frightfiction Chapter 428: First time joining the household department!
Chapter 428: First time joining the household department!
The next morning, Shen Zhiqiu took Dahu and drove a mule cart to Shuntian Prefecture.
But there was no peace at home, as people came to ask questions out of curiosity. Although the strong laborers and women were working, the villagers did not want to waste their time.
But in the tea stall at the foot of the slope, Old Master Shen, who was receiving merchants who came to buy goods, was caught by these villagers and questioned.
Even the merchants who came today were extremely curious.
Old Master Shen pushed the teacup towards Tang Jiugong and said, "Brother, what can I hide from you? I really don't know what's going on. They told me to go to the Ministry of Revenue for a reply. My third son went there early this morning. We'll know what happened when he comes back."
"Besides, who are we? We are just ordinary people. When we ask people what they want from us, they can't tell us!"
When Grandma Hua and other old ladies come to the village, many people ask questions to the old ladies working.
Isn't it that Tangli is in a good position to get by?
Old Lady Hua went into the main hall alone with Tang Lizheng and told him quietly that Shen Zhiqiu agreed and said, "You can reveal a little bit."
She said, "Brother, my third child told me about this. I can only reveal a little to you now, but don't tell anyone else yet."
Tang Guangzheng nodded repeatedly. As expected, he and his eldest nephew had a different relationship: "Sister Hua, don't worry."
"Maybe the court wants us to make shoes for the army. My family has developed a new kind of cloth that is much cheaper than weaving cloth. Today I'm going to the Ministry of Revenue to see if they will take our recipe or let us make shoes for the army ourselves.
If they take away my prescription, then there is nothing to say and we will have nothing to do with it later.
If we are asked to make shoes for the army, we will need manpower to do the work, so we will suggest that we can directly use people from our village."
After hearing a few simple words, Tang Guangzheng was happy and moved. It was true that this group of new people never forgot their Tangjia Village.
He said, "Sister Hua, thank you so much. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, I have to thank you on behalf of the village."
Then you can earn money by working, and the lives of the villagers will be much better.
Old Lady Hua also smiled and said, "You don't have to be like this. The villagers in Tangjia Village are also very kind to us. They helped us build a house. After we came here, many of the vegetables we ate were from our villagers. Some gave us baskets.
Don’t my grandchildren use the straw from our village to make paper? They don’t even want money.”
Tang Guangzheng poured another glass of water for the old lady and said, "Please don't say that. It's too polite. A few baskets of vegetables are nothing. They are all grown in my own yard. Why do you want money for the straw?
Ever since you guys started making paper, I've noticed that the paper is better than the ones you buy from the store, and it's free for our ancestors to use, right?
A few days ago, Uncle Jiu said that the children of the Jiu clan no longer have to pay tuition. Those papers are tuition, so they can’t be used in vain. "
The old ladies in other houses said, "How do we know what our little boy is doing? He didn't even explain it to us. He said we would know after we got there."
"That's right, I was terrified just looking at those officials, how could I dare to approach them and ask them questions? What the hell? Why would I fool you? If there was any news,
How can I not tell you about our close relationship? Besides, why are you in such a hurry? You will know when my little Sanzi comes back tonight."
Even the little kids were not spared from everyone's inquiries. The kids in the school asked, "I heard your father wants to be an official?"
Shen Luming quickly covered his mouth and said, "What are you talking about? You can't just say that. What kind of official is my father? He was just called in by the police for questioning."
Another boy asked, "Then why do people in the village say that your father is as promising as Uncle Yan Li? Didn't Uncle Yan Li become an official?"
Shen Luming rolled his eyes: "Is that the same thing? You don't have to be an official to be successful."
"So what did your father do?"
Shen Yuanbao rushed over to rescue his brother: "Don't ask, don't ask. How would we know? Why would our family tell us about this? Hurry up and study. The teacher will be here soon. Be careful not to get spanked."
In fact, I won’t tell you now, mainly because I’m still not sure what the regulations of the Ministry of Revenue are. Although I have some guesses in my mind, it’s not a sure thing, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.
I also knew that Tang Guangzheng was a smart man. Firstly, he could guess some things. Secondly, he was also sensible and would not make a fuss.
But even if they don't say it, the villagers can't help but make associations. Those who have multiplication in their minds have already figured it out.
For example, the business across the river has been booming. Ever since they started selling shoe soles and hairpins, all kinds of carts including cows, horses, mules and donkeys have appeared frequently in the village, all of them going to the other side of the river to purchase goods from the Jiu Zu.
As for the two handsome young men who appeared that day, no one knew when they left or whether they had left now, but the fat white wife said that she sat at the entrance of the village for a whole day and did not see the young men leave.
I don’t know whether the two young men had anything to do with this matter, but they felt inexplicably hot in their hearts.
Tang Yanli, Shen Zhiqiu, everyone realized that in addition to Li Ge'er, their village was going to have another figure.
"Oh! Yangjia Village, just wait and see. If you bully the girls in our village, you will get what you deserve."
Probably in the past few days, the villagers of Tangjia Village have been feeling angry because of Tang Cuicui's incident and feel that they have been bullied by Yangjia Village.
Originally, your village bullied the girl from our village, and ended up bullying her to the point of having a miscarriage. Now you blame the girl for not being able to keep the baby. What else do you say? You can tell at a glance that she has an unlucky life, and yet she wants to take a concubine. I spit in his face. How dare he even think about it?
But we are from the same village. Mr. Meng came to visit today, and when he came in, he carried a basket of vermicelli.
Grandpa said, "Uncle, please go in. The vermicelli is in our canteen. We can have Chinese cabbage for lunch."
Mr. Meng and the grandfather looked at each other and said, "Yes! Your third daughter-in-law cooks delicious food. I am here just to eat for free."
This person is a partner, so it is convenient for him to enter Jiuzu's house. He went straight to find Old Man Shen with the basket on his back.
The two men put down the vermicelli, squatted at the door, and the two old men began to discuss mysteriously.
"Brother Shen, what's going on? Why are the higher-ups looking for Xiao Sanzi?"
Old Man Shen came closer and lowered his voice and said, "Brother, we may be able to succeed. Do you remember the general we met in the mountain stronghold before? Didn't he come to suppress the bandits at that time?"
"I know, I know. How could I forget it?"
"The general who came a few days ago wanted us to make shoes for the army. He stayed here for dinner. Didn't he ask our boy to go to your house and get a lot of vermicelli in the evening?
He also said that the Fu family army might need us to provide vermicelli at that time."
Mr. Meng was so shocked that his jaw dropped. He stammered, "Fu... Fu... Jiajun, are you talking about the Fu family of Duke Fu, the one that our Daqing's only eldest princess married into?"
Old Man Shen took a puff of his pipe and nodded: "Yes, it's the Fu family."
At the same time, the Ministry of Revenue of Shuntian Prefecture.
The Minister of Revenue Mao Junyi actually met with Shen Zhiqiu in person.
How high of an official position is the Minister of Revenue? A second-rank official?
The highest administrative officer of the Ministry of Revenue, in charge of national economic affairs, including household registration, taxation, and overall planning of national funds.
It also includes managing the country's fiscal revenue and expenditure, tax collection, warehouse management, currency issuance and various finance-related matters.