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Xiao Yue listened carefully and remembered it in her heart.Lu An has been by Wang Yu's side all the time, her position is aloof, and she is grateful to remind her of this.

"Xiao Anzi" is the nickname that Wang Yu gave to Lu An, but Lu An regarded it as a gift and cherished it.Moreover, Lu An feels that "Xiao Anzi" sounds much better than being called "Grandpa Lu".

Of course, half of the court ladies and eunuchs, as well as the civil and military officials dare not call "Xiao Anzi", they must be called "father-in-law."

Lu An didn't know that Wang Yu gave him this nickname in a wicked way because he had seen "Huan Zhugege".

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Their carriage came to the east city gate, passed the city guard to check the relevant documents, and then entered the city.

Soon after they entered the city, Wang Yu and Xi Shi got off the car and Wei Dong accompanied them around the city.

And Lu An and Xiao Yue are responsible for finding a place as a temporary shelter for the next few days.

"Is this only one newsstand in Maoshan City?" Wang Yu looked at the newspaper and asked the person in charge of the newsstand.

It happened to be a newsstand nearby, and Wang Yu, Xi Shi, and Wei Dong were ready to take a look.

"The newspaper here is one issue later than Beijing, and the latest China Weekly has not arrived yet."

Xi Shi turned over and found a newspaper covering her canonization ceremony.

However, the newspaper here does not have the photo.Because of limited resources, photo newspapers are basically only available in Beijing.

Even in states, prefectures, and counties, only high-ranking officials will get a newspaper with pictures.

It is also good for the officials to know what the emperor and empress of the Chinese Empire look like.

"The latest Hua Xia newspaper needs to wait a few days. This is no better than the capital. The Hua Xia newspaper in the capital comes out. It takes a lot of time to go to the state, the prefecture and then the county."

The person in charge of selling newspapers at the newsstand speaks very plainly. It seems that they are only answering some questions from the newspaper buyers according to the regulations, without enthusiasm.

It's not surprising that the report is for the government after all, and it is not bad to be able to answer some questions.

Wang Yu and the others didn't care, they bought two copies of China Newspaper and left and went to the street to have a look.

"The patrolling city guard looks good."

A team of ten guards on patrol passed by them, and Wang Yu paid special attention to it and thought it was not bad.

Today, the city guard horses of the Chinese Empire are no longer the national defense forces, but belong to the local city guards.

Taking the county seat of Maoshan as a column, the government mainly consists of county magistrates, judges of Dali Temple, commanders of all arresting yamen, and commanders of the city guard yamen, composed of four chief officials, governing a county.

The county magistrate is the chief executive of a county and is responsible for the administrative affairs of a county, mainly focusing on production and taxes.

Dali Temple is equivalent to the court of a county in later generations, and the judge of Dali Temple is the highest magistrate of a county.Responsible for the judicial conviction of a county and imprisoning convicted prisoners.

The arresting yamen is equivalent to the police station of later generations. It is responsible for the security of a county. The arresting yamen is the commander and the highest officer.Has the power of inspection, arrest, interrogation, and prison.

The city guard yamen may be used as the armed police force for later generations.Responsible for the defense and patrol of a county.There are yamen in the city and fixed camps outside the city.Its highest officer is the commander.

Dali Temple, arresting fast yamen, city guard yamen, are not under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, but within a county are under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, and must cooperate with the county magistrate to govern.

Wang Yu and others have seen the situation in the city guard, newspapers, and street.

At this time, Wang Yu, Xi Shi, and Wei Dong walked towards the family.

The name of the rice line is: Guo's rice line.

In addition to rice, the store also sells daily necessities such as salt, oil, and vinegar.

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Chapter 250: The Secret

Maoshan County, Guo's rice line.This Guo family, in Baoding Prefecture, is regarded as a wealthy merchant, mainly engaged in the business of rice and salt.

In this Guo's rice shop, there are rice, salt, wheat, corn, oil, vinegar, etc.

"So expensive!"

When Wang Yu entered the store, he was taken aback by the various prices indicated inside.

"These corn, rice, wheat, corn... are more than twice as expensive as those in Beijing, right?"

Xi Shi knows the prices in the capital. Some cities that passed through Shuntian Mansion before are also more expensive than the capital, but they are not exaggerated here.

"Look here."

Wang Yu pointed to the price of the salt on the right hand side, and motioned Xi Shi to look over, and said, "Those are nothing. You see, the price of salt is ridiculously expensive!"

Xi Shi and Wei Dong both looked over, and were immediately surprised at the price of salt.Xi Shi was surprised: "This price is nearly three times higher than that in Beijing, and twice as much higher than other cities in Shuntian Palace... Is there such a shortage of salt here?"

For the first time, Xi Shi thought that perhaps the price increase was due to lack of salt.

However, a woman who bought salt whispered to them: "You are from outside, right?... The salt here has always been expensive, especially in winter. The shop says it lacks salt, but they sell a lot every day."

The guy in the shop looked towards this side and said sharply: "If you don't sell, please leave, don't delay other people buying. Rice, salt, there are so many, buy as you like, no one is forced!

The big tone made Wang Yu very upset. He turned to stare at the man and asked, "The things you have here are so expensive. Isn't it arbitrarily priced? If there is no shortage of food and salt today, how can this be done?"

"Ha ha……"

The guy looked at Wang Yu and others. Judging from Wang Yu's clothes, at best, people with status and status would not go to the store to buy vegetables, rice, oil, salt and vinegar.

He smiled disdainfully, and still arrogantly said: "Don't you talk nonsense, who has raised prices indiscriminately? By the end of the year, food and salt are in short supply, and... Haven't you read the newspaper? Don't you know these years and the future? There will be many disasters in the next few years. Where is the world peaceful? There are people who are affected by the disaster and cannot eat enough. Here, it is very good to be able to buy food and salt.

Haha... I don't want to buy here, I can go to other places, no one is stopping.

But let me tell you, in Maoshan City and Baoding Prefecture, it's the price!If you want to buy cheap ones, go to the capital. At the feet of the emperor, there are naturally plenty of food and salt!"

Wang Yu and others did not expect that the man in front of them was not only arrogant, but also very good at talking.

Others have said the reason for the price increase, and it sounds reasonable, and there is no strong buying or selling...

However, how did Wang Yu and others listen, and how uncomfortable.

"The right and wrong will come to a conclusion sooner or later!"

Wang Yu could see it, there must be something tricky in it, so instead of arguing with his buddies, he said to Xi Shi and Wei Dong, "Let's go and look elsewhere."

Looking at the back of Wang Yu and the three of them leaving, the guy laughed and said: "It seems that they are also rich people, but you have to buy cheap food and salt in the border of Baoding Mansion... Ha ha, dream!"

As soon as Wang Yu, Xi Shi, and Wei Dong walked out of the Guo's rice tour, a thief in commoner came up and whispered: "Everyone, want to buy cheap salt? I know there is it, do you want it?"

"How cheap is it?"