Farmers' Struggle

Chapter 71

   A new kind of icing sugar has appeared in Juping County. It is white, delicate and sweet, and the price is much cheaper than the previous icing sugar. I heard that this kind of icing sugar is called glucose. It is not made from bracken, but a It was extracted from a cheaper item, which aroused everyone's curiosity.

Li Yu also asked people to give a copy to the merchants and wealthy households. They had only seen the yellowish icing produced by bracken, with a slightly astringent taste. This kind of frosting was cheap, good-looking and only purely sweet. The frosting immediately captured people's hearts. Businessmen have always been sensitive to business opportunities and saw huge benefits from it. All the businessmen in Juping County were shocked and everyone flocked to it.

That's right, this frosting was exactly the bait that Li Yu asked his husband Lang Wenjin to let out. With such a thing, he didn't believe that these people could still sit on the Diaoyutai one by one.

Li Yu left the icing business to Wen Jinbai and Zhang Xiaoshun to take over, and there was an endless stream of businessmen who came to visit them every day, just to get the right to sell this kind of icing, and they both treated these people well, It's just that whenever others bring up this matter, the two of them have an ambiguous attitude, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and just let them wait. A tea party will be held in half a month, and merchants from Juping County will be invited Wealthy households will participate together, it's just a condition for participation, and it will be announced at that time, hehe, it depends on how reluctant they are.

So half a month later, the icing sugar tea party became another hot topic among rich people after the announcement of land distribution. The matter of dividing the land would harm everyone's interests, so it received a lot of attention, but after Zhao Wang Qiancheng's family went to Mr. Li, there was no movement in the yamen, and everyone put the matter aside for the time being, and this tea party , is still related to everyone's interests, and everyone is looking forward to participating in it as soon as possible. The benefits of this are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

During this period, each village began to measure the land under the supervision of the yamen, as well as the population census, registration and compilation. This is a huge job. It's not that easy to do yet.

While the bandits from Funiu Mountain came down one after another, Li Yu sent Wu Chun to assist Zhou Ping and Zhou An to register everyone, and then let them go home.

After Zhou Ping and Zhou An returned, they went to Luming Mountain to meet He Zhang, told them all about their situation in the yamen, and advised He Zhang to go down the mountain earlier. Master Li was worried about the people and had a broad mind. He is a rare good official. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is really rare. It is the best policy for the brothers to take this opportunity to return to the right path.

After He Zhang heard about it, he was silent for a while, and in the end he could only let the two brothers Zhou Ping go back, so he could think about it again.

The two had no choice but to give up. Before leaving, they said: Now the mountain has started to compile the population and fields. If you hesitate and miss the opportunity, I am afraid that the brothers will blame you.

He Zhang stared at the backs of the two leaving, already made a decision in his heart.

Half a month is here soon, and most of the merchants and wealthy households in Juping County have received Wen Jinbai's invitation post. However, Zhao Wang Qiancheng and the other four were excluded, which made them dissatisfied.

The four of them can call the wind and rain in Juping County. When they stomp their feet, the whole Juping County will be shocked. They have also heard about this glucose cream, but they are not as popular as those small merchants. You know, In Juping County, their four families are in a big situation, and there is no business that can pass them by. They thought that the sugar frost would definitely find them to cooperate, but they have been waiting, but they have not waited for the slightest news. Now, the invitation to this sugar frost tea party is over. It was sent out, but they didn't have the share of the four of them, how could it not make people angry.

"Old Zhao, what should we do? What's the matter with him leaving us alone?" Qian Shang couldn't help asking.

Because of this matter, the four of them are now together again, and Zhao Wenming tapped on the table with his hands quickly and slowly, obviously not calm in his heart.

"What's going on? Don't you understand now? County magistrate Li did this, obviously because he didn't agree with the field matter last time, and he deliberately left us alone." Cheng Zhiyan said.

To be honest, he regretted it a little now. Their Cheng family mainly made a fortune through business, not like the big landlords like the Zhao family and the Wang family. Although his family has acquired a lot of land over the years, compared to the other three, it can only be regarded as the last, and the Cheng family does not rely on this. To maintain a small amount of land, as Li County Magistrate said, if the output of this small amount of land is used to make up for the taxes of the previous two years, it will be impossible to make ends meet. It is better to give up some land and count it as a surrender gift for the newly appointed county magistrate. It's not like it is now, with such a good business opportunity, being left out of the door.

Of course the other few people understood this, but they were together to discuss how to deal with it.

Mr. Wang Maocai stroked his gray beard, "That's not okay. How can this kind of profitable business lose the four of us? He left me behind, and he wanted us to bow our heads first, but in this way, wouldn't we have to do it in the future?" Let him decide? He must never be allowed to succeed."

"What Wang Lao said is true, but how can we stop him?"

"I should have followed him if I knew it earlier. Isn't it just a little land? Wait a few years , When the decree is looser, can't you buy it back? It's good now, not only will you have to pay the land tax, but you will also offend the county magistrate thoroughly." Cheng Zhiyan complained.

These words resonated with Qian Shang. His family was similar to Cheng's, so he couldn't help but nodded.

Hearing this, Mr. Wang felt a little wrong, and said angrily, "Patriarch Cheng, what do you mean by this? It was all discussed at the beginning, but now you are going back on your word here."

Cheng Zhiyan did not show weakness, "Our family doesn't have any land. You have many Wang families, and the notice from the county government is irrelevant to me. We businessmen pay attention to profit. Now it seems that keeping this land is not beneficial to me. Of course, your Wang family has benefited, so naturally Happy."

"Cheng Zhiyan, don't you forget what you said at the beginning? Hmph! There is no regret medicine in the world. If you come to regret it now, it may be too late."

Cheng Zhiyan was about to speak, but was held back by Mr. Qian, who was in the middle Be a peacemaker, "Everyone is in the same boat now. Don't say such hurtful words. The most urgent thing is how to solve this matter. Needless to say, the interests of icing sugar, everyone knows that now we should unite and must also participate. And go in."

Cheng Zhiyan and Wang Maocai glanced at each other, then they both snorted coldly and turned their faces away.

"Enough, do you think that a quarrel can result in a quarrel?" Zhao Wenming finally said, "Let's think of a way, if it doesn't work, we can only go to the Yamen again. I don't believe Li Yu'er You can really take us seriously."

How can Zhao Wenming not be tempted by this new icing business? This is a rare opportunity, and it might make the Zhao family take a step forward. Of course, he is not the only one who thinks this way, anyone with a little knowledge thinks so.

Only then did the remaining three people nod their anger, and after discussing for a long time, they finally decided on the next plan, courtesy first and soldiers later, Mr. Zhao went to the yamen to find out about Li Yu first. Keep this tea party going.

However, Zhao Wenming sent someone to pay homage to the post, and the reply he got was that Mr. Li was busy with official duties, or he was not in the yamen, and he made it clear that he would not meet him. This made him blow his beard and stare. No one in Juping County has ever dared to treat him like this, even the previous county magistrates have complimented him, and only Li Yu can act like this, hum! Since you are not benevolent, don't blame me for being unrighteous.

However, Li Yu was really busy. In the past few days, he had paid attention to the river course. From the documents of the county annals of Juping County, Li Yu noticed one thing, that is, the flood.

Juping County is next to the confluence of two rivers, with convenient water conservancy. It is reasonable to say that this place should be a prosperous place, but because of the flood problem, it has become a poor and desolate place.

In recent decades, Juping County has encountered major floods every few years, while minor floods have flooded almost every year. This has also caused the people in this place to live in dire straits. It will take several years for the people's livelihood to recover from a major flood, and then continue the vicious circle.

In previous years, the county magistrate of Juping County did not think of ways to control water conservancy, but unfortunately the results were not great. However, the former county magistrate was really a mediocre and corrupt official, who didn't know the suffering of the people at all. When the flood came, all the crops and harvests were in vain. But he still increased taxes, which forced the crowd to attack.

Although there has been no flood in the past two years, Li Yu has to be vigilant to prevent it from happening. Therefore, he handed over the frosting matter to Wen Jinbai, and took Chen Si with him, running outside every day. And Zhao Wenming didn't intend to neglect him when he came to visit him.

But Zhao Wenming didn't know. He sulked for a long time in the study alone, and then he asked his servants to invite all the wealthy businessmen in Juping County to come to Zhao's mansion on the day of the icing sugar tea party. He personally hosted a banquet for everyone. Patriarch, the family must come, if not, then don't blame the Zhao family for not giving these people face.

That's right, he is going to fight against it. Since you don't invite me, that's good, then everyone doesn't have to attend. I want to see how your tea party goes on.

The people who had just received the invitation to the Sugar Frost Tea Party received the invitation post from the Zhao Mansion at this time, and they immediately fell silent from the excitement and joy, and they all felt bitter.

The Zhao family is the first family in Juping County, the head of the family, Zhao Wenming, who dares to disobey the words of their small families? This Zhao family is afraid that a little finger can crush them to death, right? Looking at the two invitations in their hands, I felt a dilemma. They were both on the same day. How should they choose?

When this news reached Wen Jinbai's ears, Wen Jinbai smiled lightly. Zhao Wenming had no choice but to come up with such a trick, right?

However, he probably underestimated the drive of interests to people. He was still curious, what kind of choices would these people make?

That night, Wen Jinbai told Li Yu about this matter, and Li Yu was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and then smiled and said: "This old stubborn, I'm afraid I didn't expect that our business would leave the four of them behind, right? This kind of person has always Self-centered, he has a big gap in his heart now, and he probably wants to fight against me."

Wen Jinbai pursed his lips and smiled, and said jokingly: "It's hard to say whether to be right or not, but it must be uneasy. Good intentions, think about it, you are a majestic county lord, you invited people to a party, but no one came, and when the time comes to spread the word, do you want to save your face?"

Li Yu scratched his head, not paying much attention : Hehe smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't have face, this thing can't be eaten, so what do you think, do you need to reschedule or something... In case no one comes..." This Since he left it to Ah Jiu to handle the matter, he believed that Ah Jiu could handle it well, and he let it go, so it was up to Wen Jinbai to make up his mind.

Wen Jinbai snorted coldly, and said proudly: "No, there is no need to reschedule. If they really miss this opportunity, they will never have another chance in the future."

Such Wen Jinbai is really too cute, Li Yu's heart itch, She pulled him over and kissed him lightly.

At this moment, I wish to win the heart of one person, and the white head will not be separated.

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