Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

The army seems to be able to pinch points. After the city wall is ready and the things to be used for the ceremony, the big ship carrying the main force comes into everyone's sight, slowly approaching, and there is a rather mighty The yellow flag embroidered with golden dragons, Wang Xiujin really wanted to say that the person who designed this flag must have something wrong with his eyesight. Don't you think the color is right when embroidering the yellow flag with gold thread?

The thoughts in my heart can't be expressed directly, I guess people still think it's good, Tweiwu is very domineering.Wang Xiujin shook his head in his heart, and then watched the big ship approaching. Wang Xiujin stopped his complaints, straightened his posture, and stood half a step behind Li Sushan. Although he didn't know what his current appearance was, he blew on the city wall for a long time , There will be absolutely no posture of Yushu facing the wind.

The fourth prince stood at the bow of the boat with the general. When he saw the people on the city wall, he immediately puffed up his chest. He was somewhat embarrassed. He must have owed Li Sushan's credit. The fourth prince was thinking about how to get rid of others The local government compensated Li Sushan. As for how to compensate, he needed to discuss with his father.

Seeing that the boat had arrived under the city wall, the ceremony officer immediately stepped forward, took out the cloth that had been prepared long ago, and sang and read aloud. The words on the silk, but the tone of the voice changed after a few sentences, which is not as stable as a personal voice.Shaking his head in his heart, fortunately he stayed in ancient times for a long time, otherwise he would definitely have to laugh.

Following the ritual officer's chanting of the silk, followed the ritual officer's pawns to perform various ceremonies according to the ritual officer's words, and everyone followed the pawns to do it. It took nearly an hour after the ceremony, and no one dared to show their faces. Wang Xiujin felt that it was better not to have such a ceremony. Looking at the faces of the returned soldiers, it was not easy to march and fight, and after floating on the sea for a few days, seeing that he was about to disembark, he still had to suffer this crime. It is estimated that no one likes such a ceremony.

After the ceremony, Li Sushan and Wang Xiujin went down the city wall and joined the army in smaller boats.Walking to the shore, Li Sushan and Wang Xiujin went ashore first, stood by the sea, and waited for the big ship to approach. First, the soldiers ran off the ship and lined up, and finally the general and his lieutenant got off the ship. After saluting each other, they went to the city together.The officials in the city led the people to stand at the gate of the city to greet them. The officials were not afraid of wasting money, so they found the firecrackers that were only available during the New Year, thinking that they would start setting them off when the army entered the city, but the general would lead the people to the city gate It was convenient to stop at the nearest place, and with a wave of the hand, the soldiers below quickly set up camp, and the tents were set up one by one in a short while.

The officials in the city watched and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire. They also prepared a welcome banquet. If people don't enter the city, what will the banquet be like?Wang Xiujin didn't care about the banquet, but wanted a comfortable bed, but he couldn't express his opinion on this matter. The fourth prince reprimanded the officials in the city, and then entered the camp with his sleeves flung. Wang Xiujin looked at the officials with sympathy Well, this magistrate or county magistrate is really stupid. Before that, the emperor issued a decree that soldiers should not disturb the people in the city unless necessary.

Not long after the decree came out, the officials in the city were about to entertain the returning generals, and among the generals was the fourth prince. Was he sincerely congratulating Kaixuan, or was he trying to trick the fourth prince.No matter which one it is, this person may not be able to keep his official position.

Li Sushan and Wang Xiujin lived in the camp, but the ceremonial officer hesitated again and again, and went into the city.Li Sushan looked at the figure of Li Guan leaving, with deep meaning in his eyes.If the ceremonial officer who had no other thoughts at all knew that he was suspected because he did not live in the barracks with the general, he would probably regret his death, give up his long-standing forbearance, and scold him a few words.

After resting outside the city overnight, they packed their bags and left before dawn the next day. Wang Xiujin and Li Sushan left in a carriage, which was much faster than the team on foot, and the ritual officer did not go with them because they lived in the city.The ceremonial officer who set off late was the first to catch up with the army. The ceremonial officer thought that Li Sushan and Wang Xiujin would be in the army, but they found no one after searching and searching in the army. Asking ordinary soldiers, they didn't know who they were first. After leaving, he still followed the general. The officer of ceremonies thought about it and decided to ask the general. By the way, he walked around in front of the fourth prince. He didn't want to put eye drops on people, but he just wanted to impress the fourth prince. good.

The ceremonial officer did not know that the fourth prince saw him coming to live in the city. Although the civil servants went to the front to supervise the battle, they all lived in the rear city, but this ceremonial official was different. He came to welcome the army, and the army lived in the city. Outside the city, but he returned to live in the city, what does it mean?He assumed that the Fourth Prince of Liang lived and ate and lived in the barracks, and a small court official lived in the city. Did he look down on him as a concubine?Or do you want to build a relationship with the prefect?The army has set off, but there is no one around him. Is he welcoming the army, or is the army waiting for him?

The fourth prince had no good face towards the official, the official muttered in his heart, he didn't know where the fourth prince was offended, he looked at the other generals, the others just ignored him as if they didn't see him.Military generals didn't have a good impression of civil servants at all, and the ceremony officials ran away again yesterday, obviously they didn't like their military generals, since they didn't like them, why should they rush forward, let's talk about a small ceremony official, they really I didn't pay attention to it.

The ceremonial officer didn't know what a group of old soldiers were thinking, even the prince didn't think that he had won them, but thought it was the prince's arrogant nature.Li Sushan and Wang Xiujin were not found in the barracks, so I guessed that the two of them probably left first and went back to the capital to prepare. The ceremony officer was afraid of going back too late, so he hurried into the carriage and went straight to the capital.

Of course, Li Guan’s carriage could not be compared with that of Li Sushan and the two of them. It was impossible to catch up, but it was also faster than the army left behind. He was in a hurry. Li Guan arrived in Beijing two days late. Jingcheng didn't even return home and went straight to the Ministry of Rites.The officials in the Ministry of Rituals all smiled and praised the ceremony officials who were heading to the harbor. After returning to Beijing, the officials in the Ministry of Rituals were all recruited into the palace by the emperor. Huangshang said that everything went well, and the emperor was very happy, and praised Shangshu.

Hearing the other people's sour praise, the ceremony officer repeatedly expressed his luck modestly.The official recruited by the Minister of Rites came to the inner room to ask about the process, and asked if he would sit with the fourth prince at night, and if the fourth prince said anything, the official's heart skipped a beat. He entered the city after he finished his work. Shang Shu asked, the officials felt that it was inappropriate, the four princes lived in the military camp, even the imperial merchants were of a higher rank than him, they all lived in the military camp, but he lived in the city, what should we say?

Back home, Wang Xiujin was busy with the business in the shop. The shopkeeper Wang mentioned that some places encountered drought this year, and he was afraid that the grain production would be reduced.Wang Xiujin nodded, expressing that he knew it. In ancient times, farmers relied solely on heaven to reward them for food. If God was not happy, farmers would be busy for nothing for a year. "How prepared are the potatoes and sweet potatoes that were planted before?"

"The amount prepared is the same as in previous years." Shopkeeper Wang immediately understood what the owner meant, "I will send someone to send these to the dry land immediately."

"Find a reliable person, and don't rush to distribute the goods after sending them over. First, see what the yamen's attitude is. If they don't open warehouses, send the shipped things to the villages. Don't do it under the yamen's nose, and don't do it under the eyes of the yamen. To collect money is to be doing good deeds." Wang Xiujin is not short of the money now, and it is all doing good deeds. "Let them pay attention. If anyone wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make money, don't blame me for being unkind. If you do it well, you will be rewarded when you come back."

Shopkeeper Wang immediately responded, remembering in his mind the areas where he heard of the drought, "Master, why don't you send someone to check it out? If someone misreports it..."

"My sage is holy, no one will use it as an excuse." Wang Xiujin believes that no fool will gamble his life for the food money. If there is no push for more crops, it is still possible. Now the price of food has dropped a lot. Yamen The head of the house is not stupid, he is greedy for any money, and he is more greedy than food.

Shopkeeper Wang nodded repeatedly, said the words of the emperor Shengming, and then said something about other shops and workshops.

Wang Xiujin listened seriously, nodded from time to time, and after the shopkeeper Wang finished speaking, he thought of one thing, "If there is nothing to do recently, find a piece of land in a not too remote place in the city, find someone to surround it, maybe wait until you go When people from overseas come back, they need to build new workshops, and the area can be as big as the circle, and it needs to be a whole piece of land, not scattered."

Shopkeeper Wang was taken aback when he heard about the new workshop, and then he straightened his back, expressing that he must have found the whole piece of land.

Wang Xiujin forgot that the two people said that the area was larger. There was an error. His area was larger than a large mansion.

Nowadays, more and more people in the capital are riding wooden bicycles. Wang Xiujin couldn't help frowning at the carpenter's bicycle. He wondered when there would be iron ones.In addition to the wooden bicycle, there is an extra long cart on the road. Although it is still led by horses, but the wheels are on the wooden rails, two horses can pull a large cart from the east to the west of the city. , the horse saves effort, and there are many people in the car, which is very convenient for ordinary people.There are four wooden tracks in the capital, two in the east, west, north, and south. When it started to pass, many people wanted to try it. There are so many people in the capital, but there are only a few cars going back and forth. I want everyone to try it, right? Possibly, on the one hand, I was afraid of exhausting the horse, and on the other hand, I was worried that the car would not be able to bear such a heavy weight.

Each car has a limit on the number of people, more than 15 people are not allowed to get on the car, and wait for the next one. After a few days, the driver thought that the people would be less interested. After all, it costs money to ride this car. Unexpectedly, not only ordinary people but also officials made cars. At first, some officials wanted to put on airs and chartered a car, but the driver refused directly. The owner said that this track is a convenient service promised by the emperor, and if you want to charter a car, should you ask for an imperial decree? Or let our owner come forward and say something?"

Who dares to ask Wang Xiujin to come forward?The official gritted his teeth, but his mind was not broken. If he dared to deal with the drivers, Lord Wang behind Wang Xiujin would dare to deal with them. Now it is a war. Although the treasury did not lose much blood, who knows if the emperor will think that the treasury is not rich? For the reason, those who searched them, and by the way, gave them a name of corruption, they couldn't afford to bet!

Wang Xiujin took it for fun when he heard this. The emperor in the palace was a little proud of hearing the news from outside, and he was also very satisfied with Wang Xiujin. The people in the capital must know that I care about the people.