burning nations

Chapter 49 Experience Life
Zhang Cai has learned how powerful the eagle shooter is, and at the same time she is complacent. I am as good as the eagle shooter, and the eagle shooter is only mediocre.

When Yu Xiong came back later, everyone continued to attend class, practicing archery and fighting. When they saw the arrowheads on the straw man, they naturally snorted at Ye Lixiao without any other words.

Zhang Cai had nothing to say, he didn't believe that Zhang Cai could have such a strong arrow technique, and he probably wouldn't believe what he saw with his own eyes.So the two of them rested under the shade of the tree until the bell rang for the end of get out of class, Yu Xiong left, and Zhang Cai got up and walked away.Perhaps it was because of the too much physical exertion of the infantry class, there was only one class today, and there were no other classes after the class.There is a lot of time to use, and Zhang Cai can just do her own thing!

With two slender and sore legs, Zhang Cai boarded the boat and went back to the dormitory for dinner, then left the gate of the military academy, and then took the boat to Dongshi.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Cai came to Dongshi again. Although it was a few days later, Zhang Cai was still stunned, because it was too busy after all.There is a saying that the prosperity is like a dream, and the gold and green are like illusions. This city should only exist in the sky, and how many times it can be heard in the world.The wide street is full of traffic, pedestrians coming and going, and luxurious carriages inlaid with gold, silver, and precious gemstones. There are also three-story buildings on both sides of the street. From near to far, it gets smaller and smaller, extending to the limit of vision; on the plaque, there are so many restaurants and shops here and there!Groups of big-bellied wealthy businessmen came in and out, talking and laughing happily, earning tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of dinars in their pockets.
Don't worry about Zhang Cai's upper body with lemon essence more than once, let alone Zhang Cai's more than once use of the feasting, rich men's wine and meat to cover the tragic scene of refugees everywhere and starvation, but just looking at this imperial city, even Zhang Cai, how can he Can there be no admiration for "a good school of prosperity, a good school of prosperity"?

Perhaps in other respects, the achievements of the Zhagu Empire's old Zhao family are mediocre, but it cannot be denied that they have painstakingly governed since the Taizu Emperor Taizong, just like it cannot be denied that the Zhagu Empire's Taizu Wu Emperor Zhao Bin ruled the eastern part of the ancient empire.

Hey, why are you talking so much, Zhang Cailai is doing part-time work to make money.To put it more elegantly, it is called a work-study program.

If you want to ask if there is a job, you can definitely answer yes!

Because there have been military school students who came to Dongshi to work part-time due to various reasons such as poor family conditions or experience in life, so there are still many positions available for part-time workers in Dongshi, which means that they are paid by the hour.Of course, in the past, Emperor Zhenzong and Emperor Renzong were also called before. There were too many problems in the empire. It is hard to say how many people can work and study now~~~~~
Zhang Cai walked around, there is a good tavern, it does the work of occasionally receiving guests as a front, and it pays 7 dinars an hour, no matter the meal, it can be regarded as the "high salary" that Zhang Cai has passed through more than a dozen "high salaries" .

Zhang Cai calculates that now at 2:30, he can work until 6:30 or 7:4, with a guaranteed minimum of 32 hours, and can get [-] ​​dinars, which is guaranteed for a day's meals.

Of course, there are lucrative occupations in Dongshi, such as brothels, but Zhang Cai doesn't want to get dirty, so it's better not to go to such places.

If you think you can do it, go to the locker room to change into work clothes. The boss specially chooses an attractive uniform and starts working under the leadership of an old employee.After working for more than an hour, I have become proficient. It is nothing more than bringing customers in, making smiles, asking them to order expensive dishes, and so on.

Once you are proficient, you can let go and act on your own. Zhang Cai mainly stands at the door, using the charm and beauty of women to attract guests to come over for dinner, and occasionally receives guests, and is taken advantage of by taking advantage of the opportunity. According to Zhang Cai's temper, he must put his own The little powder fist hit the opponent's face!It doesn't matter if you fight, the vast majority of those who take advantage are unemployed refugees, Zhang Cai is an aristocrat after all, and a military student, what's wrong with beating you a commoner?Good luck not killing you!
Moreover, Zhang Caizhen's murder was just an "excessive defense".

But Zhang Cai is rebellious and unruly, but people will change in order to survive.For the dinar, Zhang Cai could only endure, the smile on his face remained unchanged, and his body tried to hide as much as possible.

Tolerance can only calm down for a while, free and arrogant.A mafia covets beauty and asks Zhang Cai to pinch his back and shoulders, why is Zhang Cai willing to do it?There was a quarrel, but no one was beaten.The boss came, and when he knew the reason, he told the man that Zhang Cai was a military student, and immediately gave up.

This kind of thing happened more than once, but it was resolved by the three words "military student". Zhang Cai felt that he was lucky, and also felt that this identity was also very good!You don't need to do things that challenge your limits. You must know that Zhang Cai is not an ordinary girl. If she wants to do the job of rubbing her back and selling sex, why does Zhang Cai come here?

Four hours later, the sun was setting and it was 4:6 in the evening. Zhang Cai's face was so stiff from smiling that he couldn't continue working.

I went to the boss to settle the wages, but the 32 dinars I should have were only 23. Zhang Cai thought that he had encountered a black-hearted company and asked the boss to make a theory. The boss probably looked at Zhang Cai’s identity as a military student, and explained to Zhang Cai in a very kind tone. .

"Girl, the reason is this, you worked hard for half a day in this shop, you should have paid 32 dinars, but the tax system of the empire has to pay 10%, that is, you have to pay 3 dinars for every 23 dinars tax, so we can only pay [-] dinars. This is really not our business."

After hearing this, Zhang Cai had nothing to say, so he changed his clothes, put away his hard-earned money and left.

It was too late to go back to school, holding the salary he just got, Zhang Cai almost didn't even want to take the boat.

On the road by boat, Zhang Cai had no time to take care of the scenery, she was only thinking about one question.

Did the common people in the imperial capital ever have enough to live on?
I worked for 4 hours, and only got 23 dinars, which is 2300 yuan in copper coins. This amount of money may be enough to spend in Qizhou, but what about the expensive Dijing?
In other words, how much money do ordinary people in the capital get for working day and night?Is it enough for basic necessities?Can you save money every month?
Zhang Cai feels that ordinary people can save money, but not a thousand.

Just like what happened to the villager who sold her tiger skins.

【How difficult is the people's livelihood】

Back in the dormitory, I was opening the lock, but I saw Tan Yang coming out from 144.

"Student, you are back."

Zhang Cai glanced at Tan Yang: "Is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just saw that you disappeared all afternoon, my classmate, and I'm just curious as your neighbor. If you don't come back at 8 o'clock in the evening, I can only report to the reporter to look for it." Tan Yang and Yan said, " Classmate, what did you do?"

Zhang Caiyan said: "Experience life."

"Huh? Experience life? What do you mean?"

Zhang Cai looked at Tan Yang deeply: "I just remembered that someone once told me, classmate Tan, when you were young, that "our generation will lead the empire forward, let the empire's territory expand infinitely, and restore the glory of the ancient empire." successor!Being served by servants, unable to wear clothes, socks, brush teeth, or wash face, afraid of suffering and getting tired, fingers not wet, this is corrupting the will of our generation, shoulders can't resist hands can't talk about how to get on the horse!How about inheriting the ambitions of our ancestors? "In this case, your ambition is very good, but to put it bluntly, Tan, you still live a comfortable life with your clothes on, your hands out to eat, and your mouth open. You can do better than those Gaoliang children, but you are better than Gaoliang children .”

Tan Yang's face gradually turned ugly, and as Zhang Cai opened the door to enter, Tan Yang suddenly pressed Zhang Cai's door.

Zhang Cai was startled, seeing Tan Yang's out-of-control expression, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are also rude sometimes."

"I know I was rude, but I will apologize to you." Tan Yang said with a gloomy face, "But before I apologize, what do I want to ask you? Are you denying my grades!"

Zhang Cai's face also turned cold, and he took out 23 dinars from his arms.

"Student Tan, first, I did not deny you, and I admit that you are better than your peers; second, what I said is not wrong, you are just better than your peers. You can deny my words and make excuses for yourself, but Before that, you have to answer a few questions from me."

"First of all, people must eat salt. Do you know how much the common people's table salt in Dijingdong City is? 1 copper coins per bucket. Do you think it is expensive or cheap? Qizhou does not produce salt, and the price of salt in Qizhou is per bucket 600 copper coins; Yunzhou does not produce salt, and because of bandits, the price of salt is 1 copper coins per bucket; Anzhou also does not produce salt, but because there are private salt dealers "Salt Gang", the price of salt is 200 copper coins per bucket."

"Secondly, people also eat grain when they eat salt. Do you know the price of grain? I went to the grain store in Dongshi, Beijing. Rye flour costs 1 dinar per stone, barley 2 to 3 dinars, and wheat flour is the most expensive. 7 dinars. Let’s take rye as an example, 1 shi weighs 300 catties, 5 catties of daily food consumption for a family of 10 is not enough, and the monthly fixed expenditure is 1 dinar.”

"Then the price of cloth, 1 piece of coarse cloth."

"Finally, this is my salary for 4 hours of work." Zhang Cai broke Tan Yang's fingers and knocked 23 dinars into Tan Yang's hands.

"The 4-hour wage is 23 dinars, assuming that the male salary increases to 28 dinars, and the hourly wage is 7 dinars. An adult man works 8 to 10 hours a day, which is 56 to 70 dinars. Nar, between 1680 and 2100 dinars per month. Tan Yang, do you think a commoner’s monthly salary of 2100 dinars is enough to support a family of five?”

Tan Yang looked at the money in his hand dumbly.

"Student Zhang, how do you know?"

Zhang Cai snatched the dinar: "This is the answer I got from experiencing life all afternoon!"

Tan Yang nodded: "Experiencing life, I really didn't know about it before, and I had never heard of it. It turns out. That's it."

"Zhang Cai, I'm sorry, I was rude just now." Tan Yang bowed and returned to 144.

Back in the room, before Lin Yang and Ye Lixiao said anything, Tan Yang said: "You two, follow me to experience life tomorrow."

"What?" Lin Yang plucked his ears, "Boda, what did you just say?"

Tan Yangyi sternly said: "Accompany me to visit the whole East City!"

(End of this chapter)