Bi Gou and Yao Chong looked at each other. They spoke from others. They slapped and slapped them earlier. Would the rich businessmen be so cheap? Nowhere to spend more money
It's just that Zhang Xiaobao was very sure about what he said, and the two of them had to believe, squinting their eyes and wondering how to make the businessman proactively increase his wages. This is a problem.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan continued to be busy fishing for prawns, and then caught a few more fish. After thinking that there was enough food for noon, Zhang Xiaobao took off his clothes, leaving only square shorts, jumped into the river, and a fierce man plunged down and started to touch the river snails. Maybe People nearby don't eat river snails. There are a lot of stocks in the river. It doesn't take much time. A large pot of river snails was thrown on the shore.
Someone came and picked it up in the big basin, sprinkled a layer of fine salt, and let the river snails spit out the mud. As soon as Zhang Xiaobao went ashore, he was covered by a cloth curtain. When the cloth curtain was removed, Zhang Xiaobao had already changed into a pair of shorts.
"Yes, I have a blessing at noon. Mix with ginger garlic juice and chopped green onion and coriander froth, drink two cups of rice wine, and beat the gods." Bi Gou felt that he had come up with a way to increase his wages. Many river snails, name a dish.
"The lunch dish has a stir-fried spicy river snail." Zhang Xiaobao said the name of the dish.
"Eat raw." Yao Chong, who had also recovered, supported Bi Gou.
"Grandpa Bi, Grandpa Yao, I heard from Xiaobao that eating raw is likely to be infected with parasites. I really want to eat it fresh, so I will let someone touch it in the river for a few days, and then eat after screening." Wang Juan hurriedly persuaded. She was afraid of eating the two old men to death. Even if there were no parasites, the raw river snails contained some bacteria, and accidentally eating bad stomachs could make the two old men half to death.
Yao Chong and Bi Gou sighed at the same time. Obviously, they wanted to eat fresh food. It is estimated that the journey was not very good. Even if the journey is exhausted, the food is also unsuitable. The two have lived in Sanshui County for a long time, and their stomachs have long been adapted to the local soil and water flora. It is convenient and uncomfortable to change places.
"There should be a restaurant in the city. Go back and make a meal for the second old man." Zhang Xiaobao remembered that his restaurant could be stocked to satisfy the next two old men.
Bi Gou was happy and nodded excitedly: "Okay, okay, can I still see the little guys, lively, huh? The little guys aren't with you?"
"It's first time to go to Wenshan, Maozhou. If the two elders are not busy, they will return after a few days." Zhang Xiaobao had already put on his clothes when he spoke, and sat down again and continued fishing.
"It's not busy. Our group of old immortals come here to help you and the cuckoo. The old arms and legs can't afford to toss in the marching wars. They can help lead people to pick vegetables, cook a meal or something, as long as you don't It's fine if we add chaos."
Bi Gou explained his intentions. Hearing what he said, there seemed to be someone on the road.
"Hey, who dare to say that you can't help, the only person who governs the country only cares about washing vegetables and cooking, and being known by your majesty, I can't blame me. I can rest assured that you are here. I originally wanted to let the inside The hospital staff came to take charge of that part, and worried that they could not carry the heavy burden at a young age, and you are solving the big problem."
Zhang Xiaobao's flattery snapped up quickly. There are a group of old men. The inner courtyard can free up some people to do other things. Are there any ordinary people who can come with Bi Gou and Yao Chong? Pick one out at random, and deal with the problems of one state and one government with ease.
"Ha ha, ha ha." Bi Gou laughed happily, without any humility, with a confident look.
Yao Chong was also pleased, squeezing his wrinkles and said, "We only came back when we met you and the cuckoo. The other person hasn't gotten so much face."
"That's, that's, how many others compare with you like me being close to the cuckoo, on the way... Do I need to send someone to meet him?" Zhang Xiaobao worried about the old men walking behind.
With a wave of his hand, Bi Gou said, "No, they are not unable to keep up. They are traveling all the way and seeing a broken bridge. They have to draw a picture. Why don't you understand whether it is important to paint or to eat good food early? "
"Then how many of you brought people over and didn't help repair the broken bridge?" Zhang Xiaobao felt that seeing someone else's bridge was broken, but he treated it as a landscape, which was very immoral.
"What's the repair? There is a new bridge next to it, but they said that the broken bridge is good. What do the locals build the new bridge? They look at the broken bridge as a beautiful scenery, and people who come by the new bridge regard them as fools. "Yao Chong said disdainfully.
"Don't mention them, don't mention them, let them hang around in the back. They are too small, looking at the scenery on the road is just a corner. Together with the little cuckoo, they taste the delicacy of the world and view the world. Scenery. What they say is that the broken bridge and the flowing water reflect the red dust, but I tell the common people."
Bi Gou kneaded a dough in his hand and sighed with emotion.
Seeing that the fish was enough, Yao Chong didn't want to fish anymore, he threw the hook into the river at will, with the other hand on his knees, said to Zhang Xiaobao: "Shall your majesty write an decree into the code, order employers everywhere to raise wages? Is it the law?"
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head: "No, the degree of prosperity varies from place to place. How to set the wages? According to the situation of each place? People will inevitably migrate in large numbers. It is also cumbersome and cannot be resolved within a few years. I can't afford to wait."
"I know." Bi Gou said, "Xiaobao sent an order to all the merchants in Datang to increase their wages. Anyone who is disobedient will be cleaned up."
"Grandpa Bi, you think I'm so incapable and need to use threats to achieve my goal." Zhang Xiaobao muttered.
"Threat is also a skill. I want to threaten. Are they afraid. You forgot about the things in the capital during the Chinese New Year? The prices of all kinds of things have skyrocketed, and the rumors have caused prices to drop." Bi Gou said with a smile while looking at Zhang Xiaobao. .
Zhang Xiaobao gritted his teeth: "I really never said anyone can't raise prices during the Chinese New Year, and the rumors did not come from the people. I was cheated by your majesty and cannot be clarified. I really went to tell others that I have no objection to price increases. The price has gotten out of control. It’s really like putting ducks on the shelves, and bulls don’t drink water and press their heads to sell me. I have to help count the money.
Wang Juan pursed her lips and leaned against Zhang Xiaobao with a happy look on her face, because she knew that Zhang Xiaobao was not threatened at all, and she had to endure it if she was cheated, all for righteousness.
"Hahaha, how about two children, Xiaobao and Juanjuan? It is interesting to say that things in the world are very interesting. More than ten years ago, the people had a difficult life, and each of them was able to live a stable life. Nowadays, the life is better, but the hearts of the people Floating. Worry when the treasury has no money, and worry when it is rich.
It is estimated that only Your Majesty is in the best mood. Before we came, the palace was rising, and all the former bungalow palaces had to be demolished and replaced with the lowest four floors. The officials wanted to persuade but didn't know how to open their mouths, so your majesty used internal money. Not only repaired the inner palace, but also repaired the offices of various ministries. Fifteen years ago, did Your Majesty dare to plan like this? Little Treasure, if there is something good at the top, it will be great at the bottom. "
Bi Gou said that the taste changed, and the meaning was very clear. It was the internal money earned by your little treasure to help your Majesty. It was not inferior to the income of the treasury, otherwise your Majesty could be so rich and powerful.
Zhang Xiaobao doubled his mouth, without the slightest embarrassment of being blamed, but triumphantly, raised his chin to Wang Juan who was leaning on his shoulder: "Madam, talk to the two grandpas."
"I leaned on you to rest for a while and you won't make me comfortable anymore." Wang Juan gave Zhang Xiaobao a dissatisfied look, sat upright, smiled at the two old men, and said: "The palace is so big, and the tall buildings are so big. Reasonable use of land resources. For example, if all the villages in Datang are tall buildings with more than four stories, a lot of land can be spared, isn't it?"
The two old men didn't say anything, which was regarded as a default.
Wang Juan further said: "Your Majesty repairs the palace, pays for materials, pays for wages, and has never owed credit. Material providers benefit, workers benefit, officials and other users benefit, and your Majesty is happy, and it is also considered a benefit. In other words, Some of the money has been spent, and everyone is happy."
"The money is gone, how can you be happy?" Bi Gou felt that Wang Juan's words were perverted.
"What you mean is that you are happy if you don't spend money. I will let someone put one hundred thousand cash on the dining table for a while. Grandpa Bi, you look at the money, stare at you, and smile when you look at you." She smiled when she spoke, and she remembered a joke from many years ago. Someone who said cross talk said so.
Bi Gou frowned: "I don't want to lose my heart. Why do I laugh when I look at your money?"
"You can ask your family to take out the money and put it in front of you. You look at it and smile." Wang Juan said along the way.
"Haha." Yao Chong smiled beside him, patted Bi Gou on the shoulder: "You have been entangled in by the cuckoo. What I want to talk about now is not the question of whether the money is smiling or not, but the question of whether your majesty should take the lead in frugality. Your Majesty’s money is earned by Xiaobao. Without Xiaobao’s money, Your Majesty would not be extravagant. Your Majesty would not be extravagant. The officials would not follow suit. The officials would not follow suit. The people would live in peace and the world would be peaceful."
"Ah? According to Grandpa Yao, I am more than guilty. But your Majesty does not build a house, nor does a hundred officials build a house. The people do not build a house either, and everyone does not have a house to live in. If your Majesty does not eat meat, everyone is a vegetarian. Your Majesty doesn't make new clothes. Everyone in Datang has ragged clothes. So speaking of it, my act of helping your majesty make money has allowed the people of Datang to live a good life."
Zhang Xiaobao described himself as a good person again according to Yao Chong's statement.
Bi Gou and Yao Chong laughed again after hearing Zhang Xiaobao's words and nodded.
"Xiaobao, you are right. It is really you and the cuckoo that made life easier for the people of Datang. Otherwise, how could the people be so good to you? Talk about how to solve the problem of increasing wages and solving the uneven distribution of resources. Do it."
After joking, Bi Gou asked him questions that he hadn't figured out again.
Zhang Xiaobao continued to shook his head: "You can't tell, you have to wait for the court to make an order and tell it in advance. Once the secret is leaked, someone is prone to speculation. I can talk about the local arrangement first. You two will listen to it and help advise one or two."
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Li Longji, who was mentioned by Zhang Xiaobao and others, was staying in the Hanyuan Hall of the Shang Dynasty, accompanied by Concubine Wu Hui and the Queen.
Li Longji turned over the memorial on the case sheet before commenting. Empress Wang and Concubine Wu Hui each read the book, one is "Gun Structure" and the other is "Functions of Banks".
It was not that the three of them went to the deserted place of Hanyuan Hall to experience life, but there was nowhere to go. The palace was in large scale construction and construction started at the same time. Not to mention the three of them, the court ladies and eunuchs also had no place to stay. Those on shift took a horse and found a place to sit and rest with their chins.
The hundreds of officials sat on wicker chairs, leaned on the table in front of them and wrote, and occasionally stood up, walked a few steps, and ran to another wicker chair to report.
"Your Majesty, what is Xiaobao's way of discussing with you? Tell your concubine about it, so your concubine can help you think about it." Concubine Wu Hui lightly covered her mouth and yawned, and asked expectantly to Li Longji, who had just put down her pen. road.
"Hey...! You all came to ask me, but when Xiaobao came out, he didn't tell me at all. He was afraid that others would pester him, so he pushed me to the front. I said I don't know, why don't you believe me? Woolen cloth?"
Li Longji said helplessly.
Concubine Wu Hui didn't believe it, and asked like a baby: "Your Majesty, since you said you don't know, why did the news from Xingqing Palace say that you read the plan written by Xiaobao and said, "This plan is great"?"
"I was fooled by him. The words written on the paper he handed me were the same as flowers, and it was just four words, "This plan is great". I looked confused and read it out while guessing. ,you understood?"
Li Longji has been asked by Concubine Wu Hui six times and has to explain.
Concubine Wu Hui opened her mouth and nodded in shock: "The concubine understands that Zhang Xiaobao is retaliating, Your Majesty, you are wronged."
"Hey, righteousness, it's all for righteousness." Li Longji had a pained expression of being sold by someone else to help the people.