What kind of business can be done in these years of war and chaos?
It’s nothing more than eating his mother’s clothes and wearing his mother’s clothes without any capital to trade!
This is something to talk about later, and it is not the right time to explain to them now.
"We'll talk about it later. Let's eat first!"
At this time, the aroma of meat was already wafting in the yard.
The former postmen were all salivating and gearing up for a big fight.
Yuan Zongdi was so flattering that he spent all his money to buy chicken, duck and fish meat, as well as oil spinners, buckwheat glutinous rice noodles, donkey intestines, Shagai dumpling soup, etc. Several large and small tables were filled to the brim.
"Oh! Brother Li is so rich! You can't even afford these during the Chinese New Year!"
Gao Ligong strode in.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone went into the back room and took their seats.
Li Zicheng greeted: "Don't say anything anymore, just use your chopsticks!"
No one among the "hungry people" was polite, and people in the rooms outside the courtyard started building.
Liu Zongmin was out of breath after eating.
He stuffed a mouthful of pork into his mouth, grabbed the chicken leg with his left hand, and picked up an oil spinner with his right hand. He was about to stuff it when he suddenly stopped.
After a while, he swallowed more: "Brother, I, I, my mother has never eaten white noodles in her life. I want to bring some steamed buns back."
Tian Jianxiu's eyes were red when he heard this, "Life is hard!"
Liu Fangliang wiped his mouth and said, "Good people in this world suffer. What a trigger!"
Yuan Zongdi put down his chopsticks and sighed, "I used to be able to sell two or three sheep a day, but in recent years I only dare to set up a stall every five or six years. The few copper coins I earn are not enough to show my respect to the government officials."
Gao Ligong said: "You know, Liuzi? He belongs to a household. Last year, we couldn't harvest the autumn grain. He was beaten by the county magistrate. He died within three days of being carried home."
There is also the leader of the arrest team, Zhao. Everyone said that he had returned to his hometown to live in his old age after eating enough black money. In fact, the county magistrate asked him to catch the villagers who were traitors, but guess what, he also joined the gangsters!
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Everyone really has their own difficulties.
A group of people sighed, and Li Zicheng felt unhappy.
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside.
Zhang Hong hurried in and shouted: "It's not good, it's not good, Er Mazi is dead."
Er Mazi ate so hard that he choked and fell to the ground without being able to take a breath.
When Li Zicheng came out to take a look, the young man's lips were already blue.
"Pick your throat quickly! Fang Liang, go call the doctor!"
It was too late. Erpazi kicked his legs and breathed out.
"What a sin!"
In times of famine, people were left speechless as they were choked to death by big fish and meat.
If Er Mazi has a spirit underground, I don’t know what last words he will leave behind. Maybe he will feel pain and happiness at the same time?
A happy event turned into a funeral, and everyone lost their thoughts on eating and drinking.
Li Zicheng asked the Yuan brothers to cut wild boar meat, and each of them received ten catties. He also gave each of his brothers five taels of silver as break-up fee.
Er Mazi paid twenty pounds of meat and ten taels of silver as compensation. He wrapped the body in a straw mat and told Zhang Hong to send him back to his hometown.
Li Zicheng waved goodbye, "Each go back to your home and find your mother. Let's all disperse. Remember to keep your mouth shut."
Quite a few people were unwilling to leave.
They want to follow the "right one" and become the "founding hero" of the country. Even if they can't get promoted and make a fortune, at least they don't have to worry about eating.
However, Li Zicheng did not want to keep too many people for the time being. He only said that he would summon the brothers when the time was right in the future, and finally sent them all away after a little effort.
In the end, there were only five people left in the yard: Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, and Yuan Zongdao.
Gao Ligong may not be reliable now, and the protagonist is his younger brother Gao Yigong, so he didn't stay.
Li Zicheng warned: "There is no chance that anyone will leak out the gold medal matter. You all should be more alert and run away if something goes wrong."
Yuan Zongdi said worriedly: "If everyone disperses, I won't be able to stay in the city any longer. Can Gai Hu let me go?"
Liu Zongmin banged the table and shouted, "I'm sorry! I'll kill him tonight."
"Don't act recklessly." Li Zicheng waved his hand to stop him, "Let's calm down for a few days, and I'll take care of Gai Hu's affairs."
"I'll stay in the city for a few days to check the situation. You go home first. After ten and a half days, you can settle in and meet at the blacksmith shop. If I'm not there, go to Changmao Mountain to look for me."
Li Zicheng gave each of them thirty taels of silver, leaving more than two hundred taels on hand.
It was difficult to carry dozens of kilograms of things, so he only picked out thirty taels of pocket money and left the rest to Yuan Zongdi for safekeeping.
Li Zicheng did not stay at Yuan's house and went to the blacksmith shop to help Liu Zongmin guard the door.
After a while, Old Man Wang came back.
Old man Wang is a craftsman.
The Ming Dynasty followed the craftsman household system of the Yuan Dynasty, and divided households into three categories: civilian, military, and craftsmen. In addition, there were some miscellaneous households in the local area, such as kitchen households, fishermen, vegetable households, beggar households, etc.
Civilian households and military households are slightly better off, while others belong to lowly status and have low status.
People with each household registration must inherit their ancestral heritage from generation to generation. Those who serve as soldiers should serve well as soldiers, those who grow vegetables should grow vegetables well, those who work as blacksmiths should work hard on their ironwork, and those who stand should stand on their own... Children and grandchildren are not allowed to do anything else.
As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and a mouse's son can make holes. That's probably it.
If you want to get a part-time job, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "There are soldiers in Beijing who learn to sing and have their tongues cut out; those who play chess and Shuanglu have their hands cut off; those who play kickball have their legs removed; and those who do business are sent to the frontier to serve in the army."
The old man Wang, a craftsman, had a bright idea. In order to prevent his children and grandchildren from continuing to be bitches, he decided not to get married at all. He spent most of his life alone.
According to regulations, craftsmen are obliged to work for the government. Now the control is relaxed, and if you don't want to work, you can buy your freedom.
Old man Wang's life before was just so-so. After all, the iron shop's annual tax was only about 20 copper coins.
Now it's no longer possible. There are so many apportionments, and the government servants come to the shop every now and then to extort a few pocket coins, which is really annoying.
The wool of the old man's shabby sheepskin coat had fallen to pieces, but this did not stop him from teaching Li Zicheng a lesson.
"I asked you to learn your skills well, but you won't listen unless you are causing trouble. Now that the job at the inn is gone and you have no skills, how can you make a living?"
Li Zicheng opened the tarpaulin basket, which was filled with food.
He took out another five taels of silver and threw it over, "Honor you."
Old man Wang's eyes flashed, he glanced at the food and the money, and then immediately put it in his arms.
"It seems that you are starving to death. I have taught you three or four years in vain."
Old Man Wang stretched out his hand and pinched out a pig's tail. He chewed it and muttered: "Come on, give me a hammer and finish the job of an official as soon as possible."
"Have a hammer!" Li Zicheng picked up the ditch and left.
Old Man Wang spat out the bones and grinned, "I knew it! You're a foodie! You won't get anything even if you ask for food..."
Li Zicheng couldn't agree.
It is obviously Chongzhen who cannot die even if he begs for it.
The more you do, the more mistakes you make.
It happened that he was very diligent even after becoming an emperor. "I get up when the rooster crows, and I can't sleep at night."
He would get up when the rooster crows and stay up until midnight, just from the rooster's crow to the ghost's crow every day. Emperor Chongzhen finally smashed the foundation of the Ming Dynasty with hammer after hammer.
How does Zhu Youjian work? For example -
He killed Wei Zhongxian just a few months after he ascended the throne. With constant flattery, he really thought he was a "sage".
Then you have to do something "sage" to show off.
Chongzhen asked the minister: Why did Li Shi, the Wei eunuch who rebelled against the party, be sentenced to death? He would not have wronged a good person.
The minister replied: The evidence of the crime is conclusive, and he committed the crime himself before even being punished.
Chongzhen was dissatisfied: How could someone confess without being punished?
Another minister told the truth: Li Shi didn't recruit him at first, but later he resorted to torture.
Chongzhen was even more dissatisfied: Under severe punishment, he can say whatever he wants.
The minister was puzzled, it was wrong not to use torture, but it was also wrong to use torture. What do you mean, Your Majesty?
What Chongzhen means is: I have clearly observed everything and feel that Li Yongzhen is the main culprit, and Li Shi's crime will not lead to death.
The ministers were speechless. Forget it, you are the emperor anyway, so you can judge whatever you say.
As a result, Li Yongzhen was executed and Li Shi was exiled.
Why did Chongzhen insist on getting Li Yongzhen? Because the Wei party confiscated the most cash from Li Yongzhen's house, 290,000. Part of the stolen money came from the project funds for King Xin's feudal residence...Who is King Xin?
Then some sycophants tried to figure out the holy will and suggested that Li Shi's crime was not that serious and he should be demoted.
Wei Dang's counter-case was sentenced to the eighth level for conviction. In the end, Li Shi sentenced him to the seventh level for "flattery and support" and was sentenced to "serve as a slave for three years and be redeemed for the people." To be redeemed is to pay for the crime.
The Holy Emperor!
In fact, Emperor Chongzhen might as well just settle down and be a coward. "The spring night is short and the sun is rising. From now on, the king will not go to court early in the morning."
If you are rich and your favor is noble, you only need to eat, drink and have fun, don't worry about your career.
Zhu Yuanzhang started with a bowl, Zhu Youjian ended with a rope... This chapter has been completed!