bullyxtreme Chapter 434
Chapter 434
Chapter 434
"Old man, what kind of vegetables do you usually sell?" Tang Lin asked.
The old woman replied tremblingly, "They grow and sell what they grow, and I don't know what time the spring will be next year. I need to see the weather to decide what to plant."
Tang Lin frowned, but didn't ask any further questions.Putting away the scary white tiger mount, Tang Lin and the old woman simply rode the bullock cart to Chaoge City.
No matter what, this old woman was also the key to getting close to Grand Master Wen and thus participating in the Northern Expedition. It must be right to follow her first.
Tang Lin also used magic to retrace the old woman's more than ten years of time, which made the old man feel much more energetic. As long as Tang Lin was a powerful and compassionate fairy, he respected Tang Lin even more.
The two of them arrived at the gate of Chaoge City together like this, but they had to pay the city gate tax when they entered the gate, but the tax didn't seem to be much. Tang Lin looked at it and paid one-twentieth of the charcoal directly, which seems to be a pretty good ratio normal.
After all, in the troubled times in the story, half of the city gate tax was levied at every turn, and the goods fell on the ground and returned to the city lord's coquettish operation. It seems that the Shang Dynasty still had more than ten years of luck.
It was only after this idea came into being that Tang Lin and the old woman's ox cart were stopped by a group of people not long after they left the city gate.
Everyone in this group of people in mink fur coats looks rich or expensive, but they have a bit of a slave temperament, very much like the eunuchs in TV dramas.
"The palace wants this cart of charcoal." A man on a horse pointed to the charcoal under Tang Lin and the others.
Then, someone next to him took out a package of something like silk, hung it on the bull's head, and then reached out to remove the shaft.
At this time, regardless of the cold weather, the old woman directly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed and said, "Please forgive me, this cart of charcoal is not owned by the women, but the charcoal sold by Nanyuanfang. The women dare not On my own initiative, I replaced the charcoal with cloth."
"Hmph, unworthy bastard, the palace wants some charcoal from you, and it's a kindness to change the cloth for you. Do you think the king can't use your charcoal? What are you waiting for, all the nobles in the palace are still waiting to keep warm." The official's tone was extremely unfriendly, and he greeted his subordinates to grab him hard.
Tang Lin looked at the scene and pointed.Dozens of stalagmites rose from the ground, stringing up all the officials who wanted to rob them.Tang Lin didn't intend to hurt anyone's life, he just punctured their clothes and hung them in the air.
At this time, Tang Lin asked the old woman: "Old man, is this cloth worthless?"
Seeing this scene, the old woman was trembling with fear at first, but when she thought of the god beside her who was more powerful than the official, she suddenly had some courage, and explained: "The cloth from the palace is naturally extremely valuable, but this It's freezing cold, and this charcoal is someone else's rush to save their lives. And no one dares to buy or sell the cloth in the palace. If charcoal is used to exchange this cloth, many people in the neighborhood of Nanyuanfang will freeze to death."
Tang Lin understood it as soon as he heard it. This seemingly delicate cloth is a bit like it is specially used for emperors or palaces. Used.
The cold winter in ancient times cannot be compared with modern times, and ancient people were generally weak.Even in this era full of aura, mortals lack food and clothing and their bodies are very weak. If they burn less charcoal, they may freeze to death directly.
If it weren't for human life, the old woman would not have kowtowed and begged for mercy at the risk of offending the officials.
Only then did Tang Lin walk up to the arrogant official, and said to him: "There is nothing in the palace, why are you people running out to snatch the charcoal from the common people?"
Hanging in the air by Tang Lin's stone thorns, this official stammered and threatened: "You... you... who are you, you monster? How dare you act wildly in Chaoge City?"
Tang Lin was very experienced with this kind of person, so he slapped him a few times to make him understand that he would not be polite to him at all.Then Tang Lincai said: "No matter how many experts are looking after this Chaoge City, your life is in my hands now, and if I squeeze you lightly, your soul will fly away. If you don't want to die, you'd better answer my question. Here With so many people, it’s not up to you.”
Tang Lin's threatening words frightened the man into the urine, a sheet of hoarfrost spread from his thick pants, making him shiver for a while, and then he said everything.
"Shangxian, please forgive me. I'm just a servant of the palace. If it's cold today, the headmaster told us to go outside the city to get some charcoal. I saw that there was some here, so I didn't bother to go to the charcoal burning field for dozens of miles to get charcoal. I I really just want to be lazy, I don't mean to hurt anyone intentionally, please forgive me."
After listening to this explanation, Tang Lin was a little amused, but also a little emotional.
These little officials did not intend to harm anyone, but because they wanted to be lazy, if Tang Lin were not here, many people would be killed indirectly.This feeling of life like duckweed is really very uncomfortable.
Not to mention whether King Zhou was good or bad in history, in this world of gods, King Zhou would indeed soon become a licentious and foolish king.Just like Empress Shiji, in the earliest version of the myth, she is the leader of the demons in the world, the kind who really eats human flesh without spitting out bones.
But Empress Shiji in the World of Conferred Gods is a harmless house girl, and her favorite food is the potato chips brought by Tang Lin.Therefore, the World of Conferred Gods still has to pay attention to the original work, and it is best not to pay too much attention to other interpretations, otherwise it is prone to judgment bias.
Tang Lin didn't mean to embarrass these little people, and let them go with a wave of his hand.The people who came out of the palace ran away, but Tang Lin didn't bother to pay attention.
There is no need to kill people to silence them. I don’t know how many people saw this scene in broad daylight. Could it be that all the people on the street at the gate of the city were killed, or arrested one by one for brainwashing?
In this world where divination is not difficult, there is no point in killing and silence.
What's more, what Tang Lin wanted was to get in touch with Grand Master Wen. If he beat up these young people and turned into an old one, Grand Master Wen would probably be alarmed soon.Tang Lin was not afraid of offending this powerful Tuogu veteran, because he heard that the grand master was the real pillar of the country. Although he didn't say he loved the people like a son, he couldn't tolerate dirty things in the officialdom.
Besides, Tang Lin is also listening to lectures in Biyou Palace now, and his status as a disciple of a sage, even if passed on personally, is also Grand Master Wen's uncle, which is enough for Grand Master Wen to put down his dignity and talk to Tang Lin.
At that time, a few little people in the district did not even lose their lives, and Grand Master Wen couldn't turn his face against him because of this.
The biggest problem is the old lady. Afterwards, arrange a new identity for her, and just change her life in another place.
After making up his mind, Tang Lin took the old lady to continue delivering charcoal.When we arrived at Nanyuanfang, it was actually a slum-like place. The charcoal brought by the old woman was quickly distributed to each family.
Tang Lin looked at the children whose hands and feet were red from the cold, carrying sacks of charcoal home, and couldn't help feeling a little unbearable.There is no such thing as a heater these days, and the doors and windows must be closed tightly to burn charcoal in the house, otherwise it will not be warm at all, but once the doors and windows are closed, the chance of charcoal poisoning is very high.
Tang Lin looked at the surrounding environment, and said to the old woman whose face was flushed after receiving the wages: "Old man, who does this Nanyuanfang belong to?"
The old woman replied: "Nanyuanfang was set up by His Royal Highness Yin Hong, but the three elders preside over any important matters on weekdays. After all, His Highness would not come to such a lowly place. But because of His Highness's protection, Nanyuanfang The taxes are much lower, and everyone finally has a place to live.”
It turned out to be Yin Hong's Nanyuanfang, Tang Lin finally understood his chance.The old lady was really just an introduction, the one who could really let Tang Lin enter the court had to look at His Highness Yin Hong.
(End of this chapter)