Aoyama Chronicle

This year's Yan Country is really a cold winter as expected.Taking Kyoto as an example, since mid-November, there has never been a day without snow. It is often because the snow in the previous session has not melted completely, and it will start to fall again in the next session.Not only in Kyoto, but also in Yangzhou in the south.Originally, everyone planned to come to Kyoto this year to celebrate the New Year. By the way, congratulations to Zhong Yiwen High School and the joy of having a baby, and because of the weather, Steward Fu and the others had to change the date of departure again and again, and waited until it was almost impossible to postpone before they all went. After getting out of the carriage, Xiao Fang and the horses outside were all wrapped in quilts.

Chen Yinuo arrived very early, arriving in Kyoto in late November.Seeing Zhong Yiwen sitting on the bed wrapped in a quilt, and Qin Fei whose belly had already started to swell helped him to hold it underneath, Chen Yinuo immediately laughed shamelessly.

Zhong Yiwen also knows that he is very ugly now, but he is afraid of the cold, so what can he do: "Why are you laughing? Have you ever seen someone who is afraid of the cold?"

Chen Yinuo nodded: "I've never seen someone who is so afraid of the cold like you. Lord, those who don't know will think that the one who has a body is actually you!"

Chen Yinuo's words made Qin Fei beside Zhong Yiwen couldn't help laughing.

Zhong Yiwen didn't care about it, and stared at Qin Fei coquettishly: "Qin Fei, how could you do this? How could you join forces with an outsider to laugh at me."

Qin Fei straightened his face and tried not to smile, but immediately failed: "But you are really funny like this!"

"Forget it, forget it!" Zhong Yiwen waved his hands without hesitation, "If you entertain your relatives in colorful clothes, I'll be wrapped up and amuse you!"

"You can say that, sir." Chen Yinuo found a stool and sat down carelessly. At the end, he still felt a little cold, so he dragged the stool and leaned against the brazier, "You guys are still at home. It’s comfortable, let’s not mention the days when we were on the road in the snow a few days ago.”

When Chen Yinuo returned to the capital, he brought a lot of people here, all of whom were servants added here and there, a total of more than a dozen people.Tian Ping was also left by Chen Yinuo in the Zhong family's firm to help with errands, but he got married in October, so he returned to Qingzhou early, and was not among Chen Yinuo and his group.More than a dozen of them did not run empty, they directly brought a batch of leathers and packed more than a dozen cars together, you can imagine how much effort they spent on the road.Now these skins have been piled up in Zhong's warehouse, and they were piled up in four rooms before they were put down.

"Okay, I know you have worked hard! Turn around, you all go to the soup pool at the back to soak, it will definitely make you feel comfortable and not want to come out!" Zhong Yiwen reminded Chen Yinuo.

Zhong Yiwen and the others moved to the small courtyard of Tangchi after nine months from Qin Fei's body.Firstly, there are soup ponds here in winter, and the temperature is relatively high, so it is very convenient and comfortable to live in.Secondly, it was approaching the end of the year, and there were more and more people in the family, and the house in Kyoto might not be able to accommodate them, so they simply moved here.

When Chen Yinuo heard this, he immediately laughed at Zhong Yiwen, got up and left: "Okay, I'll go to Bubbles first. Let's talk in detail after we come back!"

Zhong Yiwen saw that as soon as Chen Yinuo finished speaking, the figure disappeared, and he and Qin Fei looked at each other, and then they both laughed.After doing business abroad for more than a year, Chen Yinuo's personality became more and more cheerful.

Zhong Yiwen and the others live in Tangchi Courtyard, so they don't know the current situation in Kyoto.In fact, after two consecutive heavy snowfalls in Kyoto and the skyrocketing prices, the Holy One issued new business regulations.There are a total of sixteen new regulations, which can be regarded as a basic prototype.One of them is very clear that the state has the right to assist merchants in setting the prices of goods when prices are unstable.All merchants must abide by this price. Once a high price is found to be sold or sold maliciously, it will be dealt with in accordance with regulations.

On the second day after the promulgation of this commercial law, there were officials beating gongs to report prices on the streets of Kyoto, and they called all the people to pay attention and actively report illegal businesses.In the afternoon of the same day, a business was reported, and after the official sentry verified the facts, he was very rude and directly ordered him to close the store for rectification.After a few days like this, more and more merchants in the capital city were ordered to rectify, while those big and time-honored stores continued to open their doors for sales very steadily.The final result is that the arms cannot twist the thighs, and the well-connected merchants find that the way is blocked, and after being told not to be an early bird, they immediately rectify it obediently, reopen the store, and guarantee the price.Those merchants who have no way to plan to die will be sentenced directly for violating the new regulations.

In a short period of time, the capital was completely stabilized, and the people, including some beneficiary businesses, immediately accepted the new business regulations.Some honest merchants said that such regulations are simply guaranteeing them.

Special spies report the situation in Kyoto to the Holy Majesty every day.When the Holy Majesty knew that there was no major commotion in Kyoto, and that it was more stable than in previous years when the cold winter occurred, he immediately felt that he had made the right decision.Sure enough, Zhong Yiwen couldn't let go.

In previous years, when the cold winter occurred, the price of goods rose several times, even the ordinary small households could not bear it, let alone the poor households, there would always be many people who died of frostbite.And it was accompanied by all kinds of crimes, such as stealing and robbery incidents, and even arousing public grievances and overwhelming the government.Prices are stable this year. Although they are a bit more expensive, most people can still afford them, and those who cannot afford them are subsidized by the government, so it is certain that there will be no riots.

However, although the capital was successful, the Holy One still did not dare to implement it nationwide immediately. Instead, he chose a few state capitals to implement it this year, and others will have to wait until next year or longer.The final selected places are Yanzhou, Jizhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou.

There is no doubt that Yanzhou was selected. Merchants in Yanzhou gradually entered this year relying on the government. The government has great prestige, and it is almost effortless to directly promulgate commercial regulations.Jizhou and Yuzhou were selected. In fact, the main reason is that they are close to Kyoto, so they can get news easily and quickly, and problems can be solved quickly, so they are relatively safe.As for the last Yangzhou, it was decided by the Holy Spirit after much deliberation.The merchants in Yangzhou are basically pure merchants without any deep-rooted government relations, so the execution will be smoother. In addition, the prefect of Yangzhou is a clean stream with good ability. In addition, there are many students in Yangzhou. As long as they see the business regulations The benefits of the government will definitely try their best to help implement the regulations, and the Holy One doesn't even need to worry about it later.

When Zhong Yiwen knew that his ideas had been secretly used again, it was only after Chen Yinuo planned to sell the skins to merchants that he found out.Although the final selling price of the merchants is not high due to the government's pricing, but because there are many buyers and a large amount of sales, they are not less profitable than in previous years.Chen Yinuo's batch of leathers sold at a good price, which had exceeded his imagination, and it was considered a small profit.

Zhong Yiwen asked Chen Yinuo to help him get a copy of the commercial regulations and came back to understand the implementation process.In the end, I can only sigh with emotion, the Holy Majesty is definitely lucky, otherwise how could no one notice and take advantage of so many loopholes.Sure enough, those profiteers are actually not qualified enough.

Zhong Yiwen thought for a while, and knew that the Holy Majesty had the intention to continue to implement it in other places immediately, so he immediately began to write and record the implementation plan to be more perfect.

Zhong Yiwen is not a person who likes to be troublesome, but because he proposed the idea of ​​the original commercial law, and now the Holy One is unquestionably advancing the commercial law according to his ideas, Zhong Yiwen felt it necessary to help out with some suggestions To avoid some risks and loopholes.This is not only to repay the trust of the Holy Majesty, but also to see Yan Guo enter a more perfect era of commercial law.

It took Zhong Yiwen two full days to sort out all his ideas, including that laws and regulations should be set differently according to regions, and prices that require the assistance of the country should also be determined according to different regions. Different items and prices .In addition, it is necessary to be careful about the risks encountered when implementing commercial law. The risks encountered are different in different regions.What Zhong Yiwen proposed included avoiding collusion between officials and businessmen in some areas, and the two parties privately negotiated prices so that some officials could benefit from it; attention should be paid to some large merchants secretly snapping up goods sold at official prices in large quantities, resulting in a shortage of goods and affecting the advancement of commercial law It even caused a disturbance of reputation; finally, there are a series of countermeasures that the government can implement when the supply exceeds the demand and the supply exceeds the demand.

What Zhong Yiwen needed to submit to the Holy Majesty was submitted through Mr. Jiang Mo Jiang.This is also what Zhong Yiwen entrusted to Mr. Jiang when he brought Chen Yinuo to Jiangfu to visit Mr. Jiang's family according to Mr. Jiang's request.

When Zhong Yiwen and the others saw Master Jiang, Master Jiang was not in a good mood.It was all because the crown prince was abolished, and the queen Yu looked for help everywhere. As a result, Master Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites who was scheduled to retire and return to his hometown, did not leave. job.

However, seeing Zhong Yiwen and Chen Yinuo came to visit, Mr. Jiang showed a long-lost smile, and he immediately agreed to Zhong Yiwen's request to present something to the Holy One.

Mr. Jiang was very fortunate that after receiving Zhong Yiwen's things, he immediately sent someone to deliver them directly to the palace.He himself didn't even know what Zhong Yiwen asked him to help deliver, and as a result, he was praised by the emperor early in the morning the next day, and then received the imperial decree to be promoted to Minister of Rites in the afternoon.As for the former minister of the Ministry of Rites who had been occupying the latrine without shitting, Master Yu was appointed a Grand Master by the Holy One. Although he was named Zhengyipin, it was a position without any real power.

The book that Zhong Yiwen submitted was sent by the Holy Majesty to study and deliberate with a few confidant ministers. After adding a lot of content, Master Shen Yingshen, the head of the Hanlin Academy, copied it again, and it became a secret document.However, none of the ministers thought about who proposed these things, and they only thought that the Holy One was becoming more and more wise.