Before dawn, Ertai left Mrs. Ji's room and quietly returned to his bedroom, without knowing it
From Ji Xiaolan's words, he knew that Mrs. Ji had a strange disease. After asking carefully, he realized that she had mild epilepsy. She inputted the colorful wolf energy from her body into the veins of Mrs. Ji to drive away toxins. However, Mrs. Ji was sick for a long time and the lesions were deeply rooted. If she wanted to recover, she would need Ertai's uninterrupted luck for five nights.
After completing the exercise last night, Ertai casually started a free episode with Mrs. Ji and asked casually why she was wearing flesh-colored pantyhose. Mrs. Ji shyly told her that Ji Xiaolan didn't know where she got this thing and gave it to his beloved concubine. Later, Mrs. Ji accidentally saw the concubine when she was wearing stockings. At first, she thought this thing was very erratic, but after getting used to it, she found that the stockings looked perfect on her legs. Therefore, Mrs. Ji, who loves beauty, stole a pair of pantyhose, but unexpectedly it was cheaper.
After hearing her say it, Ertai suddenly remembered that the foreigner Ban Jieming gave him more than 100 pairs of stockings in front of Ji Xiaolan and other officials that day. Then he gave him two or three pairs of stockings to Xiao Yànzi, Ji Xiaolan and others. It was really a 'magic fortune' Ah!
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At about five or six o'clock in the morning, Ertai and others used breakfast together, and then packed up their luggage and continued on the way. Of course, Ertai still took the same car with Ji Mei, and he could not help but touch him during this period. Lin Tingsheng also drove to monitor Ertai and Ji Mei from time to time. However, Ertai and Ji Mei's relationship has undergone a relatively subtle change...
The car was very fast, and it took two or three days to pass Cangzhou. At noon on the fourth day, Ertai and others arrived at the city of Dezhou. Looking at the Debei Gate that was more than ten meters high, Ertai and others breathed a long sigh and finally arrived at the Shandong territory.
Stop! What are you doing? Fulu and Lin Tingsheng drove the carriage and walked into the city gate. Suddenly, a group of soldiers blocked everyone's way, and then surrounded four carriages
The soldiers were holding spears, and the sharp spear head was shining with cold light in the sun, staring at Fulu. The expression on the soldiers' faces was also fierce and evil.
However, Fulu was also the close friend of Forte. He had seen big scenes. Although his skills were not comparable to Erte, he still didn't take these shrimp soldiers and crab generals seriously. Moreover, there were five big eunuch guards on the carriage behind who were ten as one.
I saw him jump out of the carriage indifferently, walked to the soldier, and laughed and pushed away the gun head towards his cheek with his fingers, and asked with a smile, "Which brothers are singing this, we are the businessmen, but we didn't do anything illegal."
Less nonsense!
As soon as Fu Lu finished speaking, a sarcastic voice came over. Then the soldiers separated a passage, and a city gate official with a sharp-mouthed look in his face, wearing a ninth-grade training bird's uniform, and holding a toothpick in his mouth, walked over.
He looked up and down at the sight of him wearing coarse cloth and linen clothes, but his demeanor was quite good. He saw that he was a servant of a wealthy mansion. He felt a little underestimated, but his tone was still sharp. You didn't have the final say in your mind.
Who has the final say? Could it be that you have the final say? Before Fulu could speak, Ertai walked out of the carriage with a majestic appearance, stood on the carriage, and glanced down at the city gate official from a high place
Hey, you are quite angry, but you are quite fond of my taste for the uncle. Tell me, what are you doing? Who are the people on these carriages?
The city gatekeeper saw Ertai's arrogant expression and his superior aura in his every move, which was not as if he was pretending, so he guessed in his heart that this person might be a rich young man or a child of an official. Although his tone was evil in his words, his words were cautious.
Haha, I am an ordinary businessman. My father is doing some small business in Tianjin. This time I ordered me to come to Shandong to buy some medicinal materials. The car is full of my family and servants.
Ertai smiled and popped up the folding fan, walked to the official, bowed his hand slightly and said, "I would like to ask the official to do something convenient." I am very grateful."
Haha, it's easy to say, but this one
Seeing that Ertai was still on the way, the man smiled and raised his hand, twisting his three fingers quickly, signaling Ertai to give him a tooth sacrifice.
Haha, lord, this is not right. I haven't bought it yet. Even if I have to pay taxes, I have to wait for the return trip, right? Ertai still asked with a smile
Hey, I said, boy (just zei), you are a little unavailable. As for whether to pay taxes on the return trip or pay taxes in the city, we have clear regulations. You must also know that refusing to pay national taxes will require beheading!
The city gate official spitted out a toothpick biting in his mouth, and said something threatening.
What if I just don't plan to pay taxes? Ertai asked with interest as if he was fine
It’s easy to deal with if you don’t pay taxes. I saw that there were a few people who didn’t pay taxes there, promise...
Ertae looked in the direction of the man's finger and saw five or six people, including men and women. These people were dressed in vulgar clothes. They looked like ordinary people, with shackles on their hands and feet, and there were also vegetables and leaves falling to the ground, struggling to death for the time to pick up and live fish struggling to death.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at the desk of the gatekeeper at the gate gate. He saw several baskets placed on the table, and several shoulder poles and baskets were placed beside the city wall, with live fish, fresh shrimp and other seafood. He had seen such a scene in a TV series in his previous life. He knew that this was a Texas official who made a name for taking the opportunity to collect taxes and deducted and exploited the people.
Seeing this scene, Ertai was furious. He clenched his fists hard, and the blue veins on the back of his hand burst out, and the slightly narrow fingertips were deeply embedded in his hand. But in a moment, he suppressed his anger. He knew that this was not the time for him to have an attack, and he had no need to reveal his identity.
What he wanted to save was not one person or a few people, but the people of Shandong. They must not lose their big mistakes because of small things. So they lowered their voices and asked coldly, "What mistakes did these people make? Why do they put shackles on them?"
Of course, there is no tax payment. You haven't seen them. They are all fish merchants and vegetable merchants who go to the city to sell vegetables and sell fish. But if they don't pay tax, it means despising the laws of the Qing Dynasty. Who will I arrest them if I don't arrest them?
The man looked at Ertai with some disdain and replied with a sinister smile
Vegetables? Fish merchants? You really praise them
Ertai also sneered, this person is really not simple, his skill in telling lies with his eyes open is awesome. Even though Ertai was a man in two lifetimes, he was knowledgeable, and he had never seen a businessman dressed in tatters!
However, the city gatekeeper ignored the joke in Ertai's tone, and the smile on his face gradually faded away and became serious. Hey, boy, I don't have time to spend it with you. If you want to enter the city, pay the tax to me obediently, otherwise, hum... those people will be your fate.
He snorted coldly, and his soldiers approached Ertai more and more. Furu hurriedly blocked Ertai. Several large guards in the carriage jumped out of the carriage when they heard the sound. Five people surrounded Ertai in the middle with bare hands and fists. Just wait for Ertai to give orders, they immediately knocked over the bastard soldiers!
Both sides looked at each other coldly, and they were about to break out, but Ertai suddenly smiled, smiling brightly. However, this smile was a little scared in the eyes of the city gatekeeper and a group of soldiers, and he immediately felt a little furious.
You...why are you laughing at...? The city gatekeeper calmed down his smile and asked in a stuttering tone.
I laughed at you as such a funny person. If you want me to pay taxes, just say Ah, can you use this kind of knife and gun?
Ertai smiled sarcastically, and said as he waved his hand, signaling Fulu and others to retreat. Master, do you think about it, how much money do we need to pay for this time we enter the city?
Seeing him signaling his subordinates to retreat, the city gate official immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was a bastard, he was not a fool. From the series of actions of Ertai's subordinates just now, from jumping out of the carriage to surrounding Ertai and posing for fighting, he could see that Ertai's group of people was not simple, at least they were all trainees. If they really fought, even though they had many people on their side and had occupied the government's rule, they would probably not be able to get any benefits.
However, Ertai took the initiative to give in, and he shook again, thinking that no matter how awesome the businessman is, he is just a businessman. The boy in front of him is a smart character. He knew the principle of "poverty does not fight against the rich, and wealth does not fight against the officials". He consciously put his position right and said arrogantly, "Boy, it's good to pay taxes. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give you a discount, each person has ten taels of silver.
Ten taels per person? Ertai's anger that had just calmed down suddenly came up. Why don't you just go and grab it?
Humph, this is still a discount for you. If it is put on others, each person will say less than fifteen taels!
The city gatekeeper replied disdainfully, and then seemed to be very familiar with Ertai. He lowered his voice and revealed a secret to him. During this period, the chaos in the world and the world in Shandong were making a fuss. These chaos were dressed up as merchants, servants, peddlers and pawns. The superiors told him to strictly investigate you merchants coming and going, the merchant team.
Oh, that's it, then do you think I look like the rebellion of the Heaven and Earth Society?
Ertai asked with a funny look. He had never seen such an interesting city gatekeeper. He obviously wanted to extort money, but was afraid that you would not accept it and would not pay taxes. So he made some words that scare you to shock you first. The meaning of the words was that if you don’t pay the money, it would be a riot in the world!
You? You still don’t think it looks like it, but... it mainly depends on your performance. If you perform well, you are good people. If you perform poorly, you are chaotic. If you perform poorly, you are chaotic.
With two lifetimes of experience, Ertai naturally knew clearly that in the Qing Dynasty or any feudal empire, the legal system was not so sound. Although the court had explicit taxes, the officials below followed another set of rules, just like Shandong's business was not very developed. Officials at all levels could not collect much commercial taxes, so they would make a fuss on passing people, the so-called "pulling the feathers by the geese"!
Just like this time the World will gather people in Shandong to cause trouble, it is an excellent opportunity to extort money. If you don’t pay enough taxes, it will be a rioter. The officials and officials will not reason with you!
OK, there are about ten people in our business, but I will give you two hundred taels of silver, and you let go of those people
Ertai took out two hundred taels of silver and handed it to the city gatekeeper, then pointed to the five or six innocent men and women who were shackled and were about to be taken into the prison cart.
That's not possible. They are the rebellion of the Tiandihui and the imperial offender. I don't have the courage to let go if I say it... The man smiled and shook his head, and his expression clearly showed his expression of thinking that he was too little.
Ertai didn't expect that the other party would really make excuses and put the five or six people as a rioter. In fact, he just saw that he was generous and kind-hearted. He was a fat sheep who wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail another money.
But Ertai had some money, and he took out fifty taels of silver from his arms indifferently, and handed it to the city gate official, laughing, this is for you, the official!
Hehe, please feel free, you kid is a character, come on, let those vegetable farmers and fishermen be released
After collecting the money, the smile on the city gatekeeper immediately filled his cheeks. He waved his hand and signaled his subordinates to let go of the innocent men and women, and then lowered their "level"
The five or six men and women were always paying attention to the situation there. Seeing that a handsome young man had paid for money to redeem himself, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ertai and thanked him, all of whom he said he was a living Bodhisattva and good people would be rewarded!
However, Ertai was heartbroken. These people were innocent people, but they were labeled as a rebellion by these corrupt officials. If he hadn't passed by Texas and spent money to redeem them today, I'm afraid that these people would be in danger.
Ertai still knows a little about the methods of the officials below. If those people are detained as the rioters, the government will notify their families to spend money to redeem them. If they cannot pay the redemption, the government will kill people to silence them, because keeping them is also a "scoundrel"
Thinking of this, Ertai stared at the city gate official with resentment, but the angry fire in his eyes was fleeting in a flash. He knew that this person was just a pawn in this matter. Otherwise, just because of his small ninth-rank city gate official, he would dare to blatantly establish a name and exploit the people?
Behind him, there must be someone to support him, maybe it is one person, maybe it is a few people, or maybe it is a group of people, or maybe it is a "big net" that can be seen throughout the sky
It seems that things in Shandong are really not simple... Ertai said with emotion that before he could enter the city, Shandong officials taught him a "learning"
From Ji Xiaolan's words, he knew that Mrs. Ji had a strange disease. After asking carefully, he realized that she had mild epilepsy. She inputted the colorful wolf energy from her body into the veins of Mrs. Ji to drive away toxins. However, Mrs. Ji was sick for a long time and the lesions were deeply rooted. If she wanted to recover, she would need Ertai's uninterrupted luck for five nights.
After completing the exercise last night, Ertai casually started a free episode with Mrs. Ji and asked casually why she was wearing flesh-colored pantyhose. Mrs. Ji shyly told her that Ji Xiaolan didn't know where she got this thing and gave it to his beloved concubine. Later, Mrs. Ji accidentally saw the concubine when she was wearing stockings. At first, she thought this thing was very erratic, but after getting used to it, she found that the stockings looked perfect on her legs. Therefore, Mrs. Ji, who loves beauty, stole a pair of pantyhose, but unexpectedly it was cheaper.
After hearing her say it, Ertai suddenly remembered that the foreigner Ban Jieming gave him more than 100 pairs of stockings in front of Ji Xiaolan and other officials that day. Then he gave him two or three pairs of stockings to Xiao Yànzi, Ji Xiaolan and others. It was really a 'magic fortune' Ah!
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At about five or six o'clock in the morning, Ertai and others used breakfast together, and then packed up their luggage and continued on the way. Of course, Ertai still took the same car with Ji Mei, and he could not help but touch him during this period. Lin Tingsheng also drove to monitor Ertai and Ji Mei from time to time. However, Ertai and Ji Mei's relationship has undergone a relatively subtle change...
The car was very fast, and it took two or three days to pass Cangzhou. At noon on the fourth day, Ertai and others arrived at the city of Dezhou. Looking at the Debei Gate that was more than ten meters high, Ertai and others breathed a long sigh and finally arrived at the Shandong territory.
Stop! What are you doing? Fulu and Lin Tingsheng drove the carriage and walked into the city gate. Suddenly, a group of soldiers blocked everyone's way, and then surrounded four carriages
The soldiers were holding spears, and the sharp spear head was shining with cold light in the sun, staring at Fulu. The expression on the soldiers' faces was also fierce and evil.
However, Fulu was also the close friend of Forte. He had seen big scenes. Although his skills were not comparable to Erte, he still didn't take these shrimp soldiers and crab generals seriously. Moreover, there were five big eunuch guards on the carriage behind who were ten as one.
I saw him jump out of the carriage indifferently, walked to the soldier, and laughed and pushed away the gun head towards his cheek with his fingers, and asked with a smile, "Which brothers are singing this, we are the businessmen, but we didn't do anything illegal."
Less nonsense!
As soon as Fu Lu finished speaking, a sarcastic voice came over. Then the soldiers separated a passage, and a city gate official with a sharp-mouthed look in his face, wearing a ninth-grade training bird's uniform, and holding a toothpick in his mouth, walked over.
He looked up and down at the sight of him wearing coarse cloth and linen clothes, but his demeanor was quite good. He saw that he was a servant of a wealthy mansion. He felt a little underestimated, but his tone was still sharp. You didn't have the final say in your mind.
Who has the final say? Could it be that you have the final say? Before Fulu could speak, Ertai walked out of the carriage with a majestic appearance, stood on the carriage, and glanced down at the city gate official from a high place
Hey, you are quite angry, but you are quite fond of my taste for the uncle. Tell me, what are you doing? Who are the people on these carriages?
The city gatekeeper saw Ertai's arrogant expression and his superior aura in his every move, which was not as if he was pretending, so he guessed in his heart that this person might be a rich young man or a child of an official. Although his tone was evil in his words, his words were cautious.
Haha, I am an ordinary businessman. My father is doing some small business in Tianjin. This time I ordered me to come to Shandong to buy some medicinal materials. The car is full of my family and servants.
Ertai smiled and popped up the folding fan, walked to the official, bowed his hand slightly and said, "I would like to ask the official to do something convenient." I am very grateful."
Haha, it's easy to say, but this one
Seeing that Ertai was still on the way, the man smiled and raised his hand, twisting his three fingers quickly, signaling Ertai to give him a tooth sacrifice.
Haha, lord, this is not right. I haven't bought it yet. Even if I have to pay taxes, I have to wait for the return trip, right? Ertai still asked with a smile
Hey, I said, boy (just zei), you are a little unavailable. As for whether to pay taxes on the return trip or pay taxes in the city, we have clear regulations. You must also know that refusing to pay national taxes will require beheading!
The city gate official spitted out a toothpick biting in his mouth, and said something threatening.
What if I just don't plan to pay taxes? Ertai asked with interest as if he was fine
It’s easy to deal with if you don’t pay taxes. I saw that there were a few people who didn’t pay taxes there, promise...
Ertae looked in the direction of the man's finger and saw five or six people, including men and women. These people were dressed in vulgar clothes. They looked like ordinary people, with shackles on their hands and feet, and there were also vegetables and leaves falling to the ground, struggling to death for the time to pick up and live fish struggling to death.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at the desk of the gatekeeper at the gate gate. He saw several baskets placed on the table, and several shoulder poles and baskets were placed beside the city wall, with live fish, fresh shrimp and other seafood. He had seen such a scene in a TV series in his previous life. He knew that this was a Texas official who made a name for taking the opportunity to collect taxes and deducted and exploited the people.
Seeing this scene, Ertai was furious. He clenched his fists hard, and the blue veins on the back of his hand burst out, and the slightly narrow fingertips were deeply embedded in his hand. But in a moment, he suppressed his anger. He knew that this was not the time for him to have an attack, and he had no need to reveal his identity.
What he wanted to save was not one person or a few people, but the people of Shandong. They must not lose their big mistakes because of small things. So they lowered their voices and asked coldly, "What mistakes did these people make? Why do they put shackles on them?"
Of course, there is no tax payment. You haven't seen them. They are all fish merchants and vegetable merchants who go to the city to sell vegetables and sell fish. But if they don't pay tax, it means despising the laws of the Qing Dynasty. Who will I arrest them if I don't arrest them?
The man looked at Ertai with some disdain and replied with a sinister smile
Vegetables? Fish merchants? You really praise them
Ertai also sneered, this person is really not simple, his skill in telling lies with his eyes open is awesome. Even though Ertai was a man in two lifetimes, he was knowledgeable, and he had never seen a businessman dressed in tatters!
However, the city gatekeeper ignored the joke in Ertai's tone, and the smile on his face gradually faded away and became serious. Hey, boy, I don't have time to spend it with you. If you want to enter the city, pay the tax to me obediently, otherwise, hum... those people will be your fate.
He snorted coldly, and his soldiers approached Ertai more and more. Furu hurriedly blocked Ertai. Several large guards in the carriage jumped out of the carriage when they heard the sound. Five people surrounded Ertai in the middle with bare hands and fists. Just wait for Ertai to give orders, they immediately knocked over the bastard soldiers!
Both sides looked at each other coldly, and they were about to break out, but Ertai suddenly smiled, smiling brightly. However, this smile was a little scared in the eyes of the city gatekeeper and a group of soldiers, and he immediately felt a little furious.
You...why are you laughing at...? The city gatekeeper calmed down his smile and asked in a stuttering tone.
I laughed at you as such a funny person. If you want me to pay taxes, just say Ah, can you use this kind of knife and gun?
Ertai smiled sarcastically, and said as he waved his hand, signaling Fulu and others to retreat. Master, do you think about it, how much money do we need to pay for this time we enter the city?
Seeing him signaling his subordinates to retreat, the city gate official immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was a bastard, he was not a fool. From the series of actions of Ertai's subordinates just now, from jumping out of the carriage to surrounding Ertai and posing for fighting, he could see that Ertai's group of people was not simple, at least they were all trainees. If they really fought, even though they had many people on their side and had occupied the government's rule, they would probably not be able to get any benefits.
However, Ertai took the initiative to give in, and he shook again, thinking that no matter how awesome the businessman is, he is just a businessman. The boy in front of him is a smart character. He knew the principle of "poverty does not fight against the rich, and wealth does not fight against the officials". He consciously put his position right and said arrogantly, "Boy, it's good to pay taxes. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give you a discount, each person has ten taels of silver.
Ten taels per person? Ertai's anger that had just calmed down suddenly came up. Why don't you just go and grab it?
Humph, this is still a discount for you. If it is put on others, each person will say less than fifteen taels!
The city gatekeeper replied disdainfully, and then seemed to be very familiar with Ertai. He lowered his voice and revealed a secret to him. During this period, the chaos in the world and the world in Shandong were making a fuss. These chaos were dressed up as merchants, servants, peddlers and pawns. The superiors told him to strictly investigate you merchants coming and going, the merchant team.
Oh, that's it, then do you think I look like the rebellion of the Heaven and Earth Society?
Ertai asked with a funny look. He had never seen such an interesting city gatekeeper. He obviously wanted to extort money, but was afraid that you would not accept it and would not pay taxes. So he made some words that scare you to shock you first. The meaning of the words was that if you don’t pay the money, it would be a riot in the world!
You? You still don’t think it looks like it, but... it mainly depends on your performance. If you perform well, you are good people. If you perform poorly, you are chaotic. If you perform poorly, you are chaotic.
With two lifetimes of experience, Ertai naturally knew clearly that in the Qing Dynasty or any feudal empire, the legal system was not so sound. Although the court had explicit taxes, the officials below followed another set of rules, just like Shandong's business was not very developed. Officials at all levels could not collect much commercial taxes, so they would make a fuss on passing people, the so-called "pulling the feathers by the geese"!
Just like this time the World will gather people in Shandong to cause trouble, it is an excellent opportunity to extort money. If you don’t pay enough taxes, it will be a rioter. The officials and officials will not reason with you!
OK, there are about ten people in our business, but I will give you two hundred taels of silver, and you let go of those people
Ertai took out two hundred taels of silver and handed it to the city gatekeeper, then pointed to the five or six innocent men and women who were shackled and were about to be taken into the prison cart.
That's not possible. They are the rebellion of the Tiandihui and the imperial offender. I don't have the courage to let go if I say it... The man smiled and shook his head, and his expression clearly showed his expression of thinking that he was too little.
Ertai didn't expect that the other party would really make excuses and put the five or six people as a rioter. In fact, he just saw that he was generous and kind-hearted. He was a fat sheep who wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail another money.
But Ertai had some money, and he took out fifty taels of silver from his arms indifferently, and handed it to the city gate official, laughing, this is for you, the official!
Hehe, please feel free, you kid is a character, come on, let those vegetable farmers and fishermen be released
After collecting the money, the smile on the city gatekeeper immediately filled his cheeks. He waved his hand and signaled his subordinates to let go of the innocent men and women, and then lowered their "level"
The five or six men and women were always paying attention to the situation there. Seeing that a handsome young man had paid for money to redeem himself, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ertai and thanked him, all of whom he said he was a living Bodhisattva and good people would be rewarded!
However, Ertai was heartbroken. These people were innocent people, but they were labeled as a rebellion by these corrupt officials. If he hadn't passed by Texas and spent money to redeem them today, I'm afraid that these people would be in danger.
Ertai still knows a little about the methods of the officials below. If those people are detained as the rioters, the government will notify their families to spend money to redeem them. If they cannot pay the redemption, the government will kill people to silence them, because keeping them is also a "scoundrel"
Thinking of this, Ertai stared at the city gate official with resentment, but the angry fire in his eyes was fleeting in a flash. He knew that this person was just a pawn in this matter. Otherwise, just because of his small ninth-rank city gate official, he would dare to blatantly establish a name and exploit the people?
Behind him, there must be someone to support him, maybe it is one person, maybe it is a few people, or maybe it is a group of people, or maybe it is a "big net" that can be seen throughout the sky
It seems that things in Shandong are really not simple... Ertai said with emotion that before he could enter the city, Shandong officials taught him a "learning"
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