Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

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"It's done, it's done! Everyone is lining up and coming to collect their wages."

In the evening, when the sun had already set halfway down the horizon, several foremen were seen beating gongs and shouting loudly among the workers.

Hearing the foreman's voice, all the workers put down their work and lined up in front of the foreman.

After that, they handed in their work badges one by one and received their share of wages.

Looking at the six heavy coins in his hand, the worker, who was still a little tired, suddenly had a happy smile on his face.

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Some workers from other counties simply did not go back at night because the distance was too far. A group of people got together in twos and threes, bought some food from the [temporary grain store] set up by Mo Jun, and then set up a fire to cook rice on the spot.

Some workers whose homes were relatively close to Huitou Mountain did not go back directly. Instead, they first bought some grain at the [temporary grain store] set up by Mo Jun before going back to their respective homes.

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not far away.

Seeing the heartfelt smiles on the faces of the civilians under his rule, Chen Jinghui's eyes also showed a hint of relief.

However, Chen Jinghui was a little confused and couldn't help but turn around and ask: "Sir, why don't you just give them food directly? Instead, give them money first and then let them spend money to buy food?"

Nowadays, the entire Central Plains monetary system is unstable. In troubled times, even the purchasing power of gold fluctuates greatly.

Therefore, people in various countries currently trust food and cloth more than coins.

This is also the reason why workers who live close to home want to exchange money for food whenever they have money.

Mr. Mo had just raided the entire He family not long ago. Not only did he seize a large amount of gold coins, but he also obtained hundreds of thousands of shi of food.

If these grains were used directly as wages, even if the price was slightly lower, Chen Jinghui felt that these workers would accept it, and they might even be happier.

Facing Chen Jinghui's question, Mo Jun had no intention of hiding it. He raised the wine bottle and took a sip, and said directly: "It's very simple. Only when things like coins are circulated can they generate sufficient market value."

"If all the coins were piled up together for a long time, they would be nothing more than a pile of scrap metal."

In fact, Mr. Mo himself has too many gold coins accumulated now.

But I really can't blame him, mainly because so far, Mo Jun really hasn't had the chance to spend these gold coins.

Because he did too much "business without capital".

Just like this time.

It was originally estimated that he would have to spend a moderate amount of money to build the [Xinmo Mansion].

As a result, I didn’t expect that before my house was built, someone came to my door to ‘give money’.

After taking over the entire He family, Mo Jun earned more than 50,000 gold coins and more than 100,000 shi of food from working capital alone, not counting various real estate and shops.

In addition, because of the 'sharp-mouthed man' incident, the Lu family apologized to Lord Mo and gave him another 10,000 gold coins as a gift.

A simple calculation.

One comes and one goes.

Mo Jun is now building a house. Not only has he not spent a penny so far, he has even made a huge profit of at least tens of thousands of gold coins.

This is also the reason why Mr. Mo suddenly had the idea to cultivate the entire "Huitou Mountain" into [New Mo Mansion].

In fact, a big part of the reason is that there is too much money and no place to burn it.

And even so.

Mr. Mo’s current private property is still increasing day by day...

【Qingtian Dan】

【White sugar】

As the scale of Mo Jun's chamber of commerce grows, these two businesses alone can now bring Mo Jun a net profit of three to four thousand gold coins every month after deducting various taxes.

And then there are the monthly dividends from Han Fei...

And after swallowing up the [Sifang Chamber of Commerce] in Nanjun, it obtained various business resources. Now [Xiong Chumo Chamber of Commerce] is doing all kinds of miscellaneous business every month, and it is also a large amount of income.

Mo Jun's first pot of gold was originally when he went to South Korea to hide from the limelight, and made a fortune from Han Fei and Jade Tiger, earning tens of thousands of gold coins.

As a result, several years passed.

This first pot of gold has not been spent yet.

In the past, I could still spend some money every day in Nanjun, go to the song and dance studio to listen to music, and learn dance moves from the dancers in major dance studios.

But now in Hanzhong, Mr. Mo really has no place to spend his money.

"Xiong Da, hurry up and move the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce here. When the construction of [Xinmo Mansion] is completed, we will grant you a piece of land near this place to build the headquarters of [Xiong Chumo Chamber of Commerce]."

Speaking of which, until now, [Xiong Chumo Chamber of Commerce] does not have a formal headquarters.

After Nanjun swallowed up the business of the [Sifang Chamber of Commerce], the [Xiong Chumo Chamber of Commerce] has only shifted its main business focus to Nanjun, but it is not considered its headquarters.

Now that Mo Jun has initially stabilized, Hanzhong County is his own fiefdom, so naturally he will gradually transfer his power here.

"I understand." Xiong Da nodded and took note of the matter seriously.

"In addition, after the construction of the Chamber of Commerce headquarters is completed, I will allocate another 100,000 gold coins to you, and you will have people build the breeding farm according to the plan I have made before."

Mo Jun has been studying poultry and livestock for several years. Although he has been studying poultry and livestock intermittently over the years, by now, Mo Jun has also developed a complete set of breeding procedures.

Coupled with the help of "Red Dates" from the land of medicine ghosts in recent years, preliminary results have been achieved in the prevention and treatment of various diseases of poultry and livestock.

"I see."

Xiong Da's expression was calm. Now he is more and more calm, and the figure of the 'skinny monkey' at the beginning can hardly be seen anymore.

However, although the conversation between Mo Jun and Xiong Da was calm, the understatement of 'one hundred thousand gold coins' in their words shocked Chen Jinghui, Yuenv and others on the spot.

What is the concept of one hundred thousand gold coins?

Nearly one million stones of grain.

Let alone Yue Nu, even the entire Yin Yang family would not be able to take out this money easily.

After all, in the arena, being able to fight and making money are two completely unrelated concepts.

Although Yue Nu had known that Mo Jun had a chamber of commerce, she really never expected that Mo Jun's chamber of commerce could be so profitable?

He casually took out one hundred thousand gold coins just to build a so-called 'breeding farm'.

Such a generous act.

Even some established noble families may not be able to take action.

This is not the most important thing.

To know.

Mr. Mo's origins are no longer a secret in Qin.

As a refugee, Mo Jun naturally couldn't have anyone helping him behind his back.

in other words.

Such a large fortune was all made by Mo Jun alone, starting from scratch.

Yue Nu's beautiful eyes flashed, looking at the young man in front of her who was not even older than herself, her mood became more and more complicated.

"Then, Governor Chen..."

Just when Chen Jinghui was still immersed in the shock of "one hundred thousand gold coins investment", he heard Mo Jun say again: "I will allocate another 50,000 gold coins to you, and these 50,000 gold coins will be regarded as my investment."

"I will give you a map when the time comes, and you will issue a notice to dig and build several large reservoirs in various parts of Hanzhong County according to the locations marked on the map."

"Then we will send people to catch river fish from the Hanshui River and throw them into the reservoir to raise them."

"As for the subsequent feeding issues, I will send special personnel to manage them."

"do you understand?"

Before Chen Jinghui could recover, another fifty thousand gold coins suddenly hit his head, which stunned Chen Jinghui at that time.

For a while.

Only then did Chen Jinghui finally react in a daze. He nodded quickly and said, "I understand, I understand! On behalf of the people of Hanzhong County, I would like to thank Lord Shengping for his kindness."

Chen Jinghui is not a ungrateful person.

He knew very well that the '50,000 gold coins' allocated by Mr. Mo this time was said to be investment, but in fact it was completely promoting the people's livelihood economy of Hanzhong.

Mr. Mo waved his hand carelessly and said: "There is no need to thank you or anything else, but I have said something ugly before. The '50,000 gold coins' I appropriated are not to satisfy some people's selfish desires."

"My money is not public money. If I find out that something happens that makes me unhappy, then I will have no choice but to make the whole Hanzhong unhappy."

"Do you understand what I mean? Sheriff Chen!"

When Chen Jinghui heard this, the cold sweat on his forehead suddenly started to flow out. He hurriedly knelt down in the tunnel and said: "My subordinates will personally supervise this matter and will never let anything dirty happen."

Mr. Mo nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's good. I am a civil servant and don't like to fight and kill."

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After saying this.

The air in the entire courtyard seemed to be silent.

Not to mention Chen Jinghui, even Xiong Da, Xiong Er, Yuenv and others who had been following Mo Jun did not dare to accept this.

The main reason is that I am worried that if I tell lies with my eyes open, I will be easily struck by lightning.

"Ahem~~"

Sensing the strange atmosphere at the scene, Xiong Da also changed the subject wisely and said: "Boss, some unfavorable rumors about you have begun to spread among the people recently. Do you need to send someone to investigate?"

The 'unfavorable rumors' mentioned by Xiong Da were naturally about the fact that Lord Mo had obtained farmland from various landowners and nobles, but did not return it to the common people. Instead, he still levied a 50% tax.

This incident was nothing unusual. After all, it was not a happy thing for farmers to have their fields taken away.

It is normal for others to curse a few words in private.

But the problem is that the news spreads too quickly.

In ancient times, the main way for ordinary people to spread news was through their mouths, but Hanzhong County said it was big or small. If there was any news, even if the government issued a notice, it would probably not be spread to all places in more than half a month. villages and towns.

But this time, it had only been five days since Mr. Mo had just bought the farmland from the major landowners and nobles. The details of Mr. Mo’s purchase of the land and the levy of the 50% tax had already spread throughout Hanzhong County. .

Even now, there are faint signs of 'public resentment' in the entire Hanzhong County.

With such speed of news spreading, anyone with some experience can see the problem.

"No need."

Facing Xiong Da's inquiry, Mo Jun waved his hands indifferently and said: "It doesn't matter. Since they want to scold, it's good to let them scold."

Mr. Mo's reaction was obviously beyond the expectations of Xiong Da and others.

After all, in their opinion, the most valuable thing about Mr. Mo now is not his official position or money, but his reputation.

Logically speaking.

Now, Mr. Mo should be the most anxious about things that slander his reputation.

On the contrary, when Chen Jinghui saw Mo Jun's reaction, he couldn't help but have a look of surprise and surprise in his eyes.

Xiong Da, Yuenv, and Zhuye Qing all belong to Jianghu, so their way of thinking about problems will naturally be biased towards the thinking habits of Jianghu.

However, Chen Jinghui belongs to the officialdom, and his thinking is more often from the perspective of the officialdom.

And there is no doubt about it.

From the perspective of the world, it is obviously a bad thing that Mr. Mo's reputation is now being slandered.

But from an official perspective, it may be a good thing that Mr. Mo's reputation has dropped a bit now.

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