Chapter 48 Jiuli Chamber of Commerce
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Hearing that Li Chongjiu was so confident, Li Hu and Su Su were of course happy.
However, Li Hu said: "Xiao Jiu, Dad trusts your ability, but Dongdu is different from Shangdang County, in the past, our bandits' set of fighting and killing is not good, it will not work here, one needs to follow other people's rules, and you have to speak." β
Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Dad is thinking about it very much, but I don't know what forces are behind this Jiuli businessman?" β
Su Suyan said: "I have inquired, and it seems that the Runan Yuan family is behind it. β
"Runan Yuan family!" Li Chongjiu was stunned.
Su Su saw that Li Chongjiu didn't know why, so he immediately explained: "The Yuan family in Runan is a big surname, and its ancestor is Yuan An, the official is Situ, and then the fourth and third princes ......."
Hearing Su Su say this, Li Chongjiu suddenly realized: "It turned out to be Yuan Shao in the Three Kingdoms, and the Runan Yuan clan in Yuan Shu. β
Su Su heard Li Chongjiu say this, bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Xiao Jiu has seen a lot of growth recently, yes, it is this branch, after the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the Runan Yuan clan declined, but the insects of the hundred deaths are not stiff, and they still have a lot of power, and the Jiuli Chamber of Commerce supported by his family has been carrying out trade inside and outside the Sai. β
Li Chongjiu nodded, if it was in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yuan family was the fourth and third dukes, and the protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials were all over the world, although they have declined now, but even if they have declined, the foundation behind them is not something that Li Chongjiu can touch.
Su Suyan said: "This time they fell in love with our Li family's dart shop, if they don't comply, not only will the dart shop be closed, but we may also be imprisoned, but if it does, our seven thousand villages and four hundred people's hard work will make wedding clothes for others, you must know that the dart game is easy this time to be a little embarrassed." β
Li Hu shook his head and said, "No matter what, you have to give it a try." β
Li Chongjiu immediately said: "In this case, Dad, Fourth Uncle, let's have a good count tonight, and we will go to the Jiuli Chamber of Commerce early tomorrow morning to see how they want to embarrass us, even if it is the Longtan Tiger's Den, we will break in, and I will come forward." β
That night, Li Chongjiu, Li Hu, and Su Su went to bed early.
At two o'clock in the fifth watch of the next day, the first bulletin drum sounded, waking up the people of Luoyang, the eastern capital, from their sleep.
Because he was going out early in the morning, Li Chongjiu heard the drums, immediately opened his eyes, got up from the warm quilt without hesitation, and began to dress.
At that moment, Li Chongjiu washed his face and went downstairs, and when he saw Li Hu, Su Su was already waiting in the inn. Li Chongjiu looked at the two of them, they were both wearing two panda eyes, obviously they didn't sleep well last night.
Because they were in a hurry, the three of them didn't have breakfast and went out together.
At this moment, it was the fifth watch, and the eastern capital suddenly had a night of mist at some point, and the sky was dark and deep, but when the second bulletin drum sounded, Li Chongjiu walked on the streets of the fang, and the people in the fang had already gone out one after another.
The shopkeepers in the square door also started a day's business, the firewood under the stove was jumping brightly and warmly, the master of the shop was busy steaming steamed buns and cooking soup, and the white gas in the large row of steamers in front of the store was hazy, adding a bit of fog to the early color of the imperial capital.
Li Hu handed a peeled egg to Li Chongjiu, peeled another one himself, and the three of them ate as they walked.
When they came to the front of the fang, the door was still not opened, the soldiers lazily held the gate, and many people who were also in a hurry to leave early in the morning gathered in front of the gate and waited patiently.
When the third report was finished, the sky was a little brighter, and the soldiers guarding the door yawned for a long time, and after the door of the next door was opened, the door of the Guide Fang was also opened.
Li Chongjiu and the three of them went out of the city in the flow of people, and everyone looked like they were in a hurry, so it is no wonder that Guide Fang is located in the corner of the entire eastern capital, just like the fifth ring road of Beijing City now, not to mention going to work, or going to the north and south cities, it is very inconvenient.
If the ministers of the court live here, even if they gallop all the way, they will miss the court meeting, so it is no wonder that the people who live here are all poor and powerless, and the people are not prosperous.
And Li Chongjiu and the others went to Luoyang South City, Fengdu City, which is not close, so they must hurry early in the morning.
Out of the fangmen, under the feet of Li Chongjiu, is the pavement of loess compacting, although it is not as wide as the heavenly street, but it is also dozens of meters wide, the elm willow is planted on the side of the road, and there are drainage ditches on the side of the road.
The street outside the square is not like the small stalls and vendors who have no storefronts on both sides of the square and solicit business, only the walls of the square built with rammed earth. Walking on the street, it seems to be walking between two yellow walls, and sometimes you can see the eaves and heavy buildings escaping from the walls, which are the courtyards of dignitaries.
Occasionally, you can see a large mansion with its own door open on the wall of the house, and there are two rows of halberd racks at the door, and a group of domestic servants with eyes above the top are guarding the door. This must be the residence of dignitaries and dignitaries, and the gate lords of the family.
When it was almost noon, Li Chongjiu also finished eating the fifth egg while walking, and finally came to Fengdu, the largest city in Luoyang.
Different from the east and west cities of Chang'an, there are three cities in the eastern capital, which are divided into the west city, and the south and north cities. The scale of the West City is small, while the two cities in the north and south are almost the same, and the Fengdu City of the South City is the most prosperous city in the world.
Pedestrians on the road rubbed shoulders one after another, Li Chongjiu was almost difficult to turn around, Su Su was interested all the way, and popularized knowledge with Li Chongjiu like an elder.
People say that scholars can know the world without going out, which is really good, Su Su pointed to the Fengdu City in front of him and said to Li Chongjiu: "In ancient times, there were two doors on each side, two vertical and horizontal streets, and the shape of the word "well", so there was a "market". β
"And the south market is different from other markets, occupying two squares, each side of the three doors, three vertical and horizontal streets, one hundred and twenty lines in the city, the city sells everything, if the south market can't buy, change to another place is the same."
Listening to Su Su's words, Li Chongjiu nodded.
At this time, a number of sturdy slaves came from the opposite side, dancing leopard skin long whips, and opening the way with whips, and then the children of wealthy families sat on the ox carts, and dozens of servants and maids were surrounded by them, including two black-faced 'black men'.
Seeing this scene, the children on the side looked at the black man without taking their eyes off it, clapped their hands and said, "Kunlun slave! Kunlun slave! β
The adult who saw it hurriedly pulled the child over and covered his mouth with his hand. Li Chongjiu, Su Su and others avoided the road, waiting for the other party's car to drive over.
Li Chongjiu stepped forward, and saw well-dressed children along the way, merchants and hawkers, farmers and craftsmen, and female slaves and maids.
At the intersection on the side, many people gathered together, and it turned out that there was a juggler performing juggling, throwing flying knives into the sky.
Just waiting here, Su Su pulled Li Chongjiu and said, "The Jiuli Chamber of Commerce has arrived. β
Li Chongjiu raised his head, and there was a horizontal plaque on the front with the word Jiuli, and under the horizontal plaque was a spacious large door, and inside the door was a long counter.
Five or six shrewd-looking figures like Mr. Ledger stood behind the counter.
As soon as Li Chongjiu and the others entered, a man in his thirties wearing a long shirt and a goatee greeted him very attentively, and said with a bright smile: "Three guest officers, coming to the village really makes the small shop shine, I don't know what I can do for you?" β
Seeing that the other party was very polite and polite, Li Hu also smiled at the moment, hugged his fists and said: "Li Hu, in the Xia Li Family Dart Bureau, come to visit Steward Xu!" β
As soon as Li Hufang reported to his home, the courteous smile on the other party's face suddenly disappeared, and he was replaced by an expressionless poker face in an instant.
"You wait!"
After leaving this sentence, this person threw a back on Li Chongjiu and the three of them.