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Volume 2: Domineering in Jingnan Chapter 201, Painting Down to the Ground

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    Ps:: I didn¡¯t adjust my mentality yesterday. Although I wanted to do more, I was not strong enough.  Today¡¯s 8,000-word update is here. There will be updates, so don¡¯t rush.  Set sail, Yang Fan!  *** "In which direction and how far is the nearest town from here?" Liu Qing opened and closed her mouth and asked with some vigilance: "What are you going to do?" "Don't be nervous, justask!" Zheng He didn't need to  The fair face smiled at Liu Qingheshan, but the smile was a little weird.  ¡­ Zheng He grew up next to Zhu Di when he was a boy. He followed Zhu Di in the southern and northern wars. He was a meritorious official in the "Jingnan Campaign" and was regarded as a confidant by Emperor Zhu Di.  Zheng He knew the art of war, had strategies, was brave and good at fighting, and had military command skills.  Zheng He served in the Ming army when he was young, grew up in the Ming army, and later transferred to the Yan Palace to serve Zhu Di.  After Zheng He came of age, he withstood the test of war. He followed Zhu Di to participate in the "Battle of Jingnan". He was born and died, fought in the north and south, experienced several major battles, and gained practical experience.  ¡­ So Zheng He not only had rich sailing experience, but also had rich experience in land warfare, knew the art of war, and had strategies.  Liu Qing thought for a moment and said: "No, I can't tell you." The three elders stood behind Liu Qing and looked at Liu Qing nervously. There were more than 400 people in the crowd, and it was so dark. In the past, there were only dozens of people.  Standing together is enough to be intimidating, not to mention there is a group of soldiers outside the village, surrounding the place.  The nearest town is dozens of miles away from here, and the village chief takes a few people to pay the monthly tax. If he can't pay every month, he will come here. This is a remote and remote place, except for some refugees.  , bandits, basically no one comes.  And the people here just go to the mountains to chop firewood every day, or use fishing boats to go out to sea to fish. If there is no population tax of five silver per month, their lives are pretty good.  All the villagers are extremely nervous. Now their lives are in the hands of this middle-aged man who doesn't need to show his face. If they cause the other party the slightest displeasure, they may end up dead.  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????:  When Zheng He heard that Liu Qing rejected him, Zheng He smiled slightly and said, "Can I know the reason?" Liu Qing looked at Zheng He without saying a word for a long time with her eyes silent.  The third elder was a little anxious. Although Zheng He acted very friendly, but if he was angered, it might become like that. The third elder opened and closed his mouth, ready to say something.  However, at this time, a villager's voice came out from the crowd, shouting: "Liu Qing's son is serving as a soldier in Baimei Town. Naturally, he will not tell this general. Liu Qing is so selfish! He actually died for his younger brother.  You are not worthy of being the village chief if you risk the lives of all our villagers." After hearing the news, Zheng He raised his eyebrows and looked for the speaker in the crowd.  Liu Qing, on the other hand, turned around with a livid face and said, "Hong Mei, you've gone too far!" However, when the villagers who didn't want to say anything more saw Liu Qing acting like this, they started yelling and cursing one after another, creating a mess.  Zheng He pressed his palms and saw that the quarrel gradually subsided. Then he pointed at Hong Mei and said: "Brother, please step forward. Village Chief Liu Qing, you don't need to get angry because of shame. Who can be unselfish and selfless?"  "Hong Mei is a lean young man with bronze skin and a somewhat proud face. He is dressed in linen clothes and slowly walks up to Liu Qing's level.  He raised his hands to Liu Qing and said, "General, I'm Hong Mei!" Zheng He looked at Hong Mei up and down and said, "Can you answer me what I want to ask?" Hong Mei nodded readily and said, "  This is natural. Baimei Town is dozens of miles north of here, which is not particularly far. There are only three thousand soldiers there. This is what Liu Qing said a few days ago when he was showing off that his son had become a guard captain.  Yes, Liu Qing got the position of village chief only after his son patted a horse in front of the chief." Zheng He suddenly said, "Oh, so what is the currency and taxation here like?  "Shall I tell you something?" "Of course, the circulating currency here is copper and silver. As for taxes, I have learned about this before. There are more than 300 people in our village, and we need five silver dollars every month.  The silver is the part that Liu Qing used his private power to overcharge in order to give it to his son and bribe those generals." Hong Mei seemed to have special contempt for Liu Qing.  Zheng He nodded, and said secretly in his mind: "I thought the language barrier was different, but I didn't expect that it was no different from the people in the mainland. Both of them have the same roots. As for currency andThe income is about the same.  Zheng He had a vague idea in his mind and said to Hong Mei, "Can you give me a copper coin and a silver coin to look at?"  Hong Mei spread his hands and said: "I don't have it, but Liu Qing and these three old men do. These three old men serve as the third elders in the village and are responsible for education. They are also one of the richest families in the village."  " Zheng He raised his eyebrows and looked at the three old men. The meaning couldn't be more obvious. The three old men looked around, and finally one of the old men in the middle took out a silver coin and a copper coin from his arms and handed them to Zheng He and said  : "General, this is a copper coin, this is a silver coin.  " After Zheng He rubbed the two silver coins carefully and looked at them, he showed a look of surprise. This look disappeared in a flash, and Hong Mei happened to catch it. He, Hong Mei, was not a person who betrayed others to gain his own interests.  However, he had to seize the opportunity before him. After observing Zheng He's expression, he had an idea in his heart. After Zheng He hid his surprise, the shock in his heart could not be concealed.  The copper coin is clearly the gold part of the horseshoe gold on the mainland. As for the silver coin, it has little value. There are many such silver mines in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. Then, he handed the silver coin to the old man and said, "How much can this copper coin be exchanged for?"  silver?  "The old man said without thinking: "General, this copper coin is converted according to the regional price, which fluctuates, but the approximate conversion rate is that 110 copper coins can be exchanged for one silver coin.  ¡± The old man slightly increased the price of the silver coins. It can be seen that the general seemed to be very interested in this conversion method and wanted to increase the value of the silver coins just in case it might be used one day. Zheng He suddenly said, the corner of his mouth  With a smile he said: "By the way, which one of you has a map of this continent?  If not, can anyone please raise your hand and draw a picture.  "Hong Mei said quickly: "I am willing to serve. I just ask the general not to harm the villagers in our village afterwards.  "But he knew in his heart that this young man without a beard seemed to have no interest in harming the name of the village. He only wanted to use the villagers to resist the counterattack of the three elders and Liu Qing by mentioning this matter.
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