"If I remember correctly, Taiyuan is still more than two hundred miles away from here, right? Then the Wang family can still manage here?" Xiao Han frowned slightly.
Cheng Yaojin walked in front of Xiao Han. When he heard this, he turned back and grinned: "Haha, what's more than two hundred miles? Don't underestimate those aristocratic families! In our Shandong Province, just the real estate of a certain saint's family is enough." How many counties are there! In other words, the land covering hundreds of miles around belongs to other people!"
"What? One family owns hundreds of miles of land?"
When Xiao Han heard this, he couldn't help but was speechless.
In my previous life, as a commoner, I had to struggle for decades for a place of less than 100 square meters!
But now it is not a few hundred square meters, nor a few hundred acres, but a few hundred miles. What is the concept of that?
The man who spoke at the beginning saw Xiao Han dumbfounded, laughed, and continued: "Xiao Sanlang, don't believe it, the hundreds of miles of land are really not a lie to you! But, to say that all those lands belong to the same family, it's not It’s a bit exaggerated! It is estimated that many of them are specifically linked to those families in order to avoid taxes.”
"Oh?" Cheng Yaojin gave a thumbs up when he heard what the man said: "Brother, you are insightful! This is how they return their mother's property! Now the government charges 40% tax per acre of land. But when it comes to those families, as long as you pay 25% of the tax, you can get 15% of the harvest for free, so this business will be done naturally!"
"Oh, it turned out to be an affiliate. Grandma shocked me!"
After hearing Cheng Yaojin and the man's explanation, Xiao Han's shocked mind finally calmed down a little.
Hundreds of miles of land? Some small countries in later generations are just like this, right? !
Could it be that a noble family is equivalent to a small country?
"Xiao Sanlang, don't think too much."
Seeing the disdain on Xiao Han's face, the person who spoke couldn't help but added: "Although the land is affiliated with the people around it, the officials in the surrounding land are basically from other families!
Just say that the current Wang family in Taiyuan is hundreds of miles away from the center of Taiyuan.
From the security chief, to the district chief, to the county magistrate, they all have the surname Wang! Who dares to provoke this power? Who doesn't hide away when seeing him? "
"This... is true!" Xiao Han couldn't help but be silent when he heard this.
Although the Wang family has a very good reputation, it is absolutely inevitable that such a huge thing is located here, intentionally or unintentionally occupying all the resources.
Just like the big trees in the forest absorb large amounts of sunlight, rain and dew, while the small trees and shrubs on the ground can only survive in narrow gaps, small businessmen like Xiaofeng's father, let alone coming to grab business, will probably even fight with others. I don’t even have the courage to meet him face to face.
Talking and walking along the way, everyone soon arrived at the inn in the city.
Somewhat different from other places, the inns in Pingyang City are actually densely packed together.
When Xiao Han walked to that street, what he saw was that half of the street was full of inns with flags with the word "Ke".
"Let me tell you, why are there so many inns?"
Feeling a little dizzy from the various inn names, Xiao Han rubbed his eyes, walked a few steps quickly, came to Xiaofeng's father and asked, "Which one should we stay at?"
The strong man paused when he heard this, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Although I don't come here often, I have passed by it a few times. I remember there is a Yuelai Inn in front of me. Let's go check it out first." See if there are any vacancies there.”
"What? Yuelai Inn?!"
When he heard this name, Xiao Han couldn't help but feel in a trance again!
There is no way, it seems that no matter which martial arts novel is in, the name of Yuelai Inn is always so loud, and no matter how good the Yuelai Inn is, the mysterious owner behind the shop has never appeared.
In fact, this is something Xiao Han didn't know.
The so-called Yuelai Inn is derived from Confucius’ saying that friends come from afar, which means they are very happy.
After that, no matter what dynasty or generation, people who opened inns liked to use this name as a sign.
Even if you can't grab this Yuelai, it would be great to have Yueke and Yuepeng.
And in this Yuelai Inn, there is not the same boss in each place, and there is no connection between them.
The Yuelai Inn that the strong man mentioned is not difficult to find. It is in the middle of the street with the most conspicuous sign.
When Xiao Han came here, he specifically looked at the gilded signboard hanging high in the middle and found that the signature was actually written by Wang Xiazhi!
"I'll go, if I can take down this sign and put it in future generations, it will definitely sell for a sky-high price!"
Xiao Han was still thinking about Fei Fei, but unexpectedly a thought flashed through his mind, and suddenly he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
"No! Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xianzhi! He is Wang Xizhi's son, and Wang Xizhi is a member of the Langya Wang family, and the Langya Wang family has the same clan as the Taiyuan Wang family! Is it possible that this Yuelai Inn is also the property of the Taiyuan Wang family?"
His heart skipped a beat, and the more Xiao Han thought about it, the more it seemed possible. However, before he could ask the caravan again, he was surrounded by Cheng Yaojin and entered the inn.
"Several guests are here to visit us. I wonder if they are going to pay a visit or stay in a hotel?"
As soon as I stepped into the inn, I heard an enthusiastic voice.
Xiao Han looked forward: a neatly tidied and handsome waiter was standing at the front of the caravan, slightly hunched over and asking Xiang Xiaofeng's father.
"Ahem, do you still have a room here?" Xiaofeng's father coughed lightly and asked the waiter in pain.
In fact, where has he stayed at Yuelai Inn before? Just passing by here!
If Xiao Han hadn't been in the team this time, he wouldn't have lived here even if he was killed! How can you spend so much money to sleep here and still have a good night's sleep?
When the waiter heard what the strong man asked, he still bowed slightly and said with what Xiao Han called a professional smile on his face: "I wonder what kind of room the guest wants to live in?"
"Go to...the middle room!"
"Is there a private courtyard?"
Before the man finished speaking, Xiao Han remembered the small courtyard where he lived in Yangliang City and couldn't help but ask.
"Independent courtyard?"
The waiter who had always had an unchanged expression finally changed his expression when he heard Xiao Han's words!
He looked at Xiao Han carefully. Although he didn't believe that these merchants would live in the most expensive courtyard, he was accustomed to the world and turned to face Xiao Han. He replied seriously: "In response to the guest officer, there is a Languxuan in the backyard that is currently unoccupied." live."
Xiao Han was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay, that's it! Take us there quickly, it's been a tiring day! We need to have a good rest tonight."
The waiter was stunned and looked at Xiao Han at a loss for a moment: "Sir, do you want to rent?"
Xiao Han glared at him impatiently and said, "Nonsense, if I don't rent, how can I still buy it?"
The waiter in the shop became more and more anxious because of Xiao Han: "But, that Lan Guxuan costs ten copper coins a day..."
"Ten guan, ten guan...wait? How many? Ten guan! Why don't you go and grab it?!"
