After Allen Maupassant, Finance Commissioner Huang Yuanqing, Economic Commissioner Chen Cailiang and others all left, Richard still did not feel the slightest tiredness, stood up and walked out.

Today's King Richard combines military, political, and economic powers, and takes into account all important domestic affairs, and has many affairs.

Therefore, the establishment of the royal secretariat, similar to the role of the chief housekeeper of the internal affairs of the Tang Kingdom, is undoubtedly important.

The first secretary general was Gu Yan, who was originally born in Jinshi, and once served as a seven-grade parent official, and an official with six-grade experience in the Inspectorate, but he was convicted and imprisoned for offending the Manchu nobles in the capital, and was sent to Lingnan for thousands of miles.

At the age of 37, he had already seen through the darkness of the Manchu court, and came to North America by coincidence to seek development......

Gu Yan, whose name is "Qing'an", is currently the secretary general of the royal secretariat of the Tang Kingdom.

"Brother Qing'an, you and I have nothing to do today, why don't you go out for a private visit to Weifu, how about it?" Richard beckoned Gu Yan and said with great interest.

Gu Yannai is an old bureaucrat who has been up and down in the sea for many years, of course he will not discourage His Majesty's interest, and said with a smile; "Since Your Majesty is so Yaxing, Qing'an should accompany you, but you just have the courage to ask Your Majesty to cover it up a little, so as not to alarm the ordinary people and become unbeautiful."

"Huh...... Wait a minute. ”

It didn't take a while

Richard's face had changed dramatically when he came out again, and he was followed by the royal chamberlain, Major Tian Mantun, both of whom were dressed as ordinary people, and they didn't look unusual.

Gu Yan was not surprised by His Majesty's ingenious disguise technique, and he was already psychologically immune, but at this time, he still couldn't help but be amazed, and couldn't help but take a few more looks.

"Don't look at it, Brother Qing'an, you can't learn it anymore, you have to practice a kung fu foundation since you were a child, it's too late for you to learn now, and your muscles are stiff."

"Your Majesty, it's amazing!"

"Hehehe...... Let's go, let's talk about something while we go. ”

"Kiyoan obeys the holy edict."

Although Richard is the respect of the king, he is a small country and a widow, and the court rules are far less hierarchical and serious than those of the Oriental Shenzhou Empire, but can be simplified as much as possible, and it is more inclined to the daily life of the European court, but it also absorbs the ancient oriental customs and integrates them into one.

Today, the population of the Tang Kingdom is only more than 700,000 people, and it has begun to take shape as a new kingdom, which is placed in Dongfang Shenzhou, which is a prosperous and developed state capital of this scale.

Richard has always disliked red tape, so he kept everything simple.

Get out of the house

Not far ahead is a lively street market, the market is full of people, it is lively, because the climate is pleasant, many families travel in groups.

Women hold children in their arms, while men walk in front of them in all directions, shopping along the street, or listening to plays, and there is a scene of joy everywhere.

Richard walked around the streets, Gu Qing'an walked one step behind him, and Major Tian Mantun followed behind with a few guards officers dressed in civilian clothes, separated by four or five to ten paces, trying to avoid attracting the attention of others.

As Richard walked, the shops on the market were much richer than a few months ago, and the goods were also very rich, selling silk fabrics, lacquer porcelain, folding fan lanterns, bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, bamboo crafts, wave drums, and bacon dumplings, which was really eye-opening.

Many of these commodities are East Asian commodities that flow into the Tang Kingdom with the frequent North Pacific routes, which confirms the deepening of trade between the two sides from one side.

For example, a bamboo basket costs 1.5 Tang Yuan, and a bamboo basket costs 1.2 Tang Yuan, which is more than ten times more expensive than the Shenzhou Mainland, but the sales are still very good.

Zongzi bacon is a commodity that must be produced locally, such as this kind of zongzi leaves, which are made of broad-leaved reeds that are a specialty of North America, and the plump zongzi are tied up in strings and hung at the front of the store, which looks very appetizing.

There were a lot of people buying at the door of the store, and Richard couldn't help but make a gesture to the guards officers behind him, asking them to buy some to take back to the Jinghu Palace, this is the taste of hometown!

It's not long before that

Richard unexpectedly found a newly opened Ningbo dumpling shop, which immediately aroused his strong interest, and stretched out his hand to let him say; "Brother Qing'an, this must be tasted! I don't know if there are any authentic wine-stuffed osmanthus gnocchi, I can't remember how long I haven't eaten it. ”

"Shao Dongjia, I see that this store dares to play the signboard of Ningbo Tangtuan Shop, I think it must be a little capable, Qing'an is not talented, and I am willing to take the risk to find out for Shao Dongjia."

"Huh...... How can such a fun thing be enjoyed alone? Go together, go together. ”

"Young owner, please."

Taking advantage of the interest, the two laughed and walked into the store.

The Ningbo dumpling shop is just a snack bar, and there is no restaurant restaurant Xiaoer who came out to greet him, and the store hall is filled with a fragrance of cake dumplings.

The finished cake dough is red, green, and yellow, and is placed on the green lotus leaf, which can be eaten in or bought back to enjoy slowly.

The proprietors were two Chinese brothers, and they were busy working in the shop with several Indian women, two of whom were pregnant and had already shown their pregnancy.

Needless to say, it must be a woman who bought it in Taoyuan City.

It was a quiet time of the day, there were not many people in the store, Richard and Gu Yan walked in and sat down, and one of the Chinese shop owners in their 30s put down the work in their hands, patted the rice noodles stained on their hands, and walked over with a smile on their faces and asked;

"Two guest officers, what do you want to do?"

"Huh...... Boss, where are you from? Richard was not in a hurry to order a bowl of gnocchi, but asked with great interest.

The shopkeeper glanced at Richard, who was not surprisingly good-looking, and only thought that this person's eyes were extremely bright. glanced at Gu Yan who had an elegant temperament next to him, and was a little confused about what the two of them were, so he hesitated and didn't answer.

Seeing this, Gu Yan immediately spoke out to explain; "Be careful to reply, this is our young owner."

Although Gu Yan is wearing ordinary clothes, the elegant temperament revealed in his bones can't be concealed, plus he is nearly forty years old, he doesn't look like an ordinary person.

Seeing that this mediocre-looking young man turned out to be a young owner, the Chinese shopkeeper did not dare to slack off, bowed respectfully, and replied; "Back to the words of the two guest officials, the younger brothers are from Ningbo Mansion, surnamed Wu, I am Wu San, and the one who is busy is the younger brother, called Wu Liu'er, this cake dumpling craft is a family heirloom, not worth mentioning."

Richard didn't want to ask a question and took advantage of Gu Yan's momentum, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in his heart, and he put it down and continued to ask; "This is a good craft, what year did you two come here, and most immigrants are not contract workers?"

"Back to the young master, my brother and I are not contract workers, but self-funded immigrants who landed in North America in May last year."

"Oh, then you're very bold!"

"If you go back to the young owner's house, if there is even the slightest possibility, who is willing to abandon their family and children to go overseas to make a living?"

Speaking of this, a look of emotion appeared on Wu San's face, and he replied seriously;

"Our Ningbo Wu family has been a craftsman for generations, and we have been working hard and low-key since our ancestors. Although several generations are not rich and noble, they are also wealthy families.

It's a pity that there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck.

Since the prefect of Ningbo Mansion came three years ago to scrape the ground, in the fish and meat township, the exploitation of the people is particularly vicious, and he is often put into prison on the charge of rebellion and subordinate, and he does not know whether he is alive or dead.

Many wealthy families have been forced to sell their sons and daughters, and many big and famous families have lost their property, even those of us who have never fought with the world have not been spared.

The oppressed by corrupt officials and corrupt officials really can't survive, so they can only sell their property and houses with a grit of their teeth, and go overseas to struggle for a way out. ”

When Wu San'er said these words, Wu Liu'er, who was not far away, had already stopped what he was doing, choked with tears on his face and shrugged his shoulders, presumably thinking of those family members who had suffered for years and lost their lives, and his emotions were difficult to suppress.

Seeing this scene, Li Cha knew that Fang Cai's questioning had aroused the pain in the hearts of the Wu brothers, and he could not ask any further.

Among these Chinese who have been displaced overseas, who does not have a blood and tears in their hearts?

He sighed and said;

"It's Li who is presumptuous, and I hope that the shopkeeper is not strange, just look at the beacons everywhere in Shenzhou now, and you will know that the dark and rotten rule of the Manchu Qing Tartars is exhausted, and it is difficult to continue.

But the so-called hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff.

The rule of the Tatar Qing in Shenzhou is not exhausted, and even though there are uprisings in various places, it is difficult to shake the overall situation in a short period of time.

It is not a blessing that your brothers have the courage to go to sea.

The Tang Kingdom is an emerging kingdom dominated by Chinese immigrants, where you can show your strength without worrying about being exploited by corrupt officials.

Wang Guoxin has launched a whistleblowing system, which allows any business or enterprise to report unfair treatment to the police station's mailbox, and its legitimate rights and interests are protected by law.

The laws of the kingdom may not be perfect, but in time, it will certainly be able to create a fair and just market environment conducive to business and ensure that citizens' property rights are not violated.

After the rule of law is perfected......"

Richard was following the train of thought, and inadvertently glanced up at Wu San, and saw that he was looking at himself with confused eyes, and there were two big question marks in his eyes.

Obviously, what Richard said was too profound, and the brothers Wu San and Wu Liu'er, who couldn't read a few big characters, were confused when they heard it, and they couldn't fully understand the meaning inside.

Richard then woke up to the fact that he was dealing with two ignorant shopkeepers, not a courtier in a million, and that he had said something like a duck.

So, he coughed twice in disguise, and said; "Don't worry, the days will definitely get more and more exciting, eh...... Is there an authentic wine-stuffed osmanthus gnocchi, bring me and this Qing'an brother a bowl. ”

"Oh...... Yes, yes, thank you Shao Dong Jiyan. Please sit down for a moment and come at once; Wu San understood now, and hurriedly responded with a smile, then turned around and went to work.

Not for a while

Ningbo dumplings with a rich aroma of wine-stuffed osmanthus were served, and finger-sized snow-white rice balls floated in the bowl, and occasionally dotted with wine-stuffed osmanthus made to thicken the thick soup to tempt the appetite.

Scoop a scoop into your mouth

The tender glutinous rice dumplings are accompanied by the slightly sweet and unique aroma of wine-brewed osmanthus flowers, and a strong nostalgia arises spontaneously.

This taste is authentic!

After drinking a bowl of wine-stuffed osmanthus gnocchi, I felt the warmth in my lower abdomen, and I had a little extra strength to go shopping.

Out of this shop

Richard and Gu Qing'an looked at each other, the two couldn't help but smile, Gu Qing'an raised his hands and clasped his fists in salute, and said; "Young owners, Qing'an has the courage to recommend himself, and he is willing to observe the work of the people, and please promise it."

"Okay, now you ask."

Richard knew that he was not good at this, so he might as well leave it to Gu Yan.

Sure enough

Gu Yan, who has been up and down for many years, is very good at observing words and feelings, and knows what His Majesty wants to know about his majesty's private visit?

Walking along the street shops, you will encounter bars, teahouses and teahouses from time to time to sit for a while, and even lantern shops and coffin shops will go in and talk to the shopkeepers.

What is said and talked about is a trivial matter, but it inadvertently reflects the management of the kingdom's market, taxation, business conditions, and other important issues.

Gu Yan picked out the questions that Richard wanted to understand along the way, and he had an elegant temperament, and he naturally had the air of a superior person, so it was easy to get the truth from the mouth of the shop owner.

For example, in the shop operation of Taoyuan City, the prostitute business in Qinglou is generally relatively light, which is very different from the coastal cities in the interior of the kingdom.

This is because there is no shortage of women in Taoyuan City, which Chinese family has a few aunts, one or two less, five or six more, and the fields at home can't be cultivated, who will come out to wave?

Second, in the early days of entrepreneurship, now the climax of formal colonization and land reclamation, most of the hard-working Chinese have been immersed in the farmland and pastures outside the valley, and it is difficult to distract themselves from playing the world, and it is far from the time to enjoy.

Even if the Chinese have some money in their pockets, so many aunts and wives and children in the family have to eat and dress, and they have to save money to buy a house, which is a top priority, and the land of wind and snow can only be placed in the back row.

There is some confusion in the management of the market, the economic department of the kingdom is not able to set up a special market agency for the time being, and the police station and the tax department are not yet sound, which will result in a situation in which all departments can manage but do nothing.

It is embodied in the swarm of charges, and when encountering troubles from merchants, no one wants to get their hands dirty.

This seems to be an important issue that needs to be addressed urgently.

Now there are signs of multi-headed management, in fact, no one to manage, involving taxation, public security, health, store regulation and urban management.

Stroll through the streets

It is not uncommon to see older Indian women sweeping the streets with brooms and dustpans, and the streets are always clean and tidy.

This is the biggest feature of the city management of the Tang Kingdom.

Richard hated the dirty and messy environment in the city, and every time a new town was built in the Tang Kingdom, it was necessary to build relatively complete urban sewer facilities, even if it cost more municipal funds.

Clean cities, clean and hygienic, dotted urban gardens and public toilets not far from each other are the biggest characteristics of the new towns of the Tang Kingdom, which are completely different from the dirty and messy environment of American towns.

Concentrate; The old father at home is hospitalized, and the author has been accompanying him in the hospital, and the update has been a little crotch-pulling these days, this is my pot. Now that the surgery has been completed and is recovering, it will be updated as soon as possible in the near future, thank you!

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