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Chapter 1232 A Temporary Cheap
There are many people in Chang'an City, but most of the people in Chang'an live outside the city.

Although Yun Chu was determined to build Chang'an into a paradise city, the farmers outside the city were always what he cared about the most.

In Chang'an City, the government has been enforcing a strict ban - families that cut ice are not allowed to keep cattle and sheep.

This means that the rich people in Chang'an city can do whatever they want in Chang'an city. They can open silver shops, silk shops, pawn shops, iron factories, salt shops, fur shops, high-end restaurants, high-end inns, various workshops, and even get involved in high-end industries such as finance, futures, stocks, etc.

However, they are not allowed to interfere in the farmers' business.

Therefore, the granaries, vegetable gardens, oil mills, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and fresh fish supplies in Chang'an City have always been run by the surrounding farmers themselves.

What they supplied was not actually that good, and sometimes the quality was poor and the price was high. Some merchants discovered business opportunities in this, thinking that they could buy things from the farmers and then resell them in Chang'an city. Because the supply was so large, it was easy to make a fortune.

As a result, the government did not allow it.

The government did not say no during the merchants' preparation stage, but only after the farmers had made a small fortune from the merchants that the government came out to say no.

Therefore, the merchants involved in these businesses suffered heavy losses, and some even nearly went bankrupt.

Faced with high profits, many people tried their best, but they all failed one after another. When the number of failures reached a certain level, the rich people in the city finally discovered that something was wrong.

The farmers colluded with the government to make the merchants who wanted to monopolize daily necessities lose their fortunes.

After a few years, no one wanted to take over these businesses anymore.

Therefore, before dawn every day, farmers from the surrounding areas would carry vegetables from their farms into the city and sell their own vegetables, eggs and other things at the gate of a certain market.

If a horse defecated on the street, the bad guys would severely fine it. However, the bad guys never asked about the farmers who sold their produce, even though they had a bad image.

In Chang'an City, Yun Chu only colluded with the wine pot officials he had trained, and he had no interest in interacting with the nobles, wealthy people, and the military in the city.

The people of the Baiqi Division were only busy guarding against Yun Chu's collusion with nobles, wealthy people, and the military, but they turned a blind eye to Yun Chu's unrestrained management of farmers, or rather, they never cared.

Chang'an is the place where the fubing system is best maintained, and no other place can compare with Chang'an in maintaining the fubing system.

There is not much land in Chang'an, but there are many job opportunities. Yun Chu, just like the world he passed through, directly deployed the government soldiers in various markets and businesses controlled by the county government. One job is at least equivalent to a few acres of land that the government soldiers need.

The service period of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers was relatively long, starting from the age of twenty-one and ending at the age of sixty, a total of forty years. Many soldiers basically did not live to the age of sixty.

All the old soldiers who could live to the age of sixty and retire would naturally become figures like Li Zheng or village elders in the countryside. Those who were over sixty years old and retired in the city would naturally become figures like Li Chang or Fang Zheng.

The Tang Dynasty soldiers worked in spring, summer and autumn and trained in winter.

This national policy has become somewhat lax in other parts of the Tang Dynasty today, except in Chang'an, where training is never missed for a single day during the sixty days of winter every year.

Ever since Yun Chu became the magistrate of Wannian County, he has consciously included the governance of the countryside in his important work scope, and gradually replaced the local forces headed by clans in the villages with the palace soldiers who once followed him into battle.

In fact, although Yun Chu still valued the army of the Sixteen Guards, he only valued them. He watched the blood of these people gradually disappear without doing anything.

If the Chang'an civilians were given armor, Yun Chu was confident that he could lead them to defeat those genuine government soldiers.

Therefore, hiding wealth and soldiers among the people is what Yun Chu has been striving for in the past twenty years.

As long as the base of Chang'an farmers is stable, what would it matter if Li Zhi killed 8,000 people in Chang'an?
When Yun Chu left the Wannian County Government Office, the sun was setting sharply and the horizon was grey, as if there was a dark cloud covering it. Yun Chu no longer expected this dark cloud to bring snow to Chang'an.

Because he had prayed in the face of countless dark clouds before, but in the end, it was all in vain.

Without rain or snow, Chang'an would be gray as a whole and not pretty at all. In addition, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Tianshu Tower of the Tang Dynasty that tower into the sky look like they are about to infringe upon the heaven. With this in mind, it is understandable that God does not give Chang'an rainfall.

When they walked out of the East Market, they saw a group of servants washing the stone slabs with clean water. Looking at the dark red blood flowing into the underground ditch, Yun Chu asked Yin Erhu, "Did Zhou Xing kill someone in the East Market?"

Yin Erhu said: "This is the last wave."

"Who was killed?"

"Zhongshu Sheren Hou Yuanliang, his grandfather was Hou Junji."

Yun Chu nodded and said, "It is remarkable that the descendant of a rebellious person could reach the rank of fourth grade and serve in a place like the Secretariat. It is a pity that he still died in the end."

Yun Chu suddenly felt a chill on his neck and looked up at the sky. Sure enough, snowflakes were swirling down from the sky. He reached out to catch them and found that the snowflakes were in the shape of beautiful feathers, but they were stained with dust and were a little dirty.

It seems that the disaster in Chang'an is really over.

At first there were only a few sparse snowflakes, but soon they began to flutter. The snowflakes also changed from feathers to snow powder, falling from the sky and covering the ground white.

Chang'an had not seen any rain or snow for most of the past six months. When the snow suddenly fell, many people were not used to it. The merchants who had set up stalls in the open air began to pack up their goods and prepare to end their business for the day. Pedestrians on the road also hunched their necks and hurried home. Only some children were running wildly in the snow and cheering. Their laughter was so penetrating that it filled the entire city.

The snow continued to fall, and the black horse under Yun Chu's crotch turned into a white horse. When they returned to Jinchangfang, the snow on the ground was already an inch thick.

After taking a look at the villagers working in the snow and then at the spotted bear gnawing on bamboo in the bamboo forest, Yun Chu returned home and closed the door. At this moment, he just wanted to enjoy this rare moment of relaxation.

When Yun Chu was sitting alone in the flower hall watching the snow, Yu Xiurong came to him wearing a fiery red fox fur coat. Seeing that the flame in the red clay stove was about to go out, she threw two pine cone charcoals into it. When the water in the copper kettle began to sizzle, she said to Yun Chu: "Mei Yuer's wedding is almost ready, and she is just waiting for her husband to set the final auspicious day."

Yun Chu said: "The first day after Jingzhe is a good day."

Yu Xiurong counted with her fingers and said with some dissatisfaction: "That day is not suitable for marriage."

Yun Chu said in a deep voice: "With the sound of thunder, all things come back to life, snakes, insects, rats and ants run rampant on the earth, how can this not be a good day?"

Yu Xiurong said: "Don't let Sisi bring her bugs back home."

Yun Chu said: "That is her ability. We can't compromise her specialty just because Sisi wants to come in. It's not worth it."

Yu Xiurong said coquettishly: "Just spoil her."

Yun Chu said: "It's not about favor. As long as I can survive, the rest is just a minor detail."

When Yu Xiurong heard her husband say this, a cloud appeared on her face and she asked, "Is it difficult?"

Yun Chu smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, saying: "The snow has fallen, it will be fine."

Yu Xiurong whispered, "I heard that the Wang family of Jinyang was wiped out. Will it affect Di Renjie and the Wang family?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "No."

Yu Xiurong said: "I heard that the person who went to Jinyang to handle the case this time is called Lai Junchen, and he is from Chang'an. Zhou Xing is from Chang'an, and Lai Junchen is also from Chang'an. Now everyone says that there are many cruel officials in Chang'an."

Yun Chu said: "It's not that there are too many cruel officials in Chang'an, but that there are too many officials in Chang'an. As long as the emperor needs cruel officials, there will be many more cruel officials in the Tang Dynasty. No matter where the officials are from, they may become cruel officials."

Yu Xiurong clasped her hands together, bowed to the sky and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, my husband, can you advance the wedding of Meiyuer and Sisi? Everyone in Chang'an is waiting for this wedding."

Yun Chu said coldly: "It's none of their business."

Yu Xiurong said: "Many families use this wedding as a guide to decide whether to open the door to welcome guests and start their normal life."

Yun Chu sighed and said, "In the past, we always followed others to cross the river, but now it's others who follow us to cross the river."

Yu Xiurong said: "In this hundred-mile forest of Chang'an, the Yun family is already the tallest tree. Your husband should make early arrangements on what to do next."

Yun Chu nodded and continued to appreciate the rare heavy snow in front of him.

It snowed heavily all night. When Yun Chu opened the window in the morning, he saw that the courtyard was covered with snow. Looking at the snow that was half a foot thick, he let out a long sigh. With such a snow, the winter wheat would have a chance to survive.

Although the snow was precious, people in Chang'an developed the habit of sweeping the snow. The white snow entered the canals on both sides, emitting a faint white steam, which contrasted with the white steam coming out of the restaurants on both sides of the road, adding some breath of life.

Yun Chu looked at the diners coming in and out of the cafeteria, calculated the number of customers entering per unit time, and then said to Yin Erhu: "Business is getting worse."

Yin Erhu said: "More and more people are opening restaurants, and the food is getting better and better. Many people who open restaurants used to work in large canteens. After learning the skills, they opened their own small restaurants and took away many customers from the large canteens."

Yun Chu saw Yin Erhu's indignant face and said with a smile: "Don't make it difficult for them. Being able to make money is a good skill."

Yin Erhu said, "Madam also said that we are not allowed to say that those who learn a skill and then open a shop are thieves."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "I told others that the ice-cutting families don't keep cattle and sheep. When it's our turn, we should have the awareness of not competing with the common people for profits."

Yin Erhu said: "Several industries of the Yun family have been declining in recent years. Even things like anti-virus drugs are now available among the people. Although they are not as famous as the Yun family's anti-virus drugs, in fact, many doctors have begun to use these privately brewed anti-virus drugs in large quantities."

Yun Chu said: "Is it because ours is too expensive?"

Yin Erhu said: "Yes, their price is only 30% of Yun's anti-drug."

Yun Chu laughed and said, "Is the quilt business that Cui family cherished so much also ruined?"

Yin Erhu said, "We haven't made quilts in two years. Only my wife's embroidery business is still booming."

Yun Chu laughed even harder when he heard this. The things he had made with the limited knowledge of Tang people could only bring temporary benefits. As Tang people's horizons gradually broadened, they would eventually be forgotten by the crowd.

(End of this chapter)