Qin Official

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Too little?

Yuan Bai was slightly surprised. He looked at Heifu up and down, and said with some contempt: Looking at Heifu's clothes, it seems that the family is not rich. How much money can he spend?

I really don't have much money. Heifu said with a smile: But I can use myself as a bet. If I don't get the first place, I can personally work as a servant for the Yuan Bai family for two years, plowing the land for you. How about it?

Two years of servant service? Yuan Bai was hesitant, but this black man had a strong physique and should be good at doing farm work. Moreover, he was famous for his bravery, so even if he was used to look after homes and homes, it wouldn't be a loss.

So Yuan Bai stretched out four fingers and said: It's a deal, if Guishi doesn't come first, you have to be my servant for two years; if Guishi really does come first, I'll give you 4 gold!

4 gold?

Heifu laughed and said: Did Yuan Bai bully me for not knowing how to count? 4 gold is 2304 gold. As far as I know, the minimum wage for a servant for a day is 6 gold. He works day and night. After two years, It’s more than four thousand yuan! Mr. Yuan Bai, why is the price for renting servants at your house so cheap?”

Yuan Bai's trick was exposed and his face turned red. Now that it happened, it was really unreasonable for him not to increase the price, so he had to grit his teeth and said: Okay, if you get the first place, I will give you four thousand yuan!

Four thousand dollars, although not much, is already a huge amount of money for Hei Fu. Hei Fu immediately nodded: It's a deal!

Good! Yuan Bai was also very happy and felt that he had taken advantage of it, so he said: I will ask an acquaintance from the county to come and write a deed for you and me, cut the wood into a letter, and I will never regret it!

With that said, Yuan Bai returned to Jia Shi and told his subordinates about the matter. He said it as a big joke. The group of people burst out laughing, and everyone laughed at Hei Fu for being so stupid. Do not overestimate your own capabilities.

As everyone knows, after Hei Fu turned around, he felt happy in his heart, and said to himself: Whatever is missing, I will get it. I was worried a few days ago that I didn't have enough money to spend! I'm about to get the four thousand dollars!

Chief, what did Yuan Bai tell you? At this time, the other nine people in Heifushi also came over.

After Heifu told them everything about what had just happened, Ping, Ke, and Ke, who lived in the county town, were immediately shocked and said, Sir, you are afraid that you have been fooled. That Yuan Bai, he My family was originally a merchant from the Chu State, and was very wealthy. He often lent money to ordinary soldiers and officials, and when he repaid it, he would receive huge profits.

Dongmen Bao also said with a heavy face: When my father was still alive, he also borrowed money from the Yuan Bai family, but when it came time to pay it back, there was a lot more!

Heifu nodded. It seems that the Yuan Bai family made their fortune by borrowing money. Although the Qin State also prohibited the use of pledges as guarantee for debts by law, and those who were unable to pay off their debts could repay them with labor, but Yuan The Bai family should be very careful about walking on the edge of the law.

He asked: How do people like this achieve such a high level of excellence?

Dongmen Bao said: I remember that it was in the fourth year of King Jin's reign. There was a famine in the Qin State. The King issued an order that if the soldiers paid 1,000 shi of food, they could get the first-class title. The Yuanbai family was already a public official. It was at that time that he paid thousands of stones of grain in one fell swoop and received the title of Shangzhuo.

It was the only time in the Qin State that grain was exchanged for nobility. Unfortunately, Heifu did not catch up, and even if he did, he would have no grain. One thousand shi of grain, according to this year's grain prices, is equivalent to 80,000 yuan. From this point of view, the Yuanbai family is really quite wealthy.

At this time, other people also realized the seriousness of the matter. Ping, Ke, Ke and others couldn't help but complain. It was obvious that they were afraid that Heifu would involve them.

But Heifu laughed: Don't worry, second or third son, this matter is just a private contract between me and Yuan Bai. Even if I lose, I will do it alone and have nothing to do with anyone else.

Uncle Chao and others in Shizhong were relieved. After all, they had only known Heifu for a few days, and there was no need to accompany him through this muddy water.

Ji Ying was the only one who was so anxious that he almost got angry out of concern. In his opinion, this matter was like Hei Fu jumping into the fire pit by himself. He muttered: I still have more than a thousand reward money that I haven't spent. If I don't get first place by then, I will give all the money to Yuan Bai. At least, Brother Heifu can save a few months of being a servant.

Although Ji Ying seems unreliable on weekdays, he is quite loyal at critical moments. Hei Fu was a little moved, patted Ji Ying and said: Don't say depressing words, I believe that we will win the first place!

Dongmen Bao agreed: Of course! Don't talk about those useless things. We will definitely win the first place by then, letting Yuan Bai, Jia Shi, and all the other soldiers who look down on us have nothing to say.

However, the others still looked at each other and didn't react much.

…

In the afternoon of that day, Yuan Bai did as he said. He invited a civil servant from the county, and Chen Bai will be the witness for the two of them, write the deed, and cut the wood into a letter.

Half of the deed was handed over to Heifu, and it read:

On the tenth day of the tenth month of the twenty-first year of the twelfth year of the twelfth year of the lunar calendar, hundreds of generals in the county were sent to Chen, and a certain official wrote a love letter: Heifu, a public official in Yunmeng Township, said to himself that he would compete in a grand competition in ten days. If he could not win the most, I would like to be a servant who built the wall and cypresses. , served him in the fields for two years. The man who built the wall on the cypress also said to himself, if Mr. Hei Fu wins the most, I am willing to give him 4,000 yuan...

After that, the two of them signed it themselves.

At this point, not only has this matter been known to all the guards, but it has also been confirmed and guaranteed by law. If someone regrets it later, the other party can appeal to the county jail and let the officials enforce it, which is equivalent to future generations. Private contract with a notary public.

Everyone felt that Hei Fu was really going further and further on the road of seeking death. Not only was he competing with Bin Baijiang, but now he had signed a contract that seemed bound to lose. As Hei Fu walked on the road, everyone in the school was looking at him. He pointed.

After this incident, although Heifu still said it was easy, he began to unknowingly intensify the training of everyone in Benshi.

But how easy is it for a group of farm kids with almost no educational experience to learn how to stop turning and to distinguish between turning left and right at the first time? When turning backwards, there are always people turning in the wrong direction, which looks very confusing.

The experienced Uncle Chao helped him think of a way, asking everyone to take off their left shoes and wear only their right feet. In this way, the number of mistakes was indeed reduced.

Moreover, the training of the Qin army is no better than the military training of later generations. They can be beaten. If they make a mistake, Heifu will hit him with a stick without mercy! After all, among the three people in the county town, Ping, Ke, Ke, and Mu, who were a bit dull, were beaten the most.

However, Xiao Tao, who talked less, once again impressed Heifu. He was actually the one who made the least mistakes in the team, and he couldn't help but praise him a few times.

But even so, the overall progress was still not fast. On the afternoon of October 4th and the entire morning of October 5th, their training had been stagnant. Coupled with all kinds of worries, the fatigue of high-intensity training, and the confusion about Heifu's unique training method. Except for Dongmen Bao who still has high fighting spirit, Xiao Tao who understands silently, and Ji Ying who reluctantly persists, the morale of everyone in Guishi has dropped to the extreme.

It can't go on like this... During the meal, Ji Ying told Hei Fu his worries.

Heifu nodded. He knew that just being exempted from the next year's service, the rewards of a jug of wine, ten dried meat sticks, and various punishments during training were no longer enough to keep the weak-willed people from persevering to the end. And everyone who was used to being looked down upon was indifferent to other people's cynicism. He needed to give them greater stimulation.

So that afternoon, Heifu went to ask Chen Baijiang to let Guishi take some time to repair the leaking roof. Although Chen Baijiang was a little dissatisfied, it was a normal request, so he agreed.

So, in this afternoon, the people of Guishi, who had been tense for the past few days, finally had time to relax a little. Under the leadership of Heifu, they went to find dry thatch outside the school grounds, borrowed a ladder, and repaired the thatched roof. They then put mud on the thatch and pressed it down with wood. After it dries and hardens, you will no longer have to worry about leaks when sleeping at night.

After completing this matter, everyone was a little happy thinking that they no longer had to get wet from leaking rain at night. Probably because working together had brought them closer to each other, they started chatting lively, and the previous dullness was swept away. Also make an effort to strike up a conversation with everyone.

In his previous life, when he was a military training instructor for freshmen at a university, he encountered similar problems. Some boys were uncooperative and always causing trouble, and the overall morale was very low. At this time, you can't just punish them, as this will make them treat the matter more negatively. Instead, you should try to communicate, understand them, and even become their friends. In this way, those little boys who don't care about anything can actively participate in the training.

When the atmosphere was at its hottest, Hei Fu ignored the fact that his hands were still full of mud and bowed to everyone: Third Son, the reason why Hei Fu made a contract with Kaishigaki Kashiwa today is for no other reason than to fight for a breath! Bai predicted that we would be defeated, Jia Shi laughed at us, and the other soldiers also thought that we would never be able to win first place, but Hei Fu believes that you can do it, and I hope you also believe in Hei Fu...

What are you talking about?

Everyone was a little moved, and after saying this, Heifu raised his head and talked about the most crucial point.

When the competition is over, if Guishi wins the most, in addition to the meat and wine rewarded by the county captain, Hei Fu will never take the four thousand money alone, and he will share it with the two or three sons!

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes in Guishi lit up!