Chapter 203: A Chance Encounter on the Street
"The slave and maid understand, and the slave and maid have written it down." Wang Chengen tried hard to recall what the emperor said, on this road, the emperor's voice was not very loud, and it was noisy, the sound of cars rolling, and the sound of horses' hooves.
"Also, remember to send Li Zubai five thousand taels of silver for him to use, of course, remember to send an accounting eunuch over to find a sparsely populated and spacious place for him to do balloon experiments near the capital, and in addition, send a hundred households over to help him, as a bodyguard, and do labor or something by the way, you know?" Yang reformed and decided on Li Zubai's affairs.
"The slave and maid understand, and the slave and maid have written it down." Wang Chengen said again.
"Well, also, go find a place to rest, eat something, let the guards rest for a while, and then go to the national prison." Yang Reform's last sentence made Wang Chengen feel like a rain, and if he was tired of standing this morning, his stomach was already growling. This emperor still feels sorry for everyone, and can understand everyone's hard work!
Yang Gai's stomach was also hungry, so he left without saying anything to the officials of the Qin Heavenly Prison, people are iron, rice is steel, and he was hungry and panicked if he didn't eat a meal. Only then did he quickly flash people and look for something to eat.
"The slave obeys, and this will be done." Wang Chengen immediately recruited a bodyguard, and then said a few words, the bodyguard understood, immediately grabbed the horse's belly, and ran towards the front quickly.
This observatory is in the southeast of the inner city, and this Guozijian is in the north of the inner city, and it is necessary to pass through the entire inner city to reach the Guozijian.
Yang Reform, who was very tired and very sleepy, couldn't sleep by this tractor-like carriage, and moreover, this street scene in Yanjing City, Yang Reform felt that it was still very interesting, and opened the curtain from time to time to look outside, but this inner city is the place where dignitaries live, and he was afraid that others would find out, so he could only half-cover the curtain and half-open, and it was extremely unpleasant to see, and he felt that the carriage with glass windows had to be developed, otherwise, it was extremely unpleasant to look at it half-open and half-covered.
After a while, the convoy came to the front of a restaurant, and the "bodyguards" had already gone in first.
Wang Chengen came to the emperor's carriage and said softly: "Prince Qiyu, the place has arrived, is it a rest?" ”
"Oh? Let's eat, we're all tired. Yang Reform looked at the sign, what is it called Liuju Pavilion, there are two floors, the bodyguards have already guarded the door, Yang Reform got off the carriage, and quickly entered the restaurant.
On the second floor, it has already been emptied, and it can be seen that this is very reluctant, and the food on this table has not had time to be cleaned up, and he came too quickly. Yang Reform didn't care either.
Wang Chengen led the emperor into a private room partitioned by a screen, and prepared to eat.
Yang Gai felt that he was really tired today, he hadn't rested for a morning, and now he was sitting on this wooden bench, and he felt comfortable and stable.
"You all take a break, you're really tired today." Yang Reform felt tired himself, so he felt that his bodyguards were tired, and he didn't plan to let others suffer too much. called the bodyguards who followed him to rest.
"Thank you for your kindness, the little ones are not tired, this is nothing at all, the little ones just stand." A leading bodyguard can't afford the emperor's great favor, this bodyguard, you have to have the consciousness and rules to be a bodyguard, if you can't bear this bit of hardship, simply, don't do this business, there are a lot of people rushing to do it.
"Hehe, it's okay, you take turns to rest, just don't delay things, my son believes that at the foot of this son of heaven, the root of the imperial city, must be a good place." Yang reformed a big attack of kindness.
"This ......" The leader of the guards really didn't know what to do, this has never happened before. After hesitating for a moment, he saw that the emperor was smiling at him with a kind and sincere appearance, so he said, "Thank you for your kindness." ”
In fact, this is Yang Reform Xiaobai, the emperor's guards, bodyguards, have their own way of doing things, and they will not have no energy because they stand for a few hours, this shift and cycle rest are all routines, and it is not that Yang Reform has not rested as he looked, although Xiaobai is a little white, but it is also a great benefit to get closer to the people around him, maybe that day, this inadvertent sentence can save his life.
......, "Childe, what do you want to eat?" Wang Chengen asked.
"Well, this is outside, no better than at home, just come casually, as fast as possible. This son has to rush to the national prison. "Yang Reform doesn't know much about the dishes of the Ming Dynasty, and he hasn't eaten them a few times, so he can't say anything, so he can only be casual.
"Little one understands."
At this time, it was time for lunch, but the huge second floor, without a single outsider, had already been cleaned up by the bodyguards.
The meal was quickly served, and Yang Gengai picked up chopsticks and prepared to eat, but was stopped by Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen looked at Yang Reform with a pleading look, Yang Reform was inexplicable, and suddenly remembered that there was one less process in this meal, that is, tasting.
Yang put down his chopsticks.
Wang Chengen saw the emperor put down the chopsticks, so he picked up the chopsticks, casually picked up some dishes in each bowl, and then handed them to the two followers who tasted the food. After almost all the dishes have been tasted and convinced that there is no poison, the emperor is allowed to eat.
Yang Gai felt that it was quite tragic to be the emperor, this dish on the table was originally hot and delicious, and the appetite was greatly moved, but he had to let others try it first, and after others tried it, he confirmed that it was not poisonous, and this dish was only five points hot, and when he ate it, it was three or four points hot, which was unlucky! The emperor's son, I can't pass it! Who made the surname so many dishes at once! In the future, there is no need for a table of dishes, every time you order a working meal of three dishes and one soup, it is best to order a dish, so as to save time, it is best to order an egg fried rice ......, this time to try it is also fast, there is like now, watching others eat, see full.
The unlucky Yang reform's appetite was greatly reduced, and he casually picked up some vegetables to eat, but he ate without any taste at all. Although Wang Chengen looked at the emperor very unhappy, however, there was no way, this rule is still indispensable, this is not afraid of 10,000, just in case, this emperor, he can't afford it! The safety of the world is at stake!
Just as he was eating tastelessly, Yang Gengai heard a commotion. A group of people were bustling and noisy, as if there were gongs. Isn't that the family married? Yang Reform, who had never seen a Ming Dynasty marry, was interested in this, and was ready to stand by the window to see what this group of relatives was like.
Yang Gengai looked down the street, a person in front of him sounded a gong to open the way, and a few people followed behind, all of whom were carrying a sign with the words 'charity', 'good deeds', and 'five cents for one hundred taels'...... The person who sounded the gong walked and struck the gong while shouting, and when he got closer, Yang Reform heard what he shouted one after another: "Good news, good news, good news in the lottery,...... Chengdong Wu Juren was happy to get a hundred ......taels of silver, with a small broad, five dollars can also be a hundred taels, that is, they have done good deeds, disaster relief, but also a good heart, and there will be good rewards in the future...... Good news, good news, good news ......"
"......" Yang Reform couldn't help but laughed. Isn't this the lottery I used to make up? How do you start selling now? Thinking about it, I remembered it, I was too busy a while ago, and I felt that he had limited money in this matter, so he didn't pay attention to it, so he let Li Laifu do it himself, the official sent supervision, and he supervised the accounts too much, but I didn't expect it to be so lively now.
The person who announced the good news loudly was neatly dressed and draped in red cloth, and looked beaming. The people in the back are also dressed in joy. Along the way, there were a lot of people who followed, and it was very noisy, and many people followed behind to watch the excitement, and on the street, many people gathered to watch the excitement, pointing around.
"Butler, do you see? The guy who reported the good news below,It's selling lottery tickets.,Unexpectedly,This lottery,It's very lively! Yang Gai said.
"That's, that's." Wang Chengen kept saying that this lottery was good, this matter, the emperor got it himself, and Wang Chengen didn't know what to say.
"Call someone up and ask how the lottery goes." Yang Reform thinks that this lottery is very lively, and is ready to see how it goes.
After a short time, the bodyguards caught a person up, and Yang Gengai saw that it was the one who reported the good news. Although it was brought up, he was not annoyed, and still said with a smile: "The little one has been given to the nobles, I wish the nobles good health, all the best, and blessings like the East China Sea." ”
Yang Gai expressed his admiration for this person's adaptability, and said: "No need, let me ask you, how is this lottery ticket selling?" Did you know? Yang Gengai asked the core question directly.
"Ouch, back to the nobles, this lottery is very popular! That guy, crowded, red flags, gongs and drums ......noisy, where to buy lottery tickets, on the ground, are thrown a thick amount of waste paper...... "This person who reported the good news, described the grand occasion of buying lottery tickets, and it can be regarded as a flying eyebrow.
Yang Gengai watched his performance and wanted to laugh.
"Where do you sell lottery tickets?" Yang asked again.
"Back to the nobles, in the outer city, over there in the glass factory. It's a spacious place, and there's a lot of people...... Crowded ...... It's lively...... "This guy is smiling when he speaks, although he talks a lot, but it doesn't make people feel bored."
"Over there in the glaze factory? Well, it's quite spacious indeed. Yang Reform's thoughts went to someone again.
“…… What a nobleman! That man! It's really a lot.,Just the stalls selling lottery tickets.,There are several streets.。 It is said that this is a method that the emperor specially came up with to raise money in order to help the victims, and it is said that in addition to the money for awards, the rest will be used for disaster relief, and the emperor does not want a penny,...... This is really a good emperor! It's rare! I met a good emperor......" said this, and the words of the annunciator suddenly broke off, because he found that the more he spoke, the eyes of the people around him became sharper and sharper, as if they were cutting him with a knife.
The money from selling lottery tickets,Yang Reform really didn't pay much attention to it,This lottery,It's mostly used as an analgesic for the poor.,This,It's conducive to stability.,Give the poor people a hope.,A hope.。 Selling lottery tickets doesn't solve the problem of getting money. Now it seems,This lottery ticket,It's selling well,It's very lively,As for how much money can be made for disaster relief,This Yang reform is not counted on,Yang reform is counting on giving the poor a hope。
"Do you have a lottery ticket to sell? I'd like to buy a few to try my luck. "Yang is ready to see what this lottery looks like.
“…… Ouch...... Back to the nobles, this small one is really not, this lottery ticket, it is said, the emperor has regulations, can only be sold in the specified place, and can only tear open the seal in the specified place, and can only redeem the prize in the specified place, out of the streets demarcated by the government, this lottery, even if it is invalid...... "This annunciation person found that as long as he said the emperor's two words, the people around him looked at themselves with knives that could scrape people, and they didn't dare to speak.
Yang Reform was stunned, there was still such a measure. I'm afraid that the anti-counterfeiting or printing technology is not up to par, and I dare not hold it up, so there is such a regulation.
Yang Gengai heard what he wanted to know and waved his hand. The bodyguards screwed him out again very neatly. Yang Reform has no heart to eat.
"Butler, let's go, go to Guozijian." Lottery,Yang reform does not plan to pay too much attention,Anyway, this path has been laid,The rest,It depends on how much of a role the lottery itself can play. Only God knows what this will do.
…… The carriage set off again and headed for the country.
The Yanjing Guozijian of the Ming Dynasty occupies a huge area and has a lot of buildings. When Yang Reform got off the car, this was already the door of Guozijian. Yang Gengai remembered that he seemed to have seen the city tower just now.
"Butler, it seems to be a city gate building over there! What kind of door is it? "Where there is an arrow tower, there is usually a door, and Yang Reform wants to know, what kind of door is here.
"Hui Gongzi, there is indeed a city gate over there, called Andingmen." Wang Chengen replied, as a native of Yanjing, he is still very clear about the affairs of Yanjing.
"Andingmen? But where did it come from? "For the gate close to the northern city wall, Yang Reform was most impressed by the Xuanwu Gate, as if this is also the north of the Yanjing city wall, looking at this direction, it seems to be about the same as the location of the Xuanwu Gate.
Wang Chengen's face became extremely unnatural, and he said weakly: "This, Your Majesty, don't ask, this is unsightly." ”
"What's so elegant about this? Is there anything you can't say? The more Wang Chengen didn't say it, the more interested Yang became in reform.
Seeing that the emperor looked like he was breaking the sand pot and asking to the end, Wang Chengen also planned to say it directly, but it was a little difficult to speak: "Hui Gongzi, don't be upset when you say it, here, to put it bluntly, it is a dung door, specializing in transporting dung, most of the dung in Yanjing City has to be transported out from here......"
"Vomit ......" Yang Gai just ate the meal, almost vomited, I rely on, it's really disgusting, I specially build a city gate to transport dung, who is so lacking in morality. It seems that there is a lot of work, and this sewer has to be put in order.
asked about the disgusting thing, Yang Reform didn't ask anymore, and was ready to go to the Guozi Prison to have a look.
(To be continued)