The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 853 It's just an aphrodisiac
As the companion capital of the Sui Dynasty, Daxing City was the largest metropolis in the Northwest, with a large population. However, due to the departure of the Guanlong nobles one after another, the population in Guanzhong was lost. In addition, the large number of slaves of the Guanlong nobles were dispersed by Yang Tong to the Yongliang counties. counties, the population of Daxing City is far less than the 30 at its peak, but it still has about [-]. In order to facilitate the shopping of the people, Yang Tong simply flattened Chongji Temple and Jinchangfang Ci’en Temple, which occupied the entire Zhaoguofang. Daxingnan City was opened up, and Yongyang Fang, which was occupied by Zhuangyan Temple, was also bulldozed to become Yongyang City.

The addition of Nanshi City and Yongyang City has greatly facilitated the people in the south of the city. When shopping, they no longer have to detour around half of Daxing City, and the people regard it as convenient and good governance.

If you want to say that you are unhappy, I am afraid that there are only fake monks who are forced to return to vulgarity. There used to be 28 large-scale temples in Daxing City, and most of them occupied the entire square. Now there is only Daxingshan Temple in Jingshanfang. As far as Taoism is concerned, it is not greatly affected, because in the entire Daxing City, the only one that has a scale is the Xuandu Temple that occupies the entire Chongyefang, and the rest are not worth mentioning.

Now Daxing City has two sects of Buddhism and Taoism, facing each other across Zhuque Street, but the reputation of Buddhism has been ruined by too many thieves and monks. It is regarded as a place to hide filth, and because of this, although the scale of Daxingshan Temple is larger than that of Xuandu Temple, the people no longer believe in them. Except for a few devout Buddhists, several people come to burn incense.Every day was sad, not only did no one become a monk, but because the imperial court set up according to the Buddhist philosophy that monks were not allowed to have land, monks could not eat meat, monks could not ask for wives, monks could not spend extravagantly, and monks could not violate precepts. Some monks who were not firm in their will couldn't bear it, and they returned to the vulgar one after another.

Of course, Taoism, which has also suffered from the reputation of thieves and Taoists, is not much better. It’s just that Taoism has never been brilliant for more than a hundred years. It doesn't matter.

But no matter what, the elitism of Buddhism and Taoism is an inevitable trend. This is the general trend, and no one can change it.

What's more terrible is that the rules and regulations set up by Yang Tong for various religions such as Buddhism and Taoism are the only prohibitions currently in the Sui Dynasty. Even if Yang Tong is gone in the future, they must be implemented.If a certain generation of emperors forcibly dismissed these clauses, the contemporary royal family's children, civil and military officials, and local counties and counties could rise up to overthrow them in an open and honest manner. Therefore, no matter how much a certain generation of emperors believe in Buddhism and believe in faith, they will not dare to attack them in groups. There is a great risk of violating these prohibitions.

When encountering such a dynasty, after a few generations, it is still a matter of whether there are monks or not.Now there are only two paths left for Buddhism, either shrink back and be a tortoise and watch the number of monks decrease day by day, or grit your teeth and encourage Buddhists to rebel.

But who dares to rebel?

If the reputation of Buddhism is still there, there may be people who are cruel and risky to join Buddhism. However, Buddhism is now a stinky street. Chop him up and feed them to dogs, so after all, there is actually only one way to go, and that is to follow the court's laws, don't pretend to be gods and ghosts, and don't occupy the mountains as kings, give us loan sharks, and poison the people.

No matter how unwilling the monks in Daxing City are, no one pays attention to them. At this moment, the people are busy preparing for the New Year. Even if they buy paper money for joss sticks, it is a tribute to their parents and ancestors who have worked so hard to give birth to them, not A non-existent Buddha.

Although there are four cities in Daxing City, they are still as different as before.Because Dongshi is close to Daxing Palace and Xingqing Palace, and there are many houses of royal families and nobles and dignitaries in the surrounding squares, "the treasures of the four quarters are all accumulated" in the city. And the needs of dignitaries.

Symmetrical to the East City, the four cities in the east and north of the West City also have dignitaries and dignitaries, but they are much less than those around the West City. The surrounding areas are dominated by common people's residences. Most of the commodities in the market are clothing, candles, cakes, medicines, etc. Daily necessities, of course there are also some luxury goods on sale, but most of the goods here are for ordinary people, so the traffic flow is far more than that of Dongshi, and it is the main center of commercial and economic activities in Daxing City, so it is also called "golden city". city".

West Market is relatively close to Jinguangmen, the starting point of the Silk Road, and there are many Hu merchants living in the surrounding Lifang, making it an international trade market.Some Hu merchants who traveled between the Sui Dynasty and the Western Regions for a long time also set up shops in the Western Market, such as Persian mansions, jewelry stores, warehouses and wine shops.Among them, many Orchid restaurants where girls from the Western Regions sang, danced and served wine were often visited by romantic people.

As for the newly added Nanshi and Yongyang markets, they are bazaars dedicated to serving ordinary people, and the value and grade of the goods sold have further declined.

To put it simply, one of the four cities is a high-end market and the other is a mid-range market. The two newly added cities focus on low-end products and serve a large number of ordinary people.

West Market is just north of Jinguangmen Avenue, with convenient access and bustle of people, especially the Persian Mansion, which occupies the north gate, is the golden treasure of West Market. There are more than 30 buildings in it, all of which sell exotic goods. Many shops are also concentrated here.

The new shop with Feng Lai Yi is also here now.

Before, Feng Laiyi had only one store in Dongshi in Daxing, but after the indigo daisy and soap were handed over to them for sale, Jiang Fengyi followed Yang Tong’s idea of ​​cracking down on Persian luodai, and bought the location in the Persian mansion from the government at a high price. The best yard, the price competition with Hu merchants nearby.

As soon as Qingdai was launched on the market, it defeated Hu Shangluodai with the advantage of high quality and low price. Although she also bought soap here, it was mass-produced and the purpose was to benefit the people all over the world, and the price was not too expensive. Ordinary people can afford it as long as they are ruthless.

The products used by Jiang Fengyi to make money are undoubtedly high-quality soaps. Soaps are used to make money for women. The soap poured out of the mold is very exquisite. The overall shape is a heart, with embossed flowers on one side and flowers on the other. The beautiful and romantic four artistic characters of "heart and heart match each other", women are attracted by its shape and fragrance at a glance.

Milk soap, pearl soap, mung bean soap, lavender soap, chrysanthemum soap, ginseng soap, rouge soap, and other soaps were all sold at a sky-high price of fifteen gold coins because of their “low production” and rare things. At present, Hu merchants who smell business opportunities are the main consumers, and wealthy families in the Sui Dynasty only account for [-]% of the goods. After all, diligence and thrift are traditional virtues, no matter how rich they are, few people are willing to spend fifteen gold coins to buy them. Such a thing.

This is also precisely the intention of Yang Tong's low-production soap. Although goods such as porcelain and silk have always been hard currency in the international market, the price in this country is not high. Compared with the luxury goods such as jewelry and spices brought by Hu merchants , there is no competitiveness at all, people only need a longan-sized daisy, and they can exchange a carload of exquisite silk, and if the manpower, material resources and time of a silk are counted, it is really not much money, so a lot of unique silk is needed. Luxury goods are used to smooth this gap, and then through the hands of Hu merchants, these luxury goods are used to plunder the wealth of various countries. For now, only hand-carved works of art such as soap, wine, glass crafts, gold, silver, copper and jade are considered unique. Some luxuries.

Although he can also earn money from Hu merchants, compared with the war, Yang Tong always feels that the money comes too slowly.

When he was entrusted by the imperial court to come to the Persian Mansion in disguise to negotiate with Jiang Fengyi, he saw that only Feng Laiyi was a national businessman among the dozens of shops, and his face became even more ugly.

When he walked into the store, the burning coal fire in the fireplace made people feel like stepping from the cold winter into the warm spring and autumn. It was cold and snowy outside, and the house was as warm as spring.

As soon as he thought about it, Yang Tong realized that this must be one of Jiang Fengyi's characteristics that make people transform. This woman is quite intelligent in realizing the customer-oriented service concept. Feng Laiyi opened to various counties.

There are people coming and going in the store, the voices are noisy, and the business is unexpectedly good. More than a dozen retired maids from the palace are running back and forth sweating profusely. Two branch shopkeepers are busy collecting money at the counter, even looking up Sorry.

A row of customers waiting for settlement mostly carry a few boxes of Qingdai.It can be seen that the indigo naturalis used to attack the Luodai market has achieved the expected results, and the sales are very hot. There are also some young people in splendid clothes holding exquisite boxes of soap. star.

On the other hand, Jiang Fengyi, a ghost girl, can't even see ghost shadows, so she couldn't be hiding on purpose, right?
"Master, are you here to find shopkeeper Jiang?" Just as Yang Tong was about to make an inquiry, a girl stepped forward to salute.

"Exactly." Yang Tong was stunned for a moment, then laughed, that girl is smart and capable, after she drove Yang Shidao and Ling Jing away, she must have guessed that she was coming, so she sent someone to wait in advance.

"Please envoy you to come with the maidservant." The maid did not ask where Yang Tong came from, and led Yang Tong to the backyard.

The twenty bodyguards with knives who follow suit are enough to show that the visitor is extraordinary, which is very consistent with the distinguished guests Jiang Fengyi said.

The yard is not big, only two rows of houses in the front and back, separated by an exquisite garden, the garden has a clear spring, forming a small lake, surrounded by old plum trees, flowers are in full bloom, and an octagonal return wind pavilion has been built on the rockery in the lake , connected to the lakeside by a small jade bridge, although the garden is small, its layout is unique and quiet and beautiful.

"Sister ***, the distinguished guest has arrived." The maid took Yang Tong to the three-story main building and knocked on the door to report.

"I'm on the second floor, let him come by himself." Jiang Fengyi's soft and pleasant voice came from inside.

"My lord, please." The maid pushed open the door and signaled Yang Tong to go in.

"You guys wait outside." Yang Tong confessed and walked in.

"Here." The guards glanced at each other and immediately scattered everywhere. As Yang Tong's guards, they also recognized Jiang Fengyi's voice, so they didn't have to worry about Yang Tong's safety.

Yang Tong stepped into it, and found that the fireplace was also burning, perhaps because of the small space, it was like Mayday inside.

"This woman is not afraid of being poisoned by drunken charcoal?" Yang Tong murmured in his heart and went straight to the second floor.

At first glance, it is amazing.

I thought this was the backyard where there was a Fenglaiyi branch and a temporary office. No matter how you say it, it would be simple and simple, but the fact made Yang Tong amazed.

This is a small living room separated by four parallel jade screens. The screens are all naturally formed mountains, rivers and clouds. On one side, there is a three-foot-long iron pear wood natural table. The fresh and dark fragrance of red plums, and a gluttonous bronze tripod squatting on a table emit a refreshing sandalwood fragrance.

There is a set of jadeite tea set on the jade tea table in the middle, and what makes Yang Tong speechless is that there is actually a long scroll written by him in "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" in the middle, with his jade seal and seal printed on it.

No wonder I couldn't find this painting. It turned out that this ghost woman was allowed to walk away, and she hung it here blatantly.

There is no resplendent vulgarity in the entire flower hall, but it shows a luxurious and noble restrained temperament everywhere.

As his eyes moved, Yang Tong felt his scalp explode.

Jiang Fengyi walked out from behind holding a tray. Under the cover of pink gauze, the well-fitting palace dress tightly wrapped her ripe body, outlining a seductive curve. Her bare feet, which were as tender and white as freshly peeled boiled eggs, were very eye-catching .

Yang Tong's mouth was parched, and it was hard to resist.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Jiang Fengyi is seducing him. Her outfit is actually very common in summer, and the flower hall is as warm as early summer, so it is reasonable to wear it in this environment.

The key is that other women have been wrapped up tightly for the winter, and the man's eyes have been lonely and hungry for the winter because of this. Suddenly, a charming beauty appears in a cool summer dress, and the effect is immediately highlighted.

Yang Tong has to admit that this ghost woman understands a man's heart very well, and is also good at grasping scales. She can use the time, the heaven and the earth, and the harmony of people to create a heart-pounding astonishing beauty without deliberately doing anything.

If she went to Pingkangfang to open a brothel, it is estimated that many of them would close down for her.

"Yang Renjin, aren't you hot?" Jiang Fengyi spoke in a very natural tone, not at all restrained by her attire, speaking exactly as usual.

"You turned the fire so hot, it's no wonder it's not hot!" Yang Tong took off his robe, and hung it on the hanger. There was a thick cotton robe from Jiang Fengyi.

Jiang Fengyi saw the two clothes of the same color close together. Although her face was calm, a trace of tenderness flashed unconsciously in her eyes.

When Yang Tong turned around, he sat on the small stool in front of the coffee table, wrapped the purple sand handle in the tray with a thick cloth, poured boiling water into the teapot, and the green tea leaves floated and sank, exuding an elegant tea fragrance.

After that, he lifted the teapot, poured the first tea soup over the teacup, added boiling water again, poured the tea in the cup into the wooden barrel next to him with a tea tong, refilled two teacups, and picked up one teacup with his fingers.

Jade hands, emerald cups, tea soup... slowly move to the bright red and moist lips, flowing, elegant and poetic, beautiful and picturesque.

Jiang Fengyi took a sip of the tea soup, put down the teacup, and a smile appeared on her ruddy face: "What kind of fire do you mean by fire?"

"Of course it's the fire in the fireplace." Yang Tong chuckled and took a sip of tea, "Otherwise, what kind of fire do you think it is?"

"I'm the father of nine children, so why pretend to be innocent?" Jiang Fengyi licked her lips lightly with the tip of her pink tongue, Jiang Fengyi stared at Yang Tong, and said contemptuously, "A man is like a stone pestle for pounding rice, and a woman is like a stone pestle for pounding rice." Like a stone mortar, the two are interdependent and indispensable. Therefore, it is only natural to love a woman. You have fought your life for so many years. On the surface, it is for the great Sui Dynasty, but in the final analysis, it is beauty, food and wine. , if you don’t enjoy yourself now, wait another three or 40 years, even if you meet a once-in-a-thousand-year beautiful woman, you probably have a strong heart. It’s better to enjoy it in time when you are young and vigorous. Thousands of beautiful women add up , how can you not be weaker than a beautiful woman in the world?"

"Do you think this makes sense?" Jiang Fengyi put her hands on the coffee table, leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile: "The ancients said that 'a gentleman hides his treasures in his body and moves when he waits'. You can move as little as you want now, and then you will It's late..."

She was dressed coolly, which was nothing at all, but now that she lowered her body, she felt happy, and Yang Tong broke out in a cold sweat, "Can you please be on time?"

Jiang Fengyi blinked: "Is it big?"

"It's so big!" Yang Tong realized it was too late when he leaked his words, so he quickly said with a serious face, "I mean this teapot is big."

"What do you think this big teapot looks like?" Jiang Fengyi gently pushed the teapot towards Yang Tong, and asked with a sweet smile.

At a glance, Yang Tong felt ashamed instantly.

The teapot and the dot on the lid are quite vivid...

Yang Tong thought that this unrestrained chief executive was unrestrained enough, but now it seems that he is unrestrained and inhuman!He smiled bitterly and said, "Stop playing, I'm looking for you to talk about business."

"You have no guts!" Jiang Fengyi gave Yang Tong a gouged look, and she knew that she couldn't keep teasing her anymore, otherwise something would happen.

After sitting upright again, he said solemnly: "After those two worthless guys were driven away by me, I knew they would come to you to complain, and I also felt that you would come to me to talk, but I didn't expect you to actually come; as a generation Emperor, are you so cheap?"

"How do you say that?" Yang Tong was a little puzzled.

Jiang Fengyi took a deep look at Yang Tong, her long eyelashes trembling, and said softly: "Everyone knows that the life-and-death battle of the Sui and Tang Dynasties will take place after the spring. The father and son do not admit it, but they probably also have this understanding in their hearts. For the surviving Li family, failure means the subjugation of the country and the extermination of the species. Other than that, there is no room for change. They can't beat the Sui, but they don't want to die , can only hide in the dark, and use all means to deal with you and get rid of you. Daxing City itself is the power center of the Guanlong nobles, and even the two emperors, Wen and Wu, have to retreat from the front and build a real capital in Luoyang. You have received many fatal blows, but there must still be Li Yuan's dead soldiers in Daxing City. In addition, there must be a lot of fish and dragons lurking recently. These poisonous snakes are always staring at Daxing Palace. If your whereabouts are exposed, they will definitely not hesitate. Assassination at any cost."

Yang Tong laughed: "I know that, there are also my guards in this dark place."

"Don't worry about it!" Jiang Fengyi said anxiously: "You must know that you are different from the past, not only the soul of the army, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, but also the father of several children, and the elders to take care of, and... In short , you have to cherish yourself, everything is to protect yourself, don't be a hero like before."

The concern and affection between the words are so strong that they can hardly be melted away.

Yang Tong is not a stubborn rock, how could he not feel it?It's just warm, but it's also inevitable to sigh.

In fact, just as Jiang Fengyi worried, Li Yuan not only sent the most powerful "One Eye", but also recruited many desperadoes to infiltrate Daxing. He didn't make a move, hoping to lure all the dead men out, and then catch them all in one go, so as to prevent future troubles forever.

"You know, I don't care about money. The so-called debt is nothing more than an excuse to talk to you." Jiang Fengyi's voice became lower and lower, and she buried her head deep in her chest. To a certain extent, Su Can't's unrestrained words are just a way of communication, but when it comes to himself, he still can't let go of it. If Yang Tong's five senses are not keen, he might not be able to hear the almost mosquito-like sound.

"I know you don't care about the money at all. It doesn't matter how you make fun of me, but your resistance to taxes is a bit of a big deal. It's so big that I have to risk my life to talk to you." Yang Tong took a sip of tea, He sighed softly: "Governing the country according to law is the core rule of our Great Sui, and it is also the soul of the Great Sui. I can have a strong cohesion in the Great Sui because the government at all levels in the Great Sui has absolute credibility and authority among the people, and the people trust the government. Only then will you accept all kinds of decrees from the imperial court, so that many new policies will be carried out unimpeded. If your small act of resisting taxes sets a precedent, some nobles who run shops will follow you as the standard, and follow suit one after another. Once it has evolved to this point, the reputation we have built up after years of hard work will be destroyed, and the people of the world will ignore the law and order, and cases of murder, arson, rape/sexual prostitution, stealing and abduction will be ignited. The power of starting a prairie fire spreads across the whole territory, if the aristocratic families play tricks on it, the troubled times will repeat itself again."

"Is it so serious?" Jiang Fengyi's political talent is not weak, it's just because of her temperament, she doesn't usually care about these things, let alone participate in them.

"It's so serious. If not, why would I kill so many corrupt officials? Isn't it to maintain the dignity of the Sui Dynasty? Isn't it to let the common people continue to trust the government?"

"Then I will stop making trouble, and I will immediately pay the fine according to the regulations." Jiang Fengyi knew that she was afraid, and she asked again: "But Renjin, isn't the aristocratic family finished?"

"What's over is just the performance of the aristocratic family. In fact, it can't be finished at all. Take the Cui family as an example. The ancestor of the Cui family was Jiang Shang of the Zhou Dynasty. If he didn't accept it, he gave way to his younger brother Shuyi. After Shuyi succeeded to the throne, he was rewarded with the area around Cuiyi as a food town. Cui was taken as the surname, so he became a person with the surname Cui. After the surname Cui was acquired, he held important official positions in Qi State for generations. During the Qin Dynasty, Cui Yiru, the grandson of Cui Zhu, was granted the title of Marquis of Donglai. After entering the Han Dynasty, Cui Ye, the eldest son of Cui Yiru, inherited the title and settled in Qinghe. Cui Ye’s younger brother, Cui Zhongmo, lived in Boling, known as the Qinghe Cui family and Boling Cui family in history. Due to the large number of people surnamed Cui in the two branches and the migration of officials and other reasons, the surname Cui was further divided into Zhengzhou Cui, Yanling Cui, Qizhou Cui, Qingzhou Cui, Qinghe Dafang Cui, Qinghe Xiao Fang Cui family, Boling Dafang Cui family, Boling second house Cui family, Boling third house Cui family, Nanzu Fang Cui family, etc. Fanyang Lu family also comes from the Jiang surname, Longxi Li family and Zhaojun Li family The surname originated from Zhuanxu and Sun Gaotao, and the ancestor of the Pei family in Hedong was Feizi, the ancestor of Yingqin... If these children of the big surnames are gathered now, I am afraid that each surname can form an army of hundreds of thousands, how do you think they are finished?"

Yang Tong took a look at Jiang Fengyi and continued: "The best thing about a family is to be a grandson when the wind is against the wind, and to be an ancestor when the wind is down. The family doesn't care about the ups and downs of the tide. The situation of great unification will not be stable for a day. At present, the heyday of the Great Sui Empire is unstoppable. Those aristocratic families shrink back and act like tortoises, and support the Great Sui rule even more than ordinary people. But once the law is corrupted, those aristocratic families who fear that the world will not be chaotic They will use the huge population base to fan the flames and sow discord in various counties."

"Why do they like troubled times so much?" Jiang Fengyi's slanted sideburns had long phoenix eyebrows, and her aura-filled eyes were vaguely full of majesty and evil spirit.

"Only when the situation is stable and chaotic, can they take advantage of it. Once there are obvious loopholes in the empire, they will not hesitate to turn today's Great Sui Dynasty into a separatist regime, and the world will be in chaos. No one is better at these things than them .”

"Generation after generation of families and families do not want peace in the world, because peace in the world means that the imperial power is stable, and the interests and power they can compete for are much less. Only the world is in turmoil and the chaos of war is the innate condition for them to grab the greatest benefit. The interests of aristocratic families are always at odds with the imperial power, and even more so with the well-being of the people... Even in many cases, in order to mess up the world, they will not hesitate to regard the children of the clan as abandoned children, and let these abandoned children use the name of imperial officials to abuse local people , so that the local people completely despaired of this empire. Then they threw out a few abandoned sons and encouraged the people to rebel. Before that, Fan Yang Lu Mingyue, Bohai Gao Shida, Bohai Gao Kaidao, Longxi Li Gui, Xiao's Xiao Mi, Jiangnan Shen's Shen Faxing Li Zitong, who moved to the south of the Yangtze River, was a side branch of the Li family in Zhaojun. All these rebels were pawns that were supported by the surnames, but they lost control in the end. Supported by Cui, Bohai Gao, and Zhaojun Li."

Speaking of this, Yang Tong continued: "If you want to eliminate the influence of the aristocratic family, there are only righteous schools and imperial examinations. The poor scholars educated by free schools provide strong support for the imperial examinations, and the same progress is also a guarantee for the stability of the dynasty. But talents, Without more than 20 or [-] years of hard work, it is impossible to become a talent. My generation has three things to do, one is to cultivate talents, and the other is to prevent the children of aristocratic families from becoming officials as much as possible, so as to make up for the gap between the two. The gap allows everyone to compete on the same starting point; the most important thing is the third thing. In these dozens of countries that cannot compete for power, it will also be the period when the resistance from the hidden and hidden families is the most intense. , Govern officials according to the law, do not put people in the right place, and make these people lose the prerequisite to confuse the people. So your act of resisting taxes seems small, but the impact is extremely far-reaching. Now you should understand, right?"

Jiang Fengyi nodded silently, and looked at Yang Tong who was pointing the rivers and mountains with beautiful eyes, her heart was full of love, when a man is most confident, he is often the most attractive, and she looks down on men all over the world, so she has to rely on him , isn't it precisely this kind of talent, ability, responsibility and Taotian self-confidence that makes me deeply rooted in love and cannot extricate myself?
"Hey, why am I getting hotter and hotter? You, what the hell did you drink for me?" Yang Tong suddenly twisted his body, not only getting hotter and hotter, but also the blood all over his body was rushing upwards, and his body burst into tears. Hot and violent, she rushed out, then turned to look at Jiang Fengyi, and found that her face was also flushed, and she was indescribably attractive.

Jiang Fengyi took a deep breath, and there was an indescribable charm in her bright eyes: "It's just an aphrodisiac!"

(End of this chapter)