As late October approaches, the weather in Goryeo gradually becomes colder.

Starting from October 22, snowflakes in the sky began to float in Chungcheongdao area in the heart of Goryeo.

For the dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in this area, the weather of freezing dogs is naturally to stay at home, accompany your wife and tease your concubines. It is so pleasant. At most, you can go to the suburbs to hunt, demonstrate your martial arts skills, and enjoy your body and mind.

But for many poor people in this area, it was the busiest time.

Because the Korean ginseng on the mountain is just right.

They must take advantage of these ten days and half a month to try their luck in the mountains before heavy snow covers the mountains.

If you are lucky and pick one or even a few good ginseng plants, your life will quickly become different.

It is definitely an exaggeration to say that they have changed their fate against the will of heaven, but it will definitely make them feel comfortable in the next one or two years, or even three or five years.

It should be noted that a Korean ginseng that is more than ten or twenty years old can be sold for more than ten or twenty taels of silver. If the quality is better, it is no problem to have dozens of taels.

If you pick something older, then you will really be able to soak in a kiln for a year without going out.

In this restless trend, the Qing Dynasty would not waste such opportunities.

The Zhen Manchu garrison under Bamburshan was scattered to the individual ginseng collection points of Zhongqing Road, and they had to ensure that this wave of fat taxes was collected first.

In fact, it is not considered the tax imposed by the Qing Dynasty, Goryeo itself has already had a heavy tax on these mountain people.

After all, this is a somewhat speculative "no-prime" transaction. The official Goryeo official sets ten taxes and one, but when it comes to local areas, it often turns into ten taxes and two, or even ten taxes and three.

When the Qing Dynasty broke into another quarrel, it turned into ten taxes and four, or even ten taxes and five.

The key point is that Bamburshan is not willing to be lonely. After two nights in the kiln, he also "known as the "head protection tax".

This directly leads to the fact that the tax on the surface is already facing the scale of 10 taxes and six.

If you add some "little ghosts", the expenses of the mountain people themselves will directly lead to the fact that the mountain people's ginseng of ten taels of silver really come to their own hands, or even only a few taels of money...

These mountain people in Goryeo are not stupid either.

I worked hard and kept my head on my belt. Why did you make such oppression from the money I finally got?

The black market came into being.

Compared with the official market price, even though the bosses on the black market are unscrupulous, they are still much better than the official market. They can get at least five taels of silver for ten taels, or even six taels or more than seven taels.

Where to sell ginseng, the mountain people will naturally vote with their feet.

In the middle of Zhongqing Road, there is an inconspicuous town called "Jang Fuli", which is an important trading point in this black market.

...

As the beginning of November began to close the mountains as heavy snow began to snow, the mountain people came out one after another, and various trading points began to flourish one after another.

However, the Qingzhou official trading market, dozens of miles away from Jiangfuli, is becoming increasingly declining, and even less than ten ginseng trees are received a day.

There will naturally be no taxes without transaction volume.

Without taxes, you cannot complete the tasks assigned by your master and you will not be able to eat enough.

This made Xiao Fukang, the chief general of the Qing Dynasty in Qingzhou, unable to sit still by the important task of being entrusted by Bambur.

However, there was a clear tacit understanding among the local Goryeo officials and was vigilant and hostile to them. Even if Xiao Fukang was upset, he did not dare to act against them, for fear of making things worse and forcing the Goryeo people to rebel. Even his master, Banbulshan, could not protect him.

I could only send someone to inquire about the news while sulking.

That afternoon, Xiao Fukang was about to go to the kiln to vent his anger, and a confidant servant suddenly heard good news, and a whisper was heard in Xiao Fukang's ear.

"What?"

"How dare these gangsters play tricks on me?"

Xiao Fukang was suddenly furious and his lungs were about to be irritated.

No wonder, no wonder these Koreans are so calm. They have already eaten their fill in the black market!

But Xiao Fukang crawled out of the dead. He was already thirty-five years old and was already over the age of impulsiveness.

After that, he forcibly suppressed his anger and asked the slave coldly: "Where is the largest black market near our Qingzhou?"

The slave was prepared and was busy telling the story of "Jiang Fuli", but he had never dared to be too sure about Jiang Fuli's position.

"Oh."

Xiao Fukang couldn't help but sneer: "Do you know that I, Daqing, are the ancestors who play this? Baha, you are the dog slave, now you will take someone to check. In one day, you can't find out the details of Jiang Fuli. I want your head!"

"twitter."

...

True Manchus do have the capital to be proud.

They who already live in the white mountains and black waters, because of their geographical advantages, are almost no different from their hometown in Goryeo.

In less than a day, Baha obtained Jiang Fuli's detailed information and reported it carefully to Xiao Fukang.

Xiao Fukang held a combat meeting overnight. On the night of that day, he quietly left Qingzhou City with more than 200 Zhen Manchu and more than 100 Han military flags, armored slaves and thousands of horses.

But what they didn't notice was that in the dark, there were shadows that locked their whereabouts.

...

The next evening, two big and three small figures came to Jiangfuri, surrounded by mountains.

The older one is a man, not tall and quite thin, wearing a rabbit-skinned hat on his head and a hatch hanging around his waist that is obviously worn but very sharp but polished.

The two small figures are a man and a woman.

The girl is older, about fourteen or fifteen years old. She doesn't wear very well, but she looks very pretty, especially her big eyes, which are quite beautiful and adds a bit of brightness.

The little boy is about ten years old. Although he is young, he is serious. His little face is full of vicissitudes and is relatively precocious.

"Dad, is this Jiang Fuli? I feel that it's not as prosperous as I thought."

Although her father and younger brother were both silent, the girl's personality was quite lively. She finally came out of the mountains but did not go to the prosperous towns, which made her feel a little disappointed.

This place is so small and so broken that she can't buy jewelry that she can show off. So, how could she prove her courage to her friends?

Perhaps, Tessiopa will be disappointed in himself...

Looking at his daughter's lost face, the man couldn't help but smile: "Enxi, do you want to buy jewelry, right? Don't worry. Don't look at the small town, but it is not much worse than the big towns in Qingzhou. Wait a minute, let's have some food first, and you'll know how lively it is here. When we sell these ginseng, Dad will definitely buy you some good jewelry."

"Dad, and Xiaogang's hunting knife..."

The girl blinked her big eyes and said timidly.

My younger brother Xiaogang finally had a bright look on his face, and he hurriedly looked at his father.

The man touched the few Korean ginseng wrapped in his chest, especially one that had been in his thirty years old. He also felt a lot of confidence in his heart, and laughed and said, "Buy, Daddy, buy it all for you."

"Wow, Daddy, Eun-hee loves you so much..."

"Thank you dad..."

Eun-hee and Xiao-gang couldn't help but cheer.

The receipt is usually carried out in the evening. The father and daughter came to the town to find the hotel they were staying. After settling down, the father became cruel and took his son and daughter directly to a restaurant next to the hotel. He ordered several meat and vegetables. The whole family was ready to celebrate the harvest.

There are many people around them.

It is basically family-style, with the father taking his son, the grandfather taking his grandson, and in short, almost no one partnered with outsiders.

Due to the location of this restaurant, there are many kinds of mountain products. In addition, they are a ginseng collection point, and the relationship behind it is very strong. I specially hired a few chefs from Pingcheng who went to the Ming Dynasty to study, which made the wine and food here taste very good.

The guests were basically bitter, and soon they were all full of oil and smiled happily, and they almost never felt so comfortable in their lifetime.

Eun-hee quickly ate her belly and kept burping comfortably, but she did not forget to pick up food for her father and brother, and the whole family was having a happy time.

However.

What no one here noticed was that in the dark outside, the three things that were about to enter and exit

On the mountain near the road, there were already several pairs of hungry wolf-like eyes, which firmly locked the place.

...

Enxi's family had enough food and drink, and there was a strong fire outside, and the night market opened.

My father took the brother and sister to visit the night market, checked the situation, and asked about the price. In the end, he chose the acquisition point of the restaurant where he had just eaten.

After some negotiations, several Korean ginsengs from the father and daughter were sold at a high price of 70 taels of silver.

The reason for this is mainly because the situation in the Ming Dynasty became increasingly stable, the market gradually recovered, and the demand for Korean ginseng by dignitaries and nobles, landlords and gentry began to increase.

Until he put the silver in his pocket and mixed into the crowd, Enxi couldn't help but cheered: "Dad, it's great, it's great, we have money, we have money..."

She had seen several big jewelry stalls. Even though she couldn't afford a gold hairpin, she would have a perfect life to buy a silver hairpin and a gold earring.

Even Xiaogang's face showed an unstoppable look of joy. This time, he not only could buy the waist knife he liked, but he probably would have enough money to use to marry a wife in the future.

My father was even more happy.

After years of hard work, my wife and children still get cold and hungry. After eating, I didn’t have the last meal. This time, my ancestors blessed me and God blessed me, and I finally felt proud.

While rubbing his children's little heads, he also felt cruel in his heart. This time, he must buy a good hairpin for his wife.

"boom!"
To be continued...