Xu Moyi made a choice again.
It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages!
On the other side, in the market, Zhao Si was also amazed.
"Is there anyone in the market now doing fortune-telling business?" Zhao Si looked at Li Si next to him in surprise.
Now Jiahu has left Kuaiji, continues to head south, and is about to approach Lingnan.
The further south you go, the more different your customs are from those in the Central Plains, and the implementation of laws and regulations becomes less thorough.
According to the laws of the Qin State, all commercial activities are strictly managed and supplemented by a large number of laws and regulations.
When I lived in Xianyang before, if I wanted to buy goods, I had to go to special streets. Other than that, private vendors were not allowed in other places. Folk villages also had clear regulations on how often markets should be held for Guizhou to buy goods. Moreover, when private markets are held, officials are usually present to ensure the normal conduct of the market. Vendors participating in the market must back up their biographies and identity and place of origin.
Generally speaking, businessmen are having a hard time.
As the saying goes, there is no business without treachery.
However, Qin Law stipulates that the price of any commodity must be clearly marked, and a deed must be issued after the commodity is sold.
The same is true for private markets. The government will also send officials to manage on-site. Of course, this is not only for management, but also for tax collection.
The taxes from the fairs held in the countryside are settled in one day, but in the city, because the goods must be reported every day, they can be collected once a month.
At the same time, Qin's laws also explicitly prohibited the practice of bartering, and using Qin money for transactions was naturally to promote currency unification, and the Guanzhong area was well implemented.
But again, the farther away the place is, the more the laws and regulations become like a piece of paper.
If this was placed in the southerly area of Chu State, there would basically be vendors where people gather.
There is no price tag, no deed, and no tax.
The reason why Zhao Si and Li Si went out alone was because there was a rural fair held nearby. Li Si planned to personally see the implementation effect of Qin's decree in the most remote places. Zhao Si, on the other hand, had never seen a rural market in this era and came here purely. Join in the fun.
Rural fairs are often held in open spaces, and there are many villagers coming to participate in the fairs along the roads.
The market stalls are not accessible to ordinary people, so some people set up stalls along the surrounding roads leading to the market.
Most of them sell daily necessities such as lacquerware, pottery, bamboo baskets, farming tools, etc. There are not many food vendors, and given the economic level here, it is impossible for the Qin Dynasty to spread all kinds of food vendors like the Song Dynasty. .
There is also a fortune teller stall among them, with a straw mat spread on the ground and several turtle shells placed on it.
"Alchemists also have to eat and live. They have to practice and collect herbs. They have no production and cannot make a living. Those with high knowledge go to tell fortunes for dignitaries, while those with low knowledge just go to the market to tell people's fortunes. "Li Si smiled.
"Xu Fulusheng is an alchemist, and these people are also alchemists. In fact, there is no difference. In the past, His Majesty wanted to seek immortality, and I gave him advice many times... but His Majesty always refused." Li Si sighed.
Those with outstanding abilities, or those with a strong ability to deceive people, will fool the emperor, those with less ability will fool the nobles, and those with even worse abilities will fool the common people. The same is true in all industries.
In fact, from the time Emperor Shi Huang began to pursue immortality, some things began to become uncontrollable.
Fortunately, Zhao Si's return changed everything and prevented things from getting worse.
It's not like Li Si didn't advise the First Emperor, but the First Emperor really didn't listen.
"Really? I think His Majesty is quite easy to persuade." Zhao Si smiled and looked at the fortune teller stall curiously.
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Li Si, who was choked by Zhao Siping, was stunned for a long time before he regained his composure. He looked at Zhao Si and stared at the fortune teller stall and said: "When we drive back to the city and pass by Hanoi County, Xu Wangyi, the magistrate of Wencheng County in Hanoi County, will Girls have magical powers and are good at recognizing people. If you want to meet them, you can go and see them."
"Hello?" Zhao Si smiled when he heard the sound.
Of course he knows Xu Negative's name. There are only so many women who can go down in history, and there are even fewer women who can do one thing to the extreme and have a good name in history. There is no doubt that Xu Negative is one of them.
"Where did Xu Negi come from? It's Xu Mo Negi!" Li Si glanced at Zhao Si.
"I misremembered..." Zhao Si was reminded by Li Si and then remembered that now that the First Emperor had not passed away, Xu Fu's official name should still be Xu Mo Fu. Of course, it doesn't matter whether he changed his name secretly in private. That’s easy to say.
"Li Xiang still believes this?" Zhao Si looked at Li Si curiously.
"Belief, it's just that the truth and falsehood are so mixed that it's hard to tell. Rather than trusting fate, it's better to trust yourself." Li Si shook his head.
"Actually, it's inappropriate to call people like Xu Fulosheng liars. In fact, they are really miraculous. How can they win His Majesty's trust if they don't have any means?
But I don’t think they can interfere with the so-called destiny of immortality, including the so-called fortune tellers. In my opinion, they are just catching a glimpse of it and seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
People can guess that a sudden rain is coming through the low-flying chaffinches, and they may not be able to guess the good or bad future through some means, but I don't think that the development of things will be changed by human will. "Li Si shook his head.
"Maybe...but things may not always be the same." Zhao Si smiled.
It’s really hard to say this kind of thing. Xu Fu, the Ancestral Dragon of Fusang, is already cold anyway, Lu Sheng is nowhere to be seen, Xu Fu... Huang Shigong... Do you think these people can really guess the destiny?
According to various rumors and historical records of later generations, these strange people had already calculated the fate of the Qin Dynasty and made their choice in advance before everyone else in the world.
Xu Fu ran away to Fusang in advance to avoid the military disaster and proclaimed himself king.
Lu Sheng disappeared without a trace.
Xu Mofu changed his name to Xu Fu and persuaded his father to secretly rely on Liu Bang, and he was granted the title of Marquis nineteen times.
Huang Shigong passed down Tao Lue to Zhang Liang, and passed down the art of physiognomy in the Book of Changes to Xu Mohui, "Tai Gong Tao Lue", "Su Shu", "Xin Qi Secret Purpose"...
According to folklore, it is even comparable to the famous Guiguzi.
The story of Teachable Boy has been circulated for thousands of years and has been talked about by people.
Zhao Si has no contact with this special group, but now a problem arises.
How do you feel about this special group of people who are said to be able to glimpse destiny?
"The will of heaven is not transferred by people, but when floods occur, people can control the water. In order to deal with the beasts, the people will unite and use arms to resist.
Since ancient times, people have gradually stabilized from fishing and hunting to farming. Only after Dayu controlled the floods did the world have a good harvest.
If we blindly seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, then there will be no such stories. Wild beasts will run away when there are too many, floods will run away again, and disasters will have to be avoided. How can we achieve this great China? " Zhao Si said.
If we follow the logic of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, then there is no need to develop any technology, and there is no need to fight against nature. We can just run away.
"Li Xiang believes that things will not change according to human will, but I think that people may not be unable to cope with the occurrence of things. God has its own reasons, people have their destiny, and people can defeat God!" After recalling the thousands of years of history before and after, Zhao Si said Feeling.
"How can man defeat God?" Li Si shook his head and laughed.
"What I'm saying is not that man will definitely be able to defeat nature, but that when facing disaster, man must have the belief that man can defeat nature." Zhao Si also shook his head.
Li Si heard the sound and looked at Zhao Si. He was silent for a long time, and finally did not criticize him again.
"If you put it like that, I'm afraid those people and you won't be able to pee in the same pot." Li Si shook his head.
The two walked side by side, heading towards the country market.
As we get closer to the market, there are more and more passers-by, and there are more vendors on both sides of the road.
From time to time, people stopped to inquire about goods, and the roads became increasingly crowded and blocked.
"How do you sell this pottery bowl?" Zhao Si picked up a pottery bowl at random and asked.
"It's only one penny!" When the vendor saw a customer asking, he immediately made a price.
Zhao Si nodded and took out a Qin coin and handed it to the vendor. The vendor waved his hands when he saw it.
"Don't accept Qin's money?" Zhao Si frowned.
"It's not that we won't accept it. If it's Qin money, there are five pottery bowls for one penny, and one bowl for Chu money." The vendor explained kindly.
"If you are asking me for money, why don't you accept it?" Zhao Sifu asked again.
"I have to barter a lot for buying and selling, but I really can't find any." The vendor pointed to one side of the stall. There was also food, as well as other lacquerware and linen.
Zhao Si thought these were other goods from the vendor selling pottery bowls, but now it seems that it was the money he collected to buy the goods.
"Look, I've collected a total of three coins here, but I can't get one and a half taels from you." The vendor spread his hands.
"I don't know about this kind of thing if you don't tell me. You're quite a nice person." Zhao Si became interested when he heard the sound, squatted down and pressed Qin Banliang into the palm of the vendor's hand.
"Let me buy you a bowl for one penny, but I have to delay your business and ask you some questions. As compensation, I will give you the market price for other things in your shop. You see How is it?" Zhao Si asked.
The vendor's eyes lit up when he heard this!
It is still very tempting for a stall vendor to package and sell them together, especially if the other party has not lowered the price yet and packages them at the market price!
"If you have anything to do with me, just ask me, just...just..." The vendor was mid-sentence, a little hesitant, as if he didn't feel comfortable speaking.
"What is it?" Zhao Si asked slightly curiously.
"The noble man will buy the remaining goods later. Can he pay for it in half a liang of Qin? I would like to think that one half liang of Qin is worth five Chu coins..." The vendor had a flattering smile on his face.
Zhao Si heard the sound and looked at Li Si. As expected, he saw a wry smile on Li Si's face.
Good news: The official currency of the Qin Dynasty was the very edge of the empire, and its purchasing power was sufficient.
Bad news: The official currency of the Qin Dynasty was severely scarce in such remote areas.
(Also...In addition, in order to eliminate ambiguity, the previous chapter has been deleted. I didn’t think too much when I wrote it. Sorry, the original intention was to use one person to refer to a group of people, and to bring out groups such as Huang Shigong, so That’s why I wrote this. I didn’t expect there to be such a big ambiguity, so I apologize deeply.)
(End of chapter)
