Kao Mountain Village was located at the border of Gaochang County. It was located in a plain area not far from the concrete road. As Kao Mountain Village had a good geographical environment, it was surrounded by open plains with plenty of water. The people here cultivated well.
At the very least, after the tax exemption, the people did not have to worry about food and clothing.
Kao Mountain Village's Wang Family was located at the entrance of the village, not far from the concrete road. Moreover, the entire Kao Mountain Village had a road built. Although it was not a concrete road, it was paved with sand and stone that connected to the cement road. It ensured that the Wang Family's carriages could enter and leave as they wished.
The Wang Family's residence was a classic courtyard house. There was a front hall, two courtyards on the left and right, and then the main entrance that led to the courtyard. One could see the situation in the courtyard.
At this moment, there were four people sitting in the main hall.
Everyone had a worried look on their faces.
The person sitting in the main seat was already in his fifties and was quite old. His name was Wang Gan. He was a carpenter and had read some books. He had three sons. The eldest, Wang Li, the second, Wang Yi, and the third, Wang Cheng. They were all very hardworking.
As Wang Gan had good foresight and his three sons were obedient, the Wang Family was well-off in Kao Mountain Village and had a good life. Back when Ju Wentai was the King of Gaochang, the Wang Family in Kao Mountain Village had a good life. After all, the Wang Family's four sons all knew how to do carpentry and earn money.
After Du Qi took over Gaochang County, the entire Gaochang County abolished corvee labor and taxes. With more policies that benefited the people, the Wang Family's life became better. Wang Gan also took out some of his works to sell and earned some money.
Wang Gan was quite knowledgeable. When the road was built, he had an idea and created a new type of carriage. It was a frame with four wheels under it. He used the carriage to pull it on the road. Thus, the carriage was born.
The Wang Family's carriage business was not very good in the beginning. They barely made ends meet and very few people rode it. As time passed, the number of people riding in the carriages gradually increased, especially in the last one or two months. Because there were many things to do at the beginning of spring, many people came and went by carriages. The Wang family's carriages also became famous, and there were more than ten of their own carriages.
With so many carriages in the family, everyone in the family drove them and earned a lot of money every day.
Although it was not a lot of money, it was still a considerable amount of wealth for the Wang Family in Kao Mountain Village. They earned a lot of money in one or two months. However, after his reputation was established and he started earning money, there were problems. This was the reason why men were afraid of fame and pigs were afraid of being fat. The predicament that the Wang family was facing was that the yamen registrar of Gaochang County wanted to buy a stake in the carriage.
Furthermore, it was a free investment.
He wanted a 50% profit margin.
Fifty percent of the profit was sent over, leaving the remaining fifty percent for the Wang Clan. The Wang Clan had to be responsible for the wear and tear of the equipment, as well as the manpower. They still had to pay for all kinds of expenses. In the end, the profit left was actually very low. At most, it would be fifteen percent.
Wang Gan's expression was solemn as he said slowly, "All of you are aware of the current situation. Tell me, how should we handle this matter? If we don't handle it well, the consequences will be very troublesome. "
Wang Li was the most down-to-earth and steady of the lot. He said, "Father, you have a lot of ideas. Tell me, what should we do? I'll listen to Father. "
Wang Gan turned his gaze and looked at Wang Yi. "Second Brother, what do you think?"
Wang Yi said, "Father, I think we should just agree. After all, the other party is the yamen registrar of Gaochang County. If he wants to frame us, we can't avoid it. After all, our family has no power or influence. If the other party wants to take our carriage by force, we can't avoid it either. So, we should just give it to him. "
After a pause, Wang Yi said, "Although we'll only earn a little after giving up 50% of the profit margin, it's not worth it. But if we think about it from another angle, it's still a connection. "
Third Brother Wang Cheng snorted and said, "Father, why should we give so much money? If it's just 50% of the profit margin, it's fine. We can earn money too. Everyone's not bad. But this is 50% of the profit margin. Most of the money has been given away. We don't have much left in our hands. "
"I don't agree with this situation."
"At most, we'll fight to the death. We'll go straight to the yamen magistrate. We can even go to Emperor Xia. Emperor Xia set up a drum outside the palace. We'll go beat the drum and fight to the death. "
Wang Cheng said, "I don't believe that a mere registrar can hide the truth from the masses."
Third Brother Wang Cheng was the youngest. He was only 18 years old. Although he was at home to help with some matters, he often went to Gaochang City to handle some matters. His horizons were broadened.
Wang Li and Wang Yi had suffered some hardships in their early years with Wang Gan. But for Wang Cheng, after he was born, the family's life started to improve. Hence, he did not suffer much.
Wang Yi scolded, "Third Brother, what's the point of fighting? Don't you know that officials protect each other? If we go and complain, even if we win, we'll offend people. This is definitely not appropriate. By then, any official who sees us will have to stay away. If we want to do something, it won't be easy. We can't do this until the very end. "
The two brothers started arguing.
Wang Gan frowned and scolded, "All of you, shut up!"
He had full authority in the family. With Wang Gan's words, no one dared to speak. The three brothers looked at Wang Gan and waited for him to speak.
Wang Gan looked at the three of them and said in a deep voice, "Our current options, be it accepting Registrar Zhang's conditions or complaining, is not advisable. Registrar Zhang of the county yamen is extremely harsh. If we give in now, we'll be left with nothing in the end. Everything will be swallowed up. Of course, it's not appropriate to complain either. It'll be a life and death struggle. "
Wang Yi said, "Father, what do you think we should do?"
Wang Gan continued, "Right now, all we can do is negotiate with Registrar Zhang and ask him to give us some of the profits. If he's unwilling, we'll tell him that we're prepared to fight to the death. I don't believe that Registrar Zhang will really fight with us. "
Registrar Zhang of the county yamen was called Zhang Feng.
He was the county yamen's registrar.
Wang Li nodded and said, "Since Father has decided, I agree with your arrangements."
Knock! Knock!
At that moment, there was a knock on the door outside the room.
Following the knock, Wang Li's wife's voice was heard. "Father, there's someone outside the manor. He says he's from Gaochang and is here to visit us."
Wang Gan ordered, "Let him in!"
Wang Li's wife went to make the arrangements. Wang Gan stood up and said, "Let's go. Follow me to have a look."
Wang Yi said, "Father, we have a lot of things to do now. We don't have time to receive people. Right now, we have to meet Registrar Zhang and deal with this matter. "
Wang Gan said, "You talk too much. Let's go."
The three brothers did not dare to refute and followed Wang Gan to the living room. Soon, the three of them arrived at the living room. Du Qi and his group were standing in the middle of the living room.
Wang Gan's gaze fell on Du Qi. He had seen the world. The moment he saw Du Qi, he knew that Du Qi was not simple. After all, he had an extraordinary temperament. Wang Gan took two quick steps forward and said, "I wonder why Noble Sir has come to pay a visit?"
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