Qu Tutong's name has gradually dissipated over the years, and there are far fewer records of him in history than Fang Du and others.

The main reason for this is that Qu Tutong died early and did not keep up with Li Shimin's pace.

People go to tea and cool, something that cannot be avoided in any era, let alone death?

But in the history of the Sui Dynasty, Qu Tutong was definitely a capable person, and a famous general, belonging to the top category.

Qu Tutong is also considered to be from a famous family, the son of Qu Tu Changqing, the assassin of Qiongzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who quelled Yang Xuangan's rebellion during the Great Cause period, suppressed peasant uprisings several times, and won the trust of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui.

And this kind of trust is by no means the ordinary kind of trust, when Emperor Yang of Sui visited the south of the Jiangdu, he could entrust the entire Chang'an to Qu Tutong to guard, so we can see the position of Qu Tutong in the eyes of Emperor Yang of Sui.

And Qu Tutong is indeed a capable person, when it comes to fighting, his ability can make all the Tang generals tremble.

But people have weaknesses, and Qu Tutong is obviously his biggest weakness in terms of overall strategy.

When Li Yuan raised his army, Qu Tutong guarded Hedong, and in the end, Li Yuan could only take a detour when he saw Qu Tutong, and he didn't dare to fight with him at all.

In the end, Qu Tutong did not dare to attack, so he quickly occupied Chang'an, and lost Chang'an, Qu Tutong was unable to communicate to Emperor Yang of Sui, and was captured by the Tang army in Tongguan, and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

In terms of fighting, Li Yuan has countless famous generals under his command, and the fierce generals are like clouds, and since Jinyang raised his troops, he has never had any worries.

But Qu Tutong was the only opponent who made Li Yuan feel scared, helpless, and helpless.

After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, Qu Tutong's loyalty and integrity were also deeply loved by Li Yuan.

Loyal ministers, everyone likes them, Qu Tutong is actually similar to Li Jing and Li Tao from one level, they all chose to support the Tang Dynasty, not a certain emperor, and not betraying the camp of the Tang Dynasty is his ultimate bottom line.

It is precisely because of this that he was sent by Li Shimin to guard Luozhou to prevent a rebellion, which will affect the future accession to the throne.

is also because of this, after Li Yuanji ascended the throne, he did not choose to take down the veteran Qu Tutong.

But at this time, the veteran's body has been getting worse and worse, and he didn't last long before he died and passed away.

Before dark, the Qu Tu Shou Qu Tutong brothers came to visit, still holding some gifts in their hands.

Although these gifts are expensive enough, in Li Yuanji's opinion, they are nothing.

And it is not difficult to see from these gifts that the two Qu Tushou brothers are not living well now.

At a banquet, Li Yuan, who ate it, was full of emotion, and from time to time he held the hands of the two brothers Qu Tushou and said some things in the past, and he was even more warm to the two brothers, and there was some self-blame and helplessness in his tone.

This night, Li Yuan seemed to have completely opened the conversation clip and became a veritable chatterbox.

The two Qu Tushou brothers could only nod their heads and listen carefully, chatting all night, and Li Yuanji, who felt that he couldn't listen to it, could only sit bored.

In the end, after a while, he temporarily escaped by taking advantage of Yu Renlai's incident.

"Hu ......" left the warm guest hall, and a cold air suddenly hit, but Li Yuanji felt that the whole person was a lot more energetic and relaxed.

"Your Majesty, don't you know, today's business in Taipingfang is so good that it is out, many shops have sold out of stock, and they can only temporarily take out the stock from the warehouse to sell, guess how much money we made today?" Yu Ren, who hadn't seen Li Yuanji for a long time, was obviously in a happy mood.

In recent years, Yu Ren has often come to Luozhou, and now Chang'an Taipingfang and Luozhou Taipingfang are both directly supervised by Eu Ren, if it were not too far from Zhenbei and Yangzhou, this goods would even want to directly monitor these four Taipingfang.

Running back and forth between the two places, Yu Ren has to come almost once a month, staying on both sides for half a month.

In any case, the current Yu Ren is also in power, at least in the one-third of an acre of land in Taipingfang, no one dares to offend him, the 'soil emperor'.

Li Yuanji frowned slightly and glanced at Yu Ren.

Yu Ren shuddered violently, and immediately remembered that he seemed to have made an old mistake again, and he trembled violently with fright, almost peed his pants directly, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, we have earned a total of more than 400 yuan today, almost double that of before, and this is all the benefits brought by your visit to Taipingfang, Your Majesty." ”

"Well, more than 400 times, not bad." Li Yuanji nodded.

If compared with the same period, at this time last year, Taipingfang's single-day profit could also be about three or four hundred, and compared with the whole, Taipingfang's profit was actually declining as a whole.

So far, whether it is Chang'an Taipingfang or Luozhou Taipingfang, the income has declined sharply compared with last year.

Although the other two Taipingfang are in a slightly better situation, they are still on a downward trend.

The main reason for the decline is not the decrease in the flow of people, nor the lack of spending power.

Compared with the past, the flow of people and consumption power have increased significantly this year.

And the main reason for this is actually very simple, prices have fallen.

A decrease in prices means that the selling price must be lowered, and a decrease in the selling price means a decrease in profits.

A commodity that costs one penny, plus other miscellaneous expenses, his selling price may be four or even five yuan, but its final profit is about two or three yuan, if the quantity is enough, the cost of a single piece will decrease, and the profit may reach about three and a half yuan.

But now, the cost has fallen, the selling price cannot follow the cost, and the fierce competitiveness is almost non-existent.

The final selling price of a commodity with all the costs added up to one penny will not exceed three cents, and if the competition is fierce, its profit will even be controlled at one penny, or even half a penny.

The benefits of commercial competition are that prices tend to be lower and it is easier to boost people's spending power.

But for merchants, this kind of life is very difficult, business is obviously much better, but the profit is not more than before.

Taipingfang is in the middle and high-end, so the situation is not so bad, even if the cost falls, its profits are also declining, but at least it can ensure a certain profit, and those scattered shops outside are the worst.

But this is also something that can't be helped, business things, it has always been a big fish eating small fish, whether it is a big fish or a small fish, it depends on personal ability and opinion.

However, I remembered that the purpose of my trip to Taipingfang today was not to advertise, and after running around, I couldn't understand anything, so I couldn't help but feel a little depressed: "How is the situation of the night market in Taipingfang prepared?" ”

Li Yuanji's original intention was to see the situation of the night market, after all, the current night market is not as good as the future generations, and a large number of fire candles need to be lit, and fire prevention work is the first.

Even if the Taipingfang adopts a concrete structure, no matter how awesome the structure is, it can't withstand a fire.

"Your Majesty, everything is almost ready, and the slave maid has a whimsical genius design, this is it!" As he spoke, Yu Ren took something like a big bowl from his hand and showed it off without any scruples.

It was a little dark, and the specific situation was not particularly clear.

After taking it, this can be regarded as understanding what Yu Ren's so-called genius design is?

To put it bluntly, this is a bowl, but it is a special bowl, a large bowl with a small bowl, and the two bowls are connected together, and they are made into a whole when they are fired.

It's kind of similar to the shape of a hot pot, but it's not as tall as the punching bag in the middle of the hot pot.

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate this thing, there are two layers inside and outside, put lamp oil or candles inside, and fill the outer layer with water, as long as it is knocked down, the water outside will quickly pour out the fire, which can effectively avoid the occurrence of fire." Yu Ren pointed at the bowl and introduced, with a gesture of praise on his face.

"Tried?" Li Yuanji was a little puzzled, this gadget was somewhat feasible, but Li Yuanji was really not sure what the effect would be.

"I've tried, a hundred trials, ninety-nine times I can extinguish the fire the moment I hit the ground, and one time I only lasted for a short time."

"Well, I finally did something good, if this method is feasible, I will give you a credit." Touching this gadget, Li Yuanji also felt a little helpless.

It's not because of his role, but because I've never thought about it before, so naturally I can't make such a thing.

And does this gadget make a big difference?

If it is really as Yu Ren said, then he has indeed made a meritorious service.

Because the current lighting method is to use fire, and with the improvement of the economy, people still have some lamp oil in their homes, but they don't often light it.

And how many people die in Datang a year because of fires? Although I haven't asked myself, there are by no means a few.

Although the fire department was established, it was a remedial measure after the fact, and wouldn't it be beautiful if these dangers could be cut off at the root?

Moreover, the cost of this small lamp bowl is not high, and the requirements for materials are also very low, and even people can make it at home.

Yu Ren, who has been rewarded, is happy and unhappy, and he can't wait to go around to publicize his merits and the emperor's praise for himself.

It's just that in front of Li Yuanji, this product doesn't dare to show it too much.

Later, Yu Ren reported some other situations, and Li Yuanji also made some arrangements or opinions more or less, and the two chatted with each other, pretending to have something to do.

Although the cold outside was a little unbearable, Li Yuan inside the house didn't seem to be over, and Li Yuanji didn't want to go in and listen to him nag about the short things of those parents.