"What did you say?"
Xu Tianhua jumped up when he heard this.
He stepped forward to grab Zhao Ping's collar, but Li Hu rushed over and stood in front of him.
He also raised his fist as big as a sandbag and beat Xu Tianhua.
"Huzi, stop!"
Zhao Ping hurriedly stopped, "This is a matter between me and Xu Jiuguan, you don't need to pay attention to it."
"Brother Ping, he wants to beat you."
Li Hu said stubbornly: "I will never allow such a thing to happen under my nose."
Xu Tianhua had seen Li Hu take action.
One person can stop six or seven officers and soldiers holding weapons, but he is also afraid and dare not take action again.
I am still thinking in my mind, should I get a bodyguard for myself?
In the capital, he was a favorite in His Majesty's eyes, and no one dared to touch him.
But this is Donghai County, a remote place in the countryside. If you encounter a bad person, there will be a guard to protect you, at least it will be safer.
Yes, I need to find a bodyguard when I return to Beijing this time.
After taking back these thoughts, Xu Tianhua said: "Li Hu, please get out of the way first. I don't want to hit Zhao Ping, I just want to ask him something."
Seeing Zhao Ping nod, Li Hu took a few steps back.
But he kept his eyes fixed here. If something went wrong, he could protect Brother Ping in time.
"Zhao Ping, if you don't sell me acacia wine, you have to give me a reason, right?"
Xu Tianhua said indifferently.
"The reason is right. I can pretend that nothing happened."
"But if you dare to act recklessly, don't blame me for being ruthless and unjust to you."
Xu Tianhua's aura suddenly dissipated, and he was somewhat coercive.
It's a pity that Zhao Ping cannot be deterred.
Zhao Ping smiled bitterly, "Xu Jiuguan, it's not that I don't want to sell, it's really..."
He explained Tian Rou's matter.
Then he added: "Tian Fuhai not only took away the shopkeeper I invited, but he also disliked me as a commoner and didn't take me seriously at all."
"Can I let such a person make money from me in vain?"
"I, Zhao Ping, am not that generous."
"So that's what happened."
Xu Tianhua suddenly realized and laughed, "Isn't this just right?"
"He despises you as a commoner, but I respect you as the Immortal Lord of Penglai. If we cooperate, wouldn't we make more money?"
"Isn't the Tian family kind to you?"
Zhao Ping pretended to be surprised and said: "The cooperation between the two of us is equivalent to taking away the way to make money from others. Aren't you afraid of others poking your back?"
"Tch, just that little favor, I've already paid it off long ago."
Xu Tianhua said disdainfully: "If I hadn't secretly helped him, how would Tian Yi, a guy with a business background, have any qualifications to enter the Hanlin Academy?"
"What qualifications do you have to become a strong candidate for a bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy?"
"If we talk about kindness now, only the Tian family owes me kindness, and I, Xu Tianhua, don't owe them anything."
"That puts me at ease."
Zhao Ping also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Acacia wine is currently the most profitable business in his hands, and Zhao Ping doesn't want to stop it suddenly.
Xu Tianhua is on his side, which can save him a lot of trouble.
"Jiu Guan Xu, you go ahead and do your work. I will continue to make frosting sugar and soap."
"The next time you leave the capital, you must skin them severely."
Zhao Ping didn't have a good impression of those powerful families.
He who is not familiar with history knows that the demise of a dynasty is often inextricably linked to these aristocratic families.
Moreover, most of the silver in their hands was scraped from the hands of ordinary people.
Zhao Pingkeng felt at ease.
After all, all the money recovered from the scam will be used on the people.
"Haha, I'm waiting for your good news."
Xu Tianhua also laughed.
When he turned around to get busy, he suddenly thought of something and stopped again.
He looked Zhao Ping up and down and asked, "Mr. Zhao, do you have the idea of becoming a county magistrate?"
"What?"
Zhao Ping was confused by this sudden sentence.
Xu Tianhua explained: "Didn't I defile the maid next to His Majesty? His Majesty punished me and drove me to Donghai County."
"Let me find a county to be the county magistrate."
"The last time I came to Donghai County, I just wanted to ask Governor Peng which county in Donghai County has better governance. I will take over."
"But when I returned to Beijing, His Majesty directly appointed me as the magistrate of Yun'an County."
"I have brought all the appointment documents."
"You can go to the county government to take up your post at any time."
"I think you are very good at governing the people. How about you become the county magistrate?"
"No, no, no, I don't want to be an official."
Zhao Ping quickly refused.
Just kidding, if he really wanted to be an official, it wouldn't be a problem to be promoted to the Hanlin Academy based on the poems and songs he copied.
But the problem is that Zhao Ping doesn't like the intrigues and intrigues in the court.
How can one be so carefree as an idle rich man?
"I didn't take you seriously."
Xu Tianhua said: "I use the name of county magistrate, but in fact it is you who governs."
"That's not OK."
Zhao Ping shook his head again.
He is busy making money, how can he have time to govern a county?
"Although I can't help you govern Yun'an County, I can help you make the people of Yun'an County rich."
"As long as you support my development, I can guarantee you that Yun'an County will become the richest county in the Dawei Dynasty and even in history."
"The people will definitely not have to worry about food or clothing, and they can still save some money."
"Hahaha, okay, okay, with your guarantee, I'll feel relieved."
Xu Tianhua laughed and said: "After I take over as the county magistrate, if you need anything, just tell me. As long as it is within the scope of authority, I will handle it for you."
"Then you're not going to take over?"
Zhao Ping asked rhetorically: "I need approval from the county magistrate to build a house or run a factory."
"Huang Fengnian always gets stuck on me. Either he gives him money or treats him to dinner and drinks, which wastes my time."
"Just bear with it a little longer."
Xu Tianhua said: "Although His Majesty has decreed that taxes will no longer be collected in Yun'an County, there are still bandits collecting grain."
"I will go back to my post after the bandits have collected the food."
"Those bandits are life-threatening masters, and I don't want to confront them."
"What?"
Zhao Ping was stunned again, "The bandits are requisitioning food?"
"What kind of food is collected?"
"Aren't they all just grabbing food?"
"You don't know?"
Xu Tianhua was also shocked, "I have lived in Xiping Village for half my life, but I don't know about the bandits' food requisition?"
But Xu Tianhua soon felt relieved again.
"Oh, that's right."
"You are an Immortal Lord. You have been living a secluded life. Now you have just entered the world. It is normal not to know."
"Actually, in addition to paying taxes on the grain collected by the common people, they also have to pay part of it to the bandits, which is called a civilian welfare fee."
"If we don't hand it over, bandits from other places will come and cause trouble."
"Even robbed your home."
"They cooperated with each other. There were three or two times, and everyone paid the food honestly."
"Is there such a thing?"
Zhao Ping was stunned.
The memory of the original owner has been almost forgotten by him, and he has no impression of this part at all.
"kindness."
Xu Tianhua nodded, "So I have to avoid it."
"Let Huang Fengnian have the headache."
"Xu Jiuguan is truly a wise man."
Zhao Ping gave a thumbs up in praise.
"Stop flattering."
Xu Tianhua said angrily: "I have nothing else to do, so I will be busy first. There is a large group of people waiting for me."
"Get busy, get busy."
Zhao Ping didn't bother him much.
After finalizing the sales route for acacia wine, frosting sugar, and soap, he would prepare more and earn more money.
Just as he turned around, he saw a group of three knights galloping towards them.
While running, he was still shouting.
"Everyone, listen, we are from Tuolingfeng Heifeng Village, and this year's resettlement fee is 50%."
"You are given three days to prepare, and then the village chiefs will transport them to Heifeng Village."
"Whoever doesn't listen should know the consequences of offending Black Wind Village."
coax!
The entire grain harvesting place was directly fried.
Every villager complained.
"Didn't we charge 10% of the resettlement allowance in previous years? This year it has been raining and the food harvest is not good. Why do we have to charge so much more?"
"Who knows? Isn't this going to drive us to death?"
"Do you want to hand it over or not?"
"We must hand it over. The leader on horseback is the fifth master of Heifeng Village. He has spoken personally. If we dare not to hand over the money, he can lead the bandits to rob our house."
"Hey, what should I do?"
"With so much food, we will have to eat wild vegetables again this winter."
"It's okay for you, you still have food in your hands. I've sold all the food, how can I pay it back?"
"Come back."
"Let's return the money to the Zhao boy and let him return the grain to us."
"That's all it can do."
"..."
From the previous resentment, to slowly calming down the anger, it finally turned into a withdrawal of food.
This shows the vicious reputation of these bandits.
Just one sentence can make people feel frightened.
Zhao Ping had no idea about civilian expenses, but Xu Tianhua frowned.
He asked doubtfully: "Shouldn't it be?"
"I asked Governor Peng before I came here. He said that the resettlement fee in previous years was at most 10%, but why was it raised to 50% this year?"
At this time, Wen Hui, Qian Liu and others also came in a hurry.
The most anxious time is summer.
Sweat began to form on his forehead. When he saw Zhao Ping, he immediately asked: "Boy from the Zhao family, the bandits' relocation fee is 50%. I'm afraid you won't be able to harvest the grain. Do you want to continue building the granary and brewery?"
