Chapter II. 298. Turmoil abounds
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Weng and his son-in-law sat and discussed, and there was Song Xingzhou, the 'Qilu Kitchen God' who had just been hired, to accompany them, of course, it was a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere, but at this time, the streets of Fengjing City had been completely chaotic.
The vast majority of the merchants' shops have already hung up the wooden signs of 'renting and selling'; all the warehouses and money houses are also full, and every businessman who intends to 'run away' has accelerated the speed of counting the accounts and goods, and has not hesitated to discount the price, but also to completely leave the third road in Youbei within three days.
Merchants are like water, and they flow for profit; Now that Youbei 3rd Road has imposed heavy taxes on merchants, it is understandable that they will move their families; However, the impact of other industries has made all the people of Fengjing City completely fall into chaos and hesitation.
The most obvious ones are the tooth people who walk the streets; This was the best time for the tooth people to show their strength, but they were extremely abnormal and collectively put on a 'big vacation', and there was not even a tooth man who came out to 'work'.
The viciousness of the eyes of these tooth people, for the people of Fengjing, is still a matter of purpose: long before the war between the two norths, these tooth people don't know why, as if they are full of confidence in the three roads of the north; They walked through the streets all day long, waving large sums of money and buying back one shop and house after another at very low prices. You must know that at that time, Fengjing City was facing the eyes of the 200,000-square-meter northern army, and a large number of mansions and shops that they bought back at the expense of borrowing money may be burned down at any time......
But what is the result? The people traveled north and south with the accurate judgment of the direction of the war, and after this war between the two norths, the people in Fengjing City made a lot of money. It's just that they bought low and sold high to become a passing landlord, and in less than three months, they have earned a huge wealth that most people dare not imagine in their lives. How can this myth of 'getting rich quickly' not make the people feel hot and red-eyed, and how can they not remember the power of the tooth man?
But this time, the 'tax increase turmoil' has spread all over Fengjing, but all the tooth people seem to have not been affected by the wind at all, not only do they not even look at the houses and shops that are transferred at low prices, but they also make up the excitement, and also sell all the Chinese houses and shops under the name of Nanbeixing at a low price. You know, the mansions and shops that are sold in the north and south lines have never worried about the buyer in the past! For these 'prime locations' and the usual methods of the north-south line, they all seem to randomly mark a sky-high price, waiting for the high-rollers to come to the door themselves. After all, this Fengjing City is the capital of Youbei Third Road, and there is a great flow of people on weekdays. After wearing red and hanging green, the family is not in a hurry to sell cheaply, and the north-south line will naturally be 'not open for three years, open for three years'.
Among the people of Fengjing, although there are not many people who have read books, there is also their side of 'seeing small things'. Now they found that even those tooth people who ate the 'news meal', faced with the business themselves, came to the door as if they had not seen it, and even sold the good places that were not worried about renting and selling in the past at ultra-low prices, and they gave birth to a plan in their hearts: It seems that our Fengjing City, from today onwards, is going downhill!
If it is only said that these tooth people are indifferent, and they can reluctantly deal with the past with the fact that they have just made a lot of 'national trouble' and want to act in a low-key manner, then most of the homeowners who transferred the mansion and the shop at a low price are members of the imperial court who are in important positions! The information they received must be more accurate and rapid than the news received by the common people; Even if they start to sell their houses, land, and shops at a low price, it is clear that they plan to convert all of them into cash, move their families and flee away! With so much evidence, can't it be explained what serious problems the three roads in Youbei are facing?
In just one day, except for the Li family, who monopolized the rice noodle shop, all the big traders either went to the board to take stock or closed down completely, and even the lively Hezhong Street in the past was deserted. Because those big businessmen who are not 'self-employed' have already closed their doors long before the 'tax hike incident'! For example, Master Song Xingzhou, who was serving in the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time, the Huiyou Building where he originally worked had already closed its doors in the 'clean-up operation' between Shen Gui and Shan Qingquan.
It's not like a broken city, it's better than a broken city.
Since all the buying and selling shops have closed Zhang, the tiger and wolf masters under Zhang Huangling's command who are responsible for 'searching for the city' naturally put all their attention on those small stall vendors. Needless to say, eating and taking cards for this kind of traditional program, it is normal to hit people. The soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army, in the face of these unsightly Fengjing people, are also full of complaints: just under the iron hooves of the Northern Yan army, desperately protect the thoughtfulness of your people in the city; Now that the master eats a bowl of broken noodles from you, dare to ask the master for silver? And the royal law is gone?
Of course, the Flying Tiger Army currently led by Zhang Huangling was originally the Yan family's private army. On weekdays, whether it is the supply of food or ordnance, the quality of horses or armor, it is all first-class! But since Li Deng returned home to recuperate and Zhang Huangling led the Flying Tiger Army to flee without a fight, all the Flying Tiger Army was naturally cut off from all food and salary supplies. It's been three months since then, not to mention those extra 'subsidy benefits', and even the serious 800 military salaries have not been paid, these 'poor' Flying Tiger soldiers have long been 'starved' with a chest against their backs, how can they have the self-discipline of 'civilized law enforcement'? Now Yan Day, the 'little emperor', is calling a group of 'hungry soldiers', who did not rush up and dismantle the city gate building and replace it with silver, which can already be regarded as his Zhang Huangling leading the troops in a good way!
There is a saying that 'the warehouse knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing are sufficient and knows the honor and disgrace', for these 'hungry soldiers' who have not been paid silver for three months, whether they want to buy and sell fairly or not, there is really no silver in their pockets!
You can't always catch a sheep when you pick up wool, and these small bosses who do vendor business are not stupid, and they will directly close the stall after a few losses. Those Flying Tiger soldiers who came late didn't even have time to eat the 'free' noodles, and the entire Fengjing City had already become inaccessible!
Of course, this dilapidated scene on the street will definitely not reach the inner courtyard of the deep palace. Yan Day, who is now enjoying the food in the East Warm Pavilion, is still immersed in his own clever plan of 'Li Dai Taozhuang, borrowing flowers to offer Buddha'.
"Li Yu, you tell Yan Fujiu, the commander of Taibaiwei, that the envoys I sent to Guanbei and Zhongshan Road, no matter when they return to Beijing, they don't need to report their orders, and they don't need to wait for the dawn, and they will be sent to the Dongnuan Pavilion immediately; As long as this 'civil strife' on our Youbei Third Road subsides, I will be able to free up my hands to hold the enthronement ceremony and become the first 'real' Youbei Emperor in a hundred years! In the last three years and five years, I will be able to settle the account with those Beiyan dogs...... I want to crown Yan Chongwu as the Duke of Dangbei, and order him to lead the army out of the customs to the south, first destroy the Northern Yan, and then sweep the Nankang, unify the entire Huayu Continent, and achieve the hegemony of the thousands of years! ”
Yan Tian chewed the food in his mouth and proudly looked at Manager Li. It's no wonder that Yan Tian got carried away, just his careful eyes, since he was chased by Nankang people to collect debts, he hasn't eaten a meal for many days. Now Li Deng personally pointed out to him a road to heaven that could solve the problem, and suddenly rekindled the flame of hope for the future.
Although Li Yu is young, he is also Li Qing's righteous son after all, and of course he is already familiar with the set of 'acting on the spot':
"Your Majesty is full of pride and lofty ambitions, upholding the unfinished will of the first emperor and creating a foundation for the three roads of Youbei. Today, the Huayu Continent has been fragmented for nearly a hundred years, and the people of the world all hope that Your Majesty, a rare saint and Ming monarch, can illuminate every corner of the Huayu Continent......"
"Alright, alright...... You dog minion, learn something good from Manager Li, what's the use of learning this sycophant kung fu? If I want to be a wise man, all I need is a minister. ”
"Your Majesty Mingjian, what the slave just said, every sentence comes from the bottom of my heart......"
Yan Tian chuckled and waved his hand, interrupting Li Yu's 'heartfelt words'. Then he used the chopsticks in his hand and pointed to a plate of meat dishes on the table:
"What kind of meat is this dish made of?"
"Back to Your Majesty, this dish is called 'Roasted Venison', which is made with sika venison that is less than a year old."
"This venison is delicious! also sent a copy to the queen mother, saying that it was the prince's filial piety......"
Tonight, the entire imperial palace is immersed in the heavenly family's 'mother and son's filial piety', but the yamen of Fengjing Mansion is completely unlucky. Fortunately, Lord Yin Wei'an Hengwei of Fengjing Mansion called himself sick in order to avoid disasters, and he didn't know which shadow he was hiding in to sit and watch the success or failure; If not, the first person to enjoy the people's 'love and support' for Yan Tian tonight is Wei Anheng.
Those rotten fruits, rotten vegetables, and rotten eggs that were not sold, and the 'night incense' made up by several hutong courtyards, stirred evenly, and splashed all the brains around the courtyard wall of the Fengjing Mansion at night. Strange to say, as soon as these Flying Tiger soldiers entered the city, they immediately lost the caution of day and night defense on the city wall. It was just after midnight, and everyone fell asleep, including the guards who were on guard. If it weren't for the stench of this heart-piercing heart, it really didn't look like a smell that could exist in the world, maybe they would have slept directly until three strokes in the sun!
Hangover did not wake up, sleepy eyes were hazy, coupled with the stench of penetrating and offensive power, and he drilled into his eyes and nose vigorously; Under such circumstances, it is no less difficult to catch those people in the cover of the night than to ascend to the sky.