"Remember your heart for the time being."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, slowly put the letter into the envelope, and then stuffed it into his arms.

Then he got up and looked at one of the fellows and asked, "What are these other carriages like?" ”

The guy said: "Master Huang, if you want to see it, you can also go, this carriage is connected to each other, and you can go from beginning to end." ”

"Alright, let's take a look."

"Okay, Master Huang, you go with the little one."

Zhu Yuanzhang got up, and the guy led the way.

Then let people open the door between the carriages, and took Zhu Yuanzhang to introduce each carriage all the way.

The guy said: "Master Huang, this is a VIP carriage, you need to get an annual card to enter, the silver cost of each trip is one or two silver, don't look at the price, compared to the carriage, the annual forage labor cost of raising a few horses is cheap." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang walked along the way, looking at the carriage around him.

This carriage is different from the Tianzi carriage I sat in just now, but is divided into soft seats, and there is a small table in front of each seat.

Inside, there were mostly merchants dressed in silk and satin, sipping tea.

"It seems that Li Xiao should have canceled the rule that the businessmen we arranged are not allowed to wear silk and satin, he is to encourage consumption, I heard Gao Chi say that the more you consume, the richer you are, which is also Li Xiao's concept," Zhu Yuanzhang said in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the common people could wear silk and satin, but the merchants were not allowed.

But in reality, the common people could not afford to wear it, and the merchants who had money could not wear it.

In the past, it was to suppress the status of businessmen and prevent everyone from wanting to engage in business.

If you look at it according to Li Xiao's thoughts, there are indeed some problems with his own regulations.

As he was thinking about it, he came to the rest of the carriage.

The man continued to explain patiently: "Master Huang, all the remaining carriages are ordinary carriages, one trip for one dollar and silver, great value for money, people want to go shopping in the city, or go to work, mainly take this train." Our route will continue in the near future. And when the tracks are repaired, the freight train will also be in operation. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed slightly.

It is indeed worth the money to get to Beiping quickly with a penny of silver, after all, the people are in a hurry by themselves, the road is far away, and they may encounter dangers such as robbers and horses on the way.

The remaining carriages are more crowded, and the seats are more dense, mostly ordinary people.

Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp eyes found that many people are now wearing silk, even cloth clothes are of good quality.

And the faces of these people. There is no rustic atmosphere of facing the loess and facing the sky in the past, and the mental outlook seems to have become very different, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but prick up his ears and listen to what they were talking about.

"Aunt Zhang, your silk is beautiful, where did you buy it?"

"Haha, this is bought in Zhang Ji Garment Store last month, big reward, 20% off, this ready-to-wear garment, it only cost two taels of silver, you see this material you touch."

"It's really good, wait until you go to Beiping, you can also take me to see, my daughter will get married next month, pick a few clothes for her as a dowry."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, it seems that the people's lives are indeed good.

When the price is low, you can buy silk clothes, and the people have money, and they are willing to buy silk clothes for two taels and one piece.

"Hey, isn't this Zhao Erlang, what are you doing in Beiping?"

"Didn't you go to Beiping Middle School not long ago to interview with the arithmetic master, so we went to give it a try, and the result was that I applied for the middle school master, and I went to the post this time."

"Middle school master, that's not low, right? After the reform of Beiping, your ancestral arithmetic knowledge can be regarded as useful. ”

"Hehe, the treatment is really good, ten taels a month, I inquired, there are all kinds of white sugar, brown sugar, liquor and other benefits during the New Year's holidays, I really didn't expect that my ancestral can only be Mr. Abacus's craftsmanship, and now I can get this errand, thanks to our Master Li Qingtian."

"Hey, I envy you, unlike the Confucianism I studied, now that Peking has even canceled the imperial examination, and vigorously promotes what vernacular literature, this body's ability is useless, hey"

"Times are changing, with your talent, you can try vernacular literature, the literary style must not be bad, and you can also go to the provincial examination and go to Beiping Mansion to be an official. It's really not good, you also apply for a middle school language master, and being a master in Beiping is better than the treatment of an official in the imperial court. ”

"Yes, the times have changed to adapt, I can't hide it, I have been reviewing the vernacular and the content of the official exam at home for more than half a year, this time I am going to Peking to take the provincial exam, if I don't win, I plan to go to middle school to try my luck, and it's not bad to be a master like you."

"Haha, it turns out that Brother Lin has a plan, so very good, then I wish you high school, working as an errand in Beiping Yamen, which is several times better than the treatment of the imperial court."

Two young people are talking about the future.

Naturally, it was also heard by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood it, this Li Xiao directly destroyed the imperial examination system?

Hey, I didn't let Li Xiao, a kid, change the imperial examination, why did he cancel it?

Is this called the provincial exam. Is it a special imperial examination for officials?

What kind of college is this middle school, which also teaches arithmetic?

Is it better to be a master in Beiping than to be an errand in the imperial court?

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think too clearly, and decided to go to Peking to find out again.

After walking around a few more times, Zhu Yuanzhang found that some were looking for a future, some were going to work, and some were going shopping, all of which were different.

In short, the people in this car seem to be full of energy, and their faces are very energetic, and they are all enjoying life.

This is absolutely not seen anywhere else.

The people of other places, under their own system, lived only on their own one-third of an acre of land from birth to death, and lived a life with a gray face and a head that could be seen at a glance.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang has always felt that everyone can be stable in this way.

Could it be that this is the prosperous era in Li Xiao's mind, and everyone is full of hope for the future?

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think of this thought.

"Alright, let's go back."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order and returned to his carriage again.

After returning to the Tianzi carriage, he looked at Zhang Tiezhu and beckoned: "Tiezhu, what did you do before?" ”

In his opinion, the name Zhang Tiezhu can only be taken by farmers.

This person was definitely not a wealthy businessman before.

Tie Zhu smiled honestly: "Back to Master Huang, the little one used to be a farmer, and he also raised chickens, so he knows some skills on how to raise chickens. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why have you become rich now? ”

Tie Zhu truthfully returned: "Five years ago, there was a district enterprise, suddenly raised a kind of white feather chicken, please help take care of it, this kind of chicken is really strange, sixty days can be out of the cage, grow big and fat, the price of this chicken, soon down, the people can eat." ”

"What?? Sixty days out of the cage?? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised, "Is this true? ”

No wonder the price of chicken has dropped, it turns out that there is a kind of poultry that grows meat quickly.

"Of course it's true."

Tie Zhu nodded: "Now the people can eat the most chicken, Master Huang, didn't you notice, now this Beiping person, his face is ruddy, his spirit is good, and he has less pain, just because he can often get meat." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized.

It's no wonder that when I went to other carriages just now, those people were in good spirits and often ate meat.

Zhu Yuanzhang is clear about this, the body of people who eat meat often is much better than those who can't eat meat, there is no doubt about it!!

"Go on!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood.

"Okay."

Zhang Tiezhu said with a smile: "A year later, wasn't the first Daming Entrepreneurship Training Base held and announced in the newspaper."

It is said that it is free to study, and after successfully graduating, you can take out a loan in Daming Qianzhuang.

Didn't the little one think that he had some skills in raising chickens, and he also learned it in this large chicken farm, so he went to participate.

After successfully graduating, he borrowed 100 taels of silver as the capital and opened a small chicken farm.

Now I have some net worth, and I am really grateful for the reforms brought by the prefect, so that I, a farmer, have encountered a good time, and I have today."

After saying that,

Zhang Tiezhu had a smile on his face, the kind of smile that was satisfied.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood that this was a history of counterattack by a small person, who seized the opportunity, turned over from a farmer, and had money.

But it's not too bad, with that large chicken farm and white-feathered chickens, the people also get the benefits and eat cheap chicken.

"Can you tell me how much silver taels you can earn in a year?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked suddenly.

"This"

Zhang Tiezhu hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "You are a distinguished guest of Governor Li's mansion, and there is nothing you can't say, every year, you can get rid of the workers of the chicken farm, and you can make a surplus profit of 10,000 taels of silver." ”

"What!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded, a chicken breeder can earn 10,000 taels of silver a year???

How many chickens do you have to raise???

Zhang Tiezhu hurriedly explained: "We don't sell expensive, but we produce a lot, this white-feathered chicken grows meat quickly, and it comes out of the cage quickly, and more than 100,000 chickens are released every year." On average, each person in Peking eats a chicken in five days. ”

After speaking, he said modestly: "That's right. In fact, it doesn't fall much after paying the commercial tax, it's better than ordinary people, haha"

"I see. It's chicken that everyone can eat. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly, suddenly realized something, and said, "You just said business tax, how much does business tax cost??" ”

Zhang Tiezhu said: "The commercial tax is high, the profit of 10,000 taels of silver, you have to pay 5,000 taels of silver, plus our large scale, and we also borrowed silver from Daming Qianzhuang to expand our business, paid taxes every year, and repaid the interest of Qianzhuang, and we got 3,000 taels of silver." ”

"A tax of five thousand taels of silver??"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized again!!

He probably learned that the expenses of going to school in Beiping for free, paying subsidies for soldiers, and increasing the staff of the yamen were very large.

For this kind of expenditure, all taxes such as poll tax and land tax are also exempted.

He never figured out where this huge expense came from????

But now, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understands where such a huge expense in Beiping Mansion comes from!!

Most of the heads are estimated to come from business taxes!!

The commercial tax of the Ming Dynasty is thirty taxes one.

That is, a merchant can only collect a tael of taxes if he earns thirty taels.

And Beiping. This is five out of ten!!

It took away half of the merchant's profits and used it for yamen expenses!

At this time, all Zhu Yuanzhang's doubts were solved, and everything was cleared!!

No wonder Li Xiao was able to do so many things boldly, all because of this!

Increasing business taxes has always been something Zhu Yuanzhang wants to do, but he has never done it, he can't implement it, and he can't collect it at all.

It's not just a problem to collect it!

The increase in commercial taxes will also attract collective protests from businessmen, and they will exploit the people even more, so that Zhu Yuanzhang's repeated business tax increases have failed.

Li Xiao, Li Xiao, you are not simple.

Not only have you done what we have always wanted to do, but you have even done it better, and you have directly taken away half of the businessman's profits, you are more ruthless than us!

The merchant was originally to earn the people's silver taels.

It should be taken from the people and used by the people!

Good, great!!

Zhu Yuanzhang asked excitedly, "Is it the tax of all businessmen, is it ten taxes and five?" ”

Zhang Tiezhu explained: "This is not, small merchants and hawkers do not charge business tax, only larger merchants collect it, and it is also divided according to the grade, and the small one has a profit of 10,000 taels, which is the highest standard, ten taxes and five." ”

"I see."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded.

Small traders and hawkers are actually equal to the people, not businessmen.

Such people collect taxes, and the first person is too many and difficult to collect.

The second is that they are just supporting their families.

In the middle of the conversation,

The train whistle sounded "woo-woo".

Unconsciously, it has reached Beiping.

Zhang Tiezhu reminded: "Master Huang, we are now in Beiping. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed slightly, and said, "Zhang Tiezhu, look at your pocket watch, how many hours did it take?" ”

Zhang Tiezhu took out his pocket watch and looked at it, the departure time was nine o'clock, and now it is ten o'clock.

He smiled and said, "Master Huang, an hour, that is, half an hour." ”

"Half an hour so fast."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang fell even more fond of this iron lump in his heart, and the trip was almost one hundred and fifty miles away.

Even if the asphalt road is paved in Beiping, if you take a carriage, it will take six or seven hours to get to Beiping, and when you get to Beiping, it will be dark.

And this train, it only takes half an hour to arrive, and it stopped for a while in Daxing Town on the way, if it doesn't stop, it can be faster!

"Okay, Erhu, let's get out of the car and go to Beiping City to have a look!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood, got up excitedly, and walked out of the car.

Seeing that this Master Huang didn't have the slightest intention of leaving him, Zhang Tiezhu also knew how to be measured, and arched his hand and said: "Master Huang walks slowly, and he often contacts him if he has something to do."

Although I don't know what the identity of this old man is, but he can be called the No. 1 VIP of Tianzi, how can he be a simple character? ?

got off the train and was kindly sent out of the train station by the train station guys.

Zhu Yuanzhang found that there were many carriages parked outside the railway station, which were not private carriages, but carriages used to solicit business.

"Go to Beiping, go to Beiping, carpool for 20 Wen, charter a car for a penny."

"There is still one left, and there is still one full passenger to set off and go to Beiping."

"Two masters, are you going to Beiping? Come and take my car, the small one is stable. ”

Because the railway station is outside the city, there is still a long distance from Beiping City, and there are many coachmen who pick up passengers.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that many people were willing to spend money to take a car to Beiping.

Very few people choose to walk.

The world of Peking is really changing with each passing day, which is amazing.

Carriages are generally private, and in cases like this for the use of others, Quan Daming is afraid that it is the only one.

The life of the people of Beiping is indeed good, and now they can get into the carriage!

There are places to spend money everywhere, but there are also more ways to make money.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, this money is indeed circulating very quickly, this theory Zhu Gaochi said that Li Xiao mentioned that the more money flows, the better the life of the people.

Li Xiao, Li Xiao, how did you grow this brain, you know so much. I'd love to open your head and see what's inside.

"Chartering a car."

Erhu took out a silver treasure bill and handed it to an empty carriage.

"Okay."

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, the coachman took the Daming treasure money without hesitation, which shows that the treasure money is indeed recognized by the people!

After getting into the car, the carriage headed towards Beiping City.

After a short time, they arrived at the foot of Beiping City.

Suddenly!

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up immediately.

I remember the last time I came to Beiping, it was more than ten years ago.

Now this Beiping.

How can this wall be so high!!

It's different, it's really different, the material on the city wall is very neat, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but walk over and touch it, it's hard, it's very hard!

Erhu hurriedly asked the people passing by, and the people who entered and exited the city gate were really endless, one after another.

Facing Erhu's question, the asked local of Beiping City said with a smile: "This city wall has long been demolished and re-widened, and now the area of Beiping City is more than double that of the past, and this city wall is made of reinforced concrete, which cannot be broken even if it is bombarded with cannons."

"What? The city of Beiping has doubled?? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised.

It's only been five years, how can you do this?

It was re-expanded in a short period of time, and it would take a lot of labor. Will it be the same as when Emperor Yang of Sui dug the canal to attract public anger.

Oh yes, Li Xiao has now canceled his hard labor.

I'm afraid they were all contracted to merchants.

Is it possible to improve efficiency in this way?

Won't it cause the people to complain?

"Erhu, try smashing this city wall."

Zhu Yuanzhang commanded, he felt that this city wall felt very hard to the touch!

In ancient times, the city walls were made of stone, bricks, mud, wood, glutinous rice pulp and other materials, which were exposed to the wind and sun, easy to peel, and often needed maintenance.

And Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the surface of the city wall was as hard as stone.

I just don't know what the structure is inside.

"It's Master Huang."

Erhu nodded, took out a hammer from his sleeve, and slammed it at the city wall.

His strength was great, and on the fifth blow, the wooden handle of the hammer was directly broken, and the head of the hammer flew out, and the city wall was fine, so some skin fell off.

"Master Huang, this wall is hard."

"Ah, who the hell did this?"

As the second tiger spoke, a miserable scream came from afar.

Apparently a hammer flew out and hit the man's head.

The man covered his bloody head, looked left and right, and found a second tiger with a broken wood in his hand, running violently.

"Commit murder on the street, go, follow me to fight the yamen!"

"Brother Tai, do you see if this money is enough?"

Erhu thought about his loss, and hurriedly took out twenty taels of Daming treasure bills and handed them over, anyway, this money can be reimbursed by Zhu Yuanzhang He let him smash the wall

"If you have money, you can't hurt people casually."

The man looked at the twenty taels of silver, and his voice was a little quieter.

Erhu took out an extra twenty taels, "You can buy some supplements"

The man smashed his mouth, took forty taels, and whispered: "Be careful next time"

Then he took the silver and left in a hurry, probably to see Langzhong

Sure enough, money can make ghosts grind, no matter where it is, it is an eternal truth.

"Master Huang, this wall is hard."

Erhu repeated the unfinished words just now.

"Who, who destroys public property???"

Before he finished speaking, a few more watchmen came and looked at the wall.

Good fellows, the walls of the city have been hammered off.

The gong said: "Destroying public property will be fined ten taels." ”

Helpless, Erhu had to take out another ten taels of silver before the matter was settled.

He spoke again: "Master Huang, this wall."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Don't say it, let's see it, this wall is indeed strong!" But this watchman seems to be everywhere, how many watchmen are there in Beiping."

Public security has always been a concern for Daming, and there are often people who are strewn on the streets and thrown corpses in the wilderness, and they can't find out who the murderer is.

There aren't enough people!

Zhu Yuanzhang once wanted to strengthen law and order and increase the manpower of the yamen's class.

But because the treasury does not allow it, it cannot be done.

Now that I see it, this Beiping is full of watchmen, and I'm afraid this law and order is very good!

"With such good law and order, the people can live with peace of mind."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, and walked towards the city with his hands down.

Soon, it was stopped by the soldiers defending the city.

Migrant registration is required.

So, Zhu Yuanzhang went to a small temporary shed next to him to register.

The staff in this small shed are the dormitory staff in the dormitory area of Beiping City.

And in this small shed, there are a lot of people in line, a long line.

Zhu Yuanzhang said in his heart, I'm afraid that the population of other provinces has flowed into Beiping, right? ?

A quarter of an hour later,

It was finally Zhu Yuanzhang's turn.

reported the identity of Huang Ba, and sure enough, there was another surprise.

The housekeeper in charge of registration got up in surprise, stared at Zhu Yuanzhang and said respectfully:

"It turned out to be Master Huang, the No. 1 VIP of Tianzi!"

"You are the most important guest of the prefect of Beiping City."

"You wait a while, and immediately go to the yamen to get you the most noble Supreme Gold Card."

Another dormitory member immediately pedaled a 28-bar bicycle and ran fast.

This stunned Zhu Yuanzhang.

Those strange things on two wheels, with one kick on both feet, can actually support the person to run, and won't fall??

Amazing, fucking magical!

Of course, it's still far worse than the train.

After a short time, this guy folded back, holding a delicate wooden box in his hand, and bowed down respectfully in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Master Huang, this is the supreme gold card that is common in the whole city."

"If you hold this card, you can spend at any larger merchant in Beiping, and you will be directly exempted, and the account will be directly credited to the prefect Li."

Zhu Yuanzhang took the box and opened it.

Inside this delicate box, there is a delicate card made of pure gold, golden!

It is carved with a pattern of a magnificent mountain and a large river.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very comfortable.

This Li Xiao has been thinking about us, and the arrangements are thoughtful.

"By the way, who else owns this Supreme Gold Card?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"It's the only one, it's one of a kind." The housekeeper replied.

"Hmm."

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed slightly, and accepted the card, although he knew that Li Xiao was patting him on the back, it was comfortable!

Spend your own money, and put it on his account, when we have no money?

We can spend a few bucks

Hey, that's not right!

This kid Li Xiao has been entrenched in Beiping for many years, so I'm afraid he is very rich.

He must be slaughtered!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought like this, and couldn't help but smile, planning to go to that watch store and buy the most expensive pocket watch later, he had already wanted that pocket watch

Aren't you Li Xiao rich, let's buy another one for Erhu.

Erhu has been loyal to us for so many years, and we will not treat him badly if we say anything.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought that when these two tigers bought the train ticket just now, when they took out the Daming treasure banknote, their expressions were a little expectant, this kid is afraid that he can find silver, right?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little guilty

"Congratulations to Master Huang, Master Huang, you go slowly."

In the dormitory, surrounded by several dormitory staff, Zhu Yuanzhang was sent to the city.

Ooh!

As soon as you enter the city gates.

Zhu Yuanzhang was attracted by a large building not far away.

The background of the building is carved with a map of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and several large red characters are written below:

Welcome to Beiping!

The building is magnificent, giving people a sense of shock.

Many people were watching, and children were playing around the building.

There are too many people, and they are prosperous.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help grinning when he saw this scene, especially the welcome to Beiping, which made people feel a sense of belonging.

He couldn't help but look around, and the various buildings not far away were exceptionally neat, and the shops were all lined up in scale, unifying the gray and white ink tones.

The streets are smooth and clean, and people in orange clothes occasionally pick up garbage with tongs and put it in the garbage basket they carry with them.

Where can you see a little dirt on the ground?

All the scenes come into view, forming a picture, this is simply a city that is several times more prosperous than Nanjing, like a prosperous scene of fire!!

"My Tianhuang lord, this is more prosperous than the capital."

Even Erhu was on the side, and he couldn't help but be stunned and sighed.

Walking further, there is a large huge square, on which a tall flag is erected, fluttering in the wind, and the Daming flag is floating on it.

Zhu Yuanzhang guessed that this square should be able to hoard troops on weekdays.

There are also small stalls selling some toys.

There are many children in the square to put paper kites to play, the bamboo dragonfly in the children's hands rubbed and flew into the sky, so lively!

Passing through the square, there are quite a few sedan drivers pulling rickshaws next to the street.

One of the sturdy young men ran to pick up passengers with a car, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and the others, and said, "Master, do you want to take a rickshaw?" ”

"Rickshaw?"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a look at the car, an open car, with two large wheels, a roof above, and a handle in front, which was pulled by manpower.

"How do you sit?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Depending on where you go, the farther ones are more expensive, and the near ones are cheaper, thirty dollars a mile. If you charter a car, you will get two dollars of silver now for half a day. ”

The porter wiped the white towel on his shoulder and shouted, honestly.

"Let's charter a car."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Pack two." ”

"Okay!"

The porter was overjoyed, and then called a companion to come and invited Zhu Yuanzhang and Erhu into the car.

The porter asked, "Master, where are you going?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The best restaurant in Beiping. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang in Beiping is not familiar with it, and he thinks it is good to have a cart to lead the way.

"Okay!"

The porter exerted his strength, and then pulled Zhu Yuanzhang and ran.

Along the way, Zhu Yuanzhang kept watching the scenery on both sides.

I found that Beiping has changed a lot, the roads are wider, the streets are clean, people come and go, and the clothes worn by the people are also very good.

What a change, it's so big!

It is really more prosperous and more high-grade than Nanjing City.

"Before, we thought that it would be better to move the capital directly to Beiping?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly had such an idea in his mind.

There is no way, it is too prosperous here, Zhu Yuanzhang wants to move the capital here, and when the Ming Dynasty expands to the north, it will have more advantages.

Of course, this thought disappeared in a flash, and I didn't think about it deeply.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel sad when he saw the young man pulling hard in front of him.

Xindao, now the people don't go to farming.

There are all sorts of ways to make money.

Doesn't this kind of rickshaw treat people as animals?

No, we'll have to ask this guy if he's willing.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Young man, what's your name?" ”

The porter smiled: "Back to this master, everyone calls me a coolie, and I am a coolie." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The coolie is strong, what did you do before?"

The coolie said: "I used to be a tenant. ”

It's a tenant, that is, he doesn't even have a field. Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Why did you change the car?" ”

Coolie Qiang smiled: "Isn't this a change in Beiping, and then the fertilizer factory recruited people, so I went to be a worker, and I saved some money last year and changed to pull rickshaws." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Being a worker is harder than pulling a rickshaw? ”

"No, no, no."

Coolie Qiang smiled: "It's much easier to be a worker, this rickshaw is coolie work, and you can sleep after pulling people into bed every day." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said strangely: "Then why did you change your career to pull rickshaws?" ”

The coolie is so strong: "We don't want to, it's just that my mother was paralyzed last year, my brother was also sick and asked for money for treatment, and the burden of the family was on me alone, there was no way, I made a lot of money by pulling a car." ”

"I see."

After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent.

Although this coolie is strong, he will use himself as a horse to pull a rickshaw.

But for him, it's a good thing.

At least there is this livelihood that comes in quickly.

If it were a tenant in other places, if they encountered this kind of incident, maybe his mother and his brother would not be able to survive.

But now, he can make money by enduring hardships and take on the responsibility of the family

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think back to his childhood.

At that time, his family was also tenants.

At the end of the year, most of the harvest is handed over to the landlords.

The whole family didn't have enough to eat.

My mother starved to death, and my father starved to death.

Several siblings were almost starving to death.

At that time, if there was a rickshaw for him, he could earn 30 yuan for pulling a mile.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he could pull a day at that time, and he could wake up with a smile in his dreams, because the family didn't have to starve to death.

That's right

Recalling Zhu Yuanzhang when he was a child, his eyes suddenly lit up.

If everyone is like this coolie, even if they are landless tenants, even if they are desperate.

At least he can work as a worker in the factory.

Or go to the rickshaw to earn a bite to eat, and earn a lot.

Will anyone rebel???

No, absolutely not!!

Thinking about it from another perspective, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that if he could earn this money at that time, he might be able to pull a rickshaw for a lifetime, and there would be no idea of rebellion at all.

He won't, neither will Tang He, and neither will Xu Da.

Those old brothers may live an ordinary life.

A coolie pulling a rickshaw is enough to feed a paralyzed old lady, a sick brother in bed, and a family!

Only desperate people, people who are precarious, will think of rebellion!

If only such a world could be like this, everyone could do so

Who in the world will rebel?

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more excited he became, and he kept looking towards the surrounding streets.

But I saw that the restaurant was full of customers, and the people who came in and out of the store were all people. It was the whole city of Peiping that lost its shackles and began to flow.

"It's flowing"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his mind was constantly spinning, and everything around him was like a snake eating its tail.

"It's the theory of Gao Chi"

"No, this is Li Xiao's idea!"

"Money flows in different ways. Generate value non-stop. ”

"He's putting his conjectures into practice, and he's doing it!"

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more frightened he became, as if he had discovered a new world.

After he ascended the throne, he read history books and read countless books, although the system set out was very old-fashioned, but his brain was not old-fashioned, and he knew everything!

"Master, this restaurant has arrived."

At this time, coolie Qiang and his partner parked the rickshaw in front of a high-end restaurant, and Zhu Yuanzhang and the two got out of the car.

"Second master, what should you eat?"

Immediately, a guy greeted him enthusiastically.

'The more frugal you are, the poorer you are, and the only way you can get rich through consumption, in fact, we have used it for a long time, but it is not as thorough as Li Xiao. ’

Thinking like this, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "The best private room, the best dishes for us." ”

"Okay!"

Man's rejoice.

Half an hour later.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with what he ate, and he ate two hundred taels of silver for one meal, and the most expensive ones such as bear's paws, abalone, and ginseng soup were all served.

Then, he took out the Supreme Gold Card and slapped it on the table.

That's it.

The success of this consumption was recorded in Li Xiao's account

"Let's go."

Out of the restaurant, got on the rickshaw with strong coolies.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "Go to the best watch shop." ”

"Okay, sir."

A quarter of an hour later,

The coolie pulled Zhu Yuanzhang to the watch shop again.

When he entered the store, Zhu Yuanzhang found that there were so many clocks.

Big and small, there are also small pocket watches on the shopkeeper.

"This master, what do you like? Our shop is the largest watch store in Beiping City, for you to choose. "The shopkeeper saw that there was a distinguished guest and received him personally.

"The most expensive one, show it to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang is a very rich mana.

Anyway, it doesn't cost money, and he's also promoting the economy.

"Most expensive"

The shopkeeper smiled, pointed to another one on the counter, and said, "Yes, yes, I'm afraid you're too expensive, why don't you take a look at this pocket watch."

"No, take the most expensive one." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Are you sure?"

The store was a little delighted.

Xindao, if you can really sell that watch, it will be a favor for the prefect Li.

The clocks and watches in this shop are all made by the watch factory.

It's all clocks that are wound up.

And the most expensive mechanical watch is something that cannot be produced in this era.

Li Xiao is thinking that he can also make money with systematic things.

It was his personal money that was earned.

That's right, it was Li Xiao who bought it from the system and put it here for consignment.

"Look at this man"

The shopkeeper of the watch shop carefully took out a box, placed it in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and introduced: "This is a Seagull mechanical watch, worn on the wrist, without winding, it can keep walking, it is very accurate, and the error in one month is not more than one second." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately attracted by this thing and asked, "What does it mean not to have to wind up?" ”

The shopkeeper picked up a handle, took out a random clock, inserted it, spun it, and then explained: "You see, this is the winding up, and you need to wind it every once in a while to have the motivation to move around." ”

Then he pointed to the mechanical watch and said: "This mechanical watch, you don't need it, you just need to wear it on your hand, and it will keep moving the time and give you the most accurate time." ”

"It turns out that these tables need to be able to move around like this."

Zhu Yuanzhang touched the watch lovingly, and said, "And this watch doesn't need it, it's amazing, how many silver taels?" ”

The shopkeeper showed a slap and said, "This number." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Five thousand taels? ”

The shopkeeper said: "Fifty thousand taels." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang: "."

It's really expensive, it's not ordinary!!

It's sky-high!

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that even he couldn't afford it.

His inner money (the emperor's private money) is only 30,000 taels of silver!

In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang took out the Supreme Gold Card and put it on the table.

The shopkeeper's eyes widened

"It turned out to be the No. 1 VIP of Tianzi, and the small one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai. Put it away, come, and put it on for you."

Immediately afterwards, the shopkeeper enthusiastically put the watch on Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, taught him how to use it, and proofread the time.

There is an extra mechanical watch in his hand, and Zhu Yuanzhang can't put it down.

In this way, you can see the time at any time.

This is a person like Zhu Yuanzhang who has a sense of time, but he likes it too much.

In fact, this watch was put by Li Xiao for sale here, and it was recorded in Li Xiao's account, which is equivalent to the left glove and right hand.

The shopkeeper felt like he didn't catch anything.

But soon, the shopkeeper smiled again, smiling with a smile.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang packed three more pocket watches, he planned to bring them back to the fourth child, one for his grandson Gao Chi, and the other for himself.

In addition, I also picked a pocket watch worth 2,000 taels for Erhu.

I still use the Supreme Gold Card.

Although he didn't get the silver, the gold card was credited to the prefect's account.

It is equivalent to earning 8,000 taels from the prefect, and sooner or later he will have to give it, and the prefect will not repay the debt

"Master Huang, how does this make it?"

Erhu was a little flattered, but it could be seen that he also liked this exquisite pocket watch, and when he went out to run errands in the future, he could better calculate the time.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What's wrong? You and Li Xiao are also old acquaintances, so you should be treated as a gift from him. ”

Hearing this, Erhu's forehead oozed sweat.

Speaking of which, he and Li Xiao are indeed old acquaintances.

The big pit that Li Xiao fell into five years ago was still an idea he thought of, and people dug it.

Ahh

Out of the watch shop, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a better mood, raised his wrist from time to time, looked at the time, it felt really bad!

And Erhu obviously can't put down the pocket watch, and takes it out from time to time to play with it and glance at the time.

The people passing by all cast envious looks.

In these years, those who have pocket watches in their hands are either rich, they are expensive!

I got out of the clock shop and got into the rickshaw.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that when he came to Peking this time, he could also see his granddaughter Zhu Ningyun.

It's not good to be empty-handed, so I simply go and buy some expensive gifts.

"Coolie strong, go to the best gold and silver jewelry shop!"

"Okay!"

"The coolies are strong, what other expensive places to consume?"

"Ask me to ask the right person, it must be splendid, it was opened by Li Xiongzhi, the housekeeper of the Guogong Mansion, and the worst bottle of wine in it will cost fifty taels of silver."

"Brilliant? Wine? We haven't drunk it yet, let's go, let's see. ”

"Okay."

soon

Zhu Yuanzhang found that this splendid gold was a gold hole, and the consumption was expensive.

There are also enchanting dancers dancing on it.

Singing: Night Beiping, Night Beiping, this is a city that never sleeps

How can Zhu Yuanzhang stand this atmosphere?

After sitting for a while, he left with Erhu.

"Okay, you Li Xiao, no wonder you said five years ago that you couldn't help Qinglou."

"What's the difference between your golden splendor and the Qinglou?"

"But, as you say, it's a good way to make money from the rich."

It was getting dark.

The moon is like Emei, and the stars are dotted.

But the commercial street in Beiping is brightly lit, and the people are still happy to do it.

Food stalls, barbecues, night markets.

There are still a lot of people who come out to shop at night!

Dressed in civilian clothes, the watchmen patrolled non-stop to prevent crime.

It's noisy, but it's very peaceful.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this scene and sighed:

It's changed, everything has changed!

Flowers, flowers, flowers, traffic, laughter.

This is the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty!!

Even if it is the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the wealthy Song Dynasty, it is far from it!

The other side.

Cengang County, Zhejiang, the place where the base camp of the Japanese are stationed, occupies an area of the king!

In the past five years, Zhu Gaosui has lost his youthful childishness and matured a lot.

However, this was his first battle.

Tonight, this was his third attack on the city.

This was not the third night attack, but another failure.

Zhu Gaosui led the soldiers and retreated back again.

"Father, the child is not effective in fighting, please punish the father."

Zhu Di frowned slightly, holding the idea of training his son, and said:

"Third child, attack again tomorrow, if you can't attack again, break your legs!"

Zhu Gaosui: "."

Zhu Gaosui looked bitter, thinking about what kind of scenery the Fengxue Mountain Temple was back then.

Now. Hey, don't mention it

Brother-in-law, eldest sister, second brother!

The third brother misses you.

(End of chapter)