Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

Thunder was rolling outside, and soon it started to rain.

The Emperor's scream was buried in the thunder and rain, so it didn't seem so sudden. However, he stood up almost immediately, and the movement was so big that it was impossible to ignore it.

This move made the village chief and his family jump. They looked at him nervously and asked cautiously: "What, what, is it too expensive?"

"Well, actually it can be lowered a bit..."

The Supreme Emperor immediately raised his hand to stop him from speaking. He rolled his eyes in anger and almost fainted out of breath.

The village chief didn't dare to speak. He didn't know what he said wrong. He looked at Lu Baichuan for help.

Lu Baichuan didn't expect that they were selling it so cheaply. Seeing the village chief explain patiently, "Eunuch Chang thinks you are selling it too cheaply. He may have been cheated."

"Ah? But the shopkeeper said that he already gave us the highest price. We thought that it was something that grew in the mountains anyway. We just picked it back and fried it, and it didn't cost us anything. We could sell it for ten cents per pound. The money is pretty good too…”

Crowd: ...

They all thought so, so it’s no wonder they were tricked.

Over there, the Supreme Emperor had just taken a breath and almost fainted again when he heard these words.

He waved his hand and said: "Fifty taels of silver per catty, sell all of it to me! Is there anyone else in your village who has it?"

The village chief was so frightened that he fainted. He didn't care about other reactions and just nodded: "Yes! Yes!"

Oh my god, that's five taels of silver!Their whole family has been working hard for a whole year, but they can't make so much money!

I didn’t expect that this wild tea could be sold for so much money!

"Many families in the village have it. I taught them how to fry tea. I learned some basic skills from my grandfather when I was a child. After I discovered that there were wild tea trees in the mountains, I taught them to them!"

The implication is that there are a lot of tea leaves, do you really want them all?
When the Emperor heard this, he became even more happy. He waved his hand and said, "I want them all! When the rain stops, you go and call everyone who has tea. Check how much they have, and I will pay directly."

The village chief was so happy that he almost fainted, but he still kept his sense and asked: "My lord, is this tea really so valuable? Do you really want to spend so much money? Don't spend money just to help us..."

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and said: "Your tea is worth this price. From now on, I will want your goods every year. As long as you do a good job, I can even increase the price for you. I will give you a token later and you can just send it to your local government office." , the people there will get things done.”

"This this this..."

The village chief was so happy that he couldn't speak coherently.

The Supreme Emperor ignored him and said to Concubine Liu: "Please remember it for me and tell me to go to the county government office later."

"it is good."

Concubine Liu smiled and nodded, thinking that the Emperor did a good job. She felt that this was the meaning of going out for fun.

The two sons of the village chief's family were so excited that they pinched themselves hard, fearing that they were dreaming. The other female relatives who were hiding outside the door and did not dare to come in also had tears in their eyes. They really met a noble person today!

Knowing that they were traveling hard, the village chief and his family did not stay long. After preparing the room, they went to inform other people in the village to prepare tea. Soon only the three of them were left in the room.

The Supreme Emperor looked at Lu Baichuan and asked, "Do you think this tea can make money?"

Lu Baichuan was a little surprised, thinking that if he bought it back, he would give it to others as a reward, but he didn't expect that he wanted to do business.

"Do you want to do business?" The Emperor said vaguely: "Absolutely."

Lu Baichuan thought about it seriously and said: "This tea is indeed good. Many people will like it if it is sold. Only people in the village know how to make it. It is relatively scarce and the price can easily rise."

"Okay, okay, as long as you can make money."

The Supreme Emperor was very satisfied. Afterwards, Lu Baichuan returned to his house and rested for a while. It was already dark after the rain stopped, and torches were lit in the yard, illuminating the surrounding area very brightly.

A few people had a quick bite, and then the villagers who had been notified came over one after another. Two or three people from a family came, all bringing tea leaves that they had not yet sold.

The Supreme Emperor looked at it and found that each family didn't actually have much. It was estimated that it only weighed two to three kilograms. Fortunately, there were many families in the village who had tea, and the total could add up to a big bag.

The Supreme Emperor personally inspected it and found that there were some differences in the tea made by each family, but not very big. Moreover, the villagers protected it very well to avoid the fragrance of the tea being lost. They wrapped it in oil paper inside and put it in a cloth bag outside. The quality was very good. , and there has been no resurgence.

The Supreme Emperor asked the village chief to tell the villagers what he had said before to ensure that every villager could understand what was going on.

The villagers were very excited. You looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn’t know what to say.

It turns out that pies really fall from the sky!

After confirming that it was correct, the old emperor signed a contract with the villagers. Each household had a copy. The old emperor kept a separate copy. The contract stated that the quality of the goods must be guaranteed. Once anyone was found to have mixed up defective goods, the collective would no longer cooperate. , everyone supervises each other.

In addition, the money is withdrawn directly from the Yamen. Tomorrow morning someone will go to the Yamen to say hello. If the Yamen dares to default on the money, they can go to the Anlanfang Teahouse in Fucheng to deliver the letter, and someone will do justice for them.

Anlanfang is the intelligence bureau under Qianfan Pavilion. It is located in various cities. The old emperor thought that sending someone to say hello tomorrow would be an advantage to Mingze. He would later write to the emperor to help him repay the favor.

What the common people were most afraid of was defaulting on their money, but they didn't expect this noble man to be so straightforward and even think of a way out for them.

"Thank you, sir!"

The villagers were about to kneel down immediately, but the Emperor hurriedly stopped them: "You don't have to be so polite. It just rained and the ground is full of mud. Don't let the wind and cold catch you."

"Thank you, sir!"

"The noble man has come. It is true that the Bodhisattva has favored our Zhangjia Village! The Bodhisattva must have appeared. I will be free one day. I must go and pay homage!"

"That's right, I want to go too! We are so honored to be born and raised in Beiyan! Since the natural disaster that year, the court has only charged us [-]% of the tax, and now it has sent noble people to help us. These days are really I can’t even dream of it!”

"Yeah yeah……"

The villagers sighed excitedly, but the Supreme Emperor and Lu Baichuan frowned instantly when they heard this. Something seemed wrong.

"Fellow, you just said, what percentage of tax does the court charge?"

The Supreme Emperor couldn't help but asked again, and the fellow's heart froze. It couldn't be that the court didn't have this order, but that their local officials changed it privately, right?

Then wouldn't he be hurting their officials by saying this?

it's over... it's over...

But he didn't dare to lie in front of the nobles. After all, the nobles bought their tea at a high price. (End of chapter)