The capital of the Great Xia Kingdom is built with the imperial city as the core, the imperial city sits in the south and faces north, the Vermilion Bird Street connects the north and south, and the Xuanwu Street connects the east and west, so the capital is divided into four large areas.

Among them, the northeast area of the imperial city is Dongcheng District, and by analogy, it is Xicheng District, Nancheng District and Beicheng District in turn.

Among them, the southern city is the residence of high-ranking officials and nobles, the emperor's relatives and relatives, the northern city is mostly for merchants and ordinary people, and low-ranking officials will also settle here, the west city is mostly poor, and the east city is mostly fang. With nearly a million people gathered in the huge capital, you can imagine how big this city is.

A population of one million, based on seven people per family, is about 150,000 households. Everyone consumes half a kilogram of vegetables a day, the total amount is 500,000 catties, and it is pulled by a car, and there are hundreds of thousands of cars, as well as firewood, and food.

There are 12 fang cities in Dongcheng District, and the store purchased by Gao Quan is in the sixth square city, which is the core location of Dongcheng District, which is very close to Beicheng District, Xicheng District and Imperial City, and the price is naturally expensive.

Fifteen thousand taels of silver is all the wealth that Xiao Rui has accumulated, he has not opened the palace to be crowned king, he has no money, food and accommodation are funded by the royal court department, and the rice he can receive is exchanged for silver, which is pitiful. Unlike Xiao Jing and Xiao Yan, they are funded by their mother's family, and their lives are smiling.

Riding a carriage to the sixth square city, Xiao Rui saw the shop he had bought.

Needless to say, the two streets are rice shops, noodle shops, cloth villages, etc., and the flow of people is huge. The shop is not old, it used to be a restaurant, and the business is also very good, so it is urgent to sell it with money. Let the carpenter decorate it a little, and you can open it directly. The tables and chairs in the hall are all there, and they were given by the shopkeepers.

"If you don't open a restaurant."

It's a pity that Xiao Rui is not a graduate of New Oriental, nor is he a special chef, so he can't make a map of the real sea bream continent.

Forget it, I still want to find other ways.

Actually, it's not that Xiao Rui doesn't have ideas, it's that he has too many ideas, so he is a traverser, and he can't be worse than the group of guys who are sons-in-law as soon as they cross, women's new underwear, purified high-grade liquor, improved papermaking, improved printing...

Wow, Xiao Rui felt a little floating. Is this moving towards the world's first businessman? If the respected Emperor Xia knew, would he not want his son.

"Wait a little longer, if you want to make a profit, you can make a profitable business." Thinking of this, Xiao Rui was not in a hurry again.

So he took Gao Quan to hang out and pass the time.

All kinds of people and all kinds of things have created the prosperity of the capital, and Xiao Rui often runs out to hang out and feel the simplicity and liveliness of this era.

Coincidentally, when he passed by Tingyin Pavilion, he happened to meet Xiao Ze, the third prince.

"Seventh?" Xiao Ze looked at Xiao Rui, who was dressed in sackcloth and casual clothes, and asked with a smile: "You are not at home to prepare for tomorrow's test, and you still have the leisure to come out to play?" ”

Xiao Rui stepped forward and said with a smile: "I came out to play for a better test tomorrow, in case the content of tomorrow's test is to understand the people's feelings and understand the people's suffering." ”

"You're still sharp-tongued. Let's go, come in with me and listen to the music. Xiao Ze said with a smile.

Xiao Rui did not postpone and accompanied him in.

The third prince, Xiao Ze, was named King of Wu, and he did not have any official position, and he was idle in Beijing. Compared with several other princes, he is not interested in the throne on the surface, he is keen on music, he has to go to the Tingyin Pavilion every day to listen to music, and he also likes to place his affection on the landscape, and has applied to Emperor Xia many times to go out to play with the United States.

This attitude, other princes believe it or not, Xiao Rui doesn't know, but Xiao Rui is very envious.

Entered the Tingyin Pavilion and came to a quiet box.

The interior of the house is very quiet, with a wooden floor and a pine in the center, and white pebbles on the roots.

Xiao Ze led Xiao Rui into the house, and after a while, several women entered the house with guqin, guzheng, and jade flute, sat around under the ancient pine, and began to play.

The music is playing, and you can listen to it gently.

Xiao Ze made tea and pushed it to Xiao Rui.

"I heard that you had a lot of poetry in the morning and scolded Dr. Jin hard?" Xiao Ze asked.

Xiao Rui smiled, sure enough, even if he was a down-and-out prince, his every move was watched. This time I raised my profile, I don't know what the other brothers will think.

"Dr. Jin is always targeting me, and it's really refreshing to embarrass him this time." Xiao Rui looked proud.

Xiao Ze said: "You, you don't think about everything, how can you make this fuss, so how can the other brothers guess?" The eldest brother is gentle, needless to say. What about the second brother, the fifth brother, and the sixth brother? ”

"They don't care what they think I do, after all, I'm not a roundworm in their stomachs." Xiao Rui pretended to be arrogant: "Can my current situation be worse?" ”

Xiao Ze was stunned for a moment, and then sighed.

Yes, there is no harem support, and the father is not favored, what does it mean to target him?

"Just wait for you to open the mansion." Xiao Ze said with a smile.

Xiao Rui heard the voiceover and said deliberately: "Okay, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get the money to hire people." The virtue of the Inner Court Division, the third brother is not unaware. ”

Xiao Ze said: "This time is different, I heard some rumors." You are only one year old apart from the eighth and ninth brothers, and my father intends to let the three of you open the mansion at the same time, and then all nine of our brothers will be sent as officials. ”

"Huh?" Xiao Rui sat up straight.

Emperor Xia has locked all the princes in the capital for so long, and is he finally ready to be sent as an official? And it was nine princes who went out at the same time. This has to make people suspicious, could it be that Emperor Xia deliberately did it to test the selection of the crown prince and see the performance of each prince?

"That's for the best." Xiao Rui said in surprise.

Xiao Ze looked at Xiao Rui, sighed, and said, "Is it really good?" The seventh... At that moment, the days will not be peaceful. ”

Xiao Rui remained silent, he was only seventeen years old, remembering that I didn't understand anything when I was young.

Xiao Ze said again: "Tomorrow my father will test, if you can perform, you will perform well." After all, where to serve in the future depends on the father's wishes. I also thought about it, it's best to go to Yangzhou, there are many beauties, and the environment is good. ”

Xiao Rui rolled his eyes and said, "The third brother will pick a good place." ”

"Hehe, my ambition is between mountains and rivers." Xiao Ze said happily.

"Between the mountains and rivers, aren't they the rivers and mountains?" Xiao Rui blinked and asked.

Xiao Ze's laughter stopped abruptly, and he hurriedly poured tea for Xiao Rui and blocked his mouth. And made up his mind that he would not say that he would be killed in the future.

At the end of the song "Spring and White Snow", Xiao Ze waved his hand to dismiss the musicians.

"I heard that the fourth child introduced you to the family affairs, is it the second lady of the Zhongyong Hou family?" Xiao Ze asked.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "I took five thousand taels from him, hehe..."

Xiao Ze stared at Xiao Rui and said, "If you really go for money, it's fine." The third brother also advises you, don't have other ideas. Have you noticed that the Twelfth Army Marquis is famous in the southern and northern wars, and only the sister of the White Tiger Marquis at the back is in the harem? ”

The last of the twelve military marquis is the White Tiger Marquis, and his sister is the current queen. In fact, at the earliest, there were only nine military marquis, and the White Tiger Marquis relied on the light of the queen to be included in the twelve military marquises along with the Marquis of Chiyan and the Marquis of Blazing.

In order to prevent his relatives from interfering in politics, Emperor Xia did not marry a woman from the military marquis's family into the palace from the earliest days. If Xiao Rui really married the daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong, I don't know what Emperor Xia would think.

I'm here for the advent value!

Xiao Rui wanted to say this, but it is estimated that Xiao Ze couldn't understand it.