Half fairy

Chapter 140 Human Traffickers

"..." Mr. Ming was speechless, staring at him in a daze, the expression on his face was extremely complicated, so complicated that it was unpredictable, and it seemed that even endless sorrow and joy were mixed in it.

"Yuan Cheng, Yuan Cheng..."

The old gentleman called several times before Mr. Ming came back to his senses.

The old man asked, "What is Yuan Cheng thinking?"

Bitterness appeared on Mr. Ming's face, he shook his head unbearably, waved his hands, and didn't want to mention this any more, so he asked, "Why did your lord come to the door?"

The old gentleman looked embarrassed and said: "I have two useless grandsons, I can't train them well, I want to hire Yuan Cheng as a teacher, I don't know if Yuan Cheng is willing to move to the state capital, I will arrange all the trivial matters about the house."

Mr. Ming guessed that it was probably this kind of thing, and all the people who came to the door recently were for the sake of their children and grandchildren.

He used to think that he was a joke in his hometown, and he came back shamelessly to face his parents and fellow villagers. If he hadn't bit the bullet and came back this time, he would never have dreamed that he would have such a reputation in his hometown, which was completely opposite to what he thought.

A few days later, Mr. Ming paid for an old mansion and cleaned it into a school, and the neighbors actively helped to clean it.

After the walls of the house were plastered and repainted, Mr. Ming built the stairs and climbed up with a brush as big as a broom. Mrs. Ming held up the washbasin filled with ink under the stairs.

After dipping a large brush in ink, Mr. Ming wrote lines of large characters on the pink and white wall: The land where the people gather is the country, the people mourn and the country declines, and those who protect the people are the true scholars of the country!

After going down the stairs, Mr. Ming handed over the pen to his wife, walked up to the old gentleman from the state capital, pointed to the line of writing and said: "Here is the answer to the old man!"

This is a refusal to be his own private teacher. The old gentleman looked at the writing on the wall, stroked his beard and nodded, "It seems that the prodigy who was full of knowledge back then really planned to be a teacher for the rest of his life. Yuan Cheng is so talented, could it be that Didn't think about coming back, don't you want to try again in the next session, fulfilling your long-cherished wish?"

Mr. Ming smiled, and there was also a melancholy of the past in his expression.

The reason why he came back this time was because he thought he had found out the disadvantage of failing the exam for a long time, and he was ready to take the exam again in three years, and he was confident that he would pass the exam again.

To put it bluntly, I came back this time to prepare for a shameful act, because I adjusted my mentality and dared to face it, so I came back.

But what he didn't want to see was another scene, only to find that the "shame of the past" was only in his own heart.

I also understand what I want, what the folks want, and what the country lacks.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing to have one less talented prodigy and one more teacher."

Mr. Ming replied with a smile, some things were really let go, and his eyes followed the lady who thanked everyone for their help with a radiant face.

The old gentleman laughed loudly, "It seems that this old man can only send his two grandchildren to study here."

Mr. Ming took out an inscription from his sleeve and handed it to him, "Only those who approve of this inscription will be able to enter school!"

The old gentleman said "Oh", took a closer look, and fell silent for a long time...

The school has been repaired, and the famous Mr. Ming, who has trained four subjects with full marks, is about to open the school for teaching, and there is a sensation.

Whenever someone came to ask for a scholar, Mr. Ming took out the Fu Lun written to Yu Qing, covering up the last sentence "Your Majesty is ordered by heaven". Only parents who approve of this Fu Lun can accept his children to teach.

Year after year, there are many people who desire to send their offspring to the 'Mingtang Academy'...

Inside the bank, Yu Qing strode out with a big leather bag on his body.

Outside the bank, three men of different heights were holding horses and waiting for him.

The three men were named Tao Yongli, Ge Dajun, and Yi Congfei, and they were all friends of Yu Qinggang who had known each other not long ago.

Being able to become friends can also be said to be like-minded.

It's not wrong to say that they are fox friends and dog friends.

They were all human traffickers who took advantage of the raging floods to make a fortune, and Yu Qing also quietly joined this business.

The last time I heard people talking about this business in the hotel, I heard that it can 'save people' and make huge profits, and such huge profits are not common, so he couldn't help but came here to 'save people'.

Accounts are easy to calculate. The money he has now, if added up in a random manner, will look like 1000 taels. He doesn't ask for anything to double it, just ask for twice as many. There must be two hundred thousand taels.

Of course, it would be even better if it could be doubled.

Thinking about it made me feel hot, so I rode a horse and went straight to the disaster area.

It was his first time to be a human trafficker, and he had no experience in this field. He found "like-minded" people, spent a little thought, and spent a little money on treats, and formed a gang.

If you have money, everyone can make money together, and when you meet someone who grabs business or is jealous of money, you can join the gang together.

These people are people from the rivers and lakes who specialize in this industry, and they will run wherever there is a disaster.

The bearded Tao Yongli is the leading brother, and he looks like a tall and burly figure. Seeing Yu Qing coming out, he threw back the reins of Yu Qing's mount, looked at Yu Qing's bulging leather bag, and said in surprise: "Brother, what are you doing?" How much change did you get?"

Yu Qing said with a chuckle: "Not much, not much." Saying that, he got on his horse.

I learned before that it is very troublesome to go to the disaster area with a large amount of bank notes, and the victims have no money to look for, so it is more convenient to spend a small amount, so he took it for granted and corrected it if he made a mistake. A small denomination of two.

Anyway, try to dismantle the large amount and make it smaller, and you can go to the bank to exchange it if you don't use it up.

After getting on their horses, a group of four walked on the street all the way.

From time to time on the way, people in ragged clothes can be seen passing in rows with their arms tied with ropes. It seems that human traffickers fished them out of the disaster area.Such a person is no longer a human being, but a thing for sale.

This kind of business is immoral, but the court has acquiesced. This is also a way to rescue the victims, which is better than turning them all into starving people.

To a certain extent, he even hoped that as many people as possible could participate, but he could only acquiesce, and could not say it explicitly, because the scope of the disaster was too large, and the court's ability was really limited.

However, really rich people disdain to participate in this kind of business, and their reputation is really bad.

"Wow, look at that woman, with that beauty, it is estimated that it can be sold for more than 500 taels. Whoever finds it will make a lot of money, maybe it can earn hundreds of times."

Yi Congfei, with a boyish face, pointed at one of the dozen or so distressed women passing by the roadside and shouted.

Yu Qing and the others on the horseback immediately followed the trend and saw a beautiful woman who could not hide her beauty even if she was dressed in a mess. She seemed to be ashamed, quickly brushed her messy hair to cover her face, and passed by with her head bowed. .

Hearing that he could earn a hundred times, Yu Qing's heart became hot and he had a little daydream.

When they arrived outside the city, the four dismounted and handed over the horse to their companions.

The three of Tao Yongli and some other brothers are responsible for handling the deed of sale, finding buyers, and handling logistics. They are considered experienced gangs.

Yu Qing can be regarded as joining this line, and agreed to share [-]% of it as hard work for this side.

Following the instructions, Yu Qing followed Tao Yongli's example and lifted a bag taller than a person from a cart, which was filled with pre-purchased dry food.Because of the disaster, the price of these dry food has doubled several times.

A group of four people carried their things on their backs and walked towards the mud-flooded land relying on their cultivation. This job is really not something ordinary people can do.

Tao Yongli, who was walking in the front, yelled, "We are late, and all the good things nearby should have been scoured. If you want to find valuable good things, you have to go deep!"

As a newcomer in the industry, Yu Qing was full of energy and shouted loudly: "It doesn't matter, I will go wherever my brother goes, as long as my brother doesn't dislike me, I will always follow my brother!"

Tao Yongli laughed loudly when he heard the words, "Okay, from now on we will be my brothers, sharing weal and woe!"

Yu Qing said loudly: "Thank you, brother!"

Ge Dajun, who had a scar on his face, and Yi Congfei, who looked like a boy, looked at each other speechlessly, and then they both gave Yu Qing a disdainful look, and found that this mustache sycophant was a bit stinky and shameless, and he really knew how to make his elder brother happy, so he After knowing each other for a long time, the eldest brother treats this guy like a real brother.

……

In Shangwan Mansion, the prefect called Wei, Xu, Jing and Chen to discuss matters.

Zhan Muchun, who was tanned a lot, and his official boots were covered with mud, was also there, but in just half a month, after traveling back and forth in the disaster area, he has lost his scholarly appearance.

There was no seat for him at the scene, and his rank was not high enough, so he stood behind an official of the household department.

He belongs to the official of Jing County. He came here to investigate the disaster situation here. When he got the situation, he went back to Beijing to prepare for Jing County to deal with the refugees. Who knew that the corrupt officials in the disaster area were greedy for profit and made things bigger and more victims. The number of people far exceeded the previous estimate. If they all went to the capital, Jin Guo's 600 years celebration would become a joke.

But Xuanguo Gong came here in response to Xiaotang's order, and he didn't care about it, killing corrupt officials and killing people's heads, and the disaster relief officials killed were not enough.

The imperial court urgently issued an order to let the officials from the capital city temporarily serve in the disaster-stricken area, and Zhan Muchun was among them.

He is now temporarily following the household official in front of him, a head of the warehouse department of the household department.

The former prefect of Shangwan Mansion was also killed by Ying Xiaotang, who held the power first and then played. Now this prefect is also newly appointed.

In the government office, some low-level officials are not allowed to sit, but the patriarchs of the four major families who are ordinary people all have seats.

There is no way, now Shangwan Mansion is asking for help from the four major families, and the trading houses under the command of these four major families almost control the grain trading of the entire Shangwan Mansion.

To put it bluntly, when the disaster is serious, people have food on hand.

There were arguments in the hall, and Zhan Muchun was very anxious when he thought of the hungry people outside the city.

Although he was still young, he estimated that he would never see such a miserable scene again in his life, eating grass, eating bark and leaves, eating soil, people were even hungry to the point of eating people, and some scenes even frightened His legs were so weak that he couldn't move, it was terrifying!
What is purgatory on earth?

Outside the city is purgatory on earth!

"My lords, according to what you said, it is the fault of our big families?"

"In the past, countless people had to be relocated. They said that it was counted on the basis of the head, and each person was ten taels of silver. They also said that the court had no money. We rich businessmen who had money and strength were required to contribute. Well, the four of us were forced to donate , each family donated 30,000 taels, and only changed a plaque to hang at home."

"How much each of the gentry in other places paid out has yet to be clearly accounted for. As for the money allocated by the imperial court, how much was distributed to the victims is still unclear."

"After the disaster happened, we were forced to donate money again. Well, we are spending a lot of money and goods again. It is still unclear where these things went!"

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