The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 122: Force the king to sell fish [asking for votes]

Kaifeng Caogang is considered the largest guild in Kaifeng city.

As long as you rely on the river for a living, it doesn't matter whether you are fishing, selling fish, or doing water transportation, it all depends on the attitude of the Caobang.

If Caobang is displeased, most businesses will suffer.

If nothing else, if no one transports goods by water, you will have a headache.

This is still true for other industries, and for people who are engaged in water transportation, Caobang is much more capable than the government.

If they disobey, at least their boat will be scuttled, or at worst they will be taken to the edge of the Bian River to practice holding their breath.

They don't dare to cause trouble, but beating and scolding like this is called business ethics.

As long as no one is killed or injured, the government has no choice but to turn a blind eye.

After hearing this, Zhao Fujin frowned: "Aren't these people just trying to steal food from the imperial court?"

Qi Wei quickly agreed: "Who says it's not the case? The merchants' hard-earned money is exploited by these guilds before the court collects taxes. The officials say, is it evil?"

Zhao Fujin couldn't bear to compete with Zhao Fujin for food!
"Then in your opinion, what should we do?"

Qi Wei is a smart man. If the officials don't express their opinions, he can't talk nonsense. After all, Qi Wei has studied Li Bangyan's experience quite well.

Using Li Xiang as a mirror can protect your wealth and life.

"I just feel that if these guilds can be properly handled, firstly, it can increase the court's tax revenue, and secondly, it can make the people dare to do business and make it easier to do business. As for how to deal with it, I am stupid, so I would like to ask the officials to judge."

Although Zhao Fujin is an Aries, he has been born in two lifetimes and can be considered a stable old sheep, and he will not explode at a moment's notice.

As for what Qi Wei said, Zhao Fujin felt that it was definitely true, but it was still unclear whether there would be support from people in the government behind these guilds' actions.

If a comprehensive ban on guilds hurts the interests of certain groups and disrupts the balance of the government, it is inappropriate, at least at this point in time, it is inappropriate.

Even if it really needs to be banned, there must be a reason that convinces others.

Zhao Fujin thought that he had to find someone to find out.

But after hearing from Qi Wei that the Cao Gang was behaving erratically, where could he find someone with some status who was also an idler?

……

……

Force the palace.

When King Zhao Huan heard that the official had arrived, he jumped down from the couch without even putting on his clothes. Princess Zhu Lian, who was halfway through her warm-up, poked her head out from under the quilt, her face flushed, panting, her brows trembling. He was full of disgust, and since there was no one around, he muttered: "Is there nothing going on in the court? You are so idle, and you still come to visit me. If my husband ascends the throne, you won't be like this!"

Seeing Zhao Fujin, Wang Ji smiled broadly: "My good sister, why are you free today?"

Zhao Fujin was dressed elegantly in regular clothes.

After sitting down, we chatted a few common things: "Has my brother visited dad these days?"

The king forced him to laugh naively: "I've been there a few times. Gao Qiu asked my father to paint the Nanxunmen city wall. My father is having a headache over this matter."

"What's so difficult about this?" Zhao Fujin asked.

King Bi smiled and said, "How can anyone paint on the city wall? My father also wanted to make it out of rice paper, mount it and hang it on the city wall. But Gao Qiu said that we should still paint on the city wall. How could there be such a painting method? I don't know. Who gave Gao Qiu his bad idea?"

Zhao Fujin chuckled: "This method of painting is called graffiti, and this bad idea came from my sister."

King Bi looked startled, then smiled and said: "My sister is still interested. In this way, dad's calligraphy treasures can last forever with the country, and we have filial piety!" Seeing Zhao Fujin's silence, King Bi quickly changed the subject: "Sister, this time Come..."

Zhao Fujin then explained the purpose of his visit: "I want to ask my brother to do business."

"Doing business?" Wang Ji frowned.

Although the Ancestor Law of the Song Dynasty only prohibited officials from doing business and did not explicitly prohibit the prince's relatives from doing business, he still felt a little embarrassed when he forced the king: "Brother, I don't know how to do business."

"Can you sell fish?"

"Sell fish?"

The king was forced to laugh. He was the former prince and almost became the king of a country. Although he was only a prince now and his salary was not high, he wouldn't do such a thing, right?

"Since ancient times, those who fish and sell fish are all talented people. Brother, think about Jiang Taigong, think about Han Xin, and then think about it..."

Seeing that Zhao Fujin was speechless, the king was secretly happy: "I'm letting you show off, keep going."

Regarding this matter, Zhao Fujin lazily dealt with him, his face darkened: "I want you to help me find out about Caobang!"

His expression changed, and so did his name.

The king didn't dare to be ignorant: "Hey, sister, you told me earlier. My sister has something to do. It's my duty as a brother. Isn't it just selling fish? I will take the people in the house tomorrow!"

Zhao Fujin shook his head: "I can only go by myself, and I have to pretend to be an ordinary citizen and do some business of selling fish. See how the Cao Gang treats you."

Before King Bi could speak, Princess Zhu Lian, who was dressed, walked into the hall: "This is not appropriate. King Bi goes alone. If there is danger, the officials will not be able to explain to the ministers in the court." ?”

Seeing Zhu Lian twisting his waist and swinging his hips, he walked forward and gave a slight salute: "I've met my sister."

Zhao Fujin thought in his mind and blurted out: "Yes, at King Ji's age, pretending to be a fisherman by himself will inevitably arouse suspicion. Princess Zhu, just go with us and open a mom-and-pop shop."

When Zhu Lian heard this, his expression changed drastically and he waved his hands repeatedly.

Zhao Fujin didn't wait for her to speak, so he stood up and said goodbye: "Okay, I'm leaving. You two can figure out how to handle this errand."

When he walked to the hall door, Zhao Fujin turned around and said: "Don't reveal your identity, and don't mention the surname Zhao. My brother will use the pseudonym Gao Qiqiang."

When Zhao Fujin left, Zhu Lian howled: "Bullying people, Zhao Fujin is bullying people, asking us to pretend to be a fish seller and a couple, this is something that even the prince doesn't want my husband to do!"

Forced King Zhao Heng was upset and shouted in a low voice: "Keep your voice down, are you going to die?"

"I'm going to find the Supreme Emperor, this is too bullying!"

Zhu Lian had not taken two steps before he was pulled back by the king: "What is the use of the Supreme Emperor? What is the use of the Supreme Emperor?"

King Bi let out a long sigh: "Think about King Yun. We are still living in the wild land of white mountains and black waters. The officials just ask us to pretend to be fishmongers and explore the Caogang. It is considered a favor from God. We are satisfied. Just do it!"

Zhu Lian stopped crying and wiped his tears: "My husband said so, but it smells fishy."

Zhu Lian pinched his nose in a gesture, with a look of disgust on his face.

King Bi smiled bitterly: "Would you rather smell the smell of fish or the smell of blood?"

After the couple had prepared themselves mentally and realized that this errand was a must-do, they summoned some servants from the house who had been around the market all year round and asked about some common sense about opening a shop, and focused on some matters related to Caobang.

Although these servants only heard about it, but when they pressed the king to ask questions, they added more fuel and jealousy, and what they said was wonderful.

The king and his wife are indeed getting more and more uncomfortable as they listen to it. This errand is dangerous!

(End of this chapter)