Chapter 759 Royal Street Scenery
When Zhao Bing learned that there was such a good place in the city, he wanted to go and see it. Everyone got on the horse and left. But as soon as he stepped onto the imperial road, soldiers came forward to stop it, saying that only His Majesty could walk on the imperial road, and others could only walk on the road outside the river. Chen Dun was furious and wanted to go forward to argue, but he did not want to reveal his identity. He immediately turned his eyes to stop it. He lifted the reins and turned his horse's head to the edge.
In Qiongzhou, there was only one big road in Fucheng, and Zhao Bing had never divided any imperial roads or border roads. The rules were getting bigger now. As he walked, he saw that there were rivers made of bricks and stones on both sides of the imperial roads, lotus flowers were planted in the rivers, peaches, plums, pears, and apricots were planted on the banks. Now it is winter, and they have become dry branches and leaves. Thinking that in spring and summer, the colorful purples must be like embroidery and picturesque. The outside of the river is the edge road for the people to walk on. This layout is to show the majesty of the emperor.
Zhao Bing looked as he walked, and there were shops and restaurants on both sides of the street, with various guises floating in the wind, and the decorations were all magnificent. He thought that this place was close to the imperial palace in the past, and it was the center of the imperial government, the royal family, and the gathering place for civil and military officials. Since ancient times, people who eat official meals in China have always been the main body of high-end consumption, so they naturally became a gathering place for business activities. Most of the gold, silver, jewelry and high-end luxury goods stores also set up shop here, but when they saw them wearing military uniforms, those who solicited business did not dare to go forward.
"The business here doesn't seem to be very good?" Zhao Bing said frowned after seeing that most stores have few customer traffic and some of them closed down.
"Your Majesty, this was not the case before. The section from Wansongling to Gulou has always been a prosperous place. After the Tartars entered the city, they still set up a yamen here. Those people were extravagant, especially jewelry and gold, and the shops increased a lot. Now that the King's Army entered the city, the Tartars fled. I thought that some shops run by the Semen people were closed. I thought it would be like a friend again in the future!" Zhou Mi heard the foreword and said.
"Your Majesty, in the past, there have been inevitable robbery in wars. The robbers took advantage of the situation and affected the merchants. They often hide behind closed doors. In addition, after our dynasty entered the city, they confiscated the Tartar industry and sealed the shops. I think some people were still wary and dared not open business. Those dignitaries even fled." Zheng Huchen, who was on Zhao Bing's right, had not spoken, and added at this moment.
"Have you ever learned that our army will loot merchants and harass the people?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked again.
"Report to your Majesty, no such incident has been discovered to be seen as far as my subordinates know. The people of the merchants who were affected by the war have been registered and given appropriate compensation. Everyone in the world praised the benevolence and righteousness of the king. However, some people also said that our dynasty came from a remote place in Qiongzhou, and the officials were short of money and could not buy it." Zheng Huchen added.
"Well, your eyes should not only be fixed on those rebels, but also beware of those who acted illegally and committed crimes after entering the city." Zhao Bing instructed again. He was secretly happy in his heart. He was fucking paid salaries according to the previous rules. Qiongzhou's prices were low, and everyone had some savings, but the purchasing power had not yet exploded.
"I understand that people have already drawn people from Qiongzhou to Lin'an Station, and there will be news submitted without much time." Zheng Huchen said.
"How far is it in front?" Zhao Bing asked. He found that Yujie Avenue was mostly paved with stone slabs, mostly with straight sides and horizontal in the middle, shaped like a ladder, about five feet wide at the widest point, and the road surface was clean. But it seemed a bit abrupt when they rode horses, especially when the riding horses were used to protect him, and they would still walk slowly when they encountered crowded places, but he did not allow soldiers who were opening the road to call for the street to drive them away, so they naturally walked around and stopped.
"Your Majesty, you'll be short of you after passing the Drum Tower ahead. I think it's much more prosperous than here!" Zhou looked at Zheng Huchen, who was whispering to His Majesty and quickly replied.
"Yeah." Zhao Bing nodded and said, "He knew that he had left the Gulou and left the imperial city. There was a settlement area for wealthy Han families. They had no need to run away. There was no food in the city. Everything that needed for life depends on transactions, so it would naturally be better.
Sure enough, it took only a long time to ride a horse to Taimiao and the Five Mansions. After passing the Gu Tower, the Beigong was not far away. When he arrived in front of him, he realized that this place was really not small, surrounded by a high-walled courtyard, and it was estimated that it was about 300 acres. Some of it was changed to the Taoist Temple Zongyang Palace by the Duzong, and the other part was abandoned as a residential house. After the Yuan army entered the city, it was once used as a yamen office. At the moment, the gate was closed, and the seal of Lin'an Mansion was attached. It was obviously temporarily reclaimed and sealed, but Zhao Bing was still a little worried and wondered what it would be.
"Hey, when you are down there, you can still incense and pray for blessings. I think it's because I'm worried about being damaged by outsiders, so I'll be closed for the time being!" Zhou Mi dismounted and looked around and looked around.
"So what if it is sealed? When I tear it in!" Chen Dun said as he jumped off the horse and was about to tear the seal.
"Be arrogant, you dare to unveil the seal of the government without authorization!" Zhao Bing glared at Chen Dun and said.
"Your Majesty..." Chen Dun was a little dissatisfied and wanted to say something.
"The country has its own laws and regulations, and there are also laws in the army. How can one violate the status of different people without any violations!" Zhao Bing waved his hand to stop him, "You go to Kaifeng Prefecture to report and ask them to come and unseal."
"This... is really a waste of time. When you enter your own house, you still need others to agree." Chen Dun muttered and got on the horse and headed to the government office.
"He is the orphan of former prime minister Chen Wenlong. He grew up with me since childhood. He was a little more coquettish and made him laugh at me." Zhao Bing quickly explained when he saw Zhou Mi's surprised look.
"No, Your Majesty is ashamed of this!" Zhou Mi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is the supreme emperor in the world, and he can abide by the laws and regulations. He is not good at entering the door, which is actually a blessing for the world!"
"Oh, is it Zong Zhengshi on the opposite side?" Zhao Bing smiled and pointed to the building opposite and changed the topic. He didn't like this kind of flattery, even if it was sincere.
"Yes, the opposite is Zong Zhengsi, but he was converted into a Buddhist temple by the Tartars to suppress the royal aura." Zhou Mi said.
"Haha, when I left the city, the Empress Dowager appointed me as the Zongzheng, but I had been a yamen for one day." Zhao Bing laughed dryly and said, it was really desolate to think about it. The four clan relatives of the royal family were dying at that time, but now they were dead. The only one left was left. The name of this Zongzheng was no longer worthy of its name.
"Your Majesty, the city was broken that day, and many nobles of Tianhuang were kidnapped by the Tartars to travel north. I think there were some people who fled from the people in advance, but they were not known to have their names. Now they will come and defect to the south of the Yangtze River." Zhou Miyan said.
"Yes, the royal family's connections are now declining, and it is time to visit the country after the situation stabilizes!" Zhao Bing nodded and said.
"I will definitely send someone to search carefully." Zheng Huchen said politely.
"Mr. Zhou, there are taverns and restaurants ahead, and I'm a little hungry." Zhao Bing looked at it and it was noon. There were suddenly more people on the street. It was obvious that when it was the scattered yamen, most of the officials in the court had not been with their families and could only solve the problem by themselves. He didn't want to be recognized by others, so he should avoid it.
"Your Majesty, there is a restaurant nearby, why should you move forward?" Zhou Mi pointed at the restaurant on the way.
"No need, we have a lot of people coming out, so there is so much inconvenience. Just eat some casually to satisfy your hunger. There is still something to do in the afternoon!" Zhao Bing waved his hand.
"So that's it. There are only a few steps ahead. The steamed buns and snacks over there are good." Zhou Miyan said.
Zhao Bing saw that there were more people in front of him, so he left a few people to take care of the horses and led everyone to walk. From Gulou to Zhong'an Bridge, it was also a commercial center in the Southern Song Dynasty. The audience here was obviously different. Most of his shops were selling daily necessities, and there were old shops and famous shops. In addition, there were many alleys that intersected with the cross of Yujie. There were many shops, which were even more dense, and the flow of people was much higher than before. However, according to Zhou Mi, due to the impact of the war, the situation still did not reach the full victory period.
Since the little emperor had already tactfully proposed not to go to the big restaurant, Zhou Mi led them all the way. Even in Qiongzhou, Zhao Bing rarely went out to make a move. He had only a little understanding of these folk customs. When he first arrived at the "big city", he did not dare to speak, so that he could only pretend to be deep so as not to show his fear. Fortunately, Wang De was around him, but he was familiar with these market affairs, and knew His Majesty's thoughts, and could still talk.
Zhao Bing heard some tricks from the conversation between the two. Lin'an hotels are also divided into three levels: high, medium and low according to the consumption targets. There is no need to say that high-end restaurants are not planned to enter. It is said that they are divided into official and private ones, but now there is no chance to experience them. And medium hotels can be roughly divided into several types:
One type is a tea hotel, also known as a tea hotel, which mainly sells side dishes that sell wine and also sells side dishes, also called "Paihu", but for some other things, they can buy them from it, which is a bit like the current bar; there are also fat sheep hotels, which sell side dishes such as soft sheep, turtle back, and mutton offals. They are similar to the popular mutton offals, and specialize in a food.
There is also a house hotel, where the outside of the store is decorated like a house in a gentry, or is transformed from a house where officials and officials lived in the past to attract customers, which is somewhat similar to the current private dishes; there is also a garden hotel, which is like a modern high-end farmhouse, built in the suburbs of the city, or the hotel is decorated in the garden.
In addition to large restaurants and medium-sized hotels, in order to meet the needs of people from all walks of life, there are also small hotels that meet the lower classes of society. They are divided into several categories. One is called direct shopping stores, including scattered hotels and corner kick stores, which only sell poor quality wines; there are also bowl shops, where there are no paint forks at the door, only grass gourds, silver horse structures, silver large bowls and other wine utensils, and some silver wraps sell direct brands. Most people who drink in such hotels are not very noble people.
There is also Luo Hotel, which was originally a hotel name in Shandong and Hebei. With the Song Shi crossing south, this hotel name has also been passed to Lin'an. I heard that the two of you have lost their former style and are now selling it with a name. However, Zhao Bing doesn't know what Luo Hotel is, and he doesn't know what it was originally like. In addition, it is a bun hotel, which sells cheap wine and vegetables and general wine, and specializes in grouting steamed buns, thin-skin spring rolls, buns and other foods. Speaking of which, I think the roadside stalls and food stalls that don't even have a store now.
In fact, although Zhao Bing said that the conditions were not high and just had enough food, he still stumped his meticulousness. The small hotel was too low, so it was always inappropriate to let the emperor sit there and eat with Lifu pawns. Besides, there were as many as a group of 100 people, and those small hotels could not sit at all and could not serve them for the time being. When he heard that the little emperor liked to eat meat, he had an idea and led everyone into an alley.
"Fortunately, I came too early and I can still sit down!" Zhou Mi asked the waiter at the door first and looked back.
"Shuangyang Shop!" Zhao Bing looked up at the wine flag, and then looked at the size of the store, which should be considered as the medium-sized hotel they said.
"Your Majesty, this restaurant specializes in making mutton, and the taste of soft sheep cannot be made even in a big restaurant." Zhou Mi said softly in the ear of the little emperor.
"Okay, it's here, we have something to do!" Zhao Bing nodded. When he entered the store, he looked left and right and left to see that the bottom floor was full of seats, with more than ten square tables placed, but the tables and stools were also clean, so he could sit down even after squeezing.
"Where is the customer?" The store owner saw so many soldiers entering the store, but his face turned shaking, but instead changed his face and greeted everyone in and asked.
"Let's be here!" Zhao Bing pointed casually. Wang Dedang first chose a table by the window, took out a silk handkerchief and wiped it again before asking him to sit down, but he stood beside him.
"From left to right, each group has a table, and the rest of them are playing table!" Chen Dun was not there, and the Marquis of Yu Li Guang was responsible for commanding the generals. But after seeing the soldiers entering the store receiving the order, they lined up into the store one by one, and only eight people could sit at one table. They automatically sat down one by one, while the remaining two turned to the table on the far right, but they still held guns and did not sit down.
"Check the weapons and close the insurance!" Li Guang ordered after seeing everyone in place.
"Good one group!"
"Hello, the second guy!"...
"Put down the gun!" After the departments reported, Li Guang issued another order, and the troops put down their weapons and leaned on the bench within reach.
"Sit!" With another command, the army had already sat down, but each of them was straightened, his hands were placed on his knees, keeping silent.
"What does this general use and what do you drink?" The shop owners are all very cautious. Of course, they can tell who is older and younger. But seeing these people so serious, they seem to be about to smash the scene, but they still plucked up the courage to come to Zhao Bing's table and asked with a smile.
"If you have any trouble, don't be surprised!" Seeing his smile on his face, he knew he was scared, so Zhao Bing stood up and bowed.
"You are polite, how dare you, young?" the shopkeeper quickly saluted.
"We are in military affairs and cannot drink, but what special dishes do you have here?" Zhao Bing helped the shop owner and said with a smile.
"General, our store is specializing in selling soft sheep, big bone turtle back, rotten steamed large pieces, four soft sheep and four pieces. It has been famous in Bianjing, so the general is satisfied!" The store loudly reported the reputation of serving the dishes.
Chapter completed!