The prices of goods in the fief are not expensive - merchants coming from all directions bring a large amount of goods, which generally reduces the price of goods.
Old Man Qu first went to the door with the plaque saying "Quyang Shangfang" and sold a few bags of grain brought from home with ease - this Quyang Shangfang was a chamber of commerce directly under the jurisdiction of the Hou Mansion, and it always treated the food in the hands of farmers in the fiefdom. Unlimited purchases at market price.
These grains will be collected by the Hou Mansion, or sold to famine places in other places to make profits, or stored in granaries for emergencies.
Old man Qu pulled out another two feet of linen - the Chinese New Year is about to come, and now that we are living a comfortable life, I have to take a piece of cloth home and let my mother-in-law make two new clothes, so that the neighbors can see that our family is living a good life. .
Old Man Qu counted a dozen iron coins from his pocket, placed them on the counter, then rolled up two feet of linen and carried it on his shoulders.
Old man Qu had also worked as a part-time worker in a textile factory in the industrial park. He had seen the spectacular sight of hundreds of large water-powered spinning wheels operating at once, and knew that this cloth was easy to produce.
It is precisely because of this that these cloths are sold at such low prices.
Old Man Qu hesitated for a moment and then went to the meat market. Looking at the pieces of meat lined up on the chopping board, he couldn't help but swallowed subconsciously - thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he hadn't eaten meat in a long time.
This was the only bad thing about the fiefdom - the woods had been converted into farmland, and the pheasants and rabbits that could occasionally be hunted in the past were no longer available. On weekdays, the most they could eat were voles.
If you want to eat meat again, you can only buy it in the market.
After hesitating for a long time, Old Man Qu suddenly decided and ordered the butcher to cut two pieces of black pork, paid the price, and carried them on his shoulders.
A few hours later, the farmers who came with Old Man Qu gathered together again. A closer look revealed that they all had something in their hands.
"Have you met little Yoko?"
Old Man Qu chuckled: "I see, he's grown so white and fat, and he eats better than his father at home!"
All the farmers were envious. One of them slapped his thigh suddenly and said angrily: "That damn boy of mine was kicked out by my master in less than a month. He said he didn't know enough to read... I'm so angry!"
"Having the opportunity to learn Chinese characters is a great blessing given to us farmers by our little master!"
"If the academy enrolls students again next year, I have to let him apply again! If he is kicked back home by the master again, I will beat his ass!"
Old man Qu smiled honestly: "My little Yoko said - the academy recruits people every year."
Everyone was happy, and some who had not had time to register their children this year were also very excited.
In the midst of laughter and laughter, the group left Quyang City and returned to the farm...
For the people in the three county fiefdoms, this year's cold winter is destined to be a comfortable winter.
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Xiong Wuliang is also very comfortable now——
Xiong Wuliang had just returned from the New Army camp in Quyang and witnessed the training of the New Army soldiers. Xiong Wuliang was very satisfied with Shaohu's way of managing the army.
When Shaohu served as a partial general in the Yue Kingdom, he had an excellent reputation among the soldiers. Now that he personally leads an army, Shaohu still adheres to the principle of advancing and retreating together with the soldiers.
Even though it is the coldest month of winter, Shao Hu is still wearing a full set of armor and is training at the school field with the soldiers of the three armies.
With a general like this, Quyang's new army will naturally have high morale.
"Xiaoyi! Go and light a fire for me!" Xiong Wuliang rubbed his hands, his face turned white from the cold.
Ten thousand soldiers were practicing in full gear, so naturally they didn't feel cold - Xiong Wuliang, who was standing on the high platform for review, was a bit miserable from the cold.
Si Yi hurriedly followed the sound, and when she saw Xiong Wuliang's miserable appearance, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
Xiong Wuliang glared at Siyi fiercely.
Siyi took a thick mattress, wrapped Xiong Wuliang tightly, and sent Xiaobai to the kitchen to bring a large pot of water.
Two soldiers carried in a heavy copper stove and quickly lit a charcoal fire.
To light charcoal indoors, of course you have to open the window - Siyi opened the window a small crack, and then placed the kettle for boiling water on the copper stove.
After a while, the room became as warm as spring, and Xiong Wuliang even felt a little hot wrapped in the mattress.
Xiaobai diligently fetched the tea, Siyi flicked her jade wrist and operated it, and soon the room was filled with the faint fragrance of tea.
Xiong Wuliang sighed comfortably: "Xiao Bai, go to the study and ask Uncle Qu to get what I want."
Xiaobai agreed and ran out the door.
Xiong Wuliang smiled and saw that the minor who was in the way was out, so he took the opportunity to take advantage of Xiaoyi...
Siyi's face turned red and she glared at Xiong Wuliang angrily, but she didn't resist. Instead, she held the latter's hands in her arms and warmed them up for Xiong Wuliang.
After a while, Xiaobai ran back with a roll of paper filled with words in his hand. He handed it to Xiong Wuliang and said bluntly: "Uncle Qu said that there is only this roll today."
Xiong Wuliang leaned on the recliner, took a comfortable sip of tea, opened the roll of paper, shook his head and started reading.
What is written on this paper is the latest news from Qin!
With Xiong Wuliang's strong support, Qin's 'Ji Jun's Rebellion' finally broke out!
In real history, Ying Zhuang coerced some ministers and nobles to attack Xianyang. As a result, Wei Ran led troops to defend Xianyang, defeating Ying Zhuang's conspiracy.
From beginning to end, it only lasted two months.
But this time, Xiong Wuliang provided strong support to Ying Zhuang, and Ying Zhuang also started preparing plans early... Once the rebellion broke out, tens of thousands of rebels were quickly armed!
The rebels stormed Xianyang, and Wei Ran, together with Mi Rong of Huayang, Ying Fu of Jingyang, and Ying Kui of Gaoling, fought to the death, and with the help of the Qin army from all over the country, they managed to hold on.
In the Battle of Xianyang, Lord Ying Fu of Jingyang and Lord Ying Kui of Gaoling were killed; Mi Rong, Lord of Huayang, was seriously injured... In real history, three of the future "Four Nobles" of the Qin State fell.
Wei Ran mobilized the Qin army on the border to return to defense, thinking that he could finally quell the chaos. Unexpectedly, Ying Zhuang was so powerful that he actually commanded his rebels to fight with the Qin army, while fighting and retreating... Wherever Ying Zhuang went, he wreaked havoc. Loot money and send it to Chu State in exchange for more arms and food, and organize more troops...
Suddenly, a planned "palace coup" that ended quickly turned into a protracted "civil war"!
Xiong Wuliang looked at the battle report sent from Qin today with relish, and sighed with compassion: "Qin is so miserable!"
With the support of Xiong Wuliang's unremitting efforts to sell arms, Ying Zhuang actually snared nearly 100,000 rebels and fought with Wei Ran and Bai Qi.
Qin's civil war resulted in heavy casualties.
Speaking of which, we can no longer see Ying Zhuo in the house these days... The last time Xiong Wuliang saw Ying Zhuo was three days ago. He was obviously thinner than before and looked very haggard.
Xiong Wuliang held the battle report sent from the Qin State and sighed: "Although this Ying Zhuang does not have a city, as a general, he is still somewhat capable."
"In the face of Wei Ran and Bai Qi joining forces, they have been able to endure for so long."
"But it probably won't last long... Bai Qi defeated more than 10,000 people again. How can we fight now?"
Xiong Wuliang shook his head and sighed again and again, obviously cherishing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bleed blood from Qin... Now that Yingzhuang is about to fail, in the entire Chu Kingdom, Quyang Marquis Xiong Wuliang seems to be the most uncomfortable...
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