Chongzhen three years, the second day of August. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

On Suzaku Street, Zhu Xu was dressed in regular clothes, with his hands behind his back, looking at the endless crowd on the street, his expression was calm, and the corners of his mouth were smiling.

Coming to the sect, he followed Zhu Xu's side, bowed down and smiled; "Your Majesty, the price of grain in this capital is thirty percent lower than that of Jiangnan, but silk and porcelain are two percent more expensive, and glassware and the like, Jiangnan has not been popular, and the big difference between the north and the south can be seen."

Zhu Xu smiled and said: "Suzaku Street is the most prosperous street in the capital, it is said that the shop tax here is going to rise by several percent a year, and I sometimes want to buy it, it's really a lot of money......."

When Zhu Xu said this, there was also a hint of strangeness in his heart, when was this Jiangnan and Jiangbei distinguished?

Lai Zongdao's eyes also swept over the shops on both sides, the big red façade, glass windows, porcelain and antiques in front of the door, and the big shops looked exquisite and extravagant. In front of the small shop, there are soaps, matches, glass dishes, chopsticks, tea sets, etc.

In recent years, the capital has been richer than Jiangnan. ’

Lai Zongdao muttered in his heart, and said: "After the minister returns to Jiangnan this time, he will definitely tell the Jiangnan scholars what he has seen and heard seriously, they all understand the righteousness, they will understand the emperor, the importance of the new policy of the imperial court, and they will definitely become the pillars of the imperial court and the pillars of the country......

Zhu Xu nodded noncommittally, he rarely went out of the palace, the crowd came and went as dense as water, and occasionally there were a few 'Hu people', probably the legendary Persians.

"Huh."

Suddenly, Zhu Xu paused, and his eyes looked not far away.

Lai Zongdao also stopped, followed Zhu Xu's gaze, and was stunned.

I saw two tall, white-skinned, blue-eyed overseas people in front of a shop, judging in front of a large glass mirror, and asking something with their buddies.

Zhu Xu took a few steps forward quietly, and he couldn't tell whether this was a Francophone or a red-haired man.

Coming to Zongdao was also curious, in his memory, it was the first time he had seen these overseas Yi people.

One of them, speaking fluent Chinese, asked the guy, "How many of these glasses do you have?" ”

The guy also saw such a person for the first time, it was quite novel, and he looked at it and said: "We have three pieces in stock in the store, if you want more, I can place an order with the manufacturer for you, and you can make five pieces in three days, if you add silver, you can do more faster." ”

In Zhu Xu's opinion, these two people look about the same, and their height is about the same, they can only be distinguished from their hair, one is curly hair, and the other is straight hair.

The curly-haired man looked at the glass that was standing again, bright and new, and had never seen before, and turned to the man and said, "In our Franc machine, this kind of glass can't be made, I will pay you twenty taels of silver for one pair, and within ten days, I will ask for fifteen pairs, and I will pay five hundred taels, can you do it?" ”

The guy pondered silently for a while, and said, "Yes, but you need to pay a deposit of two hundred taels." ”

The two Francos looked at each other, and said in a curly voice: "Okay, make a note, and we'll pick it up in ten days." ”

"Okay." The guy was very happy and led the two into the shop.

Zhu Xu looked at it, his heart moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at Cao Huachun not far away.

Cao Huachun hurriedly followed, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, these are the Francois people, who are here to talk to Master Fu about the Chamber of Commerce, I heard that they have suffered the losses of the red-haired people at sea, and they want to join forces with my Daming." ”

Zhu Xu thoughtfully bowed his head and said: "In this way, you will send someone to inform your uncle later, and set up an agency in Jiang/Su, Fu/Jian, Guang/Dong, Tian/Jinwei, and Macao/Gate respectively to manage the Yi people who enter from the sea, and to register them, issue certificates similar to household registration, and strictly stipulate where to go, what purpose, how long it takes, etc., so that the household department can seriously discuss it and go to Wenzhao Pavilion." Also, Australia/Men should be strictly managed, and those who want to stay, can be regarded as my Ming people if they meet certain conditions, and they can also live for a short time or for a long time, and they must refine the conditions, if they are not met, they will not be allowed to stay! ”

Cao Huachun was accustomed to Zhu Xu's occasional thoughts, answered, and quietly retreated.

After coming to Zongdao, Zhu Xu continued to have leisure and walked slowly, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the minister will return to Hangzhou/Zhou in three days, do you have a will for the southern fathers?" ”

Today's sun is a little poisonous, Zhu Xu put his hands behind his back, looked at a restaurant not far away, glanced at Zong Dao again, and said casually: "I know that you retired ministers have a rather mysterious 'Wen Xianghui' in the south, and I will not investigate whether you are really for self-cultivation, discussing articles or other things, after you go back, I want to see the smooth progress of political reform in the south, and the strict implementation of various government affairs, especially the 'Nine Regulations', can not be discounted at all!" ”

Lai Zongdao's eyes shrank sharply, and he looked at Zhu Xu's side face in surprise.

There was a thin cold sweat flowing into his neck in his ears, but he was cold in the summer.

This 'Wen Xiang Meeting' was made by the ministers of their Zhi Shi after the resumption of the Society, the resumption of the Society was for the imperial examination again, and the 'Wen Xiang Meeting' was for the comeback and ascending to the cabinet, especially the 'Shoufu' throne that was comparable to the phase!

Their organization is different from the Fushe, which is known to the whole world, and their 'cultural meeting' is shaded, and there are strict rules for entry, ordinary people can't enter, and it is unlikely that it will be easily leaked out.

This organization has many Zhishi's first assistants, six Shangshu, and Shilang, which is also where he dares to ask Zhu Xu three questions!

Lai Zongdao's lips trembled, he raised his hand to Zhu Xu, and said with a frightened look in his eyes: "Yes, the minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Xu waved his hand at him and walked towards the restaurant not far away. He didn't care about the so-called 'Wenxiang Meeting' at all, whether it was the Donglin Party or those old ministers who were Zhishi, he had no intention of activating it, and when he came to Zongdao, he just gave those people in the south a step.

The name of this restaurant is 'Huiyi', and the word 'Hui' is stained, which makes Zhu Xu quite curious.

Lai Zongdao watched Zhu Xu walk into the restaurant, Cao Huachun, Cao Bianjiao and a group of people followed, Lai Zongdao's heart was cold, his body couldn't help shaking, and he tightened his neck.

I thought it was a secret thing, but it was leaked so easily, and it seemed that the emperor had known about it for a long time.

After a long time, he smiled bitterly and understood what Zhu Xu meant, he went back this time, in addition to passing on the decree to completely appease Jiangnan Shilin's restless emotions, and dissolving this 'Wen Xianghui', and ensuring that there would be no similar organizations in Jiangnan, otherwise it would not be 'temporary' to investigate.

Zhu Xu went up to the second floor and sat down at a table near the window, Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao glanced at the second floor, and they both stood behind Zhu Xu and did not move.

Xiao Er is a very discerning person, as soon as he saw Zhu Xu, he knew that he was a nobleman, he came up with herbal tea, poured a cup quickly, and then smiled: "Guest officer, what to eat, our sauce duck here, the assorted plate is delicious, go to dry and escape the heat, very good, can you taste it?" ”

Zhu Xu was also a little tired of eating the imperial chef in the palace, and said with a smile: "Okay, you will have three dishes and one soup for this delicious food." ”

"Howler!"

Xiao Er shouted happily and hurried downstairs to deliver the food.

When Zhu Xu was waiting for the food, his eyes also looked at both sides of the street, and he looked condescendingly, only to find that each house was different from the previous clay, turned into cement, and there were some strange pipes, which seemed to be open to water and like water storage.

All kinds of signs, advertisements, standing everywhere, chambers of commerce, commercial houses are also lined up, large and small, as if it has become a commercial street with a strong atmosphere.

"This year's commercial tax should be able to exceed six million...... Zhu Xu said to himself. In theory, there will be more commercial taxes, but the political reform has just begun, and various institutions are not perfect, especially there is no way to follow, whether it is commercial tax officials or merchants, they are still in a confused groping stage.

"Look, a rogue has been arrested in Beijing!" Suddenly, a young man at a table not far away shouted happily while looking out the window.

Zhu Xu also turned his head to look, and sure enough, from the west of the city, one by one, under the escort of officers and soldiers, slowly walked towards the military headquarters.

Because of Hong Chengchou's 'bad deeds' in killing prisoners, the military department was worried that others would follow suit, and the military department strictly ordered that the captured heads and brains should be escorted to Beijing immediately, and they were not allowed to kill without authorization.

The young man looked at it for a while, until the prisoner car left, and then looked at the two girls opposite, and said proudly, "Second Miss, Eldest Miss, you know that the word 'Hui' can't be used casually, right?" This restaurant has our family's shares, whatever you want to eat, I'll let them cook it! ”

Zhu Xu's expression was slightly different, and he turned his head to look at this young man, when it came to the word 'Hui', there was no taboo for him, but the people were different, and they almost tacitly avoided this word, and rarely used it publicly.

Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao also looked at this young man, and dared not shy away from using this word in the capital, obviously with some background.

Cao Huachun quietly glanced at an inner prison behind him, and the inner prison turned around and went out.

Opposite the boy sat two thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls, one in pink and the other in green, the little girl in pink had a pink face, big eyes flashing like waves, and a rare charm at a young age. The girl in green seemed quite quiet, always calm, occasionally smiling, and rarely speaking.

The little girl in pink listened to the young man's words, her big eyes blinked, she became more and more charming, and there was a hint of sultry in silence, she opened her small mouth and said in surprise: "Really? ”

"Of course!" The young man raised his neck, looked around, swept at Zhu Xu's table, and said, "Second Miss, I'll clear the field for you, and in the future, I will leave this second floor to you!" ”

As he spoke, he stood up, walked straight to Zhu Xu, sat opposite Zhu Xu with his buttocks, patted out a large ingot of silver in his hand, and said loudly: "Brother, I have a bag here today, this is ten taels of silver, please change places!" ”

The green-clothed girl not far away frowned slightly, and stared at the pink-clothed girl secretly. The girl in pink stuck out her little tongue and looked at Zhu Xu with interest, waiting for his reaction.

Zhu Xu didn't expect to lie down unexpectedly, and glanced at the little girl not far away, in line with the idea of being an adult and making money, Zhu Xu smiled and said: "Ten taels is too little, twenty taels." ”

The young man was stunned, this kind of thing can still be bargained, his ten taels of silver is already a lot, okay!

But thinking of the second lady in the back, he gritted his teeth, pulled his left hand into his arms, and immediately froze, with a stiff look on his face.

There were only five taels of silver left in his bosom.

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