Chapter 210 The end of summer

The summer gradually passed. In the summer of 1629, the Lingao County seemed very quiet. First, the weather was hot, and the people in the city did not want to move. Farmers were busy harvesting and planting in the scorching sun, and they had no time to enter the city. Second, the city had been gradually marginalized economically. The few merchants in the city were gradually attracted to Dongmen City to open shops and do business. The people and gentry gradually got used to this new market. Whether it was shopping or walking around idle, the things that were available for purchase in Dongmen City and the shopping environment were much better than the county.

Several handicraftsmen in the city closed down, including the only blacksmith shop in the county. Their products were incomparable to time travelers, and they even lost in price. They finally lost in free competition. Now they are no longer in the county. It is said that they work as craftsmen in the hun people and have good treatment. According to people who saw them, the cooper, who was originally poor, even married a wife, brought four or five apprentices, and hugged the buckets there every day.

The only place in the city that seemed a little more lively is Runshitang. Since the owner of Runshitang went to the sub-continent, Runshitang, which had been quiet and quiet, suddenly became lively and added many foreign pharmacies to work. A basket of medicinal materials were transported in and boxes of finished medicines were transported out. Everyone said that Yang Shixiang, the owner of Runshitang, was now shipped. Every ten days, there were several trucks of goods.

When transported to Boshop, it was pretended to be the latest Zhuge Xingjun Powder and Evil Powder, which were manufactured by Runshitang. It is said that it was very popular in Guangzhou. These two medicines were also well received in Linggao, especially the cheap Evil Powder, which was cheap and Evil Powder. Many people carried a bottle of them on their bodies, which became a safe medicine that was always available in summer. Even if they really couldn't afford it, they could get it at the entrance of the church in Dongmen City - the price was to listen to the foreign monks in it.

The foreign monks are kind and telling stories are beautiful, and they can also come up with good picture albums. Even if they don’t make medicine, it is a good choice to make entertainment.

A well-informed person said that the reason why Runshitang was able to turn over was because Manager Yang took the approach of a "miracle doctor" among the people of the Han Dynasty. He took out the prescription for the pharmaceutical industry. He also heard that he also received financial support.

This Australian is really a boy from Shancai. People with more active minds in the county all have this feeling. Let’s take away Lin Quan'an from Quanfu Trading Company. He was originally just a Fujian man carrying a load and selling goods. Now he has become a rich man in the county. He is in and out of four people and has traveled everywhere in the whole mansion. Now Yang Shixiang is now... Many people’s minds are starting to become active. Some people are asking about how to use the method to get along with the people in the time travel group.

The county government office where the central government of Linggao is located was listless throughout the summer, with the gates closed, and the two yamen runners hiding in the door cave to enjoy the cool air. It is time to collect summer grain, but every autumn when the clerks and the "grain messenger" are nowhere to be seen - the local summer grain quota is only a mere thirty-two stones. Even if the levy is doubled, there is not much oil or water. Naturally, it is not very exciting.

All the officials in the county all smelled something from the quiet air in the city and felt uneasy, but no one could explain clearly what made them restless.

What are they dissatisfied with now? The bandits have basically been eliminated; the large-scale landing and robbery of pirates has completely disappeared. These two are already a great political achievement in the eyes of Wu Mingjin and others. As for the road that has been passing by at the gate of the county town, it is a good policy that he has not been able to accomplish for several years.

Personally, everyone is doing well. From Wu Mingjin to ordinary officials in the yamen, they can receive a "circulation coupon" from the han people according to the level table every month. Although it is not a waste of money, they can be spent on it when they are taken to Dongmen Market. Wu Mingjin was originally disdainful of this kind of "counterfeit banknote", but since he fell in love with the cigarette rolls, which are so simple and not sucked in the nose and are very convenient, this "counterfeit banknote" has shown great value. The shops selling cigarette rolls in the Dongmen Market only charge this kind of money.

The wife and children he picked up from Qiongshan love Australian goods much better than him. First of all, his wife couldn't put down the glass mirror. Secondly, since Xiong Buyou sent a pair of Tianqiu's "secret MSG" wrapped in porcelain bottles, he had to put this in the kitchen. Then he sent all kinds of Tianqiu pickles, which was really like a long drought and a sweet rain. Wu Mingjin is from Nanzhili, and he is a man of pickles and eggs.

There is a natural favor in the west. Although these are common and cheap in southern Zhili, they are rare in Linggao. Wu Mingjin ate a few slices of "Yangzhou Sauce Cucumber", and thought that the taste was not very right, but the flavor was roughly the same, which made him feel a bit "thinking of water chestnuts". He also wrote a few poems improvised. For a moment, he was very excited and sent someone to ask Master Wang to come and recite the poem, but was told that Master Wang had gone out with his newly acquired concubine. Wu Mingjin was very disappointed.

However, the thieves were very terrible. Although they often gave things, they refused to repeat them. The MSG, pickles, and fog were gone. Xiong Buyou sent them again, but they disappeared. They could buy Dongmen Market. Wu Mingjin had to compress part of his cigarette money and give it to his wife for expenses.

As Xiong Buyou gave gifts more and more, Wu Mingjin found that his money for buying cigarettes became increasingly nervous. His way was to let the servants take the salary he sent to him, brown rice, to the Dongmen Market, and exchange it for circulation coupons. This practice really made him feel incredible. However, circulation coupons are indeed good things.

However, the price of this "Australian goods" is too high! He smoked a "Holy Ship" brand cigarette roll, ten white cigarette rolls, each with a small bamboo tube made of cigarette holder, and the box had the pattern of a ship - Wu Mingjin knew that this was the giant ship in Boshu. The price of the Holy Ship brand was 6 yuan per pack. According to the price of Delong Grain Store, it was almost worth four or five kilograms of brown rice!

A small cigarette roll was only half a pound of rice! Wu Mingjin felt that he was too luxurious, so he took care of the servants to buy cheaper ones. The servant bought a "Bairentan" brand cigarette roll. The cigarette tasted similar, but the cigarette mouth without a bamboo tube. The packaging of the cigarette box became much simpler. The price was only 3 yuan. After smoking a few days, he found that the scribes in the county government were smoking this kind of cigarette. After careful observation, it turned out that the cigarette had different sizes. The most expensive one was the "holy ship", followed by "Bairentan", and then there was a "high mountain ridge", and finally "big production", which was only 50 minutes. The peddlers smoked this kind of cigarette

As the highest commander of the county, Wu Mingjin was really out of tune when smoking cigarettes of the same level as the yamen clerk. So he had to continue smoking the "holy ship".

Recently, Dongmen Market is selling ice cubes again - this incident has caused a great sensation. People in Linggao want to know where the ice cubes come from. Linggao does not freeze in winter, and there are no deep mountains where snow can be stored. The ice cubes not only have ice, but also seem to come very easily. If you don’t count it, you can also sell it. You can buy a large amount of money for 10 cents of circulation coupons.

A large piece of ice immediately felt much cooler when I put it in the hall, and it was even better to use ice to ice fruits. Xiong Buyou sent someone a few small jars of sour plum braised - drinking a bowl of iced sour plum soup was also a good thing - but Wu Mingjin's circulation coupon expenses were further expanded.

The magistrate of Wu County realized very cleverly that the Time Travel Group was using various material enjoyment and enjoyment of "strange tricks" to tempt him and his whole family to take the bait. If real money and silver are not given, they are all things for enjoyment. Only the thieves have these things.

Wu Mingjin sneered inwardly: You think I don’t know your tricks!

Knowing is known, but the demand is unstoppable. It is said that from frugality to extravagance to extravagance, it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After a person gets used to the enjoyment of life, it becomes very difficult to change. For example, his attempt to smoke dry tobacco again failed, it is spicy and bitter, and there is still smoke oil. After taking a few sips, he got angry and threw the dry tobacco pole directly. He was so scared that he knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak. In the end, he bought cigarettes for him from Dongmen Market.

As for the ice, even if he could tolerate it, his wife and children could not understand his difficulties, so he had to. His son actually suggested: send someone to send some ice cubes every day - they wouldn't let them go. Wu Mingjin was so angry that he just wanted to slap him a few mouths.

Of course you can buy ice by yourself, but the money for cigarettes is decreasing... Wu Mingjin also encountered the problem of insufficient cigarettes and money that modern men often encountered.

He naturally gained money. Although the county in Linggao is a small county in the border area, the county magistrate should get as usual. However, the money he saved in the past has been sent back to his hometown one after another. Xia Fu has no money, and the autumn Fu is not yet there, and there will be no place to make money in addition to a pitiful salary every month. Wu Mingjin believes that he is still a "conscientious" county magistrate, and he usually won't do anything to make money by making money by making black money and corruption.

Of course, as long as he makes a little statement and sighs with Wu Ya, the thieves will probably take the initiative to increase their "subsidies" a little. However, in addition to being "conscience", the magistrate of Wu also has a little "backbone" - he will never do such a thing that is almost "begging".

Unexpectedly, a few days later, Xiong Buyou actually sent a stack of ice tickets understandingly, and went to Dongmen City to get ice tickets, each ticket was one yuan a month. Wu Mingjin's emotions were very complicated: he did not have the courage to refuse Australian bribes, but after accepting them - he felt that he was getting deeper and deeper. Not only him, but also his subordinates in the county.
Chapter completed!