On February 5 of the second year of Wuping of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Sizheng. The sky is bright, sweeping away the haze that shrouds the moon, the blue sky is thousands of miles, today is a good day for travel, Jinyang is shrouded in the jubilant ocean. In front of the gate of a walled gate in the square, countless people are crowded, there is no end in sight, today is the fifth day of the opening of Jinyangfang City, it is very lively, with a report from the officials, cheers, the two gates slowly opened, and the crowd poured in......

Several columns of soldiers with armor stand on both sides, turning a deaf ear to the noisy scene in front of them, Jinyang as one of the most prosperous cities in the world, the land of Longxing where Gaoqi established hegemony, where the hegemony is located, the gathering of all ethnic groups, such a prosperous scene can also be seen, but in terms of economic exchanges, its vitality is far better than Yecheng. Only this time, it's a little bigger.

On the street, countless people poured into the market, there was a small trader of one person, there was also a huge caravan of more than dozens of people, a pole marked with a number of flags inserted in the goods, the vendors gently waved whips, mules, camels and other heavy animals into the inside, of course, when passing through the checkpoint, there must be a public sample inspection, and registration......

The vendors come from different places, there are yellow-skinned and black-haired, and there are many yellow-haired and blue-eyed Hu people from the Western Regions. Counting goods, calling friends, shouting and selling on the street, the accents of the south and the north gather in one place, but it does not seem abrupt at all, but it is extremely harmonious, looking at this scene like a hundred rivers and seas, I can't help but make people admire and awe, from the prosperity of this trade, you can get a glimpse of the strength of a country.

"Gao Xian, people from Yecheng, oh, the family is doing business, I came to Jinyang to see what is good to do, this is my wife, these are my shopkeepers, buddies...... To be more specific? …… Have you ever heard of the Daughter Inn? Where am I the owner...... Haha, it's not a big deal, it's just some restaurants, inns and the like. Business dealings, you always want to buy some Western Regions wine when you go back, right? By the way, let's see what good shops are available, don't let people rob them all......"

On the side of the entrance of the West Market, a young subordinate official interrogated the identity of the people with an expressionless face, checked the customs clearance documents and the "mutual market" license certificate, at this moment he interrogated the young man in front of him with sour eyes, it was said that he was here to do business, but they did not bring the same goods, so he said in a somewhat unkind tone: "You have to tell the truth, now the establishment of this square market is not complete, and the vendors in it are complex, so it is not open to non-businessmen for the time being...... After three days, all the stores in the city will be rented out at auction and stabilized, and then civilians will be allowed to enter and buy goods. ”

The young man smiled and feasted, fair-skinned and handsome, and was exquisite, but he had an arrogant and noble spirit, and the woman with a cone-hat next to him, although he was covered with a scarf and could not see his face clearly, but his demeanor and cultivation were also very good. As for his so-called "shopkeepers and fellows...... The subordinate officials glanced at the past, the old group of waist poles straight, graceful bearing, even wearing shabby linen clothes also have a kind of temperament to point out the country, the front of the left sharp-beaked monkey gills, as thin as a corn stalk is the nostrils to the sky, although just now when his boss apologized also bowed down with the waist, but the contempt hidden in the eyes is absolutely not deceiving, the rest of the guys are tall and big, as strong as bears. He has more than five years of work experience, what do these people think in front of him...... None of them look like merchants......

Whatever, even if he is not a businessman, he is definitely born in a family, such a character, can a small person like me afford to offend?

The subordinate sighed in his heart, and as if he was blind, he signed his name on the paperwork.

After walking a short distance, the old man with the "sharp-beaked monkey cheeks" snorted and said, "That guy just now was so rude, Your Majesty...... The owner has given him face like that, and he still has to inch in! Annoying and hateful......! ”

In the "caravan" in front, some people slowed down one after another, and quietly surrounded the group of pedestrians in the crowd, and the water-blue robed son who walked in front looked back, and no longer had the enthusiasm to greet the subordinates, still calm, but a lot more indifferent.

He looked at Zu Ting warningly, "What's wrong with him?" As a subordinate official, he should interrogate these things, and he should be in his position, and I don't think he is wrong at all...... There are some people who have been in a high position for a long time and don't know what their last name is. Don't worry about it, take care of such trivial things, if you are impatient, don't follow me......! ”

The old man with the "sharp-beaked monkey cheeks" hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Minister...... The old slave lost his words, the old slave confessed, and asked the owner to punish him. ”

The young man in the aqua blue shirt shook his head impatiently, "Get up, on the street, why don't you look out for yourself enough?" ”

"Yes......"

After the old man got up, he continued to return to several old men without changing his face, and then he heard a sneer from the people around him:

"Is it in the wrong place? Do you think everyone is like you? His Majesty...... Our host doesn't eat this set of ......"

"My admiration for Your Majesty is from the heart, it is definitely not a dragon fart, the lord humiliates the ministers to death, in that situation just now, how can I not ......be angry?!"

The old man next to him who looked at the younger age pinched his beard with a smile, looked kind and kind, but the words he said were scathing: "Okay, Zu Ting, they have been colleagues for so long, who doesn't know who?" In front of the old man, you still pretend to be this set, don't you add sesame oil money to the Buddhist temple every month to pray for Your Majesty's blessing, which costs a huge amount of money, but Your Majesty pays attention to you? ”

"Whether Your Majesty knows or not is Your Majesty's business, whether the old man does it or not is the old man's business, according to your Zheng Yu, Your Majesty ...... Our owner can't see it, so can't you stop doing it? Tsk, how shameless and hypocritical are you? ”

Zu Ting shook his head, righteous and awe-inspiring, looking like he had seen through your personality.

"Heh, being scolded for being shameless by a shameless old thief like you, the old man is also the first person in the world, but the old man is ashamed to be ashamed, in terms of shamelessness, the old man can only be ranked back at most, but your Zu Ting is the top three ...... in the world!"

Zu Ting glared angrily, and when the two were tense, a middle-aged man behind him reminded in a low voice: "Two, now is not the time to quarrel, Your Majesty is right in front of you...... Pay attention to proportion, I will accompany you today, don't annoy Your Majesty and Niangniang is ......"

Zu Ting and Zheng Yu, who were about to fight, glanced at each other, snorted and turned their heads away.

The turmoil of the imperial court's rectification has just passed, and the alliance of the past few days has also collapsed.

The political enemy is still the original political enemy, the position of Yuan Fu and the right minister is just that, in addition to displaying their respective ambitions, Zu Ting is counting on sitting in that position to taste his long-cherished wish, and Zheng Yu also wants to sit in that position to strive for some political interests. The two of them are on the tip of a needle, bandits meet hooligans, and it is not once or twice that two old men of similar political level and status have demolished each other in public.

As long as it does not involve the Korean dispute and does not harm the interests of the country, Cushman & Wakefield will turn a blind eye to it, and they will quarrel. At this time, there was no obvious party struggle as in the later Song and Ming dynasties, and most of the crackdowns on political opponents were done with open swords and guns, listing the inappropriate places of the other party's governance measures, rather than opposing for the sake of opposition, which was a good scholarly atmosphere.

Zu Ting is under the constraints of Gao Wei, and his style has been restrained a lot, he does not dare to make friends with his henchmen, nor does he dare to accept bribes, and even the children and grandchildren in the family are also restricted, except for the habit of stealing, the things he does are still very good, and it is rare for Gao Wei to have a headache and personally intervene, Zu Ting is also a scholar, he has his own ideals and ambitions, as long as he supervises him well, this is a very capable courtier.

Suddenly, Gao Wei stopped, pointed to some people in white clothes and black hats in the distance, and asked, "These ...... Also a businessman? Why are you dressed like this? ”

Zu Ting smiled slightly, and the time of the brush existence came again, and he went up diligently and gave the emperor some guidance: "Qiyu...... The proprietors, these are merchants, but they are also public officials, and they do business for the imperial court......"

Gao Wei listened to his explanation for a long time, Zu Ting became more and more energetic, and said: "Taifu Temple is in charge of the national treasury, money, grain, wealth, and the creation of gold and silver instruments, and it has jurisdiction over the left, middle and right three Shang Fang, in charge of musical instruments, silk bureaus, dyeing offices, weaving, mining and metallurgical bureaus, which are these matters of local states and counties, and are also under the jurisdiction of Taifu Temple, which itself is to make profits for the imperial court...... The management model refers to the trade of the Southern Dynasties, which is convenient for distinguishing management. ”

Commerce and trade in the Southern Dynasties were much more developed than those in the Northern Dynasties. In the trade of the Southern Dynasties, you can see many small merchants dressed in "white stickers, black and white shoes", busy buying and selling. The imperial court required small merchants in the market to wear this black and white "work clothes" when they were operating. For these small merchants operating in the market, the imperial court gave them a special household registration to administer, and their household registration was called "city registration".

With the "city registration" and "white post, black and white shoes" clothes, the imperial court was able to accurately grasp the identity of the small merchants in the market.

Gao Wei nodded, and then said: "It's really good, it's differentiated, and the management is more convenient, but we can't completely copy the experience of the Southern Dynasties, and we have to have the characteristics of our Northern Dynasties......"

Zu Ting said: "Don't worry, this Fang City is unique to my Northern Dynasty, and this is a specially set up trading place!" Hehe, as early as the pre-Wei Dynasty, the fang market was surrounded by four high walls, and each wall was equipped with a market gate for merchants and customers to enter and exit. The market management department has built a bell and drum tower, with the number of hitting the bell and drum, and stipulates a unified opening and closing time ............ That is the Bell and Drum Tower, the place where the public gathers, once there is something, someone will quickly come to deal with it, there are eight bell and drum towers in this West Market alone, foolproof! ”