Chang'an City is not as magnificent as imagined.

The city walls between the squares are all made of loess, although they are tall and majestic, but in Li Xi's opinion, he feels that it is more energetic than the gray brick city walls used for the scenery seen on TV in later generations.

However, Chang'an's East Market is really prosperous.

As soon as Miaomiao went out and told the others that Li Xi was going out, there should be a person in the house who was appointed by Li Yifeng to be a housekeeper and hurried over, and after inviting An, she said that Miaomiao and Lianlian, the two little girls, had gone out of the house themselves, and it was not appropriate to let them lead the way, so she volunteered to lead the way, Li Xi was naturally happy to have a more familiar person to take her out, so she nodded and agreed.

It's just that when I looked back at Miaomiao and Lianlian, I saw that they were all small mouths and slightly pouted, looking disappointed, knowing that they were just playful, and finally had a chance to go out for a walk, but they were taken away by someone, so Li Xi was naturally unhappy, so Li Xi waved at them and took them out together.

According to himself, his ancestors were from Henan Province, and he came to Chang'an in his generation, this guy looks honest, but he is actually very clever, and when he saw that Li Xi was going out, he knew that the only carriage in the family was for Li Yifeng to go out, so he immediately sent someone to the carriage and horse shop at Fangtou to rent one, and when Miao Miao and Lianlian were waiting for Li Xi to change clothes, the carriage was already firmly parked at the door.

Seeing the carriage, Li Xi was still puzzled, and after listening to Geng Xinyi's explanation, he realized that in this Tang Dynasty, especially in super cities such as Chang'an, the carriage shop has been prosperous for many years, and there are a few in almost every square to undertake all long-distance and short-distance rental business, that is to say, the taxi industry has a history of at least more than 1,000 years.

In fact, living in a city as big as Chang'an, it is really not good to say that there is no means of transportation, but the problem is that the carriage is not something that anyone can afford, and the cost of raising horses is very high, not to mention, it is a skilled coachman, which is also a high-paying job with 3,000 dollars a month, so the average person is really reluctant and unworthy of the carriage, so the taxi horse industry came into being, and the business has been getting better and better over the years.

From this square to that square, there are more than ten miles of road, and it is not impossible to walk, but the problem is, if you are going to visit friends, then rent a carriage to go over, how much face, if you go out to buy something, how can you get it back? The horse-drawn carriage can help you pull it back, if you still have a few people to buy things together...... Everyone can not only carpool to save their legs, but also have a carriage to pull things, which is a comfortable and cost-effective.

After all, Chang'an City has a population of more than one million, and even if you remove the carriages equipped by those large families, it is not a problem to feed thousands of carriages.

And after a long time in business, in order to grab business, everyone is also a variety of business tricks together, the business is more and more detailed, such as the car that Gengxin sent people to call in the past, that is, luxurious, specially rented to those who can't afford to raise a carriage at home, but when they go out, they always want to get a good car to show off, so as not to lose face in front of friends.

So don't look at this carriage is only for rent, but it is very decorated, and the coachman sits forward, his waist is straight, and he looks like a veteran for many years, and he is dressed in spirit, if he takes it out, it is a self-evident decency.

Of course, if you're just going out to buy something, just to save some leg effort, then naturally you don't have to look for such a good one.

This carriage is luxurious, and the interior is also spacious, which is more than enough to seat Li Xi and Miao Miao Lianlian. Although it is much worse than the luxury car that Li Xi spent money to build in Shuzhou, as long as he thinks that no matter who you are, you only need to spend a thousand dollars, and a carriage like this can be used at will for an afternoon, and people will send you to wherever you want, and then pick you up, the service is absolutely thoughtful, Li Xi can't help but feel emotional, no wonder people say that Datang is a prosperous era, and the greatness of the prosperous era lies in the prosperity and development of people's livelihood.

With Gengxin's Chang'an familiarity, plus the coachman grew up locally, driving the car to and fro in Chang'an City all the year round, and naturally he is also geographically proficient, Li Xi first asked them to take him around a few places in Chang'an City, and then proposed to go to Dongshi.

Chang'an East City and Xingqing Palace face each other, and they occupy two squares of land, but even so, the shops inside are still hard to find, because as long as you open a store here, there is almost no possibility of losing money. Not to mention anything else, just standing at the door and looking inside, just the clusters of black and oppressive crowds under the big sun, you can understand how prosperous the business must be.

Because Li Xi wanted to walk around, the carriage stopped at the gate of Dongshi, Gengxin made an appointment with the coachman to wait at the door, and then led the way in front of him, leading Li Xi and the two little girls to go shopping together.

This Gengxin is accustomed to being a familiar land, and he is also familiar with the East City here, with him leading the way, which store in the East City has a good reputation, how the goods are colored, all like the palm of the hand, and he is eloquent, between the chatter, but also to say some detailed allusions in the East Market, listen to Miao Miao and Lianlian are covering their mouths and laughing, this way, but also happy.

Along the way, there are rice grain markets, cloth markets, wood markets, and leather markets...... Something from all over the world, even if it is the cat's eye stone of the Persian diet tens of thousands of miles away, as long as you want to buy it, you will definitely be able to find it in this market. When passing by the market, Li Xi could even hear that there was a princess of Haidong Fusang Kingdom selling inside, but when he turned his head and saw Miaomiao and Lianlian, his face changed color when he saw this market, and he knew that they had palpitations about this place, so he had to suppress the curiosity in his heart.

Seeing Li Xi shopping with great interest, Geng Xin's face became more and more red, and at the end, he saw Li Xi's inspection left and right, his nose was still inhaling, he sniffed it, smelled the wine, and immediately took the initiative to ask: "Do you want to go to the wine market?" The shop in our house is open in the wine market, and the villain has also been with Mr. Li, so he knows the way. ”

Li Xi nodded happily when he heard this, raised his hand and said, "Then you will lead the way in front of your head, let's go and take a look." ”

Na Geng Xinyan immediately led Li Xi and them to turn eastward, and immediately turned to another market, the first one, and there was a huge signboard hanging at the door, with five words written on it-Fuping Shi Frozen Spring. In the back, there are many wine shops of Hu merchants, and of course, famous wines from all over the country. From a distance, the signboard of Kennan Burning Spring seems to be in the middle of the street.

Standing around the corner and carefully looking at the entire street, Li Xi stopped under the signboard of Fuping Shi Frozen Spring, and quietly watched the people coming and going in the storefront.

This is, Na Gengxin said cautiously: "As far as the villain knows, this Fuping Stone Frozen Spring is a century-old signboard, and it has been known as the first spring wine in the Tang Dynasty before, but since the opening of the Gongzi's Jiannan Burning Spring Shop, it has robbed a lot of the scenery of Fuping Stone Frozen Spring." Just a few days ago, there was a big man, what is it called, uh, by the way, it is a man in the court who is known as the 'Siming Maniac', He Zhizhang He, he commented on the world's famous wine, Gongzi, your Jiannan Burning Spring is among them! ”

Hearing this, Li Xi turned his head to look at him with great interest and asked, "He Zhizhang?" I know this person, let's talk about it, how does he comment on the world's famous wines? ”

The embarrassment on Geng Xinyan's face flashed, he also knew that his son was in the wine business, so he paid a little attention to some of this kind of rumors, in fact, he didn't know much about those literati and ink writers, this would make him say, where can he say it, so he squeaked for a long time, and then stammered: "What did he say, eight buckets and one fight, it seems to be ...... Anyway, it means that the Jiannan Burning Spring you brewed is good! ”

"Eight buckets? A bucket? Li Xi was even more puzzled when he heard this, but he just looked at the embarrassed look on Geng Xin's face, and knew that he couldn't say anything, so he simply didn't ask, and stood at the door of the store in Fuping Shilianchun for a while, and then turned his head and walked in, looking at the business at the door of each house along the way, and unconsciously walked under the signboard of his own Jiannan Yaochun.

Hearing Geng Xin come in and say that Li Xi was coming in person, Li Yifeng hurriedly greeted him, so several people went in together, Li Xi looked at it casually, and was satisfied with the situation in this store, and it seemed that the business in his own store seemed to be much more prosperous than that of Fuping Shi Frozen Spring.

At this time, he casually asked about He Zhizhang's evaluation, and Li Yifeng explained to Li Xi with a smile that He Zhizhang was a waiter in the Ministry of Industry at the time, so Li Yifeng called him He Gongbu, "He Gongbu was at a banquet, and after tasting our Jiannan Burning Spring for the first time, he said that there are ten buckets of wine in the world, Jiannan Burning Spring occupies eight buckets, Fuping Shijingchun and that Xingyang Cave Spring share a bucket, and the rest of the world's hundred wines are only one bucket." ”

"Oh?" Li Xi laughed when he heard this.

Even if he doesn't have any historical knowledge, he knows that He Zhizhang's words are actually a copy of Xie Lingyun's Badou poetic talent, but what about it, people are praising their own wine, and of course he is still happy to hear it.

At this time, Li Yifeng also smiled and said: "He Gongbu is a celebrity today, as soon as he said this, the good deeds will be Jiannan Burning Spring, Fuping Stone Frozen Spring and Xingyang Cave Spring as the world's three famous wines, but our Jiannan Burning Spring is the first to rob Fuping Stone Frozen Spring, it is precisely because of the words of the He Gong Department, so our business can immediately rank first in the sales of 100 liquor in the East Market as soon as it opens, and even sold out for a time!" ”

Li Xi nodded with a smile when he heard this, and while looking at a middle-aged woman in front of the counter not far away holding her shopping point card and asking the young man for a gift, he asked Li Yifeng in a low voice, "Is this the idea that Mr. himself came up with?" ”

Seeing through it at a glance by Li Xi, Li Yifeng touched his beard very proudly, and said: "After staying with adults for a long time, you will be old and stupid, so you should learn something, otherwise wouldn't you be ashamed of your son?" ”

As he spoke, he smiled proudly, and then said: "At the beginning, I just learned that there are several big people in Chang'an City who love to drink, and they are all people who sing poetry and literature, and they are very influential, so I borrowed such an idea from the adults, and the old man personally sent 200,000 yuan of [Baimen money] to the mansion of the servant Su Jinsu, and then gave 20 altars of the best Jiannan Burning Spring. ”

“…… So, when they gathered to chant poetry, the Lord Su took out our wine for everyone to taste, and everyone was full of praise when they drank it, not only the Ministry of Works, but also several others also had their own praises, so that the fame of our Jiannan Burning Spring in Chang'an was fought all of a sudden, and now not only the ministers of the imperial court, but even many princesses and princesses came to us to order wine, and it was said that it robbed the business of many people on this street. ”

Li Xi laughed when he heard this, and praised Li Yifeng's idea as wonderful.

While the two were talking, the shopkeeper of the Jiannan Burning Spring Shop rushed to hold the tea in person, Li Xi did not hesitate to praise him a few words, and he was very happy, hesitated, he hurried to show his hospitality, but he praised Li Yifeng first, "The villain was praised by the prince, I am really ashamed, the villain is just going to honestly guard the shop, and give the prince a good account book. The villain does not dare to take credit. ”

Li Xi glanced at Li Yifeng when he heard this, thinking that this shopkeeper is also a clever person, Li Yifeng may not have much other skills, but he has been an official for so many years, but his ability to look at people here is absolutely reliable, so he nodded at the shopkeeper and motioned for him to continue.

The shopkeeper got Li Xi's encouragement, so he immediately continued: "The villain has also worked hard in this Chang'an East City for many years before, so he still knows some rules in this East City. At the moment, although our Jiannan Burning Spring business is booming, almost one family accounts for half of the business of the entire street, but for the sake of the son, the more this time, the more you have to be careful! ”

Li Xi heard what he said, and immediately couldn't help frowning and twisting his face to look at Li Yifeng, Li Yifeng nodded at him, Li Xi turned his head and looked at the shopkeeper again, with a tone of inquiry, and said, "If the shopkeeper has anything to say." ”

The shopkeeper nodded with a smile when he heard this, and said: "As far as I know, most of the business in the East Market has a backstage, and the same is true for the wine market, after all, there is an official and a big man behind the scenes, not only is it easy to talk to the Municipal Tax Department there, but no one dares to find fault, otherwise, there are all kinds of nobles in this East Market, and it is also common for more than a dozen princes to come in a day in a store, and no one can keep it all right, and it will offend people if they are not thorough." ”

"If there is someone behind you, you will be offended, and it will end well, if there is no one, those who are from a family, but no matter how big or small the business you do, as usual, they will be smashed in one go, and no one can stand it!"

Li Xi nodded when he heard this, "What do you mean ......by the shopkeeper?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "As far as the villain knows, don't say anything else, just the Fuping Shi Frozen Spring in our market, the person behind them is the right scattered cavalry Changshou Wang Qiu Wang, and that Lord Wang is the friend of the prime minister of the dynasty, Lord Xiao!" ”

Speaking of this, he said worriedly: "Right now, our Jiannan Burning Spring is so prosperous, the first one is to rob their business of Fuping Shi Frozen Spring, do you think, how can they be willing?" Therefore...... Therefore, the villain dares to admonish the prince, do we have to ...... Jiannan Burning Spring?"

"Oh?" Li Xi nodded when he heard this, knowing that what he said was not unreasonable, but after thinking about it, he asked him with a pleasant smile, "In this way, the shopkeeper is really an old man who seeks the country, but since the shopkeeper has already thought of this, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

As soon as the shopkeeper heard Li Xi ask, he knew that he was really right when he said this, and he was so happy that his eyebrows danced, and he said anxiously: "The villain said that he came to think about the prince, this backstage must be chosen well, his identity and status must not be able to suppress people, but also not too far forward, the villain looked at the changes in the court, and found that the more powerful he was, the more he finished speaking, but he was also very fast." ”

Speaking of this, he was afraid that Li Xi would not understand, so he gave an example: "For example, the original backstage of Xingyang Cave Spring, that was Huo Guogong Mao Zhong, who opened the Mansion and the Third Division, relying on His Majesty's favor, that is really Xuanhe, with his momentum, Xingyang Cave Spring was selling well back then, and once had the posture of overpowering Fuping Shi Frozen Spring, and claimed to be the first wine in the world, what is the result, as soon as the spring of the nineteenth year of Kaiyuan began, the Mao family was finished, and Huo Guogong directly gave death, so Xingyang Cave Spring has not eased up until now!" ”

Li Xi nodded when he heard this, he thought it was true, and felt more and more that Li Yifeng had a good vision, not to mention the meticulous thinking of this shopkeeper, the most important thing was that he was indeed sincere for the future of Jiannan Yaochun.

So Li Xi nodded and said, "Shopkeeper, please continue." ”

The shopkeeper said: "Therefore, the villain thought about it and thought about it, and felt that although the He Gong Department that Master Li used to make a name for himself at that time was very status, it was not enough to have real power, once something happened, others could respect him, and they could completely disrespect him, so in the eyes of the villain, this He Gong Department boss is afraid that it will not be useful." In the eyes of the villain, there are so many people in the current court, who seem to be quite suitable, and now they are said for the consideration of the son. ”

Li Xi nodded and said, "You say, let's hear it." Then seeing that he had been standing and talking, he turned his head to Geng Xin beside him and said, "Go and bring a chair to the shopkeeper, let the shopkeeper sit down and say." Then he said to Miaomiao: "You go and bring tea to the shopkeeper." "It actually put on a posture of a corporal of courtesy.

The shopkeeper was immediately grateful, as if he had met a confidant, and sat down next to each other on the Hu chair without daring to say anything, and took the tea in his hand, but he was not in a hurry to drink, so he said: "What the villain wants to say, there are three people-"

"First, the current brother-in-law of His Majesty, King Xue. Today, His Majesty treats his brothers very kindly, which is well known in the sea, although King Xue has no power in his hands, but if our Jiannan Burning Spring becomes his industry, then even the Prime Minister's Respect will definitely not dare to touch us! It's just that...... It's just that this King Xue is an extraordinary person, he has never interfered in the market like other officials and nobles, and he is very responsible. ”

Li Xi nodded when he heard this, and said in his heart that Emperor Xuanzong is indeed kind to his brothers, but the premise of this kindness is that these brothers of his must be honest, money, wealth, and enough for you, but don't talk nonsense to me. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that this King Xue has never intervened in the interests of this area, firstly, money is not a problem for him, and secondly, he is not willing to cause Emperor Xuanzong's vigilance for such a small benefit.

Therefore, at that moment, Li Xi nodded and said, "Shopkeeper, please continue." ”

The shopkeeper took a sip of tea and continued: "Second, the current servant of the ministry, Master Li Linfu Li. ”

Hearing Li Linfu's three words, Li Xi was taken aback first, stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses, and then suddenly stared at the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, keep talking, keep talking......"

The shopkeeper was a little excited when he saw Li Xi, he was startled at first, and then stammered: "The villain thinks that this Li Linfu Li is cautious as an official, and he has lived in the official for many years, and he has never made any enemies, and the emperor has also been a favor to him recently, and the future is unlimited. ”

Li Xi listened to his analysis, and couldn't help but gasp in his heart, thinking that there is really an old saying called the market is strange, although this person is just a small shopkeeper, but his eyes are really like a torch!

I have crossed over from the future, and it is not surprising to know that Li Linfu's future will be bright, but at the moment, Li Linfu does not have much prestige in the court, which only depends on the fact that he has traveled for so many months, and he has been an official for a while.

However, this person is a small businessman, but he can judge that Li Linfu may be on stage to pay respects in the future!

It can be said that whether or not he wants to adopt his opinion, Li Xi must admit that the two backstage candidates he chose are excellent, showing that his vision is extraordinary, so Li Xi suddenly became more curious about the third backstage candidate in his heart, and immediately said: "The shopkeeper said very well, what about the next?" ”

The shopkeeper became more and more energetic, and immediately said: "The third is the sister-in-law of the current emperor, the eldest princess of Yuzhen." Although she is a cultivator, but in front of His Majesty the Emperor today, she has great influence, and the most important thing is that even if the two people in front of us have a heart, people may not be willing to laugh at it, but this one is different, because this Yuzhen Daoist has always been very familiar with He Zhizhang He Gongbu and others, with a comment from He Gongbu, the prince wants to find her, but it is very easy to get started, with her as the backstage, but it is equivalent to having His Majesty the Emperor as the backstage Wow! ”

Li Xi nodded when he heard this, his thoughts were racing, and he thought, find the emperor to be the backstage...... That's a good idea.

(To be continued)