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Chapter 249 Seeing Strange, Different Tiananmen Square

Chapter 249 It's strange to see, a different Tiananmen Square

After explaining the exhaustive thermometer, Yang Reform asked a more important matter.

"Liniang, I asked you to collect the wool. How is the situation? What about the business in Mongolia? Is there any progress?" Yang Reform is now thinking about Mongolia, and the actions of Liulizhai have to match his own strategy. .

"Master, I have collected some wool, but not much, only [-] taels of wool, but I have collected some cotton..." Sun Liniang replied.

"Oh? The harvest is not much? What's the matter? Isn't it the wool-cutting season? Or?" Seeing that the harvest is not much, Yang Reform asks, Yang Reform plans to hunt sheep and eat people. This is a long-term strategic issue. , Fighting a war can only solve the problem in a short period of time, so I am very concerned about this matter.

"No, son, there are sheep on this grassland, but the wool produced is really not much. The wool in Mongolia is used to make some carpets or tents. I'm afraid... son, in fact, Mongolians raise sheep mainly to eat meat..." Sun Liniang knew that her men probably harvested wool for weaving, but after inquiring, the wool in Mongolia could not be spun into fine things, only rough things could be made Come, it can only be used as a carpet, or as a thermal material for your own tent.Therefore, I didn't spend too much money on my own, and I couldn't get it, because no one wanted that worthless thing, so the output was not high.

"Oh, eat meat? Is that so?..." Yang Reform was lost in thought. This sheep eats people, and wool is the key, but Yang Reform doesn't know much about wool. The textile artisans from the south haven’t arrived yet, so I’ll wait until the textile artisans have seen the details.

"How much cotton did you harvest?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Cotton received 4 to [-] taels of silver, not many." Sun Liniang said.

"Oh, I see..." Yang Reform said, "4 to 4 taels of cotton is really not much. Yang Reformed remembers that a piece of cloth can be exchanged for about one stone of grain, which is [-] to [-] taels. Calculated as [-] to [-] shi of grain, it would be exchanged for [-] to [-] pieces of cloth, but now that the price of grain in the north has risen, it may not be able to be exchanged. In reality, about [-] to [-] pieces of cloth can be exchanged.

"Young Master, in my opinion, collecting cotton is better than collecting cotton cloth directly. If cotton is not spun into cloth for a long time, it will be easily dampened and deteriorated. If it is cloth, it will be stored more easily." Sun Liniang complained.The emperor asked her to harvest cotton, so she harvested cotton. However, once she dealt with the cotton industry, she had some understanding of the situation. This cotton is not as easy to preserve as cloth. Moreover, cotton has to be spun into cloth. This is also a troublesome thing, it is not as convenient as buying cloth directly, there is as much cloth as you want in the market.

"Well, I understand the situation you mentioned, this, let's talk about it later..." Yang Reform has no background in the textile industry, and he doesn't understand it at all, so he can only wait for the textile craftsmen in the south to arrive.

"Well, I know, what about collecting wool and cotton?" Sun Liniang asked.

"Go on..." Yang Reform had no idea, so he could only do it first, and wait for the experts to come. Anyway, it will be soon.

"Okay, I understand." Sun Liniang agreed.

"What happened to the matter of exchanging glass for Mongolian things?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Master Hui, this matter, like wool, is occupied by merchants in Shanxi. If the slave family wants to get involved, it is difficult. Even if the slave family has a supervisor of ceremonies and Jinyiwei backing up, if you want to intervene in the business outside the customs for a while, I'm afraid you don't have to count on it." Oh, alas...these Shanxi businessmen are really strict about the business outside the customs!...Now the business outside the customs has to go through the Shanxi businessmen..." When it comes to Shanxi businessmen, Sun Liniang is very angry She also tried to do business directly with the Mongols outside the customs, but no one paid any attention to her. Even if there was a post from the chief of ceremonies and the support of Jin Yiwei, it would not be a good situation for a while. People are oppressed, things have to go through other people's hands, and all the money has been earned by others, so when it comes to this matter, I complain to Yang Reform.

"Shanxi businessman?... Hehe..." Yang Huaihe felt his heart tighten when he heard this term, and his brows were tightly frowned. These gangsters have been paid a thousand dollars. Wait for a while, and if you look good, you will be called traitors.

"Hehe, well, Liniang, don't worry about those Shanxi businessmen, just do what you need to do." Yang Reform comforted, and it's not time to move those people yet.

……

Yang Reform and Sun Liniang got to know about the production business again, and originally wanted to score twice, but was disturbed by the Shanxi businessman, lost interest, and came out of Liulizhai directly.

When he came out of Liulizhai, Yang Reform figured out that he had to order new military uniforms for the new army. What would the new army look like without any new uniforms?However, Yang Reform is not omnipotent. He doesn't know anything about wool or the textile industry, so he can only think about it casually.

The carriage was still clanging along the way, passing through Xuanwu Gate, and heading straight for the Qianzhuang on Chang'an Avenue.

"Big companion, there are so many people!" Yang Reform asked.Although he was in the car, Yang Reform raised the curtain from time to time, looked outside, and found that there were not many people in the car.

"Master Hui, this is Caishikou. Caishikou has always been very bustling. Of course there are many people." Wang Chengen is an old Beijinger who is very familiar with this place. He sat in front of the carriage and replied.

"Oh, no wonder, I didn't think of it before!" Yang Reformed a lot before, but he didn't think it was so prosperous.

"Back to my son, I didn't go to Caishikou before, but today I went to the bank, and I took a shortcut, so this is the first time my son has seen it." Wang Chengen explained again.

"Oh, that's it! No wonder. Where are you going now?" Yang Reform asked curiously when he saw the bustling scene, people bumping into people and cars bumping into people.

"Master Hui, now you have passed Caishikou, Xuanwumen, Xuanwumen Li Street, and Chang'an Avenue West Street. It won't be long before you can reach the bank." Wang Chengen explained carefully.

"Oh, Chang'an Street? West Street? Xidan?" Yang Reform understood Chang'an Street, and Chang'an Street is famous!Who doesn't know the Chinese?The famous Tiananmen Square is in the center of Chang'an Avenue. In the future, it will be a symbol of the center of China.

"Young Master, it is indeed Chang'an Avenue, and there is indeed a place called Xidan Archway. I didn't expect you to have heard of it. It's a bustling place!" Wang Chengen introduced with relish.

Yang Reform is extremely excited, this Xidan will also be famous in the future!But the famous business circle, I didn't expect it to be so famous in the late Ming Dynasty, and then think of Chang'an Avenue and Tiananmen Square, these are the places that Chinese people yearn for in the future!Yang Reform decided that he would stay for a while and walk this Chang'an Street again in the Ming Dynasty, to feel the Chang'an Street of the Ming Dynasty, to pass under Tiananmen Square, and to feel the difference between New China and Tiananmen Square of the Ming Dynasty.

"Li Ruolian's bank is located on Chang'an Avenue?" Yang Reform asked excitedly.This Chang'an Avenue is indeed as wide as the Chang'an Avenue in the future, a straight avenue that extends into the distance.

"Master Hui, yes! It's almost here." Wang Chengen agreed.

Yang Reform has been raising the curtain to see the scenery outside.

"Hehe, there are so many carriages here!" Yang Reform was on the carriage, and he could see many carriages parked not far away, people shouting and neighing, and it was very lively.

"Back to you, my son, there is that boy Li Ruolian's bank. The business is really good, quite good! Look at this carriage, it seems that they are all carrying silver." Wang Chengen has sharp eyes, and he can tell at a glance that this carriage and the carriage on which he is riding It is different, it is a carriage for carrying goods.

Yang Reform followed Wang Chengen's hand, and the group of carriages and people in the middle of the crowd probably was where the bank was located.

"I said, that bank doesn't even have a signboard!" Yang Reform looked for a long time, but he didn't see a signboard. He only saw a building with an open door and people coming and going. What kind of signboard, don't everyone who opens the door to do business have to have a signboard?

"Hehe, Mr. Hui, indeed, it seems that there is no signboard. It's hard for those people. I guess Li Ruolian didn't dare to set up a signboard without His Majesty's permission." Wang Chengen replied with a smile.With so many people here to save money, the emperor's pocket bulged.

"Damn... that's okay? Open a bank without a signboard? These guys will come here to save money, and you are not afraid that this bank is a black bank." After hearing Wang Chengen's explanation, Yang Reform couldn't bear it. The black-bellied man murmured in his heart.

"Big companion, also send someone to try to save some money. Don't lose your identity..." Yang Reform said. As the owner of this bank, Yang Reform decided to try the services here.

"I obey, I will send someone there." Wang Chengen agreed, and then whispered a few words to the "security guard" beside him.

Yang Reform took a look around, and found that there were not a few people who came to watch this hot money saving scene like himself, and there were many carriages like him, parked on the street opposite the bank, watching this rare sight from a distance. In the heated scene, many people, like me, pointed at the bank.

Seeing this, Yang Reform felt relieved. With such a hot scene of saving money, it should be no problem to absorb two or three million taels of silver.

Wang Chengen reminded: "Your Majesty, you have to go to the bank to have a look."
"No need, Li Ruolian and the others are busy today, so let's not make trouble. How much money will we save if we delay his business?" Yang Reform is now focusing on money.

"Little one obeys." Wang Chengen agreed.

……

Not long after, the "security guard" who went to deposit money came back with a face full of shame.

"My lord, people in the bank don't deposit money for the small ones." The security guard in charge of saving money didn't reveal his identity, but just followed ordinary people to save money. I blushed, sorry.

Yang Reform was surprised!What did Li Ruolian do, he didn't even want money?This service attitude is too bad, I refused my boss to deposit money, this..., I will deal with Li Ruolian later.

"That's why, you don't have a title?" Yang Reform thought for a while, and he did have restrictions on saving money.

"Master Hui, the little one has a military cavalry captain from the sixth rank, and he is the last one waiting for you!" This guy blushed, and was very embarrassed. He was doing an errand for the emperor, but it was ruined. It was still his own family. If he ruined his errand, he really lost face and lost his family. The emperor said again not to reveal his identity, otherwise, this matter would be simple.

"What did the store say?" Yang Reform asked. This is his own experience. In the future, Li Ruolian will have to be repaired. This guy doesn't even ask for money for delivery. This service attitude is really bad.

"Master, the people in the store said that they are really busy today, and they will pay tens of taels of silver. They will collect it in a few days when the store is free..." The "security guard" who saved the money was almost ashamed, and he When I went out, I didn’t bring much money, so I collected a few dozen taels temporarily, but I turned someone away because there was too little money. This..., if this is not my son’s shop, I would invite a group of people to smash him .

"Hey..., I rely on..." Yang Reform was speechless.But if you think about it, you will understand. Today is the first day for the nobles to concentrate on saving money. This seems to be understandable... For the sake of money, if the customer is God, go to hell, no, the customer is God, and there is more money The big one is the big one, and the one with less money is the little one. Obviously, the little one can't beat the big one...the big one must be accepted first, and the small one should be put at the end.

The scene on Yang Reform's side was also seen by someone nearby, and someone also came to say hello.

"Brother, brother, you're polite, brother..." The man clasped his fists from a distance, and greeted him from afar.

The surrounding security guards immediately became vigilant and secretly put on guard, but without an order, they did not capture this person.

The person who said hello probably also sensed something, stopped, and said from a distance: "Brother, I'm going down to Wu Ziling, please be polite..." The guy stopped to say hello, and introduced himself first.

"Hehe, be polite, be polite..." Standing on the carriage, Yang Reform also cupped his fists in return.

"I've been observing Xiongtai for a long time, and I found that Xiongtai seems to be here to save money, I don't know if that's true?" the one named Wu Ziling asked.

"Hehe, yes! I heard that the interest rate of this bank is quite high, so I came here to see it." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"I don't know if Xiongtai has been saved?" the one named Wu Ziling asked.

"Hehe, I'm dissatisfied with you, I didn't deposit it in, this store is too big, it's deceiving customers!" Yang Reform complained, even his own boss dared to refuse the door, and he must fix Li Ruolian next time.

Faced with Yang Reform's complaints, the man named Wu Ziling immediately became more fond of Yang Reform, thinking that he was a fellow traveler, and complained, "That's right, I'm here to save money, but the damn thing is, this shop actually depends on whether I have a title or not." In the body, or in the Wangfu’s family, you say, isn’t this bullying us? Why are only vassal kings and nobles allowed to save money?”

"That's right! Isn't this bullying? Just now I asked the servants to save money, but they stopped me from saving money. It's really disgusting..." Yang Reform was amused, and he pretended to be angry and lied.

"That's right! This is discriminating against us. I think we are officials and officials, so why can't we save money? This, brother, you must ask His Majesty for this! I heard that this rule is made by His Majesty, I think We officials and officials should also serve the imperial court and serve the Ming Dynasty, so why don’t you let me save money? Brother, I think that I should argue with Your Majesty about this matter, brother?” This is called Wu Ziling didn't dare to speak rudely, he just complained about the officials and officials. Looking at Yang Reform's attire and entourage, he probably wasn't an ordinary person. He also heard that Yang Reform said that he didn't save money, so he regarded Yang Reform as a son of officials and officials. , because vassal kings and nobles can save money, so they immediately came to unite Yang Reform.

Yang Reform laughed to death. Sure enough, these officials saw that the feudal lords and nobles could save money. They were in a hurry. They were anxious to save money. How could they know that this was a set up by themselves. and donkey close.

"Yes! I support this, and I should fight for this with His Majesty..." Yang Reform put on a show of support.In fact, I laughed so hard in my stomach, sure enough, these officials fell into their trap.If they are not allowed to save money, they think that the other side will also save it. If it is a decree from the beginning, no one will save it. People's thoughts and behaviors are really strange.

"Thank you, brother, then I'll take my leave now..." Seeing that he had become one, this guy immediately prepared to contact the next one. After talking to this extent, there is no need to say anything about the rest. Now that he has not deposited any money, Of course, I went home and told my father, let the fathers join forces to put pressure on His Majesty, let everyone save money, of course, this cannot be clearly stated, otherwise, it will become a party for personal gain, this is a big taboo.

"Let's go, don't send..." Yang Reform said goodbye to the official's son solemnly.

As soon as the man left, Yang Reform and Wang Chengen smiled at each other. Sure enough, seeing the officials who had no right to save money, they became anxious and began to connect with each other.

Yang Reform smiled and said, "Let's go, buddy, let's take a stroll around Chang'an Street today." Yang Reform was in a good mood, and was going to take another look at Chang'an Street and Tiananmen, and feel the difference between Tiananmen in the two time and space.

"My lord, don't you want to visit the bank?" Wang Chengen asked in surprise. After all, the purpose of coming here today is to visit the bank.

"No, the bank is busy now, and the money is more important. Now that this matter has been completed, it doesn't matter whether we go or not." Yang Reformed.

"Yes, I understand." Wang Chengen agreed.

……

Chang'an Street in the Ming Dynasty was not as wide as it was in later generations. It lacked iconic street lights, and the square in front of Tiananmen Square was not as big. There was no Monument to the People's Heroes, and there was no Great Hall. Where it is today, there are rows of tall houses.

The appearance of Tiananmen is completely different from that of later generations. Today it is an archway, which is different from the city towers in the future.

He silently paid his attention back to Tiananmen Square, and after passing Tiananmen Square, Yang Reform pointed to the house behind and asked: "

What are those houses for? "

"Back to my son, where are the governor's mansions of the five armies, the clan's mansions, and the yamen of the Ministry of War..." Wang Chengen introduced.

"Oh, that's it!" Yang Reform remembered "before", here was Tiananmen Square, where the Monument to the People's Heroes and the Great Hall of the People were erected.

(End of this chapter)

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