Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2500 Who is the big one (plus more)

   Temporary workers.

   This may be a very popular word in the Internet of later generations. After all, if it is in the later generations, this team of temporary workers is quite powerful. It can reach the sky at the top, hide from the ground at the bottom, can take the blame and hit the gun, can resist things and keep the mouth shut. It is simply a universal existence.

  In the Han Dynasty, temporary workers were not called temporary workers, they were called "big who".

  In the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed "bad person".

   Anyway, it has a long history and has been passed down through the ages.

Like such an easy-to-use, easy-to-handle, "big who" that can be used at any time, can sit, lie down, hit people, and set fire, everyone is naturally happy, but everything has two sides, this "big who" He naturally also has its disadvantages.

Since it is temporary, it is tantamount to precarity, and it is tantamount to getting how much money you get for doing as many things as you want. Therefore, in order to complete the task, of course the "big one" must strive to be the first and work hard, but at the same time, in order to "complete" the task, he will also sneak around. , By the way, get some benefits for yourself.

  There is indeed a "Wandering Taoist" in Xiahou's place, but this wandering Taoist is not what Lu Hong is looking for...

   But the temporary workers don’t care, anyway, the task is to find the "Wandering Taoist", and if you find it, you will get a bonus!

   Get the money first!

  『Is there really a wandering Taoist priest? 』

  『It really is! 』

  『Did you see it with your own eyes? 』

  『The little one saw it with his own eyes! 』

  『If you make a mistake, your life will be at stake! 』Lu Hong was still not at ease, and then asked a question.

  If it is an ordinary person, at this point, you will think about your own head, and then think about your own family, but what is a temporary worker? It's the ranger libertine! Who would work as a temporary worker if they could do a serious job? Well, when "who is the big one"?

  So when Lu Hong asked, these big guys said without hesitation: "Dare to guarantee with your life!" 』

  『…』 Lu Hong was silent for a while, nodded, waved his hands, 『Reward! 』

  The big guy took the reward and happily went to have fun in time. Have it today, eat it today, if you don’t know if you can continue to grow up tomorrow, so what? Get all the money, grab it fast, and use chicken feathers as arrows. After Lu Hong, there will be no such reward!

  Lu Hong's subordinates came up and asked: "We are now..."

   Now that Xiahou is involved, should this matter be investigated or not?

  Lu Hong was silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, "Check! 』

  …(`dish)…

  In fact, Lu Hong went in the wrong direction completely.

  The other side.

  Cai Yu was looking at the so-called "points" with a sad face, and muttered in a low voice, "What the **** is going on with these nine truths and one falsehood?" If it is nine shallow and one deep, I know it...』

"Hee hee hee...how are you..." A little lady seemed to have heard Cai Yu's "nine shallows and one deep", so she leaned over obliquely and reached out from under Cai Yu's robe, " I want to see, why are you shallow and deep, ah...』

  Money is the guts of a hero.

Before Cai Yu, there was no windfall in his account for a long time, so of course he couldn’t go to the sauna clubs of the Han Dynasty. Bathhouse...

  『Don’t make trouble, oh, don’t scratch...』 Cai Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, 『I’m thinking about something...』

  The little lady winked like silk, "You are with me... on the bed, still thinking about something... eh? I matter... or do things matter? 』

  『You are important. Cai Yu immediately replied, "By the way, let me ask you, if you want to tell a lie that everyone believes... what do you think is better?" 』

  『Who are you going to lie to? ”The little lady seemed to get more excited, she moved closer and lowered her voice, “Do I know you? 』

   Cai Yu shook his head, "You probably don't know him. 』

  Cai Yu himself is not a serious spy. In a sense, he is also a temporary worker. Who is the master of Chang'an Sanfu, so he can have some extra fun.

  『Then it’s meaningless. ’ The little lady seemed to move her hands a few more times under her robe, causing Cai Yuchang to take a deep breath, ‘Actually, it’s very simple if you don’t want to be exposed as a lie...Just don’t tell lies, tell the truth it becomes...」

  『Fake...really...haha, I see! 』Cai Yu burst out laughing suddenly, then turned around and hugged the little lady, threw herself on the bed, arched her mouth, and touched her with her hands.

  The little lady giggled, pushing gently with her hand while still stroking it.

  『Haha, let you know how amazing I am! Cai Yu yelled, and then halfway through the movement, he suddenly got stuck there, blinked his eyes, and asked, "By the way, you said that I was the best...Is it true, or is it fake?" 』

  The little lady was also taken aback for a moment, and then she smiled coquettishly, "Of course it's true..."

  『…』 Cai Yu stared at the little lady, 『This time I really want you to know that I am the best! 』

  『Come on, come on, I’m afraid you won’t succeed, ah, don’t bite, haha, don’t bite that side...』

  …(/≧▽≦)/…

  There are many happiness of the rich, but the sorrow of the poor is often one.

  Because there is no money.

  The poor and lowly couples mourn for everything.

  Cai Yu is happy, because he has a guaranteed salary in drought and flood, no matter what the situation is, he can get it. Although he will not get rich, he will not starve to death, and the key is that he still has considerable extra money to get...

  But for some craftsmen in Jizhou, this year's late autumn seems to have entered the cold winter ahead of schedule.

  A large number of high-quality and cheap items from Chang'an Sanfu have filled the market, and the handicraftsmen in the current market in Jizhou have to bear the bitter fruit of bargaining. If you don't lower the price, no one will buy it at all! With the same money, you can buy Guanzhong products, which are good-looking, whether you put them at home or take them out, you will save face. Who doesn’t like them?

   Then the local workshops in Jizhou became increasingly difficult. The workshop is difficult and orders are reduced. In order to still obtain sufficient profits, either increase production and sell at a low price. Another method is to lay off employees...

Of course, in the Han Dynasty, there were many handicraft workers who were temporary workers from the beginning to the end. There was no contract at all. Everything was verbal, and the termination of the contract was not notified at all. After the workshop, I realized that they had already stopped accepting them.

  When you are extremely hungry, the sky is dark and your vision is blurred.

   There is no more pain in the abdomen, maybe the pain is numb.

  The emaciated body still had to drag a huge wooden bucket, lying on the side of the ditch, struggling to beat the starch and wash the clothes.

  The reflection in the water was broken, like something she could remember.

  Before she was young and lively.

  But she didn't know when she started to lose her liveliness, perhaps after her father's income began to decrease, or even no income at all.

  Suddenly, her arm began to give way, and then her leg on the same side began to twitch.

  By the ditch, there was also a girl similar to her, with a thin body, like a few logs supporting an outer layer of clothing.

  The water was cold.

  She seemed to see her father still carrying those painstakingly made utensils, and came back from the outside with a look of sadness on his face...

  『Not sold...』

   her mother said, wiping away tears.

  Her father and brother bowed their heads and remained silent for a long time.

  『Tomorrow, tomorrow I will try again...』

  Her father bows his head.

  『I’ll go to the market to see if anyone is looking for a part-time job...』

   her brother also said.

   Short-term hired workers, one day’s work, one day’s pay, and the remuneration is pitifully low.

  『But we don’t even have the money to buy food…』The mother’s eyes were red and filled with helpless tears, “Why don’t I ask someone to borrow some more…”

  『Who has spare money these days...』 The father lowered his head, 『Besides, I borrowed it once before and haven’t paid it back yet...』

   Then there was an extremely depressing silence.

  『East of the city…』

"no! 』

   Then there was another silence.

  Girls know what "East of the City" means. Because a little sister of her next-door neighbor was taken to the east of the city and returned with a bag of rice.

  A half-sized living person, and then turned into a bag of grain.

  The family ate it with tears.

  『I can work, I can help starch and wash clothes...』 The girl yearned, "I don't eat much, not much, just a little bit, a little bit...don't sell me, father, mother, don't sell me..."

   What responded to her was only the silence of the father and the tears of the mother.

  『I went to the market to help people resist things! ’ Her brother said, ‘You can make money, you can! 』

But the market is not opened every day. Even if there is a market, there are families like her who are crazily vying for the share of the few temporary workers. Her brother sometimes has it and sometimes doesn’t, and he has to accept it. Even lower pay than usual.

  In order to prove herself, in order to stay at home, she ate less, did more, and even wanted to gnaw her own hands and feet when she was extremely hungry!

  Because that at least has a layer of skin over the bone!

  She struggled to lift the clothes cone.

   You have to wash three buckets a day to get one money. If one of the clothes is not washed well, torn, or not cleaned, not only will the money not be paid, but the money will also be deducted.

   After all, clothes are also money, not only a deposit, but also a guarantee. If you are a refugee, not only do you have no money, you don't even have a fixed residence. Naturally, there is no guarantee. You can't even do such a job, and you don't have the qualifications.

  Must...have to...wash...

  She felt that the sky was getting darker and darker, and then the water seemed to be getting closer.

  She sank into the ditch.

  The canal is actually not deep.

   But she didn't have the strength to stand up...

   There seemed to be a sound, and it was not known whether it was the water she choked on, or the screams of others.

  The water was cold.

   But she seemed to feel that she had returned to her childhood, as if she had returned to her mother's arms.

  『Damn it, clothes! Clothes float away! The overseer on the canal screamed loudly, her voice was like a very sharp needle piercing all the surrounding bodies, "Quick! Go get it back for me! clothing! Leave that **** girl alone! clothing! Quick, quick! 』

  She opened her eyes, but she couldn't see anything, she couldn't see the light, she couldn't see the sky, she couldn't see the ground. She opened her mouth hard, but she couldn't make any sound.

   Even if there is a sound, no one will pay attention to it.

  Because the dress flowing down the drain is more important than her.

   She sank.

died.

  …_(:”∠)_…

   A carriage wobbles.

  The laughter behind the spun yarn on the carriage was transmitted.

  『The food at Tianxiang Restaurant seems to be a bit worse recently...』

  『Well, it’s a little short, it’s said that the spices in Guanzhong are used up, and the new ones haven’t arrived yet...』

  『No wonder, these people are really serious, won’t they buy it in advance when they know it’s going to run out? 』

  『That’s right, anyway, I don’t have western spices now, so I don’t think I can survive! OMG, can't even imagine meals without spices! Can I still enter? ! 』

  『That’s true, with and without spices are completely different things. By the way, in the past few days...how did I hear that...someone deliberately destroyed Zhuanghe and hoarded grain and grass, just to increase the price and make huge profits...this matter...』

  『Destroy Zhuanghe? who? Have you done anything? 』

  『Who is that stupid? If it is destroyed, how can you make money? 』

  『Is that right...however, I did ask people to let the wind out, saying that the production of grain, grass, crops and crops has been reduced by disasters... isn't that what we have agreed before? What, maybe it was spread too far? 』

"have no idea. It’s just that I heard that someone said that we sent people to destroy the fields secretly, and they were caught by someone, and they wanted to kill the whole village to silence them...』

  『Hahaha, what a joke, the more you fax it, the more outrageous it will be. If this is true, I say if it’s true, I’ll be fine if you give me some money. Wouldn’t it be troublesome to kill someone? I think, this matter, I am afraid that someone is behind the scenes, find a few people to investigate, see who is spreading the rumors, first catch it and then talk about it. 』

"us? Let the people of the county government do it, they spend our offerings in vain all day long, do they have to do some work...』

  『Yes, yes, let them go! 』

  … ヽ()()…

  The magistrate of Anyang slapped the table angrily, "How do you do things?" Ok? Let you go to the countryside, investigate carefully, and handle the case carefully, but you say you have a headache, and then you ask for sick leave! Is this the time to ask for leave? Still have a headache? ! There are dead people down there, you know? Are lives more important than headaches? Ok? ! 』

  Menxia Cao lowered his head, slandering in his stomach, it’s not important to be his mother, but your black hat is the most important, but he dared not say anything, he just kept saying yes.

  The Anyang county magistrate was tired of cursing, and sat there panting, "Say, what should we do now?" ! 』

  Cao continued to curse inwardly, he smiled and didn’t say what to do when he took the money, but now he has to ask what to do when something goes wrong? If it weren't for you and a few squires to join forces to do things, why would there be fights and looting due to lack of food?

  In fact, Anyang County was not affected by the disaster, and there was no shortage of food and grass, and the harvest was not bad.

   But there is no shortage of Zhuanghe grain and grass. How can everyone make money when the price of grain is low?

Therefore, some people took advantage of the accident in Yingzhou to make trouble. On the one hand, it was rumored that money and grain would be transferred to support Yingchuan. The grain and grass in the country have been transferred, so there will be less local food? There is less local grain and grass, so it should be taken for granted that it should be sold at a high price?

  After the results were circulated for a few days, many people believed it and started to make noise, and then the county issued another notice, saying that the market was stable and food prices were stable...

   As a result, the people became more and more disbelieving, and those who hadn't gone to grab food before now did. Because someone said that the notice in the county did not deny the mobilization of grain and grass to support Yingchuan, Yuzhou, so this matter is true!

   Those who were originally unwilling to accept high prices are now forced to accept high prices. I even feel that if I can't get a high price now, the price will be even higher in the future!

  At first the county magistrate and the squire were laughing, but they didn't expect things to change suddenly...

  First, there were rumors that the price of grain was so high that some people deliberately destroyed the fields and Zhuanghe, resulting in a poor harvest, so the price of grain would be even higher!

   So the looting became more intense. At first, the county magistrate and squire didn't care, but because of the nervousness of the people, there were fights, pushing, fighting with weapons, and then people died.

   Then there were rumors that it was the squire himself who was sent to destroy the grain and grass. The squire colluded with the county magistrate to resell the grain and grass for huge profits!

   Immediately, a gray-haired old man ran to the county government office and accused the county magistrate. The county magistrate could only smile, saying that there was absolutely no such thing and that it was a rumor. He immediately sent people to the countryside to investigate...

  It turned out that it was good if they didn't go down, but if they sent Li Cao down, it would trigger a new conflict. After all, these officials are used to domineering above them, how can they suffer after they go down, put on a show, put on a show, and account for everything to the temporary workers, um, whoever is the big one should do it, whoever is the big one He Ziran took the chicken feathers and waved them around, asking for food and drink, which aroused more and more public resentment, and finally evolved into resistance and fighting with weapons!

  『How about...』 Cao under the door glanced at the county magistrate secretly, “Why don’t you invite some reinforcements from above? You know the magistrate, my subordinates are big ones, it’s okay to catch thieves normally, like this scene now...let’s call for reinforcements...』

"no! ”The county magistrate blew his beard and stared, “No please! No aid! 』I just wrote a memorial a few days ago, saying that the place here is safe and peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Now I ask for reinforcements in a blink of an eye. Isn't this slapping myself in the face?

  『No matter what you do, the situation must be calmed down now! The county magistrate said angrily, "Immediately!" calm! Somebody just calm down! 』

  Cao Yi grinned, obviously cursing inwardly again, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "How about...the county lord approves some more fees, and I go to recruit more big ones?" If there are more people, if there are some troubles, it will be easier to handle things, right? 』

  Hearing that it would cost money, the county magistrate was heartbroken, but after thinking about it, he agreed.

  Cao Xing, a member of the family, took the money receipt approved by the county magistrate to find the county magistrate.

  The county magistrate looked at the note, and then looked at Cao under the door, and said "oh", and asked someone to withdraw the money, and then handed it over to Cao under the door.

  『This...the amount seems to be wrong...』The subordinate Cao counted the amount and found that the money was 30% less.

  『What's wrong? The county magistrate said slowly, "I'm still looking at your face, and I'll give you 10% more, otherwise... don't think I don't know that you are empty..."

  『Hiss…』Cao Xia swallowed his saliva.

  『Is the number correct? 』The county magistrate squinted at Cao under the gate.

  『Yes, yes! That's right! That's right! 』

  Cao Liansheng replied, and then left resentfully with money in his arms. After arriving outside the county government office, the doorman Cao thought about it, then found a remote place, poured out more than half of the money in the purse, put it in his pocket, and then carried the obviously empty purse , went to the street to solicit big who went...

   First of all, I wish the laborers all over the world a happy holiday!

In the 19th century, many countries, such as the United States and Europe, gradually developed from capitalism to the stage of imperialism. In order to stimulate the rapid economic development and extract more surplus value, in order to maintain this high-speed capitalist machine, capitalists continued to increase labor time. and labor-intensive methods to brutally exploit workers.

   In the United States, workers have to work 14 to 16 hours a day, some even as long as 18 hours, but the wages are very low.

   An overseer of a shoe factory in Massachusetts once said something like this: "Let a strong and healthy boy of 18 work next to any machine here, and I can make his hair gray at the age of 22."

   The heavy class oppression aroused great anger among the proletarians. They know that the only way to fight for the conditions of survival is to unite and fight against the capitalists through strike movements.

   The strike condition put forward by the workers is to demand the implementation of an eight-hour working system.

   So, it’s good to have a holiday, don’t listen to those blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, at least it’s a legal holiday!

  (end of this chapter)