Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

They were happy to see their savior, but after being happy, the expressions on their faces were more of fear. Many people chose to hide, and most people avoided his gaze.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. I'm just here to ask about the situation and will leave soon. I heard from my mother-in-law that many of you feel empty inside. Can I know what the specific situation is? It will help me make a plan to help you recover as soon as possible."

The girls looked at Jiang Han, a little hesitant. Jiang Han was not in a hurry and waited patiently. After a while, someone spoke timidly, his voice was like a mosquito's hum: "No, it's nothing, it's just that I have been idle all the time, and I always think about those things in my heart. I have been receiving kindness from you, but I can't repay you, and I feel indebted in my heart."

"what did she say?"

Jiang Han didn't hear it clearly.

"She said they wanted to find a job"

Jiang Han couldn't hear clearly, but the humanoids' ears were much better. They thought it was just a small noise, like some water spilled. 45 quickly translated it for Jiang Han according to his own understanding.

“You have good ears.”

Jiang Han sighed.

"Of course not. Our sound sensing system can detect any slight movement within a kilometer, even a fly flapping its wings."

45 replied with a hint of pride.

“So awesome!”

Jiang Han really didn't know this, but after thinking about it, he found a bright spot.

"Wait a minute, does that mean that you all heard the song I sang in the bathroom while taking a shower?"

Jiang Han looked at the humanoids. M4A1 lowered his head shyly, 45 shifted his gaze, NTW had a serious look on his face, but his ears had already turned red. Only the dog looked at Jiang Han innocently: "Yes, Commander, we all heard it."

Silence, silence is Cambridge tonight.

Jiang Han slowly turned his stiff head and pulled himself out of the feeling of social death.

"Why are you so anxious to work? Your current physical condition..."

"We can do this!"

Jiang Han's words were interrupted by the girl who had spoken earlier, but she soon returned to her chubby appearance: "Our bodies are fine now. We are rootless and floating around. We just want to repay our benefactor and do something to make ourselves feel better."

"That's it..."

Jiang Han touched his lower body. He didn't expect that the reason these girls felt lonely was that they wanted to repay their gratitude. Indeed, if there was something to divert their attention, it would be of great help to their psychological recovery. Jiang Han is currently mainly worried about their physical health, but the parties involved said that they were fine, and Jiang Han, a mediocre doctor, could not force them to rest.

So, what should they do...?

Don't do too much work, it's bad for your health. It's best to communicate less with the opposite sex, which helps with psychological recovery. Then...

Amid the anxious gazes of the girls, Jiang Han slowly spoke: "There just happens to be a job that might be suitable for you. Do you know how to weave cloth? Floss cotton, or embroider or something?"

“Yes, we all understand.”

"Oh, boss, you really don't interact with girls. How can a girl not know how to weave and embroider? She will never get married!"

The old woman also teased Jiang Han for his ignorance.

"Hahaha, this is my fault. Since you all know how to do it, it's easy. A new batch of supplies has arrived in the manor, and I need you to deal with it."

"First, the cloth and cotton. These cloths are all in bundles. I need you to cut them into different units according to the different units I give you. Cut them into different units of one foot, two feet, three feet, and five feet. I will use them later. Is there any problem?"

"No Owner"

"Well, there is also some cotton in it. I hope you can make cotton coats of different sizes according to the model I gave you after you pluck it. Can you do this?"

“No problem, boss”

"That's great. You guys are more capable than I expected. Well, that's it for now. I'll tell you about the follow-up stuff once I've thought about it."

"Yes"

Seeing that they had something to do and received praise from Jiang Han, the girls who were able to repay their benefactor were visibly encouraged.

"Okay then. As for the workplace issues, the people who need to be contacted should all know about it. You can pick two representatives to talk about it briefly. The materials can be sent to Lao Jin. Good work, I look forward to your results."

The purpose of cutting the cloth is to facilitate the subsequent exchange of cloth. In this way, for the early processing, Jiang Han only needs to issue cloth coupons of corresponding denominations according to the size of the cloth. The farmers can take the cloth coupons and exchange them for cloth of corresponding sizes. This is much more efficient than on-site cutting.

In addition, the current winter is very cold and many people still lack cotton clothes. It is too troublesome to customize them slowly, so it is better to make ready-made clothes in different sizes of A, B, C, and D according to S, M, and XL, and then let them change them in centimeters. Anyway, it is not so particular that they have to tailor the clothes to their body shapes.

Why do we do this? The main reason is to make the money in our hands flow and become resources.

People in the Ming Dynasty had very simple ideas. If they had money, they would save it and if they had money, they would hoard it for emergency use. In this way, wealth would accumulate and could not be circulated. Jiang Han's investment would only become a bottomless pit. On the contrary, exchanging materials in the form of work points is actually another form of currency. Moreover, the grain standard is more reliable and value-preserving than the gold standard, because no matter when, with the grain coupons, they can immediately exchange them for grain in the farm, which will definitely bring a stronger sense of stability to these farmers.

In this way, all resources in the manor will be exchanged using another monetary system, and Jiang Han can use the copper coins of the original monetary system to exchange resources from the outside world and ensure the flow of assets.

The current system of the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, which has led to inflation. If the money is kept at home, it will depreciate day by day. It is better to exchange them all for supplies, which will preserve their value better. At least, the supplies can be used 100%.

Zhuangzi still needs to expand its scale. Once the salt is sold, Jiang Han will receive a large amount of silver. You know, the current price of salt is one tael and six, and the price of refined salt is twice as much. With this money, Jiang Han plans to implement a big plan.

Before that, he has to find out the rat hiding in the city of Yangzhou. Sun thief, you are planning to do something bad to me, right? So clean your ass and wait, your good days are not far away.

Meanwhile, in a restaurant in Yangzhou City, a transaction was taking place in secret.

Volume 89: Chapter Chapter : Transaction

Yongqinglou is a fairly upscale restaurant in Yangzhou City. The dishes here are quite expensive and the environment is even better. It is often frequented by many literati, dignitaries and dignitaries.

But at this moment, the guest at table number D seemed a little restless.

He looked around, and everything in front of him was strange and new to him, strange environment, strange people, strange food.

He was Jia Er, an ordinary prison guard. In his previous twenty years of life, he had never been to a place like this.

He was just a small figure, and even if he entered the government, he was still benefited by his ancestors. A very strange thing about the official system of the Ming Dynasty was that most of the officials were actually hereditary.

You will most likely become the same official as your father. Of course, if you want to be an official who properly governs a place, you need to go through the formal imperial examination system.

Other officials like the Imperial Observatory were hereditary, so Jia Er was able to become a prison guard because his father was also a prison guard.

He inherited the prison guard's job from his father, so his life was spent in a dark and dirty prison.

What kind of place is a prison? It is dark, without ventilation, no drainage system, no toilet, and you can't even take a shower. The dirtiness inside is self-evident. Jia Er, who has been in such a place for a long time, now sits in a bright, clean, and upscale restaurant and feels uncomfortable all over.

As for why he was here, the story began earlier today.

Today is the day for Jiaer to be on duty. The work of a prison guard is no different from that of others. Generally speaking, they have to watch over the prison 24 hours a day. Therefore, compared with other government units which have a work schedule of ten days on and three days off, the prison guards usually work one day and rest one day, taking turns. Today, it is Jiaer's turn to be on duty.

Everything was as usual, the air was turbid and smelly, and the environment was so dark that you needed a candle to see things clearly. That's what a prison is like, so why would you need a bicycle? Besides, Jia Er was used to it. He even brought a potato pancake and ate it while looking at the prison.

This is a good thing. It's cheap, filling and tastes good. Jia Er usually uses this as dry food.

"Someone's visiting!"

The gatekeeper outside notified the inside, and then the door opened. Someone walked into the prison and stood still.

Jia Er was still concentrating on dealing with his potato pancakes and didn't look up. Generally speaking, relatives who came to visit would be searched by people outside, and he only needed to make sure they didn't cause any trouble.

Normally, visitors are always very eager to see the condition of their relatives, and they will rush to ask about the location of the cell first, but this one is different today, he is a little too calm.

The man slowly came to Jia Er's table without saying a word. He looked at Jia Er who was eating happily and even sat down calmly.

This man's unusual behavior finally made Jia Er shift his attention away from the potato pancakes. Looking at the man in front of him, Jia Er was a little confused: "What do you do?"

You, you come here to visit, but you don’t say anything, you don’t even look at the prisoners inside, and you just stare at me while I eat. Why are you doing this?

The man smiled slightly and said slowly: "Potato pancakes, the price is ten cents. I have tried them, and the taste is not very good. Strictly speaking, it is even a little... bland."

"What do you want to say?"

Faced with the disgusting behavior of the person in front of him, Jia Er was obviously not in a good mood.

The man took a breath of the air in the cell. "It's filthy, smelly, and lacks light. Staying in such an environment and eating such bland food, you will continue to live like this for the rest of your life, rotting and stinking with these filthy prisoners until you die... Mr. Jia, don't you feel unwilling to accept this?"

The visitor's words undoubtedly touched Jiaer's pain point. No one wants to live their whole life like this, but he had no choice.

"What do you want to say? Are you here to visit? If so, go and visit right now. If not, get out right away!"

"Don't get excited, Mr. Jia, I am indeed here to visit, but the person I am visiting is not them, but you."

"I?"

Jia Er felt even more confused. What on earth was this man talking about in such a vague way?

"I'm just a jailer, why are you visiting me? You're not my relative."

"Don't worry, Mr. Jia, don't worry. I came to see you for a reason. My master wants to discuss a business with you. Today at 3 p.m., I will be at table number C in Yongqing Building, waiting for you."

After the man finished speaking, he didn't give Jia Er a chance to reply, and stood up and walked towards the door.

"Hey! What do you do? What about Yong or something? What if I don't go?"

Hearing this, the man paused and turned his head slightly: "Mr. Jia, some words are too revealing, which is not good. Sometimes, it only takes one opportunity to fly out of the chicken coop. It depends on whether you can catch it. See you tonight."

The cell door opened and the man walked away, leaving Jia Er standing there in a daze.

At this moment, Jia Er had already arrived at Yongqing Tower. Apart from a table of cold dishes, he didn't see any other people. The waiters in the restaurant just served the dishes without saying a word. Jia Er was too embarrassed to speak, so he could only wait like that.

The difficulty came not only from the unfamiliar environment, which made him feel uneasy, but also from the luxurious decoration, which made him feel guilty. It was also because the food in front of him was so tempting.

Jia Er felt a little regretful. The afternoon sun was very long. Why didn't he ask more clearly? After a conversation with this mysterious man, Jia Er felt uneasy. The potato pancake in his hand was no longer fragrant. After much entanglement, he asked for half a day off and came to Yongqing Tower. But now, Jia Er felt that he was in trouble.

Fortunately, this torment did not last too long. A familiar voice sounded from outside the door, and a figure pushed the door open. Jia Er looked up and it was not the mysterious man, so who else could it be?

"So Mr. A is already here. That's great. I personally think that the most important quality of a person is the ability to seize opportunities. Mr. A has done a great job in this regard. I believe that our subsequent conversation will go smoothly."

The man put the door in order, walked slowly to the table and sat in the main seat.

"How come no one is touching this huge table of food? Brother Jia, you must try it. Yongqinglou is a master at making meat dishes. You must try it."

The man enthusiastically introduced the dishes to Jia Er and encouraged him to start eating. Jia Er couldn't hold it in any longer. There was so much meat and so many delicious dishes, but he couldn't eat them. Do you know how painful it was for him? Do you know?

After some refusal, Jia Er finally came clean and stopped pretending. He started eating seriously, and he only picked up the meat.

"Mr. Jia, don't just focus on eating. Try this wine. This wine was brewed by the owner of Yongqinglou himself. It has been stored in the cellar for a year. It tastes really good."

Jia Er accepted everything that was offered to him and drank from the cup without considering whether the food, wine and meat were poisonous. In his opinion, he was just a worthless life and it was not worth it for others to go to so much trouble to deal with him. What's more, even if there was poison, it would be worth it to die well before he died.

Seeing Jia Er burying his head and gulping down a bowl of chicken soup, the mysterious man smiled slowly: "How is it, Jia Sheng, it tastes good, right? Drinking soup is such a wonderful thing."

Jia Er was not stupid after all. A slippery official like him would always take advantage of opportunities first and then ask questions. That was why he buried his head in his meal right from the start. Regardless of whether the negotiation could be concluded or not, the meal was considered finished. He finally raised his head and said, "Sir, I am Jia Er, but a jailer. I dare to ask you what kind of business you are going through so much trouble to do? And who are you?"

The mysterious man chuckled and said, "You don't need to know too much about my identity. Sometimes, knowing too much is not a good thing. But I can tell you about this business."

"Speaking"

"The thing is, my master is highly respected and has a large family. Therefore, he has many businesses. With these businesses, he can make a lot of money every year and support our family."

"Um"

Jia Er was gnawing on a chicken leg and motioned for the man to continue.

"But, there are always unexpected events, and people are subject to misfortunes at any time. I never thought that a group of bandits would appear outside Yangzhou City."

The mysterious man's words caused Jia Er to pause slightly.

"My master's goods were robbed eight out of ten times. What's even more hateful is that those bandits not only robbed the money, but also did not let go of the people. The servants who were arranged to escort the goods were often killed or injured. Such a huge loss is very difficult for even the master to accept. Therefore, my whole family hates those bandits."

Jia Er began to feel that something was wrong.

"Just two days ago, the new county magistrate announced that the bandits had been wiped out. Everyone should have been celebrating. However, we received news that there are still survivors in the bandit camp. Moreover, the county magistrate has no intention of punishing them at the moment. He even wants to treat them."

"How can such behavior be allowed? Those mountain bandits who burned, killed, and looted should all be killed. How can they deserve to be treated by others? There are a lot of people dying of illness outside."

"what do you mean.....?"

"We heard that the few people who survived the gang are in the cell that you are in charge of, Mr. Jia?"

“It is true”

"So, what we want is for the bandits to be completely wiped out, leaving no one alive, so that we can relieve the hatred in my master's heart."

The mysterious man finally revealed his true intentions.

"Ah? How can I do this? That's the prisoner that the county magistrate personally said he would take strict care of. If I kill him, the county magistrate will kill me! How can I stay in prison in the future?"

"Do you still want to stay in that prison, Mr. Jia?"

"Will you continue to stay there in a dark place like a sewer, with no sunlight, and with those prisoners who smell like stench, eating bland bread?"

"No...what if?"

"If this can be accomplished, I promise you that I can definitely get you out. I will pay you half of the five hundred taels of silver first, and the other half will be paid after the task is completed. From then on, you can take the silver and fly far away, living a carefree life, and no longer have to stay in that filthy place. Isn't it wonderful?"

The mysterious man made an offer.

"This matter... this matter is not easy to handle. I still have family members to take care of..."

Jia Er is still hesitating.