Ying Tianfu.

Shangyuan Street.

Liu Bowen rarely had free time, so he took his servants and his son Liu Lian out to go shopping.

There are several prosperous streets in Daming Yingtianfu, such as Shangyuan, Jiangpu, Jurong, Lishui, Liyang, Qinhuai, etc.

Shangyuan Street is full of traffic, and the crowd of people coming and going is shoulder to shoulder. There are all kinds of shops on both sides of the street, in addition to rice shops, cloth shops, tall restaurants, and there are more commercial houses selling Western goods than before.

The little two in the shop, and the hawkers on both sides of the cries, are endless.

"This Ying Tianfu is ten times more prosperous than before!" Liu Bowen, who was in the flow of people, couldn't help but sigh when he saw this situation.

"Yes, compared with Yingtian at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the changes are too great." Liu Liandao.

"All this is the result of that gentleman's advice to the emperor to pay attention to businessmen's trading." Liu Bowen said, "Who would have thought that the ordinary policy of attaching importance to business in governing the country could bring such a huge change to Daming." ”

"In my child's opinion, this one seems to be commonplace, but its effect is so amazing." Liu Liandao.

"It's called vision." Liu Bowen said, "The successive dynasties have emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, resulting in the low status of merchants and their failure to develop. And only that person saw the importance of business to the country, so the Ming Dynasty quickly became rich and powerful. ”

"My son heard it, and my father admired that man very much." Liu Liandao.

"Not admiration, but heartfelt admiration." Liu Bowen said, "In the past, my father pretended to be high, and I felt that I was superior to most people in both governing the country and Confucianism. ”

"But since the man appeared, the Father knew what it meant to have heaven outside the heavens and people outside of men. That person is much stronger than his father in terms of vision, statecraft, and foreign strategy. ”

"The Father is far worse than he is."

"He is not only stronger than his father, but even much stronger than all the ministers in the court combined. There is a great talent like him in the world, which is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty and the blessing of the people of the world. ”

"My father is looking forward to seeing that man one day, to see what kind of peerless talent he is, and how highly educated he is. It is a lifelong blessing to be able to make friends with such a peerless talent. ”

"Yes, there are too many people in the court who want to see him now." Liu Liandao.

"It's a pity that only Luo Guanzhong has this opportunity. Okay, don't talk about it, let's go shopping. Liu Liandao.

"In short, that man changed the Ming Dynasty. It was that person who made the Ming Dynasty prosperous in a very short period of time, and the people had enough food and clothing. ”

"He is the one who has really achieved it, the goal of a scholar, self-cultivation and family governance."

At this time.

A figure with a servant came up to him, it was Li Shanchang, the prime minister of Zhongshu Province.

"Li Xiang." Liu Bowen bowed to him.

Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang can be said to have 'loved and killed each other' for a lifetime.

Previously, when the two were at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, they had participated in scientific expeditions together, and they could call each other brothers. As a result, Liu Bowen was in high school, and Li Shanchang was in the first place. On the Liuhe Tower, Li Shanchang almost jumped off the building in shame.

After co-assisting Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang pressed Liu Bowen in his position because he was earlier than Zhu Yuanzhang.

When he assisted Zhu Yuanzhang together, he experienced many major events, and the cooperation was quite tacit, and he became Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand man. In their spare time, they also play chess together to pass the time.

Later, after Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty, one of the two represented the Huaixi Party and the other represented the Zhedong Party, and they were opposed. Liu Bowen beheaded Li Shanchang's cronies, and Li Shanchang also secretly targeted him.

A veritable political enemy.

However, they have been friends for decades, and they meet like old friends.

"Berwyn, since you and I are both wearing civilian clothes, it is better to call each other by name, so as not to attract onlookers from the people." Li Shan said.

"Brother Shan." Liu Bowen said.

"Berwyn, you have always been incorruptible, why did you come out to the market today?" Li Shan said.

Liu Bowen is known for being honest and upright, and after becoming a superintendent of imperial history, he paid more attention to his words and deeds, and he was never greedy for a tael of silver. Before, because the imperial court gave relatively little money, he couldn't afford to eat, and he even sold calligraphy and paintings on the street.

"This is thanks to the emperor's increase in our income, so we have some spare money to buy some things and go back to decorate our home." Liu Bowen said. Since the treasury became rich, Zhu Yuanzhang has increased the income of officials by three times.

"Uh-huh." Li Shanchang said, "I'm also here to buy something, since that's the case, let's go shopping together." ”

"Yes." Liu Bowen said.

The two of them walked around, and soon saw a stall in front of them.

On the stalls are musical instruments bagpipes, all kinds of fine silverware, intricately made glass cups, wood carvings, spices, oil paintings...... The style is all Western, and the characters on the picture are also Western beauties.

The stall was set up by a blonde and blue-eyed overseas businessman.

“ i help you，master。” Seeing that a guest was coming, overseas businessmen came up to greet them enthusiastically, with a smile on their faces.

"Father, what kind of bird language is he talking about?" Liu Lian asked.

"I don't know, I don't understand, I don't understand." Liu Bowen said.

"The old man didn't understand them." Li Shanchang said disdainfully, "I can't speak Chinese, and I dare to come to Yingtian to do business?" ”

"He should be speaking the language of a certain overseas country, which is even more difficult to understand than the language of Fanbang." Liu Bowen said, "It is estimated that only those people in the hall can understand what he is saying." ”

"People really have to live to learn all the time, since Yingtian came to many overseas people, I feel that the previous knowledge is not enough."

"I'm going to the country, what are you doing learning their Fanbang languages." Li Shanchang said.

Although they didn't understand, a few people still picked it up at the stall, and soon, Liu Bowen took a fancy to a ring. The base of the ring is made of sterling silver and is encrusted with a sparkling stone.

Pick it up and look closely, I think it's pretty good, although the gem is not jade, jadeite, but it's shiny, and it's still very big.

"Lian'er, you have reached the age of marrying, it is better to buy one. If you meet a suitable woman, give her as a token of love. Liu Bowen said.

"This is diamonds from South Africa very beatifull...... the Westerner said another string of bird words, as if to introduce the ring and the price to several people.

After talking for a long time, he seemed to realize that they didn't understand, so he stretched out three fingers to the three of them.

"Three taels of silver?" Liu Bowen said suspiciously, so he took out three taels of silver Hongwu treasure banknotes and handed them over.

“yes yes!” Seeing that Liu Bowen took out the correct silver ticket, the Western businessman said again and again.

"Daddy?" Liu Lian frowned when he heard this, "We take care of his business, and he still curses us?" ”

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