Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 189 The Arrogant Ma Chao

After coming to the east and west cities of Chang'an, Liu Xie felt extremely regretful.Because the two people he brought along were really not good candidates to talk about business.Moreover, Liu Xie has to admit with disappointment that there is really nothing to visit in the market of this era.

First of all, the east and west cities are too depressed. Chang'an, which has experienced the disasters of Li Jue and Guo Si, should have been a time when all kinds of wastes were waiting for prosperity and the supply of various goods was in short supply.But what Liu Xie saw was a desolation.In the market, although it was already noon, there were only a few open shops scattered, and all of them were deserted.

Although this scene was expected by Liu Xie, he still couldn't help being a little surprised after actually seeing this scene.In his view, none of the basic necessities of the common people can be separated from commerce.However, the strict prohibitions make one place the most lively, almost making people mistakenly think that they have walked into a ghost.

First of all, in the Han Dynasty, the eastern and western cities were open and closed at night, and there was a time limit for the gathering and dispersal of transactions.Until the Tang Dynasty, when the Fangshi system was the most mature, it was also "Fanshi, where the drums were beaten three hundred times in the afternoon, and the crowd gathered, and the gongs were beaten three hundred times, seven quarters before the sun set, and the crowd dispersed."

Second, there are restrictions on where to trade.For example, the east and west cities at this moment are far away from the 'li' where the residents of Chang'an live.The east and west cities are surrounded by walls, which are called "bazaars", and there are gates on all sides, which are called "bazaars".Those who climbed over the wall or destroyed the city gate were also punished with the rod.And the shops in the city are divided according to the types of goods and arranged in the specified places, called '四' or '次'.

In the end, everything in the transaction must have the intervention of the imperial government.There is a post in the city, and all listed commodities, people involved in transactions, weights and measures, transaction deeds, price assessment, and collection of city taxes are all under the supervision and jurisdiction of the city official.

In addition, businessmen who operate in the city must also be incorporated into the city's registration and need to pay city rent, and their social status is relatively low.

In the Han Dynasty, the top of the pyramid was naturally the emperor Liu Xie.Secondly, it is the gentry class who ruled the world together with the king.Then, there are 'good family sons', people who are engaged in agricultural activities and have no criminal records.The requirements for the selection of soldiers of the Southern Army, such as Habayashi, Qimen, and Huben in the court of the Han Dynasty, were that they must be born in the "good families of the six counties".

Those who make people despise are inferior people such as doctors, witches, merchants, refugees, workers, and prostitutes.At the lowest level are the slaves called Tongke.Of course, the children in the Han Dynasty already had a lot of personal freedom, which was completely different from the previous slave society.However, in essence, they are still the private property of the owner and can be traded or donated to each other.For example, when Liu Bei was in trouble in Xuzhou, it was Mi Zhu, a big businessman in Xuzhou, who married his sister and gave Liu Bei thousands of children, which made Liu Bei's power recover.

The four items of time, space, transaction process, and social status have already seriously hindered the development of commerce.But in Chang'an in Guanzhong, there is still a problem left over from history.That is Dong Zhuo turned Chang'an's bronze figures into penny coins to plunder wealth from the people.

What businessmen are afraid of is being cheated.The government's method of taking back a five-plant money and turning it into "a hundred and a thousand" big money is really terrible. In the blink of an eye, a wealthy businessman with a lot of money can become penniless.Liu Xie sometimes wondered, how did Dong Zhuo, a vulgar warrior, come up with such a technical method of economic plunder?
However, generally speaking, although the shopping was very frustrating on the surface, Liu Xie gained a lot.After all, after finding the source of the problem, Liu Xie has a way to prescribe the right medicine if he wants to open up the business in Guanzhong.As a result, after he took all these information into his mind, he stopped paying attention to the East and West cities, and began to focus on Ma Chao and Diao Chan.

It's a pity that the two of them hardly talked about each other along the way, Diao Chan was better, at least he would go to some shops dealing in women's products.But Ma Chao, such a luxuriously dressed young man, likes to drill around in the stinky horse market, and after drilling for a long time, he didn't see a good horse that could stand on the stage.

Moreover, there was almost no conversation between the two.

When Diao Chan came out, she was dressed up like a showman, and she deliberately followed the trendy path of a woman.Liu Xie thought that Diao Chan was also a fan of Ma Chao, but when the two met, Liu Xie understood.This is not a female fan meeting a male idol at all, but a silent contest between a female artist and a male star.

Diao Chan, a mad woman, really thinks highly of herself.

As for Ma Chao, the golden turtle son-in-law who the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty wanted to snatch home, she only put Ma Chao on the same level as her opponent.Except for the slight shock in the eyes when they met for the first time, the next thing became a little frosty.

Of course, Liu Xie knows that this may have a lot to do with Ma Chao not being bothered to look at Diao Chan at first glance.Liu Xie was really puzzled, as a 12-year-old kid, he couldn't help itching like a cat scratching his heart for Diao Chan, a famous beauty, but why was Ma Chao so indifferent?
Ma Chao looked at Diao Chan with the same indifference as he would look at any maid who served the emperor beside Liu Xie. He was not at all moved by Diao Chan's stunning appearance, and he didn't even blink his eyelids.

Liu Xie admits that his attention to Diao Chan does have an additional layer of her historical aura, but no matter how you say it, Diao Chan's own capital is right in front of her eyes.Could it be that this era is the same as the previous life, where beautiful men like to... No, they all like Long Yang?

"Your Majesty, if you're just wandering around today, I'd better take my leave. There are still some chores to deal with in the camp." Just as Liu Xie was maliciously speculating about Ma Chao, the bored Ma Chao spoke first.

Of course Liu Xie could tell that Ma Chao had nothing to deal with.According to the news from Hu Chi'er, three days after Ma Chao took office, he tidied up those old soldiers and obeyed them.

This guy's method was indeed simple and crude enough. He picked out the most difficult and skilled villain in the old man's barracks when he came up, and clamored that at any time, ten people could defeat him, Ma Chao, and let them do whatever they wanted.

The final result, of course, was that the dozens of old soldiers who were proud of their bravery and strength all became Ma Chao's personal soldiers.Then, with these dozens of old soldiers as the backbone, they chopped melons and vegetables and cleaned up the five thousand old soldiers like little cats.After all, Ma Chao, a cold-natured guy, never blinked when he said killing people.In those three days, Liu Xie heard that Ma Chao beheaded 34 old soldiers with his own hands.

What worries Ma Chao most now is that he has no place to test the soldiers he has trained.

"Don't be in a hurry to go back. Since you mentioned the matter of the military camp, I will come to ask you, can that old soldier under your command be able to go to the battlefield?"

The existence of Ma Chao in Chang'an is actually very subtle.Officially speaking, he was a hero in the battle of Chang'an, and was promoted and appointed by the emperor to stay in Chang'an.From a darker point of view, Ma Chao can also be regarded as Ma Teng's reassurance for Liu Xie.However, fortunately, Liu Xie and Ma Chao had a good personal friendship, and Ma Chao was given a trilogy, so that Ma Chao became a guest general under Liu Xie.

This situation is the same as when Sun Jian was under Yuan Shu's command and Liu Jiaxiao was in Yuan Shu's mansion.It's just that Liu Xie is a little more humane and loyal than Yuan Shu.From this, it also shows the breadth and benevolence of his great Han emperor.But Liu Xie knew that once the incident happened in the West, Ma Chao would still abandon the stall here in Chang'an and rush back to help his father.

Fortunately, Han Sui was dismissed by Liu Xie and joined the ranks of rebels.However, Ma Teng became a regular royal army because of Liu Xie's reward.Therefore, in terms of people's hearts, Ma Teng is still more tenable.In a short time, Han Sui should not have the guts to counterattack and come back.

Taking advantage of this time, Liu Xie naturally needs to win over Ma Chao.After all, there are no famous generals in Chang'an. The three generals, Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, and Gai Xun, all exhausted their efforts in the battle of Chang'an, and I am afraid that they will be powerless to go to the battlefield again.Xu Huang is left, although he has made rapid progress, he still belongs to the ranks of young generals.There is only one Xu Rong who can do it, but he is still recuperating on the hospital bed.

At this time of turmoil, the existence of Ma Chao's banner is very important.He is different from Xu Huang. Xu Huang is an all-around good player, who can run for thousands of miles and defend the city.But Ma Chao is an extremely sharp butcher's knife. This kind of person does not need to be trained too much. As long as he is thrown on the battlefield, he will use his vigorous and fierce heroic posture to tear through the enemy's defense line and rush to a victory.

Liu Xie hopes that this treasured sword will shine brightly next year.

And when Liu Xie talked about the affairs in the military camp, Liu Xie found that the aura around him changed immediately, and Ma Chao's eyes lit up suddenly, and he no longer ignored Liu Xie.Even Diao Chan, who was always carrying a jade hairpin on one side, cast her gaze over.

"Your Majesty, you just need to tell me where the battlefield is and who the enemy is, and you can defeat him in a few days!" Ma Chao thought that there was a war at the moment, so he said these bold words immediately.

Crazy enough!

However, Liu Xie admits that he likes it.

(End of this chapter)