"I have heard a saying that by using poverty to seek wealth, farmers are worse than workers, and workers are worse than businessmen."

"I heard that merchants seek profit, and they use wisdom and skill in the east, west, south and north, and are good at clothing and food, and they can benefit from twelve years. The Fourth Family has been engaged in merchants for a hundred years, so why is it difficult to do it?"

That is, why are you poor if you have a mine at home?

When the fifth reunion asked this, the fourth reunion shook his head and sighed: "What twelve benefits are just to say, what is my family doing is a small profit..."

He lowered his voice when he said this, glanced outside, and turned his body closer to the fifth reunion: "The previous dynasty could make some money, but now the merchants are almost cut off from their way."

Then the fourth allegedly sued the bitter water. The six-public ban was not only the sale of iron, iron and wine, but also the products of famous mountains and rivers had to be levied heavily. The lime mine operated by the fourth family was naturally listed, so they could only pay a heavy tax with heartache.

In addition to mining rights, the government also collected one-tenth of its profit as a "tribute". According to him, with the benefits to the local area, he had actually received twelve or thirteen. If he was secretly mined and sold, he would not have to do business anymore. He would confiscate all of it and would have to be punished for one year of labor to show punishment.

This is completely different from the relaxed laws of the previous and late Han Dynasty, and Chuanze was occupied and used by local Haoyou and Da Industrial and Commercial Bureau. However, in the fifth reunification, isn’t this a matter of course? Do you still want to mine state-owned resources for free? After Wang Mang’s restructuring, these things were indeed taken back to the country.

"What's even more fatal is that treasures are more likely to be more frequent."

Speaking of the fourth clan, that aura: "I remember more than ten years ago, the emperor was still surnamed Liu. Now he is the emperor of the sage. He added a sacred sword in addition to the Wuzhu coins, and the wrong sword."

It was the long sword coins of Qi in the Warring States Period. As a result, after the establishment of the Xin Dynasty, Wang Mang turned against him.

"It is said that it is Mao, Jin, and the sword is the word Liu, so it cannot be used again. The sword coins will be abandoned after only two years of use."

But the more bizarre thing is still to come: "In the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (9th year), the treasure goods were issued, including five items, gold, silver, turtle, shell, copper, six names: money goods, gold, silver goods, turtle, shell goods, and cloth goods. Together, there were twenty-eight currencies!"

"Twenty-eight kinds." The fourth Xianxian said in an exaggerated tone and stretched out ten fingers: "As a great businessman, I am known as shrewd, able to read and calculate, but I can't remember how to exchange different treasures, let alone common people who don't know big words?"

The conversion is not all decimal, binary, ternary, quintile, and how complicated it is. Such a strange monetary system is like using US dollars, yen, euro, pound and RMB together, and all from banknotes to coins are put into the market. There are hundreds of exchange relationships in total, and even the fifth reunion is overwhelming.

Fortunately, those messy treasures were abolished a few years ago and changed to three new coins, namely large, medium and small.

But this is the fourth monetary reform since Wang Mang came to power. It is simply a change of orders. If you can still use the money you can use tomorrow, it may be illegal to take it out tomorrow. How can you make sense?

Si Xian sighed: "Every time, many people in the people have broken their karma and been imprisoned. I remember clearly that when the money was changed, those fellow merchants who had spent a lot of money and saved up a lot of turtle shells and seashells to hoard money and cried directly in the market, and some even hanged themselves when they went home."

He felt sad: "So in private, the people disliked the complexity of new coins, and some people still traded them with the Wuzhu coins of the Han Dynasty."

After saying that, Si Xian quickly denied: "Of course, honest little merchants like me would never dare. The court has a ban and dares to hide Wuzhu coins or traders privately, and they will be punished with severe punishment."

"Fortunately, the method of holding copper and charcoal was abolished in the fifth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Otherwise, my family would not even burn the mirage ashes. I'm afraid I could only go to Boyu's house to ask for food."

Si Xian finished his experience with a wry smile. Now that all kinds of businesses cannot be done, landlords can't find that they can't turn back if they want to transform into a landlord. After all, they cannot be both part-time, slaves cannot be sold, and even usury loans are contracted by the government.

He could only barely survive by operating lime mines to provide mirage to the government. Because of the damn "five equalities" system, officials' bids are often very low, and their profits are so thin that they can hardly continue.

Wu Lun heard that he was quite dissatisfied with the court in his words. It seemed that not only the landlords, but also the merchants hated the new policy.

The fifth reunion couldn't help but smile bitterly. The new dynasty has its own national conditions. If it wants to make grain through business, it seems that it is a dead end.

When the night had arrived, the guests said goodbye one after another. After the fifth bastard left, they immediately called the home prison: "Will the people brought by the fourth bastard be honest?"

The fifth square, who has been monitoring the fourth clan, reported: "After eating, I lie on the mat and sleep without any abnormal movement."

The fifth reunion became alert: "Why did the great father trust the fourth one so much?"

"Hmph, only 10% of what this person said can be trusted. Be more careful when dealing with him." The Fifth Domine didn't want to say more about the reason, which made the Fifth Reun even more curious. Could it be that his grandfather was cheated by the Fourth Xian? How miserable it was made him hold a grudge until now.

The next morning, the sky was just dawn, and Di Sixian had already changed into a dress and sat upright in the First House in Linqu Township.

"I asked you to send someone to put things in the fifth mile, but you can put them down?" First Liu still pretended to hold the book and did not look at him sideways, but the fourth fair words made him uneasy.

"I didn't let it go."

Fourth, Xian brought a pack of heavy things up and placed them on the table between the two.

The white-clothed businessman lost his long-winded words yesterday and made his position concisely: "Mr., I have figured it out clearly. I can't do this!"

...

The cloth bag contains not a wine jar, but many small metal pieces, making a pleasant sound. After being torn apart, it turned out to be a full bunch of money - Wuzhu coins from the Han Dynasty!

Fourth Xian told the fifth reunification yesterday that in the new dynasty, those who used the Wuzhu coins of the Han Dynasty violated the law and imposed a penalty on civilians for one year and officials were exempted from officials.

But he didn't say that he still has a lot of hidden!

This is the idea of ​​the First Liu taking revenge on the fifth reunion: let the Fourth Family come to the door to serve the sacrifice, carry the Wuzhu coins and bury them in a hidden place in the fifth mile, and then send someone to lure the foolish people of the fifth family to take the Wuzhu coins and use them on the market, so that the municipal officials can catch them on the spot...

Then, the first Liu could not come forward by himself, and asked the county's official to lead people to search the fifth li. He sent someone as a guide, searched randomly and found the Wuzhu coins, confirming that the fifth family was not Jubao goods and instigated the civilians to use the currency of the previous dynasty.

The ancestors and grandchildren of the fifth clan would not be allowed to lose their lives, but because of the serious circumstances, the county and state siloed iron locks and teleported Chang'an Zhongguan as a hard laborer. At that time, the reputation of the fifth clan or the family business will definitely be greatly affected.

But first Liu Wan never expected that as the most critical part of the plan, fourth Xian actually gave up.

What can I do?

"The fourth salty!" The first Liu was furious and lowered his voice and scolded: "Didn't you agree on it before?"

"I just promised to try." The fourth Xian lowered his eyes and said, "But the fifth Domineering revenge, and he was still thinking about the bad and evil things that I sold him when I was young, and refused to accept the wine. He sent someone to stare at the tribe members I brought with me. If he secretly buried money, he would be discovered."

"Even if I didn't catch it on the spot, the county sent someone to ask, and the Fifth Family would definitely suspect that my family would be on the head. After all, who would have so many Han Wuzhu in these days? His family was imprisoned, and I'm afraid it would also implicate me."

Therefore, the first Liu, who came up with this flaw and made plans, was really stupid. The fourth Xiancai didn't want to put his family in for his resentment, and began to persuade him earnestly: "Even if it is done, what are the benefits for the first and fourth two families? It's just that it's not good for others. As a businessman, I will never touch any profit."

"Of course, it's not good to do it, but if you don't do it, it will be a big harm to your family!"

First Liu stared at the fourth wife and said, "Your family has committed many illegal and prohibited things in the past ten years. If I hadn't protected you everywhere, I would have sent cars and horses loaded with banned goods at night. I would have been arrested and threw them into the four barbarians!"

Just kidding, the laws of the New Dynasty are so harsh and absurd, it is simply a violation of the ban. Those industries and commerce that obey honestly have long gone bankrupt. Of course, the Fourth Family can survive to this day is not clean.

The fourth family is not afraid: "The Fourth Family has been in stagnant so far, so I have to thank my husband for help, but you and my family are closely related. If the Fourth Family is blamed for the violation of the prohibition, can the First Family be cleared away?"

First Liu slapped the bamboo slips in his hand on the table: "I won't blame you, but I don't think about doing business in the future! First or fifth, choose one!"

I thought I had seized the lifeline of the Fourth Family, but I didn't expect that the Fourth Family sighed: "Mr. I'm telling the truth today. The risk of this business is too high and the profit is very small. Once the court changed its government orders, all the previous hoarding was in vain. I couldn't sleep all day and night, for fear of being captured by the iron lock of the ban. After thinking about it, it would be better to farm with peace of mind."

"It just so happened that I would wash my hands today. I won't do this guy!"

As he said that, he pushed the Wuzhu coins over.

"You..." Now the first one, Liu Yaran, why are both like this? The fifth one resigned and did not come to be filial and brotherly. Now the fourth one is going to give up on the business again, letting him punch the air, without any way to do the two of them.

"But I remember many years of friendship, I still hope that my husband will finish my words."

Fourth Xian took refuge in the seat and bowed again, looked up and asked, "Mr., how long has it been since you left this county? It's almost two or three years?"

"Do you know what this outside looks like?"

"One word, it's messy!"

"I often walk in various counties, and what I see is vivid in my mind."

Si Xian showed a hint of fear on his face: "The common people raised their hands and touched the forbidden area, and they complained a lot. The hero could not use the right hand to fit the land, and they secretly cut their teeth. In addition, the flood and drought are impermanent, the Jing River will be diverted today, and the Yellow River will break its mouth tomorrow. Locusts will be more than a year, and some places even cannibalism! "

"The people who were affected by disasters were limited to the orders of their own subordinates, and they could not even sell themselves as slaves, so they could only take risks to become thieves. Now, east of Hangu Pass, there are thieves of all sizes, with dozens of fewer or more. Merchants on the road are often robbed, so don't say that they can make money, and their lives are difficult to save. The price of grain near Chang'an is getting more and more expensive, and it has increased five times in ten years, while the money is getting cheaper."

The spring river is warm and the duck prophets, merchants travel around the country, caring about the market price, and being more aware of subtle changes in various places than farmers who have relocated to the ground or even officials who have just eaten.

Although the fourth legacy is not like the fifth legacy, it is expected that the world will be in chaos in a few years, but I also understand that the world is becoming more and more difficult.

"Since that's the case, we are the same ancestors and we should join forces to keep warm."

"It happened that the young talents who were young and famous in the clan who had a fifth relationship had spread throughout the county should be happy. Looking at his words and deeds today, I should also want to gather the clan. People in the world advocate filial piety, brotherhood, benevolence and righteousness. He was the only one who made a name for us, which was beneficial to us. How could he violate the ban?"

First Liu listened in a daze, and then cursed after a long time, "Fourth, sure enough, do you even want to betray my family?"

Why did he suppress the Fifth clan? Of course, he felt the vigorous ambitions of the fifth clan and grandchildren and the threat to him, the "big corpus". It is a fact that the family is in decline, but the last dignity of the surname in the village must be kept tightly.

As for whether the chaos outside is chaotic, what does it have to do with him! This big new can still be destroyed!

He only hopes to maintain one thing: whether the Linqu is in chaos or not, the first thing is to say!

Fourth, when Xianxian saw that he was talking about this, the first thing Liu thought was the battle between snail horns, and he thought it was ridiculous.

No wonder the First Family was so prosperous that he could only become a village man in his generation. The fifth family’s grandchildren were much better than the First Family, in terms of vision and wisdom. First Liu really should give way.

And at this moment, the villagers knocked on the door again.

"Subiquitous, someone is coming from the county!"

...

"The county government sent someone to the hometown?"

The first Liu and the fourth Xian were both very surprised. The fourth Xian looked at each other incredibly and asked in a low voice: "Mr., you won't sue this matter!"

The eight characters of the Fifth Family have not been written yet. How stupid you have to be so anxious!

"Not me, I don't."

First, Liu was also stunned. He was only in harmony with the county Gongcao, who was in-laws, and hoped to get his support. The other party had not replied yet, so it was impossible for him to send someone to investigate so quickly.

This is all that people from the county government have nothing to do with this? Although the Liewei County Government is also located in Changling County, Linqu Township, as a first-level administrative unit, has rarely had direct contact with the county government except for occasional inspections by the supervisor.

Unless... something big happened!

First Liu didn't bother to guess, so he asked No. 4 to go back first. He sorted out his clothes and brought the people from the town to greet him.

Comets are brooms. As the saying goes, "holding the broom with your clothes and walking, for fear that the dust will reach the elders." This is the etiquette when encountering a distinguished guest Shangguan visiting the door.

As soon as they stood, a carriage came from the north of the road. It had a shaft and a hood. It looked at the paint color of the carriage. The specifications were neither high nor low. There were two knights escorting it on the side of the car.

After the car stopped, an official walked down. He wore a black cloth crown, a black official robe, and a copper seal and a yellow ribbon on his waist. This is the symbol of the New Dynasty's officials of 200 to 500 stones, which is much larger than the semi-seal of the village man.

This person's appearance is not surprising, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the magnetic baritone was impressive.

"Where is the supreme husband in Linqu Township?"

The first Liu stepped forward and bowed with trepidation: "The subordinate is here."

The county official said: "I am a county literary clerk, Jing Dan."

The county literary officer is Cao, who is 300 stone rank. He is in charge of education and etiquette in the county and is not very powerful. But the first Liu remembers that he heard from someone that Jing Dan is a close confidant of the county yin.

The first willow head drooped even lower.

"I am here under the order of the Great Yin Zhang Jun and go to the fifth mile of Ru Township."

When the first Liu heard this familiar place name, he was shocked, but Jing Dan said, "The gentleman is familiar with the hometown. He heard that he is a relative of the fifth family, so he took a way and followed me to go!"

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ps: Recommend the new immortal book "One Person's Reaching the Tao" with blood stained in the battle robe.
Chapter completed!