Long live Emperor Wu!

Ten buckets of rice and one stone is still five hundred coins and one stone.

The memorial reported that this year in Yuzhou, it was an ordinary year, not a good year, and the price of grain was medium, at 450 yuan per stone. The old man sold it for 50 yuan per dou, which was about the same as the memorial.

Li Shanben just wanted to ask, but when he saw the old woman looking at him with expectant eyes, which looked very uncomfortable, he hesitated for a moment, turned around and asked Wu Rou:

"Ask who has the copper coins on him."

Fifty copper coins is quite a long string, and it's very cumbersome to wear around your waist. Especially a person with status, who would personally wrap copper coins around their waist?

Not to mention the two people whose identities are most precious in Datang today.

Arthur stood up quickly and said:

"I have it on my carriage. I'll have someone pick it up right now."

Arthurs waved to the people behind her, and the people she brought over ran over in a hurry. After listening to the instructions, they ran away again.

There was Arthur's Cuisine here, so Li Shan felt relieved and continued to move forward.

From time to time, he was curious and asked what things were being sold.

Since ancient times, the emperor has attached great importance to agriculture. Every spring, there is a plowing ceremony, which means setting an example for the world and ensuring a good harvest.

So he recognized the grains, but he didn't recognize any of the vegetables that had not been cooked, which inevitably caused more problems.

The result is that there are two father and son. Although one is older, he has no life experience, and the other is still young and has many problems.

Between the two of them, you asked "What is this?" and he asked "What is that for?" The questions were quite intensive.

Only Wu Rou, who came from the common people and had endured hardships, could answer them one by one.

Just like this, when the street came to the end, Li Hong glanced at his Aye, then looked at Wu Rou with admiration, and said:

"Aniang, you are so knowledgeable, much better than Aye."

After hearing this, Li Shan felt a little embarrassed on his face, but he had nothing to say to refute, so he had to lower his head, remain silent, and pretend not to hear.

Wu Rou glanced at him and saw half of his face exposed under his cloak, and the curve of his lips showed an unhappy look, so she secretly smiled and said:

"Is this called erudition?... You, Aye, have no life experience. A threesome..."

She hasn't finished speaking yet. Li Hong immediately answered:

"There must be my teacher! I understand, and Aniang understands what Aye doesn't understand. Aniang also understands some things, but Aye understands. But... Aniang, why do you understand this?"

"Because I used to live outside the palace."

"Huh?...When? Why?"

Wu Rou hesitated for a while. This was not a good idea, and it was not appropriate to talk about it on the street.

She took a long pause and was thinking about how to end this question briefly when she heard a commotion behind her.

The group of them turned around and saw a group of strong men wearing silk and satin clothes coming from outside, pushing and shoving.

A man was holding an old woman in his hand. If he looked carefully, he saw that she was the one who had just bought rice.

When the following guards saw this, they immediately surrounded Li Shan and Wu Rou calmly and looked at them warily.

The leader was wearing a round-necked robe with copper coin patterns and a bulging waist. From a distance, he looked like a leopard with a fat waist.

He winked, and the people following him threw the old woman to the ground.

Jin Bao looked around, and when his eyes fell on Wu Rou and the others, his eyes paused, full of confusion and panic. He looked at them for a while and seemed to be shocked by the clothing and temperament of Li Shan and his group. He seemed to be afraid and did not move for a long time.

After a while, he saw that Li Shan and the others were just looking at them without making a sound, so he smiled at them very politely.

But just after he finished laughing, when he turned to face the old woman, his expression immediately changed and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Come on, come on, everyone, take a look! This old shameless guy is using my land without paying me! Is there such a good thing in the world?"

When the old woman heard this, she looked at the crowd around her in panic. She seemed to feel really embarrassed. She rushed towards the leopard, knelt down and held her hands in her hands and said:

"Sir, I didn't mean that. I meant... I'm waiting for the fifty cents at home to buy medicine for my granddaughter. Can you spare me this time? Next time I sell rice, I will definitely give it to you."

"Why do you have such a big face? Who knows who you are? You still want to get credit? Do you think you are qualified for credit? You will be buried in the earth and never come back again. Who should I ask for?!"

Li Shan frowned slightly.

Although the royal family surnamed Li adheres to Taoism, in order to govern the world, from the emperor to the people, Confucian classics are must-learn classics, and they believe in loyalty, filial piety, justice, respecting the elderly and loving the young.

The comments made by this golden leopard are really disgusting.

Thinking again about the old woman calling him "sir", he looked at the leopard up and down again. That guy was not wearing official uniform or fish bag. What kind of official was he?

Just as he was thinking about it, Arthurs walked over from the opposite side. Seeing the old woman kneeling on the ground, he also looked puzzled. He looked back as he walked, and finally stood next to Wu Rou.

Wu Rou also asked Li Shan's question:

"Arthur, who is he? What is going on?"

Arthur listened for a while, then understood, and whispered to them:

"Back to Madam, this person is probably not an official, but a gangster on the street. He collects sales tax from the people in the streets. If anyone sells something, he will take a commission. Otherwise, he will not be allowed here. Set up a stall.”

Wu Rou was a little surprised and asked:

"Business tax? Why haven't I heard of it? Is it someone sent by the county government to collect market tax?"

Li Shan shook his head and said:

"How can this be a city tax? After all, these people are still farmers. At most, they use their own surplus to exchange for copper coins on the street. If the land has already been taxed, and grain and vegetables are exchanged for copper coins, another layer will be collected. That’s too heavy for farmers.”

As he spoke, he pointed slightly at Arthurs next to him with his chin, and said:

"Only a serious businessman like her pays city tax."

Arthurs quickly lowered his head and said:

"It's true. These gangsters may have some backers and they just make money by exploiting people."

At this time, Jin Bao was still reluctant to give up. He kicked the old woman's hand away from him and said:

"Hurry up! You don't have the ability to sell at high prices, can you blame me?! Fifteen cents cannot be less! Because of this little money, you are shamelessly making trouble here, you are such a scoundrel!"

"This is my granddaughter's life-saving money. My son and daughter-in-law are not at home, so she just pointed at me, please, please, please." The old woman cried and begged.

There was a young man selling vegetables next to him who couldn't stand it anymore. He walked forward, took out a handful of copper coins, and said:

"I have fifteen coins here. I'll pay it for her. Let her go."

Unexpectedly, the golden leopard glanced at the young man and was so angry that he slapped the young man down and said:

"The hell do you think I'm a robber?! What I asked her for is what I deserve. Do you need to pretend to be a good person here?!"