At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 228
At the end of the first month of the fifth year of the Warring States Period, the streets of Chengtian Mansion were busy with people coming and going.

"Your Majesty... officer." Wen Shou changed his words in time, with a flash of blush on his cheeks, and said: "I think when I first came to Chengtian Mansion, there were not so many people on the street."

"It can be seen that Chengtian Mansion has recovered its vitality." Zhao Shi said with a smile.

Chengtian Mansion also had a lot of initiative, but there are no signs of post-war war, while places like Yangzhou Zhenjiang have not even cleaned up the ruins in the city.

It has to be said that moving the capital to Chengtian Mansion immediately revitalized the local area.

The two of them were chatting while shopping. The man was tall and handsome, and the woman had a beautiful appearance. Pedestrians and vendors frequently looked at her.

"Officer, buy preserved fruit from Zhendong Road, buy some for the young lady to try." A peddler shouted.

Wen Shou was secretly happy when he heard this, but was embarrassed to talk to him. Zhao was so shameless that it didn't matter.

He took out a handful of copper coins and handed them to Wen Shou, saying, "Go buy some and take a look at the price."

"Thank you, officer." Wang Huiniang blushed and took the copper coins, ran to the stall to bargain, and bought a small bag of preserved fruits for ten cents.

Returning to Zhao Shi, Wen Shou said with a hint of pride: "I asked for ten cents and one tael, but I asked for a few more."

"The price has not changed after so many years." Zhao Shi just took a step, suddenly paused, and then continued forward.

Wen Shou was immersed in the sweetness of the preserved fruits and did not notice anything unusual about his sweetheart.

After walking a few steps, he found a cloth stall and Zhao walked over.

"Officials." The stall owner said enthusiastically: "The cotton cloth from Qiongzhou Prefecture, a piece of white cloth only costs [-] yuan. Although it is more expensive than linen cloth, it is warm and suitable for making new clothes for the young lady in winter."

"But I didn't expect my boss to have such a good product." Zhao touched it with his hands. It felt good and was thick enough. It was not expensive at [-] coins.

"Here are two pieces of red cloth." Zhao Shi threw out a silver dollar.

"Good instructors know that the red cloth costs [-] coins. If it is confirmed, I will ask you for [-] coins." The stall owner said.

"Is it so expensive?" Zhao Shi was stunned for a moment.

"Red is the most difficult to dye, so the price is high, and blue and green are only 850 yuan." The stall owner replied.

"What if the price is the same further south?" Zhao Shi asked.

"Officials don't know that the south is hotter and they prefer linen, while the north prefers cotton, and cotton is mostly produced in Qiongzhou Prefecture, so the south is cheap and the north is expensive," the stall owner said.

"One red and one green." Zhao changed his mind.

When the stall owner was counting the money, Zhao Shi asked again: "The government stipulates that one silver coin can be exchanged for two thousand coins. What does the proprietor think the price is?"

"It's very good for both the government and the people," the stall owner replied.

When the silver coins first came out, one was exchanged for [-] Wen. At that time, it was because the people were generally short of money. With the large-scale mining of copper mines in Nanning, it was transferred back to the country and minted into money. At one time, it could be exchanged for [-] Wen. Now the government is interested in Control the circulation of silver and copper coins, and strive to maintain a price of one to two thousand.

There are occasional fluctuations, but not much.

I walked a little further with two pieces of cloth between my legs, and arrived at a grain store. There was no need to go in because the prices were hanging outside.

Polished rice costs ten cents per catty, brown rice costs seven cents per catty, miscellaneous grains cost five cents per catty, and rice costs seven hundred cents and twenty cents per kilo. Larger quantities are preferred.

"So cheap?" Wen Shou seemed a little unconvinced.

"Little lady doesn't know something." The shop waiter took the initiative to answer: "The government is benevolent and only charges [-]% of the tax, so the family has surplus food, so why not lower it?"

"I'm just afraid that the cheap grain will hurt the farmers." Wen Shou frowned.

"No, the imperial court has been collecting grain, and seven hundred coins is the lowest price." Zhao Shi said.

It’s not that the imperial court imposed a price, but the government purchased it for 710 Wen, but local merchants mostly purchased it for [-] Wen, and they came door-to-door.Generally speaking, the imperial court is short of money and food, but the people are not short of it.

Grain and cloth are the basics. Zhao thinks the price is very reasonable. Among the advanced items, pork is about 45 renminbi, mutton is [-] renminbi, beef is [-] renminbi, and fresh fish only costs [-] renminbi.

Under the impact of a large number of marine fish, the price of freshwater fish has plummeted, and it is really difficult to sell at a high price.

"My lord, in such a situation, the country is rich and the people are prosperous?" Wen Shou asked with his eyes flashing.

Zhao Shi asked: "The prerequisite for a prosperous country and a prosperous people is a peaceful country and a peaceful people. Now that the Yuan Dynasties are eyeing us and the borders are unstable, it cannot be considered a peaceful country and a peaceful people."

"There is no need to worry so much." A nearby stall owner selling rice cakes added: "When Master Wang goes north, the Tatars can only parry but cannot fight back. In fact, the country is safe and the people are safe."

Zhao did not argue with the other party and picked out two pieces of plum blossom and red date cakes and handed them to Wen Shou. They weighed about four taels and asked for eight cents.

"Thank you, sir." Wen Shou looked very happy with a smile on his face.

"Brother, sister-in-law." While calling, Zhao Xiaoer and Zhao Xiaosan ran over.

Their cheeks were bulging, and their hands were full of food. They were obviously very satisfied.

Zhao Bing swallowed what was in his mouth and said: "Brother and sister-in-law, it is better to meet by chance. I will be your host and go to the best restaurant for a meal?"

Zhao Shi smiled and said, "If you don't call the fourth sister, I'm afraid you will be killed."

"She didn't do her homework well, and she was punished by the aunt to copy the books. I dare not take her out." Zhao replied.

"It doesn't matter. I'll bring him food and drinks myself. There are a lot of filial piety among you this year, including grandmothers and aunts." Zhao Bing was showing off.

Zhao was indifferent, but Zhao was full of envy.

People with feudal states are different, they are quite wealthy and powerful.

However, no matter how rich Zhao Xiaosan is, the Emperor's brother will not go out to eat or drink, but it doesn't hurt to watch a show.

The novel published in the National Dynasty Times had been serialized a long time ago, and the creative director changed it into a continuous drama. Although the actors could not play a dragon with one palm, and the big scenes could not be shown, it was still popular.

According to the news in the gossip newspapers, the number of passengers on the Qinhuai River Boat Boat dropped by [-]% because of this drama.

It was rare for him to put a price on himself, so the emperor didn't do what he thought. He just wandered around and played with a few people, which only tired out the accompanying guards.

There are too many people, and I am afraid that an assassin will suddenly jump out.

In fact, it was too much to worry about. Today's Imperial City Secretary is no longer Wu Xia Amen, especially after catching Gu Zhizhang. Although he did not confess, he still managed to catch many details.

I dare not say it in other places, but in the three-thirds of an acre of Chengtian Mansion, there is absolutely no possibility that there is a force to assassinate the emperor.

In fact, instead of worrying about assassins, it is better to worry about blind yamen, thugs or scoundrels coming to attack the emperor. Unfortunately, the streets are in order, and there are no blind people to show off to the emperor.

Probably seeing his brother's little thoughts, Zhao Bing said: "Zhu Mu, the governor of Chengtian Mansion, has always been selfless, and rogues don't dare to cause trouble on the street."

"Yeah." Zhao nodded and said, "Brother should know that once you are fined, twice you will be detained for hard labor, and three times you will be exiled overseas."

"Brother, why not spread this method across the country, so that our country of Ning can have 20 people!" Zhao Bing thought.

These 20 people refer to Han people. It can only be said that King Ning dared to think about it, but it was impossible.

Even if all the scoundrels are exiled overseas, it is impossible to give them all to Nanning. At the very least, the joint feudal state of Jiang, Liu, Fang, and other families will have to give some.

This is a big country with many princes and princes' fiefdoms connected together. The people who are short of people are crying and complaining to the emperor every day. If there are really a large number of people who are exiled, some of them must be given.

(End of this chapter)