As mentioned before, the income of the people of Yizhou is extremely unstable.
If the weather is favorable, the harvest will be much better.
However, if it is windy and rainy all day, the harvest will be much worse, and it is possible that there will be no harvest at all.
then what should we do?
The family always needs to eat. If we can't catch fish, will we starve to death?
Quite simply, the only way out is to cut down trees!
Cut down the redwood trees near the sea, transport them out, and sell them to wealthy families.
You can also earn a lot of money this way!
However, redwood has a maturity period.
If it is cut down before it is ripe, the wood will only be red on the outside but remain white on the inside.
Such wood is called fake wood in the market!
If you put it out for sale, if someone discovers it, your hands and feet will be chopped off!
Redwood ripens twice a year, and one of the ripening periods seems to be during this period.
Logically speaking, the people of Yizhou at this time are rushing to cut down mature redwoods.
This is often the only time of the year when their income can exceed that of people from the mainland.
If the harvest is good, just one or two months can contribute to their expenses for more than half a year!
One can imagine how important the maturity of redwood is to the people of Yizhou.
But now, there is a Yizhou man who rushes to Qiandu when the mahogany trees are mature!
And looking at him like this, he seems to be running around non-stop, as if he's...like he's on the run!
This... Li Changkong became even more confused, so he said, "Call people to the quiet room. I have something to ask."
Zhang Quan nodded immediately after hearing this.
Ever since the Xuan Hu Ju incident, he had almost obeyed the prince's words.
Man, that's how weird it is.
If a rich kid is a loser but has a good father, even though people will praise him in words, they will still despise him in private.
But if this rich man is capable, not only capable, but also able to make money with you, people will probably admire him wholeheartedly.
Zhang Quan's attitude towards Li Changkong is generally like this.
In the quiet room, Zhang Laosan was a little nervous.
In his opinion, Zhang Quan, who asked him to come in, was already a well-dressed and respectable man.
But Zhang Quan, the decent man in his heart, kept urging him that the real big shot would be the one he would talk to later.
You must tell everything you know and tell everything you know.
Don't say anything wrong, otherwise once you violate a taboo, even the king of heaven and I will not be able to save him.
After saying this, can Zhang Laosan not be nervous?
He even wished he could wait for the noble person to come in and kowtow to him a few times.
It's always right to be respectful.
However, after waiting for others to come in, looking at Li Changkong's too young face, Zhang Laosan was stunned on the spot, and even forgot to kowtow for a while.
When Li Changkong saw this, he didn't exchange too many greetings, but went straight to the point and said, "Are you from Yizhou?"
After Zhang Laosan heard this, he finally came to his senses and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, villain."
"If I remember correctly, this is the time when the redwoods are harvested. If you don't harvest the redwoods at home, what are you doing here?"
When Zhang Laosan heard this, his eyes instantly turned red, and his tone was a little choked, and he said: "Sir, it's gone! It's gone!"
When Li Changkong heard this, his heart suddenly pounded, and he hurriedly asked: "What's missing?"
"Redwood! The redwoods are gone!"
"Just a dozen days ago, there was a strong wind on the sea."
"I have never seen such a strong wind since I was born."
"The old man in the village said that this was the evil wind blowing when the demon in the sea got angry."
"You have to sacrifice boys and girls to appease the demon's anger."
"But no one believed what he said. After all, it's not easy for any child to grow up. How could he be sent to the sea to feed the fish just because of your words?"
Li Changkong couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.
Windy weather is common in coastal cities. He had stayed in the Magic City for quite some time before traveling.
It can be regarded as a profound insight into what a monsoon marine climate is. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a small wind for three days and a strong wind for five days.
Like what Lao San said in this photo, it should be a typhoon, but it's just a bit bigger and less common.
It would be too foolish to sacrifice boys and girls because of this typhoon.
"Then what?"
"Then a few days later, the evil wind passed through. I went out to check and found that some houses were destroyed and some fishing boats were overturned."
"What's even more frightening is that the mahogany trees that were growing well and could be harvested soon were either uprooted or destroyed beyond recognition."
"If you go out to buy this kind of mahogany, you are buying fake wood, and you will get your hands chopped off and your feet stamped on!"
"In addition, after the evil wind passed, it rained heavily for several days."
"The villain felt that if he stayed in Yizhou like this, he wouldn't be able to live long, so he became ruthless and looked for ways to make a living."
"Who would have thought that I would have fallen ill on the way here, and the treatment cost me most of my savings."
Speaking of this, Zhang Laosan's eyes were red and swollen, and he burst into tears.
Li Changkong saw that what he said was sincere and sincere, so it shouldn't seem like he was lying.
However, the matter is of great importance, so it is better to confirm: "Are you sure? All the redwood trees in Yizhou have really been destroyed? If you lie, you know the consequences."
Hearing this, Zhang Laosan immediately recalled what Zhang Quan had said to him before, and couldn't help but be frightened.
While he bowed his head and bowed, he said at the top of his lungs: "Everything the villain said is true!"
"I hope your lord will be aware of this!"
When Li Changkong heard this, he nodded secretly, and then said, "Have you ever told anyone about this?"
When Zhang Laosan heard this, his head suddenly shook like a rattle: "I just arrived in Qiandu this morning and have never spoken about this matter to anyone except the young master."
Hearing this, Li Changkong breathed a sigh of relief.
He stood up, threw out a piece of silver, and said, "This is yours."
"Also tell Zhang Quan that your medical expenses are waived, just say it was me."
Zhang Laosan looked at the silver ingots on the ground, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was an illusion or reality. He gave himself a slap in the face. After feeling the pain, he suddenly woke up.
This is real!
The noble young man in front of me is really a good man!
I’m afraid none of the Bodhisattvas in heaven are so kind!
He knelt down and kowtowed, and kept saying, "Thank you so much, my benefactor. Thank you so much, my benefactor."
"Well, please remember that if what you say is half-truth, you will know the consequences yourself."
"In addition, you must never talk to anyone about the demonic wind destroying the redwood. Otherwise, you may be killed. Do you understand?"
"Little one understands, little one understands!"
…
After coming out of Jishi Hall, Li Changkong's face was full of excitement.
Got rich!
