Li Zhongyi walked on the street with his hands behind his back, and there was an endless stream of people along the way, and the sound of bargaining between citizens and merchants was endless.

As if listening to the best music in the world, Li Zhongyi laughed while strolling, and his mood was obviously unusually good.

If a huge and powerful Han empire wants to be truly strong and prosperous, the concept of no business and no wealth must be rooted in the minds of all the people.

As the deputy commander of the Guards Army and the commander of the Qinya Battalion, Zhang Sanzheng did not enjoy the leisure of the street scene at all, he has been tensing his heartstrings and always paying attention to the movements around him.

No matter what the reason is, as long as there is a slight mistake in Li Zhongyi's safety, Zhang Sanzheng, the first person responsible, will inevitably be unable to escape the involvement.

Li Zhongyi walked along the long street for a while, and felt thirsty, so he found a teahouse at random and walked in.

After Li Zhongyi sat down, he saw that Zhi Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng were standing at the table, so he waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't talk about those false etiquette today, let's sit down." ”

After all, Guo Xiaocheng was short of seniority, and after Zhe Yuqing sat down first, he leaned sideways, half of his buttocks next to the edge of the bench, and sat firmly on Li Zhongyi's right hand.

Zhang Sanzheng was carrying Shenzhou green tea in his arms, he only asked Dr. Tea for a pot of boiling water, made a pot of tea by himself, and tasted a few sips himself, and waited for a quarter of an hour before holding the tea cup to Li Zhongyi's hand.

Li Zhongyi took a sip of tea soup, well, Zhang Sanzheng's skills in making tea are getting higher and higher.

Li Zhongyi likes to be privately interviewed by Weifu, but Zhang Sanzheng is always worried about his safety, which forms a special disagreement.

"Changsheng, what is the price of grain in Zhengzhou now?" Li Zhongyi put down the teacup in his hand and asked about the grain market in Zhengzhou.

The governors of these years, under Li Zhongyi's hands, it is indeed difficult to make a living.

Before Li Zhongyi's ass was hot, he began to take the test to learn about the various prices in Zhengzhou.

Zhi Yuqing knew that Li Zhongyi liked to inquire about the market situation, and he had already prepared, so he arched his hand and said: "Terrier rice, a bucket of five yuan, a liter of fifty yuan." Indica rice in the south is slightly more expensive than japonica rice, about seven cents a bucket......"

After listening to Zhe Yuqing's introduction, Li Zhongyi couldn't help nodding secretly, it was obvious that Zhe Yuqing, a state official, was very familiar with the local grain market, so he was able to blurt out.

Of course, as the saying goes, if you listen to it, you will know it, Li Zhongyi will definitely go to the grain store with questions.

What is good at the top, but what is good at the bottom will be very bad!

Li Zhongyi likes to deeply observe the people's feelings, and among the state and county officials under him, which one dares not to understand the local prices?

To put it bluntly, in front of the emperor, the result is that I don't know what to do, and the official fortune of this incompetent official must have come to an end.

"Shouzhong, how many township troops are there in the western suburbs of Zhengzhou?" After Li Zhongyi passed the Yu Qing test, he did not let Guo Xiaocheng go.

Guo Xiaocheng thought for a moment, and then replied loudly: "Except for the old, weak, sick and disabled who have just been discharged from service this year, there are more than 9,350 people in total......

Li Zhongyi nodded frequently, folding Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng, who are not only the second generation of officials, but also have the ability to manage the government or the army, which is indeed a gratifying thing.

Zhang Sanzheng secretly glanced at Guo Xiaocheng, he knew very well in his heart that Guo Xiaocheng was on the dock just now, offering the linen shoes he made himself, which was already a good start.

Now, Guo Xiaocheng can casually explain the situation of the township army in the western suburbs of Zhengzhou, which obviously deepens Li Zhongyi's good impression of him again.

After sitting in the teahouse for about half an hour, Li Zhongyi led Zhi Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng to wander around the street.

Suddenly, Li Zhongyi heard the sound of silk bamboo and singing, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhe Yuqing.

Zhi Yuqing smiled and said: "No business is not blessed, so the minister encourages all walks of life to work hard to make money, and there is no ban on tile business in broad daylight." ”

Li Zhongyi nodded, according to the practice of the previous dynasty, entertainment venues such as tile shops can only be open at night.

However, the city of Zhengzhou allows tile shops to operate in broad daylight, which can be regarded as a useful attempt and exploration.

The territory of the entire Qiang Han Dynasty was already unusually vast, and the situation in various places was very different, and the local government adopted various forms to prosper the market and invigorate the economy, which should be encouraged.

Cold, Li Zhongyi suddenly saw a shop buying swords, and couldn't help but smile and ask Yu Qing: "Do you dare to sell this?" Aren't you afraid that Diao Min will use it to rebel? ”

Zhi Yuqing arched his hand and smiled: "In the world of the Tang Dynasty, swords are forbidden, only armor is forbidden, and the trouble of his henchmen is the barbarian rebel in the frontier." ”

Li Zhongyi knew in his heart that in the old territory of the former Fu Zhou City, he could not help but buy and sell swords. Therefore, the folk customs of Fuzhou are extremely strong, and there are thousands of people who dare to fight, so that they can survive in the treacherous northwest region.

For the time being, since the imperial forbidden army was generally equipped with artillery, cocktails, return cannons, and crossbows, Li Zhongyi was able to defy public opinion and allowed the people to possess swords and swords, and only banned armor.

For generations, the dynasties that dared to let the people own swords were all very confident martial eras. This was the case, for example, during the Han and Tang dynasties.

After the development of the tunnel rifle is successful, Li Zhongyi will even order that even armor is no longer prohibited, he is so confident.

To tell the truth, since the national policy of the imperial power to go to the countryside has been implemented, Li Zhongyi's control over the countryside has far exceeded that of previous dynasties.

Li Zhongyi knew very well in his heart that the more the world was peaceful, that is, the era of Chongwen and military suppression when the armament was lax and the soldiers were unbearable to fight.

According to Li Zhongyi's plan, his sons, as long as they are over the age of eighteen, must enter the army and serve for more than ten years.

In the history of China, this is another unheard-of initiative!

In fact, in European countries, the sons and daughters of princes and nobles have a tradition of joining the army.

Li Zhongyi is just painting a scoop according to the gourd, and he doesn't want his sons to become the rice moths of the empire.

In addition, only after making military achievements in the army, Li Zhongyi's sons are eligible for knighthoods.

After turning another street, the largest tile shop in Zhengzhou, Liujia tile shop, inadvertently appeared in front of Li Zhongyi.

Li Zhongyi smiled and said, "Let's go, go in and see the excitement." "Seems to be in high spirits.

As far as Zhi Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng are concerned, as long as Li Zhongyi is happy, let them both do whatever they want.

So, Li Zhongyi, surrounded by Zhe Yuqing, Guo Xiaocheng and others, swaggered into Liu's house.

It is a performing arts gathering area composed of several or even dozens of hook fences, and absorbs commercial shops, stalls and open-air performances such as food, calligraphy and painting, bookstores, divination, goods and medicines.

Drama, acrobatics, sumo wrestling performances, shadow puppet shows, puppet shows, etc., as well as medicines, drinking old clothes, exploration, eating, shaving, paper painting, and songs, all kinds of life and entertainment services are available in the tile shop.

After Guo Xiaocheng took the initiative to pay for the tickets, Li Zhongyi and Zhe Yuqing and others could enter to play.

As soon as I entered the tile shop, I was greeted by a group of people, forming a large circle to watch the juggling performance, crowded with people, and the applause was endless.

Li Zhongyi saw the lively scene, and couldn't help but be interested, and also squeezed into the crowd and joined in the fun with the people.

I saw that a strong man in the field pulled a spear in his hand, turned it upside down, and pressed the tip of the spear against his throat. The strong man gradually exerted his strength, bending the spear into a bow.

The throat of the human being is really delicate, not to mention the sharp tip of the gun, even if it is a blunt object, I am afraid that it will kill people.

"Good, good play!" Li Zhongyi knew that there must be fraud in it, but he didn't see that it was boring, so he couldn't help but applaud.

The surrounding crowd also applauded, but they raised their arms and shouted, and no one applauded.

Li Zhongyi felt the surprised eyes around him, as if he was looking at aliens, and he immediately understood that the onlookers applauded in these years and months were not popular to applaud.

Li Zhongyi, who was out of trouble, pretended not to see everyone's strangeness, touched his nose, and then watched the juggling with his sleeves.

Zhang Sanzheng was so scared in his heart, such a person has a lot of hands, if there is a business trip, then he will die a hundred deaths.

It's just that Zhang Sanzheng also knows Li Zhongyi's temper, and if he sweeps the emperor's interest at this time, he is likely to be punished to brush the horse.

Li Zhongyi rarely loses his temper with the people around him. Even if he loses his temper, at most he will be punished for mopping the floor, brushing the horse, washing the thatched house, and so on, and it is impossible to whip people.

On the contrary, Zhang Sanzheng and others were not afraid of being whipped, but they hated labor such as brushing horses and washing thatched houses.

Li Zhongyi watched the juggling with great interest, and sat in the opera studio again, drinking tea while watching the play.

In the past, Li Zhongyi knew something about Peking Opera and could be regarded as a senior ticket holder. It's just that today's opera on the stage, rapping, chanting and playing, seems to be very lively, but it is neither Peking Opera nor Henan Opera, and Li Zhongyi can't understand it at all.

Zhi Yuqing and Guo Xiaocheng, who accompanied Li Zhongyi to watch the play, how could the two of them have the heart to listen to the play, and they are all thinking about Li Zhongyi's thoughts.

However, Li Zhongyi had already cultivated so much that he couldn't figure out his mood and anger, and he didn't figure out the emperor's thoughts after watching it for a long time.

Li Zhongyi didn't understand the play, and he didn't have the heart to watch the play, he actually secretly observed the crowd watching the play.

At this time, the theater was already full. The people watching the play stared at the stage with relish, cheering and applauding from time to time, and even spilled a handful of copper coins on the stage.

Well, the citizens have money and leisure, it seems that the small life is quite nourishing!

That's right, everyone is watching the play, and Li Zhongyi is paying attention to everyone's dress and manners.

It's daylight now, but the crowd watching the play is not young or old. This means that city dwellers who have money and time in their pockets are happy to participate in entertainment activities that are close to life.

Extrapolating from this point, under the influence of mercantilism promoted by Li Zhongyi, the citizen groups of various cities are thriving.

In terms of business logic, the larger the citizen group, the easier the business of the merchants, and the more people are employed.

That's a good thing!