In order to take care of the poor, the porridge factory was placed in the south corner of the city by Baishitong. Those who could not afford to eat every day could exchange a copper coin for a large bowl of porridge.
This price... is equivalent to the price of a bowl of noodles for one penny in real life.
Different from the chicken feather shop, although the price is also one penny, the cost of the chicken feather shop is very small. Calculated at the current winter price, a bowl of porridge costs at least 30 pennies.
There was no way that the Datong Dynasty used silver as the main currency, and the price of rice was also pegged to silver. One penny of silver could be exchanged for about a pound of rice. Ordinary people could not eat rice all year round and could only eat brown rice to survive.
Xu Tong is a man who doesn't care about money, so he has an abundant supply of rice.
So much so that some ordinary residents in the surrounding area came to eat porridge. In order to prevent fraud, they not only had to kneel down and pray to the Immortal of Fortune three times and pray humbly before eating the porridge, the porridge was also tampered with by Senju and others, making it taste worse than brown rice.
Unpalatable.
After Xu Tong arrived with Lerou, the thing he was most worried about happened. Several officials were already lying in front of the porridge factory.
Huo Wuji was standing in front of the gate with his hands on his hips, confronting these officials with a cold face.
The leading officials were in a stalemate with Huo Wuji with dark faces.
This newly opened porridge factory has long been favored by these gangsters, but they have been suffering from no excuse. According to past experience, if it was a porridge factory opened by a wealthy businessman or an official in the capital, the higher-ups would have said hello to it long ago.
Or maybe a sign is simply hung at the door. When everyone takes a look, oh, it turns out that so-and-so is preparing to have a child to save himself some moral virtue.
But this porridge factory opened inexplicably. There was no special greeting from above, and there was no sign in front of the door. They sent people to inquire, but they didn't find out the reason.
This is not to blame Qianju and the others for not knowing how to behave. In fact, it was Xu Tong who told them to only use Fuxian's name to build the porridge factory, not his.
After all, the name Ma Hongwen is really a bad name in the capital, and it is definitely to the extent that a child would not dare to cry at night.
If his name were really announced, these people would probably curse Ma Hongwen's eighteenth generation ancestors when eating porridge, and their awe and gratitude to Fu Xian would be greatly reduced.
Anyway, I don’t plan to do it for a long time, so I can avoid having to deal with all the ups and downs.
It's just a coincidence that people from the new school of thought would make such a big deal so soon.
He had to come to the rescue.
Before Xu Tong could get closer, a ray of red light penetrated into the entrance of the hall behind him. The red light suddenly changed, and the fluffy and white tail spread out. Even if he was a fox, he always gave people a different kind of charm, which made people very happy.
I want to hold it in my arms and rub it hard.
"Headmaster, you..."
Da Ya originally wanted to complain to Xu Tong, but as soon as she fell into the hall, she found that Xu Tong was completely lifeless and was shocked.
"It's okay, it's temporary, it will get hotter later."
"Oh! Headmaster, this is not a joke!"
Da Ya secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought to herself, this scares me, if you get cold, wouldn't we be unlucky with you?
Then Daya briefly explained the matter to Xu Tong.
The matter was not complicated. Qianju and the others acted relatively appropriately, without causing any harm to anyone's life.
Just let Huo Wuji take action to scare these officers and soldiers.
We didn't make things get too serious.
As Da Ya was talking, she heard a rush of footsteps behind her.
Looking back, he saw that a large number of officers and soldiers had already surrounded and suppressed them. This time, people from the patrol battalion and the infantry battalion were also present. Xu Tong even saw a steam gun sizing up the new equipment.
In fact, this is not an exaggeration at all. After all, at the critical juncture of hunting down the rebels, if you encounter someone who dares to resist openly, you will naturally rise from a ruffian to the level of anti-terrorism.
"Hahahaha, you are seeking death on your own, so don't blame us for not giving you a way to live."
When the foremen of the government offices came to see the reinforcements, they straightened their backs. Huo Wuji frowned at the door, looking a little nervous.
He had no pressure at all to deal with these ordinary officers and soldiers, but the ones he saw were all regular troops, and he even saw steam guns that made him afraid. The Westerners were extremely lethal, and once they reached a large scale, their lethality was even more terrifying.
Fortunately, just when Huo Wuji was thinking about whether to find a way to rush out first, he inadvertently saw Xu Tong standing behind with a smile on his face.
Seeing Mr. Ma whom he had longed for, Huo Wuji suddenly felt reassured. He looked disdainfully at the foremen of the government offices with his hands on his hips, and said with a smile on his face, "I think I may not be the one seeking death."
"presumptuous!"
The leading general's face suddenly fell down when he saw that Wuji was so arrogant: "Let you people come out and capture them without mercy, otherwise I..."
Before General Shen could finish his words, he was interrupted by another person's arrogant voice: "What else will happen to you? Are you prepared to lead someone to rob him at the feet of the Emperor?"
Everyone looked back and saw a young man walking over holding a girl.
The general wanted to call someone to escort the two men, but he just took a closer look and wondered why this young man looked so familiar?
Is it possible that the beloved young master of my immediate boss doesn’t look familiar?
This general can be regarded as a fourth-grade military attaché, and he must visit Ma's house during holidays.
It is impossible to say that you have never seen Ma Hongwen, but you just didn't notice it at first glance.
By the time he recognized Ma Hongwen, Xu Tong had already pulled Lerou to the front.
Then...he kicked the general in the abdomen.
"Bold!!"
The surrounding officials raised their swords in unison.
Even the muzzle of the gun was pointed at Xu Tong's head. As long as the general said a word, these two daring guys could be beaten into a hornet's nest in an instant.
"Don't!"
"Don't do it!!!"
However, the actions of these idiots almost scared the general to the point of urinating. He ignored the pain in his lower abdomen and quickly waved his hand to stop Xu Tong. He raised his hand and slapped the closest confidants on the head.
"Put it down, put it down, put the muzzle of your gun down. Are you pigs? Hurry up and put it down for me."
The sword was okay, but if those steam guns went off fire, my whole family would be buried with him.
"Hmph, sir, you have such great authority."
Xu Tong became sarcastic and sarcastic.
"This... Mr. Ma, this is just... a routine matter."
Jiang Shenjiang looked embarrassed, cursing in his mind that he was unlucky and had trouble with who he was, especially this little devil.
Xu Tong ignored him, walked up to Huo Wuji, and asked him to open the door.
"Go in and search, but don't disturb Fu Xian."
After saying that, he walked aside, picked up the long incense on the table where the Immortal of Fortune was enshrined, and respectfully lit the incense to the Immortal of Fortune.
I couldn't help but think: "I have to share my own incense with Mr. Wenyuan, is it considered a loss??"
"this……"
Jiang Shenjiang was not sure what he was going to eat for a while, so he would definitely not be able to do it if he did not search. At this critical moment, he would not be able to explain himself if he openly resisted the arrest without searching. If he searched, he would be afraid of offending this little devil.
After a while, Jiang Shenjiang gritted his teeth and took the two people in for a symbolic walk before walking out dejectedly.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! This is a porridge factory opened by Fu Xian for everyone. Where can there be new school students, those rebels, Mr. Ma, it's all a misunderstanding."
Xu Tong shook his head and pointed at the foremen: "I don't think it's a misunderstanding."
Jiang Shenjiang looked back and saw that the foremen of the government offices were already there, their faces turning blue and white.
Jiang Shenling also climbed up from the bottom. When he saw their expressions, he knew what was going on. He thought to himself: "It's just you pig brains that are causing trouble for me."
His face immediately darkened: "Take him back and put him in jail. Once the rebels are captured, we will deal with them as well!"
"My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, have mercy on me, we were just confused for a moment, my lord!"
Several foremen seemed to realize that they had kicked the iron plate this time, and they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
But the officers and soldiers didn't care about this and escorted them out.
This scene was really seen by the people hiding in the chicken room.
"That's Ma Hongwen??"
"That's right, it's him!"
"Didn't you say that this guy does all kinds of evil??"
"No, it kills more people than you eat."
"Look, he is kneeling in front of Fu Xian. Is he repenting? I heard that Fu Xian has boundless magic power and great supernatural powers. Fu Xian must have influenced him."
Everyone was chattering, and their impression of Ma Hongwen was obviously extremely bad. The words "correct evil and return to righteousness" can often be seen in books. No one will believe you if you say it.
But if this matter is attributed to gods, it will be different. In people's fixed thinking, gods are supreme and can influence all living beings. It seems that their favorite thing is to persuade evil people to be good and to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately.
So when everyone subconsciously associated this matter with Fu Xian, everything became natural.
This also minimizes the impact of the three words Ma Hongwen on Fuxian to the minimum range.
After the officials left, Xu Tong did not dare to stay here any longer. He told the three Qianshou to be careful and careful in the recent period and left in a hurry.
As soon as Xu Tong left, the common people hiding in the corner rushed out and began to kneel down to the statue of Fu Xian.
For a time, the rumor that Fu Xian persuaded Ma Hongwen to change his ways became more and more widespread.
That night, there was an endless stream of pilgrims coming to pay their respects, and even some wealthy businessmen came over on their own initiative to donate money and materials, hoping that the porridge factory could last longer.
At this time, Ma Hongwen's appearance in the porridge factory not only did not damage Fu Xian's image, but also raised Fu Xian to a new level in the word of mouth among these people.
There has even been a snowball effect, with more and more wealthy businessmen coming to donate money and materials.
This was something Xu Tong never expected.
But if you think about it carefully, you will understand what's going on. Without him, it's just to save your life.
Nowadays, people from the new school of thought are being arrested everywhere. The new policies of the new school of thought advocate believing in so-called science and destroying all temples.
The fact that I am donating money and materials to Fu Xian is proof that I have nothing to do with the new school of thought.
Of course, it's not just that, it's also because Ma Hongwen stands in front of him and endorses it. Ma Hongwen naturally has no influence, but his father does.
Admiral Jiumen, a loyal lackey of the Xiang family, whether he is a rebel or not is not a matter of his father's words.
Some wealthy businessmen had even gotten some information from Ma Hongwen's prospective father-in-law, and they guessed that the porridge factory was opened by Ma Hongwen. Now none of the wealthy businessmen would invest money.
They don't lack money, what they lack is a protective umbrella.
The addition of these wealthy businessmen greatly changed the scale and resources of the porridge factory, and Xu Tong's Qimen directly broke through to the LV4 level that night.