46. Life in the border areas is bitter
quickly summoned the person in charge of the Shen family's shop in the Chang'an area, and Shen Cong issued the order concisely. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"From today on, the business of the Shen family's shop will continue to trade normally, but if there is any trouble, it will be closed immediately, in short, remember that the Shen family cannot have any losses." Shen Cong looked at the merchants and ordered.
These businessmen's hearts were all uneasy, they all knew about the Shen family at this moment, and even some of them had predicted in advance what would happen next.
"Childe, then Master Shen, he really ......"
Shen Cong nodded: "Yes, as you already know, now the power of the Shen family is divided into two, and Shen has more shops. Shen still said the same thing, if you are willing to follow me, then continue to follow me, Shen can guarantee you that as long as Shen is there, you can all continue your current life without worry. ”
"Thank you Shen Gongzi for your love, we will definitely follow Shen Gongzi." When everyone heard this, they hurriedly thanked them, their thoughts were very simple, that is, to keep their existing lives, as for whom, wouldn't it be the same?
After the meeting, Shen Cong's order was quickly issued from Chang'an to the whole country, mainly to appease the military and ensure that the people of the Shen family could not be shaken.
Back at home, Shen Cong briefly instructed Princess Yongle a few times, telling her that she was going out for a few days, and let her handle the affairs at home well, and then quickly left Chang'an and went straight to Mongolia in the evening.
These days, Shen Cong has been on the road, they set off along Chang'an, along Shaanxi to the north, through northern Shaanxi, this can be regarded as the border of the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that it's difficult to get out of the pass, although the Mongols were defeated, but the strength of the Mongols is still very strong, so the Ming Dynasty's control of the border pass is very strict, for fear that the Mongols will break the pass again.
Arrange for someone to stay, Shen Cong went out to relax, and at the same time inquired about the news by the way to see if there was any way to get out.
The living standards of the people in the border area are definitely not good, and there is a border area, so the rule of the Ming Dynasty is not very formal, the streets are chaotic, cattle and sheep are running around, wild dogs are running around, there are officers and soldiers everywhere, and there are almost few people.
Walking on the road, Shen Cong lowered his head and carefully avoided things like dog shit and sheep shit, and at the same time had to guard against being bumped into by passing soldiers from time to time.
"Hey, that's a mess." Sighing helplessly, Shen Cong didn't bother to run, and directly found a hotel to sit down, ready to learn a little about the situation from the hotel.
"This master, you want to eat something." When the shopkeeper saw Shen Cong coming in, he hurriedly left those soldiers and came over to greet Shen Cong.
Shen Cong looked at this situation and was stunned: "There are a few soldiers there in the junior second brother, why did you leave them to greet me, will there be any trouble." "When he was out of the house, Shen Cong didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.
The status of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is still quite high, and ordinary people have to walk around after seeing the soldiers, and he also saw some plots in the TV series, as long as there are soldiers in the inn, the shopkeeper is generally courteous to receive him, for fear that there will be any trouble, but today this situation is strange.
"This lord, you don't know how difficult it is to do business here, there are more soldiers here, so they always eat on credit, and we are all small business, how can we take credit casually, so our lord and General Chang Yuchun talked for a long time, and the general promised that as long as the silver of the imperial court came down, they would pay back." Speaking of this, Xiao Er said quite complacently: "After this, our boss will be familiar with General Chang Yuchun, and the two of them will become friends when they go back and forth, so we don't need to be polite to these soldiers, after all, it is difficult for them to get cash for dinner, and you are different, you are our uncle, we have to entertain well." ”
After listening to Xiao Er's words, Shen Cong laughed: "No wonder, your boss is familiar with General Chang Yuchun, so these soldiers naturally don't dare to be too presumptuous." ”
"Hey, hey, this man, what do you want to eat?" Xiao Er smiled and was also very complacent.
Shen Cong took the menu and looked at it carefully, and frowned when he looked at it, what kind of menu is this, clear soup noodles, cold wild vegetables, cornmeal wo wo ......, looking at these dishes, Shen Cong's head is big, and what's even worse is that the price of these ordinary things is frighteningly high.
Xiao Er seemed to see Shen Cong's doubts, and hurriedly said earnestly: "This master, I think you should be from the original middle, right?" In the end, this place is not as good as the Central Plains, the materials here are really scarce, and there is no field here, everything has to be transported from the Central Plains, so it is good to have food and not starve to death. ”
Sighing helplessly, Shen Cong had no choice but to nod, ordered a big bowl of clear soup noodles, three corn nests and a few vegetables, plus a pot of hot wine, Shen Cong ate it.
This place is located in the north, the terrain is relatively high, and at the same time close to the desert, the temperature difference between day and night is a little larger, and now this time point is the coldest time of the day, Shen Cong is already hungry, and he can't care about the simplicity of these meals, just shake off his cheeks and eat violently.
After eating and settling the money, Shen Cong was not in a hurry to leave, and ordered a plate of peanuts to eat, and when there were not many people in this store, Shen Cong beckoned Xiao Er over.
As soon as he saw Shen Cong greeting him, Xiao Er ran over, Shen Cong's kung fu at this time, he spent a few silver cars in it, but he was a veritable big financier, Xiao Er naturally didn't dare to slack off.
"Sit down, little second brother, there are a few things I want to ask you below, if you are satisfied with the answer, this silver is yours." As he spoke, Shen took out a tael of silver from his arms and put it on the table.
Xiao Er almost didn't jump up when he heard the music, as long as he chatted with this guest officer, he could get two taels of silver, where to find such good things.
Hurriedly sat down and said enthusiastically: "This master, if you have any questions, just ask, the villain has lived here for a long time, and he is a native of the locals. ”
"Who is the prefect here?" Shen Cong smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and asked softly.
Xiao Er hurriedly replied: "This master, this is a border area, there are no adults here at present, all the power is in the hands of General Chang Yuchun, and if there is anything we have here, we will find the general to deal with it." ”
"Chang Yu Chun?" Shen Cong's mind quickly searched for the history of this person.