This account book is not calculated by the small trading cooperatives themselves, but when the time comes, the profits should be distributed to the people who join the cooperatives according to the above, which is also the purpose of the consumer cooperatives. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe more money the members spend in this small trading agency, the more profit they will receive, so behind every transaction above, there is the signature of the buyer. How many people in the countryside can write? The signature is not a monogram that no one can understand, or simply draw a circle.

Recently, however, there has been a sudden increase in unsigned transactions. Needless to say, there are a lot of outsiders who come here, and those who have not joined the company naturally don't need to sign, and they won't distribute profits.

Closing the account book, Xu Ping said to Sun Erlang: "Your business has been a lot better recently." ”

"What the official said is that a lot of people who have come to repair the river these days are all buying things from us!"

The small trading agency is supposed to serve their own people, the goods are genuine, and there is never a shortage of catties and short taels, although there are not many goods, the Xiangjun of Xiuhe still likes to patronize here. Especially the wine, which is not mixed with water, is sold very quickly.

After asking some miscellaneous questions, Xu Ping left the small hut. Xu Ping is still very satisfied with the current situation in Heyin after he left last time, at least now it seems that the people here are doing better than before.

When he went out of the door, he saw two large baskets of pomegranates behind the door, the green skin was flushed, and he was big and cute, Xu Ping asked Sun Erlang: "Is this pomegranate also for sale?" ”

"No, no, just put it there casually, if someone is thirsty and eat one!" Sun Erlang got out from under the counter and ran quickly to the pomegranate. "This is my local product, it is very sweet, and the officials like to take it."

"How can I take your stuff casually? It is not easy for you to pick a basket of pomegranates. ”

Sun Erlang waved his hand again and again: "Worthless things!" There are many mountains behind, and as long as you spend a little effort, you can pick a few baskets casually. It's just that outsiders can't figure out the number of roads, and they don't know where the delicious food is. ”

Xu Ping smiled: "It's good or not, it's always you who take a lot of effort to pick it back." In this way, I will buy yours for the two baskets here, and you should not care if you have more money or less money. ”

After speaking, he instructed Tan Hu to send two people to carry the pomegranate behind the door away, and asked him to give Sun Erlang the copper coins on his body.

Tan Hu touched his body, grabbed a large handful of copper coins, put them on the counter, and said to Sun Erlang: "No matter how much, I only have so much cash on me, so I will pay for your pomegranate." ”

"Where do you want so much! Officials get the money back, and the pomegranate will be our filial piety to you! ”

"Fair trade, where is that kind of talk!"

As he spoke, Xu Ping stepped out of the door and saw that Chen Yaozuo was already waiting there, so he went back to the Three Emperors Temple together.

When he arrived at the temple, Xu Ping said to Chen Yaozuo: "Xianggong, this is the case here, and it will all depend on Xianggong to preside over in the future." Tomorrow I will leave for Mengzhou, where I have some official business. By the way, to inspect the government affairs of Mengzhou, there must be Li Shen, who will go to Mengzhou with me, and when he is done with the affairs there, he will come back to help Xianggong. ”

Long Tu came and went in such a hurry, and the old man's heart was a little unhappy. Borrow flowers to offer Buddha tonight, and set up a feast for you in this Three Emperors Temple to comfort your hard work. ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "Xianggong, this is the place where the Daomen Qing Cultivation is held, for the Three Emperors, how can we make a noise here?" ”

Chen Yaozuo laughed and said: "It's just a few rural fire workers and Taoists, who eat here with a mouthful, and Long Tu really thinks they are masters of Taoism!" Leave them alone, we just eat our own. If the Three Emperors have spirits, how can they blame us for doing things for the people? We should be relieved to have us here. ”

Seeing that Xu Ping smiled and didn't speak, Chen Yaozuo said again: "I don't go to school in Zhongnan Mountain, and I see and listen to more things." There may be immortals in this world, but they will never blame people for these red dust memories, and Long Tu is at ease. ”

What is Xu Ping's anxiety about? He originally stayed away from the gods and Buddhas, and he didn't believe in it in his heart, but he wouldn't deliberately offend, as long as no one caused trouble through the affairs of ghosts and gods. Hearing Chen Yaozuo say that he learned from planting and releasing when he was a teenager, Xu Ping's heart moved, and he said to him: "There is a kind of Shiheng in Ruzhou, and after the planting and release, now the transfer department is ready to send it." ”

Chen Yaozuo sighed: "I've heard that when he was in Ruzhou, I also sent people to visit. Long Tu, after I am my deceased, look at my face and treat him well. ”

When Xianggong said this, I naturally looked up to him. This kind of Shiheng is an old-fashioned person, down-to-earth, and to be honest, he is a talent that can be created. Now it's just a moment of distress, and the day when you finally get ahead. ”

"I hope so."

That night, Chen Yaozuo held a send-off banquet for Xu Ping at the Three Emperors Temple, invited several bureaucrats from Heyin County, and drank until midnight, before they dispersed.

Early the next morning, Xu Ping bid farewell to Chen Yaozuo and went to Mengzhou with Li Shen.

Walk all the way along the south bank of the Yellow River until you reach Gubodu.

The Yellow River swings in front of Gubai Ridge, leaving a small river bay, connecting Feilongding in the east and Hugao Pass in the west, which is the place where the water flow is the most gentle in the nearby river section, and it is also the ancient ferry port that connects both sides of the Yellow River for thousands of years. Fenglingdu in the upper reaches of Sanmen and Gubaidu in the lower reaches of Baibo are both famous ferries in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. In the middle of the river, the two banks of the Yellow River are sandwiched by high mountains, which can be called a natural danger, and it is easy to find a place to cross the river.

After getting off the horse, standing on the river beach of the ferry, looking around, Xu Ping said to Li Shen: "The reason why this place is named Lone Cypress, it is rumored that there is a big cypress tree at the ferry, Han Gaozu has sheltered from the rain under the tree, and Tang Taizong has also sheltered from the rain under the tree, because this towering ancient cypress tree, this ferry is called Lone Cypress Ferry." Cen Shen once had a poem: 'The lonely boat goes to Guangwu, and a bird returns to Gao.' In those years, the lonely cypress shade and rain were 'Ten Views of the Water'. The vicissitudes of the sea, where is the shadow of the ancient cypress on both sides of the ferry now? The Yellow River is below the three gates of Shaanxi Road, and wherever the water flow is gentle, all of them are silted, and they will be unrecognizable in 100 years. ”

Li Shen said: "Today, the sun is shining, and we don't need to shelter from the rain, and it doesn't matter if there are no ancient cypress trees." ”

Xu Ping smiled and nodded.

The Yellow River enters the mountains and valleys from below Shaanzhou, until it reaches Heqing County in Henan Province, where the town of Baibo is located, and the river becomes open again. This section of the river, up from the three gates of Shaanzhou, down to Baibo, because the river is particularly difficult and dangerous, the imperial court specially set up three gates of Baibo to transport the management. In Xu Ping's previous life, this section of the Yellow River was a large reservoir that diverted water and sand downstream.

Because he had to build a canal at the beachhead of the Yellow River, Xu Ping learned a little about the hydrological history of the Yellow River. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, it was a relatively stable day for the Yellow River. In the upper reaches of Yongzhou, Liangzhou is rich in water and grass, and there is not much sediment in the river. The ancient channel of the Yellow River in the lower reaches has not yet been silted, and although it is also a three-year break, there are not many major floods in the past 1,000 years. In the late Tang Dynasty, due to the war, Guanzhong was broken, and the vegetation in the upper reaches was also destroyed due to years of logging, coupled with climate change, the sediment in the water suddenly increased. During the Five Dynasties, the lower reaches of the Yellow River were the most severed places in the feudal towns, and there was a lack of control of the Yellow River, and floods occurred frequently after that.

At this time, the accumulation of disadvantages has been deep, and it is extremely difficult to stabilize the Yellow River, so we can only take one step at a time.

Xu Ping also lifted the canal of Jingxi Road, and he couldn't help but worry about the flood, but he couldn't come up with a better way to unify the Yellow River. You can only carry out partial remediation within the scope of your own ability.

After Gubaidu, I went to Wen County first, spent the night in the post house, and arrived outside Mengzhou in the evening of the next day.

This time he went to Mengzhou, Xu Ping performed his duties as a transfer envoy and inspected the place. According to the rules, they must live in a post house outside the city, and the officials in the city are not allowed to come out to greet them, let alone give banquets and the like.

After settling down in the post house, Xu Ping sent a public official, prepared a set of documents, and followed Li Shen into the city to see Li Di of Zhizhou.

Before leaving, Xu Ping said to Li Shen: "You have seen Li Xianggong in the city, and you have brought the relevant documents to the post house, especially this year's leap year book." Check the accounts and have your own subordinate officials to do it, I have something to talk to you about. ”

Li Shen knew that he was going to talk about the affairs of the fifth-class households, so he agreed to the promise and took the officials into the city.

Mengzhou official, Li Di read the documents sent by the official sent by Xu Ping, arranged for the record to join the army and sign the judgment, called Li Shen to stop, and said to him: "General judgment, this time in Heyin, did Chen Xianggong embarrass you?" ”

"Back to Xianggong, Chen Xianggong is just doing business, but there are no superfluous words."

Li Di nodded: "This is the best, the river is in our Mengzhou, you have to have an idea in your heart, don't let Chen Yaozuo mess around." If something happens, we bear the trouble, and the credit is for him. ”

Li Shen replied respectfully: "Don't worry, the minister will take care of it." ”

When Li Di was the prime minister, he was squeezed out by Lu Yijian, and Chen Yaozuo was Lu Yijian's party, and the two never dealt with each other, Li Shen knew in his heart that he had to deal with it carefully. Both of them are veterans and important ministers, and neither of them dares to offend.

asked about Li Shen's situation in Heyin, and Li Di said again: "You went to Mengzhou with Xu Ping, he is now a transit envoy, check that we are coming, do you have anything to say to you on the way?" ”

Li Shen said: "It's nothing, it's just that Ducao Road has been asking about the water situation of the Yellow River in the past two years, and I am more worried about the flood." ”

Li Di snorted: "He is too wide, the Yellow River is flooding, and it can't flood Jingxi Road, what are you worried about." Are there any others? As soon as he took office, he did so many things, he didn't just think about controlling the water. ”

"Ducao is afraid that the Luo River will diverge into the Bianhe River, and the amount of water entering the Yellow River will not be enough, resulting in sediment accumulation and causing flooding above Guangwu Mountain. The water of the Luo River is flowing into the Bianhe River, which is indeed a hidden danger. -- As for other matters, they still asked about the fifth-class household system, urging the lower officials to hand over the documents on how to divide the households. ”

Li Di was silent for a while before he said: "The re-division of households has a great impact on the local area, you wait for me to talk to Xu Ping before handing in the pleadings." (To be continued.) )