After more than ten years, the Jin Kingdom has long lost the original hegemonic mentality, and the people do not have the natural superiority and arrogance when they see the people of the foreign countries.

On the contrary, when I saw the people of Cangguo, I still had an inferiority complex.

Part of the reason for this comes from the war that year, and part of it is because Cangguo has been thriving in recent years, whether it is the wealth or education level of the people of Cangguo, they are higher than those of Jin, which leads to the people of Jin and feel that they are lower than the people of Cangguo.

In this context, Cangguo wanted to declare war with Jinkang, which immediately created a panic mood.

Immediately, there was news that there was an abnormal movement in the Guiyi Army, which further exacerbated the spread of this panic.

A large number of Jin nobles fled, and the common people rushed to exchange silver for paper money.

And the destination of the escape, of course, is Cangguo.

Of course, this kind of flight does not refer to the escape of dragging the family with mouth, but more of a family property type, such as transferring the property in the family to the Cangguo, and transferring the descendants of the clan to the Cangguo.

In this regard, of course, Cangguo turned a blind eye, but when the paper money entered the country, it was specially examined and large-scale paper money was not allowed to enter the country.

This is equivalent to the fact that in the past, these nobles exchanged a large amount of materials for paper money, and now large-scale paper money has lost its effectiveness.

Through this outlet, some businessmen gradually realized that Cangguo may have to make a fuss about paper money.

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In late December, a light snow fell in Xincangcheng.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, but compared with previous years, the atmosphere in Xincangcheng is a little special, and the New Year's flavor is not so strong.

Among them, the main reason is the changes in economy and trade, so that the entire Xincangcheng market is in a relatively sluggish state.

Yang Mu and the queen walked side by side on the street, each holding an umbrella, wearing a fox fur robe, surrounded by several eunuchs in disguise, and a brocade guard who followed from afar.

For example, Shen An is full of vigilance.

Although, now Yang Mu's cultivation realm is not low, and with the top master of the queen by his side, it can be said that it is no problem to walk sideways in this new Cangcheng.

However, as personal eunuchs and brocade guards, they are still highly nervous.

"The last time we went shopping, it was supposed to be summer, right?"

After walking for a while, Yang Mu picked two strings of sugar gourds from the vendor selling rock sugar gourds on the street, and handed one to the queen as he spoke.

The queen took the sugar gourd, put it in her small mouth and licked it, frowned again, looked at it carefully, just took it, and did not continue to eat.

Then, there was such a scene on the street.

A young man with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, followed by a beautiful woman, the man is eating gourds carefully, and the woman is holding a string of sugar gourds in her hand, without saying a word, and a pair of beautiful eyes look at the roadside stall from time to time.

"It's not as lively as last year." The queen sniffed and said lightly.

Yang Mu also felt this way, last year, he was probably at this time, with Miaoxi and Concubine Nuo and a few harem women, together in the city after a walk, at that time, the streets were much more lively than now, selling all kinds of snacks and New Year's items everywhere, even if the weather was cold, there was no shortage of people shouting.

Today, there are more pedestrians on the streets, but there are more than half fewer than last year.

Obviously, it has a lot to do with the current situation in the world.

The emotions brought by the war, coupled with the fact that because of the war, the caravans of the five countries are now much less, although the Cangguo has long announced that the war has nothing to do with commerce, but the strategy of each country is to drag down the Cangguo through commerce and trade, and it is naturally impossible to allow the big caravans to trade with the Cangguo.

Therefore, most of the people currently trading with Cangguo are smugglers.

After walking for a while, Yang Mu picked a relatively clean and tidy tavern and sat down.

There are not many people in the tavern, and as the New Year is approaching, there are very few people who come out to chat and drink, so the shopkeeper sits at the counter and dozes off.

While eating, Yang Mu knocked on the table and called the shopkeeper, who had never been asked.

"Why is this shop so deserted?"

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "Alas, for so many years, this year is the most deserted, and the guest officer came from afar, right?" There are a lot fewer people on this street, which can be seen in general. ”

"You mean, that's true of all the storefronts on the street?" Yang Mu remained silent.

"Isn't it?" The shopkeeper sighed again and said: "Although it is the New Year's Pass now, but the small families are all going to live, and now although my Dacang army is winning on the front line, who knows the people?" Back then, during the Battle of the Jin Dynasty, in just half a year, the price of grain rose several times, and the poor families almost had nothing to eat. Now, before the war, there are many strong men in the front-line barracks, who can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind? ”

"So many, the people don't trust the court?"

"It's not that you don't trust it." Xiao Er shook his head and said, "People still have good and bad luck, how can you tell the story of the war in this country?" It's not that we ordinary people don't believe in the imperial court, it's just that the New Year can be big, or it can be a small country, we can't make more money, and the place in the province can still be saved. ”

Yang Mu suddenly understood.

glanced at the queen, his heart was clear, and he suddenly realized.

It turns out that it's not exactly the reason for trade!

Over the years, Cangguo has stored a lot of materials, and it can be said that there is no problem in maintaining the daily needs of the people.

Cangguo has not been able to cut off trade for a long time, and even if it is a loss, it is those big bosses and big caravans.

For the people, in such a short period of time, the impact of commerce and trade is not great at all.

The reason why the people are not strong in the year is simply because of an uncertain fear of the future.

After chatting for a while, Yang Mu dropped a few taels of silver and continued to walk around the downtown in the city.

However, the unexpected appeared.

Before he could take a few steps, Shen An handed over a small note.

Yang Mu opened it and immediately frowned.

"Fan Hongji, passed away?"

The elders of the two dynasties made great contributions to the Cangguo, Fan Hongji passed away, and Yang Mu, as the emperor, could not but express it.

Immediately, he didn't care about shopping, so he directly discussed a few words with the queen, and took people straight to Fan's mansion.

Along the way, recalling the old prime minister, Yang Mu couldn't help but sigh a little.

If he hadn't appeared, what kind of evening would Fan Hongji have?

Perhaps, he has long been in a different place.

Perhaps, he became a rich man in Zheng Guo.

However, it is absolutely impossible to have today's Fan family, it is impossible to have today's prestige, and it is impossible to have such an honor in this life.

Of course, what Yang Mu thought about more was Fan Hongji's influence on him.

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