Chapter 91: The Station
The dishes were extremely rich, except beef, including duck, fish, shrimp, crab, pork, cabbage unique to winter, various dried tofu seeds, and peppers and potatoes that have just been introduced to the Ming Dynasty for less than a hundred years, and a dish of peanuts with oil!
Of course, the price is naturally not expensive. A table of wine and food costs nearly 100 taels of silver. Although I have brought enough money for high school, I feel distressed.
During the long-term robbery, the trespassing army caused great damage to production and commerce. They could not spend money after getting silver. In fact, they did not lack silver, but what they lacked was food.
Gao Yigong took a sip of wine, took the chopsticks and smacked the dishes on the table, and said, "Look, look, we are eating delicacies here, the rice is white, but the people in Henan and Shaanxi can't even afford to eat bran. What kind of world is this? Even a small Mengcheng Post can buy such a table of wine and food. After all, it is Huaiyang and rich!"
Huimei also muttered: "This is still Gaoyou. I heard that Nanjing, which has passed the river, is richer!"
"Drink high!"
Zhang Nai was startled and quickly reminded him.
Gao Yigong also came to his senses, looked left and right, and instinctively held the single sword in the package, but the Sao Zun seemed not to notice him and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhang Nai asked again depressedly: "Uncle, didn't you say that the Ming Dynasty's post station is the number one disaster in the world? You broke through... it was cut off by the post station. Why did Mengcheng post look good?"
"ha!"
The laughter of a postman scared everyone, and Gao Yigong's hand held the hilt under the table again.
However, the postman was not worried about who was cut off by the post station, but said, "Young Master may not know anything. Before the Revolutionary Army captured Gaoyou, the postman was not even as good as pigs and dogs. But Commander Li said to our postman who did not have any words. Not only did he replace his outfits and improve the conditions, he also guided everyone to develop the postman from the delivery of postal to the business. He did not hide the customer. In the past, the postman was only open to the public. Now the people could move in as long as they had money. Half of the net profit station was kept and half of the other half was handed over. Our wives also started at the post station. Now they were affected by the war. There were not too many customers, but they were stable in the future, and the business would definitely not be ignored."
When Gao Yigong saw that the postman did not seem to have heard the meaning of Zhang Nai's words, he felt a little relieved, let go of the knife and complained: "I heard that Commander Li cares a lot about reputation, but you have collected too much money. Commander Li is not afraid of being verbalized? For this table of wine and food tonight, the four men here go to the brothel in Nanjing to find a good girl, and they can play and sing, and they may not be able to get a hundred taels of silver!"
The postman smiled and said, "One is willing to fight, the other is willing to be beaten. We clearly set the price and do not rob customers. If you have money, please come in. If you don't have money, then there is a foot shop next to you, so you can spend a night."
"snort!"
Huiying snorted, "So you're asking for a price. The inn at Mengchengyi is not yours. Can't they go to another family?"
The postman said proudly: "Girl, you are right. Commander Li gave an order. The post station only allows the official inns, and no private individuals are allowed to operate inns within three miles of the post station, except for the post store. Of course, the post store can only operate a large shop and is not allowed to set up a guest room, so we are not boasting. If you can't enter the city in darkness and don't want to live on the boat, you still have to come to the post store to stay."
No wonder!
The six people said intimately!
He drove people away directly, and did not allow them to operate them. He exclusively monopolized the high price. This person surnamed Li is so cruel!
But the benefits are obvious. If you kill one or the other, the post station gets benefits, and the life of the postmen can be good. As for the merchants who spend a high price to stay in a hotel, is it someone forcing you or what? You can sleep on the boat!
Or Datongpu!
Several people realized that if Chongzhen had adopted this move, there would be no need to lay off postmen to save the little money, would there be Li Zicheng later?
Gao Yigong shook his head secretly and asked, "Brother, have you never thought about what if the Chaoting comes back? Commander Li has weak force. The Chaoting really wants to send a large army to suppress Gaoyou again, how can he allow the post station to compete for profit with the people?"
"Far the people compete for profit!"
Another postman was excited and cursed: "One of the officials on the left competes for profit with the people, and the other on the right hides wealth among the people. It sounds so impressive. Who are those people? They are their relatives who empty the court and put the money in their own pockets. And we can only eat rice with bran, sleep with a large shop with about ten people, and the family also needs their wives and children to be hungry for feeding. The Ming Dynasty will be over sooner or later!
The female guest said just now that Nanjing is richer than Gaoyou. It is true, but it depends on who is rich. Although I am illiterate, I have heard of the smell of wine and meat in the rich and frozen bones on the road. I will not hide it from several guest officials. There are thirty-two postmen at the post station. They all sincerely hope that Commander Li can live in the country, just like Grandpa Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention wealth and honor, at least let ordinary people have a way to survive!”
The atmosphere was extremely dull and the six people including Gao Yigong were flashing with their eyes. They were all wondering how long Li Xin had occupied Gaoyou and that it was so popular with the people. Their hearts couldn't help but feel heavier.
"Xiao Wu, what are you talking nonsense? The guest officer loses his appetite, it's all your trouble!"
At this time, an older postman turned around and scolded.
Xiao Wu scratched the back of his head and said with a smirk: "Several guest officials, I'm sorry, I'm overly angry as soon as I said it."
"nothing."
Gao Yigong laughed and said, "The Ming Dynasty was indeed poor and the rich. Since Commander Li was determined to make decisions for the people, we also hope that he would accomplish his business as soon as possible. However... I heard that Commander Li had not many people, and there was Huang Degong around Gaoyou. Liu Liangzuo, I am afraid that Zhu Dadian would bring his troops back. It is several times more powerful than Commander Li. Are you so confident?"
Xiao Wu immediately had a bright look and nodded and said, "The soldiers from the court came to fight as many as possible. I'm afraid that the guests didn't know that Huai'an Shi Caofu and Yangzhou Han Taishou came to attack once a year ago. Hey, that was a crushing defeat. Han Taishou had nearly ten warships sunk by 20 warships. Hey, they were killed and killed by nearly ten. They attacked Mengchengyi from land, and hundreds of people died. The revolutionary army only died and injured. He also heard that Shi Caofu was captured, and his entire army was wiped out. However, Commander Li, in the name of Shi Caofu, released him and the surrendered soldiers... "
Because the postman was at the post station, the focus of the description was to fight back against the Korean realm. Although it was far less magnificent than the Hong Niang personally led the troops and defeated Shi Kefa, the six people were still shocked and understood the origin of the warship.
After exchanging a solemn look between each other, Gao Yigong asked, "By the way, brother, when we came over, we saw a warship moving upstream. Is Commander Li going to use troops again?"
"Of course..."
Xiao Wu was about to start speaking, and two coughs came when the old postman said, "Xiao Wu, go back and see if the water boils. When it boils, it will be delivered to the guest room."
"oh!"
Xiaowu patted his heart like fear, showed an apology, and left quickly.
Chapter completed!