Chapter 13: The Red Coat, the White Horse
After the two left, only Yi Bo and Yang Qing'er were left at the door, maybe the two of them left deliberately to leave some space for the two of them. "Well, those two brothers of mine won't be hurt by you......" Yi Bo said with a smile.
When Yang Qing'er got along with the two of them, she was a little more shy, her little face was flushed, and Yi Bo was slightly stunned, "They, it's okay, I think it's already used to it, by the way, how could you think of opening a tavern......" "Get some money to spend...... In addition, some of my life plans and other things have to be realized through this tavern, which may attract some unexpected people, and with this platform, I can show my ideals and ambitions...... Hey, don't look at me like that, I mean it" Yi Bo was a little distressed.
Yang Qing'er smiled: "Just like you, you still have ideals and ambitions, if you don't go out to make trouble, there will be no Amitabha Buddha in your family......" "Don't believe it, I know five hundred years, five hundred years, and five hundred years in the middle, it is a unique genius between heaven and earth, don't look at the prosperity of our Chang'an City now, but as long as the war is together, all this will disappear......" Yi Bo said. Yang Qing'er continued: "You, this is unfounded, how can there be war in this peaceful and prosperous world......"
Yi Bo pointed to the southwest: "We are in the heart of the Tang Dynasty, so naturally we will not feel the war, just over there, Nanzhao Kingdom, hundreds of thousands of Tang Dynasty children died in Huangquan...... However, in two or three years, the war will be chaotic, and this Chang'an City will also be affected...... An Lushan has a self-respecting army, and it will soon rise up......"
During the reign of Yang Guozhong, he launched two wars against Nanzhao. In the tenth year of Tianbao (751), that is, two years ago, Yang Guozhong took office as Jingzhaoyin not long after, so he took the opportunity to recommend his old friend and henchman Xian Yu Zhongtong as the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, and ordered him to lead his troops to attack Nanzhao, but the result was a great defeat, and 60,000 soldiers were killed.
This reason directly led to the Nanzhao, who originally surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, to attach himself to Tibet. However, Yang Guozhong concealed his military exploits, but intensified his efforts and recklessly used his forces, which brought disaster to Datang, caused a loss of national strength, and also made Datang have no soldiers to use after the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion. Yang Qing'er was dissatisfied: "How can you have the same virtue as my father, he, he always says that An Lushan will be against him, how can we manage so many big things...... "Your father is a big traitor, Yi Bo secretly complained, but Yang Guozhong saw clearly in the rebellion of An Lushan, but it was because of the contradiction between Yang Guozhong and An Lushan that contributed to the Anshi Rebellion, and it is impossible to study the cause and effect.
"Yes, on top of these big things, we have no influence, but in the past two years, we still have to do our best to improve our strength, not to mention anything else, at least in the troubled times, we must at least be able to save our lives......" Yi Bo said "If there is such a thing, you can take care of yourself......" Yang Qing'er said casually. Obviously, he thinks that Yibo is just alarmist, talking about some non-existent things. Yi Bo shook his head, he couldn't imagine how he would talk so much to Yang Qing'er, he had been here for so long, he knew the general trend of the world, but no one understood, maybe he just wanted to find someone to talk to, he felt that Yang Qing'er was a good person, at least he wouldn't talk nonsense.
The Tang people have been comfortable for a long time, and now let them wake up to the impending crisis, how easy it is to say, now what they can do is to improve their strength as soon as possible. "But you're like this, I look pleasing to the eye...... I feel, well, the whole person is more energetic and ambitious. Yang Qing'er's eyes were shining.
"Actually, I've always had unfulfilled ambitions, but you just didn't find out......," Yi Bo muttered. Haha, I don't know how many catties and taels you have......" Yang Qing'er paused: "But...... I will support you in whatever you do...... "Marrying is a virtuous helper, Yi Bo couldn't help but sigh, but now is not the time to feel more, he still has a lot of things to do."
"So, I'm going to be this hairpin and ginseng now...... You can support it too......" Yi Bo said tentatively. "Cheng ......" Yang Qing'er was unexpectedly refreshing, "It's not a big deal, as long as I give permission, you can deal with it freely......" What is this called free processing, Yi Bo smiled bitterly, but there is really no way to take this girl, "That...... If it's okay, I'll go first......" Yang Qing'er called softly, and the big white horse ran to him, turned over the horse vigorously, pulled the reins, and raised his pretty face: "Get on the horse......"
"Where to go ......" Looking at the red-clothed and white horse in front of him, Yi Bo was a little stunned. Where else can I go...... Go to the pawnshop, I still know a little bit of people on Chang'an Avenue here, and I will accompany you so that those profiteers will not trap you too much......" Yang Qing'er explained a little impatiently. "But...... Just a horse, this, the impact is not very good" Although he didn't think so in his heart, Yi Bo still verbally suggested this. "You... I can't get up" Yang Qing'er's pretty face was dyed with a layer of red glow, and she lifted the reins of the horse, "Otherwise, I'll go...... "Since other girls are like this, if Yi Bo is hypocritical, I'm really sorry that I am a young man who has traveled through the 21st century, and he is holding a brocade box and a hairpin in his hand, this horse is tall and majestic, and Yang Qinger doesn't seem to have the intention of pulling himself.
It seems that he hasn't ridden a horse for a long time, Yi Bo sighed, and then relied on the pedaling force of one foot, turned over and jumped, and sat down smoothly behind Yang Qing'er. "You can really come up...... This fall is not only the brain, but also the bones of the body have become agile, it seems that you have to fall a few more times, wait and don't fall off the horse again" Yang Qing'er felt a little incredible. Warm fragrant nephrite in his arms, smelling the unique body fragrance of the girl's body, Yi Bo breathed a sigh of relief, from here, he just saw Yang Qing'er's white jade neck, a black hair hanging down like a waterfall, and many fine velvet hairs were separated, Yang Qing'er's expression could not be seen clearly, but she saw her jade-like crystal clear ears, slightly red.
"Where do you put your hands...... Don't move, or I'll throw you down," Yang Qing'er scolded. Yi Bo had no choice but to take away the groping pig hand that he had wrapped around Yang Qing'er's waist. "You're holding on...... Xiaobai will run very fast, I don't care if you are thrown off," Yang Qing'er continued. Nima, is this for me to catch or not, Yibo was messy in an instant. Before she could react, Yang Qing'er "drove" and ran up on her horse, the houses and trees flowed backwards quickly in front of her eyes, and she felt like a drag race...... "Miss Yang, it's not good to hit a child, even if you don't hit a child, it's not good to hit a flower and grass...... If you hit the wall, you will be killed......" Yi Bo advised.
"Don't chirp crookedly in the back, I don't want others to see that there is a pig sitting behind me......" Yang Qing'er's voice was a little angry. It turned out that Miss Yang was still shy, Yi Bo wrapped her hands around Yang Qing'er's waist, breathed the fresh Tang air that had not been polluted, looked at the clear and bright sky, felt the warm and soft breeze on her face, closed her eyes slightly, and everything in heaven and earth seemed to become smaller at this moment, sublimated and ethereal, everything dissipated, leaving only the wonderful picture of the red clothes and white horses. Suzaku Street is like a long dragon, traversing the north and south of Chang'an City. Suzaku Street is about 150 meters wide and 5,020 meters long. Tang Chang'an City is divided into two parts of east and west with Zhuque Street as the boundary, riding a horse and galloping on this broad street, looking at "hundreds of thousands of families like a game of Go, twelve streets like planting vegetables" and feeling the magnificent atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty of "opening the palace in nine days, and worshipping the crown of all countries".
The speed of the horse is very fast, turn to the right, and in a blink of an eye to the bustling West Market, this place is crowded, naturally can not ride a horse fast, Yi Bo and Yang Qing'er also dismounted and walked, Yang Qing'er was dressed in red, charming and moving, appeared in this downtown area, and rarely attracted passers-by to stop. No matter what era it is, beauty is always indispensable for attention. Yibo, who accompanied him on the side, also attracted a lot of attention. In this way, Yang Qing'er seems to be familiar with the road, and took Yi Bo to intersperse the alleys of the crowd, and soon came to a pawnshop called, Liubao Pavilion, which is decorated and luxurious, magnificent, giving people a feeling of wealth. Soon a guy came to greet him, and as soon as he saw Yang Qing'er's gorgeous clothes, he knew that a distinguished guest was coming, and quickly led the two into the inner hall.
There are much fewer people in the inner hall, giving people a sense of purity and tranquility, obviously the pawnshop outside is equivalent to the civilian service area, and it is really the VIP room to go to this inner hall. The shopkeeper seemed to know Yang Qing'er, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward with a warm expression. "Yo, what kind of wind is it today, it actually blew Miss Yang... Is Miss Yang here for tea or to be a ...... today?" "Liu Si, don't be a mustache and shoot a horse, what are you doing here...... It's not me, it's a friend of mine here, he's a little tight on hand, so I'll pawn two things, you can look at it yourself and give a price......" Yang Qing'er said casually. Yi Bo stepped forward and put the ginseng and hairpin on the counter, and the shopkeeper immediately had a sad face, this time there was no money to be made from the pawn. He naturally knows the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he can't help but give face, the family of big officials is generally not short of money, and his own businessmen have always been despised by these people, the next day, facing the rising sun, Yi Bo walked out of the house with a small cigarette.
The purpose of this trip is the restaurant of Xiaoyan's house, and along the way, listening to the little girl's chatter, Yi Bo probably figured out the situation at her home. Xiaoyan is actually surnamed Xu, her father Xu Dashan, has four children, the eldest son is called Xu Zhi, the second son Xu Yong, Xiaoyan is the third, and there is a younger sister below. It turned out that they were all peasant families outside Chang'an City, and their lives were a little poor. In ancient times, the idea of patriarchy was particularly serious, and the daughter's family raised someone else's family anyway, so she sold small cigarettes to the Wei family, so that there was one less mouth to eat, and the Wei family also felt that this girl was eye-catching and clever at that time, so she gave a good price. So life can barely get by.
But this Xu Dashan don't look at the name of the honest, in fact, the heart is alive, after going to Chang'an City a few times, he is not satisfied with the status quo, he found that the restaurant in the city is very profitable, and the wine brewed is not as good as his own, but those people in the city still drink with relish. I had the idea of opening a restaurant to make money. It just so happened that the rich family of Wu in the village had a lawsuit and was in urgent need of money, so they planned to sell a small restaurant in Xishi, Xu Dashan got the news, thinking that this was a godsend, and he was hot-headed for a while, regardless of the strong opposition of his family, and sold all the few acres of thin land in his family.
coincided with the prosperous era, and the price of the land was still good, so he scraped together and borrowed money from everywhere, but he actually took down the wine building. Although the family is not optimistic, they have even sold their fields, and there is no way out. I had no choice but to follow to this Chang'an City and run this restaurant. The original ideal was always good, and Xu Dashan had never been through business, but thought that if his wine was made well, someone would come to drink it, and he would make a lot of money. However, this restaurant was originally poorly managed and not well-known, so that it was opened for a long time and few people cared about it. The price of wine has dropped again and again, and only a small number of farmers and villagers have come to satisfy their hunger, and that amount of money is not as good as the cost of winemaking. This is just the beginning, Xu Dashan is a farmer from the countryside. Come to this Chang'an City, I am not familiar with the place, and there is no backer, those people who are Ding Wuhou or something, they often visit, collect this tax today and collect that tax tomorrow, and there are some ruffians and hooligans, who see that this restaurant is easy to bully, and often come to drink and do not give money. made Xu Dashan miserable.
I had to borrow money to make up for the shortfall. The usurious debts are rolling in profits, and the situation of the restaurant has not improved in the slightest, and finally the restaurant is mortgaged, which cannot make up for the shortfall. Even the family members suffered, hiding debts everywhere, and three meals a day became a problem. At the same time, the rich man Wu in the village, after the incident, wanted to get the restaurant back, but the price was twice as low as the sale, and Xu Dashan naturally couldn't accept it. When Xiaoyan said this, he was still a little puzzled by his father, and it is no wonder that in ancient times, running a business was considered a "man of the game", and the feudal rulers imposed heavy taxes on him, forcing them to engage in "their own business". Under these circumstances, land naturally became a symbol of personal wealth in feudal society, and bureaucrats, landlords, and even individual peasants, who had managed well and had a slight surplus, regarded land as their only investment object. They bought land one after another. Thus, the richer the person, the greater the land possession; The greater the land possession, the more rent is collected; The more ground rent is collected, the more wealth an individual has. Except for a part of the wealth acquired, the rest was used to buy land to sustain the need for expanded reproduction.
As a result of this cycle, the phenomenon of land annexation has intensified, and in the end, the big landlords and big bureaucrats have extensive homes and fertile land, while the peasants, who account for the absolute majority of the population, have no "place to stand," and social wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small number of big landlords and big bureaucrats. The issue of land annexation is, of course, a hidden crisis beneath this prosperous era.