In the cold winter, heavy snow falls.
The passenger ships from the south to the north were like a long dragon, winding towards the north.
On a passenger ship, there were four men in their early thirties around the stove, puffing, looking out through the glass window.
"This ghost weather can really freeze people to death......"
A man with a pale face, obviously over-drunk, wrapped in a thick cotton suit, said with a sigh.
A man on the opposite side was older than him, with a square face, holding a hot teacup, looking outside, and said: "Although it is ridiculous to say that the 'New Deal' is outrageous, this disaster is indeed better than a year, let's just say that this weather is much colder than in previous years." ” The person next to him looked a little younger, staring at the teapot in front of him, looking dazed, not knowing what he was thinking.
Opposite him was a middle-aged man who was a little premature, he stretched his legs and said with emotion: "I am not afraid of evil people doing bad things, and I am most afraid of doing bad things with good intentions." ” The pale-faced man nodded suddenly and said, "What Brother Li said is that the current imperial court is probably like this. ” The man with a square face said: "This time, we will go to Beijing to visit Dean Qin first, and then go to the Hanlin Academy and the Political Yuan to have a good debate with those people, but we want to see who is the one who has misled the country!"
” As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly looked up and said, "Boatman, I remember that I have passed Yangzhou, do you want to change ships?"
” The boatman outside laughed and said, "I'm afraid the guest officer hasn't gone north for many years, right?"
This canal is no longer the canal of many years ago, every year the Ministry of Industry and local governments will recruit people to dredge, not to mention that there is no silting, even the largest ship can pass. ” The people in the cabin seemed a little surprised, and they didn't ask again.
The young man stared at the teapot and suddenly said, "You say, could we be wrong?"
” "Impossible!"
The one who was not old and decrepit immediately retorted, his tone was fierce, and said: "We are following the ancestral system, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, what is the current 'New Deal' doing, and the faint monarch will not dare to do this!"
” The pale-faced one said: "That's right, we must stop them, if they continue, the world will be in chaos, and the dynasty must be changed!"
” The corners of his face were square, and he said coldly: "That's right, look at it now, is there still half a trace of the ancestral system?"
Now the people's sentiment is boiling, the world is shaking, what is the reason?
” The younger one wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start, and continued to stare at the teapot sullenly.
Everyone was about to say more, and suddenly the boatman said outside: "Ladies and gentlemen, there are people gathered in front, let's wait." ” The four of them were stunned and looked through the window in unison.
I saw dozens of people on the shore carrying some things along the cement road, pulling flatbed trucks, braving the cold wind to move forward.
The middle-aged man who was not old and decrepit was puzzled, and said, "What are they doing in such a big winter?"
” These people are from rich backgrounds, and they have been lingering on the Qinhuai River all year round, where do they know what is happening outside.
But the boat man outside said with a smile: "The guest officials don't know, they are all victims of disasters from all over the country, recruited by the Ministry of Industry, responsible for maintaining the river, and the stones they transport should be to build a bridge."
They are all people who can't survive in the township, and if they weren't recruited by the Ministry of Industry, I'm afraid they would only starve to death, pitiful......"
The four of them looked at each other, and the younger one asked, "Are there many people like this?"
” The boatman seemed to sit down, his tone was much more relaxed, and he said, "More?"
Liaodong has moved over the years to more than six million, and Ānnán to more than three million.
I don't know that there are at least hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the canal, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, etc., and there are even more people who are on official roads, clearing wasteland, and digging mountains, a few have one or two million, and there are too many to say......"
The eyes of the premature one widened and said, "With so many people, where did the imperial court get so much money and food, didn't it mean that the treasury was empty?"
” The shipman outside also seemed to be stunned, and said after a while: "This is to ask the little old man, but I have never heard of the arrears of wages, these silver money are all withdrawn through the bank, and now it is called the bank, and the Ministry of Industry, the Supervisory Yuan, etc. take turns to supervise, and ordinary people are greedy for ink." ” The four people inside frowned, and said with square faces: "So many people, how much food do you get?"
” The boatman outside interjected and said, "Now I don't give grain directly, I have to buy it with silver dollars." ” The four of them ignored the boatman, and said with a pale face: "If it is a million people, five taels a month, and five taels in three months, it is ten million and a half ......."
At this time, the boatman interjected again: "The lowest is fifteen taels a month, March in spring, and March in autumn." ” The four of them looked outside, their expressions were displeased, and they were very unsightly.
If the shipman said that it was true, then the court would pay these people at least 30 million silver a year!
If you add other expenses, it is unimaginable, where did the imperial court get so much silver?
You must know that during the apocalypse, the annual treasury revenue was less than three million!
Everyone was silent for a while, and the pale one said thoughtfully, "Can the Shenlong Mansion really make so much money?"
” The one with a square face snorted coldly and said, "No matter how much money you make, it can't be so much, and it's not robbed by raiding the family!"
” As soon as he said this, everyone was silent for a while.
The butcher's knife of the imperial court is too sharp, and they are unwilling to pull it.
The corners of the younger man's mouth moved, and he stopped talking.
He felt that he couldn't grab so much silver by raiding his family and exterminating the clan, and that the silver of the imperial court came from a lot, but they didn't care too much about the 'New Deal' and didn't find the key.
They turned their heads to look out of the front window again, and the men were digging the ice, clearing the ice that had just frozen.
Everyone's hearts shook, their eyes flickered, and for some reason, they suddenly became a little heavy, not as proud as they were before they went out.
The boatman was sitting in the bow of the boat, cooking something with his daughter while whispering.
"Dad, Jizhou plans to let me go to the newly opened textile factory in Yangzhou Mansion, which was opened by a distant uncle of his, and he will be given ten taels a month, and he will get more ...... for more work," the daughter said in a low voice.
The boatman frowned and said: "Women should stay at home and take care of the children, in-laws, how can they run out to make money, Jizhou is too useless!"
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” The daughter hurriedly whispered and said, "No, Dad."
Jizhou led people to dig coal in Shanxi, and there were more than 60 taels per month, which was enough. ” The shipman came over a little and said, "Is that what you want to go?"
” The daughter wiped her hands on her clothes with some embarrassment, and said: "My in-laws are not very old, and the children are not so worried, I think that since I can make some money, I will earn a little, and in the future, I will change to a larger yard, if there is a surplus, wouldn't it be better to buy two more boats, and I can't let Jizhou dig coal outside for the rest of his life......"
The boatman's face softened and said, "Discuss it with your in-laws, I don't care." ” The daughter laughed softly and said, "I heard that there are all female workers, and the fabrics and garments made are sold overseas, and the profits are quite ......."
The boatman waved his hand and said, "I don't care about your business, as long as you live well."
The junior will be admitted to the university next year, and the professors in the school are very optimistic about him, when the time comes, you ask Jizhou, if there is a way, arrange for him......"
The daughter smiled and said, "Well, if Dad doesn't say it, Jizhou will also be interested." ” Although the voice of the father and daughter was not loud, they were still clearly heard in the cabin.
The four of them looked at each other, all stunned.
What they are talking about, did it happen in Daming, at this time?
Why is it completely different from the Ming in their impression?