Number of romantic figures

Chapter 11 Scroll A, Qi Luqing is not yet "mature"

"What kind of business does Mr. Xue plan to do when he comes to Linqing?" Feng Ziying continued to ask unmoved.

It was shady and cool under the big pagoda tree in the courtyard, Feng Ziying was standing on the veranda, and these people were standing under the pagoda tree.

Feng You leaned against the gate and the steps beside the courtyard wall, and kept silent. He just pressed his hand on the narrow blade handle at his waist, and watched all this coldly.

To be honest, Brother Keng's performance surprised him. In his impression, this young master was not like that at all.

Although under the strong pressure of the master, several people who followed him practiced martial arts since childhood, but to be honest, after all, he is at this age, and he can't endure much hardship. Most of them are put on airs, but the doctor Zhang who is closely related to the third master likes Brother Keng very much. Son, but usually taught some medical skills to Brother Keng.

This practice of martial arts, at most, is just a basic foundation for strengthening the body.

Feng You felt that Feng Ziying seemed to be a different person today.

He knew that Feng Ziying had been in the Imperial College for a few months, but how could the Imperial College change Feng Ziying's body in just a few months?

Whether it's dealing with people or talking, they seem to have matured a lot. It seems that the road a few days ago was not like this. Could it be that a serious illness made Brother Keng wake up?
During this question and answer, Brother Keng was really methodical and well-founded, so Feng You let the other party go.

Anyway, these people are all under my control, if something happens, I can use one move to control the enemy at any time.

The businessman surnamed Xue doesn't care much about a child's questioning. Anyway, he has provided you with a place of refuge, especially in such circumstances, and some requests are normal.

"Well, my brother asked such a question, and I can't answer it. To tell you the truth, our Xue family is quite well-known in Jinling, but business has not been doing well in recent years. Our Xue family also hopes to open up some other channels. We have some contact with Beidi. This Linqing has always been the most flooded and dry wharf in Beidi. We have passed by before, but we have not had much contact. This time, the family also hopes that we will come to understand first and see what kind of business is available. Do it." The man surnamed Xue answered quite well.

"Although we are here to play the front station, at least there should be a general scope, right? Grain, cloth, salt, ironware, antiques, silk, medicinal materials,...?" Feng Ziying asked casually, "Your Xue family can't do everything, right? ?”

"My brother is right. Jinling's family has a reputation for money and silk and satin. In addition, they have some connections with Huguang Bashu in terms of medicinal materials, so..."

The man surnamed Xue cupped his hands and replied frankly.

Feng Ziying thought for a while, but saw the black and thin boy standing aside, so she waved.

The young man was stunned for a moment, as if he felt that Feng Ziying's attitude could not be rejected. Thinking of the master of Feng's house, he was a little reluctant, but he still came over.

"What do Guozi Lane and Mashi Street do for a living?" Feng Ziying asked in a low voice, which could be heard by everyone around.

The young man thought for a while, and then said: "Silks and satins are sold in Fruit Alley, and Mashi Street is full of miscellaneous goods, leather goods, fruits, and seafood. Of course, the section of Mashi Street also has the most pawnshops."

Feng Ziying nodded slightly.

Money business is nothing more than banks and pawnshops. If you are new to Laiqing, it is unrealistic to say that you want to open a bank. Without years of business contacts and reputation accumulation, no one will believe it.

On the contrary, pawnshops are relatively simple. There are at least seventy or eighty pawnshops in Linqing City, large and small, and there are at least ten or eight pawnshops that open and close a year.

Guozi Lane is the most famous silk and satin street in Linqing City, where silk traders from Jinling and Suzhou and Hangzhou gather on this street.

When Feng Ziying first came here, she also bought five pieces of woven gold makeup brocade, which cost a total of forty gold, in order to return to Beijing to honor her parents.

This question can't explain anything, but at least it can prove that the other party is not lying.

If you say that you are lying about these small details, it can only mean that there must be something wrong with this person.

Not lying does not mean that the other party is fine, but lying definitely has problems.

"Uncle You, I'm fine now." Feng Ziying didn't ask any further questions, and said directly.

"Brother Keng, how do these people settle down?" In the past, Feng You would arrange it directly, but today, he felt that he should seek Brother Keng's opinion at this time.

"What does Uncle You plan to do?" Feng Ziying thought for a while, "When will the banditry in this city stop?"

Feng You shook his head, "Brother Keng, I don't know this, but I think it's not easy. The guards are not here, and the inspection department and the gang are afraid to go out of the city gate, and I don't know how to get out of it." Such a big mess?"

Feng Ziying observed that the businessman surnamed Xue was hesitating to speak, so she looked at him: "Does Mr. Xue know?"

"Uh, I know a thing or two." The man surnamed Xue did not hide it, "I have been walking around the city these few days, and I heard that the palace tax supervisor intends to increase the miscellaneous tax by [-]% to celebrate the birthday of the concubine at the end of the year. In the past few years since Eunuch Chang came to Qing Dynasty, the tax has been increasing day by day, the business has been sluggish, and the livelihood of mechanics in the city and brickworkers outside the city has been difficult to sustain. And the kiln will only be closed, which will directly affect the livelihood of countless people, so..."

Linqing is not simply a wharf for floods and droughts, and is also famous for its local specialties. Linqing Beihua (cotton) and Linqing tribute bricks are the two largest goods.

Since the pre-Ming Dynasty, cotton planting in the confluence of Hebei, Shandong and Henan has become more and more prosperous, and the cotton spinning industry has also developed, but it is not as good as Songjiang in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, it has become a common practice for cotton cloth to be transported northward and flowers from the north to the south.

Linqing tribute bricks have been the first choice for the capital city since the Ming Dynasty, but with the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, Linqing tribute bricks became more and more famous, as famous as Suzhou fired gold bricks, and the scale became larger and larger.

Along the canal, from Daijiawan in the south to Wangjiaqian Road in the north, there are countless kiln farms. There were as many as two to three hundred kiln households (kiln owners) in their heyday, and there were many people who made a living by firing tribute bricks. million people.

"Suzhou gold bricks" and "Linqing blue bricks" became royal tributes, and gold bricks and green brick walls became the practice of bricks used in royal palaces and mausoleums.

Although Linqing blue bricks were used by the royal court in the capital, they also fired blue bricks for the wealthy and prominent families in the capital and other areas. The blue bricks transported to various places along the canal every year also brought huge income to Linqing Chaoguan.

It can be said that once the business of cotton and tribute bricks is affected, not only the merchants are furious, but also the cotton field owners and farmers, the kiln owners and kiln workers, the workers on the wharf, and the ship owners along the route have all been greatly affected. .

Hearing what the businessman surnamed Xue said, Feng Ziying also realized the seriousness of the problem.

If it’s just the merchants who are affected by their business, then that’s fine, anyway, they can bear it, but for families like farmers, kiln workers, and Lifu who rely on their strength to support their families, it will really drive them to death. up.

When it's time to get desperate, if some people with ulterior motives instigate it, I'm afraid it will be really difficult to control.

"If that's the case, it's hard to end this disaster." Feng Ziying hesitated for a moment, "Uncle You, why don't they rest in the outer courtyard room now, and don't make any noise, it's just..."

Feng You didn't say much, and ordered Uncle Fu to arrange for these people to find a room to settle down, and then said to Feng Ziying: "Brother Keng, I'm afraid this disaster will not be dealt with for a while, and I'm worried that once the rioters from outside the city come in, I'm afraid it will be even more chaotic, when these rioters see through the reality, I'm afraid we will not be spared here, I plan to go out to have a look at the reality, and find out if I can get out of the city by the way."

　During the streaking period of the new book, brothers give some encouragement, bookmark and vote, join the book list to help promote it, and expand its popularity.

　
(End of this chapter)