Little wealth

Daliang·Kyoto

It has been more than 300 years since the founding of the Liang Dynasty, and experienced the rule of more than a dozen emperors, and now the reigning Emperor Kangning is in his prime.

After Emperor Kangning came to power, he made great efforts to govern the officials in the court, and established the Shenwu Camp single-handedly. The Shenwu Camp under his command arrested a large number of officials in the court. All were beheaded.Officials who have been corrupted and harmed the people in various places have also been cleaned up one by one, ranging from loss of office to severe beheading, without exception.

Therefore, in the tenth year when Emperor Kang Ning became emperor, the politics in the court gradually became clearer, and officials from all over the country also made a difference.

Under Emperor Kangning's iron-blooded governance, the politics of the Liang Dynasty was clear and the economy recovered. As the imperial city, Luoshui City became the most prosperous place in the entire Liang Dynasty and the place with the most people.

From the opening to the closing of the daily city gates in Kyoto, the caravans and horses entering and leaving have never been cut off, which shows that there are so many people traveling to and from Kyoto.

Luoshui City is adjacent to the river, which is connected to the largest river in the Liang Dynasty, so the largest wharf in the entire Daliang Dynasty has also been established in the capital city.There are many ships going to and from Kyoto every day. Ships from south to north are loaded with goods and transported to Kyoto for sale. Ships from north to south are loaded with goods and transported from Kyoto to various places in Daliang.

The Beijing-Hong Kong Wharf in the daytime is the most lively and prosperous time of the day. Pedestrians, vehicles and horses are constantly coming and going on the road. There are many large and small boats moored at the wharf. Shirtless men carry goods on their shoulders and step on the boats. Getting on and off the boat with the boards on the pier, the steps of these men are very steady, and the boards under their feet never even shake when crossing the single-plank bridge.

And at this time, a group of guards with knives appeared at the Jinggang Wharf.

The appearance of this line of guards attracted the attention of everyone on the pier. They did not understand why this group of guards with knives appeared here at the pier.Anyone who has been to the capital knows the existence of the Shenwu Camp. All the guards in the Shenwu Camp are wearing red brocade clothes, black leather boots, and a large long knife on their waist. Red tassels, with two words written on the handle: Shenwu, these two words represent their identities.

In fact, Shenwuying is the emperor's private guard, an institution directly under the emperor's orders. Its main task is to protect the safety of the emperor and the safety of the imperial city.

But in the eyes of the common people, they feel that whenever these guards with swords in red brocade clothes appear, something important must have happened. It is likely that someone died here or what they did. Attract these grown-ups here.

"Did some murder happen here? Why did these adults appear here?"

"I don't know, don't talk."

"..."

After being glanced at by these red-clothed guards with knives, these ordinary people felt that their calves were a little weak.

However, these adults walked by the road, just glanced at them, and walked past without paying attention to them.After people passed by, these ordinary people still stood in place and did not dare to move, and no one dared to make any noise. The pier, which was still lively just now, was completely quiet now.

Not long after, I saw the group of red-clothed guards leading a businessman with a mustache get off a ship. The businessman brought down from the boat was so frightened that he almost peed his pants, and the small businessman was taken away by the Shenwu guards without any resistance.

The people from the Shenwu Camp came and went quickly, as if they disappeared from the Jinggang Wharf in the blink of an eye.

Only then did everyone wake up, "Hey, who was that person who was taken away by the adults of the Shenwu Camp just now? Did he do something wrong?"

"There must be something wrong, otherwise how could the adults of Shenwu Camp arrest him!"

"Yes, it must be so. This kind of heinous villain should be arrested and locked up!"

"..."

Everyone said what they said to each other, regardless of whether the other party really committed a crime, they directly branded the businessman who was taken away just now as a "heinous" villain.

In the eyes of these ordinary people, Shenwu Camp represented the existence of the emperor.They can't see the emperor sitting in the imperial city, but they can see these red-clothed guards with knives who often walk around the capital city. Whenever these guards appear, they must arrest corrupt officials and bad people.So over time, these guards of the Shenwu Battalion represented the emperor and the embodiment of justice.

"My lord, my lord, please spare my life~" The small businessman who was taken away at this time still doesn't know what he has committed. Could it be that the emperor found out that he gave gifts to officials recently?Or did the emperor know about his recent sale of goods at a high price?

Huh~ He is not the only businessman who gives gifts to officials. There are so many businessmen who give gifts to officials, and he is not the only one. Why is he the only one arrested?

That's right, the captured businessman was Zhou Xian, a businessman from the south. After he sold all the goods he brought from the south in Kyoto, he bought a lot of goods and specialty products from Kyoto, and was about to ship them Going back to the south to sell, just as he was about to board a ship to leave Kyoto, he was caught by these guards in red with knives.

Before he could react, he had already been stuffed into a carriage, and just as he was about to cry that he was wronged, the adults outside threw him two words: "Don't make noise!"

"Woo~" Zhou Xian thought that he only made such a small amount of money during this trip, and it was not enough for him to make connections and give gifts. In his short decades of life, he did not do anything except love doing business and making money. How could such a bad thing be caught by these adults in red clothes!Thinking of his old father and daughter-in-law who were waiting for him to go back at home, he couldn't help but feel sad, and cried aloud.

The guards riding horses outside heard the whining sound from the carriage, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help twitching, and they looked at each other in blank dismay.

In fact, they also felt that this timid businessman didn't look like a treacherous person, but they didn't know why the emperor sent them to arrest such a timid little businessman.Could it be that this small businessman is not as useless as he appears on the surface, but actually committed a heinous crime?

Seeing this group of subordinates all looking at him, the leading boss glanced at him, why are you looking at me, do your job well!

Although he didn't know why the emperor asked them to arrest such a timid businessman, but since it was the emperor's order, they were naturally responsible for bringing him before the emperor.

Fortunately, they went one step faster, and the ship would have left if they were one step later. They would not be able to catch the businessman, and they would not be able to complete the tasks ordered by the emperor, and they would be the ones who would be punished at that time.

But no matter what, now they have captured the man and brought him back to meet the emperor, and they have completed their mission.

"Call-"

Not long after the carriage left, it stopped at the gate of the palace. The businessman on the carriage was lifted from above and carried all the way into the palace.The businessman walking in the middle was trembling with his legs. If it wasn't for someone behind him carrying him, he would have sat down on the ground.

Walk through the long palace walls and go all the way to Mingde Hall where the emperor is.

After the eunuch in front went in to report, Shenwuwei went in with the small businessman the emperor wanted to see.

Knowing that sitting on the Golden Luan Hall is the king of their Liang Dynasty, the people kneeling on the ground did not dare to raise their heads to look up, and knelt on the ground tremblingly. Although he tried hard to control himself, he couldn't stop the whole person from Trembling, he couldn't even make a sentence, "Sloppy people...bye bye to the emperor."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Kangning glanced at Shenwuwei who brought him back, his eyes seemed to be asking: How did you scare me like this?

It's a pity that no one below dared to look at him, so he gave this look for nothing.

The emperor looked at the shivering little merchant kneeling below, and asked, "Are you the merchant Zhou Xian?"

"Yes, the grass-roots people are Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou...xian." If Zhou Xian wondered if he had committed something to be arrested by Shenwuwei on the way here just now, then he was taken to the Golden Luan Hall by now , he knew that he probably did not commit any crime, otherwise he would not have been brought before the emperor, but would have been directly locked in the prison.

But at this moment, his mind was in chaos, and he really couldn't guess why he was brought before the king.

He, a small businessman, actually met the emperor?Zhou Xian, who was a small businessman, could never have dreamed of this. Right now, he was afraid and respectful of the emperor. Hearing that their king was a wise one, he probably wouldn't be charged with any crimes.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let this man get up and talk." At this moment, a voice interjected to help him speak.

At this time, two palace men came over carrying a family of iron carts and placed them on the main hall.

"Let's get down." Sitting in the upper seat, Emperor Kang Ning looked at the little businessman who wanted to shrink into an ostrich, with a smile on the corner of his mouth. He didn't intend to scare the little businessman below, in case he was scared stupid , Why did he ask a question, "I asked Shenwuwei to come to you today, just want to ask you a few words"

"Cao Caomin thanked the emperor. I don't know what the emperor wants to ask, just ask, and the grass people will know everything." Zhou Xian wanted to get up from the ground, but he found that his two legs couldn't stop moving, and he couldn't stand up.

Someone helped him from behind, and he stood up with strength, but he didn't dare to look up to the emperor above.

"Look, is this one the same as the small wooden cart you are selling?" A little old man next to him pointed to the iron cart in front of him and asked the small businessman, "Your small wooden cart can walk. Why can't we build this iron cart, but we built it exactly like your little wooden cart."

"Ah?" Zhou Xian raised his head and looked at the iron cart. It was indeed the same as the small wooden cart he sold, but the difference was that this one had an iron frame made of iron, and the style was the same. Big, adult men should be able to sit on it.

It's just this kind of problem, he... how does he, a small businessman, know?