Shenkeng system

Chapter 86
The one Zhao Si called was actually Tong Guan's No. [-] housekeeper, Tong Ren, who was also an eunuch.Because this person is good at planning, flexible and able to come up with things, he always has a smile on his face, and is highly appreciated by Tong Guan. After Tong Guan took over the power, he asked him out of the palace to follow him, and gave him the name Tong Ren, Became his own second housekeeper.

The No. [-] housekeeper Tong Ren's ability to observe words and expressions has won Tong Guan's true biography, and should be second in the world!From the very beginning, he could see that Zhao Si was not ordinary, he was his master's celebrity and treasure... This kid spent thousands of taels of silver, going from house to house, just trying to taste the food, and now he ordered so much for everyone to eat!Tongren's consistent view is that those who spend money like water are the ones who are truly capable of making money day by day...

Therefore, he thinks that Zhao Si is a person with great wisdom and great supernatural powers... He should be on the same level as their master Tong Guan!
Therefore, this kid naturally obeyed all Zhao Si's orders... and all the followers, but the No. [-] butler was the first to follow, so the eight tables were immediately filled with people...

"Eating is a task for everyone! Don't be cautious, let's eat together! These few days are free, and our main task is to eat..." Although Zhao Si is already very full, he still eats with everyone!
Everyone saw that the No. [-] housekeeper boy was eating, and they started to eat... To be honest, some of them belonged to the low-level warriors, and they had never eaten such a good meal in half their lives. I had a great time eating!
Afterwards, he wandered around the streets of Bianjing every day, gradually Zhao Si became a scene, and there were quite a lot of onlookers... Let's not show it for now!
Let's talk about the prosperity of Bianjing...

Let’s talk about the various hotels that you must visit every day. There must be halls and courtyards, corridors and verandas, small pavilions arranged, windows hung with flowers and bamboos, curtains hung down on each side, and prostitutes are ordered to sing and laugh.

In order to meet the extension of citizens' night life and merchants to pursue more commercial interests, the long-term "curfew" under the original Fangshi system was naturally announced to be cancelled, and "night markets", "morning markets" and "ghost markets" appeared in Bianliang City. ".The night markets of various shops run out until the third watch, and reopen at the fifth watch; if it is a lively place, it is even more familiar; and some teahouses open every day at the fifth watch, and buy and sell clothes, pictures, garlands, collar wipes, etc. , Dispersed at dawn, known as the ghost market.

There are many romantic places in the city. After nightfall, the lights are brilliant. When you enter them, you will be overwhelmed by the scent of powder, wine, women, laughter, piano, and singing...

The palace teaching workshop, male and female musicians, riders, Cuju team, "mime drama" and so on are also items that Zhao Si experienced, which is full of taste...

Even on the outskirts of the capital, the wilderness is like a city. People go out, often under the fragrant trees, or among the gardens, arranging cups and plates, persuading each other, singing and dancing girls in the capital, filling the garden pavilions, and returning at dusk.

Various experiences made the ancient times that Zhao Si thought were dull become extremely lively and interesting, and he gradually fell in love with the prosperity and luxury of this city...

However, he knows very well that if this place follows the old path of history, within a few years, all the prosperity will be burnt... Jin Guo tigers and wolves entered Bianjing, searched and destroyed it inhumanely, and then returned north with the captured emperor ...

Of course, Zhao Si can see that under the background of the prosperity here, there is still a huge poor class, the polarization is extremely serious, and the number of poor people reduced to refugees is constantly increasing.The high-ranking officials rode horses and sedan chairs, flying domineeringly, and the children of wealthy businessmen and high-ranking families were arrogant and arrogant; while those in rags and rags, kneeling and begging, formed a very sharp contrast, scattered in every corner.All the rich and powerful ignored this indifferently, or rode a fat horse to go shopping in the spring, or sat and ate and drank in teahouses and restaurants.According to Zhao Si's understanding of the history of this era, many policies to benefit the people should have been implemented at this time, which can be described as unprecedented in history. "Buried" are all achievements that Zhao Ji is proud of, and he believes that after the imperial decree is issued to the whole country, there will be no more poor people in the Song Dynasty.But the fact is that the people are living in dire straits, refugees are everywhere, and there are so many miscellaneous taxes such as Huashi Gang, birthday gang, etc., that the officials forced the people to rebel, and the mountains were full of bandits...

It is normal to have this thing, but what is abnormal is that everyone is accustomed to it and turns a blind eye to it, and everyone just enjoys peace...

And judging from the military perspective that Zhao Si has forced out recently, it can be seen that the military defense of Bianjing City is very weak, almost playing a game... Whether it is the guards at the city gate or the guards of the government guards, it seems Very boring, extremely lazy... It can also be inferred that this is not picking up things on the road in Tokyo, not closing the door at night... making the soldiers at a loss... This is almost nonsense...

That's all for the soldiers. As far as this city is concerned, the city wall is very low. Compared with the Xi'an city wall that Zhao Si has seen, it is not worse than 01:30!This shows that there is a fatal hidden danger in Bianliang's defense capabilities.The low earth walls on both sides of the city tower are covered with grass and trees, and there are no defensive facilities at all. According to Song Ting's self-promotion, Bianjing is already an indestructible, well-equipped, and worry-free city, but the reality is that the walls are unbearable. In Zhao Si's view, Bianjing is an undefended city, no wonder the Jin soldiers marched southward like a broken bamboo, this is purely a joke...

Let’s talk about the conflicts between the government and the people that we have seen in the past few days.Quarrels break out all the time on the street, and as expected, it's usually the children of the rich and powerful who bully the common people, or the government officials who collect various miscellaneous taxes are yelling and scolding the vendors. This situation is very similar to the urban management army that Zhao Si is familiar with... ... It can be seen that collecting cattle hair tax is not easy, and the "tax official" is very hard.According to historical records, in the early Northern Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty established a very active tax system, which was to list various taxes receivable in conspicuous places in the city to facilitate the reference of officials and people, and to prevent the exploitation of the central and local governments during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. However, By the time of Zhao Ji, officials at all levels created clever names, set up various taxes to exploit the people, and enriched their own pockets. This system completely disappeared, and businessmen and tax officials were like fire and water...

Zhao Si had nothing to do, and imitated a reporter from a certain station, asking people everywhere if they were happy.In the end, he was treated like a dog... Fortunately, Zhao Si had a good temper and ordered the followers who were secretly protecting him not to do anything easily...

After asking and asking, Zhao Si found that everyone was actually full of anger and short-tempered, and openly said what about Huang Chao... Isn't Huang Chao just a salt seller, and finally got a golden armor all over the city...Look It looks like many people yearn for rebellion!Is this really a normal state of mind?

Zhao Si is full of flashy scenes, allowing him to see business opportunities everywhere. While he can make a lot of money, he also sees crises everywhere...

So he said to He Wenyu: "Even if it's for the silver all over the floor, we must try to keep it!"

He Wenyu was very puzzled, and asked, "What are you protecting?"

"What's the matter, you will gradually understand..."

　Thank you dear!Thank you Gu Chengge Yeyu for the red envelope!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)