Chapter 50: The Role of the Dongshan Crystal Mirror

After Wu Dapeng entered Lin'an City, according to the plan, they found a mansion at the end of the Royal Street in Lin'an City, which was not big or small, and would not attract attention. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Lin'an City Royal Street is a main street paved in Lin'an City, and it is the central street of the entire Lin'an.

According to the "Xianchun Lin'an Zhi" and other documents, a total of more than 10,000 stone slabs and more than 100,000 fragrant cake bricks were used to lay Lin'an Yujie.

This royal street starts from the north gate of the imperial city and the Ning Gate in the south, that is, outside the intersection of Wansongling and the foot of the Phoenix Mountain Road in the world, and passes through the Chaotian Gate, which is the current Drum Tower, Zhongshan Middle Road, Zhongshan North Road, and Guanqiao, which is now the intersection of Fengqi Road and Wulin Road.

This is the central axis of Lin'an City in the Southern Song Dynasty, with a total length of about 4,185 meters.

It was a special road for the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty during the Southern Song Dynasty to worship their ancestors.

It is said that when the emperor's motorcade passed by, he had to remove the stone slabs every time for fear of crushing them, and spread them with sand.

This royal street is also important to the people, because it is lined with tens of thousands of shops, and half of the people of Lin'an City live nearby.

This "ten-mile" royal street can be divided into three sections: the first section from Wansongling to the current Drum Tower, is the political center of Lin'an, close to the imperial palace, the central organ of the imperial court, the imperial relatives, civil and military officials are concentrated, consumption and purchasing power is the strongest, therefore, most of the shops here deal in high-end luxury goods such as gold and silver treasures.

This will definitely be the main area of activity of the four space-time smugglers, but if they live here, they will not want to, it is better to stay away from those powerful people, not to be afraid of them, but we are just here to ask for money, not to ask for trouble.

The second section is from the current Drum Tower to Zhong'an Bridge, with Yangbatou and Guanxiangkou as the center, which is the commercial center at this time, operating daily necessities.

According to "Menglianglu", there are many famous and old shops here, and there are more than 120 famous ones.

The last section ends from Zhong'an Bridge to Wulin Road and Fengqi Road, forming a street section that combines commerce and culture and entertainment, and there is the largest entertainment center in the capital...... Beiwa, day and night performances of acrobatics, puppet shows, acrobatics, shadow plays, storytelling and other arts, thousands of citizens here every day to play and relax.

They chose this place because they liked the large number of people and the liveliness here, and it would not be quiet enough, otherwise, they would have gone to the edge of the West Lake long ago.

If nothing else, it's a good place to be, no matter what time or plane.

Bao Wei said: "Lord, the place by the West Lake is quiet......

Wu Dapeng said: "When I was in Lin'an County, it was too quiet, so I wanted to live in this lively place......

Guo Beyu said: "Otherwise, you can go to Phoenix Mountain, which is also called Keshan, and the big businessmen have always lived there, and it is lively......

Wu Dapeng said: "We are just overseas businessmen, where can we be a big businessman? Do your best and live there in the future......"

Guo Beyu suddenly looked forward to it, and Bao Wei began to laugh.

Located south of Xiawaziqiao, this Di shop is called Ji Jia Di Shop, and four big red lanterns are hung outside, on which these four big characters are written.

The two-story mansion they had chosen, with a yard at the back, and a few bungalows, where their car could be parked in the stables.

It must have been strange that their donkeys had met camels in addition to their kind!

The stables are quite large, managed by special personnel, and of course, the cost of forage is calculated on a daily basis.

Four friends asked for two upper rooms, and two students went to the middle room.

If the level is not enough, the travel expenses must be different, and this has been the case since ancient times.

After everyone was busy, it was getting late and ready to rest.

If in Lin'an County, they opened the Hongshuixi Industrial Park, then in Lin'an City, they will never run any business or industry, and they can't stand that anger.

In the Song Dynasty, commerce, handicrafts and service industries from cities to villages and towns were generally called "xing" and handicrafts were called "zuo", and they all had peer organizations, called guilds, similar to the guilds in modern times.

The government registers shops, handicrafts and other service industries according to their trades, and the relevant personnel must join the guilds, otherwise they cannot engage in the operation of the industry, and even each industry has its own clothing, "such as the incense man in the incense shop, that is, the top hat and the back, and the head of the quality storehouse wears a soap shirt with a corner without a hat, and so on."

Then all the goods and services required by the government were demanded from the guilds, which was in vain, and would become a heavy burden on merchants and craftsmen.

Moreover, each bank has a head or head of the line, and the old man is responsible for arranging for the bank to provide it to the government; And responsible for formulating the price of goods, such as the Southern Song Dynasty Lin'an Mansion "all the shops inside and outside the city, each household is dedicated to the price of the rice market, and the rice is sent to each shop", and so on.

The guild is also the organization of the government's management of industry and commerce, and the head of the guild is the representative of the guild and the government in negotiations.

It's okay to meet clearer officials, but if it's darker, they don't want to be angry with this bastard.

Fortunately, most of this requirement is only implemented in big cities, and some remote places are still relatively loose, but not in Lin'an County.

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In a family in Qingfeng Fang, on the right side of the middle section of Yu Street in Lin'an City, Liu Qian, the head of the treasure store, did not sleep well this night.

The reason is very simple, Zhilin'an Mansion Hong Fuzun personally sent someone to urge again.

A few months ago, a number of good objects suddenly appeared in the treasure industry, especially the so-called Dongshan crystal mirror.

That's a real treasure!

After checking, it turned out to be a merchant from Lin'an County, and it was said that it was purchased from an overseas businessman.

As soon as this object appeared, it attracted everyone's attention.

Some large families immediately bought them with a lot of money and carved suitable frames with hardwood such as huanghuali, most of which were not for women, but kept for themselves.

5,000 copper coins, 5,000,000 coins...... Fifty ordinary families have their fortunes!

Knowing that Hong Qiwei had the opportunity to buy one.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, officials were allowed to do business, especially those in large cities.

In comparison, the salary of officials in the Great Song Dynasty was the highest among all dynasties, and it could reach 30 yuan above the fifth grade, and it could be doubled in big cities.

But there is a problem here, the price of goods in the Great Song Dynasty is also the highest.

More importantly, in the Song Dynasty, most of the children of big families were officials, and even if there was a imperial examination system, there were still few children of commoners.

In the Great Song Dynasty, Song Taizu was willing to govern the world with the world's scholars, and Song Zhenzong used Chiguoguo's "own golden house in the book" to tempt the readers, so most of the officials were phoenix men, one person earns money, and the whole family spends.

The problem is that prices in big cities are expensive, especially in Lin'an City.

In Lin'an County, one person can live for more than 20 yuan a day.

A room can be rented for a maximum of five yuan a day, and a good steamed cake can cost seven or eight yuan a piece, and a family of five can live a decent life with four or five yuan, and can occasionally eat meat.

Lamb can't afford to eat, pork is still okay, and fish is cheaper.

But Lin'an City can't do it, the cheapest rent, 100 wen a day!

When Song Ziqiang heard that a room in the Ji family mansion actually cost them 800 yuan a day, he was also a little surprised, damn it, this price is simply the difference between the housing prices in Shangrao and Shanghai.

Although the distribution of official salaries in the Song Dynasty included money, silk, and lusu, as well as clothing and food, as well as job fields, and various rewards including the gift of mansions.

Moreover, the official office also has minister's money, which is similar to today's small treasury, which is specially distributed with the benefits of officials, but it is not enough for the officials who serve in Lin'an City, especially the Phoenix men.

They just tried to find a way to do business, and the government of the Great Song Dynasty didn't care about this.

At this time, under the impact of the commodity economy, the contacts between merchants and officials increased day by day, and exchanges became more and more frequent.

The relationship also slowly evolved from the previous antagonism to a relationship of mutual dependence and exploitation, and the collusion between officials and businessmen began.

At the same time, under the imperial court's policy of "trade and benefiting workers", the social hierarchy gradually faded, and some merchants also became "the same first-class Qi people", and the "geniuses and strangers" among the children of merchants could also participate in scientific examinations.

Knowing that Lin'an Mansion Hong Qiwei Fuzun is a native of Lin'an, and his wife Lang is also a local.

There are more than 10 houses facing the street at home, and they are all facing the downtown area, so he split these more than 10 stores and rented them out, earning a lot of income a month.

When his wife Lang married into his family, he brought a set of store houses, and he asked an old servant of the family to open a silk shop, and the business was good.

Therefore, he can afford it if he has money, and if he relies on his salary, he can only hehe.

Knowing the work of Lin'anfu, those who are familiar with officialdom understand that this job is not an easy job.

They have the emperor and other powerful people directly on their heads, and the flow of people is the largest, there are still many things, and the pressure can be imagined, and it is precisely because it is easy to offend the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, many people adhere to their principles and are dismissed, and some of them take the initiative to resign.

More than 150 officials have changed in more than 150 years!

Basically, it's a change every year!

(Note: But in this article, he can only be arranged, and it will take a little longer.) )

Hong Qiwei's official fortune has been mediocre, floating around in other states and counties for many years, and the husband and wife have been separated for many years.

Later, he took the path of Prime Minister Jia Nidao and gave a heavy gift, which was able to be transferred back.

When I came back, the work was extremely tiring.

He was in charge of all the big and small affairs in Lin'an City, registering the population, collecting taxes and levying labor, and issuing various decrees.

In fact, in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the highest governor of Lin'an Prefecture was Fu Yin, who was concurrently served by the crown prince until the ninth year of the Gandao Dynasty (1173), when the prefect and subordinate officials were restored.

Moreover, he also has to educate and guide the people through the law, and the officials have to inquire about all kinds of litigation cases and social security, and he is very busy.

But he is still quite satisfied, after all, he is working at the door of his home, his wife is gentle and virtuous, and Xiao Ri is fine.

After he got a piece of Dongshan crystal mirror, he gave it to Lang.

Lang was happy at first, but when he saw that he could make his hair slim, he was shocked and sighed that his face was fading...... She didn't even have half a child on her, but she was actually only twenty-four or five years old...... It's not as good as the bronze mirror that can make you look good!

However, you can't let the big officials leave you anymore!

Lang said: "Official, the slave family thinks that this thing is too novel, so it is better to dedicate it to the prime minister...... You and I will be there for a long time......"

Another big gift?

Lang said: "The slave family prays that in this life and this life and the officials will not leave Lin'an City!" ”

Well, it is better to pray to heaven than to give a gift to Jia Pingzhang......

Hong Qiwei Fuzun sighed.