Wei Zheng wandered around the city of Chang'an for three full days, visiting one hundred and eight cities and towns. When his carriage finally stopped at Pingkangfang, he realized that the place had changed drastically, unlike other dilapidated cities and towns.
Different, the scale of Pingkangfang seems to be even larger. Those tall buildings with carved beams and painted beams, beauties with green sleeves and fragrant flowers, and the generosity of wealthy children who spend a lot of money make Wei Zheng feel dizzy. Yun Ye is still worried about Chang'an's death, so he deliberately stayed here.
In these cases, romantic places are prospering while other industries are depressed. This kind of Chang'an is not a healthy Chang'an.
The corruption of a city is first of all the corruption of people. Wenwen Township has always been a grave of heroes. It not only wears down a person's will, but also sends a city to the grave. When everyone reaches the point where they laugh at the poor but don't laugh at the prostitutes,
It’s time for the sun to set in Chang’an.
It was time to have a good talk with Yun Ye, Wei Zheng thought so, so he did so. The carriage turned a corner and headed straight to Yushan. He wanted to have a good talk with Yun Ye. If Yun Ye was still stubborn,
Don't blame yourself for being a heavy hand. The title of Chuanminghou cannot be removed. Yun Ye, who has become a commoner, is just a commoner no matter how much he is liked by the queen. Even if Yun Ye is unwilling to become a jester, he still can't.
It will definitely become an eternal joke.
When he was leaving the city gate, he saw an endless stream of motorcades. Women were sitting in carriages with their children in their arms, and men were sitting astride the shafts of the carriages. They were talking dirty words to the men in the carriages in front and behind, and every serious word they occasionally mentioned.
The two words Yuezhou appear everywhere.
Wei Zheng could see that those who left were all workshop owners. This was the foundation of a city, and he had no way to stop it. Even if he wanted to stop it, it was too late at this time.
After the memorial has been approved by the three provinces, it will be drafted and submitted to the emperor's desk. After the emperor agrees, it will be sent back to the three provinces, and then dispatched by the three provinces. Finally, it will fall into his own hands for execution. It will take fifteen days at the fastest. This
All procedures have been simplified. If the imperial court wants to issue a policy, this is a time that must be adhered to, and even the emperor cannot avoid it.
There are no longer crowds of people on Baqiao Pier, but the weeping willows on both sides of the river have become bare. There are still people holding bamboo poles to reach the tops of the willow trees, wanting to break off the last willow branches and give them to their relatives, wishing them a safe journey.
The old people in the Yunjiazhuang all moved out a bamboo deck chair and rested in the shade of the mottled trees. After working all their lives, they were finally able to rest. They didn't need to look at the carriage approaching in the distance, even if it was an official carriage.
It doesn't matter, because it has nothing to do with Yunjia Zhuangzi.
Lao Qian received Wei Zheng with a smile. He had tea and snacks, and the etiquette was not bad at all. But he did not see the host, which made Wei Zheng very angry. Regardless of whether the two people had any grudges, he came according to etiquette and did not see the host to entertain him. This was the biggest problem.
Discourteous.
"Don't be upset, Mr. Zheng. It's not that my master doesn't see the guests, but that my master is studying with my master. If you stay a little longer, my master will be out of school. He will definitely come to see Mr. Zheng."
After hearing what Lao Qian said, Wei Zheng's expression changed drastically. He stood up suddenly and asked Lao Qian: "Where has Marquis Yun gone?"
"My Lord Marquis went on a trip to visit friends."
"The old lady is here, let Wei Zheng see you."
"The old lady has always wanted to go to a famous mountain to worship Buddha, so she went out with my Marquis. My wife also left. There is only the eldest son in the family, who is studying with my aunt." Old Qian replied without changing his expression, still smiling.
"When did Marquis Yun leave?" Wei Zheng asked with his last glimmer of hope.
"The Marquis has been gone for three days. Because I was worried about disturbing Mr. Zheng, I didn't go to your house to say goodbye. Please forgive me."
"Your Marquis has abandoned his ancestral homeland and plans to travel for a long time. He won't even attend the recent knighthood banquet. Doesn't he consider the succession of his family's knighthood?" Wei Zheng's face gradually turned red.
"My Marquis said: Didn't the Yun family live a poorer life without a title before? It's up to my young master to decide whether to participate in the knighthood banquet. If he wants to go, he can go. If he doesn't want to go, he can't go. As long as he lives a happy life, that's fine.
"Please take a seat. I will go and report this to my young master."
After finishing his words, Lao Qian went out. He didn't intend to disturb the young master's studies, so he went directly to the back garden. The perfume business has been very prosperous recently, and several aunts and grandmothers are helping. It's time for him to help, as the manpower at home is
I don't have enough people to use, and I don't know if Renyazi can find some suitable people for the house.
Wei Zheng did not wait and left the Yun family. He could see how others treated him. He did not need to look at other people's faces, and no one dared to look at him.
The memorial to impeach Yun Ye was suppressed by Fang Xuanling, and the governor of Chang'an was replaced by a thirty-year-old young man named Ma Zhou. Six years of training on the grassland had hardened a young man into a tough one.
He became a man of iron bones. The wind and frost on the grassland did not wear away his edges. The first thing he did after taking office was to check the fields in Chang'an. Not only the common people's families had to be checked, but also those of the noble families.
, this is the only thing Wei Zheng is satisfied with recently.
"When I was a scholar, I wanted to see what the conditions were like on the fields in Chang'an. Now that I have returned from the grassland and have taken this position, I will continue to do this. You'd better treat me thoroughly.
Even if I die, as long as I live for one day, I will never give up. The inheritance of the Tang Dynasty lies in the land, and it is not enough to just make a mistake. "
This is what Ma Zhou said in the lobby after he took office. Because of this sentence, snowflakes of impeachment memorials immediately flew to Zhongshu Province. No one dared to suppress them and did not report them. As a result, they were all ignored by His Majesty the Emperor.
, a word came from Ouchi: "I also want to know how much land there is in Chang'an."
There are more political struggles and less time for practical work. Although it is important to check the land, Wei Zheng believes that the top priority of the governor of Chang'an now is to restore the prosperity of Chang'an market, rather than anger all the nobles in Chang'an city.
Because the market is shrinking at a speed that is visible to the naked eye, and there are more and more idle people squatting at the base of the city wall waiting for their employers. You must know that in the past, employers always asked for help, rather than now that employers choose from thousands of people.
It only takes one or two. Even if you want to raise horses or pick manure, you still need to be a good-looking young man.
The people who left their hometowns with their families and were unwilling to follow their employers to Yuezhou are now filled with regret. In just three months, they have become worthless.
After Wei Zheng met his eldest grandson, he asked the royal family to recruit idle people as much as possible so that the people would not have enough food and clothing. The eldest grandson had always been kind, but the properties in her hands were suitable for women to run, and men really didn't need much.
, Wei Zheng had no choice but to ask the Queen to recruit as many women as possible. A family must have an income.
The wool weaving industry has been greatly promoted. After some calculations, Wei Zheng discovered that Chang'an's current pillar industries are wool weaving, jewelry, wine, toffee, and perfume. There is another thing that Wei Zheng is extremely unwilling to admit, which is the brothel industry.
, Cement and brick making, which used to be famous in the past, now have no users and have shrunk drastically. I heard that they might as well go to Yuezhou to build brick kilns to continue to make a fortune. As for Chang'an, they can't take care of it.
It is difficult to find carpenters in Chang'an City. In the past, all the skilled carpenters were hunted down by large and small carpentry shops. Now most of them have gone to Yuezhou with the carpentry shops. When Wei Zheng told Ma Zhou his opinion
, Ma Zhou disagreed, thinking that Wei Zheng was worrying in vain. Chang'an did not have these things in the early years, and Chang'an was not the first capital in the world.
What we have to do now is to clear up the source, put farming first, and deal with business affairs later. When the furious Wei Zheng told Ma Zhou that the grain in Chang Ping's warehouse was already moldy, and there was no shortage of food among the people, the important thing now was to let everyone
People have work to do. Only in this way can Chang'an be stabilized and the trauma caused by Yun Ye to Chang'an be slowly healed.
Ma Zhou asked Wei Zheng not to overstep his authority, but to do things within his authority, and not to ruin his reputation in his life by helping landlords and rich people to seize people's land. How to govern Chang'an is up to him, the governor of Chang'an.
Things to do.
Wei Zheng was so angry that he could do nothing against Ma Zhou, who had the same stubborn temper. Because what they said was not wrong at all. His duty was to distinguish between the wise and the foolish, to check the rules and fill in the gaps for His Majesty, and not to be an official in charge of Chang'an.
When Wei Zheng passed by the small shop after a tiring day, the owner gave Wei Zheng a letter. He looked at the signature and found that it was written by Yun Ye. Wei Zheng threw the letter aside. It must be a sarcastic letter.
This is a sarcastic letter. I have been exhausted today and I really don’t have the energy to get angry.
But the stubborn energy in my heart broke out again. I took the letter and checked whether the paint on it was intact. Then I cut the letter and unfolded it and read it carefully. I was prepared to be ridiculed.
Zheng Gong’s Dajian: When Zheng Gong saw this letter, Buqi was already thousands of miles away. This separation was not a fear of being hurt, or a self-exile out of grief and anger. In fact, the younger generation had already prepared for it.
It was a good trip, so there is no need to feel sad.
It is inevitable that Chang'an will fill Yuezhou, and it cannot be saved by human power. Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and what it needs is solemnity rather than increasing prosperity. It is not only the location of the royal palace, but also a gathering area for the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Once there is
The first thing that suffered from the change was the fragile business of Datang. Those fragile workshops and stores that were still operated by independent houses. To be honest, they had no ability to withstand commercial risks or political risks. For their sake, it was better to go
Yuezhou, which is relatively open and has an increasingly strong commercial atmosphere, is the best option.
The clearing out of Chang'an this time was both a disaster and a challenge for Chang'an. It gave Chang'an an opportunity to rearrange its layout. This was Buqi's heartfelt words, not a joke.
There is a huge treasure in Chang'an, why did the Duke turn a blind eye? The huge Tang Dynasty Bank, the splendid Yushan Academy, the Imperial College known as a garden full of culture, and the Hongwen Hall where great scholars are everywhere, are what Chang'an needs... (To be continued)