The casual life of the flat space

Zhang was so tired that his hair was "scratched even shorter" because of this matter. However, he couldn't expose Bai Tieying in front of Mr. Yao at that time. He could only ask Bai Tieying why he suddenly wanted to borrow so much money. How many cans would they have to sell to earn back five thousand taels a year? Was it necessary?

Facing the crazy shopkeeper Zhang, Bai Tieying spread her hands and said that she had not expected the stall to be so big! You know, in the next year, she will have the priority purchase right of the output of half or even the entire county's farmers, and she is afraid that this mere 100,000 is not enough!

Hearing this, Manager Zhang calculated Chunfutang's annual expenditure and income, and gradually calmed down. Yes, Shang'an County is the closest and most convenient county town to Yubei Mountain from the south, so the number of merchants who come here to collect goods every year is the largest. Chunfutang alone has a turnover of no less than 100,000 a year. If it is all... no, even half of it, Chunfutang can't afford it!

After hearing Zhang's worries, Bai Tieying waved his hand and told him not to worry, saying that the hermit had his own ingenious plan, and said no more. Later, Zhang thought that Bai Tieying also knew the Ninth Prince, and maybe the Ninth Prince would give her some support? But what he didn't know was that the Ninth Prince still relied on Bai Tieying for his livelihood!

With the Ruifeng Bank's signboard and publicity, Chai Lao Da has been very busy in the past half month. His eight-year-old grandson has come to the shop to help. Fortunately, Bai Tieying told him about the "flow operation method", which allowed him to complete three months of work in half a month. When he saw Bai Tieying coming, he did not stop the work in his hands, but greeted Bai Tieying and said the same words he had told Uncle He.

Bai Tieying asked Chai Lao Da if he knew about those two villages. Was it because they were too poor or for some other reason that they didn't want to build waterwheels?

Boss Chai said that the two villages had few good farmlands and many mountains, and were far from water sources, so it would cost a lot of money to build an aqueduct. Moreover, the autumn harvest was approaching, and even if they built it right away, they would not be able to get anything back, so they had to use the well in their village to make do.

However, the two wells were probably not dug well at the beginning. With the drought this year, the water level in the wells has dropped even lower. After watering the fields, the family has to go far away to fetch water. So the two villages basically gave up the harvest and went to the mountains to trade mountain products.

Bai Tieying was relieved to hear that the two villages were not dead-set. But she still planned to persuade them. After all, if they didn't need it this year, could they guarantee that they wouldn't need it in the future? It would be difficult to get the interest-free loan at that time. Even if she wanted to help others, she wouldn't rush to help them and remember to help them in a few years.

As for the three villages that raised money on their own, she could also sign a purchase agreement in advance, but she would have to think about the method. The autumn harvest was coming soon, and she didn't know whether the last sprint these days could recover some of the losses.

Bai Tieying couldn't help but sigh for the farmers. With this kind of land, they really depend on the weather for their livelihood, and the farmers here also have to bear miscellaneous duties, taxes, and class oppression... Perhaps every time traveler has the idea of ​​changing the world, but most of them know their own weight like her, even if they have a golden finger...

With horses as means of transportation, it was very convenient to go anywhere, and soon they arrived at the Commandery. Uncle He had already brought people to pack the acorns and was waiting at the gate of the Commandery.

Perhaps because of General Zhao's order and Mu Qingqiu's best "name card", Bai Tieying quickly met General Zhao who came out to greet him.

"How's going, Uncle Zhao!" After two experiences of dining and drinking together, Mu Qingqiu also followed Bai Tieying's way and started calling him "Uncle Zhao".

"Uncle Zhao, how are you? Your niece is here to tell you the good news!"

"Hahaha, that's great, but I wonder where my joy comes from?" General Zhao first saluted Mu Qingqiu, and then asked Bai Tieying with a laugh.

Bai Tieying pointed to the carriages and horses waiting in the distance and said, "We, the villagers of Xianhe Village, are grateful for the emperor's great grace. He ordered the general to arrest the treacherous ministers and to pay tribute to the emperor on Qingming Festival. We have specially offered 3,000 kilograms of acorns as food for the army and horses."

"I will fulfill my duties conscientiously to repay the emperor's kindness and do my best to defend the border to repay the emperor's kindness."

The two men's singing, reciting and acting like a fighter opened Mu Qingqiu's eyes. One bribed, the other accepted bribes, and in front of him, the 18th generation of the emperor, he had to add a sentence at this time: "General Zhao has devoted himself to the country, Qingqiu has learned from him. I wish all the officials in Dayu could be as conscientious and meticulous as General Zhao."

The three of them finished their performance for outsiders, and after General Zhao took the two to the back hall and sat down, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Zhao, the food factory is about to open, and I went to the cattle and horse market today to buy some fine horses for future use.

But I also thought of a new problem, that is, when I distribute goods in the future, if I only guard a few short distances, it would be fine to borrow one or two soldiers from you. But if the sales are good, or I plan to go farther, then it would be better to have my own team so that I won't be easily strangled by others.

So I want to ask Uncle Zhao, do you have any veterans who have returned or are about to return home who can join the convoy?"

"Hiss... this one really exists..."

"Uncle Zhao, do you have any concerns?"

General Zhao did not answer directly, but first glanced at Mu Qingqiu, then picked up the teacup and drank a sip of tea before saying: "Tieying, you are young and may not understand. The reason why veterans are called veterans is that they have decades of military experience. If they are still young, then there are only two possibilities: illness or disability.

They have been in the army since they were in their teens and twenties, and to be honest, they are no longer suitable to be civilians, because their living habits and behaviors are very different from those of ordinary people.

My Shang'an County is relatively good, because it is blocked by the Yubei Mountain, and there has been no major war for a hundred years. I heard from my comrades that a soldier who had returned home actually killed the bride on her wedding night, just because the bride put her hand on him in the middle of the night, and he thought it was an enemy attack...

There are even more veterans who are not used to life outside and have conflicts with their neighbors and even passers-by. That’s not all. Do you know what the conditions are for returning home?

"When a sergeant turns 60, he will be a surplus soldier and will retire after five years." That is to say, if a sergeant is not sick or disabled, he will not be allowed to go to the battlefield until he is 60 years old, and he will be allowed to retire only when he is 65 years old.

Those who returned home and got married, like I just told you, were all disabled soldiers! And in places where there is war, some can't even return home at the age of 65!

There is one more thing I will tell you truthfully. Our Great Yu has always treated soldiers with courtesy. If a soldier returns home after retirement, and his family is poor, he will designate uncultivated land for cultivation, provide him with a year's salary, buy cattle and seeds, and exempt him from taxes and labor service, and give him a permanent farmland."