The morning light had already cast from the sky, and the streets and alleys of the royal city were bustling with each other as the night receded.

Sun San yawned as he walked out of his room, he had been waking up early all this time, because Shi Cheng had temporarily handed over the account management to him and Zhang Tian, which made the inexperienced Sun San have to spend more time getting familiar with the new job.

Sun San had just walked out of the house and was about to go to the account room, but was soon stopped by another person.

"Third brother!"

Sun San turned his head and saw Li Doujin running towards him with an anxious face.

"Brother Li, what's wrong?"

"I've found you." Li Doojin said in a somewhat complaining tone, "Where did you run yesterday morning?" ”

"Brother Li, have you forgotten? Didn't you tell me to go to Shazao Lane yesterday to look for a new person, I was busy until the afternoon and didn't come back. Sun San replied helplessly, the house was very busy during this time, and even Li Doujin's memory seemed to have some problems.

As soon as Sun San's words fell, Li Doujin hurriedly patted his forehead and said, "Look at my brother's memory, one thing after another during this time, none of them are worry-free, so I can't remember anything." ”

Sun San said with a smile: "Fortunately, the people in the mansion have almost recruited now, and they will be able to relax in two days." ”

"Not necessarily." Li Doujin shook his head, "The master doesn't want to recruit too many people, and there are still a lot of things to do next." ”

"I really don't know what the master thinks, it stands to reason that a person of the status of the master shouldn't make his home so shabby." Sun San shook his head and said.

"Oh, you kid looks quite clever, why can't you turn a corner sometimes." Li Doojin explained, "Have you forgotten the identity of the master and what he said before, he will not live here for a long time after all." I always felt that at most, maybe less than a month, he might be out of here. ”

"What the eldest brother said is that our wages are still calculated on a daily basis, not on a monthly basis like other families." Sun San also nodded, and then he sighed, "It's rare to find an employer like the master, who is generous and not harsh on the money, I don't know where our brothers will go to make a living after the master leaves?" ”

"The Western Desert Country is very big, and you can always find a place." Li Doujin comforted Sun San, but after a moment of hesitation, he still said to Sun San, "But if I really want to find a home, I don't plan to look for it in the royal city, either go to the eastern three states to find a small city, or simply take the things on my body and scrape together money to buy a ferry ticket to go to Dawei to make a living." ”

"What Brother Li said is that the younger brother will go with you when the time comes." Sun San came to Li Doujin's side and said, "Brother, I won't tell you, Fifth Brother Zhang also has the same thoughts as you. The reason is also very simple, during this time, the younger brother has been inquiring about the market in the royal city in his free time, even if it is an old employee like us, the monthly salary that others are willing to pay is thirty percent lower than before, and it may continue to drop in the future. ”

"How can it be so low?" Li Doujin was taken aback, but he quickly figured out the trick, "It can't be related to the homeless people pouring into the city, right?" ”

"What else could it be for?" Sun San said helplessly, "Now the most important thing in the city is people, and people like us who have worked in big families are quite good." Those farmers who can only farm the land can find a day to live a day, and the owner can take a fancy to you, and reward you with a few copper plates after selling your strength, which is your blessing. ”

Li Doujin was silent, he walked the streets and alleys according to Shi Cheng's intentions during this time, and many things in Wangcheng were seen by him, he knew that what Sun San said was not a lie, but Li Doujin, who was mostly focused on the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce, still didn't expect that the market in Wangcheng was now so bad.

"So after the immortal master is gone, the younger brother will also take the valuable things on his body, and then follow the elder brother to Dawei together." Sun San's tone was very firm, and he seemed to have made a plan for the future, "My old lady is also old, and when I make a fortune in Dawei, I will go back to my hometown to buy a few pieces of fertile land, so that she can live in her old age." ”

"But if you go to Dawei with me, you may never have the chance to see Xiaoyue again in your life." Li Doo-jin reminded.

Sun San's eyes darkened, but soon returned to normal, he snorted haha, and said: "I have already thought about this, although Yue'er is not from a rich family, but according to the appearance of that girl, she will definitely be able to be favored by which son of her master's family, and then she will definitely be able to live a life that I can't think of in my life, this is good, it's good......"

"I'm talking about you......," Li Doo-jin persuaded, "that's what her parents told you before?" Why don't you ask the girl's family what they think? ”

Seeing that Sun San had not spoken, Li Doujin shook his head and said, "Forget it, this is your kid's own business, and I won't ask more brother." I'm coming to you today because of what the master commanded. ”

"What did the master order?" Sun San asked suspiciously.

"He told me privately." Li Doojin explained, and then repeated Shi Cheng's request for receiving money to Sun San.

After speaking, Li Doujin said with some embarrassment: "Actually, I don't need to hand over such a trivial matter to you, but at the moment, there is still a shortage of manpower, and your account office is relatively idle." ”

"Okay, it just so happens that my little brother doesn't have much to do today, so I'll go there." Sun San readily agreed.

……

"These mud-legged people, with no education and vision, don't you know how to give way to the carriage?"

A coachman in the carriage muttered quietly, his tone full of complaints, but he did not dare to shout at the homeless people in the alley, which would make the old man in the carriage angry.

Soon the carriage stopped again, but this time the coachman did not complain again, for it was another carriage that was blocking his way.

The decoration of the carriage on the opposite side was not as fancy as the carriages of the wealthy merchants, but was decorated in strict accordance with the etiquette system of the court of the Western Desert Kingdom. The coachman thought to himself that the person in the carriage opposite should be a high-ranking official.

"Why did you stop again?" An old voice came from behind the curtain.

"Master, there's a carriage coming in front, it's the official system, do we need to go up and say hello?"

"As it should be." The old man replied briefly.

"Okay." The coachman answered, and then dismounted and saluted according to the etiquette of the big family of Ximo, and after the other party's coachman returned the salute, the two coachmen got on their horses and drove their carriages to the side of the road, until the windows of the two carriages were facing each other, and the coachmen stopped the carriage again.

The curtains of the two carriages were lifted at the same time, and an old man and a middle-aged official looked at each other.

The middle-aged official asked in surprise, "Senior is Uncle Wen Yuan?" ”

Li Zhong nodded and said with a smile: "It's Chang Tao, I didn't expect to meet you here today, look at the direction of the carriage, but you want to go to the palace to meet you?" ”

"Exactly." The Gyeonggi Six Prefecture General Transit Envoy, who was in charge of the Gyeonggi Transshipment Department of the Western Desert Kingdom, replied briefly, and then he immediately got out of the car and respectfully walked to Li Zhong's carriage.

"You don't have to stick to these red tapes between you and me, it's windy outside, get in the car and talk." Li Zhong said gently, as if he was talking to his own juniors.

"This little wind is not in the way for the juniors." Chang Tao said with a smile, "A few days ago, I heard from my colleagues that my predecessors had returned to Wangcheng, but there have been a lot of affairs in recent days, otherwise I would have visited my door a long time ago." ”

"Business matters." Li Zhong said, and then he sighed and said, "Now that there are more and more displaced people in the city every day, your Gyeonggi Transshipment Division has worked hard during this time. ”

Speaking of this, Li Zhong looked at the homeless people around him, and then asked in a low voice: "Ah Tao, I don't believe the article in the Di Bao, you tell me the truth, can you live well this winter?" ”

After hearing this question, the smile on Chang Tao's face quickly disappeared, he shook his head lightly, and replied softly: "Senior, the biggest problem is not in winter, but in the harvest season at the end of the year and the beginning of summer. I have recently read the documents handed in by the agricultural departments of various states, and in recent days there have been continuous droughts in various places, and I am afraid that there will be a great famine at the end of the year. If the relief from the states is not good at that time, I am afraid that five or even ten times as many displaced people will go to Gyeonggi because of hunger rather than rumors. In addition, the supply of cotton and wool in the market is quite sufficient at the moment, but if this situation continues at the end of the year, the herders may not be able to buy feed for cattle and sheep. ”

Speaking of this, as if to comfort Li Zhong, Chang Tao hurriedly added: "However, please rest assured that the seniors have been paying attention to the dispatch of various parts of Gyeonggi during this winter, and strictly investigating the corruption in the granaries everywhere, and there is no problem in helping the displaced people inside and outside the royal city." All the relief food needed by the poor households in Wangcheng has been delivered to Dengnancang near Dengnan Port. As for the other cities, a minimum ration is basically guaranteed. ”

"It's fine." Speaking of this, Li Zhong sighed a little bitterly, "It's such a season, but the king and the princes are still thinking about increasing military spending. ”

Although Chang Tao was helpless in his heart, he still defended a few words: "Senior, in fact, this is also at the request of Governor Li, not the original intention of the court. ”

"Well, don't talk about it on the street." Li Zhong waved his hand, "There is a lot of delayed time, business is important, you go and get busy." ”

Chang Tao saluted, then returned to his carriage, and only after Li Zhong's carriage had left did he let his coachman continue to drive.

After the carriage left, the narrow alley quickly resumed its bustling appearance.

"Did you just meet some big guy in the alley?" Sun San muttered as he tightly guarded his pockets, there were more and more homeless people in the royal city, and he had to spend more energy than before on guarding against pickpockets.

Clutching his pockets, he walked briskly to the end of the alley, followed by a wider road, and after a little further north, a gust of sea breeze and thatched huts appeared in his nose and eyes.

"The fishing boat alley in the north of the city should be here."