[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

Gentlemen keep promises, and the candidates who are learning how to be gentlemen naturally do the same.

Three days later, although the business was still booming, although there was still an endless stream of people who came to buy couplets, and although [-]% of the people were reluctant to part with it, the small stall was still demolished after nightfall amidst the voices of regret.

The demolition work outside was in full swing, and the atmosphere in the back of the bookstore was also extremely lively.

A group of candidates ignored their limp limbs and twitching wrists, and all stared at the shopkeeper of the bookstore who helped count the money.

In the early years of Hongwu, the only official currency was copper coins and Tongbao, and the daily consumption of the people was mostly based on copper coins.This thing is thin and heavy, if you count the points one by one, you will be easily dazzled.Therefore, the smart working people invented a "money counting machine" dedicated to copper plates

It is said to be a money counter, but it is actually a wooden tray with several small grids of equal height.As long as the coins are directly coded in, the total amount of money can be calculated according to the number of filled grids.

In addition to counting, there is a small hole at the bottom of the grid. After counting the coins, hemp rope can be inserted into these holes, and the entire plate of copper coins can be threaded into a string at one time through a specific technique, which is very convenient.

The price of the goods in the bookstore is not high on weekdays, so the money counting grids arranged here are based on the regulation of a plate of two coins.Copying the plate into the pile of money, it only took a moment to fill up the plate.

Everyone just stared blankly at the shopkeeper's hands, putting the coins on the string like butterflies on flowers, and they were quite dazzled by the whole set of movements like flowing clouds and flowing water.

Unlike his half-paralyzed friends, Mu Bai had some spare energy in this fashion, so he undertook the task of hanging the worn copper coins on the pole.

One, two, ten...

The eyes of the students are getting brighter and brighter.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the country vigorously developed agriculture, food was abundant, and the people were well-off. Although the Ming government also printed banknotes without reserve funds, it controlled the number of distributions and cheap food prices. The government focused on merchants. Extremely stringent, did not cause market volatility.

Therefore, the purchasing power of copper coins is quite impressive now. Even in Yingtianfu, one penny can buy two adult buns with the size of fists.

The copper coins that have been counted out now are enough for everyone to live in the hotel safely for more than half a month, not to mention that there are still some treasures that have not been settled. You must know that the minimum amount of Daming treasures is [-] coins!

In the past few days, when you write Spring Festival couplets, although you will encounter some cheap pictures and refuse to give money, overall the whole process is quite smooth and interesting.

Although racking one's brains to think of auspicious words and resorting to various means to flatter one's morals is a bit out of the morals of a scholar, and it is really tiring to write and splash ink non-stop, but everyone is still very happy to find that their knowledge and brain power can be recognized.

Not to mention the joyful smiling faces of the local people after receiving the Spring Festival couplets and heart-warming auspicious words, and occasionally some aunts and sisters-in-law stuffed steamed buns and pancakes into their hands... All these things are deeply touched. Ironed the hearts of this group of students who left their hometowns and chased their dreams.

Simply summed up, it is pain and happiness.

Frankly speaking, when Mu Bai called to stop, more than half of the people still had something to say.

Especially after seeing today's "huge" income, a group of young people who have been bent over by life have other ideas.

"There are still a few days before Chinese New Year." A student hesitated, "Although we talked about it for three days... But it shouldn't be all right? For example, can we change places?"

In fact, there are not a few people who have such an idea, but since the proposal to implement this matter and even borrow the place are all in vain, so no one answered.

On the other hand, after hearing what the student said, Mu Bai took the initiative to turn around and explain: "Three days is the limit that the merchants who sell peach charms can tolerate us. If we continue to sell, they will come to our door."

The examinees who showed their excited expressions before were all taken aback, but the other students who were silent from the beginning to the end showed no surprise at all. Obviously, compared with others, these people have richer social experience.

As the saying goes, blocking people's money is like killing their parents. Although the actions of Mu Bai and others are not that serious, they are not bad. They have directly impacted the Taofu market in Yingtianfu.

It may even affect the door god market and the door alliance market. Anyway, there are probably not many people offended.

Many of the businesses that can do this kind of business in the capital are decades-old shops, and you might be able to catch the "Since Ancient Times" of the Tang and Song Dynasties if you make a fortune.

A few of their students rushed into the foreshore like a catfish and messed up the water. If the big fish and prawns dozed off at the bottom of the water, they would slip away before they could react, and they would stay where they were. ?

"That's right, it's not enough, we just write Spring Festival couplets."

"This place is at the foot of the imperial city. If the other party is dissatisfied with the Spring Festival couplets we wrote with our ability, we can form a team to compete. With so many of us, we will never lose to a few merchants."

Several candidates made innocent voices.

"Not to mention anything else, there are master engravers in the homes of those who make peach charms and door gods. As long as they carve the boards for a few days, they can write hundreds of Spring Festival couplets overnight, and they can still play various tricks. ” A candidate from Fujian shook his head, looked at these young people who had never experienced beatings in society, and sighed, “If the other party intends to compete with us, we really can’t win.”

Private customization looks high-end, but that must be after one thing has basically become popular.Before it becomes a daily necessities, what the market needs is a large-scale spread. At this time, customization is not called customization, but it is limited by low efficiency.

Once someone makes the engraved couplets, the engraved Spring Festival couplets will inevitably cover the entire market at an extremely fast speed. At that time, Mu Bai and the others can't keep up with the speed even if they turn their hands out of flowers, not to mention their labor and material consumption.

Everyone was silent in unison, with the sadness of seeing Jin Yuanbao leave in their eyes.At this moment, a seed was quietly planted in the hearts of these future civil servants of Ming Dynasty—if they are backward, they will be beaten, and if they are weak, they will be plucked. This world is really cruel and ruthless.

Seeing this, Mu Bai couldn't help shaking his head and said with a smile: "Everyone, we wrote the Spring Festival couplets to earn living expenses, and the purpose of earning living expenses is to support Chunwei in Yingtian, and we don't really want to write Spring Festival couplets. Inheritance, why bother to head-to-head with others for petty gains."

Everyone earns just a few bucks and walks away, but this group of people is thinking about how to wrestle with local merchants, is it putting the cart before the horse?

Everyone was stunned, and a student wiped off the cold sweat from passion and grief, thankful that he was almost seduced... Ah no, the stench of copper has fascinated his mind, and he has forgotten his favorite ink fragrance!

People really need to be cautious at all times, otherwise they will be instigated by their opponents if they are not careful. They need to read the sage's words several times to cleanse their hearts.

But before washing the soul, everyone still needs to complete the things that should be done.

After deducting the cost, each of them can get a considerable amount of money. If they save some food and accommodation and do some odd jobs, it should not be a problem to persist until the Chunwei exam begins.

This is thanks to the enthusiastic citizens of the capital. Although they asked for five cents for a pair of couplets, most of the people paid more or less when they actually paid, especially their first guest, who went directly to Several precious banknotes were stuffed into the small basket, which made Mu Bai very embarrassed.

He felt that his handwriting was not good, but the couple appointed him to write it, and they didn't even specify the subject matter, so Mu Bai wrote some empty words like "National Peace, Minan Family Carnival", but the other party seemed quite happy .

Mu Xiaobai, who has taken advantage of it, has secretly made up his mind that if he meets the other party again next time, he has to write a couplet for him no matter what he says, otherwise his conscience will really hurt.

After counting the coins that each person could share, Mu Bai was not in a hurry to make a distribution. He knocked on the table to attract everyone's attention, and then said with some hesitation: "About this money, I have an immature I want to discuss with you all.”

"Junior Brother Xiaobai, you are welcome, just speak up if you have an idea." Several students acted as if they were listening attentively, and even the shopkeeper who helped count the money and returned it to the side also looked over.

Mu Bai pondered for a while, and said: "If Chunwei doesn't postpone the exam, there are still more than four months before the exam. Maybe this is my unfounded worry, but I think, with more and more candidates pouring in Ying Tianfu, the room rates of inns and hostels may increase."

"At that time, it will be impossible for you to continue living at the current price."

This is easy to understand. Once the market becomes in short supply, price increases are inevitable.Except for a very small number of students who did not have much social experience who expressed their incomprehension, most of the students showed serious expressions, and the ease brought by the time of distributing the money just now has disappeared.

Jian Rong, who came from the Sichuan test center, made an inviting gesture towards Mu Bai with her palm facing up: "Brother Bai, since you mentioned this, you must have thought of a way to deal with it? But please enlighten me."

"I don't dare to say it's an instruction, and I can't talk about a way to deal with it...it's just an idea that I don't know if it's a bad idea." Mu Bai pondered for a while, glanced at the more than 20 people in front of him, and continued, "Everyone Have you ever thought about...we build a temporary residence together?"

"Of course, what I mean is not to build high-rise buildings on the ground, but to rent a place for renovation."

His words were like a boulder rolling into a pool of water, causing huge waves, and everyone whispered to each other, discussing in whispers with people they knew well.

Mu Bai waited for them to discuss after a while and added: "Actually, I thought about it. Those of us rushing for the exam have very low requirements for housing. We only need a bed and a table, and the rest are not considered rigid needs."

"Since that's the case, if we rent a smaller warehouse, use wood and cloth to make partitions, and buy some wooden beds, tables and chairs, it's not impossible to make do with it."

"The premise is that there must be a suitable warehouse to rent, and if so many of us live together, cleaning, bathing, and going to the toilet are all problems." A candidate frowned, "There must be no such good conditions around the warehouse. It is necessary to hire someone to dispose of the waste and provide meals, these are subsequent costs. If you include the previous decoration expenses, I don’t think it may be cheaper than staying in a hotel.”

Mu Bai pondered for a while, nodded, and said: "That's true, so I just came up with a whim. If everyone is interested, we can also split up to investigate and see if it is feasible."

As Mu Bai's little partner, Ah Tu naturally stood by his side. He looked around and said, "Don't worry about the warehouse. According to my experience, most merchants will find a way to clear the accumulated goods at the end of the year, so that The accounts at the end of the year are more beautiful, so there will definitely be warehouses vacant.”

Halati also raised his hand in support: "I have done carpentry work before, if it is not too complicated work, we can do it by ourselves."

The three candidates from Yunnan looked at the rest of the students together. Some of the people they were looking at frowned and some hesitated. It seemed that just three days of getting along was not enough for everyone to trust them.

Seeing everyone's distressed faces, Mu Bai sighed in his heart, and just about to say, "Forget it, you don't have to force yourself to share the money and leave", when the candidates in Sichuan raised their hands and responded: "We passed by a wooden house when we were looking for a house before. Utensils, that person seems to want to return the store and go back to his hometown, we can ask if there is a cheap bed or desk, if it is not possible, wood is also fine."

"Actually, tables and chairs don't need to be matched one by one. We have a kind of long bench where three or four people can sit on one chair. It's a little tiring without a backrest, but it's also good for refreshing, so as not to fall asleep halfway through reading." Fujian student A very constructive suggestion was put forward, and the people beside him also raised their hands, and said, "The table can also be made into a large platform, and everyone can sit a little wider. This can save a lot of effort, but it doesn't Very easy to carry."

Seeing everyone talking excitedly, the Guangzhou students who have been one of the important trading points of the Southern Maritime Silk Road since the Song Dynasty have lived up to the soul of the merchants in their blood. One of the students made a low-key proposal: "Festival Streaming is far less secure than open source. We might as well arrange more beds and rent them to other students. First, it can help candidates who cannot rent a house. Second, the accommodation fees earned can offset subsequent expenses .”

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"Wonderful!" Everyone praised the economic acumen of the students in Guangzhou.

Mu Bai opened his mouth, obviously he didn't say a word, but found that everyone had already started assigning tasks to overcome the problem.These young people didn't seem to have any doubts about whether they could do it, nor did they think about what would happen if something went wrong.

They are moving forward for a goal that is still vague.

This is human beings who can replace countless long-lived species to become the masters of this planet and create the most glorious culture and history with a short life.

Mu Bai, whose true age cannot be said, sighed silently, but...

"Junior Brother Xiaobai, what are you doing? Come here quickly."

"Junior Brother Xiaobai, as the originator of ideas, you can't be lazy! You have to contribute more ideas! Look, your brother is working hard to come up with ideas."

"Junior Brother Xiaobai..."

After getting acquainted, they exchanged information, but it turned out that Mu Bai, who had the youngest school age and inexplicably became everyone's junior, puffed up silently.

Seeing the child holding his breath, but still being dragged into the discussion, the shop owner who had been standing silently registering the books unconsciously raised the corner of his lips.

With the movement of his exhalation, the pen in his hand dropped some ink marks on the paper, staining the paper, the shopkeeper stopped the pen tip, tore it off naturally, squeezed it into a ball, and threw it into the wastebasket beside him. middle.