After hearing this, Kang Lin's smile did not diminish, but he silently put his hand into his arms! The next moment, he took out a bunch of copper coins, two silver coins and the tax bill issued by the Shibo Department and handed it to the short and sturdy flag official. "The monk did not come here for alms, but these two donors. They are not bad people. They have been following the young monk because they are master craftsmen and apprentices. They need to come with the young monk to purchase supplies and transport them back to rebuild the mountain gate... As for the military master's loving heart, the young monk has no way to repay him. I gave some of the yellow and white adu stuff to the military master and the brothers to buy water wine to relieve their fatigue!"
"Master, you are so polite. Brothers came up quickly to thank the master. Someone said that the master must be the supervisor of a famous mountain temple. Your Majesty, if you are so generous and generous, how can you be the spy of the thief with ulterior motives? Hahaha ..."Sign up and be sensible! The stocky little flag officer took the tax bill and put it back into Kang Lin's hand without looking at it carefully. He just held two slightly blackened silver picks there for fun! I thought that this guy was just a small guard flag officer, with no power and no strong backer. He guarded a poor grass market all day long, and the money he could handle was only a few hundred or thousands of coins. Just this, I have to share it with the other ten banner armies. I have never encountered a wealthy master like Master Wu Yuan. He only spent two taels of silver and a bunch of copper coins. It was like the God of Wealth came to the world and the boy who scattered the money was resurrected. I couldn't help but feel He did not change his attitude and became polite to Kang Lin's disguise as Master Wuyuan.
"Commander, can the young monk and these two masters leave?" Seeing the short and sturdy flag officer holding the silver pick, his attitude changed 360 degrees. Kang Lin knew that his silver bullet offensive had worked. , and immediately asked him to leave without saying anything to him. And the latter, after hearing his request, unexpectedly agreed. Even the small flag officer surnamed Han who received the benefit asked Kang Lin and others if they needed to hire some dentists, guides, and bodyguards to serve them. Looking at this posture, as long as Kang Lin relaxes and says that he needs it, this guy will happily put down what he is doing, and then take half of his banner troops to Master Wuyuan to find a lucrative part-time job.
To be fair, all the changes that happened to the Caoshi Banner Army were actually within Kang Lin's expectation! After all, this is the Ming Dynasty, and the value and power of silver cannot be underestimated. It seems to future generations that there is no sense of beauty, and even an inconspicuous silver lock can be used in any bank or silver shop in Donghai City. In exchange for a thousand yellow Ming Dynasty coins, these Ming Dynasty coins can be purchased by merchants for two stones of white flowers, a heavy weight of rice, or more than fifty kilograms of fine pork with fat. ! You know, that is more than 200 kilograms of rice and more than 50 kilograms of pork. For a family of three to eat it with open stomach, it would take two or three months in a row to finish it all. During this period, if according to the habits of people in this era, a meal of dry rice is mixed with a meal of porridge, or if the rice is mixed with whole grains or beans, this time can be postponed for another two or three months!
Therefore, Xiaoqi Han's performance seemed relatively normal to Kang Lin. After all, although the money he gave away was not too much, it was definitely a lot considering Han Xiaoqi's status. If his attitude did not change, it would be abnormal! You know, if he was careful with his calculations, the two taels of silver he gave him would be enough to buy two or three shi of rice, dozens of kilograms of pork, and take his wife and children to eat snacks for a long time. Moreover, on this basis, every banner under his command would The army could also get a symbolic reward of twenty copper coins from him! In this way, it seems that all aspects have been taken care of, but the eating image is a bit ugly!
However, Kang pretending to be a great monk without destiny only got to the beginning, but not the end! Because the little flag official Lao Han not only did not plan to eat the big head and divide the small head, but also simply ate it all! On the contrary, he made a relatively fair distribution of this small fortune from heaven! First of all, as a small flag officer and the leader of all the flag troops, he took the first step to take a silver coin and put it into his arms, and then divided the remaining one or two coins of silver and copper coins into three parts. Share: The first portion of 200 copper coins was put directly into the public treasury of Caoshi City because it was inconvenient to carry, and it would be withdrawn later after collecting one tael of silver; the second portion of half a tael of silver was divided equally among them. He robbed the remaining ten flag troops, so that these penniless men had money in their pockets and would not go out to talk nonsense; as for the last half a tael of silver, he waved his hand with a rare act of generosity, and all said nonsense The dog meat cooked by Lu Laizi in the city is large and delicious. First come to his five-pot temple to offer sacrifices to the five internal organs, and then buy three to five bottles of village brewed light wine. You guys will have a good fucking meal after work, what can you say? You have to recover from this wave of losses! Finally, Han Xiaoqi, who was aroused by the light wine and dog meat, even thought about where to go to have fun after drinking! There are several houses with half-closed doors in the grass market, but the one I like the most is Widow Ma’s house. After getting such a benefit today, I must call that snobbish and greedy woman to serve me. I think of Widow Ma’s white and tender skin, and her majestic figure. Han Xiaoqi couldn't help but feel a heat rushing up from his lower abdomen. Fortunately, the fat coat on his body was wide, so he didn't make a fool of himself in front of the noble man, oh no, the noble monk!
"How dare you trouble Master Han? I'll just go there myself! Don't worry, I will come to the East China Sea Guard City to buy supplies in the future. I will have to bother Master Han a lot..." It seemed like he had read Han Xiaoqi's thoughts. , Kang Lin smiled and shook his head at him, indicating that his group did not need his extra services, and then took long strides and walked towards the depths of Cao Shi.
"What a good monk who is generous with his righteousness and wealth. You said it has been so many years since we have seen such a good monk. Oh no, what a good monk. You will have to bring two brothers to follow them and protect them secretly. But Don't let our God of Wealth get someone to assassinate you..." Seeing the gray-robed monk and his two followers who didn't look like princes wearing dragon robes blending into the crowd, Han Xiaoqi raised his hand and casually wiped his short beard under his chin. , and then ordered a confidant and two flag soldiers to follow them to protect them secretly! Others don't know the dangers of this grass market. He, Han Laowu, stays here every day, but he is a thieves, idlers, beggars, people who do fairy dances, people who sell Dali pills, people who keep prostitutes and gamblers... In short, they are hidden in the shadows of the city. , all kinds of evil forces, as soon as they see the appearance of oily sheep's bones, they will immediately transform into evil wolves, pounce on them and bite them, and it doesn't matter, merchants and travelers with backgrounds are often defrauded of all their money. , steal all the money and then kill and silence them! More than once, the Caoshi Banner Army saw merchants who had come to pay taxes to them a few days ago from the floating corpses floating in the ditch at the seaside. Of course, when they appeared in front of them, the corpses were not highly decomposed, otherwise it would not matter No matter how good the eyes of the flag soldiers are, they can't tell whether they are missing merchants or travelers who accidentally fell into the water and drowned!
Of course, the Acropolis masters also took care of this, but that was limited to collecting the corpse and sending it to the Yi Zhuang for storage, and then waiting for the family of the deceased to come and pay the money to claim it back. As for solving crimes, that doesn't exist at all. The officials who are good at napping in the official hall, blowing water on the wine table, and playing around women have no idea how the person died. What's more, there are big figures behind the gangsters who did it. With their backing, no one would really fall out with those guys with big hands and eyes over a few bloated dead people. Besides, these people are not completely ignorant. They also know how to take care of things. Otherwise, do you think the officers, Where do the extra tens or hundreds of dollars that the officials have every month come from!
Upon thinking this, Han Laowu, who did not want to lose his long-term meal ticket, immediately sent the three most capable flag soldiers to protect Kang Lin and others. After all, he, Mr. Han Wu, has little reputation in this area. Generally, the underground forces who are doing well will give him some face. With his subordinates leading the sword and flag army to come forward, although Kang Lin and others cannot be saved. No injuries, but at least there is no problem in saving their lives.
"Master, look over there, it's really lively. Let's go and have a look!" To be honest, Kang Lin and others didn't know that Han Xiaoqi, who had only known each other once, would be so concerned about their personal safety. Shang Xin, of course, did not know that they were being targeted as soon as they appeared on Caoshi Street! The fourth son of the flag army, who was far behind them, dared to swear with his words that at this moment, there were at least three waves of people with different affiliations around Kang Lin and others, especially the beggar-headed Mo Qiyan from the East China Sea. People who act the fastest! But it is a pity that Kang Lin and others who were standing next to the grass market stalls looking at the products did not notice the danger of approaching quietly, and they were still focused on staring at the lively market and having fun! Kang Lin, who had experienced Ming Dynasty market life for the first time, felt that everything was fresh. He picked up an oilcloth umbrella from a stall selling rain gear and looked at it. Then he picked up a fine piece of folk kiln from a stall selling porcelain and rubbed it there. Finally, I found a stall that made sugar paintings, and then I slowly stopped and put my hands behind my hands to appreciate the superb sugar painting skills that would be hard to see in future generations! At this time, while the target stopped to watch the sugar painting craftsmen making sugar paintings, dozens of sneaky figures began to walk out from the alleys and stalls of the grass market. They were dressed in different clothes, but all of them showed ruthlessness on their faces. The thieves with ruthless expressions had already vaguely surrounded Kang Lin and others in the Gaizhong. They only waited for the orders from their respective speakers to capture the great monk and his entourage.
"Boss, how much does a sugar painting cost?" After looking at it for a long time, Master Wuyuan also felt that it was a bit unreasonable to just not buy it, so he asked the sugar painting boss.
"Master, sugar paintings with patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects cost ten taels, and sugar paintings with figures embroidered on them cost 15 taels. Would you like to try them both? Xiaoke, these candies are all made fresh. The brown sugar candy is sweet and crispy, and you will definitely not get any bad taste from it..." Seeing the gray-clothed monk stop in front of his stall for a long time, with an interested look on his face, the owner of Tang Hua, who was wearing a green cloth coat, felt that His opportunity came, so in order to sell more sugar paintings made of sugar candies, he began to try his best to sell his sugar paintings to the monk in front of him who seemed to be well-paid.
"Ten to fifteen bucks a piece, which is not expensive. Boss, please give me two orchid paintings for the young monk and a pair of sugar paintings by Sun Xingzhe!"
