"How about it? Have you thought about it?" Xin said again: "You are responsible for selling these wines, and I can give you a certain reward."
"reward?"
"Yes, no matter who you are in the future, as long as they can help the city to gain benefits, in addition to the lumi they deserve, they will also receive additional rewards." Xin added: "The more you work, the more you will get."
In the past, these small officials in the city only received a certain amount of lumi on a quarterly or annual basis, which could be said to be very cheap labor.
If you want these people to work for you wholeheartedly, you must let them gain more benefits.
For development, production relations and productivity must be adapted.
The land cannot be moved for the time being, but it is still possible to establish a commission system in the winery.
"How much is the reward that the gentleman is talking about?" Xiao Wu asked.
This guy is really shrewd and will not let go of the eagle when he sees the rabbit.
"The Lumi you are helping Xin Jin with is one stone of food every year. If you can help me sell eight hundred catties of wine, I will give you two additional stones of food. If it exceeds fifteen hundred catties, add one more stone."
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"Thousand catties?!" Xiao Wu began to calculate in his mind again.
Is it difficult to sell a thousand jins of such wine? Xiao Wu frantically calculated the pros and cons.
Soon, Xiao Wu came to a conclusion: "I'll do it!"
The reason why Xiao Wu was able to get Xin Jin's important use was because he was so good at settling accounts.
Everyone in the world is here for profit, and Xin understands this truth too well.
"Okay, I will take you to Puyi the day after tomorrow. Just be prepared."
…
Autumn is refreshing!
An ox cart pulled by two old scalpers side by side has stopped at the intersection of Yicheng.
"Gentleman, the bullock cart is ready. Please get on."
Leng Zuo said respectfully.
The person driving the car is Kong Si.
He is the coachman, or charioteer, exclusively used by the Xin family and his son.
Kong Si sat in front of the car, holding the reins tightly in his hands, like a sculpture.
Xin got on the carriage again. The carriage was padded with white animal skins and was very comfortable.
Some young disciples were watching around.
It is not easy to travel in this era.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the country was relatively small, so it was managed very carefully.
There are checkpoints between countries, and anyone traveling between them must hold a talisman before they can pass.
Even within the country, there are various checkpoints designed to restrict the free movement of the population.
Whether it is a messenger or a common person, as long as he wants to leave one place to do business in another place, he must hold the corresponding talisman.
After using the talisman, you must return it on time.
It is equivalent to reporting in advance and getting a pass before each trip.
When you come back, you have to report it and return the pass.
Many people have never been to Xinyi in their lives.
So every time someone leaves the city, they will enjoy many envious looks.
"Where's the wine cart?" Xin asked again.
"Already here." Leng Zuo pointed to the distance.
Xiaowu drove an ox cart alone, which contained three huge pottery urns.
This kind of jar with a big belly and small mouth is perfect for transporting wine.
"Gentleman, I have filled three jars of azure wine," Xiao Wu said.
Behind Xiaowu, there were also some disciples from Xinyi, basically the same people who learned to write from Xinyou every day.
Du Gan is naturally among them.
"Du Gan, come here and drive for me," Xin said again.
"yes!"
Du Gan was alert. He never expected that such an honor would fall on his head.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were usually three people driving.
In the middle is the driver, on the left is the seat of the Lord, and on the right are the Lord's companions, usually the Lord's confidants.
Being able to become the Che You of the Yi doctor naturally means that he has gained the attention of the Yi doctor.
Before this, no one from the Du family could become the right charioteer of the Yi doctor!
"Humph, it's really ridiculous to let someone with a small surname be the right driver."
Seeing this scene, Fan Mi shook his head.
Yin Rong on the side also showed dissatisfaction: "This Du Gan is really a fool. What benefits can it bring to him by trying to please that doctor Xin You?"
"Xiao Wu..." Xin Wuzuo's mouth trembled: "What do you mean?"
"Hey, Xiao Wu wants to join the Yi doctor and see if he can become a petty official." Yin Rong said deliberately.
"He was raised by his uncle, and he actually helps Xin You with things..." Xin Wuzuo was secretly angry and said in his heart: "Want to go to Puyi? I won't let you go anywhere!!!"
The rest of the countrymen gathered around Xinyou's motorcade, telling them to be careful along the way, and more importantly, to bring back what they saw and heard on the road and tell them.
The motorcade set off in a mighty manner.
The road was uneven, the carts were swaying, and the cow bells kept making crisp sounds.
"Gentleman, why do you want to build an ox-cart?" Du Gan supported Che Shi and asked, "I heard that noble people travel by horse-drawn carriage, don't they?"
In the Spring and Autumn Period, only ordinary Chinese people would ride in carts, that is, ox carts.
Nobles all traveled by carriage, but the quality of the carriages varied.
"...We Xinyi doctors are also called oxcart doctors." Xin said with a smile: "The rules handed down from our ancestors have been traveling by oxcart for generations."
"As expected of a descendant of the eldest son of the Xin family, he even has so many rules when riding in a vehicle." Du Gan thought to himself.
Xin didn't say anything else, but concentrated on admiring the scenery along the way.
This is the Spring and Autumn Period.
Except for the lusher vegetation, this land is not much different from later generations.
Bang!
The wheel ran over a big pit, and both Xin You and Du Gan were shaken.
Xin quickly turned back: "The road is bumpy, so be careful when drinking."
"Don't worry, gentleman, I have wrapped the wine in a straw mat." Xiao Wu said loudly.
Xin nodded again. Xiaowu was indeed a person who often went out. He was thoughtful and considerate.
"This road is really bad. I didn't expect it to be worse than our road in Xinyi," Du Gan said.
Xin added: "This is Huantu, an official road two hundred miles outside the royal city. Logically, the Yetu family should repair and maintain it, but now that the royal family is declining, no one is taking care of such small things."
"So when Puyi sent additional reinforcements to us, they arrived a little late."
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Before I knew it, I had been walking for half a day.
It was Du Gan's first time to go out, and the bumpy road soon made him feel dizzy.
"Gentleman, I...I'm so dizzy." Du Gan's face turned pale.
"Kong Si, let's take a rest." Xin said again.
Kong Si was speechless and drove the two old cows to the roadside.
A car behind quickly followed, but Xiaowu's car was not seen.
"Where's Xiao Wu?" Xin stepped out of the car again, but there was no sign of Xiao Wu.
A bad premonition arose in his heart.
"Xiaowu's cow seems to be sick. It keeps pulling in front and can't get up."
The driver of the bullock cart behind said.
"The cow is sick?"
Xin frowned again, what a coincidence!
He called Du Gan and walked back along the original road for a while.
Xiaowu's cattle cart stopped halfway. An old scalper fell to the ground, and there was a fishy smell behind him.
"Xiaowu, what happened?" Xin asked again.
"It must have been done by that awesome man Fan Mu!!" Xiaowu said with a worried look on his face: "When I went to the cowshed to pick up the cow this morning, I felt something was wrong with the cow. Sure enough, that guy gave me a sick cow!"
Xin looked at the old scalper again, his eyes had been closed, his whole body was trembling, and his breathing seemed to be very difficult.
"It seems to be a disease like shortness of breath." Du Gan took a breath: "Last year, a cow in our Du family died like this!"
"Dead!?"
"Yes, this disease is very terrible. A cow will die within a day after getting it!"
"Gentleman, Xin Wuzuo must have asked the cow man to do this. Fan Mu has raised cows all his life, and he knows best what diseases the cows have. He deliberately gave us a sick cow, just because he didn't want me to go to Puyi!" Xiao Wu said with certainty.
"Even so, he was just following other people's orders."
Xin You said calmly: "Let's deal with this matter when we come back. The top priority is to make the ox cart able to move."
"An ox-cart can only be pulled by two oxen standing side by side. If one cow dies, how will the ox-cart move..."
Xiao Wu held his head: "I shouldn't have gone against my uncle... He wouldn't even give me a cow..." This chapter has been completed!