Beijing City in the second year of Chongzhen is the most lively place in the world, all the time, not gathering the eyes of people all over the world, and there are many people who rush to Beijing City.

There are ordinary people who can't survive in various places and want to come out to find a partner: there are also local famous families who are ready to enter Beijing to find a way: there are also business travelers from all over the country, selling goods to and fro: there are also officials and students who come and go.

Most of the people who came out to beg for a living, most of them were dressed plainly, their bags were simple, or they were a few people, or a few people walked in a group of people, walking on this crowded avenue, with hope, the sky seemed to be brighter, the feet were lighter, and the voice was louder.

There are also gorgeous convoys passing by, the convoy is often composed of several carriages, one after the other, the lineup is not small, the masters are all hiding in the carriage, and what can be seen outside is only some servants and coachmen.

Caravanserais, on the other hand, often carried their goods by a carriage or a number of carriages, which were not so ornate and simple, and everything was to transport goods.

In this crowded procession, there is a special person today.

Speaking of which, this person should be counted among the officials, but he has no horses or cars, and he is just a small servant behind him, and he is crowded into Beijing with many bitter ha. This person was Lu Xiangsheng, who was summoned to Beijing by the emperor, starting from the Daimyo's mansion, going up the canal, and arriving in Tongzhou, Lu Xiangsheng immediately jumped into the rumored post carriage, wanting to experience this novelty, and resolutely refused to listen to the servant's words to hire a carriage.

The carriage was very bumpy, because it was for the poor, and it was only cheap. Naturally, if you can stuff one person, you can stuff one more person, in addition to the one sitting in the carriage, there are several hanging outside, on the roof of this car. He also brought a lot of cloth and made the most of every place. Fortunately, this is the north, the terrain is flat, and there is no place to go up and downhill, otherwise, it will not be able to transport so many people.

Looking at the flow of people outside the car, Lu Xiangsheng felt a lot, he had also walked this road before, although this road was also lively, but it was definitely not as lively as it is today, it is unimaginable, only a few years of hard work, there have been such a big change.

Lu Xiangsheng sighed on the side, and the little guy next to him covered his nostrils and rolled his eyes, the smell in this carriage is really not very good, the peddler pawn is easy to sweat, and the natural smell is big. Even if the carriage moved, but the smell was not so good, the little guy couldn't stand the smell, but he had to accompany the master, so he could only cover his nostrils and roll his eyes, his lord was summoned to Beijing by the emperor, he was a big official, and he was a person with status, but now he is mixed with these people, and he is really out of status.

"The old man is polite" Lu Xiangsheng has seen this busy scene. After seeing the flow of people, he began to talk to the people in the carriage, and Lu Xiangsheng felt that it was necessary for him to have a deep understanding of the feelings of ordinary people about these things.

"Childe is polite." The old man, who was questioned by Lu Xiangsheng, hurriedly returned the salute. Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's fair face and a small servant, he knew that he was a scholar, and his identity was naturally superior.

"Dare to ask my father-in-law, but is it from the capital?" Lu Xiangsheng asked, although he was born as a jinshi and was a big official, he didn't care about being mixed in with ordinary people, and when it came to dealing with ordinary people, he was very good at it and very happy.

"Hui Gongzi's words are exactly." The old man replied seriously, seeing that Lu Xiangsheng's bearing is also extraordinary, the old man has also seen some of the world, and he knows that he is only afraid that he is not a mortal, but he is a little polite.

"The old man is not polite, dare to ask the old man, how much money did you spend in this carriage? Seeing that the old man was a little restrained, Lu Xiangsheng was very good at opening the conversation and asked such a question.

"Hehehe, that little old man is up, but the son is afraid of the deception of the post? This is absolutely not" The old man was a little restrained, but after hearing this, he let go a little and became less restrained.

"Oh, is it? How so? How much did the old man write? Lu Xiangsheng saw that the old man and the people around him were a little restrained, and knew that his existence might make them uncomfortable, so he deliberately asked such a question to open the chatterbox, and when he saw the old man talking, he also asked.

"Childe, this price, it is said, was set from above, and no one dares to increase the price by itself..."The old man pointed up as he spoke. Because the question is too simple, he can say it as an insider. ,

"Above?" Lu Xiangsheng deliberately pretended not to understand.

"Naturally," the old man said with a smile, pointing his finger upwards again.

"Oh,...... Understood, understood......" Lu Xiangsheng pretended to understand again.

“… That means that the old man is also huā's ten texts? Lu Xiangsheng continued to ask, although this question is simple, and even some "idiots" are a good way to eliminate the barrier, once the box is opened, he will naturally listen to the real voice.

"That's natural, of course, it's only huā ten wen, and I won't give it more" The old man said with a smile, facing the person in front of him with an unusual identity, the old man has become natural from the initial restraint, and this unusual person is still very good at talking.

"That's a bargain!" Lu Xiang ascended.

"Hehehe, this is also the time of the present, there will be such a cheap thing, put it before, it is absolutely impossible, but the son is worried that this will be discounted?" The old man asked with a smile.

"Yes! It's hard to imagine, how can it be so cheap? Lu Xiangsheng asked.

"No, no, the son doesn't know, they do this business, they are all given by the emperor, the car doesn't need money, the livestock also doesn't need money, naturally it can be cheap, now, they are just taking care of themselves, taking care of the livestock and the line" The old man hurriedly said, although this is a new thing, but he feels very knowledgeable, and can explain to this fair-skinned son.

"Oh, that's right! If you only care about yourself, then this car will always break down, and this horse will always need to be replaced, will it depend on Your Majesty in the future? Lu Xiangsheng asked.

"Childe, I don't know about this, this, as far as the little old man knows, this, I'm afraid they have to get it themselves, and the emperor gave the money this time" The old man replied with a smile.

"Didn't my husband just say that they can just take care of themselves?" Lu Xiangsheng asked, he asked a very "idiotic" question in front of him to open the conversation, and the questions behind him gradually asked what he wanted, many things, although he also guessed, and understood,

But I still want to figure it out, and figure it out myself, which is considered a day.

"Hehehe, don't you know, this is a carriage, a horse, it's not always a change, they do this business, although it is cheap, but it is better to be older days, save a few pennies every day, and go down on the older days, it is also a lot of money, and when the carriage is to be changed, the horse is also to be changed, and naturally there is money, so he can do this business so cheaply, and only by relying on them, the little old man can go to Tongzhou to buy. There are even some people who are willing to endure hardships and go to Tianjin to buy goods" The old man's chatterbox opened, and he felt that the fair-skinned boy in front of him was very easy to talk to, and he was happy to talk to him, and he was also happy to say something that this scholarly boy didn't know.

"Oh, I see, I understand,...... Dare to ask what kind of business does my husband do? Lu Xiangsheng understood a doubt in his heart, and began to talk again, he believed that to know the changes in the capital in the past two years, dealing with these people, you can get a lot of very intuitive things, and what you hear on the scene may not be as intuitive and detailed as after penetrating into the people.

"Hehehe...... the public is half polite, and the little old man doesn't dare to say anything to do business" The few pieces of cloth on the roof of the car are the goods that the little old man bought from Tongzhou" The old man said quickly.

"Oh, it turns out that my husband is in the cloth business! It's a good deal, and it should be a good business! Lu Xiangsheng said again.

"Hehehe,...... Childe is polite, but he just set up a stall on the side of the road, relying on this to support his family" The old man smiled brightly when he talked about his business, and seemed to intend to show his abilities and achievements, thought about it, and said: "...... Actually, it's just picking up food between other people's fingers to eat, but it's not a business......"

"Then dare to ask the old man, why do you want to go to Tongzhou to buy goods? I heard my husband say just now, it seems that there is still a purchase in Tianjin? Lu Xiangsheng asked again. Lu Xiangsheng was summoned by the emperor to face the saint, and he felt that he should know more about the emperor and what the emperor did, only by doing this, it was possible to understand the emperor's mind, and it was possible to understand what the emperor wanted to do, which was undoubtedly helpful to him, and undoubtedly, it was a good choice to understand what the emperor did through these people.

"Hehehe,...... It's not because it can be cheaper for a few pennies, so I came, otherwise, who would want to come all the way to pick up the goods? Like the little old man who went to Tongzhou to pick up cloth, and went to Tianjin to pick up iron goods" The old man smiled very happily, thinking that he was also proud that he could go to Tongzhou to pick up the goods, and proud of what he knew. ,

"Oh, if my husband doesn't dislike trouble, can you tell me how much cheaper it can be?" Lu Xiangsheng asked again. It's quite polite.

"Hehe, look at the son is not an ordinary person, nor is it a person who does small business for us, it's nothing to tell the childe, hehe, just say it, but to make the son laugh......" The old man's face was flushed, although he said so, but in his heart he was willing to say what he was proud of, there are not many places worth talking about the little people, although it is only a few pennies of the transaction, it must not be in the eyes of this "big man".

"But it's okay to say it...... old man," Lu Xiang said.

"Hey, hey, this Tongzhou, Tongzhou, listen to the name to know the origin of this place, we have to pass through Tongzhou when we eat, drink, and retreat in the capital, most of them have to pass through Tongzhou, and there are few things that can bypass Tongzhou, whether he is walking through the canal or by sea, they all have to pass through Tongzhou,......... "Before the old man said, he also showed off his knowledge a little.

"This is not bad, the old man is reasonable, I Daming all food, cloth, all kinds of materials, all from Tongzhou, to say that Tongzhou is an important place to go from the south to the north, it is indeed yes" Lu Xiangsheng agreed, the important xìng of Tongzhou needless to say, all kinds of things transported by the canal are landed here, in addition to the canal, including things transported by sea, it is also to pass through here, here is actually a transshipment center for goods.

"To say that in the past, ordinary people would not come to Tongzhou to pick up goods, they didn't have the ability and the capital. But now it's different, this post delivery carriage pass, there is a twenty or thirty money, you can also go to Tongzhou for a trip, this morning from home, less than noon to Tongzhou, in Tongzhou to buy goods, and then go back, it is not dark yet, completely catch up. That's why we people went to Tongzhou to pick up the goods, and in the past, we had to hire our own cars, and ordinary people couldn't afford to hire them, and we didn't have the ability to ..............." The old man shook his head and said responsible.

"Hmm" Lu Xiangsheng also shook his head and kept nodding, and after talking to these people, he felt that he understood some of the emperor's intentions again.

"..............., in fact, to buy goods in Tongzhou, it is not much cheaper than in the capital, a piece of cloth is only a few pennies, and more is only one or twenty cents, but a trip down, you can always save a hundred or ten dollars, and there is always a profit...... The main thing is to meet this good year, the number of people who come to the capital to do work has increased greatly, and there are many people who buy clothes, so this business is easy to do, and you should be able to go to Tongzhou a few more times a month, and there are a few more dollars of silver in a month, and you can also get a few taels of silver in a year..."The old man introduced his own business experience, but he was the head of the way, and he felt very happy.

Lu Xiangsheng understood when he heard it, and sighed, the people in this world are really not easy, and it is not easy for the people in that place, they are all the same, they are running for life, working hard for a few pennies every day, and being happy in order to earn a few more pennies.

"The old man is also a good hand at trading, this way of doing business, I know a lot..."Lu Xiangsheng sighed with emotion, and said that he planned to take advantage of the old man's prosperity and take out all the words in his stomach.

"Hey......, Childe is just laughing, Xiao Lao'er dares to say that he is a businessman, let alone a good trader, that is, he is just setting up a stall on the side of the road, relying on the fact that there are many people who are now working in Beijing, just pick up something to eat from other people's fingers......" The old man denied Lu Xiangsheng's flattery.

"My husband is just joking, you can have such a deal by setting up a stall on the side of the road? Can you pick up the goods in Tongzhou by yourself? Although I haven't done business before, I'm not ignorant! Don't tell me, old man, ........." Lu Xiangsheng still poured the old man's words. There, there, the little old man doesn't dare to tell the son, this is all the truth, don't look at the little old man seems to have bought a lot of cloth at a time, but they are all coarse cloths, not worth anything, and they are all sold to those who go to Beijing to do work, so the price must be cheap, and the things are real, the little old man does not dare to grab business with those who open stores and shops, they are all businesses that they don't look down on, and the little old man picks them up and does it,...... Hehehe, relying on the large number of people, although the profit is thin, but you can also make a living..."The old man said with a smile, speaking of which, this side is a little unnatural. It is not possible to do a cloth business without a backstage, and it is destined to be small to set up a stall on the side of the road like him to do business, that is, relying on the rapid increase in the number of people working in the capital today, there are some gaps, and the business is a little sè. ,

"Oh, I see." I heard my husband mention just now that there are many people coming to the capital? What do you mean? Lu Xiangsheng said.

"That's what Childe said! It is said that the reason why this road is to be repaired is also to find a job for the people who can't survive, so that the people can live, in fact, this road has been like this for hundreds of years, and it is okay not to repair it..., and why bother to transport oil residue from all the way away," the old man said.

"Oh......" Lu Xiangsheng nodded, this statement is the same as the official statement.

Lu Xiangsheng really thought about it, and a voice in the carriage said: "Dare to ask the son, the old man is small."

I also went to Beijing to find a job, I don't know if the job in the capital is good or not? We haven't been out before, and we invite the son, the old man can give me some pointers......"

Everyone looked over, a lively young man, carrying a burden, he didn't seem to be alone, and there was a companion next to him who was smaller than him, a little jerky and nervous.

"In the capital! It's not difficult to find something to do, as long as you have the strength, you can endure hardships, you can always find something to do, if you have the ability, don't be afraid of death, go to the new army, and find an official in the future, it's not impossible, but the new army is extremely difficult to enter, and if it's a good life, it is valued by the big businessmen like Liulizhai, that is also a promising future, or two years, marry a handsome daughter-in-law, it's not difficult, a little worse, you can also get a lot of wages every month, and if you are worse, you can also eat a full stomach, but the wages are less, and the pain is more" The old man's chatterbox immediately opened, and he seemed to be quite clear about the things in the capital.

"Thank you for the old man's advice, thank you son" got the letter, the lively young man immediately thanked him, bowed to the old man, and bowed to Lu Xiangsheng, it seems that Lu Xiangsheng is worthy of trust.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at this Dongqing guy and his companions, this kind of situation, in the process of going north, he encountered a lot, many of them were unable to live at home, came out to beg for a living, and some were young people who wanted to come out to break into the dàng, some people were traveling long distances, by going north, and there were also people like this kind of car and boat, in addition to this kind of young people invited out, there were also families who came out, and there were not a few, looking at these two guys, thinking about the flow of people flowing towards the capital, Lu Xiangsheng was even more emotional, if there was no emperor's actions, Some people are only afraid that they will starve to death in the countryside, there is no name, no one knows, as if they have never been to this world, he used to have some complaints about the emperor Huā spending a lot of money to do these things, it can be seen that so many people who have never known each other are moving towards the capital to find hope, Lu Xiangsheng thinks, maybe he should do this.

Seeing the fair-skinned son's "big man" pondering, the people in the carriage stopped talking, so as not to disturb the "big man".

"Little brother, where are you from?" Lu Xiangsheng asked again, talking to different people and understanding their affairs, which Lu Xiangsheng has been doing this time in the north.

"If you go back to Gongzi, the small one is the ...... of Baoding Mansion," the young man said immediately, and his voice was full of hope.

"Oh, Baoding Mansion! Supposedly, it's okay to live there, but what's the matter, you guys can't live there? Lu Xiangsheng asked with a frown.

"Back to the son's words, the small Baoding Mansion, according to the small one, although this year's harvest is poor, generally can barely survive, but there are also some families who can't sustain it, and there are many families who move away, and there are more people like us who want to break into the dàng......" The guy replied seriously, and his speech was also organized.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, although there are some differences with the situation he understands, it is still roughly the same, like Baoding Mansion, there are not many people who can't eat and run away from other places, it seems that there are more people who want to break into the dàng, at least they still have the ability to take the car.

As he spoke, the carriage suddenly jolted violently, and the people in the carriage were tossed high despite their preparations.

Lu Xiangsheng's little servant hurriedly helped his master, and shouted outside the overtaking car again and again: "Catch the car, drive the car, how did you catch it?" How is it so upside down? It's ruined my master, you can afford to offend your mother"

The driver wanted to reply and scold, but he remembered that there seemed to be a master in his carriage, and he apologized again and again, saying that it was a road repair, and there was no way, so bear with me.

"Shaozu, don't be troublesome, it's not the driver's fault" Lu Xiangsheng was indeed slammed upside down, but he didn't take it seriously and taught his little guy a lesson.

The little guy was taught a lesson by his own master, and immediately stopped talking.

Although the little guy didn't speak, the people in the carriage also felt the difference of this fair-skinned boy, looking at the tone of this guy's speech, he was really not an ordinary person.

The carriage was stuffy again.

"Speaking of road repair, it is said that it is huā for a lot of money, this oil residue is transported from Shaanxi, it is said that this oil residue road is exceptionally easy to walk, I don't know if the old man can see this oil residue road?" Lu Xiangsheng saw that everyone was silent, so he found another topic. I just cut off the conversation because of the problem of the road, and I also talked about this matter by the way, which is considered to be a conversation connection.

Talking about this with these ordinary people, Lu Xiangsheng felt that he could better understand some of the emperor's practices, and could better understand the emperor's thoughts.