After taking over the six southern provinces, Zhong Yu entered a long period of relaxation. During this period, there was no war in the country. All the newly won territories began a vigorous round of resumption of production, and In the process of building stable public sentiment.
One day, in Jiangdu City, the current capital of the Imperial Kingdom, Zhong Yu was quite bored dealing with government affairs in the palace all day, so he took a few followers out of the palace to take a look at the interesting things in the busy city and relieve his worries.
Jiangdu City is located not far from the bank of a river that crosses the Seven Kingdoms. The surrounding terrain is full of plains. Under the irrigation of the river, the land is fertile and it is a famous grain-producing land for thousands of miles around. In addition, the great river connects all countries, and many business travelers travel south and north along the river, bringing rich products from various countries to other countries. It is a golden waterway.
With these two conveniences, Jiangdu City can be said to be extremely prosperous, second only to the Imperial Capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the most prosperous city among the six southern provinces.
Walking on the street, Zhong Yu looked at the crowds of people coming and going, the busy business travelers, the hawkers constantly selling, and the endless shops around him. He couldn't help but nodded, and he had an idea of the prosperity of Jiangdu City. Deeper awareness.
Although Zhong Yu has temporarily set up his palace in Jiangdu City, he usually stays in the deep palace confinement. He usually meets with some ministers and has no time to go out and play. Therefore, he is not sure about the specific situation of Jiangdu City. I don’t know much about it either. All I know is that it is extremely prosperous, has a large population, and can generate a lot of taxes.
When I saw it today, it was indeed very prosperous.
I still remember the last time I walked on the streets of the city and led an army into the city. At that time, all the people were hiding in their rooms, blocking the doors and windows tightly, and they did not dare to come out at all.
Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Zhong Yu to understand how prosperous Jiangdu City is. He only has a rough understanding of the population of more than 5 million in the household registration register, which can generate nearly a province's tax revenue every year. That’s all.
While playing, Zhong Yu suddenly saw a street crowded with people. Hundreds of pedestrians formed several circles, seemingly watching someone or something in the circle.
"Interesting, I want to see what it is that can attract so many people to watch." This time, Zhong Yu's interest was attracted, and he couldn't help but want to go over and have a look.
The people in the city all live in Jiangdu City. Although not everyone is very wealthy, Jiangdu City is connected to several surrounding countries. The merchants who travel to and from the city on weekdays bring countless rare treasures and weird stories to this city.
Therefore, although the people in the city are poor, they have experienced many things. It is rare that something can attract so many people to gather and watch.
Zhong Yu walked in and took a look, but found that there were no rare treasures, no weird stories, and no people performing arts.
Here it was just a pear seller who got entangled with a slovenly Taoist priest, and the quarrel attracted the attention of the idle people.
He stepped forward to take a look and asked the people next to him why. Then he found out that there was a countryman selling pears at the market. Pears taste very sweet, but they are very expensive.
The Taoist priest in front of him, wearing a tattered Taoist hat and tattered robe, stretched out his hand in front of the car to beg from the country people.
The country people refused to give it, even if they chased away the Taoist priests, they would not leave. The country people got angry and started shouting insults.
The Taoist priest said: "You have hundreds of pears in your cart, but the poor Taoist only wants one from you. It doesn't cost you much, so why are you so angry?"
The spectators advised the countryman to give a bad pear to the old Taoist priest and send him away, but the countryman refused.
This is what Zhong Yu saw before his eyes.
"Gai Nie, what do you think?" Zhong Yu turned to Gai Nie, who was following him out.
As one of the more than 20 sixth-level soldiers under Zhong Yu, Gai Nie, together with his junior brother Wei Zhuang, serves as Zhong Yu's bodyguards. He is also the commander of the imperial guards in the imperial city, and is in charge of security. This time Zhong Yu left the palace, and Gai Nie accompanied him as a guard.
"The pear vendor is too stingy, but the Taoist priest is so entangled and bad people are doing business, it is also very hateful." After thinking for a while, Gai Nie said.
"Where is Lord Donghuang?" Zhong Yu turned to look at Donghuang Taiyi, the head of the Yinyang family who was dressed in black robes. At this time, Donghuang Taiyi, as the chief officer of the Qintian Supervisor of the empire, led a group of people to observe the celestial phenomena for the empire.
"This Taoist priest disrupted order and did bad business in the bustling city. He has violated the criminal law and should be thrown into prison." Without the slightest thought, Donghuang Taiyi blurted out.
Looking at Donghuang Taiyi, Zhong Yu was thoughtful.
In the world of Qin Shi Mingyue, the Yin Yang family, as an extremely powerful pawn of the Great Qin Empire in the world, continuously led the Great Qin army one after another to eliminate local hidden dangers and made great achievements in military affairs.
However, because he had been hanging out with Da Qin's army for a long time and had come into contact with many figures within the Da Qin system, he gradually became tainted with the style of some Da Qin officials.
Just like the current situation, if you follow the laws of Daqin and openly ask for property from others, you will not succeed. Instead, you will pester and disrupt others' business and cause a certain amount of chaos.
The crime of gathering a crowd to cause trouble was to be taken to the court to be beaten with a cane, and to be shown to the public at the entrance of the market, and then to be sent to the army or to serve as a corvee, which was a relatively serious crime.
Donghuang Taiyi was dealt with directly according to the criminal law regulations, which was no surprise and was in line with the Yin Yang family's usual domineering style.
"What you two said makes sense, but let's see how it will develop next." Zhong Yu did not make a direct evaluation of what the two said, but continued to wait and see.
The Taoist priest and the pear vendor were constantly arguing at the scene. Their noise attracted more and more pedestrians, and even affected the business of the two surrounding shops, causing dissatisfaction among the shop owners.
At the signal of a shop owner, a waiter in the shop ran over and took out two cents to buy a pear and gave it to the Taoist priest, asking him to leave quickly and not to affect other people's business here.
The Taoist priest thanked him, and then said to everyone: "Monks don't know how to be stingy with things. I have good pears, please taste them." Someone asked: "Since you have pears, why don't you eat your own?" The Taoist priest said: "I need this. Use the pear core to make seeds." So he held the pear and ate it with big mouthfuls.
After the Taoist priest finished eating the pear, he put the core in his hand, took off the small shovel on his shoulder, dug a hole several inches deep in the ground, then put the pear core in, covered it with soil, and asked the person next to him for some heat. Water for irrigation.
Someone who had something good to do went to a roadside shop and brought a pot of boiling water. The Taoist priest took the boiling water and poured it into the pit. Everyone stared at it and saw a young shoot sprouting up and gradually growing up, and soon it grew into a large tree with lush branches and leaves;
In a blink of an eye, they bloom and bear fruit, and the branches are covered with big and fragrant pears. The Taoist priest picked pears from the tree and distributed them to the onlookers. They were all eaten in a short time.
After eating these pears, the Taoist priest picked up the shovel and chopped down the pear tree. It took a long time to chop it down.
Seeing the Taoist priest's methods, Zhong Yu's expression changed, and even Gai Nie and Donghuang Taiyi beside him looked a little bad.
(End of chapter)