Even if Tang Seng is in Journey to the West, he has to have countless customs clearance texts to prove where he fell, let alone such a generous gift?

Although Ruan Fulan has already had a lot of bad ideas in his heart, he has no doubts about this very official affairs, no matter what the purpose of the Lord of the Celestial Empire, sending such a treasure to himself is a great auspicious omen, even if he is stingy, he is unwilling to give a worthy gift, because he has no money, but he will definitely give something on the surface.

This is related to the Han and Tang dynasties, when China gave foreign monarchs all kinds of high-tech weapons and agricultural tools, and the gifts received were often various agricultural products, which is the essence of the country.

Of course, Ruan Fulan also had to ask about the changes in the imperial capital In general, the impact of this change of dynasty is really not big, and the elders are surprisingly patient to guard the north, which is regarded as barren, and they are not moved to look at the rich south.

Historically, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has seized a large amount of gold and silver, which can be said to have fattened the hardcore sorghum in the imperial capital, not to mention anything else, the Old Summer Palace was built from the emperor who ate bran and drank scarcely, after a hundred years, the manpower and material resources consumed are amazing, where did the money come from?

Of course, according to Li Xiangqian, the large-scale use of fart people as labor is actually a well-functioning way of governance, at least in a dynasty that needs to be fiercely oppressed internally, a young and middle-aged fart people consume their lives in the emperor's garden, and when it comes out, it is a walking corpse who has been squeezed dry and can't resist, and the plan works.

However, Nguyen Phuc Lan also had enough time to figure out what was happening in the Celestial Empire, which was necessary for a treacherous small country, and in their opinion, how beautiful it was for the Celestial Empire to maintain a relationship that was not united.

"Today there is fate, this temple is built by the ancestors, every year here to pray for blessings, I didn't expect to meet the treasures given by your country this year, I plan to give the imperial capital of the Celestial Dynasty a gift in return, I don't know if you can give me enough things in a few days, so that the reality can be sent to the imperial capital."

This reason can indeed be explained, Chen Ding can't say anything, and the instructions he got don't need to go back in a hurry, as long as he gets a reply, it can be solved.

It will take time.

The rhythm of life in the imperial capital has basically maintained a fast pace that is rare in this era.

In the past, in order to change customs, it was stipulated that each store should not be closed for the New Year, and it was necessary to do business at a discount, of course, it was the product of a lot of subsidies.

Of course, many businesses have done a lot of hard work in order to have a happy mood, whipping, sugar, abounding.

In front of Chow Tai Fook goldware store, with a point gift lottery activity, bought a ring to participate in the lottery, up to a ticket to Australia, new people who voluntarily go to reclamation can get a lot of subsidies, the second prize is also a very good, you can go to Taiwan ticket, in short, everything is incredible.

Although this era is not like my Qing Dynasty, when I was afraid of foreigners like tigers, and explained the outside as terrible as the tiger's den in Longtan, but it was only really not good, so I would go overseas, of course, as we said, China's southeast and northwest are all real poor ghosts, even if you want to become a robber, you can grab a limited amount of things, it is simply miserable.

The elders had put too much silver and gold on the market before, and now in order to recover the stock, they naturally have to try all kinds of ways to recover it.

The gold shop was newly decorated, whether it was Chow Tai Fook's plaque or the eight-fold word propaganda Labao, it was mouth-watering, and there were many people in line, so it was naturally crowded.

Huo Manchu didn't say a word, standing in the team, the New Year, he was idle, at least the elders were staying in the palace, although he also had a lot of trained classes to attend, but no one attended classes during the New Year, so every day was also complete.

He doesn't have any relatives to pay New Year's greetings, and he doesn't have anything to do with the ancestral grave of his hometown, so he can hang out in the imperial capital, and this week's Dafu's jewelry, according to the elder he served, is not of bad quality, and you can buy some.

Suddenly, there seemed to be some fluctuations in the team, and the people in front of them moved back one after another, and Huo Manchu was no exception, taking a step back.

There was a man behind him, but after seeing him, he was not anxious, but suddenly took a cautious look at his leather jacket and said, "Hello, brother, happy New Year." ”

"Happy New Year, brother."

The man said, "Are you an official?" ”

At this point, Huo Manchu has also been ordered by the ear for a long time, his identity is a bodyguard, and his name is in the railway construction department, but there is no other situation, it is best not to say what he does.

The reason is very simple, your reputation is out, then naturally who you protect, who is the leader, in case of a time, the leader wants to go to Yihong Courtyard, heaven and earth or something to inspect and inspect, but because of you, someone found out about your whereabouts, you say embarrassed no.

"It's not."

"Do any of your family or relatives work for the elders?"

"Nope." Huo Manchu is an orphan.

The man's momentum gradually increased, and he said, "Do you have any sisters who are serving the elders in the palace?" ”

"Nope."

"Then you don't fucking get your foot off the way, you're stepping on my foot."

Huo Manchu only found out that this was the case, his boots were made from above, and the bottom was real cowhide, according to the elder's experiment, it was added with materials, which could withstand the squeeze of a certain nail, and even as long as it was not stabbed, the chopping of the sword was not a problem.

He didn't know that this was an experimental version of the 46 combat boots, which relied on large-scale farming, which was lacking in the elders, so for now, it could only be based on technical reserves.

In order to raise cattle with skins on a large scale, it is necessary to have breeding technology, sufficient qualified feed, and vaccines to prevent infectious diseases caused by large-scale breeding, so to speak, it is a very high-input industry.

Therefore, these boots can only supply some people now, and it will take time for the main army to be fully equipped, of course, from the outside, it looks like other boots.

However, this problem of stepping on people and not feeling it at all is also a problem.

Huo Manchu slowly moved his foot, and the person who stepped on his foot looked down at the toe that was stepped on, looked at his burly figure, and didn't seem to dare to entangle, but muttered with a broken mouth: "It's really unlucky, the newly beaten shoes are dirty." ”

This person babbled a lot, and naturally it was not clean, Huo Manchu remembered the elder's instructions, but he didn't say anything more.

The store door seems to have waited for the time, and finally opened, the owner is an old man, it seems to be a southerner, but he was hired as the store manager, and he enjoys the treatment of raising dividends, although the accounts are very troublesome, but the business is good, and the commission is more, so he doesn't care too much.

He tried his best to speak in Mandarin, but he was not very proficient, and the people who were waiting to buy jewelry also opened for business.

Like the tide, Huo Manchu also followed the flow of people and moved slowly, but fortunately, it was not very crowded, and he reluctantly moved to the counter.

"The first piece is 20% off, the second piece is 6% off, and each person is limited to two pieces, so come and buy it."

This promotion is really terrible, the six-fold discount is already selling at the real cost, the so-called cost, naturally calculated with the price of gold, not counting the cost of building and so on.

This really caused a robbery, after all, at this time, the people of the imperial capital are really rich, not fake rich.

Huo Manchu followed the flow of people, and there were really a few big shoulders and round waists in front of him, who were very fierce aunts, rushing to ask for prices everywhere.

Due to restrictions, in this case, it is impossible for people to buy things one by one, and it is even more impossible to take them out and look at them, Huo Manchu can only follow behind and find a way to buy a ring necklace for his mother-in-law.

Fortunately, they are all well prepared, many people are afraid that others will grab the style they like, and no one talks much, and there is no bargaining ability here, so soon, the new style and beautiful ones were bought a lot.

Fortunately, the stock was sufficient, and the clerks took out the plates of gold wares one by one with expressionless faces.

The person who was trampled on by Huo Manho before came over at this time and said, "Let's discuss, brother." ”

"What?"

"Look at it, buy two pieces here, the first and second ones are discounted differently, it's better for you to buy one first, I'll buy another one, take six discounts, you see this is okay."

Huo Manchu frowned and said, "I plan to buy a set for my mother-in-law." ”

The money in Huo Manho's hands basically has nothing to spend, and the court benefits created by the Council of Elders are still a lot, and the buying and selling of houses is strict, cracking down on speculation, and the buying and selling of houses is voluntary, but it must be bought and sold according to the price specified by the government, once the speculators are expelled and leave, then the rest is left to sell the houses and leave the people who plan to live in other places.

He follows the elders all day long, that is, there are no big expenses, so he has saved a lot of money, and he is ready to buy more in one go, not to mention anything else, his son is almost at the age of saying goodbye, he is ready to say a suitable one in the imperial capital, and he has to prepare......

"What do you mean by this, we are all brothers, don't you have to think about me, come, just say it, you buy it quickly, I want that after I buy it."

Huo Manchu frowned, he didn't dare to say anything, he is now in the imperial capital every day, and he will be called away almost every week, saying that he is in class, but most of what he says is all kinds of reasoning things, and he is not allowed to clash with these ordinary people at will.

He dodged it and went to the other counter to take a look, unlike other middle-aged aunts who came to buy things, he bought things very easily, and he had to do it if he liked it.

This kind of calculation is also very simple, people just calculated an account for Huo Manhoard.

If Huo Manchu works well and waits until he turns positive, he can at least receive more than 500 taels of silver every year, including salary, bonuses, allowances, and subsidies, not including pension insurance, ten years is 5,000 taels, he is in his early thirties this Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is still not a big problem to work for another 20 years, that is, 10,000 taels of silver.

For the sake of the future of 10,000 taels of silver, it is really stupid to break the law or do things that should not be done.

Although I don't understand what this endowment insurance is, it basically means that you can eat even if you are old, isn't that better?

Counting the uniform on his body and the subsidy of the canteen on weekdays, it can be said that a person has to spend tens of thousands of taels to afford it.

Huo Manchu was originally illiterate, but he was solidly educated what a number is, anyway, it was a sum of money that he couldn't spend, and in this case, of course, he didn't dare to hit people at will.

However, the man looked at it and became entangled, and said, "Why don't you buy it, if you don't buy it, how can I buy the discounted goods that I keep?" ”

(A fast-food restaurant sells a second item at half price, and someone asks another person to buy a burger they want, and asks them to sell it at half price...... ）

Huo Manchu was helpless, he didn't dare to resist, and wanted to leave first, but saw the security guard in the store suddenly come over and said, "What's the matter!" "The security guards here also belong to the people who have registered on it, and they are all special at the level of fighting and fighting.

"He promised me to buy the second one, but now he regrets it, you tell me whether he should lose money, lose money!"

The security guard frowned, suddenly saw Huo Manho's boots, and said, "Which unit of your ......?"

Huo Manchu hurriedly said: "I am a ...... of the railway"

"Oh, my own people, I have a fellow who also works as a waiter on the railroad...... You're just afraid that you're much stronger than him, don't be like this person, buy something and go home, and you, if you don't buy it, leave quickly......"

Huo Man got out, so he pointed to a few rings and necklaces, paid for them and left, but behind him, the person before stuck to him and said, "This old brother, are you from the railway?" ”

"Sort of."

"Don't go, I'll invite you to dinner, eat a big feast."

"Why bother."

"No, I have a good thing, a good thing."

Huo Manchu was pulled to the corner of the street, and then the person said with a smile: "Brother, are you from the railway, I'm looking for you, I'm asking, you want to recruit workers in the spring, can you add my children to it, and then I will let him worship you as a godfather and honor you every day......"

Huo Manchu hurriedly agreed, but he saw the opportunity and hurriedly ran away.

Although he was constantly shouted and scolded behind his back, Huo Manchu still hurriedly ran away.

Back home, within a few days, he had someone report it.

On that day, he was supposed to go to the gate of the railway company to report and see what to do, but he met several people who were waiting for him......

"Comrade Huo Manchu, now I have received an anonymous letter to report that you are suspected of taking advantage of the opportunity to work beside the elders and take the opportunity to collect improper money in exchange for the opportunity to work in the Railway Bureau, what do you have to say?"

Several very young men in uniform all came in like this and surrounded Huo Manchu.

(End of chapter)