Vol 2 Chapter 914: Post money (three shifts)

The spring of Wende's fourteenth year came earlier than usual.
In the blink of an eye, two years passed.
The stalemate finally broke the ice.
Beirong and Xiliang were already unable to support the end-to-end war, leaving behind countless corpses of his colleagues and retreating.
Pei Meng of the Northwest Army led his army to pursue the Xiliang Army, and the poor had not only chased them but also killed them all.
The Metropolitan Government ordered the pursuit of the Beirong Army, and must not allow Beirong to make a comeback. If there is a chance, he will directly destroy the Beirong royal family and kill the Beirong royal family.
This is the order of Governor Li.
Liu Zhao took the initiative to ask Ying and led his army to pursue the court of Beirong, but was rejected by the governor Li.
"Your Majesty has a purpose, to call His Royal Highness King Qin back to Beijing to report on his duties. This is the decree, the prince please have a look."
Liu Zhao suppressed his dissatisfaction and took a glance at the will.
Sure enough, he was called back to Beijing.
"The battle is not over yet, what do you call me back to Beijing at this time?"
"The officer doesn't know. The prince hastened to order his servants to pack up and leave tomorrow."
"The adults don't want to see this king so much, and I have been hoping that this king will return to the capital as soon as possible." Liu Zhao revealed the inner thoughts of Master Li.
Master Li laughed, "The prince is a big Buddha. There is no room for the temple here. Hurry up, hurry up."
Master Li waved his hand to drive Liu Zhao away.
Liu Zhao led the army, for Li lord, it was a double heaven.
Every time Liu Zhao led his troops on the expedition, Lord Li was worried that there would be two shortcomings and sleepless nights.
After four or five years of this kind of life, I am afraid that I will have a short life span of ten or eight years.
He couldn't wait to pack Liu Zhao back to the capital at this moment.
If Liu Zhao stayed for one more day, he would have to worry about one more day.
Liu Zhao was also very straightforward, "I will leave for Beijing tomorrow. What do you want my lord to bring back to Beijing?"
"The prince is kindly accepted, you quickly return to Beijing, it is better than anything. The officer has nothing to carry you."
Liu Zhao rolled his eyes directly.
Early the next morning, before dawn, Liu Zhao led his soldiers to return to Beijing.
The war continued, and it was time for him to retreat.
Looking back and looking behind him, he will miss the land and the people here. But he missed his wife and children in the capital even more.
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The capital is as lively as ever, and there is a trend of getting more and more lively.
In the refugee camp in the north of the city, it was determined that Beirong and Xiliang would not invade again. A large number of refugees packed up and prepared to leave for their hometown.
In order to facilitate the return of the refugees, the car dealer organized a large-scale convoy.
Just give a small fare and the carriage will take everyone back to their hometown.
Refugees carrying large bags of luggage, lined up to buy tickets.
"One zero three four-wheeled carriage, five tickets, take it."
"Where is the number one zero three car?"
"Go straight down the official road. If you can't find it, ask the driver on the side of the road."
"Oh!" The refugee took the ticket and led his family to look for the No. 103 carriage.
"Buy tickets and go to Xihe County."
"Several people?"
"Ten adults, four children."
"I want to buy twelve tickets, one hundred and twenty wen."
"Why is it so expensive?"
"This is already the best price. You can rent a car from a car dealer outside. When you go to Xihe County, your family doesn't have a dozen dollars, so you can't rent a car."
This is true.
Cao Dalang hesitated, "Take twelve tickets. Can I refund it?"
"Refunds can be made within five days. Go to the refund window for refunds. No refunds are processed here. Which day do you want the tickets?"
"I want it tomorrow."
Paying money in one hand and silver in the other, Cao Dalang took twelve tickets and put them next to him, worried about being stolen.
After buying the ticket, he hurried back to the rented cement room.
Both rooms are full of luggage.
After several years in the capital, I can finally go home.
Master Cao couldn't hide his excitement.
The homeland is hard to leave.
After leaving home for so many years, what I am most worried about is the house, land, and oil press.
"I don't know if the family's house is in trouble. Hurry back at this time, and you can replant a crop. The oil press has to be reopened. Come to Da, are the tickets ready?"
"I bought it. The ticket for tomorrow cost only a couple of dollars. The carriage number two and three will leave tomorrow morning."
"We have a family of more than a dozen people, can we sit in a carriage?"
"Don't worry. Don't talk about a dozen people, 30 people can hold it."
"Can hold so many people?"
"The widened and elongated four-wheeled carriage is specially used for transporting goods. For the convenience of us refugees, it was specially used to carry people."
"A talent with more than one hundred yuan of fare, can it not lose money for such a long distance?" Cao Xu asked curiously.
Cao Dalang shook his head, "I heard that it is Huimin, so I only charge a little forage money."
"In recent years, the court has treated us refugees very well." Cao Xu's heart was emotional.
Master Cao smoked dry cigarettes and nodded and said, "The court today is much stronger than in earlier years. Old lady, don’t remember the year we got married, we also fought. The court is not as kind as it is now. Grain was expropriated by the government and the family was at home. No grain was left. Fortunately, you had two biscuits hidden on your body, so we survived."
"Who said no! Now the court really thinks for the people."
Cao Xu laughed again after he finished speaking, "I didn't expect my old lady to live for decades and still be able to eat a bowl of rice from the court."
Both husband and wife laughed.
Cao Dalang is weak and weak: "How about staying in the capital? The capital is much better than Xihe County, both in terms of work and business."
"Fart!" Master Cao snapped, "If you live in Xihe County, people must go back to Xihe County. If people don't go back, who will take care of the land at home? Who will take care of the oil mill? Don't think about what you don't have. I went back to farm. Land is our root. Staying in the capital has no house or land. People are like duckweed. When they die, they can only be buried in mass graves and cannot enter the ancestral grave."
Cao Xu's voice echoed, "Boss, your father is right. Xihe County is our roots, you can't get the thoughts you shouldn't have."
Cao Dalang's wife secretly pulled Cao Dalang's sleeves to signal him not to talk nonsense.
Cao Dalang looked bored, "I'll just talk about it. I didn't say that I can't go back to Xihe County. I just think about the opportunities in Beijing and make some money before going back."
"Dreaming! Unless I die, you don't want to stay in the capital." Master Cao blocked Cao Dalang's careful thoughts with a sentence.
The couple went back to the next room.
Cao Dalang's wife complained: "Why do you mention staying in the capital?"
"I just wanted to test it." Cao Dalang was wronged.
Cao Dalang’s wife snorted,
It’s not now to stay in the capital. I have been away from home for so many years, so I have to go back and have a look. When we wait for next year, we will find a chance to come to the capital again. I will do more embroidery while I’m at home. It will be sold in the capital at that time, and the price will be at least twice as expensive as in Xihe County."
"So expensive?" Cao Dalang was surprised.
The wife of Cao Dalang nodded her head, "I bought the silk thread specially, which is not available in Xihe County. Don't tell your mother-in-law about this. If she knows, she should share my silk thread with the older sister and younger sister."
Cao Dalang called haha, but did not answer. The eldest sister and younger sister in his wife's mouth are his own sisters. What can he do for an eccentric girl who is a mother?
He asked: "Then what should I do?"
Cao Dalang's wife gave him a blank look, "Honestly squeeze the oil. You are not saying that tea seed oil is expensive here in Beijing. You can squeeze more tea seed oil and bring it to Beijing to sell it together."
"It's a way. Don't forget that we still have shares in Universe Transportation and we can earn dividends every year."
Speaking of this, Cao Dalang's wife was beaming.
It was a desperate bet at the beginning to put all the savings out to buy the stocks of Huanyu Transportation. It was really the right buy.
Unfortunately, there are only three shares.
If there are thirty strands, she can wake up from a dream.
Immediately after, she sighed again, "Unfortunately, I can't let Dabao stay in the capital to study. I heard that the junior schools in Xinmin County do not need to repair, and even the pen, ink, paper and inkstone are free. There is no free school in Xihe County for Dabao to study."
"So I said that we should stay in the capital. We are also buying a house in Xinmin County. We live downstairs and upstairs for rent."
Cao Dalang's wife rolled her eyes to him, "Where is the money? Where does the money come from? Can you convince father and mother?"
Cao Dalang looked depressed, "Fine, nothing, I will find a way to come to the capital next year."
I have to go back this year anyway.
There was no one in the house for several years, and I don't know what the dilapidated house looked like.
Early the next morning, a dozen members of the Cao family, carrying large bags and small bags, found the No. 2 carriage along the official road.
"Large luggage is placed on the roof of the car, and it is not allowed to put it in the car to take up space."
"What should I do if I put the roof down?"
"Can't fall. It's really going to fall, and the person sitting in the door of the car must see it."
The carriage door opened at the rear of the carriage. If the luggage falls, it is indeed visible.
"Can the roof hold that much luggage?"
"With a hundred hearts, iron bars are welded on the roof, and wooden boards are installed to ensure that nothing will happen. We have been pulling people back and forth for hundreds of times, and there has never been a problem."
"Where did you pull it before?"
"Before the border, you can even go to the prairie."
"It takes ten days to go to Xihe County. Can you make money with such a small fare?"
"We can't walk for ten days. We are fast, and we can get there in seven or eight days. If the road is paved with cement, it can be faster. I will tell you the truth for the little fare you gave, even the fodder money. Not enough, let alone the wages of our coachman."
"Then you are still willing to take us back to Xihe County?"
"The court has subsidies, and the car dealers can't lose money."
"This year the imperial court is generous, and even organized a car dealership to send us refugees home."
"I heard that the court made a fortune last year and had some spare money on hand, so I was willing to use the money to benefit the people."
"Where does the court make money? Brother, you are well-informed. Tell us about it."
"It seems that 100,000 cattle, sheep and horses have been seized, and there are tens of thousands of prisoners, all exchanged for money."
"A hundred thousand heads of cattle, sheep and horses, how much does it cost?"
"There must be a million taels."
"How can captives exchange money? Didn't they all say that captives wasted food?"
"What you are talking about is the old emperor's calendar. Now the captives are worth money, and the frontier army is not willing to behead the heads, they are more willing to catch them alive."
"Talk, talk, what's going on?"
"When you return to Xihe County, you will understand after seeing it with your own eyes. Now I tell you, you don't understand it either."
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