Destiny Only Han

Chapter 1108 Liu Ying: What’s wrong with so many advertisements?This is normal economic behavior!
The midsummer sun shines on the majestic Han Tower. The green dragon Xuanwu on the arch wall and the bronze warriors carved on the four corners of the tower seem to be breathing heavily.

There are tall catalpa trees planted on both sides of the road, their thick leaves shining with white light.

In the canopy of the trees, countless cicadas were wailing at the top of their lungs.

In Chang'an New District, south of the Imperial City, it is a construction site that is even hotter than a hot summer day.

When Liu Ying was riding a five-flowered horse passing by the roadside, she gently pulled the reins. The five-flowered horse, which was worth 50 yuan and consumed five bundles of fodder per [-] kilometers, stopped immediately and started to shout impatiently. Nose.

Zhang Buyi, who had already run far away, suddenly turned his horse's head and ran back with a clatter.

"Why don't you go?"

"If we don't go into the mountains early while it's a little cooler now, it will be really hot later!"

Zhang Buyu looked puzzled.

Liu Ying pointed to the busy construction site in front of her and sighed: "What a beautiful scene..."

Zhang Buyu was stunned, and immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, this scene only exists in the sky, and it is rare to see it in the human world..."

Liu Qi burst out laughing.

After all, it was a poem Liu Ying once wrote, but now Zhang Buyi changed a few words to use it to deal with Liu Ying...

Liu Ying was too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Buyi, and just looked around.

On the construction site in front of him were hundreds of workers wearing only a pair of shorts, their backs sunburned and red.

Under the morning sun, they were sweating profusely. Although their faces were a little tired, their eyes were bright and they could faintly see a kind of light called hope. Occasionally, someone told a dirty joke. The tacit understanding between men was very... It was the obscene laughter that came and went.

Zhang Buyu shook his head and said nothing.

After all, he received a traditional scholar-bureaucrat education since he was a child, and he was somewhat intolerant of engaging in pornography in public.

But Liu Ying laughed wildly.

Well, the main thing is to regain a bit of the feeling of being a civil dog...

He looked at Zhang Buyu and asked, "Do you know why they are so happy?"

Zhang Buyu curled his lips and raised his head:
"A girl was married for the first time. She cried and asked her sister-in-law: Who made this ceremony? She said: Duke Zhou. The female general was scolded by Duke Zhou. When she was full moon, she returned to Ning. She asked her sister-in-law: "Where is Duke Zhou?" Sister-in-law said: "He is an ancient man. Why are you looking for him?" The woman said: I want to make a pair of shoes to thank him..."

"How about it, is it interesting?"

"Laugh!"

Liu Qi was overjoyed.

But when he saw Liu Ying keeping a straight face and saying nothing, he quickly put on a blank expression.

After a while, Liu Ying stared and scolded angrily:
"I'm asking you if you know why they are so happy. I'm not asking you to tell me a dirty joke!"

"Also, this is an act of disgrace on your part. Isn't it enough to punish you with three years' salary?"

Zhang Buyi looked indifferent.

After all, he is not even a mid-level official like Qianshi...

Three years' salary?

To be honest, as long as they were talking, his family's property had earned him at least ten years of salary!

But Liu Ying was very satisfied.

Live within your means.

When it is impossible to increase revenue, fines can also be regarded as a powerful tool to solve the financial balance.

such as……

Right.

Liu Qi leaned on the horse, raised his head and asked, "Father, why are they so happy?"

Next to him, Liu De, who claims to accompany and protect the best father in the world, but is actually just skipping class, pricked his ears.

Although Liu De doesn't like to study or read the subtle words and righteousness of those ancient sages, he likes to listen to other people's talk, especially Liu Ying's weird opinions.

Even if it is of no use to him...

After all, his mother was very favored. Liu Ying loved the whole family and promised that he could join the feudal clan without leaving. After the wedding, he would still stay in the colorful world of Chang'an City and become a wealthy prince...

As for state affairs, they are left to the prime ministers of the princes and states sent by the imperial court to take care of them.

Liu Ying said two words with a smile on her face.

"make money."

Zhang Buyi was bewildered.

Who doesn’t know this? Why ask?
Today's Han Dynasty basically has no corvee system.

In other words, there is no forced labor.

The people were free to choose whether to serve as corvees, participate in manual labor themselves, or pay a small sum of money to hire someone to do the work for them.

Therefore, these workers in Chang'an New District are basically using their own labor force in exchange for money, rather than being prostituted by the government for labor force...

Liu Ying rode her horse and walked slowly for a few steps, standing between Zhang Buyi, Liu Qi, and Liu De, and said with a sarcastic face: "Don't get too close to some uneducated and incompetent white-faced guys. Be careful of those who get close to blackmail... …”

Zhang Buyi: "..."

Liu Qi smiled without saying a word.

Liu De also had the same expression.

In fact, they only agreed with Liu Ying on the surface.After all, that is the person their favorite aunt likes, Aiwujiwu, Zhang Buyi can barely be considered the person they like...

Zhang Buyu glared: "Tell me clearly, what is the black man who is close to the black man?"

"As a servant of Zhongshu, can you memorize the imperial decrees by heart?" Liu Ying said with contempt on her face: "No, right? I can't help you. Forget about the past decrees. Many of them have been invalidated. Just tell me. Since this year, , what new laws have been promulgated by the Prime Minister’s Office?”

Zhang Buji turned his face to one side and stared at an ant on the ground in trance.

After all, he has been lying down, and has been quietly being a salted fish for these years, eating and waiting to die...

The important thing is that only those who eat the king's salary will worry about the king's worries.

And he didn't get the salary from the emperor!
For example, just now, he was fined three years of salary!

Liu Ying sneered twice, turned to look at Liu Qi and Liu De, who were confused, and explained: "At the beginning of the new year, the Prime Minister's Office has just issued Order No. [-], which is the "High Temperature Subsidy Act."

"The bill stipulates that when the maximum temperature exceeds 35 degrees, all workers who work outdoors and in industries such as metallurgy and textiles will receive three times their wages!"

“Since the beginning of summer, these workers have basically been getting three times their wages every day!”

"How can this not make them happy?"

Liu Qi nodded secretly.

If his pocket money could triple, he would be able to wake up laughing while sleeping!
Well, now he has not yet reached the age of being crowned, so the income from the feudal country is kept by Dou Yifang, saying that he will give it to you when he grows up.

But the crux of the problem is that he has already opened a mansion and has several stunning beauties in his golden house. He spends money every day and his pocket money is not enough at all. He even owes a lot of debts to Liu De and Liu Hong...

Especially Liu Hong.

The Zang family saved most of their property because of their voluntary surrender. In recent years, they relied on their status as relatives to purchase properties everywhere. The family was rich, so they naturally helped Liu Hong's mother, Zang'er.

Therefore, Liu Hong is the richest among their brothers!
Moreover, he had not spent the money yet, so he naturally lent it to Liu Heng without hesitation!
People are so infuriating...Liu Qi couldn't help but sigh.

Liu Ying lightly hit him with a riding crop and scolded him with a smile: "What does it look like to sigh at a young age?"

Liu Qi just grinned and said nothing.

As the child grows older, there is a gap between him and his old father... Liu Ying is inexplicably sentimental.

Zhang Buyu said with a smile: "Have you seen enough? Let's set off! If we don't leave, the heat will be unbearable later!"

Just as Liu Ying was about to speak, she suddenly heard a series of children shouting.

To be precise, a newsboy.

"Extra, extra!"

"The heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty marched forward with great success, conquering the five kingdoms of Shendu in three days and beheading a hundred thousand people..."

……

Zhang Buyu frowned: "How many 'extra numbers' is this this year? You are crazy about money!"

After all, "outside the number" is a supplement that is temporarily published by regularly published newspapers and periodicals in addition to being issued according to numbers. Urgent news must be reported in a timely manner. Generally speaking, it is free, but Han Dynasty is not ordinary...

Hence the charge.

In Zhang Buyi's daze, wherever the newsboy passed, almost everyone had a copy of the thin 'extra number'!
Workers, have money!
By the time the newsboy ran to Zhang Buyi's side, there was only one paper left in his hand.

The newsboy raised his head expectantly: "Sir, this is the last one. If you buy it, I can go home and enjoy the cool weather..."

Zhang Buyi didn't want to buy it at first, but when he heard the kid said that he could go home to enjoy the cool air after the sale was finished, his nose suddenly felt sore for some reason, so he took out a "one yuan" steel coin and handed it over, and took it easily. That last newspaper.

The newsboy smiled broadly. He looked at the steel coin again and again. After confirming that it was real money, he quickly put it into his bag, and then took out the patched money bag from the backpack he was carrying:
"Please wait a moment, I'll ask you for money!"

There is only one page of the extra number, so it only costs two cents, while 'one dollar' can be exchanged for one hundred cents.

Zhang Buyi shook his head: "Take it all, consider it a tip from me! You delivered this newspaper here from the inner city, at least ten miles away, the hard work is worth the reward!"

The newsboy was stunned and looked at the unusually handsome BMW under Zhang Buyi's crotch, confirming that this was a rich man.

Therefore, he was not pretentious, he just bowed to express his gratitude and then happily jumped up and ran home.

Zhang Buyue casually stuffed the extra number into the saddle bag.

Liu Qi asked: "Uncle, can you show me?"

Zhang Busuo smiled and asked: "Ask me what you want to know. What I know is more detailed and accurate than what is printed in the newspaper."

Well, when the battle report was sent, he happened to be a guest at Han Xin's house with Zhang Liang...

Therefore, he has more rapid and detailed first-hand information than Liu Ying.

Liu Qi thought for a moment and asked, "Isn't it a bit exaggerated to behead one hundred thousand people in three days?"

Zhang Liang smiled broadly: "That's natural."

"For newspapers, if the title is not exaggerated and eye-catching, how can it have sales?"

"Especially after someone invented the Chinese character typewriter, the speed of newspaper distribution suddenly reached a higher level. A skilled typist can type out more than 1 characters in one minute. This is much more efficient than the previous method of engraving the block first and then printing it. …”

Liu Qi suddenly realized.

No wonder he had heard someone say that "Chang'an Post" has changed from a monthly to a semi-monthly. It is said that it will be revised in the second half of the year and divided into two pages, A and B. It is basically a weekly...

Of course, more than two-thirds of the newspapers are advertisements placed by businesses...

Liu Qi thought of this, secretly glanced at Liu Ying who was as if nothing had happened, and four words came to his mind.

The culprit!

But what is a Chinese character typewriter... Liu Qi's heart felt like a cat scratching his head. He looked up at Liu Ying and asked, "Father, what is a Chinese character typewriter?"

(End of this chapter)