What is Chang'an City? At that time, in the West in the Middle Ages, a city with 10,000 inhabitants was already considered a big city, but at this time, Chang'an City had more than 1 million inhabitants, and there were more than 100,000 Hu people.

The demon Ji of the country has heavy temples and a light snow shirt for the thin apprentice son, which is the truest portrayal of the noisy day and night of the Tang Dynasty at that time, and the lights are endless.

The culture of the Tang Dynasty is all-encompassing, there are more than 10,000 poets living in Chang'an City alone, and it is the cultural holy land that many literati yearn for.

Hu Xuan dance day and night, Chang'an City lights endlessly, fireworks and wine pools indulge, pedestrians like weaving wind and moon.

The light casts a reflection on the floor, and the palace changes in light and shade under the candlelight, and the light and shadow are scattered, reflecting the city and the palace, and all the countries are coming.

There is only one prosperous Tang Dynasty in heaven and earth, and she can be reborn in her most glorious initial stage, for Li Zhi, the sense of luck is far greater than the secret joy after stealing her life.

Gorgeous and gorgeous, prosperous Tang Dynasty, not crazy demons do not live, how to achieve a glorious life after being reborn here, maybe it will be officially launched tomorrow, temporarily bid farewell to Gongwei, he stood on the top of the East Mountains, and was full of pride for a while!

Sending Pang Ti to the ancestor, Li Yixing drove his horse to Chang'an City, and before leaving, the king of Linhuai County sent a sentence: Since tomorrow's time has been decided, you take care of everything in the shop, and other external affairs will be left to me to take charge!

On the road, Qingqi said with a smile: "My father is planning to open Shenglong, don't you think that the issuance of the joint decree of the three provinces coincides with the old man's idea?" I can't say that there is a rule in the court, that is, to hide it from you and me. And the annual gathering of the East Market is a day when the royal family and magnates gather, that is, before the current saint's illness has not deteriorated, it is also every other day on that day! ”

"I also feel the same way, maybe the county king has a plan in his chest, and has united with the relevant clans in advance to set off our shop, after all, Zhengqing Wenqitang rice paper is also the majority of the imperial court, and the teacher is famous, and can calmly create a clear ear, and is not afraid of anyone who wants to listen to the sound and reason!"

"It's just that tomorrow, I'm Zhengqing Wenqitang Clothing Opening, what is the direct connection with rice paper?"

"Do you think about the characteristics of Chang'an City? I mean paper-related matters. ”

"Are you referring to a gathering of poets, or a literary meeting similar to a poetry conference?"

"Quite possibly! Just mark the contest and the grand prize on Zhengqing Wenqitang rice paper, wouldn't everything be more logical? ”

"This is not simple, ask about what is the change in the literati circle in Chang'an City, and soon understand? By the way, look for Princess Yiyi, his father is a contemporary everyone! ”

The sixth man who ordered the driver to pull the reins slightly, and Granny Xia followed closely behind, and explained a few words, Granny Xia walked slowly in place, waiting for the carriage to follow.

Not long after, the sound of horses' hooves was sick, and Granny Xia rushed to the horse: "I asked Princess Yiyi, tomorrow there is indeed a poetry conference in Lidong City, which is jointly organized by the Political Affairs Hall and Taichang Temple, presided over by the palace and the palace servant Yushi, co-organized by the three provinces and six ministries, and the five supervisors and ten temples are responsible for the review of the article!" Guan Lugong and a group of retired ministers and ministers of Wang County were invited, including many poets, calligraphy and paintings at that time! ”

Lifting the curtains, the two looked at each other and smiled, Li Zhi smiled and said: "Sure enough!" I don't want to inform you and me in advance, it should be the intention of some people behind the scenes, maybe with the on-site examination and my plan, the reason why Lord Junwang stayed in the East Zhushan is probably also on order, these days have passed, and there is only one day left, even if I know in advance, there is not much time to prepare. ”

Qingqi shook his head, "What's the point of raising teachers like this?" The term "school examination" may really exist, but what is the purpose of doing so? And knowing that the Holy One is sick today, he does this..."

Before she finished speaking, the two of them said their common guess in unison: "Today's saint! This time the idea came from the Holy One himself! ”

The two looked at each other again and smiled, causing Yu Ran to pout dissatisfiedly: "It's already obvious, but you two are singing and harmonizing there, and you are shocked, which makes my sister laugh and lose my big teeth!" ”

"How?" Qingqi asked with a surprised face.

"It's clear that the facts are in front of you! Imagine, who dares to work in the political hall, Taichang Temple, the palace and the palace to serve the imperial history, the three provinces and six departments, and the five prisons and ten temples? Just the names of Sangong and Jiuqing, I think there will be several tomorrow! It's ridiculous that the two of you are still guessing there, that is, I, Miss Jiao, who is not out of the gate, and the second door is not out, have figured it out, if it is not today's saint, who has such a great right and dares to speak in such a delicate moment? ”

The two looked at each other, thinking they were smart, who would have thought that the answer would be placed in front of each other, and they were still happy with each other, which caused Yu Ran to ridicule and ridicule.

Yu Ran snorted and showed her delicate face, "It's just that you think things too tortuously, and you only care about secretly suspecting which ones have a close relationship with Brother Zhengwen, but you forget that it is the Shangshu Province where the king is located, although you are the number three person, you don't dare to say that you can control half of Shangshu Province in your hands!" The forces in each office are intricately intertwined, and they can be so united, neat and uniform, even when the Jiuqing Dynasty joins forces, it will not have such an effect, right? ”

Li Zhi pointed his finger and praised, "Our family Yuran is the smartest, it's ridiculous that I and your sister Qingqi are trapped in bottom-up guessing, and on the other hand, you can see the result without scrutiny!" It's so stupid! ”

Qingqi also laughed, "The top-down result is obvious, hehe, two people who think they are smart have made the most unforgivable major mistake!" In fact, we are in the wrong direction, and we have the most direct relationship with my father, because of him, we have inferred from birth layer by layer, but it is clear to Yu Ran, and it can be broken at a glance. ”

There was a lot of laughter in the carriage all the way, and Li Zhi, who didn't have much consciousness in his mind when the car stopped firmly, was a little distracted by the prosperous scene of the director in front of him as soon as he got off the car.

The East and West Cities were the economic activity centers of Chang'an City, the national industrial and commercial trade centers at that time, and also important places for Chinese and foreign countries to carry out economic exchange activities.

Chang'an City has two cities on the east and west sides of the outer Guozhong, the east market and the west city are in the same position on both sides of Suzaku Street, the left and right are symmetrical, each is located in the southeast and southwest outside the imperial city, and the area is roughly equal.

It is the east and west cities that have built the overall commercial pattern of Chang'an City, and there are not only pen shops, wine shops, iron shops, meat shops, engraving and printing shops, etc., but also donkey renters, huqin buyers, acrobats, pipa masters, splendid wealth and silk people, etc., which seem to be far more crowded than the city.

Stepping into the official business area of Dongshi, you can see that the shops are adjacent and the merchants gather, which shows that the industry and commerce have been very prosperous.

The shops that produce and sell the same kind of goods in the city are arranged in the same area, called rows; The inn where the goods were stacked was called the Di, which not only stored the goods for the merchants, but also handled the bulk wholesale transactions for them.

The industry and commerce here are not only divided into categories, more than 220 lines, but also the operation of various industries is quite large.

At the forefront of the street layout in the city, there is a huge towering archway, the majestic wooden structure archway is in the middle of the book "gold market", and the glazed brick roof is born to create a greater atmosphere.

Five, six columns, the top archway specifications on the eleventh floor, the foundation of the six stone pestle pillars below, the overall weight of the archway is load-bearing on the column, the square beam, the square forehead is covered with yellow glazed tile roof, shimmering in the sun.

Li Zhi's shop is in the best location not far from the Jinshi archway, the three-story official shop has belonged to Li Zhi's private ownership, each floor is 1,000 feet, and the front yard is 1,000 feet, which is connected to the main road in the city, and the backyard is larger, surrounded by a two-meter-high wall.

1,000 feet is about 3oo square meters, and the sum of the three floors is very considerable, and it is in this place where every inch of land is valuable, this three-story shop is worth 10,000 gold, which is by no means an exaggeration.

In addition to the four main streets in the city, there are four streets parallel to the walls along the walls of the two cities, and the width of the streets along the walls is more than ten meters.

Along the main streets, in each side, there are many small lanes. Although the scale of such a city is large, the streets and alleys are connected, and the traffic is extremely convenient.

Li Zhi's shop occupies one of the sides, and it is connected to the alley on all sides.

There are two gates on each side of the entire East Market, and there are eight gates in each of the two cities, and each gate communicates with the main street in the city.

The city gate is managed by the gatekeeper, just like the palace gate, the city gate, and the fang gate in Chang'an City, which must be opened and closed regularly with the sound of street drums in the morning and evening.

And Li Zhi's Zhengqing Wenqitang is out of the main entrance of the archway, and the doorman management is opened up in front of the shop, which is obviously deliberately arranged by Gongwei, and there is no problem with the safety of the goods in the store at night.

This person is now waiting outside the shop, surrounded by a large number of officials at all levels of the Municipal Bureau and the Equalization Bureau, where the shops came from, everyone is clear, and the imperial court will award the original official shop to individuals in the form of special awards, which is also the first time in history, the owner here can not help but make the officials treat each other differently.

Tall, quite abrupt in the crowd Li Yi appeared, so that everyone's hearts are even more awe-inspiring, the dignified little devil king led the crowd rampant in the city two years ago, not seen for a short time, suddenly there was a three-grade Huaihua general rank on the body, the meaning is self-evident.

Because he came to Dongshi again, Li Yi sighed for a while, the street fighter in the past, the young general now, and his brother-in-law took the largest independent merchant in Dongshi as his own.

Li Zhi, Qingqi and Yuran saluted everyone side by side, and the sixth child stepped forward to distribute a VIP letter of the same color wrapped in a red paper package prepared in advance, which listed a large set of false gifts, and indicated that there were other souvenirs to receive in an inconspicuous place.

Nowadays, it is the first time that people have seen this kind of grandiose bribery, but they can't find anything inappropriate even if they are cross-examined, and the ordinary souvenirs indicated on it are only one of the promotional methods of merchants, and the purpose is nothing more than to make a name for themselves through gifts.

The reason for this is well known to everyone, as long as it is not a direct monetary bribe, no matter how expensive it is, it can withstand inspections at all levels.

Someone tried to joke with Li Zhi with this, and Li Zhi replied with a smile: "I still learn from the Western Regions for this kind of promotion, focusing on the exchange of gifts and the opening of new businesses, just to celebrate!" If the imperial court precepts allow, I would like to prepare a banquet to reward your parents and officials, but unfortunately I have heard that the officials here are honest and honest for a long time, so I simply came up with a VIP letter in exchange for a bag of baby candy, maybe I can show the gratitude of the new merchants! ”

Everyone laughed, and they all secretly expressed in their hearts that this son was young, he played a good businessman's methods, his words were so sophisticated that he was impeccable, and he was thinking about the officials on the scene everywhere, and the onlookers couldn't have other thoughts after listening to it.

But they also know how Zhengqing Wen Qitang can really be as simple as he said, just prepare a bag of candy, and of course they can't really come to receive any gifts, and it is inevitable that someone will send them to the door one by one afterwards.