The happy life of a prodigal

Everyone's expressions became incomparably dazed.

If His Majesty is safe and sound, doesn't it mean that what they have done has become a joke?

even......

Youdu Yushi seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Zhao Hao suddenly, his eyes were full of shock... It is even possible that all of this was directed and acted by An Guogong and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!The purpose is to make them jump out!Clear the way for the future!

Look at the people kneeling here.

From the Procuratorate, from the Sixth Division, from the Ministry of Rites, from the Imperial College, from Honglu Temple, and even from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Some of these people kept publishing memorials to impeach An Guogong on weekdays, and some of them flattered An Guogong on the surface, and all of them would reveal their true colors all of a sudden!

Although it is not very appropriate to use this word here, Youdu Yushi couldn't think of any better words for a while.

He sighed, bowed his hands and saluted: "I understand, I have thanked Your Highness, and I...resign."

Turning around, the back actually looked extremely lonely.

Others are also aware of this.

After going through the Fengtian Palace this time, they and His Highness the Crown Prince could no longer be in the same heart, that's all.

The problem is that, to put it mildly, it was a wrong judgment, and it was because I was too worried about Mr. He, and I had to do it in a hurry.

To put it bluntly, it means intimidating His Highness, framing the Duke... No one knows better than them what the crime is and what the consequences will be.

Even, after His Highness ascended the throne, this matter was also written into the history books. At that time, the group of them will be really laughable and generous!

As a speaker, what is the most important thing?

There is no doubt that it is fame!

If you don't have a reputation, how can you convince the public?How can we monitor hundreds of officials?

But now, their reputation has plummeted.

This move of Duke An and His Highness is really...

Hey......

Everyone saluted and retired one after another, all of them looked lonely, as if they had lost their souls.

Zhao Hao stood where he was, looking at them, but joy flashed in his eyes.

All this was easier and smoother than he imagined.

In the final analysis, it was because these guys hated the master so much that they rushed to make moves without knowing anything at all. In the end, they were able to end up like this, which was already the result of kindness between themselves and the master.

"After wasting such a long time with these old foxes, I'm hungry, go back to eat!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

............

Outside the Meridian Gate, Zhang Maoshi left the palace and walked towards the mansion. Halfway there, he suddenly thought of it again.

As the servant of the household department, I have never visited the exchange for such a long time.

I don't know what the exchange looks like, so I might as well take this opportunity to take a good look at what the exchange looks like.

The most important thing is to see if what your son said is true.

Has the situation of this exchange really reached such a critical juncture?

Thinking so, he stopped a rickshaw casually.

This rickshaw is a new thing these days. It is pulled by people. It is a bit like a sedan chair, but only one person is needed. The speed is much faster than that of a sedan chair, and it is very stable.

The most important thing is that the price is very cheap, and naturally it became popular in the entire Kyoto Prefecture at once.

Speaking of this rickshaw, there is still something to be said.

The reason why this rickshaw can rise in this Kyoto Prefecture is that the most important thing is a word - road.

First of all, the asphalt road was very smooth, and the rickshaw walked on it without any bumps at all.

This is one, and the most important thing is the second.

That's where the rickshaw puller came from.

A large part of them used to build asphalt roads in Kyoto Prefecture, but since the asphalt roads have already been repaired, so many people are not needed.

If you want to continue to build asphalt roads, you must leave Kyoto Prefecture.

But some of them are family members who have already settled down in Kyoto Prefecture, so naturally they don't want to go to other places to eat and sleep in the open.

There are also some people, he has seen the prosperity of Kyoto Prefecture, and he is unwilling to leave such a prosperous place, so he also stayed.

There are many people left here, but there are only so many jobs.

Of course there is no way.

If he couldn't find a job, he worked harder and harder. Even if he just paid for a meal, he was working hard.

The more this is the case, the major workshops will need fewer men, and a strong man can be hired for a meal, so naturally there is no need to hire more people.

In this way, it becomes a circle and cannot go around.

It was in such a situation that someone suddenly came up with such a rickshaw and pulled people up in Kyoto Prefecture.

You can also earn a lot of money.

As a result, more and more people joined the camp and began to pull rickshaws.

It also saved the household department a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, over time, these people may become refugees, and if there are more refugees, problems will definitely arise.

It's just that who came up with such a wonderful idea for this rickshaw is still unknown.

There are rumors in the market that this first rickshaw was made by An Guogong in his free time, and he threw it on the side of the road, and was just picked up by someone.

There is no basis for such a statement, but it is still believed by many people.

Zhang Maoshi is naturally dismissive of this... These common people, how do they know what kind of life An Guogong lives, how could they fiddle with such a rickshaw for no reason?

If there is no accident, it must be the lackeys of An Guogong's mansion who took this opportunity to put gold on their master's face.

"Hey!" Zhang Maoshi was walking on the side of the street, reached out to stop a rickshaw, and asked, "Do you want to go to the exchange for fifty Wen?"

The coachman looked Zhang Maoshi up and down, and said with a smile: "My lord, this exchange is located in the south of the city, not far from here."

"You mean not to go?" Zhang Maoshi frowned slightly.

The coachman shook his head and said, "No...you have to pay more."

The first thousand and 160 three chapters don't everyone stop working?

"..."

Zhang Maoshi stood where he was, not knowing what to say for a moment.

In the end, I obediently added [-] Wen.

Seventy Wen coins from the palace to the exchange are naturally nothing to dukes like him.

But putting it in other people's place is not necessarily the case.

Especially those ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Zhang Maoshi raised his eyes and looked around, but the expression on his face was a little dazed.

Because he actually saw similar rickshaws everywhere on the street.

Even many of the people sitting on the rickshaws don't wear luxurious clothes, they can only be said to be ordinary in the final analysis.

That being the case, where did they get the money to ride this rickshaw?

Zhang Maoshi couldn't help asking: "Is your business so good?"

The coachman didn't look back, and replied: "It's about the same. Today is not a good day."

"Is this not good?" Zhang Maoshi asked in surprise.

The coachman said: "Actually, there is nothing good or bad in the end. Anyway, there will always be business, but this strength can't keep up. What's the use? It's just that some time ago, my shoulder hurt a little, and I rested for a few days. If you can’t keep up, business will naturally suffer.”

"This..." Zhang Maoshi was very surprised when he heard this.

He was somewhat incomprehensible.

As the servant of the household department, he is not a person who does not eat minced meat. He still knows how many poor people there are in this world, and he knows what the life of these poor people is like.

Today, it may be better than before, but it has not yet reached the point where you don’t need to walk, but have to be pulled by a rickshaw.

What's more, there are still horse-drawn carriages on this street now, but they take a fixed route, which is much cheaper.

Finally, he couldn't help asking: "Where did these people get their money?"

The coachman laughed when he heard this, and said again: "It seems that the old man has not asked about world affairs for a long time."

"How do you say that?" Zhang Maoshi asked.

"In this capital city, as long as you buy dividends in the exchange, there is no need for money." The coachman took a breath and continued: "Let me tell you, these people may only have one or two taels of silver in their homes. I bought the dividends in the exchange, and it rose to five taels, six taels.

Every once in a while, they will be given money, and the money given out is naturally not distressed. "

"This..." Zhang Maoshi was surprised, but couldn't understand it for a while.

"What's more, the prices of these things have all dropped now, let's say that cloth, who can't afford a penny of silver?"

"According to what you said, wouldn't it be good for everyone to stop working and just wait for the money to come at home." Zhang Maoshi said.

The coachman said: "Don't tell me, there are quite a lot of people like this now, and they are usually locals from Kyoto Prefecture. Those of us who come from other places don't have a single thread. How can we be like them? It's okay." There is a rickshaw that can be pulled, otherwise you will have to drink the northwest wind."

"..."

Hearing this, Zhang Maoshi frowned tightly.

He has realized the seriousness of the problem.

For some people, they can get dividends even if they don’t work, and some people desperately grab a job.

Why is this?

It is because of the dividends in the exchange, and because of the advent of these kinds of machines, so many people are not needed, and all the things produced are enough.

There is a delicate balance between them.

However, what if one day this balance is broken?

What if the money for dividends drops and these people have no more money?

Is it necessary to go to work?

However, because of the machines, there is no need for so many guys in the workshop.

Haven’t these people lost their silver and everything?

After a long time, they may not even be able to afford a penny of cloth.

And when there are more people like this, the things produced by the workshop cannot be sold, so they will pile up, and they can only continue to reduce the scale, leaving more people without work.

In this way, a balance is formed.

But this kind of balance, compared with the previous balance, is one kind of heaven and the other kind of earth.

At this moment, Zhang Maoshi finally had a personal experience of what his son said before.

What are the things he was worried about before.

He took a deep breath and felt a chill all over his body.

Today, such a balance is still maintained, and no one knows when the balance will be broken. When it is broken, it will be a disaster for the court, the Great Chu, and the common people!

This disaster is different from the past, not like war disasters, but even more terrifying than war disasters!

"Old man, the exchange has arrived, and there are seventy coins in total."

The driver stopped the rickshaw.

Zhang Maoshi recovered from the state of thinking, and raised his eyes to look in front of him.

In front of him is a tall building, which looks antique and must be extraordinary.

On the top of the building is a plaque, with three big characters written in flying and phoenix dances - the exchange.