The next day, at the rice shop in Xianyang Market.
The Qin Dynasty ruled the country with Legalism, and the law was strict. All merchants who wanted to do business in the market had to go through the procedures according to the rules and regulations before obtaining a stall.
Merchants were required to sell goods within the range of the stall. They were not allowed to wander around, whisper to each other, or deceive cunning people. Violators would be punished by law!
At this moment, the market had just opened, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going. The place with the most people was naturally the rice mill.
As the old saying goes,"Eating and drinking men and women are the greatest desires of man."”
Unlike the later generations who did not have to worry about food and clothing, in ancient times, eating was the top priority. No matter how noble or humble, everyone cared about food.
The fluctuation of the price of rice affected the hearts of the people at all times.
"Shopkeeper, why is this rice three yuan more expensive? The price has increased several times in the past few days!"
"That's right! This rice is getting more and more expensive. We can't afford it anymore! Are you asking us to drink the northwest wind?"
In front of the rice shop, a few commoners were shouting in dissatisfaction. Their eyes were filled with displeasure.
In this day and age, rice was life. A single cent of price increase could make them jump in anger, let alone such a huge increase.!
Qin Feng stood in the crowd and looked at the bamboo board in front of the rice shop. He muttered,
" 100 yuan for a stone of rice…"
"Good fellow! It's so f * cking expensive!"
Shang Yang had set up the measurement system of Qin State. A stone was about 69 kilograms.
In other words, if he wanted to gather 1,000 dans of food, which was 69,000 kilograms of food, he would need to pay 100,000 yuan!
He had almost emptied all of his profits and savings!
"When did the price of rice in Xianyang become so expensive?”
Qin Feng softly muttered.
He was not someone who did not touch the water of spring. He usually ate, drank, and defecated alone, so he naturally knew the price of rice.
In previous years, a stone of rice would only cost 80 coins, and in a bumper year, it would only cost 70 coins!
But now, the price of rice had suddenly soared by a quarter!
Even the nobles would frown, let alone the commoners.
"Everyone, please calm down."
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man with a short beard. He waved his hand and said helplessly,
"It's not that we're deliberately raising the price. It's just that the market price is like this.”
"As for the reason, haven't you heard that there's going to be another war soon?”
"Your Majesty has just conquered the Wei Kingdom, and you're going to send 200,000 soldiers to attack the Chu Kingdom. Even though our Great Qin Kingdom is powerful, it's still…"
"Hehe, I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore…If you want to buy it, then buy it. If you don't want to buy it, then leave!”
He did not continue, but everyone knew.
The frequent wars consumed resources, especially grain. It was more terrifying than a bottomless pit!
As people of Qin, it was indeed exciting for them to defeat other countries, but when they thought of the negative effects of the war, they could not be happy.
"Sigh…"
Someone sighed.
"It's better to tighten your belt and eat less. I can't afford it…"
The group of people shook their heads and slowly dispersed.
They were dissatisfied, but they did not dare to express their dissatisfaction!
If they were caught discussing court politics by the patrol officials, they would be sentenced to "criticism" and go to jail!
Qin Feng looked at everyone as if he was deep in thought.
"Langjun, do you want to buy rice?”
When the shop owner saw Qin Feng stop, he asked with a smile,
"If you buy a lot, we can give you a discount.”
His eyes were sharp and he had already seen the huge sacks behind Qin Feng!
Don't look down on this kid's coarse linen clothes, he might be a big customer!
"Oh? How much discount can I get?"
Qin Feng's eyes brighten as he asks.
He would save as much as he could. If he spent all his money, it would be detrimental to his development.
The shopkeeper's heart moved. He pondered for a moment and said,
"If you want to buy 100 dans, it would originally cost 10,000.”
A discount of five stone of rice, not much, not little.
When Qin Feng heard this, he nodded and said,
"What if I buy 1,000 dans? How much discount can you give?"
"Ah?!"
" A thousand dans?!"
He cried out in surprise, causing everyone to look over.
Who was this? So domineering? A thousand dans of grain?
He didn't look like a rich kid…Rich kids didn't come out to buy rice personally, right?
Under the gazes of everyone, Qin Feng rubbed his nose and nodded.
"Yes, I want to buy a thousand stones!"
"Please quote!"
……
Walking out of the market, Qin Feng exchanged a few sacks of money for a bamboo coupon.
On the bamboo coupon, it clearly wrote--
Other than that, there was also the name of the shop owner and the seal of the city official. There were three copies of the seal and they were kept in the hands of Qin Feng, the shop owner, and the city official.
When they needed to collect grain, they only needed to show this bamboo voucher and verify it with the shop owner and the city official, and they could directly collect 1,000 dans of grain.
It had to be said that the State of Qin was indeed a country ruled by Legalism. The procedures and materials for this "large transaction" were not inferior to those of the later generations!
"Fortunately, I still have some money left."
Qin Feng touched his money pouch and said in a relieved manner.
When he said that he wanted to buy 1,000 dans of grain, not only did he receive the attention of everyone, but he also received the most enthusiastic reception from the shop owner.
In the end, the deal was negotiated with a discount of 8,000 dollars.
This time, Qin Feng could be considered to have used up all his wealth. Now, he only had 10,000 yuan left!
Fortunately, the production capacity of the brown sugar shop could still keep up, so there was no need to invest in large-scale expansion.
This bit of cash flow was enough for the time being.
Humming a tune, Qin Feng walked around and entered the Xianyang government office.
……
"Why are you here?"
Qin Li asked with a serious expression.
"Donate food, 1,000 dans!"
Qin Feng handed over the bamboo coupon in his hand and said in a clear voice,
"This is my deed certificate, from the South Market's rice shop. With this certificate, you can obtain a thousand stones of good rice!”
"I heard that Great Qin has a law that anyone who doesn't change their rank and donates 1,000 stones of grain can be given a rank and exempted from military service once, right?”
Qin Li nodded.
"Yes."
He said sternly,
"What's your name? Where are you from?"
Qin Feng quickly reported his information in detail.
In fact, he did not know his own origins. He only knew that his sugar shop seemed to have been inherited from an unknown uncle. That uncle had disappeared many years ago. Now, he was the only one living alone and relying on himself.
As for his parents?
They should have died long ago…
In fact, as a transmigrator, this was quite good. There were no restrictions and he would not be exposed. At most, he would be a little alone.
"Qin Feng from Xianyang…you are indeed within the scope of this recruitment.”
That Qin Li flipped through the dossier. After which, he raised his head and looked at Qin Feng. He said seriously,
"A good man is determined to make contributions! All the men of the Great Qin Dynasty are brave enough to fight openly. They are happy to hear the news of the battle.”
"War is also a shortcut for you to increase your title and status!”
"Are you sure you want to be exempted from military service?”
Qin Feng felt like laughing.
It was true that war could increase one's nobility, but that also required victory and a life to enjoy it!
Fighting a war could cost you your life!
Unless it was a sure-win battle, the kind that could earn military merits, Qin Feng would definitely not take this risk!
At this moment, Qin Feng really wanted to say a few witty words. However, when he saw the serious expression of the soldier in front of him, he did not dare to joke. He immediately cupped his hands and said,
"Yes, I'm sure!"
"Sir, please help me handle it!"
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