Chapter 59: Lu San Asks for Help
"Okay, there are twelve fish in total, six grass carps, two yellow croakers, and four small fish. The total tax you have is forty-four coins!"

"next."

……

At the dock of Xiantao Town on the Mianshui River, the fishermen have brought up today’s catch after a whole morning of work.

The first thing to do when going ashore is to pay taxes to the fishing gang.

The main job of the fishing gang's men is to collect taxes at this time.

A grass carp can be sold for about eight cents, and the fishing gang collects three cents as tax. Yellow croaker is more expensive and can be sold for twelve cents, and the fishing gang collects five cents. Various miscellaneous fish are generally around nine to ten cents, so they need to pay four cents in tax.

In addition, each fisherman has to pay a docking fee of ten cents per day.

It can be said that a fisherman can make a net profit of fifty or sixty cents a day, which is equivalent to five or six kilograms of grain.

This amount of money is not much to support a family of five or six people.

In addition, fishing nets, boats and other things need to be repaired. In short, we are in a state of not being able to eat enough but not starving to death.

This is also the number calculated by the fishing gang's advisors after careful calculation.

Only in this way can these fishermen work hard every day to fish and generate income for the fishing gang. If the income is less, the fishermen will have extra money and they will stop working. Who are the bosses of the fishing gang exploiting?
Just like in today's society, if everyone has enough food and clothing, no one will work, and won't the social mechanism be paralyzed?
Therefore, we need to give young office workers all kinds of incentives and temptations, such as buying houses, cars, and luxury goods, to increase their desires and get them moving!
Be a good worker!

Similarly, the common people of this era are also beasts of burden in the eyes of the upper class. They will try every means to control them so that they have to work non-stop and be exploited!

The fishing gangs did this, the shipping gangs did this, and even the government did this.

This is a very complete mechanism. It will try every means to keep you poor. Only when you are poor will you work hard and create value for them!
In modern society, the way to break down these class barriers is to read.

And this world is all about practicing martial arts!
The guys in the fishing gang collected taxes and put the money into their pockets. But when they handed it over, there was a trick!

This is also the reason why everyone envies the fishing gang members.

In this countryside, being able to become a member of a fishing gang is basically equivalent to passing the exam to become a grassroots civil servant. Since the Daqian government does not go to the countryside, the vacuum of power at the grassroots level is filled by the major gangs.

"Big bow!"

A waiter rushed to a pavilion near the pier.

Inside the pavilion, a man in his thirties was sitting on a chair with various seasonal fruits and vegetables in front of him. A fawning waiter beside him even brought him a cup of hot tea.

This person is the captain Zhao Xun.

"Big bow!"

The waiter rushed over, and the captain looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Captain, Lu San wants to see you!"

"Lu San?"

Zhao Xun frowned slightly: "What is he doing here? Didn't he say his legs were broken?"

After hearing this, the waiter said, "He brought something, a jar of good wine and two roast chickens, saying it was for the thing you promised him last time."

Zhao Xun thought for a moment and said, "Let him in."

Lu San had been serving me well these days, so I asked him to give me two taels of silver so that I could help him run a fish stall.

But his legs are broken, why is he still studying this?

As I was thinking this, Lu San came over, nodding and bowing.

"Big bow! This is a gift to you."

As he said this, he put down the jar of wine and the roast chicken.

"Tell me something."

Lu Sanpei smiled and said, "Captain, do you remember what you promised me last time? Here are two taels of silver."

Zhao Xun glanced at the silver on the table and said with a smile: "Lu San, your legs and feet are causing me trouble, aren't they?"

"Yes, Captain, you are right. I was just thinking of discussing this with you. I have a good brother who really wants to join our fishing stable. Can you give him my place?"

"This is not okay."

Zhao Xun shook his head: "No, no, there is no such rule." "Captain, please be flexible..."

Lu San begged, and Zhao Xun shook his head and weighed the silver on the table.

After begging for a long time, he finally gave in.

"Hey, Lu San, it's you, right? Here, I'll give you an extra pound and I'll do it for you."

"Ah, this..."

"It's difficult? It's okay."

"No, no, it's not difficult, it's not difficult!"

"Then I'll wait for your letter."

"Ah."

Zhao Xun threw two taels of silver to Lu San, who left with his stick. Looking at his departing figure, Zhao Xun smiled and said, "You can make an extra tael of silver by reselling it."

Lu San rushed home.

Lu Qin asked, "How is it?"

Lu San said: "The price has gone up. That Zhao guy asked us for an extra ounce of silver, otherwise he wouldn't do it for us!"

"What? We asked for Chen Sanliu and Sanliang, and gave them all to him?"

Lu San said: "Haha, the wool comes from the dog, I will go find Chen Sanliu."

……

"That's not right, Brother Lu. We agreed on three taels of silver. It's not good for you to raise the price."

Chen Sanliu obviously didn't want to give money.

Lu San said: "Okay, I can't do this, you figure it out yourself, I'll return the money to you!"

"Tsk~"

Chen Sanliu frowned, thought about it, went home to look for it, and only found one tael and eight cents, then gave it to Lu San and said, "That's all, brother Lu San, my family's savings are all gone!"

Hearing this, Lu San said, "Don't worry, I can't cheat you!"

Lu San left and returned home smiling. This time he even asked for eight more cents of silver, so it wasn't a loss at all.

"Home, get me some wine, cook some good food, buy a roast chicken, let's have a good meal at noon and take a nap in the afternoon. I'm going to find Zhao Xun."

After saying this, he gave Lu Qinshi two coins of silver.

"Okay, boss, I'll drink with you today."

……

At this time, in the fish pen, Zhao Xun was drinking the wine sent by Lu San and eating roast chicken. Suddenly, he saw a figure walking from a distance and soon came closer. It was Wu Zhong.

Zhao Xun stood up immediately: "Brother Wu, why are you here? Come and sit down!"

Wu Zhong looked at the roast chicken and wine on Zhao Xun's table and said, "You live a very comfortable life."

"Wu Ang, you are joking. Who are you today?"

"Oh, aren't we going to hire two guys for our fish stall? I've recruited them and will have them come to you tomorrow to register. Please take care of them."

"what?"

Zhao Xun was stunned. Wu Zhong seldom interfered in matters such as recruiting, as he was the one who made the decisions.

"What, is there a problem?"

Wu Zhong looked at Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun immediately smiled and said, "No problem. What can go wrong with what Wu Ge asked me to do? Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of it for you."

(End of this chapter)