Chapter 111: The Cities
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"You can't turn into a beast, she's just a sixteen-year-old Lori!" Lu Chengqi repeatedly reminded himself that he should not break his principles. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info not to mention that the coming days are long, why rush for a while?
Lu Chengqi smiled, stepped forward, and stopped Zhou Zhiruo, who was looking at jewelry, with a kiss, which caused Zhou Zhiruo's originally fair face to become rosy, broke free of Lu Chengqi's strange hand, and said angrily: "You, you, are still on the street, playing like this, so how can I meet people?" ”
Lu Chengqi also knew that although Dashun was open to the people, it was even less polite than the Ming and Qing dynasties. But it's not common to be a street pro-person. Fortunately, Zhou Zhiruo was already fifteen years old, that is, he had done the rite of curling, twisted his hair into a bun, and then wrapped the bun with a black cloth, and then inserted the hairpin into the bun. The hairstyle is different, and it can be seen whether a woman is engaged or not.
This small shop specializes in selling jewelry, and the owner of the shop is a middle-aged man, who saw their luxurious clothes and learned that they were from a large family, and saw their appearance, like a small couple, so he naturally did not spoil the scenery.
Zhou Zhiruo was so ashamed that she didn't have the face to see anyone, and she didn't ask the price, she picked up the jewelry and ran out. The imperial guards didn't dare to lose it, so someone hurriedly chased after them. But Lu Chengqi was penniless, looked at the owner of the jewelry store with an embarrassed face, and laughed: "Shopkeeper, you wait, I'll ask someone to pay......"
He knew that Wang Yanchen was outside, and before he walked out of the jewelry store, he shouted loudly: "Wang Yanchen, come in!" ”
Wang Yanchen heard Lu Chengqi's call, hurriedly walked into the jewelry store, and asked, "Childe, what are your orders?" ”
Lu Chengqi said embarrassedly: "Shopkeeper, how much was that jewelry just now?" ”
The boss of the jewelry store was a little surprised, the one who could afford to use the guard with a knife was definitely an official gentry, and it was not that the big officials did not dare to be so public. He originally wanted to raise the price so that he could make more money, but now he has no such thoughts. People who do business have very poisonous eyes, and they can see who can offend and who can't.
I only heard the owner of the jewelry store say honestly: "The little lady took the hairpin before, it was made of silver mixed with gold, and the gold and silver were worth three yuan, and the craftsman and the small shop added the same money, and Shenghui four dollars." ”
Lu Chengqi nodded and said to Wang Yanchen: "The five yuan given to the shopkeeper, my son thinks that the hairpin is unique, and he specially rewards the craftsman for his consistent money, and the shopkeeper doesn't mind, right?" ”
There's money to be made, and who minds that? Originally, the owner of the jewelry store only planned to make another hundred dollars, but unexpectedly, Lu Chengqi was really generous, and he rewarded the consistent money as soon as he opened his mouth, which was too unexpected. He respectfully sent Lu Chengqi out of the store, and said with a smile that he hoped that Lu Chengqi would come again next time. This is a living God of Wealth, how can you not welcome it?
Out of the store, Wang Yanchen smiled bitterly and said, "Son, if you don't bring money and silver out, the small money will not be enough for you to spend." The small ones still have a lot of people to support, son, do you think you have to add a little money? ”
Lu Chengqi didn't stop, and scolded with a smile: "You slippery head, digging out hollow thoughts and raising money? Ben Gongzi tells you, there are no doors! When you look back, your son will naturally make up the money you paid in advance, so don't call poor anymore. ”
Wang Yanchen's little trick succeeded, and he proudly accompanied Lu Chengqi to go shopping. After walking for a long time, Lu Chengqi realized that his wife had lost it, and he couldn't help frowning: "Wang Yanchen, did you deliberately take my son on a detour, why did you walk for so long and still can't see my mother?" ”
Wang Yanchen immediately shouted injustice: "Son, you can't wronged a good person, the little one definitely doesn't have this mind." It may be that Madame is walking too fast and walking in front, as long as she catches up a little more, she will definitely be able to see it. ”
Lu Chengqi nodded, seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Fang City, and there were more and more people, he was also in a somewhat happy mood. It's a pity that the situation is not stable now, otherwise he might have patrolled the north and south of the river, where would he be confined to a small Chang'an City?
Originally, when Taizu planned Chang'an City, he separated Fang City from the people's houses, and strictly ordered the Fang City not to be close to the people's houses, especially the tile city Goolan, restaurants, brothels, song houses, etc.
By the time of the first emperor, commerce gradually developed, and the boundaries of the fang market were quietly broken, and now no one abides by the rules set by the Taizu period. Lu Chengqi also knew in his heart that he never said it, and acquiesced to this status quo.
In front of the fang market is the city, there are medicine market, flower market, bead market, rice market, meat market, vegetable market, fresh fish market, fish market, pig market, cloth market, crab market, flower group (flower market), green fruit group (selling fresh fruit), orange group (selling oranges), study room (bookstore), etc., very lively, than the later vegetable market is not much better.
A little earlier, there are also tile market hooks, restaurants, brothels, song houses, workshops, etc., and there are some people who specialize in renting things, that is, they are specialized in renting things, "specializing in eating and entertaining guests." Everything that is suitable for use is rented out, and no effort is spared. Although it is widely held, it can also be done aggressively." It's also a way to survive.
The prosperity of these markets is real. Previously, Jingzhao Mansion could collect more than 2 million yuan in a month's commercial tax, and this was when Chang'an City's commerce was not very prosperous. The commercial tax of Chang'an City accounts for most of the Jingzhao Mansion, and at least more than one million yuan has to be collected. If it were a month now, I am afraid that the commercial tax in Chang'an City would be more than two million yuan.
In fact, the tax revenue of the Dashun Dynasty now depends entirely on the commercial tax and the customs duties collected by the shipping department, and there can be seven or eight million yuan a month, and this figure is still growing. Lu Chengqi believes that even if it is the record of 160 million yuan in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Dashun Dynasty can quickly break it. If you convert seven or eight million yuan in a month into a year, it is close to 90 million yuan. There is such a high tax in the southern part of the Southern Song Dynasty, there is no reason why such a vast territory as the Great Shun Dynasty is not as good as that of the Southern Song Dynasty!
Lu Chengqi vigorously supported commercial development, imposed commercial taxes, and reduced or exempted agricultural taxes, which to a certain extent alleviated the contradictions between the vast number of peasants and the landlord class. But this is only a palliative treatment, not a cure, in order to truly cure the cure, we have to waste the spare money wasted on the limited land and put it into unlimited business. In this way, the class contradiction between the peasants and the landlords can be completely resolved, but at the same time, a new contradiction will arise, that is, the contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the ruling class......
Lu Chengqi thought a lot for a while, and always felt as if he had caught something, but he didn't seem to have caught anything.
These markets in front of you are only the North Market, as well as the South Market, the East Market, and the West Market...... Lu Chengqi was so happy about this phenomenon that he felt as if he had been poured honey. If it weren't for his vigorous advocacy of commercial taxation and allowing merchants who paid taxes on time and in good faith to pass the imperial examination, this business would not have been so prosperous.
Lu Chengqi also knew that this was just Chang'an City, and there were still many places in the Dashun Dynasty, which were still very poor.
Just as Lu Chengqi was thinking wildly, he suddenly bumped into a person, and he even said sorry, only to find that there were people standing in front of him, but he didn't know what was going on. Lu Chengqi felt a "sigh" in his heart: "Could it be that Zhiruo had an accident?" ”
He hurriedly separated the crowd and squeezed in, only to find that there was a small store in front of him, and in front of it was written "Royal Bank" in four golden characters. Lu Chengqi suddenly realized that these people were all queuing up to exchange for silver coins and gold coins.