The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

The king of Qin led the people to the prefect's yamen, and the yamen guard stopped him and asked who it was.A eunuch stepped forward and murmured something, which made the yamen servant hurriedly retreat.The king of Qin ordered not to report the letter, and walked to the door of Zhu Wei's study with his arms folded, and heard someone inside say loudly: "I didn't find out before, either I didn't find out the root cause, or I was deceived by someone."

Then I heard Zhu Wei say: "Coax? Who can deceive the government."

The little eunuch raised the curtain, and Qin Wang saw a man sitting opposite Zhu Wei, who must be Zhu Tong. He heard him laughing and saying: "Uncle, it is very strange that this word comes from your mouth. You have been an official for many years. There are many people who coax you to grow old."

Zhu Wei waved his hand and said, "Zuo is just such an idea, I knew it a long time ago."

"Look, you just believe in experience too much. What if they use new tricks?"

"What new trick?"

"Where do I know, I haven't checked."

Zhu Wei snorted, "I still think you know everything."

Zhu Tong smiled bitterly and said: "If I know everything, how can I fall into the plan of ambush from all sides and Babaer ruin Dongpu?"

The King of Qin entered with his hands behind his back, and said: "Someone stumbles and another horse stumbles. Mr. Zhu is not Zhuge Kongming, and a momentary mistake is inevitable."

The uncle and nephew of the Zhu family hurriedly stood up to greet them.After a salute, the three sat down.Zhu Tong said: "You are a late student with little talent and little learning. Lord Lao is thinking about it again and again. I am ashamed."

Zhu Wei smiled and said, "My lord, my nephew has some skills, much better than the old minister. Just rest assured, my lord, I will definitely not spoil my business."

The king of Qin glanced to the left and right, and Zhu Wei immediately ordered the scribes, officials and masters to go out.King Qin said: "Mr. Zhu must have known about it. In the past two years, Qin State's tax has been greatly reduced. I don't know why."

Zhu Tong pondered: "Dare to ask the prince, when did the tax reduction start?"

"It started shortly after Liu Feng left." King Qin said, "It didn't decrease much at first, but it got worse afterward."

Zhu Tong said: "I remember that Liu Feng resigned as Prime Minister of Qin State in May of the year before last. In the same issue of the newspaper, there was news that Yan State sent a strong official to Zhao State to help control the river. He officially left Chang'an in July. Right. "

King Qin nodded: "Not bad."

Zhu Tong said: "Then, have the taxes of Qin State been reduced in August?"

King Qin was stunned: "This lonely king can't remember."

Zhu Tong said: "When did the tax reduction start and when did it drop sharply? The timing is extremely important. If something happens to Liu Feng as soon as he leaves, I'm afraid he was forced to leave."

King Qin and Zhu Wei were both startled: "Who forced him away!"

"I don't know." Zhu Tong said, "However, Liu Feng was born in a merchant and is not from Qin, there are many people who would not buy him." He sighed softly, "That's why I was reluctant to be an official in Qin at first. After all, the state of Qin is not the state of Lu. People all say that General Liu Tong is a warrior, but they don’t know that the warriors act straightforwardly and don’t look forward and backward. In the state of Lu, the execution speed is very strong. In this section, looking at the world, only Jia Cong wins the state of Yan I can do it later." He thought for a while, "Yue Guo is also good."

Zhu Wei was a little confused: "What is very strong? What is the speed of execution?" King Qin didn't understand either.

Zhu Tong explained: "A few years ago, Yan State wanted to collect land taxes from princes and scholar-bureaucrats. Everyone said that they would not be able to collect them, but they did so in a daze. Later Shu State also wanted to follow suit, but it failed in the end. But the Pearl has been made. There is not much land in the state of Lu that is exempt from land tax, so there is no need to follow this policy. If necessary, it can be done. But Qin is afraid that it will not be able to be done. This is the speed of execution. A benefit to the monarch and the people The strategy will often harm the emperor's relatives and local tyrants. These people will inevitably try their best to stop them. General Liu Tong was originally a general, Zhen Zangzhu was born in the green forest, and Lin Daiyu of Yan State was a female stream. They did not give them face. Therefore, Lu Yue Yan Sanguo has a very high degree of execution." He looked at Zhu Wei and said, "I told my uncle a while ago that Liu Feng was stronger than me, and I was convinced when I lost to him. It was because of this. I can be Prime Minister of Lu but not Prime Minister of Qin. It is much easier to do things in Lu State than in Qin State. If the prince doesn't understand, you might as well go for a walk on the street with Wan Sheng."

King Qin slightly guessed what it meant, and said: "The lonely king is also planning to go shopping with Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Wei hurriedly said: "My lord is the son of Wan Zun, how can he be dressed in white dragon fish at will."

Zhu Tong smiled and said: "It's good to bring some guards to pretend to be a writer, and others don't know that he is a prince."

Zhu Wei tried a few more words of persuasion, but neither of them listened, but he was worried, so he decided to change his official robes and go with them.So he sent someone back to get the regular clothes.

Zhu Tong said: "Since the lord has guards, we don't have to take them with us. Ours is not as good as the lord's."

The king of Qin said with a smile: "Don't worry, my dear friends, I will ensure that you are safe and sound." The uncles and nephews of the Zhu family smiled slightly when they heard the words "two dear ladies".

Not long after, someone came in and replied: "Master, the clothes taker is back."

Just as Zhu Wei said "um", someone outside said: "Master Zhu, Ah Tong, I'm so bored in the mansion, let's go for a stroll with you!" .I saw Liu Shu wandering in, "Is Master Zhu free today? Are you not busy?"

Zhu Tong said: "Didn't the elder brother promise to teach the two brats how to box?"

Liu Shu sighed: "What's the use of my promise? Your daughter-in-law said they didn't do their homework well, and punished them to practice calligraphy! If it's someone else, I will argue with him, but it's my own sister."

Zhu Tong blinked at him hurriedly: "We went to Mozhai Bookstore, and later on, Big Brother had to complain about being bored."

Liu Shu didn't notice it at all: "I'm just bored, anyway, there must be books to read in the bookstore..." Before he finished speaking, Zhu Tong winked again.This time it was too obvious, Liu Shu immediately shut up.After a while, he looked blankly at his brother-in-law, "But it's not convenient for me to go with him?" Then he looked at the room.Only then did he notice King Qin, "Who is this little brother?" Zhu Tong slapped his forehead.

The King of Qin smiled and said: "My surname is Wang, and I'm here to ask Mr. Zhu about the article. Mr. Zhu, who is this official?"

Zhu Tong said: "This is my brother-in-law, surnamed Liu."

Liu Shu waved his hand at King Qin carelessly: "Hello, little brother of the Wang family."

King Qin said: "Since Guan Liu has time to spare, it's good to go for a walk with us."

Liu Shu looked at Zhu Tong, looked at Zhu Wei, and said hesitantly, "Why don't you... you scholars go shopping, I will go shopping by myself. Chang'an City is only this big anyway, so I won't get lost."

King Qin said: "Let's go together, so we can talk to each other. Right Mr. Zhu, Mr. Zhu?"

Zhu Wei was a little embarrassed, Zhu Tong hesitated and said nothing.The corner of Liu Shu's mouth twitched: "You are so embarrassed, it must be because it is inconvenient for me to follow. I won't go."

King Qin hurriedly said: "No embarrassment, it's just that I've agreed to have dinner later and I'll be the host. The two of them are afraid that I will treat Liu Guanren as a fool."

Liu Shu clapped his hands and said, "So that's it! You should have said it earlier! Why don't I just be the host?"

Zhu Tong smiled wryly and said: "Forget it, I don't dare to let my uncle be the host. I will be the host."

King Qin immediately smiled and said: "That's fine, Mr. Zhu will be the host. I won't pay for it today."

Liu Shu patted his chest generously: "Stop arguing! How much can you three scholars eat? I'll be the host, I'll be the host!"

"Okay!" Qin Wang said, "Liu Guanren is really straightforward. I will be your host today, and I will invite you tomorrow."

"Brother Wang is still a happy person!" Liu Shu generously patted King Qin on the shoulder.King Qin's body trembled, and he was shocked in his heart: This Liu is so strong!Liu Tong is a powerful party.Since this person is Liu Tong's nephew, he must be very capable, but he was so downcast that he took refuge in his brother-in-law.If he can be subdued, he will be a fierce general.

Zhu's uncle and nephew had no choice but to let Liu Shu go together.Liu Shu didn't know the identity of King Qin, and the two of them had to call King Qin "Prince Prince".Liu Shu, on the other hand, was very evasive with each "brother Wang".

The four went out, led by Zhu Tong.Zhu Tong asked a guard of the King of Qin to talk about a bustling market at will, and then led the people there.When I got there, it was full of people.A group of people tied their horses and walked on the street with their hands folded.There are all kinds of shops on this street, and everyone just strolled around casually.There was a cloth shop ahead, Zhu Tong took a look at King Qin, and walked in first.King Qin's heart moved, and he immediately followed.Liu Shu murmured in the back: "It's not a woman, what kind of cloth shop are you shopping?"

When the guy saw a few well-dressed guests, he greeted them with smiles on his face.Zhu Tongnai asked him: "Yubai cloth, how much is a foot?"

The clerk immediately suppressed his smile, and still replied: "43 essays."

Zhu Tong nodded. "Where's the dungaree?"

"56 words."

Zhu Tong said: "I heard that the Yubai cloth in the capital is only [-] cents a foot, why is Chang'an so expensive?"

The clerk has already put down his face: "Guest officer, the capital is the capital, and Chang'an is Chang'an. If you think it is expensive, just go to the capital to buy it!"

Zhu Tong smiled lightly: "Forget it." He looked around in the shop, pointed to a piece of lacquered silk tapestry and said, "How much is this?"

The man smiled and said, "Can the guest afford it? Just ask about it."

Zhu Tong said: "If you can't afford it, can't you inquire about it? What if I can afford it? Even if I can't afford it, can it be that my friends can't afford it?"

The man lazily said: "It's okay to tell you. This is a picture of a hundred years of life produced by Wu Guojiang Ning. You don't sell it by the ruler. If you want to buy it, you can buy it. This one," he stretched out his left hand and his right hand. Finger, "It's 600 taels!"

Zhu Tong nodded and said, "A piece of Kesi costs 600 taels of silver, and a piece of Yubai cloth costs [-] taels of silver. If you buy Yubai cloth in the capital, a piece of silk costs only [-] taels of silver. Is that right?"

The clerk twisted his nose: "Guest officer is very smart. We are right here, who cares about him in the capital."

Zhu Tong cupped his hands: "Thank you for your enlightenment." He turned around and walked away swaggeringly.Qin Wang and others didn't know what he was going to do, so they followed.The clerk said a long series of "poor ghosts" and "what are you doing in a shop without money" after that.

Outside, Zhu Tong asked Qin Wang with a smile: "What do you think of this shop, Mr. Wang?"

King Qin hesitated for a moment: "That fellow is very snobby."

Zhu Tong said: "A big shop that sells everything from coarse cloth to silk tapestry, the clerk is so snobbish, and the Lu country does not have it. The Lu country clerks look down on the poor ghosts who buy coarse cloth, and they never dare to show it on the face. As long as there are any, the owner will fire him." He pointed to the shop, "The reason why this guy is so crazy is because his owner has no worries about business, so he doesn't have any requirements for the guy. This shows that Qin is not a market economy yet. "He paused, "By the way, the price of Kesi materials in Jinan and Beijing is also the same. But the fish white cloth in Jinan is only 23 cents a foot. From the price of coarse cloth and coarse grain, we can know that the poorest common people Life was hard, isn't it?"

The King of Qin nodded: "The people of Qin State are more difficult than those of Lu State and Yan State."

Zhu Tong said: "In the country of Lu, there is no shop that sells Kesi that also sells coarse cloth, and the shop that sells coarse cloth cannot afford to rent the most expensive shop. But Chang'an actually sold coarse cloth worth 600 yuan and [-] taels a piece. Selling Kesi materials in one shop is also against the law of the market. Look, Mr. Wang, why does this owner sell coarse cloth in such a valuable shop?"

Where did King Qin think about this?He said blankly, "I don't know."

Zhu Tong glanced back: "My lord, you can ask someone to check the owner behind this shop. There must be a big buyer of coarse cloth for one tael or seven dollars a piece. For example, the Qin Palace, or the army." Qin Wang moved his body.

Zhu Wei said: "How much coarse cloth can the Prince Qin's Mansion make, there must be no doubt about the army."

Liu Shu said: "The military supplies of the State of Lu are not picked up from the shop, they are ordered directly from the factory." The King of Qin looked up at him.

Zhu Tong led the people forward.Just as I was about to enter a tea shop, I suddenly heard a commotion in front of me, someone shouted: "Killer, murderer..."

Zhu Wei immediately hid himself in front of King Qin, and Liu Shu ran forward without touching his feet as if listening to the sound of nature.Zhu Tong frowned, just opened his mouth and closed it again.Zhu Wei said: "Tong'er, quickly call Mr. Liu back!"

Zhu Tong shook his head: "He likes to be lively and won't listen to me."

Zhu Wei said: "Since it's murder, there will definitely be chaos. If something goes wrong, it's not stubborn."

Zhu Tong smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, fighting in the market will definitely not hurt him."

As soon as the words were finished, I saw two people running up ahead, one running away and the other chasing.A group of guards immediately surrounded King Qin.The guards were tall and blocked King Qin's sight with a blink of an eye.King Qin was still a young man, full of curiosity, and eagerly poking his head out.In the blink of an eye, the two of them had already run to the front, and the chasing one had already caught up with the fleeing one.

The fleeing man was dressed in a short skirt and looked like a thug guard. He clearly had a saber at his waist but never drew it out. He looked panic-stricken.The chasing one was dressed like a farmer in short brown homemade cloth, with a long simple knife in his hand, and he didn't know how much blood was splashed on his face.It was too late and then quickly, the chaser raised his knife and swung it across the back of the fleeing neck.Hearing the sound of "click", the fleeing man's head fell to the ground, and he ran forward a few steps and fell down, blood gushing out immediately.Everyone in the street was stunned.The human head rolled and stopped not far from Zhu Tong's feet.The king of Qin had already softened from fright, and collapsed on a guard.

The murderer's face was as cold as frost, he raised his arm and wiped the blood from his face, turned and ran back without looking at the dead man.

Zhu Wei was the first to recover, and shouted: "Don't let the murderer escape!"

I saw Liu Shu running towards him, blocking the road and shouting, "Where are you going!" He drew out his saber while talking.

The murderer said loudly: "Don't meddle in your own business, a good man. I still have enemies that I haven't killed. Let the government deal with them after they've been killed!"