MTL - Number of People-Chapter 11 A character volume Qi Luqing is not yet "mature"

  Chapter 11 A-character volume Qi Luqing is not yet "mature"

   "What kind of business does Mr. Xue plan to do when he comes to Linqing?" Feng Ziying was unmoved and continued to ask.

  It was shady under the big pagoda tree in the courtyard, Feng Ziying was standing on the veranda, and these people were standing under the pagoda tree.

  Feng You leaned against the gate and the steps beside the courtyard wall, and kept silent. He just pressed his hand on the handle of the narrow blade at his waist, and watched all this coldly.

   To be honest, Brother Keng's performance surprised him, and the young master in his impression was not like that at all.

Although under the strong pressure of the master, several people who followed him practiced martial arts since childhood, but to be honest, after all, he is at this age, and he can't endure much hardship. Most of them are put on airs, but the doctor Zhang who is closely related to the third master likes Brother Keng very much. Son, but usually taught some medical skills to Brother Keng.

   This practice of martial arts, at most, is just a basic foundation for strengthening the body.

   Feng You felt that Feng Ziying seemed to be a different person today.

  He knew that Feng Ziying had been in the Imperial College for several months, but how many months could the Imperial College make Feng Ziying completely reborn?

  Whether it's dealing with people or talking and dealing with them, they seem to have matured a lot all of a sudden. It seems that this was not the case on the road a few days ago. Did Brother Keng wake up after a serious illness?

   During the question and answer, Brother Keng was really methodical and well-founded, so Feng You let the other party go.

  Anyway, these people are under my control. If something happens, I can use one move to defeat the enemy at any time.

  The businessman surnamed Xue doesn't care much about a child's questioning. Anyway, he has provided you with a place of refuge, especially in such circumstances, and some requests are normal.

"Well, my brother asked such a question, and I can't answer it. To tell you the truth, our Xue family is quite well-known in Jinling, but business has not been doing well in recent years. Our Xue family also hopes to open up some other channels. We have some contact with Beidi. This Linqing has always been the most flooded and dry wharf in Beidi. We have passed by before, but we have not had much contact. This time, the family also hopes that we will come to understand first and see what kind of business is available. Do it." The man surnamed Xue answered quite well.

"Although we are here to fight the front station, at least there should be a general scope, right? Grain, cloth, salt, ironware, antiques, silk, medicinal materials,...?" Feng Ziying asked casually, "Your Xue family can't do everything, right? "

   "My brother is right. Jinling's family is well-known for making money and silk. In addition, they have some connections with Huguang Bashu in terms of medicinal materials, so..."

  The man surnamed Xue cupped his hands and replied frankly.

  Feng Ziying thought for a while, but saw the black and thin boy standing aside, so she waved.

  The boy was stunned for a moment, as if he felt that Feng Ziying's attitude was undeniable. Thinking of the owner of Feng's house, he was a little reluctant, but he still came.

   "What do Guozi Lane and Mashi Street do for a living?" Feng Ziying asked in a low voice, which could be heard by everyone around.

  The young man thought for a while, and then said: "Silks and satins are sold in Fruit Alley, and Mashi Street sells miscellaneous goods, leather goods, fruits, and seafood. Of course, the section of Mashi Street also has the most **** shops."

  Feng Ziying nodded slightly.

  The silver and money business is nothing more than a bank and a **** shop. If you are new to Laiqing, it is unrealistic to say that you want to open a bank. Without years of business contacts and reputation accumulation, no one will believe it.

   Pawnshops are relatively simple. There are at least seventy or eighty pawnshops in Linqing City, and there are at least ten or eight pawnshops that open and close a year.

  Guozi Lane is the most famous silk and satin street in Linqing City, where silk traders from Jinling and Suzhou and Hangzhou gather on this street.

   When Feng Ziying first came here, she also bought five pieces of woven gold makeup satin, which cost a total of 40 gold, in order to return to Beijing to honor her parents.

  This question can't explain anything, but at least it can prove that the other party is not lying.

  If you say that you are lying about these small details, it only means that there must be something wrong with this person.

  Not lying does not mean that the other party is fine, but lying definitely has problems.

   "Uncle You, I'm fine now." Feng Ziying didn't ask any more questions, and said directly.

   "Brother Keng, how do these people settle down?" In the past, Feng You would arrange it directly, but today, he felt that he should seek Brother Keng's opinion at this time.

   "What is Uncle You planning to do?" Feng Ziying thought for a while, "When will the banditry in this city stop?"

Feng You shook his head, "Brother Keng, I don't know this, but I think it's not easy. The guards are not here, and the inspection department and the gang are afraid to go out of the city gate, and I don't know how to get out of it." Such a big mess?"

  Feng Ziying observed that the businessman surnamed Xue was hesitant to speak, so she looked at him: "Does Mr. Xue know?"

"Uh, I know a thing or two." The man surnamed Xue did not hide it, "I have been walking around the city these few days, and I heard that the palace tax supervisor intends to increase the miscellaneous tax by 10% to celebrate the birthday of the concubine at the end of the year. In the past few years since Eunuch Chang came to Qing Dynasty, the tax has been increasing day by day, the business has been sluggish, and the livelihood of mechanics in the city and brickworkers outside the city has been difficult to sustain. And the kiln will only be closed, which will directly affect the livelihood of countless people, so..."

  Linqing is not just a dry and flooded wharf. The local area is also famous for its specialties. Linqing Beihua (cotton) and Linqing tribute bricks are the two largest goods.

  Since the pre-Ming Dynasty, cotton planting in the place where Hebei, Shandong and Henan meet has been increasingly prosperous, and the cotton spinning industry has also developed, but it is not as good as Songjiang in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, it has become a common practice for cotton cloth to be transported northward and flowers from the north to the south.

   Linqing tribute bricks have been the first choice for the capital city since the Ming Dynasty. However, with the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Linqing tribute bricks became more and more famous.

Along the canal, from Daijiawan in the south to Wangjiaqian Road in the north, there are countless kiln farms. There were as many as two to three hundred kiln households (kiln owners) in their heyday, and there were many people who made a living by firing tribute bricks. million people.

   "Suzhou gold bricks" and "Linqing blue bricks" became royal tributes, and gold bricks and green brick walls became the custom of bricks used in royal palaces and mausoleums.

   Although Linqing blue bricks were used by the royal court in the capital, they also fired blue bricks for the wealthy and prominent families in the capital and other areas. The blue bricks transported to various places along the canal every year also brought huge income to Linqing Chaoguan.

It can be said that once the business of cotton and tribute bricks is affected, not only the merchants are furious, but also the cotton field owners and farmers, the kiln owners and kiln workers, the workers on the wharf, and the ship owners along the route have all been greatly affected. .

  Hearing what the businessman surnamed Xue said, Feng Ziying also realized the seriousness of the problem.

If it’s just the merchants who are affected by their business, then that’s fine, anyway, they can bear it, but for families like farmers, kiln workers, and Lifu who rely on their strength to support their families, it will really drive them to death. up.

   When it is really going to be desperate, if some people with ulterior motives instigate it, I am afraid it will be really difficult to control.

   "If this is the case, it may be difficult to end this disaster." Feng Ziying hesitated for a moment, "Uncle You, why not let them rest in the outer courtyard room without making any noise, just..."

Feng You didn't say much, and ordered Uncle Fu to arrange for these people to find a room to settle down, and then said to Feng Ziying: "Brother Keng, I'm afraid this disaster will not be dealt with for a while, and I'm worried that once the rioters from outside the city come in, I'm afraid it will be even more chaotic, when these rioters see through the reality, I'm afraid we will not be spared here, I plan to go out to have a look at the reality, and find out if I can get out of the city by the way."

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  (end of this chapter)