The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked into the Warm Fragrance Pavilion hand in hand. Xiaoya pouted in the back and was very unhappy, but she still knew the etiquette and didn't say anything to embarrass Su Ziheng. It's just that Song Jianming's little scholar looks very unhappy, and he hasn't given him a good look, even if he deliberately flatters himself, he doesn't pay attention to him, and follows closely behind Su Ziheng, for fear of getting lost.

Song Jianming was a regular guest of Nuanxiang Pavilion at a glance, and he didn't need the guidance of the turtle slave servant, so he led Su Ziheng straight to a more secluded position on the west side, but with a fairly wide field of vision, and sat down.

From here, you can see the main entrance of the Warm Fragrance Pavilion and the staircase to the second floor on the east side, as well as the stage in the center of the lobby.

When the little servant in the Nuan Xiang Pavilion served Song Jianming a pot of flower tea and several plates of snacks, Song Jianming casually rewarded him with a few coppers, waved him down, signaled that he and the others did not need to be served, and refused to arrange a few girls for the bustard.

Only then did he say: "Since it is the first time for the virtuous brother to come, the foolish brother will not arrange for you to be served by a girl, lest he say that the foolish brother has brought you badly." Besides, our main purpose today is to enjoy the performance of the red-card girls in the pavilion, so don't stain the eyes of the virtuous brother with those rouge fans. ”

Su Ziheng smiled shyly and didn't say anything about his arrangement. It's always hard to tell him that he is an old driver, and he has seen all kinds of scenes, which is nothing to him.

Since the performance has not officially started, there is a commotion in the hall downstairs, and from time to time you can hear people on the left and right laughing with the girls next to them. Su Ziheng seemed to be familiar with this, and did not look around curiously, but asked Song Jianming about the Qixi Oiran Competition.

Song Jianming picked up the white porcelain teacup with his left hand, lifted the lid of the cup with his right hand and flicked it lightly, blew lightly on the side of his mouth, blew the jasmine tea away, and took a small sip, revealing a satisfied look. Only then did he say leisurely: "Speaking of this Qixi Oiran Competition, it is a must-do event in Xining City every year. It is led by Lord Zhizhou himself, the purpose is, on the one hand, to let the people have a lively view; On the other hand, I heard that it is to stimulate economic development. ”

Su Ziheng nodded, this Qixi Oiran Contest is similar to the beauty pageant he held on the earth, which is very conducive to the economy and tourism. I didn't expect this ancient person to have such advanced insight.

Song Jianming said: "Xining City is located in the important area of Liangzhou, which is the most economically prosperous city in the country, and attracts many merchants from Fanbang in the Western Regions to do business every year. In order to allow those merchants to spend more money on the money they earned, the imperial court opened many entertainment venues in Xining City, such as green houses, gambling houses and wine shops, most of which had shares in the imperial court. ”

Su Ziheng was dumbfounded when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "Didn't you say that the imperial court can't compete with the people for profit?" Why did the imperial court still open so many entertainment venues? ”

Song Jianming glanced left and right, and found that no one was paying attention to the conversation between the two, so he lowered his voice and said: "The imperial court is talking about other places instead of competing with the people, and Xining is different. Today's saint is a great man and strategic, and he has done his best to think about the Northern Expedition. The taxes of these entertainment venues in Xining City were used as military expenses for the Northern Expedition. ”

Su Ziheng suddenly realized, he didn't expect that today he was still the king of Shengming, so it's okay, isn't the old saying good, I'd rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world.

Although Su Ziheng is not optimistic about the future of this world, he does not want to live in troubled times. How bitter the troubled times were, although he had not personally experienced it, he had seen a lot on the TV news, not to mention the 5,000-year history of China, all of which told him the horror of war.

"I think of the Western Regions Fanbang, the people of the outside world, where have you seen my Great Xia Flower World. I finally traveled thousands of miles, brought many rare goods from outside the territory, sold them for a few silver taels, and then spent them again. When the silver on his body was about the same, he thought of borrowing money everywhere to pour goods from Xining back to the Western Regions. ”

Su Ziheng echoed: "Sure enough, it is easy to calculate, in this way, the precious goods of the Western Regions were transported to my Xining, and those foreign merchants did not earn silver taels, and they also sold the excess porcelain and silk produced in my Xining. ”

Song Jianming chuckled: "It's not! In order to make those Fanbang businessmen feel at home in my Xining, the annual Qixi Oiran Tournament can be said to be specially held for them. The businessmen are bold and generous, and they are not stingy to reward the red card girls they like. Every year, the Tanabata Oiran Race buys a lot of flowers to bring out a leader. ”

Su Ziheng looked around and asked, "Brother Song, why didn't the junior brother see the merchants you said in the Nuanxiang Pavilion?" ”

Song Jianming pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "Where are those merchants qualified to enter the Nuanxiang Pavilion, the Qinglou they like to go to is Yicui Building. Every year, the leader of the Qixi Oiran Contest is basically decided in the Warm Fragrance Pavilion, Yicui Building and Jiaosifang. ”

Su Ziheng asked with interest: "Is there anything else that can't be paid attention to?" ”

Song Jianming's eyebrows fluttered and said, "Of course." The teaching workshop is the exclusive place of the government, and it usually receives the most people in the government, and the red card girls in the teaching workshop are of the highest quality, whether it is skills or appearance, they are far more than the warm incense pavilion and the Yicui building. Not to mention that every year, there are literati and artists who are good at lyrics and music to create new words for them. ”

Su Ziheng secretly complained in his heart, isn't this Jiaosifang similar to the state-owned enterprises in the previous life, with a good foundation and policies, no wonder most of the Oiran leaders every year come from the Jiaosifang.

"It's just that the teaching workshop is too serious and rigid, and the girls in the Warm Fragrance Pavilion are not as understanding. This year, there is a little girl in the Nuanxiang Pavilion, the piano, chess, singing and dancing are all fine, coupled with the national color and natural fragrance, it is said that there is a hope of winning the Oiran. If you are lucky, you may be able to see the little girl perform on stage later. ”

"Oh, in that case, it's better to appreciate it. It's just that I don't know where to lean on the green building, and what kind of situation is it? ”

"This Yicui Building, speaking of which, Brother Fool has also been there once. It is said that it was opened by a mysterious merchant, and the decoration inside is resplendent and splendid, which is much better than the Warm Fragrance Pavilion and the Jiaosi Workshop. And the chefs of Yicuilou are extraordinary, and many of the delicacies are much better than the largest hotel in the city, Yingxian Lou. It's just that there are too many merchants who go to Yicuilou, and the smell of copper is too strong. ”

Song Jianming commented casually, "Since the red card girls in the Oiran Tournament Yicuilou didn't even break into the finals two years ago, it made those businessmen feel very shameless. I heard that this year's heavy gold won a Sai Jinhua girl and wanted to make a comeback. If the virtuous brother has good lyrics and songs, presumably the boss of Yicuilou will buy them with a lot of money. ”

Su Ziheng said noncommittally: "Brother Song, don't hold up the younger brother, to be honest, the younger brother is very worried at the moment, whether he can make poems is another matter, let alone sell them at a high price." ”

Song Jianming tapped him with his finger and said with a smile: "You, you!" Still so modest. If others say that, they will believe it for their brother, but I don't believe it at all. ”

The conversation just now made Song Jianming admire him. Although he suffered a head injury and lost his soul, which caused him to be unable to remember many things, he was deeply touched by the occasional witty quotes and unique insights on many things.