wealthy queen

Compared with the wealth of the people in the inner city, the life of the people in the outer city is not so good, but after all, in the imperial city, everyone can still see a smile on their faces during the New Year. Pei Yuanlie and his wife are adding fragrance After Lou separated from Mrs. Fan Li and the children, they did not walk any more because Mrs. Murong Yu was there, but chose a carriage to walk slowly in the streets and alleys of the outer city. Through the windows of the carriage, they might be able to Understand the living conditions of the people.

"Liangliang, I'm sorry just now, I forgot that you are already a queen, so I blurted out without thinking too much."

After much deliberation, Wei Tan still decided to apologize, his proposal obviously caused trouble for Liang Liang.

"Ok?"

Shen Liang, who opened the curtains and looked outside, looked back at him. It took him a while to realize what he was saying, and a weak smile crept up on his lips: "Are you really guilty? Isn't it just to close?" How many sons are there, what a big deal."

"But if they..."

"I said, why can't you turn your brain around?"

His relaxed response not only didn't comfort him, but made him more serious, but Shen Liang didn't give him a chance to finish, so he put down the curtain, turned to look at him and said seriously: "It's not as serious as you think, I'll stop it." My son is my business, and they are also my surname. They have nothing to do with the emperor and the Xia royal family, and we don't really need to make them princes. What I can provide them is a spiritual support and a life without worrying about food and clothing. Whether it's their future or their appointment as a marquis, they all need to rely on themselves, and they should be clear in their hearts, don't underestimate those children, they are very smart."

From the beginning to the end, Pei Yuanzheng never asked them to call him adoptive father. Those children will know sooner or later, and they should be able to understand. This is also a kind of motivation to spur them. If they want to be recognized, they must work hard. One day They can rely on their own ability to make marquises and worship ministers, and they have the confidence to say that they are foster fathers. Although this approach may give others the illusion of cruelty, they have already given too many things to those children. Let them rise to the sky in one step, that is the real harm to them.

"Okay, now that you've said that, I won't worry about it anymore. What are we doing now? If we go further out, we will be out of town."

Wei Tan is not stupid, he immediately understood what he meant, changed the subject on his own initiative, lifted the curtain sideways and looked out, the time they came to the Imperial City of Xia Kingdom is still short, less than 20 days before and after, don't worry. Said that Shen Liang has been in the palace all the time, even if he often goes out with her husband, he is not very familiar with the imperial city. He only knows that the imperial city of Xia State is similar to the imperial city of Qin State. It is divided into inner city and outer city. The four city gates in the northwest are subdivided into the inner city, the southeast, the northwest, and the inner city. Now they are located in the slum area of ​​the outer east city. The houses on both sides of the road are low and dilapidated, and there are almost no shops. It is the expanded new city, but it is much better than here.

"Look at the living conditions of the people and choose a suitable area to buy. Is this a poor kiln in the original Chu State?"

While answering him, Shen Liang also raised the curtain on the other side again. The couple leaned together and looked out, their brows could not help but frown. Those houses were too dilapidated, and most of the walls had Cracks, it is neither safe nor warm for people to live in.

"Well, the people living here are considered to be the poorest people living at the bottom. Most of the people who have a little way have responded to the government's call and moved into new houses in the expanded new city at an extremely low price."

Murong Yu, who knew the imperial city best, briefly introduced that the construction of the new city also had the support of Murong's family, so he was quite clear about this.

"That area is the new city, right?"

As the carriage continued to move forward, pieces of brand-new houses fell into their sight, and the street became bustling again. Although it was still the same as the inner city, many shops were closed, but the bustling scene could still be seen from it .

"Yes, the construction of the new city is still going on. The imperial court has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the past few years. All the buildings here are planned by the imperial court's Ministry of Industry. There are shops on both sides of the road. The apartment size is similar to that of ordinary shops. There is a shop in front. At the back is the courtyard, which is quite large. Behind the shops and near the garrison are all unified courtyards and courtyards. However, I heard that the occupancy rate is not high. Firstly, the common people don’t have so much money to buy new houses. Secondly, some houses are given over to wealthy families. The nobles and wealthy households bought them for hoarding, and the Murong family bought an entire street of shops and nearly a hundred courtyard houses in each of the four cities."

At the time of planning, the entire imperial city was expanded by nearly two miles, and the four sides expanded at the same time. Its area was unimaginable. It is enough to make up a small amount of money, and it will be much more expensive if you buy it separately. Because the Murong family is an investment merchant, it is extremely cheap to buy those shops and courtyard houses, so the amount of hoarding is also very large. Households have always liked to buy shops and houses as savings, and they are not short of money, so naturally it is impossible to let go of this opportunity. Everyone knows that when the new city develops, the prices of those shops and houses will definitely double. Yes, this is the imperial city after all, it is impossible for the new city to become a deserted city.

"Well, is it the Jingzhao Mansion or the Ministry of Industry that is responsible for selling the shops in Xincheng?"

Shen Liang didn't comment on their hoarding of shops or real estate. After all, the general environment is like this. If it were him, he would definitely make a move if he saw the business opportunity. Moreover, they all bought it with real money, and it was not a robbery. Come, even if he is the queen, he can't interfere with other people's freedom of buying and selling.

"Jingzhao Prefecture is responsible for registration, the Ministry of Industry sells, and the money is handed over to the Ministry of Households."

"Just now you said that people in the slum area also moved to the new city. Isn't there a lot of vacant houses in the slum area?"

"It's quite a lot. The deed should be in Jingzhao Mansion."

"Ah."

After asking a few more questions, Shen Liang already had a rough plan in his mind: "Xiao Yangzi, turn the carriage around and go to Jingzhao Mansion."

"it is good."

He Yang pushed open the door of the carriage slightly in response, and whispered a few words to the groom. Inside the carriage, Pei Yuanlie lifted up Shen Liang's black hair and played with it boredly: "It's decided?"

He probably already guessed what he was going to do, after such a big move, the entire imperial city might be in a state of restlessness.

"Almost, let's go to Jingzhao Mansion to have a look first."

Nodding his head, Shen Liang didn't elaborate on his plan, and Murong Yufu and Wei Yue He Yang didn't ask either, anyway, they will know sooner or later.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing him jumping up on his own initiative, Pei Yuanlie hugged his waist, and the other four people in the car turned their heads in tacit understanding, secretly complaining that the emperor and his wife have no morals, and they just love each other in front of them, so they don't treat them as outsiders .

"Don't move, since you're going to Jingzhao Mansion, it's better to go with disguise."

He glanced at him angrily, Shen Liang touched his face and turned upside down, and soon Pei Yuanzheng returned to his former handsome and evil charm. When the carriage passed by a shop that was open, Shen Liang asked the dark guard to buy it for him. He bought a mirror, asked Pei Yuanlie to hold it, and looked at the mirror to remove the disguise on his face. When the carriage stopped in front of Jingzhao Mansion, the couple returned to their original appearance, except that the clothes on their bodies were not changed.

"Let's not go in."

Before getting out of the car, Murong Yu said in a low voice, not many people know that he has a close relationship with the empress, and they will be completely exposed when they go.

"You stay in the car alone, and Old Wei will go with us. After all, you and Xiao Zhuozi will need to assist Brother Yue and Zhong Yun in the upcoming matter."

After Shen Liang finished speaking, regardless of whether they agreed or not, he directly bowed and jumped off the carriage with Pei Yuanlie. The Murong Yu who was left behind was almost crying. If he had known why he took the initiative to avoid suspicion, it would be fine now. , he was left alone.

The yamen of Jingzhao Mansion was set up at the junction of the outer city and the inner city. Seeing Pei Yuanlie and his group approaching, the yamen servants' eyes all fell on Pei Yuanlie and Shen Liang, especially Shen Liang. As their identities, it is rare to see such a good-looking pair. For a while, I was a little dazed, and didn't even notice that they were approaching.

"presumptuous!"

Pei Yuanlie let out a stern voice, and several iron armored guards appeared suddenly, and pushed all the servants to the ground involuntarily.

"Who are you? How dare you act wildly in front of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion!"

"Let go, are you looking for death?"

"Where did the thieves come from, so arrogant?"

"Let go of us..."

The yamen servants who were pressed and rubbed on the ground came back to their senses, each of them became more fierce than the other, no matter how hard they struggled, they couldn't break free from the opponent's restraint, and they still won't lose.

"Yaoguang, go and see how Tianshu's investigation is going. By the way, get Prime Minister Right, Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, and Minister of Justice. I will deal with them first today."

He narrowed his eyes and glanced coldly at those yamen servants, Pei Yuanlie's face darkened, and he remembered what Shen Bocheng and the others said, Liangliang's kindness, his benevolent government, was made into a mess by these people, and even caused a death , simply unforgivable.

"Yes."

"You, you, you... are you the emperor?"

Yaoguang, who had appeared before, went away in response, and the servants who were pressed on the ground turned pale with fright, and their souls were almost lost. They could never have imagined in their dreams that this person was actually the current emperor.

"Humph!"

Pei Yuanlie let out a cold snort, and walked into the gate of Jingzhao Mansion with Shen Liang on his sleeves. Wei Yue, He Yang and Wei Tan who were following behind did not speak, but they all knew that the governor of Jingzhao Mansion might fall down today. Bad luck.

"It's not good...my lord, my lord...it's not good..."

In front of Jingzhao Mansion is the yamen, and at the back is the courtyard where the governor lives. After learning what happened at the gate, the butler rarely lost his composure and staggered into the hall of the main courtyard shouting all the way. The young man, named Tan Yaoqing, is the younger brother of Hou Yongle, and his abilities are quite outstanding, otherwise Pei Yuanfeng would not have appointed him as Jing Zhaoyin. Although this is only a seventh-rank official position, he controls the livelihood of the people in the entire imperial city Civil status is a very important official position, and the only thing that people criticize about him is his lust. He doesn't matter whether he is male or female, he only depends on his appearance. No, at this moment, he is holding a little boy who looks like twelve or thirty in his arms.

"What's the noise? Didn't you see that the officer is busy?"

Tan Yaoqing's appearance is not bad, after all, he was born in a famous family. He raised his head and glanced at the reckless butler, Tan Yaoqing picked up a piece of pastry and fed it to the little pet in his arms: "Little baby, be good, you will have the strength to serve after you are full." master."

The little boy seemed to resist a bit, but he still opened his mouth and took a bite of the pastry.