ordered his subordinates, "Take out Uncle Lan's bonds!" ”

One of his men fumbled in his arms for a moment, and handed over half a piece of wood with the words "Arrears" written on it.

The bonds at this time were not the bonds of later generations, and during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, usurers used this kind of woodchip bonds to lend money. The debtor writes the arrears note on a wooden "bond" and gives it to the money lender, who divides the bond into two, with the money lender holding the right coupon and the debtor holding the left bond. In this way, the money lender can use the right coupon to "combine the bonds" to collect debts and interest from the debtor.

Now the bonds handed over by Fu Qing's subordinates are the right coupons, which means that the coupons should be cleared.

It is worth mentioning that this kind of commercial means of coupon deeds has been used by the monarchs of various countries as a means of the year-end performance appraisal system of officials. Every year, important officials of the central government and local governors must write down the various budget figures for the year on the "coupons" and send them to the monarch, who also divides the "coupons" into two, with the monarch holding the right coupon and his subordinates holding the left coupon, so that the monarch can oblige his subordinates to exercise the right coupon. At the end of the year, the ministers must go to the king to report to the king. If the results of the assessment are not good, the official seal can be confiscated on the spot and dismissed. The same method was adopted for the evaluation of lower-level officials by senior officials.

Therefore, "Han Feizi" said that "the combination of the contract" is "born of reward and punishment". This year-end performance appraisal system, which adopts the method of counting usurers' bonds, is called "counting on the scale".

The subordinate hesitated and said, "Master Fu, this ......"

Fu Qing gritted his teeth and said, "Return the bond to Uncle Lan." ”

The subordinate said helplessly: "Yes, Master Fu!" Reluctantly, he handed the wooden voucher to the one surnamed Lan.

The man surnamed Lan didn't dare to take it, looked at Lu Yunzhou, and saw Lu Yunzhou nodding to him, so he took his bond with a smile.

Fu Qing said respectfully: "Young Master Qi, please take back the silver." ”

Lu Yunzhou nodded, looked at Fu Qing with some appreciation, and said with a smile: "You sell my face, I also sell your face, since it is a rule, I will not break it, you take back this silver, and invite the brothers to drink the bar." ”

Fu Qing looked at Lu Yunzhou gratefully, and did not refuse, but grabbed a handful of broken silver and came out, put the rest of the silver in his arms, and handed the handful of silver to the surnamed Lan, and said: "Uncle Lan, today is a few of our brothers who have eyes and don't know Mount Tai, and they have offended you, please forgive me!" ”

Seeing Lu Yunzhou nodding, the surnamed Lan happily grinned and accepted the silver, and said inarticulately: "Thank you...... Thanks a lot! ”

Fu Qing saluted Lu Yunzhou respectfully before leaving with a few brothers.

The man surnamed Lan stood up from the ground tremblingly, handed the silver in his hand to Lu Yunzhou, and said gratefully: "Thank you Gongzi for saving your life, Gongzi, please take back the silver!" ”

Lu Yunzhou pressed the silver back, blinked, and said with a smile: "You and my brother, what are you polite?" Where do you live, brother? Little brother will send you back! ”

The man surnamed Lan hurriedly waved his hand, trembling to say something.

Lu Yunzhou didn't wait for him to speak, turned his head to Qi Xin, who looked stupid, and said, "Xiaoxin, help my Brother Lan to the car, I want to send my Brother Lan home!" ”

"Yes...... Yes, young master! ”

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in the carriage.

The middle-aged man surnamed Lan sat on the cushion opposite Lu Yunzhou, twisting his body a little restlessly, looking at Lu Yunzhou with gratitude and uneasiness in his eyes.

Lu Yunzhou pushed open the window and looked at the streets and alleys outside the window in a daze, and the pedestrians walking by.

Although these ordinary people in Linzi are fairly neatly dressed, most of them are yellow and thin-skinned, and they are obviously malnourished.

He was shocked that it was not easy for the people at the bottom of this era to live, and they had to be exploited by the aristocratic usury when setting up a stall, carrying huge debts that could not be repaid, and being beaten...... On the other hand, I am glad that I have crossed into an aristocratic family, and I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and I don't have to be oppressed.

You don't see the elite of the special forces like Xiang Shaolong, who has traveled to this era of the Warring States Period, and has been bullied by local magnates, Zhao has Zhao Mu, Qin has Lu Buwei, and Xiang Shaolong's beloved woman has died a lot in the power dump. Even if he became Qin Shi Huang's concubine in the end, what could he do in the Qin state, and it was not for Qin Shi Huang to be driven to the bitter cold land of the extreme north like a lost dog.

And he, Lu Yunzhou, was just a junior who hadn't left the ivory tower of school in his previous life, a useless scholar! Without a strong physique, without unpredictable war skills, if it hadn't been for Qi Yu, a noble son, he might have already comprehended the darkness of this world!

Leaving the romantic paradise of Jixia School Palace, and suddenly coming into contact with the dark side of this era, Lu Yunzhou suddenly felt that the illusory feeling since crossing over had been dispelled a lot.

For the first time, he confronted the fact that he was alive in this era, as a member of this era, not just a bystander......

And in this era, whether it is a nobleman or a commoner, it is actually precarious.

Qi is a country that is on the verge of extinction, from the magnates competing for usury, the people are poor, and the people are struggling to make a living, it can be seen that this country has no future, not to mention that the history books clearly state that the day of the destruction of the Qi State is the time when Qin Shi Huang unified the world.

The country of Qi will become the last link in Qin Shi Huang's achievements in unifying the world!

And he, Lu Yunzhou, where will he go in the future?

Can the tuntian system he proposed suspend the decline of the country?

Lu Yunzhou suddenly remembered that Li Si had mentioned in the morning that the Battle of Changping took place four years ago, so that is to say, it is now 256 BC.

If no accidents had happened in history, then thirty-five years later, in 221 BC, the state of Qi would have been completely destroyed. The age of this body that I crossed over is fifteen years old now, and fifty years later it will be fifty years old.

If history will not be changed, then Lu Yunzhou will become a slave when he is fifty years old!

Hehe, fifty years old...... It seems to be a bit far ahead!

Lu Yunzhou rubbed his chin, and a hint of clarity flashed in his eyes...... In thirty-five years, there are many things he can do, he is not afraid of changing history like Xiang Shaolong, in Lu Yunzhou's eyes, this world is just a novel!

It is precisely because he is a student and has a lot of knowledge in his head that is ahead of his time that he is more likely to bring about fundamental changes in this era.

But anyway...... Lu Yunzhou closed his eyes and opened them suddenly!

Since he was reborn through Qi Yu's body, Qi Yu died because of him, and he lived because of Qi Yu, he couldn't ignore Qi Yu's family.

Even if it is the worst plan, he still has to be a slave in the end, and before the age of fifty, thirty-five years is enough to arrange a retreat for himself and his family......

The Qin Dynasty only had a lifespan of fourteen years, even if it was the worst outcome, when he was fifty years old, the Qi State was finished, and he would take his whole family to immigrate overseas, and stay in a place where birds don't and Qin Shi Huang can't control it. When the chaotic times ended at the end of Qin, when the Han Dynasty settled the Central Plains in 202 BC, he was sixty-nine years old, and if he was still alive, he would come back!

Coming back from the dead, what else is he afraid of!

Lu Yunzhou let out a long sigh and temporarily let go of the worries in his heart, what he was most worried about at the moment was going to see Qi Yu's family.

Qi Yu died because of him, Lu Yunzhou felt guilty in his heart, and he really didn't want to face his family, but obviously this was impossible.

Although he was running away in his heart, Lu Yunzhou understood that he had to face it!