"What a picture of living and working in peace!"
When Shangshu Hubu walked into the resettlement community for refugees, there was a strong sense of life coming from the pavement, children with rosy cheeks, clean streets and alleys, and regular patrols.
Isn't this the prosperity of the world
"Okay!"
Hubu Shangshu said three good words in a row, and his excitement was beyond words.
He no longer needs to visit the homes of the refugees. He can tell from everyone's appearance that the people here are not necessarily rich, but they must be satisfied and full of expectations for the future.
Walking around the streets and alleys, I saw that the gate of a house was open, and an old man was holding shoe soles at the door.
Hubu Shangshu still couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, and came to the door to make a request, wanting to go in and visit.
The old man looked wary.
The master hurriedly said: "We want to buy a house, but the house next door has been sold out. Some people say that the houses on both sides are equally good, so I want to go in and have a look."
"It's not comparable, it's not comparable. Our house in the first phase is not as good as the second phase of theirs next door. There are hundreds of taels of houses, which are much more expensive than our house."
The old man got up and welcomed the Minister of the Household Department and his party into the gate of the courtyard.
"It's nothing to look at, every house is locked, and there's nothing to look at."
No no no, it's too interesting.
Hubu Shangshu noticed the open kitchen at first sight, with four clay stoves side by side.
Behind the kitchen, there are men's and women's bathrooms and men's and women's toilets.
Hubu Shangshu was very surprised and couldn't help asking: "Do all the houses have these?"
"Of course." The old man squinted at the Minister of the Household Department, with a look of disgust in his eyes. It seems to be talking about a group of bumpkins from other places, who have no experience.
Hubu Shangshu's beard was shaking, and the dignified Hube Shangshu, who had never seen anything before, was despised by the refugees who had just had a full meal. Find someone to reason with.
The old man said slowly: "It's not the past now, how can you defecate anywhere. This is something that children know. You guys are well dressed, why don't you even pay attention to basic hygiene."
Several attendants wanted to come forward to argue, but were stopped by the Minister of the Household Department.
Forget it, why bother with an old man.
"What the old man said is that now is not the past, and life is better now. It is almost the Chinese New Year, and I must have saved a lot before the Chinese New Year."
The old man immediately became vigilant, "Stealing property here will be beaten to death."
Hubu Shangshu shuddered, reminding himself repeatedly not to care about it.
"We'll take our leave now."
The old man snorted, and when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he was still staring at them.
"It's absurd to suspect that we are thieves."
The Minister of the Household Department laughed, "It's the old man Meng Lang. Before revealing his identity, how can he ask people how much money they have saved? If you change anyone, you have to be suspicious."
"My lord, do you want to find another one to have a look?"
"No! Even an old man who can't move can wear thick cotton clothes, and his face is ruddy. It can be seen that these refugees have indeed been resettled well. Compared with last year, it can be described as a world-shaking change. Let's go, let's go to the market. Check out the city."
The market is the focus of today.
It took a lot of time to walk to the market.
The new bazaar is fully put into use, and the old bazaar formed spontaneously by refugees has been demolished and turned into a construction site.
A large flat dam has been leveled outside the market, which is called the old pagoda tree flat dam. First, it is convenient for refugees to gather, and second, it is convenient for hawkers to set up stalls.
This meeting is not yet the peak time for setting up stalls, and Pingba is sparsely populated.
Pass through the old pagoda tree Pingba, and you will arrive at the new market at the South Gate, also known as the old pagoda tree market.
Standing at the entrance of the market alley, Shangshu Hubu was shocked by the flow of people with the magic sword brushing his hands.
Where there is a person in front of him, it is clearly white money. Countless amounts of silver floated past my eyes, and finally all of them drifted away, and none of them fell into the hands of the tax officer of the household department.
Hubu Shangshu panted and covered his heart, his heart hurt so badly.
In such a big market, there is no tax Cao to collect tax money. What a dereliction of duty, a serious dereliction of duty.
He said in a sad tone: "My heart is very painful."
Very very painful.
The master feels the same and feels distressed.
Thinking that they are almost unable to pay their monthly salary, they turned a blind eye to such a large piece of gold.
Dereliction of duty!
Serious dereliction of duty!
"My lord, calm down."
The Minister of the Household Department took a deep breath, "The county must be established as soon as possible, and it doesn't matter if the county government is rebuilt next year. But the tax collector must settle in as soon as possible, and strive to collect a wave of tax money before the Chinese New Year."
Regardless of how much money you can collect, anyway, the Minister of the Ministry of Households must not let such a piece of gold go, and wait until next year.
"As long as the decree of setting up a county comes down, the Ministry of Household Affairs will send a tax collector to help the county government collect taxes. The tax collected can be divided into two or five accounts, and a part of it will be distributed to the county government."
"My lord is merciful. I thought it would be great if I could split the accounts. The household department is seven, and the county government is three."
Hubu Shangshu nodded, "Look for the document and see if you can do it like this."
"There is a newly established county at the foot of the capital, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has the responsibility to lead all the errands here." The master has already thought of the reason.
The Secretary of the Household Department was very satisfied, "That's right. The newly established county has no head of the Household Department, so I'm afraid it won't stand up. Since the Household Department intervenes, the tax money has to go directly to the Household Department's treasury."
"My lord is wise."
Shangshu Tobe strolled in the market.
There are too many people, like a temple fair.
He asked, "Are there so many people on weekdays?"
The master nodded, "Yes. The things here are cheap, especially the butcher shop at the alley. People in the capital come here to buy meat. I heard that many restaurants in the capital have also started to buy from this butcher shop. "
"The old man remembered that when he passed by the butcher shop, the butcher shop was already closed."
The master obviously did his homework a long time ago, "My lord is right, the meat and vegetables in the butcher shop sell out very fast every day, if you don't come here early, you won't be able to grab them.
Among the four city gates, the south gate opens the earliest and fastest. Every morning, there are countless small people waiting in front of the city gate with their vegetable baskets and carts. Just so that they can go out of the city to buy meat and vegetables as soon as the city gate is opened. Even the city gate guards are not exempt, and have to ask someone to help bring some meat and vegetables home every day. "
Hubu Shangshu asked curiously, "Is the butcher's shop also opened by Mrs. Zhao?"
"It is the property of the Four Seas Commercial Company under the name of Mrs. Zhao."
The Minister of the Household Department sighed in admiration, thinking how could Gu Jiu come up with so many business ideas.
The master added: "It can be said that this market is all powered by the meat and vegetable shops at the entrance of the alley. Please see, my lord, those housewives are small people in the capital. After they buy the meat and vegetables they need for the day, they have to go to other places. Take a stroll in the shop, so this market has started.
Merchants from south to north poured in one after another, and even the business of the inns and restaurants opened here was booming. "
The master pointed to several housewives in the capital who came out of the cloth village, and whispered.
Hubu Shangshu stared at the vegetable baskets in the hands of the housewives, and sure enough, there were fresh meat and vegetables and dry food in them. A little daughter-in-law and a big girl pulled a few feet of cloth, which was very precious and had to be put away.
Hubu Shangshu nodded secretly, yes yes yes.
When the group of them came to the furniture store, the white money flashed in front of the eyes of Shangshu Hubu.
These are not people, these are silver.
All are the tax bank of the Ministry of Households.
Previously, at the gate of the second phase, I met those small people in the capital holding the keys to the new house, and they were choosing finished furniture in the furniture store.
Seeing the Hubu Shangshu and his party, the old man took the initiative to greet them.
After inquiring, the Minister of the Household Department came to know that the furniture here was made according to the size of the new house. For each size, there are at least five styles to choose from.
In the eyes of Minister of the Ministry of Finance, these furniture are extremely poor and have no aesthetic feeling at all. The only desirable advantage is that it is sturdy.
This kind of furniture cannot be sold into the homes of the rich and powerful, and it is just suitable for the low-level people in the capital.
"These pieces of furniture are so small," the entourage whispered.
The master said: "That's because the size of the house is small, and some small-sized furniture is just right."
The furniture is very cheap, much cheaper than the Hubu Shangshu imagined.
He whispered to the master, "This store also belongs to Mrs. Zhao? The price is so low, can you make money?"
The master nodded, "There is money to be made. Because the furniture is made in batches, the cost of the furniture has been kept down to a very low level. The official also heard that Mrs. Zhao met a wood merchant from the north.
The lumber merchant held the sign of "Exclusively for the Royal" and sent a batch of lumber to the Ministry of Industry every few months. By the way, he sent a large amount of cheap lumber to Mrs. Zhao's Four Seas Trading Company, which saved a lot of shipping costs. "
The Minister of the Ministry of household affairs is clear.
It's no wonder that in the same business, others can't make money, but only Gu Jiu can make money. There are too many tricks.
The group continued to wander around the market, and Mr. Tobu Shangshu bought a pack of pine nuts to eat.
A second-hand clothing store opened at the end of the market street, with a small facade and no decoration. But people come and go here.
The people who went in were dressed in thin clothes, and when they came out, they wore thick cotton clothes, which were obviously old cotton clothes that had been washed and mended.
"Huh? Could it be that the cotton clothes in this cotton clothing shop were bought from the Ministry of War?"
"It seems to be." The master is not sure.
Gu Jiu took an order of 20,000 sets of cotton clothes from the Ministry of War, and he couldn't hide this from the Minister of Household Affairs.
Curious, Minister Tobe also walked into the store.
The old cotton clothes are piled up on a large wooden platform, and you can choose them at will. You can take it away if you pay for it.
Hubu Shangshu casually picked up a cotton padded jacket, which was quite thick.
The fabric on the top was worn and had a patch, but it was well laundered and still smelled of sunlight.
There is a small opening in the inner lining, which is convenient for checking the condition of the cotton wool inside.
The cotton wool is all old cotton wool, there is no fake. However, the cotton wool has obviously been processed twice, so it looks soft and thick.
"Do you want to sell this one? If not, give it to me. This suit suits me."
A tall man stared at the padded jacket in the hands of the Minister of the Household Department with greedy eyes.
Other cotton clothes are either too light or too short, so they don't fit well.
Hubu Shangshu glanced at the big man, "Here you are."
The big man smiled happily, "Thank you!"
The big man took the padded jacket to the counter to check out, put the padded jacket on immediately, ran out with a satisfied face, and went into the opposite teahouse to listen to books in a blink of an eye.
Hubu Shangshu walked out of the cotton clothing store, and also entered the teahouse opposite, asking for a private seat on the second floor.
He stared at the padded clothing store, counting half an hour, no less than a hundred people came in and out, and about twenty people bought cotton padded clothes and left.
He smiled, "A second-hand cotton clothing store can make such a name."
The master said: "Madam Zhao can always think what other people think. This second-hand padded clothes store is also a merit. Those who can't afford new padded clothes can also wear cotton clothes to keep out the cold in winter."
Hubu Shangshu nodded, "It is only for the sake of the people that we can come up with such a business. Look at me, this cotton clothing store may not be able to make much money."
"Small profits but quick turnover, small profits but quick turnover."
"Doing small business is exactly what it should be."
After spending most of the day, the situation of the whole market was basically figured out. Then there is the issue of setting up counties to collect taxes.
Hubu Shangshu got into the carriage and went back to the city, wanting to see His Majesty before the palace gates were locked.
In the end, he was told, "Your Majesty is in a fit of anger. Please come back tomorrow, Your Excellency."
"Who made His Majesty angry? Could it be King Ning?"
"It's not King Ning, but King Zhao and King Yan."
"What? Could it be that King Zhao and King Yan are in the palace right now?"
"Exactly! Your Majesty is meeting with the two princes. I'm afraid he is getting angry. Your Excellency wants to talk about political affairs, so come back tomorrow morning."
"The officer knows."
Tobu Shangshu was full of questions.
King Zhao and King Yan committed serious crimes and have been locked up in Zongzheng Temple. Why did the emperor suddenly think of meeting these two people
Why not directly issue an order to seize the title and completely close the case of the palace change.
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Xingqing Palace.
The emperor's health is deteriorating, and he feels that time is running out.
Although unwilling, but also can only accept the reality.
Thinking that the two rebellious sons hadn't taken care of them yet, the emperor ordered Zhao Wang and Yan Wang to be escorted.
The emperor first met Zhao Wang.
"Do you know your mistake?"
King Zhao's right arm was empty, and he was cut off by Liu Zhao, and he wanted to commit suicide for a while.
Although he survived, his heart was filled with hatred.
He looked at the emperor on the bed, "What's wrong with my son? I just did what all my brothers wanted to do. There's nothing wrong with it."
"Niezi!" The emperor angrily reprimanded.
Zhao Wang laughed, "Brother Yan Wang is right, we princes have always been inferior to pigs and dogs in your eyes. You have never had a fatherly heart for us, but only hatred.
You are a dignified son of heaven, you hate your own son, and you wish that all your sons would die. That being the case, you can kill us from the start. Why did it drag until now? Everyone's heart is full of hatred. You don't deserve to be a father at all. "
Snapped!
The teacup hit Zhao Wang's forehead, the skin was broken, and the blood mixed with the tea fell down.
King Zhao bowed his head and smiled sullenly, "You hit me, you kill me! Anyway, I have fallen to this point, and life is meaningless. If you kill me, I'll be done with it."
The empty right arm was shaking.
The emperor was dizzy in front of his eyes, "It is your own fault that you have fallen into this situation."
"Haha... I'm to blame? You're the one who caused everything. You raised all our princes as Gu worms and told our brothers to kill each other. It's all thanks to you, the stupid king, who is what I am today!"
Zhao Wang was completely willing to go all out, pouring out all the hatred that had been suppressed in his heart for many years.
"Shut up for me! You are a rebellious son who killed your father and the king. You dare to accuse me. I should not have given birth to you. I should have drowned you early in the morning."
The emperor was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas came out of his body, and he was about to die of anger from his own son.
King Zhao sneered, "It's not too late for you to kill me now, I don't want to live anyway. The only thing I'm not reconciled to is that I didn't kill you myself that day. What I don't accept the most is that Liu Zhao should have cut you to pieces, but And you keep him. He cut my arm, damn him."
"The one who deserves to be damned is you." The Son of Heaven pointed at King Zhao, why did he give birth to such a rebellious son, and did not repent when he was about to die.
The emperor pointed to the porcelain bottle on the table, "Your mother and concubine are eating this bottle of poison. She is dead, and you are not far from death. Your wife and children, I will all die."
Zhao Wang glanced at the porcelain vase on the table, and said indifferently, "Give death whatever you want. If I die, they will also suffer when they live. Why don't they all come down and accompany me."
"You really have a vicious heart, you won't even let your own wife and children go."
Zhao Wang laughed mockingly, "Father is wrong. When I decided to raise troops, I was ready to be buried with my family. Even if Father ordered them to die, I would not even blink. If Father is reluctant Give them to death, hehe, I will look down on you."
"You deserve to be hacked into pieces, you are not worthy of being a human being at all. Animals are better than you." The emperor scolded angrily.
Zhao Wang's face darkened, "I'm not as good as a beast. Didn't my father know it long ago? Why not talk nonsense, bring the poison, and I'll drink it for you. If I'm afraid of death, I'm raised by a beast."
The emperor was so angry that his heart ached, "You, you, you..."
The king of Zhao scolded the emperor as a beast.
The emperor pointed at King Zhao, "Decreed to seize the title, demote him to be a commoner, and give the crane a red crown. I want to watch him die!"