Chapter 759: Imperial Street Scenery
Knowing that there was such a good place in the city, Zhao Yu wanted to go and see, and everyone got on the horse and left, but as soon as they stepped on the royal road, some soldiers stepped forward to stop them, saying that only His Majesty could walk on the royal road, and the others could only take the road outside the river. Chen Dun was furious and wanted to come forward to theorize, but he didn't want to reveal his identity, so he immediately stopped it, lifted the reins and turned the horse's head to the side.
In Qiongzhou, there was only one big road in Fucheng, and Zhao Yu had never divided any royal roads, side roads, etc., and the rules were big at this time. He looked as he walked, only to see that on both sides of the royal road was a river made of bricks and stones, the river was planted with lotus flowers, and the banks were planted with peaches, plums, pears, and apricots. The outer side of the river is the side road for the people to walk, and this layout is precisely to show the majesty of the emperor.
Zhao Hao walked and looked, there were shops and restaurants on both sides of the street, all kinds of guignes fluttering in the wind, and the decorations were magnificent. He thought that this place was close to the imperial palace in the past, and it was the center of the imperial court, the gathering place of the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials. Since ancient times, people who eat official meals in China have always been the main body of high-end consumption, and naturally they have become a gathering place for business activities, and most of the gold, silver, jewelry, and high-end luxury goods stores have also set up shop here, but those who see them wearing military uniforms and soliciting business do not dare to come forward.
"Business doesn't seem to be doing well here, huh?" Zhao Yu saw that most of the shops had sparse customer flow, and some were closed, and frowned.
"Your Majesty, this was not the case in the past, from Wansongling to the Drum Tower, it has always been a prosperous place. After the Tartars entered the city, they still set up a government here, and those people were even more extravagant, especially for jewelry and goldware, and the number of shops increased a lot. At that moment, the king entered the city, the Tartars fled, and the shops run by some people with color eyes were also closed, and it didn't take long for them to prosper again! Zhou Mi listened to the preface.
"Your Majesty, it has always been inevitable that there will be chaotic soldiers and looting in wars, and they will often hide behind closed doors when they take advantage of the fire to loot and harm merchants. In addition, after I entered the city, I confiscated the Tartar industry and sealed the shops, thinking that some people were still wary and did not dare to open their businesses. Those dignitaries and nobles even fled. Zheng Huchen, who was on Zhao Yu's right hand, did not speak, and added at this moment.
"Have you ever learned that our soldiers are going to loot businesses and harass the people?" Zhao Yu nodded and asked again.
"Your Majesty, as far as my subordinates know, no such incident has occurred. The merchants and people affected by the war were all registered and given appropriate compensation, and the world praised the benevolence and righteousness of the king. But some people said that I came from the poor place of Qiongzhou, and the officials were too shy to buy it. Zheng Huchen added.
"Well, your eyes should not only be fixed on those who are rebellious, but also on the fact that after entering the city, we must be on the lookout for those who have acted lawlessly and committed adultery." Zhao Yu instructed again. And I was secretly happy in my heart, my fucking self was paid according to the rules of the previous time, and the prices in Qiongzhou were low, and everyone had some savings, but the purchasing power had not yet exploded.
"The subordinates understand that they have been transferred from Qiongzhou to fill in the Lin'an station, and it will not take long for the news to be submitted." Zheng Huchen said.
"How far is it ahead?" Zhao Yu asked. He found that the Royal Street Avenue was mostly paved with stone slabs, and most of the forms were straight paved on both sides, and horizontal paved in the middle, shaped like a ladder, and the widest part was about five zhang, and the road surface was clean. But it was a little abrupt for their group to come on horseback, especially when the horsemen used multiple dense formations to protect him, and they would still walk slowly when they encountered a lot of people, but he was not allowed to open the road and the soldiers shouted the street to drive away, so they naturally stopped and stopped.
"Your Majesty, it's not far from the Drum Tower ahead, I think it's much more prosperous than here!" Zhou Mi glanced at Zheng Huchen, who was whispering to His Majesty, and hurriedly replied.
"Hmm." Zhao Yu nodded, he knew that out of the Drum Tower, he was out of the scope of the imperial city, there was a settlement area for the rich Han people, there was no need for them to run, and there was no food in this city, everything needed for life depended on trading, so it would naturally be better.
Sure enough, riding a horse for a long time is the temple and the five mansions, after the drum tower, the north palace is not far away, to the front he found that this place is really not small, surrounded by a high wall compound, the visual measurement is enough to have about 300 acres, here was once Du Zong changed part of the Taoist temple Zongyang Palace, the other part was abandoned as a residence, after the Yuan army entered the city, it was once used as a government office. At the moment, the door was closed, and the seal of Lin'an Mansion was pasted, and it was obviously temporarily withdrawn and sealed, but Zhao Yu was still a little worried that he didn't know what it would look like.
"Hey, when you leave the city, you can also enter incense here to pray for blessings, I think it's for fear of damage to outsiders, so it's temporarily closed!" Zhou Mi dismounted and looked left and right.
"What if it's sealed, wait for me to tear it in!" Chen Dun said that he jumped off the horse and was about to tear the seal.
"Presumptuous, the seal of the government dares to open it without authorization!" Zhao Yu glared at Chen Dun and said.
"Your Majesty......" Chen Dun was a little unconvinced, and wanted to say something.
"The country has its own laws, and there are laws in the army, how can they violate it without permission because of their different identities!" Zhao Yu waved his hand to stop him, "You go to the Kaifeng Mansion to report and ask them to come to Kaifeng." ”
"This ...... Yes, it's really too much, to enter your own home and ask others to agree. Chen Dun muttered and got on his horse and went to the mansion.
"It is the orphan of former Prime Minister Chen Wenlong, who grew up with me since he was a child, and he was pampered, which made Mr. laugh." Zhao Yu looked at Zhou Mi with a surprised look on his face, and hurriedly explained.
"No, Your Majesty is so embarrassed!" Zhou Mi hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Majesty, as the supreme person in the world, and can abide by the law, it is really a blessing for the world to come to the door without trespassing!" ”
"Oh, that's Soshoji on the other side, right?" Zhao Yu smiled and pointed to the opposite building to divert the topic, he didn't like this kind of touting, even if it was sincere.
"Yes, on the other side is Zong Zhengji, but it was converted into a Buddhist temple by the Tartars to suppress the king's anger." Zhou Miyan said.
"Hehe, when I left the city, the Empress Dowager appointed me as Zongzheng, but I didn't do it for a day." Zhao Hao laughed dryly and said, it's really desolate to think about it, the four clansmen of the royal family had tens of thousands of relatives back then, but now they are dead and captives, all of them are gone, and only one of them is left, and the name of this sect is no longer worthy of its name.
"Your Majesty, on the day the city was broken, many nobles were taken away by the Tartars to the north, and I think there were also those who fled and scattered among the people in advance, but the incognito is not yet known. Now repeating Jiangnan, they will come to defect. Zhou Miyan said.
"Yes, the royal network is withering now, and it is time to return to the sect when the situation stabilizes!" Zhao Yu nodded.
"My subordinates will definitely send someone to search carefully." Zheng Huchen said.
"Mr. Zhou, there is a wine shop and a restaurant ahead, I'm a little hungry." Zhao Yu saw that it was noon, and the number of people on the street suddenly increased, obviously it was time to disperse, and most of the officials of the dynasty did not wait for their families to accompany them, so they could only solve it by themselves. He doesn't want to be recognized, so it's better to avoid it.
"Your Majesty, there is a restaurant nearby, why bother going?" Zhou Mi pointed to the restaurant on the road.
"No need, there are a lot of us coming out, there are many inconveniences, just eat some casually to satisfy your hunger, and there are still things to do in the afternoon!" Zhao Yu waved his hand.
"I see, I can't walk a few steps ahead, and the steamed buns and dim sum over there are good." Zhou Miyan said.
Zhao Yu saw that there were more people in front of him, so he left a few people to take care of the horses and led everyone on foot. From the Drum Tower to Zhong'an Bridge, it is also the commercial center of the Southern Song Dynasty, the audience here is obviously different, most of its shops are engaged in daily necessities, and there are old shops, famous stores gathered, in addition, there are a number of alleys and alleys that are crossed with the Royal Street, the shops are numerous, more dense, and the flow of people is also a lot more than the previous section, but according to Zhou Mi, affected by the war, it still has not reached the situation of the total victory period.
Because the little emperor had tactfully proposed not to go to the big restaurant in advance, Zhou Mi led them all the way to find it, even in Qiongzhou, it was difficult for Zhao Yu to go out for a turn, and he didn't know much about these folk things, and when he first arrived in the 'big city', he didn't dare to speak, so he could only pretend to be deep, so as not to show timidity. And fortunately, Wang De is by his side, but he is also familiar with these market matters, and he knows His Majesty's thoughts, and he can talk.
Zhao Hao heard some ways from the conversation between the two, and the hotels in Lin'an are also divided into three grades: high, medium and low according to the different consumer objects. Needless to say, he didn't plan to go into the high-end restaurant, and it is said that there are two kinds of government-run and private-run restaurants, but he doesn't have the opportunity to experience it now. Medium-sized hotels can be divided into several types:
One is the tea hotel, also known as the tea restaurant, which mainly sells wine, and also sells side dishes for wine, also known as 'auction households', but if you want something else, they can buy it from it and send it, a bit like the current bar;
In addition, there are also mansion hotels, which are decorated like the mansions of the gentry or renovated from the houses where the eunuchs lived in the past, so as to attract customers, which is somewhat similar to the private dishes of today; There is also the Garden Hotel, which is built on the outskirts of the city like a modern high-end farmhouse, or renovated into a garden.
In addition to large restaurants and medium-sized hotels, there are also small hotels that cater to the needs of people from all walks of life in Kyoto. It is divided into several categories, one is called direct buying shops, including bulk hotels and corner shops, which only sell inferior quality wine; There is also a bowl shop, there is no paint fork at the head of the door, only the grass gourd is hung, and the wine utensils such as silver horse structure and silver bowl are used, and there are also silver wrapped direct sales cards. Most of the people who come to these hotels to drink are not very noble people.
There is also Luo Hotel, which was originally a hotel name in Shandong and Hebei regions, and with the Song Dynasty Nandu, this hotel name has also spread to Lin'an. But Zhao Hao didn't know what Luo Hotel was, let alone what it looked like. In addition, there is the steamed bun hotel, which sells cheap wine dishes and general alcohol, and specializes in grout steamed buns, thin-crusted spring rolls, steamed buns and other meals.
In fact, although Zhao Yu said that the conditions were not high, as long as he had a full stomach, he still stumped Zhou Mi. The grade of the small hotel is too low, and it is always inappropriate to let the emperor sit there and eat with Lifu's pawns, and besides, there are as many as 100 people in their group, and those small hotels can't sit down at all, and they can't supply them for a while. When he heard that the little emperor liked to eat meat, he had an idea and led everyone into an alley.
"It's okay, it's still early, and I can still sit down!" Zhou Mi took the first step to ask Xiao Er at the door, and looked back.
"Twin Sheep Shop!" Zhao Yu looked up at the wine flag, and then saw that the scale of the store should be regarded as a medium-sized hotel as they said.
"Your Majesty, this restaurant specializes in mutton, and the taste of soft sheep can't be made even in a big restaurant." Zhou Mi whispered in the little emperor's ear.
"It's okay, right here, we still have something!" Zhao Yu nodded, when he entered the store, he looked left and right at the bottom floor of the scattered seats, there were more than ten square tables, but the tables and stools were also clean, and he could sit down if he squeezed it.
"Where is the guest seat?" The shopkeeper saw so many soldiers entering the store, but his face turned pale, but he changed his face to welcome everyone in and asked.
"It's right here!" Zhao Yu pointed casually, Wang Dedang first chose a table by the window, took out a silk handkerchief and wiped it again, before inviting him to sit down, while he stood aside.
"From left to right, one table for each group, and the rest share the table!" Chen Dun was not there, and Li Guang, the Marquis of Yu, was in charge of commanding the generals. However, seeing that the soldiers who had entered the store had received the order, they lined up and entered the store in turn, and there were only eight people at a table, so they automatically sat down in turn, while the remaining two turned to the rightmost table, but they were still holding guns in their hands and did not sit down.
"Check the weapon, turn off the insurance!" Li Guang ordered after seeing that everyone was in place.
"Hello guys!"
"Hello two!" ……
"Gun down!" After the reports were reported, Li Guang gave the order again, and the troops laid down their weapons and leaned on the position where the bench was within reach.
"Sit!" With another command, only to hear a sound, the army had already sat down, but each of them straightened their waists, and their hands were on their knees, and they remained silent.
"What does this general use and drink?" The shops all have eight hearts, of course, they can see who is big and who is small, but seeing that these people are so serious, it seems like they are going to smash the field, but they still have the courage to come to Zhao Yu's table and ask with a smile.
"Don't be alarmed!" Seeing that he was smiling and not smiling, he knew that he was frightened, and Zhao Yu stood up and arched his hand.
"The general is polite, how dare the little one?" The shopkeeper hurriedly saluted.
"We are in the military, and we can't drink alcohol, but what special dishes do you have here?" Zhao Yu helped the store and said with a smile.
"General, our store is good at selling soft sheep, big bone turtle back, rotten steamed large slices, lamb haggis four soft, sheep plucking four pieces, as early as Bianjing has a reputation, ensure that the general is satisfied!" The restaurant loudly announced the name of the food.
"Okay, on each table, there is a plate of big bone turtle back, rotten steamed slices, four soft lamb haggis, four pieces of sheep picking, and five catties of soft sheep for sale, but what other hungry pasta?" Zhao Yu said......