"Well, I listen to you." Fang Jianping lowered his head and couldn't help but laugh. [] He came from the West Factory and didn't even change his clothes. If he went out on the street like this, it would be really shocking! Fang Jianping made Zhang Linqi charming.

After taking a look, I went to change my clothes. When I came out again, I changed into a light silk shirt and felt much more normal.

"Liu Da Bangchui, when you go out later, please pay more attention and talk less, you know?" Zhang Linqi glanced at Liu Da Bangchui, who was very excited, and couldn't help but warn him. Because he knew that Liu Da Bangchui had been recovering from his injury.

After lying in bed for several months, he was exhausted! Now this is the first time to go out, so he needs to be vaccinated beforehand!

"I understand, Mr. Factory Supervisor," Liu Da Bangchui grinned and said, "I will keep your words in mind. When we go out this time, we are not the commander of the bodyguards, we are just a family. Use your brain more and speak less in everything, that's right!"

"Well, that's about right." Hearing what Liu Da Bangchui said, Zhang Linqi nodded with satisfaction, agreeing to accompany him. So, after a stick of incense, two men and one woman walked out of the small door of the General's Mansion.

headed by one

There was a young gentleman in a long gown, with handsome features, followed by a big man whose head was about as long as his neck. He was immediately known to be a bodyguard! Beside the young gentleman, there was also an incredibly beautiful woman accompanying him.

However, the place they went to was quite strange. They were not going to lively places like markets and teahouses, but specifically going to rice stores.

These three people are Zhang Linqi, Fang Jianping and Liu Da Bangchui. This time they came specifically to inspect the public sentiment. All walks of life in the late Ming Dynasty already had a bit of capitalization, and some operating methods were different from those of later generations. Take

Let's take rice stores as an example. Except for some mom-and-pop millet stores, all the big shops in Beijing are concentrated on Chang Street.

Chang Street is a short street, and it only takes a stick of incense to walk back and forth. However, there are nearly 20 rice shops. Normally, business is booming on Chang Street. Nowadays, the price of rice is unstable, and people’s hearts are

In a panic, everyone wanted to buy some rice and noodles to take home to meet emergency needs. So the business became more and more prosperous and there was a lot of people!

Happy Man is its largest shop. It is said that the subsequent owner also has a profound background, and the black and white people dare to stir up trouble. Therefore, although the shop is already crowded with people at this time, it is still orderly and busy.

Not messy.

"Oh my god, this is not enough for people to live." Some people holding rice bags in their hands, looking at the newly replaced rice price tags, angrily said: "Yesterday, the price was five taels and three silvers per stone, why?

In the past day, another three cents of silver have been added!"

"Yeah, the damn price is going up faster than a kid can get angry, isn't this a scam! I can only earn three cents by carrying a bag on the dock for a day, but it's good for him, the price has jumped up.

I've just wasted my day's work! I won't buy it!" A man with a tanned face said angrily.

"Hey, brother, you'd better be patient." An old man behind him sighed: "Now that you're here, buy some. Otherwise, the price may increase again next time you come!"

The man pinched the bag on his back. There was only a little more than a penny in it. He originally planned to buy a few kilograms of white rice to go home. But now, he had to buy a lot less. However, it was not enough not to buy it. There was still money at home.

There is an old man, a young man, and two people with their mouths open! It’s been a whole day since we started cooking!

So, after the man had gathered his strength for a long time, he could only stay and continue to line up. The two guys selling rice at the entrance of the rice store heard all this, but they acted as if they hadn't heard. What should I continue to do?

What to do! Because they are used to this!

He waited until it was the man's turn, and when he took out the piece of silver and handed it over to the two clerks with some distress, what he got back was a little over three to less than four kilograms of white rice, and it was still

That kind of yellow brown rice. The kind that can only be used to make porridge!

The man brought a rice bag that could hold fifty kilograms of white rice. But now it could only cover the brown rice at the bottom of one bag, and he couldn't help but feel angry. What happened to Miji! He did those two things again.

The guy who was still selling rice unhurriedly wanted to throw the rice bag on their face! Or let them call the boss out and throw the rice bag on his face!

Just a few days ago, this amount of money could buy twice as much brown rice, but now, just a few days later, it has been reduced by half! You black-hearted people who were struck by lightning when you went out! Use all the black-hearted money you earned to buy it.

Take the coffin. If no one is there to carry out your funeral, I will carry the coffin for you!

The man cursed in his heart and turned away in frustration. Under the sunlight, his slightly rickety figure and the light rice bag on his back formed a sharp contrast! This man walked very slowly.

, the steps seemed very heavy.

It stands to reason that he specializes in carrying bags at the dock. It’s the kind of big bag that weighs a hundred kilograms a bag!

The mere kilograms of brown rice now should be an effortless thing for him. However, he walks so staggeringly and with so much difficulty. Perhaps his mind is not on this at the moment, but on these.

What should I do after eating rice and noodles?

According to the current price increase rate, even if he dreams about carrying a bag at night, he still won't have enough money to buy rice next time...

"Hey!" Looking at this man's appearance, the people queuing up to buy rice let out several long sighs. This man is like this, so why is this not a portrayal of other people!

"Da Bang Chui, go give that man some money. It's really pitiful!" Fang Jianping couldn't bear to see this kind of thing. After seeing this, he said with a heavy heart. He took out a ten tael of silver from his body and handed it over!

"Yes" Liu Da Bangchui nodded quickly. Then he quickly chased after the man. When he came back, Liu Da Bangchui's face looked very relaxed. He had caught up with the man just now and shocked the man. Where did he come from?

He gave me a stick, thinking he was trying to steal his rice.

But Liu Da was hammering him with a stick, but he felt a little sad. The big man had a close feeling for the big man, but one was full of food all day long, with a glowing face, while the other was sallow and thin, as if he had a serious illness!

Liu Da Bangchui didn't hesitate, he took out the money and handed it to him: "Take it, this is my grandma's reward for your pity!" But the moved man wanted nothing more than to kneel down to Liu Da Bangchui!

However, by the time he wanted to kneel down, Liu Da Bang Chui had already disappeared!

And Liu Da Bangchui didn't regret it. He gave the man a total of fifteen taels of silver just now, and the other five taels of silver were his own. It was the salary he had just received. He originally planned to go out to buy something for Xiaohong, but now he saw

That man was pitiful, but he gave everything to him! He didn’t keep any of it!

When Liu Da Bangchui came back and reported to Fang Jianping, of course, he did not hide the extra five taels of silver. After hearing this, Fang Jianping nodded, indicating that Liu Da Bangchui had done a good job. He has a fraternal heart...

...Fang Jianping plans to replenish the five taels of silver for him when he returns.

As the leader of the three, Zhang Linqi remained thoughtful and silent throughout the whole process. He was thinking about more far-reaching issues. Although he had rescued a poor man just now, the price of rice has skyrocketed, and there are more poor people like this.

Thousands and thousands of them. So how to save them?

Just as they were thinking about this, the crowd selling rice started talking again: "Hey, if this were a peaceful and prosperous time, how could the price of rice be so constant every day?"

Some people also said doubtfully: "Didn't they say that the imperial village presided over by General Zhenguo had an unprecedented bumper harvest? Those granaries are packed to capacity! But how come the price of food remains so high?"

"Hey, the bumper harvest is true." The old man just interrupted: "I have a nephew who works in the official granary. He has been so busy these days that no one can be seen. According to him, Huangzhuang has indeed had a bumper harvest.

You can’t see the grain that’s being shipped! I just don’t know why the price of grain hasn’t come down!”

"Isn't this obvious? The food in Huangzhuang is taken to the border gate and is used as food for the border army! Otherwise, why would those big soldiers be guarding the border every day to resist the Tatars!" said a relatively well-informed young man.

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The crowd was silent for a while. They didn't understand these things. And the general of Zhenguo seemed too far away to them.

"The general of Zhenguo manages the imperial village. Didn't he make a lot of money from this great harvest? Now he is enjoying the hot food, but we are worrying about the money to buy rice every day? What do you think this is?

Something!" said a man who looked like a servant.

This man is a domestic servant in Zhuzi's palace, and he is loyal to his master. He had been listening to his master say how bad Zhang Linqi was. But now he went out to buy rice for his family. The price of rice has skyrocketed again! Naturally he is complaining.

I’m full! Because

In his opinion, since General Zhenguo is so famous, he should not let this happen when he is in the capital! As for Zhang Linqi, who is not an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs and has no control over such things, he does not consider it at all! Just first

Let’s take a breath and say it again!

"Hey, be careful what you say, be careful what you say, General Zhenguo is a star in the sky and descends to earth. You and I are not allowed to talk about it!" The old man was startled when he heard someone dared to say bad things about General Zhenguo behind his back, and stopped him quickly.
Chapter completed!