Chapter 30: Sharks Smell the Smell of Blood
Shi Kefa was very busy.
He was asking about the price of grain, the price of cloth, and the price of all things related to people's livelihood. Not only that, he even invited tax collectors in the market to drink tea and ask about Lantian County's taxes.
The tax collectors in the market are targeting small traders. No matter what you sell or how much you sell, as long as it is your own property, you will need to pay two copper coins. The basket was left at the tax collection point, and the vendors were allowed to throw copper coins into the basket. After throwing two copper coins, they took a red chip from the lottery box.
Shi Kefa watched for a long time and saw no one cheating or playing tricks.
The tax collector looked at Shi Kefa with some disgust and said: "Don't worry, even if no one is watching, no one will leak it. The two money will be used to build them rain shelters, sunshade sheds and It will be good for them to pay for waste transportation and street cleaning. If they have more money, they will build two toilets nearby.
Their open-air stalls will become numbered. Semi-open-air shops will be able to operate for a long time in the future, and only fools would evade such taxes."
Shi Kefa looked solemn.
Yun Zhao will definitely not pay attention to such trivial matters. This shows that there are a large number of available and very capable clerks under Yun Zhao, who can manage such a large market in an orderly and continuous manner. A person who becomes good is just a small official in charge of ten people.
The tax collector somehow ran away.
When Shi Kefa looked over, he realized that an ugly young man in blue shirt was walking from the other side of the street.
As I walked, I greeted the merchants on both sides of the street. I seemed to be very familiar with every merchant here.
When passing by a pork stall, he would carefully inspect the pork, while the sturdy butcher looked trembling with fear. With a smile on his face, he watched the ugly young man in Tsing Yi take the butcher knife and cut a few pieces of pork. Nodding, the butcher stood up straight and began to brag about his good pork.
"Zheng Tu, if you dare to sell pigs that are infected with insects or disease, your family's ancestral business will be over, and you will go to jail. Don't say I didn't tell you before." "
Although this man in Tsing Yi was young and ugly, he spoke with dignity. Zheng Tu, who was half as fat as him, had just straightened up and bent down again.
"Today's pork is the same as the pork from the past few days. Cut it into two pounds of fat. Go back to refine the oil and eat the oily cabbage buns."
Hearing what the man in Tsing Yi said, Zheng Tu immediately raised his voice and said: "Liu Lichang wants two kilograms of good fat pork. Come and buy it, everyone. Really good pork -"
The man in Tsing Yi laughed and cursed, took the fat pork tied with a straw rope from Zheng Tu, settled the account with the butcher, and carried a bunch of pork to the tax point.
He kicked the bamboo basket placed beside the table and said to the tax collector: "Take stock, you know the consequences of not matching the money. "
The tax collector quickly said: "I counted it, and there were more than a dozen coins.
The man in Tsing Yi looked at the tax collector coldly and said: "What I'm saying is that the money is raised equally. It's not enough to have less money, and it's not enough to have more money. The extra money should be given back to others. We are a government and there is no shortage." Money, as long as there are rules, understand? ”
The tax collector, who had been so arrogant just now, immediately picked out a bunch of money from the basket and hurriedly asked around the street...
And the one carrying a bunch of fat pork However, the head of the village stopped a man in ragged clothes pushing a wheelbarrow and asked Wen Yan why he was in such a state of poverty and whether someone owed his porter money and was deprived of food and clothing.
“I just don’t have a wife. It’s not that I don’t have money! "
The face of the man who was questioned turned the color of pig liver, and he was a little angry.
"There are so many poor women all over the street, so I can't cover your crotch. Sew it? Isn’t it nice to see a big black mass exposed? ”
“Yeah, my crotch is torn. Why is it so cool? Hehe, let’s go now. I’ll go right now. But, do you think some mother-in-law will fall in love with me just because my crotch is torn?” I? "
"Get the hell out of you..."
Shi Kefa watched as the dark, thin and ugly man in Tsing Yi raised his leg and kicked the porter who was a head taller than him. Everyone laughed and looked a little dull.
"This is the government-"
Shi Kefa's hand, which was soaked with sweat, had bulging veins. /p>
Such a scene should have appeared in the capital at the feet of the emperor, in the hometown of saints, in the prosperous land of the south of the Yangtze River, and in cities where thousands of sailboats raced and merchants gathered.
Now, the scene Shi Kefa wanted to see the most actually appeared in a bandit den
“No doubt, this is just daily life in Lantian County. ”
A beautiful blue and white porcelain teapot appeared in front of Shi Kefa. At the same time, several screens naturally isolated his table into an independent space. A pair of slender white hands picked up the teapot and gave it to him. The new tea cup was filled with new tea.
Shi Kefa looked at the orange and clear tea soup in front of him and whispered: "Human or ghost?" ”
“Now I am still in charge of personnel affairs. Naturally, I am a human being, not a ghost! ”
“I have heard that a gentleman who is thirsty will not drink the water from a stolen spring, and he will not accept the food that comes from complaining. He abandons the Emperor Huanghuang, rejects the way of Confucian scholars, becomes a thief, and eats the flesh and blood of thieves. Isn’t he ashamed? ? "
Lu Xiangsheng came to the opposite side of Shi Kefa, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip and said: "You have also seen that the taxes in Lantian County are donated by the people themselves, and there is no oppression. There are no excessive taxes, no tax collectors entering the house in the middle of the night, no old men crossing the wall, and no old women marching in front of the army.
There are many tigers, leopards, and poisonous insects in the Qinling Mountains. The people have come down the mountain one after another to eat the soil themselves. They do not want to associate with tigers, leopards, and poisonous insects. There are no snake catchers who shout about poisonous diseases. Moreover, those who till the soil have their own fields, and those who live in them have their own fields. There is a house, men farm and women weave, craftsmenThe soldiers guarded the fire, the merchants were responsible for the road, and the soldiers fought outside the territory, each performing his own duties. If the world was a den of thieves, Lu Xiangsheng wished that every place in the Ming Dynasty would be a den of thieves. ”
“So, where is the Holy Emperor?
Although the emperor treats his ministers like a piece of grass and his ministers regard him as a bandit, the emperor is not stupid, he is just deceived by traitors. We, the ministers, should help the court, correct the chaos, and give us a bright and sunny sky. This is how we should behave. The way of a minister is not to use one's own body to become a thief and harm the world. "
Lu Xiangsheng saw the sad look on Shi Kefa's face, so he spread his hands and said: "A certain family has been beheaded by the emperor. Oh, if it weren't for Xian Zhi's many efforts, he might have to go through the punishment of being cut in half before his soul can return to the mist. . "
Shi Kefa sighed and said: "Can a mere life or death change Brother Jiandou's conduct?
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "There is great terror between life and death, why not?" "
Shi Kefa picked up the teacup and invited Lu Xiangsheng to drink together. After finishing the cup of tea, he put the teacup on the table and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "When the soldiers met each other in Japan, Jian Dou Brother, please don't show any mercy.
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "Brother Xian, if you have a chance to kill me, don't hesitate." "
Shi Kefa smiled and agreed.
Lu Xiangsheng added: "I'm glad to hear that Xian has been promoted. "
Shi Kefa sighed and said: "One person, one servant, and one donkey can only do so much when taking office in Nanjing. If Brother Jiandou can help me, he will be able to accomplish great things in Nanjing.
Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said: "It's difficult, it's getting harder and harder. Yingtian Mansion is more quagmire than Shuntian Mansion. It's easy to get promoted in Xianzhi, but it's too difficult to do things." "
"Is Lantian County really worthy of your nostalgia? "
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "I am a human being, so naturally I have to live in the human world for a long time, and I cannot stay in the ghost world for a long time. "
Shi Kefa said angrily: "Has the world become a ghost now? "
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "Isn't it? "
Seeing that Shi Kefa was angry again, Lu Xiangsheng stood up and took Shi Kefa's sleeve and said: "You have only seen the merchant land of Lantian County. Someone will take you to see the real Lantian County. "
Shi Kefa laughed dumbly and said: "I want to go to the military base to see if it is okay? "
Lu Xiangsheng said: "The Phoenix Mountain Camp is not far from here. ”
“Is it okay if a certain family wants to go to Yushan Academy to meet the literary devil there? "
"Xu Shan is waiting on the couch. If Xianzhi is willing, we can also make arrangements to meet with a certain family member in Lantian County. "
Shi Kefa sighed and said: "We are alone and weak, even if we don't see Yun Zhao! ”
While Lu Xiangsheng and Shi Kefa were reminiscing in a small teahouse, Yun Zhao’s large study room was crowded with people.
Not only was there a lot of money, but Yang Xiong and the others Here, all the eight gentlemen of the academy are here, even Zhou Guoping, who has not yet taken up his post in Qingshui County, is here.
The big study room is full of people, and everyone is talking. TongueRecommend Shi Kefa's subordinates to Yun Zhao.
"Zhang Feng, male, a fourth-year student in the Upper School of Yushan Academy, with a surname from Yingtianfu. He once served as a scribe for Gu Yanwu for a year. During the locust plague in Shanxi, his organizational and scheduling skills were outstanding. He is a close scribe of Shi Kefa. "
"Zhang Feng is not successful. This person is slow in speech and quick in action. Although he is very talented, he is not good at expressing himself. Unless he gets along with him for a long time, he will not find out. To become Shi Kefa's scribe, this person's strengths need to be accepted by Shi Kefa in a short period of time..."
"Tan Boxing, male, third-year student in the Upper School of Yushan Academy, Suizhou native, this person handles affairs He is thoughtful, eloquent, and has the ability to adapt to changes. He was highly praised by Huang Zongxi during the locust control period. The secretary supervisor rated this person as above average.
The most rare thing is that he worked with Huang Zongyi. When he left Shanxi, he did not start from Shaanxi, but was plucked from the refugees by Huang Zongxi in Shanxi. Therefore, I think this person can appear next to Shi Kefa at the first time. ”
"Zhou Guoping, female..."
"Go away, you think you can go to Yingtian Mansion if you remove your buck teeth? Are you trying to seduce Shi Kefa?"
"I can be the one Servant!"
"What will you do if you are taken to bed by Shi Kefa?"
"You don't look like a refugee without a woman!"
"Bring your wife with you..."
"I'll kill you!"
Yun Zhao lay on the table, supporting his chin with one hand and looking at the room full of no one. people.
He didn't understand why these people were so excited after Shi Kefa came to Lantian County!
Especially when these people learned about Shi Kefa's situation, they were like sharks smelling blood, swimming out of their own world one by one, and started making fuss around Shi Kefa...
After listening to these people’s random suggestions, Yun Zhao keenly discovered that the golden opportunity for him to intervene in Jiangnan finally appeared.
Listen to what these people mean... They plan to kill Shi Kefa's old servants, slowly gather around Shi Kefa when he is lonely and helpless, and then let Shi Kefa slowly discover these people in an environment where we share the joys and sorrows. talents... and finally formed a strong team with Shi Kefa, so that they could shed the last drop of blood for the Ming Dynasty in Shi Kefa's heart.