Chapter 383 Holding hands
The salt of the Yan family and the Ma family could not be sold, so they naturally hated Wen Jiuxiao, the new county magistrate, but they were not willing to make them bow their heads and show weakness. So the heads of the two families rolled their eyes and decided to add some embarrassment to the county magistrate.
As the saying goes, don’t worry about scarcity but inequality. People in Shanyun County eat cheap salt, but people in other counties, including the state capital, have to pay double the price for salt. In the past, the price of salt was the same. Even if it was too expensive, everyone had nothing to say. It's different now. With the cheap salt from Shanyun County in front, can the people outside Shanyun County be happy?
Why is the price of salt in Shanyun County so low, but the price of salt in our county is so high? Aren't they all the people of the Daqing Dynasty? The county magistrates of others can be sympathetic to the people under their rule, why can't our county magistrates?
One or two are dissatisfied, three or five are dissatisfied, and the local parental officials can still ignore it. When half, most of the people are dissatisfied, even the local gentry and wealthy businessmen are dissatisfied, can the parents and officials still sit still?
The county magistrates of the two counties adjacent to Shanyun County didn’t believe it at first, “These rumors came from there? Is there someone who wants to take the opportunity to incite the people to make trouble?”
Salt price is low in Shanyun County? Still lower by half? How can it be! Shanyun County is the poorest. Their county magistrate, Lan Huanping, has patches on his official uniforms, and it's a fantasy to sell cheap salt.
The subordinate officials of the county government knew a lot, "My lord, my subordinates have inquired clearly. It is not a rumor, but the news is true. Didn't Shanyun County have a new county magistrate a few years ago? He has made a lot of moves since he took office. He is the one who made cheap salt." from."
"New county magistrate? Do you know where it came from?" We all know that Shanyun County is poor, but that stubborn old man Lan Huanping is worried, and he doesn't see any more taxes. So everyone has always ignored Shanyun County. Even if Lan Huanping left and got a new county magistrate, it would be just another unlucky guy.
Yes, in their eyes, every county magistrate who takes office in Shanyun County is unlucky. Either he was dismissed like Lan Huanping, or he was forced to resign voluntarily, so he doesn't deserve their attention.
"I heard that they came from the capital. They said that when they came, they rushed forward and hugged each other. The slave guards alone brought two or three hundred, and they were majestic." On the day Wen Jiuxiao arrived in Shanyun County, so many people saw it. Difficult to inquire about.
"From the capital?" Qu Yuhe, the county magistrate of Shachi County, frowned, thinking of something.
Seeing this, the subordinates said again: "The family background should not be bad. It is said that they gave the people a New Year's gift as soon as they came here. Each household has a catty of meat, two catties of rice, and cloth. It is the common people of the whole county. The subordinates roughly After doing the math, at least this number must be sent." He stretched out his fingers and gestured.
"After the next year, I recruited people to repair the city wall and pave the road. They are not corvees. They are paid wages, and with the current cheap salt, they can get a lot of money to fill in! My lord, my subordinates feel that Mr. Wen is probably not from a simple background. Poor." Is there any other explanation besides paying out of pocket? After all, Shanyun County is notoriously poor, and even a layer of land can't be scraped for a few pennies.
Qu Yuhe frowned even tighter, lowered his eyes and said nothing, feeling unhappy. Although I haven't met the new county magistrate of Shanyun County, I have a particularly bad impression of him. Messing around because of a good family background, isn't that putting others on fire? Show how much money you have? Is the governance of a place splashed with money? Recklessly!
If you really think there is too much money, why not be more generous so that all the people can buy salt at a reasonable price? If you do this in Shanyun County, aren't you forcing others to follow suit? This is to cut off people's wealth!
The last point is the most important.
"My lord, look at this..." The common people are making too much noise, we can't ignore it!
Qu Yuhe murmured, "I'm not busy, let's inquire first." After a pause, "Go to Hekou County to see what's going on there. Then go to Shanyun County to see what the surname Wen is up to. I think Ways to inquire about his origins."
Although he was dissatisfied with the new county magistrate of Shanyun County, Qu Yuhe did not dare to offend him rashly until he found out the details of the other party. It was impossible to reduce the price of salt, so he wanted to join other people to report the news and force him to restore the price of salt.
why? Because everyone has made money! In the past, he had nowhere to use his strength, but now the county magistrate hired people to repair the city walls and build houses, and he could earn 300 Wen a month, which also saved the family's rations. In the past, I paid taxes all year round, and my family had less than 300 Wen left, so I couldn't even bear to eat a bite of meat during the Chinese New Year.
How good it is now, when the people in the field come out alive, they go back to work in the village. After finishing the work in the field, they went back and continued to build the city wall. The messenger in the yamen said that even if the city wall is built, there are other jobs for them to do. They don't choose, as long as they can earn wages, they are willing to work no matter how hard or tiring they are.
If you can work for a full year, you can earn more than three taels of silver. If there are many brothers in the family, maybe they can earn ten taels. Building a new house, marrying a wife... Thinking about life, there will be a rush.
"What a big change!" Wen Jiuxiao and Yu Zhi were walking in the street in casual clothes, and Yu Zhi, who hadn't come out for a long time, was deeply moved.
Wen Jiuxiao is too busy, and it is rare that he wants to accompany his wife when he has time. No, the couple didn't bring anyone with them, so they went out on a date. If you say you didn't bring it, how can Qingfeng rest assured? Followed far behind.
"Huh?" Wen Jiuxiao looked at Yu Zhi puzzled.
Yu Zhi winked at him, "Third Master, hold hands! We are all men now, so it's okay to hold hands?" Today Yu Zhi is still wearing men's clothing, smiling at him slyly.
Wen Jiuxiao saw her outstretched right hand from her face, the corner of her mouth twitched, her left hand quickly grabbed her right hand, and then quickly let go, "I've taken it."
"Is this called pulling? You're called holding! No, you should be called touching, you just touched my hand, too fast." Yu Zhi was dissatisfied, "Are you shy, or do you despise me? Third Master , isn’t it normal for good friends to leave hand in hand? I know, you must despise me! This hand is not thick, how can it become a mess?”
Yu Zhi looked at his hands, looking like a playwright, but Yu Guang paid attention to Wen Jiuxiao.
Wen Jiuxiao...
Yu Xiaozhi, tell me, what exactly do you want to do?
Yu Zhi just looked at his hands, innocent. I didn't want to do anything, I just wanted to hold hands with the third master. Can you still hold on to your own husband? Is it legal and certified?
Wen Jiuxiao looked at Yu Zhi who was standing and refused to leave, so he had no choice but to go back, hesitated for a few seconds, and still held her hand. The two of them were very close, their hands retracted into their sleeves. Wen Jiuxiao's face was cold, but his body was tense.
Yu Zhi was satisfied. Good brother, let's walk together hand in hand! Is that right?
After walking about ten steps, he bumped into a street policeman coming out of a shop. Wen Jiuxiao moved quickly, and took a step forward first. Taking advantage of the situation, he let go of Yu Zhi's hand, and naturally put his hands behind his back.
Yu Zhi...
Men are just... dogs?
Today is still a chapter, work hard tomorrow!
(end of this chapter)