Text Chapter 25 A Strange Storefront

Returning to Bianliang City, after the disaster relief, Zhao Ming finally got his wish and left the palace freely. Although the old man strictly ordered that he must return to the palace at dusk, he has finally taken a big step forward, hasn't he? His Zhao Ming's request has always been very slight.

Zhao Ming developed a habit in his previous life, and only after dealing with the things at hand did he enjoy it. In the past few days, I have relived the fast-paced life of my previous life, and I am busy enough.

Formulate detailed rules and regulations with the Ministry of Households, go to the Ministry of Industry to design gold, silver and bronze medal styles, and go to the Ministry of Households to check the household registration of the world, understand the general information of the country's wealthy merchants, and have to go to the Ministry of Rites to discuss the reception specifications of merchants after entering Beijing.

Xiao Guizi, who followed the errands with the attendants, had a little thinner legs. It also left the officials in Beijing with the image of the six princes who were clean and neat, and not easy to fool.

After seven busy days, the matter at hand was finally dealt with. Finally free today, Zhao Ming plans to take a good look at this famous Bianliang City.

Bianliang City, the former capital of Wei during the Warring States Period. In the past, the iron smelting industry was developed and very prosperous, but after the flooding of the Yellow River and war, it was almost reduced to ruins. The founding emperor of the Great Zhao Dynasty overrode public opinion, and the population of Dingdu has developed here to more than one million.

The former Tangfang-style structure was changed, and the door was allowed to open to the street, and shops could be opened at will without a market square, and the curfew was relaxed, and the city gate was opened early and closed late, which greatly stimulated the economy and showed a prosperity.

There are many shops in the city, restaurants and teahouses, and tile gardens. All kinds of vendors sell jewelry, rouge, calligraphy and painting, kites, sugar people and dried fruits.

In the middle is a bustling crowd, peddlers and pawns, executives and noblewomen walking among them, carrying morning glory, riding horses and sitting in sedan chairs appear for a long time. As far as the eye can see, the banners of the shops fluttering high in layers, and the penetrating cries of the vendors can be heard, occasionally mixed with the neighing of horses and the crying of young children.

Walking in the meantime, it may be desolate, or cunning, or simple, or vicious. Different faces crossed in front of Zhao Ming's eyes, making Zhao Ming feel as if he was in a dream, that feeling was real and illusory, a dream has been a thousand years! This is the person in front of me thousands of years ago, this is the scene of a thousand years ago, people enter Bianliang and I fall into a dream!

Zhao Ming even reached out and grabbed the void in front of him, wanting to hold something to relieve this unreal feeling, which startled the exclamation of a young lady in front of him. If it weren't for Zhao Ming's well-dressed and handsome appearance, there were five guards with majestic bodies and vicious faces dressed as housekeepers. I'm afraid that I would have slapped it a long time ago.

Even so, the hot-tempered citizens of Bianliang couldn't help but show a little contempt in their eyes for Zhao Ming and his party who were standing in the middle of the street, these poor people who had never seen the market were big! The first time I entered the city, I was stunned.

That strange gaze really made Xiao Guizi's face fever and helpless, so he had to step forward and pull Zhao Ming's sleeve and whispered: "Childe, didn't you say that you wanted to visit this Daliang City?" Why don't we go first? ”

Hey! What a rare ancient sightseeing tour, net in a daze. Zhao Ming came back to his senses and folded the fan in his hand: "Come, walk!" "Deliberately took eight steps outside the children of the Qiqi disciple, and walked in front of him in a domineering manner. Coupled with the five Praetorian guards, everyone looks like an assassin, and he is a wicked young man.

"Wow, what's this? Made of mud, mud figurines? Not bad, not bad, lifelike. How much does it cost? Wuwen! It's too expensive, isn't it for 100 or 10? Sell. Okay, wrap it up for me, and Gui will give you money. Zhao Ming didn't mind the clay figure boss looking at him like a fool. Continuing to move forward with a figure-eight step, he had his own little Guizi to settle the bill, and the guards were holding things.

"Purple Miya! My family can't eat it every day, how much is a catty? Or? Damn, why don't you grab it! Oh. Royal tribute, can you get the Dao Flying Immortal after eating? Can't, can't you still sell it so expensive? Yes? Ask me if I'm here to make trouble, you ask the five King Kongs behind me to try. Want to report to the police? You're ruthless! Bring me five pounds. What else is there to introduce? Gone? What a broken shop! Let's go, let's go home! ”

Zhao Ming didn't mind what he bought at all, he was born in a royal family and had never seen anything good, he was just enjoying this rare life in the ancient market. A little more freedom, a little more indulgence, reminiscing about the past of a little bit of bargaining.

After a while, the five guards were full of things in their hands, and even one of the guards was still holding a small water tank with a bitter face, God knows what His Highness bought this thing for!

Zhao Ming was undiminished, and stopped in front of a store with a grand faΓ§ade, "Huh! This shop is empty, and there is not a single customer in the middle of the downtown area? It's kind of interesting, Wanbao Pavilion. It's a big tone, Gui, keep up. ”

After speaking, he walked into this shop whose decoration revealed the atmosphere of a local tyrant everywhere, "Ah Gui, what are you doing in a daze." Keep up! ”

"Oh, Childe, wait a little one." Xiao Guizi looked at the signboard with some doubts, he had vaguely heard the name Wanbao Pavilion there. It's familiar. But seeing that His Royal Highness was already impatient, he no longer thought about it and followed in. Five guards also dropped their things at the door, leaving one guard to follow in a hurry.

"The guest officer is at his own convenience, and what do you like is coming to me to settle the bill." The guys in the store didn't come forward to greet customers when they saw them entering the store, and sat lazily behind the counter and ignored them.

It's a miracle that this business continues, Zhao Ming muttered to himself. Raise your eyes and look at the goods on display around, wow! It really lives up to the name Wanbao Pavilion. East pearl, coral, ancient sword of the former dynasty, famous calligraphy and painting. The fine cotton cloth of Xiyan is as white as snow, and the high-end silk patterns of the Southern Tang Dynasty are cumbersome, and there are jade carvings and glazes. The name of Wanbao Pavilion lives up to its name.

"Dude, how do you sell this purple rice?" Zhao Ming grabbed a handful of purple rice, and the product was much better than the one he bought just now.

"Thirty taels and one pounds." Seeing that this gorgeously dressed man was asking about the cheapest thing in the store, the man was a little less excited, and he didn't raise his eyelids and replied perfunctorily.

"Shhh This price made Zhao Ming gasp at that time, and the guards were still carrying one or two catties of goods in their hands.

"Where's this jade pendant?" Zhao Ming picked up a piece of jade pendant with a passable texture and carving and asked.

"Three thousand taels."

"Huh." Zhao Ming laughed out loud while playing with the jade pendant. Although this jade pendant is said to be good, it is also more than 100 taels of goods, which has directly increased thirty times. Combined with the price of purple rice just now, the prices of the goods in this store are probably about 30 times higher than the market price.

This aroused Zhao Ming's strong curiosity, and Zhao Ming decided to find out the details, what kind of confidence does this store have to dare to mark the price like this, "I am tired of the shopkeeper, please come out, my son has a big business to talk to your shopkeeper." ”

"My shopkeeper is very busy, if the son only fancies this jade pendant, pay the money directly, if the son has anything to say, please say it directly, and the small one will tell you after buying something." The guy simply sat down, with a posture that three hundred taels is not worth our shopkeeper's hand, do you like to buy it or not.

"Oh." Zhao Ming waved his hand to stop the Praetorian Guard's posture of rushing over and beating people. Find a chair and sit down, just now the guy aggravated the sentence of what to say, it seems that this outrageous price is not to buy the product itself but to say it directly.

In disguise, this store is not a store that buys and sells goods, but a store that deals with people? This makes sense, even if it is a 10,000 tael to buy a nail, it is reasonable. Could it be that it was opened by some powerful official? Zhao Lu strictly stipulated that officials and their families were not allowed to do business, and it was found that they were dismissed from liability and fined and confiscated property in accordance with the law.

Who is so bold? Interesting, so interesting. Feel free to wander around and see things like that. If you don't figure it out, you won't be able to sleep at night!