Chapter 43 The most difficult thing is to move the capital
This business trip, just for fear of being deceived by the local trust, the old bustard of Jinfeng Tower, they are a little unbelieving.
At this time, I heard that this shopkeeper had never been there, and the old bustard invited him to excuse himself with his wife's room, and the business travelers were naturally surprised, and their hearts began to re-examine the value of this glass.
Before he made a decision, Zhang Zhen smiled and said: "Then Aunt Feng is decisive, since you can't make a decision, I'll tell you a joke, right?" ”
The merchants didn't know what they meant, and they looked at each other, and no one could guess how this joke would help them sell things. No one answered.
Zhang Zhen played with the mirror in his hand and said with a smile: "Since I have this mirror, I have discovered the first torture in the world!" ”
As soon as they heard this, people were stunned, and some people were surprised: "There is still a punishment that can be compared to Ling Chi?!" That's 3,600 dollars! A thousand cuts! Last year's Hanlin Academy, Chang Zheng Man, was extremely guilty of 'cane ** sister'! was ordered by the emperor to be late, and I heard that these 3,600 knives were scraped alive for three days! ”
Zhang Zhen smiled: "That's just for the world, for beautiful women, this thing can indeed be the first torture!" ”
"No, no, no! That's impossible!!! Someone said with palpitations: "I also went to see that execution, but I didn't dare to see it on the first day, I heard that on the third day, Zheng Man didn't have an inch of good flesh, and his whole body was bloody, and many brave people saw it, and more than a dozen of them were scared to death that night." ”
Someone has really seen it, Zhang Zhen said with a smile: "The capital punishment of this thing is only effective for women, such as my beloved wife, I dressed her up beautifully, and also told her that she was already beautiful and beautiful, and she covered the world, but she didn't show her in the mirror, you don't know, I was crazy at the time, I made chickens and dogs jump, and almost demolished the house!" ”
"Hahahaha!!" Everyone laughed more than once they heard it, even the big businessman who had seen Ling Chi forgot the shock of the day, and laughed back and forth.
"Hahahaha! The shopkeeper is interesting! Someone praised: "If you think about it, such a clear treasure mirror, after the beauty is used to it, if it is done like a shopkeeper, it deserves the first torture in the world." ”
The acquaintance next to the man chimed in: "What Zhao Yuanwai said is reasonable, just for this punishment, it is worth buying it, not to mention that it can win the hearts of beauties." ”
"That's right, if you give this treasure mirror away, then Chen Yuanyuan doesn't dare to say it, ordinary Oiran all over the world still want to refuse and welcome the end of the shelf, with this thing throwing stones to ask for directions, it's not easy to be their guest of the curtain?"
There are still many Oiran in the world, using the excuse of 'the little woman who sells her art but does not sell her body', to put it bluntly, it is not that the silver is not enough, either they feel that they are powerless and unworthy of clinging, or they dislike the wide body and fat appearance.
If you send this mirror, three thousand taels of things, how do you know if it can play a role in ten thousand taels? This is something that can not be found, and it is not difficult to sell it in the capital or Jinling, even if it is sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver!
With this thought, people's desire to buy is also firm, and they have made up their minds.
"Shopkeeper Zhang, this mirror must be left behind, and I will go to the money bank to exchange the silver."
"I also want one, I have silver on the ship, and I will return in a moment, but the shopkeeper will be kept."
It was inconvenient for the merchants to carry the money, and most of them carried the silver tickets of the money bank, but Zhang Zhen declared that as long as the silver, he had to rush back to get it.
There is a high threshold of ten taels of silver in the way, the outside is much more lively than the inside, and the people are talking and arguing in amazement, which is more lively than the most expensive annual fair, so that no one can hear what the people inside say.
Even those who are richer, seeing that there are more than a dozen people inside, thinking that someone is exploring the way, don't go in, after the shopkeeper sees that there are many people sitting on the ground and raising the price, besides, it is good to listen to the opinions of the people outside.
I saw more than a dozen people come out, and I think that this mirror is a sky-high price, and some interests are missing, anyway, they have seen it, and they have their own intentions.
When the dozen or so first entrants squeezed out of the crowd, they exclaimed, "Huh! Doesn't it mean that ten taels of silver will be returned? Why don't you retreat from him? ”
Ten taels of silver! For most people, this is a lot of wealth, and when they heard this, some people saw that it was not a big deal, and sneered: "Fortunately, I didn't pay the silver, I must have used this mirror as a cover to cheat the ten taels of silver!" Black shop! ”
"Brother Tai is right, how long has it been since no one in Nanyang dared to open a black shop, this kind of practice will definitely ruin the reputation of our Nanyang, the ancient canal town! In my opinion, we Nanyang people should jointly report to the yamen, so that the adults of the inspection department can clean up the profiteers! ”
Some poor people said disdainfully: "Hmph! You guys are red-eyed, right? Zhang Ye treats his subordinates, that is to say that if you take care of the rice, you will take care of the rice! Say it's full, it's full! The tenant eats as if he were eating silver, and is there still a difference of ten taels of silver? Besides, did the dozen or so high-rollers who came out compete to report to the official? Look at the anxious look, go back and get the silver to buy more face! ”
"That's it! Zhang Ye is not short of this bit of silver! Have you forgotten how to crowd up? With these ten taels of silver as a basis, it is also convenient for Zhang Ye to talk about business! Still a black shop? Also profiteers? I think it's about yourselves! ”
There are a lot of people who defend Zhang Zhen, and the poor people are excited, and soon they are talking about the black shop profiteer.
"Look! Miss Qing'er is here! Someone exclaimed.
"Where, where? Don't give way to Miss Qing'er yet, don't get in the way! ”
"What a watery spirit! If my mother-in-law has this appearance, Lao Tzu ****** worth being a ghost! ”
The Oiran of this place, in this era of information blockage, is the person who stands on the cusp, and before Zhang Zhen came, he was definitely the most well-known one in the entire town.
The girl just walked over, and the men were amazed and took the initiative to give way.
The argument was long gone, and the bosses with staring eyes looked at them directly, swallowing them alive at any time, and they were almost drooling.
This Qing'er girl is tall, wearing an apricot yellow dress, walking lightly, although not charming, but even more seductive.
The old bustard next to him saw that everyone was stupid, and he was even more proud, with Qing'er's cash cow in charge, it was difficult for his own Jinfeng Building to make money.
There was a sudden silence outside, and soon when he saw someone coming, Zhang Zhen smiled bitterly in his heart, this person has moved here, and he seduces people in broad daylight! As for it?
Just when Zhang Zhen was helpless, Zhu Youzhen, the Chongzhen Emperor who was far away in the capital, was even more helpless.
For others, it is the most difficult and only death, and he is burdened with a heavy burden to keep the Daming foundation and pass it on from generation to generation.
The northern land has been plagued by famine and poor harvest for many years, not only has Houjin invaded many times, but also that damn Li Zicheng has entered Henan.
The disaster situation in Henan is not weaker than that in Shanxi, and if he Li Zicheng enters it, it will be a spark in the prairie fire.
Even if there is the ancestral training of 'the Son of Heaven guarding the country', the disaster of the war situation in the north has eroded so far, for the sake of the Ming foundation, Zhu Youzhen reluctantly moved the mind of moving the capital.
However, the reality is that when he heard the 800-mile urgent report, in order to calm the hearts of the people, he went to worship in person and was opposed by the ministers.
From the first assistant prime minister of the cabinet to the Qipin county order who came back to report on his work and was sealed, no one in the court supported him to go.
Sitting on the dragon chair, listening to the louder "Your Majesty think twice!" Looking at the ugly state of the ministers who kept kowtowing, Zhu Youzhen suddenly came to his senses.
Once the capital is moved, it will definitely be necessary to reuse the courtiers who accompany the capital Jinling to stabilize the situation.
In this way, most of the power in the hands of these people in front of them will be reduced, and in order to preserve their own power, these people will definitely try their best to prevent the capital from being moved, and they will not even give me the opportunity to tour the south of Beijing.
What if one day, Li Zicheng or Huang Taiji entered the capital? How many of these were loyal and martyred courtiers?
The most difficult and only to die? Moving the capital has touched the interests of too many people inside and outside the court, and it is much easier to die here than to move the capital.