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Chapter eight hundred and sixty fourth

"Young master, do you want a car? You only need three copper coins to get to the city." A man in a short jacket said to Li Wei with a smile.

Li Wei was stunned and then looked at the other party. The man looked like he was in his thirties, with tanned skin, and a white teeth were exposed. He was wearing a cloth on his shoulder. It should be a sweat-wiping towel. He looked no different from an ordinary farmer, but what made Li Wei a little curious was the car he pulled.

"What kind of car is this?" Listening to the other party's official words, Li Wei had learned local words in Fujian in recent years and asked directly in Hakka dialect.

When Li Wei spoke in Hakka, the man laughed even happier: "Young master, this is a two-wheeled car. Have you never taken it? Why don't you try it while sitting? It's fast and stable, only three copper coins."

"Two-wheeled car?" Li Wei looked at the car. The frame was made of wood, and the iron structure was used to connect the places, and it could be seen that it was better. As for the outlines of the two wheels, it was also made of wood, but the outside was covered with a layer of material of unknown things, which looked black.

"I'll try sitting there." Li Wei got into the car directly, sat down and felt it. The mat was thick and comfortable, and the sight was wide when sitting in the car, which was very good.

"Go and call another one, we are still carrying our luggage." Li Wei nodded with satisfaction and said to the man casually.

The man was happy when he heard this, and hurriedly shouted to the other side. Soon another car was pulled and ran over by another man.

Li Wei asked the chief to take a car behind him, and then the man who pulled his car asked Li Wei where he was going. Li Wei thought about it and told him that he wanted to go around the city first. When the man heard that the man looked embarrassed, he told Li Wei that the city was so big that it would take a lot of time to go around this circle.

Li Wei, who guessed his thoughts, said directly that he had twelve copper coins in two cars, which was equivalent to double the price. The man suddenly became energetic when he heard this, and quickly said ok, then said to the man behind, pulled up the car and took Li Wei to run.

After the car ran, Li Wei found that there was a number printed on the man's short jacket, which read Ershisi. He couldn't help but ask the man what this meant.

"This is the number of a car dealer. Young Master, you just came here and it's normal. This car dealer has a number for doing this job. There is a number on the jacket that means it has been registered. First, we can let everyone know that our business is a legitimate business, and second, we can also let people like you rest assured. If there is any dispute, you just need to remember this number and go to the car dealer to find out what car you are taking..."

Listening to the man's story, Li Wei immediately understood what this number was for. He couldn't help but smile and said, "This method is good. Even if you forget your luggage and pull down anything, you can find it back."

"Young Master, you are right, that's the reason." The man nodded repeatedly, turned around and raised his thumbs to Li Wei.

The man was right. The car was really comfortable and fast. Sitting in the car, Li Wei started chatting with the man.

He first asked what happened to this car and why he had never seen it in Fujian. After listening to the man's explanation, Li Wei realized that this car was also a new thing in Manila, and it was a new thing that he just made more than a month ago.

It is said that the one who created this car was the master of the Academy of Sciences. Not many of this thing were made, and there are only less than one hundred vehicles in the entire Manila at present.

Li Wei asked what was wrapped around the wheel. The man said he didn't understand it either. He only knew it was called rubber. However, it was a good thing. It was light and easy to run on the wheel. Moreover, the people who were riding the car were not rushing, which was much more comfortable than before.

You talked one by one, and after a while, Li Wei knew that this man was also a new immigrant. He was originally a mountain citizen in the west of Fujian. He immigrated to Manila three months ago, and is now living a life by pulling a cart.

"Didn't the court have regulations? Those who immigrate to Manila all divide the fields, and they also have farm tools and tax exemptions. How can you come to pull the cart if you don't farm well? Could it be that the local officials deduct your things?" Li Wei couldn't help asking, and the smile on his face became a little restrained.

He is the upcoming Tongzhi of Manila, the second-in-command here. Although Li Wei is careless on weekdays, he is a wise man in his heart and hates corrupt officials the most. If it is really a local official in Manila to deduct the materials and fields of immigrants, he will never stand by. Even if he is involved in the prefect, even if Li Wei doesn't want this official hat, he will still plead for the people!

"Hahaha, the young master said this, and the government did not deduct it. The land and farm tools I gave me were not missing at all." Who would have thought that just when Li Wei thought he would hear the man's sigh, but who would have thought that the man gave him another answer, which surprised him.

"Then you..." Li Wei said in surprise.

"I have planted this place at home, and the government has divided a few Tushus in my family. I come here to pull a cart. First, the land at home is enough to grow, and secondly, I have made a lot of money in this industry. To be honest, I will be lucky to earn nearly twenty copper coins for a day. If the customer is generous, it will be even more. It is hard to pull a cart, and the money is quite good. Besides, although there is support from the government, I have to rely on myself in the future. Now the land in Luzon is cheap, and I think I will buy more land for half a year and build a small manor or something, so that my descendants will not have to worry about it in the future."

Speaking of this, the man grinned and told Li Wei that many people want to pull the cart now. If he hadn't signed up early, he wouldn't have had his turn. It was his luck and a blessing to be able to pull the cart.

After listening to the man's story, Li Wei suddenly realized that he had thought it was because he was wrong. Although he was a little embarrassed, he was happy. At least from the man's story, he learned that the local government in Manila was still good, which gave him a good impression of Manila who had just arrived.

After entering the city, the man pulled Li Wei and jogged slowly in the city, explaining Li Wei's surrounding location and situation while running. Li Wei, who was sitting in the car, listened with interest and asked some questions. The man answered these questions as much as he could, but Li Wei was not angry, and then continued to carefully look at the scenery in Manila City.
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