Chapter 479: Angry Guo Hao
When they arrived at the county town called Licheng, Guo Hao's face looked much better. At least from what he saw, life in the county town was pretty good.
Whether it is the residents passing by or the vendors, their faces are filled with unstoppable joy and comfort.
"Come on, Fengxiao, try this. I heard that this is the latest developed project. Try it and see how it feels!" Li Xin, who had already separated, came out from somewhere and stuffed a handful of paper-wrapped candies into Guo Hao's hands.
"How is this candy made? There are words on the candy?" Guo Hao looked at the candy in his hand in amazement. There was a very clear human character in the middle .
This thing is not uncommon in modern times, but in ancient times, it would be a novelty.
"I don't know. I heard that it was made by a strange person in this city. It's selling very well. I came here to investigate it."
Li Xin put the candy into his mouth, smacked his lips, and had to say that it tasted really good.
"Feng Xiao, you are a student who has seen the world, please help me analyze this thing and tell me what I think!"
Li Xin said sincerely that he had done little serious business and was always easily deceived by people's exaggerated claims. It happened that there was a fellow villager who had seen the world, and he would be sorry if he did not take advantage of him.
"This thing is great, but I don't know how many kinds there are. Brother Li has found a treasure this time. This thing is worth investing in!"
Guo Hao sighed a little, it turned out that players were indeed very capable of changing this era. This candy might seem insignificant, but it was gradually beginning to enlighten the people.
"I can't read, but I heard from the shopkeeper that this candy is a version of the Thousand Character Classic. There are a thousand pieces in a bag, and they are sold for five cents. They can also be opened and sold separately."
Li Xin scratched his head. He had listened to the shop owner's exaggerated words and almost paid for the goods. After all, there were quite a lot of people buying candies in the store at that time. However, he was cautious and decided to wait and see.
Because even though the shopkeeper boasted a lot, there were really only a few people who came to discuss cooperation. There must be a reason for the unusual things, and he didn't want to be involved in some strange incident.
After listening to Li Xin, Guo Hao caught a flash of inspiration. It seemed that this was not an ordinary situation. The robbers on the road and the abnormalities in the store seemed to be connected by an invisible thread.
"Come on, come on, brother, take me with you. I am also interested in this kind of project!" Guo Hao thought about it and decided to take part in it himself. This kind of project can indeed be said to benefit the country and the people. He wants to see what the trick is.
When Guo Hao arrived at the store, the retail shops on the first floor were doing brisk business, but the second floor seemed deserted.
The shopkeeper had an indelible look of sadness on his face, but when he saw Li Xin coming back with Guo Hao and others, he forced himself to cheer up and came in front of them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, are you interested in my candy manufacturing?" The shopkeeper came up to us with a professional smile, but the sadness between his brows could not be removed.
"Shopkeeper, the stuff is good and we are all very interested in it, but you should give us some context. Your situation is not normal!"
Hearing Guo Hao's words, the shopkeeper's smile froze, he was silent for a while, and then invited everyone to sit down in a rather decadent manner.
"To be honest, you have all seen the situation. You all know that our boss is an extraordinary person, and this project is a good one. It's a pity that someone has set their sights on this thing."
The shopkeeper organized his words. Guo Hao, who had a people-friendly aura, asked in person. It would be difficult for anyone to refuse his question. What's more, it was a well-known matter in Licheng and there was nothing to hide.
"Our boss had set up his own factory before, and he and a few friends jointly researched this Thousand Word Candy, which is also very popular in Licheng."
The shopkeeper recalled with some bitterness that he had followed his boss from the very beginning and had seen the shop being built up with his own eyes. The current situation really made him sad.
"But a big tree attracts the wind. The biggest business in Licheng is the Zhen family. The Zhen family has set their sights on Dong's technology and directly blocked all the raw material factories. We have the technology and the factory, but no raw materials, so we have no way to produce at all."
"What we are selling now are the past inventory, and they won't last much longer." The shopkeeper sighed. If their boss could open a factory, he was a powerful man. Unfortunately, he was far behind the Zhen family.
"So that's why you want to monetize your technology? Are you planning to leave this place and start over?" Guo Hao roughly understood the whole thing.
This is indeed an undeniable fact. It was normal business competition, but the size gap between the two sides was too big, which forced Yi Ren to surrender and admit defeat. He acknowledged his failure and planned to exchange it for cash to make a comeback.
"Logically speaking, it wouldn't be so deserted. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this Thousand Word Candy is definitely a beneficial thing." Guo Hao continued to ask.
"Didn't you encounter any bandits when you came here?" the shopkeeper asked angrily.
"I understand!" Guo Hao nodded, expressing his understanding. Collusion between officials and businessmen and exclusive monopoly, this capitalist method cannot be said to be sophisticated, but it is indeed very effective.
Regardless of whether the officials in the county city were involved in the Zhen Ji incident, allowing robbers to run rampant outside the county city was the greatest dereliction of duty.
"Tell your boss to come over. This guy next to me wants to discuss business with you!"
Guo Hao shook his head, expressing his extreme dissatisfaction with the fact that he could find a loophole during his first incognito visit. How could such a thing happen in a county town? Did the city governor think he was in the previous dynasty?
Even in the previous dynasty, such behavior would be considered dereliction of duty, which is really infuriating.
Just thinking about this, Guo Hao felt a surge of anger. Originally, he thought that the atmosphere in the county town was good and there was something hidden, but now it seems that it was a heinous dereliction of duty. Keeping such a county governor would be a disaster sooner or later.
Collusion between officials and businessmen, bullying of shops, these are nothing, no one is perfect, and in Guo Hao's eyes, these are not actually faults, just warnings and corrections.
What really made Guo Hao angry was that the government condoned robbery and injury. Even though Li Xin got through safely, where did those caravans that were not as tough as Li Xin go?
It can be seen from what happened in the sugar store that those caravans did not come to this city, and the surrounding cities did not receive any news.
So how many corpses are buried in ?
How many innocent people are among these corpses?
"Zilong, go take over the county camp, and E'lai, go and arrest all those guys!" Guo Hao was too lazy to hide anything. He was extremely disappointed with this county city.
